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1 Masters Series The Masters Series sessions are designed to provide a comprehensive learning experience for senior level HR professionals and are included in the regular registration fee. These programs have been submitted to the HR Certification Institute for review. Sessions ASSESSMENTS THAT MATTER: REPLACING GUESSWORK WITH EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2014, 10:30AM 12:30PM for 2 Business Management & Strategy Credits. for recertification credit. Dr. Harold S. Resnick Rusty Bozman HR leaders earn their seat at the C table by contributing meaningfully to the business strategy and direction. When HR leaders understand their company's business well enough to ask the right questions, they possess the ability to generate the right data, convert that data into validated information and measurably show how to maximize the company's return on investment in its human resources. This session will provide a framework for selecting and designing assessment tools that provide this information, and provide the analytical basis for more effective decisionmaking at executive levels.
2 1. Develop a methodology for understanding what to measure. 2. Gain an understanding of the tools available and when each tool is best applied. 3. Learn how to match tools with the right types of analysis to generate meaningful information that drives ROI decisions Dr. Harold S. Resnick Harold S. Resnick has more than 40 years of successful business experience as an entrepreneur consultant to Fortune 500 companies - corporate executive university professor author Board member - and public administrator. An entrepreneur for the past 27 years, he founded Work Systems Associates in 1984, and grew it to become a multi-national consulting firm. He was also the founder and CEO of Generation21, the first web-based training and knowledge software platform. Gen 21 was sold to Renaissance Learning, a Nasdaq company, in In 2000 Dr. Resnick and his wife relocated to Ponte Vedra Beach where he continues to maintain a select private consulting practice in the areas of organizational development and leadership development. A native of New York, Dr. Resnick received his baccalaureate degree from the City College of New York. Masters and doctoral degrees were earned at Wayne State University in Detroit. Rusty Bozman For over twenty-two years, Mr. Bozman held various senior leadership roles in all aspects of Human Resources for large publicly traded and private organizations. Mr. Bozman built his career establishing human resources strategy in the information technology, healthcare, and real estate sectors, with organizations including Computer Associates International, The St. Joe Company, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maryland, and with a contractor supporting the Department of Defense. Throughout his career, Mr. Bozman developed expertise in the areas of total rewards, executive and sales compensation, benefits, organizational diagnosis, empirical analysis and survey development. Mr. Bozman is a Certified Compensation Professional, holds a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Florida, and a M.S. in Industrial / Organizational Psychology from the University of Baltimore, MD. He served on the 2010 Board of Trustees and as a 2009 Board Member for the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce, and held board seats on various charitable and county organizational boards, including the 2005 Super Bowl Host Committee, Duval County voting precinct volunteers, and as a volunteer with Habijax (Habitat for Humanity). He is currently an active member of San Juan Del Rio Catholic Church.
3 EMPLOYMENT LAW FOR HR EXECUTIVES MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2014, 1:00PM 3:00PM for 2 HR Credits (General). for recertification credit. WILLIAM KRIZNER Every entry-level HR professional should understand the importance of compliance. A quality mid-level HR professional may even be a topical expert in a specific regulation or employment law. To achieve and sustain an executive HR level role, understanding employment law and enforcing compliance is not sufficient. To add value to the organizational bottom line, the senior and/or executive HR professional must know why the law exists and how it applies to their unique operations and organization. In this master s session, we will provide an overview of key regulations impacting the workplace of which the first chair of HR needs a comprehensive understanding. 1. Comprehensive understanding of why compliance matters. 2. Business value-add suggestions for protecting organizational bottom line. 3. Communication strategies for gaining acceptance and endorsement of compliance initiatives among all organizational executives and leaders. Mr. Krizner has published dozens of articles relating to various employment law topics; including hiring, proper termination procedures, employee monitoring, and the dangers imposed by the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family Medical Leave Act. Mr. Krizner also regularly provides speaking engagements for state and national associations on varying employment law topics. He personally represents more than a thousand clients mainly in Florida, California, South Carolina, Maryland, Georgia and Pennsylvania, including organizations from nearly every major industry and many of the largest organizations in the Tallahassee area. The Firm's clients employ more than two hundred thousand employees. Mr. Krizner is admitted to the Florida Bar, the United States District Court in the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts.
