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For population 25 years and over in Gatesville:
For population 15 years and over in Gatesville city:
936 residents are foreign born (5.3% Latin America).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2011: $1,217 (1.7%) Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Killeen, TX (22.9 miles , pop. 86,911). Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Austin, TX (78.6 miles , pop. 656,562). Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (109.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580). Nearest cities: South Mountain, TX (1.9 miles ), North Coryell, TX (3.3 miles ), Turnersville, TX (3.4 miles ), Flat, TX (3.5 miles ), Oglesby, TX (3.7 miles ), Crawford, TX (4.3 miles ), McGregor, TX (4.3 miles ), Fort Hood, TX (4.6 miles ). Single-family new house construction building permits:
Latitude: 31.44 N, Longitude: 97.74 W Nickname or alias (official or unofficial): Spur Capital of TexasDaytime population change due to commuting: +1,919 (+12.2%) Area code: 254
City-data.com crime rate counts serious crimes more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities. Crime rate in Gatesville detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson Full-time law enforcement employees in 2011, including police officers: 24 (16 officers).
Gatesville, Texas accommodation, waste management, arts - Economy and Business Data Unemployment in July 2013:
Unemployment by year (%) Historical population Historical housing units Population change in the 1990s: +3,625 (+30.3%).
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Average climate in Gatesville, TexasBased on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:Gatesville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 150% greater than the overall U.S. average. On 5/6/1973, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 20.1 miles away from the Gatesville city center . On 4/21/1952, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.4 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages. Natural disasters:The number of natural disasters in Coryell County (11) is near the US average (12).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4 Emergencies Declared: 6 Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 5, Hurricanes: 3, Storms: 3, Floods: 2, Tornadoes: 2 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category). Birthplace of: Mike Weaver (boxer) - Boxer, William Blankenship - Opera singer, Bart Bryant - PGA Tour Golf player (born: 11/18/62), Mike Weaver - (born 1952) world boxing champion, Sybil Leonard Armes - Educator, Taurean Henderson - Player of football, Cotton Davidson - Football player, David Holt (musician) - Musician. Hospital/medical center in Gatesville:Political contributions by individuals in Gatesville, TX Airports located in Gatesville:
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Local government website: www.ci.gatesville.tx.us
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Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2011: 16.0% (9.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 39.0% for Black residents, 39.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 12.2% for other race residents, 0.9% for two or more races residents) Average household size:
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1996 Presidential Elections Results 2000 Presidential Elections Results 2004 Presidential Elections Results 2008 Presidential Elections Results 2012 Presidential Elections Results Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results Religion statistics for Gatesville (based on Coryell County data)Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 38.99%
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Tables represent county-level data. Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 5
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17
Number of full-service restaurants: 22
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26.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,509 average adjusted gross income)
3.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($3,031 average AGI) Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
30.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,628 average adjusted gross income)
1.65% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,420 average AGI) Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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See more detailed statistics of Gatesville fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2011 here FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Gatesville)FCC Registered Antenna Towers:184 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers:1
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:6
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)FCC Registered Paging Towers:3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers:1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:58 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Gatesville)FAA Registered Aircraft:13 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Gatesville)
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I won't even throw clothes in the closet
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The Presidents' Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Invitational really could not have gone much better for the Golden Tornadoes. With several school records falling and even more student-athletes posting personal best performances, the PAC Invitational proved to be a great way for the Geneva College track and field team to springboard to the outdoor season. The basketball season officially came to an end with the first round play-off loss for the men's team at Thomas More. Although it doesn't feel much like spring outside, it is time for baseball and softball to get things going in the next week.
After sitting out the NCCAA national meet, Nick Edinger was back to his old form as the senior broke his own school record in the 5K as he lapped the field and finished the race with a time of 15:16, which was 18 seconds better than his previous mark. Josh Guiser put his name in the record book with a time of 7.14 in the 60 meter race, which placed his third at the PAC Invitational. A total of 13 personal records were set last week including Chez Anderson's third place finish in the 800 meter event with a time of 2:07.21. Jacob Mellinger (400 meter) and Charles Parker (Mile) also posted personal best times.
In women's action, Sarah-Noel Meek and Anna Kluitenberg finished 1-2 in the 5K race. Teammate Alayna Merkle enjoyed a stellar day with a first place finish in the 800 meter race and a second place slot in the mile. Sara Williams highlighted the women's field events with a fourth place finish in the shot put with a distance of 10.69 meters.
