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Systems, methods and gaming sets for progressive games, including progressive pull-tab games. The gaming sets include a plurality of plays, which in some embodiments take the form of pull-tab cards, and in some embodiments are electronic plays. The plays are associated with indicia of redemption value, with the set of plays including at least one jackpot play of underdetermined total value prior to dispensing of the play, and at least one set of plays with a predetermined value.
1. A progressive pull-tab card game system, comprising:
a pull-tab dispenser adapted to dispense pull-tab cards including indicia of redemption value, wherein the pull-tab cards include at least one jackpot card, wherein said at least one jackpot card is designated as a jackpot card by indicia on the jackpot card prior to the play of the progressive pull-tab game, wherein said indicia on the jackpot card have an undetermined total value, and further wherein each of the pull-tab cards includes a code corresponding to the indicia of redemption value of the pull-tab card;
a control system operatively connected to the dispenser to monitor the dispensing of pull-tab cards and configured to compute a jackpot value dependent on the dispensing of pull-tab cards; and
an electronic display associated with the control system and configured to present a display of the indicia of redemption value on the pull-tab cards, wherein the electronic display includes a reader adapted to read the code of a pull-tab card and to present the display of the indicia of redemption value based at least partially thereupon.
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14. A method of operating a progressive pull-tab game, comprising:
providing a set of pull-tab plays having indicia of redemption value, wherein the set of pull-tab plays includes at least one jackpot play without a predetermined total value and a plurality of non-jackpot plays having predetermined values, wherein said at least one jackpot play is designated as a jackpot play prior to the play of the progressive pull-tab game, and further wherein said the jackpot play has an undetermined total value prior to dispensing of the jackpot play to a player;
setting a progressive jackpot to a predetermined value;
selling one of the pull-tab plays to a player;
selectively increasing the value of the progressive jackpot; and
presenting to the player, by way of an electronic display, an image indicative of the value of the pull-tab play.
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providing a set of plays including at least one jackpot play of undetermined value and a multiplicity of non-jackpot plays with predetermined values, wherein said at least one jackpot play is designated as a jackpot play prior to the play of the progressive game, and further wherein at least prior to being distributed, the jackpot play has an undetermined total value;
distributing electronically the plays from the set of plays, where the step of distributing includes displaying on an electronic display screen information relating to the play from which the value of the play can be determined; and
when the at least one jackpot play is distributed, awarding a jackpot, wherein the value of the jackpot awarded is dependent on when, in the sequence of distributing the plays, the at least one jackpot play is distributed.
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a dispenser adapted to dispense electronically plays associated with indicia of redemption value, wherein the plays include at least one jackpot play, wherein said at least one jackpot play is designated as a jackpot play prior to the play of the progressive game, and further wherein said jackpot play has an undetermined total value prior to dispensing of the jackpot play;
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a control system operatively connected to the dispenser to monitor the dispensing of plays and configured to compute a jackpot value dependent on the dispensing of plays, the control system further being operatively connected to the jackpot display to cause it to display the computed jackpot value as plays are dispensed; and
an electronic display screen associated with the control system and configured to present a display of the indicia of redemption value associated with the plays.
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This application is a continuation of and claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/003,679, which was filed on Oct. 29, 2001 and issued on Jul. 29, 2003 as U.S. Pat. No. 6,599,187, and which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/369,678, which was filed on Aug. 5, 1999 and issued on Oct. 30, 2001 as U.S. Pat. No. 6,309,298, and which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/898,553, which was filed on Jul. 22, 1997 and issued on Aug. 31, 1999 as U.S. Pat. No. 5,944,606. The complete disclosures of the above-identified patent applications are hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes.
This invention relates generally to gaming. More particularly, the invention relates to a method, apparatus and gaming set for use in a progressive pull-tab game.
"Pull-tab" is a game of chance, commonly played in casinos and taverns. In a pull-tab game, participants purchase pull-tab cards from a large fixed pool or set. The game ends when the entire pool of cards has been purchased. The cards in a set are marked at the time of manufacture with various patterns of symbols or indicia. The indicia on the otherwise identical cards is covered when the cards are sold so that neither the operator nor player can see the indicia before the card is purchased. A certain number of cards in each set are manufactured with a pattern of indicia indicating that they are winners. Such winning cards will have a predetermined pay-off value: $1, $5, $1,000, etc. Other cards may have zero value.
The set of cards may be stored and distributed electronically as well as in printed form. In this case, the cards are stored and distributed in a predetermined order, just as with printed cards. Likewise, certain of the electronic cards are coded as winners and losers. Until the cards ate dispensed or displayed, it is not possible for a player to determine whether a particular electronic card is a winner, and, if so, its pay-off value.
The winning and losing cards are randomly mixed in the pool and externally identical. Therefore, the value of a card is not ascertainable prior to its opening or display upon purchase. Whether winner or loser, the value of each card is dependent only on the pattern of indicia printed thereon or associated therewith and therefore is predetermined at the time the cards are printed or generated. Because the number of winning cards in a set, and the value of each, is known, the operator of the game knows the total pay-out for a game in advance, as do the players.
