...HITCHCOCK – The Clear Falls High School varsity girls cross country team gave a nice season-opening statement about their plans for the 2015 campaign, following a strong performance at Dickinson High School’s Swamp Classic at Jack Brooks Park Friday morning. In the Varsity Blue Division, the Lady Knights captured fourth place with 103 points. Rival Clear Lake cornered fifth with 142 points. Powerhouse Kingwood was tops with 45, College Park claimed runner-up honors with 84 and 22-6A foe Pearland Dawson nipped Clear Falls for third place with 101 points. The Swamp Classic course was a two-loop challenge over flat terrain. From the starting line by a pavilion, runners headed north over open field for several hundred yards, eventually turning around and headed south along woods, before turning back north again. After the second trip, they reached the finish chute, close to the starting line. It was a challenging course to say the least, certainly not one meant for PRs to take place. With medals going to the Top-30 runners, The Lady Knights came home with plenty of medals. Pacing the squad was returning letterman Jennifer White, who was clocked with the strong 5K time of 20 minutes and 12 seconds. The five-fastest times were all under 20 minutes. Winning the medalist championship was Pearland Dawson’s move-in from South Dakota, Abbie Harrelson. Harrelson, a junior, who competed at the 6A state championship last November, took top honors with the...
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...Joshua Zachary ENG 102 Cite : "Why Water Is Key to Beating Poverty (Opinion) - CNN.com." CNN. Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2015. Summary : "Why water is key to beating poverty" According to an April 16, 2015 news article in the CNN, "Why water is key to beating poverty," discusses about extreme poverty is caused by lack of access to sanitation. Poverty is one of the results of human inequality. As the matter of fact, the article shows that, "748 million people around the world do not have access to clean water. And 2.5 billion people do not have access to basic sanitation."(CNN) CNN found that one of the most ideal approaches to address global issue specifically extreme poverty is to provide access to clean water and sanitation to the poor. Furthermore, access to clean water and sanitation will protect people from diseases such as Ebola and Cholera. United States, which the key global leader in funding for water and sanitation programs, participates in an investment project to end poverty. By increasing funding for water and sanitation programs, United States believe that they can help people to stay healthy and decrease the chance of having Ebola and Cholera diseases. In addition, by expanding interest in critical water and sanitation programs, the United States can keep on exhibiting its leadership abroad. Website : http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/16/opinions/durbin-wentz-water-key-solving-poverty/index.html The article "Why water is key to beating poverty" was...
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...And Patrick's wearing shorts and socks and a hat. Patrick is playin' drums for some fuckin' reason! And Pete's there, for some reason! They start playin' music together. And there like " oh let's play some fuckin' covers from some other bands!" It was like, Green day and fuckin' misfits and fuckin' Ramones! Pete said to Joe "yo we gotta change this shit up! Yo we've played all these bands let's play shit from Fall Out Boy." And so Pete and Patrick are like "yo, that's dope. But we need a fuckin' drummer!" Because Patrick's playin' drums and he's a singer! And he's like "yo! I got a soul voice!" And there like "wait, how do you have a soul voice!?!" And he's like "yo watch this! YEeeeeEeeeeEeeaaaAAAH!" and they're like "oh my god! That sounds like soul!" So they put it in the song and it was like "WHERE IS YOUR BOY TONIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!!!?!!!?!" And then they're like "yo, this is fuckin' perfect. This is Fall Out Boy." And they made records like, Evening out with your ex-girlfriend. its called evening out with your ex girlfriend, everybody loves it. Its called Eating Out Your Girlfriend, and its real and it doesent matter. And Pete talked to Patrick and Joe and he was like "Yo what the Fuuuck! Yo this is gonna be fuckin' dooooope!" So they made a record, and it was called take this to your grave. They made it without a drummer! And they had like three, four drummers come in. The four drummers they had come in were like... Josh Freese, Neil Peart, the dude from toto... The fourth...
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...appreciate every consultation that helps to encourage me and start writing this proposal for a commercial. I hope that everything that I proposed here will be approved and meets the exact requirements needed to fulfill her satisfaction and needs. Next, I would like to thank my family and friends who kept supporting me from the back while writing this. A special mention to my father, Yakup Sahar whom kept giving me great advices to keep pursuing my dreams and study hard. Also mentioning Nehemiah Nadim for giving me some brilliant ideas and points on deciding on what sort of commercial would I like to propose. Without their moral support, I would have never even started to write and propose this at all. Lastly, I would like to thank Fall Out Boy; specifically Patrick Stump, Pete Wentz, Joe Trohman and Andy Hurley as my sole inspiration to decide to help promote a physical compact disc album. I am always intrigued and amazed by their lyrics and song composition ever since I started following them...
