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(Critical) Found time/temperature control for safety (tcs) food, blue cheese 44°F, and various facility made salad dressing 46°F in the top portion of the 3 door prep top cooler, and found tcs, fish 47°F, chicken 48°F, and burger patties 50°F in the bottom portion of the 3 door prep top cooler. Pic corrected by discarding all tcs, and has been instructed not to use this cooler, until repaired/replaced to hold tcs at 41°F. This cooler has repeated cold hold violations, and a risk control plan form has been issued for this cooler. , found time/temperature control for safety (tcs) food, blue cheese 44°F, and various facility made salad dressing 46°F in the top portion of the 3 door prep top cooler, and found tcs, fish 47°F, chicken 48°F, and burger patties 50°F in the bottom portion of the 3 door prep top cooler. Pic corrected by discarding all tcs, and has been instructed not to use this cooler, until repaired/replaced to hold tcs at 41°F. This cooler has repeated cold hold violations, and a risk control plan form has been issued for this cooler. On follow up inspection found tcs food, blue cheese 41°F, and salad dressing 41°F, in the top portion of the 3 door prep top cooler, and found tcs food, chicken 41°F, burger patties 41°F, and portioned chicken 41°F, in the bottom portion of the 3 door prep top cooler. Violation corrected. Reviewed submitted rcp for cold holding, which includes using a monitoring chart, and it appears to be working.
Found no antichoking poster in the kitchen wall area. To correct provide and post antichoking poster in the kitchen.
Found ice wands stored in chest freezer surrounded by food products. To correct store ice wands in a more protected manner.
Found the tiled coving and floor in the kitchen area cracked, loose, and missing in the kitchen. Found the back door threshold loose and warped. Found the grout in various areas, missing in the beer keg walk in cooler. To correct repair/replace floor, threshold, and tile grout in beer walk in cooler.
Found no handwashing sign in the bar handsink area. To correct provide sign reminding employees to wash their hands.
Found no thermometer to take cold and hot holding temperatures, and cooking temperatures. To correct provide thermometer for employees to take food temperatures.
Found the 3 door prep top cooler not holding tcs at 41°F. To correct repair/replace cooler to hold tcs at 41°F. Found the lid of the chest freezr broken and taped with duct tape. To correct repair/replace lid. Found the bar cooler door handles loose. To correct repair/replace door handles. Found the mens restroom paper towel dispenser cracked and taped with bandage. To correct repair/replace paper towel dispenser.
Found the basement floor under shelves and edges soiled with accumulation. Found the floor (under equipment, edges, and corners) in the kitchen cooking area soiled. To correct clean as soon as possible, and clean on a more frequent schedule.
(Critical) Found the interior front shield of the ice machine in the basement soiled with accumulation. To correct follow manufacturers directions, and clean front shield of the ice machine. Left risk control plan for soiled interior front shield of the ice machine. , found the interior front shield of the ice machine in the basement soiled with accumulation. To correct follow manufacturers directions, and clean front shield of the ice machine. Left risk control plan for soiled interior front shield of the ice machine. On follow up inspection found the interior front shield of the ice machine in the basement clean, and a cleaning log sheet attached to the ice machine. Continue to monitor that ice machine is cleaned on a regular schedule. Risk control plan has been reviewed and it appears to be working. Violation corrected.
Found the floor drain covers in the kitchen missing. Found the tiled floor in the back kitchen area cracked. Found the wall leading from the stairs to the basement damaged. To correct repair/replace all noted items.
Found the ceiling air vents above the kitchen cooking/prep area soiled with dusty build up. Found the floor (under equipment, edges and corners) in the kitchen cooking/prep area soiled with accumulation and build up. To correct clean as soon as possible, and clean on a more frequent schedule.
Found the bottom portion of the 2 door prep top cooler and 3 door prep top cooler not holding tcs at 41°F. To correct repair/replace cooler to hold tcs at 41°F. Found the interior door panel of the microwave oven cracked. To correct repair/replace door panel. Found the emergency door knob of the walk in cooler in the main level kitchen loose and on shelf. To correct repair emergency door knob of the walk in cooler.
(Critical) Found the interior front shield of the ice machine soiled with mold. To correct follow manufacturers directions and clean ice bin, and front shield. , found the interior front shield of the ice machine soiled with mold. To correct follow manufacturers directions and clean ice bin, and front shield. On follow up inspection found the interior front shield of the ice machine clean. Violation corrected.
(Critical) Found time/temperature control for safety food (tcs), rice 150°F, beans 150°F, ground meat 150, sauce 140°F, not reheated to 165°For 15 seconds in the hot holding unit. Pic corrected by reheating all tcs to at least 165°F for 15 seconds, and was reminded to use thermometer to verify proper reheating temperatures.
Found the emergency door release on the main level walk in cooler door missing. Found a filter missing on the kitchen cooking hood. Found the 2 door cooler in the bar broken and not in use. Found the lid of the chest freezer in poor condition with edges taped with duct tape. To correct repair/replace all note items as soon as possible.

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(critical) found time/temperature control for safety (tcs) food, blue cheese 44°f, and various facility made salad dressing 46°f in the top portion of the 3 door prep top cooler, and found tcs, fish 47°f, chicken 48°f, and burger patties 50°f in the bottom portion of the 3 door prep top cooler. pic corrected by discarding all tcs, and has been instructed not to use this cooler, until repaired/replaced to hold tcs at 41°f. this cooler has repeated cold hold violations, and a risk control plan form has been issued for this cooler. , found time/temperature control for safety (tcs) food, blue cheese 44°f, and various facility made salad dressing 46°f in the top portion of the 3 door prep top cooler, and found tcs, fish 47°f, chicken 48°f, and burger patties 50°f in the bottom portion of the 3 door prep top cooler. pic corrected by discarding all tcs, and has been instructed not to use this cooler, until repaired/replaced to hold tcs at 41°f. this cooler has repeated cold hold violations, and a risk control plan form has been issued for this cooler. on follow up inspection found tcs food, blue cheese 41°f, and salad dressing 41°f, in the top portion of the 3 door prep top cooler, and found tcs food, chicken 41°f, burger patties 41°f, and portioned chicken 41°f, in the bottom portion of the 3 door prep top cooler. violation corrected. reviewed submitted rcp for cold holding, which includes using a monitoring chart, and it appears to be working.
found no antichoking poster in the kitchen wall area. to correct provide and post antichoking poster in the kitchen.
found ice wands stored in chest freezer surrounded by food products. to correct store ice wands in a more protected manner.
found the tiled coving and floor in the kitchen area cracked, loose, and missing in the kitchen. found the back door threshold loose and warped. found the grout in various areas, missing in the beer keg walk in cooler. to correct repair/replace floor, threshold, and tile grout in beer walk in cooler.
found no handwashing sign in the bar handsink area. to correct provide sign reminding employees to wash their hands.
found no thermometer to take cold and hot holding temperatures, and cooking temperatures. to correct provide thermometer for employees to take food temperatures.
found the 3 door prep top cooler not holding tcs at 41°f. to correct repair/replace cooler to hold tcs at 41°f. found the lid of the chest freezr broken and taped with duct tape. to correct repair/replace lid. found the bar cooler door handles loose. to correct repair/replace door handles. found the mens restroom paper towel dispenser cracked and taped with bandage. to correct repair/replace paper towel dispenser.
found the basement floor under shelves and edges soiled with accumulation. found the floor (under equipment, edges, and corners) in the kitchen cooking area soiled. to correct clean as soon as possible, and clean on a more frequent schedule.
(critical) found the interior front shield of the ice machine in the basement soiled with accumulation. to correct follow manufacturers directions, and clean front shield of the ice machine. left risk control plan for soiled interior front shield of the ice machine. , found the interior front shield of the ice machine in the basement soiled with accumulation. to correct follow manufacturers directions, and clean front shield of the ice machine. left risk control plan for soiled interior front shield of the ice machine. on follow up inspection found the interior front shield of the ice machine in the basement clean, and a cleaning log sheet attached to the ice machine. continue to monitor that ice machine is cleaned on a regular schedule. risk control plan has been reviewed and it appears to be working. violation corrected.
found the floor drain covers in the kitchen missing. found the tiled floor in the back kitchen area cracked. found the wall leading from the stairs to the basement damaged. to correct repair/replace all noted items.
found the ceiling air vents above the kitchen cooking/prep area soiled with dusty build up. found the floor (under equipment, edges and corners) in the kitchen cooking/prep area soiled with accumulation and build up. to correct clean as soon as possible, and clean on a more frequent schedule.
found the bottom portion of the 2 door prep top cooler and 3 door prep top cooler not holding tcs at 41°f. to correct repair/replace cooler to hold tcs at 41°f. found the interior door panel of the microwave oven cracked. to correct repair/replace door panel. found the emergency door knob of the walk in cooler in the main level kitchen loose and on shelf. to correct repair emergency door knob of the walk in cooler.
(critical) found the interior front shield of the ice machine soiled with mold. to correct follow manufacturers directions and clean ice bin, and front shield. , found the interior front shield of the ice machine soiled with mold. to correct follow manufacturers directions and clean ice bin, and front shield. on follow up inspection found the interior front shield of the ice machine clean. violation corrected.
(critical) found time/temperature control for safety food (tcs), rice 150°f, beans 150°f, ground meat 150, sauce 140°f, not reheated to 165°for 15 seconds in the hot holding unit. pic corrected by reheating all tcs to at least 165°f for 15 seconds, and was reminded to use thermometer to verify proper reheating temperatures.
found the emergency door release on the main level walk in cooler door missing. found a filter missing on the kitchen cooking hood. found the 2 door cooler in the bar broken and not in use. found the lid of the chest freezer in poor condition with edges taped with duct tape. to correct repair/replace all note items as soon as possible.


