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Sometimes, the line between great marketing and great film is a blur.
"The Scarecrow," a 3-minute animated film from Chipotle, takes users on an emotional journey to the heart of modern agriculture. The setting is lush and seductive, green pastures and quaint farm houses sit near the facade of a grim industrial operation. Our protaganist, the Scarecrow, travels back home to discover the joy of lush red peppers and locally grown food.
The whole adventure is set to Fiona Apple's cover of the Willy Wonka tune "Pure Imagination."
Chipotle's film is all but absent of branded content, save for the last few moments of the film. That's because Chipotle didn't want to distract from the real message. Industrial-produced food laden with exorbitant amounts of pesticides and hormones are not only harmful to our health but the environment and animals as well.
Communicating with this sort of magical subtlety is something we admire here at the Altitude Group and recent projects with the University of Phoenix and Fiat show some of the ways that we work with brands in unconventional ways. Similarly, with this campaign, Chipotle messaging has transcended straightforward product description to become a poetic example of cause marketing done right.
That message is one that has been gaining traction with consumers over the past decade. Here in New York City, farmer's markets where consumers can buy locally produced food can be found in nearly every neighborhood. More and more supermarkets now have organic sections and fast casual chains like Chipotle are outpacing the rest of the food industry in growth.
So it's no surprise then that Chipotle's mini-film was a hit. But perhaps no one was prepared for how massively it would resonate. "The Scarecrow" boasts over 6.8 million YouTube views and its companion mobile game garnered 1 million downloads despite only being available for Apple's iOS. 250,000 of those downloads were in the first four days alone.
In a behind-the-scenes interview with The Week, Brandon Oldenburg and Limbert Fabian, the short's co-directors, discussed the vision behind the campaign, its almost instant viral impact and what it's like to work with a brand that supports such outside-the-box marketing.
OLDENBURG: Limbert and I — for the past 15 years of our commercial experiences, we've never had a client like this, ever, be so collaborative and so on-point with their notes. Every time they went back to us, saying, "You know, guys, maybe we should change this," it was like, they were so dead-on correct and right… Everybody on this team is like, "This is unheard of."
In all the years in our experience of working in commercial production, we've never seen anything quite like this.
The co-directors also discussed the over 100 story synopses that went into making the short. Every detail of plot point and character motivation was considered and reconsidered.
LINDBERG: There was a time where there was a bad guy. There were these masked scientists that were working behind the scenes — you never saw their faces and they were controlling the machinery, and it just seemed too complex to have another sort of character in our world. We've got the citizens — the consumers — you've got the crows, and you've got the scarecrows. It was like a lightning bolt for us when we were looking at scarecrows and it was like, "Scarecrows, why don't we make them the farmer?" Make them the definition of what the farm is and this idea of farms, and sort of imbue that all onto the scarecrow.
The creative vision is stunning in its efficacy and originality, but in some ways, what's most compelling about the campaign is its innovative approach to reaching Millennials. The short is almost entirely free of explicit branding. It relies on social media to spread its message. And touting retail purchases takes a back seat to promoting the addictive iOS app.
While some critics were quick to accuse Chipotle of being disingenuous, their strong track record shows otherwise. Earlier this year, Chipotle committed to removing all genetically modified foods from their menu. And, as The Guardian notes, their "Food with Integrity" campaign is devoted towards only using food that is raised with "respect for the animals, the environment and farmers."
As part of the "Food with Integrity" campaign, Chipotle has set strict guidelines for how pigs, cows and chickens are raised. Those guidelines demand that animals are raised humanely, not cramped into tiny cages and filthy pens. Chipotle admits it hasn't been easy. In the case of their cows, convincing farmers to give their cows access to outdoor pastures has been a struggle.
It's a message that resonates with us here at CBS Radio and our dedication to promoting local advertising and business on a national scale. It's why in 2010 we acquired Ecomedia, a company that harnesses the power of advertising for social change, and why we will continue to get involved with great projects that make a difference both locally and nationally.
No other fast casual restaurant that owns the organic space quite the way that Chipotle does. Wouldn't it be great if more Fortune 500 marketers took note?


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Funny Field Day 2012 was a big hit with students, faculty and staff alike. Today in front of St. Cajetan's on the Auraria Camus, the Office of Student Life put together numerous events for everyone to participate in including a 40-yard dash – in high heels! Then there was the 'marble stack challenge.' For every participant, there was a five-dollar coupon to one of the many food trucks on campus.
The highlight of the day came in the "Office Olympics" in which four different departments competed. The Community Standards and Wellness (CSW) office, Student Affairs, Student Life and the Academic Success and Advising Center (ASAC) — all got in on the action.
There were a total of five events in the 'Olympics' including coffee mug relay; a 'drag race' that required participants to don clothing of the opposite sex; the rubber chicken punt, pass and kick; a 40-yard-high heel dash/wheel barrel race; and a ping pong toss.
The challenges brought out the competitive side in all of the teams with the Student Affairs team calling others 'cheaters' from last year and the CSW office boasting, "We are the defending champs from last year! We won two different medals we have to defend."Raul Cardenas, associate vice chancellor for Student Affairs, was overheard confiding, "I am not putting on high heels" when approached about doing the regular 40-yard dash.
Through the first four events teams CSW and ASAC were neck and neck for first place but CSW ended up pulling out the win after dominating the rubber chicken punt, pass and kick challenge.
They won lunch for the whole team provided by Student Life.
"This is just a bit of fun for people on a kind of gloomy day," said one passerby.

