...LISTENING REACTION PAPER [pic] Speech 100 – all sections. Assignment Instructions: The Listening Exercise takes place in class. You must be in class doing the exercise to be able to write this short paper. Type a double-spaced, two page paper (see ”Format” in the class syllabus for instructions on margins, etc.) Type full pages – don’t skimp! It’s worth points to fill the page. NUMBER your answers and answer the following: 1. As you listened to a classmate in a “duo” or a “trio” in class, were you “empathically” listening? Explain. 2. Discuss your personal “barriers” to listening (p. 29-31 in the workbook “Communicate.”) How well did you listen? Discuss difficulties you may have experienced during the exercise. 3. Consider page 31 in the workbook – what steps did you take while listening to another person? 4. Do page 37-38 in the Communicate workbook, “Analysis of my listening effectiveness” – and tell me what your results were. What did your results tell you? 5. Finally, when it was YOUR turn to talk and have another person listen to you: (a) Discuss how it felt to have someone listen to you – really listen, without judging, without offering advice, or without trying to ”fix” it. (b) How could you tell they were listening to you? 6. What did you think of this exercise? ** This paper is worth 20 points – points are awarded on the QUALITY and also the required length of the paper, as well as...
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...generic, you can always go back to the branded product. You can even buy popular brands from the past. But remember the power of brands. Since the same manufacturer of a brand-name product often makes the generic product with the same ingredients, what the company selling the branded item is selling is the perception of something better. Consumers don't buy generic products because they think it makes them look bad, said Jason Gurwin, CEO of Pushpins, a mobile coupon company. Over-the-counter medications.Since the Food and Drug Administration requires generic medications to have the same active ingredients as the patented medications they replace, over-the-counter medications are the best way to save money by buying generic. No one wants to skimp on their health, so you'd think that a generic brand might be iffy. But that's not the case, said Cathy Rosenbaum, a pharmacist and CEO of Rx Integrative Solutions, Inc. "There's a public perception that generics are cheap and bad," Rosenbaum said in a telephone interview with WalletPop. "Typically the generics are just as effective as the branded products,...
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...want to keep your smartphone safe from scratches, spills, thumps, and drops, chances are high you'll be buying a thick, heavy case. There just aren't that many truly rugged phones around these days, and the few that do take a beating don't have all the smarts. Bridging these worlds is the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. Its stronger physical design and same best-in-class specs as the Galaxy S5 make it a brawnier-than-average smartphone to pocket. Still, without a truly rugged construction or deep sports modes, you'd be better off thinking of it as a hulkier Galaxy S5, than as a truly impervious handset made just for hardbodies. And that's mostly OK. Samsung never claims that the Active is a durable device, and the fact that the company doesn't skimp on the phone's software and hardware fixin's speaks volumes. Samsung hopes that outdoorsy types will gravitate to the heart-rate monitor, physical navigation buttons, and to the convenience key that pulls up a compass, flashlight, and the camera, but really, these benefit anyone. Like the original S5, this Active can withstand short dips in water, shocks, and dusty landscapes. As a phone, the S5 Active's flaws are relatively minor oversights, like a design that's more slippery than grippy, and the missed opportunity to highlight camera modes for action and landscapes. Instead, Samsung keeps it all mainstream. If you're seeking a high-end smartphone with an edgier look that doesn't need a separate protective case, get the Active. Otherwise...
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...What are the key processes in the online operation? - Detailed Information: One of the most obvious signs of a e-business’ sincerity is easy availability of information., Unless you have something to hide, there’s no reason to skimp on such things as detailed product descriptions, delivery information, pricing, and even company information — the company’s history, physical location, and a variety of ways (names, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, etc.) of contacting someone at the company. Making consumer feel free to email or call the company to get an idea about their business practices or customer service standards. - Recognized Brand: Most big-name, well-known online retailers like “Amazon.com” or “Buy.com” are safe bets, as are websites recommended by people you know or the ones you have previously bought from (and didn’t have any complaints about). I said "most" because in rare instances, a third-party crook could be enticing you to visit a make-believe website simply to steal (or “phish”) your information. - Easy to pay: After ordering the products online, the shoppers will pay for their products online. Online grocery services may accept one or more methods of payment: credit cards, bank debit cards, electronic funds transfers, personal cheques and/or money orders. - Delivery services: delivery is the last step of online grocery shopping. Some online grocery has a delivery computer programs that provide time management information and point-to-point directions throughout...
