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Against the backdrop of increasing digitalisation and technological advancements, the ASEAN HPC Workplan's aim is to strengthen regional digital connectivity and readiness for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Organised by the Next Generation Arithmetic (NGA) team, the Conference for Next Generation Arithmetic (CoNGA) is an annual conference that provides a platform for speakers to showcase their recent development in NGA.
After the first successful taskforce meeting held in Singapore from 6 to 7 September 2019, the second meeting is organised to begin preparations in the possible HPC system configuration that will best suit the shared ASEAN HPC facility.
In this workshop we will show you how to write pipelines with Snakemake, a free workflow management system. Snakemake greatly reduces the complexity to write and execute your pipelines. We will demonstrate and discuss in detail how the system can be used to analyze genomics data and how execution transparently scales from your laptop to supercomputers.
Target Audience: Users of A*CRC SGI ICE XA system
Account on SGI ICE XA system - participants are requested to register on the NSCC portal page at https://user.nscc.sg/saml. Basic knowledge of Linux, Fortran/C/C++ programming and concepts of distributed (e.g. MPI) or shared-memory parallelisation (e.g. OpenMP) . . .
Git is a collaborative code development tool, which is intrinsically distributed. This makes it more powerful than CVS and SVN. Branching and merging which are a nightmare in CVS and SVN are common use scenarios in Git. This workshop briefly introduces to common usage model of Git and makes a brief introduction to GitHub . . .
Julia is a high-level, high-performance dynamic programming language for technical computing, with syntax that is familiar to users of other technical computing environments . . .
The foundations for ADF (Amsterdam Density Functional) were laid in the 1970s, when Prof. Baerends pursued his Ph.D. at the VU University in Amsterdam. Prof. Ziegler joined the development efforts from early on as a post-doc, as well as the Snijders group in Groningen. These theoretical chemists actively advocated the use of DFT methods to get insight in chemistry and materials, while this was still not accepted at all in the chemical community.
Python for Finance workshop is addressed to everyone who wishes to learn programming in Python language (Day 1) and begin coding a variety of financial models and ideas effortlessly (Day 2).
The workshop will cover the fundamentals of Python 3.5+, numerical aspects of coding and over 100 individually crafted examples covering various applications from finance, risk management, data analysis, statistics, and machine learning techniques in finance and beyond.
The growth of sequencing data now far outstrips today's computer technologies with genomic data quadrupling every year while compute power at best doubling. Many bioinformatics algorithms rely on direct comparisons of nucleotide sequences and optimization combined with statistical techniques that do not scale to massive datasets.
This talk describes a recently initiated funded international partnership, called CENTRA, to facilitate research collaborations on transnational cyberinfrastructure and its applications. The rationale, goals, progress and opportunities of CENTRA are presented. A brief introduction is made to the scientific advances being sought by CENTRA, the important societal problems it targets and the objective of creating international networks of scientists working on cyberinfrastructure and its applications. The CENTRA framework, including mechanisms to engage new institutions and researchers, is also discussed briefly.
Supercomputing Frontiers 2016 (SCF2016) is back again and will be held from March 15 – 18, 2016 at Matrix Building, Biopolis. Organised by A*STAR Computational Resource Centre (A*CRC), SCF2016 is a platform for thought leaders from both academia and industry to interact and discuss visionary ideas, important global trends and substantial innovations in supercomputing.
This session will provide an overview of the Power 8 processor and the systems built with Power 8 technology. With 96 hardware threads over twelve cores running at up to 4GHz, 96 MB of on-chip L3, 128 MB of L4, up to 230GB/s of main memory bandwidth, and numerous architectural innovations such as transactional memory, the Power 8 processor provides leading throughput performance.
Bright Cluster Manager (BCM) is one of the leading tools in the area of cluster management. In this workshop, we will learn how to set up a HPC cluster with BCM through demonstration and hands-on activities. Another new and important feature for BCM is that it can incorporate with OpenStack to provision virtual nodes (private cloud) on a HPC (aka HPC Cloud), and these virtual nodes will be able to support InfinBand connectivity, and ready to accept jobs despatched by the workload manager installed on the HPC cluster.
Supercomputing Frontiers 2015 is Singapore's inaugural conference on trends and innovations in the world of high performance computing.
It will be held on March 17 – 20, 2015 at Biopolis' Matrix Building in Singapore.
VisNow is a generic visualization framework in Java technology, developed by Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computational Modelling at University of Warsaw.
It is a modular data flow driven platform enabling users to create schemes for data visualization, visual analysis, data processing and simple simulations. Motivated by 'Read and Watch' idea, VisNow shows the data as soon and fast as possible giving further opportunity for processing and more in-depth visualization. In a few steps it can create professional images and movies as well as discover unknown information hidden in datasets.
The HPC Advisory Council, in association with A-STAR Computational Resource Centre, will hold the HPC Advisory Council Singapore Conference 2014 on October 7, 2014. The conference will focus on High-Performance Computing (HPC) usage models and benefits, the future of supercomputing, latest technology developments, best practices and advanced HPC topics. The conference is open to the public and will bring together system managers, researchers, developers, computational scientists and industry affiliates.
He is the co-author of MADNESS (Multiresolution Adaptive Numerical Environment for Scientific Simulation). Please refer to the following link for more information on MADNESS: https://code.google.com/p/m-a-d-n-e-s-s/
An overview of supercomputing activities in Korea will be presented. Emphasis will be given to the legislation of the National Supercomputing Promotion Act passed by the National Assembly of Korea in 2011. With the law, increased investment in supercomputing ecosystem of the nation and coordination among government agencies are expected. The five year master plan of national supercomputing, which was established in 2012, will be described in such areas as application, infrastructure, and R&D. The talk will be concluded with brief description of newly created institute of National Institute of Supercomputing and Networking.
Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computational Modelling (ICM) was founded in 1993 as an institution new to then existing Polish system of science. ICM's interdisciplinary attitude was a driving force in all forms of activity: research, research infrastructures, education and promotion.
D-Wave is the first company which claims to have built a Quantum Computer. We will be hosting D-Wave experts at A*CRC on the 17th and 18th of February.
Graphics processing units (GPUs) contain hundreds of arithmetic units and can be harnessed to provide tremendous acceleration for scientific applications such as computational fluid dynamics, climate-weather modeling and computational mechanics.
Modern graphics processing units (GPUs) contain hundreds of arithmetic units and can be harnessed to provide tremendous acceleration for scientific applications such as molecular modeling, computational biology & chemistry and bioinformatics.
Learn about Life Science applications that leverage the power of GPU. Hear the case studies that were able to shorten research cycles and speed up discovery process through GPU acceleration.
The talk will cover the differences between traditional cloud setups,focusing on low cost and high workload density and the HPC approach, which aims to achieve top performance. This will cover differences in the general system design, interconnect, local and shared storage and the configuration of cloud software for optimal performance in high performance computing.
As concurrency continues to increase on high-end machines, from both the number of cores and storage devices, we must look for a revolutionary way to treat Input/Output (I/O). As a matter of fact, one of the major roadblocks to exascale is how to write and read big datasets quickly and efficiently on high-end machines. On the other hand, applications often want to process data in an efficient and flexible manner, in terms of data formats and operations performed (e.g., files, data streams). We will show how users can do that and get high performance with ADIOS on 100,000+ cores.
Molecular spectroscopy is the physical description of chemical systems. As the advancement of our instrumental techniques, such as synchrotron sourced spectroscopy with better detectors and more powerful lasers, our knowledge of matter, molecules and their interactions has been constantly improving and sometimes earlier conclusions can be even overturned. The role of theory is not only interpretation of experimental results, but also the power of predictions. Computational spectroscopy powered by supercomputers has been integrated into the discovery process.
Supercomputers are capable of performing 1016 floating-point operations per second (34 PFlops). The greatest challenges facing computer and computational scientists are to further increase the computer speeds and, more challengingly, to develop programming models to enable realization of the potentials of such massive systems.
Supercomputers often stress their FLOPS as their primary benefit. While this would be true in a classical sense, there is growing need for very fast I/O capabilities in handling large quantities of data,, or namely, "Big Data". Many are lead to believe that current-day cloud infrastructures are more suitable for big data processing compared to supercomputers, but such is simply not true considering the current day technologies as well as future technological trend trajectories. Tsubame2.0, Tokyo Tech.'s petascale supercomputer is touted often for its FLOPS and greenness, but the other highlighted characteristics is that it is likely the world's first supercomputer to facilitated fast I/O for both resilience and big data processing
Hardware assisted acceleration is a well-known cost-effective way of obtaining performance gains on HPC systems. While various kinds of hardware accelerators exist (most notably FPGAs and GP-GPUs), this seminar will focus on the Intel Xeon Phi co-processor. In this Jeff Aide from SGI will talk about his experience with the Intel Xeon Phi accelertor. Kenny Sng from Intel will give a brief outline of the Phi architecture and roadmap.
