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Panelists Tao Zhang, IMF Deputy Managing Director, Yanqing Yang, Abraham Tekeste, Luis Fernando Mejia, Mame Khary Diene and Min Zhu during the IMF seminar Achieving Economic Diversification in Low Income Countries at the 2018 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings on Friday, April 20 in Washington, D.C. Ryan Rayburn/IMF Photo
Panelists Tao Zhang, IMF Deputy Managing Director, Yanqing Yang, Abraham Tekeste, Luis Fernando Mejia, Mame Khary Diene and Min Zhu during the IMF seminar Achieving Economic Diversification in Low Income Countries at the 2018 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings on Friday, April 20 in Washington, D.C. Ryan Rayburn/IMF Photo
The take away counter at Bankers, Brighton.
As with most fish and chip shops they have diversified into Chicken, Squid and Vegetarian options.
I was building an automation testing framework for HP storage group yesterday. A diversification use of paper and digital technology made my cubicle at Hewlett-Packard a durable and productive workstation. Papers were used in a great variety of ways. Project details and specifications were printed on letter-size paper, with important keywords highlighted with pink marker. Employee’s emergency and safety procedure were also printed on regular letter paper and mounted on the fabric wall inside cubicle. Besides, stacks of paper were organized by categories using the black partition rack on the upper-righter corner of cubicle. Moreover, paper notebook was in front of me on the desk for rapid note-referencing and record-keeping. On the other hand, the two extended HP2035 desktop screen, with resolution 1600X1200, exemplified the power of digital technology in this multi-tasking and information-intensive working environment. Various applications and files can be opened on separate windows for easy user access. In the image, a black Command Prompt and a WordPad log-file were on the left screen, while a Python integrated development environment (IDE) was shown on the right screen. By aligning the three programs distinctively on the two screens, I was able to modify the code, run the program, and view the log-file seamlessly without any delay or change of desktop arrangement. In summary, this image shows how diversified use of paper and technology empowers my working environment to become more reliable, interactive, and multi-functional. ---Charles Wang
Panelists Tao Zhang, IMF Deputy Managing Director, Yanqing Yang, Abraham Tekeste, Luis Fernando Mejia, Mame Khary Diene and Min Zhu during the IMF seminar Achieving Economic Diversification in Low Income Countries at the 2018 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings on Friday, April 20 in Washington, D.C. Ryan Rayburn/IMF Photo
Panelists Tao Zhang, IMF Deputy Managing Director, Yanqing Yang, Abraham Tekeste, Luis Fernando Mejia, Mame Khary Diene and Min Zhu during the IMF seminar Achieving Economic Diversification in Low Income Countries at the 2018 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings on Friday, April 20 in Washington, D.C. Ryan Rayburn/IMF Photo
Panelists Tao Zhang, IMF Deputy Managing Director, Yanqing Yang, Abraham Tekeste, Luis Fernando Mejia, Mame Khary Diene and Min Zhu during the IMF seminar Achieving Economic Diversification in Low Income Countries at the 2018 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings on Friday, April 20 in Washington, D.C. Ryan Rayburn/IMF Photo
Panelists Tao Zhang, IMF Deputy Managing Director, Yanqing Yang, Abraham Tekeste, Luis Fernando Mejia, Mame Khary Diene and Min Zhu during the IMF seminar Achieving Economic Diversification in Low Income Countries at the 2018 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings on Friday, April 20 in Washington, D.C. Ryan Rayburn/IMF Photo
Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation Doug Schweitzer discussed, during a news conference from Exergy Solutions in Calgary on Thursday, September 17, 2020, Alberta’s plan to drive diversification, investment and growth to the province.
A government-wide strategy will create jobs and drive investment and diversification in Alberta, while a new consultation will modernize intellectual property in the province.
Alberta’s Investment and Growth Strategy (IGS) is a $75-million initiative led by the Ministry of Jobs, Economy and Innovation. The IGS builds on Alberta’s existing strengths – including energy, tourism and agriculture – as well as emerging sectors like technology in order to create jobs and jump-start Alberta’s economic recovery.
