June 23, 2015
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June 14, 2015
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Prudential review of pharmacy teaching institutions in Pakistan.
June 11, 2015
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Americans take about 80 percent of the total number of opiates produced in the entire world.
Americans’ abuse of prescription painkillers has reached epidemic proportions, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC estimates that 15,000 people die every year in this country from overdoses involving opioid or narcotic pain relievers.
While men are more likely to die from painkiller abuse, the number of deaths among women was up 400 percent between 1999 and 2010. “More women are dying at rates that we have never seen before,” said CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden. “Stopping this epidemic in women — and men — is everyone’s business.”
So what’s driving this alarming trend, and what can be done to stop it without denying relief to people who need pain medicine?
James McGowan, MD, who specializes in advanced pain treatment options at The Center for Interventional Pain Medicine at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, believes the problem arose from a concern that chronic pain was being undertreated.
June 11, 2015
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Filling prescriptions is just one of the services the drugstore offers.
June 11, 2015
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The five disciplines with the highest starting salaries (and the five with the lowest) in 2015
Wondering how your education will pay off on the job market? Here is a look at five degrees that can earn top dollar right out of the gate – and five that only pay half as much.
The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) has released a report on the employment outlook for new grads according to their fields of study. Interestingly, they’ve included the average starting salaries for new hires.
The demand continues to be strong from people with degrees in math, engineering, and the sciences. Graduates from these fields command the highest starting salaries, often double the wages earned by from other disciplines.
The five disciplines for highest average starting salary for full-time employees
1. Engineering – $64,891
2. Computer Science – $62,720
3. Engineering Technology – $57,090
4. Physical Sciences – $56,720
5. Mathematics – $52,821
The five disciplines with the lowest starting salary for full-time employees
1. Theology – $29,000
2. Recreation – $32,800
3. Psychology – $33,210
4. Biology – $33,248
5. Public Administration – $33,319
Wondering if the investment in time and money to obtain a university degree will pay off? Here is aUniversity Cost Calculator to help you determine how much studying will set you back by region.
The skills developed in obtaining a university degree – even one that does not lead directly to a related career – still pay off on the job over time. When we look at the job titles on the resumes of liberal arts and humanities graduates five years after leaving school, they are 68% more likely than their less educated peers to have moved into management positions in whatever industry they are working in. [Source: Thinkopolis, Education Nation.]
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June 11, 2015
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Canada’s ten best places to live in 2015
Our friends over at MoneySense magazine have just released their annual ranking of the country’s best places to live. There’s a new contender at the top for 2015.
For this report, MoneySense compared 209 cities and towns across Canada for factors such as unemployment, income, housing, transit, taxes and more. So who came out on top? A lot of smaller cities and towns mostly from central Canada are ranked the highest. Ottawa and Quebec City are the only major metropolises to crack the top 10.
Boucherville, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal, tops the list this year. Many towns in Western Canada which had been ranked amongst the best places to live in recent years have fallen down in the ratings in 2015. The decline in oil prices has taken its toll on local economies and job markets. For example, the town ranked as Canada’s best place to live in 2014, St. Albert, Alberta has dropped to the fourth spot this year.
