This document summarizes a presentation given by Dr. Amanda Nickerson on bullying. It defines bullying as intentional, repeated acts of aggression where one person has power over another. It discusses the roles of parents, peers, schools and communities in addressing bullying. It provides statistics on who engages in and is targeted by bullying. The document outlines recommendations for parents, schools, peers and individuals to prevent and respond to bullying.
This document outlines the syllabus for an introductory art history course. The course will provide a visual and historical survey of art from the Paleolithic era through the Proto-Renaissance period. Students will analyze paintings, sculptures, architecture and examine the relationship between artists and their societies. The course requires writing assignments and students will be evaluated based on attendance, quizzes, assignments, a research project and exams.
This document provides the syllabus for an online course on the visual arts today. The course is an introduction to contemporary visual culture, its history and controversies. It will examine avant-garde movements and the impact of new technologies. Students will analyze artworks, discuss them online, and take two exams. Evaluation is based on discussion posts, weekly submissions, and exams. The syllabus outlines 6 weekly modules that cover topics from prehistoric to modern art, with assigned readings, discussions and homework due each week.
Why i want to work in a call center (and why i ultimately don't)Steve Talks
Recently I was called by a call center agent. I was surprised that companies still apply the same old marketing mistakes. Call center and customer service agents should be the heart of the company. They should be the core of what the brand stands for. Zappos is one of those companies which gets it right. It is no surprise that they understood the power of the customer satisfaction tool which took the business world by storm: the net promoter score (NPS).
The document discusses different types of speeches and principles for giving an extemporaneous speech. It outlines 3 ways to deliver a speech: reading a prepared speech, delivering a memorized speech, or giving an extemporaneous speech. For extemporaneous speeches, there are two types - impromptu or prepared. The document provides tips on choosing a topic, limiting the topic, beginning and ending strongly, and organizing the body of the speech with specific examples. It concludes with tips on delivery such as standing straight, using restrained gestures, speaking enthusiastically, and speaking the audience's language.
This short document discusses creativity and taking risks. It cautions against going somewhere that seems risky or uncertain at first. It then asks who considers themselves creative and hints that being open-minded may help one see opportunities that were not obvious before.
Opportunity Execution Project - Career Mentor OnlineCharles Sun
Career Mentor Online is a platform that provides career consulting services to job seekers through online mentors. It aims to address gaps in career guidance for graduates by offering customized services like resume reviews, interview practice, and industry-specific career path planning. The document outlines Career Mentor Online's business model, which involves acquiring mentors and students as customers, developing online tools and content, and partnering with universities and companies for promotion and recruitment. It also discusses initial marketing strategies like social media promotion and campus events to acquire customers cost-effectively.
Direct Relief provided over 500 tons of medical aid valued at over $119 million to help treat more than 22 million people in 53 countries in 2005. This was a 27% increase in material aid and nearly double the number of treatment courses provided compared to the previous year. In response to the Asian tsunami, Direct Relief received $12.8 million in donations and provided over $7 million in medical supplies and cash grants for relief efforts. Direct Relief aims to support local healthcare organizations and strengthen fragile health systems.
Zhao Jinbiao is a 24-year-old boy from Songyuan who is studying as an undergraduate at Jilin Normal University to gain more knowledge which he believes can change his fate. He enjoys playing ball games like football and billiards with friends to relieve stress.
Print and play file for a game called Unbound:Endless War. It was formerly known by the working title, "Hexit Strategy." for more information visit http://www.clichegames.com/games/unbound-endless-war/
This document provides instructions for a homework assignment asking students to design their own sarcophagus lid decorated with symbols that represent important aspects of their lives, similar to ancient Egyptian coffin designs. Students are asked to draw their face on one side of the sarcophagus lid and include at least 10 symbols or ideograms on the other side with explanations of each symbol in complete sentences in the spaces provided. The goal is for students to be creative in choosing symbols that symbolize personal traits, accomplishments, or other meaningful aspects of their lives.
This course is a survey of art history from the Paleolithic era through the Proto-Renaissance period. Students will analyze paintings, sculptures, and architecture and their relationship to contemporary societies. The course requires writing assignments and has various assessments including quizzes, exams, projects, and journal entries. Students will be evaluated on attendance, participation, quizzes, written assignments, a research project, and exams. The syllabus outlines the schedule, assignments, policies, and resources for the course.
