Bill Gates speech: 11 rules your kids did not and will not learn in school

Rule 1: Life is not fair – get used to it!

Rule 2: The world doesn’t care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won’t be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.

Rule 6: If you mess up, it’s not your parents’ fault, so don’t whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren’t as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent’s generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they’ll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn’t bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don’t get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end up working for one.

I think if more kids really read this, they would understand life a little better and be more aggressive when they got out of school!

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Courtesy of Jessica Bowers

We also have a Facebook page! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pickens-Living-On-Line/462243890200

We just launched the beta version of Pickens Living Online. This is a facebook-like, social networking site where citizens, churches and other non-profits and (eventually) businesses can come, connect and share all things Pickens County. It is completely local, interactive and (for personal or non-profit profiles) free.

The site has been up and running just a few short weeks, and we’re adding new content every day and you can too. Right now, we’re getting the word out to the Pickens County community and posting current local content.

As a member to Pickens Living Online, you can post your photos, videos, and status updates, as well as check out our list of local events (which we encourage you to add to also), and read our news & happenings page for articles on local topics, including a people’s spotlight, a business highlight, local events, and food reviews. Coming soon are a groups page for clubs and non-profits and a business directory along with advertising opportunities for local businesses. Be sure to check back often as we are very close to getting this advertising part of the site up and going.

If you have any questions whatsoever, I’ll be more than happy to answer them for you so please let me know.

You can view and join Pickens Living Online at http://pickenslivingonline.com

Thanks and we look forward to seeing you on the inside!
Jessica Bowers
Pickens Living Online

http://pickenslivingonline.com
pickensliving@pccopilots.com
(770) 608-3551 cell

Time- September 11 · 7:00pm – 11:00pm
Location – Jasper, Pickens County, GA
Main Event – The Dashcrackers
More Info – Mainstreet Mania, Downtown Jasper, come out and enjoy this family friendly event, Jump castle for the kids, downtown restaurants and rock and roll.

Be sure to bring your cameras and video cameras. Get your pictures and upload them to www.pickenslivingonline.com the newest, social networking site for Pickens County, Georgia!

Members:

Leah Chapman-Vocals & Percussion
Eric Reinhardt-Guitar and Vocal
Danny Attaway-Vocals & Guitar
Tony Aaron- Bass Guitar
Wilkie Brown-Keyboards
Greg Gaddis-Drums
Dennis Wood- Sound

Q:

Q: Why do we celebrate Labor Day?
A: Labor Day honors the contributions of working men and women to America’s social and economic life. In 2009, working families spent Labor Day marching, rallying, and picnicking to honor the nation’s workers and their work.

Q: When was Labor Day first celebrated in the United States?
A: After the first Labor Day in New York City, celebrations began to spread to other states as workers fought to win workplace rights and better working conditions and wages at a time when they had little power.

In 1893, New York City workers took an unpaid day off and marched around Union Square in support of a national Labor Day. The following year, 12,000 federal troops were called into Pullman, Ill., to break up a huge strike against the Pullman railway company and two workers were shot and killed by U.S. deputy marshals.

In what most historians call an election-year attempt to appease workers after the federal crackdown on the Pullman strike, shortly after the strike was broken, President Grover Cleveland signed legislation making the first Monday in September Labor Day and a federal holiday. Cleveland lost the election.

To read more-click here Labor Day 2010

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As you know, many people today search the internet for information they want and need before ever looking in the telephone book and calling a particular business. Is your information out there to be found?

The challenge the internet poses for local business owners is, if you are not on the internet with your information, there is a chance your customers and prospects are not finding you. You must make sure that your company or product is positioned so that when that person is searching the internet for what you offer, they find you! (Search engines are the first place consumers and business owners turn to when looking for any product or service, including those that are local—and local is the fastest growing segment of online. per http://blog.webvisible.com)

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Check us out! We have the flash video at the top that rotates out information pertaining to Pickens County, banners, videos, URL links on the left side and our newest advertising, the Business Directory and the Pickens County Business Women at the top of the site. If you advertise with us in any of these medias, we will also post an article about your company, product and services right away.

