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Summer 2012 Update
Hello LSCC family,
GOD did an amazing work this year through Silver Ring Thing..The total attendance for the 2011-2012 Image is Everything Tour is 36,720 people. Out of these people, 13,866 people put on rings symbolizes their decision to live pure lives before the LORD. And an amazing 7,823 souls committed their lives to CHRIST!!!! Praise God for HIS Work!
Below is a picture of 704 commitment cards from this year (that the students fill out when they make a commitment to CHRIST) that we hung on our wall in the office...
In a little over a month we will be bringing in a new team to train and start a new season. The 2012-2013 theme is REWIND BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND. We are excited for what God has in store for this year. Please pray the Lord opens doors where HE wants us this Fall 2012 and Spring 2013.
Also, we are pleased to announce that we have selected the team members for the 2012-2013 Tour Season. Please see their picture below and pray for God to prepare them for this season of ministry.
Also, thank you so much for your continued support of Silver Ring Thing. You prayers mean so much to me and Silver Ring Thing. Thank you also for continuing to support Silver Ring Thing financially. Your support helps us to keep doing the work God has called us to do.
"For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it." Matthew 16:25
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Using appropriate technology women in Kayonza district today can now make beautiful soap bars using local materials.
Women for Women lends its support to empowering Women in the country through a social venture that aims to encourage poor women to create income generating projects.
They believe that innovation will create more work and generate more income for the producers and their families.
Through this project an association of women has learnt the technology of making washing soaps and is now making enough for domestic use and for trade in the future.
"The soaps made by these women are effective and removes all stains. To the women, this proves any person is capable of creating their own trade using the available goods" said Monica Mukarukwaya, a member of women groups.
Mukarukwaya says no side effects have been reported so far about the soap making technology that was initiated by one member who knew the impact of pawpaw leaves in stain removal on clothes has been of great help to women in the area.
"We do use the soap we make to wash clothes and dishes and even bathing, the only thing barring accessing markets is the bureau of standards which we have to follow up after having our product in place," explained Chantal Mukamana, the chairperson of women groups.
Every single woman who is a member of Women Groups in Kayonza district is supported by Women for Women organization.


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TC TO EDWARD CHAPMAN ; 18 March 1850; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18500318-TC-EC-01; CL 25: 50-51
Chelsea, Monday [18? March 1850]
Dear Sir,
Will you send a copy of Pamphlet No 3, and what follow, to this Address,
Winchester is ten miles from him; he (or his Waltham Bookseller) is warned to expect it by your agent there,—and I beg you would enjoin on him (your man in Winchester) to be sharp!
Not one of the Presentation Copies of No 2 seems to have reached its destination: Dumfries & Haddington (by Edinr), Ballyar or Derry (by Dublin), Belfast too,—all are silent. Dumfries (to which there is a parcel weekly from Edinr) and Ld George Hill at Ballyar1 expressly answer No. I wish much you would look into this, and set it on a right footing. Scotland can be managed; as to Lord George Hill, I think you had better send the Nos by post (he lies so remote), and I will settle with you for the sixpences— A penny2 better forwarded to each of the other parties once (with No 3 for instance), to tell them where their Copy is, and will always at the due day of the month be,—wd do much to clear up the business. Admonition to your Agents at the other side might accomplish the rest.
I hope to have done with the rewrite of No 4 on Thursday or else Friday, and will bring it with me, being bound for the City directly after. I suppose you will be at your post, either afternoon? I mean to call, and inquire about the finance of the operation; a clear understanding on that subject will be satisfactory to both of us now.3
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United States officials said on Wednesday that Abu Hurayra al-Amriki or Abu Hurayra the American, a U.S. citizen likely carried out one of four suicide bombings on May 25 in Syria's Idlib province on behalf of al-Qaeda affiliate, Jabhat al-Nusra.
If U.S. investigators confirm his identity, Abu Hurayra al-Amriki would be the first known American suicide bomber in Syria, but not the first American to play a significant role in terrorist attacks, essentially turning against his own country. American born Muslim Cleric, Anwar al-Awlaki rose through the ranks of al-Qaeda to a senior recruiter and motivator who was instrumental in planning terrorist operations for al-Qaeda. The United States Department of Homeland Security considered al-Awlaki U.S. public enemy number one before he was killed in a CIA drone strike in Yemen on Sept. 30, 2011. Another American citizen, Adam Gadahn moved from California to Pakistan in 1998 where he joined al-Qaeda. In 2004, Gadahn served as Osama bin Laden's media adviser and spokesman.
Another American, David Coleman Headley, a Chicago businessman is currently serving 35 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to planning the deadly 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. Headley attended training camps for Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Pakistani militant group behind the Mumbai attacks.
In October, 2011, a 22 year-old American from Minnesota, Abdisalan Hussein Ali, was identified as one of two suicide bombers disguised as soldiers involved in a suicide attack on African Union troops in Mogadishu, the Somali capital that killed at least 10 people. The FBI confirmed that Ali, an American of Somali descent was the third American suicide bomber to join al-Shabaab from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The September, 2013, three of approximately 15 al-Shabaab terrorists that attacked the Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, killing at least 67 innocent people were U.S. residents. An Al-Shabaab insider identified 3 of the Islamist militant group that ambushed the upscale shopping mall as U.S. residents, possibly American citizens, two from Minnesota and a third man from Missouri.
