ISO 27001 Information Security Management System Documentation Kit

ISO 27001 Information Security Management System Documentation Kit

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Parliamentary Information Office Updated - Cable Welcomes Big Rise in Apprenticeship Numbers

The Parliamentary Information Office of the Parliamentary Yearbook is currently gathering news items for major features on apprenticeships in the next edition.

 

February 11, 2012 - The Parliamentary Information Office   of the Parliamentary Yearbook is currently gathering news items for major features on apprenticeships in the next edition.

In February 2011, coinciding with Apprenticeship Week, the coalition government provided the following statistics regarding the take-up of the apprentices programme:

• Jaguar Landrover were creating 1,500 new apprenticeship places
• BT were offering 250 apprenticeship places across the group
• Morrison’s supermarket chain were set to offer 7,000 places 
• Proctor and Gamble were recruiting 10 apprentice accountants
• 180 people had gained skills at higher education level by taking higher apprenticeships.

The number of people taking higher apprenticeships testifies to the programmes ability to progress apprentices from Intermediate and Advanced Levels to a level comparable with a university degree, 

with graduation ceremonies for apprentices and their families together with an apprentice roll of honour. The Higher Apprenticeships Fund, announced in July 2011 with an allocation of £25mn to support 

advanced and higher apprenticeships in key sectors such as advanced manufacturing, IT and engineering, is designed to assist this progression. The fund is part of an apprentices’ investment package 

totalling £180mn, for which, from 22 July 2011, companies have been invited to bid. In the current financial year, the government has committed itself to funding approximately 360,000 apprenticeships. 

To encourage employers to take on larger numbers of apprentices, red tape and bureaucracy have been cut and the overall process simplified. Companies that contract directly with the government 

regarding their apprenticeship training requirements have simplified payment, reporting and assessment procedures together with improved guidance. 

On 24 October 2011, provisional figures boded well for the apprenticeships programme: apprenticeship starts for the academic year 2010–11 had risen by more than 50 per cent compared with final figures 

from 2009–10; and apprenticeship numbers had risen across all age ranges and levels of training.

Statistics indicate final data for 2009–10 of 279,700 apprenticeship starts compared to 442,700 starts in the full academic year 2010–11. 

The largest sectors were:

• Business, administration and law: 130,290 apprenticeship starts (76,590 in 2009–10)
• Retail and commercial enterprise:100,630 apprenticeship starts (61,620 in 2009–10) 
• Health, public services and care: 86,120 apprenticeship starts (44,150 in 2009–10).

In October 2011, £20mn was invested to boost skills and drive growth in key industries. The government match funded £11mn following the first round of bids to the Growth and Innovation Fund (GIF), 

with more apprenticeships playing a key role in the government’s vision of business identifying how skills can drive growth. Sectors which benefited immediately from GIF funding, and which also stand 

to benefit from co-investment from employer groups, were: renewable energy; hospitality; science-based industries; energy and utility bills; creative industries; active leisure; environmental industries; 

employment services; nuclear; health; and creative and cultural skills.

Business Secretary Vince Cable said, “Sustained economic recovery will depend on our ability to excel in the high-tech skills that our most innovative companies need to compete in the globalised 

economy.

“That is why this government is committed to skilling up our workforce through work-based training. By providing concentrated seed funding for employer-led projects that attract further investment 

from business, we’re targeting money where it will be best placed to drive growth.”

This was submitted by the Parliamentary Information Office. For more information on the Parliamentary Information Office please visit http://parliamentaryyearbook.co.uk/contactus.html

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Ah! It's Christmastide! Time for festivity, celebrations, gifts, and killer SMS Christmas greetings! Bless that great country Finland for starting the remarkable short message service in 1993! Bless the global mobile phone user community for their exceptional, devoted, and path-breaking gr8 textual vocabulary so that the lovesick can por da luv 2 him or her! And of course, thank Jesus of Nazareth for giving us the day on which butterflies in the stomach flutter, carols are sung with religious joy, and family reunions bring back memories to cherish for life!

Since the last several years what makes my heart drenched with happiness the most, besides the gifts and the reunions, are the unabated floods of the unique SMSs that start trickling from the 1st day of December to ultimately drown me by the 25th. Text, multimedia, and voice SMSs all together make such a beautiful symphony that it surpasses Beethoven's symphony no.9. The pleasure that I derive from reading Shakespeare's Hamlet saying, "To be or not to be," is mild compared to the pleasure that I gain from reading the SMS "2b or nt 2b". Disapprovals are considered blatant when you laugh out loud in anybody's face, which can be subtle in text as "lol". PUAs (pick up artists) are popular to use opening lines in the form of SMS greetings for their first move to judge the prospect of facing a charge of sexual harassment before they advance further. Generally, cloaked SMSs are known as killer SMSs. They are invariably double entendres with a sexual connotation or a risqué involved. The first meaning is innocent but the second meaning is not that decent and is exactly what the sender of the SMS actually means. For example, "The Lord sacrificed his life for the love of us. Let us remember this and sacrifice our lives for the loves of each other. Merry Christmas." This is a purely decent SMS when given to one's family, but the meaning drastically changes if given to someone with an intention of an affair.