4 LEADING IN TRANSITIONAL TIMES! MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2014, 3:30PM 5:30PM Rick Willis Leadership is the most critical when the landscape is constantly shifting. Unfortunately, this is also when it s most challenging. Leading in Transitional Times is designed to teach professionals who have a role in maintaining and maximizing productivity during times of change. Leading in Transitional Times Defines methods to establish relationships with the key individuals in the organization responsible for leading and executing a change initiative. Outlines a process to develop, influence and execute strategies for managing organizational change that balances the needs of the organization and its employees. Teaches leaders how to develop and communicate the vision of the organization through times of transition. Gives a framework for leaders to use as they oversee the lead transition, whether it be new systems, culture or any change initiative. 1. Harness a vision by engaging the intellect and emotion of stakeholders. 2. Define expectations and how they will change for all stakeholders involved. 3. Communicate effectively using timely and relevant information. Rick Willis is a senior facilitator within Eagle s Flight primarily working with executive level clients focusing on Leadership Development. In his role as Vice President of Leadership Development, he is also responsible for developing and expanding Eagle s Flight s market share in the leadership sector. Rick brings a wide range of high-level experience to Eagle s Flight including business ownership, executive leadership in both private and public companies and Board of Director positions in both profit and non-profit organizations. His extensive track record spans over 35 years across several industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, computer, venture capital, advertising, and education. Rick has led organizations as small as 4 and as large as 5,000. Rick draws from this leadership background when sharing his perspective with the audience. His approach enables him to promote new discoveries and innovative ideas, share perspectives on leadership and build commitment to continuous learning and improvement. Rick is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario where he earned his Honors B.A. in Business Administration, majoring in Marketing and Finance.
5 REALITY BASED RULES OF THE WORKPLACE THE NEW HR FOUNDATION FOR DRIVING STRATEGIC RESULTS AND FULFILLING ORGANIZATIONAL MISSIONS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2014, 10:30AM 12:30PM for 2 Business Management & Strategy Credits. for recertification credit. Cy Wakeman, CSP Organizational Strategic Plans are calling for talent to deliver aggressive agendas with limited resources in a whole new set of work realities. It is vital that HR professionals adopt a whole new approach in regards to ensuring that human resources are able to deliver on strategic goals of the organization. The session introduces a revolutionary new performance metric for quantifying employee value to the organization. Join Cy as she reveals five groundbreaking findings, New Rules of the Workplace that call for HR to completely change its approach to managing change, measuring performance, and creating engagement in order to truly support business missions and strategies. 1. Reveal a new employee value metric and formula a key performance indicator of employee contribution to strategic goals. 2. Provide a new coaching model to communicate and reinforce those organizational behavioral expectations proven to most highly impact results emotional expensiveness. 3. Highlight ways in which key HR systems and initiatives need to be significantly altered to drive results and deliver value on the organization s strategic initiatives. Cy Wakeman is a dynamic national keynote speaker, business consultant, New York Times bestselling author, and trainer with over 20 years experience cultivating a revolutionary approach to leadership. Grounded in reality, Wakeman s philosophy teaches people how to turn excuses into results and transform unhappy employees into accountable, successful members of the workforce. Through her prolific work with companies such as Bayer, New York Presbyterian, National Institutes of Health, Hallmark, Verizon Wireless, TD Ameritrade, Wells Fargo, Gilead Sciences, Hospira, Inc., Medtronic, Inc., Cintas, Kroger, and E*Trade. Wakeman has helped eliminate tired, impersonal management techniques in favor of a reality-based revolution. Wakeman s acclaimed new book, The Reality-Based Rules of the Workplace, shows employees how to calculate their true value to their organization. With an original formula for measuring current performance, future potential, and emotional expensiveness the toll an individual s actions and attitudes take on the people around them, Wakeman shows employees how to become invaluable team members and learn to love their jobs again.
6 An expert blogger on FastCompany.com and Forbes.com, Wakeman s ideas have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The New York Post, and on SHRM.com. She has written two books, Reality-Based Leadership: Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace, & Turn Excuses into Results (Jossey-Bass; 2010) and The Reality-Based Rules of the Workplace: Know What Boosts Your Value, Kills Your Chances, & Will Make You Happier (Jossey-Bass; 2013). STRATEGICALLY LEADING WORK TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2014, 1:00PM 3:00PM for 2 Business Management & Strategy Credits. for recertification credit DAVID STURT Following one of the world s largest workplace studies, which assessed 1.7 million cases of award-winning work, the O.C. Tanner Institute in conjunction with Forbes Insights revealed data that proves that personality, experience level, and employee engagement scores don t create the best work skills do. In the Strategically Leading Great Work presentation, participants will learn the five skills, understand how to apply them to their own work, and learn how to manage their teams to create bigger, better and more longer-lasting results. 1. Participants will learn the 5 Skills (things people do) that predict award-winning work. 2. Participants will learn how to practice the 5 Skills in their own job and increase the impact they have on their entire organization. 3. Participants will be able to communicate, teach, and build a strategy for their organization or departments, focused on how to practice the 5 Skills, so their teams can increase results. David Sturt is Executive Vice President of the O.C. Tanner Company. His career began in market research, where he analyzed the impact of recognition on people and their work. In the two decades since, he has developed products and services that engage employees, inspire contribution, and reward outstanding results in organizations around the world. He regularly consults with Fortune 1000 leaders and speaks to audiences worldwide. He has been interviewed by the Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, Human Capital, and is a contributor at Forbes.com.
