...appealing/unappealing to different types of chicken farmers? Appealing: Like many other fowl, the chickens are social birds and their society has a definite social structure. They establish a hierarchical social organization, though fighting and pecking after the birds reach sexual maturity. The comb on the head of chicken is a means of preserving the peck order, and a submissive bird raising its head too high would be pecked by one or more its superiors until its head was lowered. The more productive strains tend to be more cannibalistic, even sometimes had to put a sack over the extremely productive one. In order to reduce chicken mortality due to cannibalism , the chicken farmers use debeaking, which doesn’t interfere with the formation of the peck order but reduces the efficiency of beak as a weapon. The debeaking process make the chicken subject considerate trauma resulting in a temporary weight loss and the retardation of egg production for at least a week. The debeaked chicken would enter a permanent regression or own its deadly weapon again if the beak is cut too short or too long. Compare to debeaking operation, ODI contact lens which would cause cataract to poultry is the product to actually confront the cause of chicken cannibalization rather than just minimize its effects. And the red color environment caused by lenses affects the chicken’s ability to act out its aggressions. The installation of lens doesn't result trauma to the chicken as debeaking does, and it could install...
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...me both got up got our stuff and put it inside the car and headed off to the scout hut. When we got there Cade was already there waiting for everyone else to get there. When we got out I said “Cade, are you ready?” and of course we all know what he said “Yep.” I just started to walk around waiting for Mr. Valcaro to get here until Cades dad just got a text saying Mr. Vacaro forgot to get some paperwork and it will be another 10 minutes before he gets there. It was the slowest ten minutes of my life because I was so eager to get on the road. Finally he got here and I said “it took you guys long enough!” Everyone started laughing as we got our stuff in his suburban. I gave my mom a hug goodbye and we were off on the road. I rested my head on the side of the window not listening to anyone’s conversation exempt for the guns and roses that was playing on the radio. When we got there we unloaded everything went through checking and sat there for about 30 minutes waiting for our flight to board. When the flight attendants called for boarding I got up half asleep and boarded and but my day pack in the holder and crashed for the rest of the flight. We departure at 6:00 and got to Chicago at 9. I asked my dad If I could get something to eat and he said sure. We both went to café looking place and I got a egg and cheese sandwich and went back to where our plane is supposed to take departure. It...
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...ODI contact lens are likely to make it appealing or unappealing to different types of chicken farmers? [If desired, this question can be rephrased to include a specific reference to literature on diffusion of innovations.] Appealing: Like many other fowl, the chickens are social birds and their society has a definite social structure. They establish a hierarchical social organization, though fighting and pecking after the birds reach sexual maturity. The comb on the head of chicken is a means of preserving the peck order, and a submissive bird raising its head too high would be pecked by one or more its superiors until its head was lowered. The more productive strains tend to be more cannibalistic, even sometimes had to put a sack over the extremely productive one. In order to reduce chicken mortality due to cannibalism , the chicken farmers use debeaking, which doesn’t interfere with the formation of the peck order but reduces the efficiency of beak as a weapon. The debeaking process make the chicken subject considerate trauma resulting in a temporary weight loss and the retardation of egg production for at least a week. The debeaked chicken would enter a permanent regression or own its deadly weapon again if the beak is cut too short or too long. Compare to debeaking operation, ODI contact lens which would cause cataract to poultry is the product to actually confront the cause of chicken cannibalization rather than just minimize its effects. And the red color environment...
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...Garrison, president and chief executive officer of Optical Distortion, Inc. (ODI), had asked Ronald Olson, marketing vice president, to develop a marketing plan for ODI’s new and only product—a contact lens for chickens.1 While contact lenses serve mainly to improve human eyesight, the lens developed by ODI was made to partially blind the chickens. Garrison explained: Like so many other great discoveries, our product concept was discovered quite by accident. In 1962 a chicken farmer in Arizona had a flock of chickens that developed a severe cataract problem. When he became aware of the problem, he separated the afflicted birds from the rest of the flock and subsequently observed that the afflicted birds seemed to eat less and were much easier to handle. So dramatic was the difference that a poultry medical detailman visiting the farm, rather than being asked for a cure, was asked if there was any way to similarly afflict the rest of the flock. It has not proved possible chemically or genetically to duplicate the reduced vision of the chickens, resulting from the cataracts, but a chicken wearing the ODI lenses has its vision reduced enough to obtain the good behavior the Arizona farmer observed. This behavior has important economic implications for the chicken farmer. By the end of 1974 the ODI lens had been tested on a number of farms in California and Oregon with satisfactory results, and Garrison was convinced that “the time has come to stop worrying about the product...
