...provide us with some level of micronutrients. Vitamins C and D can be found in citrus fruits and broccoli, while iron is found in leafy greens and legumes. Vitamin A can be found in yellow fruits and vegetables. On any given day I probably eat and average of 1-1.5 cups or servings of fruit and 1 cup of vegetables. Myplate suggests 1.5 cups of fruit and 2.5 cups of vegetables daily for someone my age. I didn’t realize how badly I measured against the suggested servings until I tallied what I eat during a given week. I try to eat an apple every day at work or on the way home from night class as a way to avoid unhealthy snacking. I also get some applesauce in with a few meals every week. This time of year I definitely don’t eat as much as I do during the summer, when I can just go outside to where the blueberries or strawberries are growing and just eat until I’m full. I don’t crave fruits and vegetables during winter they way I do in the summer. I will definitely be looking for more ways to incorporate both into my day, as I’m sure it would greatly improve my energy levels for my long work days. I probably only get a half cup of vegetables in during the work day, if I snack on carrots, and another serving at dinner if I make it home in time to eat. I’m definitely below the recommended 2.5 cups, and will need to actively find ways to add them into my diet. Apples are a great way to make sure you get your recommended fruit intake for the day, and they also help fill you up...
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...the United States. In her story India (2005), she talks about coming face to face with the grim realities of poverty and poor health in the third world; she compares them to her experiences in the first world. Klass implies that the health issues in India do not exist in North America. She states that in her world, where she got her medical training, "all children are supposed to grow up" with only a few exceptions to the rule (p.104). My intent is to confirm that Canada has a similar group of people living in poverty and poor health, and that the problems of India exist in our first world country too. I will do this by identifying the poorest people of each country and show how each group suffers from social and economic exclusion. I will also clarify how the health of each group suffers, and demonstrate how these groups are marginalized. Social exclusion can be defined as, 'the process through which individuals or groups are wholly or partially excluded from full participation in the society within which they live' (Thorat, 2007, n.p.). Dalits (formerly known as the 'Untouchables'), of India and most of the Natives (ironically, they are also known as North American Indians) of Canada live under adverse conditions and poverty. In India the Dalits are the poorest of the poor. They have been kept from getting an education and from possessing land. They are left to do the heavy manual labour, and menial jobs for survival (Azad, n.d., n.p.). When they are employed, they receive lower...
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...Jake McLinden Lighting Up the Darkness Many years of working construction for my father gave me skills that proved very useful for the work we did in Mississippi. Every summer since freshman year of high school, I have gone on a weeklong trip down to Mississippi with my church to help out those who are still struggling from the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, or those who simply don’t have the means to help themselves. The trip, organized by my father himself, usually consists of 50-70 high-school age teens and anywhere from 15-20 adult leaders that drive the vans we take to the worksites. On the long anticipated Sunday morning upon which we depart, we gather in the basement of St. Mary’s Church, most years around 4 am, depending on when our flight was, and then load onto the yellow school buses to make our commute Logan Airport in the wee hours of the morning. Wearing our matching mission trip t-shirts, our entire crew floods the baggage check and security lines in the airport with seas of people in whatever vibrant color of t-shirt was picked to be worn to the airport that year. After a quality airport breakfast from Dunks, we pack onto the plane and then were off to my favorite place in the world. Our group leaves little room for other passengers on the plane. Free margaritas were offered to the six passengers that were not with our group during my first trip by the sympathetic stewardesses for having to deal with us rowdy kids. Some years we were lucky enough...
