Civilization

A civilization (US) or civilisation (UK) is any complex society characterized by urban development, symbolic communication forms (typically, writing systems), and a perceived separation from and domination over the natural environment by a cultural elite. Civilizations are intimately associated with and often further defined by other socio-politico-economic characteristics, including centralization, the domestication of both humans and other organisms, specialization of labor, culturally ingrained ideologies of progress and supremacism, monumental architecture, taxation, societal dependence upon farming as an agricultural practice, and expansionism.

Historically, a civilization was a so-called "advanced" culture in contrast to more supposedly primitive cultures. In this broad sense, a civilization contrasts with non-centralized tribal societies, including the cultures of nomadic pastoralists or hunter-gatherers. As an uncountable noun, civilization also refers to the process of a society developing into a centralized, urbanized, stratified structure.

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Artists team with Civil Liberties Union to denounce 'broken windows' policing

New York Daily News 22 Sep 2018

A new Manhattan art exhibit is bringing to life the consequences of “broken windows” policing, using paintings and portraits to illustrate the pain that results from targeting petty crimes. With animations calling attention to the city’s controversial “stop-and-frisk” policy, and sculptures that... ....

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Spotlight: Civil legal aid available for veterans and active duty military

Journal Star 22 Sep 2018

A report from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs shows that homeless veterans across the country could benefit from the help of a lawyer ... Nearly half of the top 10 unmet needs identified by homeless veterans involved civil legal aid in order to resolve issues such as child support, restoring driver’s licenses, outstanding warrants and ... ....

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U.S. Weighs Next Steps as Syria’s Civil War Enters Climactic Phase

New York Times 22 Sep 2018

The Trump administration insists on Geneva-based peace talks as Russia and Turkey promote a truce in Syria. And it wants to keep U.S. troops in the east ... ....

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Civil Court filings

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 22 Sep 2018

237TH DISTRICT COURTJUDGE LES HATCHPamela J. King against Heather Aguirre and Michael Aguirre, suit on other civil/contract(s) .......

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Forum, Sept. 22: In Search of a Civilized Reconciliation

Lebanon Valley News 22 Sep 2018

In Search of a Civilized ReconciliationWith regard to the story about Christ Redeemer Church’s efforts to build a church building on Greensboro Road in Hanover (“Review Ordered for Church Plan. Flood Zone Stokes Worry in Officials,” Sept. 15). Perhaps it would be helpful in resolving this long, draw... ....

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China's civil aviation sector grows steadily in Jan.-July

Xinhua 22 Sep 2018

22 (Xinhua) -- China's civil aviation sector expanded at a steady rate in the first seven months of the year, official data showed....

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Namibia:Civil Society Crucial to Fighting Corruption - AU

All Africa 22 Sep 2018

CIVIL society needs to engage in the fight against corruption, was the message from a meeting between Namibian civil society representatives and a delegation from the African Union Advisory Board on Corruption in Windhoek yesterday .......

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#4ThingsAllTrue: An exercise in civil discourse | Skip Foster

Tallahassee Democrat 22 Sep 2018

Are you frustrated by the oversimplification of our discourse? ... ....

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Civil society welcomes proposal for Malaysian Ombudsman

The Star 22 Sep 2018

PETALING JAYA. Members of civil society have welcomed the government's plans to replace the Public Complaints Bureau with the Malaysian Ombudsman, saying it is an essential move to boost public confidence in government institutions ... ....

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Military and civil-aviation bosses are stepping up their efforts to recruit new pilots

The Economist 22 Sep 2018

Expensive training and a mandatory retirement age has led to shortfalls ... ....

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3 more die of swine flu at civil hosp, toll rises to 26

The Times of India 22 Sep 2018

Three more people died of swine flu at the isolation ward of the Nashik civil hospital on Friday, taking the death toll in the district to 26. According to senior officials at the Nashik civil hospital, there are 18 patients currently undergoing treatment in the isolation ward ... However, as his condition deteriorated further, he was shifted to the Nashik civil hospital....

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Govt allocates 2% of civil-service posts for disabled

The Jakarta Post 22 Sep 2018

The government is encouraging people with disabilities to apply for this year’s civil-service enrollment test as more ministries have opened up opportunities for the disabled ... 36/2018, disabled people aged from 18 to 35 may apply to become civil servants ... The National Civil Service Agency stated on its Twitter account that at least 2 percent of ......

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Pakistan national dies of heart attack in Rajkot Civil Hospital

The Times of India 22 Sep 2018

A Pakistani national, who had been staying with his nephew in Bhagwatipara locality of Rajkot for the past six years, died of cardiac arrest at Rajkot Civil Hospital on Friday ... Two days ago, he had gone to meet his another nephew Lakhu Patariya in Mundra, Kutch, where he suffered a heart attack and was taken to Rajkot Civil Hospital....

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