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I love Dick (Tuesday November 21, 2017)Creator Jill Soloway Actors Liliana Brennan
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Not officially confirmed, but appears to come out at the end of 2017. Based on the TV movie (which was based on the novel) about a filmmaker who moves to a little college town in Texas to join her Husband who got a job there, and falls in love with an charismatic professor Dick. But that's not all. Her husband also develops a thing for Dick....Read more
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Another Fresh in Hollywood story about a regular college students who gets a huge break when she lands a role in a Hollywood blockbusters. There will be some flings with 2 co-stars, and she will investigate the disappearance of a pop star. We don't know if it will be good, but it is getting the most buzz in the romance tv genre right now. Teenagers are digging it. ...Read more
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When they are both at the lowest point in their life, single and frustrated, A nerdy stereotypical jewish tutor and an attractive, rampant blond young woman played by Gillian Jacobs meet each other. A very fun, honest and well written show written and directed by Judd Apatow who usually makes romance features films along the lines of very similar themes....Read more
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Lana Parrilla
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A young, troubled woman moves to the countryside, a place of love and mystery. ...Read more
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Sam Heughan
Duncan Lacroix
Outlander's synopsis is not a common one for a romantic sci-fi series. After World-War II, a combat nurse is mysteriously warped back in time and finds herself surrounded by Scottish warriors in the year 1743. She is forced to marry one of them, after which a passionate relationship comes into being. Outlander is surprisingly entertaining, for various reasons. One would be the beautiful Caitriona Balfe. The show is sexual, touching, fairly thrilling and does right to it's historical context. Downton Abbey meets Braveheart, in a way. ...Read more


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I Am a Hedonist By Nature
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If It Feels Good....Life shouldnt be so full of drama and worries, it should be more about pleasure and happiness. I realize this isnt always easily obtainable, but there are worse things that a person could want.
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Ahmedabad, India (PressExposure) December 31, 2009 -- Recently VEEDA CLINICAL RESEARCH has declared that it is going to develop the oncology clinical research centre i.e. Global Oncology CRO where they will perform the oncology clinical trials and by this, they will be able to serve to a big cluster of society. Its motto is the development of oncology drug by working in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. Here, the scientists and scholars, by utilizing all their efforts and knowledge endeavor for successful cancer clinical trials. Veeda Oncology will also provide global pharmacovigilance/surveillance to give a hand in the development of new oncology therapies. It plans to provide the support services of background research, protocol writing, study hypothesis, biostatistics, laboratory services, medical monitoring, medical writing and more. Veeda would mark its presence in the US, Europe and India to meet both the regional and global needs of its sponsors.
While denoting the structure of the new Global Oncology subsidiary CRO, Mr. Binoy Gardi, Group Managing Director, Veeda Clinical Research, said "Since July 1, 2007 we have been establishing the infrastructure for a global oncology CRO and today we are pleased to announce that both the personnel and technical infrastructure are in place, validated and tested". Whereas the president and CEO of the Oncology Division, Mr. Matt Bowman has said, "I am extremely excited to fulfill a vision of Veeda to be able to provide clients with world class oncology expertise along with rapid and cost effective access to oncology / hematology patients around the globe through our facilities in India, Europe and North America."
Mr. Bowman has over 20 years of clinical oncology experience with major pharma, biotech and oncology CRO companies. "Our headquarters are located in Columbus, Ohio and we have organized a strong leadership team with Mr. Kathy Squillace as Vice President of Clinical Operations and Mr. Dave Colborn as Vice President of Data Management and Information Technology, both of whom have over 20 years of oncology clinical development experience. In addition, we expect additional global capacity through targeted acquisitions that we anticipate completing during the next quarter".
Apurva Shah, Co- Group Managing Director, Veeda Clinical Research commented, "A key strategy that we are implementing will be our access to the oncology patient population through our unique exclusive relationships with oncology hospitals in India as well as unique relationships with oncology hospitals in Eastern Europe. In addition, our US organization has worked with virtually every major oncology investigational site. With these relationships and the rapid ability to open sites, we will be able to meet the critical accrual requirements that our sponsors are establishing to accelerate the rate of drug development".


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Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Character Creation and Discussion (second reincarnation)
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2012-03-04, 09:14
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Happy birthday OCC-tan! You're 4! A real big girl now.
And we've haven't forgotten about you, Cadia Zwei. Our fics and profiles remain in deep freeze, but their spirits remain alive in our hearts.
Maybe someday, when the mangas get reanimated, we'll meet again...
(And by then, there might be
khracklings running around...
4 years, huh? ...it's quite a long time >_>
...And I've yet to finish my fic (mostly due to my lack of concentration) >_<
Anyway, here's another piece of Chapter 25
(OC Index)
Chapter 25 - Second Date - Part 3
Koji and Maren are currently on a date instigated by Hayate because he wouldn't take action to advance in their relationship.
Using the date schedule provided, the couple set out to the city. But knowing Hayate, there was a fair chance that she could be plotting something, so Koji improvised...
[Cranagan, 5th Avenue]
[Bowling Alley]
As Maren follows Koji into the building, she is greeted by an unusual sound. It was hard to describe, but sounded like an impact of sorts. Koji wasn't surprised so she figured it was normal in this place.
Renting gear, they change shoes and walk up their designated lane. Maren notices ten pins gathered at the end of the lane, and begins to understand this game's purpose.
Koji went first to show Maren how to play.
"You grab the ball like this," He showed her as he held the ball, positioned himself to throw it, "--and then roll it down the lane."
Rolling along, the ball knocks all but three pins. "Haha...I'm a little rusty."
The bowling ball returns on a sort of conveyor belt and Koji throws it again, knocking the remaining pins.
Maren claps at Koji's performance, "Amazing!" she adds.
Koji walks up to her. "Now it's Maren's turn."
"Y-Yes! I'll do my best!" Holding the ball, she stood and walked to the lane. Holding the bowling ball like Koji showed, "Ei!" she imitated his throwing movement. The ball rolled along, but tipped to the side and entered the gutter without hitting a pin.
"It's harder than it looks."
"Yeah, at first it's tricky to get the hang of it." Koji walked up to her, "Here, try throwing it like this..." He got behind Maren, holding her waist.
"Ah--Y-yes" With her cheeks dyed pink, Maren smiled.
Meanwhile, several lanes away from them were Yui, Rein and Scarlet.
"T-T-Too close! They're too close to eachother!" Yui complains.
"S-Such a position...I'm so jea--I mean, it's immoral ~desu!" Rein adds.
"My my~ Teaching her how to play by holding her...ufufu~" Scarlet giggles.
"Why are you still here?" Yui glared at the strange woman.
"Because it's amusing~" She smirked.
"G--gh--gghhh--" Yui grabbed a nearby bowling ball that began to freeze up, and threw it nonchalantly at the pins, knocking them all while releasing a cold wind in the process.
"Y-Yui..." Rein sweatdropped. "We're not supposed to use magic here."
"Ah--" Yui realized what she did...but it was already too late, not only was the bowling alley's clerk staring at them, but also the rest of the customers. "A--ahahaha..." She forced a smile and laughed.
Back to the dating couple...
"That just now..." Maren looked at the commotion some lanes away.