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This is a fantastic jumper for little boys and will keep them really cosy and warm.
The wonderfully soft fibres means there is no itch to tickly little ones.
The superior blend of 50% Merino wool, 40% Possum fur and 10% nylon provides optimum warmth and insulation.
This style is readily worn with many wardrobe colours. The contrast navy stripe, ribbed crew neck and lower part of the arms adds an additional and practical style element.
Proudly New Zealand made by Lothlorian, this jumper is a great gift idea.
Cool hand wash following care instruction.

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this is a fantastic jumper for little boys and will keep them really cosy and warm.
the wonderfully soft fibres means there is no itch to tickly little ones.
the superior blend of 50% merino wool, 40% possum fur and 10% nylon provides optimum warmth and insulation.
this style is readily worn with many wardrobe colours. the contrast navy stripe, ribbed crew neck and lower part of the arms adds an additional and practical style element.
proudly new zealand made by lothlorian, this jumper is a great gift idea.
cool hand wash following care instruction.


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So many deals so little time: SEGA of America has gone on a discount rampage and has released all of its Sonic apps and its alternatives for 99 cents (67% off), including Sonic CD and Sonic the Hedgehog to name a couple. But SEGA isn’t the only big name to make waves in the world of app deals today: a favorite Android launcher is on sale too, Action Launcher Pro, as well as a highly popular browser, Link Bubble Pro. We then threw in a Bass Booster app just for fun. Find more information and the install buttons below.
Sega of America has delivered us all the awesome Sonic the Hedgehog variations, from Sonic All-Stars Racing, Sonic CD, Sonic Jump and more. All with your favorite rodent playing the hero with some of his friends like Tails. Whether you are racing, rushing down tracks, boucing from platform to platform, all of these games are really fun, and use both new and old-school graphics. Though a lite version exists for most of them, these have a limited amount of levels and soon you'll reach the end and be begging for more. This list also has Waking Mars, a futuristic adventure and action game where you must learn to survive in an alien ecosystem, and Grand Fusion, also a futuristic graphics and socially-implicated game where a programmer must help close the gap between rich and poor.
Install Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing on the Play Store.
Just in time for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Go locker VIP is on sale for 50% off, knocked down to 9.99 USD instead of the usual 19.99 USD. What you get is free paid themes for a lifetime which are either Win8, 3D, about the weather, games or animations.
What is so cool about Action Launcher Pro to add it to this list? This is one of the most popular Android launchers, in the same ranks as Apex or Nova, and offers the user an abundance of customization options, like icon individualiation, Quickdrawer and Quickpage functions.
Not all smartphones have the same speakers as the Boomtastic HTC One, but that doesn't mean you can't up the ante on the sound on your own device. Thanks to the open nature of the Android OS, applications are in the position to alter your device to just the way you want it. If you want some badass bass, then this app will help you out.
The good thing about Link Bubble is that it loads web pages in the background meaning you don't have to stay on the actual page. This allows you to multitask on your Android smartphone or tablet, without having to waste time waiting for the page to load. Link Bubble Pro offers infinite tabs, OK Google support and article mode.

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so many deals so little time: sega of america has gone on a discount rampage and has released all of its sonic apps and its alternatives for 99 cents (67% off), including sonic cd and sonic the hedgehog to name a couple. but sega isn’t the only big name to make waves in the world of app deals today: a favorite android launcher is on sale too, action launcher pro, as well as a highly popular browser, link bubble pro. we then threw in a bass booster app just for fun. find more information and the install buttons below.
sega of america has delivered us all the awesome sonic the hedgehog variations, from sonic all-stars racing, sonic cd, sonic jump and more. all with your favorite rodent playing the hero with some of his friends like tails. whether you are racing, rushing down tracks, boucing from platform to platform, all of these games are really fun, and use both new and old-school graphics. though a lite version exists for most of them, these have a limited amount of levels and soon you'll reach the end and be begging for more. this list also has waking mars, a futuristic adventure and action game where you must learn to survive in an alien ecosystem, and grand fusion, also a futuristic graphics and socially-implicated game where a programmer must help close the gap between rich and poor.
install sonic & sega all-stars racing on the play store.
just in time for the 2014 world cup in brazil, go locker vip is on sale for 50% off, knocked down to 9.99 usd instead of the usual 19.99 usd. what you get is free paid themes for a lifetime which are either win8, 3d, about the weather, games or animations.
what is so cool about action launcher pro to add it to this list? this is one of the most popular android launchers, in the same ranks as apex or nova, and offers the user an abundance of customization options, like icon individualiation, quickdrawer and quickpage functions.
not all smartphones have the same speakers as the boomtastic htc one, but that doesn't mean you can't up the ante on the sound on your own device. thanks to the open nature of the android os, applications are in the position to alter your device to just the way you want it. if you want some badass bass, then this app will help you out.
the good thing about link bubble is that it loads web pages in the background meaning you don't have to stay on the actual page. this allows you to multitask on your android smartphone or tablet, without having to waste time waiting for the page to load. link bubble pro offers infinite tabs, ok google support and article mode.


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This is the easiest way to create that killer stag do your best mate deserves. Just answer the questions as they appear below and watch your weekend build with instant prices.
If you need questions answering or want to know how many activities you can do in the day etc. Just get in touch; give us a call or bang us an email. We are here to help you get it right!

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this is the easiest way to create that killer stag do your best mate deserves. just answer the questions as they appear below and watch your weekend build with instant prices.
if you need questions answering or want to know how many activities you can do in the day etc. just get in touch; give us a call or bang us an email. we are here to help you get it right!


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31 Dec - 5 min - Uploaded by Nam HyunLing Song Information Artist: AKB48 Song: Heavy Rotation(ヘビーロー. 9 Dec - 5 min - Uploaded by Luqyana Fitri Hello, I'm back after exam. And it's a cover dance. haha, I love dance!! Honestly I have. 21 Nov - 3 min - Uploaded by Ai 48 Dance Practice Heavy Rotation kali ini di bawakan oleh AI48 dan AI48 Junior mohon.
28 Jan - 5 min - Uploaded by Yonan Saga dibuat dengan MikuMikuDance lagu oleh JKT48 - Heavy Rotation diedit dengan Sony. 28 Apr - 9 min - Uploaded by xXDrUmMeRXx Slowed Down Version for Heavy Rotation from AKB48!:) This is not me. Enjoy! 12 May - 10 min - Uploaded by AirinDancex10 sasa・rerenosasa danced AKB48's Heavy Rotation great for learning the dance. this girl.
5 Dec - 5 min - Uploaded by 황미은 Mix - Heavy Rotation (Komori Mika Center Version) - MirrorYouTube · AKB48「 ヘビーロー. 6 Oct - 3 min - Uploaded by Rhea Kim This video made in around , when I was still in University, with my besties we created this. 18 Aug - 1 min - Uploaded by MicuEllis AKB48 Heavy Rotation Dance Evolution Dance DEA. MicuEllis. Loading. You are.

