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When touch is one way to talk
Finding the starting point in teaching children with profound difficulties is the key. Karen Gold reports
Up to 27 different professionals may be simultaneously involved in the care, therapy and education of one child with profound and multiple learning difficulties, according to a survey by the Royal National Institute for the Blind. Interacting with 27 adults would confuse anyone. For a child or teenager on whom the outside world impacts by apparently random sensory intrusions, a sudden sound here, a touch there, a pain from nowhere, this array of faces, voices and personalities must seem inexplicable.
Life would be simpler if there was a neat line dividing children with severe learning difficulties (SLD) from children with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD). Pupils with SLD will need support throughout the curriculum and their learning lives. They will need to be taught self-help, independence and social skills, which they may never fully achieve. They may have co-ordination, mobility or perceptual difficulties.
They may read a little, write less, mostly, but not always, be able to hold a simple conversation.
Those disabilities seem, in an everyday sense, profound. Which makes it hard to grasp that for some children, the difficulties are far greater. For the most severely disabled children - roughly two children in 100 have SLD, two in 1,000 have PMLD; both groups are increasing, probably due to rising survival rates for very premature and/or damaged babies - holding a conversation in words will never be an option.
They may be blind, or deaf or both. They may express themselves by crying out, or smiling, or self-harming. They may never express themselves. The closest we can get to grasping their intellectual world is to approach it via what we know about the development of babies from birth to the age of one.
A 10-year-old or 18-year-old with PMLD is not a baby, and there are pitfalls in the comparison. Concern about a potential lifetime diet of passivity and nursery rhymes was one reason why, in the 1990s, campaigners stressed that every child should be offered a learning curriculum, and equal right of access to the national curriculum.
But, says Penny Lacey, senior lecturer in education at Birmingham university, "How can you talk about history and geography to children who don't even know they are alive?"
Even when children are disapplied from the national curriculum, as Ofsted advice to PMLD schools suggests, we have to start from where they are:
"Nearly everybody works by having a story and trying to use it to fit the child's disability. I think you should start the other way: what's this child doing? What can I do with that to enable them to understand cause and effect and intentional communication?"
For these, she argues, are the key developmental milestones in infants, and are what teachers of children with PMLD should focus on and aim to achieve.
The youngest infants, she points out, have no perception of themselves as separate beings. Having developed a sense of self, the baby then becomes aware of its own power to be a cause and achieve an effect. It shakes a toy and a rattle results.
If a child with PMLD can achieve this "cause and effect" stage, their world will be transformed, says Dr Lacey: "If you're not aware that you have a separate existence, then you can't understand that you could have something like a choice… If you think you can't affect the world, you give up…
Once you understand cause and effect, once you can anticipate, take turns, once you can generalise, then the world is your oyster."
Computer software exists to encourage cause and effect learning, but it is less flexible than human beings. If a switch fails, or the pressure is slightly wrong, the child fails to get the reward. Whereas a person can react to the smallest effort.
For that reason alone, apart from the infant development parallel - we wouldn't leave a baby with a computer - work with PMLD children is highly intensive. To emerge from their own world, these children need 1:1 attention of a very specific kind, says Dr Lacey.
At St Margaret's, in Surrey, a special school for children with PMLD run by the Children's Trust, staff work with "a completely individualised approach", explains speech and language therapist Helen Frances, describing work done over a year with 15-year-old Sarah. When she arrived at St Margaret's, she was startled by any sound or contact and would smile only at random.
Every staff member used the same "touch cues" for Sarah: a finger on her ear to tell her it was time to listen; a stroke on the shoulder to say "time to go". After a year, Sarah almost ceased to startle, reacted with a scale of pleasure to different music, responded and took turns to communicate using a headswitch in a small group.
Turn-taking is another fundamental step to communication, says Dr Lacey:
"Parents spend a lot of time interpreting what the child does as communicative. If the baby sneezes, the parent will say 'What was that noise?' The baby leads, the mother follows.
"With the most profoundly disabled children, we have to use this turn-taking to help them understand they can have an effect on someone else. What's most important is the "burst-pause rhythm": you have a burst of activity, then there's a pause for the child to put their bit in. I've had a conversation with a child where I tapped her foot and she waggled it.
I've blown on a child's face and they've reacted by smiling, giving me eye contact. This is what conversations are about. This is teaching the child to be a communicator."
Very close observation of the child is the key to finding these starting points, experts agree. Until recently, the main tools for describing a child's attainment have been the P scales created by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority for children unlikely to reach national curriculum level 1. Although helpful, these are not fine-grained enough.
More tailored assessments are now arriving. The Welsh curriculum authority, ACCAC, is trialling a developmentally-based package of activities and assessment tools, Routes for Learning, expected to be published next year.
Also next year, the Children's Trust will publish St Margaret's curriculum, with its four-part assessment matrix "working towards", "evidence", "achieved", "generalised" - and five-part learning focus: sensory-cognitive, communication, social, motor and life skills.
It is hard to say who needs these packages more: the children whose tiny moves towards communication must be supported by detailed planning and observation, or the staff who need mutual consistency, achievable goals, a sense of teamwork and encouragement.
Although the facilities and equipment shopping list for PMLD children is endless - physio space and kit, a large toilet area, ramps, wheelchair space, specialist computer accessories and software, a multisensory area full of lights and sound - one of the most important items is a digital camera and video for recording good days. Another is small private spaces to help children avoid bad ones. If a child cannot communicate, they become frustrated; if they are mobile, and large, they may be dangerous.
Several students at Hazel Court, a specialist SLD/PMLD school in Eastbourne, have their own private space, sometimes called their "office", where they can go when anger levels rise, says head Peter Gordon: "It's much better than them thumping you in the face because they can't cope any more and can't understand why you can't understand that."
Hazel Court is unusual in sharing premises with a mainstream secondary school, The Causeway. Some Hazel Court students attend some Causeway lessons. It is, Mr Gordon argues, an ideal solution to the still disputed issue of where these children should be educated: in special or mainstream schools.
Yet even in special schools, children with PMLD "spend a lot of time waiting in classrooms while other people do what is intellectually beyond them", says Dr Lacey. Whatever the school, says Institute of Education psychologist Dawn Male, success comes down to "teacher attitude. It's not how many assistants, how many ramps, it's an acceptance of difference and diversity and a move away from the 'normalisation' model, because these kids are never going to be normal, and trying to get them to do what other kids do is nonsense."
It's a hard message, for schools and for parents. But dealing with these children is hard, says Mr Gordon, a parent of a 21-year-old son with PMLD, and no one gains by hiding it: "If we are feeding a youngster with PMLD in the dining room, they may be dribbling and some of the mainstream youngsters can find that difficult. We say that's fine, we've felt like that, sit somewhere else and in time you'll come to accept it."
