...all times in case he encountered an angry swarm. Last summer, however, while he was working in his barn, Cowburn was stung twice on the head. He had a heart attack and died on the spot. The news traveled quickly through Coudersport, Pa., the town of 2,600 near the New York border where Cowburn had lived. One of the locals moved by his death was John Rigas, chairman and CEO of Adelphia Communications, the nation's sixth-largest cable television provider, a company with $3.6 billion in annual revenues and headquarters in--of all places--this rural town. Rigas knows about bees. He owns a farm outside town that sells Christmas trees, maple syrup, and honey. Soon after Cowburn's death, there was a knock on the door at his house. It was Rigas' beekeeper. He'd been sent to destroy the offending insects. More from Fortune Secrets of great second bananas Fortune's 50 Most Powerful Women in business 7 founders who wanted their companies back FORTUNE 500 Current Issue Subscribe to Fortune More than just the town's richest man, Rigas was a 76-year-old worth billions. He owned the Buffalo Sabres hockey team. He hobnobbed with Ted Turner. But the silver-haired cable mogul told people in a humble whisper that he was just a small-town guy who loved helping his neighbors. He sent busloads of children to Sabres games. He used Adelphia's corporate jet to fly ailing people to faith healers and cancer treatment centers. Townspeople flocked to the Masonic temple every year for Adelphia's...
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...great war that divided the United States? Chances are, it wasn’t in a setting that made you want to explore and learn more. In reality, it was most likely in a classroom, where you found the teacher a little boring and war just another uninteresting part of American History. Tonight, and through this book club, we are going to change your perception of the past and bring the Civil War to life. Unbeknownst to many who call Shippensburg home, our town actually played quite an interesting role in the saga that is the Civil War. Not only will the people of Shippensburg help to shape history, but the town itself will make history. Men will eagerly enlist to help fight for the Union cause. The town itself will become one of the very few Northern towns to not only see battle, but to fall to Confederate forces. Throughout our book club you will get to know these soldiers and the people from Shippensburg on a personal level. Who were these men from...
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...skirmishes. The Battle of Gaines Mill, which transpired in Virginia, claimed 15,000 men as casualties or wounded. Throughout the United States, men answered the call to fight for either side, and the war presented no signs of ending anytime soon. It surely crossed her mind that her husband, James would join the Union in their cause. Later that summer, on August 4th, James did enlist as a volunteer, leaving Jane and their children in Shippensburg. While James Kelso’s military career was short lived, his regiment not only made a name for themselves, but also contributed to the...
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...the state, allowing the citizens of Kansas to decide for themselves if they wish to have slavery. As a result of this, many extremists from both sides of the argument against and for slavery move out to Kansas and begin new lives there to gain citizenship there so that they will have a vote in the matter of slavery in the state. This new influx of citizens in the state, especially with their differentiating strong opinions of slavery, leads to quite a bit of intensity between the two groups. Conflicts began to emerge between the two groups and said conflicts kept getting more and more physical. Eventually, a sheriff-led militia sacked the town of Lawrence. This led to the destruction of 2 abolitionist newspaper companies, the house of Charles Robinson, and the Free State Hotel, which had been fortified by said abolitionists. The raid on the town of Lawrence sparked something deep within some of the more extreme abolitionists. One of the most profound of these extreme abolitionists was John Brown. Born on May 9, 1800, his hatred of slavery grew over time from the beginning of his life, to the end of it in 1859. His most profound moment in his earlier life against slavery was in 1837, responding to the death of Elijah Parish Lovejoy, a presbyterian minister who had been killed by a pro-slavery mob. The mob had been rioting and destroying many abolitionist media outlets and businesses. They attacked his abolitionist newspaper print and killed him in the process. News of Lovejoy’s...
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...James Monroe 01April 2013 Advanced Reading/Writing Outline – James Monroe I. Introduction a. Was the fifthpresident of the United States b. Purpose of the paper i. Early life and early political career ii. James Monroe’s presidencyachievements iii. Post-presidency iv. Time and place of death II. Early life and early political career a. Family b. Education and military service c. Early political career i. Virginia politics ii. Ambassador to France iii. Governor of Virginia iv. Secretary of State and Secretary of War III. James Monroe’spresidency achievements a. Presidential elections of 1816 and 1820 b. The Cumberland Road Bill c. Indigenous American policies d. Administration and Cabinet e. Foreign policy i. Monroe Doctrine ii. The acquisition of Florida IV. Post-presidency V. Thoughts on slavery VI. Time and place of death VII. Conclusion a. Early life and early political career b. James Monroe’s presidency achievements c. Post-presidency d. Time and place of death James Monroe is remembered for his victorious win to become the 5th president of America. His life both private and political was closely monitored and documented due to...