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31 dec - 5 min - uploaded by nam hyunling song information artist: akb48 song: heavy rotation(ヘビーロー. 9 dec - 5 min - uploaded by luqyana fitri hello, i'm back after exam. and it's a cover dance. haha, i love dance!! honestly i have. 21 nov - 3 min - uploaded by ai 48 dance practice heavy rotation kali ini di bawakan oleh ai48 dan ai48 junior mohon.
28 jan - 5 min - uploaded by yonan saga dibuat dengan mikumikudance lagu oleh jkt48 - heavy rotation diedit dengan sony. 28 apr - 9 min - uploaded by xxdrummerxx slowed down version for heavy rotation from akb48!:) this is not me. enjoy! 12 may - 10 min - uploaded by airindancex10 sasa・rerenosasa danced akb48's heavy rotation great for learning the dance. this girl.
5 dec - 5 min - uploaded by 황미은 mix - heavy rotation (komori mika center version) - mirroryoutube · akb48「 ヘビーロー. 6 oct - 3 min - uploaded by rhea kim this video made in around , when i was still in university, with my besties we created this. 18 aug - 1 min - uploaded by micuellis akb48 heavy rotation dance evolution dance dea. micuellis. loading. you are.


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This is also an example of his other flaw, hearing only what is beneficial to his ulterior motives. And then later on in an attempt to secure his position he gets others killed which turns people against him. He does have the desire to be the king, but he doesn't want to kill the king. The tragic hero faces an unhappy reversal of fate or fortune, and even may die within the confines of the story. That I require a clearness. There is nothing more to be ambitious for.
What Is Antigone's Tragic Flaw?
Logically, since Malcolm is a human, he cannot defeat Macbeth. But it is unfair to God to say that bad things happen to people because, well, they happen that way. Both Creon and Antigone are dignified and flawed in their own ways, having a similar tragic flaw. Lizzie Borden saw the opportunity to gain wealth. In the case of the play 'Antigone', the main … character of the same name faces cruel punishment, and takes her own life. In Shakespeare's tragedy, Macbeth, the two main characters, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, both posses a tragic flaw which eventually leads to their demise. His strengths turn into his weaknesses and his ambition drives him to the edge and sets himself up for his tragic death.
Furthermore, his inevitable end was soon to come as he met face-to-face with Macduff. He brings his death upon himself from this tragic flaw. Naturally, Macbeth has this attribute and he demonstrates it throughout the play. His tragic flaw was curiosity. Antigone's tragic flaw is her fierce devotion to her family. Even though Iago used extreme manipulation to get Othello to be jealous, Iago did not really have to try very hard to get Othello in a jealous state of mind. Macbeth's fears come true when an opponent kills him.
Macbeth is introduced to the audience as a noble general and thane with quite a bit of power. Oedipus' tragic flaw is his intelligence. For instance, by meeting the witches and listening to their prophecy, he slowly begins to believe the prophecy which affects his decision-making in the future. While attempting to achieve this power, Macbeth gradually changes from a genuine and strong man that many loved, to a weak character only seeking ways to get what he will benefit him the most. Antigone is a tragic Sophoclean play, which portray two great examples for a tragic hero. Macbeth is especially influenced by the prophecies during the end of the play. Since pride is in all human beings, does that make everyone weak? In Shakespeare's Macbeth, Macbeth and his wife Lady Macbeth are both examples of tragic heroes who possess a tragic flaw.
Macbeth spiraled further toward his downfall as he was foolish to allow Lady Macbeth to pick on his ambition, leading to his gullibility of the plan to kill Duncan. As a result, by assuming literally that the trees themselves could not move, he had let his castle be surrounded by the English force, ultimately losing everything. A tragic flaw is not a defect in the tragic hero's character; it is an error in the characters judgement. He meets three witches who predict that he will become Thane or Lord of Cawdor, and then king. In my opinion, the first people who could be held responsible for Macbeth's downfall are the witches. A tragic hero must be a man who is great and admirable in various ways. By letting his ambition engulf himself, his ambition soon becomes the desire to secure power.
Before Macbeth is even introduced to the audience, Duncan and Ross speak of his greatness. That's why the chorus concludes with the observation that a joyful life depends upon living wisely. After the murder of Duncan, Macbeth slowly lo. To fully persuade Macbeth, Lady Macbeth exclaims to Macbeth of how effortless the plan of killing Duncan is. In the play, Macbeth possesses many strengths such as honor, respect, and he was….
It reinforces his confidence so that he is blinded from its true meaning. Although Hamlet is characterized as daring, brave, loyal, and intelligent, he is overwhelmed by his own conscience. In the early stages of the play Macbeth is able to keep his ambition in a controlled state. With that said, all three vices greed, lust, hubris are at work in the play but hubris is the driving force. Its best example is Theban King Creon.
The murder of Duncan triggers this reversal of this ambition and leads to all the other murders in the story. Tragedies contain a tragic hero, who experiences a downfall, and a tragic flaw in the hero, which causes the downfall to occur. Without the assurance of these prophecies, Macbeth would have never acted on his ambition alone and there would be no play to analyze. When Lady Macbeth has to persuade Macbeth to do the murder in Act 1 Scene 7, she does not appeal to his ambition. It is this pride that sparks the ambition and desires locked within him.

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this is also an example of his other flaw, hearing only what is beneficial to his ulterior motives. and then later on in an attempt to secure his position he gets others killed which turns people against him. he does have the desire to be the king, but he doesn't want to kill the king. the tragic hero faces an unhappy reversal of fate or fortune, and even may die within the confines of the story. that i require a clearness. there is nothing more to be ambitious for.
what is antigone's tragic flaw?
logically, since malcolm is a human, he cannot defeat macbeth. but it is unfair to god to say that bad things happen to people because, well, they happen that way. both creon and antigone are dignified and flawed in their own ways, having a similar tragic flaw. lizzie borden saw the opportunity to gain wealth. in the case of the play 'antigone', the main … character of the same name faces cruel punishment, and takes her own life. in shakespeare's tragedy, macbeth, the two main characters, macbeth and lady macbeth, both posses a tragic flaw which eventually leads to their demise. his strengths turn into his weaknesses and his ambition drives him to the edge and sets himself up for his tragic death.
furthermore, his inevitable end was soon to come as he met face-to-face with macduff. he brings his death upon himself from this tragic flaw. naturally, macbeth has this attribute and he demonstrates it throughout the play. his tragic flaw was curiosity. antigone's tragic flaw is her fierce devotion to her family. even though iago used extreme manipulation to get othello to be jealous, iago did not really have to try very hard to get othello in a jealous state of mind. macbeth's fears come true when an opponent kills him.
macbeth is introduced to the audience as a noble general and thane with quite a bit of power. oedipus' tragic flaw is his intelligence. for instance, by meeting the witches and listening to their prophecy, he slowly begins to believe the prophecy which affects his decision-making in the future. while attempting to achieve this power, macbeth gradually changes from a genuine and strong man that many loved, to a weak character only seeking ways to get what he will benefit him the most. antigone is a tragic sophoclean play, which portray two great examples for a tragic hero. macbeth is especially influenced by the prophecies during the end of the play. since pride is in all human beings, does that make everyone weak? in shakespeare's macbeth, macbeth and his wife lady macbeth are both examples of tragic heroes who possess a tragic flaw.
macbeth spiraled further toward his downfall as he was foolish to allow lady macbeth to pick on his ambition, leading to his gullibility of the plan to kill duncan. as a result, by assuming literally that the trees themselves could not move, he had let his castle be surrounded by the english force, ultimately losing everything. a tragic flaw is not a defect in the tragic hero's character; it is an error in the characters judgement. he meets three witches who predict that he will become thane or lord of cawdor, and then king. in my opinion, the first people who could be held responsible for macbeth's downfall are the witches. a tragic hero must be a man who is great and admirable in various ways. by letting his ambition engulf himself, his ambition soon becomes the desire to secure power.
before macbeth is even introduced to the audience, duncan and ross speak of his greatness. that's why the chorus concludes with the observation that a joyful life depends upon living wisely. after the murder of duncan, macbeth slowly lo. to fully persuade macbeth, lady macbeth exclaims to macbeth of how effortless the plan of killing duncan is. in the play, macbeth possesses many strengths such as honor, respect, and he was….
it reinforces his confidence so that he is blinded from its true meaning. although hamlet is characterized as daring, brave, loyal, and intelligent, he is overwhelmed by his own conscience. in the early stages of the play macbeth is able to keep his ambition in a controlled state. with that said, all three vices greed, lust, hubris are at work in the play but hubris is the driving force. its best example is theban king creon.
the murder of duncan triggers this reversal of this ambition and leads to all the other murders in the story. tragedies contain a tragic hero, who experiences a downfall, and a tragic flaw in the hero, which causes the downfall to occur. without the assurance of these prophecies, macbeth would have never acted on his ambition alone and there would be no play to analyze. when lady macbeth has to persuade macbeth to do the murder in act 1 scene 7, she does not appeal to his ambition. it is this pride that sparks the ambition and desires locked within him.


