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WASHINGTON: The US State Department has asked Congress to resume more than $300 million in blocked security assistance to Pakistan.
The development came as Secretary of State John Kerry met at dinner with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is making his country's highest-level official visit to the United States in years.
The dinner was attended by senior Obama administration officials including Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel, National Security Advisor Susan Rice, Director CIA John Brennan and Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan James Dobbins.
"We're very anxious to have a series of high level, important discussions over the course of the next few days. The vice-president, the president, tonight's dinner. We have a lot to talk about and the relationship with Pakistan could not be more important," Kerry said at the start of the meeting.
He added "On its own, (Pakistan is) a democracy that is working hard to gets its economy moving and deal with insurgency, and also important to the regional stability."
Secretary of State John Kerry spoke Sunday as he sat down with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is in Washington this week for talks with the White House.
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif during the meeting said he looks forward his meeting with President Barack Obama on Wednesday, for discussions on a wide array of subjects, as he outlined his vision for promoting peace and stability in the region to top American national security advisors at a State Department dinner on the first day of his visit, officials said.
This will be the first summit level interaction between the two countries after the historic democratic transition in Pakistan. Nawaz Sharif reiterated his determination to revive the economy and improve the law and order situation in Pakistan. Outlining his vision of promoting peace and stability in the region, Prime Minister Sharif emphasized the need for working together to meet the common challenges of extremism and terrorism.Other matters of mutual interest including regional stability and situation in Afghanistan were also discussed during the dinner meeting, the Pakistani embassy said.
Prime Minister Sharif was accompanied by Advisor to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Syed Tariq Fatemi and Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani.
Meanwhile, the State Department said Secretary Kerry welcomed Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to the Department of State for the first bilateral visit of his term following Pakistan's historic first transfer of power between democratically elected civilian governments.
"Secretary Kerry's meeting with the Prime Minister is their third in three months, and continued the robust dialogue on our shared goal of a stable, secure, and prosperous Pakistan," a statement issued after the long dinner meeting said.
"Discussions covered a broad range of domestic and regional issues, including peace and security, counterterrorism cooperation, collaboration on Pakistan's energy sector, increasing bilateral trade and investment, and the common interest in a secure and stable Afghanistan."
The office of the State Department Spokesperson said "both sides agreed on the importance of our continued counterterrorism cooperation, and that extremism is countered in part by opportunities arising from greater economic stability."
"To that end, the US, Pakistan's largest trading partner, remains committed to an economic relationship increasingly based on trade and investment," the statement added.
Earlier, Secretary Kerry highlighted the vitality of US-Pakistan relationship while warmly welcoming Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to the State Department at the start of the Pakistani leader's four-day visit.
"We're very happy to have you here," Secretary Kerry said to Prime Minster Sharif in the presence of reporters before the dinner meeting. He noted that the Pakistani leader is visiting Washington for the first time since his last trip in 1999.
The US "relationship with Pakistan could not be more important", Kerry said while underscoring Pakistan's vital significance to regional stability, as the democratic country addresses the challenges of economy and insurgency simultaneously.
"We have a lot to talk about and the relationship with Pakistan could not be more important. On its own, a democracy that is working hard to get its economy moving and deal with insurgency and also important to the regional stability," the US diplomat said.
On importance of the prime minister's visit to the bilateral relationship, the top American diplomat said, Prime Minister Sharif will have a series of high-level meetings including discussions with Vice President Joseph Biden and President Barack Obama at the White House on Wednesday.
"We're very anxious to have a series of high-level, important discussions over the course of the next few days "the Vice President, the President, (and) tonight's dinner," Kerry remarked.


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UPDATE 3 — 7/18, 1:28 p.m. EDT: Following Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Jerry Moran's (R-Kan.) announcement late Monday they would not support the Senate's healthcare plan to repeal-and-replace the Affordable Care Act, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell indicated his conference will attempt to bring the bill's House version up for a vote before drafting an amendment that would only repeal Obamacare.
President Trump also chimed in Monday night and Tuesday morning, tweeting his support for the revised plan.
Republicans should just REPEAL failing ObamaCare now & work on a new Healthcare Plan that will start from a clean slate. Dems will join in!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2017
As I have always said, let ObamaCare fail and then come together and do a great healthcare plan. Stay tuned!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2017
Three GOP senators have already announced they will not support repeal-only legislation: Maine's Susan Collins, West Virginia's Shelley Moore Capito and Alaska's Lisa Murkowski.
