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Health insurance is a fringe benefit intended to protect the medical health and well-being of employees. Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield(Empire) is the provider organization for employees who are eligible for healthcare coverage. The effective date of coverage is on the 1st of the month after a 30-day waiting period from an employee's start date (e.g., If the start date is June 1, coverage begins on July 1 with the 30-day waiting period. If the start date is June 7, coverage begins on August 1 because of the 30-day waiting period).
Full-time and Part-time A employees assigned to a grant or contract funded project with a duration period of 90 days or more are eligible for health insurance. Full-time employees may enroll in Individual, Parent and Child(ren), Employee and Spouse, Family, or Domestic Partner coverage plans. Dental coverage is included for Full-time employees.
Part-time A employees are solely eligible for Employee Only coverage on a pre-tax basis and have the option to directly purchase additional coverage on a post-tax basis through the Direct Pay Program. Dental coverage is not included for Part-time A employees.
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Full-time employees who enroll in one of the health plans will automatically be enrolled in the XPO Dental Plan, which covers dental services provided from both in and out of network participating providers. Orthodontics is covered for dependent children up to age 19 only.
Vision Care is offered through Empire's Blue View Vision Plan. Services indicated in the Blue View Vision document are covered under the plan every 24 months. Covered services include routine eye exams, eyeglass frames and eyeglass lenses (single, bifocal, or trifocal). For information about additional services covered under the plan, eye care providers, locations, or to access the system, call Blue View Vision Customer Service at 866-723-0515 or login to the Empire website.
Blue View Vision is available to eligible Field employees only. RFCO employees should contact Human Resources regarding vision care coverage.
Prescription drug coverage is included with each health insurance plan. The 3 categories of covered drugs are:
Prescription drugs are available through a retail pharmacy and the Express Scripts mail-order program. Express Scripts offers a 90-day supply of maintenance drugs. Applicable co-pays will apply.
Individual health insurance coverage is available to all Part-time A employees along with the option to directly purchase additional coverage for a spouse/domestic partner and/or children at 100% of the cost for the dependent or dependents coverage. The employee's portion of the health insurance premium will be deducted from the employee's paycheck as a payroll deduction. The dependent or dependents cost of the premium must be made payable to the Research Foundation, CUNY submitted separately by check, money order, or direct debit. Check or money order payments should be made payable and mailed to:
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Payment is due no later than the fifth calendar day of the month for which coverage applies (e.g., payment must be received by July 5 for coverage during the month of July). Failure to provide full payment will result in the cancellation of dependent coverage.
Enrollment in the Direct Pay Program must be submitted before the employee's initial eligibility date, within 30 days of a qualified life event, or during the annual Open Enrollment period. Once enrollment has been completed, the employee must submit proof of dependent's relationship to the Office of Human Resources. This includes marriage and/or domestic partnership certificates and birth certificates as applicable. Failure to submit proof of relationship will result in cancellation of the dependent's coverage.
Employees eligible for health insurance may enroll in the opt-out waiver plan if currently enrolled in a non-RFCUNY health insurance plan. To qualify for waiver, employees must provide proof of alternate health insurance coverage. Medicare, Medicaid, Affordable Care Act Marketplace Exchanges, or other government issued insurance do not qualify for the opt-out funds.
There are three options for health insurance waiver participation:
An in-network provider is one who has been contracted by the insurance company to provide services to the member. In-network providers agree to the terms set forth by Empire and members are only responsible for the terms of the contract and agreed upon co-pays.
Out-of-network providers may accept the insurance (Empire), but because they are not contracted with the insurance provider, they are not required to follow the specific terms or payment arrangement. Members seeking out-of-network care, will be subject to annual deductibles and coinsurance (the percentage that an employee is expected to pay compared to the percentage the insurance carrier will pay). Out-of-network providers may also charge members for any difference not covered by the insurance carriers. Whenever possible and for greater cost savings, members are encouraged to utilize in-network providers.
Break in Service
For the purpose of determining benefits eligibility, a break in service is defined as a period of inactive employment of 30 days or greater. Employees rehired after a break in service will be treated as a New Hire with respect to benefits enrollments.
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) requires that group health plans provide a temporary continuation of group health insurance in the event health insurance is discontinued. Under New York State Continuation Coverage, COBRA benefits may extend up to 36 months. COBRA enrollees will pay 102% of the monthly premium. There may be other coverage options available through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Eligibility for COBRA does not limit eligibility for any applicable tax credit through the Marketplace.
Under federal law, there is a 60-day limit after the date of the COBRA notice (or, if later, 60 days after the date that plan coverage is lost) to elect COBRA coverage under the plan. Employees will be sent a COBRA notice when there is a loss of health insurance eligibility.
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Dr. Spurgat founded Little Spurs Pediatric Urgent Care in 2006. Dr. Spurgat is Board Certified in Pediatrics and has more than 12 years Pediatric emergency room experience. He earned his medical degree from University of Michigan Medical School and completed his post graduate training at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston. He served as Director of Christus Santa Rosa Children's Emergency Room for seven years. Dr. Spurgat is married with four children and his hobbies are fishing, reading, and bird watching.
Dr. Alicia Tezel is Board Certified in Pediatric Medicine and has more than 14 years pediatric emergency room experience. She earned her medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. She has been President of the San Antonio Pediatric Society and Chair of Bexar County Child Fatality Review Board. Dr. Tezel is married with four children and her hobbies include camping, water and snow skiing, and reading. She has served as our Medical Director since 2006.
Randal A. Becker joined Little Spurs Pediatric Urgent Care in 2007. Becker is a Board Certified Administrator with 25 years of health care management experience working to bring the Little Spurs company mission to all patient centered encounters. Prior to Little Spurs, Becker held Administrator positions in various medical specialties. Becker is a member of the Community First Provider Office Advisory Committee and former member of the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission Return to Work Guideline Committee. He is a member of MGMA and the American College of Medical Practice Executives. Becker holds a Bachelors of Business Administration degree in Management from U.T. - El Paso and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Phoenix.
John Wisniewski began his career as a Big 4 firm consultant and subsequently held executive financial roles for over 20 years with Nix Health Care System and HCA in San Antonio. John's CFO responsibilities included acquisitions, expansions, MSO/ACO management, compliance, business development, compliance and traditional financial functions.
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Shauna Kohleffel joined Little Spurs in 2011 as a Nurse Manager. She now serves as the Director of Nursing. Shauna earned her nursing degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio and has over eight years of experience as a nurse. Shauna loves spending time with her husband Nick and her two children.
Mark Neese joined Little Spurs in 2016 and serves as the Director of Finance. He earned his degree in Accounting from Texas State University, and has over 7 years experience in the private sector. Mark is an avid sports fan and his hobbies include golfing, running, and spending time with his wife and their dog Jake.
Kaitlin Booth joined Little Spurs in 2015 as the social media marketing specialist. She received both her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Texas Tech University. Kaitlin is a member of the American Marketing Association and enjoys spending time with her husband and dog, Milo. Kaitlin has served as the Marketing Manager at Little Spurs since 2016.
Eloy joined Little Spurs in 2014 as the Human Resources Manager. He has over 15 years of HR experience working in various HR disciplines including Benefits, Employee Relations and Recruiting. Eloy is a graduate of both the University of Texas - San Antonio where he earned a Bachelor's degree in History and Our Lady of the Lake University where he earned an MBA in Management. Eloy is a certified HR professional holding both the PHR (Professional in Human Resources) and the SHRM-CP (Society for Human Resource Management - Certified Professional) designations. He is married with four children and his hobbies include writing, walking, collecting comic books and is an avid console gamer.
Melinda Mapp received her professional training in Jacksonville, Florida. She has 25 years' experience in the medical field. She began her experience as a Medical Office Consultant for many medical practices along the east coast. Then switching gears in 2001, she became a Medical Billing Manager. She has led the Little Spurs Pediatric Urgent Care, PLLC Medical Billing and Coding team for the past 5 years. Melinda is married with four children and 4 grandchildren. Her hobbies are camping, fishing, and spending time at the beach.
Cathy Spurgat has been involved with Little Spurs Pediatric Urgent Care since its inception in 2006. She received her Bachelor of Science from Alma College, a Master of Science from Easter Michigan University, and then completed an internship with Beyer Memorial Hospital. She became Board Certified as a Registered Dietician and Texas State Licensure. Employment as a registered, licensed dietician in hospitals and freestanding clinics followed. Currently, she works closely with Melinda Mapp, Little Spurs' Billing Manager, on provider and facility credentialing and ancillary administrative task. Cathy says it is inspiring to be part of a team dedicated to providing quality healthcare.