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...Service Quality Service quality is a term which describes a comparison of expectations with performance. A business with high service quality will meet customer needs whilst remaining economically competitive. Improved service quality may increase economic competitiveness. This aim may be achieved by understanding and improving operational processes; identifying problems quickly and systematically; establishing valid and reliable service performance measures and measuring customer satisfaction and other performance outcomes. Definition Service quality is a business administration term used to describe achievement in service.It reflects both objective and subjective aspects of service. The accurate measurement of an objective aspect of customer service requires the use of carefully predefined criteria. The measurement of subjective aspects of customer service depends on the conformity of the expected benefit with the perceived result. This in turns depends upon the customer's imagination of the service they might receive and the service provider's talent to present this imagined service. Pre-defined objective criteria may be unattainable in practice, in which case, the best possible achievable result becomes the ideal. The objective ideal may still be poor, in subjective terms. Service quality can be related to service potential (for example, worker's qualifications); service process (for example, the quickness of service) and service result (customer satisfaction)...
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...conveniences and entertainment such as videogames, television, the internet, facebook and kid-friendly fast food joints play a major role in the growing rate of childhood obesity. Currently there are many efforts being made to slow down or reverse the negative effects of living in modern day society for our children. Some of these attempts include increased awareness about nutrition and exercise for our youth. However, there is still a lot of room for improvement and much greater parental and societal support is required in order to have a significant impact on the epidemic. Through our analysis we hope to gain a better understanding of the causes behind childhood obesity, why the rates are increasing, what is currently being done about it and how can we, as global citizens,...
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...KERN COUNTY RECYCLING GUIDE 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Curbside Recycling Programs ........................2 Drop-off Recycling Programs .........................4 Buyback Recycling Programs ........................6 Recycling Automotive Products ......................9 Recycling Bulky Waste ................................10 Commercial Recycling .................................11 Construction & Demolition Material .............12 Special Recycling Programs & Education ......13 Electronic Waste (E-Waste) ..........................14 Green Waste Recycling ...............................15 Recycling Hazardous Waste ........................16 Junk Mail ....................................................18 Recycling Market Development Zone ...........19 Waste Disposal Site Locations & Schedule ....20 A - Z Directory ............................................21 Illegal Dumping ..........................................30 www.KernCountyWaste.com IMPORTANT RECYCLING/ WASTE CONTACT NUMBERS Kern County Recycling Hotline ............................(661) 862-8979 Kern County Waste Management Department Local ........................................................................ (661) 862–8900 Toll-free ......................................................(800) 552–KERN option 6 ..................................................................... (800) 552–5376 option 6 TTY – ready............................................................. (800) 735–2929 Website ............
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...Who is to blame for the more than 40 million obese people that currently reside in the United States? Who is to blame for all the fast food restaurants that nearly everybody criticizes, yet makes millions and millions of dollars every year? Why is America considered one of the laziest countries in the world? It is not fair to point a finger at the soda and candy industries, the fast food restaurants, or the grocery stores because they are not the ones at fault. The United States is a free country. Living in this free country, we are allowed to pick and choose what restaurants we eat at, what we order at those restaurants, how much food we buy at the grocery store, the kind of food we buy at the grocery store, etc. The blame cannot be put where it is easy to put it. The only people we, Americans as a whole, can blame for the obesity problem, the successful soda and candy industries, the wealthy fast food restaurants, and the laziness of our nation, is ourselves. Over the years, numerous lawsuits have been filed against soda and candy companies, blaming them for the overweight children in our country. For example, the article “Lawyers Ready Suit Over Soda” written by Caroline E. Mayer on the Washington Post website, explains a lawsuit that a group of lawyers created in 2005. They compiled the lawsuit against soft-drink companies that sell sugared soda in schools, and are aiming to have soda machines removed from all schools. Richard A. Daynard, an associate dean at...
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...were both deceased by that time, and her sister D.H.C. assumed legal guardianship, with sister N.W. helping with her needs. CVI is a non-profit organization that assists disabled individuals to live as independently as possible, and enables them to purchase and live in their own homes if possible. We provide caregivers and in collaboration with social services and interdisciplinary personnel facilitate the supported individual to live to their maximum potential. Each person has their own individual service plan with health, safety, and vocational goals, and staffing is provided as required to meet the individual’s needs. Assessment of C.H. and her living situation The home the sisters live in is an older small three bedroom with nice yards in front and back in Gresham, Oregon. When CVI placed C.H. in the home, she was cared for 24/7 by our staff, since she cannot be left alone. In 2004, sister D.H.C. moved in with her, followed soon after by N.W. The sisters work outside the home, so our caregiver staff is still primarily in charge of her home and care. C.H. is wheelchair...
