Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Grow and Retain your Best IT Talent by Establishing an IT Competency Framework (ITSS)

18th ESS on
Technology/ Infrastructure/ Domain Knowledge Management

Don't you think it is time for a change?

Join us to learn more about Japan-ITSS framework and know what your company needs to help attract, grow, and retain talent plus best practices!
Here are the speakers that will share the difference made by ITSS when they started implementing the framework on their organization.

Sarah Joy Salvio
Deputy Team Leader, Content Development Team
UP Information Technology Development Center (UP ITDC)
Chato Ramos
Senior Business Development Officer
UP Information Technology Development Center (UP ITDC)

Wikimedia Philippines is all set to roll-out a nationwide volunteer Cultural Heritage mapping project. This project is an offshoot of Wiki Loves Monuments Philippines. Kindly fill-out this form if you are interested to take part and be considered for the project.

A group of experts, researchers and authorities will be teaming up with a non-profit organization to launch a nationwide heritage documentation project by early 2014. The project aims to assist the efforts and initiatives of the local and national government, and the private sector, in protecting and safeguarding built heritage structures, monuments and sites in the Philippines, through a continuous and sustained heritage documentation and research program. A series of training and workshops will be done across Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao and Metro Manila throughout the year. The work of this project will be made publicly accessible by everyone through the Wikimedia platform and Creative Commons. The program will span from February 2014 to January 2015.
We are now calling for volunteers who want to participate in this program. Selected applicants will undergo an extensive and immersive volunteer training and scholarship program (with allowances) funded by the project. Interested parties may fill out and submit this application form on or before January 15, 2014.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1KWsNv0X5Zbi7JLbya-hPr2r7rUAG6JlKlo-hJGC7-6g/viewform

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Monday, March 3, 2014

Sugarleaf Foods That Nourish: "More Than Juicing" A Juice Therapy Workshop

Learn how to go beyond juicing and maximize nutrition and not sacrificing good taste!

Juicing will be the IN thing this 2014 and is expected to stay unlike fad and yoyo diets that usually don't work and leave one feeling deprived.

Join us in a fun interactive two-hour workshop on juicing at Sugarleaf Makati with our resident Juice Therapist Rman Lorenzo of Sugarleaf who created Juice Therapy or JT, a smarter more sustainable approach to juicing.

JT is the result of much research on the health benefits of juicing (more than just detox and weight loss) and combining organic and naturally grown fruits and vegetables into delightfully delicious and colour elixirs.

Activities and topics include:
- advantages of going organic
- juicing by colour
- the secret of great tasting juicing
- the edge of slow juicing
- the weight loss effects of juicing and much more
- tips on food intake to complement juicing and introduction to smoothies
- special promotion with Matstone, our partner in slow juicing and Vitamix, our partner in healthful smoothie preparation
- special prices for organic produce

Limited seats are available at 1500 per person inclusive of handouts, generous samplings of delicious fresh organic and natural fruit and vegetables and special promo pricing and freebies on Sugarleaf items, Matstone and Vitamix.
Contact 661 6639 or rman@sugarleafph.com or info@juicetherapy.com for more information on Juice Therapy.
Avail of P1200 early bird deposit to Sugarleaf's BPI Wilson Street branch checking account 4041-0036-48 - bring deposit slip. Senior citizen, group and student price at 1200.

April 1-4, 2014
AIM Conference Center
Makati City, Philippines

Who Should Attend
Graphic artists and designers, corporate communicators, digital artists, creative directors, photographers, art directors, web developers and designers, webmasters, programmers, illustrators, AV Producers, publishers, layout artists, print managers, production artists, animators, multimedia specialists, educators, IT Professionals, and those involved in the creative industry.

LEARN MORE: http://www.fmi.com.ph/events/graphics-publishing-seminar/

Bipolar

An Introduction to Bipolar Disorder

By STEVE BRESSERT, PH.D.

Table of Contents:

Bipolar disorder, also known by its older name “manic depression,” is a mental disorder that is characterized by constantly changing moods. A person with bipolar disorder experiences alternating “highs” (what clinicians call “mania“) and “lows” (also known as depression). Both the manic and depressive periods can be brief, from just a few hours to a few days, or longer, lasting up to several weeks or even months. The periods of mania and depression range from person to person — many people may only experience very brief periods of these intense moods, and may not even be aware that they have bipolar disorder.

A manic episode is characterized by extreme happiness, hyperactivity, little need for sleep and racing thoughts, which may lead to rapid speech. A depressive episode is characterized by extreme sadness, a lack of energy or interest in things, an inability to enjoy normally pleasurable activities and feelings of helplessness and hopelessness. On average, someone with bipolar disorder may have up to three years of normal mood between episodes of mania or depression.

