1. Managing a Social & Environmental Auditor Training ProgramISEAL Alliance
1. The document discusses the importance of implementing a management system for an auditor training program to ensure consistency, competency, and continual improvement.
2. A management system should define, document, and implement processes to control training delivery and assess student performance. It includes policies, procedures, internal audits, and corrective actions.
3. Benefits of a management system include consistency, streamlined administration, reduced costs, improved communication, and a basis for continual improvement.
This document provides an overview of Pre-Paid Legal Services and their identity theft protection services. It discusses 3 major problems facing people today: lack of money/time freedom, escalating expenses, and identity theft. Pre-Paid Legal offers a legal services plan for $26/month that provides phone consultations, contract reviews, will preparation, traffic ticket assistance, trial defense services, and identity theft monitoring and restoration. Their identity theft protection, called Identity Theft Shield, provides credit monitoring, restoration services if identity theft occurs, and assistance from the risk consulting firm Kroll.
1. Managing a Social & Environmental Auditor Training ProgramISEAL Alliance
1. The document discusses the importance of implementing a management system for an auditor training program to ensure consistency, competency, and continual improvement.
2. A management system should define, document, and implement processes to control training delivery and assess student performance. It includes policies, procedures, internal audits, and corrective actions.
3. Benefits of a management system include consistency, streamlined administration, reduced costs, improved communication, and a basis for continual improvement.
This document provides an overview of Pre-Paid Legal Services and their identity theft protection services. It discusses 3 major problems facing people today: lack of money/time freedom, escalating expenses, and identity theft. Pre-Paid Legal offers a legal services plan for $26/month that provides phone consultations, contract reviews, will preparation, traffic ticket assistance, trial defense services, and identity theft monitoring and restoration. Their identity theft protection, called Identity Theft Shield, provides credit monitoring, restoration services if identity theft occurs, and assistance from the risk consulting firm Kroll.
The document outlines the process for qualifying and calibrating trainers. It discusses determining trainer competency levels, qualification steps which include co-training with a lead trainer and evaluations, ongoing evaluation of trainers through student feedback and observations, and documenting the entire qualification process.
FutureIT Investor Presentation March 09RDV Systems
FutureIT is a leading provider of database management software focused on Microsoft SQL. It was founded in 2005 and its flagship product, EZManage SQL, provides an affordable and easy-to-use solution for SQL administration. EZManage SQL has over 250 customers with more than 800 licenses. FutureIT aims to expand its partner network, increase its brand recognition overseas, and extend its product line beyond SQL administration.
Global Concept, Local Practices: State of the Research on OCW in Chineseguest1cc285
IMPORTANT: The audio to this presentation is available at http://reganmian.net/files/Chinese%20OCW%20talk%20Houston.mp3. I'm having some problems turning it into a slidecast, but I will try again.
Presentation given at OCWC/Connexions conference at Rice University, February 2009.
Abstract:
Since the MIT OCW program was started in 2002, the OCW movement and idea have spread to many different countries and linguistic contexts. Wonderful innovation, production and research is happening in different countries, and often published in different languages. For the OCW and OER movements to progress, it is imperative that we be able to learn from each other, and bridge these linguistic barriers.
China has been one of the most aggressive adopters of the OCW idea. Not only is China Open Resources for Education (CORE) coordinating efforts to translate MIT OCW into Chinese, but the Chinese Ministry of Education has since 2003 been operating a national OCW program called China Quality OpenCourseWare (精品课程). Chinese universities submit proposals, and can receive between $7,300 and $14,600 per course that is made freely available online. By 2007, there were already over 1,100 courses available online, many of these with extensive resources, and video recordings.
In addition to this large-scale production OCW, the Chinese scholarly community has also been prolific in researching and publishing about the program. The China Academic Journals database, which provides the full text of over 7,000 Chinese scholarly articles, lists 2,137 articles with the term 精品课程 (China Quality OCW), of which 421 were published in 2008. In numbers, this is roughly equivalent to all the scholarly publication that mention OCW in English and other Latin languages in total - however, the story becomes even more impressive when initial sampling shows that most of the Chinese articles listed mention OCW in their title, and have OCW as their main topic, whereas many of the English language publications are writing about broader issues, and only refer to OCW in passing.
I am currently conducting a research project on this wealth of literature. Initially I will try to provide a broad grouping of the Chinese articles on OCW, provide statistics on number of articles in each group (for example: articles that describe the process of producing individual OCW courses, articles that present surveys on student usage, etc), and in what kind of journals these articles appear. My ultimate objective is not only to gain a good understanding of the state of research around the Chinese Quality OCW program, but also identify specific journal articles that provide theoretical models, methodological approaches or accounts of experiences that are very relevant and useful to the North-American research on OER and OCW.