Lillie Salinas has been with Little Spurs Pediatric Urgent Care since 2012. She earned her Bachelor's of Business Administration from The University of the Incarnate Word. Lillie has 7 years of experience of administrative support in the health care field. She enjoys spending time with her husband Johnny and her dog Elvis.
Elise L. Vasquez joined Little Spurs Pediatric Urgent Care in 2015 as a front office specialist. She is currently pursuing her BA in Accounting at Texas A&M University - San Antonio. Elise has served as the Human Resources Coordinator since 2017. Her hobbies include hiking, running, and spending time with her fiancé and their two dogs.
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How close do you have to get? (Part 1)Posted: March 19, 2013 Filed under: Competitive Intelligence, Tricks of the Trade | Tags: qualitative, quantitative 1 Comment
March 19, 2013
One of the things that you're going to find as you doing your own competitive intelligence is that you sometimes cannot get a complete or perfect answer. From my point of view, that is a carryover of a quantitative state of mind. I that, I mean we are trained that numbers are important and, the more precise the numbers, the more precise our findings.
Thus we have the phenomenon that the finding "our competitor is growing faster than we are" is often seen as having no competitive value, even when it discloses a truth not known to your company, while the statement that "the competitor's annual growth rate is 6.125% per year" is somehow seen as having real validity.
You have to get over this. First, let's be honest. The likelihood that you will be able to get a precise number like 6.125% is unlikely. Your competitor will be measuring its growth its own way. You measure your growth your way. The likelihood that both of you measure exactly the same type of "growth" are remote.
In addition your competitor is basing its measurement on the data that it collected while you are basing it on your efforts. Are both of you exactly as precise and thorough in your data collection, storage and manipulation practices? That is unlikely.
Thus, accept the fact that "false" precision may sometimes be lacking. What you have to do is put aside your own desire and objectively look at what you have identified. In this example, if your company did not know that your competitor was growing faster than you are, you have developed a competitively important insight. Now how much faster they are growing may or may not be of importance. It is probably of less importance than the initial finding. And, if it becomes important to determine that rate of growth, then focus on that later.
Remember most of the time competitive intelligence is a qualitative, that is, bigger or faster or smaller or weaker, evaluation of the world.
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"Dancing With the Stars" announced its new cast for Season 23 on "Good Morning America" on Tuesday, and it is eclectic, including Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, model Amber Rose and former presidential contender Texas governor Rick Perry.
"Rick Perry will be cha-cha-ing!" host Tom Bergeron gleefully told "GMA" co-anchor George Stephanopoulos.
"We've had a Texas politician in the past, right? Tom DeLay?" Stephanopoulos asked of the former House majority leader and 2009 "DWTS" contestant, who had to drop out with foot injuries.
"That's right. Hopefully, Rick will do better," Bergeron added.
Here's the complete cast list for this season, which kicks off Sept. 12 on ABC:
Jake T. Austin, 21, actor
How you know him: He starred for years as Selena Gomez's younger brother on Disney's "Wizards of Waverly Place," followed by two seasons on ABC Family drama "The Fosters." He's very much a part of the ABC-Disney family.
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, 57, R&B singer/songwriter/producer
How you know him: Ever heard Boyz II Men power ballads "I'll Make Love To You" or "End of the Road"? Of course you have. Babyface, an unstoppable force in the 1990s, wrote both. He's also a producer on "The Bodyguard" soundtrack. Of course, he's a successful singer in his own right, racking up multiple Grammy-nominated songs.
Marilu Henner, 64, actress
How you know her: For starring on "Taxi" in the late 1970s and early 1980s. But also did you know she has "highly superior autobiographical memory" and can remember everything?
James Hinchcliffe, 29, race-car driver
How you know him: If you follow autoracing - or you might recognize him from headlines about how he almost died while training for the Indy 500 last year, surviving a horrific crash.
Calvin Johnson, 30, former NFL player
How you know him: As the former Detroit Lions wide receiver for his whole career - he just announced his retirement in the spring.
Terra Jole, 36, reality star
How you know her: She's one of the original cast members on Lifetime's reality show "Little Women: LA," and she later landed a spin-off, "Little Women: Terra's Little Family," about life with a new baby.
Jana Kramer, 31, country singer
How you know her: If you're a country fan, her breakout single "Why Ya Wanna" topped the charts in 2012, and she recently had a hit with "I Got the Boy." But she was first known as a TV actress on "One Tree Hill," along with stints on "Entourage" and "Friday Night Lights."
Laurie Hernandez, 16, Olympic gymnast
How you know her: As one-fifth of the Final Five, the gold-medal-winning U.S. Olympic gymnastics team this year. Oh, and she was just onstage at the MTV Video Music Awards and got to hug Beyoncé.
Ryan Lochte, 32, Olympic swimmer
How you know him: Oh, he's just the athlete who caused an international scandal when he exaggerated details of an alleged robbery during the Olympics. He also has a few gold medals.
Maureen McCormick, 60, actress
How you know her: If you don't know Maureen McCormick, then you don't know "The Brady Bunch" or Marcia Brady(!), and that's unforgivable.
Rick Perry, 66, politician
How you know him: He was the governor of Texas for 15 years, and he launched presidential campaigns to be on the Republican ticket in 2012 and 2016.
Amber Rose, 32, model and actress
How you know her: Maybe you're one of her 12 million Instagram followers. Or you know her from her modeling career, or VH1 talk show, or her book, "How to Be a Bad Bitch." Regular tabloid readers may also recognize her from dating Kanye West (he gave her a shout-out at the VMAs on Sunday) or her brief marriage to Wiz Khalifa.
Vanilla Ice, 48, rapper
How you know him: "Ice, ice baby ..." Although in more recent years, he has embraced his passion as a home renovator and stars in DIY Network's "The Vanilla Ice Project."


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It's getting chilly in class three this half term as we all head off on an Arctic Adventure!
Our English work will centralise around the quality text Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers. We'll be developing our inference skills during our reading work by exploring how the characters feel throughout the story. In writing, we'll be applying bullet points and commas as we write lists to help us to pack for our adventure. We'll also be using the story to inspire our own Arctic narrative.
In geography, we'll be exploring the Arctic Circle and looking at the countries that are located there. We'll be looking at weather patterns across the world and how the equator impacts a countries temperature. We'll be relating this back to our knowledge of the Kalahari Desert thanks to our work last term with Sunny the meerkat.
During art, we'll be taking our inspiration from the Northern Lights in order to produce pastel drawings and also be reading Snowmen at Night to inspire some artwork.
In our history learning, we'll be exploring how the Inuit lifestyle has changed over time and examine famous Arctic explorers to inspire us on amazing adventure. We'll also be looking at the significance of Remembrance Day and why it's important to us.
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Hello, amazing people! Last weekend I made a little dollhouse in a box, using MyFroggyStuff's tutorial for a "hidden dollhouse." It is great for mini Lalaloopsy dolls, LPS, and Blythe dolls. I took some pictures of it to show you all:
Here is the whole thing. You can get boxes like this one at a craft store.
Here is the whole bathroom.
In here, a monkey is flossing his teeth! 😉
There is a Lalaloopsy Tiny doll in the bathtub.
I made the sink out of beads and a bottle cap.
Now here is the living room!
My Blythe doll Poppy and a mouse are watching a movie. Her chair is made from marker caps.
My possum LPS, Bob, just came in from a walk.
This is the kitchen.
My little sister Lalaloopsy doll, Little Peanut Big Top, is trying to drink from this oversized bottle.
Dorothy is trying to not trip over the puppy running around her feet.
A monkey is standing on his head on the table.
And Miss Frazzle the bird is eating a Popsicle.
Here is the bedroom.
In this corner, there is a dresser with a little bench. It has a monkey and a bag on it.
A close-up of the dresser.
My Lalaloopsy doll Spot Splatter Splash's art supplies are next to the dresser.
Peanut Big Top and Spot Splatter Splash are sitting on the bed playing with their pets, an elephant and a zebra.
And here is one more shot of the whole thing.
