...Farm Subsidies Farming has been around since the beginning of time and has undergone significant developments since the time of the earliest cultivations. It hard to believe that farming is still an important tool for producing food since we are all surrounded by fast food restaurants. The United States Agriculture Department, USDA, has always supported the Agricultural business through Farm Subsidies programs. The U.S Agriculture Department has distributed between 10 billion and 30 billion into their Farm subsidies programs to large farm businesses. These subsidies consists of direct payments, counter-cyclical payments and marketing loans to the contracted farm producers. Just to better understand how each payment works direct payments are granted to farm producers based on the usage of their land and their history of crop production. This means that some individuals may receive direct payments for land they own, even if they are not currently producing commodity crops. Like direct payments, counter-cyclical payments are tied the production of crops, so farmers may receive payments for crops they are no longer growing. The marketing loan program guarantees minimum prices for crops. Producers can take out marketing loans, using their crops as collateral, in order to hold the crops and sell them when prices rise. Most of the Government’s farm subsidies funds go to farmers that produce the following top five commodity crops which include wheat, corn, soybeans, rice and cotton. The...
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...first image that comes to my mind is a place known as General Villamil Playas. This a very small coastal city located in Guayas, Ecuador. It was named after the independence hero General Jose de Villamil. My parents decided to buy a house there when I was approximately one year of age in 1980, and every time school was out, my family and I would spend our vacation days there. It was only an hour and a half away from where we lived in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Not only did my parents buy a house there but other relatives did so too. Every time we traveled there, we never went alone. My aunts and uncles went with us as well. Playas is a coastal city, therefore its economy is based on tourism. It has undergone...
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...High fructose corn syrup In the past decades heath related problems have increased drastically. This can be seen in people of all ages. It is not a secret that our food has been changed a lot. Due to the changes of ingredients of our food that we consume every day many people started to have serious health problems related to health. One of the very famous dietary ingredients known to everyone is high fructose corn syrup. First it was made and introduced in United States in late 1950s, but it was not perfected. A decade later Japan have improved and started using it for mass production. HFCS was added to processed foods and soft drinks as a sugar substitute. Advantage of this new food additive was a much easier production and a low price. Right after Japan, USA started using it too; however, no one new its affects on the human body. Since USA started to add HFCS to manufactured food and soft drinks, the rates of obesity, heart diseases and metabolism problems has grown. Since we started to use HFCS in our manufactured food our obesity rates have been increased among the all ages of USA residents. According to Centers for Desease Control and Prevention (CDC), “During the past 20 years, there has been a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States and rates remain high. By state, obesity prevalence ranged from 21.0% in Colorado to 34.0% in Mississippi in 2010. No state had...
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...English 1010 ADHD: Amphetamines Don’t Help Disorders There are more drug users in elementary schools today then every before. Most of these users are children around the ages of seven to fourteen. The drugs they use are highly addictive Amphetamines, similar to cocaine. The worst part is these drugs are prescribed to them for behavioral problems in school. The stimulants these children are taking are for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Because these children do not behave the way schools have described as “normal”, they are drugged with harmful synthetic stimulants. Behavior traits in children can be changed by a proper diet, adequate sleep, and positive activities at home. The principle causes of ADHD are unknown. The attempt to classify it as a disease has failed. There are four categories of disease in the medical world: infectious, contagious, traumatic, and systemic. Infectious and contagious diseases have to do with germs so we can rule those out as classifications. Traumatic indicates an outside force such as head trauma or nervous system trauma so that is also ruled out. Systemic diseases happen when the cells or chemicals of the body begin to malfunction such as cancer. This is not correct for ADHD either and so it is not a disease (Stein 23-24). Doctors turn to other causes and classifications of this disorder including genetics. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) often appears to run in families...
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...Have you ever thought about what people ate and how they prepared it, in the 1800’s? Many of today's dinners include fast food or carryout delivery; KFC or Mcdonalds. We hardly never cook “from scratch” unlike the people in the 1800’s. Technology we often take for granted such as microwaves and refrigerators has greatly affected the way we eat today. Modern meals are usually planned around the family’s schedule. During the 1800’s the family planned its schedule around meals. In the early 1800’s, cooking dominated the time and energy of the average housewife. In the 1800’s they did not have grocery stores and eating out was truly a rare treat. Today most people eat out 2/4 times a week and we have so many big grocery stores. Most fruits and...
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...consists of establishment primarily engaged in the manufacturing of salted snacks such as potato chips, corn chips, tortilla chips, popped popcorn, pretzels and similar snacks as salted and roasted nuts and seeds. The snack food industry sector also includes consumer ready packaged chocolates and non-chocolatecandies, cookies and crackers, un-popped popcorn and meat snacks. The world snack food market has continued to grow reaching an estimated $66 billion in 2003. The United States continues to be largest market, according for about a third of the world’s total and Japan and the United Kingdom, together another quarter of the world’s total. Global market prospects U.S. snack food experts rebounded in 2003 increasing approximately 6.2% following a 9% drop in 2002. Since 1997n, U.S. experts of snack foods have hovered $1.1 to $1.3 billion. The largest trading partners of the U.S., NAFTA (Canada and mexico), accounted for over 53% of snack food exports. Export to those two countries combined increased almost 14%. Our second largest trading region is Western Europe, which accounted for about 14% of U.S. export, grew over 10%. In 2003, the Largest export category was chocolates and candy at 44%, followed by salted snack with34% and other snacks, (baked sweet goods, cookies and crackers meat snack s and popcorn) with 22%. While salted snacks experienced a 3.4% decline in export, candy , chocolates and non-chocolate combined grew almost 12% and other snacks almost 12%. The global...
