... But the little girl was undaunted. There, lying in her hospital bed, she would promise to anyone who'd listen that she will definitely walk again someday. She was transferred to a specialized rehabilitation hospital in the San Francisco Bay Area. Whatever therapies could be applied to her case were used. The therapists were charmed by her undefeatable spirit. They taught her about imaging - about seeing herself walking. If it would do nothing else, it would at least give her hope and something positive to do in the long waking hours in her bed. Angela strained all her physical powers for different therapies and procedures with water massage, and exercise classes. But she worked just as hard lying there faithfully doing her imaging, visualizing herself moving, moving, moving! One day, as she was straining with all of her might to imagine her legs moving again, it seemed a miracle happened: the bed moved! It began to move around the room! She screamed out, "Look what I'm doing! Look! Look! I can do it! I moved, I moved!" Of course, at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was screaming, too, and running for cover. People were screaming, equipment was falling and glass was breaking. You see, it was the recent San Francisco earthquake. But don't tell that to Angela. She's convinced that she did it. And now only a few years later, she's back in school. On her own two legs. No crutches, no wheelchair....
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...instructional novella written by James K. Loebbecke, tells a story about a man named Jack Butler, who is from San Francisco Bay area, goes to college, majors in accounting, and goes to work for a large accounting firm referred to as “The Firm.” The auditor is based on real world experiences of the author that lets students follow Jack Butler’s journey up the company’s ladders at The Firm, which gives students a better understand of the auditing profession. The story begins with Jack Bulter getting a promotion to become a partner in the firm in which he has been working for over 10 years. We are later introduced to his colleagues Dan Pamell and Barbara Gillespie who were in the same situation as Jack to whether they were going to be chosen as a future partner. In the end Barbara Gillespie gets the promotional, worrying Jack that his relationship with Dan Pamell be affected with not obtaining the position. At the end of the book Don, Jack’s friend, was offered to get a partnership position in the Oakland branch but he declined it. As the story progresses, we follow Jack through the struggles and achievements that lead him into becoming a partner as well as maintaining a life outside the office. As the story progresses, Jack Bulter explained how he was going to purse a law degree to become a lawyer like his father who we learn is a partner in Messner, Smith and Bolther in San Francisco. After taking some accounting classes and making As in them, Jack came to realize that his passion was...
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...A Divine Heart Attack -Zaynab Hararah As a native San Franciscan, my mission growing up was to find the perfect burger. After sixteen years and three months, mission accomplished. I call it; well actually the founder and owner named it -- Burger Meister. Burger Meister serves as my occasional comfort food. Burger Meister is featured at the newly remodeled Westlake Shopping Center in Daly City, which is about five minutes from San Francisco State University. After this location opened, I realized that three Burger Meister restaurants lie in the Sunset District of San Francisco, five minutes away from my house. Open since 1999, Burger Meister is a local San Francisco Bay Area burger joint with five locations: three in San Francisco, one in Alameda, and one in my favorite spot, Daly City. Paul Mogannam and his family at Burger Meister are proud to serve beef that is not tainted by chemicals and filler. This family owned business uses only the finest quality all natural beef in the Bay area provided by the famous Niman Ranch located in Marin County of Northern California. Just like anything you would find at Trader Joes, the Niman Ranch meat at Burger Meister is purely organic and you can taste it for yourself. As a disclaimer, take note that Westlake is a shopping center; therefore, do not be distracted by all the other restaurants. If you must, check out the sale at DSW Shoes, and then make your way to Burger Meister. Burger Meister is located right in...