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A computer virus is a malicious computer program that, when executed by an unsuspecting human, performs tasks that primarily include replicating itself and in some cases deploying a payload. A decade or so ago, viruses were pretty simple. They got into a system and infected a file or two. It was a basic as ordering coffee when coffee was easy to order. "One coffee pleaseblack." Today, the catalog of viruses you have to defend yourself against is frighteningly complex.
In fact, it's become as complex as, well, ordering coffee. "Looks like you've been infected by a dropper that's put a Trojan on your system, which deployed a multi-partite that opened a backdoor and also infected the master boot record." Sounds like an order at Starbucks, don't you think? These days a discussion about a virus can actually occur without using the word virus because sometimes viruses are worms or Trojan horses, which are virus-like nasties that act a little different than their infectious cousins. Why are they called computer viruses? Well, because they have similar characteristics to biological viruses that infect humansin at least one way. The computer variety jumps from computer to computer much like a cold virus jumps from your kids to you and from you to your spouse.
Don't let all this frighten you, though. It's not that hard to figure out and defending your computer against viruses is pretty straightforward. Still, if the idea makes you queasy, skip ahead to the part of the chapter about how to easily protect yourself from viruses. But I hope you stick around because the more you know, the geekier you will be. Okay, not really. But understanding them makes them much less scary. Viruses were one of the first real security threats people had to deal with when personal computers started appearing in homes a couple of decades ago. The first computer viruses were written in the 1980s; however, they really didn't become a big threat until the late 1990s when everyone who owned a personal computer started connecting to the Internet. Before then viruses spread via floppy disks or CDs. They would ride on the back of files stored on a disk or in the boot area of the floppy and replicate when the disk was inserted into the computer.
The Internet's popularity has also become the chief reason that security on personal computers has become such a hot topic. A Net connection is the off-ramp from the Internet into your computer for all data. And guess what? For viruses it's an express lane.
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By Arthur V. Evans
My step-son Graham Wilson and I drove out to the VCU Rice Center in Charles City County, Virginia this morning in search of insects to photograph. By late morning, the temperature was in the high 50's and the only insect seen on the wing was a single mourning cloak. Undaunted, I began searching for snags and logs with loose bark.
With Graham looking on, I slowly peeled back a slab of bark from a large fallen oak. I soon caught a glimpse of several tiny, pale insects less than 1/8 inch (2.0-3.0 mm) long as they scurried about the smooth, moist patch of exposed wood. I immediately recognized the wingless, termite-like animals as angel insects, or zorapterans. They quickly scrambled to find a dark nook or cranny to escape the sudden invasion of light.
Angel insects are not rare and are sometimes quite abundant locally. They simply escape attention because they are small, secretive, and easily overlooked. Adults are most active in spring and summer and are typically found in deciduous woodlands. Here in Virginia, I usually find them under the bark of rotten logs, often in association with moist accumulations of termite frass.
The order Zoraptera was proposed in 1913 by the Italian entomologist Filippo Silvestri. The name of the order is derived from the Greek words zoros (sheer or pure), a, without, and pteros (wing); winged zorapterans were discovered after the name of the order was proposed. Of the 32 species of angel insects known worldwide, most are tropical. Only two are found in the United States: Hubbard's angel insect, Zorotypus hubbardi Caudell (eastern United States) and Snyder's angel insect, Z. snyderi Caudell (southern Florida).
Hubbard's angel insects are gregarious and live in small groups; isolated individuals are incapable of surviving for very long on their own. They are usually found under the bark of rotting logs, where they eat fungus, especially spores and the branching, threadlike fungal structures known as hyphae. Dead nematodes, mites, small insects and other minute arthropods are also scavenged when there is an opportunity. In the laboratory, angel insects thrive on a diet of yeast and crushed rat chow, as well as their own remains.
Angel insects spend much of their time grooming themselves or each other. They reproduce sexually or by parthenogenesis. Before mating, males court females by offering them droplets of fluid secreted by a special gland on their head. Receptive females mate for several days with the same or different partners. Soon they will lay batches of eggs, cover them with chewed bits of food, and watch over them for several weeks until they hatch. The larvae resemble small versions of the adults and molt four or five times before reaching maturity. The larvae are distinguished from the adults by their smaller size and eight-segmented antennae.
Most angel insects are pale, wingless, and blind. Their eyeless, triangular heads are equipped with chewing mouthparts. Adults have pair of antennae with nine bead-like segments. Their hind legs are equipped with bulging thighs armed with a row of small, sharp spines underneath. All six zorapteran feet are two-segmented, the first of which is very short.
Tough times as a result of overcrowding or dwindling food supplies trigger the production of eyed and winged males and females that soon take to the air in search of better living conditions. Their four transparent wings resemble narrow paddles and have few supporting veins. Although similar in shape, the forewings are distinctly longer than the hindwings. Zorapterans are often attracted to lights on warm nights. Like termites, they shed their wings easily upon entering a new log, leaving only four small stubs behind.
Zorapterans have stumped systematic entomologists for years in terms of trying to sort out their relationships with other insects. Unfortunately, their currently sparse fossil record has yet to shed any light on the subject. Originally considered the nearest relative of termites, zorapterans have since been allied with termites + cockroaches, earwigs, earwigs + cockroaches + mantids, thrips, or barklice. Currently, they are considered as closely allied with another curious group of insects, the webspinners (Embioptera).
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Strategic Plan for Aramark
Executive Summary
In today's highly competitive global climate it is imperative for business leaders to have a sound strategic planning process in place to help create and achieve the future vision for their companies. To be effective the strategic planning process must begin with top management and be adopted by the entire organization as a general approach or plan for the near and longer term future. The successful strategic plan should take into account market conditions, the economy, the available internal resources, the changes which would be necessary to implement the plan, and the limitations. Strategic planning helps organizations set clear goals and define clear paths toward achieving those goals, increases the probability of achieving strategic objectives if it is implemented properly, and provides a road map for the organization allowing proper budgeting and allocation of resources. Ignoring the importance of long-term planning reduces the firm to only reacting and adapting to new pressures from the environment. Absence of strong resources and psychological commitment to a proactive strategy effectively bars a firm from assuming a leadership role in its market (Pearce & Robinson, 2005).
There are several steps involved in the strategic planning process. This paper will discuss Aramark Food Services Corporation (Aramark), scan the company's environmental and economic factors, describe Aramark's current situation and ultimately propose a comprehensive strategic plan. The plan will utilize the organization's strengths to compensate for and overcome its weaknesses, and capitalize on opportunities and counter threats in an attempt to help Aramark reach its stated goal of providing positive experiences for its customers that enable the company to stay highly competitive in today's market. The plan will include measures for Aramark to take into account and deal with constantly changing variables such as changing customer expectations, technological breakthroughs, and the changing business environment.
Company Background
Aramark Food Service (Aramark) is an international leader in providing food, hospitality, and facility management services. The company is a well respected organization which has been listed in Fortune magazine's list of America's Most Admired Companies. Aramark has consistently ranked in the top three companies in its industry. The company's global headquarters is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from which Aramark provides its services in facilities management, uniforms and work apparel, food service and refreshments, lodging and guest accommodations, clinical technology, and clean room services. Aramark's clients include schools, universities, businesses, hospitals, hotels, resorts, convention centers, conference facilities, and scientific research facilities (Aramark.com, 2008).
Mission, Vision and Values
Identifying the company's mission, vision and values is the first step toward the shaping and development of a company's strategic planning process, because this in fact identifies the company's business in its current state and also where the business aims to go in the future and how it intends to get there. It is important to know where a company is, where it needs to go (mission, vision) and how it intends to get there (values) if it is to deal effectively and efficiently with the challenges that might affect its growth, profitability and overall competitiveness in the marketplace. If a new strategy's goal is to help a company grow, be profitable and remain constantly competitive in the marketplace, as indeed it should be, then having well defined mission, vision and values is crucial to the strategy's success because it is in fact both a blue print with building instructions and a road map with driving directions for getting to the building site and building the structure of success.
One of the components of the strategic management process is the company's mission meaning its purpose. This unique purpose is the quality that above all sets a company apart from other companies in the same category and pinpoints the scope of its operations (Pearce & Robinson, 2005). Aramark's overall mission is to provide the following: professional services and excellence, lead by supporting its people and their creativity and competence, provide exceptional experiences for the customers with relationships based on service, partnership and understanding, enable the customers to reach their mission, and anticipate the needs and expectations of customers with services in hospitality, food, facilities and uniforms, create value and for all stakeholders; employees, customers, communities and shareholders; with a growth in profit sales in a global company built on pride, integrity and respect. I would not change the mission statement. It provides all the necessary information to define what the organization is all about and fully supports the company's stated goal of providing positive experiences for its customers that enable the company to stay highly competitive in today's market.