As a key component of preparing Alberta’s economy for the future, Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation Doug Schweitzer, Minister of Advanced Education Demetrios Nicolaides, and Minister of Service Alberta Nate Glubish have also announced a consultation with the technology sector to modernize Alberta’s intellectual property laws.
The IGS will help showcase Alberta to the world, and highlight why the province is one of the best places in the world to do business. The strategy highlights key areas of strength that set Alberta apart from other jurisdictions, including the province’s young and educated workforce, strong economic fundamentals and exceptional environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance.
The IGS also outlines a number of sector-specific strategies currently under development by the government and builds on the immediate actions in Alberta’s Recovery Plan to create jobs and diversify the economy.
The strategy also addresses longer-term actions needed to create a stronger and diverse economy so Alberta can adapt to new opportunities that arise as the global economy changes.
Alberta’s government will work with other levels of government, as well as with industry stakeholders, to carry out the actions in the strategy. The IGS also outlines the importance of the Invest Alberta Corporation, which was created this summer to bring high-impact investment to Alberta and to increase investor engagement, both nationally and internationally.
Alberta’s Recovery Plan is a bold, ambitious long-term strategy to build, diversify, and create tens of thousands of jobs now. By building schools, roads and other core infrastructure, we are benefiting our communities. By diversifying our economy and attracting investment with Canada’s most competitive tax environment, we are putting Alberta on a path for a generation of growth. Alberta came together to save lives by flattening the curve and now we must do the same to save livelihoods, grow and thrive.
Also pictured is Billy Rideout, president, Exergy Solutions. (photography by Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta)
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Lack of adequate infrastructure has been hampering long-term economic growth in Turkey, with the government now focusing on an ambitious infrastructure modernisation programme to correct this.
A similar situation exists in Russia where CEOs see infrastructure as a key bottleneck for the economy.
This discussion brought together major investors in Russia and Turkey for a look at how private capital can be effectively channelled into infrastructure investments in these economies.
Moderator:
Thomas Maier, Managing Director, Infrastructure, EBRD
Panellists include:
Suha Gucsav, CEO, Akfen Holding
Oleg Pankratov, Head of Infrastructure Capital & Project Finance, VTB Capital
Murat Sogancioglu, Director, Infrastructure Investments and Operations, IC Holding
David Olivier Tarac, Deputy CEO, TAV Airports Holding
The Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft, just over half a mile) and a roof height (excluding antenna, but including a 244 m spire[2]) of 828 m (2,717 ft), the Burj Khalifa has been the tallest structure and building in the world. The building was opened in 2010 as part of a new development called Downtown Dubai. It is designed to be the centrepiece of large-scale, mixed-use development. The decision to construct the building is based on the government's decision to diversify from an oil-based economy, and for Dubai to gain international recognition.
The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) East Africa is working with the Kenya Agriculture Research Institute (KARI) and the Ministry of Agriculture to empower farmers to manage climate risk through a combination of crop diversification and improved practices. They are introducing sorghum, pigeon peas, cowpeas, green grams and sweet potatoes to supplement the traditional maize, cassava and bean staples. More than 250 households are using improved agronomic practices and KARI has started on-farm multiplication of an improved cassava variety (MH95/0183) that resists mosaic virus. Photos: K. Trautmann. Read more about Climate Smart Practices in East Africa.
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When Holocon Diversified Technologies' Expeditionary Enterprises Division first colonized the Utari System, it brought along its own design in space labor frames. The SLF-Y7 was a top-of-the-line labor frame meant to fulfill a variety of needs.
Part construction frame, part tugboat, The SLF-Y7 was useful for applications in zero gravity shipyards, asteroid mining, and orbital construction. The SLF-Y7 was designed to have a more accommodating interior than most labor frames to facilitate longer hours in the frame for workers. This accompanied with redundancy systems made the frame treasured among laborers.
Its bottom-heavy, ovoid appearance lead to the frame being referred to as "Humpty Dumpty" or "Eggcrate" by the early colonists.