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...Depression Cycle Strategy : Money How to Get It and Keep It Adopted from Doug Casey, Chairman, Casey Research Regardless of the cycle at present and even if you are already wealthy, some thought on this topic is worthwhile. What would you do if some act of God or of government, a catastrophic lawsuit, or a really serious misjudgment took you back to Square One ? One thing about a real depression is that everybody loses. Thus, the winners are those who lose the least. Since October 1971 we have been in the Depression Cycle according to my research, the Greater Depression is looming, not just another cyclical downturn. You may find that although you are far ahead of your neighbor; whereas, you own your home, have precious metals, you have diversified internationally, and you do not believe much of what you hear from official sources, you may still not be as comfortable not knowing and as prepared as you would like. A possible approach to the problem in four steps may be to : Liquidate, Consolidate, Create, and Speculate. Step 1: Liquidate Chances are high that you have too much "stuff". Your home, garage, basement, and attic are so full of possessions that you may be renting a storage unit for the overflow. That stuff is costing you money in storage fees, in depreciation, and in the weight of psychological baggage. It is limiting your options. It is weighing you down. Get rid of it. Remove stress. Right now, it may have some market value. Perhaps to...
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...everyday of our lives. The contamination of the environment is also being linked to some of the diseases that are around currently. Yet, most people do not know about this problem. This shows that environmental pollution is becoming an increasingly worse problem that needs to be taken care of as soon as possible, not only for the good of the environment but also for the people that live in it. Many factors are present for why environmental pollution has become such a large issue in the world. However, if the people of the world were to address the issue it would definitely help both the environment and it’s people. There are many activities that can be done by both the common citizen to the governments of the world, which could severally improve the world’s environmental problem. On the other hand, if the current way the world’s environmental problem is being handled continues, catastrophic consequences can follow for the future population. http://www.exampleessays.com/viewpaper/12389.html Nowadays environmental problems are too big to be managed by individual persons or individual countries. In other words, it is an international problem. To what extent do you agree or disagree? An essential problem of the 21st century is world pollution. Currently the environment is so much contaminated that urgent measures should be taken. The single individual cannot be blamed for the world pollution, however every person should take care of his or her habitat. In addition, it is vital...
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...I'm Not a Vegetarian! But . . . Should the Animals Eaten Have Rights? Oh, no! That steak is from a living animal that breathes the same air as humans. Should this animal have to be killed and butchered to become something humans use for survival? All living beings should have certain rights, correct? The answer is a profound . . . yes, and no. Animals have been eaten for billions of years in order to sustain the human race. That will never change. For example, a hunter will go out on an early Saturday morning just when the sun is rising to look for a deer to kill so the family will have meat to eat. After a period of time, several deer are spotted fifty yards away in a clearing. With careful aim, a single shot is placed directly behind a deer’s shoulder that results in, dinner for the evening. Even though animals must be killed in order to supply the humans with meat . . . they should have certain rights prior to their demise. Animal abuse in slaughterhouses is caused by trying to process more animals than the slaughterhouses can handle in order to maximize profits, along with using outdated processing methods with under maintained equipment; however, this problem can be solved by incorporating well maintained up-to-date processing equipment and better internal quality controls. Looking back, as reported by Farm Forward, n.d.: In the last 70 years—a tiny blip in the history of farming—cruel, unsustainable factory farms have grown to the point where they produce...
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...the activity is, on net, harmful. But the key point is that the behavior is voluntary for both parties and both parties expect to benefit-- what economists call “mutually beneficial trade.” Examples of this include sex outside of marriage and drug use. (A second category of LM is using government to force or legitimize “good behaviors” such as prayer in schools.) In contrast, “justice” issues will be those in which someone's rights are directly and significantly violated. Obvious examples of this include murder, rape, and theft. In other words, one party uses force of some type to directly harm another party; someone benefits directly at the expense of another. It follows that “legislating justice” (LJ) is the use of government to try to improve justice and to reduce or eliminate unjust outcomes....