Aramark's vision is to employ the best employees and have customers that recommend them to other companies. They would like their customers to be satisfied with the services that they receive from Aramark. The company measures its success through how its profits grow and the people within the company. Aramark boasts that it is the leader in managed services. I would change this vision statement to include how they measure their success by their customer satisfaction instead of profit margin and make it one sentence and more motivational to the reader. To help the company achieve its stated goal of providing positive experiences for its customers that enable the company to stay highly competitive in today's market, I would change the vision statement to read as follows: Aramark would like the customers and employees to be satisfied with the services provided by the leader in managed services.
Aramark's values are that the company believes in positive experiences that assist the organizations it serves. The company is responsible and identifies and addresses social and environmental issues to customers, employees, and communities. Aramark's focus is on health and wellness, environmental stewardship, community involvement, and employee advocacy (Aramak.com, 2008). The health and wellness focus assists consumers to make healthy dining choices by providing nutrition education and healthier dining programs to healthcare, college campuses and grade schools, stadiums, arenas and businesses around the world. Aramark is committed to preserving our environment. The company has developed environmental programs and policies that conserve energy and manage waste. Aramark wants to enrich the community through grants, employee volunteerism, and strategic partnerships, diverse expertise, resources and provide assistance to those families in need. Aramark Food Service employees are from diverse backgrounds and work in diverse businesses and public institutions. Aramark employs a culture that allows the diversity to better serve the customer and treats its employees with respect and dignity (Aramak.com, 2008). This value system also fully supports the company's stated goal of providing positive experiences for its customers that enable the company to stay highly competitive in today's market and will not be altered.
The new strategy will definitely have a significant effect on the leadership and culture of the company as well as on its internal ...
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This is a strategic plan for Aramark including an environmental scan, Mission, Vision and Values statesments, Financial Projections and Analysis, Plan Goals and Implementation, Critical Success Factors and Controls and Evaluation.


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The Year of the Bargain
- The Year of the Bargain
- Processor Progress
- Microsoft vs. the World
- Phones, Services, and More
Microsoft vs. the World
The bickering among Microsoft and other developers on a host of legal and technical issues is likely to drag on into 2002. On the legal side, Microsoft and the U.S. Department of Justice have reached a settlement in their long-running antitrust dispute. Most of the states have signed on as well, but nine dissenting states remain. I doubt that those states can negotiate a better settlement. The company has also proposed settling most of the private antitrust suits by agreeing to give equipment to school districts (which, of course, leads to more customers down the line).
Microsoft will likely continue its expansion into new marketsespecially large enterprises. It will try to position its new .NET servers against the higher-end Sun Unix systems. The Microsoft SQL Server will continue to go up against IBM and Oracle products in the database market, an arena where Microsoft has slowly been gaining share. Microsoft products do not have the reputation for security and reliability that high-end systems from IBM, Sun, and other companies have. But since its products run on industry-standard hardware, they often cost less.
On other fronts, the increasing use of Microsoft Windows Media Player poses a threat to RealNetworks' RealPlayer. In the handheld market, products with the Pocket PC 2002 operating system are gaining market share from Palm OSbased systems. It's a good product, but the Palm OS is much simpler. I hope the Pocket PC OS will make a comeback in 2002. Regarding game players, the Microsoft Xbox faces stiff competition from the Sony PlayStation 2 and the Nintendo GameCube, but Microsoft has parlayed the experience its developers have creating Windows games with DirectX to jump-start Xbox game development.
In online services, Microsoft is playing catch-up. AOL held a comfortable lead in 2001, and MSN outpaced Yahoo! Now MSN is fighting for the number two slot in terms of users and advertisers. I expect that Microsoft will keep fighting, but I hope it won't do anything as silly as making MSN work only with the latest version of Windows.
There is no question that Microsoft is trying to use Windows XP to push its other products at the expense of competitors. If you use Internet Explorer and type in an unknown URL, you may be redirected to an MSN page. When you run Windows XP, you're prompted to use Windows Media Player and Windows Messenger. Of course, you can use software from other developers, but Microsoft doesn't make this easy. Out of the box, Windows XP doesn't come with Java support, which many Web sites require. You must download and install Java, which may deter people who can simply visit Microsoft's sites without the hassle.
Who will be Microsoft's strongest competitors in 2002? You can count on AOL Time Warner, IBM, Oracle, and Sun, but I wouldn't be surprised if Sony becomes a bigger competitor, taking on Microsoft with its PlayStation 2 and its Palm OS handhelds.


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Bowel Cancer is the second most common cause of cancer deaths in the UK. after Lung Cancer
Around 16,200 died of bowel cancer in the UK in 2012 more than 44 people every day.
Bowel cancer in Scotland is the 3rd most common cancer in both sexes. If caught in the early stages there is a good chance of surviving.
Only 9 out of every 100 (9%) in Scotland are diagnosed in the early stages. 30 out of 100 (30%) have advanced stages when they seek help.
In Scotland people from the age of 50 to 74 will get sent to them every 2 years a bowel screening kit. This is a very simple test to do and you do it in your own home then send it off.
A friend of mine got her's did it and sent it back there was something there so she got treatment and she is all clear now so it really does catch things early.
If you think something is not right with your bowel motions do not put off go to the doctor and they will get it looked at.
April is Bowel cancer awareness so please help in some way to raise awareness of this cancer. You do not need to wait till April anytime would be good to do something to help raise awareness of this cancer. Please if you do get your bowel testing kit do the test. It is the new test now. It is much easier to do. The new test is also much more sensitive and is picking up much more than before that is very good but please if you get a possitive result do not panic it does not always mean it is cancer but if it is then it is found early and the out come could be very good. If your test comes back positive you will get a letter whith a number you have to phone to make an appointment for a phone consultation. When they phone you they will ask you questions then ask if you want to go a head with the colonoscopy you will also be asked if you want sedation or gas and air it is up to you but it is much better to get it done because if you do not go it wil always be at tne back of your mind. If you say yes you will be givem a date and time then you will be sent a letter and the medication you have to take before you go for the colonoscopy there are full instruction with it and it is easy to take. At the hospital you will again be asked and then you will begiven a pair of short and 2 gowns to put on, you take of all your clothes put on the shorts with the hole at the back and one gown on with the openning at the back and the second gown the normal way so you are covered up all the time.If you have gone for the sedation they will put a canula in your hand ready for the sedation. If you go for sedation you cannot drive aferwards and you will need someone to stay with you over night and you will be in the hospital a bit longer to recover.If you go for gas and air you will be fine to go home as soon as it is all over and you have had your tea and toast.The colonoscopy takes about 40 mins and it is not sore. I do know what I am talking about because I had to have one just a few weeks ago and I took gas and air and I think I really only used it once. You can also watch it on the screen as they do it. You will be told as soon as it is over what they have found.
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The hard part of learning anything new is that as soon as you take your first couple steps, you'll inevitably find that there isn't a singular path to go down. Instead, a thousand different branches veer off in every imaginable direction from the starting point of any new and exciting thing.
And the feeling of being lost in the wilderness before you even get started…it's overwhelming. It is this fearful moment that tells you to stick to what you know–to resign yourself to making incremental improvements well within your comfort zone.
There is a voice inside that urges you to venture out beyond the horizon, but also a cold and howling wind that keeps you close to home.
If you do choose to venture out into the unknown just a little bit, I hate to say it, but it gets worse before it gets better. You take a few steps down any one of the paths, and you'll find that each leads to a thousand more branches!
Upon discovering that terrible truth, you'd be foolish not to simply turn back, to head out of the woods and back to the safety of home. And so many do. I'm sure you have at some point in your life, and I know I have, and I still do from time to time.
But one thing I've discovered is that if you go down a few more paths, at first you'll see more of the same–each branch leads to a thousand others, and the space appears to be infinitely deep. But then, sooner or later, you'll come across a footstep in the dirt and recognize it as your own.
The more you walk, the more you'll keep coming across more intersections that you've already passed through before. But each time you make your way through these familiar waypoints you will arrive with the knowledge and resources you gained from walking the alternate paths that pass through them from different angles.