Killer SMSs exhibit the most frequency during Christmas. Perhaps due to general bonhomie during this time, the human body pumps higher levels of adrenaline and creative juices mingle with the cerebrospinal fluid in the central nervous system, making persons highly imaginative, highly romantic, and highly social. Killer SMS Christmas greetings are double meaning messages with the sole purpose of killing at point blank range under the mask of sociability and amicability. "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Thy word is Love. May your Love light my path now and forever!Happy Christmas." or "He that loveth not, knoweth not God; for God is love. Therefore, let us love. Merry X-mas." or "There is a time and a place for everything under the sun. The time is Christmas and the place is in your heart. Happy Christmas!" Such killer SMSs are known to break or make many relationships.

However, if two or more events combine then they become much more potent and may connote meanings at many different levels. They may be of many kinds, political, medical, psychological, etc. For example, "The snow is white, Santa's beard is white, and the White House is white. Rest all is colored in the colors of God. Merry Christmas." Here the second meaning is obviously political and may not go well with certain audiences, but then that is the sole purpose of sending such political double entendre killer SMS Christmas greetings. Again, they may be of the medical kind. For example, "The human brain has a left lobe and a right lobe. My left is not functioning right and there is nothing left in my right. That's why I think about you from my heart. Hearty Christmas!" An example of a psychological kind would be, "Freud's id, ego, and superego seem to be based wholly on sex. Let us meet and discuss why Freud seemed so obsessed with sex. Happy XXX-mas!" Thus, we find that killerSMS Christmas greetings say something else and mean something else. They are of all types, shades, hues and colors.

However, I personally find the most pleasurable are the ones that say and mean the same thing and kill in a positive way. For example, "Hey mom! I am coming home with Steve, Richard and Susan! Merry Christmas!- Rebecca." When mom gets this SMS from her daughter Rebecca who is coming for a family reunion along with her husband Steve and children Richard and Susan, she is so overwhelmed with happiness that she has to put her hand on her chest to steady the fast heartbeats. Such positive killer SMS Christmas greetings are perennial, favorites, and classics.

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VALENTINE'S WITH THOUGHT

 VALENTINE'S WITH THOUGHT

by Michael Webb

Founder, TheRomantic.com

If you are going to celebrate Valentine’s, I suggest you do it with a little forethought. I cringe every time I go to the grocery on February 13 or 14 and see dozens of men crowding around the greeting cards to buy their cards at the last possible moment.

Buy your card now and mail it out to Loveland, Colorado for extra special treatment. Your card will be postmarked LOVEland, Colorado and it will also be hand-stamped with a unique four line poem.

The Loveland Chamber of Commerce heads up this yearly romance project with cards going to all 50 states and over 100 foreign countries annually.

It’s simple. Just enclose your pre-addressed, pre-stamped Valentine’s card in a larger envelope and mail to: Postmaster, Attn: Valentines, Loveland CO 80537

You can also send it to postmasters of these cities too:

Valentine, Texas 79854

Valentine, Nebraska 69201

Kissimmee, Florida 32741

Loving, New Mexico 88256

Bridal Veil, Oregon 97010

Romance, Arkansas 72136

ROSES ARE RED, POTATOES ARE PINK...

 ROSES ARE RED, POTATOES ARE PINK...
Submitted by: Janet

Because the members of my family are all my special loves, my Valentine's idea was for all of them several years ago.

For dinner on Valentine's Day, all the food I prepared was red or pink. I can't remember the whole menu, but it included pink mashed potatoes, pink bread, red Jell-O, and a red tinted heart cake with pink icing. The kids weren't sure what to think, and to this day, they groan when I mention the pink mashed potatoes!

My hubby must love me a lot, because he sticks with me in spite of my crazy ideas.

THEY ALL ADD UP

 THEY ALL ADD UP


Submitted by: Jeff Bohrer

When my wife and I were dating in high school (about 7 years ago), for Valentine's day, I got a dozen roses for her. Instead of giving the entire bouquet to her at once, I gave them to her one class at a time.