In one variation of the standard pull-tab games, there are multiple separate indicia on or associated with each card. With these "multi-play" cards, which may have twenty plays on a single card, the player has many opportunities to win. With multiple plays on each card, each multi-play card may be a winner by including at least one winning play. The pay-off values for multi-play cards, however, are typically much smaller because of the many winning combinations. Multi-play cards may be sold at higher prices than single-play cards.
Games of chance can be described as either progressive or non-progressive. In non-progressive games, such as traditional pull-tab, participants play for a chance to win a predetermined prize, i.e., one of the winning cards. Progressive games, in contrast, involve a jackpot or prize that grows during the play of the game. Many state numbers lotteries, for instance, fall into the progressive category because the prize increases over time as more players participate. During the operation of a progressive game, a portion of each player's purchase is dedicated to the prize. Thus, the prize grows until the winning numbers are selected and the game ends. Some slot machines also offer a progressive jackpot.
While progressive games typically offer participants greater excitement and appeal because of the opportunity to win a larger prize, such games are more complex to operate. Moreover, not all games of chance lend themselves to a progressive implementation. Pull-tab, for instance, has not been amenable for implementation in a progressive game because of the use of a pre-printed or pre-generated set of cards with predetermined winning amounts.
Because of the popularity of traditional slot machines, which provide the player with an immediate visual indication of the outcome of a play, it is generally desirable to offer a pull-tab game which resembles a slot game. One principle way this has been achieved is by providing an automatic reader to read the cards as they are dispensed. Another way this has been achieved is by providing a separate reader to read the cards upon insertion of the cards into the reader by a player. In the case of electronic tickets, the status of the card is determined when it is displayed. In any case, the resulting play can then be depicted visually on a video display in a fashion replicating the appearance of a slot machine. When this type of system is used with a multi-play pull-tab card, a sequence of plays can be completed without interruption. However, because this system still uses pre-printed cards or pre-generated cards with predetermined values, it has not been amenable for implementation in a progressive format.
The present invention includes systems, methods and gaming sets for progressive games, including progressive pull-tab games. The gaming sets include a plurality of plays, which in some embodiments take the form of pull-tab cards, and in some embodiments are electronic plays. The plays are associated with indicia of redemption value, with the set of plays including at least one jackpot play of underdetermined total value prior to dispensing of the play, and at least one set of plays with a predetermined value.
Many other features, advantages and additional objects of the present invention will be apparent to those versed in the art upon making reference to the detailed description which follows and the accompanying sheets of drawings in which a preferred embodiment incorporating the principles of this invention is disclosed as an illustrative example only.
A printed pull-tab card for use with the present invention is shown generally at 10 in
Pull-tab cards according to the present invention can also be implemented and dispensed electronically, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,324,035 which is incorporated herein by reference. Electronic cards or tickets are generally designed to mimic the format and appearance of printed cards. Such electronic cards are typically distributed through electronic display terminals with touch-screens to allow a player to control exposure of the gaming region.
In the context of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, pull-tab cards or plays, such as card 10, typically form part of a pull-tab gaming set as shown generally at 30 in FIG. 3. With electronic tickets, the set or pool is, of course, stored electronically. Card 10 also typically includes a printed gaming code 22, which is different for each set and therefore can be used to distinguish cards from different sets. Set 30 preferably includes three classes of cards. The first class, which usually constitutes the majority of the cards, is losers. Losing cards, such as card 10 in
The second class of cards in set 30 is winners, which have fixed non-zero values. Winner cards include an indicia of the amount of their redemption value. For example, a card in the winner class may have a value of $100, such as winner card 40 shown in
The third class in set 30 is the jackpot. In the preferred embodiment, there is only one jackpot card, shown at 42 in
As mentioned above, each card in the set includes an indicia of its value. With printed cards, a shown in
A sign or poster 32, such as shown in
In a variation on the pull-tab cards described above, the present invention could be implemented utilizing multi-play pull-tab cards such as shown at 10′ in FIG. 7. Card 10′ would typically include a front side 12′, a back side 14′ and a selectively revealable gaming section 16′. The gaming section is disposed beneath a serrated flap 18′ that can be lifted to reveal the gaming section. The principal difference between card 10′ and previously described card 10 is that card 10′ includes multiple plays, rather than the single play provided by card 10. Specifically, in the version depicted, card 10′ provides twenty different indicia in the form of groups 20′ of nine symbols each, where each group represents a play. For each group, the player can evaluate whether a winning combination is present. The symbols of each group may be read horizontally, vertically or diagonally to evaluate whether a winning combination is present, further enhancing the play.
