Don't settle for less. Make this moment memorable with a Rooftop Wedding Ceremony in Los Angeles.
Don't have any plans? Treat yourself to a nice shopping spree at The Grove.
Missing that Chicago Deep Dish? Go on a search for the best Chicago Style Pizza in Los Angeles!
The LA Marathon 2019 is back and right around the corner. Registration is still open for the marathon that will take place on March 24th, 2019.
Treat yourself or bring your friends along for this fun Lunar New Year event in Los Angeles.
Pick up some tips on your swing at the Genesis Open 2019! You might learn a thing in two.
Don't miss this years Rose Bowl Parade. This year will mark the 130th Rose Parade and the annual college football bowl game that follows after the parade.
Fun ways to enjoy the winter season in Los Angeles. There are plenty of activities that are great for the whole family. Check out these fun holiday events in LA.
LA is the brunch capital of the world! Here are some of the hotest downtown LA brunch spots to check out.
Attending a Lakers or Kings game is a must when traveling to Los Angeles!
While you explore LA, don't forget to explore the food scene in the city too! Check out these must try foods in LA!
Love visiting hidden gems in a new city? Be sure to check out these hidden spots in LA during your trip to the area!
Check out some of the best speakeasies in Downtown Los Angeles while visiting the area!
Attend the 2018 Los Angeles Tacos & Beer Festival taking place on September 29th!
Learn the history of the Globe Theatre then pay a visit to the venue when visiting Hollywood!
One exciting museum that is great for the whole family are the La Brea Tar Pits & Museum. It's the perfect experience when visiting Los Angeles.
Stay at the Los Angeles Athletic club hotel and be close to all that the city of Angels has to offer including the LA Zoo!
While you have your popular museums, change it up and head to some of these most underrated museums in LA instead.
The Broadway District was a collection of ornate theatres built during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Read on to learn more about these historic theatres.
The Downtown Los Angeles Art District is an area of Los Angeles that's located next to Little Tokyo & has historically been home to artist studios since 1970.
Enjoying A Night Out in L.A.
With so many things to do, you might not know where to start. If you're looking to explore with friends, consider these fun things to do in Los Angeles at night.
Be sure to visit the various cultural areas in Los Angeles such as Thai Town. For what to do in Thai Town Los Angeles, read on!
The Most Unique Museums in L.A.
If you are interested in going to a museum, consider some of these, which many consider some of the best museums Los Angeles has to offer.
If you don't know where to start, read on to learn more about places you'll only experience in Los Angeles.
If you don't know where to start, here are some places you can go that offer fantastic views of the city.
If you're trying to figure out the best shopping streets in los angeles, one of these locations will have to be The Grove. Read on to get more info on the Grove!
If you love history, then be sure to check out some of these historic landmarks located in Downtown Los Angeles!
The city has held the marathon every year since 1986. Over the years, the race has become one of the largest marathons in the county.
Walk through the exhibits, learn more about the creative process, the technology that goes into the recording process and so much more.
Stay at the best DTLA hotels and discover these 5 reasons why you should stay here for your vacation.
Pay a visit to one of the newest art museums in Los Angeles - the Marciano Art Exhibit by the Marciano Art Foundation!
The LA automobile show provides the perfect opportunity for consumers to learn about all the latest advancements in technologies and more.
Visiting Los Angeles means you have the opportunity to watch a variety of sports games. Los Angeles has a sports team for nearly everything.
Read on to learn more about Halloween events that are taking place throughout the city of Los Angeles.
Spending time in Hollywood? You might as well do it right & head outdoors to explore the areas that Los Angeles has to offer such as the iconic Fairfax District.
If you are looking for weekend events in Los Angeles, look no further because Oktoberfest is here and the bratwurst and brews are ready for you to enjoy!
Are you in the mood to visit some museums? If you are, check out some of these popular museums in the area by the Los Angeles Athletic Club in downtown.
When considering wedding venues, the friendly staff at the LA Athletic Club will go above & beyond to tailor your wedding to your specific needs.
During your stay at the Los Angeles Athletic Club, you can get access to the best sports events in LA. One upcoming event is the 46th annual Walker Cup.
Larchmont Village is quaint, pedestrian friendly neighborhood in Los Angeles. You'll find shops, eateries, cafes and more.
If you love golf & are looking for some fun things to do in los angeles, consider attending this year's U.S. Amature Golf Tournament.
The Broad museum is a hot spot for both locals and tourists alike. If you're planning on heading to the museum, here's some tips to make your trip easier!
Perfect for baseball fans, the Dodgers All Access event provides attendees with a behind the scenes look at the Dodger Stadium.
Looking for something to do this summer? If so, Los Angeles is the perfect place to be. This summer there will be a number of events taking place.
Angel's Flight is Re-Opening Soon!
Downtown Los Angeles has recently been undergoing a revitalization of parts of the downtown area. Angel's Flight is one of thos reconstructed areas.
If you are interested in dressing up and hitting the town, there are excellent venues the city has to offer so you can dance the night away.
LA Live is one of the best entertainment destinations in Los Angeles.
Whether you are a basketball fan, football fan, baseball fan or hockey fan, there is something in LA just for you. Here are some upcoming games to enjoy.
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Review: Counting Daisies by Nicola Haken
Title: Counting Daisies (Counting: Book One)
Author: Nicola Haken
Publisher: Self-Published/Kindle Unlimited
At a Glance: Counting Daisies is a raw and unvarnished look at addiction and its aftermath, with a sweet and satisfying finish.
Reviewed By: Lisa
Blurb: Dylan Roberts and Cameron O'Neil were good kids. Growing up together, they shared everything. By the age of fourteen they were more than best friends – they were in love. They dreamt of their future, of success, marriage…happiness. They were going to grow old by each other's side.
But… "Kids are stupid."
When tragic circumstances forced them apart, Dylan discovered that life wasn't the fairytale he dreamed of; it was dark, difficult, saturated with pain and shame. Life wasn't meant to be enjoyed, merely survived, but even that became a challenge.
Damaged, worthless, and disgusting, he saw no point to his pitiful existence…
Until he came face to face with the boy he used to love.
Successful, honourable, and happy, Cameron had achieved the future they planned. He was good, positive, popular…everything Dylan would never be. What would happen if Dylan let him back into his world? Would he destroy Cameron too? Would his poison push him away like everyone else?
"Everybody leaves."
"They leave or they die."
But what if…what if Cameron didn't?
Counting Daisies is book one in The Counting Series, but can be read as a standalone novel.
***Please note*** This book contains scenes and descriptions of intravenous drug use which may be uncomfortable for some readers.
Review: Dylan Roberts is orphaned at the age of fourteen when his grandmother, his last living relative, dies. He is soon after swallowed up by the foster care system and separated from his best friend and first love, Cameron O'Neil. After sixteen years of radio silence—while Dylan suffers being bounced from family to family before aging out of the system, and Cameron goes on to fulfill his lifelong dream of not only becoming a Michelin star chef but also owning his own restaurant—Dyl resurfaces, dredging rock bottom and grasping at the lifeline he hopes Cam will offer, even if temporarily.
Welcome to the immediate heartbreak that is this novel.
Dylan isn't only weathering the effects of his addiction to heroin when he calls out to Cameron outside his restaurant that night. Dyl is also plagued by the pain of all his losses and the guilt and self-directed loathing that is a psychological byproduct of what he's done to feed his beast. Dylan's self-numbing keeps him from feeling anything at all, and I love how this piece of the Dylan puzzle also plays into the story's title, even as it's a sorrowful reminder of the way he misuses it as a coping mechanism to separate mind and body, and how it figures into his reconnecting with Cam.
Cameron has never stopped loving Dylan, even though he realizes most people would find it difficult, if not impossible, to believe he'd found the love of his lifetime at such a young age—even Cam has a difficult time believing it. Seeing Dyl again is shocking, of course, and it's obvious that the man he still considers his Dyl isn't living a comfortable existence. Dyl's very body language speaks volumes, but it's when he begins to open up to Cam that the dramatic arc of the story hits its stride, and Cameron is tested to remain strong in the face of some bitter and harsh realities.