In my presentation, I will give a brief overview of the history and current state of China Quality OpenCourseWare, how it is funded, produced, and used, and also how it interacts with the Chinese translations of for example MIT OCW. I will give an overview over the “state of research”, both in terms of poignant research questions, methodologies and also relevant findings, from the Chinese context. I will also argue for a more integrated research roadmap for OCWs in North America, that actively engages with researchers and the literature from around the world.
El documento presenta un extracto de la novela "El Mandarín" del escritor portugués José Ma Eça de Queiroz. Incluye información biográfica sobre el autor, nacido en 1845 y fallecido en 1900, y señala que todas sus obras se encuentran en dominio público. Además, contiene el índice y los primeros 42 páginas del libro.
1) Anna is a chemist who creates a magical perfume by adding fruitcake that makes men fall in love with her, including her boss Mr. Amos.
2) During a date at a restaurant between Anna and Mr. Amos, the waiter also declares his love for Anna, causing a fight to break out.
3) After the incident, Anna leaves her job and later finds love with the pizza delivery man, Armstrong, living happily ever after.
Village Relocation in Mali, West Africa: 4 yrs after the move summarizes the relocation of villages in Mali to make way for gold mining operations between 1996-2000. Over 3000 people from villages including Sadiola, Farabakouta, and Niamboulama were resettled into new villages built by the mining companies. Monitoring reviews found issues with water supply, maintenance responsibilities, and dust from roads near the new Sadiola village 4 years post-relocation. The conclusion recognizes resettlement as a major undertaking with significant costs and psychological impacts on communities.
The document summarizes a financial directors meeting presentation about Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) funding. It discusses different TAA funding types and allocation rules. Key points include how much can be spent on case management, administration, training, and job search/relocation. Funding has shifted from separate grants to a single consolidated grant. Costs must benefit and be consistently treated under the applicable grant. Documentation is required to show costs are allowable. The presentation concluded with a discussion and Q&A.
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers Reversion Primer 2013Timothy Theberge
The 2011 amendments to the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers program expire on December 31, 2013. If there is no action taken by Congress, the program will revert to a modified version of the 2002 program. This presentation represents a summary of what that reverted program will look like. Congress may pass legislation prior to December 31, 2013, or may even pass legislation after that date with retroactive provisions (as they did in 2011). ETA will issue official guidance to the system based on either an expectation of reversion or Congressional action. This presentation is intended to provide an informal summary to the system and stakeholders. Questions should be directed to the appropriate Regional Office.
Skype uses a peer-to-peer (P2P) architecture where Skype instances act as both servers and clients. The document outlines the Skype APIs available for Windows, Linux, and MacOS X, including Skype4Com for Windows, Cocoa and Carbon for MacOS X, and communication layers for X11 and D-BUS on Linux. It also lists versions of Skype for each operating system and languages supported by APIs like Skype4Java and Skype4Py.
This poem celebrates the richness of Jamaica's natural landscape and changing seasons. It describes the lush green canefields in the sun and the torrential rains that beat down. When the rains pass, the land is bare but soon blossoms again with mango and logwood trees in bloom, their scent filling the air. The poem conveys the cycles of nature and encourages appreciation for one's country.
The document discusses scaling agile techniques for software development projects and organizations. It defines agile development and outlines criteria for determining if a team is truly agile. The Agile Scaling Model is introduced as a framework for adopting and tailoring agile practices to address unique project challenges. The model emphasizes adopting a full disciplined agile delivery process rather than just partial methods. It also evaluates eight scaling factors that determine a project's complexity, such as team size, geographic distribution, compliance needs, and technical complexity. Adapting agile practices to address applicable scaling factors is key to successful adoption at both the project and organizational levels.
This document provides a summary of a book about faith and happiness. It includes information about the publisher, author, translator, and editor. It describes the printing details and provides a note to the reader explaining the purpose of the book. It also includes biographical information about the author Harun Yahya and a table of contents for the book.
Trade 101 - A Summary of the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers ProgramTimothy Theberge
This presentation provides an overview of the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers program of the U.S. Department of Labor. This material covers the 2002, 2009 and 2011 versions of the program including: TAA, TRA, A/RTAA, HCTC, program reporting and financial management.
Reliance Globalcom combines Reliance Communications' global communications businesses and provides data and networking services globally. It has a network that supports over 63,000 managed sites across 230 countries through partnerships with over 750 carriers. Reliance Globalcom offers services like managed Ethernet, IP MPLS, internet services and colocation across its private undersea cable system and MPLS backbone network.
