This document discusses cognitive skills training and provides information about various cognitive training programs and software that could be implemented in Catholic schools. It defines cognitive skills as mental tools needed for processing and learning, and explains why these skills are important for student success. The document also discusses potential scheduling and funding options for cognitive skills training programs in schools.
The document provides an agenda for an informative speaker series on using technology in education. It lists several speakers who will discuss various topics like using blogs, Twitter, bookmarking, podcasts and more. It also discusses exploring digital footprints and the future of technology for educators. At the end is a resource list of images used in the presentation with their sources to avoid copyright issues. The summary highlights the main event, speakers and topics to be covered.
La sociedad del Antiguo Régimen en Francia estaba dividida en estamentos con desigualdades legales. El primer estamento era la nobleza, que tenía privilegios como exención de impuestos y ocupaba la mayoría de cargos políticos. El segundo estamento era el clero, con propiedades e influencia política y cultural. El tercer estamento, el más numeroso, incluía a campesinos, burgueses y artesanos que pagaban impuestos y estaban sometidos a la autoridad del rey y los estamentos privilegiados. Dentro de cada
El documento narra el encuentro entre un hombre que come en un restaurante y un niño pequeño que le pide limosna. El hombre le compra comida al niño y conversan, con el niño haciendo preguntas sobre conceptos como emails, internet y lo virtual. Sin embargo, el niño revela su dura realidad de cuidar a su hermano hambriento mientras su familia pasa necesidades, contrastando con la vida virtual que el hombre lleva. El encuentro hace que el hombre se dé cuenta de la cruel realidad que ignora.
Reforming the entrepreneurship ecosystem in post revolutionary egypt and tunisiaHany Sewilam Abdel Hamid
This document summarizes a report by Amr Adly on reforming entrepreneurship ecosystems in post-revolutionary Egypt and Tunisia. It examines barriers to entrepreneurship through surveys of entrepreneurs in both countries. Key findings include:
- Entrepreneurs in Egypt and Tunisia face significant barriers related to property rights and rule of law, including difficulties registering businesses and enforcing contracts. Access to finance, especially for small and young businesses, is also a major challenge.
- In Egypt, informality is widespread due to the costs of formalization, and informal entrepreneurs report higher exposure to corruption. Contract enforcement and access to finance also vary by gender and region.
- Tunisian entrepreneurs similarly struggle with access to finance
The document provides an overview of digital tools and strategies that can be used for digital activism and peaceful conflict transformation. It discusses how social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, blogs and YouTube can be leveraged to share public opinion, plan actions, protect activists, share calls to action, take action digitally, and transfer resources. It also covers peace journalism and how media can frame conflicts in a way that creates opportunities for non-violent solutions by giving voice to all sides and exploring backgrounds/contexts. Specific digital tools highlighted include Facebook, Skype, Google Hangouts, Flickr, Google Maps, blogs, Twitter, and Global Voices.
This document discusses cognitive skills training and provides information about various cognitive training programs and software that could be implemented in Catholic schools. It defines cognitive skills as mental tools needed for processing and learning, and explains why these skills are important for student success. The document also discusses potential scheduling and funding options for cognitive skills training programs in schools.
The document provides an agenda for an informative speaker series on using technology in education. It lists several speakers who will discuss various topics like using blogs, Twitter, bookmarking, podcasts and more. It also discusses exploring digital footprints and the future of technology for educators. At the end is a resource list of images used in the presentation with their sources to avoid copyright issues. The summary highlights the main event, speakers and topics to be covered.
La sociedad del Antiguo Régimen en Francia estaba dividida en estamentos con desigualdades legales. El primer estamento era la nobleza, que tenía privilegios como exención de impuestos y ocupaba la mayoría de cargos políticos. El segundo estamento era el clero, con propiedades e influencia política y cultural. El tercer estamento, el más numeroso, incluía a campesinos, burgueses y artesanos que pagaban impuestos y estaban sometidos a la autoridad del rey y los estamentos privilegiados. Dentro de cada
El documento narra el encuentro entre un hombre que come en un restaurante y un niño pequeño que le pide limosna. El hombre le compra comida al niño y conversan, con el niño haciendo preguntas sobre conceptos como emails, internet y lo virtual. Sin embargo, el niño revela su dura realidad de cuidar a su hermano hambriento mientras su familia pasa necesidades, contrastando con la vida virtual que el hombre lleva. El encuentro hace que el hombre se dé cuenta de la cruel realidad que ignora.
Reforming the entrepreneurship ecosystem in post revolutionary egypt and tunisiaHany Sewilam Abdel Hamid
This document summarizes a report by Amr Adly on reforming entrepreneurship ecosystems in post-revolutionary Egypt and Tunisia. It examines barriers to entrepreneurship through surveys of entrepreneurs in both countries. Key findings include:
- Entrepreneurs in Egypt and Tunisia face significant barriers related to property rights and rule of law, including difficulties registering businesses and enforcing contracts. Access to finance, especially for small and young businesses, is also a major challenge.