(That just now was Yui...so we're being followed...) Koji sighed on the inside, "I-It seems someone got carried away. Hahaha...people should remember that they shouldn't use magic here."
"Should we check it out?"
"N-No! I mean, it's okay, there's no signs of hostility," He paused, (Just jealousy...), "It was probably an accident."
"It seems you're right...there's no tension in the air, or signs of magic activation." Maren relaxes, lowering her guard.
Relieved, Koji grabbed Maren's hand, "Are you hungry? How about we go grab something to eat?"
"Eh? I don't mind, but the game?"
"Don't worry, we'll come back some other time. Let's go!"
Koji thought it was best to seize the opportunity and change location...and maybe lose their pursuers too.
So they left the bowling alley in a hurry, though Maren was surprised at the quickened pace they were going, she was also happy at seeing Koji's assertive attitude during the date.
Continuing their date, Koji and Maren walked the streets until they noticed something up ahead. The pleasant scent of food and a line of people waiting for their turn.
"Oh, a Crepe shop! It's been a while~ I didn't know they had these in Mid-Childa."
"Crepe?" Maren blinked curiously.
"Did you ever eat one?" Koji asked, a hint of enthusiasm could be seen on his face.
Maren had a vague idea of something with that name being mentioned in conversations when she worked at TSAB's Ground Forces HQ, and even in the Main HQ, but she had no idea of what it looked like. So, she shook her head, "No."
"Then let's go!" He grabbed her hand and walked toward the shop.
Getting in line, Maren then noticed that the people in line are all couples, "By the way, is this also what l-lovers do?" She blushed while twiddling with the ribbons of her dress.
"Eh? Ah--yeah... Back home, in Uminari, I usually saw couples doing this...I guess the same applies here."
"Have you done this before?" She asks.
Koji nods, "Every once in a while Yui'd ask me to go with her. But it's the first time I come to a crepe shop in Mid-Childa."
"I see." Maren smiled, "So it's our first time together~" She holds onto his arm.
Once more, Koji was surprised at Maren's sweetened demeanor, it's been happening a lot lately. She drops her wise and professional persona and acts like a normal girl. He's happy to see her reveal such sides of herself...so he decided to do his best and make this date a successful one, and that meant staying one step ahead of their 'stalkers'...and being who they are, it's a difficult task.
A couple had just left with their crepes, Koji and Maren stood in front of the shop's counter.
"What flavor do you want?" Koji asked.
"Yeah, you can fill the crepe with a combination of what's on the list." He pointed out.
There were sliced fruits, sweet toppings, syrup, jam, ice cream...there was a lot to choose from.
Maren didn't know what to choose from such a large variety of delicious goods.
Seeing her make such a troubled expression, Koji cut in, "Whipped cream, banana and chocolate crepe and one whipped cream and strawberry, please."
"Yes." Nodding once, the employee started making the ordered crepes.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know what to choose..."
"It's okay, everyone's like that their first time." Koji smiled.
"Your crepes." The employee handed over the delicious crepes.
Koji took them both, "Here, this one is for Maren." He gave her the strawberry crepe.
"T-thank you." She accepted the crepe.
Clearing the path for the customers behind them, the two started walking while Maren curiously examined the food in her hands.
It was composed of a type of very thin pancake that serves as vessel for the whipped cream and slices of strawberry. Still warm, and to avoid dirtying the hands, a sort of pink napkin decorated with white lines was wrapped around the crepe's base.
Maren looked at Koji, who still hadn't touched his crepe. He smiled at her, then took a bite from the corner of his own crepe to show how to eat it.
Staring down at hers, Maren carefully brought it to her lips and tasted it.
The combination of flavors was...simply amazing. The wondrous taste spread through her mouth in a wave of sweetness...
that even her fox traits appeared, namely her ears and tails.
Though surprised, Koji found Maren's reaction quite adorable, "Is it good?" he asked already knowing the answer.
"Yes!" She nodded cheerfully. "I have never tasted anything like this."
"I see, I'm happy to hear that." He brought the banana and chocolate crepe between them. "Want to try mine?"
"Can I?" Maren looked at Koji.
"Of course." He smiled.
With reddened cheeks, Maren opened her mouth.
And took a bite out of Koji's crepe.
"How is it?" He asked.
"It's also delicious." She carefully licked her lips.
"It is, isn't it?" He grinned.
Then, Maren shyly brought her crepe up to Koji, "T-then...w-would you like to taste mine?"
Koji looked at her flushed face. "Ah...s-sure." He replied before leaning over and biting on her crepe.
"H-How is it?" Maren asked.
"I-It's good." He replied with some embarrassment.
Hearing his reply, Maren giggled softly and continued to eat.
(T-this was really embarrassing!) Koji thought, after what has happened.
Having finished their crepes, Koji and Maren continued their date on the streets of Cranagan.
"Where should we go next?" Koji looks around, noticing the entrance of a shopping district. "Maren,
is there something you need?"
"Eh?" She blinks, "Something I need?" She gave it some thought.
"Well, even if there isn't, let's take a look." Once more, Koji grabs her hand and rushes into the
lively street.
The first thing they saw while entering the shopping district, were the colorful signs of the
various shops. The place looked like it continued forever as the people were coming and going.
Holding hands, the couple walked along the windows, checking what was on display.
"There's so many lovely things here." Maren looked at some accessories.
"Yeah." Koji looked as well...and a certain ring caught his attention. Golden with a red gemstone
set on a crown, adorned with wings around it.
"Ah, that ring is beautiful." Maren noticed the ring.
"Hm? Oh, that one. It sure is." He pretended not to have seen it.
She stared at the ring with a slight frown. Koji understood it right away.
"Do you want it?" He asked.
"Eh? Ah, no. It's okay." She stepped away from the window, "There's no point in me wearing such a
pretty ring."
"I'll buy it. It'll definitely look good on you." He tried to convince her.
"No...Your feelings alone are enough for me." She smiled, holding on to his arm. "Let's continue,
there are other shops to see."
"Okay." Though somewhat disappointed, Koji forced a smile and walked with her.
So, they continued looking at the variety of goods being sold at the many shops.
"No matter which world you go to, there's always a place like this in large cities." Maren comments.
"Yea, it's the same back in Uminari, though it's not as big as Cranagan. But it's a nice place, with
kind people."