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Barry: "It’s been a really good week."
Chesterfield defender Bradley Barry is looking forward to facing Middlesbrough tomorrow night, 6.30pm, after enjoying a week’s training in Spain.
And after coming through Tuesday’s friendly with Benfica B with a good performance, the Spireites are ready for Garry Monk’s men.
Barry said: “It’s been a really good week, we’ve been working hard in training and working on the formation that we’re going to be playing against.
“We know that Middlesbrough are a good team and it’ll be perfect for us in terms of intensity, especially coming up to the season – pre-season’s gone fast!
The Spireites were back in pre-season training on June 19, well ahead of the other clubs in the country.
As the days and weeks have progressed the intensity of the training sessions has increased significantly, for which Barry has found beneficial.
“I’m thankful for it now!” the former Swindon Town man said.
“Obviously the early start was tough, but it’s improved all of us, it was what wasneeded when you’re trying to get into League One.
“We wanted to get ahead of everyone else, I think we’re about 12 days ahead of most teams which is a bonus for all of us.
The spirit in the camp has also increased thanks to the players spending more time with each other, which has enable Barry to settle in.
“Everyone gets on with everyone, it’s an open house here which is nice, especially for me as a newcomer,” he added.

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barry: "it’s been a really good week."
chesterfield defender bradley barry is looking forward to facing middlesbrough tomorrow night, 6.30pm, after enjoying a week’s training in spain.
and after coming through tuesday’s friendly with benfica b with a good performance, the spireites are ready for garry monk’s men.
barry said: “it’s been a really good week, we’ve been working hard in training and working on the formation that we’re going to be playing against.
“we know that middlesbrough are a good team and it’ll be perfect for us in terms of intensity, especially coming up to the season – pre-season’s gone fast!
the spireites were back in pre-season training on june 19, well ahead of the other clubs in the country.
as the days and weeks have progressed the intensity of the training sessions has increased significantly, for which barry has found beneficial.
“i’m thankful for it now!” the former swindon town man said.
“obviously the early start was tough, but it’s improved all of us, it was what wasneeded when you’re trying to get into league one.
“we wanted to get ahead of everyone else, i think we’re about 12 days ahead of most teams which is a bonus for all of us.
the spirit in the camp has also increased thanks to the players spending more time with each other, which has enable barry to settle in.
“everyone gets on with everyone, it’s an open house here which is nice, especially for me as a newcomer,” he added.


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SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this post, roast yourself a nice pig, pour yourself a bottle of wine (I suggest a fruity grenache with the pork), cork the bottle extremely tightly and watch last night’s Lost.
We can spend all day talking about the mythology and background revealed on “Ab Aeterno,” an intense episode of Lost–and I’m sure we will–but let’s say this first: fancy story aside, last night showed us a fine hour of acting, plain and simple.
I’ve seen Nestor Carbonell in a variety of roles on TV (from Bat Manuel in The Tick to the CBS soap Cane), and it’s not like he’s been a slouch as Richard on Lost. But until this season, he’s had to play Richard on a single, subdued, sustained note of enigmatic cool. In “Ab Aeterno,” he almost literally made Richard into another character, showing us the decent, desperate, heartbroken man who would be transformed over 140 years as Jacob’s ambassador on the Island.
It may have seemed like a lot of time spent to some viewers, but clearly Cuse and Lindelof thought they needed to show, not just tell, the circumstances that brought Richard to his current pass. And Carbonell sold it, embodied Ricardo’s horror as he lived through a Victorian-horror melodrama. Which is important, because they had to place us in the mindset of someone who believes, literally not figuratively, that he is actually in hell.
So are they in hell? (That, and Purgatory, were among the first theories fans spun about Lost.) Are they actually in danger, as Ghost Isabella says, of going to hell? No, but Ricardo has come to what he thinks of as hell, and to a place that someone of his era and mindset will naturally interpret as hell. Unlike, say, Hurley, a religious, penitent man living on the Canary Islands in 1867 has not read sci-fi or seen a monster movie in his life. If he ends up in a place where he sees horrors, where the dead come to life (and are seemingly killed again), and a thing made of smoke snatches men up to their death—well, that’s hell, case closed. Someone of another era will give it a different name.
It’s not hell–right?–but it is, “Ab Aeterno” told us more explicitly than ever, a metaphysical playing ground, where two forces are battling it out through human subjects, not unlike gods in Greek mythology. So what game are Jacob and Smokey/The Man in Black playing? We got the rough outline at the end of season 5–and fans have inferred or theorized most of the rest–but it was still a bit stunning to hear Jacob say it to Ricardo directly.
To wit: Smokey is imprisoned on the Island. He is a malevolent force–call him evil, call him hatred, call him the devil if you want–who, if released, would spread over the world like, well, black smoke. (Or wine. I like the idea of a Wine Monster.) Jacob brings people to the Island, where–whatever they have done in the past–they have a chance to choose good over evil. (He is, metaphorically, the producer of Lost.) Jacob believes people can choose good. Smokey believes (as he said in the season 5 finale) that they always go bad in the end. Smokey tries to manipulate and tempt them toward that end; Jacob believes they must choose of their own free will.
So far, so God-and-Devily. But what is “right and wrong” in the endgame of Lost, anyway? I’m glad, if this is the case, that the arc of the series is the characters’ redemption, and that they have agency to choose for themselves. Still, is their goodness going to be defined by which side they pick in this Island-god showdown? Why exactly, is it “good” to pick the jackass deity who strands innocent people in an Island hellhole over the jackass deity who deceives and or kills them once they get there? It’s better, maybe, but I’m not sure Jacob’s role in all this seems so holy. You crashed me on this terrifying rock so you could “prove [Smokey] wrong?” Have a freaking debate society and leave me out of it!
In any event, from “Ab Aeterno,” the notion of the Losties finally saying pox-on-both-your-houses and rejecting the whole cosmic game seems less likely. Though I still see signs that Smokey and Jacob may be more alike than they let on: it was certainly interesting to see that, when Smokey tried to enlist Ricardo to kill Jacob, he gave him the knife and the same speech that Dogen (not Jacob, but his servant) gave Sayid to get him to kill Smokey.
Those are all big-picture questions that (I will be a broken record here) are impossible to judge until the season and series are over. As an episode, “Ab Aeterno” again proved Lost’s ability to find the humanity in, and build a connection with, its most seemingly enigmatic characters. Hell of a job.
* Is it just me, or did Titus Welliver get direction to deliver his lines like Terry O’Quinn—or, specifically, as O’Quinn-as-Smokey-as-Locke? Whether intentional or coincidental, Welliver’s phrasing and manner made clear he and O’Quinn were playing the same character in different bodies. Nice work.
* So if Smokey gets off The Island, the world will become plagued with evil, hatred and malevolence. As opposed to…?
* And about Jacob: did he strike anyone else in the 1867 part of this story as more tough and hard-assed than we’ve seen him in the Island’s present? A bit of an Old Testament Jacob?
* I’ve been reading elsewhere about the parallels between the plot on the Island and Stephen King’s novels, especially The Stand, which at this point I am glad I haven’t read. But when the Man in Black took out the magic weapon and told Ricardo to kill his enemy, was I the only one reminded of HBO’s Carnivàle, and the murderous eternal war among the avatars?
* When Ricardo saw Isabella in the hold of The Black Rock, the inference was that this was actually Smokey appearing as Isabella to manipulate him. Presumably Smokey had access to Ricardo’s memories after examining and flash-photographing him, yes? I could look this up but I’m not going to: is this the first time we’ve seen Smokey manifest as a person who (unlike Locke, Yemi or Christian) had not physically been on the Island, even as a corpse?
* That CGI butterfly that fluttered into the Black Rock’s hold–I assume it’s significant, and I have no explanation for it. (My one theory, that the Island is actually Pandora from Avatar, is probably not too likely.) Speaking of CGI, credit to Lost for showing some scenes set on the ocean that did not look like a low-budget video game.
* OK, this may be immature, but was anyone else wondering if Hurley and Richard were going to share a kiss, a la Ghost, when Ricardo was visited by the shade of Isabella? It would have blown the moment, I suppose, but still.
* More seriously, when Isabella told Richard he’d suffered enough, were you thinking he was going to die? More to the point, were you, like me, hoping he would die, as a mercy to him? It’s a tribute to the show that it can cause a reaction like this to a character we’ve long known as one of the bad guys–or so, at least, we thought.