There are hard decisions about an age appropriate curriculum. What happens when a 19-year-old wants to go out with a baby toy? "Part of their dignity is not being someone who is looked at all the time," says Mr Gordon. On the other hand: "If what they really want is Rupert Bear, we give it to them.
You can't deprive them. That would be cruel."
Under pressure to find quick solutions to these kinds of problems, particularly when they prompt the child into challenging or self-harming behaviour, teachers are tempted to locate the problem in the child's personality or syndrome, says Dr Male.
But, in fact, the environment or past responses may be causing the trouble:
"Instead of saying we're concerned about this child's behaviour so we have to stop it, teachers need to take a step back and say 'Let's not look at the behaviour, let's look at what's on offer for the child'."
For potentially, adds Dr Lacey, that will be the most valuable lesson for everyone: "If you can teach people with profound difficulties to like being with people, to smile and give out a contented air, that person will get 2 million per cent more interactions with other people than if they are stroppy, bad-tempered and hitting out and nobody wants to go near. It's difficult to say that, but it's true."
British Institute of Learning Disabilities runs short courses for teachers and assistants: www.bild.org.uk
Birmingham and Manchester universities run MA courses, some by distance learning
P scales: www.qca.org.uk
Technology: www.becta.org.uk
ACCAC Routes to Learning, email email@example.com (published May 2006)
St Margaret's curriculum, email firstname.lastname@example.com (published spring 2006)
PMLD network: www.pmldnetwork.org
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Name Symbol Shares Approximate Value
1. CocaCola Company (KO) 200,000,000 shares $13 billion dollars
2. Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 336,408,845 shares $10.5 billion dollars
3. American Express Co. (AXP) 151,610,700 shares $6.5 billion dollars
4. Proctor & Gamble Inc. (PG) 76,766,036 shares $5 billion dollars
5. Kraft Foods (KFT) 105,214,584 shares $3.3 billion dollars
6. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 42,624,563 shares $2.6 billion dollars
7. WalMart Stores Inc. (WMT) 39,037,142 shares $2.1 billion dollars
8. Wesco Financial Corp (WSC) 5,703,087 shares $2.1 billion dollars
9. ConocoPhillips (COP) 29,109,637 shares $2 billion dollars
10.U.S. Bancorp (USB) 69,039,426 shares $1.9 billion dollars
The top 10 stocks are important because these are the only companies in which the holding's value is greater than $1 billion dollars. The total stock value of the entire Berkshire Hathaway portfolio is just under $54 billion dollars. Keep in mind that this is according to the last recorded financial statements filed by Berkshire. No one knows what moves Buffett has been making this quarter.
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What it would look like if we were in charge
Now that Jerez has confirmed MotoGP for 2012, that's 4 races in Spain.
We had a bit of a debate about the current calendar in the office and thought we could do a better job. Frankly. we're bored of the current MotoGP Spanish dominance and think it needs a bit of a mix-up. If Robin and I were in charge at Dorna, then this would be what the revised 2012 MotoGP calendar would look like.
We've started the season by replacing Losail, Qatar with Istanbul, Turkey. The night thing has lost its shine and only covers up the lack of spectators. In Turkey at least some people might turn up to watch.
We've swapped Estoril for Portimao, enough said. We've replaced Le Mans with Paul Ricard as let's face it, there is only one circuit at Le Mans and that's the 24hr La Sarthe circuit. Silverstone gets replaced by Donington, even though we know the facilities at Silverstone are better than Donington's offerings, it's not a world tour of decent toilets and well-organised car parks, it's about the best, most exciting circuits for the fans.
We then do a bit of a tour of central Europe: Assen, Sachsenring and then Spa. Yes, Spa is probably unlikely, but GPs used to race there and still hold plenty of races at this amazing circuit. Run-off is tight in places but that's nothing doubling up on the air-fences couldn't sort. Probably. If they can endurance race classic shonkers around there for 4 hours in darkness, the GP boys can do it for an hour in broad daylight.
Our next change is the Indianapolis nightmare. If you were Dorna, you might well look at the US and think 'there's a massive audience of motor lovers here, let's pander to them' but let's be honest, unless it goes around an oval 500 times, most yanks aren't that interested. Let them stick to what they're good at and that's V8s, not Indy MotoGP. So we've replaced Indy with Autódromo José Carlos Pace in Brazil - the same circuit the F1 goes to. It's fast, flowing and who wouldn't want to see a lunge into the first corner? Where's the love for South America? Right here.
Then we start our month-long triple-header in Italy. We swap out Misano for Monza. That might be a controversial call, but Monza is a truly great circuit, much simpler than Misano and with three flat-out straights, it's a perfect place for last-minute braking battles. Monza is followed by Imola - host to some amazing WSB battles - and finally Mugello. You can't not have Mugello.
We've then added Suzuka and Motegi to share the Japanese round; one on one year, the other the following.
Instead of ending the season at Valencia - which might only mean a short drive home for most of the Dorna execs - we end at Phillip Island, one of the best circuits on the calendar. If the championship came down to a drag race over the line at Phillip Island, you wouldn't forget that in a hurry.
Visordown's Revised 2012 MotoGP Calendar
15 April, Turkey - Istanbul29 April, Spain - Jerez de la Frontera6 May, Portugal - Portimao20 May, France - Paul Ricard3 June, Catalunya - Catalunya17 June, Great Britain - Donington30 June, Netherlands - Assen8 July, Germany - Sachsenring15 July, Belgium - Spa29 July, United States - Laguna Seca19 August, Brazil - Autódromo José Carlos Pace26 August, Czech Rep. - Brno16 September, Italy - Monza23 September, Italy, Imola30 September, Italy Mugello14 October, Japan - Motegi / Suzuka21 October, Malaysia - Sepang28 October, Australia - Phillip Island
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The next installment of the Paranormal Activity has locked in a writer, and its someone who is no stranger to found footage horror. Zack Estrin, whose current work youve seen on ABC if youve been watching The River, is reportedly penned a deal to pen the fourth Paranormal Activity film.
The Hollywood Reporter posted the news, noting the connection between Estrin and the popular found footage horror film franchise. Estrin is an executive producer on ABCs new horror-drama The River, which is also executive-produced by Paranormal Activity producer Jason Blum and producer/director Oren Peli.
While most of Estrins writing credits were for the small screen, having served as an executive producer on Prison Break, Tru Calling, and No Ordinary Family, the dark nature of the current TV series for which hes writing, added to his connections with Peli and Blum do instill some confidence that he may be just the right man for this job. It should be interesting to see what kind of story he writes for the series next chapter.
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Katniss Everdeen, the reluctant survivalist and revolutionary at the heart of The Hunger Games, returns to our screens this week in Catching Fire. In tribute to this positive female role model embedded firmly in the action genre, we would like to look back at some of the other great Women of Action in films from around the world.
