...with Briana gone? There was no simple answer to this ever-dreaded question. How could I communicate the bygone excitement of waking up every birthday and finding the first clue of my sister’s annual scavenger hunt tucked beneath my pillow? How could I explain our random, self-invented words without seeming like a lunatic? How could I express the yearning I had to return to the days when Briana and I would make workout videos disguised as hip grannies, choreograph dance routines to Demi Lovato’s Get Back, belt dramatic Broadway-worthy duets, and compete in Olympic-style kayak races to Fox Island? What words could convey the nostalgia I felt for our Spy Club and the secret marble notebook we’d furtively pass back and forth, a million absurd conspiracies scrawled in our messy handwriting? But most of all: how could I express the fact that, in a tragic blur of boxes, move-in day had brought all of our sacred rituals to an end?...
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...The Cold War Celena Daley Kaplan University SS211: Prof. Jennifer Schmidt 03/12/2016 The Cold War began as a result of a dispute between The United States of America and The Soviet Union. Although the war was never “officially” declared, it began somewhere around 1947 and ended roughly around 1991. The term "cold" is used because there was no large-scale fighting directly between the two sides, although there were major regional wars. The first phase of the Cold War began in the first two years after the end of the Second World War in 1945. Throughout this period, the rivalry between the two superpowers unfolded in multiple arenas: military coalitions; ideology, psychology, and espionage; sports; military, industrial, and technological developments, including the space race; costly defense spending; a massive conventional and nuclear arms race; and many proxy wars. There was never a direct military engagement between the US and the Soviet Union, but there was half a century of military buildup as well as political battles for support around the world, including significant involvement of allied and satellite nations in proxy wars. Although the US and the Soviet Union had been allied against Nazi Germany, the two sides differed on how to reconstruct the postwar world even before the end of World War II. Over the following decades, the Cold War spread outside Europe to every region of the world, as the US sought the "containment" of communism and forged numerous alliances...
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...Term Project Part A: Understanding Financial Statements Locate and use an annual report STEP 1: The Company Assigned to you Find the most recent annual report online for the Canadian public company assigned to the last 2 digits of your student number as per the table provided below. The annual report obtained from SEDAR must contain audited financial statements and the MDA (management's discussion and analysis). Last 2 Company Assigned digits of your student number 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Acadian Timber Corp. Acorn Energy, Inc. Adobe Systems Incorporated Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AEterna Zentaris Inc. Ag Growth International Inc. Agrium Inc. Air Canada AlarmForce Industries Inc. ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Bank of America Corporation Bank of Montreal Bank of Nova Scotia, The Barclays Bank PLC Barrick Gold Corporation BCE Inc. Brookfield Asset Management Inc Caledonia Mining Corporation Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Canadian National Railway Co. Canadian Oil Sands Limited Canadian Pacific Railway Limited Canadian Tire Corporation, Ltd Last 2 Company Assigned digits of your student number 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 Gildan Activewear Inc. Glencore Canada Corporation Helix BioPharma Corp. High Liner Foods Incorporated Hydro One Inc. IMAX Corporation Imperial Oil Limited Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Leon's...
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...expand from general research to dealing with a variety of complex therapeutic treatments that are aimed at helping with their social and mental development. Often, we can find these experts working for schools, courts or even within private practices. One thing for sure is that they must be qualified, dedicated and equipped to handle the issues of the child and at times the family unit especially if they are as complex as the case of Briana. The Client - Briana Briana is currently 15 years old and is a lovely young lady with a couple of diagnoses. Her first diagnosis is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which can only be diagnosed "after a person experiences symptoms for at least one month following a traumatic event, yet she was diagnosed at age 4. The disorder is characterized by three main types of symptoms:" (PTSD Symptoms in Children Age Six and Younger, 2010): re-experiencing of the trauma through flashbacks or nightmares; emotional numbness and avoidance of places, people and activities (this has presented itself in Briana in the form of repressed memories until shortly after turning 15); and difficulty sleeping/concentrating; easily angered; irritable....
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...9-803-127 REV: DECEMBER 2, 2010 NANCY F. KOEHN Leadership in Crisis: Ernest Shackleton and the Epic Voyage of the Endurance For scientific discovery give me Scott; for speed and efficiency of travel give me Amundsen; but when disaster strikes and all hope is gone, get down on your knees and pray for Shackleton. — Sir Raymond Priestley, Antarctic Explorer and Geologist On January 18, 1915, the ship Endurance, carrying a highly celebrated British polar expedition, froze into the icy waters off the coast of Antarctica. The leader of the expedition, Sir Ernest Shackleton, had planned to sail his boat to the coast through the Weddell Sea, which bounded Antarctica to the north, and then march a crew of six men, supported by dogs and sledges, to the Ross Sea on the opposite side of the continent (see Exhibit 1).1 Deep in the southern hemisphere, it was early in the summer, and the Endurance was within sight of land, so Shackleton still had reason to anticipate reaching shore. The ice, however, was unusually thick for the ship’s latitude, and an unexpected southern wind froze it solid around the ship. Within hours the Endurance was completely beset, a wooden island in a sea of ice. More than eight months later, the ice still held the vessel. Instead of melting and allowing the crew to proceed on its mission, the ice, moving with ocean currents, had carried the boat over 670 miles north.2 As it moved, the ice slowly began to soften, and the tremendous force of distant currents...