7 SHOW ME THE MONEY: MAKING DOLLARS AND SENSE OF HR'S FINANCIAL IMPACT TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2014, 3:30PM 5:30PM for 2 Business Management & Strategy Credits. for recertification credit. LaFern Batie, MBS, SPHR This session will explore eight key HR areas with the most financial impact and ways you can demonstrate your value to the bottom-line. Do you know the real bottom-line financial impact that your HR team has? How do your people, programs, processes and systems contribute to your organization's financial viability? You will learn how to create and share business metrics that drive solid decision-making and build credibility. This interactive session is not about trying to mold you into a bean counter but to help you identify, measure and clearly communicate the value your HR team adds to your organization's profitability. Eight impact areas will be explored and aligned with the organization's strategic plan in order to clearly articulate HR's value. 1. How to create and share business metrics. 2. How to identify, measure and clearly communicate the value your HR team adds to your organization's profitability. LaFern Batie, Business Strategist and Management Consultant, is the CEO of the Batie Group, LLC, a management consulting firm serving organizations around the globe. With extensive Fortune 500 corporate leadership experience and widely recognized expertise, LaFern works with international organizations and leaders across diverse industries to maximize their collective and individual performance. Business leaders rave about her high business acumen, ability to quickly connect with teams, thorough and efficient approach to identifying challenges and commitment to helping them achieve results that exceed their expectations. She designs and facilitates leadership development and learning seminars, as well as organizational effectiveness and personal skills enhancement initiatives. As a well-known and highly regarded business leader, LaFern s vast professional experiences include accounting, operations management and human resources leadership. A member of the National Speakers Association and the International Coach Federation, LaFern serves in various leadership roles within business, professional and community organizations. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Salisbury University, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Maryland, a Leadership Certificate from Harvard University and is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources. Her professional corporate coach training was obtained from Coach University, the Lore Institute and the CaPP Institute.
8 NINE MINUTES ON MONDAY WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2014, 8:30AM 10:30AM James Robbins The Nine Minutes ritual can be implemented the very next Monday, giving you a simple plan to increase the effectiveness of your leadership. How do you lead effectively when you barely have enough time to get your own work done? Nine Minutes on Monday is a simple tool to help keep your leadership priorities in front of you. It will provide a blueprint for you to follow, taking much of the stress out of leadership. You will learn a simple system to keep leadership priorities in front of you as well as the nine employee needs which lead to higher employee engagement and productivity. Robbins will share three simple questions to help you create more purposeful workplaces and the three essential ingredients employees need to make their jobs more motivational. By following the Nine Minutes on Monday formula, you will see an increase in employee engagement, a greater loyalty in your staff, and higher morale among your team. 1. The "9 Minute" template for maintaining focus on your leadership priorities--no matter how busy you are. 2. A four-step formula for addressing subpar performance and driving complacency from the workplace. 3. Three key ingredients that will immediately increase the motivation level of any employee. James is a rare mix of management consultant, adventurer and motivational speaker. He has been teaching leadership and peak performance for the last 12 years. After leading non-profit organizations across North America, James founded The Robbins Group in 2003 to help organizations increase their productivity and lower their employee turnover. James is also the author of Nine Minutes on Monday, - The Quick and Easy Way to Turn Managers into Leaders. He has given over 1,000 presentations in the last 10 years and when not speaking he keeps busy planning adventures and raising teenagers.
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My case was simple and complicated due to too many health care providers and not enough insurance. I was hurt in a car crash in July, 2014. I was very happy with John Cooper and the result he achieved for me. I would recommend him to anyone.
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Monday, May 3, 2010
So Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time launches in South Africa this May 21 and I still can't believe Jake "Donnie Darko" Gyllenhaal's playing the Prince - they all end up in Mickey's back pocket in the end, just ask Johnny Depp. When I first heard about the film, I imagined (read, prayed for) one of those rumoured video game adaptations that never materialises (Gears of War, Halo, God of War). But no such luck... here it is, in all its are-you-kidding-me blockbuster glory.