Almost immediately this project throws up hurdles and questions and tough decisions had to be made. The "final girl" of many a great horror movie has been excluded, as have the beautiful yet often-ineffectual Bond girls. Other decisions were also made along the way that may have seen your own personal favourite heroine omitted, such as not including "villains" - so you won't find the black widows from Species, Terminator 3 or Eve of Destruction in this list.
By all means let us know in the comments below of any other female warriors deserving of our praise. I hope, at the very least, we can all be in agreement that every single one of the women who follow deserve their place alongside Indiana Jones, James Bond, John Matrix and The Dark Knight as cinematic icons of action. And apologies in advance to Cynthia Rothrock - I've never seen any of your films!
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College Hockey:Ouellette's Hat Trick Propels UMD
UND Delivers Solid Defensive Effort in Defeat
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A hat trick of power play goals by Minnesota-Duluth captain Caroline Ouellette was enough to complete a sweep of North Dakota with a 4-1 win.
The Fighting Sioux (7-18-3, 4-17-1 WCHA) carried most of the play in the second period and outshot the Bulldogs (22-2-2, 20-2-2 WCHA) 9-3 in the frame and 14-11 through two periods, but they had no goals to show for it, and the power play made all the difference.
Ouellette netted the game's first goal at 17:27 when she won a rebound amidst a scrum in front of the net. Defenseman Julianne Vasichek's initial shot was stopped by UND goalie Amber Hasbargen, but Ouellette made no mistake on the rebound.
At 19:42 Duluth struck again when Ouellette fed the puck to freshman Karine Demeule on the rush, and she tipped the puck past Hasbargen for a 2-0 lead. The goal was Demeule's second in as many weeks since recently joining the team.
That score held until 7:09 of the third period, when Ouellette netted her second power-play goal of the game on a feed from Demeule. At 13:03 she completed the hat trick with her third power-play goal of the game. She finished the game with four points and eight for the weekend.
"We wanted to play hard, have quick shifts, and use everyone and I think we created a lot of chances," Ouellette said.
Sioux goalie Amber Hasbargen turned in another strong performance with18 saves, nine of which were in the third period. The loss put her record to 4-11-1 for the season.
"That's what we were looking for from our goaltending all year long," UND coach Shantel Rivard said. "She was confident and solid back there and it helps the team to be confident in who's back there between the pipes."
"The North Dakota goalie was really good, especially in the third period," said UMD coach Shannon Miller. "She denied us several times when we had great opportunities."
Bulldog senior Patricia Elsmore (Sautter) made 20 saves at the other end for her second win in as many games since rejoining the team. Prior to last weekend, she last appeared in UMD's third NCAA championship win in 2003.
The only goal for UND was scored by freshman Cara Wooster, her ninth of the year, on a backhander in front.
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Federal law currently discourages states and localities from granting unauthorized aliens certain higher education benefits. This report provides a legal overview of cases involving immigrant access to higher education, as well as an analysis of the legality of state laws that make in-state tuition rates available to illegal aliens.
Currently, federal law prohibits states from granting unauthorized aliens certain postsecondary educational benefits on the basis of state residence, unless equal benefits are made available to all U.S. citizens. This prohibition is commonly understood to apply to the granting of "in-state" residency status for tuition purposes. Legislation to amend this federal law has routinely been introduced in each of the last several congressional sessions, including H.R. 1842/S. 952 in the 112th Congress, but such legislation has never been enacted. Meanwhile, some states have passed laws aimed at making unauthorized state residents eligible for in-state tuition without violating this provision. This report provides a legal overview of cases involving immigrant access to higher education, as well as an analysis of the legality of state laws that make in-state tuition rates available to illegal aliens. For a policy analysis of this issue, see CRS Report RL33863, Unauthorized Alien Students: Issues and "DREAM Act" Legislation, by Andorra Bruno.
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The International Ice Hockey Federation is pleased to announce the details of its 2015 Hockey Development Camp, which will be held at the Vierumäki Sport Institute in Vierumäki, Finland from July 4-11, 2015. This camp marks the 14th IIHF Global Hockey Development Camp. Purpose and Goals of the Hockey Development Camp The camp program is used as a platform to launch the IIHF's development and education programs, specifically aimed at assisting each National Association to achieve their individually identified objectives, leading to global growth and development of the game. The camp program is tailor-made to assist each National Association in upgrading and operating quality education programs within their National Association. The IIHF's National Association Assistance Program will be integrated with the camp program to assist nations in planning, organizing and operating domestic development programs, which may be eligible for IIHF subsidies. In addition to this, the goals of the camp are to:
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NAMM show, day 2
so NAMM today was even better than yesterday. lol
I don't even think I can remember the order of all that we did today!! lol. *looks in camera and twitter for everyone that we met!* First we met Phil Collen the [other] guitar player of Def Leppard..then the drummer of the GooGoo Dolls. we saw him later, and he was like HI MELISSA. which was kinda surprising since he wrote every person that he met's name down. then we saw some dude from Fear Factory and a guy from Hatebreed, and DEANO from Good Charlotte :DD Deano seemed to be really happy that we knew who he was and were waiting to meet him! he was super nice and he said they're working on a new record which is full of yayness. then uhh...some old dude in Bon Jovi..hahaha I don't like them. John 5 from Manson and Rob Zombie's bands. we saw two of the girls from the Bangles playing a little accoustic set at the Daisy Rock booth. Then kelly talked to some guy that I guess used to play with Poison or something..and a guy in Warrant. blah blah..lots of walking around...as we were waiting in line for someone [that we didn't end up staying in line for] Lacey...the evil...from Rock of Love walked past and I was like LACEY! can we take a pic real quick, and she was in a hurry so we couldn't get a pic.
then a bit later, who do I see pretty much running past me? MICKEY DOLENZ...helloooo he's the best Monkee ever!! I was like Mickey!! Mickey! can we get a picture real real quick pleaseplease? and he stopped for me to take a picture, and I was like omg I'm such a big fan lol I'm cheesing so much in my pic with him. I've been a fan of the Monkees since I was like 7 or something..and he's always been my favorite. I was so excited. hahaha then we went to see DJ Ashba. and while we were talking to him Lacey came over and said hi to him, and I was able to get a picture with her then. she liked my hair [of course.] although her hair was more of a bright burgundy color instead of red today.