The US government has shutdown due to Congress failing to agree on a budget by the September 30th deadline. This has resulted in nearly 1 million government employees and contractors being furloughed without pay. The main issue causing the shutdown is disagreement over the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) between Republicans, who want to defund it, and Democrats, who want to allow it to continue as is for now. If a resolution is not reached soon, Republicans may use an upcoming vote on raising the debt ceiling as another opportunity to oppose Obamacare.
This document provides an overview of the Greek & Roman Humanities course taught by Professor Will Adams. The course examines developments in Classical civilizations through art, architecture, politics, literature, music, philosophy and religion from prehistoric times through the fall of Rome. Students will be evaluated based on attendance, participation, a cultural event paper, research project, quizzes and exams. The course schedule outlines topics to be discussed on each class date from May through July. Guidelines are provided for written assignments.
Java Tech & Tools | Big Blobs: Moving Big Data In and Out of the Cloud | Adri...JAX London
Adrian Cole is the founder and chief evangelist of Cloudsoft. He discusses moving big data in and out of the cloud using jclouds, an open source multi-cloud library. jclouds provides portable APIs to work with various cloud services like blob storage, compute, and load balancing across different providers. Adrian highlights case studies and strategies for optimizing large data transfers to blob storage using techniques like multi-part uploads, slicing payloads, and parallel upload strategies. The talk focuses on improving upload speeds and integrating jclouds with other systems like Hadoop HDFS.
Este documento presenta el caso de un paciente de 12 años que ingresó al hospital con síntomas de dolor óseo y muscular, palidez y fiebre. Los exámenes revelaron anemia, leucocitosis, trombocitopenia y esplenomegalia. El diagnóstico definitivo fue leucemia linfoblástica aguda de precursores B. El plan de tratamiento incluye quimioterapia con vincristina, adriamicina, asparaginasa, ciclofosfamida e intratecales, entre otros.
This document summarizes a presentation given by Dr. Amanda Nickerson on bullying. It defines bullying as intentional, repeated acts of aggression where one person has power over another. It discusses the roles of parents, peers, schools and communities in addressing bullying. It provides statistics on who engages in and is targeted by bullying. The document outlines recommendations for parents, schools, peers and individuals to prevent and respond to bullying.
This document outlines the syllabus for an introductory art history course. The course will provide a visual and historical survey of art from the Paleolithic era through the Proto-Renaissance period. Students will analyze paintings, sculptures, architecture and examine the relationship between artists and their societies. The course requires writing assignments and students will be evaluated based on attendance, quizzes, assignments, a research project and exams.
This document provides the syllabus for an online course on the visual arts today. The course is an introduction to contemporary visual culture, its history and controversies. It will examine avant-garde movements and the impact of new technologies. Students will analyze artworks, discuss them online, and take two exams. Evaluation is based on discussion posts, weekly submissions, and exams. The syllabus outlines 6 weekly modules that cover topics from prehistoric to modern art, with assigned readings, discussions and homework due each week.
Why i want to work in a call center (and why i ultimately don't)Steve Talks
Recently I was called by a call center agent. I was surprised that companies still apply the same old marketing mistakes. Call center and customer service agents should be the heart of the company. They should be the core of what the brand stands for. Zappos is one of those companies which gets it right. It is no surprise that they understood the power of the customer satisfaction tool which took the business world by storm: the net promoter score (NPS).
The document discusses different types of speeches and principles for giving an extemporaneous speech. It outlines 3 ways to deliver a speech: reading a prepared speech, delivering a memorized speech, or giving an extemporaneous speech. For extemporaneous speeches, there are two types - impromptu or prepared. The document provides tips on choosing a topic, limiting the topic, beginning and ending strongly, and organizing the body of the speech with specific examples. It concludes with tips on delivery such as standing straight, using restrained gestures, speaking enthusiastically, and speaking the audience's language.
This short document discusses creativity and taking risks. It cautions against going somewhere that seems risky or uncertain at first. It then asks who considers themselves creative and hints that being open-minded may help one see opportunities that were not obvious before.
