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International Business - English - 3 years - Full-time
The IB programme will prepare you for a successful international business career. Anywhere in the world. You'll build strong foundations in economics, marketing, sales, finance and management. Lectures and workshops in the various modules aim will provide you with in-depth knowledge and experience working in a global team. You'll get to put knowledge into action during a semester-long internship at an international company.
Structure of International Business - English - 3 years - Full-time
Lectures20 - 24
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Study credits60
in year one
Year 1
The first year is the introductory (propadeutic) year
Year one in the three-year accelerated programme is the introductory year (propadeutic year). The first year brings everyone up to the same speed in modules that you've probably already covered in your final years of secondary education during a Dutch pre-university level (VWO), or a similar foreign diploma.
The first two semesters in year one, will give you the theoretical basis you need to understand international business in its various forms.
Year 2
Delve deeper
In years two and three, you'll build on the knowledge and practical skills you gained in the first year. Not only will you gain a deeper understandings of subjects, you'll add new skills to your business management tool kit.
IB works closely with a Business Advisory Council, a committee of international business professionals, alumni and industry experts to evaluate and update the curriculum.
Courses you can expect in year 2 and 3
|International Business Awareness
|Innovation and Creativity
|Critical Thinking
|Management of Information as Digital Citizens
|International Business Communication
|Personal and Professional Development
|Ethics and Social Responsibility
|Intercultural Proficiency
|Marketing and Sales
|Finance and Accounting
|Operations and Supply Chain Management
|Organisation and People
|Business Research
Year 3
Final thesis
It's year of the daunting thesis! Well, that might be the case if you were to write a 30,000-word masterpiece on a boring subject. But what if we told you that your thesis could possibly save an SME or international company thousands of Euros? And what if your thesis can land you a well-paid job after graduation? On IB, most students write their thesis about their internship company. One student analysed the Dutch consumer market to see if it was ready for Tom's of Maine's natural toothpaste. Another student researched RealeGroup's cybercrime insurance market potential in Turin. Other graduates have landed themselves jobs at Karl Lagerfeld, Nike, BlueLynx, BMW and Boston Consulting Group on the strength of their final thesis.
Courses you can expect in year 2 and 3
|Critical Thinking
|Innovation and Creativity
|International Business Awareness
|International Business Communication
|Management of Information as Digital Citizens
|Personal and Professional Development
|Ethics and Social Responsibility
|Intercultural Proficiency
|Marketing and Sales
|Finance and Accounting
|Operations and Supply Chain Management
|Organisation and People
|Business Research
Study Abroad
You'll get to spend a semester on an exchange as an IB student. You won't be stuck for choice with 170 partner universities in around 43 countries to choose from. During this semester you'll experience different cultures, teaching and learning styles and take new business modules. This year, over 200 of our students took their exchange semesters in the USA, Canada, Australia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, South- Korea, Brazil, Mexico, Spain, France, Germany and Sweden.
One of the IB students tells about the five-month period of studying in Peru.
Once you have some theory under your belt and practical training in classroom projects, you are ready to put these to the test in the professional field on an internship. You can complete your internship at a company abroad or in The Netherlands. You'll engage in the day-to-day running of a global business while developing your intercultural, personal and professional skills.
Min's internship at BMW
Juliy's internship at Microsoft
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Juliy He
On her internship at Microsoft
Min Liu
On her internship at BMW
On her internship at Microsoft
Juliy He
As an intern at Microsoft I worked with the top 200 of Microsoft's partners, making sure I connected costumers to the right channels. That was very interesting and made me learn much about the Dutch market and culture. And also about the company: Microsoft does so much more than selling technology! I gained a lot of confidence and worked on my communication and presentation skills. My advice for new students? Internships can be pretty tough, but preparation helps a lot.
On her internship at BMW
Min Liu
At BMW it's all about staying eager and wanting to learn constantly. In this environment, it's easy to find subjects to dig into more deeply. So right now, as the final part of my studies at THUAS, I'm researching a problem for my department. But of course, I'm not done after that. At BMW I realised that life is all about studying and embracing new knowledge every day. Not just in university, but everywhere you go.
Shape your degree
Our minors give you the time to dive deep into a business subject, specialise and broaden your expertise. They are made up of lectures, workshops, projects and guest spots by industry experts.
We offer a wide range of IB minors that get updated every year.
Examples of minors include:
- Business and Service in Marketing
- Branding and Trends in Marketing
- Finance
- Supply Chain Management
- Human Resource Management
- Sustainable Business
- Business in Asia - Business in Africa - Business in Latin-America
Working methods
Lectures, seminars, study visits, self-study, group activities and project work
Each semester CFO's and CEO's from the business world give guest lectures. Last year, Niels Vink, a manager of data analytics at PricewaterhouseCoopers, gave an inspiring talk on how to influence human behaviour.
The curriculum is focused on developing you as a business professional. You'll progress steadily from lectures and workshops to internships and work experience. From theory to practice. To do this we run courses such as Management Skills, Intercultural Competency, Communication in International Business and Personal and Professional Development throughout the programme.
News and Events
Contact the programme
You can follow or 'like' us on Facebook.
Assistance during your studies
Mentoring, coaching and advice
As an IB student you'll be paired with a mentor to support your personal and professional development on and off campus. In year one, your mentor can act as a sounding board and help you settle in as you leave home and get used to an international classroom and the Dutch culture. Later on, mentors can support your academic growth, help you face any challenges and be on hand during semesters abroad and internships.