- In Egypt, informality is widespread due to the costs of formalization, and informal entrepreneurs report higher exposure to corruption. Contract enforcement and access to finance also vary by gender and region.
- Tunisian entrepreneurs similarly struggle with access to finance
The document provides an overview of digital tools and strategies that can be used for digital activism and peaceful conflict transformation. It discusses how social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, blogs and YouTube can be leveraged to share public opinion, plan actions, protect activists, share calls to action, take action digitally, and transfer resources. It also covers peace journalism and how media can frame conflicts in a way that creates opportunities for non-violent solutions by giving voice to all sides and exploring backgrounds/contexts. Specific digital tools highlighted include Facebook, Skype, Google Hangouts, Flickr, Google Maps, blogs, Twitter, and Global Voices.
This document appears to be a list of names, graduation years, and classes for students at an unnamed school. It includes first name, last name, class type (e.g. Fall, Spring), year graduated, and year enrolled for over 200 students in a table format without any additional context or explanation.
10 Fatos sobre a Declaração Unilateral de um Estado Palestino na ONUjjobrasil
Este documento apresenta 10 fatos sobre a declaração unilateral de um Estado Palestino na ONU. Ele discute como Israel não pode aceitar fronteiras que coloquem sua população em risco e como os palestinos já recusaram acordos de paz no passado, enquanto grupos como o Hamas não reconhecem o direito de Israel existir.
El documento presenta información sobre el virus de la influenza A H1N1. Resume las definiciones de caso confirmado, probable y sospechoso según la OMS y el CDC. También describe las estrategias preventivas a nivel individual, comunitario e institucional, así como el manejo clínico de pacientes y contactos asintomáticos. Finalmente, establece los criterios de hospitalización en primer y segundo nivel para pacientes con esta enfermedad.
Infection control refers to policies and procedures used to minimize the spread of infections in healthcare settings. The purpose is to reduce infectious diseases, which are usually caused by bacteria or viruses and can spread through human contact, contaminated surfaces, airborne transmission, or dried blood. Proper use of personal protective equipment and following universal precautions when exposed to bodily fluids are important for prevention. Training and education on current infection control guidelines and monitoring changes are also essential to protect patients and healthcare workers from exposure.
Developing a culture of student engagementlucubrat
Slides from a presentation at the Association for Learning Development in Higher Education Conference in Belfast, 2011, “Engaging Students – Engaging Learning”.
Abstract and more info here: http://lucubrat.wordpress.com/2011/04/13/developing-a-culture-of-student-engagement/
See the video section here: http://skills.library.leeds.ac.uk/conference_presentations/libteach/
Nuclear science involves splitting the nucleus of atoms, which can produce a large amount of energy from a single atom as seen in nuclear bombs. Nuclear bombs are able to produce a lot of energy from just one atom by splitting its nucleus.
The document discusses the story of Ibrahim (Abraham) and his role in building the Ka'ba in Mecca. It describes how Ibrahim and his son Ismail built the foundations of the Ka'ba together, raising the walls and passing stones to one another while reciting prayers to God. The text also mentions Ibrahim's role in establishing the Hajj pilgrimage and calling humanity to perform pilgrimage at the sacred site in Mecca.
El documento describe los eventos del 25 de mayo de 1810 en Buenos Aires, Argentina, cuando se enterró un cofre con objetos que representan la patria argentina. También menciona maquetas de agricultura y algunos objetos agrícolas reales. Brevemente explica que la Revolución de Mayo de 1810 en Buenos Aires condujo a la deposición del virrey español y al establecimiento de la Primera Junta de Gobierno.
The document outlines a stakeholder exercise to debate investing in and regulating emerging military technologies such as cyber insects, telepathic helmets, and lethal autonomous robots. It provides background information and suggested goals for different stakeholders including a congressional representative, military commander, soldier, parent of a soldier, private citizen, weapons contractor lobbyist, scientific advisor, UN representative, and weapons manufacturing firm lobbyist. The stakeholders will debate each technology considering implications for military effectiveness, civil adoption, and social/cultural effects, with the goal of reaching a consensus policy.
Neuromarketing is an emerging field that uses brain imaging techniques like fMRI to study consumer reactions to advertisements and brands, allowing researchers to predict preferences more accurately than traditional surveys. Critics argue that neuromarketing intrusively exploits human psychology, while proponents believe it could help public health campaigns by revealing how to effectively convey their messages. Although still controversial, neuromarketing's continuing development will significantly impact how marketing influences consumer behavior and perceptions.