Do this enough and you'll begin to also see that of the thousand different starting points you initially identified, the loops that pass through them are not totally unique and unpredictable, but instead composed of a handful of basic patterns that are just recombined to create a wide variety of different configurations.
As you get to know the individual patterns, you can start to predict how those patterns interact with one another. This helps you feel familiar, even in unfamiliar territory, even though each new path still surprises you with its richness and variety.
This is the essence of what real learning looks and feels like at a very deep level.
But it takes getting lost in order to find your way to this particular epiphany.
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Many American psychiatrists were taken by surprise last week when British drug regulators told doctors to stop writing prescriptions for all but one of a newer generation of antidepressant drugs to treat depressed children under 18.
Now the psychiatrists are trying to figure out how to advise the parents of the young patients who come to them for help. Some parents, the doctors say, are calling to ask if the drugs their children are taking are really safe.
''The news has certainly generated anxiety, concern and questions,'' said Dr. Flemming Graae, the chief of child and adolescent psychiatry at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, N.Y.
For parents and psychiatrists alike, the issue is not an easy one to sort out.
The British regulators said that for adults, the benefits of the antidepressants, most belonging to the class called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or S.S.R.I.'s, clearly outweigh their risks.
But after reviewing 11 studies of the drugs in treating depressed children and adolescents, the regulators concluded that for most of the medications, the potential for harmful side effects -- including suicidal thoughts and behavior, as well as hostility -- was greater than the evidence for their effectiveness. Doctors should not prescribe the medications except in certain circumstances, the regulators said.
The drugs included Paxil, from GlaxoSmithKline; Zoloft, from Pfizer; Effexor, from Wyeth; Celexa and Lexapro, from Forest Laboratories Inc.; and Luvox, from Solvay. Prozac, by Eli Lilly, was exempted from the advisory. (Effexor is a serotonin-norepinephrine inhibitor.)
Few psychiatrists dispute that little is known about how well the drugs work and how they affect the developing brain: the number of large-scale studies of S.S.R.I.'s in children is small, many of the findings are less than impressive, and some drugs have yet to be tested.
And some mental health professionals believe that, given the limited knowledge, antidepressants are being prescribed too widely and too casually by doctors, many of them general practitioners rather than psychiatrists.
But medical experts have sharply divergent opinions on whether governments should intervene in the way that Britain did.
Dr. Richard Harrington, a professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Manchester in England, said he thought that, on balance, the British regulators did the right thing.
''The broad story seems to be that the drugs don't work and they have some side effects,'' Dr. Harrington said. ''If we're going to practice evidence-based medicine and if the basic evidence is negative, then why prescribe them?''
But some American psychiatrists say the British regulators acted hastily and went too far.
''Everybody -- scientists, parents and advocates -- needs an answer to this question,'' said Dr. John March, the chief of child and adolescent psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center. But the British regulators, he said, ''prematurely closed the story.''
Dr. March and other experts argue that the cost of leaving depressed children and teenagers untreated is high: depression itself can be a lethal illness. And some psychiatrists say that they have seen ''indisputable proof'' in their practices that the drugs help seriously ill children.
Most of the experts said they would continue to use S.S.R.I.'s to treat children and teenagers. But they added that doctors and parents should closely monitor children for signs of restlessness, agitation, recklessness, unusual behavior or thoughts of suicide, especially during the first weeks of drug treatment and after any increase in dosage. Some anecdotal evidence suggests that suicidal or aggressive behavior, if it is tied to the drugs, occurs within the first weeks after the drug treatment is started.
Dr. Graae and others say they start children on very low doses of the medications and that in some cases a low dose is all that is needed.
Most American experts do not rule out the possibility that in some young people, the antidepressants may somehow increase the risk of suicidal thinking or self-harm, though they believe a link remains unproved.
But even if an association were shown, some say, they would favor stronger warning labels rather than a recommendation that the drugs not be used.
Some researchers said they believed that the Food and Drug Administration, which is conducting its own intensive review of the drugs and will hold public hearings on Feb. 2, has taken a more careful and comprehensive approach to investigating the medications' safety.
Dr. March and other experts said the committee that reviewed the studies for the British Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, the British equivalent of the F.D.A., failed to adequately take into account the complexity of the data and the difficulty of comparing studies done with varying methodologies and with subjects who suffered from different degrees of illness. The British agency has posted summaries on its Web site (www.mhra.gov.uk) of all the studies reviewed.
The British regulators, some experts said, also did not give proper weight to the high frequency of suicidal thoughts and attempts among depressed adolescents in general. A study in 2000 by Norwegian researchers of close to 10,000 children ages 12 to 20, for example, found that 30 percent of those who met criteria for a diagnosis of depression at the beginning of the study had made a suicide attempt two years later.
Some researchers also questioned the logic of singling out one drug as better or safer than the others.
Dr. Graham Emslie, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and the lead investigator on the studies of Prozac that the British regulators found convincing, said that because the studies of different drugs use different measures and are based on significantly varying numbers of subjects, the discrepancies in their findings may mean little.
''Any relative difference in effectiveness between S.S.R.I.'s is probably best explained by methodological differences and not by specific differences in the medications,'' Dr. Emslie said.
The F.D.A., psychiatrists familiar with the agency's investigation said, is requesting more information from drug companies than was given to the British drug agency, and has asked outside researchers to trace back and recode by hand the raw data used in some studies.
The experts said the agency hoped to determine how many of the reports of suicidal thinking or behavior were real. The F.D.A. also hopes to tell if the greater incidence of suicidal tendencies found in some studies among children taking the drugs is meaningful or is simply an artifact of how the children were assigned to the drug or placebo groups, the experts said. No suicides were reported in any of the studies.
If a link is found between some of the drugs and suicidal tendencies, scientists will then have to figure out how many children and adolescents may be affected -- most experts believe the number would be very small -- and how the drugs produce such behavior.
While emphasizing that any attempt to explain what might be going on was pure speculation, some experts have offered hypotheses. One is that some children may have a ''paradoxical'' reaction to the drugs that causes them to become extremely restless, agitated or impulsive. Dr. Graae said that he had treated more than 2,000 children with S.S.R.I.'s and had not seen a case where he thought the drugs produced suicidal thoughts or behavior. But he said that he had seen cases of children who had shown ''a level of recklessness or risk taking, not necessarily aimed at injuring oneself.''
Another is that the drugs may produce an unstable emotional state in some children who actually suffer from manic depression that has gone undiagnosed.
A third idea is that some incidents may occur in children who are taking their medication irregularly or who have just stopped the drug. Some S.S.R.I.'s are metabolized by the body very quickly. When they are stopped abruptly they can produce a variety of reactions, including shifts in mood, lightheadedness, flulike symptoms and what some patients have described as ''electrical zapping sensations.'' Children, experts said, metabolize drugs more quickly than adults, and may be more susceptible to such reactions. In three studies of Paxil examined by the British regulators, 20 of 34 events ''possibly related to suicidality'' occurred during the 30 days after the children stopped taking the drug, compared with 8 out of 17 in the placebo group in the same period.
The British action appears to have already made some American parents more cautious about starting their children on antidepressants. Dr. Graae said that one couple he saw decided to postpone their child's treatment with an S.S.R.I. until they could discuss the issue further.
But for many parents, the pronouncements of government officials has less impact than their own personal experiences with the drugs.
A woman in Westchester County whose 12-year-old son has taken Zoloft for several months, for example, said that she resorted to medication only because she feared her son was on the edge of a serious breakdown.
''I knew my child was in deep trouble,'' the mother said. She added that on the drug her son had improved greatly.
''It's been night and day,'' she said.
But Sara Bostock, who says she believes that Paxil caused her 25-year-old daughter to commit suicide a few weeks after starting the drug, sees the British action as the first step toward recognizing what she calls the dangers of S.S.R.I.'s. Ms. Bostock has campaigned for the pharmaceutical companies to open privately held data to the public.
''I admit to anger and outrage over what I believe was a serious wrong done to my beloved daughter,'' Ms. Bostock said in an e-mail message, ''and this ban does represent some vindication for me.''
In fact, the British regulators stopped short of an outright ban, saying that for some children, including those who were already doing well on an S.S.R.I. and those who could not tolerate Prozac, their use might still be warranted.
