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Today's businesses are growing and experiencing rapid change due to many factors such as technology and globalization. Diversity is an important part of this change. Many organizations are working on an international level and, as such, need to understand the meaning of diversity when managing an increasingly growing and diverse group of people.
What Is Diversity?
Diversity refers to the mix of qualities that are different from our own and those of the groups to which we belong—both socially and within our work environments. Diversity encompasses (but is not limited to) personality, race, gender, ethnicity, age, physical abilities, sexual orientation, marital status, religious beliefs, organizational function, tenure, and educational background.
In the context of the workplace, valuing diversity means creating a workplace that respects people's differences and recognizes the unique contributions that individuals can make—ultimately creating a work environment that maximizes the potential of all employees.
By understanding diversity—and all its implications—organizations can be better prepared to manage their ever-changing workforce. Let's take a look at how just two of these dimensions of diversity—age and ethnicity—can affect your business.
How Diversity Can Affect Your Business: Some Important Considerations
Age DiversityIn terms of age, the current labor force can be divided into three distinct age groups. By defining these age groups, organizations can get a better understanding of their diverse workforce.
Baby boomers are reaching traditional retirement age and the number of skilled young workers is declining. Statistics show the following:
Given these impressive numbers, it's important to understand the impact that these changes in population will have on our future workforce. Here is one such example.
Succession Planning: Succession planning is a critical tool for ensuring lasting organizational improvements. However, the biggest challenge for most organizations is how to effect a well-designed transition of personnel without disrupting organizational continuity. Business leaders need up-to-date information to make vital decisions to meet short- and long-term needs. Identifying planning needs and committing the resources to meet them are some initial challenges of succession planning.
Before organizations can put together a proper succession plan, however, they need to look at the demographics of their workforce. Demographic trends describe the changes in demographics in populations over time and can provide organizations with insight into patterns and warn them of the upcoming configuration of its workforce.
For a few sectors and industries, these changes in workforce demographics are creating unique risk factors. The most evident factor is that people are living longer (greater life expectancies). Why would this pose a risk to organizations? The aging workforce brings with it two very distinct organizational challenges: potential productivity loss (lower productivity of the employee) and retirement risk (loss of the employee).
Age and productivity of course depend on the individual employee and their job functions. Some employees may still be very productive in their golden years, whereas others may show a drop in productivity due to decreased energy levels and increased health issues. How these two possibilities play out will determine the number of workers that companies will need to attract.
So, what do workforce demographics say about how organizations should be designing their succession plans? For one, they present an opportunity for knowledge transfer. Human resources (HR) professionals have the vital responsibility of ensuring their organization has the right tools and information to effectively transfer knowledge to the next generation of employees.
Approaches for knowledge transfer range from simple information-sharing between colleagues, to informal discussions, to networking through social channels, to a more formal approach through developed programs. Mentoring is also an effective way of transferring knowledge. For instance, baby boomers can mentor younger-generation employees by providing them with historical corporate knowledge or tried-and-true best practices. Conversely, Gen Xers can help baby boomers improve their computer skills.
There is a lot of knowledge and information that individuals within a diverse workforce can provide one another. Managers with a variety of backgrounds are pooling their knowledge and training new employees, who bring their own unique experiences and backgrounds.
Cultural DiversityLocal Implications: If you've done any travelling throughout North America in the past decade, one thing you're certain to have noticed is the diversity of the population. According to 2010 US Census Bureau data, more than 40% of the US population is from ethnic or racial minority groups, 12.6% are African American, 16.3% are Hispanic, 4.8% are Asian, and 10.2% represent other groups.
As such, our workplaces are also becoming more diverse. Women (who, according to the US Census Bureau in 2010, account for 50.8% of the population) and minority groups (as discussed above) are recognized as a critical part of the workforce mix.
Interestingly, within our own communities, we (as citizens) are marginally aware of these cultural differences, but often do little to understand them. Conversely, when we travel to different countries on vacation or for business, we tend to be very aware of the cultural behaviors that we must adhere to. So how do we transcend these attitudes in our workplaces?
The more organizations are willing to understand these cultural differences within the workforce, the more proactive they'll be in developing a diversity program. A diversity program goes beyond hiring people of all races, religions, and cultures; it's about understanding the fundamental differences in each and every individual within the organization and striving to ensure those individuals and their contribution to the company (through their cultural upbringing, achieved skills, level of education, etc.) are nurtured. Conversely, involvement at the organizational level ensures that every individual understands their own importance within the company. Keeping a varied workforce actively engaged in the development, implementation, and training process is key to ensuring higher levels of productivity and service. As a result, companies are securing a future that has diversity embedded into the culture.
Global Business: As companies begin recruiting and hiring employees from all over the world, they must be ready—and willing—to understand the diverse cultural differences of their workforce. They must be cognizant of the multicultural interplay in their business environment, as well as understand the stringent local compliance regulations and government labor standards in effect for all their business locations.
