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Gender and ICTS: Annotated Bibliography
Gender and Information Communication Technologies Annotated Bibliography
A brief bibliographic review of papers covering: a broad overview of Gender and ICT issues and statistics; women's access to new technologies; ICTs and Violence Against Women; ICTs and Women's Economic Empowerment; Gender and ICT policy: identifying pathways for change; and Empowering women through ICTs: case study examples
Anon. Gender and ICTS: Annotated Bibliography. BRIDGE, IDS, Brighton, UK 18 pp.
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Back to Journals » Open Access Journal of Clinical Trials » Volume 6
Evolution of the clinical trial landscape in Asia Pacific
Authors Yathindranath S, Kureishi A, Singh S, Yeow S, Geng G, Wai K, Ho A, Lansang E, Lee K
Received 5 November 2013
Accepted for publication 3 March 2014
Published 29 July 2014 Volume 2014:6 Pages 75—84
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/OAJCT.S57060
Checked for plagiarism Yes
Review by Single-blind
Peer reviewer comments 2
Shourav Yathindranath,1 Amar Kureishi,2 Simranjit Singh,3 Spencer Yeow,3 Grace Geng,4 Karen Wai,1 Audrey Ho,1 Elvira Zenaida Lansang,1 Ken J Lee5
1Feasibility and Site Identification Asia, 2Drug Development Asia, 3Strategic Planning Asia, Quintiles East Asia Private Limited, Singapore; 4People's Republic of China Site Services, Quintiles, Beijing, People's Republic of China; 5Asia Site Services, Quintiles East Asia Private Limited, Singapore
Introduction: Asia Pacific has and continues to be one of the fastest-growing pharmaceutical markets in the world. This growth has a carry-over effect of driving pharmaceutical research and development investment in the region. Coupled with this, there have been multiple initiatives conducted by governments and other research focused organizations and societies in the region to help support this growth in research. In this report, we discuss the latest developments in pharmaceutical research and development in Asia Pacific and how these various initiatives have made an impact.
Methods: An extensive search of the major clinical trial registries, along with the literature and Internet review of the recent developments in clinical trials, was performed comparing two time periods – 2009–2010 and 2011–2012.
Results: In overall numbers, the clinical trial industry in Asia Pacific has remained stable when comparing the two time periods, with stable volumes of clinical trial numbers and site numbers. However, on closer inspection, a dynamic change in geography, nature, and therapeutic areas of the trials being conducted is observed. Japan, South Korea, People's Republic of China, and Taiwan continue to be major clinical trial destinations. Developing countries, such as Indonesia, Vietnam, and Philippines, have seen rising standards of living and medical care; this is starting to impact their contribution to trials. Also, there are an increasing number of local trials in Asia Pacific with a bigger role being played by Asian pharmaceutical organizations. Consequently, indications under study are now including those with higher prevalence in Asia.
Conclusion: Asia Pacific continues to be an important region for the conduct of clinical trials. With multiple initiatives underway at both local and regional levels aimed at improving the conduct of studies, it is expected that this trend will continue.
Keywords: trends, economic development, health care, emerging markets
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May 03, 2007
It has been a year since my original laser eye surgery, actually more like 13 months. A requirement of the lifetime enhancement package that I got is to have annual eye exams. Yesterday afternoon I had the first of these and the results are not entirely good.
The eyes themselves are healthy and in good shape. There is no evidence of any disease not any lasting complications from the mechanical portion of the surgery. However, my vision is not what I'd hoped for. I have blurred vision frequently in the morning when I first get up that prevents me from reading, and my vision is blurry when I am tired. Both of these conditions are new to me - never in my life have I had blurred vision.
After a whole series of tests and measurements performed on my eyes by a technician I finally got to see the doctor. His first question to me confirmed my fear that my eyes weren't where the surgery was supposed to leave them, "How is your reading?" In order to read I have to have the material at a full arms' length otherwise I can't focus clearly on the words or images. Having a bright lights is necessary too. I am unable to read anything held closer without straining or using a magnifying glass.
The doctor confirmed that my right eye, the near eye that has now had two surgeries, wasn't measuring where they had hoped. After the initial surgery in March 2006 it measured a 3. In English this meant I could read the smallest font size imaginable as long as I held the print no more than four inches from my face. Their explanation was that my eye had healed "stronger" than expected. After allowing it to heal for three months an enhancement procedure was performed to "flatten" the eye. Yesterday I learned that the target number for the enhancement was a 1 or a 1.25. My eye again over-reacted to the adjustment and has healed at a .5. This accounts for the full-arms length required to read a book or clearly see a computer screen.
The doctor is hesitant to "enhance" that eye again, for two reasons. First, it now has a history of over-reacting to adjustments, making it harder to gauge what adjustment to make. Second, each adjustment leaves behind some scaring and alters the surface of the eye at the edges of my vision. Repeated surgeries could start to have a detrimental effect.
He is willing to adjust my left eye, however, as it has had only the original procedure. I'm left-eye dominate and so that eye was designated for distance vision. What he is proposing is to take away some of the distance and make that eye slightly near-sighted. This would, if it succeeded, balance my eyes a bit more and hopefully more my near focal length into about 18 inches instead of 24 or more.
They have a long-wear contact lens that can be inserted that would back my left eye down to simulate the effects of the surgery, but I am reluctant to try that just yet. My fear, obviously, is that a new surgery on my left eye might result in the same situation as my right - an over-reaction that would leave me out of options and looking at corrective lens, either contacts or glasses. The remote possibility that after a year, two surgeries and $3000, that I might have to buy glasses again leaves me understandably upset.
Part of the process yesterday was dilation of my eyes, which left me unable to read or use a computer all last evening. Even though I knew this was a temporary condition, coming on the heels of the doctor's news it left me feeling very out of control and like I'd made the biggest mistake possible with my eyes. I actually asked the doctor during our consultation if he "could put the astigmatisms back?"
The other upsetting aspect to all of this is a failure upon their part to do two things for me. One, my near vision wasn't tested yesterday. Therefore we have no idea if it is 20/30 or 20/80 now. Once the drops causing the dilation have taken effect it is too late to perform that test.
The second failure upon their part was to notify me that the eye drops they had recommended have been pulled from the market. It seems that one bottle may have produced a mold in spite of the preservative in the liquid. I actually still have a bottle with a few drops left of that particular brand. They've been thrown away.
Over the coming weeks I will need to decide what to do about my vision. I am resigned to having blurry vision when I get tired, and to putting drops in my eyes every single morning to try and reduce the blurriness upon waking. But I am fearful of taking a chance on another surgery. It may make things right and good, but it could also make things far worse and it cannot be undone.


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by S. E. Rasmussen,
Chapan & Hall
this is a very good, and possibly dangerous, book about architecture. It is good, above all, for three reasons. In the first place, it is not written in professional jargon—neither the academic jargon of "architraves" and "curtain walls", where structural technicalities become an excuse for lack of discrimination; nor the matey jargon of the architectural magazines, where every building is a "neo"-movement, and everybody "Bill" or "Ted" or "Corb". It avoids the parochial professionalism of most architects, to whom the "layman" is either client (i.e. nuisance or bore) or a vague abstraction (i.e. "peopling the perspectives"). Secondly, it never deals in the sort of historicism where either "everything leads up to the modern movement" or "each period has its own style appropriate to the age". Thirdly, it is not angry about "modernism", nor "subtopia", nor telegraph poles, and consequently does not label everything "good" or "bad" on grounds of external appearance alone. This is, in fact, a book about buildings as we see, use, enjoy and even find them annoying all the time. Professor Rasmussen's criticism of architecture is essentially "functional" in the true unlimited sense of the word. He considers every building as an organism created by many things: the site and the use to which it is to be put; the ideals and the taste (two different things) of the age or of the client; the creative genius or otherwise of the architect; the craftsmanship of the builder; and the accident of the events that can occur while it is being conceived or erected. He is absorbed in the effect of buildings on everyday life; perhaps his main aim is to bring to our notice—in a far subtler way than the cries against "subtopia"—the created environment in which we spend nearly all our lives. He does not describe any buildings he has not himself visited. Because of this first-hand experience he can say—as the apologists for the modern movement and the shout-ugly boys cannot—that this doorway in a mediocre house is superb, this detailing is poor in a well conceived whole; he can say that so-and-so is "trying" to do something, not necessarily either wholly succeeding or wholly failing. He is genuinely critical because he is genuinely alive and interested in why and how—in the widest sense—any building is as it is.