kelly saw some producer guy and I was like woo? and then I see a tall curly head coming toward me and I'm like WHOOT ITS TONY. so we were like HI TONY. We're finally meeting you! lol and he talked to us for a while like he'd known us forever. :] he's super cool. after we were like, yeahhh...we still haven't met you, he was like yeah..I think I recognize you, are you on.. *does typey fingers* and I was like yeah. lol while we were talkinghe noticed my guitar pick necklace and I was like yeah..I've got one on my phone, and my dogtag, and tattoos, and my bag. hahahah and showed him all that x] prolly thought I was crazy. haha jk. we talked to him about seeing them on his birthday and touring this year and ...stuff. lol. about the show tomorrow night. then seether came up and started talking to us..it was funny cuz we'd just been talking about seether with Tony. We knew Ray was around and had been looking for him all day, and then he just happened to walk by when we were talking to Tony, ha. We ended up telling him and tony where, what time, and who all was doing the Papa Roach signing tomorrow hahahaha. I was like, I like how I know what you guys are doing and you don't x] but Tony had to go to a signing..so we went over to go get in line for Fieldy early. we saw a dude from Trickster on the way, and then got in line for Fieldy. met him and some dude from Shadows Fall and In Flames?? whoever that is. haha..and Fieldy was pretty much a douchebag. I was excited to meet him because I used to like Korn a lot when I was like a sophomore, and Fieldy was always my favorite..and well...he sucks. from what I saw in dvds and stuff, I always thought he seemed really funny and cool..but he didn't even hardly talk and when he did it was crappy chat not even small talk. lol lame. since we got out of there so quickly...we went back over to Tony, and he was signing with some dude from Megadeth and some Ramone guy. lol. he seemed excited. so we met the ramone dude, and then talked to Tony again about getting into the show tomorrow. and stuff. then the Megadeth guy says to Tony "Come on man, we gotta go" and tony's like, go where?? and he says, we gotta go play! and tony says "o_O I wasn't invited!" "oh well come watch!"
hahaha it was just so funny how tony said it. then we were like hey tony, we'll see you tomorrow, and then said something about getting into the show again...and he's like, you know what just go to the schecter booth and ask them and they should maybe give you some passes for it. so we said bye, and went to the booth and I was like, tony told us to come over here to get some passes into the show tomorrow from you..and he gave us some. so yay. I don't have to worry about it anymore. haha ohhh..and when I said bye to Tony, we went for some sort of high five to fist punch thing that just didn't work at all and I was like "wow, that was so...." and he goes... "white!" he was right x]
so by then, it was 530 and it closes at 6 every day, so we were like lets just go home. so now we're here in our hotel. I wish I could upload our pix!! ugh. lol
Tomorrow is supposed to be insane and full of everyone. Hopefully we'll see Nikki Sixx and Kat, and.....everyone else. haha. We're planning on meeting Mike Shinoda [he's so nice] and hopefully Mick Mars..and Papa Roach at 2...then at 8 we've got the Papa Roach show yay. then sunday morning, we go home to the subzero temps. I'm gonna try to update my twitter like crazy tomorrow...but I might be too busy. haha.
ohoh..and all day I kept seeing this tall man with long hair and I was like WHO TF IS HE!!! I KNOW I KNOW HIM FROM SOMEWHERE..and it was bothering me alllllll day. and then right before I met Fieldy, I saw him and his wife. right as I saw her, I knew where I knew them from...they were a set of parents on Parental Control. hahahah


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We here at Dolmen Creative are looking for a fantastic cartoartist (cartographer/artist). Not just any cartoartist, but the best of the best of the best. The "chosen one" must possess all of the following qualifications:
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The Job: help us create our dark fantasy world map
Time Constraints: the final final must be complete before October 1, 2010
Style: we like the hand-drawn style maps of Forgotten Realms and the old Warhammer Fantasy RPG (see attachments)
The Map: this map will be a world map of 2 arctic poles, 5 oceans, 4 continents, a large number of archipelagos, and a special "twist" that only the artist we hire will know about
Quality/Size: full color that also works well for greyscale, will be used in website, PDF, and print medias - 10 x 16 in - 300dpi RGB png
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WASHINGTON (August 2010)—This summer, all BlackBerry device users at FBI Headquarters, field offices, and resident agencies around the country, as well as Legal Attaches overseas, are receiving brand new devices as the FBI continues with technology refresh activities.
Based on their service provider, customers will receive either the new BlackBerry Tour 9630 or BlackBerry Bold 9700. The new devices are fully equipped with all standard BlackBerry applications, Microsoft Outlook e-mail access, and a camera with photo and video capabilities.
"The new models feature enhanced capabilities and functionality to better facilitate communication and support the FBI's mission," said the Bureau's CIO Chad Fulgham.
Users are also "going green" by recycling their old devices and accessories. Recycling old BlackBerry devices is not only beneficial to the FBI, but also to the environment and may give these devices a second chance for service. After a device has reached the end of its use, it is cleared of all information and recycled through a third party company. If the device is still in working condition and can be refurbished, the Bureau receives a monetary credit. A third party company purchases the devices and revamps them to sell to new customers.
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Little Rock student bullied over friend's suicide | News
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) -- Words are sometimes the most powerful weapon of all.
A student at Joe T. Robinson High School received a threatening note Wednesday that read, "You should have died too."
Her close friend committed suicide just one week ago and now, she is being bullied about the death.
THV is withholding the identity of the student and her mother.
"I've been walking around this school and somebody wanted me to die," the student said. "There's a big group of girls at school. They just don't like me...They have smart remarks every day, and when I'm walking down the hallway, they have something to say."
She said the trouble began about a week ago.
"They acted...out of control. Fighting everybody. I just don't want to be around it," said the student.
School officials with the Pulaski County Special School District district told THV 11 they cannot comment directly about this incident because it is still under investigation.
The student's mother said she spoke with the assistant principal.
"His statement was there's not anything we can do. My child is one out of 500 students, and they just can sit there and watch that one student. We have a fear that she won't be able to go there and be safe," said the mother.
So they filed a harassment report with the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office, which is little comfort to a teen dealing with something much harsher than words.
"I felt like everyone was just pushing me away," the student added.
She told THV 11 she is able to deal with the bullying because of her family's support.
"She felt like they were kind of pushing it under the rug. We can handle it tomorrow. This is what we'll do tomorrow. I mean it's detrimental when your child is being threatened, her life is being threatened," said family friend Tongela Curry.
The mother added that unless students change their mindset and behavior to respect differences, bullying may never go away. She would like to see some sort of statewide support system for these victims.
As for the student, the mother said they will leave the school district at the end of the semester.
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Christmas Items–Stock up on everything you will need for next year's celebrations at just a fraction of the cost. By January prices are usually anywhere from 75%-90% off. I buy all of my paper plates,cups, napkins this way and store them in a box for the next year. I also buy wrapping paper, bags, tags and tissue paper. Anything else that I think I can use for another holiday or reason throughout the year is also purchased at this time.
Toys—Check those clearance sales for toys you can give to your family members or your child(ren)'s friends. They are usually 50% off or more and that is a huge savings throughout the year if you just plan ahead.
Diet Foods- Anything that has to do with New Year's Resolutions is going to be on sale this month. Stack the lower sale prices with your coupons and you can stock up for a few months.