The United State Department of Homeland Security and the FBI claim to have thwarted numerous homegrown terrorist plots involving American citizens and al-Qaeda sympathizers who wanted to carry out suicide missions on U.S.soil. In January, 2012, FBI agents arrested a 25 year old naturalized U.S. citizen born in the former Yugoslavia described as an Islamic extremist accused of plotting a series of attacks in the Tampa, Florida area, the final attack was to detonate explosives strapped to his waist in a suicide attack.
American born citizens turned terrorists have increased dramatically in the 12 years since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.The internet has been an instrumental tool in recruiting young Westerners, both male and female -- including Americans. YouTube and other social media websites and chat rooms continue to successfully recruit young American jihadists.


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DEKALB, Ill. - Northern Illinois head softball coach Lindsay Chouinard announced Thursday that she has resigned her post at the school after five years at the helm of the Huskie program.
Chouinard was appreciative of the opportunity to fulfill her dream of being a head coach and the support she received at Northern Illinois during her tenure.
"This has been an incredible experience," Chouinard said. "I am extremely grateful to Jim Phillips for giving me this opportunity and to Jeff Compher and the administration for their support. Being a head coach was a dream of mine. I'm just grateful for this opportunity and to have been able to work with these kids."
Compher thanked Chouinard for her service and what she and her staff have set in place at NIU.
"We are appreciative of the hard work and effort put forth by Lindsay and her staff over the last five years at NIU," Compher said. "They have laid a strong foundation for our softball program and we look forward to continuing to build upon it as we pursue championships at Northern Illinois. We wish her all the best in her future endeavors."
Chouinard compiled a 103-162 record in five seasons at NIU, highlighted by a 26-25 regular season mark in 2011. It was the first winning regular season since 2003. Under her tutelage, 14 Huskies earned conference accolades including seven first team All-MAC selections and five MAC All-Freshmen Team honorees. Northern Illinois advanced to the MAC Softball Tournament from 2009-11, reaching the semifinals in 2009 and 2010.
Compher said a national search for Chouinard's successor will begin as soon as possible.


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With that, watch Eric Staal of Team Canada in excruciating pain after a knee-on-knee collision with Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alex Edler of Team Sweden on Thursday in Helsinki:You can also watch the clip on Vine.
After writhing on the ice for a few moments, the Carolina Hurricanes captain was helped to the back by his teammates.
This reverse angle from TSN's coverage gives some clarity. There's no effort to avoid the hit as Staal attempts to backhand the puck. But it may have just been a case where the two players were both in unfortunately positions. Edler's not known for his dirty play, for what it's worth. But from a certain angle, that sure didn't look like anything but an attempt to take out Staal.
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Honestly, Austin has some of the best affordable municipal courses in the country. So the summer heat is rough in Texas and the courses might not be the greenest around, but get used to it. Lets be honest here. Global warming is not a figment of our imagination and water restrictions are becoming more abundant as time goes on. Look at ShadowGlen Golf Club in Manor which had to close last year because their water access/rights were blocked. They flat out closed their doors. Water shortages and overall droughts are clearly an issue in central Texas, but these are not the large problems at hand when talking about the current state of municipal golf in Austin.
The overwhelming issue is the almighty dollar and greed. If the golfing community and non-golfers alike are not careful, Austin is going to lose two beautfiful green spaces which just happen to be two historic golf courses.
First, lets visit Hancock Golf Course and throw out the year 1899. That is when this little gem opened their tees for business making them the oldest golf course in the great state of Texas. Hancock also happens to be the original site of the Austin Country Club and there is the somewhat known name of Harvey Penick which floats around this course. Yes, that Harvey Penick, who probably has had an instrumental impact in one way or the other on every pro and casual golfer's game over the past 80 years.
There have been meetings held over the past few months regarding what to do with the course. Attendees of these meetings have been the Parks and Recreation Department along with folks from a few neighborhood associations. The most recent being in November where the parks and rec department provided options for the future with one of them being closing the course completely. The reported problems being decreased rounds and unprofitability. How could the city let the course get to this sad shape? Maybe the recession, but this can't be the scape goat. Hancock is the type of place that should be revitalized and brought back to its original luster. The historic grounds deserve recognition and to still be standing 100 years from now.
Lions is the other question mark in the golfing community. Muny has been in operation since 1934 with golf legends such as Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite having strolled down the oak lined fairways. The Texas Historic Commission also recognized Lions as the first desegregated course in Texas not to mention implcations of being the first in the Southern United States.
The current prospect for the future of this course is a mix of condo/retail development and bye-bye to golf. While plans have not been made concrete yet, the mixer is starting to turn. Lions currently sits on a tract of land owned by the University of Texas which is leased by the City of Austin. The lease is not up until 2019, but the University has already voiced their stand saying they will let the lease expire showing no interest in renewing. Although the city at times says they want to keep Lions, their actions sing a different tune. All Lions employees were laid off recently. With the clubhouse and course renovations taking place at Morris Williams golf course, causing this course to be temporarily closed, their staff will be running the show at Muny. So what happens when Morris Williams opens back up in about a year? That my friends is the $64,000 question. Austin needs to wake up and not let this space fade away. Yes Lions is a golf course, but it is much more then that. The course attracted over 300 runners recently at the Save Muny 5k run. The greens and fairways bleed rich history. The grounds teach life lessons and an understanding of respect. Lions brings together families and friends to share in laughter and memories.
