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Тюрина В. Ю. Marketing Strategy as a Factor of Transfers and Commercialization of Technologies . Izv. Saratov Univ. (N. S.), Ser. Economics. Management. Law, 2015, vol. 15, iss. 2, pp. 161-?.
Marketing Strategy as a Factor of Transfers and Commercialization of Technologies
Introduction. The relevance of the problem of the transfer of intellectual property is determined by the feature of the present stage of scientific and technical progress. Under the technology transfer involve the transfer (sale, exchange) of knowledge in order to organ ize the production of competitive products conforming to market needs. Marketing support innovation enterprise is a basic condition for the successful implementation of intellectual property. In order to innovative technologies have led to economic success, it should be very attentive to the problems of formation and implementation of the marketing strategy of technology transfer centers in the Russian Federation. Theoretical analysis. The article discusses the theoretical basis of the formation of the marketing strategy of technology transfer centers in the Russian Federation, the necessity of their development. Results. Give the characteristic features and problems specific to the transfer and commercialization of innovative technologies in the modern world. The authors designed a mechanism for constructing marketing strategies of technology transfer centers. Conclusion. Transfer and commercialization of innovative technologies involves activation of a completely new strategic competences elements of innovation infrastructure.Thus, for the development of the national innovation system is necessary to increase the rate of transfer of innovative technologies, and these processes should be systematic.
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Beaumaris Theatre has put on the old "Razzle Dazzle" and staged their production of Chicago in a sassy and stylish fashion. With music by John Kander and book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, the show, set in the seamy world of 1920s Chicago delivers a sizzling good time to its audience from start to finish.
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Those who have the good fortune to have secured a ticket to this show, which sold out prior to opening night, are in for a treat. In this production of Chicago, the bar for amateur theatre has been placed high and the entire company soar effortlessly over it.
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Originally from the United States, Kim's Australian career sees her on the other side of the footlights as a director and Head of Theatre Production / Executive Producer for The Hart Theatre Company at St Leonard's College. She played Mayor Matilda Hyde in the 2012 CLOC Musical Theatre production of All Shook Up and Violet Weston in Beaumaris Theatre's 2017 production of August: Osage County, for which she received a Victorian Drama League nomination. Highlights from her US credits include: Ayesha in Children of Eden; Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream; Lysistrata in Lysistrata; Dr Livingston in Top Girls; Hermione in A Winter's Tale; Fräulein Schneider in Cabaret and the titular character in Mame.


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Thursday, April 16, 2009
Do Come In?
We speak daily about the importance of the interior. Tonight however, I was thinking about that one place each of our guests must visit before entering our work of art, our home.
Our Entry way.
Very Important.
I believe the front door and entry way are the first sign of what one will find inside.
I believe that the personality the home owner wishes to portray begins with the first ring of the bell.
So keep in mind just how important step one is.
And never, ever be afraid to try colors outside of the box.
Because the results can and most likely will be amazing.
A few things to remember to keep on hand in an entryway: Umbrellas, A Mirror for last minute glances and lipstick applications ;) Fresh Flowers, A place for keys to be stored, and maybe even a few photo frames....
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I am working on my entryway right now and, b/c it is so small, all I have room for to make my statement is a light and a rug. I like thing that are classic with a bit of a twist and am totally stumped on lighting...any thoughts?
- April 17, 2009 at 8:28 AM
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My entryway is small too. I have a lovely persian rug and it's amazing how much it adds to the space.. warmth/ie welcoming. A mirror is a great idea... If you have enough wall space beneath the mirror maybe you could hang some nice hooks to hang things on such as your purse, scarf, etc.. As far as lighting, is there a place for a side wall mount light, or perhaps an overhead light? Or do you want a lamp on a table? It's difficult to advise without seeing the space.. On another note about the mirror, that will add some light to the space, so it's definitely a must! I would love to talk more w/you about this if you could send me the link to your blog?
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A Storm is coming, but it may not be very good
posted by Brian K. / Sep 14, 2008, 8:47 AM
An internal Verizon email is promising some "exciting news" for tomorrow, 9.15.08. All signs point to an announcement of the BlackBerry Storm, which would be launched on 11.1.08. However, a video has surfaced of a self-proclaimed ninja reviewing the device (along with the HTC Coke- a Pro variant- and the LG Lotus) and he doesn't come away too impressed. His main gripe is with the button screen; users actually have to press the screen in to select an item. This means that a simple touch will highlight an item, but the choice is not registered until an actual push is made. Without seeing it ourselves we tend to agree with him in principle, it would make typing awfully annoying and as he points out could lead to cracked displays. We'll wait to actually use it to pass judgment though. The video has of course been pulled from YouTube, but hit the Engadget link to view it.
sources: Engadget Mobile and BGR
58 Comments
1. unregistered
so what will the big news be from big red??
posted on Oct 20, 2010, 1:42 AM 0
2. unregistered
wow you guys are smart, the storm which that idiot "reviewed" was like a pre-alpha test model. Thats been confirmed by insiders
posted on Sep 14, 2008, 10:44 AM 0
17. unregistered
Wow. This is really interesting. Somebody gave a terrible review of the Blackberry Storm/Thunder, yet Verizon people are still in love with the phone and saying that the ninja guy was dumb and had a test model. But about a month ago, Blackberry announced its smart click (I think that's what it was called) touchscreen. so that means even if it was a test model, people should expect to see the same or very similar functions with the keyboard. When the iphone had a lot of bugs, Verizon people were all over the forum making smart remarks about how much the iphone sucks. But now this guy is saying that the whole touch screen for the Storm sucks. Why are there no people commenting on that? I agree when some people say that the iphone was a little over-hyped. But I think that the storm was really over-hyped. I don't know how credible a guy in ninja suit is, but from what he says, the touch screen sucks. How can a phone with a terrible touch screen kill the iphone when one of the reasons why the iphone is so popular is because of its responsive touchscreen?
posted on Sep 14, 2008, 1:42 PM 0
34. allboutvzw
Posts: 10; Member since: Apr 10, 2008
Verizon customers and reviewers did trash the iphone when it came out. Key word "when it came out", not a tester phone. Duh, tester phones are suppose to have issues. The phone isn't even in production, so anyone who reviewed based off a stupid guy in a ninja suit who probably doesn't even has his job anymore. I am sure one of his co-workers know him by features.
posted on Sep 14, 2008, 6:25 PM 0
54. unregistered
Yeah but when you develop a feature that is specifically made for the phone, you don't just remove it after the test model. The phone was built for Blackberry's SmartClick, they can't just take that feature away, its part of the phone's hardware. Test models are the basic structure of what future models will become, adding little things here and there, not removing the MAIN FEATURE of the phone.
posted on Sep 15, 2008, 2:18 PM 0
3. unregistered
if your right click the image on BGR and try to save it, is has storm in the file name. It's COMING!
posted on Sep 14, 2008, 10:46 AM 0
11. unregistered
Yeah sherlock, that's because BGR named the picture before posting it, the file in the ACTUAL email sent to VZW employees is named "We've got some exciting news to share..." lol
posted on Sep 14, 2008, 11:53 AM 0
4. unregistered
reserve all judgements till i get it in my hands and tell you if its "hot or not " :)
posted on Sep 14, 2008, 10:46 AM 0
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I was uncomfortable moving from verizon to AT&T because of this phone. I didn't want to go buy a phone in AT&T and then have a better phone come in the next few months. But now I am glad I didn't wait for this phone. From the looks of it, this phone is as great as everyone was making it seem.
posted on Sep 14, 2008, 1:57 PM 0
5. Mike T unregistered
that verizon has an upcoming list of phones to be released with in certain dates starting towards the 15th of september on through may. inlcuding brands LG, HTC, Motorola, Casio (G'Zone), Blackberry, And Samsung
posted on Sep 14, 2008, 10:46 AM 0
6. unregistered
everyone knows ninjas are not to be trusted!