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...Running Head: STRATEGIC KILLER OF MINORITIES, “A.K.A. FAST FOODS” Strategic Killer Of Minorities, “A.K.A. Fast Foods” Stephanie D. Ruben DeVry University Professor: Thomas Le Strategic Killer Of Minorities, “A.K.A. Fast Foods What parent could bare the thought of being a contributor of their families poor health condition. Nevertheless, I see this destruction happening everyday all around me regarding minorities and the way they allow their families to eat, especially their children. Eventually, their children will be obese and severely sick because of poor social status, minorities makes poor choices, some are unemployment , low income and society marketing of, “Cheap Food.” Researchers have shown the effects of diabetes on complications of cardiovascular disease is more severe among members of most ethnic minority groups in western countries as among populations of developing countries where an increased waist-to-hip ratio is a strong predicator of, “ischemic heart disease.” Fast Food, Poverty, and Job Discrimination is destroying our young generation, even though others may argue differently. A contributor of obesity in the minority community is the, “Fast Food Industry.“ Marketing has played a...
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...The Red Wheelbarrow so much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens. -- William Carlos Williams (1923) To Paint a Picture Just as the opening line of William Carlos William’s 1923 poem “The Red Wheelbarrow” reads, “So much depends.” So much depends on the reader’s interpretation of this poem. How was the author intending his work to be read? One can argue that Williams wished his audience to paint a mental picture of the poem, and then draw their own conclusions based on the imagery contained therein. The poem, consisting of only sixteen words, follows a basic metrical structure. It consists of eight lines, which are broken into four verses. Each verse consists of a dimeter, followed by a monometer. At first reading, the student may want to read the two lines of each verse together as one. Reading the poem in this fashion does not bring attention to its individual parts. The student should focus on the lineation of the poem while reading it, and follow the metrical structure that is laid out. By slowing down and taking in the poem on line at a time, the reader will more easily be able to paint a mental picture of the poem. This seems to have been how the author intended the poem to be read. The imagery of “The Red Wheelbarrow” can be compared to that of a classic painting. The painting is easy on the eyes, nice to look at. If the viewer can picture himself inside the canvas setting, he may be able to...
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...Page 13 Beverage & Bar Pricing Page 14 Additional Information Page 15 Please call us at (314) 644-1400 to place an order or plan an event! HOT APPETIZERS- PRICED PER 50 PIECES Hot Cheesy Garlic Bread $22 Golden Toasted Ravioli $30 Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts $66 Cannelicchi (Chicken & Artichoke Fried Cannelloni) $35 Spanakopita (Greek Pastry with Onion, Cream Cheese, Feta & Spices) $70 Crab Cakes (Blended with Peppers & Spices) $82 Stuffed Portabella Mushrooms (Salsiccia & Smoked Provolone) $77 Spinach Artichoke Dip con Crostini $65 Bacon Wrapped Scallops $82 Nonna Tucci’s Meatballs (Mushroom Marsala or Tomato Sauce) $44 Chicken Wings (Honey BBQ, Lemon Pepper, Teriyaki or Spicy) $45 Veggie or Chicken Quesadilla (Served with Sour Cream & Salsa) $85 Feta Cheese and Sundried Tomato in Phyllo $65 Breaded Parmesan Artichoke Hearts $76 Breaded Chicken Fillets (Severed with BBQ or Mt. Vesuvius Sauce) $60 All Beef Franks in a Blanket (Served with Dusseldorf Mustard) $44 Brie, Pear, & Almond Beggars Purse $79 Buffalo Chicken Spring Roll $68 Mini Veggie Spring Roll $55 Roasted Veggie Tort $64 Fig & Mascarpone Beggars Purse $70 COLD APPETIZERS, SPECIALTY TRAYS & SANDWICHES Cheese & Cracker Medley (Domestic Cheeses & Assorted Crackers) $2.5/person Gourmet Cheese,...
