The document summarizes the 2012 Economic Freedom of the World annual report. It discusses the origins and methodology of the EFW index, which measures economic freedom across 5 areas in 144 countries from 1970-2010. The report finds that countries with higher economic freedom ratings have higher GDP growth, income levels, and life expectancy as well as lower corruption and infant mortality. The US economic freedom rating declined from 2000-2010, which may lower future growth rates according to the report's estimates.
Class Actions: The Latest Word – April 2012Now Dentons
This presentation offers a comprehensive overview of recent trends in class actions, including statistics related to class certification motions and certification decisions, employment and securities cases of note, trends in Canadian Securities Class Actions, as well as limitation periods and class actions, litigation holds and document retention policies.
Ifhp price report2010_comparativepricereport29112010Óscar Miranda
The document is a comparative price report from 2010 by the International Federation of Health Plans comparing medical and hospital fees between countries. It provides data on the costs of various medical scans, procedures, hospital stays and total costs for physician and hospital services for conditions like childbirth, appendicitis, hip replacement and bypass surgery. Across all categories, the US has among the highest costs, often 2-3 times higher than other countries at the average and even more so at the 95th percentile of actual payments made.
This document proposes a model for a multilateral virtual currency market that is synthetically connected to the real-world bilateral foreign exchange market. The model defines "multilateral structures" which represent new virtual super currencies, and establishes exchange and interest rates for these structures. The goal is to present an alternative to constructs like the Euro that maintains stability through local currency supervision as well as oversight of the super currency structures. Key aspects of the model include:
1) Defining multilateral structures (FS) that represent sums of base currencies and can be represented through single currency exchange rates.
2) Establishing exchange rates (Q) for converting between the virtual super currencies and constituent base currencies.
3) Demonstr
KlikEyeDoc is an online platform that aims to connect optometrists across the United States. It facilitates alumni relations and provides continuing education resources to solve knowledge needs. Optometrists, faculty, researchers, and students can use the platform. Key features include promoting optometry practices, online profiles, job postings, group discussions, and a knowledge stream of educational content. The goal is to engage and improve the profession and career prospects of optometrists.
Workshop Of Ict Indicators In Education Ocde@cristobalcobo
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Class Actions: The Latest Word – April 2012Now Dentons
This presentation offers a comprehensive overview of recent trends in class actions, including statistics related to class certification motions and certification decisions, employment and securities cases of note, trends in Canadian Securities Class Actions, as well as limitation periods and class actions, litigation holds and document retention policies.
Ifhp price report2010_comparativepricereport29112010Óscar Miranda
The document is a comparative price report from 2010 by the International Federation of Health Plans comparing medical and hospital fees between countries. It provides data on the costs of various medical scans, procedures, hospital stays and total costs for physician and hospital services for conditions like childbirth, appendicitis, hip replacement and bypass surgery. Across all categories, the US has among the highest costs, often 2-3 times higher than other countries at the average and even more so at the 95th percentile of actual payments made.
This document proposes a model for a multilateral virtual currency market that is synthetically connected to the real-world bilateral foreign exchange market. The model defines "multilateral structures" which represent new virtual super currencies, and establishes exchange and interest rates for these structures. The goal is to present an alternative to constructs like the Euro that maintains stability through local currency supervision as well as oversight of the super currency structures. Key aspects of the model include:
1) Defining multilateral structures (FS) that represent sums of base currencies and can be represented through single currency exchange rates.
2) Establishing exchange rates (Q) for converting between the virtual super currencies and constituent base currencies.
3) Demonstr
KlikEyeDoc is an online platform that aims to connect optometrists across the United States. It facilitates alumni relations and provides continuing education resources to solve knowledge needs. Optometrists, faculty, researchers, and students can use the platform. Key features include promoting optometry practices, online profiles, job postings, group discussions, and a knowledge stream of educational content. The goal is to engage and improve the profession and career prospects of optometrists.
Workshop Of Ict Indicators In Education Ocde@cristobalcobo
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Event data may the fastest growing form of data most people have never heard of. At its core, event data is simply any data point that has a timestamp, entity, and attributes of an action. By analyzing event data, we can better understand user behavior.
El documento presenta un plan de unidad educativa sobre la conservación y uso racional del agua. La unidad se enfoca en enseñar sobre el ciclo del agua, la importancia de este recurso y prácticas agrícolas sostenibles. La unidad durará 8 horas e incluirá actividades como visitas a fuentes de agua, análisis de información y un proyecto colaborativo de un año sobre la protección del medio ambiente.
