 the International Financial Standards Board where we will be discussing the content we use during class and how it applies to their daily operations. The location of London serves as the perfect background to learn about these important issues because it is a financial capital of the world, and one of the places most affected by these issues.
I felt that my time at Pitt would be incomplete without an international experience. I feel this way because of how the business world continues to become more global. I have never left the United States, so this study abroad adventure will help me get out of my comfort zone immensely. I am very excited to be able to explore the great city of London and hopefully a couple other major cities while abroad because of my passion of travelling. Academically and professionally, I plan to gain the knowledge I alluded to when talking about the accounting elective course I will be taking while in London.
Thank you for reading my introductory blog post, and I will be keeping you updated throughout my trip. Hail to Pitt!
Air Vanuatu is announcing a grace period on the Domestic I.D checks as previously announced.
We are a week away from the implementation of the new Domestic I.D check.
The airline is fully aware that there may be challenges in obtaining an I.D, we wish to inform our valuable customers that a grace period will be granted to ease the transition into the new policy.
Effective 01 February 2019, all passengers travelling from Bauerfield (Port-Vila), Pekoa (Espiritu-Santo) and Whitegrass (Tanna) will be required to present a photo I.D at check-in.
A grace period is extended to children and infants up to 01 March 2019. Infants and children may present a birth certificate as a form of identification until such time.
As of 01 May 2019, passengers travelling from the outer islands, excluding the three main cities, will be asked to present a photo I.D.
We understand that there may be challenges in obtaining an official I.D in the remote islands, hence the airline is allowing a grace period up to 30 June 2019.
This policy also applies to any cargo collection where an I.D must be presented prior to the shipment being released. This comes into effect on 01 February 2019 on any ports serviced by the national airline.August 13 - Express Global Logistics (EXG) has coordinated the shipment of two transformers, with a total weight of 375 tonnes, from Croatia to Qatar.
The transformers, which measured 8.12 m x 3.2 m x 3.73 m and 7.73 m x 2.68 m x 3.73 m respectively, were shipped from the port of Rijeka to Doha onboard a liner vessel.In recognition of her humanitarian and social achievements locally, regionally, and internationally, her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, and Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs were conferred an honorary Ph.D. by the Board of Trustees of the University of Sharjah (UoS), under the chairmanship of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, President of the University of Sharjah.
This recognition comes in line with her pioneering and qualitative initiatives, including establishing Sharjah Ladies Club and Supreme Council for Family Affairs serves the social sector in the Emirate of Sharjah.
The council participates in decision-making processes and legislation related to women, children, family, and youth. It also supervises vital institutions, including Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services, Family Development Centers, the Department of Culture and Information, the Child Safety Department, the Health Education Department, and many other associations.
Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi has also established over the past decade many institutions, such as Riyada Training Center for Training and Development, Sharjah Business Women Council, and The Big Heart Foundation, in addition to her support for many humanitarian institutions.From Perspective to Practice: Gauging the Awareness and Integration Level of ICT in Teaching Process at Secondary Level in District Shaheed Benazirabad, Pakistan

Pakistan, in the last 10 years, has witnessed a fast and deep penetration of computers, internet, and android cell phones in the everyday lives of the teachers. The education process has yet to enjoy the full benefits of this technology despite the implementation of 3g/4g technologies and a surge of android cell phones. Therefore, teachers being an integral and vital part of the education process need to be well aware of the importance and should be trained at incorporating ICT in their daily teaching processes. This survey-based descriptive study gauged the familiarity of High School Teachers with ICT and its level of incorporation in the teaching process at the secondary level. The population of this study was 617 (N=617) High School Teachers belonging to 61 secondary schools of the district. About 245 teachers who participated in this study were randomly selected from 24 secondary schools. A self-developed questionnaire was distributed to these teachers. All the questionnaires were filled and returned. About 8 of these questionnaires were incomplete and therefore were deemed unusable. Therefore, only 237 questionnaires were used for data analysis. The findings of this study indicated that only 15% of the participants knew about ICT and its uses in the teaching process. Internet browsing, e-mailing and operating a CD Rom device as well-known aspects and simulations, problem-solving software, and graphics were some of the ICT aspects which the participants appeared to be familiar with. Findings about the level of incorporation in the teaching process revealed that computer labs were available in about 15% of the schools; about 55% of the participants owned android cell phones; 45% had self-access to the internet and these android phones were mostly used for communication with other teachers and parents. About 2% used ICT for teaching specific subjects; out of the 2% that used ICT for teaching, only 0.5 % used it as an essential part of daily instruction. The results also show that 0.25% of participants were formally trained in ICT. ICT was mostly used for finding and accessing and downloading educational materials. Less frequently used of ICT included making lectures, drills, and practice, preparing lesson plans, and video lecturing.


Background
In this digital era, Information Communication Technology (ICT) has become an integral part of our daily lives. Today, ICT is so commonplace in our daily lives that even illiterates are found using android mobiles (Tirmizi et al, 2019). ICT has not only impacted the everyday lives of people of developed countries but has also impacted the lives of people belonging to developing countries like Pakistan. The impact of ICT on our daily lives is such great that it has approximately changed all forms & functions of our lives. In education, the incorporation of ICT has transformed the teaching process from teacher-centered to student-centered. Now students can even learn the difficult concepts of science through simulation. These concepts were previously taught by the teachers and memorized by the students in classrooms.
Cell phones, radio, TV, and the internet, etc. which all are included in ICT, are playing an important role in various fields of our daily lives including education. But, in Pakistan, the education process has yet to enjoy the full benefits of this technology (Zafar, Akram, & Shakir, 2017); despite the implementation of 3g/4g technologies and surge of android cell phones (Adnan, Yousaf, & Gilani, 2019). With the availability of the massive amount of information in this digital era, the students and teachers both require knowing how to access & retrieve the information that is appropriate according to their needs.
In Pakistan, the first effort to include ICT in the education process was made when a chapter was included in the National Education Policy 1998Policy -2008. This chapter focused mainly on preparing and training teachers regarding ICT with the purpose to enable them for their new role of teaching with ICT. This was followed by launching a valuable program named "Partners in Learning" (PiL) in 2004. This program was launched with the help of Microsoft Corporation. One of the major areas focused under this program was to set up a chain of personal computer laboratories in the teacher training institutes for the proper training of teachers in ICT. Education Sector Reform Assistance (ESRA) and Microsoft were collaborators in devising National Information and Communication Technology strategy in 2006. Under this strategy, ICT was introduced in teacher training institutes to improve the quality of teaching. In the National Education Policy 2009, very little importance was given to ICT with the reduction of the chapter on Information Technology (IT) to only lip service with no plan for its implementation as a proper subject like others. This policy focused on six actions. One of which was to use ICT to improve the quality of teaching with the introduction of ICT in teacher training institutions.
In the last 25 years or so ICT has acquired an important place in the education process of the world. Pakistan, in the last 10 years, has also witnessed a fast and deep penetration of computers, internet, and android cell phones in the everyday lives of the teachers (Rashid, 2018). Unfortunately, this fast penetration has not been observed in the teaching process. So, in Pakistan, the education process has yet to enjoy the full benefits of this technology despite the implementation of 3g/4g technologies and surge of android cell phones. Therefore, teachers being an integral and vital part of the education process need to be well aware of the importance and should be trained at incorporating ICT in their daily teaching process.

Significance of the Study
Schools at the secondary level are the eventual feeder organizations for colleges in the city of Shaheed Benazirabad. A high-