The document discusses remembering to study and discover before sleep in order to create and experience the world while young, referring to making the most of each day and not being late as life passes quickly.
The document outlines the process for qualifying and calibrating trainers. It discusses determining trainer competency levels, qualification steps which include co-training with a lead trainer and evaluations, ongoing evaluation of trainers through student feedback and observations, and documenting the entire qualification process.
FutureIT Investor Presentation March 09RDV Systems
FutureIT is a leading provider of database management software focused on Microsoft SQL. It was founded in 2005 and its flagship product, EZManage SQL, provides an affordable and easy-to-use solution for SQL administration. EZManage SQL has over 250 customers with more than 800 licenses. FutureIT aims to expand its partner network, increase its brand recognition overseas, and extend its product line beyond SQL administration.
Global Concept, Local Practices: State of the Research on OCW in Chineseguest1cc285
IMPORTANT: The audio to this presentation is available at http://reganmian.net/files/Chinese%20OCW%20talk%20Houston.mp3. I'm having some problems turning it into a slidecast, but I will try again.
Presentation given at OCWC/Connexions conference at Rice University, February 2009.
Abstract:
Since the MIT OCW program was started in 2002, the OCW movement and idea have spread to many different countries and linguistic contexts. Wonderful innovation, production and research is happening in different countries, and often published in different languages. For the OCW and OER movements to progress, it is imperative that we be able to learn from each other, and bridge these linguistic barriers.
China has been one of the most aggressive adopters of the OCW idea. Not only is China Open Resources for Education (CORE) coordinating efforts to translate MIT OCW into Chinese, but the Chinese Ministry of Education has since 2003 been operating a national OCW program called China Quality OpenCourseWare (精品课程). Chinese universities submit proposals, and can receive between $7,300 and $14,600 per course that is made freely available online. By 2007, there were already over 1,100 courses available online, many of these with extensive resources, and video recordings.
In addition to this large-scale production OCW, the Chinese scholarly community has also been prolific in researching and publishing about the program. The China Academic Journals database, which provides the full text of over 7,000 Chinese scholarly articles, lists 2,137 articles with the term 精品课程 (China Quality OCW), of which 421 were published in 2008. In numbers, this is roughly equivalent to all the scholarly publication that mention OCW in English and other Latin languages in total - however, the story becomes even more impressive when initial sampling shows that most of the Chinese articles listed mention OCW in their title, and have OCW as their main topic, whereas many of the English language publications are writing about broader issues, and only refer to OCW in passing.
I am currently conducting a research project on this wealth of literature. Initially I will try to provide a broad grouping of the Chinese articles on OCW, provide statistics on number of articles in each group (for example: articles that describe the process of producing individual OCW courses, articles that present surveys on student usage, etc), and in what kind of journals these articles appear. My ultimate objective is not only to gain a good understanding of the state of research around the Chinese Quality OCW program, but also identify specific journal articles that provide theoretical models, methodological approaches or accounts of experiences that are very relevant and useful to the North-American research on OER and OCW.
In my presentation, I will give a brief overview of the history and current state of China Quality OpenCourseWare, how it is funded, produced, and used, and also how it interacts with the Chinese translations of for example MIT OCW. I will give an overview over the “state of research”, both in terms of poignant research questions, methodologies and also relevant findings, from the Chinese context. I will also argue for a more integrated research roadmap for OCWs in North America, that actively engages with researchers and the literature from around the world.
El documento presenta un extracto de la novela "El Mandarín" del escritor portugués José Ma Eça de Queiroz. Incluye información biográfica sobre el autor, nacido en 1845 y fallecido en 1900, y señala que todas sus obras se encuentran en dominio público. Además, contiene el índice y los primeros 42 páginas del libro.
1) Anna is a chemist who creates a magical perfume by adding fruitcake that makes men fall in love with her, including her boss Mr. Amos.
2) During a date at a restaurant between Anna and Mr. Amos, the waiter also declares his love for Anna, causing a fight to break out.
3) After the incident, Anna leaves her job and later finds love with the pizza delivery man, Armstrong, living happily ever after.
Village Relocation in Mali, West Africa: 4 yrs after the move summarizes the relocation of villages in Mali to make way for gold mining operations between 1996-2000. Over 3000 people from villages including Sadiola, Farabakouta, and Niamboulama were resettled into new villages built by the mining companies. Monitoring reviews found issues with water supply, maintenance responsibilities, and dust from roads near the new Sadiola village 4 years post-relocation. The conclusion recognizes resettlement as a major undertaking with significant costs and psychological impacts on communities.