UPDATE 2 — 7/16, 9:04 a.m. EDT: Roll Call pointed-out Friday that the revised Senate Obamacare repeal plan will exempt congressional members from new health insurance laws due to its would-be passage through the budget reconciliation process, which only requires a simple 51-vote majority.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has proposed an amendment to cancel the exemption, but passage would require a filibuster-proof majority of 60 votes.
In related news, Senate Majority Leader McConnell announced late-Saturday that a vote on the Better Care Reconciliation Act will be delayed until Arizona's John McCain recovers from surgery to remove a blood clot above the eye.
UPDATE — 5:26 p.m. EDT: President Trump used the power of the bully pulpit to pressure the Senate to pass proposed Obamacare repeal legislation, tweeting the following before departing Paris for the U.S. on Friday:
After all of these years of suffering thru ObamaCare, Republican Senators must come through as they have promised!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 14, 2017
.@VP Mike Pence is working hard on HealthCare and getting our wonderful Republican Senators to do what is right for the people.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 14, 2017
AP also reported the White House has reached out to Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval as a back-channel to convince Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) to support the healthcare reform bill. Both Nevada Republicans have expressed concern about the legislation's reduction of Medicaid funding.
Republican senators attempting to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) unveiled a revised version of the already-passed House bill, the American Health Care Act, on Thursday with the hope of generating enough momentum to bring the measure to a floor vote by early next week.
In unveiling the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), the Republican-controlled Senate hopes to draw back enough defecting GOP members, which has imperiled the bill's passage.
Under the new Senate bill, low-cost insurance plans which do not embrace Obamacare's "10 essential health benefits" are again allowed to be offered; two key ACA taxes, a 3.8 percent net investment income surtax and 0.9 percent surtax for a Medicare program aimed at the elderly remain in place and limits on deductions for executive pay in the healthcare industry are retained.
The bill, however, does target Obamacare taxes. Similar to the ACA, tax credits for poor Americans are extended, but reduced; and the new bill takes aim at Obamacare taxes on the medical device, pharmaceutical and insurance industries. Most important, the BCRA completely dismantles the Obamacare insurance "mandate" entirely.
According to the revised BCRA, a planned face lift for Medicaid is untouched and undoes the health program's extension from three to six years. An amendment in the overhauled BCRA would apply deep cuts in Medicaid, in excess of $800 billion, after 10 years and would cut 35 percent from the program by 2036.
The bill also adds $70 billion on top of the $112 billion from the House plan to cover healthcare costs in states to offset premium costs.
Despite the proposed changes, at least two GOP senators, Susan Collins (Maine) and Rand Paul (Ky.) have signaled opposition to the bill and plan to vote "no", meaning Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will need all 50 remaining members of his Republican conference to vote in favor for BCRA to pass.
On Wednesday, President Trump indicated he'd be "very angry" if the Senate did not pass an Obamacare repeal-and-replace bill, but acknowledged a day later how hard passing such complicated legislation is.
"I'd say the only thing more difficult than peace between Israel and the Palestinians is healthcare," Trump told reporters on Air Force One. "But I think we're going to have something that's really good and that people are going to like."
With the prospects of BCRA's passage looking dim, Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) have announced an alternative healthcare plan which will keep Obamacare's essential health benefits and most taxes, but block grant all of the program's federal money to the states so governors can make their own reforms.
Annual federal healthcare tax revenue under the Graham-Cassidy plan is estimated to be approximately $500 billion, as the bill proposes to do-away with Obamacare's medical device tax.
"Just like no two patients are the same, no two states' health care needs are the same. A solution that works in California may not work in Virginia," said Graham.
"These funds are already being spent on Obamacare, but instead of having Washington decide, we'll empower each individual state to choose the path that works best for them."
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It is an essential ingredient of the hummus (chick pea DIP) and the babaganuch (Eggplant purée). You can take also dipped in bread and seasoned, and often diluted in lemon juice and water, with added optional garlic to form a sauce that accompanies various dishes, such as skewers of meat (the so-called kebabs), roast (shawarma), croquettes of chickpeas or beans (falafel), salads, etc.