As most large companies view the entire world as their marketplace, both from sales and employee recruiting perspectives, competition for these markets is also global. And although most organizations have adapted to the global reality of their operations, many are falling behind in developing HR policies, programs, structures, and services that support global operations. Workforce diversity is one such program that will be certain to boost an organization's international sales.
What Can My Organization Do?
While the rewards of a diverse workforce are real, the process to developing, implementing, and evaluating a diversity program can be a long and arduous process. At a high level, here are the three key steps to developing a truly diverse workforce.
There are consulting firms and diversity training organizations out there that can help with your diversity initiatives, such as the following (to name a few):
I have only scratched the surface by touching on two areas within the dimensions of workforce diversity; the list of challenges—and opportunities—is endless.
An organization's success (and competitiveness) depends upon its ability to embrace diversity and realize the rewards that such a program can bring. Companies that encourage diversity in the workplace inspire all of their employees to perform to their highest ability. With a company-wide strategy in place, organizations can reap the benefits of higher productivity, profit, and return on investment (ROI). Moreover, a diversity program can enhance an organization's responsiveness to an increasingly diverse world of customers, increase the organization's ability to manage change, as well as expand the creativity of the organization.
For another interesting perspective on cultural diversity, I recommend Glenn Llopis's post, "The Lack of Cultural Intelligence Is Damaging Our Enterprises and Our Economy," on his blog, The Immigrant's Perspective.


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The West Wing: Requiem
I was a little afraid they'd rush though the Leo memories and shove in the whole Santos plot, but that didn't happen. You had to show what was going on with the Santos plot (life does go on after all), and it was a nice balance of the old and the new.Josh isn't sure about Santos decision to hire Barry Goodwin to lead the transition team. Santos is also trying to figure out what to do about his first bill on lobbying reforms and the speaker seat. Blah, blah, blah, blah. Let's talk about the old cast!
Charlie (in his new office, which won't last long) is surprised that Josh hasn't asked Donna to be on the new team yet. Donna needs a place to stay (she gave her apartment to someone else while on the campaign trail), and C.J. is going to let her stay with her. VP Russell goes into the White House gathering and makes a rather tasteless (I thought) comment to Will about Leo only being 58, only a few years older than he is, and that he's scheduled a colonosopy. Jed goes into the party and tries to keep a smiling, positive face, even though he's devastated. I really liked this scene with the interactions between old cast members. Nice job getting everyone in, and I'm glad they had a scene between Jed and Margaret.
And can I tell you how much I enjoyed seeing a scene between Josh and Amy (who wants a female VP)? And also C.J. and Ainsley Hayes (who comes looking for a job as White House counsel!)? Outstanding.
Josh and Santos are arguing about some of Santos' choices (hiring Goodwin, backing Fields). Josh says "if you're looking for a yes man, I'm not it."
Later, Jed, Abby, Josh, C.J., Charlie, Will, Donna, Margaret, Carol, and Annabeth get together and reminisce about Leo. When the gathering breaks up, Jed tells Josh that Leo loved him like a son, and that they are the old team. It's time for the new.
I really liked this episode. I'll have to check and see who wrote it because it had that old West Wing spark to the scenes. The dialogue, the rhythm, the feel. If this is any indication as to how the last handful of eps will be, I'm rather excited.

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B.S.N., Boston College
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Dr O'Shea's research has a dual focus. One area of research is the improvement of the quality of care for children who have life-limiting conditions and advancement of pediatric palliative/end-of-life care education. Another research area has been to enhance nursing education with an emphasis on experiential learning and the use of technology (i.e. simulations). She is currently the Principal Investigator for both the Nursing Curriculum Integration: Pediatric/Adolescent Cancer Palliative Care Project and for the Pediatric Palliative Care: Assessing Comfort in Children project.
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There is a photo that I've had in my mind, waiting for the right alignment of the sun... the right season, the right sunset, etc... all to try catch this image... well... this image.
I love Andy Davis' approach. He embraces the simplicity in nature, the presence of organic forms and the simple joys of gliding on a wave.
This photo reminds me of that approach. I don't know how many times I've been walking out of the ocean, fish tucked under my arm... completely drained of any intensity... and just buzzing... grounded. I usually remind myself how blessed I am to be in that situation and having had the session I just had.
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Every year on the third Tuesday of July 40.000 people show up at the start of the greatest walking event in the world: the 'Nijmeegse Vierdaagse' or Four Days Marches. People from all over the world and of all ages travel to Nijmegen to stretch their boundaries and hope to receive the coveted medal.
Walk of the World
The Four Days Marches are also known as the Walk of the World. For four days, thousands of participants walk 30, 40 or 50 kilometers each day. A few thousand military participants walk 40 kilometers a day in uniform with a ten kilo backpack. The goal of the event has always been to promote sport and exercise.