Either card 10 or 10′ may be configured to be machine readable. As shown in
A system for conducting a progressive pull-tab game according to the present invention is shown generally at 100 in FIG. 6. System 100 typically includes one or more dispensing units, such as unit 102, configured to dispense pull-tab cards. In the preferred embodiment, unit 102 is a Lucky Pick Model No. LP1, sold by Over and Under Int'l Inc., of Clarkston, Wash., with a serial communications chip added to enable communication with a computer as will be subsequently described, although any other pull-tab dispensing unit could be made suitable for use in the present invention with minor modification. Each unit is essentially identical and the subsequent description will be made with particular reference to unit 102. A typical unit, such as unit 102, would be able to hold approximately 4,000 pull-tab cards. This amount may represent an entire pull-tab gaming set, or a set may fill two or more units. Unit 102 holds cards in four racks 104, and the cards in each rack are visible through an overlying window 106. Having the cards visible allows the player to evaluate approximately how many cards remain. By comparing the number of remaining cards with the number of remaining winning cards as indicated on poster 32, as described above, the player is able to estimate the odds of receiving a winning card.
Beneath each window is a button 108 that the player can push to dispense a card from the above stack. Providing the player the ability to select the stacks gives the player some sense of control over the game. After the player selects the stack, the card is dispensed into a bin 110 disposed beneath the buttons. Players pay for cards using a bill validator 112 built into the unit. A display 114 is provided to inform the player of how much credit they have remaining from money put into the bill validator. Thus, a player can feed the bill validator $20 to purchase twenty tickets at once. The cards, however, are only dispensed one at a time as the player selects and pushes one of the four buttons.
In the case of electronic cards, the cards are dispensed at terminals equipped with electronic display screens. The terminals typically allow a user to select among different games and provide the user with game information such as the number of plays remaining in the current pool or set of plays. Because the tickets or plays are stored and presented electronically, the terminal can determine whether or not any particular ticket is a winner. In addition to presenting an image indicative of the value or pay out for the card in the course of dispensing, the terminal can also directly report winnings and can print a validation receipt for redemption by a cashier for winning cards. Typical display screen images for electronically dispensed cards are shown in FIGS. 14-17 in U.S. Pat. No. 5,324,035, incorporated by reference above.
System 100 includes a control system 120 to which each of the units are operatively connected, such as by a serial cable 122. In the preferred embodiment, control system 120 is an IBM compatible computer running software known as Progressive Pull-Tab Version 1.3, produced by Paradise Valley Electronics, of Moscow, Id., that allows the control system to communicate with each of the dispensing units, although any suitable software could be used. Control system 120 monitors the quantity of pull-tab cards dispensed by the dispensing units. In the preferred embodiment, each unit signals the control system when a player purchases cards and when a card is dispensed. Also in the preferred embodiment, the control system is physically separated from the dispensing units, but it could just as well be incorporated in one of the dispensing units, or each unit could have its own control system. As an additional alternative, cards could be directly sold and distributed by a cashier or operator.
System 100 also includes a jackpot display 130 operatively connected to the control system to display a jackpot value. In the preferred embodiment, the software on the control system keeps track of the jackpot value and sends information to the jackpot display. The redemption value of the jackpot card is determined by the jackpot value. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the jackpot is set to a predetermined value at the beginning of the game, that is, when a new set of cards is loaded into the system to be dispensed. As the control system receives signals indicating sale of cards, it increases the jackpot value. For instance, the jackpot value may be incremented by five-percent of the price of each card, as they are sold. Although the jackpot value is incremented for every card sale in the preferred embodiment, it could be incremented less frequently, or additionally on occurrence of other events. For example, the jackpot could be incremented once for every five card sales or once every fifteen minutes, or both. In the preferred embodiment, the jackpot value is incremented by and stored in software in the computer, but the jackpot could be as simple as a mechanical counter that was incremented for every ticket sale or some fraction thereof.
An alternative embodiment of a dispensing unit according to the present invention is shown generally at 102′ in FIG. 8. Dispensing unit 102′ is generally similar to dispensing unit 102 and includes racks (not shown) to hold a stock of pull-tab cards from which the player can select using buttons 108′. Most significantly, dispensing unit 102′ also includes an electronic video display 116′ and a card reader 118′. The card reader is configured to receive a card from a player. By reading some type of marking or property of the card, the card reader is able to determine whether the card is a winner, loser or jackpot card. Of course, with electronic cards, no reader is required. After the card is read, the dispensing unit then displays a pattern of images on the video display corresponding to the character of the card. The image may be a representation of a printed card based upon the card read by the reader or the electronic card. Preferably, the display mimics the appearance of the wheels on a slot machine so that the player is given the look and feel of playing slots. The display may be a video display, actual spinning wheels, or other types of display. A pull-down arm, such as arm 120′, may also be attached to the machine to actuate the reading of a card, when it is pulled, similar to an arm on a slot machine, to simulate the play of a slot machine. Alternatively, the card may be read automatically upon insertion, or upon actuation of some other trigger. This type of system is particularly beneficial when implemented with the multi-play cards because the player can run through a sequence of plays without purchasing or inserting additional cards. Preferably the jackpot value would be displayed on the video display in addition to or alternatively to jackpot display 130.