What is ever more brutal than watching Dyl succumb to his heroin craving is playing witness to his withdrawal from the drug. Haken doesn't tip toe around these scenes to spare her readers the horror of Dyl purging his system without medical intervention or assistance. It's one of the things, in fact, that provided a deeper connection to the story, owning it on a more visceral level in my ability to empathize with Cam as he watches this monster emerge, the one that turns Dyl into someone unrecognizable, and then feeling overwhelmed by and powerless against it. I appreciated that the author didn't play false in this portrayal. The realism was so important here, even if disturbing, as it was a means of later showing readers that no matter how much Dylan loved Cameron, no matter how much he wanted to stay clean and attempt to be someone Cam could love, the pin was always thisclose to being pulled from the grenade, and no amount of love or good intentions was the answer to the problem. Haken does a thorough job of portraying the monkey on Dylan's back, so honest and full of raw emotion that readers get an up close and personal understanding of why he self-numbs—it isn't romanticized for the sake of making the story pretty and palatable. What I feel was a gritty and realistic look at the personal hell of his addiction, though, might be triggering, or, at a minimum, unpalatable to someone else, so heed the blurb's warning.
Counting Daisies then resolves in a supremely sweet and romantic way. Oddly enough, I found the narrative more satisfying while Cam and Dyl were struggling through Dyl's addiction—not that I didn't want them to find their happy ending, nor that it'd have been preferred to watch them slogging through repeated relapses, or, worse, having Dyl's recovery come too handily, but it was more a feeling that after the steep dramatic peaks and the gut wrenching lows that made up the bulk of the story, the sentimentality of its ending was a one-eighty that served its romance genre goals but, as a consequence, comes across as a bit fluffy in comparison. This isn't a failure to communicate the story on the author's part, not at all, but more an observation that the difficulty in shifting emotional gears was in part due to the narrative time leaps of Dylan's treatment and beyond.
Ever a fan of a good redemption story, with a second chance to rekindle a lost love thrown into the mix, Nicola Haken's Counting Daisies delivers on the promise of both those tropes. Dylan's story is an unvarnished and uncompromising portrait of a man whose abandonment issues became the fulcrum of his addiction. And then, love inspires his desire to heal. Through recovery, relapse, and the final desperate commitment to get clean for himself and not for Cameron, Dylan not only discovers a passion for cooking but also makes two good friends in Paul and Derek, both chefs at Cam's restaurant. I loved their honesty and support and, in some cases, their offering the tough love Cam and Dyl both needed to avoid falling into the enabler/enabled trap. I'm looking forward to the next book in this series, with the hope that it's Paul and Derek who'll get the star treatment in their own story.
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River Landing (River) - North Carolina - USA
River Landing Golf,
120 Clubhouse Drive,
Wallace,
North Carolina (NC) 28466,
3 miles NE of Wallace
Welcome - contact in advance
Theresa Mayfield
Clyde Johnston
Larry George
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Designed by Clyde Johnston, the River course was the first of two 18-hole layouts to appear at the River Landing Country Club in 1996, with six of the holes running beside a mile-long frontage of the Northeast Cape Fear River.
The architect returned in 1999 to create a third nine then he completed a fourth nine six years later, with these additional holes then forming the 18-hole Landing layout. Both courses in this private community now occupy an authentic boat landing area where tobacco riverboats once steamed up the river to dock in the early 1900s.
Lakes, streams and freshwater wetlands characterize the design style of the River course, with feature holes including the 191-yard 6th, calling for a scenic tee shot over a natural bend in the river, and the left doglegging 18th, which plays to a home green that sits behind a 10-foot-high crescent-shaped waterfall.
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Description: Designed by Clyde Johnston, the River course was the first of two 18-hole layouts to appear at the River Landing Country Club in 1996, with six of the holes running beside a mile-long frontage of the Northeast Cape Fear River. Written by: Top100 Aggregated Rating Rating: 5 out of 10 Reviews: 2
Adam Tomasiello
Maximizing its setting on the Northeast Cape Fear River, River Landing's courses thrive and continue to be ranked among the state's finest golf properties. On a recent trip to the Wallace community, it became very apparent why both routings are so well-regarded. Presented under immaculate conditions – with tight fairways, lush rough, and fast greens – the two layouts at River Landing offer distinct challenges that test all aspects of one's game. It is the consummate playground for any golf enthusiast, and it is impossible to imagine ever growing tired of either 18-hole layout.
Typically considered stronger than its younger sibling, the River Course's tight landing areas and island fairways make it a ball-striker's dream. Beautiful inclusions of the Northeast Cape Fear River throughout the routing remind the player that accuracy is critical and that driver can generally stay in your bag. Notable holes include:
•	#3: The first of many holes with a forced carry to the fairway and green, the third invokes options. The ideal angle of attack to the putting surface is from the right, though this area is guarded by two large bunkers. Two more traps protect the green on the left, making that angle from the fairway even less desirable.
•	#6: A stunning one shotter, the 6th is the first introduction to the property's namesake. While not a long hole, sticking a wedge or short iron to this oblong green while avoiding both the river and a deep, central bunker make for a tricky, yet gorgeous par three.
•	#14: Holes that turn a full 90 degrees are becoming more rare, yet the 14th at the River Course demonstrates how fun they can be. With a bunkering scheme that appears almost random, the challenge off the tee is intriguing both for an amateur aiming for the corner, and the low-handicapper trying to shape a shot from left-to-right. Knowing the pin placement may very well dictate an entirely different driving strategy on any given day.
•	#16: If playing from the proper tee, the drive at the 16th will test even the best players' nerves. Following the natural contour of the land, this fairway has a strong slope from right-to-left and towards a pond which bisects the hole. Of course, the ideal angle to this long kidney-shaped green is from that harder-to-find right portion of the fairway. Off the tee, then, the player must keep the ball as far to the right as possible – thereby challenging the mighty Northeast Cape Fear – while also finding the perfect distance between a soft drive and a long fairway metal. This hole makes one delightfully uncomfortable and tests the players' creativity, thoughtfulness, and touch.
Although the River Course features superior views and topography, a number of holes are similar in strategy. It is surely a course best suited for very strong players. If asked to split 10 rounds between the two courses, my preference would be 7-3 Landing.
In addition to the two top tier golf courses, there are many other compelling aspects of the River Landing community. The first is a clear appreciation and stewardship of the environment. With so many natural waterways and game land, residents enjoy a variety of other outdoor activities. Both courses seem to work in harmony with the property, rather than feeling overly manmade. The second is the absolutely luxurious accommodations and generous staff. The clubhouse itself is magnificent and the food was delicious. Every employee made me feel welcome and appreciated. For these reasons and many more, it is no surprise why both courses at River Landing stand out as the crown jewels of Eastern North Carolina golf.
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Donald Hudspeth
Fun layout with several strategic plays. Water in play, especially with the waterfall on 18.
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When RMS Titanic sailed away on her maiden voyage on April 10th, 1912, she was hailed as 'the new wonder of the world'. A remarkable feat of engineering, she was the largest and most luxuriously appointed ship ever seen and, despite her tragic sinking five days later, she remains a source of enduring pride in the city where she was built - Belfast.
Titanic Belfast is an accessible building.
This one hour long walking tour is conducted inside and outside of the building walking the footsteps of the people who designed and built RMS Titanic.
Enjoy Sunday Afternoon Tea at Titanic Belfast in the opulent surroundings of the Titanic suite featuring the stunning replica staircase and with Jazz musicians playing to add even more atmosphere to your afternoon.
Guests may use the Grand Staircase & capture memorable photos.