NVIDIA Graphic Processor Units (GPUs) technology is increasingly used to accelerate compute-intensive HPC applications across various disciplines in the scientific and engineering communities. OpenFOAM® simulations can require a significant amount of computing time which can potentially lead to higher simulation costs. Enabling faster research and discovery using CFD is of key importance, and GPU technology can help speed up simulations and accelerate science.
Purpose: The purpose of this workshop is to provide an opportunity for users (application developers) to learn how to get started and to take advantage of the BG/Q for their codes. This will be accomplished through some brief lectures to introduce different topics and as much hands-on effort with IBM consultants guiding the participants on their codes. This allows participants to obtain as much experience using the compilers, tools and techniques on their own codes as much as possible.
A series of 3 NAG Seminars will be conducted at the following location by Dr Jonathan Gibson, Technical Consultant, Numerical Algorithms Group The venue will be at Charles Babbage Room, Level 17, 1 Fusionopolis Way, Connexis South, Singapore 138632
Parallel computing with GPUs is becoming more and more widely used in demanding general-purpose scientific and engineering applications. CUDA has been widely adopted throughout the world as the most accessible and intuitive way to achieve massive parallelism - and this is reflected by large number of Universities which include CUDA as part of their standard curriculum, hundreds of technical papers and parallel programming textbooks.
OpenFOAM is a free, open source CFD software package developed by OpenCFD Ltd at ESI Group and distributed by the OpenFOAM Foundation. It has a large user base across most areas of engineering and science, from both commercial and academic organisations. OpenFOAM has an extensive range of features to solve anything from complex fluid flows involving chemical reactions, turbulence and heat transfer, to solid dynamics and electromagnetics.
Computational Fluid Mechanics is the application of numerical methods and algorithms to problems involving fluid flows. Famously one of the most difficult and computationally intensive areas of classical mechanics, this two-part class will provide an introduction to CFD for neophytes. Topics to be covered during the first part of the lecture include: What is CFD, fluid characteristics, fluid modelling, turbulence modelling, and CFD workflow
High Performance Computing represents the absolute zenith of computing power. HPC systems consist of thousands or millions of processor cores, joined together with high-speed networks, terabytes or petabytes of RAM and storage, and accelerators such as GPUs in order to process massive, computationally intensive datasets. Using and programming HPC systems requires a different approach to traditional serial programming, with unique challenges and opportunities.
"How sensitive are the values of the outputs of my computer program with respect to changes in the values of the inputs? How sensitive are these first-order sensitivities with respect to changes in the values of the inputs? How sensitive are the second-order sensitivities with respect to changes in the values of the inputs? "
NWChem is a computational quantum chemistry package for the studies of electronic structure, geometry and properties of molecules and periodic systems. It also includes classical and quantum (Carr-Parinello) molecular dynamics simulations. The package exhibits excellent parallel scaling and has been shown to run on hundreds of thousands of cores on Jaguar, and other top Supercomputing systems. The computations performed using NWChem have been awarded several Gordon Bell prizes for the best supercomputer programs.
The goal of this day-long series of talks is to introduce advanced high performance scientific computing including parallel and distributed algorithms and method designs, regular or irregular data structure adaptations, programming paradigms and methodologies. The course will cover all the main existing high performance execution and programming paradigms: flux parallelism (pipelined vector computing), data parallelism, control-flow parallelism, SIMD, SPMD, MSPMD,…along with linear algebra examples
The Challenge: Big Data -Technology advances have made data storage relatively inexpensive and bandwidth abundant, resulting in voluminous datasets from modeling and simulation, high-throughput instruments, and system sensors. Such data stores exist in a diverse range of application domains, including scientific research (e.g., bioinformatics, climate change), national security (e.g., cyber security, ports-of-entry), environment (e.g., carbon management, subsurface science) and energy (e.g., power grid management).
NAG produces numerical, data mining components, statistical and visualisation software, compilers and application development tools, for the solution of problems in a wide range of areas such as science, engineering, financial analysis and research. Produced by experts for use in a variety of applications, the NAG Library is the largest commercially available collection of numerical and statistical algorithms in the world. With over 1,600 tried and tested routines that are both flexible and portable, it remains at the core of thousands of programs and applications spanning the globe.
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Marc Muniesa says he never doubted his move to Stoke City and believes it's the right place to fulfill his potential.
The 23-year-old, who recently penned a new four-year contract, has been rewarded with a run in the first team after an injury to captain Ryan Shawcross, and has struck an impressive partnership with USA international Geoff Cameron.
The former Spain youth international has earned plaudits from the English press for his performances this term, and has vowed to repay Mark Hughes' faith with more solid showings.
"It was an easy decision for me to stay at Stoke for a long time. Since the first day they wanted to speak to me I wanted to sign," the defender told the club's official website.
"They have shown a great confidence in me, and it was easy for me to repay that. This is the right place for me.
"I'm not entirely happy because the results and the points are not in our pocket yet, but that will come. We just have to keep going, working hard.
"We will get there. I trust in this team."
Muniesa joined Stoke from Spanish giants Barcelona in the summer of 2013 and made 22 appearances for the Potters last season, scoring two goals.


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Tripped out old rockers Pink Floyd have inked a deal with EMI to allow single tracks by the band to be peddled as downloads.
The band which has sold over 200 million proper albums gave in to the march of time after having fought the beast - or the man - for, oooh, almost a year now. Because it was only 10 months ago that its three remaining members - or perhaps the remains of its three members - were in court fighting to preserve the "artistic integrity" of the the likes of Animals and Wish You Were Here by only flogging them as complete works rather than individual tracks.
The terms of the five-year deal haven't been made public but we assume Money has something to do with it. Nick Mason has probably run out of Ferraris or something.
In a statement, EMI Group CEO, Roger Faxon said, "Pink Floyd are one of the most important and influential bands of all time."
He suggested the pay per track deal would "help the band reach new and existing fans through their incredible body of work."
Those fans will also be able to skip some of the dodgier tracks without paying for them. In the old days we had to lift the needle.
No doubt the band's oeuvre will now appear at 99p per track on iTunes, even though most of the tracks run into one another (which made lifting the needle an art form).
In the words of Freddie Mercury, a one-time EMI stablemate of the band, 'Another one bites the dust'.
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The Law Firm of Winter & Rhoden was established in December of 1991 by William E. Winter, Jr. and William G. Rhoden. The law firm was operated as a partnership until Mr. Winter's untimely death in July 2008. After Mr. Winter's death, Mr. Rhoden chose to keep the name of Winter & Rhoden in honor of his law partner. The firm operates now as Winter & Rhoden, LLC under the direction of attorneys William G. Rhoden and Anna-Karina Parker. We are a general practice law firm with a staff of three in addition to Mr. Rhoden & Mrs. Parker.
William G. Rhoden
Mr. Rhoden is a native of the State of South Carolina, being born and raised in Aiken. Mr. Rhoden graduated from Aiken High School in 1973. While at Aiken High, Mr. Rhoden served on Student Council and played varsity tennis for 3 years. During his senior year, he was selected the Most Valuable Player of the tennis team. Mr. Rhoden then attended the University of South Carolina at Aiken where he was elected Student Body President. He was selected twice as Student of the Year and was included twice in the Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.
After college, Mr. Rhoden enrolled at the University of South Carolina School of Law. While attending law school, Mr. Rhoden received an internship through the United States Department of Justice and interned at the U.S. Attorney's office in Columbia, S.C. Mr. Rhoden received the degree of Juris Doctor in December 1980. Mr Rhoden was admitted to practice in May of 1981.
After graduating from law school, Mr. Rhoden went to work at the Office of the S.C. Attorney General as a staff attorney. Mr. Rhoden was promoted to Assistant Attorney General and served in the child support enforcement section and later in the Post-Conviction Relief section. Mr. Rhoden left the S.C. General's Office in December 1983 and joined the staff of the Seventh Circuit Solicitor's Office as an Assistant Solicitor in January 1984. In November 1986, Mr. Rhoden entered private practice and opened his office in Gaffney. Mr. Rhoden is also involved in the community. He previously served on the Board of the Cherokee Children's Home. He is a member of the Gaffney Rotary Club. Mr. Rhoden currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Limestone College. Mr. Rhoden has been listed in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in American Law. Mr. Rhoden as received the AV Preeminent peer rating from MARTINDALL-HUBBELL.