Hearing him speak of his hometown again, she felt awkward.
After a second of silence, Maren speaks, "Do you...miss your homeworld? Your parents?"
"Huh?" Koji let out in surprise.
"You had to move to Mid-Childa because of your magical abilities, right? I heard that on Earth, the
number of people that can use magic is extremely low, so the TSAB took custody--"
"What are you talking about? I visited my parents this summer."
"Eh? But, didn't your world--"
"It's true that magic in my world is so rare that it is thought to be a fairy tale, but I joined the
TSAB on my own accord."
"A-" Maren blushed when she realized her mistake, "I'm sorry, I thought that--"
"I heard something like that from Fate. That there are 'special cases' that require the TSAB's
intervention, but I wasn't one of those." He smiles, "I had reliable people looking after me."
"I see." She paused, "It must be nice to have a place to return to. I'm only a passerby..."
"Maren..." Koji poked her on the forehead, "You have one too. Place to return."
"Riot Force 6 is only temporary, besides, it'll be disbanded next year."
"That's not it. The people."
"Nanoha, Fate, Hayate and everyone else. The people who care about us, they're the 'place to return
to'." He looked away while scratching his nose, "These are the wise words of a certain person."
Maren's eyes widened. "...People to return to..."
Koji nodded, "Yeah. And if ever want go somewhere, you can always come with us to Earth and stay at
my home. I'll introduce you to my parents."
"E-EH?" Maren turned red, "T-That means--"
"FOUND YOU!!!" someone suddenly screams behind them.
Turning around, the couple sees a pink-haired girl with round sunglasses, sweating and gasping for
air from all the running.
"Y-Yui-san?!" Maren said surprised.
Rein grabs Yui's arm, "Yui! We were supposed to follow them secretly! ~desu"
"Ah--" Yui realizes what she just did. "I forgot about it!" She brings her hands to her head.
"My my, for someone with ice affinity, you were pretty fired up." A third person speaks before
revealing herself.
An older woman with long, scarlet hair, crimson eyes and wearing an unusual attire.
"O-Onee-sama?!" Once more, Maren was surprised.
"Eh?" Koji, Yui and Rein let out as they heard her, "EEEEHHH?!"
That's it for now
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It shouldn't be this **** hard to find a job
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#1 Mar 5, 2013
I've been out of work now for 2 years, doing odd jobs as I can. I've applied to every place in this GD county, and not one call back, even when I follow up.
I am a nice guy, age 30, hard working, and have a college degree, and I am willing to work for minimum wage.
Why is it so hard to find a Job?
I mean seriously, is it like this for everyone?
#2 Mar 5, 2013
Work on developing a better vocabulary, and attend a church, and develop your faith. That'll go a long way.
There a five people waiting for each job, and more coming with the unemployment checks running out. It's a tough market. UC has no jobs open hardly ever anyway.
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#3 Mar 5, 2013
F#$k that.
#4 Mar 5, 2013
You are H-I-L-A-R-I-O-S !!!!! Where do you come up with this stuff. This may be even funnier in the long run, keep us posted, I think they have WiFi in hell.
#5 Mar 5, 2013
I feel your pain. I am in the same boat. But I am sure there will be a bunch of smart ass replies to this topic. It has to be your fault, you must be a liberal, your to good to work for minimum wage. You get the idea. My advice is leave Blairsville unless you are tied there with a mortgage payment.
#6 Mar 5, 2013
August 2010, According to Mitch Griggs, Executive Director of the Union County Development Authority, the following are the leading Union County employers as of six months ago:
Union General Hospital 600
United Community Bank 475
Union County Public Schools 460
Wal-Mart 276
Union County Govt 150 FT (+50 part-time/seasonal)
Home Depot 96
Corrugated Replacements 82
Ingles 69
Fatz 63
Panel Built 50
Colwell Construction 45
Cobb-Vantress 40
Bi-Lo 39
Aviagen Inc. 35
Pro-formance Carriers 35
Cott Beverages 35
Trackrock Industries 30
City of Blairsville 30
NGB Equipment Service Solutions 27 (4 part-time)
Vulcan Materials 20
Mayfield Dairies 18
Vogel State Park 15
#7 Mar 5, 2013
It's a GOOD time to go back to school. Get your PELL and HOPE grants, so basically go for free, with living expenses. Plus you're elgible for the student health insurance, which is a biggie. A lot of people go back and take classes at community colleges, just to get the health insurance.
#8 Mar 5, 2013
August 2010 was a LONG time ago. I would guess that each of those employers with the exception of government now employ less people.
#9 Mar 5, 2013
Dang, I must not know how to work the system...I am "back in school"...but not offered ALL this..yeah I had a couple hundred left out of financial aid but that doesn't even cover the gas.Where do I sign up for the Health Insurance??
#10 Mar 6, 2013
Health ins ? Whe I was there, enrolled , the ins. only covered getting hurt on campus and I know some that the ins. failed to pay when they were hurt on school property doing school activity .
#11 Mar 6, 2013
You must not have the "right" last name or must not have been a childhood friend of the "right" people.
By the way, the number of people directly employed by the school system, when added to the family members of those employed by the school system, presents a formidable obstacle to the defeat of the school sales tax -- too many that'll vote to pad their own pockets, if seems.
#12 Mar 6, 2013
That was probably 30 yrs ago, or high school activity insurance. Things have changed. Student health insurance costs about $150/mo and is very similar to a typical private job health plan.
#13 Mar 6, 2013
You could probably update the info if you really wanted. You know they have remotes and phones that will work your computer from the couch now.
Top Ten Union Co employers, 2011
United Community Bank
The Home Depot
Regency Hospice Of Georgia Llc
Mountain Education Center Inc
Ingles Markets Inc
Heritage Operating Lp
Dover South Inc
Davenport Transportation Inc
Corrugated Replacemen
explorer.dol.state.ga.us/mis/P rofiles/Counties/Union.pdf
Represents employment covered by unemployment
insurance excluding all government agencies except
correctional institutions, state and local hospitals, state
colleges and universities. Data shown for the Third
Quarter of 2011. Employers are listed alphabetically by
area, not by the number of employees.