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57% would repurchase
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on 7/23/2011 10:40:00 AM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Medium, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Coarse
Eyes: Brown
I see their are mixed reviews here. I personally like this. I was in the supermarket and noticed not a lot of companies still do the spray leave in conditioners. I remember in the 90's every brand seemed to have one. I grabbed Alberto Vo5 because it's so cheap. I think it's not the best out there but it still works very good. I do have to spritz a lot in to get the best results (12-15 pumps of spray). My hair is very thick, color treated, dry, long past bra strap and has the annoying texture of straight AND wavy with a whole lot of frizz. I spray this on before I brush and blow dry. I feel that it does a good job detangling but a mediocre job at providing shine (I have to add a different product for more shine). I like the scent of this and feel this is nice for people who are sensitive to scents. Obviously, you need to use a regular conditioner in the shower because this, imo is a very light conditioner. I rate this a 4 because it's a good product for the price. However, I think I when I run out of this, I wil search for a better one.
on 1/9/2010 3:03:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Medium, Warm
Hair: Black, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Brown
This is a product I have repurchased several times. I spray this in my very fine/thin hair after I towel dry it, and it combs through easily and looks and feels soft and silky but does not weigh it down. I've tried many many other similar products including expensive salon quality products and still came back to this.
on 3/24/2009 4:16:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Very Oily, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I'm reviewing this product in conjunction with the other products that I used at the same time (Hempz Hydrating Shampoo, Silky Sexy Hair Conditioner, and Hask Pure Shine Frizz Remedy). I'm not sure how each product works alone, but this combination was like MAGIC for my long, thick, and coarse hair!
I was already using Hempz Hydrating Shampoo and the matching conditioner, but since the conditioner is in a small tube, rather than a bottle, I ran out. I decided to run to Wal-Mart and pick up what seemed like a good conditioner until I could run out to ULTA and pick up more Hempz. I loved the smell of the Silky Sexy Hair Conditioner (smells like a banana split), so I bought it. I also remembered reading on MUA how Hask Pure Shine Frizz Remedy was great for coarse hair, so I picked it up too. On the way home I remembered that I had run out of my favorite detangler, Sunsilk, so I stopped by Walgreens, but was told by the cashier in the beauty dept. that Sunsilk was discontinuing this product, so I decided to go with VO5 Detangle and Shine.
After trying all of the products together, I was so pleased with all of my choices! My hair is silkier and softer than it has ever been. What a transformation in just one week! I don't know which product made this happen, so I'm crediting them all! I encourage anyone with long, thick, and coarse hair to try this combo. It's worked miracles for my hair!
on 9/21/2008 11:42:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Normal, Medium, Cool
Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Hazel
Overall a great product! I am ALWAYS looking for leave-in's as my hair is finally getting back to normal after years of wear and tear with numerous types of extensions and bleaching/coloring. It is fine, long and color treated so I tend to get split ends and tangles very easy. My hair itself is pretty shiny looking but I wanted a gentle detangler. This does the job nicely without making my hair greased out and limp. The scent lingers but it is pretty nice and fresh smelling. My hair is very soft and smooth feeling after styling - however like others I haven't noticed too much of a difference in the shine department. All in all I like it and would repurchase it!
on 8/26/2006 9:38:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Sensitive, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Black
This product does work fairly good at detangling the hair and adding some shine to it.
on 8/13/2005 6:02:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
I decided to try this because another reviewer said it was very similar to Ouidad Botanical Boost. I thought it was a very ordinary and average detangler, no better than Suave's Detangling Spray. And the scent is truly gag inducing. I had to look very hard to find this, and I suspect that it has been discontinued and replaced by the Miracle Mist conditioning spray (one of the new products in the red packaging). That's just a guess though.
on 12/8/2003 12:59:00 AM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Acne-prone, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
This stuff ROCKS!!! My hair gets all coarse and puffy when I blow-dry and this helps keep it smoother and flatter. My hair's looking alot healthier now.
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- JotFormHelperAsked on September 26, 2011 at 09:45 PM
How Can I Add More Than One Payment Field Per Form?
Plus Please Answer My Question On:
- JotForm SupportliyamAnswered on September 26, 2011 at 10:28 PM
If you are looking for a way to add two or three types of payment options to put in your form, unfortunately it is not possible at the moment. You can only select one of the three (product purchase, subscription purchase, donation). Although I have already submitted a request for this feature that you are looking for, it is just unfortunate that we cannot provide you a lead time to when this feature will be available.
As for your other concern, I have replied to the thread already.
If you have other questions or concerns, please do let us know.
- JotFormHelperAnswered on September 28, 2011 at 11:07 PM
No With Multiple Labels!