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...the power of the feudal nobility and had established a strong centralized state and in so doing, the monarchs had encouraged the growth of the business middle classes, the merchants and entrepreneurs who were to be major agents of the modernizing process. By seventeenth centaury, England's imperial reach was global; it stretched west from Ireland to Newfound land to Bermuda, and eastward to the subcontinent of India. It was to the west in the New World in 1606 that King James issued charter to two joint stock companies to colonize the land that Sir Walter Raleigh had named Virginia in honor of the Virgin Queen Elizabeth. The company promptly sent out an expedition of 144 people and after four months arduous voyage they reached Chesapeake Bay in April 1607. The 105 surviving English men than proceeded up a great river, which they named for King James, and founded Jamestown- the first permanent English settlement in North America. For one category of immigrants the Virginia environment (James town) produced not self fulfillment but enslavement. In 1619, a Dutch trading ship dropped anchor at...
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...Colonists used the charter from Massachusetts Bay Company as a guide to setting up their government. New England Colonies were democratic; they all had a governor, council, and an assembly, elected annually by the freemen. Towns had a meeting hall where the town father’s would oversee the meetings and agendas, they would offer advice but a unanimous vote by the townsmen decided all outcomes. The New England colonies were close-knit, family oriented communities, with church at the center of everything. They were not very tolerant of other religions and strict in their beliefs. The colonists made their living fishing, whaling, and shipbuilding. A mixture of immigrant groups settled the Mid-Atlantic colonies. A wide range of nationalities made for a blend of religions existing together within the Mid-Atlantic colonies, making for a greater emphasis on religious toleration and social differing qualities Pennsylvania encouraged farmers to immigrate to the colony and charged quitrents. The Native Americans received payment for their land, which helped in...
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...The value conflict that could present itself with regards to the PDQ memo, could be those individuals on the Board of Directors that agree with the salary of Mr. James. Some may argue that he is in fact worth every penny that he is paid and it is a salary well earned. Fallacies There were a number of fallacies identified by HR in the communication to the Board of Directors. The three fallacies were Mr. James’ personal wealth, the family relation to the PDQ founder and the negative attitude towards the town and other employees that were expressed by M. James. The mentioning of Mr. James own personal wealth was used to distract the Board from the issues at hand. The HR Department used an article published by two Wharton professors as a way to sway the argument. The memo notes that Mr. James is the only grandson of the PDQ founder and that he himself stands to inherit the company one day. This ties in closely with the personal wealth fallacy, in that Mr. James does not need this job because he is already quite wealthy, and will be even more so one day in the future. Finally, Mr. James exemplified a negative attitude towards the...
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...should have been mine, because it was hers.” The her referred to in the text is the boy’s mother. 2. What would it be like if you were an orphan on the streets with no one to love. Very depressed. My mom helps me through life daily. The text states “How can I make decisions based on love when there's no one left to love.” Time on the streets would have made me very depressed but in the case of Samuel it hardened him. 3. What would have happened if Master Wingfield had succeeded in leading the coup and taken them back to London. The gentlemen and Master Wingfield would likely be arrested and thrown into jail. Captain Smith asks if “Were you lying when you signed your contracts with the Virginia Company. This shows they had indeed signed a contract saying that they would work for the company. If violated then jail would be the punishment. 4. What would have happened if Master Wingfield had gone through with stabbing Captain Smith. They would’ve tossed Wingfield over the railing. The text says “And you, sir (Captain Smith) will be hanged when we reach the West Indies.” If accused mutiny is execution then murder would definitely be execution. 5. What would result if the sailors had fired on the Carib Indians. The Indians would’ve killed the sailors. The text states “Only if they (Carib Indians) catch them (the settlers).” This was the response to the question if the Carib Indians ate people. Shooting them would’ve been taken as a sign of aggression and the Carib Indians would kill...
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...The settlement was located within the country of Tsenacommacah, which was ruled by the Powhatan Confederacy, and specifically in that of the Paspahegh tribe. The natives initially welcomed and provided crucial provisions and support for the colonists, who were not agriculturally inclined. Relations with the newcomers soured fairly early on, leading to the total annihilation of the Paspahegh in warfare within 3 years. Mortality at Jamestown itself was very high due to disease and starvation, with over 80% of the colonists perishing in 1609–1610 in what became known as the "Starving Time".[4] The Virginia Company brought eight Polish[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] and German colonists in 1608, in the Second Supply, some of whom built a small glass...
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...Introduction Mel James has worked at SpeedyPack Delivery for nine years, and has always been a reliable employee. However, his outspoken advocacy for the union has left him without friends on the management team. James’ driver’s license was suspended for one week for sitting in the driver’s seat of his vehicle while waiting for an Uber to take him home safely after a night of drinks with co-workers. While James informed management immediately and expressed his remorse, demonstrating a willingness to assist in the understaffed warehouse during his brief, one-week suspension, he was dismissed for violating the Employee Handbook rule on unsafe driving. The union has five distinct arguments which prove Mel James’ termination from SpeedyPack Delivery...