Ccba certification work history successful applicationRavinder Khatri
This slide is for those CCBA certification aspirants who face problem filling out work history tasks due to validations built on the web site. These validations would ofcourse vary with change in BABOK versions
I faced problems communicating to IIBA Canada based support and could not understand whether validations on website were based on BABOK 2.0 or 3.0.
As at June 2016, the listed checkbox in the slide work for successful application.
1. The document appears to be a musical work titled "Slangin Dubsac's!" containing multiple verses and choruses about gangster lifestyle and drug dealing.
2. The verses describe activities like drinking, pursuing women, and selling drugs from a car while wearing baggy clothes.
3. Refrains emphasize that there is "no need" for criminal behavior or manifestations of being a gangster.
The document discusses the scope of the business analyst (BA) role. It describes how BAs work across various stages of a project from problem analysis through requirements specification, design, implementation, and benefits realization. BAs are responsible for documenting the reasoning behind solutions from problem statements to implementation. They ensure solutions meet requirements by protecting requirements and documenting any compromises. BAs also help measure whether projects achieve their intended benefits after implementation.
NuGet Kibbles And Bits: Learn How To Build And Publish A NuGet PackageChris Bohatka
Package Managers have become a mainstay in the developer toolbox, and NuGet is a first class citizen in the Microsoft stack. We’re all familiar with how to install, update, and restore a package, but how do we begin crafting our own packages? How we do identify reusable libraries, and more importantly, how do we actually create and publish a package? It’s time to stop consuming and start creating; it’s time to start dogfooding with NuGet. In this session, we will walk through this process, establishing packages for code libraries and front end components, including Tag Helpers.
This document outlines Caroline Maposhere's work advocating for LGBTI rights in Southern Africa. It discusses the legal criminalization of same-sex relations in many countries, which creates barriers to healthcare access and stigma. Community dialogues and human sexuality education sessions were used to raise awareness and address misconceptions. Key topics included the impact of criminalization on health, barriers like discrimination from providers, and training journalists, leaders, and LGBTI communities themselves. The conclusion recognizes that LGBTI people have always existed in Africa but are often denied and overlooked, and that advocacy must be conducted sensitively using appropriate approaches.
O projeto tem como objetivo incentivar o hábito da leitura entre alunos do ensino fundamental e médio, estimulando sua criatividade. Aprovado pelo Ministério da Cultura desde 2000, o projeto tem patrocínio da Companhia de Seguros Aliança do Brasil e vem sendo desenvolvido com bons resultados em escolas.
The document outlines the Secretary General's action agenda to address global challenges through the UN's role in developing new international cooperation norms, structures, and processes over the next 5 years. It identifies 5 generational opportunities around sustainable development goals including climate change and the post-2015 development agenda. The overarching goal is sustainable development, to be achieved through effective institutions, coherence across levels of governance, sustainable development goals to prioritize priorities, and establishing related bodies like an SD council and outlook.
The document provides information on Altair Advisers LLC, an investment advisory firm. It summarizes their credentials and experience. Specifically, it notes that Altair was formed by former Arthur Andersen consultants to focus on independent investment counsel for high net worth clients. It lists their assets under management, fees, minimum requirements, and custodian. It also provides biographies of the firm's principals, noting their credentials, experience, and recognition in the financial industry.
The document discusses various initiatives in Kansas to improve healthcare through increased coordination, quality, and efficiency using health information technology and exchange (HIT/HIE), medical home models, and telemedicine. It provides background on federal HIT/HIE programs and incentives, and outlines Kansas' efforts to develop a statewide HIT/HIE infrastructure and roadmap through organizations like the Governor's Health Care Cost Containment Commission. The goal is to better coordinate care, contain costs, and take advantage of federal stimulus funding through initiatives like HIT/HIE and medical homes.
The document discusses the challenging job market situation, with far more unemployed and underemployed individuals compared to available job openings. It recommends developing a clear plan to execute an effective job search, including defining your value proposition, networking strategy, and identifying target companies and their needs. Effective networking involves creating value for potential employers through offering information and solutions, with the goal of securing interviews and opportunities.
- MeadWestvaco reported earnings results for the first quarter of 2009, with lower operating results reflecting weaker demand due to the challenging global economic environment.
- The company is executing strategies to significantly improve its business model and expects to achieve $125 million in savings for 2009 through actions like job cuts and manufacturing closures.
- Actions are helping maximize performance and maintain financial strength during this difficult period, as evidenced by a doubling of cash from operations to $90 million in Q1 2009.