Although the above-described alternative embodiment has been described in the context of using separate cards, it could also be implemented utilizing a roll of pull-tab cards, such as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,348,299, 5,377,975, 5,487,544 and 5,487,544 to Clapper, all of which are hereby incorporated by reference. In this case the card reader may be internal to the dispenser and simply read the card or backing strip prior to expelling the pull-tab card. Preferably, the card reader is incorporated in the dispensing unit so that the dispensing unit can be configured to provide game credits for winning cards, thereby allowing the play to continue. Alternatively, the dispensing unit could issue cash or vouchers redeemable with a cashier for winning cards. As an additional alternative, the pull-tab cards could be dispensed by a dispensing unit, and a separate card reading unit, similar to dispensing unit 102′ above but without the dispensing capability, could be used to redeem the cards.
As described above, a new game starts when a set of pull-tab cards, such as set 30 described above, is loaded, or in the case of electronic cards, transmitted, into one or more dispensing units and the jackpot is set to a predetermined value. A pull-tab card is then sold and dispensed to a player from a dispensing unit and the control system increments and displays the value of the progressive jackpot. Of course, the cards could be sold and dispensed by a human operator as well, in which case the operator would signal the control system to indicate sales of cards. The sequence of displaying, dispensing and incrementing is then repeated until the jackpot card is dispensed. When the jackpot card is dispensed, the player receiving that card is awarded the progressive jackpot.
Players receiving winning cards before or after the jackpot card is dispensed are able to redeem them for the predetermined value of the card. Thus, although the jackpot may have been awarded, the play of the game may continue until all the cards are dispensed, with the draw for players being the remaining winning cards. Alternatively, the game could be stopped as soon as the jackpot card is dispensed, or after all winning cards have been redeemed.
As mentioned above, there may be more than one jackpot card in a gaming set. One reason for including additional jack-pot cards would be to prevent a player from holding a jackpot card after receiving it. In a game where there is only one jackpot card the player receiving it would be inclined to hold the card while the game continued and the jackpot increased. This could be unfair to fellow players who would not know that they are no longer competing for the jackpot. In a game with two or more jackpot cards, the player receiving the first card would be inclined to turn it in rapidly so that another player would not get the other jackpot card and turn it in first. If there were two or more jackpot cards, the jackpot could be restarted after each jackpot card was redeemed.
It would also be possible to address the problem of a player holding the jackpot card by providing a time or current jackpot value stamp on the card. Thus, a player would only receive the jackpot value at the time the card was issued. Alternatively, the dispensing unit could read or scan the card as it was dispensed, thereby insuring detection of the jackpot card. With electronic cards, this detection would preferably occur automatically.
In the preferred embodiment, the control system may be connected to a large number of dispensing units. The control system, using identification codes and software, is able to segregate these dispensing units into various groups of one or more machines. Each group can then be used to play an independent game. Thus, if there are twenty-one dispensing units connected to the control system, they may be divided into two groups of five, a group of ten, and a group of one. Each group would then have an independent jackpot display and separate gaming set. Preferably, of course, the group with ten dispensing units would be used with a gaming set having ten times as many cards as the gaming set for the group with one dispensing unit.
In a progressive game it can be desirable to link multiple machines, and therefore more players, in a single game because the associated potential jackpot will generally go up with the number of cards making up the game. For instance, if each dispensing unit will hold 4,000 cards, then the group including ten dispensing units can be filled with a gaming set including 40,000 cards. On average, in a game with just one jackpot card, the jackpot will get to a value ten-times larger before the jackpot card is dispensed in a 40,000 card game than would be the case with a 4,000 card game.
In the preferred embodiment, the operator is provided with complete flexibility to control the parameters of the jackpot using the control system. In particular, the operator of the game can, using the software running on the control system, select the initial value of the jackpot, i.e., $0 or $500. In the preferred embodiment the operator is also able to select an increment percentage for each sale of a pull-tab card. Such values might range from a few percent to 25-percent or more. If the value was 10-percent, then for $1 cards the jackpot would be increased by 10� for every pull-tab card sale. The values are selected to make the game appeal to players and maintain a profit for the operator. Thus, a large initial jackpot value may be used in conjunction with a smaller percentage increment. On the other hand, a large percentage increment may be used with a small initial value. The control system is also able to track total sales and various auditing data from the dispensing units.
While the invention has been disclosed in its preferred form, the specific embodiments thereof as disclosed and illustrated herein are not to be considered in a limiting sense as numerous variations are possible. Applicant regards the subject matter of the invention to include all novel and non-obvious combinations and subcombinations of the various elements, features, functions and/or properties disclosed herein. No single feature, function, element or property of the disclosed embodiments is essential. The following claims define certain combinations and subcombinations which are regarded as novel and non-obvious. Other combinations and subcombinations of features, functions, elements and/or properties may be claimed through amendment of the present claims or presentation of new claims in this or a related application. Such claims, whether they are broader, narrower or equal in scope to the original claims, are also regarded as included within the subject matter of applicant's invention.
