Northwest Catering Review

I recently had an event catered by Northwest Catering. I ordered 4 dozen mini Chicago style pizza's, 3 dozen mini chicken quesidillas, and 3 gallons of lemonade. This cost $145. I can say that I was very disappointed with the amount of food I received for as much as I spent.

I was told this would be able to easily cater 40 people. When in reality if barely catered to 20. The most disappointing were the mini Chicago pizza's, which were the diameter of a quarter. While all the food was high quality, Northwest catering to say the least is very overpriced.

Unfortunately the other day I was a victim of food poisoning due to an undercooked burger. As summer is approaching many people will be grilling out, which can lead to many cases of food poisoning. Here are some warning signs to let you know if you have food poisoning.

There is some very interesting information on here that I was not aware of...such as food poisoning can sometimes take 4 WEEKS to occur.

Here is the link to the article....food poisoning

Here is a link I found with 10 affordable meals for college kids. So for those of you looking to stretch a dollar these meals would be a great way to do so.

10 Cheap Meals

Cinco De Mayo Recipes

Three Cheese Quesadillas

Nachos on the Grill

Don't forget the margaritas

Blogs: an effective job hunting tool?

Gardner, M. (2009, January 26). Blogs: an effective job hunting tool? Retrieved from http://ezproxy.nwmissouri.edu:2112/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T8816845679&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=51&resultsUrlKey=29_T8816845686&cisb=22_T8816845685&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=7945&docNo=74
In this article the author shows that blogs can be used as a tool for finding a job. Job seekers recently have been using blogs to market themselves to employers. It allows them to publicize themselves in a way that most people haven’t thought to do. David Atkins outlined two areas of interest on his blog, one as a start up technology leader, and the other as a strategic consultant. When he responded to a freelance job posting the company was familiar with his postings and hired him immediately. Before this article I was not aware of people using blogs as job search tools. This further supports my thesis that blogs are a helpful research tool, and are more than just a way for people to vent their opinion.

Corporations and Blogging

Byrne, E. (2008, October 13). Corporations must blog to keep up. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.nwmissouri.edu:2112/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T8816845679&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=51&resultsUrlKey=29_T8816845686&cisb=22_T8816845685&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=235906&docNo=67
The author of this article gives reasons on why corporations need to blog. I main reason for corporation’s blogging is so that readers feel engaged with conversations instead of having press releases. Blogs are also being used now to report breaking news. The readers of these blogs feel more engaged because they have the ability to comment and interact in the conversation. However only 74 of the Fortune 500 companies use blogs. Corporate communication will need to adapt to the new reality and new expectations. This article also supports my thesis by showing that corporations and business’s need to maintain blogs in order to keep up with the advancements in communication and technology.

Has Blogging Peaked?

Shr, M. (2010, March 8). Has blogging peaked? Retrieved from http://ezproxy.nwmissouri.edu:2112/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T8816845679&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=51&resultsUrlKey=29_T8816845686&cisb=22_T8816845685&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=7945&docNo=62
In this article the author says that blogs have been replaced by facebook and twitter. People now find it much more convenient to write 140 characteristics or update their status rather than writing several paragraphs on their blog. Twitter and facebook also are more frequently checked by viewers now. People who once started blogs to be part of the online conversation probably wouldn’t do that today, they would use facebook. This will be useful for my thesis because it argues against my thesis showing that blogs aren’t useful for research tools because they are dying off.