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spoiler alert: before you read this post, roast yourself a nice pig, pour yourself a bottle of wine (i suggest a fruity grenache with the pork), cork the bottle extremely tightly and watch last night’s lost.
we can spend all day talking about the mythology and background revealed on “ab aeterno,” an intense episode of lost–and i’m sure we will–but let’s say this first: fancy story aside, last night showed us a fine hour of acting, plain and simple.
i’ve seen nestor carbonell in a variety of roles on tv (from bat manuel in the tick to the cbs soap cane), and it’s not like he’s been a slouch as richard on lost. but until this season, he’s had to play richard on a single, subdued, sustained note of enigmatic cool. in “ab aeterno,” he almost literally made richard into another character, showing us the decent, desperate, heartbroken man who would be transformed over 140 years as jacob’s ambassador on the island.
it may have seemed like a lot of time spent to some viewers, but clearly cuse and lindelof thought they needed to show, not just tell, the circumstances that brought richard to his current pass. and carbonell sold it, embodied ricardo’s horror as he lived through a victorian-horror melodrama. which is important, because they had to place us in the mindset of someone who believes, literally not figuratively, that he is actually in hell.
so are they in hell? (that, and purgatory, were among the first theories fans spun about lost.) are they actually in danger, as ghost isabella says, of going to hell? no, but ricardo has come to what he thinks of as hell, and to a place that someone of his era and mindset will naturally interpret as hell. unlike, say, hurley, a religious, penitent man living on the canary islands in 1867 has not read sci-fi or seen a monster movie in his life. if he ends up in a place where he sees horrors, where the dead come to life (and are seemingly killed again), and a thing made of smoke snatches men up to their death—well, that’s hell, case closed. someone of another era will give it a different name.
it’s not hell–right?–but it is, “ab aeterno” told us more explicitly than ever, a metaphysical playing ground, where two forces are battling it out through human subjects, not unlike gods in greek mythology. so what game are jacob and smokey/the man in black playing? we got the rough outline at the end of season 5–and fans have inferred or theorized most of the rest–but it was still a bit stunning to hear jacob say it to ricardo directly.
to wit: smokey is imprisoned on the island. he is a malevolent force–call him evil, call him hatred, call him the devil if you want–who, if released, would spread over the world like, well, black smoke. (or wine. i like the idea of a wine monster.) jacob brings people to the island, where–whatever they have done in the past–they have a chance to choose good over evil. (he is, metaphorically, the producer of lost.) jacob believes people can choose good. smokey believes (as he said in the season 5 finale) that they always go bad in the end. smokey tries to manipulate and tempt them toward that end; jacob believes they must choose of their own free will.
so far, so god-and-devily. but what is “right and wrong” in the endgame of lost, anyway? i’m glad, if this is the case, that the arc of the series is the characters’ redemption, and that they have agency to choose for themselves. still, is their goodness going to be defined by which side they pick in this island-god showdown? why exactly, is it “good” to pick the jackass deity who strands innocent people in an island hellhole over the jackass deity who deceives and or kills them once they get there? it’s better, maybe, but i’m not sure jacob’s role in all this seems so holy. you crashed me on this terrifying rock so you could “prove [smokey] wrong?” have a freaking debate society and leave me out of it!
in any event, from “ab aeterno,” the notion of the losties finally saying pox-on-both-your-houses and rejecting the whole cosmic game seems less likely. though i still see signs that smokey and jacob may be more alike than they let on: it was certainly interesting to see that, when smokey tried to enlist ricardo to kill jacob, he gave him the knife and the same speech that dogen (not jacob, but his servant) gave sayid to get him to kill smokey.
those are all big-picture questions that (i will be a broken record here) are impossible to judge until the season and series are over. as an episode, “ab aeterno” again proved lost’s ability to find the humanity in, and build a connection with, its most seemingly enigmatic characters. hell of a job.
* is it just me, or did titus welliver get direction to deliver his lines like terry o’quinn—or, specifically, as o’quinn-as-smokey-as-locke? whether intentional or coincidental, welliver’s phrasing and manner made clear he and o’quinn were playing the same character in different bodies. nice work.
* so if smokey gets off the island, the world will become plagued with evil, hatred and malevolence. as opposed to…?
* and about jacob: did he strike anyone else in the 1867 part of this story as more tough and hard-assed than we’ve seen him in the island’s present? a bit of an old testament jacob?
* i’ve been reading elsewhere about the parallels between the plot on the island and stephen king’s novels, especially the stand, which at this point i am glad i haven’t read. but when the man in black took out the magic weapon and told ricardo to kill his enemy, was i the only one reminded of hbo’s carnivàle, and the murderous eternal war among the avatars?
* when ricardo saw isabella in the hold of the black rock, the inference was that this was actually smokey appearing as isabella to manipulate him. presumably smokey had access to ricardo’s memories after examining and flash-photographing him, yes? i could look this up but i’m not going to: is this the first time we’ve seen smokey manifest as a person who (unlike locke, yemi or christian) had not physically been on the island, even as a corpse?
* that cgi butterfly that fluttered into the black rock’s hold–i assume it’s significant, and i have no explanation for it. (my one theory, that the island is actually pandora from avatar, is probably not too likely.) speaking of cgi, credit to lost for showing some scenes set on the ocean that did not look like a low-budget video game.
* ok, this may be immature, but was anyone else wondering if hurley and richard were going to share a kiss, a la ghost, when ricardo was visited by the shade of isabella? it would have blown the moment, i suppose, but still.
* more seriously, when isabella told richard he’d suffered enough, were you thinking he was going to die? more to the point, were you, like me, hoping he would die, as a mercy to him? it’s a tribute to the show that it can cause a reaction like this to a character we’ve long known as one of the bad guys–or so, at least, we thought.


text: Ambizione awards four-years grants for researchers who fulfil following criteria: - At least 12 months of postdoctoral research activity at a different institution from that of the doctoral thesis. - Maximum 4 years from the doctorate. - Eccellenza funds junior professor positions for researchers who fulfil following criteria: - At least 3 years of research experience after the PhD and up to 8 years from the PhD. - Degree from an institution of higher education in Switzerland or at least 2 years of activity at a Swiss higher education institution by the submission deadline. - Research stay of several years at an institution different from that where the doctorate was obtained, thereof at least 1 year abroad.

lowercased: ambizione awards four-years grants for researchers who fulfil following criteria: - at least 12 months of postdoctoral research activity at a different institution from that of the doctoral thesis. - maximum 4 years from the doctorate. - eccellenza funds junior professor positions for researchers who fulfil following criteria: - at least 3 years of research experience after the phd and up to 8 years from the phd. - degree from an institution of higher education in switzerland or at least 2 years of activity at a swiss higher education institution by the submission deadline. - research stay of several years at an institution different from that where the doctorate was obtained, thereof at least 1 year abroad.


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Sometimes, many times, most times, you cannot be all things to all people. When I put on my outreach and marketing hat, I have to contend with the reality that the library really is for everyone and everyone is a customer — at least for campus teaching and research.
When it comes to the services and stuff the library provides, the rubber hits the road. Daniella Laporte asked Seth Godin to create a Stop Doing List in her post. What about academic libraries? What do we do? Why do we do it? How do we know it is valued? What should we stop doing? What you stop doing is just as important as the things you start doing (D. Laporte). Of course it is difficult to identify those activities. It is also difficult to figure out who values a service you may offer passively. From the outside of libraries it may not seem like such a big deal. Each consultation with a researcher, collaboration with a campus academic center like the Writing Center, and Valentine’s Day Blind Date with a Book display takes time, planning, and people. For as much data as we work with there are still many reasons why qualitative data are incredibly valuable. But who has time for that?
When I read Bryn Geffert’s “A Librarian’s Defense of Despair” article in the Chronicle, it was a relief to see the words on the screen.The costs associated with building and maintaining a collection of materials for an academic library are steep. No one has unlimited funds. We want to support all areas of research on campus — which are extremely broad and significantly deep. Yet, you cannot get access to everything. How do you make decisions about what resources you do not subscribe to? That’s a big deal, and there isn’t one good way to go about this. We have recently taken a new approach to collection development that seems to head in the right direction. Individual subject selectors collaborating on disciplinary teams, which in turn are accountable to a leadership team. Things are getting exciting out there. Check out the testy relationship German universities have with Elsevier. Never a dull day in libraryland.