Collect ECTS
Binding Study Advice (BSA)
To continue your degree programme after the first year, you need to earn 50 of the 60 credits (ECTS). Some degree programmes also set other requirements to pass onto the second year of the course. This could, for example, be a specific subject that you must pass and that counts towards the 50 credits. We call this a qualitative requirement. If you meet the credit requirements as well as the qualitative requirement where applicable, you will receive a positive binding study advice (BSA) from the Examination Board at the end of your first year.
If you earn less than 50 credits and do not meet the qualitative requirements where applicable, you will receive a binding negative study advice and will have to leave the degree programme. This is why this advice is called a Binding Negative Study Advice (NBSA).
Your academic progress may be affected by personal circumstances such as illness or the professional practice of a sport. It is important that you inform the Examination Board immediately of any personal circumstances that might apply to you. The Board can take these into account when issuing its study advice.
Read all the rules for the binding study advice in Chapter 7 of the Programme and Examination Regulations (PER) for your degree programme.


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Edge Europe
December 7, 2020
We believe in a truly connected world. This can only be facilitated by an all-encompassing Edge ecosystem. Edge will be the most transformative opportunity for the next decade.
London, Monaco – 9 May 2018 – The 8th edition of Data Centres Europe will be launched at the annual Datacloud Congress 2018 which takes place in Monaco 12-14 June.
This is the eighth edition of the European data centre report, widely regarded in the industry as a definitive independent benchmark and will be fully updated with research undertaken in Spring/Summer 2018. New additional sections cover hyperscale cloud players and their strategies in Europe.
The comprehensive report researched by BroadGroup Consulting covers 19 Western European countries and will include forecasts through to 2022. It also provides a detailed analysis of 10 major co-location players, an analysis of key technology, adoption and customer trends.
"The market has seen tremendous change in the last 12 months," commented Steve Wallage, managing director of BroadGroup Consulting. "It is being driven not just by hyperscale demand and M&A, but more fundamentally the way in which customers are now using co-location. The new report provides a strong perspective of the sector across western Europe over the next four years."
Datacloud Congress is the premier networking and deal making event for datacenter, cloud IaaS and Edge leaders, their customers, investors and senior executives.
Attendees at Datacloud will be the first to hear the headline results of this new research. The event is being held over 3 days and includes an extensive programme including Enterprise Cloud Forum, Huawei ISP Summit and the annual Awards Ceremony and Dinner (all on 12 June), and the main conferences and exhibition, Infrastructure Masons meeting and the gala Datacloud Reception open to all attendees, all taking place on 13 June. The Edge Forum will take place on 14 June.
The new report is currently available to purchase at pre-publication prices: http://www.broad-group.com/reports/data-centres-europe-8
About BroadGroup
BroadGroup is an Information Media Technology and Professional Services company providing a value chain of consulting and research, publications, including the widely acclaimed Data Economy and innovative conference brands focused on datacentre, cloud, Edge and IT infrastructure and investment and a member company of FTSE 250 firm Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC whose leading brands include Capacity, Metro Connect, Subsea Connect and the annual ITW held in Chicago. In the US, Euromoney owns TTI Vanguard and IMN events businesses. www.broad-group.com
Datacloud Europe Congress
Datacloud Europe is the premier networking and deal making event for datacenter, cloud IaaS and Edge leaders, their customers, investors and senior executives. Now in its 5th year in Monaco, the event brings both sponsors and attendees a big range of benefits, structured networking and the opportunity for business deals.

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It's a common theme, the world is in danger of being overrun by mindless zombies. The outbreak is held at bay by a quarantine trapping both "biters" and survivors alike. The survivors band together into two groups, Runners and Bandits. And so it goes, the conflict between the living and dead as well as between the living and the living.
You play as Crane, an agent of the Global Relief Effort (GRE) dropped into to the writhing hell hole that is the Harran ona mission to secure a file from the leader of the Bandits, Rais. Early on in your campaign you're befriended by members of the Runners faction that are lead by Brecken, a parkour instructor who's trained his followers the art of fancy jumping and climbing to keep them one step ahead of the zombies while they scrounge the city for supplies. You're almost immediately welcomed into the fold by the runners after coming to the rescue of one of their members. Soon you're asked to go on missions, after a bit of fancy running and jumping about training, which are comprised mostly of fetch quests and dungeon crawls. Being a typical modern city though the dungeons of Harran are comprised of sewer tunnels and the corridors of high-rise apartment buildings. Eventually the Runners need antizen, a drug that's used to prevent infected survivors turning into flesh eating monsters, from the Bandits and you're volunteered to broker a deal. Of course the bandit leader is a charismatic psychopath who's against any deals that have a potential to be fair. Rais orders you to run errands for him, reneges on his deal and a recipe for conflict is concocted. Through the course of the story you grow attached to some of the Runners and their wellbeing soon becomes your primary concern. Personally I found the story formulaic and the NPCs do what they always do, ask you to do favors for them. There are plenty of side missions available but I spent 19 of my play hours focused on the story missions alone.