posted on Sep 14, 2008, 10:52 AM 0
18. unregistered
you're just saying that because you don't want everybody to thinkk that the supposed "iphone-killer" sucks. If the guy said that the blackberry storm had a superb touchscreen would you still say not to trust him?
posted on Sep 14, 2008, 1:44 PM 0
7. vzwguyinfl unregistered
that ninja was a retard. the button screen could be very nice if excecuted well. for example, i have an lg dare, and while browsing for ringtones from vzw, if i touch the name of the song, it highlights it, and if i hold it for a sec, it selects it. same thing with the glimmer from altel. this would almost eliminate wrong clicks. and as far as him saying people will break the screen, lets be serious. we are not morons and wont use a hammer to push the screen. ninja is a moron, and thats giving him credit lol. all i can say is wait till it is released. has rim ever made a bad product?
posted on Sep 14, 2008, 11:06 AM 0
8. unregistered
What i want to know is how are they getting stuff that are sent to VZW employees this was sent to us in a e-mail?
posted on Sep 14, 2008, 11:34 AM 0
12. unregistered
Because someone ballsy forewarded it to BGR.
posted on Sep 14, 2008, 12:00 PM 0
9. unregistered
The Diamond is on the Sprint site for sale now, you vzw wasn't going to get one upped
posted on Sep 14, 2008, 11:41 AM 0
10. unregistered
whats funny is when you get your famous diamond prepare to have software issues with it sprint is known to release a phone just to get it out there first with all the problems :)
posted on Sep 14, 2008, 11:49 AM 0
26. unregistered
i agree. verizon wireless takes so long to release phones because they refuse to release a phone that they will have future poblems with. verizon may lose some business because of it but it is a way smarter deciosn to make as oppose to sprint who puts out phones half assed
posted on Sep 14, 2008, 4:02 PM 0
46. unregistered
Then why is the screen on the Glyde as fuctional as an ATM touch screen? On a good day it only takes pressing the screen three times for it to realize you selected somehting. You know they just need the extra time to block any and all GPS fuctionalty and strip down the RAM and processer.
posted on Sep 15, 2008, 8:10 AM 0
13. avimobile24 unregistered
whats the Big NEWs man I want this phone !! LOL I heard the ninja lost his job at rimm
posted on Sep 14, 2008, 12:00 PM 0
47. unregistered
He does not work for RIM. He works for Yahoo!
posted on Sep 15, 2008, 8:11 AM 0
14. vzw fanboy unregistered
this looks like a cool phone. i wonder if it will beat sales of the voyager? im still waiting for the htc raphael though...how come on blackberrys they dont offer vcast music or videos?
posted on Sep 14, 2008, 12:24 PM 0
15. unregistered
i think its going to beat the voyager sales. I mean verizon hasnt even advertised this phone and i already have a small waiting list for it when it does come out.
posted on Sep 14, 2008, 12:37 PM 0
16. unregistered
VZW doesn't add any of their features to any of their PDAs. That includes windows mobile and palm devices as well. Not sure why they don't offer those services, especially when more and more regular consumers are switching from normal phone devices to the PDAs. As far the guy that said that sprint is known to release phones with software issues just to be first, I agree with you on only one device and that is the Instinct. They did not do enough QA on the device before releasing it, however they are rectifying it. But, the HTC Diamond is a PDA device. That being said, I know plenty of people that have the HTC Touch and Mogul and have never once had a problem. The only time that they ever performed an update is to upgrade to Win Mo 6.1. You really need to get your facts straight before criticizing. The fact is the Diamond's predecessor is the Touch and it is available on both Sprint and VZW. It was also available through Alltell. VZW practically crippled the Touch performance, menus were sluggish compared to other Touch models and the overall product was slow. Read the reviews on both Sprint's and VZW's Touch devices. Reviews don't make Sprint's device perfect, but it was rated higher than VZW's. Also the Sprint Touch has something that VZW does not. It adds Sprint's media services: Sprint TV, Sprint Radio, Sprint Navigation, Sprint Music Store, etc. Sprint realizes that just because someone buys a PDA, it doesn't mean that they are a stodgy old businessman who deosn't want any extras. VZW has yet to release a PDA device with their VCast on it, with the exception of the Moto Q9m (which was a butchered consumer version of the Q9c). Since your talking firsts, did you know that the Q9m is one of the worst rated PDA devices for its time and the first and only one to push it out to market was VZW. Sprint waited until about 6 months after to launch the Q9c. Same device without a bunch of features being AWOL and low and behold 2 months later VZW announces the Q9c and quickly tries to sweep the Q9m fiasco under the rug. Both companies have had there share of releasing phones early to get them out only to have firmware updates come out within a month or two, so quit your righteous defense of your PREFERRED carrier. Oh, and in case you were wondering, the phone currently on the market that is the best example of phones being released with firmware issues is VZW's Moto RAZR. It had 4-5 firmware updates within the first 2 months!!!! The Sprint RAZR is still on sell and has had maybe 2 updates to the firmware since it's release date.
posted on Sep 14, 2008, 1:05 PM 0
36. unregistered
Verizon does offer VCast Video on PDAs (m.vcast.com). AppZone on many PDA gives you some features of a dumbphone. The Moto RAZR has 2 different Software's the old which is when Verizon 1st launched it and the New which is the same as the K1m. The reason why there are so many updates... Moto could not make a good enough Flash UI to work on top of their Java UI. VZW Demanded their UI on the phone but Moto couldn't handle it when all other Cellphone company's could, IE LG, Samsung, UTStarcom. If Moto can get the software right, maybe their phones like the Q9m and RAZR would be good phone but if they cannot meet carrier demand then they deserve to lose the market share... these phones obviously don't effect Verizon's market share.
posted on Sep 14, 2008, 7:10 PM 0
57. unregistered
It's actually a proven fact that upon the release of a device VZW has a 90 test period to which if there is any problems they start the 90 days over again. AT&T and Sprint have a 30 Day test period to correct any issues which doen\s not reset if there is a problem.
posted on Sep 22, 2008, 12:39 PM 0
58. unregistered
Um... perhaps you should do a bit of research before making statements. VZW released the original Q and then the Q9M, THEN AT&T got a Q9 global GSM variant than VZW released the most recent version the Q9C. And wnough with this stupid 'crippled' cr@p... on the cell phones maybe, but the PDA's are straight from the manufacturer. VZW just added V-cast to the Q since it's more multimedia oriented then say a treo. you guys can find anything to complain about eh? :lol:
posted on Sep 22, 2008, 11:43 PM 0
19. unregistered
First of all get your facts straight, Centro and others had way worse software problems when they were first released on sprint. The fact is if you want to make a call with your pda/cell phone,choose VZW the biggest carrier with the largest EVDO network. I actually work for VZW so i would rather have my PDA be stript of functions that i am not gonna use just so i dont drop a call on your beloved sprint network. Give me a call when you switch to VZW cause sprint goes out of business
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When You Slow It Down What Do You See?
What happens when you slow it down? You notice more. This time of the year is infamous for hustle and bustle. If your like the rest of us then you find your nights and weekends full of travel and events. Think of all the friends and family and workmates you must tend to! Those white elephant gifts dont wrap themselves now do they? Check out this video. I watched it this morning and saw two totally different things. the first was some skateboarding trick. The second was a magnificent feat of athleticism.


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This month's Khlimb the Penh happened to be at Yellow Tower. There was a little construction going on inside but largely the project was pretty frozen. Has the project stalled? Khlimb the Penh involves installing rock climbing sheets and abseiling ropes on construction sites around Phnom Penh.


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Vintage mahogany French Louis commode / chest of drawers painted in Autentico Paint Baroque Bronze with Silver Pearl stencilling and trim. We added a little extra something by adding mouldings to all corners and the legs.