Pictured here, it is conscripted for piracy by the notorious Utari System criminal gang The Yellow Jackets.
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Designed to complement the iPad iOS 7 lock screen, also works on an iPhone, simply centre the image horizontally after selecting it.
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The Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft, just over half a mile) and a roof height (excluding antenna, but including a 244 m spire[2]) of 828 m (2,717 ft), the Burj Khalifa has been the tallest structure and building in the world. The building was opened in 2010 as part of a new development called Downtown Dubai. It is designed to be the centrepiece of large-scale, mixed-use development. The decision to construct the building is based on the government's decision to diversify from an oil-based economy, and for Dubai to gain international recognition.
This large selection of eucalyptus tree crops displayed here have all been grown by GWD Forestry's trained personnel and are located in the bottom section of the Fazenda Vale do Buriti site.
Why not diversify your portfolio with some inflation hedging timber investments? With a low level entry fee and high return rates, you can't go wrong.
Shostakvich School of Music Art & Dance
297 Avenue X
Brooklyn, NY 11223
(718) 376-8056
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Since it's inception in 1981, the Shostakovich School of Music, Art and Dance, at 297 Avenue X, Brooklyn, NY 11223, has grown from a dream envisioned by a small group of Russian immigrants, to a vibrant multifaceted music and art institution with three centers in the metropolitan New York area. The Shostakovich Music, Art and Sport School is a non-profit, non-sectarian institution dedicated to high quality instruction in art, music, theater and sport for individuals ages three to adult. The School serves over 500 students in a diversified multi-arts program. The Shostakovich School of Music, Art and Sport is licensed by the New York State Department of Education. The school does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, religion, national origin, or marital status in its admission, employment, financial aid, placement or recruitment practices and policies. The Shostakovich School of Music, Art and Sport is an equal opportunity-affirmative action institution.
The Shostakovich School of Music, Art and Sport is named after one of the most important Russian composers of our time. The School is both named in tribute to him and in the hope that our students will emulate his artistic talent. Students enrolled at the Shostakovich School are encouraged to achieve their maximum potential and to experience the satisfaction that comes from the study and mastery of the arts. The curriculum has been designed to motivate students to participate fully in the educational process and to relate their studies to life, to society, and their own personal development. This philosophy of education gives inspiration to our students throughout their lives, whether they become professional artists or active amateurs. Course materials and instructional methods have been devised to make the disciplines come alive in the students minds, so they can comprehend and internalize the mode of inquiry characteristic to each of the artistic endeavors. Students are encouraged to undertake independent study or tutorials in accordance with their personal interests. Students from all backgrounds are welcome.
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The Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft, just over half a mile) and a roof height (excluding antenna, but including a 244 m spire[2]) of 828 m (2,717 ft), the Burj Khalifa has been the tallest structure and building in the world. The building was opened in 2010 as part of a new development called Downtown Dubai. It is designed to be the centrepiece of large-scale, mixed-use development. The decision to construct the building is based on the government's decision to diversify from an oil-based economy, and for Dubai to gain international recognition.
Some diversification at the Mercedes-Benz dealership in Rhein. Soon they will also be selling electric cars from BYD. That's short for Build Your Dreams, a company founded in 1995 as a factory for rechargeable batteries. Car producion started in 2003. The Han was introduced in China in 2020.
Joon says with the diversification of media delivery platforms, “the key lies in how quickly the structure of the industry reorganizes and adapts itself continuously to this fast-paced development.” See full interview.
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The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) East Africa is working with the Kenya Agriculture Research Institute (KARI) and the Ministry of Agriculture to empower farmers to manage climate risk through a combination of crop diversification and improved practices. They are introducing sorghum, pigeon peas, cowpeas, green grams and sweet potatoes to supplement the traditional maize, cassava and bean staples. More than 250 households are using improved agronomic practices and KARI has started on-farm multiplication of an improved cassava variety (MH95/0183) that resists mosaic virus. Photos: K. Trautmann. Read more about Climate Smart Practices in East Africa.