The open world first-person gameplay of Dying Light is like something Dr. Frankenstein would have dreamt up. The developer essentially spliced together elements from several triple-A titles. Movement is reminiscent of Mirror's Edge, your ability to run and jump and climb is indispispensible in traversing the city. Dungeon exploration right down to the lock picking mechanic is highjacked from Skyrim. There are several locations in the open world map that can be cleared and made into safe houses similar to Far Cry(unfortunately there are no zombie elephants). There are a lot of other features of Dying Light that are cherry picked from other games but overall they are implemented rather well. Your weapon load out can run the gamut from water pipes to hatchets to rifles. All the weapons can be upgraded to enhance their effectiveness and all behave rather different. Blunt objects will crunch and rebound as you'd expect and slicing weapons will cleave ever sosatisfyingly when upgraded properly. The gun play is a hot mess, right clicking R3 will allow you to aim down the sight but if your hungry opponents get too close you're better off switching to a scythe and decapitate them before you're overrun. Besides the mindless zombie drones there are some more deadly variations. Some are faster, some are stronger, some explode with little notice and others will spew green toxins at you from several yards away. In some cases it's well advised to stick to the roof tops when running from place to place. It's the best way to navigate the open world while the undead try their best to gnaw on your heels . When you get to the dungeon sections avoidance is less of an option but it still pays to be cautious. Melee fighting drains stamina so having a quick route of retreat to catch your breath is good practice (a la Skyrim).
The sound design and graphics are very well done. Besides a bit of open world jank this is where the game shines. I played about a third of the game with headphones on.The sounds of screams, moaning, feet shuffling and the horror music is nerve racking when you're playing at night, in the dark, with a bit too much rum in your system. There are jump scares in the game but they are fairly well spread out so when they do happen they are effective. Also when they don't happen you feel kind of foolish. The city of Harran really looks like an outbreak has taken place. Besides the fidelity of it all, abandoned vehicles, buildings and lunches all appeared to have been turned upside down right in the middle of life. The architecture of the city proper and the "old" city are well varied and provide a beautiful landscape from a distance when your zipping down a zip-line. Walls with blood streamed hand prints, boarded up doors, improvised booby traps and graffiti messages to other survivors depict the the gruesome struggle between living and dead. It's a beautiful mix of metal, concrete and organic matter that you wish you had more time to explore if you weren't being hounded awful day and gruesome night. Oh the night! When the sun goes down, you can't see more than a foot in front of you and ultra violent zombies come out to shred you to pieces. You do get a stat boost for operating in the dark but unless you've leveled your weapons and character you might not make it to the morning in one piece. Furthermore, while this might sound morbid but I was very impressed with the level of detail that went into rendering severed body parts. Under close inspection you can see clearly the sinew, bone and marrow of the recently re-deceased. Anatomically, I've never seen another game that is its match. It may be something that goes unnoticed by most but if you do play this game, examine your slain, it's awesome.
To reiterate, it took me about 19 hours to complete the story and there was still a lot of side missions that I didn't get to and miles of landscape of hidden treasures that I didn't fully explore. This game is a loot and leveling junky's wet dream. There's a lot of real estate to mine for swag to upgrade weapons and endless fodder to max out your character. While obviously not necessary to complete the story, if you're into collecting this game has extra value. If you're looking for an intense and deep story with revolutionary gameplay mechanics you should probably look elsewhere.
Now that the Summer is over and the school year has begun young minds all over the world are hunkering down to learn the building blocks for future success. Ensuring that they master certain skills is critical and requires practice. With that being said, the current curriculum in schools is much more diverse than it once was. As a result of that diversity comes less time to practice any particular skill during the school day. That practice needs to take place at home. Getting kids to sit still long enough to do their assigned homework is tough enough but getting them to do extra practice is like convincing a cat to go for a swim. In my personal experience, making it fun is a much better tactic than withholding snacks. So, I employed my 8 year old daughter to help me review the game.
Monkey Tales is meant to make learning math fun but it's actually much more than that. Developed by Larian Studios and die Keure that is geared towards 2nd to 6th grade students. It is a combination of logic puzzles and arcade based math mini-games. Players are allowed to create their own unique character that they can save their progress to. Their progression is marked by navigating levels to collect bananas and freeing monkeys by winning math challenges. All the monkeys are moved to the player's zoo and the more bananas you have, the happier the monkey's are.
Each grade level has a different adventure and theme. They all revolve around some kind of mystery and are essentially sugar coated Indiana Jones style adventures involving museums, tombs and the like. They weren't incredibly exciting stories because when I asked my daughter what they were about she told me she just clicked right through them.
The level design is fairly simple and includes moving objects to bridge gaps or obstructing lasers to gain access to the banana collectables. As the player progresses the levels throw in enemies to avoid. The enemies walk in the same pattern over and over so inexperienced players won't have much trouble. If players do have trouble or don't care for collecting bananas they can move directly to the math stations, they are easy to find because their will be a monkey dancing beside them. These levels are fun for players that have an inclination towards item collecting but it doesn't make it a hard requirement. My daughter did enjoy collecting bananas early on but as some of the levels got tougher she avoided them and went straight to the math.
The real star of the show is the math games. They are varied and ramp up in difficulty as the player shows increasing proficiency. Some of games require the player to simply choose the correct answer by clicking it while others are arcade style challenges against the computer to get the correct answer faster. Stringing together correct answers results in points bonus to boost high scores. The mini game designs are reminiscent of classic arcade titles such as Asteroids, Spy Hunter and Centipede. When new math games are opened up the players can return to them later to improve their scores. My daughter really enjoyed the math challenges and did a few of them several times to beat her high score.
The game isn't a graphical powerhouse and the navigation through the games levels isn't innovative but the math mini games are very well done. I actually found some of the math problems in the later grade levels challenging to complete quickly. My daughter's math has improved quite a bit having played this game so that alone makes it worth it. I don't think you'll be able to convince your child to pick Monkey Tales over Super Mario Bros. but if you get them to play in their appropriate grade level they will be challenged and have fun. It will give them the much needed practice they need without you having to write out and grade hundreds of math problems yourself (which is what I was doing prior to downloading this game from Steam).
