... Siberian Husky’s : Informative Speech Outline I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Siberian huskies served valiantly in the army's arctic search & rescue unit of the air transport command during WWII and in the BYRD Antarctic expeditions. OR Did you know that some people say that this breed can put the “H” in Houdini because unless they have a fenced in yard they are known to be escape artist and enen then sometimes a fence does not stop them! B. Purpose Statement: I will be informing everybody about some if the history of the Siberian Husky’s along with some general information such as their temperament, general care which includes food, exercise they need and such stuff. C. Significance Statement: I feel this information is relevant to know because not many people even know the most basic thing about the breed of the dog they own if it’s a Officially a state dog or even if it’s a breed that is well known for having Health issues that they should be on the lookout for. D. Preview Statement: First I will be giving you a brief history of the Siberian Husky’s along with some of their most noted achievements as a breed. Second, I will inform you about the general care they need along with if they have any health issues you should be on the lookout. Major Transition: So First the Husky is believed to have originated in among the Chukchi people, of northeastern Asia as an endurance sled dog. ***************************************************** ...
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...Spurned By Lawmakers, Governor To Revise HUSKY Proposal Single Mom Swept Up In Capitol Fray Over Health Benefits May 06, 2013|By WILLIAM WEIR, bweir@courant.com, The Hartford Courant Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is revising a plan to significantly reduce money for HUSKY A, the state-funded insurance program for low-income children and their parents, after his proposal failed to clear a legislative committee. Under Malloy's plan, the change to HUSKY A would affect families whose incomes fall between 133 percent and 185 percent of the federal poverty level. Children of families at those income levels would still be eligible for HUSKY A benefits, but their parents would not Ben Barnes, Malloy's budget director, said Monday afternoon that the governor's office is revising the plan to ease the impact on HUSKY A recipients. According to the Legal Assistance Resource Center of Connecticut, the governor's plan would eliminate HUSKY A health insurance for up to 37,500 people in an attempt to shift them toward coverage from the state health exchange, an online marketplace for health coverage that will be active later this year. The health exchange is part of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, which was signed into law in 2010 and upheld by the Supreme Court last year. The legislature's appropriations committee voted against the governor's plan last month, opting to keep the state benefits unchanged. The changes proposed initially to the HUSKY A program would save the state $5.6...
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...Husky Energy Inc; Foreign Exposure, Portfolio Analysis Phillip Oliveira Sheridan College FINA30065 March 22, 2015 Husky Energy; Foreign Exchange Exposure Husky Energy is Canadian, vertically integrated oil and gas retailer, operating “555 gas stations in Canada” (Hoover’s Inc, 2015), along with oil refining operations in the Canadian oil sands and off-shore Newfoundland and Labrador refineries. They are also operating the Liwan Gas Project, which consists of a 40% “working interest in the Wenchang oil field in the South China Sea”. (Husky Energy Inc., 2015) They are also planning further offshore developments in Indonesia. Husky itself, is actually controlled by Hutchison Whampoa Lmt, a Chinese investment holding company. (Hoover’s Inc, 2015) While Husky is an international oil extraction company. As the majority of Husky’s operations are located in Canada, it is primarily a Canadian company. Its operations in both China and Indonesia though, it faces exchange rate exposure from both the Chinese Yuan and the Indonesian Rupiah. This is because it currently owns a 40% stake in the Chinese Wenchang oil field extraction operation, and has plans to develop oil fields in Indonesia. Assuming that local Chinese labour will be used for the construction and operation of these facilities, all labour cost will be incurred in local currencies. Also, it can be assumed that materials suppliers and contractors will be acquired from local suppliers in order to cut down on transportation...