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...found a strong correlation between poor eyesight in chickens and a decrease in the amount of food eaten and their mortality rate due to cannibalism. Olson was so impressed by his findings that he began to seek a way to intentionally impair the vision of his chickens, so as to duplicate the results he found. Twelve years later, Olson, along with his Optical Distortion, Inc. business partner, Daniel Garrison, tested and marketed a product that they had developed: contact lenses for chickens. While it may sound unconventional, these contact lenses provide a needed alternative for farmers seeking to decrease chicken cannibalism without the negative effects of the alternative, debeaking. Chickens, like many animals, have a social hierarchy that is adhered to by all members of the flock, called a peck order. Pecking can occur if a submissive bird enters a dominant bird’s territory, and submissive birds are pecked immediately if they raise their heads. Pecking can cause the submissive birds to eat less food and thus produce less eggs. Pecking sometimes continues until the chickens become cannibalistic. Cannibalism amongst chickens is higher when the birds are kept in cages and thus becomes a major concern for farmers. According to our farmer analysis the cost of debeaking per 10,000 chickens is $77,800.04. Even with the added cost of investing in ODI’s contact lenses, farmers would spend only $73,813.33 per 10,000 chickens, if they switched to contact lenses, an annual savings...
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...show on Wednesday, September 19 started with Eric Andre running out on stage throwing beer, sandwiches, what seemed to be chicken carcasses, and many other objects out into the crowd as he jumped off stage and began to run through the dense mass of people pushing, shoving, and simply making a riot amongst the observers. He disappeared and shortly after appeared back on stage fully naked running around the set. Things slowly settled down and it was time for his first guest, Russell Brandt. The crowd grew eager and when he finally came on stage, it was clear that it was in fact not he. Either that, or Russell Brandt changed his image to that of a malnourished Philadelphian homeless person. Once on stage “Brandt” sang a song, in what seemed to be English accompanied by a plastic guitar and a 2 liter bottle filled with some unknown foamy liquid that eventually also ended up in the crowd. His next two guests consisted of a local juggler and Freeway, who is a native rapper of North Philadelphia. It was clear that neither of the two were aware of what they were actually participating in. Right as the juggler was about to begin his performance, the lights dimmed and Doc Chicken emerged. This was nothing more than a rubber chicken with a stethoscope that was dropped from the ceiling, but it caused the crowd erupt in a frenzy shouting “Doc Chicken, Doc Chicken,” all while fist pumping and dancing. During this insanity, the juggler on stage clearly had no idea what was ensuing so...
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...Rob’s dad tells him that it’s going to be his last winter. Rob want his father to tell him he’s joking. In the text Rob’s dad says, “...All things end, and so it goes.”(121) Rob and his dad have to kill Pinky because she was barren and it cost too much to feed her. Rob wishes there was something he could do to save Pinky. In the text, Rob thinks, “Pinky, I said to myself, try and understand. If there was any other way. If only Papa had got a deer this fall. Or if I was old enough to earn money. If only…”(136) Rob’s dad finds a weasel in his chicken coop and it tries to kill his chickens. So he and Ira Long agree to weasel Ira’s dog. Once the weasel is dead, the dog is almost dead too. No one wants to, but Rob and his dad know it's the right thing to do by killing the dog too and putting it out of its misery. In the text, Rob says, “She’s dying,...And if you got any mercy at all in you, Ira Long, you’ll do her in. Right now. She killed the weasel. Isn’t that what you wanted to have her do, with all its sport? She’s crazy with hurt. And if you don’t kill her, I...
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...ANALYSIS: CHASSEUR CHICKENS PTY LTD WEBINAR 2014 CASE STUDY 1 AUTHORS: SAMANTHA WINTER AND DELYTH SAMUEL Published by Deakin University on behalf of CPA Australia Ltd, ABN 64 008 392 452 © CPA Australia Ltd 2014 (Edition 14a) The contents and any information contained in this document (Information) are for general information only. They are not intended as professional advice. For any professional advice, please consult a suitable qualified professional. CPA Australia Ltd, Deakin University and the author(s) of the Information (Entities) make no representation about the content and suitability of this Information for any purpose. The Entities disclaim all warranties with regard to the contents and in no event will be liable for any loss and/or damage whatsoever resulting from loss of income or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortious action, arising in connection with the use and performance of and/or reliance of the Information. CPA PROGRAM – PROFESSIONAL LEVEL GLOBAL STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP CASE ANALYSIS: CHASSEUR CHICKENS PTY LTD WEBINAR 2014 CASE STUDY 1 AUTHORS: SAMANTHA WINTER AND DELYTH SAMUEL Contents Introduction 1 Case facts Industry information The global chicken meat processing industry The Australian poultry meat processing industry The production process Industry key success factors Competition in the Australian chicken meat farming and processing industry Chasseur Chickens Pty Ltd Chasseur Chickens Pty Ltd – Background...