First, I'm a big fan of the "How to Train Your Dragon" movies. I own the original, watched the shorts on Netflix and I've recently seen HTTYD 2. The art direction in the movies is a visually striking mix of Viking craftsmanship, gorgeous landscapes, colorful characters and of course, dragons. They are full of great comedy and action I want to be a part of. That is always our hope as gamers, interacting with a universes that is deep, engrossing and most of all, fun. Unfortunately "movie games" rarely transition that hope to reality. It could be argued that these games based on animated movies are geared more towards children and not experienced gamers. Well, to figure out who this gam is for my 8 year old daughter, 5 year old son and I all played How to Train Your Dragon 2: The Game for 3DS to come up with a final verdict. So does HTTYD 2 The Game for the Nintendo 3DS live up to the hope of gamers, provide enough entertainment for children or even warrant the ~$30 price tag?
HTTYD 2 the game is essentially a rudimentary dragon riding simulator. You start off as Hiccup on the back of Toothless doing the standard "turn left, turn right" business demonstrating the basic controls. All the controls are communicated within the first 25 seconds of the game then you're on your way. At the start you can either engage in training or simply roam around the viking island looking for collectables, and satisfying Stoic's Challenges (this is basically a list achievements). You can choose between several different dragons and dragon riders but there are very few differences between them mechanically, although they do have different collectables available to them. The training includes such activities as flying through a bunch of flaming hoops in the shortest amount of time, shooting fireballs at targets and picking up sheep and dropping them into goals. You can also enter Warrior Rallies against your dragon riding pals which comprise of all the different training events. Points are awarded based on your place in each event and the winner is the dragon rider with the most points at the end of the rally. The trainings and rallies are tedious at best. The controls aren't very precise and with the 3DS only having one analog control, there is no way to control the camera so turning sharply into objects or walls is frequent. I found myself often missing turns during races and it's very difficult to hit anything with fireballs even with a lock-on mechanism. There is no character or dragon progression to speak of, no upgrades, enhancements or new abilities. The trainings and rallies are all graded and you have completion percentage for challenges. Snore, these are usually the game play types I try to avoid. If you going to make a game that relies solely on score, the controls need to be spot on, HTTYD 2 The Game doesn't even come close. After being frustrated with the the training/rallies I spent some time exploring. The I thought flying through the village, around and up the mountains, into caves, nose diving from great heights to pull up at the last minute should be fun. But even that was disappointing. The sense of speed is just non-existent. I flew all the way to the top of the highest peak, did a nose dive and the descent was slow and yawn inspiring. There was no feeling of inertia, it was very controlled and boring. Furthermore when I hit the water I just stop, my rider didn't fall off the dragon, and the dragon just kind of stop and flip over (then you get to fly upside down for a bit, woo hoo). In the movies the dragon action scenes break-neck fast, death defying and always on the edge of going out of control. In the game, it's not even close.
Poor gameplay aside, There is no story and the visual treatment is awful. The menus, character and environment designs are so bad I couldn't find any screenshots from this version of the game. This is too bad because now I have to paint a word picture for you. Basically if you've watched the making of any CGI movie, HTTYD 2 looks like the very first layer mapping that goes over the wire frames. The lighting is muted, shadows muddy and you can barely see those sheep I mentioned above until you've already smashed into the ground.
My kids' reviews were mixed. My son didn't get into it too much. He played for about 20 min and then asked to play "Mario" instead. My daughter on the other hand like it quite a bit and played for a couple hours. She told me she liked flying around the mountains and exploring caves. She didn't like the actually training all that much. I'm curious to see how much she'll play it going forward (I've been hogging it to write this review).
All that being said, the game isn't worth the $29.99. If I had to put a price on it, I'd have to say it's worth no more than half that. The art is bland, gameplay is bland, there's little incentive to keep playing and no story at all. I couldn't be anymore disappointed. Buying this game at full price is like buying bologna sandwich on generic white bread for $10. Stay away, you're not missing anything.


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Assistant Buyer (m/f/d) Private Label
The Westwing mission is to inspire and make every home a beautiful home. We are on a quest to bring the wonders of eCommerce for home & living to our more than 900,000 customers in 11 countries. In only 8 years on the market, we have grown to more than 254 million Euros in annual revenue. More importantly, the opportunity ahead of us is massive.
The Westwing team is the secret to our success. Our more than 1,100 team members balance creativity and style with innovative technology and strong business fundamentals. We are proud to be working with inspiring colleagues who are smart, fun, ambitious, and looking for the challenge to transform an industry and take it into the future.
This is a phenomenal opportunity to join our Private Label team as an Assistant Buyer (m/f/d) across various categories starting from May 2020. We are looking for candidates who are creative, detail-orientated and are just as motivated as we are in developing amazing products and bringing them closer to our customers. By managing your own projects, you will be given the chance to prove your business brain and actively contribute to the success of Westwing.
Your responsibilities will be:
- Working closely with the category lead buyer and assisting in all daily tasks
- Assisting in the entire product development cycle from managing samples to raising purchase orders
- Driving online product presentation including data entry and collaboration with graphics department for product images
- Managing the critical path by liaising with international partners and internal finance department
- Providing administrative support to the buying team covering all departmental issues/queries
- Coordinating closely with sales team regarding product portfolio and collection overview
- Maintaining warehouse-, quality- and customer service-related queries
- Conducting internal and external market analysis
You come with:
- Strong analytical and detail oriented mind, excellent communication skills, hands-on mentality
- Commercial awareness, feel for products and a keen interest in the home and living industry
- Previous internship in a buying office is a plus
- Fluency in English, additional language skills are a plus (especially German, Polish or Mandarin)
- Strong academic credentials
We offer:
- To be part of the Westwing success, experience how products come to life and a brand is built
- A high-impact role in an incredibly fast-paced environment
- A steep personal development path, learning from and working with our high-caliber leadership team with further career opportunities
- Entrepreneurial experience in a well-financed, high-growth eCommerce company
- A fun work environment with our furry dog colleagues
Location: Munich
Contact Person: Carolin Börger
Interested? Looking forward to your full application (CV, cover letter, work & education references) under specification of your possible starting date and salary expectation.