After battling second seed Thomas More for most of the game, the Geneva men's basketball team fell to the Saints 82-60 in the first round of the PAC tournament last week. The Golden Tornadoes ended their season with an overall record of 5-21 but were clearly playing their best basketball at the end of the season with a three-game winning streak vaulting them into the first round of the tournament.
Congratulations to women's head coach Lori Wynn and the Golden Tornadoes for receiving the PAC Sportsmanship trophy last week. In addition, freshman Heidi Mann was named an All-Conference honorable mention selection for a stand out campaign.
The baseball and softball teams will be departing for Florida on Friday to open the 2013 season. The baseball team gets underway with a doubleheader against Massachusetts Maritime with the softball team opening next Monday, March 4th with games against Aurora and Bluffton. The baseball team will be playing 11 games in Ft. Pierce, FL while the softball team will open with 12 games in Kissimmee, FL. Baseball opens its home schedule on March 16th with a 1 pm doubleheader against Fredonia State while the softball team will host Baldwin-Wallace in its home opener on March 19th.
Athletic Schedule for the week:
Saturday, March 2 | Baseball (DH) vs. Massachusetts Maritime 3 pm |
Monday, March 4 |
Baseball (DH) vs. Martin Luther 3 pm Softball vs. Aurora 1 pm Softball vs. Bluffton 5 pm |
Tuesday, March 5 |
Baseball (DH) Muhlenberg 9 am Softball vs. Muskingum 9 am Softball vs. Presentation 1 pm |
Wednesday, March 6 |
Softball vs. Catholic 3 pm Softball vs. Illinois College 5 pm |
Thursday, March 7 | Baseball vs. Lebanon Valley 1:30 pm |
Friday, March 8 |
NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Softball vs. Muskingum 1 pm Softball vs. Concordia 3 pm |
Saturday, March 9 |
Baseball vs. Northwestern College (DH) 4 pm Softball vs. Skidmore 3pm Softball vs. Simpson 5 pm |
Geneva engineering students compete in national competitions including the Solar Splash, Steel Bridge Building and the Society of Automotive Engineers Baja Competition.
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Of course there will be more first round picks at qb in the play offs. 1) those tend to be the more talented guys 2) they get a longer leash/more training time But that's not evidence that an udfa can't do it. Or that having a white qb from Texas means you are more likely to be successful. |
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To me you don't know a thing about your QBs make up until he gets popped in the chin or other adversities . The road is littered with talented guys who couldn't handle all the fame or resposibilty that comes with being the man to lead the team . He passes these test then I rank the other things in this order . 1. smarts 2. accuracy 3. manueverability 4. size 5. arm strength 6. mechanics ... of course this has a bunch to do with #2 .
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Hobalee Shepherd, 60, died Sunday, Dec. 30.
He is survived by his wife, Karen Sue Shepherd of Cornettsville; son Christopher Lee Shepherd of Cornettsville; brothers Junior Shepherd and Ray Shepherd of Cornettsville; and sister Nadine Shepherd of Cornettsville.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Nora Shepher; daughter Rebecca Sue Shepherd; brothers Sonny Shepherd and Tom Shepherd; and sisters Charlene Ison and Mayrene Hayes.
Arrangements were handled by Brashear-Callahan Funeral Home of Viper. Funeral services were held at the Church of God of Prophecy in Little Leatherwood. Interment was at Arch Halcomb Cemetery in Little Leatherwood.
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Could water scarcity cause international conflict?
Some have predicted that conflicts over water scarcity are inevitable, but what does the record show?
In reporting a recent story on a fight over water between residents of a small Colorado town and Nestlé Waters North America, a bottled water company, I learned much about water scarcity around the world, and the sense — also growing — that shortages of water could spark much future conflict.
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In recent years, there's been a proliferation of books on the world's present and future water woes, from Maude Barlow's Blue Covenant to Robert Glennon's Unquenchable.
Many, including the authors mentioned above, argue that water must be viewed as a human right, not solely as a market commodity.
That's been the United Nations' position for years – not least because a lack of access to clean water constitutes a huge health problem in much of the developing world. About 1 billion people don't have potable water.
Another reason: water scarcity's potentially destabilizing effects. Many view the conflict in Darfur, for example, as partly motivated by a growing population and a shrinking supply of water.
It's not as though conflicts over water are an entirely new phenomenon. The Pacific Institute keeps a running list of water conflicts [PDF] that stretches back 5,000 years. The first human-on-human conflict over water occurred around 2500 BC in Mesopotamia, according to the list.