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...Internal and External Equity Comparison Edgar Martinez HRM/324 September 10, 2012 Annette Clark Davis Internal and External Equity Comparison In today’s competitive globalized economy, an organization’s approach to equity and its perception of equity can affect an organization’s ability to captivate, retain, and motivate its employees. Therefore, external as well as internal equity play an important role in an organization’s design of its compensation structure. In this essay, it shall examine the total compensation plans for the Home Depot Corporation and IBM Global Services, focusing on internal as well as external equity. Additionally, it shall also review the various advantages as well as disadvantages of internal and external equity for both organizations. Finally, it will provide an explanation to how each plan supports each organization total compensation objectives as well as the relationship of the organization’s financial situation to its plan (University of Phoenix, 2009). Internal and external equity An Organization that notably uses internal equity to form its pay structure is the Home Depot. The Home Depot’s internal equity exist because of its pays wages and hiring processes designed to fit each store budget, instead of hiring people with the skills to do the job at a market rate pay. The Home Depot’s decentralized stores use an elitist compensation system with different compensation plans by organization level and incentives offered only to...
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...Strayer University 11 They Can Do It! You Can Help! Home Depot Victoria James-Smith Talent Management-HRM532 Dr. Cecile Massé, PhD They Can Do It! You Can Help! A Look At Talent Practices At The Home Depot Abstract In today's global economy, companies must continually invest in talent management of its personnel. In the role of being a business partner, HR leaders must work closely with management to attract, hire, develop and retain talent. Yet the shortage of skills today presents various issues and challenges both socio-economic and cultural as talent crosses borders and its prospects are fewer. Thus, in view of the workforce changes with issues such as shifting demographics, global supply chains, the aging workforce and increasing global mobility, organization culture must shift to become forward-looking organizations. That is organizations which must rethink their approach to talent management to best attract talent. By doing so, this will result in organizations being positively positioned to succeed in a highly competitive marketplace. In addition, organizational culture, employee engagement and leadership development have a significant impact on talent retention. Taking these factors into consideration, what will develop will be an integrated approach to talent management which offers a pathway toward sustaining achievable, outstanding business results. Competitive Advantage Home Depot realized that in order to have and to maintain a competitive advantage...
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...They Can Do it! You can help! Home Depot’s Plan Home Depot had several intentions regarding the use of it organizational talent to gain a competitive advantage in the Do It Yourself Industry. The first of these understanding is that talent was the most important element in being a competitor and developing a reputation of having an outstanding staff. Home Depot realized they needed very qualified leaders to assist with finding talent. The second of these intentions were to have limitless and diverse channels of entry into Home Depot to mold personnel into program that would build leadership. Once they acquired the leadership talent they began to prepare them for bigger roles within the company. They began to focus on the bigger picture by: Their focus is the result of many things: * Embedding the enduring importance of human capital to corporate success. * Internalizing the importance of engaged associates in creating a superior customer experience. * Experiencing unprecedented growth in challenging employment markets. * Acknowledging significant changes in workforce and consumers demographics. * Understanding that talented associates tend to leave leaders, not companies, and therefore the competency and preparedness of leaders is paramount to ongoing success. When Home Depot began to focus on these key factors they were successful with opening new channels for recruiting the best talent that they could obtain. Recruiting Talent Home Depot developed...
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...HRM 532-Talent Management Discuss how the leadership at Home Depot intended to use its organizational talent to gain a competitive advantage in the Do It Yourself industry. The Home Depot is the second largest retailer in the world. With that title there is a need to employ a lot of employees. According to the case there are approximately 17,000 leaders into positions each year on average. This is a range from the front line supervisors to executive line supervisors. Unlike most company the Home Depot has more than 80 percent of leadership placements are internal promotions. With that high rate of internal promotion there has to be a seamless pipeline to develop that talent and still have the competitive advantage. That comes from their talent which they take very seriously. The key competitive differentiator in a company that built its reputation and case on knowledgeable associates, problem solving, and superior customer service (Silzer p 657) . The case also goes into detail and explains that the Home Depot was able to keep this focus was by doing the following: • Embedding the enduring importance of human capital to corporate success. • Internalizing the importance of engaged associates in creating a superior customer experience. • Acknowledging significant changes in workforce and consumers demographics. All of these factors help maintain the spot as the second largest retailer in the world. They put enfaces on the people and the service that they...