It's a strange idea, turning a video game into a movie. To me, it still seems a bit insulting - one step up from a ride at Disneyland. I know... movies get based on books, comics, cartoons and "true life" events all the time. So what's the difference, right? The difference, friends, is every video game movie ever made is a steaming pile of money-spinning c-r-a-p. Damn it! I hate that Jerry Bruckheimer!
Here's a look at ten of the worst video game movies of all time:
10. Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2008)
There was a time when only good movies got as far as Part 3. But with Saw 6 showing at cinemas around the country and Twilight 3 due out in June, the idea of the classic trilogy is well and truly dead. It's lost its prestige, thanks to unjustified, forced third chapters like Blade: Trinity, Legally Blondes and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (all currently clogging up bargain bins from Incredible Connection to Toys R Us). The first two Resident Evil films weren't bad, Apocalypse is a piece of shit. God awful, in fact.
9. Alone In the Dark (2005)
Once upon a time casting Tara Reid, Christian Slater and Stephen Dorff in the same film would have been financial suicide. By 2005, you could pick them up in a three for one deal. Needless to say, when the script for Brightlight Pictures' film adaptation of popular horror video game series Alone In the Dark arrived, pickings were pretty slim for our three fallen stars. Those rehab bills don't pay themselves.
8. DOA: Dead Or Alive (2006)
God knows I've tried to sit through DOA: Dead Or Alive - even though, technically, the title's Dead Or Alive: Dead Or Alive. I mean, Holly Valance, Jaime Pressly and Devon Aoki kicking ass and throwing themselves around in bikinis. Sounds doable, right? Wrong. It's like a root canal for your eyes and ears. Avoid at all costs!
7. Street Fighter (1994)
Kylie Minogue? Jean-Claude Van Damme? Street Fighter: The Movie? In 1994, that was the coolest news I'd ever heard. Looking back now, it's tragic on three counts. One: it's the last film Raúl Juliá will be remembered for. Two: Jean-Claude Van Damme was allowed to keep making movies. And three: in 2009, Legend Films and 20th Century Fox felt the need for a second live action Street Fighter flick, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li. Michael Clarke Duncan, Chris Klein... What the hell were you thinking?
6. Max Payne (2008)
Director John Moore and his team deserve some kind of special award for this one. How the hell do you turn a gritty, dark action, deep film noir classic like Max Payne into this boring, confusing, two dimensional demon fest? It's more Mark Wahlberg than Max Payne. The term "loosely based" has never been so loose...
5. Tekken (2010)
Another adaptation I'll never fully understand. For the love of God, why? Who wakes up one morning thinking, "A movie version of Tekken? Now that doesn't sound like career suicide." Tekken: The Movie was released in Japan in March. An international release seems unlikely (unless you count straight to DVD). And yep, that's Candice Hillebrand as Nina Williams.
4. Hitman (2007)
Who the hell did they have casting Hitman, Andrea Bocelli? Timothy Olyphant as Agent 47 has to be the worst cast film character in video game adaptation, no... film history (I guess Jason Statham was busy that weekend). And it doesn't help that the plot's just as weak. Note to Hollywood: just because the game's a success, you DO NOT have a movie on your hands!
3. Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
Forget the stupid name, in this sequel Angelina Jolie punches a shark in the face and rides it back up to the surface. Now I ask you, with tears in my bloodshot eyes, does that translate from video game to film? I keep picturing Mitch Buchanan coming out of a cave with a tied up crocodile slung over his shoulder. Oh the humanity!
2. Wing Commander (1999)
"Help, his career's dead and I think mine might be next!" I still can't believe this one even got made. What was the point? Was the game even that popular? Clearly actors like Freddie Prinze Jr, Matthew Lillard and... what was that chick's name again? just weren't meant for success.
1. Super Mario Bros (1993)
Sometimes going first is no fun at all. In 1993, Bob Hoskins (Mario) and John Leguizamo (Luigi) found out the hard way. Still rated as one of the worst video game adaptations of all time, Super Mario Bros: The Movie is so bad, it's almost good. It's almost in league with shockingly bad classics like Plan 9 from Outer Space and Manos: The Hands of Fate. I still can't believe John Leguizamo bounced back. R.I.P Bob Hoskins. "Yes, it happened. Let us speak no more of it" - Nintendo.