A Mesopotamian city state, Lagash, diverted water from its neighbor, Umma. The most recent water conflict: In 2008, the Taliban threatened to blow up Pakistan's Warsak Dam. (The list hasn't been updated for a year.)
Some see evidence of increased risk of conflict in a warming world where some regions are drying.
A report titled "Rising Temperatures, Rising Tensions: Climate change and the risk of violent conflict in the Middle East," which was released earlier this year by the International Institute for Sustainable Development, found that after the 2007-'08 drought in Syria, residents abandoned 160 villages.
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It occurred to me today when I was brushing my teeth (which is when all great ideas manifest, apart from the shower) that maybe, just maybe, I've been assuming that the whole world knows what happens at Manifesting Monday and what to expect when they come along.
So I apologise!
Serious Abundance Seminars and Manifesting Monday is
NOT a cult….. but…..
The difference between my radio work and communicating in a blog is that I don't have the opportunity to instantly explain what I just meant and so, today, at the risk of taking too long, I want to explain the story of Serious Abundance, how it came about, what it is, what my vision is, and what happens when we get together.
I've always known that I don't think like the rest of the world. I assume that everything is wonderful and that all people are wonderful and friendly, and loving, and kind.
Don't get me wrong, I've been betrayed appallingly by people I really trusted (Sacred Contracts by Carolyn Myss explains this further) but I've always had an inate sense that we're all the same underneath.
Good people, with fears and frailties and, most of us weren't loved enough as children so we still act like infancts in our 40s and beyond.
My journey, which you'll read more about when my book comes out before the end of the year, didn't start off with me being a happy, positive person expecting the best.
I was the most negative, angry, bitter, most resentful person who hated myself more that you could ever imagine.
At the age of 28, I had my astrological chart done. We're not supposed to have that done until we're 28, until we've lived four cycles of 7 years, but that's a whole other story.
I have no idea how to read an astrological chart; but, I was given the gift of my true calling, which is one of creativity. At that time, I was married to my first husband, working as an Insurance Broker (insert audible gasp here!) in a District Commercial Banking Centre for one of the Big Four Banks. I hated my job.
I had long, straight, brown Cleopatra hair & I dressed in drip-dry polyester frocks, skin-colored pantyhose and a collection of very sensible shoes, predominantly white, leaning towards pastels. I know! Hideous! (I'll see if I can find a photo to bring to Manifesting Monday!)
Even describing that makes me feel a little bit sick! Fast forward to now, I'm nothing like that young girl looking for guidance. I am a GODDESS!
But what DID happen around that time was that I discovered metaphysics. The Law of Abundance & The Law of Attraction are the ones we all align too (positive and negative) and these laws are ABSOLUTE.
Thoughts become things and things become actions. If I choose to think happy abundant thoughts, I live a happy abundant life.
If I choose to focus on what I DON'T have, I would just create more of what I don't have.
Our subconscious mind doesn't know the difference between positive and negative thoughts. For example, saying to a child "don't run on the road" is the same as saying, "run on the road" because children do not hear the word "don't".
So when my son was small, I gave him a call to action, "Stay with me. It's safe on the path." And I'm smiling to myself because he walks to the beat of a different drum and so do I.
And we're both safe on the path, the paths that we've chosen. I have chosen to live my life as an aware and conscious human, a spiritual being having a physical experience. I started doing this work at 28 years old. It's a really long time.
Interestingly, my career has manifested in a random way. I did make a decision to be a stand-up comedian and that happened.
But I never made a decision to become a radio broadcaster or breakfast radio host and the universe opened up all of those doors for me. And all of those experiences have made me a richer, wiser person.
My metaphysical beliefs helped me survive the cut-throat radio industry and to walk away from the top rating breakkie show in Melbourne, to focus on what I really wanted.
I wanted to heal my soul; it was battered. That was the first step in creating what was to become Serious Abundance Seminars.
I wanted to create a group of like-minded people, who were thinking along the same lines. They knew something "out there" was better than the dross they were being served up on commercial television.
If I spent time visualising what I wanted to create, visualising the life that I wanted, the health that I wanted, the sense of peace and calm that I wanted, I would create that vision. I would manifest it in the physical.
Dropping the need to be anxious, dropping the need to be unwell, and dropping the need to be resentful, was much better for my health.
But if I work trying this long enough, things would change. My favourite mantras are,
In 2008, together with my dear friend Dr. Rosemary McCallum, we created Serious Abundance Seminars. From the very first workshop we ran in 2008 to now, this has been an incredibly joyful project for me.