- fxrAnswered on September 29, 2011 at 08:49 PM
Hi JotFormHelper.
can you give us a little bit more detail on exactly what your trying to acheive and with which form?
- JotFormHelperAnswered on September 29, 2011 at 09:14 PM
I Did Not Make The Form Yet Because I Need To Know This Answer!
Im Trying To Put Multiple Labels In A Product Selection!
I'm Trying to Add One Payment Gadget With More Than One Label Dividing The Categories Of Products And I Will Show An Example Below!
Stationary (My Products Label/Category)1
NotePad (Product)1
NotePad Large (Product)2
Paper And Pens (Products)3
Stickers (My Products Label/Category)2
Green Sticker (Product)1
Blue Sticker (Product)2
Pink Sticker (Product)3
I Think You Understand Now! REPLY!
- JotFormHelperAnswered on September 29, 2011 at 09:15 PM
Also Please Answer My Most Recent Question!
- JotForm SupportabajanAnswered on September 30, 2011 at 10:25 AM
Hi JotFormHelper
Regarding your penultimate post above, this can be done but the form's source would need to be embedded into a web page and edited. I will provide the solution later (hopefully, in about 10 hours time) as I have to relinquish the use of this computer very shortly and I currently have no other Internet connection at my disposal.
Of course, in the interim one of my colleagues or another user may also give you a solution.
Until later,
~ Wayne
- JotFormHelperAnswered on September 30, 2011 at 08:34 PM
Great! Also How Can I Be Alerted Of New JotForm Forum Post?
If You Could Set It Up For Me?
Email: email@example.com
- JotForm SupportabajanAnswered on September 30, 2011 at 09:38 PM
Hi again JotFormHelper
It turns out that there's no need to embed the form anywhere to achieve categorization of products. If you already have a payment field and want to add labels to categorize its products, the trick is to add the categories as extra products in the field and give them each a price of $0.00 (or whatever the currency happens to be). You would then use injected CSS to hide every element of those categories but their labels. The reason for setting the price of each category to $0.00 is that in case a user should click a category instead of one of the products, nothing gets added to the total.
Here is an example of such a form and below is its injected CSS:
/* Drops list of products below "Products" label */
.form-input {
/* moves products closer to each other */
.form-product-item {
/* positions the product selector */
.form-product-item .form-sub-label-container {
/* hides the word "Quantity" */
select.form-dropdown + label {
/* styles categories */
label[for="input_3_1007"] {
/* hides all elements of the categories except label */
label[for="input_3_1008"] span,
label[for="input_3_1007"] span,
select#input_3_quantity_1007_0 {
Firebug was used to determine which selectors needed to be targeted. If you need help integrating this solution into one or more of your forms, please let us know. Our team will be happy to assist you.
~ Wayne
- JotFormHelperAnswered on September 30, 2011 at 09:42 PM
Thank You So Much That Helps Alot And The Example Was Perfect I Will Use This On My Next Form!
How Can I Get Alerted Via Email When Someone Posts A New Message To Your Forum?
- JotForm SupportabajanAnswered on September 30, 2011 at 09:49 PM
Hi JotFormHelper
Glad you found the solution to be useful. Since your last question is about a separate topic, please start a new thread on the forum.
~ Wayne
- JotFormHelperAnswered on September 30, 2011 at 10:01 PM
I Did Now Please Answer!
- JotForm SupportmlizAnswered on October 01, 2011 at 12:53 AM
Hi there,
Your question about email updates has already been answers on the separate thread.