Cetmons moral judgments and cognitive confusionHeatherOlsen1
The document discusses how different brain modules can produce conflicting responses and feelings of uncanniness. It suggests that recognizing faces or biological motions that seem familiar but are realized to be non-living can activate discomfort by reminding us of death and decay. This response may lead people to strongly condemn human-like machines due to feelings of unease from losing interpretive control over their emotional reactions. Exposure over time could help remedy negative perceptions if paired with the machines helping people.
This document discusses various bioethical boundaries such as human/animal, interspecies, and human/machine boundaries. It explores how boundaries are identified and located, as well as different motives for crossing, blurring, or defending boundaries. Some motives for crossing boundaries include mistake, curiosity, personal advantage, self-fulfillment, and social necessity. Motives for defending boundaries include political strategy, fear of change, and protecting important moral values. The document also examines common reactions when boundaries are crossed such as moral outrage, disgust, anger, excitement, and fear.
1. The document discusses various military applications of robotics, including autonomous weapons systems being developed by countries like South Korea, Israel, the US, and China.
2. It also outlines some of the legal, ethical, and technical challenges of using robots in war, such as determining responsibility for their actions, ensuring compliance with just war theory, and difficulties with target discrimination.
3. Existing international laws and frameworks for governance are examined, as well as alternatives like soft law approaches involving codes of conduct and framework conventions.
CETMONS is a multi-institutional organization dedicated to providing ethical and responsible analysis of emerging technologies and their implications for military operations and national security. It combines research, teaching, outreach, and policy engagement to help manage the complex relationship between new technologies and their social consequences. CETMONS aims to enhance long-term military advantage and security by understanding how technologies may destabilize existing systems and introduce ethical dilemmas through new means of warfare.
This document appears to be a list of names, graduation years, and classes for students at an unnamed school. It includes first name, last name, class type (e.g. Fall, Spring), year graduated, and year enrolled for over 200 students in a table format without any additional context or explanation.
10 Fatos sobre a Declaração Unilateral de um Estado Palestino na ONUjjobrasil
Este documento apresenta 10 fatos sobre a declaração unilateral de um Estado Palestino na ONU. Ele discute como Israel não pode aceitar fronteiras que coloquem sua população em risco e como os palestinos já recusaram acordos de paz no passado, enquanto grupos como o Hamas não reconhecem o direito de Israel existir.
El documento presenta información sobre el virus de la influenza A H1N1. Resume las definiciones de caso confirmado, probable y sospechoso según la OMS y el CDC. También describe las estrategias preventivas a nivel individual, comunitario e institucional, así como el manejo clínico de pacientes y contactos asintomáticos. Finalmente, establece los criterios de hospitalización en primer y segundo nivel para pacientes con esta enfermedad.
Infection control refers to policies and procedures used to minimize the spread of infections in healthcare settings. The purpose is to reduce infectious diseases, which are usually caused by bacteria or viruses and can spread through human contact, contaminated surfaces, airborne transmission, or dried blood. Proper use of personal protective equipment and following universal precautions when exposed to bodily fluids are important for prevention. Training and education on current infection control guidelines and monitoring changes are also essential to protect patients and healthcare workers from exposure.
Developing a culture of student engagementlucubrat
Slides from a presentation at the Association for Learning Development in Higher Education Conference in Belfast, 2011, “Engaging Students – Engaging Learning”.
Abstract and more info here: http://lucubrat.wordpress.com/2011/04/13/developing-a-culture-of-student-engagement/
See the video section here: http://skills.library.leeds.ac.uk/conference_presentations/libteach/
Nuclear science involves splitting the nucleus of atoms, which can produce a large amount of energy from a single atom as seen in nuclear bombs. Nuclear bombs are able to produce a lot of energy from just one atom by splitting its nucleus.
The document discusses the story of Ibrahim (Abraham) and his role in building the Ka'ba in Mecca. It describes how Ibrahim and his son Ismail built the foundations of the Ka'ba together, raising the walls and passing stones to one another while reciting prayers to God. The text also mentions Ibrahim's role in establishing the Hajj pilgrimage and calling humanity to perform pilgrimage at the sacred site in Mecca.
El documento describe los eventos del 25 de mayo de 1810 en Buenos Aires, Argentina, cuando se enterró un cofre con objetos que representan la patria argentina. También menciona maquetas de agricultura y algunos objetos agrícolas reales. Brevemente explica que la Revolución de Mayo de 1810 en Buenos Aires condujo a la deposición del virrey español y al establecimiento de la Primera Junta de Gobierno.
The document outlines a stakeholder exercise to debate investing in and regulating emerging military technologies such as cyber insects, telepathic helmets, and lethal autonomous robots. It provides background information and suggested goals for different stakeholders including a congressional representative, military commander, soldier, parent of a soldier, private citizen, weapons contractor lobbyist, scientific advisor, UN representative, and weapons manufacturing firm lobbyist. The stakeholders will debate each technology considering implications for military effectiveness, civil adoption, and social/cultural effects, with the goal of reaching a consensus policy.