What everyone agrees on is that only more research and more detailed analysis of the studies that exist will be able to provide answers to parents and clinicians.
''We should let the data tell the story,'' Dr. March said.


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Points of Interest
- Hibbardsville
- Hibbardsville was the birthplace for one of America's first super-heroes, the Flash (Jay Garrick).[1]
- Keystone City
- successors Wally West. Keystone City is the twin city of Central City, Missouri, which was home to the second Flash, Barry Allen.[2] Keystone City was the base of operations for the original Flash. It later became the adopted city of one of the Flash's
- Lawrence
- In 1854, the Kent Family moved from Boston, Massachusetts and settled in Lawrence, Kansas. Family patriarch Silas Kent set up a small print shop where he published an abolitionist newspaper. [3]
- Smallville
- Small County, Kansas. It is most famously known as the home of the Kent Family. The Kents helped to establish the town of Smallville in the mid 19th century when Silas Kent brought his family down from Massachusetts.
Smallville is a town in
- Topeka
- Topeka is the capital city of Kansas and the county seat and most populous city of Shawnee County. It is situated along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, located in northeast Kansas
- Wichita
- Wichita is the largest city in Kansas, as well as a major aircraft manufacturing hub and cultural center.
- Charles Robinson
- Chloe Sullivan (Smallville continuity)
- Danielle Garrett
- Flash (Jay Garrick)
- Flash (Wally West)
- Impulse
- J.J. Thunder
- Jeb Kent
- Joan Garrick
- John Henry Lane
- Jonathan Kent
- Jonathan Kent (Earth-One)
- Krypto (Silver Age)
- Lana Lang
- Lana Lang (Earth-One)
- Lex Luthor (Earth-One) (as a teenager)
- Lex Luthor (Smallville continuity)
- Lois Lane (Smallville continuity)
- Linda Park
- Luthor Reid
- Martha Kent
- Martha Kent (Earth-One)
- Nate Kent
- Pete Ross
- Silas Kent
- Kal-El (Earth-One)
- Superboy (Kon-El)
- Supergirl (Matrix)
- Superman
See Also
- ↑ The Flash Secret Files and Origins #1 -Flash I Profile Page
- ↑ Secret Origins (Volume 2) #50
- ↑ Kents #1
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Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864). Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts on July 4th, 1804. Hawthorne participated in the political and literary circles of his time, contributing both comfort and controversy to his contemporaries. As a staunch Democrat, Hawthorne assisted the American government with its duties towards the public; in fact, one of his school friends was Franklin Pierce, one of the presidents of the United States. The two men often conversed on political issues such as the rise of early feminism and the slave problem in the South. When he pursued his literary inclinations, he published over 100 short stories and five novels. His short story collections include Twice Told Tales (1837), Mosses from an Old Manse (1846), The Snow –Image and Other Twice-Told Tales (1851), A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys (1852), and Tanglewood Tales for Girls and Boys (1853). His novels include Fanshawe (1828), The Scarlet Letter (1850), The House of the Seven Gables (1851), The Blithedale Romance (1852), and The Marble Faun (1860). His focus on the past of the American nation, especially the Puritan era, his delving into the social and psychological forces underlying human behavior, his reliance on symbols to convey rich and ambivalent value to his stories and romances, his insistence on finding and understanding the sources of humanity 's darker side, and his exploration of such themes as isolation, monomania, guilt, concealment, social reform, and redemption not only created a following among aspiring writers but also brought him into the nation's classrooms, where The Scarlet Letter, to name only his most famous work, still holds a firm place: more than eighty editions of it are available in formats ranging from textbooks, casebooks, and paperbacks to audio cassettes and CD-ROMs (Idol).
Hawthorne grew up with his mother, Elizabeth Hathorne, and his two sisters, Elizabeth and Louisa. His father played a short role in his life, for he died in 1808 in Surinam (Dutch Guiana) of yellow fever (Idol). This tragedy forced Hawthorne's mother to search for a stable financial foundation for her family. Traveling in America, the Hawthornes finally settled to live near relatives. Young Nathaniel experienced a foot injury as he grew older, one that gave him no choice but to stay indoors. During this time he developed a love for literature, being inspired by such writers as John Bunyan and Sir Walter Scott. So many of his hours were devoted to his books that he decided to become a writer himself. One of his earliest jobs consisted in working for a nearby book company.
In order to be closer to his mother and sisters, in 1821, Hawthorne chose to attend the frontier college of Bowdoin, where he met some lifelong friends including Franklin Pierce, Horatio Bridge, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Jonathan Cilley (Idol). Preceding his graduation, his mother and sisters had returned to Salem, where he now joined them in 1825, spending the decade that followed in a "dismal and squalid chamber" in his pursuit of literary fame. Completing the romance begun at Bowdoin, he offered Fanshawe to publishers; finding no one interested, he printed it at his own expense (Idol). The short novel centers on the story of a pale youth and loyal college student, Fanshawe, who falls in love with a beautiful woman named Ellen. Ellen, given into the hands of Dr. Melmouth from her father overseas, spends her time with Edward Walcutt, another college student attracted to the lady. Together, they form a sort of romantic triangle. One day, Ellen is abducted by a mysterious man named Butler, from the assistance of Hugh Crombie, a tavern owner supposedly penitent from his turbulent past as an alcoholic. Fanshawe searches for Ellen with Dr. Melmouth and Edward, but soon abandons both men. He discovers Ellen and Butler in a secluded forest grove and rescues the lost damsel. Yet despite his heroics, Fanshawe refuses to be with Ellen, believing himself to be unworthy of her love. In Hawthorne's view, women seem to be gaining leverage over their once domineering husbands, an idea that will later influence his later novels. Though Dr. Melmouth is the head of his household, Mrs. Melmouth often matches him in power simply with her forceful personality and common sense. Despite its intriguing themes though, the novel didn't gain Hawthorne any literary success, a harsh fact which infuriated him.
Hawthorne was hired into the Custom House in Salem, Massachusetts after he had married and had several kids. This place allowed him to engage in political affairs. The Custom House hosted retired war veterans from both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. It was here that he discovered a historical document referring to a woman condemned in Salem for adultery. Based on his findings, Hawthorne constructed a fictional account of the story: his most famous work, The Scarlet Letter. The novel takes place in late seventeenth century New England. Hester Prynne is condemned for committing adultery by a Puritan community. As punishment, she wears a scarlet letter A on her breast as a token of her shame. She raises the child conceived from the adultery, Pearl. Arthur Dimmesdale, a pastor and Hester's secret partner, suffers from his guilt in secret, partly due to the psychological manipulation of Hester's husband, the scientist Roger Chillingworth. Hester becomes a kind of symbol of the struggling female in a male dominated society; more so, she resembles the Romantic notion of the alienated individual, a person who can longer accept what her community dictates as the standard of existence. It wasn't until the twentieth century when literary scholars, in the wake of women's liberation ushered by writers such as Virginia Woolf, gave Hawthorne's book critical attention in regards to gender roles.
The House of the Seven Gables was written a year after Hawthorne's masterpiece. The novel concerns itself with issues such as the effects of the sins of past generations upon the present one, how history influences the here and now. The house has a disturbing history; Matthew Maule, rightful owner of the home, was executed by a stern magistrate named Mr. Pyncheon. Maule swears a curse on the Pyncheons before his death, a curse that seems to ring true when Mr. Pyncheon dies mysteriously in the house. Many years later, a recluse related to the Pyncheons, Hepzibah, lives all alone in the house of the seven gables with her brother, Clifford, a man falsely accused of a crime by the honorable Judge Pyncheon, and Phoebe, a bright, loving cousin of Hepzibah who spreads her charm all over the home. One night, after attempting to gain information from Clifford as to a supposed secret inheritance in the house, Judge Pyncheon dies from mysterious circumstances. Yet his passing brings about a certain "charm-lifter;" the house no longer seems accursed from Maule's omen. Hepzibah, Phoebe, and Clifford are able to move on with their lives in happiness.