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sometimes, many times, most times, you cannot be all things to all people. when i put on my outreach and marketing hat, i have to contend with the reality that the library really is for everyone and everyone is a customer — at least for campus teaching and research.
when it comes to the services and stuff the library provides, the rubber hits the road. daniella laporte asked seth godin to create a stop doing list in her post. what about academic libraries? what do we do? why do we do it? how do we know it is valued? what should we stop doing? what you stop doing is just as important as the things you start doing (d. laporte). of course it is difficult to identify those activities. it is also difficult to figure out who values a service you may offer passively. from the outside of libraries it may not seem like such a big deal. each consultation with a researcher, collaboration with a campus academic center like the writing center, and valentine’s day blind date with a book display takes time, planning, and people. for as much data as we work with there are still many reasons why qualitative data are incredibly valuable. but who has time for that?
when i read bryn geffert’s “a librarian’s defense of despair” article in the chronicle, it was a relief to see the words on the screen.the costs associated with building and maintaining a collection of materials for an academic library are steep. no one has unlimited funds. we want to support all areas of research on campus — which are extremely broad and significantly deep. yet, you cannot get access to everything. how do you make decisions about what resources you do not subscribe to? that’s a big deal, and there isn’t one good way to go about this. we have recently taken a new approach to collection development that seems to head in the right direction. individual subject selectors collaborating on disciplinary teams, which in turn are accountable to a leadership team. things are getting exciting out there. check out the testy relationship german universities have with elsevier. never a dull day in libraryland.


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This koa wood ring keeps it simple with style! A titanium pinstripe sits between two inlays of natural and waterproofed koa wood. Koa wood is a tropical tonewood used by many guitar manufacturers, including Fender and B.C. Rich. The masculine, matte titanium finish of this ring make it a great ring for any musician.
All of my wood rings are made with a comfort fit.

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this koa wood ring keeps it simple with style! a titanium pinstripe sits between two inlays of natural and waterproofed koa wood. koa wood is a tropical tonewood used by many guitar manufacturers, including fender and b.c. rich. the masculine, matte titanium finish of this ring make it a great ring for any musician.
all of my wood rings are made with a comfort fit.


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Apartment 6 pax with communal pool in Playa Llevant, Salou.
Cozy apartment for 6 people consisting of 2 bedrooms, one with 4 single beds and one with two single beds, a renovated bathroom with bathtub, a separate kitchen equipped with butane gas cooker and a living room with exit to terrace with outdoor furniture And views of the pool. The Corsica building has beautiful gardens, a communal swimming pool and a children's area with swings. The Jaume I promenade, with its shops and restaurants, and Llevant beach, one of the main beaches of Salou, are only a few hundred meters away. Away from the apartment.

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apartment 6 pax with communal pool in playa llevant, salou.
cozy apartment for 6 people consisting of 2 bedrooms, one with 4 single beds and one with two single beds, a renovated bathroom with bathtub, a separate kitchen equipped with butane gas cooker and a living room with exit to terrace with outdoor furniture and views of the pool. the corsica building has beautiful gardens, a communal swimming pool and a children's area with swings. the jaume i promenade, with its shops and restaurants, and llevant beach, one of the main beaches of salou, are only a few hundred meters away. away from the apartment.


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Telltale's Tales from the Borderlands is on display at E3 2014, and features editor Wes Fenlon got a first look at the Walking Dead developer's newest game. Here, Wes talks to Telltale president Kevin Bruner about how the studio started collaborating with Borderlands creator Gearbox Software, and how the team switches up the mood from zombie survival to sci-fi comedy.
Be sure to read more from E3 2014 all this week.

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telltale's tales from the borderlands is on display at e3 2014, and features editor wes fenlon got a first look at the walking dead developer's newest game. here, wes talks to telltale president kevin bruner about how the studio started collaborating with borderlands creator gearbox software, and how the team switches up the mood from zombie survival to sci-fi comedy.
be sure to read more from e3 2014 all this week.


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Pricing guarantees are tricky. Even with a traditional arrangement (locked-in brand discounts and dispensing fees) you still have to account for generic pricing and aggregated guarantees often can’t be calculated until the end of the year. Measuring generic effective rates in the middle of a pricing term is difficult, too, and your PBM may argue that any sign of underperformance is not a cause for concern because the term is incomplete.
So can you prevent or recoup discount underperformances?
Yes. Let’s start with prevention, assuming all parties involved would rather avoid issues then correct them.
Monitor pricing performance regularly. Request that your PBM or PBM consultant run quarterly analyses. Your PBM may push back, arguing that incomplete data means nothing. Don’t believe it. Regular reports are helpful and provide insight into how your plan is performing. If an early analysis shows poor results, you and your PBM now know what’s ahead of you for the rest of the contract term. Performance always vary month to month, however, if performance is significantly below the guarantee, you can leverage the PBM to make improvement for the rest of the year. Consistent attention is your best tool to influence outcomes and as a vendor, your PBM should be working hard to meet your needs.
Negotiate interest penalties. Interest penalties have become more common over the last six months. When a PBM performs poorly, dollars that belong to your plan and your members, stay in the PBM’s pocket. Eventually, PBMs pay these dollars back, typically long after the claims have been paid for by the plan and members. In the meantime, you’re providing your PBM an interest-free loan. Interest penalties and payments encourage PBMs to actually perform to their contractual guarantees instead of underperforming and reconciling in the future.
Perform regular audits. If your PBM isn’t providing performance results often enough to meet your needs or if the results consistently come up short, you need to engage a PBM auditor. While audits require a financial investment and other resources, they are guaranteed to grab your PBM’s attention. Audits are collaborative processes and quite often result in recoverable shortfalls. Finally, audits provide a sentinel effect: a PBM may be more detailed when calculating your shortfall knowing that your auditor is double-checking the math.
Re-negotiate terms with purpose and clarity. Renegotiating isn’t quick or easy and may not do much for your current pricing term. However, it is well worth the investment and is your best bet for protecting future performances. Tight, uncompromising, detailed definitions bind your PBM to a higher performance standard and don’t allow wiggle room for misinterpretation.
In every case, a well-executed contract is always your best protection. You can proactively negotiate reporting requirements, penalties and auditing rights that put you in control of your PBM’s performance and provide a means to recover lost dollars. Talk with your PBM consultant before your next renewal or market check.
Lynn Stauffer, audit lead at The Burchfield Group, specializes in Medicare compliance. For more information, call us at 800-778-1359 or send a note to http://www.burchfieldgroup.com/contact/.
Copyright © 2014: The Burchfield Group. All rights reserved. No part of the content contained herein may be transmitted, redistributed, copied, stored, downloaded, abstracted, disseminated, circulated or included as part of any other service or product. For all permissions, please contact chanson-ehlinger@burchfieldgroup.com.

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pricing guarantees are tricky. even with a traditional arrangement (locked-in brand discounts and dispensing fees) you still have to account for generic pricing and aggregated guarantees often can’t be calculated until the end of the year. measuring generic effective rates in the middle of a pricing term is difficult, too, and your pbm may argue that any sign of underperformance is not a cause for concern because the term is incomplete.
so can you prevent or recoup discount underperformances?
yes. let’s start with prevention, assuming all parties involved would rather avoid issues then correct them.
monitor pricing performance regularly. request that your pbm or pbm consultant run quarterly analyses. your pbm may push back, arguing that incomplete data means nothing. don’t believe it. regular reports are helpful and provide insight into how your plan is performing. if an early analysis shows poor results, you and your pbm now know what’s ahead of you for the rest of the contract term. performance always vary month to month, however, if performance is significantly below the guarantee, you can leverage the pbm to make improvement for the rest of the year. consistent attention is your best tool to influence outcomes and as a vendor, your pbm should be working hard to meet your needs.
negotiate interest penalties. interest penalties have become more common over the last six months. when a pbm performs poorly, dollars that belong to your plan and your members, stay in the pbm’s pocket. eventually, pbms pay these dollars back, typically long after the claims have been paid for by the plan and members. in the meantime, you’re providing your pbm an interest-free loan. interest penalties and payments encourage pbms to actually perform to their contractual guarantees instead of underperforming and reconciling in the future.
perform regular audits. if your pbm isn’t providing performance results often enough to meet your needs or if the results consistently come up short, you need to engage a pbm auditor. while audits require a financial investment and other resources, they are guaranteed to grab your pbm’s attention. audits are collaborative processes and quite often result in recoverable shortfalls. finally, audits provide a sentinel effect: a pbm may be more detailed when calculating your shortfall knowing that your auditor is double-checking the math.
re-negotiate terms with purpose and clarity. renegotiating isn’t quick or easy and may not do much for your current pricing term. however, it is well worth the investment and is your best bet for protecting future performances. tight, uncompromising, detailed definitions bind your pbm to a higher performance standard and don’t allow wiggle room for misinterpretation.
in every case, a well-executed contract is always your best protection. you can proactively negotiate reporting requirements, penalties and auditing rights that put you in control of your pbm’s performance and provide a means to recover lost dollars. talk with your pbm consultant before your next renewal or market check.
lynn stauffer, audit lead at the burchfield group, specializes in medicare compliance. for more information, call us at 800-778-1359 or send a note to http://www.burchfieldgroup.com/contact/.
copyright © 2014: the burchfield group. all rights reserved. no part of the content contained herein may be transmitted, redistributed, copied, stored, downloaded, abstracted, disseminated, circulated or included as part of any other service or product. for all permissions, please contact chanson-ehlinger@burchfieldgroup.com.