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...Executive Summary Human resource management is a sensitive issue in an organization. The performance of any organization is determined by the workforce management practices in place. Owing to the competitive nature of workforce management, human resources are managed strategically (Aghazadeh 2003, p. 201). In this paper, a case study of strategic human resource management has been done. The company considered is called Home Depot. The paper briefly explores the company and its human resource strategy that was found to be diversity management. Thereafter, the paper has explored possible problems that company faces as a result of its diversity strategy. In response to the problems, the paper suggests inclusion of employee relation model in the diversity strategy already in place before making related recommendations and collusion. 1.0 Overview of the Organization The organization considered in this case study is a retail business company called Home depot. Home Depot is an American company retailing in construction and home improvement products. The company was founded in 1978 by Ron Brill, Bernie Marcus, Pat Farrah, and Arthur Blank. The initial focus during its inception was to come up with a home improvement warehouse. The company commenced with two stores in Metro Atlanta. Going by the success and good market reception from the public, the company invested further within the same line by establishing two more stores in 1979. At the time of its establishment, the company...
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...Creation Testing Test Plan Create Test Plan Approve Test Plan Page 5 1 day 0 days 28 days 26 days 2 days 1 day ID 31 32 33 34 35 36 Task Mode Task Name Duration Create Testing Environment System Test Analyze Results MOV Evaluation Approve Results Milestone: System Fully Functional Page 6 2 days 1 day 2 days 1 day 1 day 0 days ID 37 38 39 40 41 42 Task Mode Task Name Duration Implementation Training Create Training Plan Approve Training Plan Conduct Training Classes Milestone: Employees Fully Trained Page 7 15 days 7 days 2 days 1 day 4 days 0 days ID 43 44 45 46 47 48 Task Mode Task Name Duration System Install Install Approved Install Milestone: System Fully Installed Close Phase 4 Husky Air Page 8 2 days 1 day 1 day 0 days 7 days 7 days ID 49 50 51 52 53 54 Task...
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...Description: This project for Husky Air involves developing an Aircraft Rental Database. This new system will replace a manual paper-based system. The project itself will involve many working parts to achieve value to the Husky Air Organization. Many deliverables will help keep those associated with the project (customers, employees, pilots, project team, etc.) on the same page. Measurable Organizational Value (MOV): The Husky Air Rental Database will track all rentals. In doing so, we are focusing mainly on making Husky Air a much more efficient company by reducing order processing time by as much as 90%. Using the system will improve effectiveness and increase profits within the company Phases of the project with estimates: Figure 7.1 – This is a Gantt chart. It shows all phases of the project, associated deliverables, and time estimates for each deliverable. Milestones for each phase and deliverable: Figure 7.2 – This chart shows the cycle for each phase and deliverable. Activities/Tasks: Figure 7.3 – This figure list the activities/tasks that must be completed to produce each deliverable. Resource Assignments: IT Project Manager The Project Manager is in charge of the workflow of the entire project. The role of the Project Manager comprises of tasks in every facet and phase of the project and is responsible for the final two steps...
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...Husky Energy Inc. is an integrated energy company with its headquarters located in Calgary, Alberta. It is a publicly traded company operating mainly in North America and Asia-Pacific, consisting of businesses in upstream and downstream segments (“Husky Energy Inc.”, 2014). Husky Energy Inc. was founded in 1938 by Glenn E. Nielson in Cody, Wyoming, USA. Originally named Husky Refining Company, it operated as a small family-owned business selling road asphalt and bunker railway fuel to railways and farmers (“Husky Energy Inc.”, 2014). In the early years, two refineries were built in Cody and Riverton, Wyoming. After the Second World War, the company moved to Alberta, Canada to meet the market demand in asphalt and heavy oil. During the 1960s, Husky’s business boomed after the asphaltic crude project, the ‘Lloydminster Project’, was introduced because the Canadian government issued a strategy on displacing imported crude oil (“Husky Energy Inc.”, 2014). Nowadays, Husky Energy Inc. has its foundation in Western Canada with a large amount of natural gas and oil assets, production of heavy oil, and the company is also seeking new oil and gas resources around this area. With the success in Western Canada, the company operates in the rest of the world and is greatly profitable in Asia-Pacific (China and Indonesia), the Atlantic region, and the oil sands (“Husky Energy Inc.”, 2014). In the year of 2012, the company has achieved net earnings of $2.0 billion with annual production at 301...