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Technology with Business Sense
Scott Rosenthal
December, 1996
As discussed in my last column (reference),
deciding to put a voice into a product involves many decisions, with almost none of them
involving the technology. After working your way through these implementation issues, it's
time to tackle the actual hardware and software. This column reviews how to implement
voice output in an embedded project.
Every embedded project always places constraints on what you can design into the
device. For example, everyone ideally wants to avoid sole-source parts. Likewise, if at
all possible, it's smart to avoid spending money on specialized development tools.
Unfortunately, neither goal is possible if a designer decides to use commercial
speech-processor chips.
A number of companies make chips for voice applications. Some chips speak phonemes,
others record voices and store them into a memory device, while others speak from encoded
files in memory. Some chips sound very mechanical (phoneme speech) and some sound quite
good (encoded files in memory). However, as far as I can determine, none have second
sources. Also, because these parts are specialty items, there's no guarantee that they'll
be available even a year from now.
The other problem with these devices concerns their proprietary development systems.
For example, one manufacturer whose device at first seemed reasonable to use requires a PC
running the Japanese version of DOS to run its software. Other chip manufacturers require
a designer buy (no renting allowed) their development systems for $10k or more. To me,
this amount seems like an awful lot of money to support one small facet of a product.
Still other companies don't offer development systemsyou send them the audio
information, and they program it into their chips. The catch is outrageous engineering
costs and the massive chip volumes they require.
After exploring these scenarios, I decided to implement a solution with truly
off-the-shelf parts that allowed for easy and inexpensive development and made for
low-cost second-source production.
The solution was to implement the voice system using a standard D/A, an audio amp and
EPROM. To generate speech, the system fetches a byte of data from memory and writes it to
the D/A. The audio amp pumps up the converter's output to the point where it can drive a
speaker. This approach allows for easy second-sourcing of the components while keeping
down both parts and development-tool costs. For the remainder of this column I'll describe
how to implement this homebrew design, including some of the tradeoffs made to keep
production happy.
The first step was to generate data for the system to play. I decided to store data
using the .wav format for two reasons. First, it's easy to record audio using this format
with a multimedia PC. In fact, the standard recording application that comes with Windows
works just fine for simple voice applications. Second, the format uses PCM encoding, which
requires no data decompression. I recorded the 8-bit data file at 11.025 KHz.
This choice, though, also caused the first problem I had to overcome. Have you ever
tried to generate an 11.025-KHz clock? This frequency isn't an even factor of any common
microprocessor clock frequencies. For example, assuming a standard 12-MHz clock,
youd have to divide the system clock by 1088.4353 to get the right value. What's
more, if using a custom clock frequency such as 11.995 MHz to derive the proper audio
clock, you'll need to add an oscillator to derive the standard serial-communication data
rates. In my opinion, the easiest solution is to simply forget the 0.4353 and divide the
standard clock by 1088. The result is an audio clock of 11.029 KHz with a frequency error
of 0.04%an amount far too tiny for the human ear to detect.
The next item the speech circuitry needs is D/A conversion. This stage actually
consists of two parts. The first turns the digital audio into an analog waveform, whereas
the second controls the volume. When reconstructing the audio, an important point to
remember is that PCM encoding centers the recording around the D/A's halfway pointin
this case 80H. Hence, the audio signal effectively contains a DC bias equal to half the
converter's dynamic range. You must remove this bias before sending the analog signal to a
power amplifier; failure to do so results in a system that generates little speech but
lots of smoke! In my finished system, the audio-output circuitry consists of a simple
2-pole filter to remove sampling artifacts and a series capacitor to AC-couple the signal
into the power amplifier.
The second part of this conversion is volume control. A simple way of accomplishing
this task is to add a pot at the power amp's input. Adjusting the pot changes the drive
level into the amplifier, thereby changing volume. However, if a computer is supposed to
control the output volume this simple approach won't work. In such cases I build the
speech system using a dual D/A. The first stage works as just described except the
reference voltage comes from the second stage. As program code changes the reference, so
does the output volume.
With all the support stuff in place, you need a way to send data from memory to the
D/A. One of my favorite techniques is DMA because the DMA controller continuously moves
the voice data to the converter at the system clock frequency youre using without
computer intervention. For example, assume that the microprocessor integrates a DMA
controller as does the 80C188EC. This chip's controller can transfer as many as 65,536
bytes without host intervention. To play a message, my program sets up a starting address
in memory as the source, an I/O port as the destination and the message length as the
transfer size. The program then starts the DMA controller and resumes its normal business.