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...MP-APPENDIX B STUDENT MARKETING PLAN FOR “BAGELS BY THE BAY” A Marketing Plan Presented by: Jamie Johnson And Amy Smith Table of Contents Page 1. Background 1 2. Strategic Focus and Plan 1 Mission Statement 1 Goals 1 Competitive Advantage 2 3. Situation Analysis 2 SWOT Analysis 2 Competitor Analysis 3 Company Analysis 3 Customer Analysis 4 Customer Analysis 4 4. Market-Product Focus 4 Marketing and Product Objectives 4 Market-Product Grid 5 Target Markets 6 Points of Difference 6 Positioning 6 5. Marketing Program 7 Product Strategy 7 Price Strategy 7 Promotion Strategy 8 Place Strategy 8 6. Financial Projections 9 Break-even Analysis 9 7. Organization 9 8. Implementation Plan 9 9. Evaluation and Control 10 Possible Deviations 10 Possible Solutions 10 10. Bibliography Appendices Appendix A: Bagels by the Bay Menu 11 Appendix B: Bagels by the Bay Flyer 13 Appendix C: Bagels by the Bay Coupon 14 Appendix D: Bagels by the Bay Survey 15 1. Background Bagels by the Bay is a new eating establishment located in Three Harbors, Michigan. After surveying the selection of fast food restaurants in the Three Harbors area, Jamie Johnson and Amy Smith discovered the need for a healthier eating option. Three Harbors is located on the...
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...Meusec English IV 9 February 2015 Alcatraz I. 1775 A. Manuel de Ayala names the island of San Francisco Bay “La Isla de los Alcatracs” meaning island of Pelicans. II. 1848 A. Mexican-American war ended and California became a state. B. Gold was discovered along the American river and the gold rush began III. 1850 A. The Army and Navy built a triangle of defense around the bay to protect it from the gold rush B. They built 111 cannons around the fort i. Weaponary on the island was never fired in purposed to protect the island IV. 1854 A. Alcatraz Lighthouse began service V. 1863 A. J.M. Chapman, Confederate privateer ship, was seized and its crew were arrested and imprisoned on alctraz B. A wooden structure was built to house the prisoners. i. Soon more prisoners were housed a. The structure built was meant to house 500 men VI. 1898 A. Spanish-American War resulted in the prison being overcrowded VII. 1900 A. Upper prison was built on the parade grounds of Alcatraz VIII. 1906 A. Earthquake forced neighboring prisons to transfer inmates to Alcatraz i. Alcatraz became overcrowded so prisoners forced to build new prison IX. 1907 Alcatraz is designated as the “Pacific Branch, U.S. Military Prison” X. 1912 A. New Cellhouse (3rd prison built, and currently still standing), was built by prisoners, and prisoners moved in XI. 1915 A. Alcatraz was renamed “United states...
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...In the spring of 2009, the people of Fresno disagreed on whether they should restore the San Joaquin River in hopes of bringing back the Chinook salmon or not. Fresno is the fifth largest city in California and the San Joaquin river passes through the northern part of Fresno. There are some pros that come along with restoring the river, like increasing the population of the Chinook salmon, but the cons outweigh the pros. The Fresno Bee is a news source for the 510,000 people that live in Fresno and during March of 2009, they published Bill McEwen’s article, “River Plan Too Fishy for my Tastebuds”. McEwen’s intention in writing the article was to inform the people of Fresno that people need to appear as more relevant than the salmon, and they...
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...Alcatraz is a prison that is based on an island in the San Francisco Bay in California. The prison was named an inescapable prison because it was surrounded by fifty to fifty four degree water. The island was first discovered by land in 1755 by Lt. don Juan Manuel de Ayala but had been seen by Sir Francis Drake when he docked in San Francisco bay. The prison is known for having some of the deadliest and most deceiving inmates out of any other prison. The prison has had many escape attempts but most have failed, except for one which was made by Frank Lee Morris and three fellow inmates. The island's history dates back a long time ago, but became a military institution in 1850, when president Millard Fillmore signed an order and fortified the island to protect the San Francisco Bay. The island first caught attention when Lt. don Juan Manuel de Ayala first discovered it and mapped it out in 1755. In the late 1850s the U.S. army began holding military prisoners on the island. They held the prisoners on the island because it is totally isolated and surrounded by water....
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...different services. My first priority was to stay far from excessively popular large organizations and bring to light a less popular one. I looked up the meaning and functions of ‘non-profit organization’ which is defined as “an incorporated organization which exists for educational or charitable reasons, and from which its shareholders or trustees do not benefit financially.” After carefully considering many exemplary organizations, and knowing of what exactly a non-profit organization is, and how the said organization should operate I selected the Expand Your Horizons non-profit organization. The Organization began in 1974, as a Math and Science Network with an informal group made up of women scientists, and educators, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The concerned with the low female participation in math and science courses initiated them to plan and coordinate programs to strengthen girls in these topics. A two year grant from the Carnegie Corporation in 1978 was awarded to the small Network to help establish it as a formal organization and soon the organization operated at the Mills College campus in Oakland, California. The mission of this organization is to “encourage young teenage girls in middle and high school to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) Careers.” With a fun hands-on activities approach and STEM role models to guide the girls, the goal of this Network is to motivate girls into becoming “innovative and creative thinkers ready...
