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I was at a training session yesterday discussing the Cambridge exams and some interesting points came up. The emphasis of the meeting was the speaking exam and we had a look at some of Cambridge's most recent releases to try and judge the 'correct' score given. After some reflection I feel that I personally haven't bee... |
Also, we are going to need to hear more advanced grammar to get that 'A' grade. Let's have some decent conditional sentences, they are not so hard really, and so interesting adjectives (good, bad and nice are just not enough!). |
So, get the basics right, then reach for the stars and have a bit of ambition. |
Exams in May and June for my guys.... get studying. |
Posted by Dave C at 10:52 |
Labels: ambition, CAE, CPE, exam, FCE, KISS, speaking |
Exams Loom |
Travel Chaos reigns across Europe, but as it's no one's fault really, no one complains too much. My Dad was due to come and visit next week, but we'll see. My cousin was on his honeymoon in Rome and was complaining that he was stuck there and couldn't get back to work. My heart bleeds! |
My exam guys are due to have solid exam prep until the exams in June, and because of the Portuguese national exams some of them are unlucky enough to have to do a May exam! It's late in the day to worry too much, but top of my list of things you should revise are phrasal verbs. Set/Take/Get/Make for the moment (you'll ... |
I am also concerned STILL about silly spelling mistakes. Is it just my students who hate writting (sic) practise.<eot>Sustainable Living - UN Helping Thailand to Transition to Zero Carbon Economy |
"Social responsibility and sustainable profit" can go hand in hand according to the chief of Thailand's government pension fund. The UN and some of the biggest players in the Thai economy, are working together to support efforts by the country's finance and banking institutions to speed up the South East Asian country'... |
It is increasingly recognized that the finance and banking sectors can have a huge influence on the economy, through the way that they decide to invest in, and fund, businesses, and in Thailand, the UN is helping the government to raise awareness of the importance of sustainable finance. |
Ahead of a UN-backed event aimed at encouraging Thai finance leaders to adopt sustainable business practices, Eric Usher, the head of the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative, spoke with Srikanya Yathip, Secretary General of the Thai Government Pension Fund (GPF) and Kattiya Indaravijaya, CEO of Kasikornbank for... |
Eric Usher said, "When the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative began in 1992, as one of the first partnerships with the global financial sector based on sustainable finance, it's fair to say that it was a niche topic. After all, financial institutions don't cut down trees, so what do they have to do with the en... |
Srikanya Yathip said, "Because we believe that our investment decisions can have a transformational effect. If we can rebuild our world sustainably, there will no longer be a need to protect the environment or society. As a pension fund and institutional investor, we are privileged to be able to decide what and where w... |
Kattiya Indaravijaya said, "We need to care about all stakeholders: customers, employees, suppliers and community. Sometimes that means a trade-off between short term pain and long-term gain. In the banking industry you need two kinds of licence. The first is a banking licence, that allows you to operate. The second is... |
Eric Usher said, "There are two camps today when it comes to sustainable development. Once camp says that recovering from the crisis is the priority, and sustainability should be put on hold. The other camp says that now is the opportunity to invest sustainably, respond to the climate crisis and shift to a net-zero car... |
Srikanya Yathip said, "In Thailand the government is producing a national masterplan, with a goal of achieving net zero. From what I understand, the government will present this masterplan at COP26. I've seen some drafts of the plan, and it would affect many businesses. The proposed changes include a move to more low c... |
Kattiya Indaravijaya said, "Moving to net zero is very important, and we've seen nations and organizations committing to reaching the goal within the next 30 years. That means that everyone knows that it's important, but it will take time and a lot of effort to get there. Kasikornbank is willing to participate in net z... |
Srikanya Yathip said, "I agree. As a corporate citizen, we have a responsibility to society. Collective efforts speak louder: alone we can do little, together we can do so much, and the sky's the limit." |
A principled response |
GPF, one of the largest investors in Thailand, is currently the only investor in the country to have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Investment, whose signatories are expected to take into account the environmental and societal implications of their decisions. |
Kasikornbank, one of the country's top commercial banks, was the first in Thailand to sign the UN Principles for Responsible Banking. Signatory banks are committed to do business in alignment with the Paris Climate Agreement and the UN 2030 Agenda for sustainable development. |