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Mrs. Parker is a native of the State of Michigan, born and raised in Grand Rapids. Mrs. Parker graduated from New York Military Academy in 1992 and received her bachelors in 1996 and her Masters in 1999. After graduating with her Masters, Mrs. Parker worked with area churches in youth ministry and began a non-profit organization for inner city youth in Grand Rapids called Home of Agape. This organization worked with youth in the juvenile system between the ages of 16 – 21. After which Weed & Seed took over much of the outreach. Mrs. Parker spent sometime in Montana also working with the Cheyenne and Crow Indian Reservation at St. Labre Indian School.
Relocating to South Carolina in 2003, Mrs. Parker worked at Department of Social Services in Child Protective Services before attending law school at Charlotte School of Law. While attending law school, Mrs. Parker received an internship through the Charlotte Mecklenburg District Attortney's Office as well as in-house counsel for Family Dollar. She graduated with honors and has published a piece dealing with the Fourth Amendment & GPS searches.
Mrs. Parker continues advocating for children, families, and disabled or injured through her practice in Child Custody and Divorce in Family Court as well as representing claimants for Social Security Disability, Workers' Compensation, or Personal Injury; and those who find themselves out of luck in the Criminal Court System.
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The Law Firm of Winter & Rhoden was established in December of 1991 by William E. Winter, Jr. and William G. Rhoden. The law firm was operated as a partnership until Mr. Winter's untimely death in July 2008. After Mr. Winter's death, Mr. Rhoden chose to keep the name of Winter & Rhoden in honor of his law partner. The firm operates now as Winter & Rhoden, LLC.
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Adele Cox
Founding Director and Chief Executive
Adele Cox is a Bunuba and Gija woman from the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Adele works as an advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health in a range of areas, specifically mental health and suicide prevention. She was previously engaged as a National Senior Consultant on the National Empowerment Project and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project and is also involved on state and national suicide prevention projects across Australia.
Beginning her career working as a broadcaster/journalist covering Indigenous-specific content as well as mainstream media, Adele has spent the majority of her working life devoted to advocating for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities. Adele has been involved in organising and contributing to large scale community festivals and events, such as National NAIDOC celebrations and the Stompem Ground Festivals and has also spent time working at Telethon Kids Institute as a Senior Research Officer on a range of projects, including leading the communications and dissemination of the WA Aboriginal Child Health Survey.
Later, Adele went on to provide input for large research projects focussed on Aboriginal health and suicide prevention, which also led to her involvement as an Academic at the University of Western Australia. Through her work on various committees and councils, Adele has been able to influence the way that programs and policies are developed and implemented to ensure that they reflect the current needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Adele is a member of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Advisory Group and National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health Leaders Group.
Adele is currently the Project Director of the National Indigenous Critical Response Service and inaugural Founding Director and Chief Executive of Thirrili Ltd.
Keynote Speakers
Damian Griffis
Damian Griffis is a Worimi man and a leading advocate for the human rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability.
Damian has been a central figure in the establishment of both the Aboriginal Disability Network NSW and First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN). Damian represents FPDN at regional, national and international forums.
In 2014, he won the Tony Fitzgerald (Community Individual) Memorial Award at the Australian Human Rights Awards.
Joseph Keawe'aimoku Kaholokula, PhD
Professor and Chair of Native Hawaiian Health
International keynote, Keawe'aimnoku Kaholokula provided a snapshot of Mauli Ola, a Native Hawaiian expression of holistic health and cultural safety. He highlighted that culture is an essential part of improving health outcomes. View presentation.
Dr. Keawe Kaholokula is a Professor and Chair of Native Hawaiian Health in the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawai?i at M?noa.
His research involves developing community-based and culturally relevant health promotion programs to address diabetes and cardiovascular disease inequities in Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders using community-based participatory research approaches. His research also examines how biological, psychosocial, and sociocultural factors interplay to affect their risk for and management of chronic diseases. He serves on several community boards of organizations with a mission to improve Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander health and is co-Chair for the Native Hawaiian Health Task Force.
He is also a member of Hale Mua o K?ali'i, a Hawaiian cultural group dedicated to the revitalization of traditional values and practices.
June Oscar AO
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner
June Oscar AO, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, provided a powerful address on the importance of the allied health workforce, stating that we are the glue for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People when engaging in the health system. Read full speech.
June Oscar AO is a proud Bunuba woman from the remote town of Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia's Kimberly region. She is a strong advocate for Indigenous Australian languages, social justice, women's issues, and has worked tirelessly to reduce Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
June has held a raft of influential positions including Deputy Director of the Kimberley Land Council, chair of the Kimberley Language Resource Centre and the Kimberley Interpreting Service and Chief Investigator with WA's Lililwan Project addressing FASD .
She was appointed to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (1990) and was a winner of the 100 Women of Influence 2013 in the Social Enterprise and Not For Profit category. In 2015 June received the Menzies School of Health Research Medallion for her work with FASD.
June has a Bachelor's Degree in Business from the University of Notre Dame, Broome, Western Australia, and is currently writing her Phd. June is a co-founder of the Yiramalay Wesley Studio School and is a Community member of the Fitzroy Valley Futures Governing Committee.
In February 2017, she was awarded an honorary doctorate from Edith Cowen University.
June began her five-year term as Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner on April 3, 2017.
Gregory Phillips
Chief Executive Officer of ABSTARR Consulting
Associate Professor Gregory Phillips offered a critical discussion on how we contextualise cultural safety. He highlighted that cultural safety is not culture, and that we must look at decolonising institutions, accreditation standards, and systems to enable culturally safe environments. View presentation.
Gregory Phillips is from the Waanyi and Jaru Aboriginal Australian peoples, and comes from Cloncurry and Mount Isa.
He is a medical anthropologist, has a PhD in psychology ('Dancing With Power: Aboriginal Health, Cultural Safety and Medical Education'), a research master's degree in medical science ('Addictions and Healing in Aboriginal Country'; published as a book in 2003), and a bachelor degree in arts (Aboriginal Studies and Government majors).
Gregory has twenty years work experience in healing, alcohol and other drugs, youth empowerment, medical education and health workforce. He developed an accredited Indigenous health curriculum for all medical schools in Australia and New Zealand, founded the Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education (LIME) Network, and co-wrote a national Indigenous health workforce strategy. He established the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation Ltd in the wake of the federal apology to Indigenous Australians, has advised federal ministers on Indigenous health inequality, and was honoured in 2011 with an ADC Australian Leadership Forum Award.
Gregory is currently Chief Executive Officer of ABSTARR Consulting, and an Associate Professor and Research Fellow at The Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute.
Dr Francesca Panzironi
CEO Anangu Ngangkari Tjutaku Aboriginal Corporation
Dr Francesca Panzironi is Chief Executive Officer of the A?angu Ngangka?i Tjutaku Aboriginal Corporation (ANTAC) established in 2012 with the ngangka?i – Aboriginal traditional healers – from the A?angu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) lands in South Australia.
Dr Panzironi' s current position at ANTAC is the result of a four-year independent research process (2009-2012) that led to the establishment of ANTAC as the first Aboriginal traditional healers' organization in Australia and the publication of Hand-in-Hand. Report on Aboriginal Traditional Medicine (2013) (available at http://antac.org.au/index.php/hand-in-hand/).
Debbie Watson
Director of the Anangu Ngangkari Tjutaku Aboriginal Corporation
Debbie Watson is a Director of the Anangu Ngangkari Tjutaku Aboriginal Corporation (ANTAC) . Debbie is a senior respected ngangkari from Pipaltjatjara in the APY lands, far north west of South Australia. Debbie is also co-founder of ANTAC leading the process for the formation of the first ngangkari healers' organization in Australia.
Archie Roach
Singer / Songwriter
Closing the conference was the inspirational Archie Roach. In his keynote address, Archie weaved together stories of his life, his music and the importance of living a healthy lifestyle. We were all captivated and Archie made it seem effortless.
Australian singer/songwriter Archie Roach emerged in the early '90s fusing a folk-inspired sound with traditions from his indigenous heritage. His ARIA-winning debut album, Charcoal Lane, was named one of Rolling Stone Magazine's Top 50 albums of 1992. It was centred around Roach's heartbreaking "Took the Child Away," a deeply affecting ballad about his experience as one of the "Stolen Generation" of aboriginal children who were taken from their parents and placed in non-indigenous households. The song resonated throughout the country and received a Human Rights Achievement Award, marking the first time that the honour had been bestowed upon a songwriter. Over the coming decades, Roach and his long time musical and life partner, Ruby Hunter, would establish themselves as leading lights of Australian folk and aboriginal music.