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"An unusual performer"
In connection with Poetry & Jazz, a weekly event at Covent Garden's Poetry Cafe' in London, Peter (aka Divyendu) first came to my attention as a talented and unusual 'floor' performer. He had made English translations of a seminal Bengali poet , set his love poems for guitar and voice and performed them. This may sound esoteric in the extreme, but in fact the results were accessible, hauntingly beautiful pieces.
Hylda Quay (nee Sims)
Co-ordinator Poetry & Jazz
Covent Garden, London - Poetry & Jazz, London
I have made a couple of home-recorded albums for friends and family, that are out of print.
Born 1958 in Sweden. Widely traveled in South and South-East Asia - with its musical influences, especially P R Sarkar's Bengali song cycle Prabhat Samgiit. Also influenced by Irish vocal music. Fond of modal jazz, and have been known to include jazz-like chords now and then, and some trumpet playing on my arrangements. Residing South England with family, and done film music studies and the organizing of Divinemoon Music Festival.


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Q: Association Error with Sorcery Gem in Rails I used Sorcery to set up authentication in Rails and I'm trying to create a model where the user id for the user is linked as reference to the model for data entered, but I get an error:
Couldn't find User without an ID

it refers to the following code:
def create
  @user = User.find(params[:user_id])
  @certificate = @user.certificates.create(certificate_params)
  redirect_to certificate_path(@certificate)
end

To answer basic questions I've asked myself, the user is logged in...

A: That's actually a very weird error if the above is really your code. You should have gotten something like Couldn't find Bar with 'id'= instead. The error above is usually only given if you provide no args to find at all, ie. User.find()
Anyway, the underlying problem here is that params[:user_id] doesn't contain the value you expect it to, and probably it contains no value at all. You haven't shown enough of your other code to determine why that is, BUT it doesn't matter...
Unless you want people to be able to just change the URL and add a certificate for some other user in your system then you shouldn't rely on the params[:user_id] for creating associated objects, you should use current_user - that's kind of the whole point of authentication.
So:
def create
  @certificate = current_user.certificates.create(certificate_params)
  redirect_to certificate_path(@certificate)
end