At the data transfer's conclusion, the DMA controller generates an interrupt. The
associated ISR either terminates the controller or sets it up to play the next part of the
message. In this way, with minimal overhead, the microprocessor can easily play audio
messages you record using standard off-the-shelf hardware.
A DMA controller isn't mandatory, though. It's still possible to crank out audio data
with processors such as the 8051, for which DMA just doesn't exist. Although it's
trickier, I've found a technique that works beautifully. I set up a timer to interrupt the
processor every 90 µsec (the period of the 11.025-KHz sample clock). In the ISR, which is
coded in assembly for speed, the processor dumps the next audio byte to the I/O port,
updates its pointer to the next data and exits. This technique ensures that data going out
the I/O port is spaced in time by 90 µsec regardless of the processing time within the
ISR. Using this method on a 12-MHz 8051, I've gotten ISR execution time down to less than
45 µsec, which then gives me approximately 50% of the processor's bandwidth for the rest
of that application. If that's not enough time, a few other options include increasing
clock frequency, changing to a processor that uses fewer states/instruction or adding a
glue logic to decrease the ISR's responsibilities even further.PE&IN
Rosenthal, S, "The road to loquacious instrumentation is
rough but passable," PE&IN, Oct 1996, pgs 72-74.
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|1. Go from the monument to Wat Chiang Mun. This was the first temple that King Mengrai built in the city and the area was also his temporary residence to enable him to control construction of the city. The temple contains two ancient Buddha images, one small one carved from crystal which is believed to have the power to bring rain, and another in the Indian style of a thousand years ago.
|Now visit the Goo Pra Jao Khakhing Mengrai which is located behind Chareon Motors. This is the site where King Mengrai was killed by lightning.
3. Move on to Wat Pra Jao Mengrai, which contains the Pasanareut Buddha image, a standing Buddha in the attitude of forbidding his relatives to fight. King Mengrai ordered this Buddha image cast after the construction of Chiang Mai was complete. Take special note of the doors of the building containing the image. They are the artistry of northern craftsmen, and considered to be the most beautiful in the city.
|4. Continue to Wat Pra Singh to pay your respects to the Phra Phut Sihing Buddha image, which is in the Chiang Saen style. This Buddha image is especially important to the people of Lanna. Also pay your respects to the Phra Phutamengrai, a Buddha image which Burmese slaves cast to honor King Mengrai.
NOTE: If you haven't taken the circle the city part of tour two, this might be a good time to do it while your thoughts are on Chiangmai's colorful, ancient history.
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Is a criminal who suffers from a mental illness or personality disorder really at fault for the crime(s) they commit?
It depends: This isn't exactly a medical question, it's more of a legal or moral one. But laws in the us generally hold that if a person cannot tell right from wrong due to a mental illness, then they are "not guilty by reason of insanity" (or similar language depending on the state). Most mental illness is not severe enough to meet this standard, and the "insanity defense" is actually used fairly rarely. ...Read more
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Get diagnosed: Personality disorders are difficult to live with and hard to treat. Usually if u have a personality disorder u do not realize that u have a problem, people close to u do. If u have been told u have one and are asking for help that is a major step. Follow through and speak to a therapist. They will start with what's bothering u, which is your healthier side and move on from there. It will take time. ...Read more
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Personality Disorder: This is a bit of a semantic problem. Personality disorders are not seen as major mental illnesses, like bipolar , schizophrenia, depressive or anxiety disorders. They are not very responsive to meds.However, they do affect the quality of life and may generate the above conditions in certain circumstances. Avoidant pd can overlap with anxiety disorders , such as panic disorder or social phobia. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
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As Saudi Arabians mourn the recent passing of King Abdullah, they can take comfort in knowing that one of his greatest achievements – the King Abdullah Scholarship Program, or KASP – is likely here to stay. The scholarship program, founded in 2005, provides Saudi students with the opportunity to attend foreign universities using federal funding.
KASP scholars may wonder whether the program will undergo changes under Abdullah's successor, King Salman. WES Advisor reached out to Stephanie Hausheer, the assistant director for the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East and an expert in Saudi Arabian education, to gain some insight into the matter. Hausheer doesn't expect any modifications to the existing program.
"I would be surprised if the Saudi government made any immediate changes that would affect the current scholarship students," Hausheer said in an email. "I think the program will continue in its current form until at least 2020, which is when it is slated to end.
"However," she added, "it is also possible that King Salman will extend the scholarship program until 2025 or beyond. After all, the government has extended the program multiple times since its inception."
