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    Globalization: Acting Local to be Global

    Mayfield Fund, a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, expands its operations in China and India to locally participate in the companies it funds. Roberts notes that this enables Mayfield Fund to understand the unique opportunities offered by different geographic locations, as well as adapt to the trends of the local market.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxLd8LNt1Jc

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    Space Travel Today

    Musk talks about the problems with space exploration in the US in the 22nd century. The long term plans are to have something cheaper and safer. In Russia, it is safer and cheaper and they have a better track record. They are constrained however by the weakness of the Russian economy. China is expected to […]

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEQ01LviHpw

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    The Origins of World War I

    The traditional, diplomatic history of World War I is helpful in understanding how a series of hitherto improbable alliances come to be formed in the early years of the twentieth century. In the case of France and Russia, this involves a significant ideological compromise. Along with the history of imperial machinations, however, World War I […]

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