This kind of critical education is the only kind that will ever produce a real appreciation of architecture that will demand the environment that could—because of technology—and should be ours today. The "good" v. "bad", "modern" v. "fake" notion of architectural education for the "layman" is useless. A thorough examination of where, for example, Span at Blackheath and Churchill Gardens, Pimlico (to take two widely accepted canons of contemporary taste) are successful as places to live in and as expressions of a modern way of life, and where they are not, where every detail is examined as an experience that must be felt daily, would be of far more value than putting them upon a pedestal for lesser designers to copy inadequately. Let us criticise the best, find out where the best has created richness and where flatness, ask what the best have forgotten, down to the smallest detail. Then we might have the basis for some "good" architecture and some criticism which might keep architects in touch with the reality of their job. This book is an example of the way this criticism might be carried out.
Yet I have said that this might be a possibly dangerous book, and so it might. For two reasons: the first is that it has an eclecticism of its own, which seems at times to be able to separate buildings from the quality, as opposed to the kind of life for which they were designed. If that appears a little unfair let me put it in another way. Professor Rasmussen sees life, it seems to me, as inexhaustibly different and varied, which is true enough; but he does not draw the necessary distinction between what, in the inexhaustible pageant of culture, is a valuable expression of real life and what is merely a stultifying ritual. And at times he is satisfied with and praises architecture which is only the ritual, the facade, instead of the embodiment of a living idea. He cannot say that the ritual architecture of old Peking or of Versailles is unbearably repressive, or that the Spanish Steps in Rome are grandiose and mundane.


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SILENCE might have been better—the enemy has now been warned. That's how senior army officers who do the daily grind in Kashmir view home minister L.K. Advani's much-quoted "hot pursuit" strategy vis-avis Pakistan. The BJP, of course, has no dearth of support in the army—given the party's hyped-up national security concerns, where it even thought it fit to exercise the nuclear option. But battle tactics follow quite a different logic. "It would have been more appropriate for Advani to talk about hot pursuit and a pro-active strategy for Kashmir at a closed-door briefing of army seniors rather than to the press," rues a senior army officer. "Secrecy is what makes such operations a success."
The spiral of warspeak hit an all-time high after Pokhran. Advani and a number of other BJP leaders, like Pramod Mahajan and Madan Lal Khurana, spat war-mongering rhetoric on Pakistan; defence minister George Fernandes let loose on the China threat. Supplementing this gung-ho BJP talk was the battle-cry sounded by Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah.
The upshot: apart from whipping up nationalistic fervour, and heightening diplomatic tension, all eyes got focused on the border. Soon enough, there was a build-up of Pakistani forces across the LOC and an increase in the exchange of fire. Since May 17, there has been firing at Kargil, Gurez, Machil, Karnah, Keram, Uri in the Valley and at Rajouri, Poonch and RS Pura in the Jammu sector, shattering the peace.
Just what Advani wanted to check by adopting a "pro-active approach"—by which he meant that India would deal firmly with Pakistan's hostile designs on Kashmir. Ruling out talks with militants, Advani had explicitly advocated the "hot pursuit" option. The new policy, he said pointedly, was the direct result of India becoming a nuclear power, which had brought about a "qualitative change in Indo-Pak relations". Rather than react, the army would now "act" against terrorists,pursue them across the LOC.
Fact is, the army's already been following the "hot pursuit" strategy, albeit covertly. It involves sending commando teams across the Line of Control and striking at camps where mercenaries group prior to crossing the border. Since such an operation involves crossing the LOC, the army would rather make it seem like a covert operation; and not one which is perceived as "troops moving across the border". But post-Advanispeak, Pakistan has stepped up vigil on the LOC and, according to a senior officer, the army would now have to exert that much more care, for if Indian troops are found crossing the border, Pakistan will surely retaliate, "triggering off a war."
The army is very upset with the patriotic bombast of BJP leaders—that India can take on Pakistan and China simultaneously and "teach the two a lesson". A sizeable section of army officers is agreed that in military operations, silence is the better part of valour. They point out that a war, particularly with China, should only be a last-case scenario. "It is one thing for the politicians to make tall statements but once they are in government they should show restraint. Unfortunately, our politicians are only interested in political gains."
FAROOQ Abdullah's rantings were seen particularly as out of turn. "The next war will be fought on the soil of Kashmir. But this time modern-day weaponry including the nuclear arsenal will be used," he declared, merely days after the test. Then, he stated that he would advice the Centre to "launch a decisive and very strong battle against Pakistan." He went so far as to dare Pakistan to "detonate a bomb if it possessed one".
Army officers point out that statements made in Srinagar are closely monitored across the border, and are never dismissed lightly. The impression given by the chief minister was that India was all set for war. And such a decision, they argue, should be normally pronounced by the prime minister, and after taking the three services chiefs into confidence. "It is not for a chief minister to say that rockets and missiles will be used and that the war will be over in five minutes."
Opinion about whether "hot pursuit" should be carried on is divided. While the younger crop of officers insist Pakistan must be taught a lesson and militant camps should be destroyed, senior officers are satisfied with the current operations and feel that the tide has turned against militancy. One officer estimates that militancy could be rooted out by maintaining strict vigil on the border, and by cracking down on militants.
According to him, the popular support the militants once enjoyed is on the wane and that the core problem now was infil-tration. But the army claims to have put the brakes on poachers as well. He, however, admitted that the forces in Poonch and Rajouri sector, which are the new areas of infiltration, need to be on the alert.
Just when things were apparently on the bend, India's nuclear tests happened. And Pakistan's response has added to the panic in the Valley. The army anticipates heightened activity on the border. There is allround condemnation of the tests and fear that if war breaks out, the prevailing normalcy in Kashmir would be rolled back. Abdul Gani Lone, executive member of the Hurriyat Conference, described the tests by India and Pakistan as most unfortunate. "India is a poor country. So is Pakistan. What we have is two beggars fighting each other. If you can't feed and clothe your people then what are you fighting for?"
Even within the National Conference there is a view that war is not the answer. P.L. Handoo, law minister and a senior member of Farooq Abdullah's cabinet, told Outlook that "crossing the border in hot pursuit would only invite trouble." He felt that "militancy should be controlled within the state" and that India should not resort to war. "Forget the bomb. With RSS chauvinists on one side and pan-Islamic chauvinists across the border there is enough cause for concern."
Handoo also said that the Centre should take up the offer of unconditional dialogue with separatist leader Shabir Shah. Said he: "If someone is ready for talks then there is no harm in talking." But this goes against the grain of Advani's stand, publicly endorsed by the chief minister, that the government was not interested in any dialogue till militancy was crushed. Shabir Shah, who has dropped his hardline approach and floated the Democratic Freedom Party, is irked with Delhi's stand. "The Kashmir problem can only be sorted out through dialogue and not through the gun. We appeal to both India and Pakistan to show restraint and not to harden their stands."
But war is what many people in the Valley see looming on the horizon. The army hopes that their political masters will talk in one voice, and with some level of caution. One senior officer even went so far as to say that the Indian government should have kept quiet after the tests rather than flex its nuclear muscle. "We should have waited for Pakistan to react. There was no point in our boasting and bragging. But politicians have their own way of doing things," he says.
With a section of BJP leaders going overboard in pronouncing to the world India's superpower status, a sharp reaction was expected. Closer home, one of the bitterest critics of the army when he was not in power, Farooq Abdullah has been issuing military threats to Pakistan at random. Surely, an N-bomb cannot solve militancy. The army is crying foul, with good reason.