Wumart has several competitively distinct resources that form the basis of its competitive advantage regionally and domestically. These include its strategic relationships that provide access to prime retail locations, its early adoption of information technology, geographical advantages, its widely recognized brand image, and its strong corporate culture emphasizing respect, responsibility, innovation and attention to detail. Domestically, its control over its brand value and the difficulty for competitors to substitute its resources are also distinct competitive advantages.
The document summarizes Heidrick & Struggles' 2009 first quarter results. Key points include:
- Net revenue decreased 40% to $46.4 million in Americas and 47% to $28.1 million in Europe compared to Q1 2008.
- Global operating loss was $19 million compared to a $10.9 million profit in Q1 2008 due to lower revenue and compensation expenses.
- Consultant headcount declined slightly to 403 while productivity measures like revenue and fees per search also decreased.
- The company expects continued challenges in the global economic environment.
Event data may the fastest growing form of data most people have never heard of. At its core, event data is simply any data point that has a timestamp, entity, and attributes of an action. By analyzing event data, we can better understand user behavior.
El documento presenta un plan de unidad educativa sobre la conservación y uso racional del agua. La unidad se enfoca en enseñar sobre el ciclo del agua, la importancia de este recurso y prácticas agrícolas sostenibles. La unidad durará 8 horas e incluirá actividades como visitas a fuentes de agua, análisis de información y un proyecto colaborativo de un año sobre la protección del medio ambiente.
Ccba certification work history successful applicationRavinder Khatri
This slide is for those CCBA certification aspirants who face problem filling out work history tasks due to validations built on the web site. These validations would ofcourse vary with change in BABOK versions
I faced problems communicating to IIBA Canada based support and could not understand whether validations on website were based on BABOK 2.0 or 3.0.
As at June 2016, the listed checkbox in the slide work for successful application.
1. The document appears to be a musical work titled "Slangin Dubsac's!" containing multiple verses and choruses about gangster lifestyle and drug dealing.
2. The verses describe activities like drinking, pursuing women, and selling drugs from a car while wearing baggy clothes.
3. Refrains emphasize that there is "no need" for criminal behavior or manifestations of being a gangster.
The document discusses the scope of the business analyst (BA) role. It describes how BAs work across various stages of a project from problem analysis through requirements specification, design, implementation, and benefits realization. BAs are responsible for documenting the reasoning behind solutions from problem statements to implementation. They ensure solutions meet requirements by protecting requirements and documenting any compromises. BAs also help measure whether projects achieve their intended benefits after implementation.
NuGet Kibbles And Bits: Learn How To Build And Publish A NuGet PackageChris Bohatka
Package Managers have become a mainstay in the developer toolbox, and NuGet is a first class citizen in the Microsoft stack. We’re all familiar with how to install, update, and restore a package, but how do we begin crafting our own packages? How we do identify reusable libraries, and more importantly, how do we actually create and publish a package? It’s time to stop consuming and start creating; it’s time to start dogfooding with NuGet. In this session, we will walk through this process, establishing packages for code libraries and front end components, including Tag Helpers.
This document outlines Caroline Maposhere's work advocating for LGBTI rights in Southern Africa. It discusses the legal criminalization of same-sex relations in many countries, which creates barriers to healthcare access and stigma. Community dialogues and human sexuality education sessions were used to raise awareness and address misconceptions. Key topics included the impact of criminalization on health, barriers like discrimination from providers, and training journalists, leaders, and LGBTI communities themselves. The conclusion recognizes that LGBTI people have always existed in Africa but are often denied and overlooked, and that advocacy must be conducted sensitively using appropriate approaches.
O projeto tem como objetivo incentivar o hábito da leitura entre alunos do ensino fundamental e médio, estimulando sua criatividade. Aprovado pelo Ministério da Cultura desde 2000, o projeto tem patrocínio da Companhia de Seguros Aliança do Brasil e vem sendo desenvolvido com bons resultados em escolas.
The document outlines the Secretary General's action agenda to address global challenges through the UN's role in developing new international cooperation norms, structures, and processes over the next 5 years. It identifies 5 generational opportunities around sustainable development goals including climate change and the post-2015 development agenda. The overarching goal is sustainable development, to be achieved through effective institutions, coherence across levels of governance, sustainable development goals to prioritize priorities, and establishing related bodies like an SD council and outlook.
The document provides information on Altair Advisers LLC, an investment advisory firm. It summarizes their credentials and experience. Specifically, it notes that Altair was formed by former Arthur Andersen consultants to focus on independent investment counsel for high net worth clients. It lists their assets under management, fees, minimum requirements, and custodian. It also provides biographies of the firm's principals, noting their credentials, experience, and recognition in the financial industry.