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Container housing industry have developed slowly tending towards diversification from original monotonous appearance, simple built-in and performance. now container mobile home appears to be more humane.
At present, the common container houses on the market have been already out of the monotonous appearance, and users now can provide their own style, built-in, function and any other detailed information to container mobile home manufacturers, and the technical department will be responsible for designing and then give it to the user to audit. If, we will modify the disign at any time until you are not satisfied with it. More than that, the materials used in container houses today are high quality as fireproof, moistureproof and waterproof. Container houses are good at seismic resistance and hurricane resistance, and more solid than the traditional building materials.
Along with the development of the container mobile home industry, container house products are also in constant innovation. Believe that as time goes on there will be more and more container house products humane in whether modelling or quality.
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Bike racing is a big sport in Greater Victoria. Participation has grown and diversified over the several decades that I have been involved in or have been observing in Greater Victoria.
A snapshot in time here in Oak Bay, Victoria's tony suburb, where a short, flat circuit closes roads for a quiet Sunday morning and gives them to the faster crowd.
This shot is useful in illustrating an often important pattern of bicycle racing in progress. The night before posting this pic is a case in point.
My first connection with bike racing in Victoria came in the 1970s, and the local road club, where just about everyone who raced knew one another through a single club.
There were a dozen or two race courses around the region - roads quiet enough and race groups often small enough to cause little traffic disruption or citizen consternation across the many communities involved in Victoria's capital region.
In recent years, the numbers of riders have exploded, built on not just the immediate past interest in racing and the exploits of high level athletes, but built over decades of diversification through the BMX and mountain bike eras, the growth of triathlon, the adoption of cycling as a mainstream leisure and vacation activity, as well as its adoption as an important mode of transport.
The growth in cycling groups from shop teams and their club rides, through Triathlon and event cycling (Cops for Cancer, the MS Bike Tour, Gran Fondo and Randonee events), coupled with a growth in population, not just in people, but more perversely in the number, size and speed of vehicles on our roads, continues to make cycling for sport and leisure a bigger challenge.
Events require insurance and a diversity of course to meet a demand for more and more events while residents chafe at closures or controls and everpresent "scofflaw" cyclists who may impede them on the roads where drivers are often oblivious to the routine violation of speed limits and other "minor" offenses that reflect the narrow perspectives of the beholder.
Going to municipal councils and local police forces to secure permissions for events can by trying, and those unfamiliar with bicycle as a sport, let alone transportation, often have little understanding and less patience for the activity.
Roads are designed for cars, not necessarily well enough for bikes, though racing can, and should be done more so on roadways away from more leisurely trail corridors. Race speeds in any event may average 35 to 45 km/h or more, and traffic is little impeded in circumstances where drivers and cyclists share well designed roads.
Closed course where speeds may be even higher are essential for short cirucuit events, less so for longer road races from point to point or on longer, more challenging loops.
This image illustrates well enough how road race groups may string out, though paradoxically, it is more typical of early stages of a short circuit course like this one to see more bunched up, across the road packs. As speeds increase, the swift percolate to the front and slower riders will drift back. Everyone normally takes turns within parameters of group dynamics with race leaders sharing pace making turns near the front and posers like me hanging in somewhere down the food chain, taking as few turns as possible.
The pattern when well observed and understood, counters the oft heard complaint the cyclists take up too much of the road. They will not likely be in strict single file, as presecribed by law, itself an anachronism that needs fixing. In race or training situations, single file is safe for no one and is more, not less likely to impede traffic.
More can be found in other photos elsewhere on the site, where bits and pieces of race imagery can be found among the advocacy shots.
This one was used to support a presentation to a local, rural municipal council where there is an interest in improving a road circuit - a 9km loop with some good, if short, stiff climbs to sort out the pack. For those that want to insist that racing will obstruct traffic, the image belies the complaint, showing that often enough, a fast pack, (and one that is at or approaching the speed limit anyway - and exceeding it on descents), is, as a group well designed and reasonably well behaved. Drivers can adapt with patience and a responsible approach to sharing the road.
