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Privacy breach debate gets personal
Posted: October 17, 2012 at 7:13 am
A snap debate on privacy breaches at the Ministry of Social Development's got very personal.
The department's Minister, Paula Bennett, described security flaws at WINZ information kiosks as unacceptable and mortifying and has ordered an inquiry into the matter.
She's been under attack by opposition parties for the failure that's happened on her watch.
Paula Bennett's hit back at her critics and has taken particular exception to heckling from Labour MP Lianne Dalziel and calls for her to resign.
"Should we talk about who should give their resignation? When that member had to when she had to when she lied in unison, which is the actual reality of it. So, I suppose she's personally experienced of what that means to lie, but I have not."
The Greens are suggesting the Social Development Minister's crying crocodile tears over privacy breaches committed by her ministry.
Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei is challenging Ms Bennett's claims of concern about the mistake, given the case where the Minister released details about beneficiaries.
"This is a Minister who is leading the privacy breaches in her own ministry. She has set the standard for the Ministry of Social Development to not care, and to have no respect for the people whose information is kept."
And Paula Bennett's playing down allegations it was her office that revealed the name of the person who found the WINZ privacy breach.
Ira Bailey's been named as the person who brought the issue to media attention - it's alleged Paula Bennett's office leaked his name to media, given a staffer looked at his Linkedin profile.
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Open House for Faculty: EWU Learning Commons
Posted: October 16, 2012 at 9:26 am
Posted by Brian Lynn Published: October 15, 2012
When: 2-3 p.m. on Tuesday, October 17 AND 2-3 p.m. on Wednesday, October 18.
Where: EWU Learning Commons, main level of JFK Library
Why: Come tour the EWU Learning Commons, a newly designed space in the library. Established as a single location to access multiple academic services (research, writing, tutoring, technology, and personal development), the Learning Commons is already a buzz of activity. Discover tools conducive to active learning: white board tables, rolling white boards, collaborative furniture, media:scape stations for group e-sharing, and so much more.
Light refreshments will be served at the Open House. Learning Commons partners currently include Libraries, Multimedia Commons (formerly MARS Lab), PLUS, and Writers Center. Interim Dean of Libraries, Ted Otto, will be on hand to answer questions, as well as other partners and students in the Learning Commons.
Come see the latest environment provided for our students to help enrich their learning experience in multiple ways!
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TenPearls Wins P@SHA ICT 2012 Award for Best Tools and Infrastructure Application
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Widely used by the Agile and Kanban practitioners around the world, uTrack is a multi-platform mobile application that helps both individuals and groups to improve overall productivity and agility in both their business and personal lives.
Herndon, VA (PRWEB) October 16, 2012
uTrack is being used globally by a diverse group of people for helping them organize both their business and personal lives. uTrack users include Agile and Kanban practitioners, projects managers, individuals, group administrators, teachers, business owners and students.
The uTrack mobile app is available as both a free app with limited features called uTrack Lite, and as a paid app with full features, called uTrack Pro. The Lite version allows users to get organized with their daily personal and work-related tasks with to-do / post-it virtual walls, allowing users to define and manage tasks through a user-friendly interface.
uTrack comes with a number of productivity features providing task organization, scheduling and assignment. The App is available for the following platforms: Apple iOS (iPad and iPhone), Android (tablets and smart phones), Blackberry (Playbook), Windows Phone, and Symbian (Nokia). It also has a collaborate module (in iOS versions) for sharing and retrieving tasks, walls and projects with other uTrack users.
TenPearls mobile app, uTrack, stood out as clear leaders in terms of its effectiveness as an infrastructure tool that can help enterprises tremendously, its overall usability and intelligent integration with smart devices, said Jehan Ara, President of P@SHA. The panel of judges were of the opinion that the best apps were not only the most technically advanced, but also provided the best user experience. The top app in each category is also nominated for APICTA (Asia Pacific ICT Awards) each year. Our nominated apps have always done well in APICTA and we hope the trend continues this year as well, said Jehan.
TenPearls is very proud to be a winner at P@SHA Awards, an excellent platform that fosters business innovation.This win proves that uTrack is indeed a very useful tool that enterprises can use to instill lean management principles and optimize productivity, said Zeeshan Aftab, COO of TenPearls. P@SHA ICT award is an exciting event in the wake of explosive development in technology and mobile. TenPearls is focused on helping enterprises mobilize, and leverage mobile tablets for both their internal and external interactions, processes and transactions.