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...producer of specialty cola beverages fortified with nutrients. The firm commenced operations in the San Francisco Bay area in 2008, and was an unqualified success. Karma Cola expanded its operations to cover the entire state of California in 2010. The firm currently has two bottling plants: San Carlos and Inglewood. The colas are dispatched from the bottling plants to four distribution centers: Emeryville, Anaheim, Fresno, and Redding, which then serve their allocated markets in California. June Hwang, CEO of Karma Cola, had been looking at the recent sales figures. She realized that the firm would soon run out of capacity. She sent for Jeff Horen, VP of Supply Chain Operations. "Jeff," she said, "It seems to me that our bottling plants are running close to capacity. We will have to add capacity at our existing plants a couple of years down the road. Why don't you get back to me with forecasts of demand for the next five years?" Jeff was back a week later. "I can tell you what karma has in store for us, June," he said. "I expect demand to grow rapidly for the next four years, and then level off after that. I've given the matter some thought. Rather than expanding capacity at our existing plants, I suggest that we consider opening a new plant at a third location. Our existing plants in San Carlos and Inglewood can focus on our major markets in the San Francisco Bay area and the Los Angeles Metropolitan area. A third plant in, say, Roseville or Turlock could cater...
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...On an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean was a special prison. This prison is where all prisoners in the world now are now located. At best estimate the island was 125 by 150 miles long. In the middle of the island was a concrete building. This building was shaped like a circle with a tower running through it. The circle had a diameter of 200 feet. The tower was circle pole sticking about 400 feet. The circle building was about 350 feet tall. The pole through the middle was an elevator and a watch tower. The elevator in the tower was a break room and went up and down. The building had 35 floors and a garage underground. The garage had trucks, jeeps, and ATVs in it. The way to get out was by ramp. Around the complex was a concrete wall with barb wire at the top. In basic training all the guards learned this. Up in the tower sat 32 guards. 6 spot lights went around the court yard. Two guards manned each one leaving 4 to run communications. 6 guards were snipers and 6 were spotters. 2 guards sat by radio and checked ground patrols. The last two guarded the only entrance to the room. The two guards by the entrance had M16 rifles, Berretta M9s, a can of pepper spray, a Taser, a radio, some hand grenades of various kinds, and 9 inch blade. The official uniform was all black and bullet proof vest and masks. The only time you had a mask on was outside and in the prison. The two guards had dog tags and name tags on, the first guards name tag said Sergeant Christopher Scott Dean...
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...waves. Each wave has some unique characteristics. The aim for us is to determine which wave craigslist is a result of, and explain why. The first wave emerged in the late 90s. The second wave emerged early 2000 and lasted until mid-20s. Everything after that until present day is considered a result of the third wave. Looking at Craigslist from a timeline-perspective, this tells us that the company is a part of the first wave. This is only one of a variety of characteristics that makes Craigslist a part of the first wave. The first wave was strongly dominated by U.S companies. As mentioned in the company introduction, Craigslist was developed and started up in the US. The company started its company with the intent of helping the San Francisco Bay area community. As popularity grew, they expanded to other communities in other cities. It was not until later on in Craigslist’s existence that they expanded to other countries. As of today they serve over 700 cities in 50 different countries. Even though they serve such a huge variety of communities, the US communities still serve as their main market in terms of usage. The graphs below compare the usage between Craigslist and two other huge e-commerce companies that emerged in other waves. Also, the revenue-model Craigslist used, and still uses, resembles the ones used by first wave companies. The first wave companies relied on simple forms of online advertising as a main revenue source. Craigslist revenues come only from...