Opportunity Execution Project - Career Mentor OnlineCharles Sun
Career Mentor Online is a platform that provides career consulting services to job seekers through online mentors. It aims to address gaps in career guidance for graduates by offering customized services like resume reviews, interview practice, and industry-specific career path planning. The document outlines Career Mentor Online's business model, which involves acquiring mentors and students as customers, developing online tools and content, and partnering with universities and companies for promotion and recruitment. It also discusses initial marketing strategies like social media promotion and campus events to acquire customers cost-effectively.
Direct Relief provided over 500 tons of medical aid valued at over $119 million to help treat more than 22 million people in 53 countries in 2005. This was a 27% increase in material aid and nearly double the number of treatment courses provided compared to the previous year. In response to the Asian tsunami, Direct Relief received $12.8 million in donations and provided over $7 million in medical supplies and cash grants for relief efforts. Direct Relief aims to support local healthcare organizations and strengthen fragile health systems.
Zhao Jinbiao is a 24-year-old boy from Songyuan who is studying as an undergraduate at Jilin Normal University to gain more knowledge which he believes can change his fate. He enjoys playing ball games like football and billiards with friends to relieve stress.
Print and play file for a game called Unbound:Endless War. It was formerly known by the working title, "Hexit Strategy." for more information visit http://www.clichegames.com/games/unbound-endless-war/
This document provides instructions for a homework assignment asking students to design their own sarcophagus lid decorated with symbols that represent important aspects of their lives, similar to ancient Egyptian coffin designs. Students are asked to draw their face on one side of the sarcophagus lid and include at least 10 symbols or ideograms on the other side with explanations of each symbol in complete sentences in the spaces provided. The goal is for students to be creative in choosing symbols that symbolize personal traits, accomplishments, or other meaningful aspects of their lives.
This course is a survey of art history from the Paleolithic era through the Proto-Renaissance period. Students will analyze paintings, sculptures, and architecture and their relationship to contemporary societies. The course requires writing assignments and has various assessments including quizzes, exams, projects, and journal entries. Students will be evaluated on attendance, participation, quizzes, written assignments, a research project, and exams. The syllabus outlines the schedule, assignments, policies, and resources for the course.
The US government has shutdown due to Congress failing to agree on a budget by the September 30th deadline. This has resulted in nearly 1 million government employees and contractors being furloughed without pay. The main issue causing the shutdown is disagreement over the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) between Republicans, who want to defund it, and Democrats, who want to allow it to continue as is for now. If a resolution is not reached soon, Republicans may use an upcoming vote on raising the debt ceiling as another opportunity to oppose Obamacare.
This document provides an overview of the Greek & Roman Humanities course taught by Professor Will Adams. The course examines developments in Classical civilizations through art, architecture, politics, literature, music, philosophy and religion from prehistoric times through the fall of Rome. Students will be evaluated based on attendance, participation, a cultural event paper, research project, quizzes and exams. The course schedule outlines topics to be discussed on each class date from May through July. Guidelines are provided for written assignments.
Java Tech & Tools | Big Blobs: Moving Big Data In and Out of the Cloud | Adri...JAX London
Adrian Cole is the founder and chief evangelist of Cloudsoft. He discusses moving big data in and out of the cloud using jclouds, an open source multi-cloud library. jclouds provides portable APIs to work with various cloud services like blob storage, compute, and load balancing across different providers. Adrian highlights case studies and strategies for optimizing large data transfers to blob storage using techniques like multi-part uploads, slicing payloads, and parallel upload strategies. The talk focuses on improving upload speeds and integrating jclouds with other systems like Hadoop HDFS.
Este documento presenta el caso de un paciente de 12 años que ingresó al hospital con síntomas de dolor óseo y muscular, palidez y fiebre. Los exámenes revelaron anemia, leucocitosis, trombocitopenia y esplenomegalia. El diagnóstico definitivo fue leucemia linfoblástica aguda de precursores B. El plan de tratamiento incluye quimioterapia con vincristina, adriamicina, asparaginasa, ciclofosfamida e intratecales, entre otros.