In September, a United Nations delegation headed by Gita Sabharwal, the UN Resident Coordinator in Thailand, will co-host with Apisak Tantivorawong, the Thai Minister of Finance, Yathip and Indaravijaya, a high-level roundtable to encourage Thai banks and investors to commit to responsible, and sustainable business pra... |
Links - 3rd September 2017 |
And so, dear reader, this is where I would like to begin. Unlike most articles in acmqueue, this one isn't about a new technique or an exposition on a practitioner's solution. Instead, this article looks at the problems inherent in building a more decentralized Internet. Audacious? Yes, but this has become a renewed fo... |
This paper introduces the first state-based formalization of isolation guarantees. Our approach is premised on a simple observation: applications view storage systems as black-boxes that transition through a series of states, a subset of which are observed by applications. Defining isolation guarantees in terms of thes... |
This trend poses an additional burden on the application programmer, as these weaker isolation guarantees allow for counter- intuitive application behaviors: relaxing the ordering of operations yields better performance, but introduces schedules and anomalies that could not arise if transactions executed atomically and... |
We submit that the root of this complexity is a fundamental semantic gap between how application programmers experience isolation guarantees and how they are currently formally defined. From a programmer's perspective, isolation guarantees are contracts between the storage systems and its clients, specifying the set of... |
This leaves us with projects that started late because they didn't offer enough value to justify their true cost. This is garden variety failure, in my opinion: it happens all the time. If a project offered a value of 10 times its estimated cost, no one would care if the actual cost to get it done were double the estim... |
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Steve Forbes recently commented that when it comes to the national deficit, voters will put things in order. I certainly hope so. However, it's imprudent to rely just on "hope." Americans need to take notice, stand up, and remind our elected officials that in a democracy the people can change bad leaders.<eot>Nature Be... |
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Liao is also a research fellow at the Wharton Risk Center, where she conducted her postdoctoral research during 2019-21. Before that, she earned her PhD in economics from UC San Diego in 2019.<eot>You've decided to climb Mt. Rainier, and are thinking about climbing the mountain with a guide service. Who are the guide s... |
Do your homework when selecting a guide. Presumably, all guides who work with a guide service are skilled and experienced; but your actual experience with a service can vary greatly depending on who you climb with. Talk to friends, read reviews, and ask a lot of questions when selecting a guide. At a minimum, your clim... |
The AMGA also hosts a good resource about the value of hiring a guide. The decision of whether to climb with a certified / accredited guide, or not, is completely up to you. Email me for my personal thoughts on this, if you're really interested. |
Choosing a climbing schedule |
Each Mt. Rainier guide service has a suite of offerings for Mount Rainier climbs. Some include one day of mountain school; others include more than one day. Some involve only a few hours of rest at Camp Muir between your hike and starting to climb; others have programs that allow you to spend a day or longer at Camp Mu... |
The Mt. Rainier Guide Services |
Three providers are presently operating guide services on Mount Rainier. |
What does it cost to climb Mount Rainier with a guide? |
Climbing Mt. Rainier with a guide will cost upwards of $1,000, when climbing with most services. Some charge extra for food, and most recommend tipping your guides — the guide company will provide details on tipping and any charges not included in the cost of the package, but ask yourself to have that information as so... |
Outfitting yourself through purchasing new gear is an expensive proposition. Most guide services can provide rentals for the gear that you don't have, at a reasonable price compared to acquiring gear you may only use for this climb. I wound up renting an ice axe and avalanche beacon, and the rentals were inexpensive an... |
When I climbed Mount Rainier in August of 2010, I climbed with RMI, based in Ashford, WA. I had a strongly positive experience, and can personally recommend guides Melissa Arnot, Solveig Garhart and Carrie Parker who not only guided us to a successful and safe summit, but Melissa and Solveig delivered some of the most ... |
I haven't climbed with the other services, but am favorably acquainted with all three. I would climb with any of the three services currently operating on Rainier, but you should make an informed decision based on your fitness, training, experience, and budget. |
Climbing Mount Rainier can be a fun, rewarding experience… it certainly was for me. Our guides went a long way toward helping us feel competent and safe. And, at the summit, Melissa reminded us of something very important, which clients should remember when choosing a Rainier guide service: |
"We didn't get you to the summit. You got yourselves here." |
A great guide will help teach you the tools you need to summit and descent safely, and will help guide your way. The steps you take are yours! |
Sherry Lowe February 2, 2011 at 4:34 pm |