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...In both “Musee des Beaux Arts” and Landscape with the Fall of Icarus by W.H. Auden, and Pieter Bruegel the Elder, it is evident that Icarus although supposedly being the main subject of the two mediums lack the elements that makes it stands out. Foremost, Landscape with the Fall of Icarus by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, is a painting that depicts the fall for Icarus; however, as seen in the painting the only body part visible to the viewers’ eyes are Icarus’ tiny legs peeping out of the water. Due to how tiny his legs are drawn, it takes away the important role Icarus plays in the painting. Not only that, Icarus appears at the corner of the painting instead of the center of the masterpiece. Usually the subject of a painting tend to appears in...
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...Could you imagine how bad the Holocaust really was?Everything that happened to people the torture people had to go threw. The book I read was Stones in Water. By Donna Jo Napoli.This book was about a boy named roberto who was going to see a movie with his friends and got pulled out of the movie theaters and taken away from his family and brought to a concentration camp.Who then had to find a way to survive it. The passage I chose was “He pointed to the shore and said something. Then he walked to the edge of the wood and blew the whistle. The boys hurried to line up. Roberto came out of the water slowly, with Enzo close behind and off to the side and away from the other boys.”Didn’t you love it?” whispered Enzo. “For a little while I pretended I was home” “ Love it?”(Napoli 50). The theme of this novel is finding light in the darkness. This was demonstrated when Roberto experienced how his friend was thinking of memories about water and his family. He thought about the water because he had to go into the lake. He found light in the darkness by thinking of a happy time in his life during a bad time to help him think about his family. So from him remembering that it made it more fun and he stayed a little more calm....
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...UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA CARLSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Marketing Channels 4060 – Mr. Lipe Instructor: Mr. Jay Lipe (I’d prefer Mr. Lipe over Professor Lipe) E-mail: lipex011@umn.edu (preferred method of contact) Phone: (612) 625-3335 Office: CSOM 4-125 Office Hours: Tue 9:45pm-11:15am (20 minute slots; details on sign ups below) Thu 9:45pm-11:15am (20 minute slots; details on sign ups below) Please see notes on office hours below. Teaching Assistants (TA) Kelsi Doran, dora0075@umn.edu (Section 001) Kendell Poch, kendell.poch@gmail.com (Section 002) Course Objectives Most brands today make their offerings available through multiple distribution channels. And increasingly, the strength of a brand’s channel structure directly impacts the brand’s value and how it differentiates itself. Brands that 1) Select the right channel partners 2) Monitor their efforts and 3) Modify behaviors, will distinguish themselves competitively. Issues facing channel managers today include multichannel marketing, managing channel conflict, disintermediation, and push vs. pull marketing efforts in the channel. 1. Marketing Channels is an advanced elective that addresses many of the strategic areas of the marketing channel management. The learning outcomes for this class are: 1. Identify key industry practices in channel design. 2. Describe how organizations create value through the distribution of their offerings 3. Analyze complex inter...
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...Coke – Ethical Issues “Our product is quite healthy. Fluid replenishment is a key to health. Coke does a great service because it encourages people to take in more and more liquids.” - Michael Douglas Investor, Coke’s Chairman and CEO. “Public schools are funded by the public to educate the children as provided by state law. It is totally inappropriate that its facilities and employees are being used by corporations to increase their own profits on public time and with public dollars.” Dr. Brita Butler-Wall, Executive Director, Citizens’ Campaign for Commercial-Free Schools, US. THE RECALL On June 13, 1999, Coca-Cola[1] (Coke) recalled over 15 million cans and bottles after the Belgian Health Ministry announced a ban on Coke’s drinks, which were suspected of making more than 100 school children ill in the preceding six days. This recall was in addition to the 2.5 million bottles that had already been recalled in the previous week. The company’s products namely Coke, Diet Coke and Fanta had been bottled[2] in Antwerp, Ghent and Wilrijk, Belgium while some batches of Coke, Diet Coke, Fanta and Sprite were also produced in Dunkirk, France. Children at six schools in Belgium had complained of headache, nausea, vomiting and shivering which ultimately led to hospitalization after drinking Coke’s beverages. Most of them reported an ‘unusual odor’ and an ‘off-taste’ in the drink. In a statement to Reuters, Marc Pattin, a spokesman for the Belgian Health Ministry explained the seriousness...