In 1841, Hawthorne settled with some people on Brook Farm, a private area dedicated to a utopian ideal of socialism. The few months he lived there proved disappointing, since his creativity fell to nil as he tended hogs and mucked out stables (Idol). Nevertheless, The Blithedale Romance, published in 1852, drew from the events in Brook Farm. A first person narrator recounts his stay in a private farm with Zenobia, a beautiful, princess like woman, Priscilla, a shy, mysterious sister to Zenobia, and an unrealistic, idealistic philanthropist named Hollingsworth (whose name rhymes with "Chillingworth," representing the link between both men losing their rationale to their own personal ideas). The book centers on how their stay together ultimately fails and the conspiracies that arise when the narrator learns the secret lives of each of his friends. In the case of the turbulent relationship between Zenobia and Hollingsworth, Hawthorne once again draws attention to the plight of the nineteenth century female.
It wasn't until 1860 when Hawthorne's last novel, The Marble Faun, appeared. The work was inspired by Hawthorne's excursions into the artistic world of Italy with his wife. The novel takes place in Italy and deals with a murder scene that sets the events of the plot into motion. His principal themes are guilt, concealment, transformation, forgiveness, and redemption. These themes become intertwined in the relations and actions of four young acquaintances–Hilda and Miriam Schaefer, aspiring painters; Kenyon, a sculptor; and Donatello, the scion of an aristocratic Italian family (Idol).
At the end of his life, Hawthorne suffered from personal tragedies. His wife and a few of his children had already died, and Hawthorne's own health remained in jeopardy. He attempted to write a few more novels before his death without success. The Civil War began defining the nation in 1860. In contrast to supporters of the abolitionist movement such as Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry David Thoreau, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, Hawthorne heavily disagreed with the necessity of the war. In his eyes, the Civil War was nothing more than a greedy attempt from the North to take control of the South and exploit it economically. Slavery may have still been a factor in the war, but it was most certainly not the chief cause of Lincoln's decisions regarding the Confederacy. This view made Hawthorne quite unpopular for a time.
Nathaniel Hawthorne died on May 18th, 1864 in Franklin Pierce's house. He had arrived at Pierce's home after unsuccessfully traveling the country as a sick man. His funeral was held at Sleepy Hollow, where he was buried. Among the people who attended his funeral were Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
John L., Jr. "Nathaniel Hawthorne." The American Renaissance in New England: Second Series. Ed. Wesley T. Mott. Detroit: Gale Group, 2000. Literature Resource Center. Web. 21 Jan. 2014. Vol. 223.


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Director Jingle Ma and cast members Zhao Wei and Chen Kun attended a press conference on Saturday during the Cannes film festival, promoting the upcoming live action film "Mulan".
Zhao Wei, who played the title role of Hua Mulan, said "Mulan" was her most toilful film ever.
"I got up at 6:30 every morning, and had either fighting scenes or crying scenes for all day. It was a big challange," the actress said.
However, Zhao Wei thought she's lucky to get such a role. She said she admires the courage of Mulan.
"The role requires a great confidence. I feel myself getting more optimistic and confident."
Actor Chen Kun portrays a general who fell in love with Mulan and assisted her with her fighting career.
"I found that behind a great woman there is also a great man," he said.
A trailer was projected at the press conference, in which Zhao Wei shows "explosive acting," according to a report of sina.com.
Yu Dong, president of the publisher Poly-Bona Film, told the web portal that they have made deals with buyers from German, Turkey and Middle East, while publishing in France and English-speaking countries are still undergoing negotiation.


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The Best 2000s Cult TV Series
List Rules Vote up your favorite cult shows that aired in the 2000s
These are the very best 2000s cult TV series, ranked from best to worst by your votes. It's hard to say what made a show a great 2000s cult TV series. Some of the best 2000s cult TV shows were sci-fi and others gained cult status from their weekly lampooning of pop culture. One thing is for sure, the top 2000s cult TV series have very loyal fans.
What are some of the shows that appear on this best 2000s cult TV series list? After its 2003 premiere, Arrested Development gained a cult following thanks to the show's rapid fire jokes, clever characters and hilarious references. Though it was cancelled in 2006, Arrested Development only gained fans over the years prompting Netflix to produce a new season in 2013.
Battlestar Gallactica gave sci-fi fans everything they wanted during its 2004 – 2009 run. Other good series that appear on this top 2000s cult TV show list include Lost, Veronica Mars and Strangers With Candy.Which 2000s cult show is your favorite? Cast your votes!


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Accelerate Learning has had an interesting past with hopes for an even more influential future in STEM education. Inside the walls of the corporate office you will find staff working on many different projects at any given time. One of those staff members is the Vice President of Professional Services, Lisa Webber.
Lisa joined the staff in 2012, but she had been active in the inception and development of the curriculum well before that time. From 2007 to 2012 she worked at the Rice University Elementary Models Science Lab, where she worked closely with Reid Whitaker, the Founder and Chief Academic Officer of STEMscopes. As Reid began to write TAKSscopes (in response to a need for curriculum in the classroom), she became a leader of the lab and was eventually invited to move on with Reid as the overseer of District Relations for STEMscopes.


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A fantastical and funny story features the unlikeliest of friends.
Thirteen-year-old math genius Aphrodite Wigglebottom believes that anyone can be a math whiz. She sets out to prove her theory by teaching an eighth-grade remedial math class. The students initially reject their teenage teacher, but Aphrodite slowly wins them over, both by knowing her stuff and by her willingness to use whatever means necessary to get her students' attention, including literally gluing them into their desks. She even convinces them to compete in a math contest against the smartest kids in school. Aphrodite might know an awful lot of math, but she soon discovers that there is a lot about being 13 that she doesn't know. Enter Mindy Loft, terrible at math but an expert at makeovers, baton twirling and, well, at being 13. The two girls narrate in alternating chapters, telling a lighthearted, funny and often bizarre saga of middle-school mayhem. Underneath the drama, though, is a gentle, uplifting message: Even though we can't explain how or why some friendships form, the best of them help us to understand ourselves and change us in fundamental ways.
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For a brief window from the late 1800s to the early 1900s, people in the United States were watching train wrecks for fun. These staged spectacles would draw thousands and thousands of paying onlookers, but why exactly were they so popular?
Some videos of collisions:
Tracy's Research:
- Kilen, Mike. "Fairgoers' delightful destruction." Des Moines Register. 1/24/2010. http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nscentral/mr/10/0129/fairgoer.html
- Welter, Ben. "Sept. 5, 1920: Two locomotives collide at the Minnesota State Fair." Star Tribune. 8/26/2014. http://www.startribune.com/sept-5-1920-two-locomotives-collide-at-the-minnesota-state-fair/272633941/
- Boissoneault, Lorraine. "A Train Company Crashed Two Trains. You Will Believe What Happened Next." Smithsonian Magazine. 7/28/2017.
- Conradt, Stacy. "The Deadly Train Crash That Started a Trend." Mental Floss. 8/28/2015. http://mentalfloss.com/article/67174/deadly-train-crash-started-trend
- Deeringer, Martha. "The Deadly Crash at Crush." Texas Co-op Power. 8/2011. http://www.texascooppower.com/texas-stories/history/the-deadly-crash-at-crush
- Handbook of Texas Online, Allen Lee Hamilton, "Crash At Crush," accessed August 29, 2017, http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/llc01.
- Handbook of Texas Online, Donovan L. Hofsommer, "Missouri-Kansas-texas Railroad," accessed August 29, 2017, http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/eqm08.
- Harvey, Steve. "It was a train wreck of an event." Los Angeles Times. 5/29/2011. http://articles.latimes.com/2011/may/29/local/la-me-0529-then-20110529
- Marling, Karal Ann. "Blue Ribbon: A Social and Pictorial History of the Minnesota State Fair." Minnesota Historical Society Press.
- Sanders, J.R. "Crush's Locomotive Crash Was a Monster Smash." History.net. 4/2/2010. http://www.historynet.com/crushs-locomotive-crash-was-a-monster-smash.htm
- Suit, Neal. "Anniversary of train wreck observed at Carroll Library." Baylor Lariat Archives. https://www.baylor.edu/lariatarchives/news.php?action=story&story=10054
- Goodman, Nan. "Shifting the Blame: Literature, Law and the Theory of Accidents in Eighteenth-century America." Princeton University Press.
- Jones, Eric and Dan Coffey. "Iowa Curiosities: Quirky characters, roadside oddities & other offbeat stuff." Morris Book Publishing. Guilford, CT. 2010.
- Price, Mark J. "Local history: Trains collided for fun and profit in late 19th century." Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com. 7/13/2014. https://www.ohio.com/akron/lifestyle/local-history-trains-collided-for-fun-and-profit-in-late-19th-century
- Partsh, Tammy. "It Happened in Iowa: Remarkable Events That Shaped History." TWDOT. 2017.