I arranged for a friend of hers in each of her classes to pick up a rose from my locker and give it to her during that class. For one class, I even had to ask a teacher to present it to her! Attached to each rose, I had a (very) short poem written that pertained to that class (music, math, etc.) and my affection for her.

To my surprise, she has kept every one of those little notes, and we read them not too long ago with tears in our eyes. Those were probably tears of amazement or sadness because I don't think I've lived up to that romantic moment since. (I'm convinced it was Divine intervention working through me then!)

This idea could be modified for those couples who work or take college courses and know each others' schedules and locations during the day.

THE PICKLE PUCKER JAR

THE PICKLE PUCKER JAR

Submitted by: Betsy Hatfield

Last year at valentine's, I got a big glass pickle jar from a restaurant, scrubbed it clean, and painted the jar with flowers, hearts, sunshine, clouds, etc.

Then I got a bunch of "fancy" doodle pads and began writing reasons & reminders of how & why I love my husband. It didn't stop there-- I began collecting little poems, quotes, and song lyrics to add to the pot.

When my husband is having a rough day he can open the lid and reach in for a "boost". This jar was easy to make and VERY personal, and he enjoys it year around. I love to collect stuff for the jar as well!

RENT A ROMANCE

 

RENT A ROMANCE

Submitted by: Darlene O'Donnell

Four years ago I wanted to come up with something totally unexpected and unusual for Valentine's Day. My husband is very easy to please and I knew that what ever I did he would be appreciative. I didn't want to just buy something for him to wear or to eat. So, I put my thinking cap on and this is what I came up with.

I got out the yellow pages and looked for Hot Tub companies. I actually found a couple of them that rented out portable hot tubs! After calling a few of them I decided on one and then put my plan into action.

It was being delivered while my husband was at work and they came early in the morning. I had to move all the dining room furniture out of the dining room to so the hot tub would fit! I moved all the furniture into the living room before they arrived.

These guys rolled in a 4 person hot tub and set it up in my dining room! They started filling it and got it running for me before they left. Now my only concern was that it would be warm enough to go in by the time Steve got home from work! In the mean time I went to the store and bought some wine for later that evening. I kept calling Steve at work to be sure he wasn't making a surprise visit home!

I made a card and in it I explained that his Valentine's gift was inside the house waiting for him and I put the card on our front door. You cannot imagine the surprised look on his face when he saw a hot tub in the dining room! And I was in it! Above the hot tub was our dining room light and I had the lights dimmed, candles in the background and soft music on the CD player.

We had the best time and made lasting memories while that hot tub was there. The best part of renting the hot tub, the company that I rented it from was in a home and garden show and called to tell me that they couldn't pick it up for a few days!

A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARK

 A DIFFERENT KIND OF PARK

 

Submitted by: Cam Baker

My girlfriend used to get disinterested easily, so I had to keep finding new ways to keep her interested. One way was something out of character for me, was to take her to the Cemetery for a picnic. Before I got her, I purchased her favorite drink (diet coke) and her favorite food (pineapple pizza) and set up a picnic in the cemetery with two wine glasses set across from each other.

Hers was the one with her favorite flower sitting inside of it (a rose) and beside that was a heart shaped box. When we got there she opened the box to find chocolates surrounding a heart made of barbed wire, after the laughing subsided, we had a wonderful afternoon of relaxing in the most quiet place I knew of. I chose the quiet place because we had earlier discussed that we did not have enough time for each other as our obligations to other people got in the way.

You can chooses any spot and modify this accordingly.

HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU

HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU

Last year for Valentine's Day I came across a copy of the children's book How Much Do I Love You. I thought the story was very cute about a big hare and its little hare and how they try to show one another their love. To make the story more personalized, I printed out our "pet" names for one another and glued them over the names of the characters in the book (so now the story was about us!). She was so amazed to open up the book and read the story that she took it to her mother to show what I had done (the book still sits by our two stuffed bunny rabbits in our guest bedroom).

 

LET HER ROAR

LET HER ROAR

Submitted by: Joel B. Harvell

The first piece of jewelry I ever gave my, then future wife, I gave to her on Valentine's Day. I had decided to give my Love a gold filigree bracelet, but I wanted to give it to her in a unique way.

A co-worker suggested giving her a stuffed bear, and have the bear wearing the bracelet. My favorite pet name for my wife was "tiger". I decided to go one up on the bear idea and find a little stuffed tiger and use the bracelet as a collar. I had to search quite a while before I found a stuffed tiger small enough to use.

On Valentine's Day my love and I went to a very nice restaurant to have dinner and exchange Valentines. The hugs and kisses I got when she opened the box and found the little tiger with the gold collar were very wonderful.