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Conducting research and development in the area of Environmental and Health protection
About TecnATox
TECNIO
Initiating the recruitment of participants within the PETROMARKER study
EAP El Morell and TecnATox have started a new collaborative study, entitled "Assessment of the level of effect biomarkers and exposure to air pollution in blood and urine samples of residents depending on the distance to the petrochemical complex (PETROMARKER)" and led by Dr. José Luis Domingo. The main objective of the study is to assess the levels of several biomarkers of exposure and effect in biological blood and urine samples in two groups of residents depending on the distance to the petrochemical complex of Tarragona. In early March Nuria Gayà, whose PhD thesis is performed in the framework of this project, initiated the recruitment of participants and the collection of samples from 200 residents in El Morell.
Participation at the Workshop Innovation Research Interchange
On March 31st, David Mateo participated at the Workshop Innovation Research Interchange between PhDs from the Food Quality and Design Group at Wageningen University (The Netherlands) and members of the XIA Network, held at the Edifici Històric at University of Barcelona.
This event served as an opportunity to present the DEM-BIOTA Project and to seek potential international collaborations.
Final NEUROSOME conference
Last March 30th, the final NEUROSOME conference was held. NEUROSOME was an European integrated training network which investigated the causal associations among genetic predisposition, cumulative exposure to multiple environmental chemicals of children and neurodevelopmental disorders. The project brought together beyond- the-state-of-the-art advances in human biomonitoring and systems biology, exposure monitoring and toxicological testing technologies and advanced tools for computational analyses of the exposure-to-health effect continuum according to the exposome paradigm. NEUROSOME, which run between October 2017 and March 2022, was coordinated by Prof. Denis Sarigiannis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki). Regarding TecnATox, Prof. Marta Schuhmacher and Ms. Deepika had a very active participation in the project.
4.0 ANDCOM project has arrived to its formal end date
4.0 ANDCOM project has arrived to its formal end date, now it is time for adult educators to use the training materials created in the framework of the project to develop their competences in Industry 4.0 concepts. Remember that in the project website you will find the links to the:
m-learning courses "Industry 4.0 in teaching low-skilled adults"
Video guidance: "How to implement Industry 4.0 in teaching low-skilled adults effectively?
All the OER are available in the seven languages of the partnership (Deutsch, Portuguese, Spanish, Greek, Lithuanian, Polish and Romanian), apart from English.
We hope you find them a useful resource and remember that education in Industry 4.0 is imperative not only for our future but also everyday lives.
Multiple participation at the II Conference of Southern Catalonia Biology
Several researchers of TecnATox will participate at the II Biology Conference of the Territorial Section of Southern Catalonia of the Catalan Society of Biology (SCB-CS), whose objective is to make researchers and society aware of the diversity of biological research that is being carried out in in the counties of Tarragona, and open a space for debate and exchange between biology professionals. The aim of the SCB-CS is to integrate the large community of biologists, biotechnologists and biochemists, as well as specialists in the different fields of biomedicine in their activities.
This second day aims to provide an overview of one of the backbones of the research carried out by biologists in southern Catalonia, in the Tarragona region: human nutrition. In particular, we want to focus on one of the aspects that are emerging strongly in the field of nutrition and is the role that the microbiome plays on general health, on the functioning of the immune system, on the evolution of metabolic diseases. such as diabetes or the development of cognitive loss processes.
Details of the workprogram, as well as the list of speakers, are summarized in the file below. Registrations can be done at https://scb.iec.cat/ii-jornada-de-biologia-de-la-catalunya-sud/
TecnATox in the ranking of the best researchers living in Spain
In March 2022, GRUPO DIH has updated the ranking of best scientists residing in Spain, according to their h-index. Prof. José L. Domingo is still listed as the best scientist in the area of Toxicology, with an h-index of 77. In turn, he has been also identified as one of the top 10 researchers in the area of Environmental Sciences.
As a novelty, Dr. Martí Nadal has been included in the list of best scientists in the area of Environmental Sciences, accounting 192 published articles and an h-index of 43.
Montse Marquès will become a Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellow
Dr. Montse Marquès has been awarded with a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Postdoctoral Fellowship. She will be working on "The Chemical Exposome of Pregnant Women" (MANGO) at the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health (United States) under the supervision of Prof. Ana Navas-Acien and Prof. Gary Miller for two years. Afterwards, she will perform the incoming phase at TecnATox under the supervison of Prof. Domingo.
MANGO is a follow-up of INSULIN that will allow implementing the results of the project by means of a pilot prevention programme to reduce the exposure of pregnant women to hazardous chemicals.
Learning about Technology Commercialisation within the TECNIOspring programme
Dr. Montse Marquès has been taking the 6-months course "Technology Commercialisation" organized by the TECNIOspring programme and under the direction and training of Jeff Skinner (London Business School). Yesterday morning, she was presenting how the negotiations for the commercialisation of the INSULIN mobile app are going on at the ACCIÓ auditorium (Barcelona).
New scientific article on bisphenols and phthalates
Researchers of TecnATox have recently published a collaborative article with a group of investigators of the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto (University of São Paulo, Brazil), led by Prof. Fernando Barbosa Jr. In the article, which has been published in Science of the Total Environment, the authors analyzed the levels of bisphenols (BPs) and phthalate esters (PAEs) in toys commercialized in Brazil, estimated the migration rate into children's saliva and evaluated their daily exposure.
Souza JMO, Souza MCO, Rocha BA, Nadal M, Domingo JL, Barbosa F Jr. Levels of phthalates and bisphenol in toys from Brazilian markets: Migration rate into children's saliva and daily exposure. Sci Total Environ. 2022: 154486.
Scientific Articles 09-03-2022
Roundtable on women's participation in European Research and Innovation Projects
Prof. Marta Schuhmacher will be one of the participants in the Roundtable on women's participation in European Research and Innovation Projects, organized by the International Pre-Award Support Unit (USPIR) of Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV). The event will take place next March 21 at 11 am. Registrations can be done at https://events.urv.cat/event_detail/80223/detail/taula-rodona-sobre-la-participacio-de-les-dones-en-projectes-europeus-de-recerca-i-innovacio.html
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Technical School of Chemical Engineering (ETSEQ)
Tarragona, Catalonia • Spain
Faculty of Education and Psychology (FCEP)
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Fighting with My Family (PG-13) (6.25/10)
Expectations, we place them on ourselves, others place them on us, even society places them on us. So what is a young girl to do when she grows up in a family of wrestlers? Well, join in of course. The WAW (World Association of Wrestling) is run by her parents. They teach wrestling to the community as well as performing their choreographed performances. It has been a dream of some in her family to go on to the WWE, but fate would intervene before they got the chance. Now she is up against her brother in a competition to have a chance at the WWE. It has been a lifelong dream of her brother to be a member of WWE. Only now, they chose her instead of him. Not only did this go against everything that she knew, but it would send her brother into a spiral. Just because she was chosen didn't mean that it was a done deal. She would have to work harder than she ever had before. Will she have what it takes to make it? Will she break? Will her brother ever recover? So many questions that will all be answered in this exciting and entertaining spectacle of sportsmanship. Fans of wrestling will rejoice. Those who aren't fans will find a story that exceeds it's own expectations. This is based on a true story, it is a story of love, of loss, of comradery, and of strength… It may not be what you expect but that may be a good thing.
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For 28 seasons and counting, Toni & Guy has been the force behind London Fashion Week and Fashion Scout, bringing to life many of the designer's collections through innovative styling and unique technical skills. Teams travel worldwide to be part of the Toni & Guy team that works at around 80 shows each year. Through sponsoring this major, well-renowned event in one of the world's fashion capitals, it is symbolic of the first store that opened in Clapham, London in 1963 by founder Toni Mascolo and his brother Guy.
The backstage area is alive and buzzing, there are three Toni & Guy hair stylists working on one model's hair at a time before they are whisked away onto make-up and dressing before the start of the show. Spotlight mirrors illumine the Toni & Guy creations, that always work succinctly with the pieces being showcased and the concepts behind them. The pressure is high but the talent is undeniable, demonstrating just how amazingly talented each individual stylist is.
Fashion Scout presents skilled and inspiring designers from all around the globe, to be able to create so many varied hair styles to reflect the work of the designers could be deemed as challenging. However, for the Toni & Guy team, it comes naturally and the work they put doesn't go a miss.