A grass roots campaign could do Austin's municipal courses wonder. There is no real marketing efforts for theses courses currently. Everyone needs to be on board though: golfers, non-golfers, UT, Board of Regents, Parks and Recreation Department, and the city of Austin. Maybe these two courses could become co-ops. Austin folks love co-ops, so why not? Or maybe a Historic Austin Golf Trail. Austin is the state capital full of rich Texas history. These green spaces are a part of that rich tradition and need to continue on as golf courses.
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Name: Joe Bernstein Career Record: click Alias: Pride of the Bowery Nationality: US American Hometown: New York, New York, USA
Bernstein was one of the first well-known Jewish fighters to come out of New York's east side in the early 1900s.
Name: Jake Abel Career Record: click Birth Name: Jacob Abelson Nationality: US American Birthplace: Russia Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia, USA Born: 1893-01-01 Died: 1963-01-10 Age at Death: 70 Stance: Orthodox
Former American Expeditionary Forces (A.E.F.) Welterweight Champion during World War I.
Abel, a lightweight and welterweight, fought some of the best boxers of the 1910s and 1920s. He later became a referee in Atlanta. Birth and Death Dates: unknown Career Highlights: Born in Tennessee, Abel began his professional career in 1910 and was soon fighting out of Atlanta, which had just started to allow professional boxing totake place in the city. He quickly became a favorite of Atlanta's boxing fans, and followed his exploits during the 1910s as he fought world champions in both the lightweight and welterweight divisions. In April 1916, he faced world welterweight champ Ted "Kid" Lewis in Chattanooga, Tennessee, losing the eight-round decision (Lewis yielded the title in his next bout). After losing to Lewis again in ten rounds in October 1919, Jake then battled immortal lightweight champion Benny Leonard to a 10-round no decision in December 1919 in Atlanta.
The following year in Atlanta, Abel lost a ten-round bout to welterweight champion Jack Britton. The bout, which occurred in Atlanta, was the first-ever championship fight to take place in that Southern city. Abel retired following his loss to Britton and opened haberdashery in downtown Atlanta called 'Pollock and Abelson.' Upon his retirement, the Atlanta Constitution declared, "Jake Abel, welterweight champion of the South and the idol of Atlanta fans has laid [down] his gloves...Jake's willingness to fight, coupled with his great ability, won him thousands of staunch friends throughout the south and it is with sorrow that we record the fact of his retirement."
Despite the Constitution's lamentation, Abel did not stay retired long. Within three months, he returned to the ring because Larry Avera, another top southern fighter, claimed that Abel had retired in order to avoid fighting him. In March 1921, the two fighters faced each other for the Southern welterweight title and Abel easily defeated Avera in a ten-round decision. Abel continued to fight to the next year and had some bouts in Cuba, Miami, as well as in Atlanta. Then, in July 1922, Abel lost to Young Stribling in a ten-round decision in Macon, Georgia and immediately retired (Stribling went on to become a top contender in the light-heavyweight and heavyweight divisions).
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Luchen Albert "Red" Watson, 84 of Stuttgart, entered heaven on March 5, 2013. He was born July 4, 1928 in Tomberlin.
Mr. Red as he was known by many, was a good honest man who loved his family very much. He was a hard worker all of his life. He farmed in his younger years, then joined Riceland Foods and retired as a miller after almost 22 years. He then worked another 12 years at Walmart before finally retiring for good.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Lois Watson Coker, his parents and several brothers and sisters. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Thelma Jean Reynolds Watson; two sons, Larry and Darryl Watson; a daughter, Gail Watson, all of Stuttgart; a brother, L.E. "Cotton" Watson of England, five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to your favorite charity. Visitation will be Thursday, March 7, from 5-7 p.m. at Wilson-Robison Funeral Home in England. Graveside services will be held at Flynn Cemetery in Humnoke, Friday, March 8, at 2 p.m.
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- Tel: 82758888 (Book this hotel, call 800-2682918)
- Hotel Name in Chinese: Tianjin Eagle Land International Hotel
- Lowest Price: $128
Opened in 2008, Tianjin Eagle Land International Hotel is located in the beautiful Jade Jixian Lake, Tianjin, combining the accommodation, catering, conference, entertainment, recreation, tourism, townhouse, and many other functions into one. Situated in strategic location, the hotel enjoys numerous historical sites such as Cuiping Lake, Yanshan Mountains, Huangyaguan and so on.
Tianjin Eagle Land International Hotel overall was built in Spain European style with complete room facilities. The restaurant mainly offers Cantonese cuisine, supplemented by food all over the north and south. The rooms are in elegant style with exotic decoration where the environment is warm and romantic.
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Despite sitting atop the Eastern Conference with a 41-13 record, the Indiana Pacers weren't content with just sitting on their hands before Thursday afternoon's trade deadline. Team president Larry Bird and his front office engineered a trade that sent forward Danny Granger and a future second-round pick to the Philadelphia 76ers for Evan Turner and Lavoy Allen—Turner being the prize piece that will certainly give the Pacers additional offensive firepower.
Turner, who is in the final season of a four-year deal that will pay him $6.7 million, is doing exactly what most players do in their contract year—perform big and audition for future free agency suitors. In Turner's case, he's averaging a career-high 17.4 points per game on 42.8 percent shooting midway through the season.
Meanwhile, the 30-year-old Granger, who is owed $14 million in also his final year of a five-year $60 million contract, has been on a downward trajectory due to persistent knee injuries. Replacing him with the 25-year-old Turner will only infuse the bench with more youth and athleticism.
