...job is multifascited as the exec director, I manage the JMJ centers, 2 centers and mobile centers that go around on an RV. Coordinates everything, helps out in centers, go into the community. What JMJ is, what we do, promote that in the community to help secure volunterrs, fundin,g, promote awareness. Do a lot of strategic planning on how we're gonna grow. Trying to figure out what addicitonal programs we can offer. And then go out and do the speaking and build awareness. Various churches, youth ministries, and drink beer too. Whatever we need to do, oh I'll do it. I'm also an event planner. It's wonderful. Up until july, I was an engineer. Doing it for 11 years. Involved in JMJ, I loved everything about it, I was just busy. I had 3 little kids and work and all kinds of stuff going on. Not as involved as wanted to be. In April, our previous exec director wanted to retire. Looked at husband and said wanted to do this. Very fufilling. Transition into role. Completely new to me. So much fun and so awesome to be able to effect people's lives everyday. See the joy and gratefullness. Beautiful experence. Do you like your job? What do you like about it? I think the biggest thing is to be able to affect people in a positive way. As an enginner, I got to talk to oeopel and develop code, it was kind of boring and wasn't fulfilling. It was comfortable, I appreciated being paid very well. That was the hesitation. Once I made the jump, I realized that to be able to interact with people...
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...been the type to own up to them right off the bat. I find it awkward and sometimes too far off, raising a problem when ignoring it was all you probably needed. The thing is I still think about it. You’re not a idiot; it’s pretty obvious. I think you’re amazing and that won’t change no matter what this manages to morph itself into. And in my opinion, it doesn’t need to. But I think about the song, I think about the poems, I think about the unfinished story rotting because I’ve lost what motivated me to complete it. A story is a what-could-have-been right? When we daydream about our futures, daydream about bravery and acceptance and victory, it’s just a fantasy story of our lives. Sometimes I just have to write it down to make sure I don’t lose it. Don’t forget it. Understand that once upon a time, I was such and such. People say in the future, they’ll look back and laugh. I won’t laugh; I’ll understand. Perhaps not why, why you, why this time, why so silent and why so demanding but I’ll understand the circumstances. I’ll understand what drove me and what tore it apart. My entire life’s story out there for everyone to see. Sometimes I feel so exposed. It’s weaving together assumptions that are sometimes so out there, right in the open. But that’s okay, because even things I write a month ago, I no longer understand. I don’t know whom I was so pissed off at and what made me write a passage on loneliness. I don’t need to. It’s all in the moment. &...
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...I am 47 years old and I live in Texarkana, Texas. I moved to Texarkana about twelve years ago to get away from the craziness in Houston, Texas. So, I decided to move to the country where I now live with my boyfriend, two, toypoodles, a ferret and my boyfriends parents. We all live in the country on 5 ½ acres. Our home is 2 homes in one which are both separated, the parents live on one side and we live on the other. Once you have been use to living the city life and move to the country it can be quite an adjustment because there is not much to do in Texarkana, Tx compared to Houston. For instance, simple things for me like driving to town seem like such a chore. Since moving to the country instead of going shopping for dinner no more then a mile from home I now have to drive over fifteen miles to town. Sometimes i feel like I have wasted my entire day. The up side of living in the country is that it is quite peaceful and you do not have your neighbor in your back yard. I have four children 2 girls and 2 boys. My girls are Diana my oldest 29 who has two children My grandchildren Makelia 7 and Baby Juan 4. My daughter Mary is 28 and she has 3 boys Vince 8, Louie, 3, and Baby Luke who is 1 ½ . Then, my boys are Brigido 26 (he is my trouble child) who gave me my 2 beautiful grandchildren Isaiah 8, and Destiney who is 4. My baby is Cameron he is 22 years old and in college in Austin, Tx. I am not working at this point because I have been working on obtaining custody of my 2...