- Rasmussen, Chris. "The Man Who Wrecked 146 Locomotives: The Story of 'Head-On Joe' Connolly." State Historical Society of Iowa. Vol. 70, No. 1. Winter 2011. http://ir.uiowa.edu/annals-of-iowa/vol70/iss1/18
- Cupper, Dan. "Collision course." Railroad History, No. 202 (SPRING-SUMMER 2010). Via JSTOR. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43525308
Topics in this Podcast: 19th century, 20th century, smashing things, train wrecks, offbeat history, trains, entertainment history, U.S. history


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As you know, I really enjoyed the Diamond Jubilee weekend earlier this month and got into the full swing of the celebrations! And now, the Olympics are upon us and although the opening ceremony is not til the 27th July, the excitement is already revving up in out local area because the Olympic torch is arriving here tomorrow!
Of course this means that all the bunting is being put back out and the union jack is flying high once again, so I've had another look around the internet for more Olympic-inspired designs to get my home ready for London 2012! After a quick browse online, I decided that this was the essential item that I needed: an Olympic floor cushion!
Now, I've just moved into a small bungalow and space is a bit tight at the moment and don't have much in the way of seating – I only have a sofa, so if more than 1 visitor comes round to watch the Olympics it'll be standing-room-only. So maybe a couple of floor cushions would do the job to provide a couple of extra seats?! This cushion is 30 x 30 inches so is a pretty good size and I reckon that the thick fabric would be fine to use outside as well. The UK online shop that makes this British-flag design is JustFloorCushions.co.uk and they also have lots of gorgeous bright bolster cushions in crazy patterns (seriously, there's more than 200 fabrics to choose from – mindblowing!).
I think my house could definitely do with brightening up and I'm hoping that hubby will agree and let me have access to his wallet for a quick online shopping expedition haha! What do you think of my cushion choice above?? Are you excited about the Olympics too? leave me a comment below!
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IF&D operates within a carrier-grade data center class facility principally constructed of concrete with a structural capacity able to accommodate five (5) additional stories as well as having the ability for an increase to a complete Tier IV rating. The building features west side entry and dock receiving area on the east side with convenient access to an 8,000 lbs gross weight service elevator able to handle 23-foot material via an internal chute.
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- Currently Available 15,000+ Square Feet with 18' to 36" Raised Floor Options
- Tier 3 to 4 Classification with Category 4 Rating
- 17' Clear Ceiling Height 10" structural reinforced concrete floor and roof systems
- Designed to withstand CAT 4 Hurricanes – Floors 4 & 5 reinforced to CAT 5
- 225 PSF Floor Load
- Utility Power Grid (Hospital and Utility Redundancy)
- N+1 UPS Systems and N+X Generator Plants and Fuel Capacity Service
- Underground and Protected Fuel Tanks
- Heat Rejection / Exterior Element Protection
- Dedicated and Metered Power Circuits
The data center's redundant N+1 and N+X power infrastructure provides power feeds from diverse utility pathways, numerous UPS and battery rooms, diesel generators, automatic switch gear, and on site fuel storage. In the event of a local or regional power outage, IF&D operations will continue running self-sufficiently for days without outside power. Infrastructure specifics include:
- 480V 3Ø 4000+ Amp Service from Tampa Electric Company (TECO) with:
- 480V Main Power Breaker (multi-tenant service disconnects and individual metering is available)
- Dual Redundant 4000 Amp Bus Duct (X4) Risers Feeds
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- 12 cylinder -1 Meg KW Caterpillar generator installed Q1 2010.
- 12 cylinder Caterpillar Diesel Engines with 1 Meg KW Generators Located in the Basement
- External areas for additional generator or roof top expansion are available
- 10,000 Gallon Below Ground Diesel Fuel Tank with Redundant Accumulator/Circulation Pumps
- Veeder-Root Automation Management System —tied to common monitoring of the building
Efficiency in heat dissipation and cooling capacity of complex IT environments, such as the proliferation of blade servers and virtualization, is paramount for equipment longevity and resiliency of systems as well as adhering to environmental standards. The IF&D data center encompasses a design that delivers a cooling capacity per square foot well beyond traditional standards based on its flexible build-to-suit capability as well as redundant chilled water and air handler systems. HVAC specifics include:
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Yes, that's a play on the Flaming Lips.
Tangerine is the most talked-about indie of the year, and for good reason. It splashes vibrant, ruddy, glowing color all over the gritty urban streetscape of Hollywood. Then, as night falls on Christmas Eve, that patina is washed away, leaving only the ugly naked truth — and a few more laughs.
I'm going to draw an unlikely comparison to Boyhood, because movies are ultimately about the story. And the story of Tangerine wasn't bad, but neither was it great. The same story with more bland, milquetoast characters would probably get a thumbs down — not just from me but most critics. The audacious characters of Tangerine drive the narrative.
You can talk about how different, and how novel, a movie is — and I loved the novelty of Tangerine — but ultimately the story must be there. So probably the best comparison of all: Beasts of the Southern Wild. It's like this whole new world you've never seen before. This is what movies are supposed to do! So how can you not be over the moon? How can you not be wildly enthusiastic with your recommendation? Because story matters.
Every once in a while I wish that some truly profound David Lynch – Inland Empire moment might burst forth to offer true, glowing transcendence — but it was not to be. Still though, there is something endearing about Tangerine. Like Beasts of the Southern Wild, my opinion has been raised upon reflection. But also like Beasts, a more developed story would launch Tangerine into the stratosphere. 7/10
Update: A note I forgot to include: the film was shot almost entirely with three iPhones. Inspiration to low-budget filmmakers everywhere.


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How to lose healthy weight naturally
We all encounter different strains and stresses as we go on through our lives for various reasons. Besides stress, some diseases and sedentary lifestyles also contribute to the fluctuation of our bodies weight. At a certain point in the lives of fit and healthy individuals, it is easy to gain a few pounds.
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You need to learn more about the importance of exercising. One of the most obvious ways to shrinking your waistline is moving more often. A deficit of calories in your body is caused when you are burning off more calories than you are consuming. This leads to your body burning down fats stored to provide energy. It is essential to make sure that you are eating enough food to provide energy for exercise.
Get started on detox. Detoxing is a process through which the body rids itself of any toxins that may have accumulated over time. You might want to get started with a detox program when you start losing weight. A Juice drink detox program is one of the popular ways of detoxing. Throughout these programs, you will take a single juice instead of each meal which provides all the required nutrients. You can resume your usual healthy diet after the end of the program. If you feel that you might get hungry after consuming juices for a few days, worry not, there are other cleansing processes for you.
Consume a lot of protein. To make your diet more robust, it is paramount to review it and make some changes. Increasing your protein intake helps you in losing weight. A protein-rich diet gets you feeling fuller for a longer time.
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Islamist supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi are to launch mass Friday protests against his overthrow by the Egyptian army.
Muslim Brotherhood supporters have called for demonstrations across the country while the military has pledged to allow "peaceful protests".
While scores of Brotherhood leaders including Morsi have been detained by the army, the party said it would refuse to cooperate with the interim administration headed by Adli Mansour.
Brotherhood spokesperson Gehad el-Haddad announced the "full denial of co-operation" with the new regime and declared their "full refusal" and demanded revoking of the military coup.
Fears of violence breaking out during the protests are running, following a number of deaths and injuries in earlier demonstrations seen in the country.
The army said in a statement: "Wisdom, true nationalism and constructive human values that all religions have called for, require us now to avoid taking any exceptional or arbitrary measures against any faction or political current. Peaceful protest and freedom of expression are rights guaranteed to everyone, which Egyptians have earned as one of the most important gains of their glorious revolution."
A military source told Reuters: "We will continue to secure the places of protest with troops, and jets if necessary, to make sure the pro- and anti-Morsi demonstrators don't confront each other. We will let them demonstrate and go where they want."
Mansour, a former judge of Egypt's top court, tried to strike a conciliatory tone shortly after taking over as the interim president.
"The Muslim Brotherhood are part of this people and are invited to participate in building the nation as nobody will be excluded, and if they respond to the invitation, they will be welcomed," he said.
He is also expected to issue a constitutional decree later in the day dissolving the Islamist-led assembly.


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