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...Alexandra Madzharyan Subject: Housing investments in San Francisco According to your request about housing investments in Bay area, San Francisco I have conducted a research and found interesting facts. Housing market in Bay area can be characterized as very dynamic. ”The increase in housing prices was caused by the strict government restrictions which started in the 1970's, affecting construction in coastal areas” (EBSCO HOST, January 21, 2008) The San Francisco Bay Area real estate market has been growing rapidly over the past six years. Ever since the recession in 2008, the population is growing each year and more people are starting families. However, the prices are also increasing rapidly. ”Every time the market crashes, the consensus becomes that real estate won’t recover for decades or even “in our lifetime.” But the economy mends, the population grows, people start families, inflation builds up over the years, and repressed demand of those who want to own their own homes builds up. In the early eighties, mid-nineties and in 2012, after about 4 years of a recessionary housing market, this repressed demand jumps back in (or “explodes” might be a good description) and prices start to rise again. It’s not unusual for a big surge in values to occur in the first couple years after a recovery begins, as has occurred recently.” (SFGate, October 1, 2013) This is the right time to decide to buy a house in the San Francisco Bay Area. The prices have been increasing over the past...
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...American Association of Independent Music Conference San Francisco, California August 2015 The American Association of Independent Music would like to welcome you to San Francisco, California. The following information packet will be your guide to our August 2015 convention to celebrate independent music producers and up and coming names in the industry. We thank you for choosing to attend our conference and are excited to meet you in San Francisco! CVB: San Francisco Travel The San Francisco Travel Association, which acts as the city’s Convention & Visitors Bureau, was originally founded as the San Francisco Convention and Tourist League in 1909. After an extremely destructive earthquake and fire in 1906, the non-profit local business association was created to “reclaim the City’s position as a world-class destination” (San Francisco Travel). Today, the mission of the Association is “to enhance the local economy by marketing San Francisco and the Bay Area as a premier destination for conventions, meetings, events, and leisure travel” (San Francisco Travel). They are a private, not-for-profit, membership organization that is led by a Board of Directors made up of 45 business leaders of various companies, elected by the membership. In 2003 the Association set up a charitable foundation with the goal of raising scholarship money for students enrolled in local hospitality management programs and to produce more educational programs. The association’s executive team is...
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...Use the theory of comparative advantage to explain the way in which Logitech has configured its global operations. Why does the company manufacture in China and Taiwan, undertake basic R&D in California and Switzerland, design products in Ireland, and coordinate marketing and operations from California? According to Ricardo's theory of comparative advantage, nations will invest all their resources to produce what they can produce most effectively. They should focus on the product which they can produce most effectively even if they were able to produce a certain product more effectively than other countries. This theory is applied as follows. Regarding China, it is cost effective to assemble and manufacture there. China is the most populous country, and it is important for the Chinese government to provide work environments for its people to earn their living. So a plant for high-volume manufacturing is a good way of employing many people. Even now there are a lot of semi-literature people in China. This resource can manufacture products which need semi-skilled labour most efficiently because of their low wage. Thus, Logitech uses China to manufacture mice. While Taiwan, it is giving land in their industrial parks at very nominal rates. Taiwan’s IT industry is also expanding and the quality is high level. So Taiwan had developed a strong supply base for computer parts, it has skillful people. Logitech is taking advantage of the facilities. As regards California, it is...
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...To whom it may concern, I have known Mr. Kang from a very young age. I met Bikram at the age of six, back in 1996. Since then, we have grown to be very good family friends. I would see Bikram every few months as our families regularly stayed in touch, attended each other’s family functions, parties and get togethers. When I was sophomore in high school (2004), I would go over to Bikram’s residence about once a month at 5985 Corte Arboles, Pleasanton and play basketball with him at the park next to his house. The summer of 2007, me and Bikram took a religious studies class, “ Media and Religion” - class number RSOC 119, together at Santa Clara University. I had just gotten accepted as a freshman in 2007 to Santa Clara University and decided to take classes the summer session before my first quarter started as a way of getting ahead. Bikram was already enrolled at Santa Clara during that time and provided me much guidance and helped me plan out my classes and schedule every quarter as me. Bikram was also the TA for another class that I took during Spring of 2008, OMIS 30 - Structured Programming. He ran all of our weekly lab sessions and was always available to help answer any questions either me or the other students had. Bikram also helped tutor me for various other classes throughout my undergraduate as well. Winter of 2007, I began to workout with Bikram at the gym. I signed up for my membership at 24 hour fitness and worked out with him daily up till the...
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