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31 December 2009
Reduce. R.E.U.S.E. Recycle
Let's face it most women's comfort zone rests in denim threads. Jeans have always, and continue to be my favorite. Especially the worn in pair that seem to mold to me like they were designed exclusively for my body. They are comfortable and can be worn with just about anything. However most of them, I am a little ashamed to say, are not environmentally friendly. There is no way I'm giving my lovely hip hugging denim to goodwill. So as I gather the bags on the way to be reused I wonder...Where in the world can I find recycled or environmentally friendly denim jeans? After just a little research I stumbled upon http://www.reusejeans.com/. "Step into a smaller carbon footprint one leg at a time." That is the first thing I saw and there is no arguing with that! These fabulous finds are made from sustainable 80% recycled premiere quality denim. In an effort to help reduce the effects that the fashion and textile industry have on the environment R.E.U.S.E. jeans have discovered a way to take one of the most popular items in anyone's closet and make it coincide with eco-fashion. A belief in a greener lifestyle does not have to stop at the closet door. So, a new item is added to the green resolution list, R.E.U.S.E. jeans! I can still have my favorite denim and feel confident about my green lifestyle choices "one leg at a time."
28 December 2009
Sole Power
Tis the season where my boots become my second skin. Between tromping all over the city in my constant attempt to improve my petroleum karma, and a probable bum boot zipper, it pains me to say I've worn through two pairs before even getting through December. Besides looking for a creative re-use for my boots gone bunk, I'm on the hunt for a pair that will walk the walk when it comes to quality, and look darn good doing it. Harder than I thought to find, especially on a budget. However as I do the math, it doesn't take Honors Accounting to figure out that it's going to cost me more to buy three so-so pairs a season verses one quality, timeless pair.
On my search for the perfect boot for life's daily adventures, I came across the California designed and Mexico made (fair trade, of course) Green Bees. Designed from locally sourced materials by the daughters of a decades old shoe manufacturing company, these boots bring together the best in buzz words that will perk up the ears of eco-fashionistas everywhere. Green Bees upcycles old tires into new shoe soles, getting four soles from every one tire otherwise doomed to the dump.
Though these shoes aren't vegan, the leathers used are traditionally processed without any heavy metals or formaldehyde, which for me is a toss up that I am always weighing in my head. My past two boots that I've quickly worn through were man made materials, which means none of the materials involved were made from animals. At the same time, they didn't last or hold up to the elements well at all, which means my materials "boot print" is accounting now for three pairs of boots a season instead of one for (hopefully) several seasons. As anyone rocking a quality vintage pair of leather cowboy boots knows, good leather lasts, and so the energy and resource use of production, transportation, packaging, and all that jazz doesn't need to be expended again with new pair after new pair. I declare this issue hereby open for debate (oh the beauty of the comments box).
Green Bees will also plant a tree for every pair of boots purchased, and you just can't argue with that. The classic design of these boots and beautiful tonal colors will transcend trends while being hip enough for your tucked in skinny jeans or spunky skirt of the season. While I'm still on the prowl for what else the brilliant world of eco-forward footwear could bring, I love the idea of upcycled, fair trade, and too cute to boot!
25 December 2009
Green Personal Care
18 December 2009
Green Holiday
11 December 2009
A Gift Worth Giving and Hats off to Humble Heros
Here at eco Couture we like to search out the gems in the world that are mindful in their design choices as they walk this planet. Today I would like to talk about one special person who looks, not to clothe for profit, but instead for inner peace and a profound connection with his brothers and sisters.
I offer Hazzah to Holocaust survivor Henri Landwirth.
Henri knows what it means not to have clothes - to be stripped of dignity and to give up all hope. He founded Dignity U Wear to create real change in the lives of children and adults in need by distributing brand new clothing to them through their not for profit nationwide organization. He has known the struggle of having everything stripped away and the depths of despair and has made it his mission in life to try to restore broken spirits and restores hope, dignity and self-esteem.
With the struggles so many families are facing this year and winter's cold at our doors, Dignity U Wear is specifically in need of new baby clothes and outerwear to give to those in need this season. Designers who would like to donate new and unworn clothing from their showrooms and stockrooms can contact Dignity U Wear at 888.364.1305.
This year you can contribute to Henry's mission and shop for your friends and family at the same time through the Dignity U Wear – Jonäno/Sami Baby partnership. For every Sami Baby clothing item you purchase through December 23rd, Sami Baby will donate a brand new item of baby clothes to the good folks at Dignity U Wear.
Sami Baby makes cute, organically grown and ethically sewn baby clothing that's gift ready. Thanks Henry and thank you all for checking in regularly to see what we here at eco Couture are so passionate about – beauty from the inside out!
24 November 2009
Jonano model search is ON!
Jonano Eco Model Search is having an open call December 1st from 3-6pm in Jonano's Riverfront Studio in Steel City turned Green Mecca, Pittsburgh PA (333 East Carson Street on Terminal Way, Second Building on the Left, Floor 5). Contestants should be ready to strut their stuff and share one simple way they bring green to the mainstream! Your response will be premiered on the iFoundJonano YouTube channel.
You don't need to be a size zero to look great in Jonano! The only requirements are to exude natural confidence, be original, and care to learn about the progression of sustainable fashion. No previous modeling experience is required.
Aspiring models should go to "Jonano eco model search" on facebook to post a picture and find out more information. Jonano wants models to be a part of the movement, using the page as a forum to share eco-fashion insight. The winner will receive a handful of Jonano wardrobe must-haves, a photo-shoot and images, local and national exposure, and the potential to come on board with the Jonano team for future paid shoots and projects. Share your passion for eco-fashion and break into the biz in one delicious bite!
16 November 2009
Holiday Beauty for the Eco-Maven!
15 November 2009
Feed Your Face with Organic Skin Food
Lets talk about how we nourish our faces - face food! We know that what we eat can affect how we look. Is the same also true for our skin? I want to share with all of you my own personal organic skin diet...Dr. Alkaitis!
Dr. Alkaitis, his daughter Trish and I had the pleasure of meeting a couple of years ago and I gave the good doctor a challenge. If he could find products in his toolkit that would not irritate my extremely sensitive skin, I would tell everyone I know and even those I don't about it. Well this is no small challenge as up until that day the only thing I could apply to my most sensitive skin was pure organic aloe vera gel which I kept stored in the refrigerator. Dr Alkaitis assembled a nice meal for my skin and I have been a fan ever since. My skin glows with good health, not only because I eat well, but my skin eats well too...and smelled amazing!
If you are looking for a new skin care line and want to invest in something you know will work for sensitive skin, I can guarantee Dr. Alkaitis will not let you down.
13 November 2009
By The Sea Launches Eco Chic Collection in Kauai
For a unique shopping experience please visit By The Sea, located in Poipu Shopping Village on the sunny South Shore of Kauai.Offering the islands finest resort wear clothing and accessories for men and women. Featuring the Eco Kashmere collection from Jonano. Enjoy the island lifestyle with luxuriously soft bamboo clothing, and look gorgeous doing it!
02 November 2009
Heirloom, the 11th Annual New York Fashion and Design Conference
December 3 - 5, 2009
It's that time of the year again, when sustainable design is celebrated in the Big Apple. Thanks to Lisa Koenigsberg, Ph.D., the energy behind Art in Initiatives Annual Fashion Conference,this event has been going strong for 11 years straight. This year's theme, "Heirloom," brings to mind those keepsakes that were passed on in my own family...pretty cameo pin, sweet charm bracelet, vintage wool camping shirt and beaded purse collection from dandier days.
As always, a distinguished panel of fashion and jewelry world insiders and mavericks are panel guests to discuss the many facets of heirloom elements in design. Speakers include Deborah Milner, the designer who created a sensation with Aveda Ecoture collection, Deborah Linquist, designer noted for her high style eco wedding attire like this "Rose" wedding gown, Robin Renzi of Me & Ro jewelry and all the way from across the pond, Penny Walsh, founder of Dyework. The question at hand, "How do we carry on the traditions of the past while meeting contemporary challenges such as the need for conservation of the earth's resources?"
