How and Where to Donate to Haiti (and Avoid Scams) – LifeHacker

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If you wanted to donate money or help people of Haiti than make sure you contact the right person. Your responsibility is to check the authenticity of the organization or the people claiming to help Haiti victims. Following is the link of an article by lifehacker which list various websites and links which are not fake.

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Best Wordpress Themes Websites Every Blogger Should Bookmark | Smashing Share

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Just saw the article on smashing share which combines the best wordpress themes. I have seen almost every one of it and loved it, I am sure you will love it too.

Woo Themes

Elegant Themes

Theme Forest

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Finally in Sofia

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View of Sofia from My room windowBulgaria is country located in Europe near Turkey and Romania. People of Bulgaria speak Bulgarian and Bulgarian Language had Cyrillic Alphabets. The Capital of Bulgaria is Sofia. I was awarded the scholarship by the EURECA and was selected as an exchange student by Sofia University. I came to Sofia on 1st September, went to hostel and got the room instantly.
Quite few people in Sofia can speak English, and if you don’t know Bulgarian then it would really hard for you to live here. Luckily for us we found Indians who previously came to Sofia as an exchange student as well. They are very nice people and helping us a lot in settling down in Sofia.
Its been three days now I have not explore Sofia because I was busy in registration process of hostel, university and things like shopping. We have a plan to visit various places and to explore Sofia in coming days. I found Bulgarians very sweet and helpful.

Disabled Community Calls for the Implementation of UN Convention under “Khuddar Pakistan”

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khuddarPakistanISLAMABAD: 17th August 2009. A declaration calling for the ratification of United Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) was endorsed at the National Leadership Conference for Persons with Disabilities. Held at the National Institute for Special Education (NISE) from 12-14 Aug 2009, the conference was organized by Special Talent Exchange Program (STEP) in partnership with Telenor Pakistan’s flagship corporate initiative “Khuddar Pakistan.” The conference witnessed an unprecedented attendance of 50 Disabled Persons Organizations, key leaders from the disability rights movement, state officials, disability advisors, volunteers as well as Telenor Pakistan management.

Managing Director Pakistan Bait ul Maal, Zamurd Khan, Ex Director General Special Education Khalid Naeem, Country Director Sightsavers International Mr. Niazullah Khan, President STEP Atif Sheikh and Syed Hasnat Masood, Director Corporate Communications & Responsibility, Telenor Pakistan, termed the declaration a historic document because of the consensus behind it. The International panelists included Director of Japenese Society of Rehabilitation of Disabled persons, Masako Kuhira, Director International Foundation For Electoral Systems, Susan Palmer, Diasability advisor, Handicapped International, Virginia Robson and motivational speaker, Dr. Todd Shea.

Commenting on Telenor Pakistan’s support for the conference leading up to the declaration, Hasnat said: “Telenor Khuddar Pakistan is an initiative that promotes awareness, integration, and inclusion of persons with disabilities in the corporate sector as well as in the overall society. We are blessed with partners who are committed to consolidate grass-roots initiatives such as this declaration, which would hopefully help the rights movement of persons with disabilities in Pakistan. Only through a dignified acceptance of the rights of persons with disabilities, can we progress.”

The document titled “Islamabad Declaration on Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2009” was devised after panel discussions that spanned three full days and enjoyed active participation from the attending audience. The declaration urged the government to consider all Persons with Disabilities as full and responsible citizens of the country and to ensure that they enjoy the same rights, privileges, and opportunities as other citizens.

The declaration called upon the government to take necessary measures to ensure access to justice for persons with disabilities and reflect their issues in judicial policy, governance reforms and administrative structures. The declaration devised that this constituency of citizens of Pakistan also needs representation by persons with disabilities in the political arena. It was petitioned that a mechanism be developed for implementation of the 1981 ordinance on disabled persons and the 2002 policy on Disability and National Action Plan 2008, in addition to the cabinet decision of 8th June 2009 and Directives of President of Pakistan issued on 1st July 2009.

Civil society organizations were prompted in the declaration to include programs for persons with disabilities in their development agendas. It was suggested that they should work with electronic and print media to highlight and communicate issues of disability and generate awareness.

The corporate sector was asked to ensure employment according to the stipulations of the 1981 Ordinance of Disabled persons. It also endorsed accessible inclusion in employment environments and provision of assistive technologies. Most importantly, the declaration pressed upon persons with disabilities to educate and apprise themselves of existing laws and regulations relation to persons with disabilities.

About Telenor Pakistan

The Telenor Group is an international provider of high quality tele, data and media communication services with mobile operations in 13 markets across the Nordic region, Central and Eastern Europe and in Asia. The Telenor Group is among the largest mobile operators in the world with over 168 million mobile subscriptions and a workforce of more than 40,000. Telenor Pakistan is 100% owned by Telenor ASA and adds on to its operations in Asia.

For more information please visit: www.telenor.com.pk/pressCenter/press.php

Telenor Pakistan Ambassador Dinner

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brand_ambassadorISLAMABAD: 16th August 2009. The Telenor Pakistan Ambassador program came to an end with a Certificate Awarding Ceremony at a local hotel, here in Islamabad. Through this program, interns experience one of the most educationally enriching internship programs in the corporate sector. University students from all over Pakistan get together on this platform and are actively engaged in real time projects that provide them with ample learning opportunities.

Telenor Pakistan Ambassador Program Convocation is an event that takes place, every year to appreciate and commemorate the participation of interns in the internship program at Telenor Pakistan.

CEO Telenor Pakistan Jon Eddy Abdullah, Vice President Human Capital Division Telenor Pakistan Nayab Baig and senior officials from Bahria University, NUST Business School, Air University and NUMUL were present at the occasion. The ceremony began with a welcome note from the management of Telenor Pakistan, followed by a presentation about HR initiatives aimed at “Shaping the Professionals of tomorrow”. Later, in the evening certificates were awarded to the interns of 2009 that marked the end of the Ambassador program.

During his address at the Certificate Awarding Ceremony, CEO, Telenor Pakistan, John eddy Abdullah said, “Every year Telenor Pakistan provides internship opportunities to 200 students from all over Pakistan. We look at our interns as valuable resources and believe them to be a part of the Telenor Pakistan family. We welcome their input in terms of fresh ideas, innovative solutions and fast paced execution. The interns at Telenor Pakistan transition deeply into our unique culture and become advocates of our vision and values. We would like to wish the Ambassadors of Telenor Pakistan 2009, a world of learning and opportunity to reshape the future as competent, dedicated professionals.”

In 2009, 200 interns have undergone the Telenor Pakistan Ambassador’s Program and graduated from their apprenticeship with a holistic taste of the demands of the corporate world, Having been selected from a large University base, through a competitive sifting process, the interns at Telenor Pakistan take with them amplitude of learning, knowledge and experience.

The Telenor Pakistan Ambassador’s program can be applied for, from the Telenor careers website: www.telenor.com.pk/careers. The careers page enables applicants to apply for more than one job at a time and update resumes as and when required. The applicants’ database is browsed every year by a team of trained recruiters to filter resumes as per the internship requirement.

About Telenor Pakistan

The Telenor Group is an international provider of high quality tele, data and media communication services with mobile operations in 13 markets across the Nordic region, Central and Eastern Europe and in Asia. The Telenor Group is among the largest mobile operators in the world with over 168 million mobile subscriptions and a workforce of more than 40,000. Telenor Pakistan is 100% owned by Telenor ASA and adds on to its operations in Asia.

For more information please visit: www.telenor.com.pk/pressCenter/press.php

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