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...agree on the suggestions he makes or vice versa. His profession requires a large amount of integrity, nobility and honesty because many local congressmen instead of helping the city they have been caught stealing money from projects for the city. “Sometimes I feel really homesick” (Casal). His job makes him travel a lot to Hermosillo, the capital of Sonora. Hermosillo is 450 kilometers away from Nogales, it’s a 4 hour drive, and he stays in Hermosillo for days or even a whole week. These trips distance Moises from his family. He have miss many important family events like his sons college graduation , wedding anniversaries, and even he has been alone in a hotel room during his birthday, and I know all this because Moises Casal is no stranger to me, he is my uncle. “Helping people has been one of my truth passions” (Casal). Moises always loved helping people since he was a little kid and that love for helping made him wanted to be a doctor. When he was 26 years old he graduated from medical school and became a otorhinolaryngologist and his life got better when he married my aunt Teresita. “The happiest day of my life was when I married my beautiful wife” (Casal). “As a doctor I helped a lot of people, but I felt like could do more for my community” (Casal). Moises worked in the medical field for 20 years, and he noticed...
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...a low DV include saturated fat, cholesterol, and also total fat. Foods with a higher daily value are healthy to intake at the right proportions. These foods offer more nutrients to our bodies as they include fiber, vitamins, iron, and calcium. My family is big on Nutella. I know its an alternative to peanut butter, and assumed it was healthy until of course I read the label earlier. Nutella has only four grams of protein and one gram of fiber, both of which fall under the daily value suggestion of staying above five percent. However, iron, Vitamin A & C, and calcium make up for the lack of nutrition in the previous areas although I am not sure if it counts as being healthy in general. Looking at various nutritional facts about food I regularly eat made me realize I do not always make the best choices in my eating habits. Reading these labels is important because they inform us of what we are putting into out bodies, and can help us choose something that is similar but is healthier. I know that people who diet are constantly looking at the labels on their food to see how many calories it may have or just too simply check the daily value. This is a good way to keep track of your calorie, fat, and protein intake. I also noticed that many fast food restaurants such as McDonald’s now includes nutritional facts on their burgers and fries. Each Nutritional Food label gives us six labels that can help us understand the labels better. These include: the serving size, calories, nutrients...
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...Evaluation on pasta When I cooked my pasta I forgot some of my ingredients therefore I had to use my initiative and cooked it the way that I thought would be best to complement all the ingredients that I had brought with me in the end it all turned out alright this is reflected in the star profiles of when other people tasted it. Next time I cook it I might add either tuna or meatballs this will enhance the flavours and also give it more depth taste wise. When I was presenting my pasta I put them in the middle of my plate and arranged them so that they were in a square in the middle, after that I got a piece of tissue and wiped the edges of the plate where there was some sauce. I did this so that my dish looked professional and more appealing to the eye. In the lesson I had set my self a time frame so that I would have enough time to clean the dishes. My time frame was thirty minutes which I abided by and ended up finishing 15 minutes early which was a strength because I got more time to finish cleaning up my area. The recipe was easy to follow because the steps were clear and easy to read this is because the language used in the text was not too formal. When other people tasted my food they complemented me on the use of Italian herbs, I got no criticism, which I was pleased with. I would say that some of my strengths were that I used my initiative and used the ingredients that I had and I did not let forgetting some of the ingredients affect the final product (pasta dish). A...
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...TOTAL WORD COUNT: 1379 I. SITUATION ANALYSIS Research shows that majority of Australians are consuming ‘junk’ food on a day to day basis, with studies showing that people consumed the equivalent of 32kgs of chocolate per year (BBC News, 2015). With snack foods being well received, Biscoff European Cookie Spread could easily be marketable within Australia. A SWOT analysis (appendix 1) has revealed potential and weaknesses of introducing the new treat into Australia. There are environmental factors that can also affect the introduction of this product. Macro Environmental Factors: Social and Cultural Factors: The changes within consumer’ values as well as social trends has the potential to impact on demand of a product. There are many government initiatives currently raising awareness about eating more healthily (Department of Health, 2015), which could impact the demand for the cookie spread. Demographic: Relates to the forces that make up the market segments, ranging from age, gender, ethnicity, location as well as many other statistics. Changes in the general population need to be considered when marketing the new product, as different segments have different demands (Tischler, 2015). Micro Environmental Factors: Competitors: Similar products already in Australia such as Nutella (that has also been made into a snack) and Peanut Butter will provide competition for the Biscoff Cookie Butter coming into Australia. The company will need to analyse competitor’s prices...