Sadly, Rosemary has been unable to continue this work with me and our friendship remains unchanged and as committed to each other as ever.
Our idea of Serious Abundance is just that. We live in an abundant universe. Abundance goes where it's attracted. Living abundantly has nothing, or little to do with money yet most people focus just on money.
I have a friend in remission from cancer. One of the smartest, sweetest, kindest, funniest women I know. I adore her.
She lives moments from the beach (which she adores and, pays top rent to be there) yet even after going through the trauma of cancer and, working through all of her deep-seated fears towards her recovery in the most profound and spiritual way, she still laughed when I asked her to commit to a 30-minute meditation by the beach everyday, just counting the waves.
It remains to be seen if she'll do that. I hope she does.
That way, we're all the same. No matter what sort of life we live, we generally lurch from one stressful situation to another. We work in jobs we can't stand. We buy takeaway because we haven't given ourselves time to buy to create loving food. We communicate with our friends by text, Facebook, and email but we don't meet them for coffee.
We forget that we are spirit beings having a physical experience. This means that we need to be present in the physical.
By coming along to Serious Abundance, one night per month means that we are giving ourselves 3 ½ hours per month, 35 hours per year, to work on manifesting what we want in our lives.
We have a great time, no matter what the topic
And interestingly, some people can't even commit to that! We have no rules. This is a community. Some of the most extraordinary people have sat in sessions with me. We changed our venue, we're now at Ceres, one of my favourite places in the world.
It's an Eco Environmental Park. It was once a rubbish dump and it was rescued by a group of extraordinary like-minded individuals 30 years ago who had a vision of turning it into something beautiful.
Can you see where I'm going with this? Serious Abundance is my vision to turn something sad (a global community) into something beautiful, one person at a time.
Each month that we get together, we focus on a topic and this month we're working on the crown chakra and to have balance in that chakra, create a bit of space in our bodies to live.
Chakras are energy centres in our body and we've been working on all of them this year. Each session is self-contained. Not being here for the last one or the time before that is not a consequence.
Each member receives exactly what it is that they're supposed to receive at each session. We will always hear what we need to hear. We will hear someone else sharing and relate to it.
We have an opening and closing meditation. We talk about what we want to create. We share our ideas, feelings, thoughts, and visions with others. We support each other. Is it fun? Hell yeah!
Is it interesting? Absolutely! Do we feel uplifted and inspired? Yes, we do. Constantly!
So I offer you the gift of Serious Abundance. I offer you the gift of Manifesting Monday. We only have two more for 2013. And yes, every single year we all say, "Hasn't the year flown?" but somehow, when we're on the wrong side of 40 it moves more quickly!
Because we can choose more fun! I am the happiest and most potent I've ever been as a woman, a mother, an activist, an educator, a comedian, a singer, a writer, as an animal rights defender…… .
Come along! I would love to see you. You can click right here.
It's a massive investment of $47!! For your 'me' time. With fabulous people, all with gorgeous hearts. And some bloody funny peeps who make me look boring!
Come with a full tummy so you can concentrate. We have a lovely cup of tea in the break. With usually an extraordinary yummy organic little sweet thing, sugar-free. Any questions, email me here.
Can't come to Manifesting Monday and would rather have a private session with me? Email me here.
Couldn't give a fat rat's freckle about Serious Abundance but want more information about everything else I do? Just click here.
Thanks for reading this. Two more Manifesting Mondays and that part of my work is finished for this year. Serious Abundance is an evolving community of like-minded people, committed to self-empowerment for the betterment of their own lives, their loved ones and the global village.
The next Serious Abundance seminar falls on Monday, October 21st which incidentally is the start of Mercury Retrograde which is always a really challenging time. At any given session, we may cover the following, but not limited to:
- Meditation
- Affirmations
- Positive Language
- Food
- Addictions
- Relationships
- Astrology
- Numerology
Last month, we had the extraordinary Dr. Simon Floriani from Vitality Health Centre who spoke about his experience with vision boards, as we were making our own for the Spring Equinox.
The consensus was that it was a joy having him there but also, he's a total spunk!
This month, our guest speaker will be sharing the horrors of Mercury Retrograde which begins on October 21st!
You need to be with us just for this session! You cannot do any important business in Mercury Retrograde; come and find out why!
So, I hope I've explained about what we do! Everyone was new once and you'll be made as welcome as any newbie! Bring a friend if you want – just click here and remember to change the number of tickets you need.