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...Briana Foster 24 November 2008 Period 2 Fun? My name is Briana Foster and I am a concerned sports player. I want to address the issue of coaches only playing certain players for an entire game because they want to win. In my opinion this is a problem because how are we as players supposed to get better at the sport and strive to be on Varsity if coaches only play us in the easy games? How are we supposed to challenge ourselves? It should not only be about the win but also the fun of the game. Is it really that important to win a game? I mean think about it, what do you as a coach get out of winning? Sure you get a self satisfaction but you don’t get paid and even if you did it’s probably not very much. The real question here is should coaches have to play every player within an hour long game? My answer is yes even if the girl plays for two minutes she will have learned something different than if she was a bench warmer watching the game. Junior Jackie Cremen said, “The coaches should play everyone because we paid for this sport and it’s stupid for that money to go to waste on the girls who don’t play.” Five out of every fifteen girls on a team don’t get to play because they are either new to the sport or they don’t have the talent. Let us change this problem. According to the school board if coaches go to the play offs (or CIF) then they get paid extra money. In high school sports only Varsity teams go to the play offs and the pay is only a couple hundred bucks...
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...PART 4 Fasco Oil and Gas. Statement of work for Project: 1. Background: Fasco Oil and Gas recently approved the designing of the company’s safety manual and also charged the project team with responsibility of conducting a training seminar for all level of staff, as part of its strategic plans to enhance a safe working environment. And also to stop the alarming rates of workplace accident happening in the organization presently. It is imperative that Fasco Oil and Gas utilize this safety Training seminar to build the safety consciousness as part of its organization culture. All new employees are mandated to attend two days safety training during their orientation. 2. Task: The task before the Project group is to designed a safety manual in accordance to OSHA regulations as a ways of reduces the exposure to hazards n workplace and to organize a training seminar to train all level of staff on safety. Some other tasks expected of this project group are: • Locating and labeled emergency exit within the factory. • Placing of fire extinguisher in all strategic corner and training of personnel on how use them. • Purchasing of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment for the company). • Ensuring a tidy and safe working environment. • Design a performance measure for all safety programs. • Organize safety committee and time of their meetings. • Hazards Analysis and prevention • Management of tools and equipment 3 . Objectives: The objective of this safety project is to aligned with...
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...DR. STEVEN LAGER (30s, fresh faced, trustworthy) and his husband GRANT MASON (40s, masculine, brooding) have recently moved to Wilmette, IL, an idyllic North Shore Chicago suburb with the hopes of adopting a baby and starting a family. Steven works as a Neurologist, while his husband Grant is a craftsman who builds beautiful stylized furniture made of wood and glass. Prior to coming out, and marrying Steven, Grant lived in a similar suburb with his ex-wife BRIANA (40ish, attractive, kind) and their only child EMMA (20, blunt, psych major). The couple attends a neighborhood barbecue where they meet their relatively nice, yet generic, suburbanite neighbors. The most notable however is LANGSTON (17, beautiful, mixed race, witty) who has a pet pig she walks like a dog. Although the couple is approved by the Department of Family Services for adoption, a visit to their CASE WORKER reveals that of the 14 countries...
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...“No, Porkchops is a pig.” Pig? Did she say pig? Maybe I was tripping. “When you say pig, do you actually mean…?” “Yeah.” I wasn’t tripping. “Why do you have a pig?” “A few years ago, me and Briana wanted a pet, but dogs and cats weren’t allowed in our old apartment building. My mom knew we wouldn’t be able to take care of a fish or hamster, so she brought home a pig she found wandering in the streets.” “Oh…?” Where the hell (besides by a farm) do you find a stray pig running around? I guess I need to get out more. “Look, here he comes,” she said, patting her legs. “Come here Porkchops!” Naming a pig after one of it’s most delicious dishes is dirty. Porkchops stopped at her feet, rolled around on his (or hers?) back and she started to rub its stomach. “Porkchops! Who’s been a good boy.” The pig was small, no bigger than a cat, with white and black spotted fur. I guess he could easily pass for a Dalmatian from far away. “Want some...
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...ALLEGATION R/s there is no food in the house. R/s Shena has nine children Lorenzo (14), Ny’Shena (12), Lamarrea (11), Latrel (9), Briana (7), Ti’ana (5), Alonzo (3), and five month twins Styles and Jada. R/s the children are not eating like they are supposed to be eating. R/s sometimes at nights Shena leaves children the home alone. R/s Enda (grandmother) has been providing for children, but she is now in MUSC after suffering from a stroke and aneurysm. R/s sometimes the children miss the bus because they don’t get up earlier enough to catch the bus. R/s Shena took the food stamp card out of Enda’s purse. R/s Shena brought a little bit food for house and now there is bare to none food for the children. R/s the family called to freeze the food stamp card and requested another card, but Shena called and pretended to Edna to get the food stamp card and all Edna’s DSS mail sent to another address. R/s last night at 11 o’clock Lorenzo was in the kitchen cooking and Shena was in the bed....