Bipolar disorder is recurrent, meaning that more than 90% of the individuals who have a single manic episode will go on to experience future episodes. Roughly 70% of manic episodes in bipolar disorder occur immediately before or after a depressive episode. Treatment seeks to reduce the feelings of mania and depression associated with the disorder, and restore balance to the person’s mood.

Those with bipolar disorder often describe their experience as being on an emotional roller coaster. Cycling up and down between strong emotions can keep a person from having anything approaching a “normal” life. The emotions, thoughts and behavior of a person with bipolar disorder are often experienced as beyond one’s control. Friends, co-workers and family may sometimes intervene to try and help protect their interests and health. This makes the condition exhausting not only for the sufferer, but for those in contact with her or him as well.

Bipolar cycling can either be rapid, or more slowly over time. Those who experience rapid cycling can go between depression and mania as often as a few times a week (some even cycle within the same day). Most people with bipolar disorder are of the slow cycling type — they experience long periods of being up (“high” or manic phase) and of being down (“low” or depressive phase). Researchers do not yet understand why some people cycle more quickly than others.

Living with bipolar disorder can be challenging in maintaining a regular lifestyle. Manic episodes can lead to family conflict or financial problems, especially when the person with bipolar disorder appears to behave erratically and irresponsibly without reason. During the manic phase, people often become impulsive and act aggressively. This can result in high-risk behavior, such as repeated intoxication, extravagant spending and risky sexual behavior.

During severe manic or depressed episodes, some people with bipolar disorder may have symptoms that overwhelm their ability to deal with everyday life, and even reality. This inability to distinguish reality from unreality results in psychotic symptoms such as hearing voices, paranoia, visual hallucinations, and false beliefs of special powers or identity. They may have distressing periods of great sadness alternating with euphoric optimism (a “natural high”) and/or rage that is not typical of the person during periods of wellness. These abrupt shifts of mood interfere with reason, logic and perception to such a drastic degree that those affected may be unaware of the need for help. However, if left untreated, bipolar disorder can seriously affect nearly every aspect of a person’s life.

Identifying the first episode of mania or depression and receiving early treatment is essential to managing bipolar disorder. In most cases, a depressive episode occurs before a manic episode, and many patients are treated initially as if they have major depression. Usually, the first recognized episode of bipolar disorder is a manic episode. Once a manic episode occurs, it becomes clearer that the person is suffering from an illness characterized by alternating moods. Because of this difficulty with diagnosis, family history of similar illness or episodes is particularly important. People who first seek treatment as a result of a depressed episode may continue to be treated as someone with unipolar depression until a manic episode develops. Ironically, treatment of depressed bipolar patients with antidepressants can trigger a manic episode in some patients.

http://psychcentral.com/lib/an-introduction-to-bipolar-disorder/000914

How to Start Working at Home 2.0

How to Start Working at Home 2.0 is the follow up seminar to the successful How to Start Working at Home Seminar last 2013 in Quezon City.

This session is a hands on tutorial session on the following topics:

How to Setup your Blog | Website

How to Monetize your Blog | Website

Updates on Working at Home in the Philippines

Blogger Etiquette

Work at Home Experts will be on Hand to support the Participants

Founder and CEO of DMAI - Decision Making, Analytics and Intelligence Dan Meyer will be giving a talk on how to become a Home Based Analyst ( Bring copies of your resumes - You never know , Dan Might be Hiring )
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-start-working-at-home-20-tickets-10792686215?aff=efbevent
Seminar Fees: 600 php
Snacks and Coffee will be served.
PLEASE BRING YOUR LAPTOPS OR TABLETS.
Note: Please inform if you cannot bring your laptop or tablet, so we can TRY to provide tablets to use.

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SULYAP 5: Filmaking Workshop

Hilig mo ba ang magsalaysay ng mga bagay - bagay o di kaya may kuwentong nais mahubog at mapaunlad habang naghahanap ng makabagong kaalaman upang mailarawan at maibahagi ito sa isang masining at nakawiwiling paraan?

Tara, sulitin na ang pagkakataon! Halina't matuto at maglibang habang nililinang at pinagyayaman ang talento't kakayahan sa ikalimang taon ng palihang---

"Sulyap: Pagsilip sa Paggawa ng Pelikula 5"

Isang libreng pantas- aral sa paggawa ng pelikula para sa mga mag- aaral man sa hayskul o kolehiyo at maging propesyunal, may edad 15 pataas.

Buong Sabado ng Mayo 2014

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