The document summarizes a financial directors meeting presentation about Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) funding. It discusses different TAA funding types and allocation rules. Key points include how much can be spent on case management, administration, training, and job search/relocation. Funding has shifted from separate grants to a single consolidated grant. Costs must benefit and be consistently treated under the applicable grant. Documentation is required to show costs are allowable. The presentation concluded with a discussion and Q&A.
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers Reversion Primer 2013Timothy Theberge
The 2011 amendments to the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers program expire on December 31, 2013. If there is no action taken by Congress, the program will revert to a modified version of the 2002 program. This presentation represents a summary of what that reverted program will look like. Congress may pass legislation prior to December 31, 2013, or may even pass legislation after that date with retroactive provisions (as they did in 2011). ETA will issue official guidance to the system based on either an expectation of reversion or Congressional action. This presentation is intended to provide an informal summary to the system and stakeholders. Questions should be directed to the appropriate Regional Office.
Skype uses a peer-to-peer (P2P) architecture where Skype instances act as both servers and clients. The document outlines the Skype APIs available for Windows, Linux, and MacOS X, including Skype4Com for Windows, Cocoa and Carbon for MacOS X, and communication layers for X11 and D-BUS on Linux. It also lists versions of Skype for each operating system and languages supported by APIs like Skype4Java and Skype4Py.
This poem celebrates the richness of Jamaica's natural landscape and changing seasons. It describes the lush green canefields in the sun and the torrential rains that beat down. When the rains pass, the land is bare but soon blossoms again with mango and logwood trees in bloom, their scent filling the air. The poem conveys the cycles of nature and encourages appreciation for one's country.
The document discusses scaling agile techniques for software development projects and organizations. It defines agile development and outlines criteria for determining if a team is truly agile. The Agile Scaling Model is introduced as a framework for adopting and tailoring agile practices to address unique project challenges. The model emphasizes adopting a full disciplined agile delivery process rather than just partial methods. It also evaluates eight scaling factors that determine a project's complexity, such as team size, geographic distribution, compliance needs, and technical complexity. Adapting agile practices to address applicable scaling factors is key to successful adoption at both the project and organizational levels.
This document provides a summary of a book about faith and happiness. It includes information about the publisher, author, translator, and editor. It describes the printing details and provides a note to the reader explaining the purpose of the book. It also includes biographical information about the author Harun Yahya and a table of contents for the book.
Trade 101 - A Summary of the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers ProgramTimothy Theberge
This presentation provides an overview of the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers program of the U.S. Department of Labor. This material covers the 2002, 2009 and 2011 versions of the program including: TAA, TRA, A/RTAA, HCTC, program reporting and financial management.
Reliance Globalcom combines Reliance Communications' global communications businesses and provides data and networking services globally. It has a network that supports over 63,000 managed sites across 230 countries through partnerships with over 750 carriers. Reliance Globalcom offers services like managed Ethernet, IP MPLS, internet services and colocation across its private undersea cable system and MPLS backbone network.
The document discusses remembering to study and discover before sleep in order to create and experience the world while young, referring to making the most of each day and not being late as life passes quickly.
De Sustainable Development Goals van de Verenigde Naties vormen een mooie basis om lokaal beleid op te stoelen. Herlinde Baeyens is al meer dan een jaar VN-jongerenvertegenwoordiger voor duurzame ontwikkeling van de Vlaamse Jeugdraad en leert je vanuit haar ervaring hoe
je aan de slag kan met deze ontegensprekelijk belangrijke doelen.
Volgens de VN wordt meer dan 20% van de aardoppervlakte bewoond door inheemse gemeenschappen. Ook vandaag nog zijn ze vaak het slachtoffer van sociale en economische achterstelling.
In de projecten die TDC ondersteunt in Peru, Bolivia, Vietnam, DR Congo en Tanzania maken inheemse ondernemingen zelf werk van de economische ontwikkeling van hun gemeenschappen, met respect voor de tradities.