More information about the PASHA ICT awards is available at http://www.pashaictawards.com
About P@SHA ICT Awards
The P@SHA ICT Awards aims to provide recognition to the software applications developing companies of Pakistan by providing them an opportunity to gain local, regional and international exposure through on-going promotional activities. It acknowledges creativity, innovation and excellence in Pakistan's Information and Communications Technologies sector. P@SHA ICT award is being held every year and has successfully completed nine consecutive years.
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Guatemala Beauty & Personal Care Market Reviewed in New Topical Euromonitor Report Published at MarketPublishers.com
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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The Guatemalan beauty and personal care sector grew at a moderate pace in 2011. However, the launch of several new products catering to all socioeconomic levels in the country invigorated the beauty and personal care landscape. Guatemala is now witnessing buoyancy of its economy, resulting in increased disposable income, which in turn has helped consumer spending in the country to rise at its most rapid rate.
New market research report Beauty and Personal Care in Guatemala developed by Euromonitor International provides true and unprejudiced insights into the size and shape of the beauty and personal care market in Guatemala. Its scope comprises:
Products covered include: baby and child-specific products, bath and shower, colour cosmetics, deodorants, depilatories, fragrances, hair care, mass cosmetics, men's grooming, oral care, oral care excl power toothbrushes, premium cosmetics, sets/kits, skin care, sun care.
Report Details:
Title: Beauty and Personal Care in Guatemala
Published: October, 2012
Pages: 103
Price: US$ 2,400.00
Mind Movies Releases an Enhanced Version of Its Popular Law of Attraction Video Vision Board Creation Tool Endorsed by …
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Mind Movies, the San Diego-Based Personal Development Company, Announced This Week the Release of a Faster, More Robust Version of Its Highly Popular Law of Attraction Video Vision Board Creation Tool, Mind Movies. Over 1 Million People Worldwide Have Received Access to Mind Movies, With Thousands More Coming On Each Week.
San Diego, CA (PRWEB) October 16, 2012
This faster, more feature-rich version is the third version of the companys popular Mind Movies video vision board creation tool, first released in 2010.
Mind Movies 3.0 is an easy drag-and-drop video vision board creation tool that anyone can use to create their own dynamic, moving video vision board in as little as 10 minutes.
Customers can easily upload their own inspiring images, uplifting music and positive present-tense affirmations or choose the ones in the tools built-in library. Customers can then watch their completed Mind Movie on their computer or laptop, or download it to their iPhone or mobile device to take it with them wherever they go and watch it whenever they like.
Mind Movies 3.0 was developed to support customers in realizing their dreams based on the principles of the Law of Attraction, a Universal law made popular by the best-selling book and hit film, The Secret, which states that like energy attracts like energy.
After they create their own personalized Mind Movie, we recommend that our customers watch their video vision board for three minutes every morning and three minutes every evening, said Ledwell. This helps them to visualize their goals on a regular basis and to attract to them the people, resources and opportunities they need to achieve their goals.
The Mind Movies video vision board creation tool has been endorsed by many of the stars of the film The Secret, including Bob Proctor, Bob Doyle and Joe Vitale.
Most of us live a reactionary life where we are bombarded by the negative images from mainstream media news. This product allows you to choose what you want to absorb and to reprogram your mind in a positive way," said Vitale. When you combine music, imagery and affirmations that you choose, the result is incredible.
Over 1 million people worldwide have already received Ledwells free pre-made Mind Movies in the areas of health, relationships, money and friends and family.
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Ashland opens specialties technical centre in Mumbai
Posted: October 15, 2012 at 5:22 pm
The state-of-the-art facility will focus on bringing new personal and home care innovations to the market.
Mumbai, Oct 15:
Global specialty chemical company Ashland today said it has set up a specialities technical research and development (R&D) centre in Mumbai to support producers of personal and home care products in India and southeast Asia.
The state-of-the-art facility will focus on bringing new personal and home care innovations to market and providing technical support that may be required to meet consumers rising expectations for higher-performing products in these regions, the company said in a statement.