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The committee is formed of people from all walks of life, of varying ages and with a differing array of skills and experiences, who live either in and around Shebbear Village or have strong ties to the village. Our members contribute to the smooth running of the village hall in many ways, from assisting in the planning and running of events, managing the bookings and fundraising for our projects, to helping maintain the hall and playing fields where required.
We are always looking for more enthusiastic members to join our great team. If you are interested in joining the committee or feel you can contribute in some way we would be very pleased to hear from you. Use the contact us form to let us know.
Julie Woolgar
Lucy Coles
Anna Hare
Ruth Burton
Gemma Ashton
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A reminder about technology use this holiday season
We suspect that many of you are considering technology devices for holiday gifts this season and thought it might be a good time to revisit some of the work around technology at San Francisco Friends School. SFFS continues to adopt a measured approach to rolling out new technology and to be attentive to the usage of the tech we already have. Our hope is to avoid gimmicky gadgets and try to meaningfully use technology as a tool for teaching and learning.
...there is healthy food and there is junk food. We don't want to get rid of all of the food. We want to keep the nourishing bits.
The Quaker tenet of Simplicity is often at odds with 21st century life. Threshing with the complexity of 21st century distractions and harnessing the core value of a tool is hard work! And, this wrestling is—in many ways—a defining characteristic of this generation students and our school. At school we often describe technology consumption with a food analogy: there is healthy food and there is junk food. We don't want to get rid of all of the food. We want to keep the nourishing bits. I guess we are all waiting for an Alice Waters 'California Cuisine' inspired moment when we can appreciate the tasty wholesome stuff and recognize the junk food for what it is. We all indulge in the occasional sweet, but the whole foods help us thrive.
One of the standout technology (junk food) concerns at school, and probably home, are digital distractions. It is nearly impossible for a classroom teacher or parent to compete with Youtube! We know that media companies exist to captivate our time and attention. To address this we are building on a strong foundation of digital citizenship curriculum that promotes responsible student behavior with technology. We are pleased that our Quaker values translate to the digital realm and we are working hard to leverage them for continued responsible use. Yet, we also recognize that digital devices have an undeniable ability to pull our time and attention in unproductive ways. Admittedly, many of us tech committee members and faculty struggle with efficient use of technology in our professional and personal lives.
Some of you may have heard about "Net-ref." In order to help our Middle School students focus, we have introduced a pilot of a tool called Net-ref. Our Middle School faculty can use Net-ref to monitor network usage and help students avoid online distractions. If needed, our faculty can temporarily put students in a "Focus" mode which limits access to a few dozen core academic (wholesome food) websites. Students can request to be put into a "Focus" mode or faculty can review their data and nudge them into "Focus" if deemed necessary. So far, we have found that Net-ref works pretty well. A key to the Net-ref pilot's success has been communicating to our students that we can and will "pull the internet plug" when it seems helpful.
Perhaps a similar approach could be useful in your home? I have previously tested two consumer products with similar functionality. Several vendors have made tools with parental control features, such as Disney's "Circle" and Google's "Wifi" *(both ~$100.00). They both have a small hardware box that provide a lot of utility. They allow parents to control the type of content (e.g. block hate groups, violence, etc.) and the time that internet is available. This makes it easy to "pull the internet plug" at bedtime for all of the children's devices in the house. Both devices are pretty flexible with time extensions (easy to temporarily extend the cut-off time in 15 minutes increments). And, also worth sharing that the setup is not much more complex than plugging in a wireless router.
So, if you are adding more digital devices at home this holiday season, please consider a tool to help manage them. Having a similar strategy at school and home may go a long ways in both locations. We hope that having a similar technology conversation and tools at home will be helpful with you managing your family's relationship with the wholesome food version of technology and media. We look forward to continuing this conversation and sharing additional resources in the near future.
New and upcoming STEM events at SFFS
This school year, Friends School has ushered in an array of STEM-related events and, we hope, strong new traditions. Middle school math teachers Kelsey Barbella, Diali Bose-Roy, and David Louis organized our first ever "Taking Chances with Friends," a series of probability games that connected middle school students of all grade levels. More events are on the horizon through December, with a PA Meeting on Wednesday, Nov 29 that will focus on lower school science and middle school math. More details can be found below.
Taking Chances with Friends
Last week, middle school students enjoyed a math experience called "Taking Chances with Friends," investigating and exploring probability beyond the normal classroom experience. The event lasted two hours and integrated sports, simulations, science, and technology. In the gym, students calculated experimental probability as fellow students shot hoops on the basketball court or played cornhole. Other games that flooded the halls and classrooms incorporated throwing giant dice and predicting outcomes, such as in the game "horse racing." Another probability game included "catch and release," a simulation of taking random "samples" of fish from a lake. All students had a chance to host games as well as play each other's games. It was a great community building activity for the entire middle school.