See you at Serious Abundance
Manifesting Monday
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Monday Oct 21
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It appears as if we're out of space, again. Even though the bandwidth was increased in the last few years with the WoM/Project Cavalry bandwidth reclamation projects, not long after that, as other national nets(BBCA, Fox Soccer, etc) are added, we'd lose another premium channel until now where we have just the one per network left. While there are 1GHz and 860MHz systems in this market, there are still quite a few 750MHz systems. It's speculated that in the interest of keeping the channel lineup somewhat uniform across the whole market, those who have 860MHz/1GHz systems, while having plenty of bandwidth, are losing out on having more channels due to accommodating that uniformity with the lower bandwidth systems. It is also believed that Comcast expects those who want to see programming from those premiums channels that have been removed use their VOD OnDemand service to view them, of course, this leaves TiVo/Moxi/computer users out in the cold. On the other hand, since those numbers are so small I expect Comcast feels them to be inconsequential.
Also, as I've noted before, the San Francisco bay area market has the first or second highest number of local channels in the nation, all of which use or want bandwidth on the local systems, and that certainly chews up bandwidth as to date Comcast does not further compress those channels, providing them with a full 19.xMHz slots per channel/station.
SDV has also been shelved indefinitely here as well, so there does not appear to be any relief or chance of getting those multiplex channel back anytime soon. Possibly when/if Comcast goes to packing more channels per QAM and/or moves to MPEG4 distribution maybe we'll see them again.
There has not been any sort of announcement about a price reduction/accommodation for the loss of those premium channels either, it's $20 per month per network, whether you get 1 channel(SF bay area) or 5-6 channels per net(other Comcast systems across the country). I expect the Comcast position would be that when we were getting those extra channels we were getting a deal, getting them "for free" in other words, now we're getting what we're paying for and no more.
P.S. While I don't recall where I read it, it has been said that Comcast is reducing the amount of premiums across all their systems, focusing instead on the use of the VOD product for viewing. So while it's not happening everywhere yet, the scuttlebutt is that it's going to. Maybe you might get some insight from your connections with Comcast.


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^I stopped reading when I saw Shisui's name.
Seriously, stop it. There is no evidence, at all, that points to Shisui being Tobi. In fact, all evidence says otherwise.
Sure it does because shisui wasn't in the mist, as recognized by AO, known for special chakra and a genjutsu that just happens to be so similar to the one that controlled the 4th mizukage ,that its shisui and his genjutsu that is suspected of being there doing the deed... when in reality its shown tobi is controlling the 4th mizukage, then shows up in konoha right after shisui disappears, for his own last appearene, just like shisui did hours before...
Shisui is not directly responsible for the creation of the last two MS of itachi's and sasuke's... then tobi did not go and make an EMS out of the MS's... connecting the two again...
Shisui is not capable of controlling people wihtout them knowing... meaning he could simply make the world or anyone else believe what ever he wants to... making his death, his nature/personality and life a mere illusion he made people believe... because that is what he was capable of with kotoamatsukmai...
Shisui, who only vaguely spoke of using Koto to try and stop the COUP and then lost his eye to danzou, SOMEHOW... as opposed to actually explaining what happened... and just happened to be using his other Koto eye while explaining all this to itachi... meaning he was trying to convince itachi of what he said with his genjutsu, which is why he was using it... just look at the panle, shisui is using his Koto eye while telling itachi alll this... I wonder why...
SHisui's body is not missing as confirmed by kabuto, the dead body hunter who was even capable of finding uchiha madara's... yet for some reason cannot find anything of shisui's...
SHisui who is supposed to be dead like madara was, just happens to be only one of two people in history to do such a thing... one was supposed to still be alive as tobi, but in reality was dead so who does that leave the the person who is actually alive... SHISUI!!!
Most of all... to awaken a MS beyond the basic as madara did with his, you need hashirama's chakra... (EMS to RG as shown with edo madara... and MS to MS+ with shisui that awakened kotoamatsukami) To use such a jutsu like Kotoamatsukami, one needs the same kind of chakra that is required to awaken it, hashiramam's... and with AO recognizing shisui's chakra in danzou right arm and shoulder, however, hashirama's chakra being the actual chakra in said arm, shoulder... obviously shisui had chakra very similar to hashirama's to the point the BG could not tell the idfference...
:Power needed to awaken Kotoamatsukmia, a MS beyond the basic... hashirama's...