We're so excited to announce that Quirk it will be showcasing at The Big Welsh Wedding Show hosted by The Depot in Cardiff. We have been working on some new and exciting hire items that will make their debut on Sunday so keep your eyes peeled for them! This wedding fayre genuinely has a refreshing an innovative vibe, which is why we're so damn keen to be a part of it. If you can't make it, have no fear as we'll be reporting back here on all our favourite bits from the day.


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Posted on 24 May 2018 15 December 2018
Tasmanian EMRS poll: 47% Liberal, 30% Labor, 14% Greens
A Tasmanian EMRS poll, conducted May 7-10 from a sample of 1,000, gave the Liberals 47% of the vote, Labor 30% and the Greens 14%. At the March state election, the Liberals won 50%, Labor 33% and the Greens 10%. In the final pre-election EMRS poll, the Liberals had 46%, Labor 34% and the Greens 12%.
EMRS skews to the Greens, and its final poll was worse for the Liberals than the election results. Given this, there is no evidence of a drop in Liberal support since the election. Some Labor support appears to have gone to the Greens.
On the better Premier question, incumbent Will Hodgman led Opposition Leader 47-41 (48-41 in the final pre-election ERMS).
On May 15, preferences were distributed in the upper house seat of Prosser, which voted on May 5. In a field of 13, Liberal Jane Howlett won 26.1%, Labor's Janet Lambert 21.9% and independent Steve Mav 19.7%. After preferences, Howlett defeated Lambert by 52.7-47.3, with Mav finishing third, well behind Lambert.
There are now four Labor and two Liberal members of the upper house, from a total of 15 – the rest are independents. According to Tasmanian analyst Kevin Bonham, party representation in Tasmania's upper house is at an all-time high.
The overall balance of power is unchanged with Labor and four left-wing independents holding eight of the 15 seats. A left-wing independent was re-elected in Hobart, held on the same day as the Prosser election.
Every May, two or three of Tasmania's 15 upper house seats are up for election for a six-year term.
Posted on 14 May 2018 16 August 2018
Domestic economic data showing some weakness
The Australian economy is likely to be important to the outcome of the next federal election. While employment growth was strong in all of 2017, it has stalled in early 2018.
Between September 2016 and January 2018, more jobs were added each month, with a total gain of over 520,000 jobs, averaging almost 33,000 jobs gained a month. However, in March 2018 there were over 1,000 fewer jobs than in January, after a slip in February.
Quarterly retail sale volumes rose 0.2% in the March 2018 quarter, down from a 0.8% gain in the December 2017 quarter.
In March, the total value of dwelling commitments was down 4.4% from February at a level well below the previous months. The number of owner occupied dwelling commitments continued to trend down. This fall began before the Banking Royal Commission uncovered some unethical banking practices.
In the March quarter, wages growth continued to be low, at just a 0.5% increase in that quarter, and 2.1% for the year from March 2017 to March 2018. Labor and the unions are campaigning strongly on wage growth, so this will be an important issue at the next election.
The Australian share market has surged owing mainly to higher commodity prices, and Australia had a trade surplus of over $1.1 billion in each of January, February and March. However, the domestic economy does not appear to be doing well in early 2018.
All figures here are seasonally adjusted, and are from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Posted on 7 May 2018 14 June 2018
Australia vs US unemployment rates: 5.5% in Australia, 3.9% in the US, but Australia's situation is better than the US
In March, Australia's unemployment rate was 5.5%, while the US unemployment rate was 3.9% in April. It would appear that the US jobs situation is better than Australia's. However, this is not the case.
I am using the seasonally adjusted US and Australian data here, rather than trend or original data. US data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Australian data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
In the US, the participation rate (the proportion of all those eligible for work who are looking for a job or have a job) was just 62.8%. The Australian participation rate was 65.5%.
The employment population ratio in the US (the proportion of those eligible to work who have a job) was 60.3%. In Australia, it was 61.9%.
If the US participation rate was the same as Australia's, the US unemployment rate would by about 7.9%, not 3.9%.
A low participation rate makes the bottom line unemployment rate look better than it otherwise would.
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics carries out an establishment survey and a household survey every month. The unemployment and participation rates are derived from the household survey, but the media's reports of changes in employment are from the establishment survey, based on reports of employers.
In April, the establishment survey showed 164,000 jobs were created, but the household survey suggested a net gain of just 3,000 jobs. The drop in unemployment from 4.1% to 3.9% was entirely based on people leaving the workforce – the participation rate and employment population ratio both dropped 0.1% in April.
Posted on 5 May 2018
ReachTEL poll 52-48 to Labor as party faces Perth byelection, and strong swings to US Democrats
Adrian Beaumont, University of Melbourne
A ReachTEL poll for Sky News, presumably conducted Monday or Tuesday from a sample of over 2,000, gave Labor a 52-48 lead, a two-point gain for the Coalition since a late March ReachTEL. Primary votes were 36% Coalition (up two), 35% Labor (down one), 10% Greens (steady) and 6% One Nation (down one).
The 13% who did not express a preference for the four stated parties almost certainly include undecided as well as Other voters. As usual, media sources have omitted these details.
ReachTEL uses respondent allocated preferences. According to analyst Kevin Bonham, this poll would be about 52.7% to Labor by 2016 election preferences.
Poll wrap: Labor's Newspoll lead narrows federally and in Victoria
Malcolm Turnbull led Bill Shorten by 54.5-45.5 as better PM, a two-point gain for Turnbull since late March. 48% would prefer an earlier return to surplus, while 39% would like a tax cut in the budget. By 50-30, voters supported Labor's policy for a 90-day limit on holding asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru.
Last week's Newspoll was 51-49 to Labor using Newspoll's changed method (since the November 2017 Queensland election) of assigning about 60% of One Nation preferences to the Coalition, instead of the half that were assigned previously.
One Nation is a far-right party that attracts Tony Abbott supporters who believe Turnbull is too left-wing. Liberal leadership polls show the highest support for Abbott is with One Nation voters.
Poll wrap: Newspoll not all bad news for Turnbull as Coalition's position improves
Given the 65% preference flow from One Nation to the LNP at the Queensland election, the clear preference for Abbott over Turnbull with One Nation voters and respondent preferences being about one point better for the Coalition than 2016 preferences, Newspoll is justified in shifting its preference flow assumptions for One Nation.
Since late March, Ipsos, Newspoll and ReachTEL polls have shown a trend to the Coalition, with only Essential moving the other way. Left-wing partisans should stop complaining about Newspoll, and acknowledge that Labor's lead is diminishing.
Labor's Perth MP Tim Hammond resigns, causing byelection
On Wednesday, Tim Hammond resigned as the federal Labor Member for Perth. A byelection will be required to replace him.
At the 2016 election, Hammond won Perth by a 53.3-46.7 margin against the Liberals, a 1.2% swing to Labor. Primary votes were 42.3% Liberal, 37.4% Labor and 17.1% Greens. In Western Australia overall, there was a 3.6% two party swing to Labor in 2016.
The relatively small margin in Perth implies that the seat could be competitive if the Liberals field a candidate, particularly if the Liberal candidate is well-known and popular. Labor will not lose Hammond's personal vote, as he was first elected in 2016; personal votes of sitting members usually take two elections to build.
According to The Poll Bludger's BludgerTrack, there is currently an 8% two party swing to Labor in Western Australia since the 2016 election. If this is the case, Labor should easily hold Perth.
Defying her party, Liberal Sue Hickey wins Tasmanian Speakership
At the March 3 Tasmanian election, the Liberals won 13 of the 25 seats, Labor ten and the Greens two. On Tuesday (the first sitting day since the election), Rene Hidding, the endorsed Liberal candidate for Speaker of the lower house, was defeated by Sue Hickey, 13 votes to 12. Hickey's votes came from Labor, the Greens and Hickey herself.
Hickey has said she will remain a Liberal, but will not attend party room meetings, and will vote independently, though she will "mostly" vote with the Liberals. The Liberals have not yet lost their majority, but if Hickey votes with Labor and the Greens on major legislation, they will lose it.
Hickey was the former Mayor of Hobart, and was the second of two Liberals elected from the Hobart-based seat of Denison, the most left-wing Tasmanian electorate.
According to Bonham, Hickey is the first Speaker in Tasmanian history to become Speaker immediately after being elected to Parliament.
Strong swings to US Democrats at byelections
At a byelection for Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District (CD) held on March 13, the Democrat, Conor Lamb, defeated the Republican, Rick Saccone, by a 49.8-49.6 margin. Donald Trump had crushed Hillary Clinton in this district by almost 20 points at the 2016 Presidential election.
On April 24, Republicans held Arizona's eighth CD by 52.4-47.6, but this was a 16-point difference from Trump's 21-point margin in 2016. In December 2017, Democrats won the Alabama Senate byelection in a state Trump had won by 28 points.
Democrat Doug Jones wins Alabama Senate byelection in stunning upset; Bennelong is tied 50-50
CNN analyst Harry Enten says the Democrats have performed an average 17 points better than expected given partisan lean at federal byelections in 2017-18.
According to Daily Kos Elections, in state and federal byelections held in 2018, Democrats have overperformed the 2016 Presidential margins by an average 15 points, and the 2012 Presidential margins by an average six points.
In the FiveThirtyEight poll aggregate, Trump has a 41.2% approve, 52.9% disapprove rating. Trump's ratings have been very steady since early March, with a slight recent uptick, probably owing to the peace talks between North and South Korea. Trump's approval is below all his predecessors since Harry Truman at this point in their presidencies.
Democrats hold a 46.8-39.0 lead over Republicans in the race for Congress. All 435 House seats are up for election on November 6. Owing to natural clustering of Democratic voters and Republican gerrymandering, Democrats probably need to win the House popular vote by about seven points to take control. The swing to the Democrats in national House polls is far lower than the swing in byelections.
35 of the 100 Senate seats are also up for election on November 6, including two Senate byelections in Mississippi and Minnesota. 26 of these seats are currently held by Democrats and just nine by Republicans. Democrats will be defending five states that voted for Trump by at least 18 points. It will be very difficult for Democrats to win a Senate majority despite Republicans currently holding the Senate by just a 51-49 margin.
Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne


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Q: How to include regex choices in python ArgumentParser.add_argument()? How would I go about including regex expressions in the choices kwarg for Python's ArgumentParser.add_argument() method?
For example, lets say I wish to create my own custom mount program:
# file: my_mount.py
from argparse import ArgumentParser

# some simple choices to help illustrate
option_choices = {'ro|rw', 'user=.*', 'do=[a-z]{1,10}', 'allow_other'}

if __name__ == '__main__':
    parser = ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument('-s', '--share', dest='share')
    parser.add_argument('-m', '--mount-point', dest='mnt_pt')
    parser.add_argument('-o', dest='options', action='append',
                        choices=option_choices,
                        help='Options for mounting - see choices '
                             'expressions set for valid options')

    args, _ = parser.parse_known_args()
    # do some fancy stuff to do with mounting filesystems...

With the idea that I could filter out valid options based on a simple set of regular expressions, especially as hand-coding in all possibilities is a chore e.g. {'do=nothing', 'do=something', 'do=anything'...}, but also handily retain the choices list when invoking python my_mount.py -h. My initial thoughts were to have a custom action, but this doesn't seem compatible with when specifying choices in add_argument()

A: I was looking at a similar issue and settled on using type for validation instead.
This allows you to use a callable to perform validation instead. So instead of using choices, use type to specify a callable that does your regex match in there instead.
If you want to retain choices in a container somewhere then you could do that too. Alternatively you could define a custom container which validates input if you must use choices only.