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...PSJA North Lab J103 Student Brianabarbee1125@gmail.com PSJA North Lab J103 Student Brianabarbee1125@gmail.com Abstract Chern’s company history and organization Abstract Chern’s company history and organization Strategic staffing at chern’s: a case study Briana Barbee Strategic staffing at chern’s: a case study Briana Barbee Research Paper While reading these pages I learned strategic staffing is the process of staffing an organization in future- oriented, goal directed ways that support the business strategy of the organization and enhance its effectiveness. Strategic staffing entails both short- and long term planning that involves acquiring, deploying and retaining the right number of employees with the appropriate talents to effectively execute its strategy. This will enable Chern’s to sustain a competitive advantage that allows it to successfully fulfill its mission and reach its goals. Creating hiring goals that are clearly linked to Chern’s organizational strategies and objectives will guide and objectives will guide the strategic staffing process. Chern’s main business strategy is in providing superior customer service to its clientele, which has successfully differentiated it from its competitors. Although the company’s products are expensive, the high product quality and excellent customer service have made the company successful. Because customer service lies at the heart of the company’s business strategy, it is a core part of their corporate culture...
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...Summary of Online Degrees Could Be a Good Fit for Some In the article Online Degrees Could Be a Good Fit for Some Teens Briana Boyington is portraying that there is no correct type of college. There are different options for a different variety of learners and their different circumstances; whether it be a job, financial instability, or a student just needs relief from classroom learning. These options include four year universities, community colleges, and online degree programs. There are positives and negatives for every option. A few negatives for online degree programs is students lose some of the social interactions with other students and faculty that occur when attending school on campus. Employers are sometimes weary of hiring students that only have an online degree, campuses that offer both online and in class learning are looked at more highly. It is made clear in this article that online learning is a robust choice for a student who is self-determined, not likely a successful path for a student who has struggled in the classroom. When graduating high school online degree programs aren’t typically broadcasted, or encouraged. Most teenagers are set on living the college life so to speak. Boyington suggests that even though online learning is not the typical pathway, it could be a great path to success for many students who can’t go away to college as initially planned. A good online school would be one that inspires students to interact and get as close to an...
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...Briana Makely 19/10/15 ENG 111 Martin A Peaceful Way Out Assisted suicide is a way for people to end their lives legally and painlessly. There are many different reasons why someone may want to use physician assisted suicide. Illness related experiences, threats to sense of self, and feeling a burden on others are all reasons someone may choose this option. One of the main causes of assisted suicide illness related experiences. Many people are not able to cope with pain that a chronic or fatal disease/illness brings them. Some of these diseases are cancer, HIV/AIDS, and a combination of illnesses related to old age. There are many side effects or symptoms they may get that are unbearable to them. Many patients experienced unbelievable pain, terrible side effects from medicine there on,and in general they feel like the life is getting sucked out of them. When you are on hospice you usually have to depend on other people. Also when you are on hospice that means you are receiving care until you pass away. Many people who seek physician assisted suicide dislike the fact that they are no longer independent. They are no longer able to use the bathroom on their own, eat on their own, and many can no longer stand or walk on their own if at all. While losing their independence they may also get a strong feeling of being a burden on other people. In manly elderly this is a major influence in their decision to end their life.Their families often have to make decisions...
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...Briana Williams India: Boycotts against India/ India conducting business internationally March 1, 2015 Boycotts against India: After reading countless articles and numerous scholarly articles, it can be safe to say that there have been no major Boycotts against India. For years the focus for India has been changing from an agricultural based market to an industrial market. Soon India will become the world largest potential market for goods and services. Not only will there be a large market for consumer goods but also infrastructure development as well as financial and legal services. For the most part, countries are rushing in to do business with India versus boycott India. India is in the process of being the fastest growing economy meaning that other countries are trying to become trading partners with them to profit of the growing economy. Conducting Business: One of the biggest obstacles to overcome when entering the India market or doing business with India is definitely the cultural differences. They do things differently in India. Indian business culture and etiquette is the product of thousands of years of the influence of Hinduism with an overlay of Islam, the British Raj and more recent Western business systems. Understanding the impact of a hierarchical mindset, the complex communication patterns and a myriad of other subtleties can help you refine your approach and hugely improve your chances of success. Many organizations think they can simply transplant...
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...I wanted to share a revolt that stuck out to me; the Louisiana uprising in 1811 started three major slave plots in the nineteenth century. The first was Gabriel’s Rebellion, Denmark Vesey’s conspiracy, then the rebellion organized by Nat Turner. The first and most impressionable to me was Gabriel’s Rebellion, led by brothers, Gabriel and Martin Prosser, a slave preacher. The rebellion was organized in Richmond, Virginia in 1800. Martin used his time as a preacher to organize slaves at funerals and secret religious meetings. He preached the story of the Israelites escaping Egyptian bondage to justify rebellion. The plan was to march on Richmond from surrounding plantations; seize the city’s arsenal and kill all the white residents. What made...
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