With respect to other issues, there is much value in event tourism, community benefits in promoting healthy sport, and a variety of other returns on growing and supporting a diversity of cycling acitivity, including road racing, in one's community.
Environment and Parks Minister Jason Nixon alongside George Wadsworth (CEO, Canary Biofuels); Nathan Neudorf (MLA for Lethbridge-East); Grant Hunter (MLA for Taber-Warner); Lorne Hickey (Reeve, Lethbridge County); and Steve MacDonald (CEO, Emissions Reduction Alberta) at the site of Lethbridge County’s new Canary Biofuels facility.
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Associate Minister of Natural Gas and Electricity Dale Nally provided, in Edmonton on Thursday, July 9, 2020, details on a new petrochemical program to support Alberta’s economic diversification and recovery.
A new 10-year grant program will attract a wave of investment to the province’s petrochemical sector, diversifying the economy and getting Albertans back to work.
The Alberta Petrochemicals Incentive Program, part of Alberta’s Recovery Plan, will bring multi-billion dollar investments to petrochemical projects throughout Alberta, helping to strengthen and diversify the province’s economy and create new jobs for Albertans.
The current global health crisis has highlighted the importance of petrochemical manufacturing around the world. Petrochemical facilities make the building blocks required for everyday consumer and professional items like medical equipment, computers and cellphones, personal protective equipment like rubber gloves and masks, car seats and tires, and fertilizer for agriculture and home gardening.
Alberta is already among Canada’s largest hubs for petrochemicals manufacturing, and with global demand for petrochemicals expected to continue to increase, there is a significant opportunity for Albertans and the province to expand this sector. For example, Alberta’s Industrial Heartland Association estimates there could be a further $30 billion of private-sector investment in the province’s petrochemical sector by 2030.
“While Alberta is already a Canadian leader in petrochemicals manufacturing, the sky is the limit for this sector’s benefits to our province. Over the last 10 years, petrochemical investment in the United States reached $250 billion, more than 10 times what was invested in Canada. With our affordable 300-year supply of natural gas, technically skilled and educated workforce, and respected innovation and research sectors, Alberta is ready to seize the opportunity to become a global destination for petrochemical manufacturing, benefiting all Albertans.” said Dale Nally, Associate Minister of Natural Gas and Electricity.
Compared to previous government petrochemical programs, the Alberta Petrochemicals Incentive Program will cut red tape and increase certainty and flexibility for investors, attracting more financial investment into Alberta’s petrochemicals sector. Key features include:
A 10-year program period during which eligible projects must be built and operational.
Adopting an open and transparent funding process, whereby every project that meets the program’s criteria will receive funding once built and operational. Government will no longer pick winners and losers through a private evaluation process.
Grants – instead of royalty credits – to be issued to companies after eligible projects are operational. In the current economic climate, grants are the most effective way to attract investment. Grants allow companies to better account for the full value of the incentive provided when calculating their project’s return on investment.
Making the funds available throughout the program’s duration once the facilities are in service, in order to align with typical business investment cycles.
“The Alberta Petrochemicals Incentive Program will have a significant impact on enhancing the competitiveness of Alberta when attracting large-scale, value-add investments, relative to other global jurisdictions. This program, coupled with the other tremendous competitive advantages that Alberta’s Industrial Heartland has to offer, including world-leading carbon capture and storage infrastructure, will stimulate job-creating economic activity that will benefit all Albertans and all Canadians.” said Mark Plamondon, executive director, Alberta’s Industrial Heartland Association.
"Alberta is leading the way on economic recovery. The Alberta Petrochemicals Incentive Program shows that the province understands how to win global-scale chemistry sector investments. In this time of uncertainty, these actions signal confidence in Alberta’s future prosperity and will attract investors to the province.” said Bob Masterson, president and CEO, Chemistry Industry Association of Canada.