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For those who are not interested in walking, the 'Vierdaagsefeesten' (Four Days Festival) offers a solution. The festival in Nijmegen is a mixture of music, food and drinks. If you are a walker, the Four Days Marches should be on your to-do list.


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For some time Brian and the Stones were being targeted by Scotland Yard in an effort to deter the public from taking drugs. If you looking for alcohol and drug detox in California go to the
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During this period of his decreasing involvement with the band, Jones was living at Cotchford Farm in East Sussex, the residence formerly owned by Winnie-the-Pooh author A. A. Milne, which Jones had purchased in November 1968.
At around midnight on the night of 23 July 1969, Jones was discovered motionless at the bottom of his swimming pool at the Farm. His Swedish girlfriend, Anna Wohlin, was convinced he was alive when they took him out, insisting he still had a pulse. However, by the time the doctors arrived, it was too late, and he was pronounced dead.
Allegations of murder have surfaced since that fateful day. Wohlin claimed in 1999 that Jones had been murdered by a builder who had been renovating the house. The builder, Frank Thorogood, allegedly confessed to the murder on his deathbed to the Rolling Stones' driver, Tom Keylock, who later denied this. In the book The Murder of Brian Jones, Wohlin alleges that Thorogood behaved suspiciously and showed little sympathy when Jones was discovered in the pool (he was the last to see Jones alive), but she has stated that he was not present at Jones's death.
His death at 27 was the first of the Sixties rock movement; Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison found their own drug-related deaths at the same age within two years (Morrison dying two years to the day after Jones). He is one of the well known members of the 27 Club.
The Rolling Stones performed the free concert in Hyde Park on 5 July 1969, two days after Jones's death. The Stones opened with a Johnny Winter song that was one of Jones's favourites, "I'm Yours and I'm Hers".
The concert, which had been scheduled weeks earlier as an opportunity to present new guitarist, Mick Taylor, was dedicated to Jones.
Jones was not only the founder of The Rolling Stones but one of the coolest rock stars who ever lived. His influence on music and fashion is still with us as time rolls on - 40 odd years later.
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Its cool and fun to make. People would love them and it holds your water bottle too!!!
Skill Level:Intermediate
Approximate Crafting Time:0:45
Supplies and Tools:
- duct tape
- 3rolls of empty duct tape
- scissors
- cardboard or something
- a water bottle
Step 1
The trick is to make the handle long enough to drape over your shoulder. Pull the entire length of the color you want in the MIDDLE of the handle, carefully, and put on your surface sticky side up. Starting in the middle-ish, fold tape in half, working the tape as smoothly as possible towards either side until it is completely folded.
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Take an 18″ strip (or so) of the color you want showing on the outside and trim the ripped edges with your knife. Turn sticky side up. Then, starting on one end, lay the folded handle down the center of tape and fold up edges.
Step 3
Pull a strip of clear tape, about 10″. Carefully string your first roll onto the tape, with the cardboard against the non-sticky side. Carefully add the other two in turn, lining them up and then pressing the sticky side down so they are stuck together. Trim fairly close to the rolls so you don't have a bunch of tape flapping around.
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Take a 10″ piece of clear tape and stick your handle to it–striped side UP (the solid color is now stuck to the tape.) Next to your first clear strip, but not overlapping, carefully tape the handle to the cardboard, keeping the 3 rolls lined up. Repeat for the other side.
Cover all remaining cardboard with clear tape so it won't fall apart with the inevitable condensation from your bottle. Trim all clear tape against the rolls so there is no overhang.
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Take two strips (4″) of tape and trace around an empty roll. Cut out the circle, right on the line. Then take three strips (4″) and trace around a partially used roll of duct tape. (the white roll on the left hand side was the one I used.) Cut out the second circle.
Flip larger circle sticky side up. Carefully center smaller on larger circle and stick-sticky sides together.
Step 6
Cut "fringe" from the smaller circle out, about 1/4″ apart. Remember that the closer they are together the smoother it will lay.
Carefully place waterbottle on small circle, then press fringe up onto bottle to attach.
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Pull an 11″ piece of tape and trim ends. Cut strip into 1/2″ wide strips. Wrap around each seam in the holder. Add one to the top and carefully fold it down.


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14 December 2012 09:57 AM
Hi looking for some advice please.
I am a resident engineer on a nuclear power station for Chubb Systems taking care of site security, cctv/ security systems/ gate and turnstiles/muster systems amongst other equipment tied into our electronic security system.
Now I have done this type of job now since leaving school at 16, so around 16 years experience on doing electronic security systems which is low voltage stuff 24vdc etc
Really looking for a change now and a new challenge within the nuclear power industry and wondered what courses would help me further My knowledge and even transfer My skills to another position.
I have a hnc in fire and security alarm system installation possibly not exact name of it but just off the top of My head, it was gained through my apprenticeship with My company a number of years ago and tbh it is not recognised at all.
