Stimulus Map. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Become an expat. Developing World Blog. Decorated domestic items speak volumes to exhibition audiences from within the low-income neighbourhoods at Dharavi as well those who have arrived from across Mumbai. Last week in Mumbai, I visited an inspiring exhibition at my former ethnographic research stomping ground of Dharavi.
It was a treat to be taken there by the artist who created the conceptual framework for the show, Nandita Kumar – and to meet many of the slum-based artists she had collaborated with. The installation grew out of a community-based initiative by SNEHA (Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action) which cited an opportunity to connect resource constrained urban residents with health experts and artists – to share skills plus knowledge, discuss issues and create ways of spreading messages further in a locally engaging and meaningful way. Children readily engaged with a hand-operated television set featuring ‘good news’ Stainless steel canisters are gifted to women at marriage. Professional Pursuits + Works That Work is a new international design magazine that looks beyond mere portfolios – a magazine dedicated to inspiration and observation, to conditions and contexts, a kind of National Geographic of design. Here’s the original edit of my article which appeared in their inaugural issue – which I researched in Mumbai across numerous train trips, cycle chases and hub hunt-downs.
Mumbai’s committed contingent of 5000 dabbawallas deliver over 350 000 lunches per day to office workers across the megacity. Typically the lunches are collected and returned to clients’ homes in stacked metal lunchboxes which lend this collection of culinary couriers their name: dabba = tiffin, container, walla = worker.
Each tiffin enters a journey to and from the office, during which it will pass through the hands of at least 12 dabbawallas across an elaborate zoning system. Most discussions on dabbawallas start with their innovative system – but in designerly fashion, let’s start with the end user. Society for International Development. Our Work | Chemonics. The Development Executive Group. We provide a range of business intelligence and recruiting services to members and non-members alike that keep them connected to the latest in international development and to each other.
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The job interview is considered to be the most critical aspect of every expedition that brings you face-to- face with the future boss. One must prepare for it with the same tenacity and quickness as one does for a fencing tournament or a chess match. This article has been excerpted from "PARTING COMPANY: How to Survive the Loss of a Job and Find Another Successfully" by William J. Morin and James C. Cabrera. Morin is chairman and Cabrera is president of New York-based Drake Beam Morin, nation's major outplacement firm, which has opened offices in Philadelphia. 1.
Since this is often the opening question in an interview, be extracareful that you don't run off at the mouth. 2. You should be able to discuss products or services, revenues, reputation, image, goals, problems, management style, people, history and philosophy. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 6 Sure Ways to Sabotage Your Job Search. iStockPhoto/ThinkStock In today’s technology-centric workplace, there are more ways than ever to mess up when you’re trying to get hired. From incriminating tweets to questionable Facebook photos, the road to a new job is littered with minefields.
To help you avoid a costly faux pas, I’ve put together a list of the six missteps that’ll sabotage your job search: 1. Failing to proofread job-hunting materials. I know, you would never email a resumé with a typo or a cover letter with grammatical errors. But guess what? (MORE: The Right (and Wrong) Ways to Use Job Boards) According to a 2012 survey by the CareerBuilder job site, 61 percent of employers said they’d automatically dismiss from consideration a resumé with typos.
It’s not just poor typing that can wreak havoc: Improper word usage (using “it’s” instead of “its”) and faulty grammar are equally problematic. Incidentally, when applying for a job, use a professional sounding email address. 2. Flesh out your LinkedIn profile. 3. 5. 6. Fourthway. London Names. Migration Flows Visualization.
The Racial Dot Map: One Dot Per Person for the Entire U.S. Terms of Use Add Map Labels Remove Color-Coding Hide Overlays What am I looking at...? Tweet Share Dustin A. Washington: A world apart | The Washington Post. “I do get a little concerned they don’t realize the spectrum of intellectual diversity,” said Heather Kimmel, a neuropharmacologist at the Environmental Protection Agency who lives just off Overbrook Street.
“We talk to them a lot about it, that not everyone has a college degree and a big house.” Kimmel, who has a doctorate from Emory University, grew up on the Eastern Shore. Her father, who met her mother in college, taught at a university. But most of their neighbors were blue-collar workers, including their mailman and a paralegal whose husband worked for the local power company. Her husband, W. David Kulp III, is a noted nuclear physicist who works at the Pentagon. The couple do not live lavishly. “They mention ‘those people in Washington,’ ” he said, echoing a common feeling that the words are perjoratively pinned on everyone who lives in the region, not just its politicians and bureaucrats.
“Yes, nationally more women work outside the home than in the ’60s,” she said.