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...Peanut Butter & Co peanut butter to is Germany. Germany is located in the Western and Central part of Europe. The Capital is Berlin that is also the largest city in the country. Other large cities in the country include Hamburg, Munich, Cologne and Frankfurt. Germany is part of the European Union, out of all the states that make up the European Union Germany is one of the most populous countries and has the largest economies. We chose to export peanut butter to Germany, because it is a rare item to find in the country. The German people are more familiar with a product called Nutella. Nutella is a creamy Chocolate hazelnut spread that is used on all food such as breads, fruits and more. Peanut Butter and Co offer a variety of product but one similar product to Nutella is their “Dark Chocolate Dream” peanut butter. Peanut Butter & Co could have an advantage over Nutella because recently the price of Nutella rose due to a shortage of hazelnuts. The Dark Chocolate Dream as well as the other peanut products they contains no cholesterol, no trans fats, no hydrogenated oils, and no high-fructose corn syrup. It is also gluten-free, certified vegan, and certified kosher. Since the Germans are all about eating healthy with no artificial additives this product will be a perfect fit in the country. The United States has to follow regulations and directives form the FDA. Germany also has to follow strict protocols in order to receive products from outside countries, called the European Union...
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...Food Republic : Ready to make waves Very rarely do you visit a restaurant in where you are fully satisfied with all you ordered. Food Republic is one such place where almost all the things on their menu of continental and fusion items are at par. Giving restaurants like Time Out a run for their money, their extremely reasonable prices (around Tk200-250 for most dishes), versatile menu, as well as the easy décor and ambiance make them a true winner. This is one place you cannot help but revisit, again and again. Ivory walls, dark woods and pendant lamps light up the simplistic décor, creating an upbeat ambiance of the spacious joint that’s bustling with friendly staff as they emerge from the kitchen with one platter after another. In the rise...
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...and mixed costs for three companies that we have chosen. Variable costs are production costs that fluctuate with productivity, fixed costs are those costs that remain the same and is typically unaffected by changes in productivity and mixed costs are those costs that are made up of both a fixed and variable element (Holtzman, 2013). I used the word typically when describing fixed costs because these costs have a maximum level of productivity they can sustain before needing to invest more. I've chosen three companies to evaluate their possible fixed and variable costs. They are American Airlines Inc., Best Buy, and The Ferrero Group. I will look at a major component of each company's...
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...As a student, I noticed that my age changes my needs and wants. As I grow older /I became more knowledgeable on selecting products that I will use, I actually search for the facts about the product before I buy to try it. Reading the facts of a product makes takes me so long in the store. I am also curious with new products especially when it looks so good so I try it sometimes. Companies have different target markets. Some focuses on their ages, genders, capability in buying, cultures and other factors that affect the products achieve their goals. Nowadays, there is a lot of products offered at the market and sometimes it quiet hard to choose a product because of the same identity but different brands. For me; Jansport, Sky Flakes Cracker, Bench/Fix Clay Doh, Vitamilk And Johnson’s Baby Bath Milk + Rice; these products appeals to me a lot, these were the best products for me as a student. JanSport Super Break Pack is the best bag for me because it includes many useful and unique features compared to other brand. One of its features is its large main compartment that is perfect for storage of my school supplies and my gadgets also. It has padded shoulder straps and panel, which can carry extra weight. Now, other innovative features were added in the superbreak packs. JanSport is known as the staples in terms of durable and high standard backpacks. Though the price is not for a regular bag, consumers can assure that they can save a lot from because it is made by professionals...