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Courtesy of Justin Bowers, PC Co-Pilots, Inc.

When I search for wireless connections with my laptop, I’m always shocked at how many networks come up with full access. You wouldn’t invite some random stranger to prowl around your home, so don’t let them poke around your network and Internet. Be sure you’re secure.

Even someone with basic computer know-how would be able to piggyback on an unsecured wireless signal to access the Internet, download anything including, illegal material, and see what you do online. Someone with hacking skills could even get into your personal computer files! This isn’t only a problem when you’re at home. Many free wireless networks in places like hotels and cafes are not properly secured so your information could be in danger there too.

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Take a Tour: Pickens County Animal Shelter – Courtesy of Jessica Bowers, Pickens Living Online

Sheriff Donnie Craig gave Pickens Living Online a tour of the facility and information to share.

Sheriff Craig has a goal of having the shelter open by October 1st. It will be in the old EMS station located across the road from the new Bargain Barn just off Hwy 515. I remember taking my driver’s license exam there with my best friend when we were 16 years old.

In this season of government budget shortfalls, Sheriff Craig cut costs by using Pickens County inmates that had been sentenced by the state to either jail terms and/or community service. It became a privilege earned by good behavior. The sheriff’s department also worked closely with Judge Brenda Weaver. Judge Weaver agreed to waive fines and community service hours in exchange for quality labor time put in by the inmates on the shelter. Costs were further cut by the commissioner coming on his vacation days to do the electrical wiring. Some of the old materials from the existing building were able to be reused and recycled, making the shelter even more budget and environmentally friendly.

Lieutenant Wayne Cooley was appointed to a short-term post over special projects. He has been working closely with the inmates on construction and training in use of the special apoxy used to seal the floors and walls. This will make sanitation much easier; a pressure washer can even be used to super clean the kennels! The inmates also gained a skill by learning how to apply this product and some of them will be getting certified in its use. This means that they have now gained a wonderful marketable skill to help them become part of the labor force when they have served their due to the state.

The facility will cost about $110,000. For comparison, the Gilmer County shelter is smaller and cost about $700,000. This shelter will be only for dogs and cats. Until other arrangements can be made, farm animals will have to be cared for through contracts. It will be able to house about 65 large dogs, 30+ small dogs, and 30 cats.

The adoption policy is not yet in place, but Sheriff Craig says he is determined to use euthanasia as a last resort. Official county policy would be to hold an animal for 3-5days, but Sheriff Craig would like to keep the animals as long as possible. The Big Canoe Rescue is also working to set up a meeting between Sheriff Craig and Pickens Animal Rescue in the hopes of creating a partnership. Any adoptable animals would be given an opportunity to be fostered and adopted out by the local rescues.

All animals adopted from the shelter will be micro-chipped, spay/neutered, and have 30 days of pet insurance through the software provider, Pet Point.

Local veterinarian Dr. Chester of Animal Medical Clinic has volunteered to help in any way he can. Dr. Dan Fincher, recently elected to the Board of Education, has also stepped up and said he would pitch in. Christina Voyles has been hired to be the shelter manager and there will be two animal control officers with room to add two more if needed in the future. The rest of the labor will be done by volunteers and approved inmates.

This shelter has had a rocky start. There has been confusion as to why the animal control service would begin with the facility incomplete. To begin with, the county had a contract to have animals housed in the Gordon County shelter. Complaints by Pickens County citizens to the Gordon County government lead to this being terminated by Gordon County. After this fell through, Dr. Chester agreed to help. Unfortunately, that meant the cost per animal for housing went from $35 to $135. So far this year, the animal control service has received 826 calls with 9 bite cases and 106 animals impounded.

Now that the Pickens County Animal Shelter is nearing completion, the Animal Control will have an easier time executing their duties and helping the citizens of Pickens County, both two and four-legged. If you have any questions, you can contact Sheriff Craig at dcraig@PickensGASheriff.com or call (706) 253-8902. You can also visit the Sheriff’s Department Website at www.PickensGaSheriff.com

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