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...A Walk into the Forbidden Forest (A true story) By Jacob Conteh, Editor, Diaspora Dispatch News My heart jumped out of its cage. My greasy knees danced in disunity, my lips quivered, my mouth dried up and my hair rose to the top of the trees. My forehead dripped with sweat and my sweaty palms trembled. My eyes refused to blink, and my lips quivered. There, a few feet in front of me, sat a killer python coiled up to the size of a huge tractor tire with eyes pointing at us and tongue salivating with hunger. I motioned to my little brother Donald and pointed my fingers to the monster. We tiptoed backwards for a minutes, turned around and ran for our lives. My people, the Thaymnehs (Temnes), are a warrior tribe that reportedly emigrated from a region called Futa Jallon in present-day Guinea to Sierra Leone. My village, Patfu Mayawa, is a farming village of about 200 hundred inhabitants in central Sierra Leone. While most Thaymnehs are either Muslims or Christians, some Thaymnehs sometimes mix their religion with their traditional beliefs. Among those beliefs is that there are gods who dwell on forests and mountains. For the people of Patfu Mayawa, my hometown, they believe there are “devils” that dwell at Chainkafutu, a thick virgin forest hill that towers above the village. Before each of the many celebrations at Patfu that signaled girls’ and boys’ initiation to adulthood – the Poro for boys and Bondo for girls - the village headman would walk the half...
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...thought the illness was from the stench of the crabs. One day when Pelayo went to the beach to throw some crabs back, he discovered something in the mud. The movement was an old man who had wings. Pelayo was told that it was an angel sent to take their son away, and they were advised to kill the old man. They did not kill the man; however, they found out that hundreds of pilgrims were willing to pay to see the angel. Elisenda and Pelayo put the man in the chicken coop and decided to charge five cents for people to see the angel. The curious came from far away. Less than a week there rooms were filled with money. After that, the people had begun to hear about a woman who had been changed into a spider because she disobeyed her parents. The spider-woman told her story to people and they listened with amazement.When she was a child she snuck out of her room to attend a dance. On her way home she was struck by a bolt of lightning that changed her into a spider. She was a frightful tarantula the size of a ram and with the head of a sad maiden. The only nourishment she got came from the meatballs that nice souls tossed into her mouth. People took to her story better than the old man who had...
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...marketing plan for the firm’s new (and only) product—a contact lens for chickens. A surprising idea? Mr. Garrison explained: Like so many other great discoveries, our product concept was discovered by accident. A chicken farmer had a flock of chickens with severe cataract problem. He separated the afflicted birds from the rest of the flock and subsequently observed that the afflicted birds seemed to eat less and were much easier to handle. So dramatic was the difference that a poultry medical specialist was asked if the affliction could be spread to the rest of the flock. The reduced vision from the cataracts has proved not possible to reproduce chemically or genetically, but a chicken wearing ODI lenses has its vision reduced enough to obtain the same good behavior observed in the cataract case. This behavior has important economic implications for chicken farmers. Chicken Cannibalism Like many other fowl, chickens are social birds with clear social structure. Chickens self-select a ranking by 8-10 weeks of age with a complete pecking order by the age of sexual maturity. Birds can identify other birds and, through fighting and pecking, establish a hierarchical social organization. It is believed that the comb on the head of the chicken is key to recognition. Dominant-type chickens carry their heads high; submissive birds keep their heads low. If a submissive bird raises her head too high, she is immediately pecked by a superior. Pecking can increase...
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...America’s Obsession with Fast Food When people all over the world are looking for a quick, easy meal to grab on the go, fast food is the most popular solution. On any given day, about twenty-five percent of Americans visit fast food restaurants for burgers, fries, and sodas, the staples of the all-American fast food fix. The big question is, why? What lures so many people to purchase and consume food that is known to be grossly unhealthy, or better yet allow their families to consume? The answer is simple: it’s easy, it’s filling, it’s convenient and it’s inexpensive. In today’s world, most households are two- income households, meaning both parents work. Paired with after school activities and the shear time it takes to ensure that homework and bathes are done, driving through a fast food restaurant sounds pretty enticing. The bargain hunting mentality is one of the primary drivers in America’s fast food obsession. In today’s economic woes, Americans are always looking for deals. At this point, value becomes more important than nutrition. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, consumption of French fries, mainly purchased from fast food restaurants, increased by 63 percent between the 1970s and 1990s, and Americans consumed an average of 152 pounds of added sugars in 2000. Junk food is often high in unhealthy fats, sugar, sodium and/or calories, so gaining an understanding of what draws Americans to it is interesting and most can relate. ...
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