Medicines—Usually Cold medicines, cough medicines, flu medicines, and tissues among others. Stock up now while the prices are at their lows so that way you have enough to last throughout the year.
Super Bowl Sunday items like chips, wings, appetizers, dips, pop/soda will also be on sale this month. Stock up for those parties!!
February Sales items–National Canned Food Month so lots of items for your pantry should be on sale.
Canned fruits, vegetables, soup, pie fillings, tuna, chicken, salmon are just a few that I have seen this month.
Super Bowl Sunday–Always means a get together for us so anything for a party should be on sale. Pop, chips/dips, sandwich items, crackers, appetizer foods, wings, meat and cheese/fruit and vegetable trays
February is also National Hot Breakfast Month: Which in turn means lots of goodies will be on sale like oatmeal, Cream of Wheat, frozen breakfast foods, Mixes for pancakes/waffles, and of course sausages/bacon. We love sausage and bacon at our house, so I am definitely stocking up!
Valentine's Day: I stock up for the next year's Valentine's Day presents when they are 50%-75% off. Why pay full price if you don't have too!! Candy, Perfume, Cards, stuffed animals, gift sets, flower arrangements, candles, wines are usually on sale this month. Stock up now for next year.
Produce: Keep your eye out for produce that is "in" season. Heidi
March always comes in like a lion, and out like a lamb. As a kid my mom told me after your birthday I promise it will start to warm up. Most of the time she was right, but there were a few birthdays I would have loved to be able to have a party outdoors. Since its the 6th of March that never happened, but that's ok because we now have a daughter who has one on the 17th and she can sometimes have parties outside. So the old adage in like a lion, out like a lamb usually holds true.
Now for the question of What's on sale in March?
Winter wear–Coats, Gloves, Hats, Scarfs, Overalls, Insulated boots Buy the next size up for your child now at deeply discounted prices so that way next winter you are ready and you paid a fraction of the cost.
Frozen Food Month–Since March is frozen food month, get ready for coupons and sales to stock up on all of those freezer items you eat all year. I try to stock up on things for a minimum of 6 months supply because by the next time I need an item, it should be back on sale.
Wedding Gifts–Since spring and summer usually brings upcoming weddings, stock up on things now so that you have them on hand. If I am invited to a wedding I usually just get the couple a gift card to a store I know they can use. That way they get what they want not something they may have to return.
Appliances-Air Conditioners, Washers and Dryers
Fish and Chicken and bagged candy are also on sale.
Luggage is also on sale this month!
Saint Patrick's Day items are also on sale, stock up for next year after the 18th to maximize your savings!!
Items that are on sale in April include:
- Computers–Computers also come out in spring so if you buy last years version of a computer you are saving $100's of dollars each time you upgrade (and you'll need the computer for your online budgeting!). We get a new computer every 3-5 years or so when we wear out one of them.
- Digital Cameras–Summer is right around the corner and stores are making room for new cameras. Check for clearance prices or marked down camera's to save money if you don't have to have the latest greatest invention.
- Spring clothing–Check those winter clearance racks and stock up for next year. This plan of attack saves my family $100's of dollars each year. We also add a few new pieces to each season just by finding things on sale for cheaper.
- Travel Plans–Travel in the "off" season if you can it will save you money. Also book your motels and flights as much as in advance as you can. You will save hundreds of dollars by booking flights/hotels together or checking travel sites for the best deals.
- Lawn Mowers-We try to buy them before Spring so the price is lower, but we haven't bought a new one in ages. Before everyone decides to start mowing your chances of getting a discount are still pretty good. But you will be getting last years version, so shop ahead of season.
- Easter–hams, eggs, dyeing kits, candies, chocolates, baskets, decorations (I shop for the next years holiday after the items are on clearance.)
- Earth Day– Organic Foods and Personal Care items, Energy Star appliances, CFL and LED lighting. I got some amazing deals on some organic things this year!!
- Spring–gardening equipment and seeds, bird feeders, cleaning supplies and the dreaded allergy medicine will be cheaper because its soon to be in hot demand.
- Seasonal Produce: Strawberries, Rhubarb, onions, peas, carrots, cabbage, beets, broccoli, grapefruits, mushrooms, avocados, asparagus and artichokes.
- Baking supplies–sugar, baking mixes, flour, chocolate chips, refrigerated cookie dough
- Seasonal Produce–artichokes, asparagus, avocados, beets, broccoli, cabbages, carrots, grapefruit, mushrooms, onions, peas.
- Cinco de Mayo items: salsa, shredded cheese, tortillas, tortilla chips, canned and refried beans, shredded lettuce, pinatas, candy, frozen Mexican foods.
- Mother's Day: bouquets, gift sets, perfumes, chocolates, photo frames, crafts, candles, and jewelry. Remember to shop after the holiday for the next year for lower costs. I won't tell your mom I promise!!
- Memorial Day: Condiments, chips, dips, paper plates, napkins, silverware any of the goodies for picnics and outings!!
- Gardening items: plants, flowers, seeds, water cans (I make my own), soil, weed killers >>>I buy all of this stuff at the end of the summer when its on clearance and save it for the next year.
- Seasonal Produce: artichokes, asparagus, avocado, beets, carrots, corn, green beans, onions, potatoes, strawberries
- Graduation party supplies (end of month)
- Spring planting, flower bulbs
- Winter clearance deep discounts now on linens, shoes, boots, jackets, coats, clothing etc
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- cherries, okra, zucchini
- rhubarb, artichokes
- Asparagus, peas
- Broccoli, lettuce, apricot
- Pineapples, watermelon (toward months end) avocado, artichokes cauliflower, celery
- radish, garlic, onions
- leeks, beets, turnips, carrots, onions potatoes, spinach
- Lemon, red grapefruit
- orange, apricots, kiwi
- mango papaya, d'anjou pear, strawberries
Things to Do in May
- Look for free events in your area; May 4th free comic book day
- May 10th National public gardens day
- Remember to schedule your little ones for free events like the Lowes Build and Grow or Home Depot
- Harvest buttons and shoe laces off of shirts and shoes that are unusable and can't be donated (save for another use, pair of shoes etc)
- Hit yard sales for things you need and schedule a yard sale to get rid of unwanted stuff
- Challenge your family to a weekend of "no spending"
National Holidays
- 1 May Day
- 4 Star Wars Day
- 5 Cinco de Mayo
- 6 National Teacher's Day
- 8 VE Day, WW II
- 12 Mother's Day – second Sunday
- 18 Armed Forces Day -third Saturday
- 24 Victoria Day (Canada)
- 27 Memorial Day
What's on Sale in June? June sale items are things that you want to stock up on. Many items are on sale this month and I try to buy at least 6 months worth of items for my family. That way I am always buying items at their lowest price and maximizing my savings.
National Dairy Month so things like milk, ice cream, cheese, butter, eggs, yogurt are on sale
Fourth of July Sales start at the end of June: hot dogs, hamburgers, buns, condiments, charcoal, chips and dips, frozen treats and pop just to name a few.