The program provides scholarships for students at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate levels. KASP scholars also have the option of enrolling in ESL classes at foreign institutions. The scholarship typically covers full academic tuition, medical coverage, a monthly stipend, and round-trip airfare for both scholars and dependents. It's a pretty nice deal!
Since the program's inception, KASP has been the main source of funding for more than 90 percent of Saudi students who are enrolled in foreign institutions. In 2012, more than half of the KASP scholars chose to attend universities in the U.S., while others chose schools in the U.K., Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.
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Thursday 28 January 1954
It was Thursday, under the sign of Aquarius. The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Anicee Alvina and Shawn Murray.
In UK Oh Mein Papa by Eddie Calvert was in the top 5 hits.
David and Bathsheba, directed by Henry King, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1954
while Beyond This Place by A.J. Cronin was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Woman with a Past.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. Rock-bottom interest rates shored up banks, turned around the stock market and steadied the economy. They also put 82-year-old Wayne Wagner behind a lawn mower.
Wagner, a retired engineer, mows and sprays for weeds at an Independence, Mo., fourplex he rents out to make ends meet. He bought the property two years ago when the interest rates on his savings dropped so low he couldnt get by.
Instead of collecting interest, Wagner now collects rent, fills vacancies and spends more time figuring out his taxes and the other paperwork that comes from being a landlord.
Savers of all stripes have had to make other plans since the Federal Reserve embarked on its zero-interest-rate policy more than two years ago. They have little tolerance for the gyrations of the stock market, choosing instead to save through federally insured bank accounts and government-backed bonds. And that has meant less and less income as rates tumbled.
Then, at its early August meeting, the Fed vowed to keep rates this low at least through mid-2013.
Two more years of scant income for those who have lost work and had to turn to their savings unexpectedly. Two more years of pressure to take on more risk for little reward that can be passed on to the newest generation. Two more years to worry whether gasoline or food prices will finally outstrip fixed incomes in retirement.
It certainly is hurting anybody who was responsible, that saved. And its certainly hurting seniors who may be relying more on the interest to live on than me, said Dave Wininger, a business owner who has staked his retirement plan on savings.
Savers have gotten used to seeing their interest earnings dry up periodically.
Under then-Chairman Alan Greenspan, the Federal Reserve repeatedly drove down interest rates to offset jolts the 1987 stock market crash, the Asian contagion, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Typically, the Fed brought rates back up quickly as conditions improved. That didnt happen the last two times the Fed slashed rates. Greenspans Fed held its benchmark rate below2 percent for 2½ years. Current Chairman Ben Bernankes Fed has held it near zero just as long.
And the Feds vow last month to keep rates low has only added to the anxieties of just about anyone who prefers the safety of earning income from certificates of deposit, money market accounts and other safe, fixed-income investments.
And for what?
I dont see how its helping anybody with the rates down, said Billie Wilson, a 78-year-old retired teacher hoping to leave money to a collection of great-great nieces and nephews. Maybe I don't know enough about the economy. All I know about is my own economy.
Those who know plenty about economics cant agree whether super-low interest rates should continue. Three members of the Feds powerful committee voted against making the promise Aug. 9 to keep rates down through mid-2013.
Tom Hoenig, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, has argued that capital markets dont function well at zero percent interest rates. How, for example, can a business weigh risky expansion and hiring plans when the price it pays for capital is being artificially held down by the Fed?
Others count hundreds of billions of dollars in lost interest income that could have been plowed into the economy, or at least used to bolster consumers confidence about their future.
The debate could come to a head later this month. The Fed has expanded its scheduled Sept. 20 policy session into a two-day affair. Bernanke said the extra time was needed for a fuller discussion of the Feds next steps.
Some retirees are moving their bank savings into stocks.
Wilson, who taught high school for more than 40 years, said shes hunting stocks because she doesnt want to let banks use her money practically for free.
Im just tired of the low CD thing, Wilson said.
Some economists blame low interest rates on banks apparent unwillingness to lend money to businesses and consumers. They argue that banks can get plenty of deposits at extremely low rates and make risk-free money buying safe government bonds that pay a bit more.
Wilsons taking her money out of banks because she figures she can afford to do it. She is targeting college expenses for her seven great-great nieces and nephews, who range from a first-grader to a high school freshman.
But Wilsons not happy about having to shuffle out of safety to do it.
I want to help the family in the future. It makes me, I guess, mad that I cant get anything done for them, Wilson said. I dont understand the Fed anymore.
Dennis Maloney retired with a good pension after years flying for Trans World Airlines.
