of Blue Cross Blue Shield Betty Bogart Kaplan University Author Note Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Betty Bogart‚ Student‚ Kaplan University‚ 1801 East Kimberly Road‚ Davenport IA 52807. The Changing Face of Blue Cross Blue Shield Since their founding as individual companies in the early 20th century‚ Blue Cross Blue Shield has grown to become one of the largest insurance companies in the United States. Blue Cross coverage for hospital care and Blue Shield
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Berlin Wall opened (1989) The opening of the Berlin Wall in 1989 emanated from a complex combination of factors. Such causes include the intensification of new liberal leaders‚ vanishing of communism and economic uncertainty in Europe as well as the escalation of nationalism in East Germany. The fall of the Berlin Wall meant liberation and amalgamation of Germany. The aforementioned had global significance as it showed the unification of entire Europe therefore ending the cold war. All these
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Mending wall A stone wall separates the speaker’s property from his neighbor’s. In spring‚ the two meet to walk the wall and jointly make repairs. The speaker sees no reason for the wall to be kept—there are no cows to be contained‚ just apple and pine trees. He does not believe in walls for the sake of walls. The neighbor resorts to an old adage: “Good fences make good neighbors.” The speaker remains unconvinced and mischievously presses the neighbor to look beyond the old-fashioned
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The Holiday Blues You’re in your faculty office late in the afternoon on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving when the department administrative assistant phones you and says‚ “The Department Chair isn’t here this afternoon and I have a very upset student on the line. She wants to talk to a faculty member. But she won’t give her name. Please‚ can I transfer the call to you?” You agree to help out. The AA transfers the call and the student‚ obviously nervous and not a little upset‚ says‚ “Hello
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MEMORANDUM TO: Mayra Reid‚ Vice President of Production‚ Blue Inc. FROM: Market Analyst. DATE: April 23‚ 2011 SUBJECT: Final Sales Forecasts and Predictions. In response to Blues Inc. efforts to maintain a profitable business and maintain continues growth‚ the market analyst has evaluated the market and Blues Inc.’s financial information and made some decisions that will positively impact the forecasted sales of Blue Inc. The decision made by the analyst on the first week was to
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Robert Frost’s poem "The Mending Wall" may not seem to be a poem with a lot of meaning but if readers take time to listen to what the author has to say they will discover that it is talking about the basic relationships between people. The author is focusing on an inanimate object that separated two individuals even though it is nothing more than a little stone wall in the middle of a field. Something there is that doesn’t love a wall‚ That sends the frozen-ground swell under it‚ And spills
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Gabion retaining wall is form containers filled with stone. It provides a visual method for retaining earth or controlling soil erosion. As a method for retaining earth‚ gabion baskets are stacked atop one another to form retaining walls‚ culvert headwalls or bridge abutments. Erosion control uses involve laying baskets or mattresses side-by-side on the ground to develop channel lining‚ bank protection‚ weirs and drop structures. Gabion structures is semi permeable thus is also commonly used in
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STONEWORKS 1 INTRODUCTION TO WALL 2 DEFINITION WALL _____________________________________ _____________________________________ as external or internal functional requirements to provide shelter against wind and rain to divide buildings into rooms/ compartments 3 CATEGORY OF WALL ___________________________ Support loads from floors and roof in addition to its own weight. Examples : strip foundation 4 CATEGORY OF WALL ______________________
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BURLIN WALL Imagine living in a place where there was a wall preventing families to go to a better place‚ where people couldn’t be what they want or say what they want… the only thing that was holding them back was a wall. A wall that held bombs‚ barbed wire‚ dogs‚ and men armed and ready to shoot. In 1961‚ that’s exactly what happened. The German Democratic Republic put the wall up to surround all of West Berlin to where no one could get in and only the west side could go out.. Before the wall‚ West
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for Howard Street Jewelers. This not only provided Betty with plenty of opportunity‚ but also gave her the means to conceal the theft. • Authorization of transactions: Betty was able to put items on layaway without authorization from management. • Physical controls: Cash should have been reconciled by management and cash shortages noted by management. The fact that the Levis were unaware of cash shortages indicates that there were poor physical controls when it came to cash counts. 2. In the first
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