Een beschrijving van veranderingen op economisch en sociaal gebied voor vrouwen die deel uitmaakten van een ondersteuningsprogramma van de katoenmaatschappij met Nederlandse financiering
2. Deze campagne laat opnieuw zien dat Broederlijk Delen groepen mensen in het Zuiden - in concreto in India - kansen geeft om hun eigen plannen uit te voeren die gericht zijn op het bestrijden van armoede en systemen van onrecht. We tonen aan dat deze werkwijze de beste (blijvende) resultaten geeft omdat alleen de eigen plannen echt aangepast zijn aan de lokale situatie en echt worden gedragen . Campagne 2009
4. India is een heel groot en divers land in het Aziatische continent, dat gekenmerkt wordt door grote verschillen . Veel talen, godsdiensten, en bevolkingsgroepen. Gedurende decennia was India een Britse kolonie , maar sinds 1947 is het een onafhankelijk land. India is nu bekend door zijn grote economische groei. Het land heeft een steenrijke topklasse, maar een groot deel van de bevolking (80,4%) leeft in extreme armoede en moet rondkomen met minder dan 2$ per dag. Het land Voor meer cijfers over India, klik verder naar het UNDP Development Report 2007/2008
5. De inheemse bevolking in India zijn met 80 miljoen mensen. (8% van de totale bevolking.) Meestal leven zij van opbrengsten uit het woud , of van land- of seizoensarbeid . Het is een groep mensen die erg verarmd en sociaal gemarginaliseerd is.
6. DE EIGEN PLANNEN VAN INHEEMSE VOLKEREN IN INDIA Op de campagneaffiche zien we een glossy magazine met de titel ‘Tilak, een glossy met een mening’. Het leven van de inheemse vrouw Tilak brengt ons meteen naar de kern van wat Broederlijk Delen in India doet: talentvolle groepen van inheemse volkeren ondersteunen zodat ze hun eigen plannen tegen armoede en onrecht kunnen waarmaken.
7. Tilak, hoofdfiguur in de campagnefilm In de campagnefilm ontvangen Tilak en haar kinderen ons bij haar thuis, en tonen ze ons hun leven bij de inheemse bevolking in het dorp Maulipadar :
8. Tilak verloor haar man en 4 kinderen. Het waren harde tijden voor haar gezin. Dankzij het verzamelen, verwerken en verkopen van woudproducten zoals tamarinde, kwam ze er beetje bij beetje weer bovenop. Hiervoor bundelen zij en haar dorpsgenoten hun krachten in mannen- en vrouwengroepen , die ondersteund worden door de organisatie PARDS en Broederlijk Delen.
9. De situatie verbeterde zienderogen: een verhoogde zelfstandigheid, een groter inkomen, gezondheidstrainingen en een betere relatie met de bank en met de overheid. Tilak ondervond de kracht van samenwerking in de realisatie van de eigen plannen.
10. Emina en Kiran zijn twee meisjes die leven in Maulipadar , het dorp van Tilak op het Indiase platteland. Ook deze twee meisjes behoren tot de inheemse bevolking . Hun ouders zijn arme boeren die leven van opbrengsten van het woud. Zij zijn de hoofdpersonages van de jongerenfilm en nemen ons stap per stap mee in hun dagelijkse leven. Hoofdfiguren in de jongerenfilm Emina, 15 jaar Kiran, 8 jaar
12. Op het platteland steunen we 16 partnerorganisaties in 2 deelstaten: Chhattisharh en Orissa De NDWM werkt vooral in de steden, maar ook op het platteland. Zij zijn actief in 22 deelstaten.
13. PARDS (Participatory Action for Rural development Society) Verbeteren van de levensomstandigheden van inheemse bevolking samen met Broederlijk Delen, via training en workshops . Bijvoorbeeld: ontwikkelen veestapel of introductie nieuwe landbouwmethodes Concrete verbeteringen op verschillende vlakken: gezondheidszorg, landbouw of versterken lokale organisaties. Acties rond rechten van de inheemsen en goed lokaal bestuur . Partnerorganisaties van Broederlijk Delen
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15. Partnerorganisaties van Broederlijk Delen NDWM (National Domestic Workers Movement) , initiatief van Zuster Jeanne Devos, 1985 Komt op voor rechten en situatie van huisarbeidsters in India • Verbeteren positie van vrouwen en jongeren die platteland ontvluchten naar de stad (komen terecht in situatie van uitbuiting, misbruik, etc) • Streven naar erkenning, educatie, correcte lonen, menswaardige omstandigheden, mondigheid bij huisarbeidsters • Internationaal politiek lobbywerk
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17. Het recept: Schenk koffie (of iets anders lekkers) op de speelplaats, in de kerk, in straten en op pleinen. Wij sturen je een koffiestoppakket en je kan aan de slag. Het enige wat jij moet doen is koffie zetten en je leerlingen, je collega’s, vrienden, voorbijgangers… uitnodigen om in ruil voor een kop koffie een vrije bijdrage te leveren voor het werk van Broederlijk Delen. Koffiestop op vrijdag 6 maart 2009