Canada’s ten best places to live for 2015
Boucherville, Quebec
Population: 43,151
Unemployment rate: 2.88%
Median household income: $92,253
[Jobs in and around Boucherville]
Ottawa, Ontario
Population: 953,599
Unemployment rate: 6.86%
Median household income: $86,443
Burlington, Ontario
Population: 186,241
Unemployment rate: 4.27%
Median household income: $85,434
[Jobs in and around Burlington]
St. Albert, Alberta
Population: 70,650
Unemployment rate: 3.78%
Median household income: $129,129
[Jobs in and around St. Albert]
Blainville, Quebec
Population: 57,000
Unemployment rate: 8.1%
Median household income: $90,757
[Jobs in and around Blainville]
Oakville, Ontario
Population: 198,038
Unemployment rate: 6.21%
Median household income: $105,139
Stratford, Ontario
Population: 32,536
Unemployment rate: 5.30%
Median household income: $66,217
[Jobs in and around Stratford]
Lévis, Quebec
Population: 145,286
Unemployment rate: 4.29%
Median household income: $73,825
North Vancouver, British Columbia
Population: 90,413
Unemployment rate: 4.55%
Median household income: $53,784
[Jobs in and round North Vancouver]
Quebec City, Quebec
Population: 540,596
Unemployment rate: 4.00%
Median household income: $55,674
[Jobs in and around Quebec City]
The common denominator for the high quality of living for these top ranked town seems to mostly be: small cities or suburban towns near bigger cities that offer the benefits of small town living with a centre for the economic and employment opportunities nearby.
I prefer the urban centres, myself. I’m from Montreal (ranked 161 on the Best Places to Live index) and now live downtown Toronto (35th on the list.)
How does your town rank up? You can view the complete list of 209 towns and cities and the methodology for rating them over at MoneySense online.
June 11, 2015
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10 character flaws that will kill your career
May 29, 2015 12:50 pm
His four are: narcissism, dishonesty, pessimism and apathy. As I was reading it, I thought of a few more that are equally as bad if not worse. Then I made my own list, featuring those four and my additions.
Here you go: the 10 character flaws that can kill your career.
Narcissism: When it comes to career, you get ahead by helping organizations get ahead and organizations are comprised of people. Ergo, you have to work with others in mind to get ahead, and that means not just thinking of yourself. Narcissists, classified as people who extremely selfish, self absorbed, and self centered, aren’t good team players, by nature.
Dishonesty: Acuff classes everything from lying to cover mistakes, to gossiping, to overpromising and underdelivering as dishonesty. All of these behaviours will be detrimental to your success in the long run. Honesty is one of the foundations of good relationships and good relationships are imperative to your success. (But don’t use honestly as an excuse for a lack of tact. You’re smart enough to know the difference, right?)
Pessimism: If you only see the negative side, you’re not going to be any fun to be around and if you constantly predict a negative outcome, there is a good chance you will steer yourself in that direction. Yes, sometimes things go wrong even when you don’t expect it, but it’s probably just more enjoyable to see the positive when possible.
Apathy: If you don’t care, it shows in everything you do. Acuff says, “It’s the surly service on the phone call, the lazy attention to details and the general ‘whatever’ that floods a coworker’s every action.” Even if you hate your job, or you think it’s beneath you, the easiest way to move beyond it is to give it your best.
Envy (I’m not sure if this can be classed as a character trait but you get the idea): Aspiring to achieve the same level of success as someone else can be good. But when you spend your time begrudging others what they have, you waste a lot of energy and basically turn your soul into a dark pit of blackness. You get bitter and angry and resentful, and that starts to eat away at your relationships and self-confidence until nobody wants to be anywhere near you. And that’s bad for your career. (This is a dramatization. No souls were turned into dark pits in the making of this paragraph.)
Insecurity: Insecurity grows out of all sorts of places and manifests itself as envy, pessimism, and a host of other things. But you really need to nip that thing in the bud before it gets you. Go to therapy. Do what you have to do. Confidence is key to success.
Arrogance: People think you’re full of yourself but we know the truth don’t we? Arrogance is just a mask for insecurity. You poor lamb. Regardless, the results are the same. Arrogance manifests itself as rudeness and an inability to listen, and we all should know that diplomacy and listening are cornerstones of success. Learn to behave graciously or you’ll only be hurting yourself.
Combativeness: Stop picking fights all the time. Your need to be right will cripple you. Pick your battles wisely and fight them graciously, calmly, fairly, and diplomatically.
Oversensitivity: Never take anything personally. Whatever it is, it’s not about you. Whether your work is being criticized or you didn’t get the job, remember that you’re only the protagonist in your own story. Everyone else has a different focus. It’s not about you.