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...Seahawks Fans Discover Beer Hijinks Tickets to watch an NFL game aren’t cheap, and for those of us who don’t have corporate entities sponsoring our fandom and nacho habit, the opportunity to attend one is a big deal. We wear jerseys to be properly attired, take photos so we can be properly nostalgic and buy overpriced beers to get properly inebriated. And because we go through so much to make cheering on our football team a big event, most of us are even willing to splurge on the big beers. Support the team, right? Everyone is in this together. Unless they aren’t. Two intrepid Seahawks fans noticed something curious recently about the beer cups they had just purchased at Qwest Field in Seattle. The medium 16-ounce – which sold for $7.25 – and the large 20-ounce – which sold for $8.50 – held exactly the same amount of beer! Though it didn’t take a very complicated experiment to prove this hypothesis, the company that manages the stadium – First & Goal – was willing to admit the liquid discrepancy after an “internal investigation”. Representatives were also unsure how or when the conundrum began. The other issue confounding First & Goal was simply why there was so much outrage. After all, people who paid only $7.25 for a 20-ounce beer should feel like they won a mini, alcoholic lottery, right? Some of them may have, but in cases like these, the more vocal group is typically the one who feels more slighted. And for the long-suffering Seattle fans who remember...
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...During Operation Husky, insufficient command and control (C2) contributed to the ineffective use of fires to support movement and maneuver. The three attributes of mission command: commander’s intent, mutual trust, and understanding will provide the evaluation criteria to illustrate that the Allies fell short in blending the art and science of C2, and other joint functions, between services in Husky. First, explanation will describe command and control, show the Sicily Campaign suffered from a poorly communicated commander’s intent and demonstrated mutual trust did not exist between subordinate commanders. Next, comments will expose how the previous deficiencies led to subordinate commanders’ deficits in operational understanding. Finally, explanation will show how...
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...“Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.” Dr. Haim Ginott accurately sums up how children are products of their environment. Whether the cement becomes a sidewalk, or waste depends on what kind of impressions were made. In Margaret Laurence’s short story, “The Half Husky” Vanessa, a teenage girl witnesses abuse for the first time and realizes the way an abusive environment can dictate a boy like Harvey to become abusive. Laurence is conveying how a painful encounter with abuse can influence one to believe that an abusive environment prescribes the abusive nature of an individual. Initially, a teenage girl referred to as Vanessa is portrayed to have a clear-cut hatred towards Harvey, an older boy who continuously...
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...What do you think the enduring strategic and tactical level lessons of OP HUSKY are for the British Army? 'Every soldier must know, before he goes into battle, how the little battle he is to fight fits into the larger picture, and how the success of his fighting will influence the battle as a whole.' Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC, nicknamed "Monty" and the "Spartan General". This essay will examine a number of lessons learnt from OP HUSKY July 9th 1943 during World War II. Both strategic and tactical examples will be drawn upon in order to relate to current day/ future operations. Prior to the lessons the question requires further explanation to provide greater accuracy within the analysis. The two main areas for development within the question are the terms strategic and tactical. Strategic can be defined as 'relating to the gaining of overall or long-term military advantage'1 Tactical on the other hand can be defined as 'relating to or constituting actions carefully planned to gain a specific military end.'2 The Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed OP HUSKY, was one of the major campaigns and naval landings of World War II. It began on the night of 9th - 10th July 1943 and was a combination of a large scale amphibious and fairborne operation proceeded by a six weeks of inland combat. The first strategic lesson that can be learnt is the need for co-ordination and integration of all arms and...
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