Measures 90 cm wide (at the widest point), 46 cm deep, 85 cm tall
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Αυτό το πρόγραμμα έχει αξιολογηθεί – πιστοποιηθεί από τον Κυπριακό Φορέα Διασφάλισης και Πιστοποίησης της Ποιότητας της Ανώτερης Εκπαίδευσης.
Το CityU προσφέρει προπτυχιακό πρόγραμμα στη Διαχείριση Επιχειρήσεων Φιλοξενίας και Τουρισμού. Κύριος στόχος του προγράμματος είναι να εκπαιδεύει αποφοίτους που έχουν τις κατάλληλες γνώσεις και τα επαγγελματικά προσόντα για να εργαστούν αποτελεσματικά σε μεσαία ή ανώτερα επίπεδα διαχείρισης στη φιλοξενία και στην τουριστική βιομηχανία.
Για να είναι αποτελεσματικοί επαγγελματίες, απαιτείται μια σειρά από δεξιότητες, τόσο σε εξειδικευμένους τομείς όσο και στην ίδια τη διαδικασία της διαχείρισης.
Οι απαραίτητες πρακτικές δεξιότητες που αναπτύσσονται στις αρχές του προγράμματος, εξασφαλίζουν ότι οι φοιτητές είναι σε θέση να λειτουργήσουν γρήγορα και αποτελεσματικά μέσα στο περιβάλλον της τουριστικής βιομηχανίας.
Η πρακτική τους άσκηση στη βιομηχανία αυτή συνδέεται με τις ενότητες των δύο πρώτων ετών, καθώς οι φοιτητές έχουν την ευκαιρία να εφαρμόσουν τις θεωρητικές γνώσεις τους σε ένα πραγματικό περιβάλλον ξενοδοχείου.
Το προπτυχιακό πρόγραμμα συμβάλλει στην απόκτηση αυτών των δεξιοτήτων μέσω της έμφασης που δίνει στις επαγγελματικές ειδικές γνώσεις, τις βασικές δεξιότητες, και τις ειδικές διοικητικές ικανότητες.
Οι απόφοιτοι του προγράμματος μπορούν να εργαστούν σε ξενοδοχεία, εστιατόρια, κρουαζιερόπλοια, κλαμπ, μπαρ, εταιρείες συνεδρίων και εκδηλώσεων, θέσεις ανθρώπινων πόρων, στις πωλήσεις και το μάρκετινγκ, σε επιχειρήσεις catering, σε θέσεις εξυπηρέτησης και υποδοχής πελατών, ή μπορούν να επιλέξουν να γίνουν επιχειρηματίες διαχειριζόμενοι τις δικές τους επιχειρήσεις.
CHOS-100 Introduction to the Hospitality & Tourism Business Environment
Course Description This course will assist students to gain a comprehensive grounding in the theoretical and practical elements of tourism, and an understanding of the highly competitive global environment within which the travel and tourism sector operates. The module examines the historical evolution of tourism, the current structure of the hospitality and tourism sector, and the external forces that influence and shape changes in hospitality and tourism.
CCOM-100 Computer Applications
Course Description An introduction course in computer applications, focusing on microcomputer technology emphasizing file management, utilizing Microsoft Windows operating system, statistical tools such as excel, database software such as Access, Presentation software such as PowerPoint, and other popular software, such as word and outlook.
CENG-100 English Composition
Course Description This course aims at giving students the opportunity to develop creative writing skills on a mature level, emphasizing the literary effects of language. The program will provide work on writing letters, memoranda reports, resumes and personal essays and research papers.
CACC-100 Accounting I
Course Description The aim of this course is to explore accounting as an indispensable part of business activities from different industrial domains and as a basis, upon which important decisions are planned, analyzed and implemented. Students will become familiar with a number of fundamental entities in accounting such as managers, investors and creditors.
Elective 1 (See Bellow)1st Year – 2nd Semester (6 ECTS each course – Total 30 ECTS)
CHOS-102 Introduction to Hospitality Operations Management
Course Description This course aims to help student in becoming familiar with the importance of operations management and the role of the hotel general manager within an organizational and managerial context; and to provide the student the opportunity to incorporate what is studied in a theoretical context in the practice of running a hotel business. Students will become familiar with the complex issues involved in managing and controlling products, labor and revenue in food & beverage operations and the importance of it in the financial success of the operation.
CTOU-102 Tourism Planning & Development
Course Description This course aims to help students in order to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to understand and critically analyze tourism public and private policy, planning and processes. The theoretical and applied emphasis is on developed countries, allowing the student to observe and understand examples of best practice and good governance. Students will gain a comprehensive grounding in the theoretical and practical elements of tourism planning & development.
CMAT-102 Business Mathematics
Course Description This course emphasizes performance of common computations found in the various functional areas of business. Students will use graphs, equations, ratio and proportion, percentage, and measurement systems to solve typical business problems such as the calculation of trade and cash discounts, markups, taxes, employee compensation, simple and compound interest, depreciation, inventory valuation, bonds and stocks, basic financial statement analysis, and business statistics.
CACC-102 Accounting II
Course Description This course focuses on the preparation, use and interpretation of relative accounting information coming from the financial and operating statements of a business. The purpose is to guide students in the understanding and making sense of the fundamental ways that business activities partially arise from and relate to financial and managerial decisions.
Elective 1 (See Bellow)2nd Year – 1st Semester (6 ECTS each course – Total 30 ECTS)
CECO-100 Introduction to Microeconomics
Course Description The aim of this course is to demonstrate the ways that businesses use economics as a basis for their everyday decision making in different industrial domains and across national and international borders. Students will become aware of how to solve economic problems in different contexts by breaking it down to its smaller constituent parts.
CHOS-106 Food & Beverage Service Management
Course Description This module is to enable students to increase their understanding of F&B operations through exposure to a number of theoretical concepts and operational issues in an F&B setting. The course will expose students to the various food and beverage service methods, areas and equipment. Students will have an opportunity to study various types of menu, menu knowledge and accompaniments. Also, students will learn about beverages and the food and beverage service sequence. The course will assist students in learning the supervisory aspects of the food and beverage service, performance measures and customer relations. Students will be prepared to the required level of proficiency in order to provide quality service within the context of a foodservice operation.
CHOS-108 Issues in Culinary Arts
Course Description The course exposes the students to the history and the development of national and international cuisines and the tasting profiles around the world. Through the course, students will gain an understanding of the revolution, development and progress of the profession. Emphasis is given to the structure and history of each group food, in order students to be ready to understand the different methods of cooking. Also, the module aims to familiarize students with key priorities in culinary practice such as hygiene, sanitation and food safety principles and tools, as well as the role of nutrition in the development of F&B concepts and operations.
CENG-200 Advanced English Writing
Course Description The main aim of this course is to help students develop an appreciation in literature and practice writing critical and argumentative essays on various topics. It also aims at training students to become comparatively proficient in academic writing; that is the use of references, quotations, footnotes, bibliography etc.
Elective 1 (See Bellow)2nd Year – 2nd Semester (6 ECTS each course – Total 30 ECTS)
CHOS-200 Front Office Management
Course Description This is a semester length course designed to introduce students to all facets of front desk/front office lodging management. The student will have the opportunity to study interlinked front office operations for a variety of hospitality settings. Students will learn how lodging operations rely on connectivity and interdependence as provided by the front desk/front office. Management skills for each front desk/front office position will be covered enabling the student to experience all lodging systems management. Examination of shift management, staffing, scheduling, reservations, concierge, uniformed staff, cashier, key clerk, audit, housekeeping, maintenance, security and food/beverage operations and systems are managed from the front desk/front office, will provide students with a systems perspective.