"Resource Diversification Council member companies commend the Government of Alberta for its bold action introducing a broad-ranging jobs creation program that is intended to attract significant new investment to the Alberta economy, including in the petrochemical sector. Government support is critical to level the playing field with other economic competitors that are aggressively courting investment, especially during these challenging times. Other jurisdictions are doing all that they can to attract investment and the RDC is encouraged to see Alberta sharpen its competitive focus to bring long-term benefit to Albertans.” said David Chappell, board chair, Resource Diversification Council.
Government will work with industry over the summer to finalize the program guidelines. More details about eligibility, process, governance and reporting requirements will be available when the program is officially launched in early fall.
Alberta’s government is helping create thousands of good jobs for Albertans by building schools, roads and other core infrastructure that benefits Albertans and communities. It will further diversify our economy by helping sectors grow and succeed and return investment to our province by ensuring we have the most competitive tax environment in Canada.
(photography by Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta)
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So, without dwelling on 2020 we all know that many worldwide industries have taken a beating; particularly the travel industry which ultimately affects the diving industry. Conversely it is also fair to say that considering flights have been grounded and governments advise against non-essential travel, many dive related business have still found ways to stay open and service those looking to take dive activities.
The way things are going with professional diving
We have seen many businesses changing the way in which they operate and in many cases changing the pricing structure or in some cases diversifying the products they provide. Of course for use, rather than reducing prices and finding ways to cut corners, reduce components or combining tasks we take the latter approach of diversifying our training and finding ways of providing more; adding components and restructuring the way in which we deliver training whilst still providing the absolute highest possible standard of quality.
So when we say that our philosophy is to provide “Bang for your Buck” its referring to an idiom meaning the worth of one’s money or exertion. The phrase originated from the slang usage of the words “bang” which means “excitement” and “buck” which means “money so in turn providing the highest possible quality of training at a highly competitive and reasonable price.
The way in which we see it going
So ultimately there are many options available when choosing which PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) is the best choice and all offer a range of deals. The PADI IDC Indonesia in the Gili Islands with PADI Course Director Holly Macleod does not offer any specific deals, discounts, knocked down prices, free equipment, free courses and other typical trinkets which are often seen thrown into the deal. But instead ensures a level of superior training through the continuous provision of Quality, Experience and Assurance paving the way for a solid proven track record in ensuring all new scuba diving instructors gain the necessary skills, knowledge and confidence to be highly successful in this exciting and rewarding career.
So if we delve further into the concepts of Quality, Experience and Assurance, we can see why value for money is only really quantified when we look at what is offered. Of course experience and assurance are both contributing factors when it comes to quality. Therefore the best way to review and develop our professional training is to use our experience to provide you the assurance that you are going to receive the absolute best quality in every aspect of your training experience. So, let’s dissect every component of training and consider the facilities, the person conducting the program, the program itself and the location.
PADI Instructor training facilities
All PADI Instructor training takes place at Trawangan Dive, a dive centre that is renowned and industry recognized as a world class dive training facility offering the best possible environment to develop as a scuba instructor. One of the ways in which the facility can be measured is through the industry itself and the way in which it has been recognised by the training organisation. Today Trawangan Dive is the only ever PADI 5 Star IDC Career Development Centre (CDC) to have ever been established on the island of Gili Trawangan and was actually the first ever PADI 5 Star IDC CDC Centre to have been established in the Gili Islands and the entire Lombok regency. Thus providing both recreational and professional dive students with the assurance that Trawangan Dive holds the highest possible certified standards available within industry, the experience of maintaining those standards and therefore the assurance to those looking to use the facilities for personal dive training experiences.
The person conducting the program
The program is entirely conducted by PADI Course Director Holly Macleod offering a wealth of experience spanning over nearly 18 years teaching professional PADI programs in a variety of global diving destinations including Honduras, Thailand, Australia, UK, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and of course right here in Indonesia. Having issued well over 3000 Instructor level certifications in the Gili Islands alone, Holly is well versed in what the dive industry requires from new Instructors and conversely what new scuba diving instructors can expect from the industry itself. In terms of dive industry recognition, the program itself has received multiple awards from training organisations including those for professional development and also specifically Instructor development achievement awards. Holly has received the Platinum PADI Status award as well as the PADI Elite-300 Instructor awards for the past 7 consecutive years. Professional divers training alongside Holly can be assured that they will receive the highest possible standard of training delivered by a highly experienced, passionate and dedicated PADI Course Director.