Born in Framlingham Aboriginal Mission, near Warrnambool in southwestern Victoria, Roach was taken from his family at the age of three, along with two sisters, and sent to a Salvation Army orphanage. Although he had difficulties with his first two groups of foster parents, he found a home with a white family, Alec and Dulcie Cox, who had emigrated from Scotland to Melbourne. Through the influence of his step sister, Mary, and hearing a woman sing a Hank Williams song during a church service, Roach was inspired to pick up the guitar and begin writing songs. After receiving a letter from an older sister, Roach became enraged at the circumstances of his early life. Leaving the Cox's home with his guitar and no money, he spent the next 14 years searching for his birth parents and for clues about his past. During this difficult period living on the streets of Sydney, Roach met Ruby Hunter, another aboriginal guitar player who had been stolen from her parents. Hunter would become his soulmate and the two eventually began to raise a family.
In the late '80s, Roach and Hunter had formed the Aboriginal band the Altogethers and relocated from Sydney to Melbourne. Roach was discovered by Paul Kelly Band guitarist Steve Connolly, who heard Roach performing "Took the Children Away" on a local current affairs television show. Roach was asked to open several shows for Kelly in 1990 as he was recording his debut album. Following Charcoal Lane's success, Roach spent the next few years recording and touring with high-profile acts like Joan Armatrading, Bob Dylan, Billy Bragg, and Patti Smith. Album like 1993's Jamu Dreaming and 1997's Looking for Butter Boy continued to raise his profile. Roach was introduced to a global audience by Time Magazine, which sent a writer to Australia to cover the 2000 Sydney Olympics and ended up featuring the singer/songwriter in a cover story about the Stolen Generation. In 2002, he delivered both a new album, Sensual Being, as well as the soundtrack to the film Tracker. In 2005, he and Hunter collaborated with the Australian Art Orchestra on the album Ruby, which offered new material and artful reworkings of earlier songs. The latter part of the decade saw the release of both a new album, 2007's Journey, and a collection of early, unreleased recordings called 1988.
The next decade would begin with tragedy when, in February 2010, Ruby Hunter died of a heart attack at the age of 54. Later that year, a grief-stricken Roach would suffer a stroke while on tour and, in the following months, was diagnosed with cancer, which resulted in the removal of half of his lung. He miraculously rebounded to record 2012's powerful Into the Bloodstream. Four years later, in 2016, he delivered his tenth studio album, Let Love Rule..
Keynote Session
IAHA Student HealthFusion Team Challenge Final Showdown
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health students from all over Australia and a diverse range of disciplines have come together this week to compete in the 2017 IAHA HealthFusion Team Challenge. With the help of mentors, each interdisciplinary team has worked together to develop and creatively present a plan of care in response to a complex case study.
Watch the two top teams from the heats go on to battle it out in the Final Showdown at 8.30am on Wednesday 29 November 2017 in a plenary session. The team that demonstrates a mastery of teamwork and communication throughout the course of the HealthFusion Team Challenge will be declared the winner and 2017 IAHA HealthFusion Team Challenge Champion.


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1. Introduction
The National Museum is the most significant Czech museum institution. It's main, historical building in Prague's Wenceslas Square has been finally opened in October 2019 after a lengthy 8-year old reconstruction. Not all the exhibitions are yet open and reconstruction will continue until June 2020.
The main building of the Czech National Museum, a magnificent Neo-Renaissance monument from the 19th century, is located at the top of the Wenceslas Square. It has been closed since July 2011 for massive and essential reconstruction works, but in the meantime, there's no need to despair. There is plenty to see in the National Museum New Building, The Náprstek Museum of Asian, African and American Cultures, Czech Museum of Music, and other buildings belonging to the National Museum, all of them absolutely worth visiting.
Recommended Guided Tours for National Museum
2. History and Facts
The National Museum ("Národní muzeum" in Czech) focuses on many science and collection fields and it manages its collections in a number of buildings not only in Prague but also elsewhere in the Czech Republic. It was founded in 1818 under the name of "Patriotic museum of Bohemia" ("Vlastenecké museum v Čechách").
The foundation was supported by the academic public and the nobility. For example, the famous Czech historian and the most influential person of the Czech National Revival (often called "Father of the Nation") František Palacký was involved. Kašpar Maria Šternberg, a world-renowned paleontologist, was the actual founder. He donated his large collections to the Museum.
Nowadays, the National Museum contains millions of museum items. Its collections include Czech and foreign material testimonies to the development of nature and history. Within the frame of a uniquely large number of long-term and temporary exhibitions, one can learn, among other things, about geology, paleontology, zoology, anthropology, and prehistory. The National Museum also keeps the Czech historical book stock and its representatives pursue publication, educational, and lecturing activities.
3. Reconstruction
The above mentioned reconstruction of the main historical building of the National Museum was long planned and absolutely necessary. Since its foundation, the building had not undergone any major repairs and if not reconstructed it would have had to be closed for safety reasons. The aim of the reconstruction is to save this significant national cultural monument, and also to turn it into a modern museum premise. During the reconstruction of the main building, some of the exhibits are displayed in other National Museum buildings, as part of temporary exhibitions.
The historically and architecturally valuable building had been damaged most of all by two military attacks – in 1945 and in 1968. At the end of World War II, during the Prague uprising (May 1945), the building was hit by an aerial bomb. And in 1968, when the occupation (one of the darkest eras in Bohemian history) started, the Soviet military armed vehicles drove onto Wenceslas Square. They shot at the National Museum, thinking it was the Czech Radio building. Also, the National Museum building´s statics were damaged during the construction of the Prague metro A line in the 70s of the last century.
4. National Museum Buildings and Long-term Exhibitions
The Czech National Museum consist of five specialized, professionally autonomous institutions: the Museum of Natural Science ("Přírodovědecké museum"), the Historical Museum ("Historické museum"), the Naprstek Museum of Asia, African, and American Cultures ("Náprstkovo muzeum asijských, afrických a amerických kultur"), the National Museum Library ("Knihovna národního muzea") and the Museum of Czech Music ("České museum hudby").
The National Museum unites 16 objects and expositions in the Czech Republic. Let us mention the most important Prague ones. The most significant one is the currently closed main historical building on the top of Wenceslas Square. This Neo-Renaissance building amazes with its decorations, created by some of the most renowned Czech artists, painters and sculptors, such as Vojtěch Hynais (also the author of the famous curtain of the Prague National Theatre). There are 72 names from Czech history written in gold on the façade of the building, too.
The National Museum New Building at Vinohradská street, Prague 1, is another very important building under the National Museum jurisdiction. The former seat of the Radio Free Europe was transferred under the jurisdiction of the National Museum in 2009. Nowadays it hosts, among other things, a long-term exhibition, "Noah's Ark", focusing on animals that live or used to live on our planet.
The Czech Museum of Music, located on Karmelitská street, Prague 1, is the venue of many music-focused temporary exhibitions and a long-term one, called "Man – Instrument – Music". This exposition introduces musical instruments not just as remarkable testimonies of craftsmanship and artistry, but also as the main mediators between music and men.
The Lapidary at Prague 7 is the permanent venue of an exhibition called "The monuments of stone carving in Bohemia from the 11th to 19th Century", while the Antonín Dvořák Museum (Prague 2) focuses on the life and work of one of the most famous Czech composers. Another world renowned Czech master of music, Bedřich Smetana, is honored by the Bedřich Smetana Museum (Novotného lávka, Prague 1).
We also need to mention the Náprstek Museum of Asian, African and American Cultures at the "Betlémské náměstí" square (Prague 1). It is the venue of two long-term expositions: "Cultures Of Australia and Oceania" and "Vojta Náprstek". The latter one focuses on the founder of the museum, a propagator of female education and overall progress.
Last but not least, the National Museum Library, located in the New building of the National Museum, is yet another part of the Czech National Museum, which should not be missed. The public scientific library is the second biggest library in the Czech Republic.
5. Where it is? Location & Map
The buildings of the National Museum are located all around Prague (and also the rest of the Czech Republic). The main building is located directly at the top of Wenceslas Square (Wenceslas Square 68, 115 79 Prague 1). You won't get inside, but you can still take beautiful pictures of the museum's exterior. It's well worth visiting, especially during the dark.
To get there you can take either metro lines A or C to station "Muzeum", or tram number 11 or 13 to station "Muzeum" and walk down. Alternatively, you can go to station "Vaclavske namesti" on tram number 3, 9, 17, 21 or 24 and walk up through Wenceslas Square.
6. Opening Hours, Tickets & Entrance Fee
The museum is open Monday to Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm. The price for a regular ticket is 260 CZK, discounted 170 CZK (seniors 65+, children 6 – 15 and students) and family 440 CZK (2 adults + 3 kids). Children under the age of 6 have free entrance.
Tickets can be purchased at the museum entrance or online.
Also, you can take a free virtual tour and see all the exhibitions on your computer. Including the massive mammoth 4 meters tall mammoth.