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|Ginger-Crusted Chicken Ginger-crusted chicken resting over poblano rice with stir-fry vegetables topped with pineapple chutney drizzled with sweet and sour sauce
|Crab-Stuffed Flounder Served over basil-pesto-roasted fingerling potatoes with bacon-wrapped asparagus and finished with tomato Alfredo
All steaks are served with garlic mashed potatoes and chef's choice fresh vegetable
|Rib Eye 14-oz. grilled or blackened hand-cut Angus Beef rib eye
|Filet 7-oz. grilled hand-cut, Angus Beef filet
|New York Strip 12-oz. grilled mesquite-smoked aged Angus Beef New York strip
|Jinja Roll Soy-wrapped ginger shrimp, fresh tuna, cucumber, avocado, and cream cheese topped with eel sauce and spicy sauce
|Tiger Roll Ginger-fried shrimp, green onions topped with BBQ eel, eel sauce, and spicy mayo
|Bulgarian Roll Grilled beef tenderloin, shrimp, green onions, and Gorgonzola rolled in a soy sheet, topped with fresh tuna, rim sauce, and eel sauce. Finished with wasabi tobiko
|Volcano Roll Ginger shrimp with asparagus and green onions topped with krabstick, spicy mayo, and masago
|Cowboy Roll Grilled beef tenderloin with green onions and red peppers
|Dynamite Roll Fresh tuna, cucumber, spicy krabstick salad, Sriracha
|Red Dragon Pecan-crusted soft-shell crab and green onion topped with fresh tuna and eel sauce
|Crunchy Shrimp Ginger-crusted shrimp, asparagus, and green onion
|Caterpillar Roll BBQ Eel, cream cheese, and asparagus, topped with avocado and tobiko
|Hiromi Uramaki Crunchy shrimp, tuna, krabstick, wakame, cream cheese, avocado, cucumber, asparagus, green onion. Topped with tobiko
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|Spicy Eel Roll BBQ eel, red bell pepper, asparagus, spicy sauce, and eel sauce
|California Roll Cucumber, avocado, and krabstick
|Florida Roll Steamed shrimp, green onion, and red bell pepper
|Philly Roll Smoked salmon and cream cheese
|Alaskan Roll Smoked salmon and krabstick
|Rainbow Roll Steamed shrimp topped with tuna, hamachi, and fresh salmon
|Tuna Roll Tuna, cucumber, asparagus, and spicy sauce
|Sashimi (2 pieces each) Tuna, Salmon, BBQ Eel, Hamachi, Steamed Shrimp, Octopus, Masago, Red Tobiko or Wasabi Tobiko
|Nigirizushi (Any 6 pieces) Tuna, Salmon, BBQ Eel, Hamachi, Steamed Shrimp, Octopus, Masago, Red Tobiko or Wasabi Tobiko
|Fish House Punch A special blend of Bacardi rums, with orange liqueur, and fresh orange, cranberry, and pineapple juices served in a souvenir Fish House pilsner
|Cat 5 Drink up a storm with our take on a "Monsoon" made with Bacardi Superior, Cruzan 151, a float of Bacardi Black and a special blend of mixers – served in a souvenir cup ·
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|Bayfront Breezer Our area's first commercially produced spirit, Esprit de Krewe vodka from Rollins Distillery in Gulf Breeze, mixed with kiwi puree, melon liqueur, fresh squeezed citrus, and sparkling mineral water
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Learning versus Training
This blog will look at:
- What learner centred learning is
- How it differs from trainer centred learning
There is also an ebook giveaway at the end of the blog.
Let's start by what used to happen… Back in the day…
Training was about instructing people. They needed to learn the right way and be fed the right information therefore the trainer played the role of "expert" and provided the correct answers to everything.
Life was easy for your average trainer. They would produce their lesson plan with exact timings on it and then walk into the room and deliver it. The learners would have to remember it (hopefully).
Kolb, Honey and Mumford
Then along came David Kolb, Peter Honey, Alan Mumford et al. They started this wicked rumour that learning wasn't that simple, that people had different ways they preferred to learn.
Maybe there was an alternative to spoon feeding things to people. Maybe people could actually use their brains as part of the learning process.
The research suggested that passive learning experiences were unlikely to be remembered or understood, whereas learning that involved the learner in doing something or thinking through something was more likely to stick.
Meanwhile a lot of work had been carried out with groups learning by reflecting on the "here and now" and identifying the learning from their experiences. This work still continues today through organisations such as The Tavistock Institute.
Some trainers found that creating "here and now" experiences in the training room could end up with some light bulb moments in the people they were training. The trainers found that they themselves did not necessarily need to fully understand what and why those moments had occurred.
So now the trainer might be able to "let go" a little bit, run an activity or create a discussion group in the training room.
Then along comes Reg Revans.
He found that People could learn from talking to others by sharing and comparing problems, ideas and solutions. He called these sessions Action Learning Sets and today these are becoming more and more popular as a way to share, reflect and learn.
With these techniques which involve the learners becoming more active, the role of the trainer has to change. No longer do they need to be the "expert". No longer can they work to a strict timetable.
Yes, they need a set of behavioural and measurable outcomes however they don't need to dictate the journey. As long as the outcomes are achieved they have done a good job.
Inputs v Outputs
So we now see that training needs to move from being inputs focused to being outputs focused. The role of the trainer moves from inputs expert to outputs facilitator.