I would hope to do something along the line with control systems: instrumentation etc but as full time would need to be majority at least in my own time if that is possible. Also another question is would an electrical hnc be better for me and allow me to progress in My career?
I deal day to day with circuits and diagrams,relays,fibre optic networks, lan networks, pc based equipment and so on ,so have a good knowledge in general and really need to take this somewhere else now and further my career but a bit lost on the best path to take, with with my plant knowledge it would need to be within the nuclear industry.
Any help appreciated and apologies of this is in wrong category.
14 December 2012 02:49 PM
Suggest you take a look around for the type of jobs you are interested in and see what quals and experience they are asking for and then evaluate that against your own. Then work out where the gaps are and what you will need to do to fill them and if that is feasible for you. If yes you have your path and if not then modify what you want. You have a qualification and work experience which will be an advantage. Also you currently have a job so you do not need to make any change until you have something better to move to etc., so overall your position is positive.
14 December 2012 07:45 PM
Not 100% on what I want to do exactly but generally internal jobs are saying, site protocols
And experience is of an advantage and aslo things like, control and instrumentation or electrical engineering hnc or equivalent?
I have the site experienc / protocols Etc but in two Minds whether to go control or electrical as I find both equally Intresting, but in the long run what would be beneficial career wise is the question really for me.
15 December 2012 02:15 PM
Then look at both and choose the one with less gaps to fill or with the gaps which you can fill easier.
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Posted: April 1, 2008Church & Dwight Co., Inc., makers of Arm & Hammer products, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Del Pharmaceuticals, Inc. business for $380 million in cash from Coty Inc. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval and other customary conditions, is expected to close in July 2008.
Del Pharmaceuticals' net sales in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 were approximately $100 million. Over three quarters of those sales were from the Orajel brand.
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Welcome to Friday everyone! : )
First off I wanted to say that this is my last post for this year for Cheery Lynn Designs. We are taking some time off over the holiday's to spend with our family and friends. I hope you enjoy some time to relax with your family and friends as well!
Today I was sitting around my tree doing some finishing touches and I thought that it would be a lovely idea to share a tree with you today. I used the gorgeous Lace Pine Christmas Tree die and cut it 6 times so I could make it 3-D.
I then layered it on two sizes of the Oval Doily Stacker One and then the Mega Polynesian Sail die to finish it off.
Here is a look at my tree:
For this project I used the following dies:
B148 - Holly Flourish
B185 - Happy Holidays
DL157 - Mega Polynesian Sail
DL183 - Oval Doily Stacker One
DL223 - Lace Pine Christmas Tree
DL225 - Snowflowers Set One
XL-13 - French Flair Scalloped
I hope you can find some time to visit the challenge this week and put in your entry where the theme is Lots of Layers! With your entry you will have a chance to win a $20.00 shopping spree at Cheery Lynn Designs!
Wishing you all the best for this Holiday Season and have a Cheery Day!
See you all next year,
Friday, December 21, 2012
Happy Holidays from Cheery Lynn Designs
Posted by Joann at 3:30 AM
Labels: christmas, Doilies, Doily Stackers, Flourish, Joann Jamieson
11 comments:
- lamanuelle said...
Waouhhh!!! C'est magnifique!! Bises. Nadine
- December 21, 2012 at 3:41 AM
- Gitte said...
Wauuuuw That tree is just sooo beautiful.
- December 21, 2012 at 4:11 AM
- kathi17 said...
Wow, absolutely gorgeous!
- December 21, 2012 at 9:56 AM
- Karen W said...
Wow this is totally fabulous!!
- December 21, 2012 at 10:17 AM
- Diane said...
Love this...I want one!! Merry Christmas!!
- December 21, 2012 at 10:34 AM
- ionabunny said...
That is so beautiful. That would be a stunning centre piece for the table
- December 21, 2012 at 12:54 PM
- scrappingnana said...
So pretty and creative. Love it.
- December 21, 2012 at 9:44 PM
- KVencel said...
What a beautiful little tree. Merry Christmas!
- December 22, 2012 at 12:53 AM
- Sandie Edwards said...
Gorgeous Joann, very creative and wonderful the way you used the dies.
- December 22, 2012 at 6:13 AM
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- December 23, 2012 at 5:59 AM
- Bonnie Brown said...
Very creative!! It is beautiful!!
- December 24, 2012 at 12:17 PM
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AIF320 - Indonesian Society Through Literature
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Students will read, discuss, and analyse short works of modern Indonesian literature (short stories), excerpts from longer works (novellas, novels), selected excerpts from older works (novels, short stories), and selected passages in translation in terms of content, language use, and style. Discussion will centre on the social and cultural content of the works and on nature of expression. Specifically, students will be guided to develop an understanding of the choices writers make about language use, the meanings these choices convey to readers, and the social and affective content of the work (to the native speaker reader as well as to themselves). Equally important, they will be encouraged to consider alternate and multiple meaning embedded in language as a way of gaining a deeper understanding of Indonesian society and culture.