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...chain store. They are mainly to sell drinks including various different kinds of slush, juice, milk tea, snow, espresso coffee, rose tea, flavored tea, hot drinks, flavored milk, pudding, jelly juice. They have slush like rose slush, hazelnut milk tea slush, wax gourd slush and so on. All in all, they have more than 300 drinks. In addition, they still have a dozen delicious desserts like nutella toast and sesame Tong Yuen, and a dozen Japanese Gelatos like durian gelato, tofu gelato, tiramisu gelato etc. Not only that, they still have lots of snack, such as fried shrimp trigon, and special Hong Kong’s street snack, egg puffs that are made from a slightly sweet batter based on eggs and flour using a special iron griddle with small round indentations. They are just like small egg-shaped waffles. Lots of people like to eat them. For attracting more customers, they still provide lunch for customers, such as noodle soup, burgers and ramen. When you go there, you can buy something what you need. Most important of all, they have delivery service. You can call them to order anything what you want. Besides, the environment of Quickly Bubble Tea store is comfortable and their service is good. If you have time, you can buy some drinks, enjoy you drinks and listen to music. I believe if you come there, you will love them. Situational Analysis As Taiwan Today said bubble tea stores develop...
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...until Lady Gaga wore a meat dress to the 2010 MTV Video Music Award did her name spread like wildfire and become the endless discussion topics regarding her quirky, one-of-a-kind taste of fashion and almost everything else, including music video creation. That explains why once her “Telephone” video co-starring with Beyoncé was premiered, Gaga’s obsessive fans and many pop-culture observers began to break it down frame by frame. Surprisingly, it was not the blatant nudity, lesbianism or poison, but the product placement sprinkled throughout the video that garnered viewers’ attention most. The video’s remarkable number of product placements showcases the consumerist culture we are in, where advertisers strive to revitalize and raise public awareness of their brands by incorporating their products into popular music, movies, TV shows and sports besides traditional advertising. The 9-minute video is packed with at least eight different brands, including Virgin Mobile, Monster Heartbeats by Lady Gaga headphones, Hewlett Packard laptop, Polaroid, Diet Coke, Wonder Bread, Miracle Whip, and dating site PlentyOfFish.com. Although the frequency of product placement in this music video has been to a ridiculous level, the way that brands listed above are inserted into each scene is quite coherent. For example, Gaga steals the Virgin cellphone to contact Beyoncé to bail her out of jail. Food brands like Miracle Whip and Wonder Bread feature in the kitchen scene. The production placement...
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...Ferrero, which grew from a family pastry shop into one of the world's largest candy makers, first entered the U.S. with its Tic Tac breath mints in 1969. It followed up with Nutella in 1983, which went on to become hugely popular after a big advertising push. By the late 60's, mothers were more attentive to nutrition and kids became pickier about what they liked to eat. “Michele Ferrero, the creator of the Kinder brand, took these two factors to heart and came up with a balance between the two – the Kinder Chocolate bar created with kids in mind because it is divided into small individually wrapped portions, allowing mothers to feel comfortable with what they are giving their children.” (4) Today, the Kinder brand is well-known all across Europe and is expanding rapidly around the world, recognized for the variety, quality and creativity of its products. Built on 40 years of history, Kinder remains a forward-looking brand, confident that its core values are not limited by time or geography. “Our mission...
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...I enjoy that the lines are a lot shorter, but the downside to this is the service is slower because they are always short staffed. It’s so busy in the morning, I feel like I should order a bagel with a side of MOVE IT and HURRY UP!!! I believe they should preposition their crew to more efficient spots to get the bagels and drinks out faster than they do now. They are so concentrated to give the lady who assembles the sandwiches the bagels they need, that they forget what the customer has ordered. After their breakfast rush I always see them talking and taking their sweet time to acknowledge the customers. Whenever I go there, I always feel like I have to repeat my order three times because they either forget, get distracted or they are caught up into little details that don’t really matter. Which really slows down the service, sometimes it takes a couple minutes to get a crew member to realize they have coffees to make! To make the situation even more frustrating, the drink maker asks the same details that are what I just told the lady who took my order. Although I don’t mind as much, because they normally don’t mess up on my orders, depending on who makes my...
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