:Power needed to use the doujutsu itself more then once a decade as shisui obviously did (even showing a pic of shisui when itachi made the comment)... hashirama's...
And the same power mistaken for shisui's by Ao himself who knew all about shisui's chakra and genjutsu... hashirama's...
Thats three separate times shisui is implied to have hashirama's chakra as a power source... two obviously the only way he could of had such a MS genjutsu and the power to use it more then once a decade... the other most fools want to think is because of an arm danzou never had...
Tell me theres no evidence again... I'll refer you to these point^^^
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Gayle invited 50 (who they have nicknamed 'Fitty') to her talk show last month and the two even joked that they were a couple. While Oprah went along with the joke, it seems that she was secretly fuming at her best friend for getting pally with him.
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"Oprah has been a longtime opponent of rap music that is violent and demeaning to women, and she considers Fitty to be one of the worst offenders."
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Job Classification and Design 97
Exhibit 13-2 (Continued)
Industry Strategies: Job Classification and Design
Strategy Strategy Description
even after training, they are offered a technical career path, where they
advance in responsibility, decision making, and compensation but do not
manage employees. These technical employees help to design tasks but
employee managers lead the implementation. Without supervision
responsibilities, technical leaders are expected to take on more responsibilities
in the report writing or compliance arena.
Emphasize Job Job enrichment refers to redesigning jobs to involve greater variety,
Enrichment responsibility, meaningfulness, autonomy, and feedback. These job aspects
motivate employees by giving them the opportunity to use the range of their
abilities (Hackman and Oldham, 1976). Research has shown that job
enrichment reduces turnover (McEvoy and Cascio, 1985).
Create Advancement Organizations have found a method of motivating their employees and creating
within Positions potential for advancement through skill-based compensation. They are taking
each job in the organization where the concept is appropriate and breaking the
job down by capacities and skill levels (e.g. "beginner" to "advanced"). The
number of levels varies between organizations (PennDOT's Transportation
University and capacity-based approach set up 10) but each level is connected
to a set of skills and corresponding tasks that represent competency in the skill
set. Employees enter at the lowest level and are required to demonstrate their
competency in each required skill set to at least two supervisors before being
promoted to the next level. The promotion involves a small pay increase, which
tends to be the most motivating factor in these programs. This concept creates
opportunity for advancement within a single position. This can be an effective
solution if opportunities for advancement are rarely available.
13.3 Workforce Practices. Four workforce practices that were designed to assist in making
the process of "Job Classification and Design" within transportation agencies efficient and effective were
reviewed, and we identified two workforce practices that were the most noteworthy within this context:
Minnesota DOT Transportation Specialist Series (TSS)
Pennsylvania DOT Position Analysis Workbooks (PAWS)
For these two practices, we conducted a case study. Summaries of the two case studies are presented
below. The full case studies can be found on the TRB website at http://trb.org/Main/Blurbs/164747.aspx
as part of Volume II: Supplemental Materials. The full case study descriptions detail each practice's
background, implementation, maintenance, evaluation, and transferability.
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98 Strategies to Attract and Retain a Capable Transportation Workforce
Minnesota DOT Transportation Specialist Series (TSS). Minnesota Department of Transportation
(Mn/DOT) employs 5,033 people in a variety of
employment conditions (i.e., temporary, unlimited, Minnesota DOT Transportation Specialist
full-time, part-time). In 1999, the Minnesota Series (TSS)
Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) Job Type: Maintenance
implemented the Transportation Specialist Series
(TSS) after a decision to combine three series that ROI: Short-term
composed 45% of the agency's workforce. These Generation: All
classifications were the Highway Technician Series, Key Program Highlights:
Highway Maintenance Worker Series, and Bridge o Combination of Highway
Worker. The intent of the combined classifications Technician Series, Highway
was to increase agency efficiency and responsiveness, Maintenance Worker Series, and
to assist the department in dealing with peaks and Bridge Worker
valleys in work, and to simplify the deployment of
resources when needed (the right skills, in the right o Focus on workforce planning and
place, at the right time). Employees in those professional development to target
classifications were converted to the new classification current and future skill needs
with the intent to focus on workforce planning and o Helps agency remain competitive,
professional development to target current and future develop a more flexible workforce,
skill needs. The TSS program aimed to: and meet customer expectations
Create an environment in which flexible, multi-skilled workers are deployed to the fullest
Provide increased flexibility in employee assignment
Improve opportunities for employees to make decisions regarding their daily work activities
Increase training and skill development opportunities for line employees
Create a link between employees' skill development and mastery and their wage progression
The program has enabled Mn/DOT to pull back from movement toward two temporary seasonal
workforces, summer and winter, easing recruitment and retention issues. It has also improved employees'
abilities to make decisions about their daily work activities and their opportunities to progress through the
series, where promotion opportunities historically have been limited. The agency has also been able to
better handle staffing issues due to increases in retirements and budget constraints related to limited
financial resources and state agency directives implementing hiring restrictions. In working with the
union to develop the program, Mn/DOT was also able to negotiate away pay differentials for intermittent
supervisors and equipment operators in exchange for fewer restrictions on seniority-based labor contract
work rules related to job assignments, equipment operation, and Mn/DOT's overall ability to assign work
on both a temporary and permanent basis. One initial goal of the program that has not been achieved is
the implementation of skill-based pay.