Hi! I am climbing Rainier with five friends this August and would LOVE to learn from your experience. We, also, are going through RMI. What is the best way for me to get in touch with you? |
Gary March 25, 2014 at 9:12 pm |
I am considering a summit — I am 45 with limited climbing experience — I have a 55 year old friend that is not as physically fit – but pretty skilled in climbing —– any suggestions ???<eot>art & media – FlatHED, Inc |
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The news making that buzzing sound around the water cooler is the proposed plastic bag ban in Portland. It made me wonder; what's to become of the bags we have now? Art, of course. Which, of course, makes me wonder what of the other recyclables? Newspaper? Plastic bottles? The possibilities…<eot>Billie is the Accounts ... |
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New Delhi Published on: February 04, 2020 7:21 IST |
Sharjeel Imam accused of spreading fear among Muslims |
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Sharjeel Imam was spreading false information over the new citizenship law (CAA), the Delhi Police have said, adding, Imam was also trying to instigate people by claiming that Muslims were being put in the detention camps and killed in Assam. According to sources within police,... |
On January 28, Imam was arrested by a Delhi Police team from his village in Jehanabad district of Bihar after four days of search. On Monday, his custody was extended for three days after the initial five-day police custody. |
The police seized pamphlets, laptops and mobile phones from Imam's Delhi house. In one pamphlet, Imam had called the Muslim political and religious leadership "disappointing". |
In one pamphlet, Imam said, "The Citizenship Amendment Bill was passed last week. This law is unconstitutional and intends to discriminate Muslims and put them in detention camps. It has started in Assam and will follow elsewhere." Muslims across India must reject the NRC and the CAA unitedly, it added. |
On abrogation of Article 370, Ayodhya verdict and the CAA, Imam said, "There are more than enough grounds for a strong reaction from Muslims across India". |
Sedition case against Chudawala for 'anti-national' slogans |
Activist Urvashi Chudawala was on Monday booked for sedition by the Mumbai Police for allegedly raising "anti-national" slogans in support of JNU student Sharjeel Imam at an LGBTQ event held at the Azad Maidan last week, an officer said. Besides Chudawala, 50 others were also booked under sections 124 (A) (sedition), 1... |
A complaint in this regard was lodged by former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya on February 2, he said. Tweeting the video of a woman raising the slogans at the event, Somaiya had warned of staging a protest if the police failed to register the case against Chudawala and others.<eot>Amanda B Mallette | Prudential Douglas Elliman ... |
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Trailer workers claim pay rises have been small |
THE war of words surrounding an industrial dispute at a North Wales factory continued yesterday with workers refuting claims they had had good pay rises in recent years. |
The row at Ifor Williams trailer plant in Bala, Cynwyd and Corwen shows little sign of reaching settlement, though members of the GMB have agreed not to strike while negotiations continued. |
Last week the company claimed they paid good wages and prided themselves on being a caring employer. |
But union members scoffed at the claim, alleging last year's pay increase left them, after stoppages, with rises of less than £3 a week, compared to the company's profit of £350 a week per worker. |
Mark Davenport, who has worked for the company for nine years, said he had an eight-year-old payslip showing his take-home pay was £242. currently it is £280. |
He works full-time but still claims £100 in child tax credit. |
"Mark's circumstances are not unusual and this gives the lie to Ifor Williams Trailers Ltd's claim that they pay good wages," said the GMB union's regional organiser Dave Cliff. |
He said the company, whose turnover in 2002 rose by 3.9pc to £45.5m, could well afford to meet the union's pay claim. |
A spokesman for the company declined to discuss individual cases but said they were disappointed at the union's "unhelpful" comments at a time when the conciliation service ACAS had appealed to both parties to enable talks to go ahead in the best possible atmosphere. |
"The pay offer of 3.5pc is a generous one as it is well above the national average settlement of 2.5pc in manufacturing," said the spokesman. |
He said the wages were among the highest in North Wales and over the past decade had risen by 14pc above the rate of inflation."<eot>Free photos of Kawanakajima, Japan | Open City Photos |
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Things to see in Kawanakajima, Japan |
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Three dairy companies lose Famous Brand status |
Last Updated(Beijing Time):2008-09-20 10:49 |
Three leading dairy companies have been removed from China's Famous Brands list after their milk was found to be contaminated with melamine, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) said on Friday. |
"In order to preserve the reputation of China's Famous Brands, the AQSIQ decided to revoke the titles given to Yili and Mengniu groups (both based in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region), and Shanghai-based Bright Diary," the agency said. |
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