Now, if we break out of the training room barrier we can then see that most learning does not need to take place in a training room. It can happen anywhere, anytime.
There is still a role for the trainer but now as a professional facilitator and a professional coach.
Learner Centred versus Trainer Centred – Definitions
Trainer Centred Learning is managed, controlled and driven by the trainer. They have the answers, the list of the 10 things you need to do, the "right" solution.
Learner Centred Learning is facilitated by the trainer. They have some of the questions but none of the answers. They manage the group process and not the content.
Where are You?
Think about where you are on this journey. Are you a trainer? Are you a facilitator? Are you somewhere in-between?
And what do you need to do to become more effective for your learners?
What You Can Do About It
Clearly, there are different skills required to move from trainer centred to learner centred. So to help you, here are two courses designed specifically to help you get the skills you need and one ebook download to give you some ways of learning which do not involve a training room.
The Certificate in Psychology for Learning Professionals is specifically designed to enable trainers to move towards more facilitating.
The Certificate in Coaching is the full professional coaching qualification.
Adrian Green
Professional Learning Facilitator and Coach


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Ratabase. Powerful, innovative rating simplified
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1 Ratabase Powerful, innovative rating simplified
2 From generating price quotes to modeling new classes of risk, insurance rating moves at the speed of the Internet. To be competitive, insurance companies need a technology solution that is just as fast and, when it comes to connecting people with valuable information, just as good. Whether our clients goals are to increase efficiency and agility or improve pricing and time to market, CGI has the experience to deliver results. CGI s global presence and legacy in the property and casualty and life insurance sectors have made us the partner of choice for hundreds of insurers, brokers and agents around the world. We work with clients to implement solutions across the value chain to help them win and grow. CGI s insurance know-how Provider of consulting and IT services to 12 of the top 20 global insurers in the world and more than 200 clients globally CGI Ratabase the industry s leading rating engine with more than 100 P&C and life insurance implementations Systems integrator for the world s leading core insurance software solutions More than 15 million transactions and information products delivered annually as part of core underwriting processes 1,500 members dedicated to insurance IT outsourcing and application management services globally, and a total of 3,500 members focused on insurance
3 cgi.com 1 Product overview and key benefits Ratabase, the trusted name in insurance industry rating, allows insurance agents and consumers to generate policy price quotes in real-time, and provides actuaries and business analysts with the collection of sophisticated modeling tools they need to keep pace with the latest marketplace trends and directions. Putting greater technical capabilities in the hands of business users means insurance companies can leverage their information assets like never before segmenting markets, performing impact analysis, spotting trends, testing new business opportunities, and offering customers more competitive products overall. Because Ratabase is a specialized ratings platform not an add-on to a policy administration system clients gain the benefits of quicker product deployment, more robust ratings capabilities, greater scalability, true platform independence, easy maintenance, and a bigger, more immediate return on their ratings system investment. Key features and benefits of Ratabase include: Innovative functionality Leverages the power of Microsoft Excel within the Ratabase toolset Provides a faster, more efficient delivery of functionality through Ratabase Apps Uses impact analysis to simplify the process in determining new rating products Productivity gains Creates efficiency and improved speed to market through streamlined workflow Enables more efficient management of multiple work projects Enhances capabilities to find information faster Enables the ability to preview and edit information more rapidly Operational efficiency Simplifies moving data between internal groups Enables creation and configuration of organization-based user roles Simplifies and consolidates the creation and maintenance of tables Ratabase brings immediate value to small and large carriers that need to: Upgrade policy administration systems Consolidate systems and platforms Provide direct Internet information or quotes to agents, brokers, or consumers Deploy systems and insurance products more rapidly
4 The Ratabase product suite Build once and distribute anywhere Bring significant value to your bottom line with the power to build your insurance products one time and deploy them to different applications, on different platforms, with differing technologies and databases. With Ratabase, the same rates and rules can be distributed to a policy administration solution on a mainframe, a Web quoting application on a UNIX server, and a Windows rate modeling workstation all at once. Providing this flexibility to your business organization allows your IT experts to focus on the technology aspects of your systems. Since the insurance logic is now externalized from the end-user application(s), you can evolve your technology and applications without having to worry about recreating the insurance logic.