Communication about the TSS program was a key element in its implementation department wide. For
example, one district developed a TSS 101 training/communication program that outlined the basics of
the program. The TSS 101 training program with talking points was rolled out in all districts. The
transition was resource intensive, employing support from 15 HR professionals and approximately seven
full-time employees in addition to countless management hours required to facilitate the program's
success. Another important aspect of the implementation process was the TSS labor management
committee as a cooperative effort between Mn/DOT and the union to address TSS implementation issues
of mutual concern.
Implementing TSS has saved Mn/DOT money in the long run, specifically by allowing the agency to
achieve better employee utilization through shifting employees to where there are current workforce
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needs. Furthermore, TSS has helped the agency achieve better equipment utilization by negotiating
language in employment contracts that eliminates differential pay based on operating mechanical
equipment. Implementing the TSS concept is one of a number of business strategies to allow Mn/DOT to
remain competitive, develop a more flexible workforce, and meet customer expectations.
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100 Strategies to Attract and Retain a Capable Transportation Workforce
Pennsylvania DOT Position Analysis Workbooks (PAWS). The Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation (PennDOT) has approximately 12,000
employees, not including consultants or contractors, of Pennsylvania DOT Position Analysis
which roughly 10,500 are engaged in maintenance, Workbooks (PAWS)
restoration, and expansion of the highway system. Job Type: All
The agency is divided into six main divisions, known ROI: Short- to Mid-term
as deputates, which include highway administration,
Generation: All
safety administration, planning, aviation and rail
freight, local and area transportation, and Key Program Highlights:
administration. o Aimed at addressing recruitment and
retention efforts and supporting career
PennDOT has implemented a program called Position pathing and succession planning
Analysis Workbooks (PAWs) to address recruitment o Describes the roles, responsibilities,
and retention efforts and support career pathing and and tasks that are performed in a
succession planning. A PAW describes the roles, given position, while also linking the
responsibilities, and tasks that are performed in a competencies and training necessary
given position in PennDOT and the competencies and for an individual to be successful in
training necessary for an individual to be successful in the position
the position. To develop a PAW for a position,
o Provides proper training and career
PennDOT convenes a focus group consisting of
direction to employees and helps
employees currently serving in the position or those
improve organizational efficiency and
supervising employees in the position. The focus
groups are moderated by someone who serves as a
Subject Matter Expert (SME) and helps the group to
devise a strategy or a series of steps for PennDOT employees to succeed in the position described in the
PAW. PennDOT works to assign a PAW to each major position in the organization.
The Center for Performance Excellence led the implementation of PAWS within the Transportation
University structure, an entity separate from Human Resources (HR), which used to be housed under the
Deputy Secretary for Administration for Pennsylvania. The Transportation University leadership obtained
organizational buy-in from PennDOT administrators and leadership, and department managers and
supervisors were made aware of PAWs as a tool that may be useful to them. PennDOT worked with an
outside contractor to create the model for PAWs, which had associated costs, but the PennDOT-specific
PAWs have been created internally.
While PennDOT does not have direct measures to evaluate the PAWs program, PennDOT supervisors,
training coordinators, and employees interested in advancement consider PAWs a valuable resource that
have guided recruitment and likely affected retention as well. PennDOT management views PAWs as a
way of providing proper training and career direction to employees and views PAWs as a benefit to
organizational efficiency and effectiveness.
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Other Example Practices
To serve as an additional resource for agencies interested in "Job Classification and Design," we have
included a list of other practices that transportation agencies have implemented for this purpose.
Additional information on each of the following practices can be found in one- to two-page summaries
within the supplemental materials.