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HRM Research Paper
Describe and critically evaluate the key factors that shape the role and practices of the HR/Personnel function within an organisation with which you are familiar. On the basis of your analysis identify the main HRM challenges currently facing this organisation. Relate your analysis to appropriate literature.
Introduction People are an important and expensive resource to a business. This asset has the capacity to be highly productive and generate revenue for the firm, but it also requires much attention and maintenance. When the direct costs of employment are added to the indirect costs of recruitment and selection, training and development, the organisation's investment in an average full-time employee can exceed ?00,000 in a short space of time. Therefore one of the fundamental factors is how to attract the right employee and retain their services, gaining efficiency throughout. Before answering the first part of the question "Describe and critically evaluate the key factors that shape the role and practices of the HR/Personnel function within an organisation with which you are familiar", the differences between HRM and the older style "Personnel Management" requires defining. Human Resource Management HRM can be defined as any part of the management structure that relates to people at work. It involves everything from recruitment to training to performance appraisal and overall employee welfare. HRM is originally an American management term that has taken over from the more restrictive 'Personnel Management', and denotes a more proactive and business-focused role, with an emphasis on good communication and staff commitment, more flexible work practices, and performance-related reward systems. Once considered a more peripheral activity, HRM has now moved to the core of the business.
The authorбпs own perspective of this assignment is delivered from within the steel industry. An employee in middle management with a history of working from grass roots to Manufacturing Manager over a 10 year period within the Basic Oxygen Steel making plant (BOS). A plant where the iron from the Blast furnace iron is refined and then re-alloyed to be supplied at the correct time temperature and specification to the Continuously Cast plant (CONCAST) where semi-finished products are supplied to the mills for rolling.
Current Economic Climate Due to the current economic climate that is affecting the trading situation, both within the home and world export market there has been immense pressure on the business to reduce operating costs to achieve business objectives. Many areas of the business especially within the carbon steels section are, and have been making a loss for an extended period. Not just since the tragic events of 11th September 2001, the events of which that have been blamed for losses in many other businesses. This event has merely compounded an underlying trend of difficult trading conditions in steel. We have as a business been implementing strategies to cut costs and increase efficiency, not just in operational performance terms but also changes in managements structures, team working implementation and further changes in manning levels (based on under utilisation of plant due to the low output).
HR Role Many of the recent objectives set by the business at боBoard Levelбп to reduce costs have required the need for the HRM function to take a role in the business, to be able to achieve the required levels. Some specific areas that the HR Department manage include Policies; such as Drugs and Alcohol and Equal Opportunities, as well as implementation of Company policy and Strategy, both long-term and medium-term. But these are day to say issues; the following headings are other fundamental areas that the HR function has played a part in during the recent cost cutting exercise. Manpower Planning This topic involves charting the future needs of the organisation with regard to numbers, skills profile, age and experience. This enables the firm to have the right people in the right numbers at the right time. There have been some major changes within the organisation over recent years; the implementation of Team Working has been key to reducing costs. It brings about some major benefits, not least a reduction in employee numbers through more efficient use of the resource. Through this implementation at Scunthorpe, a 15% reduction of manpower has been achieved. The challenge that the HR function was faced with was how to achieve this kind of figure? In reality the HRM department had a minor role to play. From Board level through to Senior Management came the directive that a percentage manning reduction was required across the board, and that it would be fulfilled. Each individual department had to carry out Key Task Analysis (KTA) to determine what sort of levels of manning could be utilised based on боtime and taskбп process. From this analysis came a set of numbers that indicated how many persons could manage an area. The dwindling numbers within the HR function meant that they hade no alternative but to take an lesser role and stand back to allow the production departments themselves to manage certain tasks. Many of the manning reductions have been found through voluntary redundancy and early retirement. Having had the departmental managers find the numbers the HR function has now stepped in to undertake the interviewing process that details the package available for early departure. Recruitment and Selection This process is by which the organisation gets the best people to do the jobs necessary to achieve its goals. Preparation is the key to effectiveness in this area, by clearly establishing the jobs to be done and the type of people needed to do them, the construction of an accurate Job Description and Person Specification will save time and money.
Recruitment within corus has been very low for many years, 1988 was the last time anyone was taken from the outside environment; the only current source of new employees into the business is through Graduate recruitment. Since privatisation in 1988, apart from graduates, nearly all (blue collar) vacancies have been fulfilled though internal cross matching, and recruitment from the in-house боcleaning contractorsбп. This source of employee recruitment is seriously flawed with many disadvantages, not least that the type of person employed for cleaning is not necessarily the right person for operation of technically based operating systems, education levels required for cleaning are significantly lower, and the nature of the work is totally different. The reason that this source has been used is due to the ease of the selection process, the lack of cost involved and the minimal time required to interview etc. Most are employed on the basis that their Contract Manager says боthey are good eggs! The other benefit is that they are hired on a 6-month trial, if they do not size up then they are easily transferred back into the contract gang. An easy recruitment process but by far the right person for the job. Graduates are the main source of external recruitment. The HR Function carries out visits to colleges and universities to entice budding youngsters into the industry with the knowledge that they are joining a company that is renowned for being the most efficient steel producer in the world, and that they will gains skills to promote themselves within the industry. The corus website is seriously directed towards graduate recruitment and is a main source of applicants. Unfortunately at present there are not many wanting to join what is seen as an ailing industry, a challenge for the HR Department to continue to recruit from a reducing market. Training and Development This in most organisations is a major growth area, with firms realising that skills development and flexibility are now key to business success. Unfortunately within corus over the last few years the amount spent on боexternalбп training has been kept to an absolute minimum and has had an effect on plant operating performance, initiatives such as I.I.P, T.Q.P. and the likes have been dropped by the wayside due to the cost and lack of resources to implement and apply. The significant changes in manning have affected this. The main source of training at present is боsitting with Nellie, the disadvantages of this being that the trainee is getting a level of training that the trainer has been trained to give. Unfortunately Plant Trainers are non-existent and therefore the training given is from someone who has little experience of training people and very often not a lot of knowledge of plant and the process. The latter is inherent of the loss of knowledge due to the departure of experienced individuals. This has now been identified and new measures have been put in place that will be discussed under боChallengesбп. Performance Appraisal This involves a formal system of regularly collecting, recording, and sharing information between the employee and the appraiser about the employee's work performance and potential. Conducted in the correct manner, it can enhance motivation, contribute to achieving organisational goals, and assist the process of rewarding good performance. One would like to think that this is carried out, in reality there again is insufficient time for the line manager to implement as the role of боfire fightingбп other issues on a daily basis is consuming time, and the fundamentals of managing people are not being addressed. Reward Management This involves designing the most appropriate methods of remuneration and increasingly incorporates broader, performance-related items such as bonuses and employee share option schemes. These have been implemented alongside the new Team Working and Management structures and are based on Payment for Performance (PFP) on an individual basis, and Bonus related schemes for achieving operational performance. Pay bands and application of the same is an element of the reward scheme that the HR function carries out. This is a broad based application, easy to maintain and implement, but unfortunately as experienced from a personal viewpoint it has been implemented poorly with little or no communication between Pay Departments, the HR function and the employee.