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...Guide Colonization of North America 1590-1675 P.31-P.61 *Jamestown 1607 Key People: -Tobacco Economy 1607-1609 -John Smith - Salves 1670-1680 -John Rolfe - House of Burgesses 1619 -Pocahontas & Opechancanough - Bacon’s Rebellion 1675-1676 -Powhatan Tributes/ Confederacy -Anglo-Powhatan War -James I -Virginia Company *Maryland 1632 Key People: -George Calvert -Maryland Toleration Act: -Small Farmers - No Slaves - Catholic -Religious Freedom *Massachusetts 1630 Key People: -Jonathan Winthrop “city upon a hill” -Theocracy -Puritans -Harvard University 1608 - -Mayflower Compact -Religious Town “religious freedom” -Feneul Hall -Bible base society -Bacon Rebellion “King Phillip War” -New England Lifestyle -Crown and Anglican Church - Laws and Liberties of Massachusetts 1648 *Rhode Island 1636 Key people: -Anne Hutchinson -Migration -Roger Williams - *New York 1655 Key People: -Dutch War 1665-1667 -Olive Crownwell -Treaty of Westminster 1674 -James II (Duke of York) -Charles the Second -Turmoil Reb *Carolinas 1662 Key People: -Slavery -Cultural Effect “economy” *Pennsylvania 1681 Key people: -William Penn -Large City -Richer Nickson -Indians -Quakers -American Society --------------------------------------------------...
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...cooked 12 hamburger patties in a wire basket. The hamburger patties cooked on both sides at the same time. In an hour the Insta-Broiler could cook 400 hamburgers. So in 1953 Keith opened the Insta-Burger King in Jacksonville, Florida selling at 18 cents each. It was a success. Two other people helped in the franchise, James McLamore and David R. Edgerton. James and David opened a couple of more Insta Burger Kings in Miami, Florida in 1954. They did not use the Insta-Broiler to cook hamburger patties; they created a flame broiler, which made Burger King more popular. They also created “The Whopper” that was sold for 37 cents each. This was risky because at that time McDonald’s burgers selling for 15 cents. The famous whopper became an instant success and became the signature product in the Burger King’s franchise. The slogan “Burger King, Home of the Whoppers” appeared in many of the advertisements. David R. Edgerton and James McLamore got the national rights to their flame boiler system. To improve managers’ skill in Burger King, Burger King opened a Whopper College in 1963. Two years later, McDonald’s started a Hamburger University. James and David dressed up in royal robes and wore paper crowns to let children know that...
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...uncle, a lawyer, is visiting us. My teacher, Miss Marshall, is very strict. An appositive phrase consists of the appositive and its modifiers which may themselves be phrases. ex. My radio, an old portable, is in the repair shop. The boys climbed the mountain, one of the highest in the West. Identifying Appositive Phrases. Underline the appositive phrase in each of the following sentences. Example: Our house, a brick bungalow, is on Oak Street. 1. Queen Victoria, one of England's greatest monarchs, ruled for sixty-three years. 2. Jane made the salad, a tossed one with French dressing. 3. Harvey Jensen, the pro at the country club, is giving me golf lessons. 4. James Hilton's book, Lost Horizon, has been filmed twice. 5. Chemistry, Sue's favorite subject, is easy for her. 6. Jerry is visiting in Peoria, his old home town. 7. Mr. and Mrs. Miller, our neighbors for the past eight years, are moving to Dallas. 8. Have you ever read The Red Pony, a novel by John Steinbeck? 9. Groucho Marx, the star of many film comedies, also had his own television show. 10. The boys repaired our television set, an eighteen-year-old portable. 11. The poem, one of Robert Frost's best, is called "The Death of the Hired Man." 12. I can't find my notebook, the one I use for history class. 13. Dick's new suit, a gray flannel one, makes him look much older. 14. We enjoy walking, an exercise which requires no great skill. 15. The theater, an old and drafty one, is nevertheless always crowded. 16. My math teacher...
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...The Recalcitrant Director at Byte Products, Inc.: Corporate legality versus corporate responsibility About the Company BYTES PRODUCTS, Inc. is an American based company involved in the production of electronic components incorporated in personal computers, mostly used for business and engineering applications. The company has three plants at different locations in the U.S.A, which totals a current sale of about $265 million and has a market share of approximately 32%, making them the leader in the industry. Summary Mr. James M. Elliot, the CEO and Chairman of the Board at Bytes Products, Inc, noticed that the company was beginning to face a number of crises. The existing three plants run on a 3–shift working schedule of 24hours a day and 7 days a week using up all possible production hours. It has now come to the attention of Mr. Elliot that even if the three existing plans are running at its maximum production level, there is still a high product demand percentage that is not being met. The company’s overall supply is unable to meet the demands of its customers which can cause a negative impact on the company’s by not being able to maintain its current market share. Therefore, because of this dilemma Mr. Elliott has returned to the drawing board in search of a solution to this problem. Mr. Elliott then made the decision to construct another manufacturing plant to produce sufficient product to meet the demands of the customers. In order for this new manufacturing plant...
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