The Big Blue

Overcoming my Fear: Battling the “Big Blue Monster” Within Imagine a small boy, probably six or seven years old, who was relishing his life, playing with his friends, playing video games, playing with toys. You undoubtedly understand it by now, a lot of playing! But one morning was a lot different from all others, it was a gloomy, autumn morning, where the life of trees was draining away as their leaves fell onto the dead grass. That day, his dad excitedly said “Son, we will be going somewhere

for me, I was born into the Big Blue—a New York Football Giants family. Throughout my sports career, I experimented with baseball, soccer, swimming, golf and even ultimate Frisbee but there has always been a special place in my heart for football! Nothing means more to me than spending quality time on Sundays with my family, sitting on the couch and watching football. Even as a young kid, before I knew the names of the teams my Dad would say, “We’re rooting for the blue team!” I had no idea what

Crisis Communication Contingency Plan BIG BLUE U N I V E R S I T Y OFFICE OF COMMUNICATION Introduction The president of Big Blue University (BBU) designated the Office of Communication with responsibility for all information during a crisis and selected Mark Hughes, the Director of Communications, as the official spokesperson for BBU. Currently, BBU faces an active shooter scenario; however, before addressing this situation, the following represent existing risk management and mitigation pre-event

A little boy stood crouched down at the foot of a small bed, determination shining in his big electric blue eyes. He held his sword with one hand, close to his chest ready to launch an attack at a moment’s notice. In his other hand he was holding something that was more than terrifying in the right hands. He looked off to the side where the rest of his arsenal lay, the young boy nodded to himself he was ready for war. And as he watched the doorknob turn he realised he had only just managed to get

‘Under-Dog’ takes over ‘The Big-Blue’ By: Arkesh Sharma EPGP-06-158 Executive Summary: I presently work for IBM. The case discusses how IBM’s famous hardware division of personal computing/Thinkpad was sold-off to a Chinese firm Lenovo who had no presence in the market and who was hardly known for laptops. Its only presence was in the Chinese market and no-where else in the world. The case further discusses the Merger and Acquisition of the hardware division of IBM and what challenges

The Fashionable Mrs. Blue has a Plan and a Clue Stacy Heydt Mr. and Mrs. Blue lived in the big city. Mr. Blue wanted to move to the country. Mrs. Blue did not. She loved to shop in the big city stores. He did not. Mr. Blue, what will you do? I have a clue as to what I can do to make my wife happy, he thought. Mr. Blue bought a small farm with a big barn not too far from the city. Next he bought several alpacas. That’s how Mr. Blue became Farmer Blue. The alpacas were happy living on Farmer

When you think of the blues you mostly think of men in a smoky, gloomy lounge, weeping among each other about their problems. Problems such a money, love, and many other issues. But one thing all these issues tie into each other is women. Without women in this world, there would be no blues. Blues is about women, for men mostly told from a man's perspective. But as I have done my research I have come to a conclusion that women are the blues and the blues actually wouldn't be what it is without them

Both Big Band music and Rock and Roll were two unique styles in the U.S., albeit they share several similarities. Big Band and Rock and Roll both originated from Blues, an African American style, in the U.S. in the 1900s. Blues grew in the 1920s, and as time progressed, instrumental additions emerged and branched off into Big Band. Duke Ellington, an African American pioneer in Big Band, helped clear the path for this new genre. Eventually, the old rhythms and tempos of blues were accelerated and

that the biggest animal ever to live on Earth is the Blue Whale and it is still alive today. The Blue Whale weighs as much as 33 elephants and consumes about 4 tons of food a day. I bet if you knew of an animal that was as long as 3 school buses you would want to keep this animal in the world forever. Although, the Blue Whale may not stay for long, many things affect the blue whale’s inhabitance, mainly the acts of humans have caused the Blue Whale’s to become endangered. Though, if you know the

When you think of the blues, you think about harsh times, speaking your mind, and letting your hair down. The blues had a very big impact in the society of the Americans in the 19th century. African-American slaves that worked on the Southern plantations sang the blues. It is said that this music evolved from African chants and work songs. The blues developed in the Mississippi Delta near New Orleans, this is also the birthplace of jazz. The blues was a very important part of American history with