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How to identify the very best crib mattress for the child?
Kids are particularly disposed to noxious substances considering their minds as well as other delicate systems are creating and in addition they may have a trivial capacity to flush. Without a doubt, a very little tag of mix off of-gassing could influence your child’s affluence and health and wellbeing and in addition improvement. Very low degree ingredient direct business presentation in the midst of the primary time period of brain development could cause much more cause harm to spring out in a different way in relation to great estimations down the road right through typical everyday presence. Business degree area – tops conditions require that a crib mattress possesses a connection levels surface area. Green watch decide on certified – natural safeguard establishing organization created factor verification tasks to gauge for perilous off-gassing.
There are all-basic choices, as an illustration, cooking food burst and silica or common woolen. They are safe flame retardant issues. Light – you may verifiably need to get to into raise the mattress to wash the bed covers, considering that drop-aspect cribs have already been restricted. H2o harmless, allergen proof and in addition bed creepy crawly affirmation – you are going to entirely call for a quality, harmless water-resistant plastic-type covering up that allergen and contend bugs can’t get into. Plastic-type material will be the simple materials that offer waterproofing, and moreover the key safe plastic fitting for any finest crib mattress 2018covering is sustenance review, decreased density polyethylene. Polyethylene has an essential sub-nuclear construction that will not call for harmful compound fixings, and besides is viewed as most secure, most typically sincere plastic-type promoted.

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how to identify the very best crib mattress for the child?
kids are particularly disposed to noxious substances considering their minds as well as other delicate systems are creating and in addition they may have a trivial capacity to flush. without a doubt, a very little tag of mix off of-gassing could influence your child’s affluence and health and wellbeing and in addition improvement. very low degree ingredient direct business presentation in the midst of the primary time period of brain development could cause much more cause harm to spring out in a different way in relation to great estimations down the road right through typical everyday presence. business degree area – tops conditions require that a crib mattress possesses a connection levels surface area. green watch decide on certified – natural safeguard establishing organization created factor verification tasks to gauge for perilous off-gassing.
there are all-basic choices, as an illustration, cooking food burst and silica or common woolen. they are safe flame retardant issues. light – you may verifiably need to get to into raise the mattress to wash the bed covers, considering that drop-aspect cribs have already been restricted. h2o harmless, allergen proof and in addition bed creepy crawly affirmation – you are going to entirely call for a quality, harmless water-resistant plastic-type covering up that allergen and contend bugs can’t get into. plastic-type material will be the simple materials that offer waterproofing, and moreover the key safe plastic fitting for any finest crib mattress 2018covering is sustenance review, decreased density polyethylene. polyethylene has an essential sub-nuclear construction that will not call for harmful compound fixings, and besides is viewed as most secure, most typically sincere plastic-type promoted.


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Change-Able Operations or "Could DevOps Save Spiderman?"
Have you heard about the New York City broadway show Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark? It should have been a big success. The music was written by Bono and the Edge from U2. It was directed by Julie Taymor, who had previously created many successful shows including The Lion King. Sadly, before it opened, the show was already making headlines due to six actors getting seriously injured and other issues.
The show opened late, but it did finally open. It ran from June 2011 to January 2014.
When the show closed Taymor said that one of the biggest problems with bringing the show to production was that they were using new technology that was difficult to work with. Many of the scenes involved choreography that was highly dependent on pre-programmed robotics. Any changes that involved the robotics required a 5 hour wait.
Normally directors and choreographers can attempt dozens of changes in a day of rehearsal to get a scene or dance number "just right." Imagine finding yourself in a situation where you can only attempt a new change once or twice a day.
The ability to confidently make changes at will is key to being able to innovate. Innovation means trying new things and keeping what works, throwing away what doesn't. If you can't make changes, then you can't innovate.
Consider the opposite of innovation. We've all been at a company that resists change or has calcified to the point where they are unable to make change. Nothing can get better if you can't change policies, procedures, or technology. Since entropy means things slowly get worse over time, an organization that is unable to change, by definition, is an organization that is spiraling towards doom.
I'm reminded of this recently due to the Heartbleed security issue. Like most system administrators, the Heartbleed bug meant I had to spend a lot of time upgrading the software and firmware of nearly every system in their organization. For many of us it meant discovering systems that hadn't been upgraded in so long that the implications were unknown. As sysadmins we wanted to protect ourselves against this security flaw, but we also had to face our own fear of change.
We need to create a world where we are able to change, or "change-able".
There are many factors that enable us to be "change-able". One factor is frequency: we can make change, one after the next, in rapid succession.
Software upgrades: Every 1-3 years there is a new Microsoft Windows operating system and upgrading requires much care and planning. Systems are wiped and reloaded because we are often re-inventing the world from scratch with each upgrade. On the other hand, software that is upgraded frequently requires less testing each time because the change is less of a "quantum leap". In addition, we get better at the process because we do it often. We automate the testing, the upgrade process itself, we design systems that are field-upgradable or hot-upgradable because we have to... otherwise these frequent upgrades would be impossible.
Procedures: Someone recently told me he doesn't document his process for doing something because it only happens once a year and by then the process has changed. Since he has to reinvent the procedure each time the best he can do is keep notes about how the process worked last time. Contrast this to a procedure that is done weekly or daily. You can probably document it well enough that, barring major changes, you can delegate the process to a more junior person.
Software releases: If you collaborate with developers who put out releases infrequently, each release contains thousands of changes. A bug could be in any of those changes. Continuous Delivery systems compile and test the software after every source code change. Any new bugs discovered are likely to be found in the very small change that was recently checked in.
Another factor in being "change-able" is the how difficult it is to make a change.
I've been at companies where making a DNS change required editing 5 different files on two different systems, manually running a series of tests and then saying a prayer. I've been at others where one typed a command to insert to delete the record, and the rest just happened for me.
When it is difficult to make a change, we make them less often. We are tempted to avoid any action that requires that kind of change. This has a domino effect that slows and delays other projects. Or, it means we make the decision to live with a bad situation rather than fix it. You settle for less.
When we make changes less frequently, we get worse at doing them. Therefore they become more risky to do. Because they are more risky, we do them even less. It becomes a downward spiral.
DevOps is, if anything, about making operations more "change-able". Everyone has their own definition of DevOps, but what they all have in common is that DevOps makes operations better able to change: change more frequently and change more easily. The result is confidence in our ability to make changes. In that way, confidence is a precondition to being able to innovate.
Which brings us back to Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark. How much innovation could really happen if each change took 5 hours? Imagine paying a hundred dancers, actors, and technicians to do nothing for 5 hours waiting for the next iteration. You can't send them home. You can't tell them "come in for a few minutes every 5 hours". You would, instead, avoid change and settle for less. You would settle for what you have instead of fixing the problems.