When the 76ers met the Pacers back on Nov. 23, Turner was just 8-of-26 from the field, but mustered 21 points in a 106-98 Sixers loss. Nonetheless, Bird and company must have keep their eyes on Turner all the way through the trade deadline and saw something they liked.
"We felt we needed to make this trade to strengthen the core unit and our bench,'' said Bird in a statement.
That additional offense from Turner will certainly benefit Indiana when the postseason arrives. In addition to Paul George and Lance Stephenson on the wings as well as David West in the post, opposing defenses will have to contend with another potent scorer coming off Indiana's bench.
It's a recipe that the Pacers hope will produce a successful championship run after coming so close to the NBA Finals last season.


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As I say, great. But naturally, from time to time you get taken completely out of context, and your words get used for the opposite purpose to that you intended. Take my article in the current issue, in which I tried to give a picture of what the masked anti-Scientology protesters Anonymous are all about. I attended one of their London protests with fellow New Humanist contributor Christina Martin, and we bumped into one demonstrator wearing a pantomime bear suit. Here's how I reported this in my article:
"One of the first protesters I approached, a young man dressed in a pantomime bear outfit, had a straightforward answer for why he was there. 'It's just a really good way to spend a weekend. To be honest with you, it's just a really good laugh.'"All seems fair enough doesn't it? He was wearing a bear suit, protesting Scientology, but he wasn't really serious about it. But, put this in the hands of anti-Anonymous blogger Tom Newton, and this is what you get:
"[Paul Sims] describes the early part of the hate demonstration, where he unwittingly discovered Anonymous' unofficial mascot PEDOBEAR ... The bear costume is none other than PEDOBEAR, a PEDOCULTURAL ICON which makes light of child molestation (the bear suit is supposed to make a heinous act of criminal sexual penetration into a 'joke'). As the boy dressed as a PEDOPHILE EXPLAINED: 'It's just a really good way to spend a weekend. To be honest with you, it's just a really good laugh.' A 17 year old boy dressed up as a PEDOCULTURAL ICON is a 'good laugh'? I disagree. In fact, I find PEDOBEAR and SIMULATED CHILD PORN to be disgusting. Any expert on child predators will tell you that anyone claiming this is 'satire' is giving you a weak rationalization. The manner in which they defend their sick materials suggests as much. It makes sense; nobody wants to admit to being totally sick and depraved."Well, that's not what Christina and I saw at the protest and, while I'd like to thank Mr Newton for taking the time to link to my work, I'm afraid I have to point out that there was no reference to paedophilia in the time we spent talking to the person in the bear suit. Most people at these protests wear disguises, because they say they don't want the Church of Scientology knowing their identities, and while most wear V for Vendetta masks, some wear other disguises, such as bear costumes.
Anonymous does have something of a life of its own online, and admittedly Pedobear is one of their running gags (their hackers have actually targeted paedophiles in the past), but there was no indication the person we met was dressed as a "pedocultural icon" (as great a term as that is Mr Newton), that he was "totally sick and depraved", or for that matter that he was 17 years old. Oh, and there was definitely no "simulated child porn", and he certainly wasn't making "a heinous act of criminal sexual penetration into a 'joke'". So, once again, thanks for the reference, but next time quote me in context.
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HERMOSA BEACH, Calif. – Maria Christina Johnson, 40, was arrested in Hollywood last week on suspicion of forgery and burglary. She is currently being held on $80,000 bail. Johnson, who also goes by the names Gia Hendricks, Gia Hendrick, Maria Hendricks, Maria Johnson, Christina Johnson, and Gia Johnson, is suspected of using her numerous identities to befriend people, find places to stay, then stealing their credit cards, checks, and personal identification.
Police began investigating Johnson recently when a Manhattan Beach resident reported a woman, whom he knew as Gia Hendricks, charged $10,000 to his American Express account. He'd met her at a Hermosa Beach bar and spent the night with her at his house. While there, she stole his credit card without his knowledge, then went on a two day spending spree, purchasing alcohol and even an $800 bicycle. Hendricks had been accompanied by another woman, and it was this woman who contacted the victim to let him know what had happened.
Johnson has previously been arrested for identity theft, forgery, theft, bail jumping, and fraud. She is also wanted in Oregon and Washington where she previously served time in prison for identity theft.
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Graduate Certificate of Human Resource Management
Course summary for international students
|2016 course information
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|Graduate Certificate of Human Resource Management
|This course is only offered in Cloud (online) mode
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|0.5 year full-time or part-time equivalent
|Next available intake
|March (Trimester 1), July (Trimester 2)
|Fee paying annual fee - commencing 2016
|Postgraduate (Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma)
|English language requirements
IELTS overall score of 6.5 (with no band score less than 6) or equivalent
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Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Cloud (online) studies
- Fees and charges
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Entry requirements - general
- Entry requirements - specific
- Credit for prior learning - general
- How to apply
- Further study
- Key dates
Course overview
The Graduate Certificate of Human Resource Management provides skills and knowledge for a career in human resources in business, government or industry. Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate students will be eligible for admission into the Graduate Diploma of Human Resource Management.
Cloud (online) studies
Deakin offers many courses which can be studied by distance education overseas.