Discussion leading, 500 words equivalent, 20%
Online discussion forum entries, 500 words equivalent, 10%
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Your first look at what's happening around Milwaukee. All of the latest events you can't miss in the city.
On Tap Today: And so it begins
Greetings and happy new week.
It may seem like just another Monday, but there's lots on the dance card. For instance:
Billing themselves as "the Dukes of September Rhythm Revue," Donald Fagen (Steely Dan), Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs join forces for a show at the Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Find out more here.
The Musical Mondays series at Lake Park is coming in the home stretch. Celtic harpist and spoken word artist Patrick Ball is featured on the Summer Stage at picnic area 3. Next week is the last performance in the free series, which is organized by Lake Park Friends. The music starts at 6:30 p.m.
To remind you that summer really isn't over, the Milwaukee Brewers meet up with the Chicago Cubs tonight at Miller Park. Gametime is 7:10 p.m. Get your red hot details right here.
The psychedelic group Starring and Guardian Alien perform at the Cactus Club, 2496 S. Wentworth Ave. Showtime is 8 p.m. Find out more here.
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Expand the range of your wireless network! The Linksys Wireless-G Range Expander is the easy way to increase the effective coverage of your wireless network.
Unlike adding a traditional access point to your network to expand wireless coverage, the Wireless-G Range Expander does not need to be connected to the network by a data cable. Just put it within range of your main access point or wireless router, and it "bounces" the signals out to remote wireless devices.
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Waterfront property located in town of Bibinje just 7km from historic city of Zadar.
3 apartments available all year round
Located in a quiet & peaceful part of Bibinje great for those who just want to relax & enjoy the sea but not too far away for those who want a lively holiday.
Studio apartment 18m2 on ground floor with double bed, Kitchenette and bathroom and small balcony not overlooking the sea but you have direct access to the beach from your apartment.
:Studio apartment 22m2 n 3rd floor with bedroom, double bed & single bed,kitchenette & bathroom with large private balcony with great sea views.
One bedroom apartment on ground floor sleeps 3 with bathroom & combined kitchen,dining& lounge with balcony overlooking beach in front.
All 3 apartments have airconditioning, tv/sat wireless internet , parking.& use of kayaks at no extra cost
Just picture yourself lying on the beach with a glass of wine & watching the sun set , The beauty of nature.
The beach in front of the apartments is pebbles and stones.
The sea is your backyard.
In the summer months there is always something happening either in Bibinje or in Zadar for those who want to go out and party.
There are 8 restaurants/cafes where you can eat out in Bibinje, which are about 800m away from your apartment.There are a few grocery stores.a butcher & fishmarket fresh fruits and vegetables are always available in Bibinje. About 6km away towards zadar you have larger supermarkets also.There is also Boating Marina Dalmacija which is also about 800m from apartments where there are restaurants and cafes.
Transportation can be arranged to & from airport if needed
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By car:From Austria,Germany & hungary
Zagreb - Zadar A-1 highway
From Italy
Rijeka- Zadar A-6 & A-1 Highway
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ALHAMBRA (CBSLA.com) — The knife-wielding suspect shot dead Friday inside an Alhambra police station has been identified.
Authorities identified the man as 35-year-old Tony Nim of Alhambra.
For unknown reasons, Nim entered a police station in the 200 block of S. 1st Street carrying what was was described as "a very large knife."
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The Nokia Messaging service automatically pushes e-mail from your existing e-mail address to your Nokia E5-00. You can read, respond to, and organize your e-mails on the go. The Nokia Messaging service works with a number of internet e-mail providers that are often used for personal e-mail, such as Google e-mail services.
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It is important that you, the occupational and environmental health nurse (OHN), take an active role in speaking up for the health and safety of workers and worker populations, and for the unique specialty practice of occupational and environmental health nursing.
AAOHN is committed to providing resources, guidance and access to information that will support your advocacy efforts. Below you will find an extensive listing of free, helpful links that will enable you to be an effective advocate by writing your representatives and monitoring legislative or regulatory activity.
Let your voice be heard!
From the www.congress.org website, there is an Advocacy 101 section (scroll down towards the end of the page) where you can find out about:
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The Silva Splendid is the ideal hotel for those who love active holidays, the movement, the energy and the contact with nature. The hotel is surrounded by greenery, is equipped with outdoor swimming pool and a brand new spa dedicated to relaxation and well-being of our guests.
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Bike Holiday
The Silva Splendid of Fiuggi offers, in addition to extraordinary itineraries for road bikes and mountain bikes, the chance to participate in cycling races in Lazio. Our guides will accompany you in very interesting excursions in the great outdoors, while our staff is at your disposal for any information about cycling competitions in Lazio as you need!
Check out the emotions of a bike holiday in Lazio. Bikes competitions, unspoiled landscapes, emotions and adrenaline are waiting for you!
