Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Barrage Final Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact: Meridith Hankenson-Becket
#813-991-1563
www.barrage.org

March 4th 2008

Barrage, the musical group bringing a new sense of inspiration to the world one note at a time.

LOGAN, Utah-Barrage is traveling throughout the country sharing their musical talents with the world. They are a group of musicians that have come together from all over the world to bring a new style of sound to people.

Barrage was created in Calgary, Canada in 1996. As the years have come and gone different cast members have been added to the group and others have left to go onto other things. Barrage combines a bunch of musical numbers together and brings music from all over the world to one stage. The cast of Barrage includes six violinist/vocalist, one drummer, one bass player and a guitarist. It takes so much time and energy to bring this musical group together and make things happen.

“High Strung” is the name of the tour for this coming year as they prepare to tour the world. Each cast member brings a different style to the table and is able to bring fireworks to the stage when combined with all of the cast members.

“Each of the players has a different style and character that added to the group that helped the music come alive and reached out to me,” said Natalie Jones.

The tour began on Feb. 15 in Tallahassee, Fla. and will continue to tour until May 8 2008. They will be visiting stages all over the country. This amazing group will complete over 20 performances in the USA, Europe, Asia and Canada. For specific dates and cities check out the website.

The songs played by the entertainers come from different musicians from all over the world. There are chines folk tunes, American blue grass music and Acadian Fiddle tunes.

“I loved the music and the feelings I felt as I listened to the concert. It made me feel as if I had visited different parts of the world and I didn’t even leave the small town of Logan,” said Lisa Christensen.

If you would like more information contact Jeffrey Wright # 813-991-1564 or go to www.barrage.org to get more information on dates of the concerts.


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Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Burger Planet Positioning Paper

We at Burger Planet, the world's largest fast-food restaurant chain, have a desire to please our customers and intend on achieving this by bringing in fitness guru Jayne Peterson, providing healthier menu choices while retaining our great-tasting burgers and fries.
We have recently hired Jayne Peterson, Opal Whitcomb's personal trainer, in order to promote original healthy items on the menu. This move was made in order to give Burger Planet a competitive edge in the ever-growing health trend started by fast food restaurants around the world. Peterson has taken charge of customer's favorite fast food place, showing people how to enjoy their favorite foods at Burger Planet but still maintaining a healthy life style. She has helped so many people get healthy and stay fit while still enjoying their favorite foods.
Petersen has brought new healthier items to our menu that can help you still have that great burger you have enjoyed for a number of years but maybe cut back on your side items and go with apples or other healthier options.
Customers have decided that they want to eat healthier but still want to enjoy the things they love. According to outgoing Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman, "The popularity of diet books and products which represent about $42 billion in annual spending in the United States shows that Americans are interested in leading healthier lives." Forbes: January 2005
Burger Planet wants to help these customers make this possible by offering healthier side choices such as grapes, apple slices, bananas and so many other healthy sides. Burger Planet also added great gourmet salads to their menu, which include the spinach salad with Raspberry vinaigrette and Caesar salad that can help anyone wanting to stay in shape. They even offer the Mercury Burger that is half size for people wanting to cut back on the portion sizes they eat.
"Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson stated, "Two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, and more than 50 percent of Americans do not get the recommended amount of physical activity, so the 2005 guidelines emphasize physical activity and calorie control more than ever before."
Peterson will be a great asset to us in promoting physical activity as well as healthy eating habits. We don't believe that to be healthy you must give up everything you enjoy eating but making modifications to your diet along with exercise is the key to living a healthy life style.
Burger Planet was founded in 1934 to serve their customers and continues to have the customer's interest at heart today. Burger Planet is still the same great place but now there are healthier choices to help meet your everyday life style with the same great taste and friendly service you have always received here at Burger Planet.
Objectives
Output:
 We are offering healthy side choices and great new salads.
 We have created Mercury Burger that is half size for people wanting smaller portions.
 Hiring Jayne Peterson

Impact:
 People will still enjoy the things they love but still eat healthy
 Healthier lifestyle.
 Happy/Satisfied customers.

We know that by offering healthier choices our customers will be satisfied and be able to live a healthier lifestyle and customers will still be able to enjoy the things they love and eat great.
With hiring Jayne Peterson as part of Burger Planets team we know that our customers will be able to get in shape and keep the weight off. She is a great role model and mentor for so many of our customers that we know she will help them live a healthy lifestyle.
With the healthier choices on the menu people will be able to choose what they want to eat and how they can live their life better.