However, international students living in Australia must, in each compulsory trimester (that is, Trimesters 1 and 2), enrol in at least one unit that is offered as a Campus located unit and can, in addition enrol in units offered via Cloud (online). International students are not permitted to do more than 25% of their total course via Cloud (online) learning. Best practice is to enrol in mostly Campus located units in each compulsory trimester.
In a non-compulsory trimester (Trimester 3), international students may study Cloud (online) units only.
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Fee paying place - International
A fee paying place is one for which the University does not receive any Government funding. As such, students enrolled in these places are required to contribute the full cost of their course.
Fees for international students apply to persons living in Australia with Temporary Resident status, provided that there is no limitation on study and persons living abroad who are not Australian citizens and do not have Permanent Resident status in Australia.
The actual course fee charged by Deakin University, is based on the course and the study load being undertaken. The annual fee above is based on eight credit points (which equals one Equivalent Full Time Study Load - EFTSL). If your study load for the year is less than or more than eight credit points, your fees will be adjusted accordingly. To calculate the fee for each unit, take the applicable course fee above, divide it by eight, then multiply it by the credit point of the unit you are studying. To find the credit point and EFTSL value of each unit, go to the Handbook Unit Search.
This 'Fee paying annual fee' is provided as a guide only. The actual course fee charged by Deakin University, is based on the course and the study load (EFTSL) being undertaken.
The fees per course/unit/credit point may be otherwise subject to an annual increase due to rises in the cost of course delivery and service.
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Course rules
To complete the Graduate Certificate of Human Resources, students must attain a total of 4 credit points of core units. Most units (think of units as 'subjects') are equal to 1 credit point.
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|Human Resource Strategy
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|Discipline specific knowledge and capabilites
|Demonstrate an advanced understanding of a contemporary body of knowledge in human resource management.
|Apply appropriate communication skills within the context of human resource management.
|Digital literacy
|Use appropriate digital technologies to identify and disseminate complex information, concepts and theories in human resource management.
|Critical thinking
|Analyse critically, evaluate and express sound judgement, ideas and reflection in relation to a range of management issues.
|Problem solving
|Apply problem solving skills necessary to conceptualise and solve complex human resource issues in the workplace.
|Operate successfully as an independent learner in an on-line learning environment
|Apply team working skills in addressing human resource issues in the contemporary workplace.
|Global citizenship
|Identify and respond to authentic ethical and cultural issues faced by HR professionals in organisations.
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Deakin University offers admission to postgraduate courses through a number of Admission categories.
In all categories of admission, selection is based primarily on academic merit as indicated by an applicant's previous academic record. The minimum requirements are successful completion of a three-year undergraduate degree, or equivalent, from an approved university or other educational institution or successful completion of other equivalent qualifications gained by examination, or approved professional or industrial experience. International students must also meet the postrgraduate English language requirements.
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Minimum entry requirements
- Bachelor degree and 3 years relevant work experience^
- Bachelor degree in a related discipline
- Graduate certificate and 5 years relevant work experience^
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^Relevant work experience: must be at a managerial level in the Human Resource Management field
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Bachelor degree in any discipline and 3 years relevant work experience^
Bachelor degree in a related discipline
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The Delta Chi chapter of Sigma Chi at Wabash College was founded in 1880. The Sigma Chi Fraternity has been involved in campus leadership, academic excellence, and community service for over a century. Members of the Delta Chi chapter hail from Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Tennessee, New York, Massachusetts, District of Columbia, and Minnesota. Sigs are involved in 8 out of the 10 Varsity sports as well as many other aspects of the campus (Sphinx Club, Glee Club, Sons of Wabash, etc.). The Delta Chi chapter believes that "different temperments, talents, and convictions" are key to any organization's success and that these differences create a stronger bond within our Brotherhood.
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Michael Brecker: Syzygy
Michael Brecker (tenor sax, EWI)
Michael Brecker (MCAD-5980)
Michael Brecker (tenor sax, EWI), Kenny Kirkland (keyboards), Pat Metheny (guitar), Charlie Haden (bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums).
Composed by Michael Brecker.
Recorded: New York, late 1986/early '87
Rating: 97/100 (learn more)
The first 2˝ minutes offer an astonishing display of Michael Brecker's uniquely muscular tenor, somersaulting and pirouetting over DeJohnette's heavily accented syncopations. Out of nowhere, the leader sticks the landing right on Haden's relentlessly repeating bass figure. Brecker weaves rhapsodic passages while continuing to improvise, even adding his EWI (Electronic Wind Instrument, looking like a soprano sax but incorporating a synthesizer) without disrupting the flow. Both Kirkland's and Metheny's solo turns are nearly equally inspired, with the guitarist showing ample chops and vigor through a tricky chord progression. The jazz spirit is so dominant that not even the use of some technologically advanced instruments foreign to jazz could get in the way. "Syzygy"—referring to the alignment of Sun, Moon and Earth during an eclipse—is the '80s version of Coltrane's "Countdown."
Reviewer: S. Victor Aaron
Tags: 1980s jazz · tenor sax
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- The Avd Disk Write Queue Length is the white line
- The % Processor is the black line that was never over 50%
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Differences between private sector unions and government unions
Liberal icons New York Mayor Fiorella LaGuardia and President Franklin D. Roosevelt strongly supported industrial unions, but both opposed collective bargaining by government employees because government employees enjoy market advantages too easily exploited. President Roosevelt once said, "The process of collective bargaining, as usually understood, cannot be transplanted in the public service." Former AFL-CIO President George Meany also viewed government unions as unthinkable. All three recognized the fundamental differences between private-sector unions and government unions.