Seasonal Produce: anything I can purchase at a low price and home can or freeze I do. I also buy a lot of extra fruit so I can make jams and jellies for Christmas.
Summer needs are on sale, but not at their lowest prices. If I have to buy anything I buy just enough to make it until the end of the season, then I stock up when the prices are at their lowest.
Gardening items are usually on sale as well, but again I buy enough to get me through until the prices drop.
Clearance I found this year included jackets, sweaters, umbrellas, rain boots, floral wreaths from Memorial Day
Happy Shopping!
July is a busy month because it is National Ice Cream month, summer is in full swing and let's not forget the 4th of July Holiday. Those are just a few of the great items that will be on sale this month. You want to stock up on things when their prices are at their lowest so you keep as much of your cash as you can.
Back to School sales begin so be on the lookout for crayons, pencils, folders, binders, notebooks, pens, scissors, backpacks, rulers, calculators and markers. Bic usually has a good coupon out this month as well that allows for free pens at Walmart!! Make sure you take advantage of tax free shopping weekends as well. List to come for that soon!!
July 4th bargains include: BBQ sauce, charcoal, hamburger, hot dogs, dips, buns, ketchup, mustard, Mayonnaise, relish, marinades, paper products, potato chips, salad dressing, drink mixes and soda. I buy enough in July to last my family for a year. That way we always have it on hand and I know I'm getting the rock bottom prices. Flags and Fireworks are always on sale too, and after the holiday check out those clearance aisles for decorations for your next get together at a fraction of the cost.
Seasonal Produce: Apricots, Basil, beets, bell peppers, blueberries, carrots, cantaloupe, cauliflower, celery, cherries, corn, cucumbers, eggplants, figs, garlic, grapes, green beans, honeydew melon, nectarines, peaches, pears, plums, potatoes, raspberries, red and white onions, oranges,strawberries, summer squash, tomatoes, watermelon
National Ice Cream Month: Ice cream sandwiches, frozen novelties, ice cream, ice cream makers and rock salt, ice cream cones–I bought a lot of ice cream mixes on clearance last year for under $1 a bag!! Check those clearance sections, it pays off, I promise!!
Camping Gear: Tents, Dutch ovens, sleeping bags, lanterns, hiking boots, coolers, air mattresses, fishing gear, headlamps, portable cooking stoves, first aid kits, water bottles and filtration systems. Check your local Garage Sales as well, I bought all of our camping items this way!!
Summer Essentials include: Sunscreen, Bathing suits, summer clothing, flip flops, bug spray, patio furniture, outdoor lanterns, Citronella products, anything "warm weather" related should start to decline in price. Gardening stuff also tends to take a price cut as well.
Do you know of something that is on sale in July that I didn't list? Be sure and let me know so I can add it to our list!!
September Sale Items–Stock up while you can
September is almost gone but there is still time for you to stock up on September sale items!! There are lots of goodies on sale during the month of September and I've already been shopping!!
Bicycles-Buy them now while kids are heading back to school. Keep them for the next holiday or birthday to lower your cost out of pocket.
Camping gear- Tents, sleeping bags and other goodies you need when you go camping. (We always say we are going to go camping but never quite make it out there.) But when or if we decided to we have a tent, sleeping bags and lots of other camping essentials ready to go!!
Cars–New models are hitting the showroom and the prices are being cut on the older models. *We need a new car but I don't want a payment so we are babying ours along till we can pay for it out of pocket. I don't want to have to pay interest on something for a few years.
Lawn Care Equipment–Mowers, power washers, and things such as that. Wal-Mart had rakes on sale yesterday when I was there which I thought was surprising.
Celing fans–We use ours year around to help save money but if you are in the market for one, now is the time to purchase.
Outdoor living- Patio furniture is at there lowest prices after Labor Day Weekend. Try to hold off purchasing them until this time of the year
Back to school sales- paper, pencils, backpacks, erasers, folders, markers, notebooks, crayons, boxes of tissues, disinfecting wipes and hand sanitizer.
Make sure and stock up on produce that is in season as well. There are always farmers markets around here that offer the lowest prices.
Labor Day items-any thing barbecue related are usually on sale at this time as well. Stock up enough to last you 6 months to a year.
Each month of the year has special items on sale. You need to be a savvy shopper in order to snag the best deals, but you can get some great things for a lot less. I always shop for the next year after the holidays, end of the seasons, and clearance shop. It saves my family a lot of money over the course of year. It does take some planning ahead and getting used to, but you can do it!!
Large appliances–negotiate to get the best price on last year's model before the holiday craze hits.
Bridal registry items are often 50% off so stock up now while the price is low so you are ready next year with presents you won't have to pay full price for them.
Summer inventory like pool items, beach items, air conditoners, garden and camping items. (We are looking for a great deal on air conditioners.)
Fire pits are also on roll back at Wal-Mart, I saw them yesterday. Don't forget those summer games like Redneck Golf, Bocce ball and other yard games are also on clearance at this time as well.
Grocery items like Pizza, popcorn, seafood, all on sale. October is National Pizza month as well as Popcorn-popping month and Seafood month. Stock up on those items to last you a good few months. My rule of thumb is 6 months of items when the price is at it's lowest.
Clothing items for summer are now on mark down you need to snag them up for next year. Guess about a size for each child you have and pick them up entire summer outfits for just a few dollars. Shirts and things also make great presents for nieces/nephews, grandchildren and etc.
November Sale Items
November Sale Items are a must have this time of the year!! Each month I try to post what is on sale for the month so you can get your shopping lists made out. Take inventory of what is in your stockpile and be prepared for when the sales are available.
The biggest thing I stock up on in November is Halloween items. While shopping I check out candy, treat buckets, costumes, fun items and just anything for Halloween. I buy the stuff I will need for the next year's Halloween a year ahead of time. I store them all in a tote marked Halloween and I never pay more than 50% for anything I need. Candy can be used for Christmas stockings, goodie bags and baking. Yesterday I bought paper plates for $1 a package at Walmart!!
The baking season is upon us and so anything like nuts, chocolate chips, evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, coconut, chex mix items and of course the easy to prepare baking mixes.
Canned soups and broths are also on sale this month. Last November I was able to buy canned goods for 15 cents a can!! Fruit and pasta sauces are also good staples to stock up on this month. I buy enough for my family for 6 months to a year at a time.
Holiday staples like turkey, pumpkin, stuffing mix, potatoes, rolls, pies, and anything you need to produce a good holiday meal will be on sale this month as well. I've posted lots of under $1 items for Walmart this week so make sure you grab those!!