CHOS-202 Housekeeping & Maintenance Management
Course Description The course is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of housekeeping management in the hospitality industry, important technical information and the tools to systematically achieve the standards expected by today's guests in lodging establishments. Professional and qualitative housekeeping and cleanliness are the most powerful factors that can lead to customer satisfaction. Therefore, the Housekeeping Service course provides knowledge and skills for achieving the best standards and goals of the organization.
CHOS-210 Restaurant Operation Management
Course Description This course explores topics such as, the manager's role in the restaurant operations, control systems as diagnostic indicators, the role of the managerial leadership, staff selection and development, effective approaches to a successful client relationship.
CENG-220 Business Communication
Course Description The course aims to develop students' oral and written communication skills while at the same time enlarge their knowledge of the business world. The emphasis will be on improving both organizational and language skills needed for students to perform more efficiently in the world of international business. The units will focus on business topics such as Marketing, Advertising, Negotiating, Team Building, Meetings, Brand Management, Presentation, Economics Issues, etc.
Elective 1 (See Bellow)3rd Year – 1st Semester (6 ECTS each course – Total 30 ECTS)
CLAW-200 Business Law
Course Description This course provides the students with a basic understanding of the legal system of different countries and its consequent effect and involvement as an essential tool for managers in any business environment. The role of the government, the relationships between different private businesses and the protection of customers is explored in depth.
CTOU-200 Destination Management
Course Description This course discusses the theories and concepts of destination management with a comprehensive approach that emphasizes planning, development, and marketing a destination. Students will learn about the challenges and issues faced by locations pursuing tourism as an economic (business) and community development (social, cultural and environmental) strategy. It focuses on the management of the destination and provides an understanding of the skills and issues involved in this evolving aspect of tourism management. It, also, looks at the relationship of tourism to 1) business and economic development, 2) natural resources and the environment, 3) culture and history, and 4) community and society. Select examples of tourism from destinations throughout the country, Europe and the world will be presented and discussed.
CECO-102 Introduction to Macroeconomics
Course Description Particular attention is given to the description, analysis and application of economic forces within the context of contemporary businesses and their relationships with the society and other main stakeholders in the external environment. Emphasis is given on the application and effect of economic principles on the ways that businesses operate in the long-term.
CCOM-110 E-Tourism
Course Description This course provides an understanding of the nature of innovation and technology related to the growth, success and future development of tourism within Australia and internationally, on a local to global scale. The tourism industry expects its employees to have a fundamental understanding of a variety of innovative technological methods and their application within the industry. Consequently, the course addresses aspects of key management problems, needs, developments and approaches that effectively utilize technology and innovation within the tourism industry.
Elective 1 (See Bellow)3rd Year – 2nd Semester (6 ECTS each course – Total 30 ECTS)
CHOS-209 Marketing for Hospitality
Course Description This course builds upon the basic principles of marketing and aims to develop student's ability to analyze the distinctive marketing needs of services. It relies upon practical, real world case studies on a variety of diverse areas of marketing to give students a broader knowledge of key issues and the business environment to which decision making skills can be applied. It provides practical information about organizing and establishing a sales force in the hospitality industry. It also tackles the issue of professional sales: managing and training a sales team, sales negotiations, motivation and control techniques as well as the sales department structure. The course will give students an overview of the marketing function in the hospitality industry.
CHOS-300 Meetings, Conference & Incentives
Course Description A systematic approach in managing meetings and conferences, understanding the needs of the industry and the related parameters involved, like food and beverages, rooms and services. Students will be able to meet the challenges associated with managing and servicing conventions and other group business. Also, students will have an overview of planning disciplines as applied to the specifics of conventions, conference incentives, and expositions management will be presented and discussed during within this course.
CTOU-300 Special Interest Tourism
Course Description The course provides a comprehensive examination of the different types of tourism study. Tourism is motivated by an interest variety of different type of tourism behavior in arts, events, cultural festivals, regions, sports, heritage attractions, historic sites, education, sex cruises and the customs the wine and cuisine of the destination being visited. It is a fast-growing and lucrative sector of the global tourism industry, which helps to eliminate the cultural clashes among different countries destinations and the traveler. The more wide spread the human activity becomes the more likely it is the foster internal diversity.
CHOS-308 Hospitality Facilities Planning & Development
Course Description This course will expose students to the nature of hospitality facilities and the issues involves in managing maintenance needs, the primary facility systems, the important aspects of building itself and its grounds and parking areas, and the basics of lodging and food service design and renovation.
Elective 1 (See Bellow)4th Year – 1st Semester (6 ECTS each course – Total 30 ECTS)
CENV-200 Sustainability for Change
Course Description The main aim of the course is to enable, students understand the basic issues related with sustainability and change. It provides an overview on problems, responses and responsibilities of businesses, governmental policies and legislation associated with sustainability. The course will introduce students to communication theories relative to voluntary environmental programs in business and corporate communities, in order to evaluate and create mechanisms for stimulating behavioral change and education amongst individuals and organizations.
CMAT-200 Business Statistics
Course Description This course aims to make students aware of the various statistical concepts and techniques that could be of use to aid decision making in organizations in different industries. Emphasis is given on issues such as the role of statistical computer packages, the different data collection methods and the choice of sample sizes for different surveys.
CTOU-202 Sustainable Tourism
Course Description Sustainable tourism is defined as development meets the needs of present tourists and host regions while protecting and enhancing opportunities for the future. It is envisaged as leading to management of all resources in such a way that the economic, social and aesthetic needs can be fulfilled while maintaining cultural integrity, essential ecological processes, and biological diversity and life support systems.
CHOS-402 Hospitality Animation
Course Description Introduction to the recreation and animation in accommodation. Development of animation in hotels (features of animation). The quality of tourist accommodation services – a good animator build "good atmosphere". Profit from animation in accommodation establishments. The role of the animator and recreation instructor during the organization of leisure in accommodation establishments. Types of animation conduct in accommodation establishments. Encouraging participation in animation – a case of study. Measures, forms and methods of organizing and conducting recreational activities in the accommodation establishments in various age of groups. Planning and organizing animation action in accommodation establishments- examples: body movement, creative, entertainment, education, relaxation, adventure.
Elective 1 (See Bellow)4th Year – 2nd Semester (6 ECTS each course – Total 30 ECTS)
CSOC-200 Business Ethics
Course Description The main aims of the course are to enable, students understand the basic issues in and to promote specific cause of business ethics thought presentation of and discussion on theory and case studies.
CRES-300 Research Methods
Course Description This course will introduce students to the research methods. Students will learn quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods. Thus, students will learn research philosophies and research designs. Also, students will learn how to collect, analyze and report findings from research.
CDIS-450 Dissertation
Course Description The dissertation is a valuable course for the development of higher cognitive skills and is intended to provide students with the opportunity to work independently in an area of specific interest. It gives students the opportunity to apply their knowledge of Business Administration to a real business situation, develop communication skills and put hands on research in the field Business domain. The course is intended to enable the students to improve their abilities of Independent work, skills of original and critical thinking and methods of research design, data collection, analysis and presentation.
Elective 1 (See Bellow)
Elective 2 (See Bellow)
Hospitality Electives
CHOS-103 – Accounting for Hospitality and Tourism Management
Course Description The aim of this course is to present managerial accounting concepts and explains how they apply to specific operations within the hospitality industry.
CHOS-104 – Rooms Division Operations
Course Description This course is to enable students to develop theoretical knowledge and practical skills of rooms division department and its operation and understand the role of this department within the context of a hospitality operation. The course includes management concepts and responsibilities in the rooms division department. Students will be exposed to content relating to structural planning for large properties, including models for staffing patterns and hiring principles. Emphasis will be placed on inventory and equipment management, cost control, risk management, safety, security, topical environmental issues, characteristics of materials and supplies, linen and laundry room management, and cleaning functions. In addition to operational practices, personnel administration, including employee motivation, turnover, satisfaction, absenteeism, and cultural diversity issues are addressed.