One key distinction between the two unions is that private sector unions must respect their employer's bottom line, whereas government unions do not have that same obligation. Private sector union leaders bargain for more benefits while at the same time recognizing that excesses will force the company to lay off employees or go bankrupt. Those unions bargain face-to-face with those who pay the bills. In addition, private sector union members on strike lose their wages. Both private sector management and owners have an incentive to resist unreasonable union demands, particularly in regard to pension and retiree health care. If private sector managers make unwise concessions impairing the long-term profitability of their company, it is reflected immediately in the value of the company. In contrast, government unions are not confined by an employer's bottom line. For public employees, the bottom line is the bottom of the taxpayers' pockets.
When the government entity bargaining with government employees cannot afford the cost of the union demands, the government increases the fringe benefits, i.e. pensions, and pushes the costs off to the future. The heavily unionized government worker states, including California, Illinois, New Jersey and New York, have the largest unfunded pension and retiree health care liabilities. In Wisconsin, public employers from 2000 to 2009 contributed $12.6 billion to public employee pensions while the employees contributed only $55.4 million.
State Budget Solutions examined the Bureau of Labor Statistics Databases and found dramatic evidence of the increases in fringe benefits by state and local governments. The revelation that public employees receive pension and retirement benefits that were worth 337% more than private sector employees is shocking, and illustrates the lengths to which governments will go in bargaining.
Overall, state and local government employees receive total benefits worth 171% more than what public sector employees earn. On an hourly basis, state and local government employees earn an average of $40.28 per hour in total compensation, whereas private sector employees average only $27.75 per hour.
In Milwaukee the average teacher will earn this year $59,500 in salary and $41,591 in benefit for $101,091 in total compensation. The average Milwaukee teacher has a $23,820 health insurance plan with no premium. Contrast that with a private sector employee in Wisconsin, who has a $14,656 insurance plan with a 20% premium. Despite this, last July the teachers union sued when the Milwaukee Public Schools stopped giving free Viagra because it cost the district nearly $800,000 per year and district was facing a deficit. The union just dropped this lawsuit on March 7, 2011.
Just as public sector unions are not concerned with the bottom line, performance is also not valued as it would be in the private sector. For example, Milwaukee School teacher Megan Sampson was laid off less than one week after being named Outstanding First Year Teacher by the Wisconsin Council of Teachers. She was laid off because the collective bargaining agreement requires layoffs to be made based on seniority rather than merit.
Government unions don't bargain with the taxpayers who pay the bills. When teachers go on strike, they pay no penalty when their absence forces schools to close. Adding insult to injury to taxpayers, their actions force parents to either take time off work or quickly find someone else to care for their children. Also, unlike private sector unions, a government union has a natural monopoly over government services. This monopoly gives government union leaders extraordinary power over elected officials.
Most government unions would not exist without forced union dues. One of the first things government union leaders bargain for is a "union security" clause, which forces all government employees in the unit to pay for union services as a condition of employment. If a government employee works in a state with a "union security" clause, the individual must pay tribute to the union or they will be fired.
The money the government unions collect in dues helps to elect politicians who support the unions' objectives. Government unions play a major role in electing their management team! In essence, government unions have a seat on both sides of the bargaining table. The U.S. Supreme Court made it clear that there is no "right" to collective bargaining. Collective bargaining for government employees makes them "super citizens" and the rest of the taxpayers are relegated to second-class status.
Today, the number of unionized government workers surpasses the number of unionized private sector workers. As a result, national unions have become advocates for higher taxes and government expansion, despite the fact that many of their private sector members oppose these efforts.
In the last election at the national level, government unions spent more than $200 million to defeat Republican candidates. The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees -the main union of state government employees- spent over $90 million during the campaign, and it was the top donor to the Democrats' efforts to win gubernatorial and state legislative races.
As a result, the Democratic Party is now heavily reliant on unions and forced political contributions from their members. Unions help elect Democrats who repay the unions with more pay and benefits, many of which are unfunded. In effect, government unions elect their "management," who in turn can forcibly extract more money from taxpayers to increase wages and benefits. Government officials can promise pensions and retiree health care benefits that future taxpayers will have to fund. This, in turn, sucks jobs from the private sector by forcing businesses to pay higher taxes.
Today, government union leaders want it all - high pay, stability, and a growing work force. They lobby every level of government for increased spending and higher taxes. There are no studies that show government workers in unionized states provide better service than those in nonunionized states.
The issue facing states around the nation is not a traditional private sector dispute between labor and management. It is a question of important public policy and whether states can afford agreements for government employees' salaries and benefits. The numbers from State Budget Solutions below clearly show that the salaries and benefits are unsustainable and the states cannot afford these agreements.
The data below illustrates the stark differences between private compensation and state and local government compensation. While the Bureau of Labor Statistics did not include what percentage of each group is represented by a union in this publication, in January 2011 it published "Union Members Summary", finding that the union membership rate for public sector workers at 36.2 percent was substantially higher than the rate for private sector workers at 6.9 percent. Within the public sector, local government workers had the highest union membership rate of 42.3 percent.