The document discusses various initiatives in Kansas to improve healthcare through increased coordination, quality, and efficiency using health information technology and exchange (HIT/HIE), medical home models, and telemedicine. It provides background on federal HIT/HIE programs and incentives, and outlines Kansas' efforts to develop a statewide HIT/HIE infrastructure and roadmap through organizations like the Governor's Health Care Cost Containment Commission. The goal is to better coordinate care, contain costs, and take advantage of federal stimulus funding through initiatives like HIT/HIE and medical homes.
The document discusses the challenging job market situation, with far more unemployed and underemployed individuals compared to available job openings. It recommends developing a clear plan to execute an effective job search, including defining your value proposition, networking strategy, and identifying target companies and their needs. Effective networking involves creating value for potential employers through offering information and solutions, with the goal of securing interviews and opportunities.
- MeadWestvaco reported earnings results for the first quarter of 2009, with lower operating results reflecting weaker demand due to the challenging global economic environment.
- The company is executing strategies to significantly improve its business model and expects to achieve $125 million in savings for 2009 through actions like job cuts and manufacturing closures.
- Actions are helping maximize performance and maintain financial strength during this difficult period, as evidenced by a doubling of cash from operations to $90 million in Q1 2009.
Wumart has several competitively distinct resources that form the basis of its competitive advantage regionally and domestically. These include its strategic relationships that provide access to prime retail locations, its early adoption of information technology, geographical advantages, its widely recognized brand image, and its strong corporate culture emphasizing respect, responsibility, innovation and attention to detail. Domestically, its control over its brand value and the difficulty for competitors to substitute its resources are also distinct competitive advantages.
The document summarizes Heidrick & Struggles' 2009 first quarter results. Key points include:
- Net revenue decreased 40% to $46.4 million in Americas and 47% to $28.1 million in Europe compared to Q1 2008.
- Global operating loss was $19 million compared to a $10.9 million profit in Q1 2008 due to lower revenue and compensation expenses.
- Consultant headcount declined slightly to 403 while productivity measures like revenue and fees per search also decreased.
- The company expects continued challenges in the global economic environment.
The document summarizes Brian Hill's presentation at the 16th Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum in Kalgoorlie, Australia from August 4-6, 2008. It includes cautionary statements about forward-looking projections and explains non-GAAP financial measures. The presentation highlights that Newmont Mining tied for first place in an overall safety ranking and discusses Newmont's second quarter 2008 financial results which included adjusted net income of $230 million, GAAP net income of $277 million, and costs applicable to sales of $440 per ounce of gold.
The document summarizes Brian Hill's presentation at the 16th Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum in Kalgoorlie, Australia from August 4-6, 2008. It discusses Newmont Mining's strong second quarter performance in 2008, maintaining full year guidance, and focus on operational execution, project delivery, exploration and growth, financial strength, and leveraging its assets. It provides highlights on costs, sales, projects such as Boddington and Hope Bay, and exploration opportunities at locations like Callie Deeps to add reserves.
This document discusses effective teaching and how to develop, evaluate, and ensure it. It notes that effective teachers engage students in active learning, create intellectually ambitious tasks, and continuously assess student learning. It also discusses the importance of developing equitable teaching practices. The document examines factors that influence teacher effectiveness and concerns about evaluating teachers based on student test scores. It advocates for comprehensive evaluation systems and investing in high-quality teacher preparation, mentoring, professional learning and performance assessments.
The document discusses best practices for managing requirements in software projects. It recommends managing requirements as deliverables rather than documents. Requirements deliverables have versioning and life cycles managed through a repository tool. This allows for automatic versioning, baselining, and communication across stakeholders. Change control begins with the first baseline to ensure building the right product. Managing requirements this way can help deliver projects on time, on budget and meeting objectives, even with changing requirements.
The document discusses the importance of developing an information security workforce framework for Thailand. It notes challenges like the small number of qualified professionals and lack of clear career paths. It introduces the Thailand Information Security Association (TISA) and its first competency profiling test. International frameworks for workforce development from the US Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security are also summarized that emphasize common competencies and certifications. The document argues a framework is needed to address Thailand's challenges and properly develop the information security workforce.
6.09 The Job Search Tool Box PresentationRalphYoung
This cover letter is addressed to Kevin Keleghan, President of Sears Credit Services, in response to an invitation to interview for a credit card position. The letter summarizes the writer's 12 years of experience in strategic segmentation and testing of customer lists to target and solicit appropriate inactive Sears accounts. It also highlights 12 years of activation and retention experience with various portfolios. The purpose is to convey the value the writer can bring in developing activation and retention strategies to retain and expand balances and build the Sears MasterCard business.