The ultimate heirloom is the Earth itself, and attention to eco-friendly principles and practices is important to our stewardship of the planet. Concepts of fair trade and eco-consciousness and a focus in not only on design but also on the elements that go into design and the techniques used in creation will be explored.
This conference will be held at The Graduate Center City University of New York (Fifth Ave. between 34th–35th Streets). You can register on-line for this conference, or get more info by contacting Lisa Koenigsburg: email@example.com or call 646-485-1952.
See you there!
01 October 2009
Celebrating Biodiversity through Fashion and Textiles
Before next day shipping, internet shopping, and tools of mass production, what people of the world wore could read as a map of local ecology and wildlife. Now, as technology and high speed travel allow for fashionistas in all corners of the globe to sport whatever fabrics strike their fancy (for the most part), there is a movement afoot to slow down, localize, and create healthy, place based textiles and garments that are regenerative in nature.
This manifests into a whole new take on the traditional- a fusion of sustainability movements, ethno-botany and traditional craft, this exploration of uses of native plants in dyes and fabrics, as well as indigenous textile process takes cues and hues from the Slow Food movement. Permacouture Institute is one organization pioneering the way for creating ecoliteracy and biodiversity through fashion. Founder Sasha Duerr fuses her experience in textile and garment design with her education in permaculture, resulting in a milieu of educational and ecological opportunities "from seed to studio". Looking to create a healthy fusion between ecology and culture (I'm feelin those permaculture roots!), the Permacouture Institute's think tank-abilities range from creating curriculum for schools and community gardens to researching and educating designers on natural dyes and creative re-use and recycling of fiber.
One of several of their dynamic programs, Seeds to Sew, encourages seed saving of the dye and textile plants on a global and local level. This ensures the identification and survival of unique fiber fabulous and dye plants while increasing biodiversity. We'll be keeping our eyes on these folks, looking for their next fashion functional dose of ecoliteracy.
01 September 2009
A high kick for eco high heels! (don't try that at home)
My latest adventure climbing through the jungles of the World Wide Web sent me in search of the ever elusive eco-shoe... (and here's the catch) that is actually cute. A few clicks and not-quite-rights later, I stumbled upon Terra Plana. The script read right for the eco part of eco-couture- "Inspired by ecological survival, TERRA PLANA believes in a variety of non-generic products supporting ideas of sustainability: lightness, anatomic design, disassembly and durability," but could these shoes walk the catwalk?
In my humble opinion the answer is yes yes and yes. On top of that, I think that these peep toe sling-back high heels you see up top could hop right off the catwalk and make the walk to work with their recycled memory foam lining. High heels with memory foam lining? Recycled??? We really are getting somewhere, folks.
What made these shoes my favorite, if anyone was asking, is that they pack a colorful punch and ecological soul power from incorporating recycled Pakistani quilts in their upper. This makes each of these gorgeous ladies unique in their own way, as if they weren't unique enough already.
Terra Plana makes mens and kids shoes too, as well as a series that mocks what it's like to go barefoot, so you can get the health benefits of walking the way nature intended (without exposure to all that street funk you don't need between your toes). With at least one part of every shoe design coming from recycled material and an attention to wise and healthy material use, Terra Plana aims to come closer to the true sustainable shoe with each collection. Now that's something to put on your party shoes and dance to.
10 August 2009
There's more to green than numbers
In Japan, an initiative called Cool Biz redefined office fashion and saved office buildings hundreds in cooling expenses by redesigning business attire. The initiative encouraged wearing breathable, lightweight business casual looks that did not involve the constricting, heat trapping tie or heavy suit jacket during the summer months. Not only did it reduce the amount of energy used to keep business folk cool across the country, but designers clamored to the office fashion forefront to make it look good.
The great thing about well done eco-fashion is it can make doing your karmic best for our ecosystems desirable, not a sacrifice. However when the Japanese government mandated certain Cool Biz months for summer office hours- insisting that offices set their air conditioning no lower than 28 degrees C (82 degrees F), dressing lighter just didn't cut it for the sweaty workers tip tap typing away inside.
A valiant effort to cut carbon emissions, but reports of the increase in crankiness and drop in productivity begged for a new balance in cool clothes to cool air. The UN set its AC at 25 degrees instead for its "Cool UN" initiative, which scraps suits and ties for a more casual, less constricting dress code during the month of August. The UN website estimates they will save not only 10 percent of their monthly energy consumption, but 4 billion pounds of steam (thus cutting 300 tons of carbon dioxide in the process), and financial savings of over $100,000.
Now there are Cool Biz initiatives in cities across the globe, challenging offices to loosen the tie and lower the AC to save energy, reduce emissions, and lower costs. Sounds pretty cool to us. For ladies such as myself, keeping cool is both in the cut and in the fabric. My favorite for breathability and moisture wicking prowess is bamboo, hands and fans down (plus bamboo has antimicrobial properties that keep you smelling fresh). Combine this feel good fabric with a cut that drapes enough to welcome a breeze but is tailored enough to look professional at the office. This summer check out one of my favorite finds from Jonano- the Double Sash Shirt Dress. It has all of the bamboo goodness and the cut is right, plus I find it super slimming with its line of sea shell double buttons... keeping me as cool as a sea cucumber.
06 August 2009
Think like a green designer!
The design of a great eco-friendly product takes more than meets the eye... beyond the environmental and social considerations, a designer has to create something that people want and like -- what good is an organic, fair trade gizmo or accessory if no one cares to use it? A great product is one that not only serves its purpose well, but encourages green behavior with its use (and looks darn good doing it).
I got a taste of the world of a green designer when I took a workshop from the creative firm Ideo Design. The session was called "Designing for Green Behaviors" and it was packed full of people eager to design the way to a more sustainable society. We started off the session by getting into groups of three or four and picking an object on our person to redesign to be more sustainable. My group picked a plastic bracelet with sequins inside. The plastic was already made out of some sort of scrap roofing material, but when thinking about the full circle life of the bracelet, we saw it wearing and tearing over the years and being put into a landfill where it would inevitably be leeching all sorts of plasticy grossness. The lady to my left suggested the use of the same compostable potato starch material that was easily disguised as clear plastic for disposable cups we'd been sipping juice out of. Compostable jewlery? Sounds pretty good to me.
In addressing the same plastic waste problem for the silver sequins floating inside, I remembered back to Doug Wentzel showing me the wondrous world of jewel weed, a common plant in Pennsylvania with beautiful orange flowers that attract bees and butterflies. He showed me that you can break the stem and rub the fluid inside on your poison ivy to make it stop itching and dry up. You can then take the stem and hold it under the water of a passing stream and the leaves will look like beautiful shiny silver. So, I thought we could plant some jewel weed here and there, beautifying and attracting pollinators to the area in the process, and then take a hole punch to a few of the leaves on different plants to make naturally decomposing sequins to float in our potato starch bracelet. For being the only non-engineer of the group, I was quite proud of my idea.
The folks at Ideo went on to explain their process they use when designing for their clients and, more specifically, the people who will be likely to use their products or services. Their process centered on the behaviors and relationship that their designs create, emphasizing the creation of an experience.
We were then shown a slide show of about 15 photos from a stranger's day. As a group, we tried to piece together a profile of the person: their name, age, occupation, life stage, bad habits, favorite Sunday activity, last book read, dream vacation, and so on. A few groups shared their informed guess and were surprisingly close to the profile of the actual man.
We then redesigned the bracelet for this man, while being sure to keeping the green in green re-design. Our group decided that we could engrave the bracelet with some sort of quote he may like, or maybe with some sort of anniversary or birthday date or well wishing so he could give it to his wife. If it were a gift, it would need a box most likely, so we decided the box would be made of decomposable paper with jewel weed seeds pressed in as I had seen on a wedding invitation. Inside the box are written instructions on planting the box and sharing the uses of jewel weed. Maybe a dried jewel weed flower is pressed into the top for the finishing touch. (Any other suggestions to make it better, Readers??)