CHOS-204 – Sanitation & Hygiene
Course Description HACCP has been recognized internationally as a logical tool for adapting traditional inspection methods to a modern, sciencebased, food safety system. We consider this course vital since culinary arts students are mainly involved with the production food and therefore this food safety system will enable them to implement where they work maximum food safety and quality.
CHOS-206 – Food & Beverage Management
Course Description This course introduces the student to the art and craft required in the food and beverage industry. It is designed for those students who want to work in the industry and acquire knowledge and an understanding to facilitate career progression in food and beverage operations management. The course is an introduction to the fundamental principles of food and beverage management emphasizing how food service professionals create and deliver guest-driven service, enhance value, build guest loyalty, and promote repeat business. Students learn theoretical and practical skills for effective management of food and beverage operations relating to front and back of the house, leadership, management principles, service skills, service styles (French, Russian, American), and training of personnel.
CHOS-208 – Hotel Operations
Course Description This module aims to enable the student to recognise the importance of operations management and the role of the hotel general manager within an organisational and managerial context; and to provide the student the opportunity to incorporate what is studied in a theoretical context in the practice of running a hotel business. Also, learners will become familiar with the complex issues involved in controlling products, labor and revenue in food & beverage operations and the importance of it in the financial success of the operation.
CHOS-302 – Hotel Logistics
Course Description The course will enhance students' expertise and understanding of the physical aspects of bringing products and services to market through the supply chain. Also, the course will highlight the most important elements needed for practicing hotel management operations under the scope and impact of Logistics. By providing an in depth analysis of the supply chain from raw material input, through the production process, to the flow of products and services to the customer, this module will provide to participants certain methodologies for optimizing hotel management operations via the adaptation of the logistic chain. Learners will acquire a range of management and IT tools for deployment in logistics analysis and supply chain management.
CHOS-304 – Food & Beverage Cost Control
Course Description Students will be exposed to the fundamentals of food and beverage planning, control and purchasing which will likely increase their career opportunities. The students will investigate the control of the food management process and expenditures in order to ensure the desirable profits for the Food and Beverage department. The utilization of budgets, standards and ratios to achieve optimum quality and results, with specific applications to food, beverage and labor costs. General industry and food & beverage cycle controls will be applied, including an analysis of labor cost and the use of automation.
CHOS-306 – Hotel Information System
Course Description This course will provide the basics for potential users of hotel software enabling them to understand the skills and information required to become operators of various systems. The hotel software is fully integrated packages designed to maximize the efficiency of hotel operations. The systems contain all the functions carried out in daily operation of a hotel, including the whole range of functions required for all aspects of hotel management, maintenance and operation.
CHOS-310 – Managing Service Quality and Guest Experience in the Hospitality Industry
Course Description This course will expose students to the concept of service quality and the concept of total quality. Students will learn the various quality aspects needed to compete in the global business arena. More specifically, to learn different businesses factors in order to achieve consistent peak performance, continual improvement, and maximum competitiveness.
CHOS-400 – Cross Cultural & Global Management in Hospitality
Course Description The course aims to develop students' knowledge and understanding of the hotel industry as an arena for global culture and intercultural communication. Interpersonal communication in the international business arena is analyzed as a process and illustrated in a contextual and comparative perspective. Students will receive training in analyzing interaction processes, recognizing communication differences and applying relevant strategies, methods and techniques for effective communication. This is relevant in face-to- face situations and partly in media communication.
CHOS-404 – Contemporary Issues in Hospitality Management
Course Description This course seeks to leverage the knowledge students have obtained in previous courses to enable effective consideration of the contemporary issues that emerging professionals will face in the hospitality industry. In particular, the course will develop students' abilities to comprehend theoretical constructs upon which effective business management is based, but more importantly to understand such theory in a practical environment.
Tourism electives
CTOU-204 – Crisis Management in Hospitality & Tourism
Course Description The history of modern tourism records many localized and some international crises characterized by extreme and sudden reduction in demand for specific destination areas or types of tourism product. Managerial responses to such events include both problem solving and market recovery steps, but these vary in effectiveness and recovery may be slow to occur after the initial problems are overcome. With examples drawn from the UK, Europe, America, Australia and Asia, this course brings together a range of expert academic analysis of the latest thinking and practice in this increasingly important area of tourism management.
CTOU-206 – Sociology in Tourism
Course Description The module analyzes through a historical overview, the social, cultural and economic conditions which led to the emergence of the tourism phenomenon. In continue the characteristics and parameters that affect the tourist attitude are determined, in order to come across the mechanism via which a person behaves before, during and after the trip. The study of modern tourists motives coupled with the search for more mild forms of development (on the part of host communities) have as a result the better understanding of social dimensions of development of special and alternative forms of tourism in the modern world. The role of tourism in the social development of the host communities and the social impacts of tourism development are also important issues for the discipline of Sociology of Tourism. Finally, are also studied: a) the quality of life in tourist areas, b) the improvement of social indicators, c) the concept of social interests, d) the rights and the obligations of tourists and the ethics in tourism (i.e. the ethics in business, etc), e) the planning of tourism development, and f) the arrangement of tourist trips.
CTOU-208 – Tourism Anthropology
Course Description This course analyzes tourism as a cultural phenomenon with ritualized behaviors and complex meanings for both host and guest societies. It explores issues of cultural and artistic authenticity, identity production and marketing, and commodification of both the tourist and the toured. Particular emphasis is placed on the cultural politics of tourism on local, regional, national and transnational scales, with case studies ranging from Fourth to First World venues.
CTOU-210 – Statistics for Hospitality & Tourism Managers
Course Description The aim of the course is for the students to comprehend the statistical tools in relation to the hospitality, leisure and tourism industry. The area of quantitative methods is one which many students find unapproachable or daunting. With the use of a clear learning structure, and a user friendly, non-theoretical approach, we have created a course which students and lecturers alike will find indispensable.
CTOU-300 – Special Interest Tourism
Course Description The course provides a comprehensive examination of the different types of tourism study. Tourism is motivated by an interest variety of different type of tourism behaviour in arts, events, cultural festivals, regions, sports, heritage attractions, historic sites, education, sex cruises and the customs the wine and cuisine of the destination being visited. It is a fast-growing and lucrative sector of the global tourism industry, which helps to eliminate the cultural clashes among different countries destinations and the traveller. The more wide spread the human activity becomes the more likely it is the foster internal diversity
CTOU-302 – Attractions & Theme Park Management
Course Description This subject will introduce students to the various aspects of attractions management, allowing them to examine the concepts, principles, and theories relating to managing attractions. An examination of current issues in the attractions and amusement park industry will be conducted. Emphasis will be placed on development and design along with the functional departments of modern amusement parks and themed attractions. Students will be able to understand the complexities of attractions and theme parks in order to deliver memorable experiences to visitors.
Business Electives
CMKT-220 – Public Relations & Publicity
Course Description This course provides an understanding of the effects arising from the application of public relations both in the private and the public sector. Emphasis is given in the relationship between businesses and media in shaping their image towards the external environment and the importance of issues such as corporate social responsibility in the strategic planning and development of businesses.
CMKT-100 – Marketing Principles
Course Description This course introduces the role, tools and concepts of marketing especially in creating interactive communities between businesses, customers, brands, products and services. As such, a fundamental aspect of marketing is the creation of value for customers and the consequent development of loyal and royal customers by adapting to their individual needs.
CMGT-330 – Crisis Management
Course Description This course on crisis management offers students the basics in identifying, preventing, and controlling crisis situations. Crisis management basics, from preparation to training and compliance are discussed, as are various stages of a crisis, and the need to establish a crisis management team. Clearly identifying the roles and functions of each crisis management team member is essential for the ultimate success of contingency planning, which is also discussed. Students will be able to identify potential risks or situations that may precipitate a crisis or emergency and learn approaches on how to respond to such incidents. The importance of communication and making instant and effective decisions is also covered, as are a variety of emergency response scenarios; from planning evacuation from a local elementary school affected by an earthquake to a major hospital suffering a massive power outage to the threat of a rogue employee.