By itself, the pension covered his living expenses and child support he paid at the time. Maloney wasnt eligible for Social Security yet.
But that was 1987. What had been plenty to live on is now just enough.
Im spending every penny of my Social Security and my pension to live, just from everyday expenses, the 76-year-old Prairie Village, Kan., resident said.
Those include a $332 electric bill followed by a $405 electric bill, the most Maloney remembers paying in the house where hes lived for 33 years. Hes seen higher food prices and gasoline prices.
My cost of living went up a lot, he said.
Consumers with older certificates of deposit may have decent rates, but those are maturing soon in many cases.
Now that business owner Winingers older CDs are coming due, he is having trouble finding good rates again. The best hes found is 2.79 percent, which is still pathetic, and that requires locking up the money for five years.
Wininger is rethinking his retirement plan partly because of something he heard on a news program on TV. It was an interview with the president of the Chicago Federal Reserve, Charles Evans. His comment was that the Fed should promise to keep interest rates this low even longer.
At least theyve told people so that we can plan, Wininger said.


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The British pound has plunged more than 6 percent against the US dollar amid mounting concerns over the UK's exit from the European Union (Brexit).
The pound lost about 6.1 percent of its value to $1.1841 in a matter of two minutes shortly after currency markets opened in Asia on Friday. The sterling later on recovered to 1.24 against the dollar.
The flash crash left investors stunned and analysts blaming computerized trading programs for intensifying the dizzying plunge.
"I've been trading sterling since 1978 through every crisis it has seen, and I've not seen anything like this," said Ian Johnson, FX strategist at 4Cast, the consultancy.
"It was just another quiet day in Asia, and then, Bang! All the lights went red," said Matt Simpson, senior market analyst at ThinkMarkets in Singapore.
It was the biggest intraday drop against the dollar since its 11.1 percent plunge on June 24 in the wake of the EU referendum on June 23, when nearly 52 percent of British voters decided to end the country's membership in the EU.
The Bank of England said it will launch an investigation into the cause of this shocking plunge.
"We are looking at the causes of the sharp falls over night," the Bank of England said in a statement issued on Friday.
A day earlier, the pound plunged to a new low against the dollar. The UK currency fell below $1.27 level, down to just $ 1.2621 on Thursday afternoon. This was the weakest level pound has seen since June 1985.
The pound started losing its value after Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed last week the timing of the UK's formal exit from the EU, which she said will happen before March 2017.
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Shortcuts: Purpose | Terms of Reference | Membership | Quorum | Mode of Operation | Sub-committees | Meeting Dates | Agenda and Minutes
The University Graduate Studies Committee (UGSC) is a sub-committee of the University Education Committee.
The main purposes of the Committee are to:
Advisory (to University Education Committee):
1. To advise University Education Committee on the development of postgraduate education across the University.
2. To make recommendations to University Education Committee in relation to all national and international issues relating to the postgraduate agenda.
Decision making (on behalf of the University Education Committee):
3. To be responsible for developing and maintaining postgraduate strategy and policy.
4. To monitor and be responsible for the quality and standards of postgraduate taught and research degrees and the quality of the postgraduate student experience.
5. To coordinate all activities related to postgraduate education within academic schools, support divisions, the Bristol Doctoral College, other University committees and the Students' Union.
6. To ensure alignment of the University's postgraduate policies and procedures with UK-wide frameworks and to monitor and oversee the implementation of the relevant internal postgraduate Codes of Practice.
7. To promote innovation through the identification and dissemination of good practice.
8. To ensure that the views of members' constituents are represented on the Committee and that pertinent information is fed back to those constituents.
The membership of the Committee for 2016-17 is as follows:
In attendance:
The Chair (or nominee) and at least five other members of the Committee, to include three Faculty Education Directors.
1. The Committee will normally meet monthly in term-time.
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University Graduate Studies Committee reports to University Education Committee so the meetings are scheduled to enable this. The scheduled dates for 2016/17 are as follows:
The scheduled dates for 2017/18 are as follows:
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|Monday 26 September
|Wednesday 5 October
|Wednesday 19 October
|Monday 24 October
|Wednesday 2 November
|Wednesday 30 November
|Monday 5 December
|Wednesday 14 December
|Wednesday 18 January
|Monday 23 January
|Wednesday 1 February
|Wednesday 8 March
|Monday 13 March
|Wednesday 22 March
|Wednesday 5 April
|Wednesday 12 April (due to bank holiday)
|Wednesday 26 April
|Wednesday 10 May
|Monday 15 May
|Wednesday 24 May
|Wednesday 28 June
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