If we had more time, we could have gone for another hour tweaking our bracelet into the perfect specimen of green design. It really made me realize I could be approaching many of my design dilemmas in my life this way, constantly improving my living space, my transportation situation, my wardrobe :), my general approach to life! One thing I would have to perfect is my desire to be able to recycle things by composting, reusing, and reinventing, next to my desire to have a well made, quality product (ok, I'm talking about clothes here) that will last me a lifetime, so we don't even need to spend the energy involved with recycling in the first place. This is what the Slow Fashion movement is all about, but that's a whole other compost bin of worms.
02 August 2009
Clay Dye Blends Color and Consciousness
Not only is this low-impact dye biodegradable and naturally derived, the process requires none of the massive amounts of salt that conventional dyeing processes demand, thereby preventing the downriver degradation to our watersheds that occurs when the floodgates open at commercial dye houses.
Most of the clay Earth Creations uses comes from the Southeastern US where good deposits in a variety of vibrant colors abound. The clay is finely ground and mixed with water before it is stirred with unbleached clothing in a large vat. After about an hour, the clothes are lifted out and dried before they are inspected. The dye-process allows for lasting color that slightly fades over time like a well worn pair of jeans.
As for the birthday man in my life, I'm leaning towards this Give Peace a Chance tee, which I think his guitar strumming, bird call humming self will dig. As for a birthday cake, I think mud pie might be going a bit too far...
21 July 2009
Everybody Grab a Boyfriend
The Boyfriend trend has been romancing fashion for several seasons now. I became aware of my desires with the Boyfriend jeans. Looser, broken in and faded ... easy like an old boyfriend. A welcome alternative to the tighter, darker bootlegs that were long enough for heels, but too long for Sunday afternoons, the Boyfriend jeans work well with bare feet, flip flops or my fave cowboy boots. They're as easy to wear as yoga pants ... but made of denim. What could be better?
Well, when the temperatures climb, the Boyfriend shorts are the ones I take out again and again. Cut off, frayed or cuffed, they're casual, hip and cool. I especially like them belted with a fitted tank and flat sandals. They can also be changed up with a long sweater and chunky sandals, or even tights and boots when the temps drop again.
The Boyfriend khakis are another staple for warm weather. Cute with an ultra-feminine ruffled tee or tank and retro sneakers or a fitted polo and ballet flats. These pants add a neo-preppy side to summer's wardrobes.
My biggest attraction this summer may be a return to my first boyfriend. The Boyfriend cardigan has been around forever, but never as desirable as this season. Jonano's ecoKashmere Boyfriend Cardigan is so date-night cute with your favorite pair of dark wash skinny jeans, belted or hanging loose. Yep, skinny jeans here. Only one boyfriend at a time, please.
The refined styling features mother of pearl button closure, and extra long length in the body and sleeve. Great for snuggling, this knit is exceptionally soft in a viscose of organic bamboo blended with a hint of polyester for stretch resilience and lasting style. Other boyfriends may come and go, but this one can be there for the long haul, seasonless and classic.
Cloud White, Ice Blue, Midnight Black. MSRP $110
Wrap yourself in this sweater, and you may want to stay in his -- um its arms forever.
21 June 2009
Summer Hair Care: Eco-Friendly
Take Care of Your Hair This Summer
14 June 2009
Fashion. Style. Culture.: Bamboo Fashion Is About To Take Flight
Eco-Chic Has Gone From Hippie to HOT-Damn!
Before American Apparel undoubtedly corners this market, too, be the first on your block to go bamboo. The key to its sustainable applications is its astronomical growth rate. More garden weed than tree, bamboo can grow up to 18 inches a day, reaching a harvestable size within three to five years. If you're keeping score at home, that's up to 20 times faster than hard wood trees, which average anywhere between 50 to 100 years to cultivate. Best of all, bamboo absorbs nearly five times more greenhouse gases and produces 35% more oxygen than an equivalent stand of trees, according to some measurements. Did I mention it's also naturally antibacterial?
SHOWN ABOVE: Jonano eco chic bandeau dress in buff retails for $52.oo at Jonano.com
But before you start recounting the itchy advent of Woody Harrelson-endorsed hemp, heed this mantra: A green aesthetic doesn't have to mean ascetic. If its texture is comparable to anything on the market, it's silk – a fact that is not lost on its wide range of purveyors. From bedsheets to bathrobes, camisoles to yoga clothes, bamboo fabric is steadily approaching mainstream acceptance. Take a closer look at some of your favorite retailers' catalogs. This surprisingly soft fabric-alternative, which is actually a type of grass, not wood, is changing the way several companies think green. Though they may not feature these items on the front page of the catalog, many established stores are tinkering with the prospect of bamboo chic. Among these tentative giants: Urban Outfitters, Banana Republic, and Adidas. Even New York mainstay Anthropologie offers a smattering of bamboo products.
Yet despite select retailers' enthusiasm, bamboo has thus far been ignored by most markets. So what's taking so long? According to Jing, head designer at Juzd Bamboo (pronounced "Juiced Bamboo") – a new line of urban streetwear made entirely with bamboo fabrics – it boils down to fear. After shopping his brand around to several big name retailers, the overwhelming response was yes on the clothing, no to bamboo. Most claimed that the eco-fabric was a promising yet "untested" prospect.
Jing was undeterred, and the enterprising designer decided to launch his own company, on his own terms. As a matter of personal pride, Jing regards his new label as an attempt to dislodge eco-conscious clothing from the clutches of one small, musky contingent. "It seems like all these other [eco-friendly] lines are designed for hippies, by hippies." Through a pair of metallic D&G aviators, he shared with The New Agenda his vision for the future of bamboo clothing: "I want to be big like Diesel…but sustainable. These other companies are hollow, superficial. I want some meaning behind my brand, a real philosophy."
Though there are certainly no hard feelings between Jing and his flower-power predecessors, he sees a future where Juzd offers a stylish alternative to the sack cloth and hemp of yesteryear; in short, a complete paradigm shift. "We have to aim our sustainable clothing to the masses. People don't buy ugly clothing just to help the environment." To ensure the highest quality product, Jing sought inspiration from all over the world; from Argentina to the Philippines, Australia to Canada, and he's assembled a veritable think tank in green fashion. His collaborators range from print and fashion designers to wallpaper and comic book artists; the fruit of which yields a one-of-a-kind design every time.
Best of all, Jing guarantees the moral and fair treatment of all his workers, both locally and overseas in China – a rarely struck balance between ethics and praxis, even for the green industry. He is currently finalizing a deal with Holt Renfrew, a major Canadian retailer on par with Barneys New York, to offer a selection of exclusive Juzd designs. Until then, check out Jing's original, limited edition T-shirts at juzdbamboo.com.
Still not convinced of bamboo's bright future? Nothing moves the obstinate like some high-profile celebrity endorsements. According to a recent feature in Us Weekly (oh, the lengths The New Agenda goes to get the hot scoops), Angelina Jolie loves dressing daughter Shiloh in Kicky Pants' line of baby bamboo clothing. Touting the benefits of naturally hypoallergenic and antibacterial properties, it's no wonder bamboo clothing is raking in celebrity dollars. For even more proof of bamboo's versatility, the evergreen and always exciting Daryl Hannah offers an eclectic array of bamboo items on her website dhlovelife.com. From her "beauteous bamboo worm-bin" to exclusive "bad-ass bamboo snowboard," Hannah firmly supports the myriad uses of bamboo – and alliteration.
So if you're ready to run the full gamut of bamboo couture, gear up with these pioneering brands:
Juzd Bamboo juzdbamboo.com
Juzd is bringing eco-street to the game, complete with slick designer threads. Think Ed Hardy meets Ralph Nader, but iller. Hittin' your block in late July.
Limited Edition Shirt ≈ $100(Full catalog coming soon.)
Vast selection of bamboo and organic cashmere clothing, in a wide array of colors and styles.
Women's Top ≈ $35 Women's Pants ≈ $60 Dress ≈ $70 Skirts ≈ $65
Soft Forest
For all your (green) household needs. Check out their silky smooth bath and bedroom collections – all made from a minimum 80% bamboo.