Math Mornings
This month we launched our annual series of "Math Mornings" in the lower school. Parents are invited to drop in to join their child's classroom for math games that reflect some of the problem solving that students have been working on throughout the school year. Up next: Friday, Dec 8, third grade teachers Jake Ban and Amabelle Sze will hold a math morning from 8:30-9am. On Friday, Jan 12, second grade teachers Anhvu Buchanan and Jessie Radowitz will hold a math morning from 8:30-9am; and on Thursday, Jan 18, Kindergarten teachers Noah Bowling and Nick McGrane will hold hold a math morning from 8:30-9am.
PA Meeting: Focus on math and science curriculum
Parents are invited to a special PA meeting on Wednesday, Nov 29, from 6-8pm in the Meeting Room. Lower school teachers Rich Oberman and Courtney Wilde will highlight new lower school science projects and learnings from the year thus far. In addition, the middle school math team will take parents on a tour of the curriculum from blocks to algebra, highlighting a newer approach to teaching mathematics this year.
Hour of Code
At Friends, we choose to carefully integrate technology as a learning tool that complements our curricular goals. The lower school faculty's inquiry and constructivist based approaches to teaching have also influenced how technology is used in the curriculum. One example of our evolving technology integration is a national program called the Hour of Code, hosted by Technology Integrator Beth Espinoza and lower school librarian Suzanne Geller. During Computer Science week in December, all K-4 students will take part in the Hour of Code, which gives students exposure to various programs that offer the initial steps of programming and coding: putting together instructions, conditionals, and loops. Students will work with a collaborative partner to troubleshoot commands and strategize mazes. Check out these resources to explore some great coding apps at home.


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Asean member countries have reaffirmed their commitment to narrow the development gap within the economic bloc in the pursuit of shared prosperity and an inclusive economic community.
In a joint statement in conjunction with the 51st Asean Economic Ministers' (AEM) Meeting in Bangkok, the ministers welcomed the continued assistance from member states, partners and external parties to Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) to enhance their capacity to meet regional commitments and promote inclusive development.
The ministers also lauded the economic progress in CLMV in the past 20 years, as noted in the Assessment of the Progress in Narrowing the Development Gap in Asean, produced in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank.
"The sustained growth in income levels has contributed to the considerable progress achieved by CLMV in the area of social development, notably in terms of poverty reduction."
According to the statement, the ministers noted the favourable growth of CLMV's trade and investments, stating that merchandise trade continues to be on an upward trend, not only in terms of value, but also in percentage of Asean's total trade.
Preliminary data for 2018 indicated that CLMV's total merchandise trade amounted to US$541.5 billion (RM2.26 trillion), equivalent to 19.3 percent of Asean's total merchandise trade.
FDI into CLMV grew by 4.2 percent last year to US$23.5 billion (RM98.24 billion) from US$22.5 billion (RM94.06 billion) in 2017.
CLMV's contribution to the Asean total FDIs slightly decreased to 15.2 percent in 2018 from 15.3 percent in 2017.
On the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the ministers reaffirmed it as Asean's highest priority and committed to conclude the negotiations this year, in line with the leaders' mandate.
"The ministers emphasised the importance of achieving the target amidst current global uncertainties, and expressed confidence that once concluded, the RCEP will significantly contribute to an open, inclusive, rule-based international trading system and to the development and expansion of value chains in the region," it said.
On trade in goods, the ministers welcome the steady progress made by Asean member states on the tariff liberation under the Asean Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA).
To date, it said 99.3 percent of import duties have been eliminated in the Asean-6 (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand) and 97.7 percent in CLMV.
"Collectively, Asean on the whole has eliminated 98.6 per cent of import duties this year," it said.
Meanwhile, the joint statement said the completion of the Asean Protocol on Enhanced Dispute Settlement Mechanism would provide member states with a reliable and effective dispute settlement mechanism.
"The conclusion of the protocol, which will replace the 2004 Asean Protocol on Enhanced Dispute Settlement Mechanism, is an important achievement in Asean effort towards a rule-based community," it added.
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El blog del taller
"Escribir es devolver al mundo a su estado original, expulsarlo hacia el territorio de lo que aún no ha sido nombrado". – Jorge Esquinca.
Historias en la migración
"La escritura es la pintura de la voz". – Voltaire.
Por Andrea Villaverde
Soy mi sueño en movimiento y la esperanza expandida transformada en posibilidades y vivencias. Descubro las ausencias que el tiempo me dejó y convivo con ellas. Respiro y fluyo.
Por Andrea Villaverde
Ich bin mein Traum in Bewegung und erweiterte Hoffnung, verwandelt in Möglichkeiten und Erfahrungen.
Ich entdecke die Abwesenheiten, die die Zeit mir hinterlassen hat, und ich lebe mit ihnen. Ich atme und fließe.
María del Carmen Suñén Bernal
Soy el adiós triste de las despedidas que renuncia a la
pertenencia de una patria y una identidad.
Pero también
soy el sentimiento de esperanza por ver que se va
cumpliendo el sueño de conquistar una transformación
interna, que acabe de una vez con el miedo a mí misma y la soledad que siento en el espacio físico de la migración.
Traurigkeit und Hoffnung
María del Carmen Suñén Bernal
Ich bin der traurige "Auf Wiedersehen" von den Verabschiedungen, die auf den Verzicht auf die
die zu einem Heimatland und einer Identität gehören. Aber
Ich bin auch das Gefühl der Hoffnung, dass es weggeht.
Erfüllung eines Traums, eine Transformation zu erobern, die
der Angst vor mir und
die Einsamkeit, die ich im physischen Raum der Migration spüre ein Ende zu setzen.