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...Caramel Apple Recipe with Homemade Caramel For this recipe you need a candy thermometer and real butter. Hey, it's Halloween... don't skimp on the butter. This caramel apple recipe makes enough caramel for about 8 to 10 medium sized apples. My favorites for candy apples are Fuji, as they're the perfect combo of crisp, tart, and sweet... but you can use whatever apple you like best. To make this a cinnamon caramel apple recipe, stir 1/2 to 1 tsp. of ground cinnamon into the caramel while cooking. Ingredients: 1 C. real butter 2 C. dark brown sugar, packed 1 C. light corn syrup 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk 2 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 8-10 medium-sized apples, sticks inserted in tops Instructions: 1. Over medium-high heat, stir together the butter, sugar, corn syrup, and condensed milk in a heavy sauce pan. 2. Bring to a boil. 3. Cook about 30-40 minutes (don't stir often, as you'll risk crystallization), until the caramel darkens and thickens. It should reach the "firm ball" stage of candy-making. This means that, upon dropping the caramel into cold water, a firm ball forms. This ball shouldn't flatten when you remove it from the water, but should still easily change shape when you touch it. With a candy thermometer the temp should read 245-250 degrees F. 4. Remove finished caramel from the heat. 5. Stir in vanilla extract. 6. Dip apples into hot caramel. In order to get as thick a caramel coating as possible, dip each apple at an angle and rotate within...
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...Lose extra pounds and watch your waistline Besides shedding pounds, you should also keep an eye on your waistline. Carrying too much weight around your waist can put you at greater risk of high blood pressure.Asian women are at risk if their waist measurement is greater than 32 inches (81 cm). 2. Exercise regularly Regular physical activity — at least 30 to 60 minutes most days of the week — can lower your blood pressure by 4 to 9 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). And it doesn't take long to see a difference. If you haven't been active, increasing your exercise level can lower your blood pressure within just a few weeks. 3. Eat a healthy diet Eating a diet that is rich in whole grains, fruits, vegetables and low-fat dairy products and skimps on saturated fat and cholesterol can lower your blood pressure by up to 14 mm Hg. * Consider boosting potassium. Potassium can lessen the effects of sodium on blood pressure. The best source of potassium is food, such as fruits and vegetables, rather than supplements. Talk to your doctor about the potassium level that's best for you. 4. Reduce sodium in your diet Even a small reduction in the sodium in your diet can reduce blood pressure by 2 to 8 mm Hg. The recommendations for reducing...
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...Dimon largely shunned the subprime bets and exotic financial instruments that brought down rivals. As a result, JPMorgan was able to pick up the pieces of Bear Stearns when it imploded in March and later absorb collapsed mortgage lender Washington Mutual. That doesn’t mean JPMorgan is immune to the turmoil. “We are not holding ourselves up as paragons of virtue,” says Dimon. “We were not exceptional in every category. But if you don’t do a good job for the customers, you’re never going to do a good job for the shareholders. That’s the point of a commercial enterprise.” Takeo Fukui, 64 CEO, Honda, Tokyo While it has outperformed rivals with fuel-efficient small cars, even Honda sees fewer sales. Fukui has cut costs, but he refuses to skimp on innovation and research. Best advice he’s received: “The basic social responsibility of a business is to both maintain employment and meet the obligation to pay taxes.” Great book: How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie. “Regardless of my job description, as an engineer or member of company management, this book provided spiritual support when I faced difficult challenges in the business world.” Jim Sinegal, 73 CEO, Costco, Issaquah, Wash. Many retailers scrambled to raise prices this year amid rising costs. Not Sinegal. He held back price increases longer than his peers to gain market share for his membership-only chain. The move paid off: 87% of customers renewed in 2008, tying the company’s record. Great book: Getting...
