snowbirds in Hollywood, north of Miami. Here’s one reason Canadians may favor the Gulf Coast, aside from glorious winter weather: the Canadian Snowbird Association sponsors the Snowbird Extravaganza each January at the 80,000-square-foot Lakeland Center in Lakeland, Florida, which is only 35 miles (38 minutes) east of Tampa. The New York Connection in South Florida This likely is Florida’s best-known snowbird installation. It’s rooted in Henry Flagler’s 1930s Florida East Coast Railroad,…
Lost At SeaWorld My first field trip was supposed to be a riveting one. I was about four years old, addicted to chocolate milk, and had a constant rush of energy. The day of the field trip all of the tiny chil-dren were about to explode because most of us have never been to SeaWorld, let alone know what it was. Our tiny brains couldn’t comprehend what SeaWorld had to offer besides the enor-mous black and white whale on the permission slip we gave our parents to sign. The bus ride to SeaWorld…
Job Candidate Assessment Tests Go Virtual Week 2 Case Study Katherine Hall-Blair Keiser University, Lakeland, FL Question 1 A virtual tryout creates a simulated environment of the workplace; it is an online assessment tool that many employers are using (Veritude; 2007). While this assessment system is becoming more popular among businesses, there are both advantages and disadvantages. Advantages of a virtual tryout might include a lower turnover rate because prospective employees…
for the nonprofit organization, Orphan’s Heart. We will examine the content and organization of the statement, as well as critique its depth, clarity, and effectiveness. Orphan’s Heart is a faith-based organization whose headquarters are located in Lakeland, FL. However, they operate internationally, with their most popular areas being in Guatemala and Uganda. They play slightly different roles in each area; running a malnutrition center in Guatemala and working with an orphanage in Uganda.…
one of the fastest growing travel companies in the country and you are able to meet the needs of every client from the amount of services you provide. With this successful combination, I would be excited to join your team. I will be graduated from Lakeland University December 16th, and I have gained many skills through my academic and internship experiences that I can utilize in the Administrative Assistant role. During my internship with United Way of Sheboygan County, I have learned the…
Discuss the dual court system in the United States, and the structure of the federal court system, and your home state court system. The structure of the American court system has been viewed as complex and confusing as federal and state courts differ in jurisdiction, and types of cases that can be handled at the many different levels. The Supreme Court is the ultimate decision maker in cases that has been appealed regarding decisions made at the lower level of federal and state Supreme Courts.…
is a privately held American local grocery store chain headquartered in Gates, New York, near Rochester. Publix Super Markets, Inc., regularly known as Publix, is a worker claimed, American store chain situated in Lakeland, Florida. Trader Joe's is an American privately held chain of claim to fame markets situated in Monrovia, California, in Greater Los…
Laurie Carls in a physical therapist in the out patient clinic at Lakeland Regional Medial Center. Although, she did not originally start out on the track to becoming a physical therapist; originally, she was working in banking and IT. Laurie did not feel satisfied in the careers field and sought a career with more personal interaction. Eventually, she came to the conclusion that she wanted to peruse her interest in physical therapy. Laurie, went back to school and earned her degree in physical…
I am a Painting I student attending Lakeland Union Highschool and I am in 9th grade. Throughout the semester I completed an acrylic close up of blueberries, an acrylic butterfly stained glass, an oil balloon gradation, an oil still life and an oil 12x12 free choice. I chose to do an oil painting, because I was getting used to the oil techniques.The picture that I chose shows depth as the layout is, an old red van, surrounded by darkish, tall trees that line the road, along with a rail, a…
Over the past several years, the demand for nursing staff has increased tremendously. In fact, the nursing shortage in the United States is anticipated to grow to 260,000 by 2025. (Buerhas, Auerbach, & Staiger, 2009). This foreseen shortage in nurses builds off of the knowledge that the average age of nurses is increasing, whilst the demand for nurses increases. More nurses are retiring or are close to retirement and an equal amount of nurses are not being recruited to organizations to take over…