7. Other Museums & Institutions
All the museums and exhibitions below are part of the National Museum, so won't go wrong by visiting any of them. National Museum is not just a one building.
- National Museum New Building; address: Vinohradska 1, 110 00 Prague 1; entrance fee: 100 CZK; opening hours: 10 AM to 6 PM all week
- Náprstek Museum of Asian, African and American Cultures; address: Betlemske namesti 1, 110 00 Prague 1; entrance fee: 100 CZK; opening hours: 10 AM to 6 PM all week
- Czech Museum of Music; address: Karmelitska 2/4, 118 00 Prague 1; entrance fee: 120 CZK; opening hours: 10 AM to 6 PM all week (closed on Tuesdays)
- Bedřich Smetana Museum; address: Novotneho lavka 1, 110 00 Prague 1; entrance fee: 50 CZK; opening hours: 10 AM to 5 PM Wednesday to Monday
- Antonín Dvořák Museum; address: Ke Karlovu 20, 120 00 Prague 2; entrance fee: 50 CZK; opening hours: 10 AM to 5 PM all week
- Lapidarium (Lapidary) – Exhibition of Stone Monuments; address: Vystaviste 422, 170 00 Prague 7; entrance fee: 50 CZK; open only from May to November; opening hours: 10 AM to 4 PM on Wednesdays, 12 AM to 6 PM on Thursdays to Sundays
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Cloud insurance: How much protection does it provide?
Cloud insurance is becoming more popular, according to brokers, mainly because of concerns over security and service-level agreement shortcomings.
You have insurance for your house, your car and maybe your boat. Why not buy insurance for your cloud storage?
Yes, there is such a thing as cloud insurance. It's an off-shoot of cyber insurance that has been around since the late 1990s, but is gaining popularity because of lingering concerns over cloud security and unsatisfactory service-level agreements (SLA), according to insurance and IT industry reports.
In April, the International Association of Cloud and Managed Service Providers (MSPAlliance), announced a cloud insurance initiative for its members along with its partner, Lockton Affinity.
Charles Weaver, CEO of the MSPAlliance, said a cloud insurance scenario might work like this: A RAID drive breaks in the cloud, and the customer is fined by a regulatory agency -- possibly in the health care or banking industries -- due to the outage.
"In that scenario, there could be a physical cost to the customer, and the customer would likely say to the MSP, 'You are going to pay this bill,'" Weaver said. "The MSP's insurance policy, in that case, would protect the provider and the client."
Even in cases where no data was lost and the data was never breached, regulatory agencies in some highly regulated verticals have levied fines, Weaver said.
Providers should have cloud insurance the way professionals in any industry do, Weaver said. He said the insurance is aimed mainly at covering the MSP, but does provide some coverage for the customer.
"While I don't like to sell fear, many of the worst possible outcomes of cloud computing are coming to life," Weaver said. "It's no longer a technical issue. Now [security concerns are] a very real thing, and your customer is more than likely going to ask you about it."
SLAs seen as lacking
Cloud outages are hardly a rarity, but no monetary payoff can buy back your data if it can't be recovered. SLAs can't do that either, though, and that is all users have to fall back on without cloud insurance.
Dissatisfaction with current SLAs is helping to create a need for greater protection, said Arun Taneja, principal and founder of the Taneja Group.
Taneja, who has been reviewing SLAs for cloud customers recently, said, "They do have some clauses in there right now for lack of availability. It's so trivial, though." Most of the compensation is in the form of a "freebie, some service for a month."
Cloud scenarios are ideal for insurance companies, Taneja said. "The risk has been reduced quite heavily [with encryption and other data protection technologies], but it's not zero. That's what [insurance companies] love.
"Other than availability, there is nothing the end user is getting from the provider in terms of cyber insurance -- nothing to do with security or data breaches. Granted, the risk is low because a large amount of that data is sitting there encrypted. But somebody could find the keys and get access to data for 5,000 customers."
Cyber insurance purchased in 2012 averaged $16.8 million across all industries, an increase of nearly 20% over 2011, according to a 2013 Q1 report issued by Marsh USA Inc., which bills itself as the world's largest insurance broker and risk adviser.
C-levels want cloud protection
Health care and education are two industries with a keen interest in cyber insurance. "Certain industries have more sensitivity [to security issues]," said Bob Parisi, network security and privacy practice leader at Marsh. "They seem to buying it faster than anyone else at the moment."
Parisi said many of his customers are CIOs and chief technology officers who were previously skeptical of needing cyber insurance.
"They are hugely concerned about security," Parisi said. "They are concerned about handing the data to a third party. Now, it is a concern they overcome -- but they are concerned." In June, CloudInsure, a New York-based company that offers insurance for cloud providers, announced that Liberty International Underwriters will provide CloudInsure clients with a tool that allows end users to conduct quick online cloud risk assessments and potential insurance packages.
"We marry the cloud service providers with the underwriters -- and their respective risk appetite," said Doug Weeden, director of program administration at CloudInsure, which is a subsidiary of CyberRisk Partners LLS. Weeden said the company, which got its start in 2010, does have a large cloud provider as a partner, but has yet to announce the details.
Weeden said CloudInsure positions its insurance as a competitive edge to providers. The hard part, he said, is getting the cloud providers to detail the ingredients in their "secret sauce" so CloudInsure can, in turn, provide more transparency to underwriters.
"The current risk regime is stacked in the [SLAs'] favor -- and the refusal to negotiate indemnity clauses on their contracts," Weeden said. "In terms of the pitch to them, it's my job [to point out that] they are already taking on these risks. Security, we find, is the No. 1 reason that most companies have not gone to the cloud."


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Product Marketing Manager - AdTech - £60k Permanent
- Location: London, England
- Salary: £45000 - £60000 per annum
- Sector: Product - Marketing
- Consultant:
I have recently partnered with a highly successful, and rapidly growing independent company operating within the AdTech space. With offices across the US and APAC, this brand provides leading advertisers and agencies with the ability to create, activate and measure all forms of digital marketing across desktop, tablet and mobile.
The Role:
Reporting to and working closely with the CMO and collaboratively with their product development, sales and creative production teams you will plan, manage and execute marketing communications for all brand products. You will be responsible for developing and communicating the brand proposition to customers - some of the world's biggest advertisers and media agencies - as well as the digital media and ad-tech industry at large. You will create collateral and communications that reach and engage core audiences and that express the benefits of working with them in the most compelling ways possible.
Key Responsibilities:
*Bring products to market and drive their adoption and success through planning and executing go to market plans, working closely with Product Managers / Owners
*Plan and execute external communication programmes that reach and engage target audiences
*Work collaboratively with new business team to promote their products and services
*Initiate, create and execute marketing collateral such as case studies, one sheets, newsletters, event invitations and content for social media & the website
*Plan and project manage internal & external marketing events, webinars, product presentations and launches
*Source & manage association and representation at external digital industry and vertical specific events, write submissions for speaking opportunities, award entries, etc.
*Ensure all marketing expenditure is planned, tracked and reported accurately and responsibly
*Embed success measurement in the way marketing programmes are planned, executed and analysed to identify what works against the clear objectives of the overall marketing strategy and of individual activities
Your skills:
*Experience in a marketing role within either the ad tech, media or advertising industry
*Ability to clearly explain the benefits of product features and translate them into customer-facing messaging
*Ability to effectively express complex ideas in a written and oral context
*Multitasker with experience in project and events management
*Self-starter who initiates innovative & creative ideas with the ability to work independently to execute and meet goals
*Has successfully developed and executed marketing activities that include product collaterals, PR, on and offline marketing, social media and presence at industry events, for a company operating in the marketing industry
*An excellent eye for detail, design and creative excellence
*Experience working with product development teams to develop and produce marketing collateral to assist with lead generation and client retention
*Experience planning and managing the social-media presence of a business
*Experience measuring, tracking and assessing the success of marketing communications activities in meeting marketing and corporate goals
Propel are the UK's largest independent provider of permanent and contract recruitment services to the global digital economy, specialising in commercial, marketing, technical and creative talent.
Services advertised by Propel are those of an Agency and/or an Employment Business. Please be aware that we receive a high volume of applications for our roles, many from people who meet or exceed the requirements. Whilst we try to respond to as many applicants as possible, you can assume that you have not been selected for interview if you do not hear from us within 14 days.


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Prototype Global Disability Rights Library Launches
Washington, DC – Disability rights advocates around the globe can now access a newly launched tool for finding the knowledge and toolkits they need: the Global Disability Rights Library (GDRL) at http://gdrl.org . A prototype "test" version of this library is being made available both on-line and off-line so that users can share feedback with the GDRL team on improving the library.