5 The Product Builder Designing insurance products is made simple with Ratabase Product Builder. With a streamlined workflow and intuitive user interface, you can create, manage, and maintain your rating filings more productively than ever before. Product Builder is the actuarial and business designer software for building the tables and rating formulas that are needed for rating policy transactions. With Product Builder, you are able to: Establish product definitions that determine where tables and formulas are to be used Build multi-key and multi-result tables Build custom logic formulas for processing any policy rating scenario Share tables and formulas across multiple product lines and multiple states Establish baselines for tables and formulas through user filing Establish filing groups to better manage product deployments Version tables and formulas by filing date Establish personal task lists
6 The Production Calculator Ratabase employs a build once distribute anywhere model where your production or run-time environment can reside on a multitude of platform configurations. The Ratabase Production Calculator is the engine that provides the power and capability to rate policy transactions in real time at the subsecond level. The Production Calculator uses an integration layer that transforms requests from any policy administration system into the Ratabase format so that it can be processed. The Ratabase integration layer supports multiple environments including WebSphere, WebLogic, JBOSS, IIS and WCF. The Ratabase Apps Ratabase Apps are designed to further enhance the user experience by providing functionality that extends the capabilities of the core product. These apps are designed as stand-alone software programs that provide analytical, technical and administrative capabilities without needing a Product Builder session opened. Through a direct connection to your Ratabase database, the Ratabase Apps enhance your knowledge and visibility of your product data. The apps are provided in four main categories: Analytical and modeling Reporting Integration and performance Testing
7 Ratabase University The Ratabase University s mission is to provide top quality education, training and certification so that users can expand their knowledge and be more productive with Ratabase. With Ratabase University, students have the benefit of receiving training from experienced Ratabase instructors through a combination of lectures and hands-on workshops. Most courses in the University are offered through a traditional classroom environment where the instructor facilitates the class in person or through a virtual classroom. Our virtual classroom environments are just like the traditional classroom option in that you still have an instructor facilitating the course live, but also have the benefit of taking the course from anywhere. Ratabase Certification Program The Ratabase certification program is designed to build and recognize a specialized and sought after skill in the insurance industry. A Ratabase certification is a valuable industry designation that signifies a proven level of knowledge and expertise in insurance rating. CGI offers three comprehensive certifications that give you the opportunity to earn a Ratabase designation: Ratabase Associate Certification (RbAC) Ratabase Professional Certification (RbPC) Ratabase Master Certification (RbMC) For more information, please contact Ratabase University at Why Ratabase Being a part of Ratabase s world-class customer base is the main reason our client list continues to grow. Ratabase has a very active user community providing input into product direction. This includes an educational conference to discuss product enhancements and trends in the industry. CGI is also proud of our ongoing commitment to customer service a commitment that consistently has earned high client satisfaction scores. Most important, a successful implementation in the client s environment requires a strong understanding of their business needs as well as the software. CGI s Ratabase team has more than 100 successful implementations under our belt and brings this unmatched industry experience to each engagement. The CGI delivery team has an average of nine years experience working with Ratabase and 19 years of insurance industry experience. Additionally, our consulting services adhere to the processes and methodologies that form the core of CGI s ISO-9001 certified Client Partnership Management Framework. When coupled with the power of the Ratabase software, CGI s professionals can help your team turn product management and rating into a differentiator for your company. The CGI Difference Among IT and business process services companies, none can claim CGI s depth of focused rating and configuration knowledge. We offer a combination of robust technology and configuration tools that provide our clients with the ability to externalize rating and maximize product profitability. CGI defines success by exceeding expectations and helping clients achieve superior performance. We are successful only when our clients reach or exceed their overall project goals. Our outstanding client satisfaction ratings speak to our commitment to clients and excellence in execution. At CGI, we re committed to helping our clients succeed by focusing on the fundamentals: More than 35 years of long-term growth with 68,000 professionals in 40 countries Client proximity operating model that fosters local accountability for client satisfaction and success Global delivery capabilities through centers located on four continents ISO-9001 certified quality frameworks that result in CGI s on-time, on-budget delivery track record Industry expertise, end-to-end service offerings and rich IP-based solutions that advance clients business goals
8 Contact info: For more information about CGI and Ratabase, visit: cgi.com/ratabase or us at: cgi.com With 68,000 professionals operating in 400 offices in 40 countries, CGI fosters local accountability for client success while bringing global delivery capabilities to clients front doors. Founded in 1976, CGI applies a disciplined delivery approach that has achieved an industry-leading track record of on-time, on-budget projects. Our high-quality business consulting, systems integration and outsourcing services help clients leverage current investments while adopting new technology and business strategies that achieve top and bottom line results.