The process of collective bargaining based on employees' terms & conditions, resolving disputes that may arise, and adhering to the whole range of laws governing the relationship between employers and employees in the workplace. In reality the first line manager deals with any grievance or dispute that may occur locally and the HR department is only called upon for advice or when the dispute escalates. The Collective Agreements are through multi-union negotiations and may include Pay, Hours of work, Bonus payments, Sick Pay scheme and Holidays. There is also the Works Rules, application of, updating of and any changes of legislation affecting works rules to consider. Much of this is on an annual basis with most carried out at national level with minimal amounts at local level. CHALLENGES Skills and Knowledge The increase in voluntary and early retirements has had an effect on the organisation that relates to age, experience and knowledge. The reduction of people has mainly been achieved from those that can afford to take early retirement, those with minimal or no mortgages, have a level of savings and a lifestyle that could be led with minimal supplementation. Thus the late 40бпs and early 50бпs are the target group. These are the people who have vast experience and knowledge in the steel making industry, gained over many years and they have now been removed. The challenge is to replace this knowledge in a short space of time. The average age has been lowered by 10-12 years since the implementation of team working, this reduction in age has highlighted the reduction in knowledge and experience of the remainder posing a further and future problem that the age range of those employed is such that they will all leave the industry at or around the same time. The cycle will start again unless there is intervention to bring about change. Training Training of the individuals that are left needs to be urgently considered. As stated previously the lack of training over the last few years and the changes that have taken place have led to a deterioration in plant operational performance. This poor performance is unsatisfactory and is incurring costs to the process. The cost of training is not quantifiable, is seen by other organisations as a benefit but at present to corus it is a burden to costs and as such has not been pursued. This "benefit" has now been realised by senior management and the re-instatement of a Training Owner for plant and the re-launch of the Investorбпs In People initiative should be the start of an increase in performance. The HR function for their part are required to implement and continuously apply the new recording system required to follow this scheme up. This is not just for plant requirements but also for legislation such as COMAH, (Control of Management and Change) where there is a requirement to be able to identify an individualбпs competency in the job that he is doing. Critically, we as an organisation should be looking at the theoretical side of how to implement training programmes, studying the likes of боKolbбпs learning cycleбп to ensure thorough understanding of the subject and correct implementation of the training received. But this is theory and unfortunately the current culture is that we are боfire fightingбп, living for the present and just attempting to survive the current climate. Thus there is no commitment to provide resource that has no quantifiable financial gain. Graduate Retention This is an issue whereby in the current climate a high number of graduates are leaving the industry due to its poor outlook; safety and security are important factors to achieve motivation but unfortunately valued employees are leaving in droves. Employment packages are poor in relation to other organisations similar in size, graduates are drawn by the better working environment and benefits provided to organisations that practice.
HRM rather than Personnel Management
As a business we are very much in the old style of PM whereby we utilise the resource for the benefit of the organisation rather than nurture the person to provide a service that benefits the company for the good! The HR personnel can do little for the graduate financially to be an incentive for them to stay within the industry where environmental conditions are poor and achievement of goals is stifled.
Manpower Reductions/Plant Closures
Continuing with the theme of efficiency and cost reduction there have, and there will be more manpower reductions caused by plant closures and contracting out of services. Since the age profile is reducing there will be less chance of finding early and voluntary retirement from the younger average age of the existing employees, therefore individuals are not as willing to leave due to economic reasons. The decisions will be more difficult to make about who stays and who goes.
Improve Morale
One of the HR objectives is to improve morale. This at present is at a low, it is a difficult one for the HR function to achieve because the lack of numbers does not allow them sufficient time to address individual issues and as stated, first level management now carries out most of this. Their presence is rarely seen on plant and as such they cannot use the personal affect to improving moral. There is a need for them to relate the likes of Herzbergбпs two-factor theory of motivation (Figure 1) and Maslowбпs hierarchy of needs (Figure 2) through Team Working initiatives, personal objectives and manipulation of the reward scheme and use this to drive moral. With most though, this is an individual element and certain factors will affect certain individuals differently, thus the need for a one to one basis to find out what drives or motivates each person. Most motivation is driven through line managers and thus the HR objective is somewhat misplaced for the current situation.
One of the challenges facing the HRM function itself is the move towards being a Business Service, not supplying just to corus but also supplying a service outside of the industry. This has already been achieved with part of the Engineering function that supplies its services to outside organisations and has thus made an extra ?.3M this year alone. This has been an initiative throughout the firm to generate more income and reduce the burden of a department on the business. Compilation of services business wide has been managed partly by the HR function, it is part of their objectives to identify further areas for this type of development and quantify the benefits of disadvantages of such a move. For those within the HR Department the move towards a Business Service has seen a step backwards away from generalisation and towards specialisation, a return in some ways to old style management. HR Managers were given skills for them to cope with general issues, but the move back towards specialisation sees them dealing with specifics and having a better working knowledge of one particular area rather than being a Jack of all trades.
An interesting point made by the local HR Manager иC Not enough is done to train the TU representative to be made aware of the Business needs, the reasons for why such actions are needed and the manner in which they should be carried out. There is nothing sinister in supplying such a service to what has inherently been seen as an aggressor to the management. The wider the perspective that the trade union official has, the better he will be equipped to make more appropriate decisions on behalf of the employees that he represents, and the better his understanding of why it is being implemented. The role of Trade Unionism within Human Resource Management poses somewhat of a threat, Legge, p.273, states that Trade Unionism in HRM organisations was being bypassed through the development of Human Resource Management initiatives. Organisations are боsoftбп models of HRM; and can pose a threat to the TU. Another consideration may be, that if the employee is happy and committed in their job, that the need for union representation may not be required. To the organisation there is the need for the T.U. for multi-union bargaining purposes, therefore the HRM department must balance the need of HRM against the need of the Trade Union.
The increasing competitive pressures, expanding globalisation and a generally harder business environment has brought about a move to a more enhanced view of HRM as opposed to Personnel Management. Unfortunately as a business, corus are very much in the old style of Personnel Management whereby we utilise the resource for the benefit of the organisation rather than nurture the person to provide a service that benefits the company for the good. Numbers have reduced significantly since the implementation of Team Working; the structure has been cut to bare bones. The reduced operating cost set out at board level has been achieved, but at a cost to the business through a reduction in operational performance. Unfortunately the current culture is that we are боfire fightingбп, living for the present and just attempting to survive the economic climate to make it through, there is no commitment to provide any resource that has no quantifiable financial gain. The HR Department has a role to play in modelling the objectives set by the Board, but their problems are much the same as that of plant management in that the resources are not available to support the fundamental ideas. There are many issues facing the company, short, medium and long term that require addressing, unfortunately it is a service and any gains made through expenditure are not readily quantifiable, therefore no capital is guaranteed whereby there is no return seen. Without an injection of cash or commitment to provide extra services for HRM then there will be no advancement towards achieving better results from the employee through HRM philosophies. HRM, as previously stated denotes a more proactive and business-focused role, with an emphasis on good communication and staff commitment, more flexible work practices, and performance-related reward systems as opposed to Personnel Management These philosophies are carried out by the first line management, which begs the question, "Have the lesser experienced plant personnel carried out a process that has inherently been carried out by trained professional HR managers and got the numbers wrong, furthermore, was it implemented correctly? Overall because of the reduction in numbers within the HR department, Plant managers and Line managers are now carrying out many tasks and the HR department have a significantly lesser role in the organisation. With no forecast of any change in philosophy and increase in expenditure then the situation is unlikely to change. The input of an active Trade Union and informed official needs to be considered, there is a definite need for both and the HRM department must ensure that a relationship continues.
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