Los primeros ejercicios
calentando la mano y abriendo el corazón
Poema: "HOY"
El amor de una madre no tiene tiempo ni distancia
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06-06-2011 | Cardiology | Article
Risk for heart disease after gestational diabetes varies with ethnicity
MedWire News: Women's risk for developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) after experiencing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) varies according to their ethnicity, say US researchers.
"The prevalence of gestational diabetes is increasing, and its impact for the mother can extend well beyond pregnancy by raising her risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and heart disease," said study author Rhonda Bentley-Lewis (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston) who presented the results at the Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston, USA.
"However, we found that GDM does not confer the same cardiovascular risk to every woman," she added.
In a group of 802 women with GDM and 3208 women without GDM who were followed up for a median of 3.6 years, GDM predicted future CVD (including both cerebrovascular disease and ischemic heart disease) and hypertension in univariate analysis.
But after adjustment for factors such as age, systolic blood pressure, parity, and maternal pregnancy weight gain, multivariate analysis showed that GDM was only a significant predictor of future hypertension (hazard ratio=2.30), but not CVD in the overall cohort.
Being of Black or Hispanic ethnicity were predictors for future CVD in their own right with respective hazard ratios for future CVD of 1.56 and 1.40compared with White ethnicity after adjustment for age, systolic blood pressure, parity, and maternal pregnancy weight gain.
In a stratified analysis taking into account ethnicity and presence of GDM, the team found that Hispanic women with GDM were 70% more likely to develop future CVD than Hispanic women who did not experience GDM. This apparent additive effect of GDM and ethnicity was not observed in Black or White women in the study.
"Hispanic women with gestational diabetes developed heart disease to a greater degree than would be predicted," Bentley-Lewis commented. She explained that further research is needed to find out why this might be the case.
"Physicians should closely monitor women with a history of gestational diabetes, to control their heart disease risk factors," she said. "Their risk for cardiovascular outcomes might differ by race or by factors that we didn't evaluate."
MedWire (www.medwire-news.md) is an independent clinical news service provided by Springer Healthcare Limited. © Springer Healthcare Ltd; 2011
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I wish I had known about the bulk spice section at EarthFare 10 years ago. Seriously, refilling your spice jars is one of the best financial zero-waste swaps! I also made a low-budget video on how to refill your spices, if that is more your thing, but the following blog post is more thorough. EarthFare's… Continue reading Spices, fresher, cheaper, and zero-waste
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Plastic Waste Journal #13
Here is the plastic waste our family threw away or recycled for July 2018: There is still quite a bit of trash we are generating from using up our pre-zero-waste days, but we have a zero-waste solution once our supplies are out. For example, there is floss (don't worry, I don't usually save this, but… Continue reading Plastic Waste Journal #13


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Every power has its source and every power source has something, something backing it up – a principle or a mindset. Power is not tangible (touchable) but there are always effects of influence carried along with it. This effects or influence are then tangible (comprehensible by the mind).
Now let me talk to you. Are you a human being? Man or woman? Then you have to know this and known it for the sole purpose of becoming it: living it. You have to know that you have the capacity to generate power! You have the ability to stay and be in control. In control? Yes! Power puts you in charge. Remember? There is always effect and influence that accompany power.
Many young people have often lived powerless, like we have got nothing in us that can out us in control of our lives, our own lives! We have just lived like : "we are young and our brains are still in the womb" but thank God for the few who are living the opposite already. Get this in to your soul, into your head : you are not powerless but you are yet powerless! You are still so powerless for as long as the effects and influenced that accompany power are not in place in your life but that does not erase the truth that you have the ability forever to make it happen.
Yes! Many are yet powerless and they will remain so until they know that they have the ability. Many have even sold themselves out to those who are so ready to explore you for their own gain just like we make use of the electric bulb for our own gain and not for its own gain. That's how bad it is and it is even killing to know that it is at a very insulting and cheap price.
We act like we are robots and we forget that we have a mind, we have intellectual capabilities, we forget that we can think, we forget that we are creative and we forget that we have an elastic mind that has a limitless elasticity. Or many don't even know that yet. Now you need to know these: 1. You are in control with power ; power putts you in control. 2. You have the ability to produce that power. Remember I said earlier that every power has its source and every power source has something backing it up. So let me show you the practicality of this and then you will know what to do.
Power is the rate at which work is done.
Work is the product of force (effort) and distance.
Now, power is the rate at which work is done i.e. WORK/TIME i.e [Force (effort) × distance]/Time i.e effort × velocity
So does physics define those terms. But does that tell you anything yet? It says power is the result of the product of effort and distance per time! That tells you anything yet??
Let's get ourselves clear. I said we have the ability to make power available for ourselves. What is the ability? What is it about?
Let's go back to our equations. Force(effort) × velocity. What is effort(force)?
According to Merriam Webster, effort is:
- Conscious exertion of power
- A serious attempt
- Total work done to achieve a particular end
- Something produced by exertion or trying.
Note the bold words because they are very important to this discourse and you need to get it!
You want to generate that power? There has to be some conscious, serious, work/exertion or trying on your part!
Now, 'your effort coupled with how far you are able to project into that thing you want to achieve even while still standing where you are in the physical' is one thing that is very important. How do you project into something while standing where you are? Your mind does the job for you. If your mind can grasp the reality of something, you are successfully projecting into that thing. Another thing that is important is what physics put has "time" in that equation.
Merriam Webster defines time as "the measured or measurable period during which an action, process or condition exists or continues ". You just note the bold words.
Your actions which are embedded in your effort and your projection that continues per tone, in time, results in power for you or you taking control. In other words, exercising your effort and projection in consistency and constancy results I'm you taking control of what you desire.
