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Increasingly, cracks are appearing in the capacity of communities, ecosystems, and landscapes to provide the goods and services that sustain our planet's well-being. The response from most quarters has been for "more of the same" that created the situation in the first place: more control, more intensification, and greater efficiency. "Resilience thinking" offers a different way of understanding the world and a new approach to managing resources. It embraces human and natural systems as complex entities continually adapting through cycles of change.

For three millennia, the Mediterranean Sea served as the center of western civilization and the scene of many colossal wars and naval battles. In the early summer of 1940, this ancient body of water again played host to a new and extensive conflict as the Kingdom of Italy challenged Britain for dominance within the region. With France on the verge of collapse and Britain facing the prospect of imminent invasion, the Italians hoped to re-establish control over the Mediterranean.

For four centuries the British realm depended on sea power to defend itself against a myriad of threats. The Royal Navy established itself as the "Sovereign of the Seas", helping transform a small island nation into the center of a global empire. But Britain's maritime services faced an unprecedented challenge during World War II, and the survival of the nation was at stake. The Longest Campaign tells the epic story of British sea power in the Second World War.

The key in getting people to remember your name and ideas is to having a clear Personal Brand. Learn the essentials of establishing and communicating your personal brand in this insightful audio series. People who have established their Personal Brand are promoted faster in the workplace and have a clear sense of their future. In this program, you’ll be guided through a system which helps establish your course and how to communicate your vision of the future to people you meet.

In ten episodes, Treason tells the remarkable and true story of Claus von Stauffenberg and the plot to assassinate Hitler. In July 1944, Claus von Stauffenberg was 36 years old. He was a brilliant staff officer, regarded by many, including Hitler, as the most brilliant in the German Army. He was a decorated war hero. He had been badly wounded in North Africa, losing his right hand, two fingers of his left hand, and his left eye: he could have sat out the war on a pension. He was married with four children, and his wife was pregnant with their fifth. He had everything to live for – and yet ...

The monumental struggle fought against Imperial Japan in the Asia/Pacific theater during World War II is primarily viewed as an American affair. While the United States did play a dominant role, the British and Commonwealth forces also made major contributions. It was a difficult and often desperate conflict fought against a skilled and ruthless enemy that initially saw the British suffer the worst series of defeats ever to befall their armed forces.

Erneut hat sich der große Erzähler Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in den Reform Club begeben, um selbst eine weitere Geschichte aus seiner umfangreichen Sammlung zu präsentieren. Der Schauplatz der Handlung ist diesmal die schottische Hauptstadt Edinburgh, genauer gesagt das Medizinische Institut der dort ansässigen Universität. Der Universitätsdozent Professor McGee bekommt kurz nach dem Tod seiner Frau merkwürdige Briefe und tote Vögel von einem Unbekannten zugeschickt. Während sich sein Umfeld Sorgen macht, nimmt der Professor die Angelegenheit nicht sonderlich ernst.