into work today, we’re very slow. Enjoy your day off.” I woke up to this phone call from my manager, which got me out of bed and ready to be productive. It’s been three weeks since I’ve had a day off, between work and school. A great start to my weekend, I thought as I got dressed and headed out to Dons. I arrive and see Don and a few other familiar faces, one in specific that caught my eye. A face that I wasn’t expecting to see, made my blood pressure begin to rise. Greeting everyone with a handshake
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Weight training: A low carber's secret weapon You probably know someone who has lost a lot of weight on a low-carb diet. Maybe even you have found success with a low-carb diet. You don't have to go far to hear one of the many low-carb success stories -- just eavesdrop on conversations in restaurants or grocery stores and you'll hear about how someone's brother-mother-sister-or-friend lost a gazillion pounds by forgoing bread, fruit and pasta. Unfortunately, many of these success stories come with
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arrived at his cousin’s home, I was greeted with the warmest welcome full of hugs and kisses; did I mention we had never met? For a first family introduction, it could not have gone any better. My husband spent the entire weekend showing me where he grew up, went to school, lost his childhood home to Katrina, and spent his youth getting into trouble. We spent our mornings at Café Du Monde drinking coffee and eating beignets and walking around the open air market down by the river. Every time I look
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you handle the situation? What was the outcome? I cannot recall any one particular situation however I have interacted with angry family members that had an unresolved issue with other staff during the week and he or she was venting to me on the weekend. Communicating with a customer to resolve a difficult situation requires active listening to facts, remaining calm and making a good will effort to resolve the matter following chain of command when appropriate depending on the issue. Follow up
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Erica Frank Kingsford Charcoal Problem Statement Kingsford Charcoal as a brand needs to reevaluate its marketing strategy in order to rekindle consumer interest in charcoal grilling to combat increase in gas grilling trends because charcoal is in the mature stage of the product life cycle and there is little growth within the industry. Performance Objectives Kingsford’s objectives are to maintain a 1-3% growth in sales and maintain market share. Kingsford is a cash cow in Clorox’s portfolio;
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Career Pathway Assessment Amy Dolan Old Dominion University School of Nursing I have always been a “nurse”. I “nursed” my sister when she was little, I picked “flowers” (weeds) for my mother when she was sick, and I rushed to a friend’s aid in high school when she fainted due to anorexia. My nickname my senior year in high school was none other than “Florence”. It’s just me-the instinct to assist, to nurture - to help make a difference. However, it took many years and a few careers to finally
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Elliot Krames Aaron Cantrell AP Language 27 February, 2024 The Earring: The Disappearance of Kristin Smart Who knew a pair of handcuffs could be the sweetest sounds. For almost thirty years, the small coastal county of San Luis Obispo has watched and waited for the day that Paul Flores would finally be caught. After almost three decades, that dream of SLOCAL (San Luis Obispo County) people finally happened when Flores was officially arrested under the charge of murder from a crime committed all the
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would turn out to be the biggest source of compassion and patience I had ever been afforded and it would also be most unconventional in all ways. He never gave up on me. Friendship, patience and love have the ability to heal a broken heart and save a lost and wandering soul. I had recently returned to New Mexico. It was the place I had grown up in. A couple of years after graduation I decided to leave the small towns of south eastern New Mexico and set out for Arizona. I spent the next fifteen years
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excitement; Nervous because of new environment and new different faces, and excitement because I can meet new friends and acquaintance. Few months of staying in that is school was a big change to me, from elementary girl to high school teens. Even if I lost my weight because of the long adjustment and lot of school works, I can say
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beer or bottle of booze. I myself never really had much of a desire to drink. Even now at 21, I don’t even buy alcohol or go to bars. It just isn’t my thing. But I have had friends that go crazy with it. They would get trashed every weekend and make complete fools out
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