CMGT-212 – Human Resource Management
Course Description This course assesses the significance of national and international models of HRM, different employment systems and the role of the multi-national corporation. There is a focus on the understanding and analysis of the implications of the global economy, labor standards and the relative convergence of national and organizational practices and policies.
CMGT-410 – Knowledge Management
Course Description The aim of this course is to explain the meanings of knowledge management and help students to gain knowledge about tacit and explicit knowledge and its difference from data and information, strategic use, technologies, people and cultural issues, knowledge transfer, and implementation. Moreover, it examines the various components of knowledge management solutions such as processes, mechanisms and technologies and help students understand how to select an appropriate solution to knowledge management. This course also describes the influence of knowledge management onto organizations and the power of social computing.
Foreign Languages Electives
CGRE-100 – Greek Language and Culture I
Course Description The aim of this course is to introduce beginner foreign students to the Greek language, and teach them how to communicate effectively in Greek orally as well as in writing. The course also aims to provide students with the opportunity to understand, speak, read and write what they need in the Greek language. Last, it aims to prepare the students to communicate effectively with native speakers of the language.
CGRE-102 – Greek Language and Culture II
Course Description The aim of this course is to teach students pre-intermediate and intermediate level Greek language. The course aims to provide students with the opportunity to understand, speak, read and write what they need in the Greek language as well as further ameliorate their productive and receptive skills. Last, it aims to prepare students to communicate even more effectively with native speakers of the language through motivating self-study
CGER-100 – German Language and Culture I
Course Description The course aims to introduce students to the basic German language and help them develop communication skills for the language of German. It also aims to help students develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in German.
CGER-102 – German Language and Culture II
Course Description Combined with German for Hospitality Industry – Level 2 the course offers beginners in German a broader introduction to the language. The student will be able to communication with German speaking staff and customers, and provide them with necessary information.
CFRE-100 – French Language and Culture I
Course Description The aim of this course is to offer beginners in French Language a basic introduction to the language. Grammar is studied but emphasis is given on vocabulary, oral and reading comprehension.
CFRE-102 – French Language and Culture II
Course Description The aim of this course is to offer to students the ability to use the French Language. Articles, verbs and pronouns are studied but emphasis is given on vocabulary, oral and reading comprehension.
CRUS-100 – Russian Language and Culture I
Course Description The course aims to help students develop communication skills for the language of Russian
CRUS-102 – Russian Language and Culture II
Course Description Combined with Russian for Hospitality Industry – Level 1 this course offers beginners in Russian a broader introduction to the language. The student will be able to communication with Russian speaking staff and customers, and provide them with necessary information.
CSPA-100 – Spanish Language and Culture I
Course Description Following the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR):
A Basic User level is divided into: A1 Breakthrough or beginner A2 Waystage or elementary
This course is designed to develop and improve your general knowledge of Spanish. In this course you will learn the four skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing in addition to grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. The emphasis will be on practicing the acquired knowledge and skills in various useful and entertaining situations and contexts. In our basic user level course students will acquire a general knowledge of the basic grammar contents along with a socio-cultural view of the Spanish speaking countries; they will also achieve receptive and productive skills both in the oral and the written language.
CSPA-102 – Spanish Language and Culture II
Course Description This course is designed to develop and improve your general knowledge of Spanish. In this course you will learn the four skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing in addition to grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. The emphasis will be on practicing the acquired knowledge and skills in various useful and entertaining situations and contexts. In our basic user level course students will acquire a general knowledge of the basic grammar contents along with a socio-cultural view of the Spanish speaking countries; they will also achieve receptive and productive skills both in the oral and the written language.
Computer Electives
CCOM-200 – Management Information Systems
Course Description This course is to get an understanding of how information systems are used in business setting. The topics covered will include the fundamental of information systems, strategic use of information systems, decision support and expert system. This course will describe also information systems planning, design and implementation.
CCOM-220 – Introduction to Multimedia
Course Description The course introduces the student to the basic concepts of multimedia and investigates on how multimedia is changing our world. The students have the opportunity to learn and use the cutting edge technology of Multimedia hardware and software through the final project.
CCOM-300 – Web Development
Course Description This course is intended to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary for building and evaluating web sites. It covers a range of topics including: basic concepts of the Internet and internet browsers, fundamentals of Website design, Websites building tools and languages, basics of XHTML (text, fonts, colors, images, lists, tables, frames, forms), Scripting and Scripting Languages (VB Script, Java Script), Website publishing, Website evaluation and assessment, case studies. The practical part includes applications using web design tools (such as FrontPage) and languages (such as XHTML and SIMSCRIPT).
Liberal Arts Electives
CHIS-100 – Introduction to Cyprus History
Course Description This course covers the major periods and the different relative debates in the history of Cyprus, including the classical civilizations, the Hellenistic and Roman periods as well as the different conquerors that have made their presence felt in the island over the last 1000 years. There is also an exploration of Cyprus' present culture as a result of the effects of these different periods and conquerors.
CHIS-102 – Western Civilization
Course Description This course aims to introduce students to the main periods of Western history beginning from the antiquity right up to modernity, examining each period through its relative cultural, social, economic and political dimensions and the ways that these elements interacted with each other to produce each period's unique identity and characteristics.
CPSY-100 – Introduction to Psychology
Course Description This course provides the basis for the understanding of different perspectives within the field of Psychology, including a review of its theoretical and methodological domains as a discipline and a review of the role of biology as a basis for understanding people. Through this course students are invited to develop their own personal development profile.
CSOC-100 – Introduction to Sociology
Course Description This course introduces students to the basic concepts and analytic categories in the field of Sociology, focusing on the major perspectives and general phenomena of social life. There is an identification of the complications in the intersection between Sociology and sexuality and the social impact of major issues such as religion, race and gender.
CPHI-100 – Introduction Philosophy
Course Description Students will be introduced to the main philosophical debates of the 20th and 21st centuries and consequently, they will be expected to develop a critical argumentative position in lieu of these debates. There will be a focus on major philosophical movements including morality, ethics religion, gender, cultural relativism and respect for others.
CEUR-210 – European Union Integration
Course Description This course gives an introduction of the history, development and challenges facing the EU. It examines the basic structures and processes of EU governance. Special emphasis is placed on the rationale of integration (theoretical concepts and approaches), institutions, actors, policies and policy-making. The course also examines a number of current events and recent challenges facing the EU. Some of these topics include security challenges, the issue of enlargement of the EU (recent past and future), the challenges of EU policies on its neighbors, and issues regarding the financial crisis and related economic considerations. The course will follow the political and economic developments that are taking place within the EU throughout the duration of the course. Attention is paid to developing the students understanding of the historical roots of contemporary European realities. They will also become familiar with various philosophical developments and conceptual models sharing the modern history of Europe.
Math & Science Electives
CMAT-100 – College Algebra
Course Description This course aims to equip students with the relative mathematical knowledge which is essential as a basis for students who will follow a degree in economics, finance and other associated study fields. Rectangular coordinates, graphs of equations, sequences, permutations and combinations are some of the topics that this course focuses on.
CMAT-304 – Calculus
Course Description This course is designed to develop the topics of differential and integral calculus. Emphasis is placed on limits, continuity, derivatives and integrals of algebraic and transcendental functions of one variable. Upon completion, students should be able to select and use appropriate models and techniques for finding solutions to derivative-related problems with and without technology.