Check those clearance sections for the last of outdoor furniture, rakes and leftover summer items. This is a great time to buy new items becasuse they want room for their Christmas items.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are also great times for some amazing deals!! I'm not a big Black Friday shopper, but Cyber Monday I hit pretty hard. Make sure you sign up for notifications of your favorite websites and stores to be among the first to know!! STICK to your list!! They want you spend your hard earned money on the items in their store. If you just stick to your list, you will maximize your savings.
Produce like: Apples, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, celery, cranberries, kiwis, lemons, oranges, pears, pomegranates, potatoes, pumpkin, squash, yams are all on sale. Stock up and can, freeze or dry what you can to save your families budget.
Cold and Flu season is upon us so things like Cough drops, flu/cold medicine, tissues, and lip balm are at their lowest prices. Stock up for a year if you can.
What's on Sale in December?
What's on Sale in December? There are lots of goodies on sale this month!! Stock up for at least 3 months unless it is free I stock up for a year!!
Canned & Baking Goods. These items should continue as holiday baking and cooking continue!
Oranges/Nuts–The old time stocking stuffers growing up we always had both!
Cold/Cough Remedies–It is that time of year so make sure you stock up. Cold syrups, cough drops, cough syrups and so much more!!
Batteries. With all the toys and electronics, deals on batteries can be found. Stock up!
Photo Deals. Continue to keep a watchful eye for promotions on photo books, and prints.
Seasonal Produce: Apples, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, celery, cranberries, kiwis, lemons, oranges, pears, pomegranates, potatoes, pumpkin, squash, yams, diabetes items.
Spaghetti Sauce–Usually Ragu is the one I find the cheapest.
Amazon. Last year, Amazon was slashing prices right up until Christmas Day!
Walgreens 4-Day Sales. Throughout December, Walgreens will run a "4-Day Sale" in conjunction with their 7-Day ad. These run from Wednesday – Saturday.
Christmas Clearance--Always shop the after Christmas sales I like to go about 4 days after the holidays when prices are at 75% off and sometimes more depending on the store. I bought lots of great items last year that cost me 1/4 of the price and they are waiting to be wrapped to be placed under the tree. I should have some happy people on my list!!


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December 2013
Feature Article
Narrative Surprise: Relational Psychoanalytic Process and Biblical TextBy Lawrence Zelnick
Psychoanalytic work can be compared to the interpretation of a text. One feature that links the two is the element of surprise. It can strike the careful reader and the attentive analyst.
In This Issue
- Projection: On Chantal Akerman's Screens
The psychoanalytic concept of projection is used to analyze the film work of Chantal Akerman.
By Giuliana Bruno
Full Issue
Continue reading this issue of DIVISION/Review.
DIVISION/Review also maintains a blog, which features shorter essays and discussions on a wider range of topics related to psychoanalysis, as well as a discussion forum for articles in the printed journal.


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Here's the Future. Your Move. Series: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - THIRD IN A THREE-PART SERIES
Gail Russell Chaddock, writer of The Christian Science Monitor, The Christian Science Monitor
It didn't take a surge of computing power to get people thinking about life in a world where machines may be smarter than people.
From the golem of Jewish legend to Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's "Frankenstein," the prospect of infusing inert matter with thought has fired imagination, especially when the creature runs amok - smashing walls, mulching sheep, or destroying its creator.
By the last half of the 20th century, the "creature" had shifted from a lump of clay to integrated circuits. But the risks of bad or unintended results from contact with things that think are as powerful a concern. Few expect today's supercomputers to jump the scientist in the lab. The challenge is to humanity itself: If machines are smarter than mankind, what does it mean to be human? Is there more to consciousness than computation? Are there costs to merging too closely with machines? Hollywood took a light-hearted crack at this issue in the 1957 film "Desk Set." A computer named EMERAC, or "Miss Emmy," threatens to displace the cardigan-sweatered set in the research department, but proves no match for the sublime Katherine Hepburn. While Emmy could calculate the total weight of the earth "with or without humans," she nearly soldered her circuits over the question, "Does the king of the Watusis drive a car?" In the end, Kate's hairpins save the machine from meltdown, jobs are preserved, and faith in humanity restored. But the mood was not so jovial when World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov threw up his hands and conceded defeat in Game 6 against Deep Blue, an IBM supercomputer that could evaluate 200 million chess moves a second. After the historic 1997 match, Mr. Kasparov said that he had felt "the fate of all humanity on his shoulders." For one of the fathers of artificial intelligence (AI), this outcome was never in doubt - just how soon it would happen. At a time when many people doubted that computers would have a future, British mathematician Alan Turing wrote a landmark essay, "Can a Machine Think?" (1950). In it, he predicted that by "the end of the century the use of words and general educated opinion will have altered so much that one will be able to speak of machines thinking without expecting to be contradicted." Expert prediction has not been the most accurate of guides in preparing for a new world of artificial intelligence. For example, in the late 1940s, the best known computer machine in the world, ENIAC, belonged to the US Army. Emmy's namesake had about 20,000 vacuum tubes and weighed more than 30 tons. Mathematician John von Neumann, the key developer on the ENIAC project, wrote in 1951 that what prevents computing machines from rivaling natural organisms is "the inferiority of our materials." In 1949, Popular Mechanics opined that "computers in the future may have only 1,000 vacuum tubes and perhaps weigh 1-1/2 tons." The invention of the silicon chip in 1958 shattered the size barrier and opened wide floodgates of speculation on whether and how soon machines would master humans. Consider these visions of the future from three experts in the field of computer intelligence: *By 2050, machines will have met and exceeded human levels of intelligence. "Rather quickly, they could displace us from existence." Some people may opt to "personally transcend their biological humanity" by uploading themselves into a computer, according to Hans Moravec, founder of the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, in "Robot: Mere Machine to Transcendent Mind." *By 2029, many areas of the brain will have been reduced to algorithms. Neural implants will enhance seeing, hearing, memory, and reasoning. Computers will be doing most of the teaching and much of the learning. Many of the leading artists will be machines. Life will be extended through the use of bionic organs, and most communication won't involve a human. By 2099, there will no longer be any clear distinction between humans and computers, according to Ray Kurzweil, inventor and author, in "The Age of Spiritual Machines. …


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Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Law (Honours)
Monash University
Monash University
Monash is a university with a difference, and we're proud of it. Our approach to education allows our students a study experience like no other, helping them make a difference to their own lives and the lives of others.
Bachelor Degree (Honours)
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|Full-time internal, Part-time internal
Year 12 or equivalent; Units 3 & 4: study score of at least 35 in English (EAL) or at least 30 in English other than EAL; study score of at least 25 in Maths: Mathematical Methods (CAS); study score of at least 25 in one of Chemistry or Physics
Course Description
This double degree deepens students' understanding of how technology and the law interact. The honours degree of Bachelor of Laws satisfies the academic requirements for admission to practice as an Australian lawyer. It is also a preparation for diverse careers in and beyond the law, and a pathway to masters and doctoral qualifications. The course provides coherent and advanced knowledge of the sources of law, the principal areas of law, legal concepts and broader perspectives about the law. The skills and knowledge learned in the course are applied in a later year project which provides varied research activities and outputs. Candidates for the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) have chosen civil engineering as a specialisation.