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Homosexuals Christopher P. Masters, 22, and Michael Haegele, 21, likely never thought their male lover's wife would be a fatal threat to them, or that their lover Jason Slaughter would be the mastermind who planned to kill them for insurance policy money. But they were wrong and on June 2 a Ga. Supreme Court upheld Donna Slaughter's conviction in the horrendous murder scheme involving Haegele, according to the Ledger Enquirer.
On May 6 four years ago, it was Donna Slaughter who sneaked behind Michael Haegele's back as he sat in her and Jason's mobile home on a sofa where he had sat many times before since moving in with the married couple a year earlier. This time, however, he was shot in the back of the head by his lover's wife as he sat next to Jason.
The convicted husband and wife killing team threw his body into a bin for transport purposes after the crime, later dumping it on the side of the road like garbage after they staged the crime by putting racial hate language on the victim's body, labeling him a "fag" and insinuating he was going to "hell" and that it might be the work of the "KKK." But detectives followed the trail--of money, that is, when they found life insurance polices in the suspect's mobile home. And it showed that this wasn't the first time that a life insurance policy had been taken out by Jason Slaughter on a male lover.
The first time was when Jason attempted to benefit from his relationship with Christopher P. Masters in New Castle County, Del., taking out an online life insurance policy on him for $250,000 with Household Life Insurance Company in 2007, according to Courthouse News Service. Seeking to deflect suspicion at the time, Slaughter also took out a $25,000 policy on himself, making the beneficiary Christopher Masters.
Less than six months later Chris Masters was dead, shot "execution style" in the back of the head at close range. But the man police now want to extradite for murder in that case did not try to collect on the policy right after Masters' homicide, realizing he had come under suspicion of police for the heinous crime. So he fled South to Georgia, where he and his wife Donna would plot the demise of another homosexual boyfriend using the same online insurance company site for their greedy effort.
This time the policy amount was $500,000, and it was Jason's wife who would pull the trigger, according to her later confession. But before Jason Slaughter allegedly sought to collect $250,000 from the death of Christopher Masters and $500,000 off the death of Michael Haegele, he had successfully staged a home burglary crime and came away with $3,000 from Household Insurance. And he used racial hate speech in that crime as well, according to an August 2013 Ledger Enquirer article. In fact, it was the same three words used in the Georgia murder: fag, hell and KKK.
A second false burglary report to the insurance company netted the criminal nothing, which may have been when the plan to commit murder and collect life insurance was first birthed. But regardless of when Jason Slaughter set out to kill the homosexual men he became intimate with, police say that he already had a felony record in his background, so he wasn't even supposed to own a gun. And that is why he had Michael Haegele began to buy them for him.
As of June 2, 2014 Jason Slaughter has not been extradited to Delaware to face charges in the Christopher Masters murder case. But his conviction in the Michael Haegele murder case was life plus 15 years. And his wife Donna Slaughter received the same sentence, learning this week that the Georgia Supreme Court was upholding her conviction in the murder case, despite an effort by her attorney to say that a mistrial should have been declared because a GBI agent mentioned her polygraph test during court testimony.
The Supreme Court judge said that "she failed to show that a mistrial was essential to her right to a fair trial" because the jury was admonished not to consider the polygraph test and because the GBI agent did not discuss the test results while on the stand or within earshot of the jury.
If Donna and Jason Slaughter had not left Michael Haegele's personal identification off his dead body when they threw it by the roadside, Jason would not have had to call the police to try and help them discover who it was that they had found. But because they did leave that identifier off the body--and there was no fingerprint record to aid investigators in knowing who they had discovered--Slaughter had to call them and assist if he wanted to be able to claim the life insurance money off the dead victim. And that is how the cops nabbed him, immediately directing their eyes on the couple once they learned the victim had lived with them.
This bizarre case shows that money, not homosexual hatred or bias, can motivate cold blooded killing, too. And that some crimes are staged to throw off investigators and insurance companies that will have to pay claims. In Putnam County in central Georgia another bizarre murder case is appearing to be staged, with Sheriff Howard Sills saying in that case that he believes the body of Russell Dermond was moved and might have been returned to the home from another crime scene, since their is not much blood at the residence where the decapitated victim's body was found--and since they have found no forensic evidence to support the elderly man was shot or killed in his garage.
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- Phone scam alert: Sheriffs say they don't call demanding money


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Starring: Jon Favreau, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, John Leguizamo, Sofia Vergara
Directed by: Jon Favreau
Here is a hope-filled, heart-warming, Indie film from the guy who gave us the first two Iron Man films. Miami-born Chef Carl Casper (Favreau, who also wrote and directed) gets into a beef with the owner of the LA restaurant (Dustan Hoffman) where he works over the menu he wants to serve when a very popular and influential food critic (Oliver Platt) given him a scathingly bad review. Given the choice to cook what he is told (which is creatively killing him), or develop new and interesting dishes, he chooses to quit. Now he is left to figure out what he should do next. Wrapped up in Casper's dilemma is his 10-year-old son, Percy (Emjay Anthony) with who he is having difficult relating, and his ex-wife (Finding himself in Miami, he teams up with his ex-wife, Inez (Vergara) whom he still cares about but apparently can't live with.
With nothing to do, nowhere to go, and no prospects in sight, he takes Inez up on her offer to travel with her and Percy to Miami to visit with her father. While there, Casper is set up with a food truck by Marvin (Downey, Jr.) Inez's ex-husband, and joined by Casper's friend Martin (Leguizamo) as well as Casper's son and begins to sell to launch a food truck selling cubanos, a form of Cuban sandwich. The food truck does so well that the three of them take to the road, driving it back to LA as Chef Carl rediscovers his creative roots as he reignites his passion for the kitchen, his zest for life and love of his son.
