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The Body - English Vocabulary

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ENGLISH FLASH GAMES for Learning Vocabulary Person-Centred Practice Across Cultures resources Person-Centred Practice Across Cultures is a series of resources focusing on the crucial importance of cultural awareness and sensitivity in disability support and service delivery. The below 14 workbooks assist you to be sensitive to and maximise cultural and linguistic diversity in your work. They cover issues such as choice and control for CALD customers, attracting people, engaging with local communities, bilingual workers and interpreters, and the business case for culturally-sensitive service delivery. The Person-Centred Practice Across Cultures project was designed by futures Upfront for NDS. Empathy Active Listening Choice-making Reflective Practice Working Effectively with Interpreters Terminology and Data Making the Business Case Creating a Culturally-responsive Person-centred Organisation Leading Towards Cultural Responsiveness Building a Diverse Workforce Valuing Bilingual Workers One Community at a Time Making Links Cross-cultural Story-based Marketing

Time Zone Map Loading Map.. DST – Click red dot for more info Accuracy of the Time Zone Map All clock changes worldwide are automatically taken into account and displayed in real-time as soon as you reload the page. Future changes are usually incorporated into our database before they take effect, so the map accurately reflects the current situation. Please note that the Time Zone Map is not a political map but a time zone map showing the time zone boundaries. How to Use the Map Search for any city in the search field above and place a black "pin" by that city on the map. Need some help? Loading Map.. DST – Click red dot for more info Accuracy of the Time Zone Map All clock changes worldwide are automatically taken into account and displayed in real-time as soon as you reload the page. Please note that the Time Zone Map is not a political map but a time zone map showing the time zone boundaries. How to Use the Map Search for any city in the search field above and place a black "pin" by that city on the map.

Take typing lessons, test your typing speed and practice typing for free! This is keybr.com, a web application that will help you teach touch typing. Touch typing is typing without using the sense of sight to find the keys. A person possessing touch typing skills will know their location on the keyboard through muscle memory. It can improve any individual's typing speed and accuracy dramatically. This is a short tutorial that will explain how does this application work. You can use the left and right arrow keys to navigate through these slides. This tutorial is based on these few principles: No boring, repetitive exercises. Initially it starts generating words from a small subset of the most frequent letters of the alphabet. When you are typing these words, keybr measures time to type a key for every letter in that subset. Once you familiarize yourself with the current subset of letters, the algorithm expands it, including more and more letters to it. So at any time, you will by typing the letters you are least familiar with. This is the text board. ? ? ? ? ?

My Licence - The Driver's Handbook - Seatbelts Wearing a seatbelt doubles your chances of surviving a serious crash yet despite the benefits shown by road safety research, time and time again too few people buckle up their seatbelt. One third of all drivers and passengers killed and 9% of vehicle occupants seriously injured are not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. Many of these deaths and injuries could have been prevented, or be less severe, if the people were wearing a seatbelt. Some of these passengers were children. A restraint or seatbelt will not work at all if it hasn't been correctly fastened. The severity of injury received in crashes, especially injuries to the face and head, is significantly lower if occupants wear their seatbelts. Wearing a seatbelt can be a life or death decision - both for you and your passengers. By law, drivers must ensure that they and any other passenger in the vehicle are wearing their seatbelt, regardless of their age. Important information about child restraints:

Artificial Intelligence: The Future of CRM? CRM is getting smarter. Software in the 1980s did little more than collect customer details in a database. Today, CRM acts as a digital assistant, capable of analyzing a bounty of data from multiple channels. Big Data Currently, intelligent personal assistants, like Apple's Siri, scour the Internet for information. AI and data mining is a powerful combination: Forty-four percent of executives believe the most significant benefit of AI is that it automates communications which provide useful data for decision making. While big data analytics tools generate useful insights when used in conjunction with CRM -- "Big data is set to transform the way companies manage their relationships with their customers and CIOs need to start planning now," said marketing experts in 2013 -- AI provides an additional layer of intelligence to the data mining process. Customer Experience AI and voice recognition are intrinsically linked. Sales Enablement AI and CRM are also useful for sales enablement.