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...T here are several factors involved in every outdoor adventure that determine the overall success of the experience. Some are beyond our control: we must rely on good fortune to provide sunshine, good fishing and perfect scenery. Many more of the ingredients vital to our happiness in the field are within our control. With proper planning and execution, we can assure ourselves of comfortable sleeping accommodations, protection from adverse elements, good company, and memorable eating. Eating need not be a simple matter of survival; it can be an integral part of your enjoyable outdoor experience. The modern camper has a whole new arsenal of foods and utensils at his fingertips, adding variety, taste, nutrition, and ease of preparation to the menu. By knowing the elementary nutritional requirements, the food combinations available, and the best techniques of preparation, anyone can create beautiful and delicious meals. For a healthy diet, one can refer to Canada’s Food Guide in order to include the proper nutrients. Each day’s meals should include the daily requirements from the four basic food groups: milk and milk products cereal, bread and pasta fruits and vegetables meats and alternates Cream of mushroom soup, Caesar salad, steak, baked potato, mixed vegetables, strawberry shortcake and tea or coffee comprise a dinner containing the four basic food groups. But, as appealing as this would be on the seventh day of a ten-day canoe trip, there are some problems associated...
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...Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. has been engaged in the manufacture and sale confectionery products since 1896 when Austrian-born Leo Hirshfield opened a tiny candy shop in New York City. Hirshfield handcrafted a variety of products, including an individually wrapped, oblong, chewy, chocolate candy that quickly became a customer favorite. The hand wrapping – believed to be an industry first – enabled Hirshfield’s product to stand out among the competitor’s candy-counter offerings, which were sold by the scoop from jars (St. James Press, 1996). Sold at a penny apiece and affectionately named after Hirshfield’s five-year old daughter, Clara, whose nickname was “Tootsie,” Tootsie Rolls propelled Hirshfield’s modest corner store into burgeoning candy enterprise that has evolved in little more than a century into the multinational corporation, Tootsie Roll Industries. The Tootsie Roll Industry main head quarter and production plant is located in Chicago, Illinois. Its operations are also in Illinois; Massachusetts; Tennessee; Wisconsin; Mexico City, Mexico; and Concord, Ontario. Today they employee around 2200 employees. The company’s website is www.tootsie.com. Its three top competitors are listed as The Hershey Company (Ticker Symbol HSY), Nestle S.A. (shares are traded at SIX Swiss Exchange symbol NESN.VX (Nestle , 2011), and Mars Inc (privately held company). The board of Directors has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC as the independent registered public accounting firm for...
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...KRAFT’S BUDGETING AND STRATEGY A case study Presented to CASE STUDY IN PRODUCTION AND OPERATION MANAGEMENT BUDGETING AND STRATEGY A KRAFT FOOD INTRODUCTION The company has its origin as National Dairy Products Corporation (National Dairy), formed on December 10, 1923, by Thomas H. McInnerney. The firm was initially set up to execute on a rollup strategy in the then fragmented United States ice cream industry. Through acquisitions it expanded into a full range of dairy products. By 1930 it was the largest dairy company in the United States and the world, exceeding Borden. McInnerney operated the Hydrox Corporation, an ice cream company located in Chicago, Illinois. In 1923 he went to Wall Street to convince investment bankers there to finance his scheme for consolidating the United States ice cream industry. He initially found "hard sledding" with one banker saying the dairy industry "lacked dignity." He persevered and convinced a consortium including Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers to finance a rollup strategy. As a result of his efforts, National Dairy Products Corporation was formed in 1923 in a merger of McInnerney's Hydrox with Rieck McJunkin Dairy Co of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The resulting firm was then listed on the New York Stock Exchange with the offer of 125,000 shares having been The firm grew quickly through a large number of acquisitions. As it is typical...
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...I. INTRODUCTION A. Significance of the study According to John Maynard Keynes, the discussion of consumption and expenditure are important to economics, environmentalism, geographical analysis, and many other fields. In this study, analyzing the food consumption and expenditure patterns of students away from home can be used for future implementation of university policies that would offer financial and other assistances for the students. During 1998-1999, students in U.K. who are studying independently showed an upward shift in their expenditure pattern on food, bills, and other household expenses. This increase in the students’ expenditure is mostly because of inflation (Callender, 2000). According to Callender (2000), 10% of these students said that they thought about dropping because of financial difficulties while three out of five students who are studying away from home thought that financial difficulties have negative effects on their studies. However, 86% of these students still believe that going to the university would benefit them financially in the long run With this in mind, students will most likely to perform better in school if they can get some help regarding their financial difficulties. And since these students are away from their families, they resort in foods that are ready-to-eat and easy-to-cook meals which also add to their expenses and can have certain nutritional implication on them. Palma (2002) said that more and more Filipinos eat less at home...