Inflexibility: The workplace and the career landscape are ever changing. It’s those who get stuck in their ways that get left behind. Embrace new ideas and technologies and stay on top of and adapt to trends or you will become obsolete to your employer and eventually to all employers.
June 11, 2015
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Pharmacist Federation, Pakistan Pharmacist Association (PPA) and Study Aid Foundation awarded the “Research Certificates”
Pharmaceutical Review (www.pharmarev.com); Pharmacist Federation, Pakistan Pharmacist Association and Study Aid Foundation have successfully organized a “Certificate Awarding Ceremony”, in Sargodha, Pakistan. The certificates were awarded to the students, who have successfully completed clinical research studies. Prof. Dr. Taha Nazir Ph.D Senior Vice President Pharmacist Federation; Dr. Ather Chaudhary M.Phil (Scholar) Vice President PPA (Pb.); Mr. Bilal Haroon President Study Aid Foundation; Dr. M. Iqbal M.Phil (Scholar) Plant Manager, University Pharmaceutical Industrial Unit and Muhammad Qaiser Assistant Professor Pharmacognosy has awarded the certificates to the successful candidates students.
June 6, 2015
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Prudential Review of Pharmacy Teaching Institutions in Pakistan.
June 6, 2015
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Turnitin – A Software for Plagiarism
Nominations Open
Due to the overwhelming response to our US awards program, we wanted to recognize and share the stories of educators who are using Turnitin worldwide. Submit a nomination for the Turnitin Global Innovation Awards today!
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Summer Learning: Lesson Ideas for Student Engagement
Need to brainstorm new ways to engage students? Over the next couple of months, Turnitin will be featuring more ways to improve student learning. Hope you can take what we’ve created, build on it, and share with your educator community!
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What to Expect When You’re Expecting Plagiarism
“I’m often asked, ‘Do you catch a lot of plagiarists?’ Frankly, I take no pleasure in it at all, and I don’t know many instructors who do.” So to better help students learn and succeed, Tony Russell is sharing his strategies with the Turnitin community.
Starting Grassroots Initiatives at Your School Part II
Curious about the status of Cindy Freed’s institutional grassroots efforts? Read about Cindy’s thoughts on the wins and losses of her initial outreach efforts around increasing awareness of Turnitin.
Read Cindy’s thoughts→
Starting an “Originality Factor Week”
Inspired by Turnitin’s “Plagiarism Education Week,” Jackie Harbach started an “Originality Factor Week” to engage students with their learning and help them realize the importance of original academic work.
Read about Harbach’s week→
Due to the overwhelming response to our US awards program, we wanted to recognize and share the stories of educators who are using Turnitin worldwide. Submit a nomination for the Turnitin Global Innovation Awards today!
Nominate an educator→
Summer Learning: Lesson Ideas for Student Engagement
Need to brainstorm new ways to engage students? Over the next couple of months, Turnitin will be featuring more ways to improve student learning. Hope you can take what we’ve created, build on it, and share with your educator community!
Learn more→
What to Expect When You’re Expecting Plagiarism
“I’m often asked, ‘Do you catch a lot of plagiarists?’ Frankly, I take no pleasure in it at all, and I don’t know many instructors who do.” So to better help students learn and succeed, Tony Russell is sharing his strategies with the Turnitin community.
Starting Grassroots Initiatives at Your School Part II
Curious about the status of Cindy Freed’s institutional grassroots efforts? Read about Cindy’s thoughts on the wins and losses of her initial outreach efforts around increasing awareness of Turnitin.
Read Cindy’s thoughts→
Starting an “Originality Factor Week”
Inspired by Turnitin’s “Plagiarism Education Week,” Jackie Harbach started an “Originality Factor Week” to engage students with their learning and help them realize the importance of original academic work.
Read about Harbach’s week→
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