The program delivered by Holly
Ok, so it’s a fairly straightforward job to deliver the standard PADI IDC curriculum in the suggested format outlined by the training organisation. In this case Industry Leading Platinum PADI Course Director Holly Macleod has specifically designed The PADI IDC Indonesia program to go beyond the basic syllabus and provide a standard which is now considered to be of a level way over and above that generally seen within industry. Prospective candidates can expect to find a range of in house experience based workshops that have been designed to provide a range of different scenario based teaching options. Candidates are also provided with proven techniques to overcome situational obstacles which have been tried and test over 2 decades working within industry. A new component of the program is continuing education workshops including a Deep Scenario practical dive workshop and an increased focus on teach the PADI Rescue Diver Course. Other new components include legislative and regulatory knowledge workshops, practical problem solving group workshops and a WRSTC/ISO/EN standards comparison module. The PADI EFRI also includes a number of additional components which have been adopted from other diving medic programs also offered by Holly. This includes tourniquet use for cases of serious bleeding, the use of adjuncts in Airway Management, additional techniques to respond more effectively to drowning and advanced resuscitation methods using a bag valve mask (BVM)/ resuscitator/ self-inflating bag or sometimes known by the proprietary name Ambu bag.
The Gili Islands for training
The Gili Islands offers some great diving conditions with our purpose build Instructor training site situated less than 15 minutes boat ride away. Our dedicated dive boats leave from directly outside the dive shop so candidates can be sure to maximise the time spent underwater, in the swimming pool and in the classroom without the usual time wasted travelling by car or on long boat journeys.
Although conditions offer crystal clear visibility, most dives are drift dives and therefore exhibit current. Our training site is situated in a mild split current which gives instructor candidate’s great practise as they will need to learn how to deal with a variety of changing conditions such as current strength, direction and differing visibility.
There are many, many factors that make up the decision on where to take professional level training, and cost is inevitably high on the list. It is however important to also think about the experience of the people conducting the training and the quality of the program offered. Of course you will need to gain the necessary assurance to proceed with your choice once it has been made.
To find out more about the program offered by Holly simply check out the PADI IDC Indonesia Instagram Page for updates and the PADI IDC Gili Islands TripAdvisor Page for first hand reviews of the program.
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The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) East Africa is working with the Kenya Agriculture Research Institute (KARI) and the Ministry of Agriculture to empower farmers to manage climate risk through a combination of crop diversification and improved practices. They are introducing sorghum, pigeon peas, cowpeas, green grams and sweet potatoes to supplement the traditional maize, cassava and bean staples. More than 250 households are using improved agronomic practices and KARI has started on-farm multiplication of an improved cassava variety (MH95/0183) that resists mosaic virus. Photos: K. Trautmann. Read more about Climate Smart Practices in East Africa.
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PRESS RELEASE Nº24/24th AU SUMMIT
24TH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF AFRICAN UNION HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT BEGINS IN ADDIS ABABA
Addis Ababa Ethiopia, 30 January 2015-The 24th summit of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union, which started in Addis Ababa today has heard from distinguished speakers of the progress and some of the challenges that Africa faces, as well as proposals for the way forward. The opening ceremony of the summit also saw the election of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe as the Union’s Chairperson for the year 2015.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 24th summit of the African Union today, Dr DlaminiZuma said Africa has no choice but to move forward and upwards. The continent, she said, has been climbing, “a step at a time, up the steep cliff towards peace, prosperity and the restoration of the dignity of its people”.
She projected that the present generation is the one that will eradicate poverty, disease and hunger. “We are the generation that shall manage diversity and silence the guns”, she added.