Aussie slang by Adelaide TAFE teacher Learn English Online Magic Quadrant Research Methodology Positioning Technology Players Within a Specific MarketWhich are the competing players in the major technology markets? How are they positioned to help you over the long haul? A Gartner Magic Quadrant is a culmination of research in a specific market, giving you a wide-angle view of the relative positions of the market's competitors. By applying a graphical treatment and a uniform set of evaluation criteria, a Magic Quadrant helps you quickly ascertain how well technology providers are executing their stated visions and how well they are performing against Gartner's market view. View all Magic Quadrants Challengers Execute well today or may dominate a large segment, but do not demonstrate an understanding of market direction. Leaders Execute well against their current vision and are well positioned for tomorrow. Visionaries Understand where the market is going or have a vision for changing market rules, but do not yet execute well. Niche Players How do I use a Gartner Magic Quadrant?

Culture & Lifestyle | #AusELT One of the best ways to explore and access this is to involve real Australians. This may mean excursions – even just within walking distance from your classroom – but there are also other ways to bring ‘real Australians’ into the classroom. Ideas, with related topic content, are listed below: Australian Cultural Dictionary This dictionary is designed for people who are living, or who are going to live, in Australia. Aboriginal culture Get local Aboriginal community figures to come in and talk to students.David Bowie’s Let’s Dance 30 Years On “In 2013, Fairfax spoke with Joelene King, the star of David Bowie’s Let’s Dance video, about its importance for Aboriginal Australians 30 years on.” ANZAC Day Australia and the world Compare living conditions between countries – great for work on comparisons at various levels or just seeing how other countries compare to Australia. Australian culture Beach safety Christmas in Australia Coins Cross-cultural communication Food

How many states and union territories are there in India? - Quora Mobile apps - Public Transport Victoria The PTV mobile apps allow you to view service times, use the journey planner and set your favourite stops throughout Victoria for faster access to public transport information on the go. Free to download, information on each of the apps is available below: iPhone app Download the PTV iPhone app The latest update of the app is now available! Features: For useful hints and tips, see How to use the PTV iPhone app. Please note: The PTV iPhone app was designed to function on iOS 7 or higher, but will work on iOS 6. PTV ScreenReader app for iPhone PTV has an app suitable for vision impaired customers who use an iPhone and rely on ScreenReader software. The latest version of the app is now available (26 April 2016) NOTE: Users of the current PTV ScreenReader app will need to upgrade to the new version, as the system which is currently supporting it will be decommissioned. Download the PTV ScreenReader app Android app Download the PTV Android app Other versions of the PTV app Support

New Roots: Smartphone app to help refugees navigate Australian life Posted For many refugees, adjusting to a new country and getting used to the culture, language and customs of their new home can be a challenge. Nearly 12,000 Syrian refugees expected to arrive in Australia over the coming months, and a new smartphone application has been developed to help the transition. The New Roots app is the first of its kind in Australia and was developed by Settlement Services International (SSI) together with Beyond Blue, and funded by donations to the Movember Foundation. It includes a number of features including tips for eating well and remaining fit, and guides for managing finances and contacting emergency services. The project also provides online training for caseworkers in settlement services, and training for community leaders. App aimed at helping refugees with mental wellbeing Tadgh McMahon, the research and policy manager at SSI, said the main aim of New Roots was to rebuild the mental health and wellbeing of refugees arriving in Australia.

Immunisation - City of Greater Dandenong Immunisation advice and 'catch up' service Every Monday from 9.30am-10.30am, Dandenong Civic Centre, 225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong. This service is for newly arrived families (migrants and refugees) to present their child’s vaccination records to be assessed, and then a vaccination 'catch-up' schedule will be determined by a registered nurse. All newly arrived families who have had any vaccinations overseas must attend this specific Monday morning service, as this 'catch-up' advice cannot be provided at a general immunisation session. Please bring all documentation related to your child’s previous vaccinations (this must be in English), as well as your Medicare card and child health record (if available). This service also caters for parents who have concerns about any vaccination issues. Immunisation records for kindergarten or school entry An immunisation status certificate will be requested by kindergartens and primary schools on enrolment.

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