The GDRL is a collaborative effort between the U.S. International Council on Disabilities (USICD) and the University of Iowa's WiderNet Project with funding support from USAID. It is working to bring the best materials on disability rights and the convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to developing countries, particularly to locations with limited internet access.
"We are excited to be able to begin sharing the prototype version of the Global Disability Rights Library with the public because we need everyone's help in making it an outstanding resource," says Andrea Shettle, GDRL program manager at USICD. "Disability rights advocates, policy makers, and other stakeholders in developing countries deserve easier access to a rich body of digital knowledge. These websites, videos, and electronic publications can support their work in improving the lives of people with disabilities in developing countries. The GDRL is still very much a work in progress. We need disabled people's
organizations, service providers, government personnel, families, and people with disabilities around the world to start using it and telling us how they want us to improve the library."
Under the current USAID funding grant, 60 organizations, universities, and agencies in developing countries with limited internet access will receive a free off-line version of the digital library in an eGranary. An eGranary is a hard drive with an extensive collection of digital resources. An eGranary also has an interface that emulates the appearance and function of the web without
requiring actual internet access. So far, a total of 27 deployment sites have been selected. This includes four locations in Ethiopia, Nigeria, Peru, and Zambia that will join on-line users in closely reviewing the prototype version of the library. The GDRL team will use feedback from the first four deployment sites, along with feedback from on-line users, to improve the library before disseminating it via eGranaries to the other deployment sites. Another 33 deployment sites will be selected after the final September 1, 2011 application deadline. An on-line application form is at http://www.widernet.org/digitallibrary/GDRLSiteSelection/ .
People who do have internet access can now visit the on-line version of the prototype GDRL at
All GDRL users are encouraged to share their feedback and suggestions for additional digital resources by sending an email to firstname.lastname@example.com or to firstname.lastname@example.com
Read more about the GDRL project at:
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Call for Applications to Receive Global Disability Rights Library
Call for Applications to Receive Global Disability Rights Library
January 7, 2011
Contact: Andrea Shettle, Program Manager: Global Disability Rights Library
Telephone: (877) 535-0506
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Washington, DC – The Global Disability Rights Library project announces a call for organizations to apply to receive a free digital Global Disability Rights Library (GDRL). Applications are open to disabled people's organizations, universities, government agencies, and other organizations in developing countries. Sixty organizations will receive the digital library to empower them to disseminate valuable disability rights knowledge and toolkits to their communities.
The goal of the GDRL project is to improve the lives of persons with disabilities in developing countries. The project uses an innovative off-line digital storage technology to deliver digital resources to people beyond the reach of the internet. The electronic library will be stored in a hard drive, called an "eGranary unit" that also contains an interface emulating the look and functioning of the web but without requiring actual internet connectivity. Users will include disabled people's organizations (DPOs), decision makers, government agencies, individual advocates, and others who cannot easily download information from the web. Read more about the GDRL project at:
The GDRL is a collaborative effort between the U.S. International Council on Disabilities and the University of Iowa's WiderNet Project with support from USAID to bring the best materials on disability rights and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to developing countries.
Ideal deployment site candidates will have a demonstrated commitment to promoting and facilitating disability rights. Successful applicants will have the organizational capacity to become a hub for disseminating disability rights information and will be inclusive of a diverse disability community. Interested organizations are urged to review the application and full eligibility criteria posted on WiderNet's website at:
Individuals and organizations with internet access are encouraged to please assist in reaching out to organizations with poor internet connectivity to assist them with the application process. There will be several selection rounds. Applicants not accepted in an early selection round will be immediately rolled over into subsequent selection rounds. Candidates are encouraged to apply early. Please do not wait until the final deadline.
Apply by March 1, 2011, to be considered for deployment by June 30, 2011
Apply by September 1, 2011, to be considered for deployment by December 31, 2011
Apply by May 1, 2012, to be considered for deployment by August 31, 2012
Questions about the application process or eligibility criteria should be directed to email@example.com. Applicants who cannot use email also may reach us by post mail at
Andrea Shettle, MSW, MA
Program Manager, Global Disability Rights Library
United States International Council on Disabilities (USICD)
1012-14th Street, NW, Suite 105
Washington, DC 20005
United States of America
Job Post: Research Assistant for Global Disability Rights Library at US International Council on Disabilities in Washington, DC area
Job Post: Research Assistant
Job Summary:
The United States International Council on Disabilities (USICD) is looking for a Research Assistant in the Washington, DC area. As a member of a small team, the Research Assistant will be responsible for providing support to the management team in implementing the daily activities of the Global Disability Rights Library (GDRL) project, a joint initiative of USICD and the University of Iowa WiderNet Project.
Responsibilities may include identifying, adding, and cataloguing material on disability rights for the eGranary digital library; managing information resources in a range of formats; communicating with authors and publishers to request copyright permission for inclusion of their content in the digital library; communicating with volunteers assisting the project; scheduling meetings to be held remotely among a global group of participants; maintaining a database of partners and potential partners and collaborators for the GDRL Project; and providing other research and administrative support to the management staff as needed. More information about the GDRL project is available here: http://usicd.org/template/page.cfm?id=163.
USICD's mission is to catalyze and help focus the energy, expertise and resources of the U.S. disability community and the U.S. government to optimize their impact on improving the lives and circumstances of people with disabilities worldwide, and to be an active member of the global disability rights movement. This position offers a unique opportunity to join a groundbreaking organization supporting the rights of people with disabilities in the U.S. and abroad. Learn more about USICD at its website at www.usicd.org.
Qualifications Summary:
USICD seeks a dynamic, energetic researcher with prior training or experience in library and information science or management; excellent communication skills; experience with performing office coordination functions and with electronic communication; ability to work collaboratively and to take direction; and proficiency in computer software application.
A commitment to the advancement of people with disabilities and knowledge of disability cultures in the United States and internationally are desirable. Also helpful is a wide-ranging curiosity in all knowledge relevant to people with disabilities in developing countries and a commitment to disseminating this knowledge to support the efforts of disability rights advocates worldwide. First-hand experience with disability preferred.
This employment opportunity is currently a part-time position under grant funding; however, additional funding support is being sought, and applicants seeking full and part-time employment are encouraged to apply. Applicants should provide a cover letter, resume, and the contact information for three references. Electronic submissions by email are preferred.
Deadline: The position will remain open for applications until the position is filled.
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Fellowship Opportunity: at disability advocacy organization in Washington, DC, USA
Dear Colleagues,
The United States International Council on Disabilities (USICD), in partnership with Atlas Corps, has made available one fellowship position to work with USICD in Washington, DC for one year, beginning in September 2010. This is an exciting opportunity for a mid-career professional from another country, working in the nongovernmental sector, to spend a year working in Washington working and learning with our organization in areas such as advocacy, program development and nonprofit administration. Their experience will be further enriched by the professional development activities that occur throughout their placement, provided by Atlas Corps.
I have attached the candidate qualifications description we have developed with Atlas Corps. Please share this with any international networks with whom you participate. I am particularly enthused to have individuals with first-hand experience in disability in the applicant pool. Applications are now coming in; time is short, so please do not delay to encourage those people you know who may be interested to review the materials and consider applying. You can learn more about Atlas Corps here: http://www.atlascorps.org/ and in the information below; Atlas Corps manages the application process and is the point of contact for all applicants. Further information about USICD is available here: www.usicd.org.
Thank you,
David Morrissey
About Atlas Corps Fellowship
Atlas Corps coordinates the rigorous selection process as well as logistics including living stipend, visa, flight, health insurance, taxes, and end of service award. The Host organization pays a cost share that covers a percent of the expenses.
This is a unique opportunity to receive a talented, mid-career, citizen sector (nonprofit/NGO) leader from overseas who is recruited specifically for your organization. Host applications are accepted year round. The fellowship program runs a fall class from September to August and a spring class from March to February.
Host Benefits:
• The Host organization receives a full-time, yearlong, international Fellow who is a leader in the nonprofit/NGO sector with 3-10 years of relevant experience. The average Atlas Corps Fellow is 28 years old, is fluent in English, and has a bachelor's or master's degree. (Volunteers going to Bogota are also fluent in Spanish.)
• Atlas Corps recruits at least two strong candidates for the Host organization based on a job description provided by the Host. The Host interviews candidates and selects their top choice from Atlas' pool of vetted candidates.
• Atlas Corps provides Fellows with assistance in obtaining a visa, ten days advance orientation and training, health insurance, round trip international travel to host assignment, living stipend, and ongoing monthly training.
• The Host joins an international network of nonprofit organizations and rising nonprofit leaders who work together and share best practices.
Host Responsibilities:
• Host agrees to pay Atlas Corps a cost share for the Fellow over the course of the year, beginning 30-45 days prior to fellow's start date.. Payments are made quarterly. Host is not responsible for taxes, health insurance, visa, or additional compensation.