- Απολυτήριο Λυκείου
- Σε ειδικές περιπτώσεις μπορεί να απαιτηθεί συνέντευξη ή παρακολούθηση συγκεκριμένων προπαρασκευαστικών μαθημάτων ή εισαγωγικές εξετάσεις ή αξιολόγηση προηγούμενης γνώσης σε συνεργασία με τον υπεύθυνο του προγράμματος
- Τήρηση των προϋποθέσεων για επάρκεια στην αγγλική γλώσσα επιπέδου Β2


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Pumpkin Patch Fun!
What October is complete without a trip to the Pumpkin Patch?! Oh sure, you could buy your pumpkins at the grocery store, but where's the fun in that? How about Haunted Corn Mazes and Hay Rack Rides?! That sounds waaaay more fun!
If you're looking for some local pumpkin patch action, here's a great website where you can look up pumpkin patches by state and county in the United States.
They list the patch's features and activites which is nice so you can see which ones offer old fashioned fun – or maybe some ZOMBIE PAINTBALL?! oh yeah! Okay, well now that we know what we're doing this weekend, I'll see you at the patch!


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It can be a long hard road to qualification as a solicitor, and our Legal Apprentice, Sophie Maddox has now entered the next stage of her training to become a solicitor. On Sophie's performance, our Managing Director, Zoe Tranter said "I am delighted with Sophie's performance. She is grateful for the opportunity which reflects in everything that she does. She is already demonstrating a use of initiative far beyond her years".
On her time at Tranter Mills, Sophie commented "I have learned so much working closely with Zoe. The skills I have developed in practice have given me confidence out of the office too. It can be stressful, but we do have a laugh".


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Important: The POPLINE website will retire on September 1, 2019. Click here to read about the transition.
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The geography of fertility in the ESCAP region.
Bangkok, Thailand, United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific [ESCAP], 1988 Aug. iii, 41, [31] p. (Asian Population Studies Series No. 62-K)The goal of this Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) project was to help family planning administrators and other development planners to pinpoint areas of high and low fertility through reference to a series of maps. Maps have the advantage of being able to summarize an enormous number of items of information in an easily comprehendable manner, including not only the levels and trends of fertility of each area, but also the contrasts between areas and groups of areas at 1 time and over time. The project began when data from the 1980 censuses became available and focused on 10 countries: Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. The maps show in detail, in some cases at the level of very small administrative areas, levels and trends of fertility during the 1970s and where possible the 1960s. The 10 countries participating in this study had to develop new methodological techniques to estimate the fertility of small areas from census data. In most cases, fertility was estimated from the age-sex distribution and children ever born classified by age of mother. Central to the analysis was the concept of reverse survival, which assumes that the number of births can be estimated from the census counts of children and an estimate of the number of children who would have been enumerated in the census if they had not died. The major lesson of this study was that maps of fertility can be drawn with sufficient accuracy to show patterns that cannot be identified easily through any other approach.


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Leaves - August IEF newsletter is available
Read on line: Leaves 21(8) August 2019 light text version with fewer illustrations.
Download as a pdf version [780 kb].
Read on line: Leaves 21(8) August 2019 light text version with fewer illustrations.
Download as a pdf version [780 kb].
On 8 August 2019, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a new special report on climate change and land. This comprehensive report was prepared by 107 experts from 52 countries.
Summary by Arthur Dahl
Beyond phasing out fossil fuels and halting deforestation, restoring forested land at a global scale could help capture atmospheric carbon and mitigate climate change.
Urgency of a rapid transition
The latest book by IEF President Arthur Dahl was published on 13 June 2019.
IEF member Joachim Monkelbaan and his partners in the Sustainability Leadership Lab were one of the winners of the Educator's Challenge of the Global Challenges Foundation on 16 May 2019. This is the second time that IEF members have won prizes from the Global Challenges Foundation.
Launch of a new thematic issue
Biodiversity is in Crisis
Nature's Dangerous Decline 'Unprecedented'
Species Extinction Rates 'Accelerating'
'Transformative changes' needed to restore and protect nature
Opposition from vested interests can be overcome for public good
1,000,000 species threatened with extinction
The headlines are frightening but true
The International Environment Forum organized a lecture at Wageningen University in the Netherlands on 24 April 2019 with IEF President Arthur Dahl speaking on "Global Governance for the 21st Century". The lecture was arranged by Sylvia Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen, who teaches at the university, and who also held a seminar on science and religion, and organized a workshop on quantifying the unquantifiable looking at how to measure people's relationship to nature and biodiversity.
Auckland and Rotorua, Aotearoa New Zealand
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Quinn Evans Architects, an award-winning planning and design practice, has added four new staff members in the firm's Ann Arbor, Mich., office.
Kristen Nyht, AIA, LEED AP, has been named a senior architect. Benjamin Telian, AIA, LEED AP, has been named an architect, Amy McNamara has been named a designer, and Fatima Beacham is an interior designer.
- Kristen Nyht, AIA, LEED AP
- Benjamin Telian, AIA, LEED AP
Senior architect with 20 years of architectural experience, most recently with higher education and institutional clients. She holds both Master of Architecture (1999) and Bachelor of Science (1996) degrees from the University of Michigan. Nyht is currently working on the firm's largest design project, the modernization of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
Architect with a Master of Architecture degree (2012) and a Bachelor of Science degree (2005) from the University of Michigan. Skilled in project management for higher education and institutional projects, Telian was recently responsible for the window replacement and restoration at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing.


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A lady once asked Fats Waller, " what is swing? ". His reply, " lady, if you've got to ask, you ain't got it " was sassy, but not much help!
The term 'Swing' is used to describe a range of dances, Lindy Hop, Balboa, Charleston, 6 beat, but to name a few.
Swing encompasses a wide spectrum of music, from the big and small band Jazz music of the 1930s and early 1940s, through the Jump Jive of Louis Jordan, early R&B and the Rat Pack lounge crooners of the 1950s to the new swing bands of today.
Any kind of dancing is a great way to loose your stress, up your energy, improve your stamina and make you smile at least once while your'e doing it! When in full swing you can drop 235 calories an hour. You might even improve your posture. Thats what they say.
Any one is welcome to Swing dance, there's no age limit and it's not a private club, the more the merrier! You don't need a partner but we are looking for more guys! The teachers are accomplished dancers, easy going, lot's of fun and keen to impart their love of this great past-time with you.
Every Monday the lovely folks at Galway Swing travel to Limerick to share their knowledge of this resilient dance with us.
Swing is a great way to meet new people, keep fit and listen to some of the best Swing, Jazz, Blues and Rock and Roll ever recorded!
Total beginners~7pm
Beginners plus~8pm
Spread the word folks!!Get yer Shwang on!!


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How to Make a Tatami Platform Bed
A platform bed is simply a reinforced box upon which you can place either a mattress or tatami mats. This Asian style version includes a mattress over which the tatami mats can be placed. It is traditionally low to the ground with lots of back support.
Step 1
Measure your foam mattress. Add a 2-foot lip all around to that size. Have the lumber company cut finished plywood to measure. Have 1-inch by 4-inch lengths of pine, four each, cut to frame the length and width of the mattress. Have 2-inch by 2-inch widths of pine, four to six each, cut to add support under the plywood platform.
Step 2
Use medium and fine grit sandpaper to smooth all wood. Stain all wood. Give at least two coats and dry thoroughly between coats.
Step 3
Drill pilot holes into the pine support slats and always drop wood glue into the holes to ensure a better bond. Use woodscrews to fasten the 2-inch by 2-inch pine lengths the width of the plywood. Add the four corner leg posts and turn the frame over.
Step 4
Mark the center of the platform to determine where your mattress will sit. Mark around the mattress and use the 1-inch by 4-inch lengths to build a frame. Attach it to the platform with wood screws. Drill from beneath the platform so there are no visible screw holes.