Bath ≈ $3-$29 Bedding ≈ $36-$129 Accessories ≈ $5-$25
Kicky Pants
Behold – the most adorable, nigh saccharine use of alliteration to ever be uttered: bamboo baby booties. The horror…
Baby Dress ≈ $35 Organic Onesie ≈ $16 Baby Polo ≈ $20 Maternity wear ≈ $35
Bamboo Clothing (U.K.)
Great selection of menswear (even skivvies). Don't forget to check out their informative FAQ section.
Trim Tee ≈ $40 Polo ≈ $50 Underwear ≈ $16-$20
Bamboo Clothes
A stateside alternative to its eponymous U.K. competitor. Update grandma's penchant for panty-gifting with these intimates. FYI, they sell DIY spools of bamboo yarn.
Sports Bra ≈ $20 Basic Tee ≈ $23 Kids' Onesie ≈ $13
11 May 2009
Green is Sexy!
Bamboo is renewable, biodegradable, sustainable and the fabric is also incredibly silky soft. But the benefits don't stop there. Read on, underwear wearers.
The tiny gaps and holes in bamboo fiber promote better moisture absorption and ventilation. "Bamboo kun," a unique anti-bacterial agent found in bamboo fiber possesses natural functions of anti-bacteria and deodorization. And unlike cotton, bamboo fiber products will not grow fungus even if left in moist conditions, leaving it with a fresh smell. And that's probably more than any of us want to share when we're shopping for underwear, so just keep in mind that bamboo fabrics are sustainable, renewable, breathable, naturally antimicrobial and super silky soft.
Wear bamboo with confidence, knowing that you not only look and feel good, but are also doing good. And that is SEXY.
Visit www.GreenIsSexy.org for everyday tips for green living. Visit www.jonano.com for green and sexy things to wear over your underwear.
28 April 2009
Mother's Day Gifting Special - Jonano eco chic collections
Mother's Day is Sunday, May 10. This year, why not go green and serene and choose to give an eco-friendly oasis of relaxation, renewal and rejuvenation? Jonano's ecoLux Spa Robe combines two robes in one. Offering exclusive spa and resort styling, this dual layer luxury robe is made of silky-soft woven viscose from organic bamboo on the outside and lined in lightweight viscose from organic bamboo terry on the inside. Truly sensuous against the skin! This gorgeous robe fits perfectly in our large-size gift box for a perfect Mother's Day eco gift ready for giving and getting. From sauna to seaside, as a compliment to the healing environment you nourish. After all, doesn't every Mom desire and deserve a little pampering?
Features a shawl collar, cuffed long sleeves, deep front pockets, elegant piping and plush yet durable construction throughout. One size. Custom gift card included!
22 April 2009
Happy Earth Day 2009!
Wishing you all a beautiful day and the chance to get outside and enjoy it! If we all do our part by changing little things in our everyday life, we can make big, positive changes to conserve and preserve Mother Earth's natural gifts. I like to remind myself and my family to 'walk gently and leave a small footprint.' And I like to do that in truly fabulous shoes. My current fave is a funky, fun, ribbon-topped wedge made from solid cherry wood sustainably sourced in Potter County, PA. These fabulous-o footwear are handmade in Chicago. When it comes to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, reducing my wardrobe is not what I want to do. But I do love to buy new fashion items that have more than one way to wear 'em. With countless ways to tie the ribbons and so many options for ribbon colors, you can get several different looks out of one pair of shoes. I'm crazy for the surprisingly comfortable 4" high platform wedges, but there are other options for those with a fear of heights. To see more, please visit http://www.mohop.com/
14 April 2009
A Champion For A Great Cause...
Always with faith, he hungered to offer aid through philanthropic efforts and DignityUWear was born. The not for profit specializes in gathering new donations from clothing manufacturers like Jonano and distributing brand new clothing to men, women and children in need in need at absolutely no cost to them.
Choosing to only offer brand new clothing donations is an important part of Henri's vision. To find an agency that distributes DignityUWear please find your state on the DignityUWear Directory, and for volunteer opportunities email email@example.com
Hazzah Henri!
31 March 2009
Spring Break Eco Chic
I never travel without Jonano's ecoKashmere Asymmetrical Hem Bandeau Dress! I have so far found at least five different ways to wear it. So simple, so streamlined, so many possibilities! Wear it as a dress, top, skirt or use your imagination. A perfect travel piece!


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You've made it through the week. Friday is finally here!!! A couple more hours powering through the day and you get to enjoy the weekend. I'm not going to go into how wrong it is if you are wishing away the week to live for the weekend. At least, I won't go into it in this post but there is a lot you can do today to make next Monday fabulous.
Take 10 minutes this afternoon. Review what you have learned and accomplished this week. Write it down. What worked? What didn't work? What would you do differently? What are you going to do the same? It make take a little longer at first, but with practice this self review can be quick and effective.
Take another 5 minutes and leave your Monday self a note. What does your Monday self need to accomplish next week? Of course, your Monday self should spend a little time planning out the week. A little note from your Friday self will help keep your focus and goals going strong next week.


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Mini mudder
The children in Willow Class had a fantastic time completing the mini mudder. Great achievements made by all.
The children in Willow Class had a fantastic time completing the mini mudder. Great achievements made by all.
Year 3 have been practising for a speed stacking competition that 10 children between year 3 and 4 will be part of. The children did extremely well and enjoyed being able to compete in a competition between one another.
Well done Lottie for being Maple Class' Star of the Week. Praise also goes to Baylee, our Writer of the Week & Ruby our Maths Master of the Week. A special well done goes to Honey for completing the Mini Mudder in the fastest time.
In art club the children continued with their under water scenes. This afternoon they created their starfish using rolled up tissue paper. Next week we will add the final touches before sending their completed artwork home.
Year 5 had their first lesson playing the clarinet today! Mr Vinall was very impressed with their efforts.
Year 3 have identified work they are currently proud of from their maths or topic books. The children have explained why they are proud and it is wonderful to read some of the comments. The adults in Year 3 are proud of every single one of you and think you are all working extremely hard.


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Big Brother 20 Week 11 Nominations
September 10, 2018
Week 11 signals the start of the Final 7 and it also means a new houseguest rose to Power as the Head of Household and with a Double Eviction looming on Thursday night, things could get interesting. To recap, Scottie Salton was evicted again by another unanimous vote. The remaining houseguests (except for Tyler as the outgoing Head of Household) participated in the Head of Household Competition, which Kaycee Clark managed to narrowly win after beating Brett Robinson to the buzzer by one second. Who will Kaycee nominate for eviction and who is the target this week? What went down since the Head of Househol competition? Well, to be entirely honest, not much, so this one will be brief.
Post-Head of Household Competition
In Kaycee's Head of Household letter, her brother asks her to be his best woman once they are out of the house, which Kaycee accepts. Kaycee has a very emotional moment while reading this letter and says that this is exactly what she needed (the letter and the pictures) because it's helping to motivate her to bring home the $500,000.
Brett and Kaycee talk to Sam about remaining calm in the event that she is nominated for eviction. They assure her that she is not the target and that she is safe.
Nicole Franzel, the winner of Big Brother 18 and houseguest on Big Brother 16, returned to host a luxury competition this week… except when she opens the door, there is no luxury competition. Instead, Victor Arroyo, houseguest on Big Brother 18 and Nicole's boyfriend, appeared on the monitor in the living room and talked to her, recounting their memories as a couple. Victor appeared and proposed to Nicole, which she happily accepted. Following the proposal, former houseguests Paul Abrahamian (runner-up of Big Brother 18 and runner-up of Big Brother 19), Josh Martinez (winner of Big Brother 19), Derrick Levasseur (winner of Big Brother 16), Brittany Haynes (houseguest on Big Brother 12 and Big Brother 14), and Daniele Donato (runner-up of Big Brother 8 and houseguest on Big Brother 13) all return to help Nicole and Victor celebrate their engagement. After the celebration, it is now time for the Nomination Ceremony
Nomination Ceremony
Kaycee has decided to nominate Haleigh Broucher and Sam Bledsoe for eviction.
