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    James Partrick is a DJ, curator, author, and educator. He curates and develops electronic music and art festivals and events. He has also won many awards including the American Composer Forum- MECA award. He also develops music production, composition, and sound design curricula for Dubspot in New York City and the Institute of Production and Recording in Minneapolis. He is also the owner of the Slam Academy that students take the electronic music training. James Patrick started the article with the Charlie Parker’s personal life and he talked about his musical career and his music style. Charlie Parker was born on August 29, 1920 in Kansas City and died on March 12, 1955 in Manhattan. Parker’s personal life was complicated. He was addicted to alcohol and heroin and it became his burdens. When he got arrested in 1950, he was banned to play at Birdland, which was named in his honor. Charlie Parker was hired at a resort in Missouri and studied harmony with Efferge Ware in 1937. From 1940 to 1942, Parker palyed in Jay McShann’s band and made his first recording. In December 1942, he played with Earl Hines and Dizzy Gillespie as a tenor saxophonist. In 1945, Parker led his own group for the first time and worked with Gillespie. From 1945 to 1946, they made more than fifty recordings together. They also played in Hollywood together in the end of 1945. However, Gillespie left Hollywood after the performances, and Parker stayed. Parker, soon, formed a quintet that was active from…

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    that allow you to find the information that you are looking for, and don’t leave out the fact that it has a great assortment of recipes for all stages of bakers including visuals to enhance the overall outcome of the viewer’s experience. To evaluate this website I am using three criteria to ensure that this website is a good site to use if you are searching for information about baking. First, it needs to have recipes for beginners as well as for…

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    Walking down a street in New York this summer there were a lot of bakeries that could be found. Going into those bakeries and seeing the people behind the counter put fire to an idea that has been bouncing around in my mind, “Having my own bakery.” Plenty of things go into starting and running a business. Ample time, effort, and money are going to be major components when it comes to trying to start it up. How should one go about opening a bakery and keep that bakery open and running? Before…

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    We have assessed Mazzetti’s current competitive strategy in the market. Some of their strengths include their well-established presence in the local community, their customizable services for specialty items, and their retention/consistency of their employees. Their brand is their greatest strength, but suffers to their lack of marketing. Without consistent marketing efforts, Mazzetti’s is unable to compete with others for the attraction of customers. Another weakness is their size and…

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    Scenario 1 According to the information that the cupcake company provided for the analysis, the price point at which the company should sales one dozen of cupcakes is $6.00. At $6.00 price per dozen the cupcake company quantity demanded would be 100 dozen cupcakes per day. This would amount to profits of $200 per day. When the company fixed cost of $100 is introduced into the analysis, the $6.00 price would still be the best price point per dozen with profits of $100.00. The price of elasticity…

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    Baker Entrepreneur vs Physical Therapist My Aunt Michelle was constantly looking for a way to help someone, especially when they were upset. When she passed, my mom was immensely distressed, and I made it my personal mission to do anything I could to support her in this troubling event. Since then, I have always had the desire to brighten someone’s day in any way possible, whether it’s helping someone recover after a brutal surgery or simply baking a cake for a birthday party. In order to…

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    To achieve and maintain a standard of excellence from our kitchen to our customer’s homes below you will find a detailed outline of the expectations for every employee.  Uniforms: Each employee will be given two Carol’s Confections shirts when hired. Additional shirts can be purchased for $5.00 (with the option of having the cost deducted from the employee’s paycheck). Black pants and restaurant grade slip-resistant shoes are required as well. In addition, black aprons, hair nets, and gloves…

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    The Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands is a historical fiction book filled with elixir, recipes, and things that go boom. Set in London, England in 1665, Christopher Rowe is an apothecary, or potion maker’s, apprentice. He learns how to make everything from a cure for asthma to a healing salve for burns from his wonderful master, Benedict Blackthorn, who picked him from the orphanage out of all of the other boys. Knowing Christopher and his many endeavors, he and his friend Tom, the baker’s son,…

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    Being involved in the community will change ones life. It was my senior year in high school until I realized what happens when one gets involved in their community. Being involved in the Miracle League not only helped the kids, it helped me as a person. I still remember the first time I went to the Miracle League. It was a tradition of my baseball team to go to the Miracle League once a year. I was nervous, and did not know what to expect. It was a steaming hot…

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    “The Treasure of Lemon Brown”by Walter Dean Myers,is a story about a homeless man named Lemon Brown who teaches a boy named Greg the real meaning of treasure.Greg learns that a treasure does not have to be something of monetary value.The value of something is highly personal and only its owner can ever appreciate its real worth and pass it on to others. Greg’s father has a few things that he values such as his son’s education and his postal service job. He really values his son’s education…

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