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- 2 1/2 pounds skinless chicken breast cutlets
- 1/4 cup soy sour cream
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce plus 1 teaspoon adobo sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup dried bread crumbs
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Vegetable oil cooking spray
1. Place the chicken in a bowl. In a blender or food processor blend the non dairy sour cream, mayo, lemon juice, chipotle peppers, adobo sauce, cumin and oregano. Pour over chicken and mix well, allow to marinate in the fridge at least 1 hour.
2. Lightly spray 2 metal cake cooling racks with vegetable oil spray and place them inside a large rimmed baking sheet.
3. In another bowl, mix the flour, crumbs, salt, and pepper.
4. Shake off excess marinade from chicken and coat in bread crumb mix. Place on racks on the baking sheet and spray with cooking spray. Allow to rest for 20 minutes while oven preheats to 385 degrees F. Bake chicken 45-55 minutes or until browned and crisp.
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Human impact, in the form of increased urbanization, agricultural practices, wildlife management and decaying infrastructure has resulted in a marked decrease in water quality in California. This impacts anyone who would kneel down and take a drink from a cool stream or a lake as they hike or otherwise take advantage of California's abundant outdoor recreational activities. Significant increases in illnesses have been reported for those who swim in our beaches compared to those that never venture into the water. The surfing community has been aware of this phenomenon for years and organizations such as the Surfrider Foundation have created reporting tools to identify how and where they get sick to help identify pollution hotspots. My laboratory is interested in identifying sources of fecal pollution as a first step towards control and mitigation. We are far more at risk of getting sick from water contaminated with sewage, septic wastes and other human sources compared to non-human fecal sources such as birds or grazing animals. To accurately differentiate sources we have developed a technology to comprehensively identify the total microbial community composition in water samples including the hundreds of source-specific microbes from each fecal source. We are using this method to assess risks at contaminated beaches, develop Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) to calculate the maximum amount of pollution that a recreational beach can receive and still meet water quality standards and, finaly, determine how the fecal-specific species signals change over time in water.


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David Glenn Branum, 69, Johnson City, entered into rest, Monday, June 11, 2012.
Mr. Branum was a native of Johnson City and a son of the late Arthur and Elizabeth Howell Branum.
He was also preceded in death by a son, Christopher Glenn Branum.
Mr. Branum retired from Dana Corporation and was a former employee of West Market Street Car Wash.
He was a US Army veteran.
Survivors include two daughters, Regina Branum, MI and Judy Taylor, Knoxville, TN; four sons, David Michael Branum MT, Bobby Branum, MT, Phillip Branum, MI and Patrick Branum, MI; six brothers, Robert, Johnny, Junior, Bill, Charlie and Benny Branum; nine grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; step-daughter, April Jones; stepgrandchildren, Daymian Jones and Kaitlyn Peters and his fiancée, Peggy Wortham.
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Human Resources Information Systems, abbreviated as HRIS, are tools employed in human resources management. HRIS integrate the data management capabilities of computer databases as a factor in the administration of human resources services. As companies grow larger and their employees grow more numerous, it becomes more and more difficult to track work-related information and specific details about employees. As it is, the need for better data management for use in Human Resources Management has been identified, and the demand for skilled professionals to manage these special sets of data has risen.
An HRIS is comprised of data entry, storage, sorting, and retrieval software or software sets that enable HR departments to manage employee data more efficiently. These programs may be individual programs or parts of an integrated software suite. With the use of automation, analyzing raw data and identifying trends become much easier and faster, allowing the company to be more adaptive and to respond to employee problems faster. Some of the areas HRISs are used for include payroll, work times, employee personal information, recruiting, performance records, skills, and benefits. Seeing that there is so much to keep track of and analyze, the role of HRIS Managers has been established, specifically to enable the efficient use of database management systems in Human Resource contexts.
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Many companies, when hiring or looking for HRIS Managers, prefer someone who has finished at least an undergraduate degree in Human Resources or Information Technology. The HR degree holders know the needs for the administration of various minutiae in the management of personnel, while Information Technology degree holders are especially well equipped to interface with the computer software required for the job.
An Information Technology degree holder may need to learn the general concepts underlying Human Resources Management and the specific needs of the company. Likewise, an HR graduate will need to learn how to use HRIS software. Learning how to use software does not require enrolling in a college program. There are books and tutorials offered online, as well as short courses for specific programs. Acquiring proficiency certificates will also be a big help.
The requirement that lies at the root of this job is the ability to use computer programs relevant to the task. Software like Oracle and other database management systems are fundamental to this career choice. Proficiencies in office software programs like Microsoft Office or OpenOffice word processors, spreadsheet programs, presentation programs, and communication software are definite pluses. In addition to skill in these computer programs, the prospective HRIS Manager needs to keep his software updated and attend seminars, symposia, and even sales jobs if necessary to stay up-to-date with trends in the HRIS community. Doing so will allow him or her to be better equipped to analyze the needs of the company in relation to the industry as a whole and to advise on matters regarding HRIS software and upgrades, the need for understanding computer systems and business operations systems as a whole.
In order to achieve these, working in the Information Technology department of a company will provide experience and knowledge. By doing so, the prospective HRIS manager will also be given the opportunity to interact with the actual users of the computer programs. Experience will also grant the ability to spot inefficiencies and errors in the system as a whole, which can be brought up in policy meetings and regular performance evaluations.