SHOW THE WORLD YOUR LOVE

 SHOW THE WORLD YOUR LOVE

Submitted by: Susan Biblel

One year when we had no money, my husband spelled "I love you Susan Jo" with cutout letters of cardboard and put it on our garage door. When I came home from work, that was there for all the world to see. He was used to coming up with creative idea's on a budget :-)

Well, this year was no different, we live in Ohio, where there is usually snow on the ground in February. So, my hubby got a red can of spray paint (he had already) and out in our pasture, he wrote his Valentine message to me! It was beautiful! Bright red paint on the glistening snow saying "I love you, the love of my life!" The people he worked with thought it was so neat, the newspaper came and took a picture and it was in the evening news! It is one of my most memorable gifts ever!

COUNTING DOWN TO V-DAY

 COUNTING DOWN TO V-DAY

COUNTING DOWN TO V-DAY

submitted by: Kim Gau

You know how there's the famous "12 Days of Christmas"? Well, how about the "14 Days to Valentine's Day"?

Each February I count down the days to Valentine's Day by sending my husband one goody each day from Feb.1st through the 14th. It's never anything big or expensive.

At this time of year, cards, candy and trinkets are readily available at any store, but I also I try to include homemade and personalized items, too. Some things I've sent before are: brownies with white icing tic-tac-toe x's and o's; chocolate covered pretzels, a giant heart shaped cookie, a postcard in the shape of giant lips, m&m's in a heart-shaped container, etc.

This year I'm going to send a photo of our new dog, am going to try making a heart shaped pizza and am eager to try the Jello cookie bouquet in this week's tip. All you have to do is look around you and through catalogs (Cheryle's Cookies is a great one) - there are ideas all over the place!

I package the item up as creatively as possible and send it via US mail, personal delivery or his co-workers. The people he works with look forward to seeing what he receives each day, and he tells me they tell him how lucky he is. (and I know he just eats that up!) Then on the 14th I do an additional something like cooking his favorite meal or decorating the house with red and pink paper streamers. It's fun to plan out what I'll send him each day!

DRESSING UP, STAYING IN

 DRESSING UP, STAYING IN

submitted by: Renthia Kruger

My husband and I had been married for only 5 months on our first Valentine's together. We really didn't have much money to spend on presents, and my husband is not creative at all, so I knew I would have to come up with something if I want a romantic Valentine's.

So the week before the 14th we decided that we were not going to buy presents, instead we would make the day special by doing something together.

Because we are both working, and too tired in the evening to cook, we bought our dinners from a lady, so dinner was all ready. When we got home from work, we dressed... and I mean dressed. I wore my most beautiful black evening dress, and he wore a black suit and white shirt (he looked so sexy)... While I was doing my hair and my make-up (as if we were going to a fancy place), he quickly set the table, lit the candles, and put on some soft music.

We ended up dancing and sitting on the couch, telling each other how much we love the other one, and in the end it was the most romantic evening of my life.

MEMORY POSTER

 MEMORY POSTER

submitted by: Shanna M. Wright

The most creative thing I've ever done for Valentine's Day, is decorate a huge piece of white poster board with memories. I took candy wrappers that I saved from the first date, as well as love notes received from my honey, a receipt from a date that I paid for (since he was broke), a stuffed animal from one of those claw machines (which cost my beloved at least $25 to win), movie stubs, and other little reminders of the special times spent together. I safety-pinned the items in the shape of a heart.

12 DAYS OF ROMANCE

12 DAYS OF ROMANCE

 

submitted by: Katie Sparrow

This year I decided to be a little creative and yet try to save a little money while doing something special for Valentine's. I am going to do the 12 Days of Valentine's. Starting 11 days before Valentine's, I will leave little gifts for my loved one to find.

Day 1 - one balloon that says "I Love You";

Day 2 - two coupons for various special favors or treats;

Day 3 - three love songs, some taped and some written words, that mean something special to us;

Day 4 - four love poems, I found on a postcard site and hand written;

Day 5 - five terms of endearment;

Day 6 - six chocolate candy hearts;

Day 7 - seven flowers;

Day 8 - eight heart shaped cookies;

Day 9 - nine message heart candies;

Day 10 - ten reasons (of the millions) why I love him;

Day 11 - eleven Hershey's hugs and kisses;

Day 12 (Valentine's) - twelve ways to say "I Love You", languages.

I am still in the process of trying to figure out if I want to leave them in the same spot to be found at the same time every day, or if I want it to be more random. This was a lot of fun planning and didn't cost much at all with our "poor student" budget. I think it will be very memorable.