Step 5
Touch up where necessary and finish with two coats of acrylic finish. Dry thoroughly between coats. Insert the mattress. Cover with tatami mats and enjoy a stylish Asian style bed with all of the comfort and support this project provides.
Things You Will Need
- Tape measure
- 4-inch foam mattress
- ¾-inch plywood cut to measure
- 4 lengths of pine, 1-inch by 4-inch
- 4 to 6 widths of pine, 2-inch by 2-inch
- 4-inch leg posts
- Medium and fine grit sandpaper
- Wood screws
- Wood glue
- Drill
- Screwdriver
- Stain
- Acrylic finish
- Disposable foam paintbrushes
- Tatami mat


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Last week I attended the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Convention in Portland, Oregon. At the end one of my colleagues closed the gathering with a prayer. He recited the words from Rabbi Shelia Peltz Weinberg's adaptation of the traditional Jewish Traveler's Prayer which begins:
A prayer for the journey
We could say it every day
When we first leave the soft warmth of our beds
And don't know for sure if we'll return at night.
When we get in the trains, planes and automobiles
And put our lives in the hands of many strangers
Or when we leave our homes for a day, a week, a month or more –
Will we return to a peaceful home? Untouched by fire, flood or crime?
How will our travels change us?
What gives us the courage to go through the door?
We could say it every day
When we first leave the soft warmth of our beds
And don't know for sure if we'll return at night.
When we get in the trains, planes and automobiles
And put our lives in the hands of many strangers
Or when we leave our homes for a day, a week, a month or more –
Will we return to a peaceful home? Untouched by fire, flood or crime?
How will our travels change us?
What gives us the courage to go through the door?
As I heard these words, tears welled up in my eyes. They were not tears for myself and my journey but were for the refugee families I have been working with at JSS. These families will not return to a peaceful home untouched by fire, flood or crime. They will likely never return home as their homes have been ravaged by war. I wondered, with deep admiration, what courage they must have had not only to flee their homeland but also to travel halfway around the world to begin a new life. For them, their travel will change them and their lives more than would ever choose to be changed. I, at that moment, understood my deep privilege of being able to leave and return home. I recognized the freedom I have to choose when and if I travel.
On Monday night Jews will celebrate our freedom as we begin the holiday of Passover. Passover celebrates our ancestors' journey from persecution to freedom. This year when we open the Haggadah, let us think about the refugees who have joined our community this year and have just recently completed their own Exodus. The Haggadah reminds us that freedom is not simple and does not always taste as sweet as the harosset on the seder plate. The Israelites, we are told, complained to God and Moses as they wandered through the desert and some of them expressed their yearning to return to Egypt. The Israelites' freedom was paired with responsibility. The people are given 10 commandments and a law code of how to live as a community. So too, the refugee families JSS serves miss their families and their homeland and they struggle in different ways to hold all the responsibilities that come with creating independent lives in their new country.
As we celebrate Passover this week, may we awaken to freedoms we have that we often take for granted. And may we empathize with the complexities of the journey that our new families have made and continue to make as they rebuild their lives.
Hag Pesach Sameach,
Rabbi Renee Bauer
Action Items:
- Lift up refugees at your own seder using the 2017 HIAS Haggadah Supplement
Click here to learn about what help is needed to help the refugee families already here and the one coming very soon. Or please contact Becca or Paul.
US senators and representatives will be in Wisconsin for the two-week spring recess beginning on April 10. We will have a meeting with representatives from Senator Baldwin's office but have been denied a meeting with Senator Johnson. Please call Senator Johnson to request your own meeting and let him know about your concern and care for refugees while he is home. We are also setting up a meeting with Representative Pocan and contacting House Speaker Ryan to discuss our concerns. Please call your representatives in the next two weeks to let them know you want our country to continue to welcome refugees from all countries.
Community Events: JSS leaders will speaking on issues of refugees and immigration at the following upcoming community events:
Immigration Round Table: April 30, 2017, 2-4 pm, First Congregational UCC, Baraboo
Sacred Citizenship: The Connection between Politics and Spirituality May 9 5:15-7:30 PM, Holy Wisdom Monastery
Methodist Federation for Social Action Annual Conference, June 16
Donation needed:
A shopping carts a family can take on the sidewalk/bus for grocery shopping. Please contact Sherie Sondel if you are able to donate such a cart.
Volunteer help needed:
- We need volunteers to help with office work for our resettlement program. We are a variety of different needs. Contact Paul Borowsky if you can help.
- We are in the process of planning a really fun fundraiser event. If you want to help with the planning, contact Leora Saposnik, our event chairperson.
Advocate for refugees:
Call your legislators and let them know that you support refugee program and oppose the executive orders banning refugees. Go to www.rcusa.org/advocate-now for information of how to advocate.


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Published: 13th October 2015
Publisher: Little Brown
Pages: 496
Colin Hancock is giving his second chance his best shot. At twenty-eight, he's focused on getting his teaching degree and avoiding all the places and people that proved so destructive in his past. The last thing he's looking for is a serious relationship. But when he crosses paths with Maria Sanchez one rain-swept night, his carefully structured life is turned upside down. And when Maria, a hardworking lawyer, meets Colin she begins to question every notion she has ever had about herself and her future – and what truly makes her happy. Before the couple has a chance to envision a life together, menacing reminders from events in Maria's past begin to surface. And as the threat of violence begins to shadow her every step, she and Colin will be pushed to breaking point.
Thank you to Little Brown for kindly sending me a review copy. I never thought I would see the day where I get to read a Nicholas Sparks book at least a month or so in advance. Year, made!
The newly anticipated book from Nicholas Sparks opens with a prologue of vengeance before drawing the readers into the lives of Colin Hancock and Maria Sanchez. Colin is a sweet guy; rough around the edges with a kind soul who deserves a break in life whereas Maria never seems to want a break, always judges a book on its cover and keeps her family as number one priority. When they meet for the very first time during a stormy evening, it was the beginning of what I knew would turn into something beautiful. There is only a slight hint of Maria's violent past during the first few chapters which true Nicholas Sparks fans will relate to Safe Haven.
"These days, it seemed like Mr. Rights tended to fly off the shelves, perhaps because they were as rare as California condors."
From the opening chapter, the friendship between Colin and Evan was truly heartwarming. Despite being total opposites, they were the very best of friends and Nicholas wrote their conversations with such ease. As they spent more time with one other doing hobbies which they loved, they perfectly synced together and their two very different worlds shortly became just a distant memory to them and us, the reader.
"He'd wanted her, in his arms, just like this, forever."
The narrative picks up it's paces when Maria starts to sense someone else's presence around her, watching her, sending her flowers with creepy messages and the possibility of killing the family dog. Despite Nicholas Sparks being well-known for a romance writer, he is also fantastic in the mystery/thriller genre. The detailing from the police investigation was incredible; research had been done to another level and I could feel the family's concern throughout.
"And though she'd been through hell in the last few days, she couldn't help but smile."
Aside from the romance between Maria and Colin, the Sanchez family as well as Evan & Lily were such beautiful additions to the narrative. Their personalities were all so uniquely captivating; guiding the two love birds during their journey. The group were extremely close-knit, especially with Maria's stalker coming closer and closer as the chapters neared towards the end. It was unbelievably powerful, thrilling and one of those plots where you want to know the answer but you also don't want it to end.
"He smiled, his eyes never leaving hers."
The ending was… Well, in all honesty I don't think I could turn the pages quick enough! It was thrilling, nerve-wracking, exciting, frightening yet it was also very romantic in a life or death kind of matter. No spoilers BUT.. Colin will win your heart. He's quite possibly my favourite Nicholas Sparks male character: move over Logan (The Lucky One) and Travis (The Choice). If you're going to read this book, you will need waterproof mascara for the final chapter and epilogue because I'm counting my lucky stars right now that it exists.
Nicholas Sparks, you've done it again. Bravo.
Twitter: @NicholasSparks