Subjects you can Study
Civil engineering; Law
* Cut-off scores may not appear with some courses. There a number of possible reasons for this: The course may require entrance criteria other than a cut-off score, such as a portfolio, an interview or an audition; the course may not be open to school leavers; cut-off information may be unavailable. Check the detailed course information available on The Details tab to read more about the course's entry requirements.
Bachelor Degree (Honours)
- Full-time internal = 6.5 years
- Part-time internal = 10 years
Students undertake the Common First year before specialising in their chosen discipline from level 2.
Entry Requirements
Year 12 or equivalent; Units 3 & 4: study score of at least 35 in English (EAL) or at least 30 in English other than EAL; study score of at least 25 in Maths: Mathematical Methods (CAS); study score of at least 25 in one of Chemistry or Physics
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How do study fields for Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Law (Honours) at Monash University perform?
Life after Study
Engineering and technology
Where are graduates that studied Engineering and technology at Monash University?
|Public sector
|Private practice
|Private industry
|Working overseas
Where are graduates that studied Law at Monash University?
|Public sector
|Private practice
|Private industry
|Working overseas
Related Careers
Civil Engineer
Civil engineers plan, design, construct, operate and maintain roads, bridges, dams, water supply schemes, sewerage systems, transportation systems, harbours, canals, dockyards, airports, railways, factories and large buildings.
Lawyers provide advice, write documents and conduct negotiations on legal matters, and may represent clients in court and tribunal proceedings. They are described as solicitors or barristers, depending on the work they do.
About Monash University
The world is changing fast. If you're at high school now, you may eventually choose an occupation that doesn't yet exist. And you'll almost certainly have several careers over your lifetime. That's why we've designed our courses to give you the knowledge to confidently embark on a specific profession, plus the skills and networks to explore possibilities in your future. The Monash way of learning is versatile and flexible, genuinely interdisciplinary and focused on career outcomes. Our goal is to enrich you — academically, professionally, and personally — so that when you graduate, you're ready for anything.
A course to suit you (as in you particularly)
We know different students want and need different things from university. If you're an undergraduate, you may want to get a broad education before choosing a career; you may want to decide between — or embrace — two areas of interest; or you may have already set your goal and simply want to focus on it. If you've studied previously, you may want to further your career, change your career or shift it sideways, or perhaps explore another passion for its own sake.
At Monash, you can choose from a suite of courses that caters for everyone. This flexibility allows you to graduate with a focused, relevant, accredited qualification that opens doors to a variety of brilliant career opportunities. Of course, we create knowledge as well as deliver it, and our research feeds straight back into our classrooms, keeping you abreast of industry and global developments.
You will be stimulated, challenged and encouraged to actively participate, interact and question. You'll study alongside fellow high-achievers, under the guidance of some of the finest educators in Australia. So if you're smart, eager to learn and want to make a mark on the world, explore our courses .
More than academia
University isn't just about study. We've created many programs and schemes to challenge and enrich you during your university years.
We consider all our students to be international students, and encourage you to spend time studying overseas. There are a plethora of options — if you're studying criminology, for example, you can take a unit about European criminal law at the university's Prato Centre in Tuscany, Italy. Explore Monash Abroad to find out how you can spend time studying at a different Monash campus or one of our partner institutions worldwide.
We offer a range of leadership programs, all differing in length and focus, so you can choose the one that best suits your aspirations. We know that not everyone wants to be a CEO, but everyone benefits from harnessing the drive and confidence that help you communicate, negotiate, manage a team, make decisions, solve problems and ultimately progress your career.
Many Monash courses actively involve our industry partners in both the design and delivery of your education, which allows you to be at the forefront of industry knowledge when you graduate. You'll find a rich array of work placements and programs , internships and volunteer opportunities open to you, giving you the chance to put theory into practice.
Add all this to the many groups, societies and events on campus, and you'll be equipped not just for a successful career but also for a successful life.
Share in our reputation
Monash is one of the world's top 100 universities, with a particular reputation for our talented academic staff and research excellence. And according to the Global Employability Rankings, leaders from the world's most successful companies consistently rate Monash as a preferred university from which to hire graduates.
But while our rankings and reputation mean we can compete with the traditional universities, we don't plan on becoming one. We're a modern university, just over 50 years old, with a proud history of risk-taking and challenging the status quo. We think that gives us the best of both worlds — we combine the qualities and reputation of a world-class university with the openness and ambition of youth.
Why choose Monash?
Monash courses explained
Student Profile
Oliver Moraes
Before he started university, Oliver Maraes knew exactly what he wanted to do. Then he changed his mind completely.
"I started doing science because I wanted to do physiotherapy," he explained. "But studying geology has totally changed me. Since starting my degree I've discovered my interest in natural disasters and it has really driven my direction."
Oliver firmed up his new career aspirations in 2012 during a student exchange to Monash South Africa. "I always wanted to go to Africa and Monash made it so easy. The study abroad opportunities were a big part of the reason I decided to come to Monash," said Oliver. But along with geology, he discovered the power of philanthropy.
"I got involved with a project aimed at sourcing books for children at a local primary school in Zandspruit, Johannesburg. Another Monash student and I organised a range of fundraising activities," he said. "When the library opened it was just so amazing to see all those kids at their school with resources that none of them have ever had."
The experience led him to further philanthropic activities, including Making Change , a volunteer-based community organisation for young people interested in tackling social issues.
Philanthropy hasn't taken over completely, however. Oliver is still deeply engaged in science. "My dream in the future is to work in disaster management and find a way to combine my love of science with my passion for helping people."


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Sean Ringgold 411
BIRTHDATE: November 3
HAILS FROM: Rockaway Beach, NY
STAR SIGN: Scorpio
YEARS ON SHOW: 2006-present
MARITAL STATUS: Single
While working as a bodyguard, 6-foot-3-inch actor Sean Ringgold found himself in front of the camera on BET's video Web site, BLAST, and the rest is history. He continued to guard an impressive roster of celebrities while pursuing his acting career, appearing in several music videos and TV commercials. In 2006, he landed the bit part of OLTL's Shaun, bodyguard to the now-MIA Vincent. The under-five soon became a recurring role, and three years later, Shaun has a brother, Greg, a sister, Destiny, and even a love interest in Rachel.
Although his nickname at BET was "Big Head," Ringgold is anything but boastful. "I've learned humility and to be grateful I have a job," he says. "Do the best you can and keep on pushing forward. When those big paydays come, they come. Otherwise, keep your mouth shut and be grateful you got a job." His official Web site is www.seanringgold.com.