Lao Open Source Movement and the Loalization efforts Mr. Anousak Souphavanh Open Source Developer/Evangelist March 18‚ 2010 Khone Kean‚ Thailand Agenda Country background Government and Private sector Lao Open Source movement and localization efforts Conclusion Background Country: East of Thailand‚ west of Vietnam‚ north of Cambodia‚ south of China Total Population: 6 million (2005) Number of websites in English and other languages: Approximately 100 websites‚ all in English (Lao langauge
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SOURCES OF CONFLICT IN ORGANIZATIONS Understanding conflict in organizations is critical so that one can actively participate in its management. Conflict is inevitable and is usually perceived as negative. An organization that does not effectively manage conflict will remain stagnant and even possibly degrade over time. However‚ conflict can be a positive catalyst for change and move an organization forward. Conflict is quite normal and is a natural part of all of our lives‚ both personally
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Source of Motivation Paper PSY/355 September 15‚ 2014 Jermey Christensen Source of Motivation Paper Motivation is defined as the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way or the general desire or willingness of someone to do something. Everyone has motivating factor in their life reason they strive to be successful in life. For everyone the motivating factor are different someone people would like to be successful to prove a point to other who may have doubted
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Leaders are born not made? What is a leader? According to Dr. Paul Hersey‚ leadership is "working with and through others to achieve objectives." Given this definition‚ anyone in a position whose achievement requires the support of others can play the role of a leader. So in my understanding‚ a great leader is both born and made. Both parts are essential to a true leader. Some people are born with innate qualities that predispose them to being leaders‚ and other people while not naturally gifted
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Shirley van Dijk CIS 100 Open source Software paper What is open source software? Open source software is software that can be used‚ changed‚ and improved and moved freely. It is released under OSI which stands for Open source initiative. When people think about open source software we think about the software the free trials that are done after 30 days and then you have to pay for it. But this is not what open source software means. Open source software refers to programs where the code
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Introduction "Entrepreneurs are born not made" There are two sides to every debate‚ and the "what makes an entrepreneur" argument has raged for decades with neither side able to conclusively prove their case. There are many who believe that an entrepreneur must possess personality traits such as vision‚ passion and drive that are innate and cannot be taught. Others argue that the skills of evaluating opportunities‚ motivating people and operating a business are easily passed on to eager students
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short-term capital. Source of Finance: There are several sources which a business enterprise company can use for raising the required amount of capital. What sources and methods the company will use depends largely on the period for which finance is required. Based on the period for which finance is required‚ it may be broadly classified under two broad heads as given below: • Fixed or Long-term Finance • Working or Short-term Capital Sources of Fixed or Long-term Capital: The sources of obtaining
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PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES What is Primary Sources? * Primary sources are original materials. Generally‚ primary sources are not accounts written after the fact with the benefit of hindsight. * Information for which the writer has no personal knowledge is not primary‚ although it may be used by historians in the absence of a primary source. * Primary sources provide first-hand testimony or direct evidence concerning a topic under investigation. They are created by witnesses or recorders
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Whether Ibn fadlan’s source or the other Arab-Islamic sources‚ such as Abd al-Jabbar‚ reflected the others as a reciprocal threat to the community‚ women were subjects in getting attacked by those scholars. In the Arabo-Islamic sources Byzantine women were only situated in two common categories‚ either portraying her as a prostitute roaming in public areas or commendable keeping to her private space and spending her time in spinning. This‚ in fact‚ it’s due to the vice verse convention attributed
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"Poverty." Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection. Gale‚ Cengage Learning‚ 2010.Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 11 Dec. 2012. 1. The definition of poverty used by the U.S. government is based on the amount of money a person or family would need to pay for food. It assumes that most people spend about one-third of their budget on food. The poverty line—the annual income level below which one is considered to live in poverty—is the cost of food for one year multiplied by three‚ with
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