Job Enrichment Use of Temporary Workers or Interns
The practice summaries include information, such as the lead organization, practice description, practice
purpose, targeted participants, return on investment (ROI) timeline, influence of the economy,
innovativeness, and resources to find out more information on the individual practices.


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BAN THIS SICK FILTH! Thats what you would hear out of the mouths of those against videogames. Organizations against videogames should go extinct. The views expressed by such people are extremely unreliable. Such reasons include the defiling of our youth, brain rotting, and evil inducing interactivity; more often these allegations are based on pure bias than concrete facts. Various human rights groups are seeking to abolish the ever growing forty billion dollar gaming industry without taking into consideration the more obvious threats in other media. Lastly, videogames have a rating system which is clearly explained whenever you get near the videogame section, so parents should be just as liable to blame as taking their child to see Friday the 13th. Things are essentially not what theyre worked up to be.
Videogames are claimed to be the number one defiler of the worlds nations. An extremely perfect example of this is a statement from the Mothers against Videogame Addiction and Violence. According to their views Video game addiction is without a doubt, becoming this century's most increasingly worrisome epidemic, comparable even to drug and alcohol abuse. All the while, the video game industry continues to market and promote hatred, racism, sexism, and the most disturbing trend: clans and guilds, an underground video game phenomenon which closely resembles gangs. Parents NEED to be aware of the hidden dangers. This statement is severely false and completely based off the personal view of someone who is ignorant of the medium. Alcoholism can lead to death due to liver failure as well as become the motivator to commit acts of crime. Drugs that were to be reference from the statement could include and not be limited to Heroin, Marijuana, and abuse of prescription drugs. According to them videogames can destroy ones liver, give you cancer, and even cause you to commit to a life of crime, sin, and punishment. If simply playing videogames are to be compared to drug abuse, there has to be some type of effect that if misused can negatively alter ones condition. Wheres the misuse of videogames? What does it alter to be considered drug abuse? On to the statement about guilds, in videogame terminology, a clan or guild is a group of people in a videogame who get to together a play videogames. Having personal experience across many groups, they are not a group of criminals or hoodlums who ban together to wreck havoc on the innocent for profit. Just like movies or music, the content in videogames is there for a reason. In real life there has been such form of hatred like sexism and racism. In music, we can hear sexism and racism all the time especially among popular artist whom children faithfully listen to. This is just a small example of how unreliable these statements can be. Instead of winning those to their cause, theyre just trying to force other to listen to their ignorance.
Organizations are selfishly trying to take down the videogame industry entirely based on ignorance. A steadily growing forty billion dollar industry missing from the countrys already trouble economy is extremely dangerous. Jobs and revenue would be lost around the world. Yet there are government official such as Hilary Clinton and Sarah Palin who seek to put a strangle hold on the industry by approving laws that allow games to be under the same category as pornography. Even parents will feel embarrassed to go into the back room of the video store to pick up a childs favorite SpongeBob game. Countries such as Germany, Australia, and Venezuela all have stranglehold laws which severely limit the economic potential of released videogames. For example, the company based in germany named Crytech, the makers of first person shooter game Crysis were forced to relocate after recent laws became overbearing to develop the game properly. Other companies have completely ceased shipping their games to Australia because of the difficult brought forth from such laws. Revenue is being lost and jobs are being lost that otherwise would be abundant to hundreds of thousands of consumers, students, and professionals. Can one imagine war without any type of violence?
Parents are to blame for their own ignorance of videogames. Since the early 1990s it is the law to have a rating of all released videogames. This ranges from Mature(17+), Teen(13+), and everyone. This is plain and simple and is label on every videogame title. It is also the law for the retailer to verbally express these ratings for parents buying games for their children. I have seen countless times parents buying M rated games such as God of War which include sex and gore but is clearly label the same for an R rated movie. I have seen countless times young children accompany their parents to R rated movies. If the child is in unbuckled in the back seat of a car and the parents runs a red light, they are responsible, not the stop sign, not the car. If the parent is responsible for their children, than the parent must be aware of what the child is exposed. Unfortunately organizations against the videogame industry are born of such ignorance, which is why life is much simpler of they never was thought of in the first place.
It is true when they say that education is the key to understanding. If these organizations never existed, there would be no ignorant bantering about how games can give you lung cancer. There wouldnt be any selfish government officials trying to make life difficult for innocent people. There would be no blaming for reckless parenting. Their extinction would actually do the world a favor socially and economically.
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