Who will win the Power of Veto and will it be used to save either Haleigh or Sam from eviction? And who will fall victim to the double eviction on Thursday night? Stay tuned for those answers!


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2020/2021 Competency-Based Task/Competency List for Digital Technology Foundations (6160/18 weeks)
Tasks/competencies bordered in blue are considered optional when marked as such; they and/or additional tasks/competencies may be taught at the discretion of the school division. All other tasks are considered essential statewide and are required of all students.
Demonstrating Personal Qualities and Abilities
Demonstrating Interpersonal Skills
Demonstrating Professional Competencies
- Demonstrate big-picture thinking.
- Demonstrate career- and life-management skills.
- Demonstrate continuous learning and adaptability.
- Manage time and resources.
- Demonstrate information-literacy skills.
- Demonstrate an understanding of information security.
- Maintain working knowledge of current information-technology (IT) systems.
- Demonstrate proficiency with technologies, tools, and machines common to a specific occupation.
- Apply mathematical skills to job-specific tasks.
- Demonstrate professionalism.
- Demonstrate reading and writing skills.
- Demonstrate workplace safety.
Addressing Elements of Student Life
- Identify the purposes and goals of the student organization.
- Explain the benefits and responsibilities of membership in the student organization as a student and in professional/civic organizations as an adult.
- Demonstrate leadership skills through participation in student organization activities, such as meetings, programs, and projects.
- Identify Internet safety issues and procedures for complying with acceptable use standards.
Exploring Work-Based Learning
Exploring the Digital Input Technologies Mix
- Apply ergonomic guidelines for safe computer use.
- Identify ergonomic hazards in the workplace.
- Key alphabetic, numeric, and symbolic information, using a touch system.
- Use keyboarding techniques to improve typing speed and accuracy.
- Research developments in relevant and emerging technologies.
- Identify technologies, tools, and applications and their uses for lifelong learning.
- Explain the functions of computing systems.
- Demonstrate booting, accessing, and exiting an OS and applications.
Practicing Digital Skills
- Manipulate data, software, and OS.
- Use file-management techniques to manipulate and organize folders and files.
- Edit copy.
- Collaborate using web-based resources.
- Format documents.
- Format tables, graphs, and charts.
- Create a spreadsheet.
- Format addresses on labels and envelopes.
- Incorporate graphic elements in documents.
- Create a multimedia presentation.
- Troubleshoot computer input/output problems.
- Use verbal-input applications.
Using Digital Tools and Resources
Exploring Mobile Devices, Cloud Computing, and the Internet of Things (IoT)
Applying Digital Literacy Skills
Preparing for a Career
- Research the use of digital technology in careers within the sixteen career clusters.
- Identify personal interests, aptitudes, and attitudes found in successful students and professionals.
- Develop a career plan.
- Identify the importance of social media in the job-acquisition process.
- Develop a digital portfolio.
- Identify potential employment barriers for nontraditional groups and ways to overcome the barriers.


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Seminar on Human Rights and Administration of Justice @ Amity Law School, Kolkata [April 13]: Submit by March 20
About the Organizer and Conference:
Amity University, Kolkata is a private university in Kolkata in the state of West Bengal, India. It was founded in 2015 and is the eighth university to be established by the Amity Education Group.
The seminar is placed ideally to provide a platform for discussion, debate and advanced-thinking about both the particular challenge which human rights now face and innovative ways in which they may be addressed.
Invitation to participate and present the paper in the said seminar is encouraged and invited among the students, faculties, professionals, members of the Bar and the Bench.
Selected abstracts will be published in the souvenir. Selected papers shall be published in the Seminar Proceeding Book with ISBN number.
Themes: Brouchure-Final
- Human Rights Violation in India.
- International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.
- Gender Equity, Women Empowerment and Human Rights.
- Human Rights and Criminal Justice Administration System in India.
- Human Rights and Sustainable Development.
- Human Rights and Indian Judiciary.
These themes are not exhaustive; participants are allowed to choose any topic in confirmation with the theme.
Kolkata, West Bengal.
Registration procedure and fees:
To register and/or submit abstract, click here.
To participate, click here.
Paper presenter categories:
Single: Rs. 500/-
Co-authorship: Rs. 800/- (for two)
Single: Rs. 750/-
Co-authorship: Rs. 1200/- (for two)
Academicians and Professionals:
Single: Rs. 1000/-
Co-authorship: Rs. 1500/- (for two)
Participation Fee: Rs. 400/-
- Abstract Submission: 20th March 2019
- Confirmation: 22nd March 2019
- Registration Deadline: 25th March 2019
- Full Paper Submission: 10th April 2019
For further queries write to us at alskseminar2019[at]gmail.com
Contact info:
1. Dr. Shambhu Prasad Chakrabarty: Assistant Professor of Law
Email: [email protected]
2. Mr. Jayanta Ghosh: Assistant Professor of Law
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Mob: 7584961170
Student Representatives:
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- Mr. Vikramjit Mullick: Mob: 9831058622
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Softball Wins Judi Garman Consolation Championship
March 18, 2007
FULLERTON, Calif.-- The 12th-ranked University of Washington softball team (21-7) won a pair of games Sunday to win the consolation championship at the 2007 Judi Garman Classic. UW used a no-hitter by junior Caitlin Noble to defeat eighth-ranked Texas 4-0 in the semifinal, while sophomore Danielle Lawrie held NC State to three hits in the championship en route to the 2-0 victory.
Washington, who lost all three of its pool play games on Thursday and Friday, made a strong comeback, posting three consecutive shutout wins to capture the consolation title. The Huskies out-scored their opponents 14-0 in bracket play and out-hit their opponents 29-4.
Noble's no-hitter vs. Texas marked the second of her career and the 25th no-no in the program's 15-year history. She picked up the complete game victory with 11 strikeouts and no walks.
The Longhorns had just two base runners on the day, both reaching base via errors by the infield.
Washington meanwhile exploded for 11 hits to score four runs.
The Huskies scored two runs in the first inning on three hits. Marnie Koziol singled through the left side of the infield and moved to second on a fielder's choice by All-American Dominique Lastrapes. Senior Tyson then singled through the right side to score Koziol and a sacrifice fly by Alicia Matthews, her fifth of the season, plated Lastrapes and gave Washington the 2-0 lead.
The Huskies tacked on two more runs in the second inning to chase UT starter Meghan Denny from the game. Lauren Greer sparked the rally with a double to left-centerfield and scored on a triple by All-American Ashley Charters. Texas brought in Erin Tresselt to pitch and she gave up an RBI-single to Koziol to put UW on top, 4-0.
Denny took the loss as she allowed four runs on five hits and struck out three over 2.1 innings. Tresselt pitched 5.1 innings in relief and gave up six hits and struck out three.
Washington defeated NC State in the final behind a six-hit effort. The Huskies got on the scoreboard in the third inning with an RBI-single by Lastrapes. The hit scored Greer who had reached on a fielding error by the shortstop to give UW the 1-0 lead.
The Huskies scored an insurance run in the seventh inning when Greer walked, stole second and third base, and scored on a single by Dani Stuart for the final 2-0 score.
Lawrie (12-3) kept the Wolfpack in check all day, holding them to just three hits and striking out 12. She has now posted double-figure strikeouts in 13 of 14 starts and has already surpassed the 200 strikeout mark (205) on the season.
Shaina Ervin (7-7) took the loss as she gave up two runs on six hits with three walks and six strikeouts.
Charters finished the tournament with a .529 average (9-for-17), while Lastrapes hit at a .400 clip (8-for-20). Noble went 2-1 with 29 strikeouts in 19.1 innings and while Lawrie tossed a shutout and recorded 35 strikeouts in 19.2 innings.
The Huskies, who are on Spring Break, will remain in Fullerton until Tuesday when they take on Utah in a single-game at 2 p.m. on the campus of Cal State Fullerton.