Georgia Department of Labor
Union Area, largest employers
North Ga College & St Univ
Mountain Education Center Inc
Ingles Markets Inc
Ingles Markets Inc
Freudenberg-Nok Gen Partnership
Fannin Regional Hospital
Chestatee Regional Hospital
Chatuge Regional Hospital Inc
Brasstown Valley Resort
Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Member
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#14 Mar 6, 2013
All kinds of jobs in the oil patch great money plenty of hours
But dirty hard work can't do it from the couch.
#15 Mar 6, 2013
Nepotism plays a big part in trying to find a job here.
Doesn't matter if you have the credentials,the job is given to the person who has the family connections,etc.
#16 Mar 6, 2013
No mention of the Union Co. govt., schools or otherwise. Yet, Chatuge Regional in Towns (owned by Union General) is mentioned. Wonder why?
#17 Mar 6, 2013
It just ****es me off, I know a family right know and everyone single one of them is on disability, and they all work side jobs under the table, not one **** thing wrong with any of them.
And I want to work, beg to work, and follow up.
Seriously I am thinking about running an ad in the paper with a $1000.00 reward to anyone who gets me a job, if you guys see that in the paper it's me.
This is just ridiculous.
#18 Mar 6, 2013
Where you going to get the $1000.00?
#19 Mar 6, 2013
It will come out of each paycheck $100 a month for 10 months.
#20 Mar 6, 2013
My daughter has applied anywhere and everywhere for over a year and she can't even get a call back.
Everyone want's her to apply online. Whatever happened to meeting someone face to face, observing their spelling, use of words, manners and personal appearance. You don't get all that online.
Even with follow-up call's and visit's it's the same old "we will get back to you".
Unemployment is way up in this county, regardless of what you read in the paper. You would think one of the county paid groups, would put more effort into bringing a reliable, big business into this area, instead of taking tax-payer funded trips overseas to observe foreign countries commerce.
We have enough restaurants and retail stores, we need some manufacturing plants.
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Friday, Major Shannon Peters from Elizabethton Police Department set up a firearms training simulator (FATS) at Elizabethton High School in Criminal Justice teacher Ryan Presnell's room. Presnell is a former FBI agent. He traded in his FBI badge seven years ago to give students a look inside the world of criminal justice.
He said most of the students in his class are interested in a career in law enforcement.
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on Sri Bhagavans 60th birthday, March 7th, 2009
We are immensely delighted to announce that Sri Bhagavan and Sri Amma will transmit the Oneness Blessing together with the Oneness Beings to everyone who wants to join on March 7th. This will happen through a live video webcast right from the large meditation hall of the Oneness Temple in India. This wonderful and unique opportunity to get in touch with Sri Amma and Sri Bhagavans powerful presence has now been made possible for everyone, regardless if you are a blessing giver or not.
Many ancient traditions world over particularly accord immense significance for the 60th year in one's life for it astrologically marks the completion of an important planetary cycle and is hence regarded as a confluence of highly auspicious energies. It is therefore the heartfelt prayer of countless deeksha givers and deeksha friends all over the world to be in Sri Bhagavan's presence on this day.
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I read James Claffey in the bathroom
and Ryder Collins, and Nabokav
not all of them on the toilet
I take long baths, you see
read Amy Hempel in the bath tub too
book is goddamn destroyed now
I read Bukowski, Love is a Dog
From Hell, while pissing
each piss, a poem, standing there
paperback in one hand
and you get the rest
and I read Len Kuntz that way
too. Pablo Neurda: also a pisser.
I read Seidlinger at work
sitting on top of a tower that boils
oil into gasoline, fire shooting
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and inside a big metal drum
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Raymond Carver, the cop asked
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"sad book"
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the lights flashed out
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for the second and third time
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with me
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time of the doves in the park
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on unemployment
have read Fante and Misti Rainwater
on state checks too, not to
mention Kevin Ridgeway
Denis Johnson and Frank Reardon
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being state subsidized to read
those books in that park
by my apartment
more of that please
read Kyle Muntz at the beach
got sunburn everywhere
except between my toes
and my nut sack
read Ben Loory to my friend's
kid who couldn't sleep
read Mik Everette on the subway
and missed my stop
two times, but that's the good life
read seven of Aaron Dietz's books
in a yellow chair next to my radiator
the radiator was chanting and
popping and making a fucking racket
occasionally I'd yell at it
"shut up shut up shut up!"
read In Watermelon Sugar again
last night, did that one again
in the bath tub again
I'm always doing that
In Watermelon Sugar and
the motherfucking bath tub
Richard Brautigan probably
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he brought into the bath tub too
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Ull-nu – Festival Audiovisual de Joves Creadors dels Pirineus
Ull Nu és un col·lectiu de joves d'Andorra amb inquietuds audiovisuals.
La tasca d'Ull Nu es va iniciar amb l'organització de les quatre edicions de la Mostra de Joves Creadors Audiovisuals d'Andorra, que es van celebrar entre el 2005 i el 2009.
L'objectiu d'Ull Nu és oferir un espai per donar a conèixer els treballs audiovisuals que realitzen els joves.
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Chesnaught (Japanese: ブリガロン Brigarron) is a dual-type Grass/Fighting Pokémon.
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Titch was shown a yellow card in the 71st minute of the 6-84 victory following an incident in the tackle involving Alex Williams of the Stags.
Both men were sin-binned by the match official at the time on the incident by the Disciplinary Panel have made the decision to charge both players.
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A portrait of Argentine director Gastón Solnicki's family over the course of the second half of the 20th century, Papirosen follows four generations still troubled by a war that's never spoken of. The film juxtaposes different periods with their native image formats, along with landscapes, characters and international political events, as it focuses on a singular decade of a nouveau riche Argentine Jewish family, and the new generation's introduction into familiar traumas and vitality.
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April 23, 2008
Bomb It's uncritical survey of world graffiti culture nods to history and cave art, then basically repeats itself.
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The subject is never less than fascinating, though the film's repetitive format and reiteration of the same points ad infinitum will wear you down before the paint can dry.
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February 23, 2008
Bomb It! is a brisk and bracing portrait of the state of the art. Of course, the fact that the art is often a crime comes up ...
Full Review | Original Score: 4/5
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April 25, 2008
Genuinely global, multicultural, and multilingual in its urban perspectives.
April 18, 2008
Jon Reiss' globetrotting documentary may not move people to hug their local graffiti tagger, but it at least gives context to a practice that many urbanites view as mindless vandalism.
April 24, 2008
A colorful examination of property and public space, the rebellion of self-expression and an art form that's as controversial in art galleries as it is on the streets.
Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5
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April 25, 2008
What distinguishes Jon Reiss's lively, sure-handed film from the rest is that it widens the spectrum by taking a comprehensively international viewpoint.
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Bomb It lays out the history of graffiti art better than any other work that we can remember, and at the core of the film is a poignant social statement.
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A remarkably compact and engaging overview of the history and ideology of this urban outlaw art form.
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Bomb It offers a new way of looking at the world's cities, courtesy of the art world's fleeting phantoms, who often have to choose between buying food or a can of spray paint.
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Entertaining, high-energy survey.
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Jon Reiss' high-energy doc hops all across the globe in order to paint the fullest portrait of the most modern art.
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ESCONDIDO -- Landlords accused of renting to illegal immigrants would be required to provide the city with documentation proving their tenants are legal residents or face fines and possible jail time, under a proposed law city officials released Friday.
The ordinance appears to have support from a majority of the City Council, which will decide whether to approve it at a 7 p.m. meeting Wednesday.
The proposed law is possibly the most contentious issue to face the council in recent history, and supporters and opponents are promising to pack council chambers.
As written, the city would respond to written complaints that landlords are renting their property to illegal immigrants. Complaints based solely or primarily on a resident's ethnicity, national origin or race will be considered invalid, the proposal states.
Valid complaints would require landlords to submit tenants' documents for verification to the city, which would pass them along to federal immigration agencies. The resolution does not charge landlords for the verification process or increase business license fees.
Landlords would be in violation of the law if they do not submit the required documents. Violations would also be issued for each illegal immigrant adult and each day that those individuals continue to live on the property after the city notifies the landlord that the tenants are not legal residents.
Landlords who violate the law would have their business license suspended, meaning they could not legally rent their properties until they can prove to the city that any illegal immigrants included in the complaint no longer live on the premises.
Subsequent violations would be considered misdemeanors, which under state law are punishable by fines of up to $1,000 and/or six months in jail.
Council support
Councilwoman Marie Waldron proposed the ban on renting to illegal immigrants earlier this summer, and the idea easily gained the support of Councilmen Sam Abed and Ed Gallo, who voted to have city attorneys write the law and have promised to approve it.
The trio argue that residential overcrowding costs the city potentially millions of dollars in services and facilities, and that illegal immigrants are most likely to share living quarters.
Opponents, including Mayor Lori Holt Pfeiler and Councilman Ron Newman, have said that those claims have not been substantiated.
Waldron said Friday she believed the ordinance as written effectively addresses the council's concerns, while allaying fears of landlords who complained they would be put at risk of being sued.
"My biggest worry was that it would be onerous on landlords who are legitimate, and it's not" Waldron said. "It will be effective in targeting slumlords."
Complaints, she said, would likely follow from other city code enforcement investigations, such as illegally parked cars and other property violations.
Waldron said the rental ban, if successful, could be followed by efforts to punish local employers who hire illegal workers.
"My goal is to eliminate as best we can the effects of illegal immigration (in Escondido)," she said.
Possible legal problems
Escondido's ordinance is modeled after parts of a similar law adopted this summer in Hazleton, Pa., where the council approved what it called an "Illegal Immigration Relief Act."
Originally, the Pennsylvania city's law denied business licenses to companies that hire illegal workers, established English as the town's official language and potentially fined landlords up to $1,000 for renting their property to illegal immigrants.
After facing lawsuits from civil rights groups, the town amended the law to relax fines and implement a complaint and verification process similar to the one proposed for Escondido. Hazleton's rental law goes into effect Nov. 1.
Any rental ban here is almost certain to generate legal challenges, as well.
Attorneys from the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund have regularly appeared at council meetings to oppose the measure. And the Los Angeles-based organization has promised to take "any necessary action" to legally challenge Escondido's proposal, if it is passed.
Similarly, this week the American Civil Liberties Union warned the city in a letter that the proposed ordinance could be overruled by existing federal law and "would create unnecessary hardship and homelessness, particularly for innocent children." The organization also said it is prepared to take the city to court over the measure.
John Trasvina, interim president of the defense fund, said that after reading the ordinance, he believed it was "entirely unworkable" and said there is almost no way aside from racial profiling to allege that someone is an illegal immigrant.
"If they see the person crossing into the country illegally, then they can say the person is here illegally," Trasvina said. "Other than that, no."
If other cities' experience is any measure, the ordinance could produce dramatic collateral results.
Large protests rocked many of the six towns nationwide that have approved some form of local immigration law.
And merchants in Hazleton and Riverside Township, N.J., which approved its own version in July, have reported significant drops in business in what were once thriving commercial downtowns, as fearful immigrant families leave town even before the law is enacted.
A city divided
There is no way to know exactly how many Escondido residents and landlords might be affected by the ban.
About 42 percent of Escondido's 141,000 residents are Latino, up from about 16 percent in 1990, according to the San Diego Association of Governments.
A recent city-funded study of the Mission Park neighborhood in the middle of town showed the majority living in that 1 1/2-square-mile area were born in other countries, especially Mexico. And 66 percent speak primarily Spanish, according to the city's survey of the area.
Supporters of the ordinance cite the report as evidence of the need to take action.
Jeff Schwilk, founder of the San Diego Minutemen hailed the rental ban, and said it could serve as a model for other local cities.
"It's a great step in the right direction to undo some of the bad things that are happening in Escondido," Schwilk said, adding that his group plans to demonstrate outside City Hall before the meeting.
Opponents, however, said the law would simply target Latinos.
Bill Flores, an Escondido resident and retired San Diego County assistant sheriff, called the ban misguided. Flores, who has worked with other community leaders to protest the ordinance, said it would damage the city's reputation and be detrimental to many Latino families.
"The legacy that the United States has in dealing with immigration, it's embarrassing to read," Flores said, pointing out failed immigration policies such as the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which restricted immigration from China. "And that is the legacy this city is going to have when it passes this ordinance."
If adopted, the ordinance would also bookend San Diego County at two extremes of the immigration debate.
Earlier this week, National City Mayor Nick Inzunza signed a proclamation declaring his town a "sanctuary city" that would not use local tax dollars to enforce federal immigration law. The mayor's proclamation did not have the backing of his colleagues on the City Council and is solely symbolic.
Contact staff writer David Fried at (760) 740-5416 or firstname.lastname@example.com .