Golf Hotel in Fiuggi
The Silva Splendid is home to many golfers who like to dive in the relaxation and in the tranquility of the surrounding area. The Fiuggi Golf Club is located just 5 minutes from the hotel, and offers a magnificent 18-hole golf course surrounded by nature and rich in natural slopes and lush vegetation that makes the course challenging and highly enjoyable. The field extends from the Fonte di Bonifacio VIII into the natural reserve of Lake Canterno. The club house of the golf club is equipped with restaurant, swimming pool and tennis courts.
Nature hikes – Hiking and Orienteering
Fiuggi, and in general the whole territory of Lazio, offers many opportunities for hiking and orienteering. The Silva Splendid offers you different trek suitable for any level of difficulty, trails through forests and natural reserves, to the beautiful waterfalls of Comunacque of the Aniene river, where you can swim.
The orienteering discipline is a recent and very charming, and the woods and the nature of the territory near Fiuggi offer landscapes ideal for this type of sport.


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I think with the personal significance factored in, it makes more sense, but agree that a middle name spot would probably work better.
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Sorry for your loss. In that case I think that's really cool. But I would still use it in the middle spot.. I have ties to Scotland - and I think the actual name is really cool - I just couldn't do it in the FN spot. And the whole KK thing puts me off a little as well.Loving: Lilith Delphine, Daphne Elisabeth, Eleanor Lilac and my GP Amaryllis Clio
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I really don't like country names on people, it sounds silly. And while I like the word Scotland, I would just not do it. Maybe you could be a little more "local", where was she from? Maybe a city/town/village name, a river or a mountain, an island, something like that could be more suitable and more special.
I'm so sorry for your loss, by the way, and I understand that you want to honour her.
November 18th, 2012 07:13 PM #14Zelia • XXI • History student • Film and royalty connoisseurI blog at vesperlynds and everythingroyalty, and export names from Greenland and Inuit mythology
Henry Ásgeirr Edmund • Alexander Adelin Lórien "Sasha" • Aksel/Ilya Charles Theo • Asa Fionnbharr Ivik
Cosima Ingrid Zenobia "Mimi" • Matilda Ivalo Galadriel "Maz" • Asta Catherine Françoise • Aviaaja Margaret Undómiel "Avi"
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|16 avr. 2009
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|Yann Toms, Christophe Senot, Stephane Betge Brezetz, Armen Aghasaryan
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The invention pertains to the indexing of content, mainly multimedia content, intended to make said content easier to select based on the needs and/or preferences (and/or habits) of users connected to communication networks via their communication terminals.
Here, the term "content" refers to a set of data intended to be displayed on a screen and/or broadcast by loudspeakers (or their equivalents), such as, for example, television or radio programs, data, or text, image, or video files.
Furthermore, the term "communication network" here refers to any type of two-way communication infrastructure, whether wired or wireless, capable of distributing content (potentially multimedia content) to terminals, in broadcast mode and/or multicast mode and/or unicast mode. Consequently, it may be a wired network, such as an xDSL, fiber, or cable network; or a wireless network, such as a broadcasting network (such as, for example, a DVB-H terrestrial network (DBH standing for "Digital Video Broadcasting—Handhelds", used for mobile television); or a satellite network (for example, DVB-S2 or DVB-RCS); or a hybrid network, i.e. once which is both satellite-based and terrestrial (such as, for example, a DVB-SH network (satellite links with terrestrial relays)); or a cellular (or mobile) network (such as a GSM, GPRS/EDGE, UMTS or CDMA (2000) network); or a wireless local area network (WLAN, such as, for example, WiMAX or Wi-Fi).
Finally, the term "communication terminal" here refers to any fixed or mobile (or portable or cellular) communication device capable of exchanging content with another communication terminal or network device, via a communication network. Consequently, it may, for example, be a land-line or mobile (or cellular) telephone, a laptop or desktop computer, a personal digital assistant (or PDA), a multimedia content receiver (for example, a decoder, a residential gateway, or a set-top box (STB), so long as it is equipped with two-way communication means, which may potentially be radio-based or satellite-based.
Due to the ongoing rise in the amount of content (of all types) which is made available to users (via their terminals and various media), content indexing is increasingly necessary if one desires to make it easier to select content based on users' needs and/or preferences (and/or habits).
As is known to a person skilled in the art, indexing consists of associating metadata to content in order to at least partially define and/or describe the content. As a reminder, the metadata is generally divided into three categories, known as "content" (such as, for example, the title, subject, description, genre, keywords, source, language, relationship, or cover), "intellectual property" (such as, for example, the creator, editor, contributor, or rights), and "materialization" (such as the date, type, format, or identifier).
This metadata is particularly helpful for applications that categorize, classify, or provide an optimal selection based on a user profile (namely as described in patent documents WO 2007/103938 and EP 1189437). In general, they are associated with the corresponding content by the network operators, the content providers, or the users (personal content), and are stored in a content management system (CMS).