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The new Medicine School of Florida International University (FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine) and the University of Miami (University of Miami Miller School of Medicine) offer 5 courtesy registrations for young radiologists from the country members of CIR to attend the following course:
"Advances in almost non-invasive treatments"
from 28 June to 2 July, 2010
Organized by: The new Medicine School of Florida International University (FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine) and the University of Miami (University of Miami Miller School of Medicine).
Site: Ritz Carlton Hotel,
South Beach, Miami.
Regards, Dr Manuel Viamonte Jr.
Former president of CIR, associated Dean of International Affaris and Radiology professor in Florida International University
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine.
Registrations: firstname.lastname@example.com
At the beginning of the year the book "Essential Radiology" was released. This text, which was promoted by the Spanish Society of Medical Radiology, is a collective, two-volume piece in which 208 Spanish radiologists took part. Throughout more than two years of coordinated effort, they have approached the basic and updated topics of this specialty.
It is, mainly, a practical and accessible work whose chapters reflect the authors' opinions. All of them are experts in the areas they deal with. Not only is this book a useful tool for residents' education, but it is also a guide for the essential concepts regarding the specialty that every radiologist must keep throughout their professional life. The book also includes all the knowledge related to radiology interpretation, image management and radiology services, ethics, education or investigation.
This book, which presents an excellent design, includes 3.300 images and has 138 chapters divided in nine sections: general radiology, thoracic and cardiac radiology, abdominal radiology, musculoskeletal radiology, radiology in women, neuroradiology, vascular and interventional radiology, radiology in pediatrics, quality management in the practice of radiology. The book also includes an exclusive web site where you can find a series of supplementary contents: images, charts and videos, all of which together form a set of 6541 graphic and audiovisual documents. This work has been coordinated by Drs. José Luis del Cura, Salvador Pedraza and Ángel Gayete.
All in all, it is a highly appealing piece, which is really useful and practical and which reflects the high level of Spanish radiology today. Its title "Essential Radiology" defines its intention and the role it intends to play: this new text intends to be the reference manual for every radiologist.
We invite all the NOT i CIR readers to see directly from this space the monthly informative newsletter: RSNA News which the Radiological Society of North America has kindly offered us.
You will be able to access the most recent issue of the newsletter, as well as the index for previous issues both in the website (html) and PDF file.
¿What is GO RAD?
GO RAD is a new global outreach program developed by the International Society of Radiology. The purpose is to reach out to and advance radiology education throughout a global radiology community by aggregating current, practical, radiology literature with content targeted and dedicated to developing nations and underserved populations.
As the world of scholarship and education shrinks by virtue of the electronic tools available, it is appropriate for the international leadership in radiology to look to current and future global needs.
Most major radiology journals publish online and offer educational content of tremendous value to radiologists and other related healthcare providers, but open and easy access to just published content is only available to subscribers.
Through agreements with these cooperating major radiology journals, the GO RAD platform provides immediate open access to a limited amount of otherwise restricted access content, providing an electronic link back to the original on-line article, at the time of first publication.
We hope that you take full advantage of this program to improve the health and well being of all.
STERN, Eric J. MD
Editor-in-Chief, GO RAD
People awarded by CIR
The Interamerican of Radiology has given several awards and acknowledgements throughout its history to people who have contributed to its development since its creation. The names of the awarded are not well known and that is why a group of colleagues interested in history has worked to collect data and to complete those files that were not kept in past times.
The current list has been uploaded to the CIR's web site, where it is available for everyone who would like to consult it.
French physician, (Quimper, Britain in 1781, and died in Kerlouanec, Britain, in 1862.) After being educated by his uncle, who was a physician in Nantes, in 1801 he decided to go to Paris where he attended the École Spéciale de Santé. In 1816 he was appointed physician of the Necker Hospital and he carried out the most important of his discoveries: auscultation by means of the stethoscope.
According to Laënnec, auscultation is a method for physical examination which consists in listening to the sounds produced inside the organism, specially in the heart, vessels and respiratory system: "Either using the stethoscope or locating the ear on the area that the physician wishes to explore, this practice is essential to reach a diagnosis."
Even though Hypocrites had already perceived the rumor produced by a pleural effusion, it was this French physician who, in 1818 and by means of a stethoscope that he himself invented, showed the importance of such noises in order to reach the diagnosis of different pulmonary and cardiac areas.
The stethoscope as a medical instrument, was first used for thoracic auscultations and to explore other areas of the body which were too difficult to reach for the ear (supraclavicular fossae, axillary cavities, etc.)
In its simplest form, the stethoscope as described by its inventor, was a concave cylinder made of a solid material. Its upper extreme was a widened auricular in the form of a pavilion and the lower extreme had the shape of a bottleneck.
Laënnec taught medicine in the College of France describing many signs of auscultation. He was the first to establish a complete set of clinical and pathological symptoms of tuberculosis, and to describe with great accuracy a type of hepatic cirrhosis (Laënnec cirrhosis). The pages of his work "Traité de l'ascultation mediate et des maladies des pumons et du Coeur" (Paris 1818) have been considered some of the most beautiful and clearest of medical literature.
He died of tuberculosis when he was forty five years old leaving behind the description of a great number of semiology criteria and clinical signs which constitute the core of modern clinical medicine.
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The Eric Anderson Band & Synergy Ad Specialties, Inc.
He loves "the synergistic energy" of playing for a crowd. This synergy fuels his passion, as demonstrated at the Chasco Fiesta last year, with each meticulous guitar stroke Eric Anderson masterfully played of the familiar riffs in Led Zeppelin's, "Heartbreaker," and other classic rock covers the audience craved.
Eric was a pre-teen when his mother showed him his first four chords on her Gretsch Jet Firebird electric guitar that he currently owns today. It was then that his passion ignited for the guitar, and his innate love for music was manifested.
Eric Anderson chose to pursue his place in music by the tender age of twelve. He took guitar lessons and he and some friends started their first band in junior high school. In high school, he continued to study music, but by this time, he was not only receiving instruction, he was passing it on through guitar lessons for others. However, the guitar was only one instrument of many, be it bass, keyboards, drums, whatever, Eric simply enjoys anything having to do with music!
He studied music in college. Following graduation, Eric successfully sought employment in the recording industry. His musical resume includes impressive work composing, recording, producing, and performing tracks for legendary artists Busta Rhymes, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Levin, Jerry Marotta, and others.
According to Eric, it is difficult for him to identify a favorite artist or song, having such an inherent love for music. However, he favors 60's & 70's classic rock; jazz, and jazz-rock fusion; and he was able to rattle-off a few "architects of rock" who have influenced his style and inspired him musically as The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck, Santana and Frank Zappa just to name a few.
New York City native, now Trinity resident, Eric along with other talented musicians, founded The Eric Anderson Band four years ago, and their popular sound continues to rock fans and followers throughout Tampa Bay! And when Eric is not performing with the band, you can catch him performing solo acoustic shows as well.
Eric's Mom had more to do with his professional life than simply introducing him to the beauty of the guitar. She and family-owned Synergy Ad Specialties, Inc., welcomed Eric aboard over ten years ago, where he currently serves as Vice President.
Synergy Ad Specialties produces marketing items for businesses large and small. If you can imagine it, they can probably put your logo and message on it!
Eric admitted, "It is very gratifying to me being able to offer these marketing tools to help build local businesses and strengthen our local economy. I take great pleasure in knowing that my business helps other businesses grow."
To that end, Eric is not only extremely involved in the family business, and his music, but he devotes many hours to the community.
Eric is an active member of the West Pasco Business Association, a member of Trinity Rotary, in which he served as sergeant-at-arms for two years. He is past-president and remains active in Trinity Business Association. He is a member/ambassador for Trinity Odessa Chamber of Commerce, and sits on the Board of Directors for the West Pasco Chamber of Commerce, after having served as past-chairman of the Ambassadors. He was selected as WPCC "Ambassador of the Year" two years in a row in 2011 & 2012 and "Young Professional of the Year" in 2014. Eric is also a six time King Pithla nominee and Synergy Ad Specialties has been nominated WPCC Business of the Year five years in a row.
Eric gives 110% of himself to all of his endeavors. He said, "I'm very happy to know so many great people who care so much about our community."
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