Exerting power gives you control!
Of your effort is not involved, of your projection is not involved, if your constancy and consistency are not involved, you will be controlled, overpowered.
What guarantees a successful projection? Focus, determination and concentration. Without these three, you will waste effort.
Power also involves transfer of energy and energy is what impels something to happen. What you do NY consciously trying with a proper projection and consistency/constancy is that you are transferring energy from within to make that thing you want to actually and really happen.
You need to resound and repeat this to yourself really : no effort, no projection, no constancy, no consistency, them no control, no power!
It takes conscious effort, it takes focus, determination, it takes constancy and consistency. This can't be overemphasized but it seems many young people are so lazy because laziness od the only thing that appear to have the ability to stop one from doing this. A lot of we young people are very lazy! Lazy to put in effort, lazy to project because we like distractions and lazy to work consistently.
Take this : your work will be of less value or even be a waste if you don't know how or you are lazy to project.
You are not empty, you have the ability to take control. You have that unlimited elastic mind that can be stretched. You just need to sot down, bring yourself to understand that you need to be intentional and conscious always. Don't be situational. Whatever your effort is, be it prayer, etc, be able to project and stay in consistency and constancy. They all go together.
Don't be lazy!


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Sparked by a recent report about rapidly rising food prices, the Rhode Island Foundation made a $100,000 donation to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank and challenged Rhode Islanders to pitch in during this time of extraordinary need.
"Our goal is not just to address the alarming increase in hunger in our state, but to hopefully to provide leadership and to inspire Rhode Islanders to assist their favorite charities as well as to help people in need as we enter the winter months,"- Neil D. Steinberg, the Foundation's president and CEO
The announcement comes as proposed cuts to federal safety net programs threaten to overwhelm the state's food pantries, which are already near capacity. According to the Food Bank's 2018 Report on Hunger, food prices have grown three times faster than wages since 2015.
"We are so thankful to the Rhode Island Foundation for once again stepping up to address food insecurity," said Andrew Schiff, the Food Bank's CEO.
The donation is among the largest the organization has received this year, according to Food Bank officials. The money will help the Food Bank acquire 300,000 pounds of food-- enough to provide 370,000 additional meals.
"With this gift, we'll be able to deliver more food to our member agencies so that they can provide assistance to working families who are struggling to make ends meet,"- Andrew Schiff
The Food Bank will work with soup kitchens, senior centers and food pantries across Rhode Island to get the food into the hands of Rhode Islanders. The Segue Institute for Learning in Central Falls is among the agencies that will benefit from the Foundation's grant.
"We all know that children cannot learn when they are hungry. The pantry at Segue is critical in helping students achieve academic success and we appreciate this support from the Foundation to provide additional food for the Food Bank and member agencies like ours."- Angelo Garcia, founder and executive director of Segue, which has an in-school food pantry that serves the families of its students.
The grant will enable the Food Bank to purchase staples such as baked beans, rice, tomato soup, fresh produce and canned carrots, corn and peas for member agencies like the Federal Hill House, which operates food pantries in the Providence's Federal Hill and Olneyville neighborhoods.
"Even though the economy is improving, we're actually seeing an increase in the number of guests seeking food assistance at both of our pantries," said Kimberly Fernandez, executive director. "These funds from the Foundation to the Food Bank will help our agency access more healthy, nutritious food to meet the need."
The Food Bank distributes food to 53,000 struggling Rhode Islanders each month through a statewide network of 158 member agencies including food pantries, meal sites, shelters, youth programs and senior centers.
The Rhode Island Foundation is the largest and most comprehensive funder of nonprofit organizations in Rhode Island. Working with generous and visionary donors, the Foundation raised $38 million and awarded $43 million in grants to organizations addressing the state's most pressing issues and needs of diverse communities in 2017. Through leadership, fundraising and grant making activities, often in partnership with individuals and organizations, the Foundation is helping Rhode Island reach its true potential.


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Earth to Vanity Fair! Here are 19 hot Latinos taking over young Hollywood
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Selena Gomez, age 19, Mexican, best known for: Wizards of Waverly Place
Naya Rivera, age 25, Puerto Rican, best known for: Glee
Tristan Wilds, age 22, Dominican, best known for: 90210
Paz de la Huerta, age 27, Spanish, best known for: Boardwalk Empire
Victoria Justice, age 18, Puerto Rican, best known for: Victorious
America Ferrera, age 27, Honduran, best known for: Ugly Betty
Jake T. Austin, age 17, Puerto Rican/Argentine/Spanish, best known for: Wizards of Waverly Place
Camilla Belle, age 25, Brazilian, best known for: 10,000 BC
Rico Rodriguez, age 13, best known for: Modern Family
Demi Lovato, age 19, Mexican, best known for: Sonny with a Chance
Victor Rasuk, age 27, Dominican, best known for: How to Make it in America
Sarah Ramos, age 20, best known for: Parenthood
Alexis Bledel, age 30, Mexican/Argentine, best known for: Gilmore Girls
Francia Raisa, age 23, Honduran/Mexican, best known for: The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Michael Trevino, age 27, Mexican, best known for: The Vampire Diaries
Alexa Vega, age 23, Colombian, best known for: Spy Kids
Tyler Posey, age 20, Mexican, best known for: Teen Wolf
Sara Paxton, age 23, Mexican, best known for: Shark Night 3D
Diego Boneta, age 21, Mexico, best known for: 90210
Who's the Latino actor in young Hollywood that you're most looking forward to seeing in more movies/TV?
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