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...Know How You Spend your Time Set Priorities Use Planning Tools Get Organized Schedule Delegate Stop Procrastinating Manage External Time Wasters Avoid Multitasking Stay Healthy Caption describing picture or graphic. 10 strategies for better time management PAGE 2 Ten Strategies For Better Time Management The term Time Management is a misnomer. You cannot manage time; you manage the events in your life in relation to time. You may often wish for more time but you only get 24 hours, 1,440 minutes or 86,400 seconds each day. How you use that time depends on skills learned through selfanalysis, planning, evaluation, and self-control. Much like money, time is both valuable and limited: it must be protected, used wisely, and budgeted. People who practice good time management techniques often find that they: • Are more productive, • Have more energy for things they need to accomplish, • Feel less stressed, • Are able to do the things they want, • Get more things done, • Relate more positively to others, and • Feel better about themselves (Dodd and Sundheim, 2005). Finding a time management strategy that works best for you depends on your personality, ability to selfmotivate and level of selfdiscipline. By incorporating some, or all of the ten strategies below, you can more effectively manage your time. 1. Know How You Spend Your Time Analyze where most of your time is devoted— job, family, personal, recreation, etc. Keeping a time log is a helpful way to determine how you are...
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...Water Swim Tips and Techniques ………………….. 85 Tips for Riding in Traffic ……………………………………... 91 3 © 1999-2005 The Kent Group and Tri-Newbies Online. All rights reserved. www.trinewbies.com 4 © 1999-2005 The Kent Group and Tri-Newbies Online. All rights reserved. www.trinewbies.com 11 Week Calendar 11 Week Sprint Distance Program – Beginner 11 Week Calendar Mon OFF Tue Run: 15 min Wed Bike: 5 miles Thurs Swim: 200 yards Fri OFF Sat Run: 15 min Sun Bike: 5 miles OFF S: 200 yds R: 15 min Bike: 6 miles Swim: 200 yards OFF Run: 20 min Bike: 8 miles OFF S: 200 yds R: 20 min Bike: 6 miles S: 300 yds W: 30min OFF Run: 30 min Bike: 10 miles OFF S: 300 yds R: 20 min Bike: 8 miles S: 300 yds W: 30 min OFF Run: 40 min Bike: 10 miles OFF Run: 20 min Run: 30 min Swim: 300 yards Swim: 400 yards BRICK Swim: 400 yards Swim: 400 yards Run: 40 min Run: 40 min Bike: 12 miles Bike: 15 miles OFF BRICK OFF Run: 30 min Swim: 400 yards BRICK...
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...Death of a Salesman Act one Part 1 A flute plays softly as the light rises on a house surrounded by tall, angular buildings. The sparsely decorated kitchen is visible with a dark drape at the back leading into the living room. To the left and up a little is a second story bedroom with only a brass bed and a straight chair. Above the unseen living room is another bedroom with two beds; a stairway at the left curves up to the room from the kitchen. The empty stage between the house and the audience is the back yard, the scene of Willy's imaginings, as well as the city scenes. Whenever the action of the play is in the present, the characters act as if the imaginary walls are real and they enter and exit rooms only through doors. But when the action is in a memory, the characters step through the walls and onto the forestage. Willy Loman, a sixty-year-old traveling salesman, enters his home late at night with two large sample cases. His wife, Linda, hears him coming up the stairs to their bedroom. She seems worried that something has happened, that he has wrecked the car again, or that he's ill, but Willy assures her that he is fine, just tired. Sitting on the bed with her, he explains that he came home because he was having trouble staying on the road while he drove, and he is unsure of what caused his distraction. It could've been the coffee he had at a roadside diner or the way he opened the windshield of the car and the scenery and sunshine just washed over him. Whatever...
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