• Host interviews candidates and selects their top choice. The Fall Fellows start at Host organization in early September and Spring Fellows start in March.
• Host agrees to provide a workstation (desk, phone, computer).
• Host agrees to provide meaningful work opportunities for the Fellow and will develop a Fellow work plan during the recruitment process.
• Host agrees to embrace the two-way notion of the Atlas Corps program that values the contributions of rising nonprofit leaders from the global south.
Open Position: Atlas Corps Fellow
Job Summary: The United States International Council on Disabilities (USICD) is looking for an Atlas Corps Fellow to serve in the Washington, DC area.
USICD's mission is to catalyze and help focus the energy, expertise and resources of the US disability community and the US government to optimize their impact on improving the lives and circumstances of people with disabilities worldwide, and to be an active member of the global disability rights movement. The selected fellow will join a groundbreaking organization supporting the rights of people with disabilities in the US and abroad.
As a member of a small team and working under the direction of the Executive Director, the Atlas Corps Fellow will have a working and learning experience with USICD. The Fellow will provide integral support to the administrative and programmatic functions of the organization, to include:
• Assisting the Executive Director with various administrative tasks related to operating a U.S.-based nonprofit organization
• Assisting the program management staff in implementing various USICD initiatives in the areas of CRPD education and global disability rights information dissemination
• Supporting the Board of Directors' activities through communications and logistic planning
• Respond to the inquiries of USICD members and constituents for information and disseminating announcements via electronic and print mailings
• Uploading content to the USICD website
• And developing their own portfolio of projects, presentations, and global network building unique to their role as an Atlas Corps Fellow with USICD, under the guidance and advice of the Executive Director.
Qualifications Summary:
USICD seeks a dynamic, energetic individual who:
• Understands disability as a human rights issue, beyond the more traditional charity or medical models
• Has at least basic awareness of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities treaty -OR- the universal human rights framework in general
• Has some first-hand experience in the disability community, as a family member, advocate, or self-identified person with a disability
• Has developed skills speaking, presenting/teaching, and writing in English
• Has strong computer and internet use skills; experience with web publishing or content management a plus
• Some experience in nonprofit or civil society/NGO administration
A commitment to the advancement of people with disabilities and knowledge of disability cultures in the United States and internationally are desirable. First-hand experience with disability preferred.
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Today's consumers — particularly younger generations like Millennials — are increasingly looking for brands with a message, especially in the food industry. While price is always an important factor when making a purchasing decision, consumers gravitate towards brands they trust to be beneficial to themselves, their communities and the world as a whole.
Panelists from across different industries offered advice for finding that greater purpose and delivering the message to consumers in a session called "The Purposeful Brand: Values, Profits & Lessons from the Street."
1. Start small
Don't be so ambitious that your goals are so far into the future they seem unattainable, cautioned Klaus Beyer Nielsen, president and CEO of fish processing company the Espersen Group. Even small steps can help differentiate you from your competitors in the beginning.
It's also important to be as transparent as possible with the initiatives you do undertake, said Amanda Lechenet, manager of corporate sustainability strategy at luxury brand Coach.
2. "Walk the talk"
It's one thing to have a great message, but your company needs to live up to its commitments even if there are short-term financial issues, said Nielsen. When the Espersen Group decided to only use fish that it knew were legally caught, the company lost a good portion of its supply. Yet, it was able to show that it was a trusted supplier to clients like McDonald's and Tesco.
3. Your employees are your best ambassadors
There may be plenty of support for sustainability commitments at the corporate level, but it's store employees who are the ones who must communicate those messages to customers, noted Lechenet.
On a related note, finding the right employees and partners is key for building trust with consumers.
"Effectively trust for us begins with the people who work with us and for us," said Aaron Niederhelman, principal co-founder of the Entrepreneur Agrarian Fund.


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Whether you run for the thrill of it, to stay fit of healthy, or both, get ready for a more enjoyable running routine as Salomon promotes Citytrail running, inspired from its mountain trail running heritage. Alongside the launch of Salomon's Citytrail products, the brand is happily prepping to host the first-ever event in the Philippines following its success in different countries including the U.S., and select countries in Europe and Asia such as Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
After much deliberation, the Salomon Citytrail Manila is set to launch on September 7, 2014 at Intramuros, Manila.
The oldest city in the Philippines, The Walled City was deemed perfect for an adventure run that will not only be challenging and exciting with its dynamic urban landscape, but rich with culture and heritage as well. Even more enticing is the fact that the race starts at 4PM, which means the runners will experience all these amid the Manila sunset –the best time to explore and absorb the old fortress.
The sunset run is set to target at least 500 participants made up of adventure seekers, road runners, weekend warriors, fitness buffs, and trail running enthusiasts. Divided into two categories of 12km and 6km, the course will not be a conventional road run and will include challenges such as climbing stairs, crossing bridges, and clambering ramps around the Walled City. Foot strikes on different surfaces, ascends on bridges and stairs will stimulate trail running skills while rediscovering Philippine heritage and culture. Salomon brand ambassadors, Philippine Sky Runners & Suunto Athletes will be the assigned to selected areas to marshal and guide the participants in the running tour. The cutoff time for the whole race is two hours.
The registration will be open from August 1 to August 29 at the Salomon stores and August 30 to September 5 at R.O.X. Bonifacio High Street. Participants may also register online ( http://www.runnersrunner.com/2014sctp/). The fee is P900 and P1,200 respectively for the 6km and 12km categories. All registrants will get a race bib, timing chip, Salomon Citytrail singlet, Citytrail cap, post race meal and a historical running tour of Intramuros City. 12km finishers will get a Citytrail Finisher's medal. Top three male and female winners per distance will be awarded with R.O.X. gift certificates, Salomon products, and other freebies. Salomon items and products from sponsors will also be given away to lucky participants on the day of the event.
Fortunately, participants need not to worry because substantial parking spaces will be made available within the venue. Plus, a baggage counter will be situated within the Start/Finish area in Fort Santiago where race participants may leave their belongings.
Salomon Citytrail Manila is a green run as it promotes sustainability and environmental preservation. No disposables will be given throughout the race course. Gatorade dispensers and water jugs will be stationed around the road areas of Intramuros City.
In line with Salomon's campaign to "Elevate Your Run", it is through the Citytrail event and its latest Citytrail footwear that Salomon aspires to introduce Citytrail running as an urban alternative to trail running.
A global event meant to entice everyone to "Elevate Your Run", Citytrail running is all about being creative and imaginative when it comes to making your own trails in the city. It involves making use of the different surfaces within the city like pathways, roads, sidewalks, alleyways, bridges, stairs, et cetera to keep the experience exciting and more challenging.
Living up to its claim as the leading expert in trail running equipment, Salomon will also be launching the X-Scream, the best choice for Multi-Terrain Urban Running. Dynamic and cushioned, the X-Scream is an agile Citytrail shoe that injects mountain spirit into running in an urban landscape.
Designed for an adaptive fit, dynamic cushioning, and grip, the X-Scream features a specific set of innovative technologies including a Lace pocket to provide easy storage for the Quick Fit lacing system; Quicklace, for a minimalistic and strong lace for one-pull tightening; OS Tendon for a perfect ride; Light Weight Muscle Traction; Friction Free Lace Eyelet; Contagrip HA; Molded EVA; Sensiflex, for a combination of foothold and freedom; Contagrip LT for grip and durability; EVA shaped Footbed; Sensifit; and a Non-marking Contagrip.
Running and staying fit need not be boring. Through its innovative products and engaging events such as the upcoming Salomon Citytrail Manila event, Salomon calls out to everyone to elevate their run and mix things up by exploring new and challenging trails.
Salomon is exclusively distributed by the Primer Group of Companies, Asia's next retail giant.
Facebook Account: https://www.facebook.com/salomon.pilipinas
Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/280554438799155/?ref=br_tf
Instagram: @salomonph
Online Registration: http://www.runnersrunner.com/2014sctp/


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Procurement is often seen as the enemy of creativity and big ideas by marketers; but the relationship doesn't have to be adversarial and together the two can achieve great efficiencies.
Media barter is one such process that could result in benefits. It enables advertisers to achieve efficiencies by using their products and services to part pay for media rather than paying 100 per cent in cash. And because advertisers are able to use the margins on their products and services to part fund a media campaign, it costs less than if they paid for it all in cash.
We are talking increments here – the uplift on a bartered campaign is around 15-20 per cent. However, as a process, it offers a creative way for purchasing and marketing teams to work together with finance to leverage a company's assets and incrementally extend its budgets, without spending more money.