The personal or commercial content indexing (done by creating/updating metadata) may be done manually or automatically. Manual indexing is frequently incomplete and/or subjective. Automatic indexing is currently limited and has trouble supporting scalability. It generally relies upon extracting information using audio or video analysis techniques (such as pattern recognition) which are complicated and time-consuming, and produce results that are sometimes irrelevant, or even unreliable. Furthermore, metadata which is produced automatically is fixed, and therefore cannot be changed or updated based on how the users use the content with which they are associated.
Furthermore, (very) large amounts of personal content are not indexed, particularly due to the time that this requires, and the fact that this content typically has a short lifespan.
The purpose of the invention is therefore to improve the situation of automatic indexing. It particularly pertains to the more subjective metadata of the "content" category, such as the genre, the description, and the keywords.
To that end, it discloses a device dedicated to indexing content made available to users, and comprising processing means tasked with associating content with metadata that at least partially defines it, based on contextual information representative of the use of said content by users, user information representative of the profiles of the users of that content, and metadata previously associated with that content.
The device of the invention may comprise other characteristics, which may be taken separately or in combination, in particular:
Other characteristics and advantages of the invention shall become more apparent upon consideration of the detailed description below, and the attached drawing, in which the sole FIGURE schematically and functionally depicts one embodiment of an indexing device of the invention coupled to a service delivery platform, a metadata base and a user profile database.
The drawing may serve not only to complete the invention, but also to contribute to defining it, if need be.
The purpose of the invention is to enable automated indexing (creation/updating) of content of any type (primarily multimedia) which is made available to users (U), via communication networks of the types defined in the introductory section, and to which their communication terminals are connected.
To that end, the invention discloses an (automatic) content indexing device D comprising at least one processing module PM tasked with associated content with metadata which at least partially define it and/or describe it, based on contextual information that is representative of the use of said content by users, on user information that is representative of the profiles of the users of that content, and on metadata previously associated with that content.
Here, the term "contextual information" refers to any type of information having a direct or indirect relationship with the usage of a piece of content by a user, via a communication network to which his or her communication terminal is connected. Such information may, for example, be extracted by what a person skilled in the art would frequently call traces of content usage.
These traces of usage may include (but are not limited to):
Such traces of content usage may, for example, be obtained by device D in a service delivery platform SDP.
It should be noted that the device D may potentially include an extraction module EM tasked with extracting contextual information selected from the traces of content usage left by the users, which are stored in a service delivery platform SDP. The contextual information may potentially be traces of usage which have been converted (formatted) by the extraction module EM so that this information can be used by the processing module PM.
Furthermore, here the term "user information" refers to any type of information that may form part of a user profile. As a reminder, a user profile is normally made up of demographic data related to that user (i.e. his or her sex, age, and place of residence or work), and/or preferences and/or that user's areas of interest (type of content, content genre, general interests, hobbies, etc.), and/or that user's usage habits. It should be noted that preferably, the profile is as extensive as possible, and is not solely made up of a preference for a type or genre of content. For example, a video viewed by users with a shared area of interest, such as home repair, may be associated with the term "home repair."
Such user information may be obtained by the device D from a user profile database PDB, which is powered by a profile engine PE based on information provided by users or communication network operators to which said users U are subscribed.
As is depicted in the sole FIGURE, the processing module PM may include first AM1 and second AM2 aggregation modules. The first aggregation module AM1 is tasked with aggregating, for each piece of content which is used by a user U, contextual information that is representative of this usage of the content, and user information which is representative of that users profile, in order to deliver primary aggregated information related to that piece of content.
For each piece of content that has been used by a user U, the first aggregation module AM1 may, for example, be tasked with weighting selected user information representative of that users U profile against selected contextual information representative of this usage of the content, in order to deliver primary aggregated information related to that piece of content.
For example, each aggregation may be performed by weighting the values that represent the profile of a user of a piece of content with quantitative measurements of the consumption of that content by that user (such as the length of time of the usage and/or the price paid for the usage). It shall be assumed that if a user has a profile oriented towards action films, and the value "action=0.9" is assigned to him or her, then if this user has viewed a film in its entirety, there is a (very) high probability that this film is an action film.
As is depicted in the sole FIGURE, the device D, and, for example, its processing module PM, may include storage means SM which store, at least temporarily, the primary aggregated information which is delivered by the first aggregation module AM1. This at least temporary storage is intended to facilitate the scalability of the indexing. These storage means SM may be constructed in any form whatsoever, so long as they are capable of storing recorded data that each represent primary aggregated information corresponding to a content identifier. They may, for example, be a memory unit, or a database, or a file.