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...1- Alderfer's ERG theory contends there are three basic needs an employee seeks to fulfill. As each need is fulfilled, it serves as motivation to fulfill a different need. ERG stands for existence, relatedness and growth, and these are defined as: * Existence - the need for basic material existence, like physiological health and safety * Relatedness - the need for interpersonal connections, social status and recognition * Growth - the need for personal development, including creative and meaningful work 2- Recognized the importance and the rights and value of others Encourage others with all sorts of encouragement Ask them opinion and advice Do not skimp on the other with praise and flattery and tender Give them freedom to perform tasks Participated in solving their problems Listen to others and as their opinions and ideas, and the fact that their perception and share with them love and respect, and highlighted the importance of the project to be in the them conviction tasks and ideas The fact that in them the spirit of perseverance, challenge and between the outstanding share them financially and morally 3- . I wanted to do something with my life and I know that college will get me a better, more well paid job. Along with that, it will help me reach my dream to become have my job . Also I want to prove to myself that I can accomplish what I started and what I dream to be. I've always wanted to go to college and broaden my education. I've also always...
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...without growing so tired of just one type that you "cheat" on your diet with fatty, high-calorie foods. If you don't currently consume much healthy protein ... If you don't currently eat a lot of protein at all, then whey protein is even more important to include in your weight-loss plan. Increasing your protein intake while losing weight has many benefits, including: It keeps you feeling fuller, longer. A meal of mainly carbohydrates (even healthy ones), is digested by your body very fast, leading to a quick return of your hunger. Protein takes longer to digest, so you don't get hungry soon again after eating. It helps your muscles repair faster after working out. An important part of a healthy lifestyle is daily exercise, and you can't skimp on protein when exercising even just a couple of times each week. Your body needs protein to repair your muscles efficiently after a workout. It helps your body keep the muscle it already has even when you don't exercise. If you have decided to hold off on beginning an exercise plan, then you still need a high protein intake when dieting. If you don't get enough protein intake when your body is losing weight, you will lose muscle along with fat. When consuming a lot of protein, you will keep keep more healthy muscle while you burn fat. The best type of protein powder you can by is organic grass fed whey protein powder. You don't want to consume a powder that contain soy or that is not organic. Soy is not as bio-available, which means it...
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...Breeder's Own Pet Foods, Inc. Case overview/situation anaylsis: The Breeder's Mix is a high quality dog food that is made from only the highest quality beef, liver, chicken and fortified cereal. This mix of food is proven to improve the dogs coat as well as its health and well being. Due to its affect on dogs the Breeder's Mix is used on various show dogs and dogs in kennels. The dog market is an already large market and it is only growing. In 2011, sales from manufacturers totaled $14 billion. In terms of the market dog foods are divided into three different groups. Dog food is sold as treats, dry food, and canned food. In addition, the market distribution is divided into many retail sectors. A large amount of dog foods are sold in supermarkets, at Wal-Mart, in pet stores, or in feed stores. There is also a smaller percentage sold through veterinarians and online. Narrowing down the customers, comes down to a very wide range of people. The main target is single and married people between the ages of 21 and 54 with an income of more than $25,000. The campaign of food is targeted in the Boston area due to the high market potential. Dog owners are also seen to have increasing investments in their dogs and this number is only supposed to continue to rise. Along with change in humans, dog owners are also highly valuing the all natural dog food, versus processed. There is a lot of competition in the dog food industry and they heavily compete on price and quality. In...
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...pull the towel back, and the dough is so big it’s sticks to the towel. YES!!! It’s time to start rolling it out and making them into something yummy. I clean my surface good and then flour it well so that the dough doesn’t stick. Plop the dough out of the bowl onto the table and start rolling it out. Once it is completely rolled out, I melt a stick of butter in the microwave to pour over the dough. I brush it evenly all over, and if it runs over the doughs edge it’s not a problem because it just gets on the edge of the dough. Then I spread brown sugar all over. Now I’m not chintzy with it AT ALL!!! And finally I sprinkle cinnamon on top of all the brown sugar. The brown sugar and cinnamon just make the rolls what they are so you can’t skimp on either....