So how does it work? Each team has a key role to play in a barter or swopping deal. Marketing secures the right media placement. Procurement ensures the value of any media acquired and also that the products/services bartered in exchange are traded in as effectively as possible. Meanwhile, finance ensures the overall budget stays on track.
Deals are then negotiated by specialists who trade a company's assets and cash for media value.
A good barter specialist will work closely with the marketing team's media agency to ensure the key communication strategy is never compromised and that any saving is real and accountable. On the product side, the specialist should listen carefully to core objectives across marketing, procurement and finance and suggest solutions that generate maximum return for the wider business.
So which products and services are suitable for such a deal? The most common are cars, flights, drinks and hotel rooms, but the list also includes utilities, telephony, computers, insurance, food products and more.
What happens to bartered products? Specialists trade them for media space within a closed network of upmarket media owners who need flights, car fleets, utilities and so on. This approach can offer companies the opportunity to grow their markets without impacting their existing distribution channels. A good specialist can also help establish products and services into routes or territories previously unreachable through traditional sales routes.
The need to drive value and increase cost efficiencies across all areas of a business is a constant. Media barter is just one way of doing this, however it is an approach that encourages marketing, procurement and finance teams to collaborate in developing a smart business process that can be implemented year in, year out.
☛ Paul Jackson is COO of media barter specialists Astus Group


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There are multiple reasons for business to invest in Eastern Europe. Some companies are attracted by growing economies and the increasingly wealthier middle class. Others simply want to reduce costs or benefit from the relatively skilled labor force. However, as the level of cross border transactions increases, companies want to monitor and control their financials more intensively. A reliable accounting partner becomes a valuable asset.
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This is another one of the most popular operations. Typically, in most Asian
populations, the nose in general appears to be flat and they seek an operation that
will give the nose projection and make it not appear flat.
The operation for this is a fairly simple operation where an implant is used that is being
nicely conforms to the middle of the nose which is called the columella and on top of the
nose which is called the roof or dorsum of the nose. This implant material is either a Porex
material typically produced by company called Medpor and/or it can be a silicone
material and many companies produce silicone nose implants. The operation is
done through a closed rhinoplasty approach and it is an operation that is
expeditious and can be even done under pure local anesthesia if somebody would
like that. The operation has high rate of satisfaction. The most common
complication, short term or long term, can be an infection as these materials that are
artificial, and an artificial material can be infected. It appears that the Porex implant
has a lower rate of infection and also conforms more accurately. Another cause of
reoperation and another complication of this operation is displacement or
misplacement of the implant that can be done at the time of surgery or it can occur
actually over many years because the nose is a dynamic entity and it does grow as
we age.
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COHRED - Council on Health Research for Development, Switzerland
COHRED is an international non-governmental organization. Its governance comprises a board that has a majority low and middle income country (LMIC) membership.
Its structure is a network of centres of activity around the world - with most of the staff being permanently based in, and often citizens and residents of, LMICs. COHRED supports research and innovation as key drivers for development and the improvement of people's health.
Sustainable development in low and middle income countries (LMICs) is only possible where Government recognizes the importance of fostering an environment wherein research and innovation are valued, appropriately prioritized, and can prosper.
Since 1993 COHRED has focused on strengthening the governance, management and systems of LMICs to use research, science, technology and innovation to improve health, equity and development.


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Evolving-Personal-Spirituality : The question is, "Why evolve your own spirituality?"
Our reason for suggesting you do so is, only if you don't have a working belief, a faith, in one of the myriad teaching already available.
The reason for spirituality: Addiction Recovery is often enhanced by the inclusion of a spiritual focus and participation. In addition, the level of participation is often related to the level of addiction recovery. Why?
Our finding alternate non-addictive involvements to replace our addictions displaces our anguish on to a positive focus. This is especially true if we adopt an "other" focus, outside our selves.
So what comprises a "good" spiritual practice?
Often the arts, like spirituality, escape the purely rational.Some sense the spiritual in the marvels of nature. A rainbow, a sunset, the sheer majesty of the mountains affects us all.
The best spiritual practices affect us emotionally, like poetry, music, and paintings. There is an emotional bonding with these activities.
There is an art to poetry and to spirituality.
Often our connection is not easily verbalized. We try to put our sense of wonder into words, that's where poetry verse is helpful.
Yes You Can establish your own Spitituality Practice.
Sincere, full, participation in spiritual exercises benefits Addiction Recovery because basically, Addiction is a Spiritual Disease.
Discover how Addiction is a Spiritual Disease.
See Why Addiction-a-Spiritual-Disease is.
We are more than rational beings. We respond to symbolism, essence beyond the reach of words.
We seek the ultimate reality. We seek to no longer be adrift.
Our primal anguish is for completion, fulfillment. We welcome spiritual awakening, an enlightenment.
Consider the benefits of a Serenity Life Practice.
This requires aligning ourselves, our life, with the flow and direction of the universe, moment by moment. We come to know the Power of Now.
We can evolve and develop our personal concept of spirituality into an individual practice. We can have the timeless revelation of personal enlightenment.
In this, we can be free of the dogmatisms of the past. We can ride the waves of our life, and escape the narcissistic material obsessions many subscribe to.
Develop and Enhance your Relationships as Spiritual Practice.
Well, we work at it.
If you seek, you will find. When you are ready, a teacher will appear. And no, it isn't as easy as saying it.
But it is possible. Let your spiritual impulses have some free reign. Loose the bounds of restraint. But, don't delude yourself.
Let your personal spirituality come naturally. One rose, one rainbow, at a time. Prayer and meditation are special. Use them as the vehicles they are.
Adapt your thinking to Awareness and Mindfulness, Start Now.
Evolving-Personal-Spirituality frees us from being Addictions-Spiritual-Orphans.
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The Battle of the Five Armies starts off where The Desolation of Smaug ended with Smaug desolating the settlement of Laketown. After the dragon is killed the dwarfs, led by Thorin (Richard Armitage), seek shelter inside the mountain, ready to defend it from any threats that converge on the mountain. Inside the mountain, Thorin is driven mad by the treasures inside, but on the outside five armies are ready to do battle varying to claim to the riches within the mountain.
2013 Films
Wednesday, 24 December 2014
Saturday, 20 December 2014
Deliver us from Evil
The films starts off in Iraq (not too dissimilar to The Exorcist) as it follows three soldiers who explore an underground tunnel and encounter something not of this world. The action zooms six months into the future where NYPD detective Ralph Sarchie (Eric Bana) is responding to a 911 distress call concerning a domestic assault. The perpetrator just happens to be one of the soldiers from the prologue, who is swiftly arrested. Following this Satchie responds to the 911 call from a zoo who report that a women threw her two year child into the lion enclosure, the women in question shows signs of strange behaviour. Ralph Sarchie leads the investigation, teaming up Edgar Ramírez's Mendoza, and discovers that the three soldiers brought back something evil and demonic.
Thursday, 18 December 2014
Into the Storm
The sleepy small town of Silverton is blissfully unaware of the devastation about to befall them as on the day of the school's graduation ceremony a tornado will strike the town. The film follows three sets of people, four storm chasers tracking the storm, two daredevils who enjoy risky stunts and a stern father and his two boys. A series of coincidences allows the three groups of people to converge as they fight to rescue Gary's (Richard Armitage) son Donnie (Max Deacon), who is trapped underneath a pile of rubble.
Wednesday, 17 December 2014
2014 Catch up part 4
A homeless man's (Macon Blair) life is turned upside down when the murderers of his parents are released from prison. The man decides to embark on the mission of vengeance to avenge the murder of his parents. Jeremy Saulnier's film was an award winner at Cannes and a hit among the critics, and it quite easy to see why. The film looks terrific, the editing is marvellous and the cinematography is glorious as Jeremy Saulnier expertly creates a film that looks superb. Where the ball is somewhat dropped is the pace, Blue Ruin is a slow burner almost to the extent that it makes it difficult to engage in the character and his quest, however, it is engaging enough to be tense and exciting during the more dramatic moments. The film also lacks some development as his relationship with his estranged family is left malnourished. Macon Blair's performance is effective and film is bleak and hard hitting making Blue Ruin a decently effective revenge thriller but one that doesn't match the critical acclaim given to it.
Saturday, 6 December 2014
The legend of Hercules was fiddled around with in Steve Moore's Hercules comics (of which the film is based) as it presents Hercules as mercenary motivated mostly by money and not the supposed son of Zeus who defeated the 12 labors. When Hercules (Dwayne Johnson) is approached by Ergenia (Rebecca Ferguson) pleading for him to help her father, Lord Cotys (John Hurt), in his fight against the evil Warlord Rheseus (Tobias Santelmann) Hercules agrees to help, but there are more sinister things afoot.
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