The second aggregation module AM2 is tasked with aggregating all the primary aggregated information related to a single piece of content, and which was determined by the first aggregation module AM1 (and may, for example, have been stored in the storage means SM), in order to deliver metadata related to that content. In other words, every time the second aggregation module AM2 intervenes, it gathers all the primary aggregated information related to a single piece of content, in order to aggregate that information into one or more pieces of metadata. This aggregation may be done in such a way that each piece of metadata corresponds to a predetermined model (or "metamodel"). For example, a piece of metadata may represent an area of interest associated with an interest value (action, 0.8) or (adventure, 0.3).
It should be noted that it is preferable, for reasons of statistical reliability, that the second aggregation module AM2 only delivers metadata related to a piece of content (and therefore only performs aggregation) if it has primary aggregated information which is related to that content and which had been obtained from a number of different user profiles greater than or equal to a selected threshold. It shall be assumed that the more primary aggregated information one has access to for a single piece of content, the more suitable the corresponding metadata will be for that content, and therefore the more reliable and/or relevant the metadata will be. For example, a threshold equal to 50, or even much greater than 50, may be chosen.
As is depicted in the sole FIGURE, the device D, and preferably its processing module PM, may also (potentially) comprise an update module UM tasked with intervening each time that the second aggregation module AM2 delivers metadata related to a piece of content. This update module UM is more precisely tasked with determining whether a piece of content, for which metadata has been determined by the processing module PM, had previously been associated with metadata, and if so, whether the metadata just determined is different from the already-existing metadata.
To do so, the update module UM may, for example, access metadata storage means MDB (or CMS for "Content Management System"), in which are stored all sets of known metadata corresponding to the associated content's identifiers. These metadata storage means MDB are generally constructed in the form of a database supplied with metadata that is manually associated with content identifiers by content providers CP and/or by users U.
If the metadata which has previously been associated with a piece of content differs from the (new) metadata which is related to that same content, and which was determined by the second aggregation module AM2, then the update module UM delivers as output this new metadata, which then constitutes a proposed change in metadata. If there is no difference, the new metadata is not delivered, because there is no need to update the corresponding previous metadata.
As is depicted in the sole FIGURE, the device D may also (and potentially) comprise a control module CM tasked with determining whether a proposed changed in metadata offered by the update module UM should or should not cause the metadata storage means MDB to be updated. Such a control module CM advantageously enables consistency in the indexing.
Every time the update module UM proposes a change in metadata which had previously been associated with a piece of content, the control module determines the importance of this proposed change. If the control module CM deems the proposed change to be of low importance, i.e. if no new proposed metadata exhibits a significant difference from previous metadata, it does not authorize an update based on that proposal. On the other hand, if the control module CM deems the proposed change to be of medium or high importance, i.e. if at least one new proposed piece of metadata exhibits a significant difference from previous metadata, it sends a change authorization request message to the content provider CP or user U that provided the content in question.
In order to determine whether a change is of low, medium, or high importance, one may, for example, compute the distance between the current metadata and the proposed metadata, and set a threshold above which the changes are to be considered important. For example, if the initial metadata established for a piece of content is "action 0.8, adventure 0.5", and the proposed metadata is "action 0.5, comedy 0.5", there are three differences: a first one equal to 0.3 (resulting from the difference between action 0.8 and action 0.5), a second one equal to 0.5 (resulting from the difference between adventure 0.8 and adventure 0), and a third one equal to 0.5 (resulting from the difference between comedy 0 and comedy 0.5). These three differences are then summed, which gives 1.3 (0.3+0.5+0.5=1.3), and this sum (1.3.) is compared to a threshold (for example, equal to 0.5).
If the control module CM receives no authorization message, or if it receives a message prohibiting updates within a selected period of time (a time delay), it prohibits the proposed update. On the other hand, if the control module CM receives an authorization message within the selected period of time, it authorizes the update with the proposed change.
As is depicted in the sole FIGURE, the device D may also (potentially) comprise an interface module IM tasked with causing the metadata proposed by the processing module PM to be stored within the metadata storage means MDB, potentially after the procedure for verifying that an update is beneficial and/or the control procedure. In others words, this interface module IM is tasked with updating the sets of metadata that is stored in the metadata storage means MDB, or with creating new sets of metadata within these storage means MDB.
Once the metadata describing the content has been obtained in accordance with the invention, a multitude of applications making use of their informative content may be foreseen. In this manner, one may recommend content based on a user profile, or search for content by keywords, or run a personalized search based on the user profile.
The indexing device D of the invention, and in particular its processing module PM and, if any, its extraction module EM, control module CM, and interface module IM, may be constructed in the form of electronic circuits, software (or computing) modules, or a combination of circuits and software.
By offering automatic content indexing that is more relevant, specific, and reliable, for a much larger amount of content (including personal content), the invention enables communication network operators and service or content providers to offer their clients better services.
The invention is not limited to the embodiments of the indexing device described above, which are only given by way of example; rather, it encompasses all variants that a person skilled in the art may envision within the framework of the claims below.
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