The document discusses OpenID, an open standard for decentralized authentication on the web. OpenID allows users to log into multiple websites using a single digital identity and URL. It provides single sign-on capabilities without requiring people to use the same username and password on different sites. The document outlines how OpenID works, its security features, adoption rates with over 160 million users, and implementations in both consumer and enterprise applications.
ePortfolios: Documenting Life Long Learning of Professionals to Reflect Practice Excellence. Watson M. eHealth week 2010 (Barcelona: CCIB Convention Centre; 2010)
The document provides an overview of Newmont Mining Corporation's operations and outlook. It discusses Newmont's global portfolio, including major projects in development. It notes rising global inflation and gold prices are creating a bull market for gold. Newmont has been expanding margins through cost containment and eliminating hedging. It highlights the company's leading safety and environmental performance. Newmont is focused on advancing projects like Conga and Akyem to further increase shareholder value.
The document provides an overview of Newmont Mining Corporation's operations and outlook. It discusses Newmont's global portfolio, including major projects in development. It notes that global gold production is declining while costs are rising. Newmont has gained momentum by eliminating its hedge book and divesting non-core assets to focus on reserve growth and cost containment. The company has achieved margin expansion through improved cost performance and an unhedged position to benefit from rising gold prices. Newmont is also working to advance projects in Peru, Canada, and Ghana to build on its pipeline of world-class gold deposits.
This document discusses establishing a national or sub-national body to hold and channel funds for Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) in the UK. It notes cuts to government and local authority funding as well as grants. Alternative funding sources discussed include lottery funds, donations, development gains, and philanthropists. A survey of AONBs found heavy reliance on public grants and limited experience with other funding sources. Options presented for developing sustainable funding include partnering with community foundations, establishing an AONB foundation, or reinvesting at the local level. Key considerations are costs, scale of operations, and addressing threats from funding declines.
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Are Your Students Ready for Lab?
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1. Economic Freedom
of the World:
2012 Annual Report
James Gwartney, Florida State University
Robert Lawson, Southern Methodist University
Joshua Hall, Beloit College
2. Historical Roots of Economic
Freedom of the World (EFW) Index
• Outgrowth of 1984 MPS panel discussion on “Was
George Orwell right?”
• Series of Frasier Institute conferences (1986 –
1993) hosted by Milton Friedman and Michael
Walker
• Participants included Gary Becker, Douglass North,
Peter Bauer, Bill Niskanen, and Gordon Tullock
• Sole purpose of conferences was to define and
develop a measure economic freedom
3.
4. Why will freer economies be
more prosperous?
• Growth is the result of gains from trade,
entrepreneurship, and investment.
• In a market economy, profit and loss provide people with
a strong incentive to engage in productive activities and
refrain from counterproductive ones
• Politically-directed economies do not have anything like
profit and loss. Political allocation will lead to favoritism,
cronyism and lots of counterproductive activities.
5. Methodology
• 144 countries
• 42 variables grouped into 5 areas
• Time Series: 1970, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, and 2000-2010
• 0-10 rating scale with 10 indicating more economic
freedom
• Data-driven index
– World Bank
– IMF
– World Economic Forum
– WTO
• Transparency throughout
6. The Five Areas of EFW Index
1. Size of Government
2. Legal System and Protection of Property
Rights
3. Access to Sound Money
4. Freedom to Trade Internationally
5. Regulation of Capital, Labor, and Business
7.
8. Economic Freedom Ratings, 2010
Top Nations plus U.K., U.S., Japan
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12. Economic Freedom, 1980-2010*
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Source: EFW 2012, pp. 52, 166.
*Chain-linked data.
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16. Forecasting Growth
• According to our empirical estimates, a decline in the EFW
index is associated with a reduction in average annual per
capita GDP growth.
• The decline in the U.S.’s EFW rating between 2000 and
2010 was 0.89 units.
• We estimate the annual U.S. growth rate will be 1.25 –
1.75 percentage points lower during 2000-2020.
• Growth during 1980-2000 was 2.2%. Therefore, we
estimate that during 2000-2020 the annual growth rate will
be 0.45 - 0.95%.
– Interestingly, actual growth from 2000-2010 was 0.7%.
Source: Gwartney et al. 2006. “Institutions and the Impact of Investment on Growth.” Kyklos 59(2): 255-
273.
17. Economic Freedom and
Income
40,000 $37,691
35,000
30,000
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Source: EFW 2012, Exhibit 1.7.