The ideal candidate for the position of HRIS Manager has experience in all parts of the task: payroll, Information Technology, and Human Resources. Getting experience in all three areas may prove easier by first working at smaller companies which lump two or all of these functions into one department. A well-rounded resume with these qualifications looks very impressive in relation to the HRIS Manager position.
Knowledge and skill in applying scripting languages can help make using HRISs easier. The application of scripting languages like HTML, Java, ASP, and XML will allow the creation of automated processes that analyze, sort, interpret, and format data with little to no intervention from the user, as well as the ability to modify any scripts left by previous holders of the position. Keeping oneself up to speed with updates in these softwares will maintain one's employee value.
As much as possible, take a jobs manager as an assistant working under a senior HRIS manager. The senior manager should be able to show and explain the system, both generalities and intricacies, since knowing exactly how the system works is critical to the job. The senior manager can show you the ropes, as it were. Make sure to maintain a good relation with your senior, and learn as much as you can under his supervision.
Finally, the ability to speak in public and present information is a must. As a professional dealing with IT and HR matters, one should be able to interpret and elucidate information, as both IT and HR require speaking skills. If you are not confident of your speaking ability, take a class or course in it. The HRIS Manager is responsible for relaying data gathered from analysis, as well as information on software developments, to company executives or large groups of management-level employees.
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Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter and flour two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans, or place liners in 2 muffin pans for 24 cupcakes. Set aside.
In a large bowl, sift the dry ingredients together. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, mix the vanilla extract, oil, vinegar, and cold water.
Slowly whisk the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, being careful not to overmix. The mixture will be quite wet, but this is okay.
Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. For cupcakes, the baking time is 24 to 26 minutes.
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Last week we aired the first half of an interview with Emily White, author of the new book Lonely: A Memoir. In the second half of the interview, WMNF reporter Dawn Morgan Elliott asks White what other surprise findings she came across in her research on the topic of loneliness.
"We tend to think of loneliness as something that affects the elderly. And it certainly does. But to a much greater extent it affects young people. And the reason we donât recognize that is because young people donât talk about it. The years I write about in the book I was about 32 to 36. Those are years in which we tend not to think about people getting lonely, but statistically, a lot of young people are."
What other factors can determine whoâs going to be lonely?
"A really major factor coming to light is genetics. One of the leading experts on this is Dorret Boomsma, and she uses the word buffer. If you donât have this genetic predisposition, then youâre going to be buffered against loneliness against say a separation or a move. But if you do have this genetic predisposition towards loneliness, youâre not going to be buffered. And youâre going to wind up feeling lonely more often and in a broader array or circumstances."
Your parents divorced when you were very young, and you make a direct connection between childhood trauma and loneliness in adulthood.
"Two New York researchers who came to the finding that the experience of having parents your divorce was directly related to loneliness in adulthood. And that the younger you were at time of the divorce, the more severe the adult loneliness would be. These findings are from the late 70âs early 80âs, and they might have changed a bit since divorce has become more common. But one of the reasons thatâs been put forward is, if you as young child, go through the experience of divorce, especially an acrimonious divorce, youâre less likely to trust in other people. And the less likely you are trust other people, and to feel secure in your attachments, the more likely you are to become lonely in adulthood. And I think you know, itâs a hard idea to test or verify, but thereâs a lot to it. In childhood you might come to associate relationships to risk or insecurity. And if that happens, itâs more likely that youâll wind up struggling with loneliness as you enter your adult years."
In the book you often brought up the mediaâs portrayal of loneliness.
"In the media the lonely are often portrayed, if theyâre men, as violent, and women as sexless and dowdy. So one of the reasons I wrote the book was to hack through stereotypes. And, you know, my book is just one voice saying these stereotypes arenât true, because if stereotype is all you have, it has a real silencing effect. And that means that people struggling with loneliness donât want to talk about it no matter how bad it gets because they donât want to be judged for their loneliness."
What can someone with a lonely friend or loved one do?
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The UNC Dental Mexico Project
Since 1987, dental students from the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry have participated in a unique educational and service opportunity as part of the UNC Dental Mexico Project. This project combines an intensive seminar on health services in a developing country with a dental volunteer service project at a very large, rural Mexican orphanage. The academic portion of this project in Mexico City was founded under the leadership of Dr. Alfonso Rodriguez-Galvan, a professor of dentistry and public health at the University of Mexico (U.N.A.M.). Students directly experience various components of the Mexican health care delivery system and have clinical rotations in three dental programs associated with hospitals or maternal-child treatment centers. The information and exposures have been useful in understanding how health systems work and how developing nations cope with scarce medical and dental resources.
It is with the utmost sadness to report the passing away of Dr. Alfonso Rodriguez-Galvan in 2002. His leadership and guidance will be greatly missed.