Neuromarketing is an emerging field that uses brain imaging techniques like fMRI to study consumer reactions to advertisements and brands, allowing researchers to predict preferences more accurately than traditional surveys. Critics argue that neuromarketing intrusively exploits human psychology, while proponents believe it could help public health campaigns by revealing how to effectively convey their messages. Although still controversial, neuromarketing's continuing development will significantly impact how marketing influences consumer behavior and perceptions.
Cetmons moral judgments and cognitive confusionHeatherOlsen1
The document discusses how different brain modules can produce conflicting responses and feelings of uncanniness. It suggests that recognizing faces or biological motions that seem familiar but are realized to be non-living can activate discomfort by reminding us of death and decay. This response may lead people to strongly condemn human-like machines due to feelings of unease from losing interpretive control over their emotional reactions. Exposure over time could help remedy negative perceptions if paired with the machines helping people.
This document discusses various bioethical boundaries such as human/animal, interspecies, and human/machine boundaries. It explores how boundaries are identified and located, as well as different motives for crossing, blurring, or defending boundaries. Some motives for crossing boundaries include mistake, curiosity, personal advantage, self-fulfillment, and social necessity. Motives for defending boundaries include political strategy, fear of change, and protecting important moral values. The document also examines common reactions when boundaries are crossed such as moral outrage, disgust, anger, excitement, and fear.
1. The document discusses various military applications of robotics, including autonomous weapons systems being developed by countries like South Korea, Israel, the US, and China.
2. It also outlines some of the legal, ethical, and technical challenges of using robots in war, such as determining responsibility for their actions, ensuring compliance with just war theory, and difficulties with target discrimination.
3. Existing international laws and frameworks for governance are examined, as well as alternatives like soft law approaches involving codes of conduct and framework conventions.
CETMONS is a multi-institutional organization dedicated to providing ethical and responsible analysis of emerging technologies and their implications for military operations and national security. It combines research, teaching, outreach, and policy engagement to help manage the complex relationship between new technologies and their social consequences. CETMONS aims to enhance long-term military advantage and security by understanding how technologies may destabilize existing systems and introduce ethical dilemmas through new means of warfare.
The document describes the Arizona Program for Policy, Ethics & Education Leadership (APPEEL), a 10-month professional development program for emerging leaders in education. It aims to develop strategic leaders who can create and implement sound public policy to improve outcomes for children, youth and adults. Fellows participate in learning opportunities including seminars, site visits and skill workshops. They also conduct a policy project. The program is run through a partnership between the Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics, the Mary Lou Fulton Institute and Graduate School of Education at Arizona State University, and the Arizona Republic.
Brad Allenby gave a lecture on technology and the reconstruction of the world from human to transhuman. Some key points:
1) We live in an "Anthropocene" age dominated by human impacts like cities, technology, and cultural/economic systems that influence the planet. The earth's spectrum now carries our technological signature.
2) Technologies are integrated cultural processes, not just things, that drive wide-ranging social, economic, and environmental changes. The railroad is used as an example of a technology that transformed landscapes, markets, and ideas.
3) Emerging technologies like synthetic biology will further blur the lines between nature and culture, making biodiversity and biological systems increasingly subject to human design choices and
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
This document discusses potential military applications of nanotechnology and issues related to nanotechnology proliferation. It summarizes views from military leaders on how nanotechnology could radically change the balance of power. It also outlines current discourse around nanotechnology security, including innovation, ethics and proliferation concerns. Research is discussed that could enable new weapons capabilities with applications in areas like individual protection, targeted drug delivery, and enhanced munitions. International efforts in nanotechnology and limitations of existing arms control regimes are also addressed.
Cetmons Psychological And Neuroscientific PerspectivesHeatherOlsen1
This document discusses understanding ethical cognition and the psychological, philosophical and neuroscientific perspectives on emerging technologies and moral boundaries. It focuses on what guides ethical sentiments and related emotions, and why it is important to understand this, particularly for the military in terms of effectiveness and public opinion. The discussion includes perspectives on social vs physical domains, cultural differences, and research on how the brain responds differently to animate vs inanimate objects and faces vs other stimuli over development.
Emerging Military Technologies, Civil Society, And DemocracyHeatherOlsen1
This document summarizes the work of Thrust Group 4 focused on emerging military technologies, civil society, and democracy. It outlines 7 areas of engagement including dual-use technologies, distribution of power, internal security, and social transformation. Key issues are discussed for each area like regulating technology flow between military and civilian sectors, impacts of technologies on power structures, and effects of militarizing emerging tech on democracy. The document proposes potential projects like a future veteran study and surveys on public perceptions to further understand challenges at the intersection of emerging tech and civil-military relations.