December 2007 Excellus Creates EA and SOA Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield Creates Enterprise Architecture and SOA Solution to Consolidate Disparate IT Systems Executive Overview When several Blue Cross Blue Shield programs in upstate New York merged‚ each organization brought its own business processes and IT systems to the new entity. Because they were so different‚ yet had to be consolidated‚ the new entity‚ Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield‚ wanted to first implement a strong business analysis
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In the poem ‘Funeral Blues’ by W. H. Auden‚ a sad and depressing atmosphere is created as the poem tells a story of the man’s grief. The poet’s use of language‚ word choice and sentence structure makes the mood in this poem suitable for the message it is getting across. In this poem the author’s feelings are expressed along with the use of rhythm and rhyme. In this poem‚ the writer uses regular verse and traditional pattern of rhythm and rhyme to give impact to his unexpected imagery of the end
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BLUE BRAIN PROJECT WHAT IS BLUE BRAIN? * BLUE BRAIN—The world’s first virtual brain * It’s being developed by IBM * Within 30 years we will be able to scan ourselves into computers The Blue Brain Project is an attempt to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. The aim of the project‚ founded in May 2005 by the Brain and Mind Institute of the École Polytechnique in Lausanne‚ Switzerland‚ is to study the brain’s architectural and
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Blue Nile 5 Forces Moderate threat of new entrants Low bargaining power of suppliers High bargaining power of consumers Low threat of substitute products Intense rivalry-competes with not only online retailers‚ but also stores PEST D Political/legal- Economic- Sociocultural o better perception of online shopping‚ easy‚ non-intimidating shopping for men‚ people want things really quickly and jewelry stores take forever bc they don’t do
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BRUNEL BUSINESS SCHOOL COVERSHEET FOR ONLINE COURSEWORK SUBMISSIONS Module Code MG2129 Module Title Managing Change & Creativity Module leader Natasha Slutskaya Student ID number 1217919 Student name Christian Henawi Degree Programme (e.g. Business and Management (General)) General Business and Management I understand that the School does not tolerate plagiarism. Plagiarism is the knowing or reckless presentation of another person’s thoughts‚ writings‚ inventions‚ as one’s own. It
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he asks me to be his girlfriend a month or so down the road. I’m super unsure‚ I had bad previous relationships. However‚ I go with it. I like him‚ he likes me. Isn’t that how it’s supposed to work? It’s cool for awhile. But I’ve got insecurities. Issues. I bristle when his friends come over. I get annoyed at stupid things‚ instigate fights. I don’t understand how to communicate‚ nor do I really understand what’s going on in my own mind. He tries his best to keep up with me and keep me happy‚ he
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The Blue Laws The Blue Laws were laws that were designed to enforce religious standards‚ especially those days that were designated as a day of worship or rest. The name was rumored to have come from the supposedly blue paper the laws were printed on‚ but since that was most likely false‚ historians have found that the name came the 17th century use of the word blue‚ which was a reference to the strict moral codes and those who observed them‚ as in blue-stocking. The blue laws were favored by
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on a global scale‚ not only some developed countries with strong capability to absorb and implement new ideas‚ but also some emerging developing countries‚ are taking measures to inspire entrepreneurship and innovation with purposes of benefiting economic development from these competitive advantages (Stoneman‚ 1995; Zhao‚ 2001). It is universally held that entrepreneurship and innovation are complementary and their combination can efficiently contribute to economy performance (Grupp‚ 2001; Stoneman
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Thesis Statement: Blues and Jazz are different in several major ways. I. Blues and Jazz are different in terms of feeling. A. By performing or listening to the Blues‚ one is able to overcome sadness. 1. Blues is based on the music of African-American playing to express longing for better life and lost loves‚ jobs‚ and money. 2. Because African-American‚ in the past‚ did not know about music theory‚ they played out of major scale notes‚ and therefore‚ makes the feeling of sadness
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Creativity and Innovation Management Case Study on T-Automobile’s Innovation Management Program: Creativity Development and Methodology Cristian Vlad GLOBIS University (Senior Researcher) Nobumichi Watahiki‚ Ph.D. Nagaoka University of Technology (Associate Professor) Abstract 大学生の企業でのインターンシップに関する研究は、学生への教育目的を中心としている。企業の立場からにすると、一般に、「採用手段の一つとして」「優秀な人材とのネットワーク作り」 「学生に向けての企業PR 等が言われるが、インターンシップに限らず大学と企業の間には互恵的関係がなければ続かないにもかかわらず、学生を受け入れる側の企業の効果については議論されることがない。 本論文では、T社における外国の大学生を
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