The second component of the UNC Mexico Dental Project is the annual program at the Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos Orphanage. This orphanage, located near Cuernevaca, in the small village of Miacatlan, houses nearly 1000 orphans. One part-time dentist serves this entire community as a volunteer, Dr. Maria Carmen. The purpose of our project was to assist the dentist by administering basic and preventive dental care in the form of cleaning teeth, application of fluoride and dental sealants, educating the children on prevention and nutrition, and performing dental fillings and restorative care if needed. The dental students see as many children as possible each day under the supervision of the orphanage dentist. They present oral hygiene instruction, a tooth brush, and floss to each child in a classroom setting.
The opportunity to make even a small difference in the lives of these children is very exciting to us. During the time at the orphanage, dental students live in the orphans' dormitory and eat meals in their dining room. This component of our project allows us to develop a personal feeling for the needs of high risk children in a developing nation. The warm and caring relationships formed have affected all of the dental students who preceded us in this project. For the dental students who went to Mexico this past summer, the experience exceeded all expectations. Nothing was more gratifying than to hear a child exclaim "My Dentista", combining English and Spanish in a special attempt to communicate affection.
While this is clearly a student generated and managed project, the project has had great faculty advisors assiting the project when needed. Dr. Ronald P. Strauss served as Faculty Advisor from inception in 1987 until 2009. He made many of the arrangements for our academic and clinical experiences and assists in guiding the project. Dr. John Tiffee became Faculty Advisor in 2009 and has continued to help make this a very successful endeavor for both the students and the children at the orphanage.
The success of this endeavor is a product of the uncompensated labor of the dental students and the generosity of the area residents, businesses, dentists, dental manufacturers and dental suppliers. The project receives no direct state funds, and all expenses have been met with contributions and by pizza sales, door-to-door solicitations, and gifts of dental supplies. All donations to the student project have been approved by the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry to be tax deductible.
In July of this year ten dental students will again leave for nearly a month in Mexico. This self-initiated journey will be funded by the students and will be an educational as well as a service-oriented experience. This endeavor has been a success for the past ten years and the people of Mexico City and Micatlan look forward to the visit each summer. The dental students are committed to community service and to continuing the Mexico Project.
"I have been so impressed with the integrity and commitment of the wonderful students who organize and conduct the UNC Mexico Project. They are devoted to serving people with unmet health needs and demonstrate a high degree of initiative and caring."
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The only think letting this down is that there is no access to the beach .If you are going to call it Sands you should at least have access to the beach ,I am sure this could be achieved .
Everything closes too early. Entertainment very poor. Caravan smelled like it had been cleaned with a dirty cloth. Food portions were children's size. Public toilets had flooded floors all week
the holiday was amazing food at the restaurant could have been better, we ate there once and didn't return. but over all the whole experience was great the entertainment for kids was excellent. we will be back
reported 2 faults with the caravan, neither were looked at during our stay..... went without heating for the entire week.
Disappointed that the fencing had been removed aound the reception area, no shelter from the wind. Think it should be made clear in the advertising that there is no beach access
Clean and quiet park with good facilities. Staff were helpful and friendly. Overall, good value for money.
Lovely site for a relaxing break. Kids entertainment was great with plenty of activities on site. We went during whitsun week and were shocked at the lack of staff in the main club & restaurant, took ages to get served as only 2 barstaff in club & 1 in the restaurant most of the time. Staff were friendly and kids entertainers were fab.Would be better if swimming pool had slides!
Good site good position great holiday
Nice layout of site and easy parking by the caravan.
Extremely disappointed at the quality of the caravan we were allocated. The caravan was at least 20 years old, this is unacceptable. Several appliances did not work correctly.
The club was fine in the evenings but we all had aching feet for the duration of our stay as we walked the road way to what was called the beach. It was in fact just another beach where the land had fallen in the sea resulting in a large drop. When I inquired about the holiday, (if your calls are recorded, you can verify this) I was told that the beach was ten minutes walk away. When I got there I asked a member of staff in the sales office and they directed us by road(we said we were not driving) which took more like two hours to walk.
Coming back we decided to come along the coast route which did actually take about 15minutes, but we had to ignore the signs telling us not to use the path. Personally I dont understand how you can say that the beach is nearby, if to get there ,people have to walk on ''closed'' routes with barriers part way across them.. We were pleased with the caravan, but its just such a shame it was marred by the beach experience. It was such an important part of the holiday for our group, that it was just too disappointing to realize that we had been misinformed.
Good site, caravan good but as all holiday accommodation the beds could be better quality
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After reading previous reviews was a little nervous about booking Skipsea Sands ,but as soon as we arrived the staff couldn't have been more helpful and informative.The caravan was modern with plenty of equipment .We really enjoyed our break.
We really enjoyed our stay. Just two points that would put me off booking again.
1 check in was poor we stood in line in a bar for 40 mins with screaming kids all round us.