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...Maria Ghannam SSC 2302 Dr. Carlos F. Jacques Final paper Social inequalities between men and women in Morocco Fall 2012 The new Moroccan Constitution adopted on the 1st of July 2011 by the Kingdom is a historical event that recognizes the principle of equality between men and women, and commit to respect it. In its preamble, it condemns discrimination based on sex, it states that, "the Kingdom of Morocco is committed to fight and ban any discrimination against any person because of its gender." Despite the social progress made since fifty years (gradual increase in the participation of women in the labor market, steady rise in the level of girls' education), social inequality between men and women remain (especially in terms of employment, career, salary and pension). Beyond the already identified causes explaining these inequalities (academic orientation, gender discrimination in hiring, etc.), it is suggested that there is a possibility that this situation is due primarily to the persistence of established roles of men and women in society, which is especially evident within the family unit. Throughout this paper, I am going to define what exactly means a social inequality, then talk about the social inequalities between men and women in Morocco, and finally tell you about social change and movement for emancipation of women. First of all, I cannot talk about social inequalities between men and women, without explaining what it exactly...
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...Research survey showed that 81 percent of the 1,502 people who responded to the survey considered Wal-Mart a good place to shop. In addition, 69 percent of the respondents stated that they had a favorable opinion of Wal-Mart. However, 31 percent of the respondents stated that they had an unfavorable image of Wal-Mart. Furthermore, 68 percent of the respondents believed that having a Wal-Mart store in their area was good for the community, and 64 percent said that Wal-Mart was good for the United States. Finally, 54 percent of the respondents stated that they believed that Wal-Mart was a good place to work. 1 Sam Walton's vision and beliefs still remain the cornerstone of Wal-Mart's business philosophy. However, the Southern "good old boy" culture cultivated in rural Arkansas has created a number of twenty-first-century problems for...
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...Business communication Introduction: 1- Memo: Inside Company 2 -Letter: outside company -Good letter – bad letter -Persuasive message: selling things, to help some body 1- Phax: get a crispy message –bad machine. 2- E-mail: haking- not confidential-but advanced –speed (time –zone-barriers) • 3 steps to make a message: planning-writing-completing. • Use “you attitude” as I am here to serve you. • In letter must be: (no racism-no he or she-no bias language-no age-no gender) Chapter 4 1. Letterhead 6.Introduction (body-recommendation) 2. Date 3. References #. 7. Complementary close e.g. sincerely or faithfully yours 4. Name& address of the sender 8 SIGNITURE 9.Enclosure or p.s. (post script) 5. Name &address of the receiver. Every business letter should be: 1. Purposeful: mean a goal-to inform-persuade or solve a problem. 2. Audience centered: the writer should take into consideration, interest etc. also he she must Use the you attitude, that is to have in mind the clients’ needs and point of views. 3. Concise: the letter should be brief, direct to the point, write to express not to impress. The three steps to consider: 1. Planning: gathering data and it takes ½ of the time and include choosing the channel (Memo, presentation, letter, and phone calls). ...
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...Short 'n' Simple Skits for actors or puppets Hansel & Gretel, by J. Jaquish - an easy play for 14 actors & a reader, about 15 - 20 minutes long. The Way I Remember It, by J. Jaquish - a medium difficulty play for age 6+; 13 or more actors, about 15 to 20 minutes. Little Orphan Annie (a scary poem acted out) by James Whitcomb Riley, adapted for stage by J. Jaquish. 5 to 7 children & 3 to 5 adults. Skits for Scouts, by R. Gary Hendra Taliban Pizza phone skit + Osama Bin Laden's Memo to Cavemates Skits & Other Plays at A-Z Scripts & Puppets for Home Schoolers Excellent Readers Theater Scripts by Aaron Shepard, Folk Tales & Historical Fiction, grades 3-9 Richard Nathan's Imaginative and Quirky Short and Long Plays, Horror and Science Fiction, etc. (small and medium size casts) CONTACT Jeannette Jaquish FunAntics Theater Scripts HOME PAGE ----------------------------------------------- If you like, Donate $1 to FunAntics at this link: ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form --------------------------------------------------- Many comics make good short skits. Check out: Calvin & Hobbes (sold in book form now) and Dilbert and Zits for skits using ordinary clothing and few props. Other comics in the newspaper make good short skits. Make a Laugh-In Joke Wall (ask someone born before 1959 what Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In was). Slit a refrigerator box down one corner so you can open it up and...