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Organic gardening in Ireland has become more and more popular as people look to grow their own vegetables and fruit. Studies show that organically grown food has more minerals and nutrients than food grown with pesticides – and taste better. Growing organically can also cut the cost of food bills while helping to protect the health of those consuming them.
Since relocating to the beauty of West Cork Ireland, this erstwhile Yank has tried his hand at the organic life. Having never before grown a sausage, I've put three planters in my small back garden which overlooks the Atlantic, filled 'em with soil, sewn in a goodly amount of local cattle dung, and prayed.
The resulting crops of Irish spuds (usually Roosters), onions, strawberries, carrots, lettuces, and rhubarb – though of small quantities – give me immense satisfaction. And what a great result considering I really don't know what I'm doing.
However, I've been in luck. On a recent trip to the United States I happened upon a fellow American who happens to be an expert in organic gardening. D. Keith Crotz, an American living in the great U.S. State of Illinois, has devoted much of his life to this area. With a Botony and History of Science degree from the University of Illinois (Champaign), then Graduate School at Southern Illinois University, Keith first worked as a botanist at one of the world's greatest museums, Chicago's Field Museum.
During the late 70's and early 80s, his interest in growing green was piqued by attending a number of organic farming conferences. After that he started selling garden books, and developed a passion not only for organic growing but also for the preservation of America's heritage seeds. During that recent stay in America we had the opportunity to chat a bit about the budding organic gardener in all of us – and he proffered a few tips, as well.
"Organic gardening allows the small gardener the opportunity to work with their soil using only those natural materials at hand," Keith says. "Green manuring and composting are satisfying to the soil – and the soul."
Keith points out that one of the most difficult disciplines a newbie organic gardener must learn is the art of crop rotation and fallow ground. "It's important to let a planter and its soil rest," he explains. "Cover crop the soil and plant Daikon Radish in the Autumn. It's a natural soil buster that will break down the soil in the garden throughout Fall and Winter. In spring don't plant anything else for that season but instead let it rest. Or as an alternative, you could plant an annual clover."
For those starting out he suggests keeping it simple. "Even a five foot by five foot area will do," Keith explains. "Start with a tomato plant and a pepper plant. Because you're in Ireland, do think of a lazy bed for some potatoes. Add a row of green beans, a few lettuces, and maybe some turnips and peas. It's one of the reasons, I think, that I garden: I get to say 'Lettuce, turnips and pea!"
Keith recommends using a good spading fork or a broadfork to break up and prepare the ground before planting. "I recommend digging a small plot with the five by five dimensions I've mentioned so root crops and new plants can get deep into the soil. The broadfork in particular can be expensive so borrow one if you can!"
Which is exactly what I intend to do. Now that the last of the rhubarbs have died away, and the late spuds lifted, I'll take Keith's advice and find a broadfork to borrow. As winter approaches, you'll find me in my planters, preparing the garden for next year's crop, making sure to keep one fallow to let the soil rest a bit. Thank you, Keith for this expert advice!
Books On Botanical
For a list of rare and out of print books on everything Botanical, go to Keith's website, The American Botanist Booksellers, www.amerbot.com.
American Seeds
And while we here in Ireland are not legally permitted to buy bulbs or living plants from outside the EU, we can legally bring in seeds from most anywhere in the world. If you'd like to try your hand at some American seeds visit Keith and his online Seed Savers Exchange by going to http://www.seedsavers.org/special/online-exclusives.
American Seeds
And while we here in Ireland are not legally permitted to buy bulbs or living plants from outside the EU, we can legally bring in seeds from most anywhere in the world. If you'd like to try your hand at some American seeds visit Keith and his online Seed Savers Exchange by going to http://www.seedsavers.org/special/online-exclusives.
If this blog interests you, then you might want to know more about living and working in Ireland. Are you thinking of traveling to Ireland, moving to Ireland, working in Ireland? Do you want to understand what makes the Irish tick, how you can get a job here, and how to survive in this wonderful country? If so, consider purchasing the 2015 Kindle edition of A Survivor's Guide to Living in Ireland. Over 11,000 have already done so! Now over 85,000 words long, this book could make the perfect gift for those interested in this wonderful country. Simply click on any of the above links to purchase the new 2015 Kindle edition. You can also download free apps to read the Kindle version on any PC or Mac.