With 15 per cent year-on-year growth in personal care expenditures, India is a market that increasingly requires the formulating expertise of our technical team.
This centre reflects our vision of aligning our R&D resources to support our customers innovation in personal and home care in this emerging market, John Panichella, Group operating officer said.
The facility is expected to cater to clients like Hindustan Unilever, P&G, Colgate Palmolive, LOreal, Godrej Consumer Products, Emami, Dabur India, Cavin Kare, Himalaya and Marico Industries among others, the release said.
By setting up a facility centre in Mumbai, the company plans to collaborate with marketers and manufacturers on new product innovations directed at consumer needs in the region, he said.
In addition, the technical team here will also provide preservative efficacy studies and general formulation support upon request. The centre will also serve as headquarters for key account managers in India and as a base of operations for distributor training and technical seminars, Panichella said.
This facility has dedicated formulation laboratories to hair, skin, oral and home care, controlled environment laboratories for measurement science to support claims substantiation and a microbiology laboratory for preservative optimisation and micro challenge test, the release said.
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/Personal Remittances Sustain Growth Momentum; January-August 2012 Level Reaches US$15.3 Billion
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10.15.2012
Personal remittances from overseas Filipinos (OFs) continued to rise in August 2012, posting a growth of 7.9 percent from the year-ago level to reach US$2 billion, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Officer-in-Charge Juan D. De Zuiga, Jr. announced today.1This favorable development brought the cumulative personal remittances during the first eight months of the year to US$15.3 billion, higher by 5.6 percent compared to the level registered in the same period last year. Growth in remittances was sustained by higher personal transfers from land-based OF workers (OFWs) with work contracts of one year or more (by 3.3 percent), as well as sea-based workers and land-based workers with short-term contracts (by 13.3 percent).
Cash remittances from OFs coursed through banks likewise expanded by 5.5 percent to reach US$13.7 billion for the first eight months of 2012 relative to the level registered in the comparable period last year. The steady influx of remittances was observed from both sea-based (US$3.2 billion) and land-based workers (US$10.5 billion). Key sources of remittances were the U.S. (43.1 percent of total cash remittances), Canada (9.5 percent), Saudi Arabia (7.7 percent), the United Kingdom (4.9 percent), Japan (4.9 percent), the United Arab Emirates (4.2 percent), and Singapore (4 percent).
Preliminary reports by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) indicated continued demand for skilled Filipino workers. For the period January-September 2012, a total of 231,316 job orders mostly for service, production, and professional, technical and related workers were processed in response to the manpower requirements in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, and Taiwan. The POEA also reported that workers with processed contracts and those awaiting deployment reached 1,081,513 for the first semester of 2012. However, this was lower by about 35 percent than the level recorded in the same period last year. Meanwhile, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported last month that the Philippines ratified the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006, dubbed as the Seafarers International Bill of Rights and the International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention No. 189 or the Decent Work for Domestic Workers Convention. These measures should provide better work opportunities abroad through strengthened protection for OFs.
With expectations of sustained demand for skilled Filipino workers overseas, remittances are projected to continue to boost economic activity and provide a steady supply of foreign exchange. Moreover, the increasing use of financial channels for transfers and the continued introduction of innovations in remittance products are expected to contribute to the steady flow of remittances into the country.
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1The BSP started the release of data on personal remittances in June 2012. As defined in the Balance of Payments Manual, 6th Edition (BPM6), personal remittances represent the sum of net compensation of employees (i.e., gross earnings of overseas Filipino (OF) workers with work contracts of less than one year, including all sea-based workers, less taxes, social contributions, and transportation and travel expenditures in their host countries), personal transfers (i.e., all current transfers in cash or in kind by OF workers with work contracts of one year or more as well as other household-to-household transfers between Filipinos who have migrated abroad and their families in the Philippines), and capital transfers between households (i.e., transfers of fixed assets and financial assets that arise from the migration of individuals from one economy to another).
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Overcoming Limiting Beliefs Clears Invisible Mental Barriers to Personal Development Success Claims Law of Attraction …
Posted: October 14, 2012 at 7:11 am
Mind Movies Co-Founder Natalie Ledwell releases exclusive video on YouTube revealing how understanding and overcoming one's limiting beliefs are crucial to long-term success and personal development.