2 the caravan we stayed in really smelt terrible, sure smokers stayed in it before us, we tried air freshener but could not shift it also the seats were dirty and stained. ( caravan 362)


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RCN, in agreement with NBCUniversal, today announced a multiplatform content offering for NBCUniversal's coverage of the XXII Olympic Winter Games from Sochi, Russia, to commence on Thursday, February 6, and run through Sunday, February 23. RCN's Digital TV video subscribers will have access to NBCUniversal's unprecedented 1,500+ hours of Winter Olympic programming, including every Olympic competition, live and on-demand and across multiple platforms. In addition to enjoying extensive coverage on the networks of NBCUniversal, including NBC, NBC Sports Network (NBCSN), MSNBC, CNBC, and USA Network, subscribers can stay connected to the Sochi Olympic Winter Games wherever they go via NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports Live Extra app, America's premier Olympic digital destinations. Like no other event to date, the Olympic Games have been, and continue to be, a watershed moment for "TV Everywhere," helping to drive awareness and usage.
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The Leveson inquiry reveals the need to shine an independent light on the workings of the newspaper industry, say respondents to the new report on press standards.
The Leveson report has been a long time coming. Since 1949 there have been five inquiries into the operation of the press in Britain. On each occasion, we have heard the same kind of outcry against independent scrutiny from media barons, a narrow band of newspaper pundits and politicians who serve the rich and powerful.
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Sag Harbor Yacht Club's annual regatta, the Maycroft Cup was raced this past Saturday, September 25th, in and around Shelter Island Sound and Gardiners Bay. Twenty-three sailboats competing in six divisions came to the starting line in the yacht club's 14th annual regatta.
Starting against the Shelter Island shore with winds blowing 8 to 15 knots from the Southwest, all classes sailed around marks set in Shelter Island Sound, then raced past Cedar Point into Gardiner's Bay. Divisions 1, 2, 5 & 6 sailed to Crow Shoals while Divisions 3 & 4 headed to Three Mile Harbor. Against an ebbing tide, all divisions then returned past Cedar Point Light back into Shelter Island Sound through the South channel, finishing at the Sag Harbor Breakwater.
Jim and Ellen Sanders aboard "Team Tonic" took First place in Division 1 while winning the Maycroft Cup trophy for top boat in Spinnaker Divisions 1 & 2. Sag Harbor Yacht Club member George Martin at the helm of his C&C 35 "Osprey" got the gun taking First in Division 2. "Impromptu" owned by Sean & Lynn Leary of Sag Harbor took First place in Division 3, also taking home the Havens Cup perpetual trophy for best in Non-Spinnaker Divisions 3 & 4. Kevin Horne driving "Calli" won Division 4 with SHYC members Joe Gaites & Joe Frizell coming in second aboard "Bellatrix". Wayne Morse, also a Sag Harbor YC member took line honors in One Design Division 5 on his J105 "Roxanne". Steve Kenny & Greg Ames racing their J109 "Gossip" got the gun in One Design Division 6 with SHYC member David Betts sailing "Instant Karma" to a close second. Kenny & Ames were awarded the Ron Lowe Cup for overall winner of the One Design divisions.
Top finishers in each class were:
Division 1 (Spinnaker) –
First – "Team Tonic" – Jim & Ellen Sanders
Second – "Purple Haze" – Lee Oldak & Dan Kalish
Third – "One Ring Circus" – Paul Pomerantz
Division 2 (Spinnaker) – First – "Osprey" – George Martin
Second – "Swans Way" – Chris DiSunno
Third – "Boogie Van" – Jody LoCasio
Division 3 (Non-Spinnaker) – First – "Impromptu" – Sean & Lynn Leary
Second – "Wave Equation" – Bruce Dinsmore & Joan Worthing
Third – "Between The Sheets" – Jeff Barnett
Division 4 (Non-Spinnaker) – First – "Calli" – Kevin Horne
Second – "Bellatrix" – Joe Gaites & Joe Frizell
Third – "Fresh Start" – Arthur Spanarkel
Division 5 (One Design J105) – First – "Roxanne" – Wayne Morse
Second – "Buckaroo" – Bruce Tait
Third – "Mambo" – Sedgwick Ward
Division 6 (One Design J109) - First – "Gossip" – Steve Kenny & Greg Ames
Second – "Instant Karma" – David Betts
Third – "Big Boat"- Bud Rogers
Overall perpetual trophy winners:
Maycroft Cup (Best finish in Spinnaker Divisions 1 & 2): "Team Tonic" – Jim & Ellen Sanders
Havens Cup (Best finish in Non-Spinnaker Divisions 3 & 4): "Impromptu" – Sean & Lynn Leary
Ron Lowe Cup (Best finish in One Design Divisions 5 & 6): "Gossip" – Steve Kenny & Greg Ames


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The study of Social Policy at undergraduate level is designed to enable students to reflect on the ways in which different societies have developed alternative ways of meeting these needs or have, in some cases, done so in discriminatory and/or oppressive ways (QAA Benchmarking Statement, 2000). This module starts with the question `Why do comparative Social Policy?' It then introduces the analysis of social policy with the examination and assessment of theoretical models which underpin different social policy regimes and moves forward through a discussion of relevant examples to the present using Esping-Andersen's typology as a foundation and examining this in the light of the work of later critics.
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