This is truly a heart-felt tale that succeeds on every level as Favreau's hand-picked cast shine in every role. If you are a foodie, love good stories, great scripts, top-flight acting, or just want to attend a feel good film that involves no explosions, CGI or over-the top bombastics, then this is the film that you totally want to see. The film grows organically when Martin teaches his dad about Twitter, and Chef Carl makes a novice mistake of sending out a tweet that he believes is a private reply but is actually a public response that both changes everything and gets things started once again.
This is a very cute film that should be enjoyed by everyone who watches it.
Robert J. Sodaro has been reviewing films for some 30 years. During that time, his movie reviews and articles have appeared in numerous print publications, as well as on the web.


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please could someone give me solution for this
Let $K$ be the field $\mathbb Q(\sqrt{−15})$, let $R = \mathcal{O}_K$ be the ring of integers of $K$. Let $\alpha= \frac{-1+\sqrt{-15}}{2}$ and consider the prime ideals $p = (2,α)$ and $q = (17,α + 6)$ of $R$.
Use the prime ideals p and q to construct an element of R that admits two distinct factorizations into irreducibles.
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EUGENE, Ore. -- Robin Cambier picked up a pair of victories and No. 27 Oregon earned a decisive win on senior day. The Ducks downed Arizona, 4-1, Saturday at the Student Tennis Center to notch their first Pac-12 victory of the season.
The Ducks (15-4, 1-3) snapped a three-match losing skid with the win, giving an improved performance in their final home match of the season. UO will finish the 2014 season with an impressive 10-2 record at home this season. Oregon won the doubles point and claimed three-of-four singles matches to clinch.
"To bounce back and win convincingly on senior day was nice," said head coach Nils Schyllander. "I thought we gave a better effort today. Now, we have to go on the road and take care of business."
Cambier - UO's most decorated player in program history - provided a fitting finale in his final match at the Student Tennis Center. The Brussels, Belgium, native teamed with sophomore Kevin Farin to tally an 8-4 win in No. 1 doubles spot and improve to 19-4 on the season. Cambier cruised in his No. 1 singles match, earning a 6-1, 6-2 victory. Cambier has a team-best 21-5 singles record.
Cambier holds seven-of-eight major program records. He received a standing ovation between doubles and singles during the senior day ceremony, and drew another deserved round of applause following his decisive singles wins.
"I didn't start thinking about that until I was up 5-2 in the second set, and I was like - wow, this could be my last game here," said Cambier, speaking on whether it sunk in that he was playing his last home match. "It was awesome to play on Alex Rovello Court this season. We picked up a lot of good wins here, and I'll have nothing but good memories from it."
The Ducks claimed a 1-0 lead by winning the doubles point for the 14th time this season. Cambier and Farin won at the No. 1 spot, while junior Daniel Sardu and freshman Jayson Amos cruised to an 8-3 victory in the No. 3 spot. Sardu and Amos improve to 12-6 this spring in doubles.
Amos gave UO a 2-0 lead, making quick work of his No. 5 match against Will Kneale. Amos won 6-2, 6-3, and improved to 19-5 in his rookie campaign. Cambier's straight set No. 1 singles victory moved Oregon one point away from clinching the team victory.
Arizona's Mario Urquidi's No. 4 singles win delayed UO's celebration. Sophomore Daan Maasland pulled through clutch in a tiebreaker just minutes later, sealing UO's win. Maasland defeated Sumeet Shinde, 6-3, 7-6 (4), and improved to 12-3 this spring.
Farin's No. 2 singles match was abandoned in the second set after Farin claimed the first set, 6-2. Freshman Alberto Reyes made his Oregon debut, competing at the No. 6 spot. The Mexico City, Mexico, native won his first collegiate set, 6-4. After dropping his second set, Reyes led the third set 3-1 before it was left unfinished.
"It was great to have Alberto in the lineup today," said Schyllander. "He played a good debut match and it looked like he was going to go on and win it."
Oregon will now close the regular season with four straight road matches. UO will play next in a nonconference battle at Santa Clara on April 9. The Ducks close the season at No. 9 California (April 11), No. 52 Stanford (April 12) and Washington (April 19).
No. 27 Oregon (15-4, 1-3) 4, Arizona (11-12, 0-4) 1
1. Cambier/Farin (ORE) def. Shinde/Takeda (AZ) 8-4
2. Swaysland/Maasland (ORE) vs. Dunn/Urquidi (AZ) 7-7, unfinished
3. Sardu/Amos (ORE) def. Trevor/Thompson (AZ) 8-3
Order of finish: 3, 1, UF
1. #110 Robin Cambier (ORE) def. Kieren Thompson (AZ) 6-1, 6-2
2. Kevin Farin (ORE) vs. Naoki Takeda (AZ) 6-2, 5-6, unfinished
3. Daan Maasland (ORE) def. Sumeet Shinde 6-3, 7-6 (4)
4. Mario Urquidi (AZ) def. Daniel Sardu (ORE) 6-3, 6-4
5. Jayson Amos (ORE) def. Will Kneale 6-2, 6-3
6. Alberto Reyes (ORE) vs. James Trevor 6-4, 0-6, 3-1, unfinished
Order of finish: 5, 1, 4, 3