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change-able operations or "could devops save spiderman?"
have you heard about the new york city broadway show spider-man turn off the dark? it should have been a big success. the music was written by bono and the edge from u2. it was directed by julie taymor, who had previously created many successful shows including the lion king. sadly, before it opened, the show was already making headlines due to six actors getting seriously injured and other issues.
the show opened late, but it did finally open. it ran from june 2011 to january 2014.
when the show closed taymor said that one of the biggest problems with bringing the show to production was that they were using new technology that was difficult to work with. many of the scenes involved choreography that was highly dependent on pre-programmed robotics. any changes that involved the robotics required a 5 hour wait.
normally directors and choreographers can attempt dozens of changes in a day of rehearsal to get a scene or dance number "just right." imagine finding yourself in a situation where you can only attempt a new change once or twice a day.
the ability to confidently make changes at will is key to being able to innovate. innovation means trying new things and keeping what works, throwing away what doesn't. if you can't make changes, then you can't innovate.
consider the opposite of innovation. we've all been at a company that resists change or has calcified to the point where they are unable to make change. nothing can get better if you can't change policies, procedures, or technology. since entropy means things slowly get worse over time, an organization that is unable to change, by definition, is an organization that is spiraling towards doom.
i'm reminded of this recently due to the heartbleed security issue. like most system administrators, the heartbleed bug meant i had to spend a lot of time upgrading the software and firmware of nearly every system in their organization. for many of us it meant discovering systems that hadn't been upgraded in so long that the implications were unknown. as sysadmins we wanted to protect ourselves against this security flaw, but we also had to face our own fear of change.
we need to create a world where we are able to change, or "change-able".
there are many factors that enable us to be "change-able". one factor is frequency: we can make change, one after the next, in rapid succession.
software upgrades: every 1-3 years there is a new microsoft windows operating system and upgrading requires much care and planning. systems are wiped and reloaded because we are often re-inventing the world from scratch with each upgrade. on the other hand, software that is upgraded frequently requires less testing each time because the change is less of a "quantum leap". in addition, we get better at the process because we do it often. we automate the testing, the upgrade process itself, we design systems that are field-upgradable or hot-upgradable because we have to... otherwise these frequent upgrades would be impossible.
procedures: someone recently told me he doesn't document his process for doing something because it only happens once a year and by then the process has changed. since he has to reinvent the procedure each time the best he can do is keep notes about how the process worked last time. contrast this to a procedure that is done weekly or daily. you can probably document it well enough that, barring major changes, you can delegate the process to a more junior person.
software releases: if you collaborate with developers who put out releases infrequently, each release contains thousands of changes. a bug could be in any of those changes. continuous delivery systems compile and test the software after every source code change. any new bugs discovered are likely to be found in the very small change that was recently checked in.
another factor in being "change-able" is the how difficult it is to make a change.
i've been at companies where making a dns change required editing 5 different files on two different systems, manually running a series of tests and then saying a prayer. i've been at others where one typed a command to insert to delete the record, and the rest just happened for me.
when it is difficult to make a change, we make them less often. we are tempted to avoid any action that requires that kind of change. this has a domino effect that slows and delays other projects. or, it means we make the decision to live with a bad situation rather than fix it. you settle for less.
when we make changes less frequently, we get worse at doing them. therefore they become more risky to do. because they are more risky, we do them even less. it becomes a downward spiral.
devops is, if anything, about making operations more "change-able". everyone has their own definition of devops, but what they all have in common is that devops makes operations better able to change: change more frequently and change more easily. the result is confidence in our ability to make changes. in that way, confidence is a precondition to being able to innovate.
which brings us back to spider-man turn off the dark. how much innovation could really happen if each change took 5 hours? imagine paying a hundred dancers, actors, and technicians to do nothing for 5 hours waiting for the next iteration. you can't send them home. you can't tell them "come in for a few minutes every 5 hours". you would, instead, avoid change and settle for less. you would settle for what you have instead of fixing the problems.


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As it goes with anything mechanical it is certainly likely to fail at any point in its lifespan. But in regards to plumbing pipes, drains, fittings, fixtures, and utilities a small bit of do-it-yourself maintenance can grant your plumbing apparatus, applications, and networks a considerably longer lifetime. Our Schomberg plumbers can be found 24-hours and are happy to supply you with a quick response and superior plumbing support if you don’t create a DIY approach to your choice. Bear in mind, the very best thing to do for almost any plumbing emergency will be to turn off the principal connection to your water supply valves as this can minimize the potential mold and water damage done on your home or your business.
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Mountain Song Wind Chimes are crafted by hand in our Kalorama workshop in the Dandenong Ranges, 35km east of Melbourne, Victoria.
We are a small, community-based business, manufacturing wind chimes not simply to 'turn a buck,' but because we have a one-eyed passion for them. We thoroughly enjoy the delight expressed by folk as they listen to their gentle resonant tones!
With a strong musical interest and a background in physics, professional careers in engineering and sales, and solid workshop skills, we're well placed to meet the demands of this market.
So... what is 'this market' and its demands? Wind chimes have been around for a very long time (Ancient Romans called them 'Tintinnabulum'!), and the price-driven end of the spectrum is out there and doing nicely, thank you - no point in our trying to compete with it head-on. If you find what you like at a price you're happy to pay, we say "buy it!" Assuming that you can find what you like (and that - usually - you get what you pay for).
If you can't, that's why we do what we do. Our wind chimes are made with care. For example, a tiny offset in the chime's suspension point (i.e. where the hole for the string is drilled) can dampen its resonant qualities. Did you want 'ringing like a bell'... or a 'dull thunk'? Intonation is important to us and we spend a fair time making sure our chimes are tuned to their correct tones, and referenced to concert pitch, A=440Hz. It's fiddly, but really does make the difference.
There have been some insightful comments. A market-goer noted recently of our chime-sets: "They sound like you want wind chimes to sound when you buy them, but they hardly ever do," referring to resonance and sustain. Another said of a dozen or more chime-sets all sounding simultaneously in a gust of wind: "They blend so well, it's like a symphony."
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Mindful Ethos - if manufacturing for you is simply a matter of peg A into hole B and a quick whack with a hammer, then read no further! If, though, you sense that something of the craftsperson can be embedded in his or her work, that their philosophy finds its way into the end product, then be assured that we 'work mindfully' in the making of Mountain Song Wind Chimes. In particular, when completing a piece that has been especially commissioned for 'an occasion', we hold in heart/mind/spirit/prayer – whichever word works for you – the individual(s) whom the work celebrates. In a mass-produced world it is difficult to grasp and explain exactly why this is important… it just is.

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mountain song wind chimes are crafted by hand in our kalorama workshop in the dandenong ranges, 35km east of melbourne, victoria.
we are a small, community-based business, manufacturing wind chimes not simply to 'turn a buck,' but because we have a one-eyed passion for them. we thoroughly enjoy the delight expressed by folk as they listen to their gentle resonant tones!
with a strong musical interest and a background in physics, professional careers in engineering and sales, and solid workshop skills, we're well placed to meet the demands of this market.
so... what is 'this market' and its demands? wind chimes have been around for a very long time (ancient romans called them 'tintinnabulum'!), and the price-driven end of the spectrum is out there and doing nicely, thank you - no point in our trying to compete with it head-on. if you find what you like at a price you're happy to pay, we say "buy it!" assuming that you can find what you like (and that - usually - you get what you pay for).
if you can't, that's why we do what we do. our wind chimes are made with care. for example, a tiny offset in the chime's suspension point (i.e. where the hole for the string is drilled) can dampen its resonant qualities. did you want 'ringing like a bell'... or a 'dull thunk'? intonation is important to us and we spend a fair time making sure our chimes are tuned to their correct tones, and referenced to concert pitch, a=440hz. it's fiddly, but really does make the difference.
there have been some insightful comments. a market-goer noted recently of our chime-sets: "they sound like you want wind chimes to sound when you buy them, but they hardly ever do," referring to resonance and sustain. another said of a dozen or more chime-sets all sounding simultaneously in a gust of wind: "they blend so well, it's like a symphony."
recycling & biodegradability - where possible, we try to use recycled materials in our packaging and - if their new owner doesn't wish to reuse them - to make sure they can be safely thrown out in the recycling bin. cardboard packing boxes can often be turned inside-out to reveal a plain outer... 'though the new owner of a carton that previously contained recycled-fibre toilet paper, of the who gives a crap® brand, might be in for a surprise when they unpack their wind chimes!
mindful ethos - if manufacturing for you is simply a matter of peg a into hole b and a quick whack with a hammer, then read no further! if, though, you sense that something of the craftsperson can be embedded in his or her work, that their philosophy finds its way into the end product, then be assured that we 'work mindfully' in the making of mountain song wind chimes. in particular, when completing a piece that has been especially commissioned for 'an occasion', we hold in heart/mind/spirit/prayer – whichever word works for you – the individual(s) whom the work celebrates. in a mass-produced world it is difficult to grasp and explain exactly why this is important… it just is.