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One of my co-workers gets quiet and withdraws whenever I ask her a question. I think she feels criticized. Should I ask her why she's behaving like this?
No, most people don't think about why they do what they do. When they think about their behavior, it makes them uncomfortable, so they don't think about it. If you ask this colleague to think about her behavior, she'll just start avoiding you.
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If you are someone who thinks about your own behavior and is curious about people, you probably have better explanations than they do most of the time. You're at least asking the right questions. Of course, unless you're telepathic, your explanations might not always be accurate.
Instead of asking "why," which makes people squirm, talk about yourself. People get uncomfortable when you talk about them, but not when you talk about you.
Try something like, "Sometimes when people ask me questions I think they're criticizing me. I realize when I ask questions it may look like I'm criticizing people. Feel free to ask me if it seems I'm finding fault in your work."
Some folks figure other people should buck up and "get a life" if they get hurt, mad or scared at work. Dealing with emotions is just plain annoying to them, so they tend to be bulls in the china shop. The emotional debris they surround themselves with by refusing to acknowledge people's reactions eventually derails their success.
No one is required to pay attention or learn how to navigate interpersonal relationships at work. Handling other people well takes time, energy and a willingness to learn new tricks.
If other people would buck up and not pester us with emotional reactions, being productive could be a piece of cake.
Rewriting social rules because we don't like them is about as effective as arguing with gravity.
The interpersonal lab at work offers us a classroom to improve our effectiveness. Your ability to be observant and try new approaches will pay off in a network of allies who will promote you and your career.
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I'd like to be assigned to a new project. Will I look arrogant if I ask for the position?
No, but you will look uninterested if you don't.
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One of the first rules a cyclist learns is that if you want to ride, you've got to eat. How do we learn this lesson? We only have "bonk" once and it's like writing "I will not ride without food" a hundred times on the chalkboard. From then on, you'll always eat before a ride, and you'll keep something on you to make sure you get home okay. Once you know you that having some fuel in your jersey pocket is as essential as keeping a spare tube and a little cash with you, it's time to find the perfect nutrition that tastes good and above all, works every time. While there's no accounting for taste, we've found Hammer Nutrition to be some the best stuff out there.
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text: Thursday, February 28, 2013, 6:26 a.m. – the Lord Jesus woke me with the song "Not Be Silent" playing in my mind. Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening. I read Matthew 17:14-23 (NIV 1984): The father was grieved When the disciples, and Jesus, too, it appears, came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus regarding his son who had seizures. The man knelt before Jesus, and he asked the Lord Jesus to have mercy on his son, for his son would often fall into fire or water when he had these seizures. The man had brought the boy to Jesus' disciples, but they could not heal him. The man was first of all grieved over the physical condition of his son, and the dangers that often brought upon him, and then he was grieved over the fact that those he thought could help him were unable to help. The Lord Jesus had compassion on the man and he healed his son. The Lord Jesus is giving me a picture here, not only of physical healing, but of the parallels to our salvation and to our need to call upon Jesus in our times of need, and to not put our hope and trust in mankind, but to make Jesus our only Savior and Lord. As humans, we often look to humans for our salvation and healing, i.e. we look to politicians and governments to protect us, to lead us, to provide for us, to do right by us, to make laws for our good, and to keep the economy from sinking, etc. Yet, they are human, and they will fail, just like the disciples failed that father. We look to lawyers to help us solve our legal issues, and to doctors to heal our diseases, and to employers to keep us hired and to keep our pay checks coming, etc. We look to spouses to remain faithful, and to children to always love and honor us, and to parents to always be there for us and to take care of us. But, we are all human, and thus we are subject to failure. We also look to preachers to tell us the truth, and to church groups to give us love and support and to provide us with fellowship. But, even they are human, and even the godliest among us is still bound to fail us. The man took the correct approach. He humbled himself before Jesus, recognizing that man was not able to help and that Jesus/God was his only hope for his son. And, he called out to Jesus/God for mercy. Nothing of this life - no man or woman, politician or preacher, husband or wife, parent or child - will be able to meet our deepest needs and the longings of our souls. They are all bound to disappoint us at some time or another. So, that is why we must humble ourselves before God, call on Jesus to be our only hope and our only salvation, repent of our sins, especially those of putting our hope and trust in human beings, and then surrender our lives into Jesus' capable hands for him to do with our lives what he chooses for us. He chooses that we not perish, but that we all come to repentance. Jesus was grieved Jesus was grieved, I believe, for this hurting father and for this child who was possessed by a demon which threw him into these convulsions. He had compassion on the father and son, and he healed the boy. He was also grieved that his disciples still were weak in faith, and they still were not getting it. They, evidently, were trying to heal this boy in their own power and strength, and they found out just how unreliable that was. This was not the first time Jesus had chided them for their lack of faith or their dullness of hearing. They did believe in Jesus some or they would not have been following him, though I don't know if Judas ever truly believed. Yet, even after they would see Jesus' miracles, they would ask such questions as to indicate that they still weren't getting it. Yet, Jesus' chastisement here was not to them alone, for he included the whole generation of those who were on this earth when he lived upon the earth. Many were truly completely unbelieving and (headstrongly and stubbornly) refused to accept that Jesus Christ was who he said he was. Others believed, but their faith (daily) was lacking and was in need of strengthening and maturity. In other words, we can have faith to accept Jesus Christ's invitation to salvation by grace, through faith, and we can demonstrate our faith through repentance and choosing to walk in obedience to our Lord, and we can be in genuine relationship with Jesus Christ, but yet daily struggle to truly understand and to demonstrate that we believe he is who he says he is and that he will do all that he said he would do. I believe with all my heart that Jesus is speaking these same words to our generation of people on this earth today, i.e. to all people on this earth who either are stubbornly refusing to believe in him at all, or who have believed in him as Savior and Lord but who, by their actions and reactions, demonstrate a level of unbelief in who Jesus says he is and in the fact that he will do all that he said he would do. Many who are lacking in faith in Jesus/God are looking to humans, jobs, bank accounts, politicians, preachers, church congregations, marketing schemes, man-made religion, and human relationships to meet needs within them meant to be met totally by God alone. And, Jesus is grieved because they are struggling through life, worried, depressed, feeling lonely and without purpose and direction, even though they have made a commitment to Jesus or perhaps they only did so in form. He longs