The Chairperson recalled that, at the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Organisation of African Unity in 2013, the continent’s resolve to be in charge of its destiny, informed its decision to develop Agenda 2063 “through a people-driven process for the realization of our vision for an integrated, people-centred, prosperous Africa at peace with itself”. The Agenda 2063 framework document will be presented for adoption by the Heads of State and Government today.
Agenda 2063 outlines the aspirations and the concrete programmes to steer the continent for the next fifty years: to diversify African economies and industrialise; to have a skills and entrepreneurial revolution, unleashing the creativity and energy of young people, and to effect an agricultural and agro-processing transformation, so that Africa can feed itself and contribute to feeding the world.
The summit of African Union Heads of State and Government is being held under the theme “Year of Women’s Empowerment and Development”. Various speakers at the summit’s opening ceremony expressed their commitment to mainstreaming women in all socio- economic activities, with Malawian President Mr PeterMutharika dedicating his entire statement to the topic. He outlined major successes achieved by his country, but also mentioned the challenges they face. However he gave his commitment that his government will continue to strive to achieve gender equality. United Nations Secretary General Mr Ban Ki Moon also expressed strong support for the AU’s annual theme: “Women must be at the center and front of all our lives”, he said.
Issues of peace and security dominated many of the presentations by the African and visiting Heads of State and Government. President of the State of Palestine and Chairperson of the Palestine Liberation Organisation Executive Committee Mr Mahmoud Abbas spoke of his government’s desire and the efforts being exerted to achieve a Palestinian state living side by side with the state of Israel.
Many of the leaders condemned terrorism in very strong terms, with then outgoing Chairperson of the African Union Mr Mohammed Ould Abdelaziz saying, “Terrorism remains a global scourge and fighting it requires cooperation at the international level.”AUC Chairperson Dr Dlamini Zuma also cautioned that Africa should be aware of the new global threats such as terrorism, insecurity and climate change. “Terrorism, in particular the brutality of Boko Haram against our people, the senseless killings, the destruction of property, the enslavement and sale of our people, our girls kidnapped and married, and the terrorization of villages, are a threat to our collective safety, security and development”.
The Ebola virus disease that affected mostly three countries in West Africa attracted a lot of attention at the meeting of the Heads of State and Government. AU Commission Chairperson Dr NkosazanaDlaminiZuma praised the work of the 835 African health workers who were deployed to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone under the banner of the African Union Support to the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa (ASEOWA). She also extended her gratitude to the ASEOWA head of mission Dr Julius Oketta and the African private sector that is raising funds to keep the health workers on the ground until the affected countries are declared Ebola free. There are signs that, due to the work of the ASEOWA health workers among others, the Ebola crisis is now abating, with the incidents of infection and death from the disease vastly decreasing.
Tunisian President Mr Beji Caid Essebsi informed the summit that “the democratic process chosen by Tunisians is irreversible”. Tunisians, he said, had proven that the people of Africa can build the continent with their own hands. He also said Tunisia is proud of being African.
New Zambian President Mr Edgar Lungu thanked the African Union for supporting his country through the death of Mr Michael Satain October 2014 and the subsequent elections that ushered him into power. He thanked the Southern African Development Community, the AU and other organisations that sent in election monitors. Zambia, he said, has demonstrated that it is possible to have peaceful elections, and pledged that Zambia will actively participate in the affairs of the Union.
The late Zambian President meanwhile was honoured by his colleagues and other delegates by a one minute silence in his memory.
Outgoing Namibian President Mr HifikinyePohambawas given a chance to bid farewell to his colleagues at today’s opening ceremony of the Assembly.
New AU Chairperson Mr Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe meanwhile accepted his position by saying "By electing me to preside over this august body, with full knowledge of the onerous responsibility that lies ahead, I humbly accept your collective decision". He urged Africa to take charge of its destiny and pledged to work for Africa’s development particularly through infrastructure development. He then proceeded to launch the theme of the year, i.e. “Women’s Empowerment and Development towards Agenda 2063”.
The meeting of African Heads of State and Government will conclude on Saturday 31st January with the adoption of decisions and declarations to guide the work of the African Union this year.
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