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...COMMUNICATION 1.7 OMMUNICATION PRINCIPLES: 1.8 USING COMMUNICATION NETWORKS 1.7 FACE TO FACE COMMUNICATION UNIT 2 16 PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNICATION 2.1 CLARITY 2.2 COMPLETENESS 2.3 CONCISENESS 2.4 CONSIDERATION 2.5 COURTESY 2.6 CORRECTNESS 2.7 THE PURPOSE AND VALUE OF COMMITTEES UNIT 3 26 EFFECTIVE MEETINGS 3.1 TYPES OF MEETING 3.2 VIRTUAL MEETINGS 3.3 PLANNING A PROBLEM SOLVING MEETING 3.4 SETTING AN AGENDA UNIT 4 32 DEVELOPING THE PRESENTATION 4.1 INTRODUCTION 4.2 ANALYSING THE SITUATION 4.3 ESTABLISHING A PURPOSE 4.4 DEVELOPING THE THESIS 4.5 ON GIVING A SPEECH 4.6 PROFILE OF A GOOD SPEAKER 4.7 PLANNING TO SPEAK UNIT 5 41 THE ART OF WRITING 5.1 WRITING WELL 5.2 MEMOS & LETTERS 5.3 THE BUSINESS LETTER 5.4 E-MAIL 5.5 WRITING FOR EMPLOYMENT 5.6 TYPES OF CVS 5.7 ELECTRONIC CVS 5.8 JOB APPLICATION LETTERS 5.9 REPORTS BIBLIOGRAPHY 67 INTRODUCTION Welcome to the next module of your course of study in commerce. The purpose of the this module is to familiarize you with some key issues underlying the notions of communications – a very important aspects of any successful business. The first unit is about understanding ‘business communication skills’. We will see why good communication is important in business. We will examine some of the barriers to communication and how can they be overcome. We will also look at what is meant by non-verbal communication, networking and face-to-face communication...
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...Chapter 12: Setting Product Strategy GENERAL CONCEPT QUESTIONS Multiple Choice 1. Marketing planning begins with the formulation of an offering to ________ target customers’ needs or wants. a. exceed b. meet c. capture d. compete with e. comprehend Answer: b Page: 372 Level of difficulty: Easy 2. The customer will judge the offering by three basis elements: ________, services mix and quality, and price. a. performance b. salespeople c. price d. product features and quality e. none of the above Answer: d Page: 372 Level of difficulty: Easy 3. The components of the market offering include all of the following EXCEPT ________. a. product feature b. product quality c. reputation of firm d. services mix and quality e. value-based pricing Answer: c Page: 372 Level of difficulty: Easy 4. In planning its market offering, the marketer needs to address five product levels. These levels include all of the following EXCEPT ________. a. potential product b. augmented product c. core benefit d. basic product e. product usage/purpose Answer: e Page: 372 Level of difficulty: Medium 5. The five product levels constitute a ________. At each level more customer value is added. a. customer augmented product b. customer consumption system c. customer value hierarchy d. customer perceived value e. customer hierarchy Answer: c Page: 372...
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...4353 OCTOBER 10, 2011 ROBERT SIMONS MICHAEL MAHONEY Raleigh & Rosse: Measures to Motivate Exceptional Service Grasping the iconic “golden horseshoe” door handle, CEO Linda Watkins strode into Raleigh & Rosse’s Palm Springs, California, store and surveyed the sales floor. Ambient lighting was subdued while hidden halogen ceiling lamps artfully spotlighted merchandise and signage. Display cases made from polished exotic woods projected visual warmth and sophistication. A harpist played Mozart crisply in the background. It was just over a week into January 2010, and the store, swept clean of holiday decorations, had bright spring colors on display. Watkins noticed many sales associates engaged with customers, but foot traffic was below expectations for a Saturday afternoon. Her cellphone rang. “Linda, I got your voicemail. Raleigh & Rosse is being sued by its sales associates in a class action lawsuit?” asked Brian Rosse. He could barely contain his anger. Watkins moved to a quiet corner of the sales floor. “Sorry, Brian. R&R was served notice late Friday,” she said. “Looks like it’s a rehash of the ‘working off the clock’ charges that we dealt with last year. Logan [R&R’s general counsel] isn’t too worried about the merits.” “But think about the negative publicity, the damage to our brand and image!” “We’ve already engaged our PR agency to work on communications strategy. This is not great news, Brian, but I’m determined to find a way to manage it. Why don’t we discuss the...
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