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...Case 1: Theorganicgrocer.com 2. What are the key processes in the online operation? - Detailed Information: One of the most obvious signs of a e-business’ sincerity is easy availability of information., Unless you have something to hide, there’s no reason to skimp on such things as detailed product descriptions, delivery information, pricing, and even company information — the company’s history, physical location, and a variety of ways (names, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, etc.) of contacting someone at the company. Making consumer feel free to email or call the company to get an idea about their business practices or customer service standards. - Recognized Brand: Most big-name, well-known online retailers like “Amazon.com” or “Buy.com” are safe bets, as are websites recommended by people you know or the ones you have previously bought from (and didn’t have any complaints about). I said "most" because in rare instances, a third-party crook could be enticing you to visit a make-believe website simply to steal (or “phish”) your information. - Easy to pay: After ordering the products online, the shoppers will pay for their products online. Online grocery services may accept one or more methods of payment: credit cards, bank debit cards, electronic funds transfers, personal cheques and/or money orders. - Delivery services: delivery is the last step of online grocery shopping. Some online grocery has a delivery computer programs that provide time management information...
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...Weight Moderate exercise incorporated with cause one a well-balanced diet, together, work well as weight loss program, and they are two methods for losing weight quite effectively. There are many Americans becoming more health conscious, yet the vast majority is still overweight. There could be many reasons for this; poor eating habits, or from plain ole laziness. An interest in one’s career or one’s family lifestyle could be the cause for one to neglect their physical well-being. In order for a person to maintain one’s health and to prolong one’s life, one needs to exercise along with eating healthy foods with nutritional value. Exercise and healthy diet regimen is the main ingredient to losing weight. Some folks think that if they skimp out on a couple of meals and taking it easy on the snacks, they can lose weight without exercising. Little do they know that when one exercises, not does he only burn off body fat, but he is also helping his body function better. If one does not have the time to go to the gym, simply taking the stairs rather than riding up a couple of floors in an elevator is one way of staying active, and one will notice that they have a little more pep in their step. The benefits of exercise go far beyond weight loss. Lifting weights for exercise can reduce one’s risk of osteoporosis, as well as reducing one’s risk for developing heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases. Eating healthy has quite a bit to offer as far as weight loss benefits compared...
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...especially from December 1979 to February 1989. This time period was the Afghan-Russian war. during this war the Taliban came into power and reigned harshly over the populace. They not only killed people for simple things like being too loud, but they enforced strict rules that took away the freedoms of most citizens and left more stranded with nowhere to go. This use of it seemed almost overplayed and overdone. There was a major lack of happy moments through the entire novel. To some it would behove them to have more harmonic moments over a large amount of dark sections. The writer of the Kite Runner, khaled hosseini was personally from Afghanistan, with this information it would make sense as to why the story was so dark. It also did not skimp out on politics and a war in which left a large blissfilled country as a destroyed land of loss. While it did not fix itself before the end of the book, Amir was able to atone for his...
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...ZARA Case Study By Chander Shekhar Sibal (WMP 6015) A Case Study submitted in fulfillment of the assignments for MIS WMP 2013 [pic] Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow Noida Campus 2011 Zara Case Study Q. 1. Zara is successful in managing IT. Using your learning’s from the case, explain how Zara is able to get productivity benefits from IT The firm tripled in size between 1996 and 2000, then skyrocketed from $2.43 billion in 2001 to $13.6 billion in 2007. By August 2008, sales edged ahead of Gap, making Inditex the world’s largest fashion retailer1. While the firm supports eight brands, Zara is unquestionably the firm’s crown jewel and growth engine, accounting for roughly two-thirds of sales2.The blend of technology-enabled strategy that Zara has unleashed seems to break all of the rules in the fashion industry. a) Efficiency in Design teams Rather than create trends by pushing new lines via catwalk fashion shows, Zara prefers to follow with designs where there’s evidence of customer demand. Data on what sells and what customers want to see goes directly to “The Cube” in La Coruña, where teams of some 300 designers crank out an astonishing 30,000 items a year. b) Speed of execution in bringing a new product idea to store & response to change In the fickle world of fashion, even seemingly well-targeted designs could go out of favor in the months it takes to get plans to contract manufacturers, tool up production...
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