San Diego, CA (PRWEB) October 14, 2012
YouTube Training Video: http://youtu.be/Z51lzl1TI3M
Natalie Ledwell reveals in this video how anyone can overcome a limiting belief for good, which she believes is crucial for long-term success.
According to Ledwell, "Often, we're not even aware that a limiting belief exists, and may blame events, people, or luck for our lack of success. Yet if we only let go of these limiting beliefs, the success would naturally come to us. In many ways, a limiting belief is like resistance that makes it harder to take the steps towards your goals and life dreams."
No longer just for fans of the movie The Secret, many tactics from Law of Attraction teachers like Ledwell are gaining widespread acceptance in the personal development world. Many famous celebrities, from Will Smith, to Oprah, to Michael Phelps use Law of Attraction principles such as creative visualization to help them achieve their goals and stay on track.
Ledwell explains, "People are using Law of Attraction principles to achieve all kinds of goals, whether those goals have to do with health, money, relationships, romance, even weight loss!"
Ledwell herself was able to drop several clothing sizes by using the principles outlined in this video to overcome limiting beliefs that were keeping her overweight.
"By taking the power of digital vision boards like Mind Movies, which dramatically increases the power of creative visualization, and combining that with the tactic of overcoming limiting beliefs, I was able to drop several sizes just in time for my birthday!"
Over 1 million people worldwide have already received Ledwells free pre-made Mind Movies, which are dynamic moving video vision boards that help viewers visualize and achieve their desires and goals faster and easier than they ever thought possible.
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Adventure WV fosters inclusiveness
Posted: October 12, 2012 at 11:16 pm
Adventure WV is a program that provides students with experiential education, leadership experience and personal development through travel programs.
For Adventure WV Program Manager Marcedes Minana, the program provides college students with something priceless.
"We foster belongingness, and that is huge," she said. "We really are a family."
Originally a freshman orientation program, Adventure WV since expanded and now offers everything from week-long local trips to month-long study-abroad programs.
Incoming freshmen have the opportunity to take an orientation trip: a week-long camping excursion throughout West Virginia. The trip is linked with a course, and major-specific trips are offered for students in the School of Journalism and the College of Business and Economics.
But according to Minana, these trips arent just about traveling they help students grow.
"Its about learning about the University, learning about this state, because this is your home," she said. "This is your back yard."
Minana said sometimes, incoming freshmen have no friends or mentors at WVU.
"For most incoming students, one of the biggest concerns coming into college is am I going to make friends? Am I going to fit in?" she said.
The Orientation Trips bring these students together and help them connect, Minana said.
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Students programme set to welcome second batch
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Students programme set to welcome second batch
Staff Reporter / 12 October 2012
The Hamdan bin Mohammed Students Personal Development Programme, launched in September 2011 under the patronage and directives of Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, has begun arrangements for receiving the second batch of students.
The programme held a familiarisation meeting attended by delegations from the government and private schools in Dubai and parents of the students who took admission in the programme. The meeting provided a general idea about the programme, and discussed its objectives and stages of execution.
It also reviewed the achievements made by the first batch by eliciting the views and opinions of the students, schools and parents.
A large section of the attendees pointed out that the programme has helped the students in determining their professional career, and has had a positive impact on their academic performance.
The team tasked with the programme, which comprises the Secretariat General of the Dubai Executive Council, Department of Human Resources, Dubai Government, Knowledge and Human Resources Development Authority and Dubai Educational Zone, are currently working on completing all the arrangements for receiving the second batch of students.
The preparations include naming the schools and students, and conducting awareness seminars for schools and for the voluntary graduates of the Mohammed bin Rashid Programme for Leadership Development to encourage them to voluntarily participate in training the students on future professional planning. The programme will also follow up with the schools whose students were part of the first batch, and who will comply with the requirements of the programme for the next two years.
We are keen on creating a supportive environment to assist students so that they can benefit from the programme, said Abdulla Al Shaibani, Secretary-General of the Dubai Executive Council.
He said: We cooperate with all our partners in government and public sectors as well as schools to achieve the cherished objectives which serve to develop the education sector in Dubai, and are working to welcome the second batch of students. The programme reflects the interest and keenness of Shaikh Hamdan in supporting the students of our country.
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