to have us come underneath his wings and to trust him with our lives. The disciples were grieved Jesus prepared his disciples ahead of time for his coming death, which he knew must take place for the salvation of souls. He told them that he was going to be betrayed, that men would kill him, but that on the third day he would rise again. The disciples were filled with grief at this news. I love how Jesus/God, even in warning us of coming judgments because of our stubbornness and unrepentant hearts, will so often follow up his warnings with promises of restoration, revival and salvations (resurrection) and healing. Yet, a lot of people will skip over that part of scripture, because it grieves them to hear about anything negative. They don't want to hear bad news. They only want to hear the happy stuff that makes them feel good. They want the resurrection without the cross; life without death first. Peter even told Jesus, "Never, Lord! This shall never happen to you!" We as humans resist so strongly what we don't want to accept. So, Jesus rebuked Peter by saying, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns." Isn't that true of all of us at times? Or, have you ever been convinced of something in scripture through which God is speaking, and you know it is the Holy Spirit's voice, and yet someone will come along and be (knowingly or unknowingly) Satan's voice to you telling you that God did not really say that? Yet, the reality is that Jesus Christ had to die on the cross for our sins so that we could be free from bondage (slavery) to sin, so we could be free from eternity in hell, and so we could have restored fellowship with the Father and could walk with him in holiness and in righteousness. And, the reality is that we must die to our lives of sin and self, we must be transformed into new creatures in Christ Jesus via the working of the Holy Spirit within us, and we must put on our new lives in Christ Jesus, "created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness," for this is how we come to Christ (see Eph. 4:17-24; Luke 9:23-25). There is no other way. The reality may grieve us, and we may want to avoid that reality, but that will never change it from being true. As well, the reality is that one day Jesus Christ is coming as judge of this earth, and he is going to bring upon mankind a time of tribulation like the world has never known before. Evil will reign supreme for a short period of time. Satan, the beast and the false prophet will control the world's natural resources, the banks, the grocery stores, the housing market, etc. This is already happening. And, there isn't anything we can do to stop it from happening, for the Bible has prophesied that these things will take place. We can grieve over that reality, and we can run from it and say "It ain't so!" but that will not change it. All of us one day will have to give an account to God for what we did with Jesus. Many will think they knew Jesus and he will say he never knew them, "Depart from me." Yet, when we repent of our sins, and we turn to faith in Jesus Christ, and we choose to follow (obey) Jesus, our grief will be turned to joy. When Jesus visits us in judgment in order to bring his rebellious church back to him and to bring the people of the earth to saving grace, our wailing will be turned into dancing when we see so many lives transformed by the power and working of the Holy Spirit of God in regeneration. And, we will forever praise the name of the Lord. Not Be Silent / An Original Work / December 3, 2012 Based off Psalm 30 O Lord my God, I'll exalt You. I called for help, and You healed me. O Lord my God, You brought me from the grave. You spared me from hell. Sing to the Lord, you saints of His; Praise His holy name today. Weeping may remain for a night; Joy at break of day. Our debt He did pay! O Lord my God, I said, "I will ne'er be shaken." Secure, I felt. O Lord my God, You forgave me. Confident I stand in You. When I could not see your face I was dismayed. I called to You. O Lord, You are my help. You were merciful to me; By Your grace set free! O Lord my God, I'm so thankful For salvation through my Jesus. You turned wailing into dancing; Clothed me with your joy today, That my heart may sing To You and not be silent. Praise Your name. O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forevermore. My Lord, I adore! ttp://originalworks.info/not-be-silent-2/


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Low Latency Relaying Schemes for Next-Generation Cellular Networks
The reduction in both user and control plane latency is a major goal for next generation (4G) cellular networks, specifically the Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) standard. At the same time, relay stations, which introduce additional latency into transmissions, are seen as a potential means to improve cell spectral efficiency and coverage. This paper extends a number of existing relaying schemes to the case where a stricter latency constraint is applied. These low latency schemes are first evaluated for convolutional codes, for which they quickly approach the performance of full decoding at the relay with little additional latency over memoryless relaying.
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London, United Kingdom (PressExposure) December 17, 2008 -- European-based expats are descended upon most frequently by UK friends and family
British expats living in far-flung destinations are the safest placed when faced with an invasion from family and friends, research from Alliance & Leicester International (ALIL), the offshore savings bank with a strong focus on expatriate customers around the globe, has revealed.
Number of visitors One in four (25%) expats say they have immediate family and friends who visit regularly, and on average, expats living in countries nearest to the UK tend to receive the most visitors. France tops the poll, with an average of nearly ten friends or family visiting expats there annually. Spain and the Netherlands come in joint second with eight. In comparison, expats in South Africa, New Zealand and Singapore only have between two and three visitors per year.
This is also echoed by half (50%) of expats in Spain and France who are visited regularly by their immediate family. On the other hand, a quarter (25%) of expats in New Zealand donât see their immediate or extended family at all, while 1 in 20 (5%) of expats Down Under admit to never seeing their extended family.
Expats who have retired, been seconded to work and moved abroad to run a business are those who receive the most visitors from home, with an average of just over six each per year.
Intruding houseguests While over half (54%) of expats are pleased at having guests from the UK stay with them, itâs not always the case that they are welcomed with open arms, with just over 7% admitting to arguing with their partner as a result of having friends and family to stay, and 6% wishing they had made their guests stay in a hotel.
Expats with the most considerate friends and family are those who have moved abroad to run a business. Nearly one in seven 14% of their relatives always ask if they can visit â potentially as a result of the hectic lifestyle that the expat now has.
Simon Ripton, Joint Managing Director of Alliance & Leicester International comments: âThe research shows that British friends and family appear to favour shorter travelling times when visiting expat relatives, as opposed to experiencing more far-flung destinations. A quick trip to France is a more affordable option than jetting across the world to Australia, and this is displayed in the survey findings. For those considering emigrating abroad, it appears that if youâre hoping to escape the in-laws, the answer is to move as far away as possible!
âExpats, especially those living halfway across the world, may miss aspects of Britain, and using a bank like ALIL is an ideal way to maintain a link with their native country. Not only can expats protect their savings from local currency fluctuations, but they can also be safe in the knowledge that they can access their savings using internet banking 24 hours a day.â
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ALIL analysed the responses of 1070 expats. The latest ALIL global expat survey was conducted over the Internet during September and October 2008.
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