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...A day late and a dollar short If something is a day late and a dollar short, it is too little, too late. All bets are off If all bets are off, then agreements that have been made no longer apply. All hat, no cattle When someone talks big, but cannot back it up, they are all hat, no cattle.('Big hat, no cattle' is also used.) All over Hell's half acre If you have been all over Hell's half acre, you have been traveling and visiting many more places than originally intended, usually because you were unsuccessful in finding what you were looking for. It can also be used to mean everywhere. All over the map If something like a discussion is all over the map, it doesn't stick to the main topic and goes off on tangents. Almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades Used in response to someone saying "almost" in a win/lose situation. The full expression is "Almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades." An alternate form puts "and flinging shit from a shovel" at the end. Armchair quarterback An armchair quarterback is someone who offers advice, especially about football, but never shows that they could actually do any better. As mad as a wrongly shot hog If someone is as mad as a wrongly shot hog, they are very angry. (Same as, Angry as a bear or Angry as a bull). As rare as hen's teeth Something that is rare as hen's teeth is very rare or non-existent. At a drop of a dime If someone will do something at the drop of a dime, they will do it instantly, without...
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...George, Ed) [pic] (This photo taken in July of 2011. This is all that remains of the Schmidt Homeplace on Red School Road in West Alton, Missouri. Herb was 93 at the time this photo was taken.) I went to the Red School. I had to walk one mile to school. It was one big room and we had up to 35 kids with only one teacher. There were eight grades. Grades 1 thru 4 were taught every year, but grades 5, 6, 7, and 8 were taught every other year; like if 5th was taught this year then 6th would be taught the next year and the same with grades 7 and 8. The brighter kids helped the slower kids. Albert always needed help. I don’t think he graduated. I took an exam on Health and the teacher did not know how to record it because I got 100%. The year I graduated there were 4 kids who graduated from 8th grade. Because of my late birthday, I was almost 7 when I started school. Ruth Genesco was the teacher in the late years. We had one teacher that got scared when the river rose and she left and never returned. There was an old lady who boarded the teacher. Our last teacher was not boarded, she lived with her Mom and married a baseball player from the House of David. He would come and play pitch and...
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...sold. A beach snack bar is often a small building situated high on the sand. Besides soft drinks, candies and chewing gum, some snack bars sell hot dogs, hamburgers, french fries, potato chips, corn chips and other foods. While this is usually the case, sometimes "snack bar" refers to a small café or cafeteria. Various small, casual dining establishments might be referred to as a "snack bar," including a beverage and snack counter at a movie theater and/or a small deli. Many places that have snack bars have a "No Outside Food or Drink" policy, to encourage sales. The first known use of the word "snack bar" was in 1930. A snack food or commonly called snack is seen in Western Culture as a type of food not meant to be eaten as a main meal of the day, unlike breakfast, lunch or dinner but rather a assuage/moderate a person’s hunger between these meals, providing brief supply of energy for the body. The term way also refers to a food item consumed between meals purely for the enjoyment of its taste. Snacks are terrific way to satisfy hunger and get all the vitamins and nutrients your body needs. For people who has hectic schedule on school, work, travelling and other activities, it may feel like there’s no time for healthy eating. When trying to stop eating, it’s probably tempting to go the quick and easy routes grabbing a burger and fries, potato chips, waffles or candy. But it is possible to treat a healthy snack. In fact having a hectic schedule, it’s even more...
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...Purchase, New York. PepsiCo’s soft drink products include Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, and Mountain Dew. Other beverages include Lipton Brisk and Lipton’s Brew iced teas, All Sport athletic drink, and Aquafina bottled water. Frito-Lay products include Lay’s and Ruffles Potato Chips, Fritos and Doritos Corn Chips, Chee-tos Cheese Snacks, Tostitos Tortilla Chips, Rold Gold Pretzels, and Grandma’s Cookies. Early History PepsiCo traces its origins to 1898 when Caleb Bradham, a pharmacist in New Bern, North Carolina, created a curative drink for dyspepsia called Pepsi-Cola. Pepsi-Cola, later referred to simply as Pepsi, was a mixture of carbonated water, cane-sugar syrup, and an extract from tropical kola nuts. To sell his product, Bradham formed the Pepsi-Cola Company in 1903. In addition to selling the drink at drugstore counters, Bradham bottled Pepsi for sale on store shelves. At this time, bottling was a new innovation in food packaging. However, due to major increases in the price of sugar, Bradham began to lose money on Pepsi, and in 1923 he filed for bankruptcy. The Craven Holding Company of Craven County, North Carolina, purchased the company’s assets. In 1931 Charles G. Guth of the Loft Candy Company in New York City purchased Pepsi-Cola from the holding company. Guth had difficulty getting the business going again, but he increased sales by selling larger bottles at an unchanged price. By 1933 Pepsi-Cola was sold by 313 franchised U.S. dealers; bottled in the United States, Cuba...
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