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l/.S. Rep. Jim Marshall, D-Macon, center, was guest of honor Friday night at a bar
becue supper held by VFW Post 6605 in Warner Robins. Marshall, a Vietnam War
veteran, was recognized for having recently been inducted into the Ranger Hall of
Fame. He is shown here with Ben Damron, Post 6605 Commander, Omer Hight, Ralph
Thomas, Commander of the Dept, of Ga. VFW; Johnny Johnson, Past Post Commander
and Legislative Affairs Officer; Walt Hagan, State Surgeon, Dept, of Ga. VFW; Pledge
Cannon, Third District VFW, Cindi DiNard and Herbert Haugabrook.
Former HCHS principal joins CSU
Special to the Journal
COLUMBUS - Columbus
State University opens the
fall semester with 51 new
professors on campus, includ
ing a former state education
official nationally heralded
as a classroom technology
innovator.
Coming to CSU from
the Georgia Department
of Education is Mike Hall,
who joins the College of
Education as an educational
leadership professor.
Formerly the deputy state
superintendent of instruc
tional technology, he recent
Phone’s a creation
of fabrication
Dear Alexander
Graham Bell: We
need to talk. Let’s
meet face to face, though.
The last thing I want right
now is another telephone
call.
No offense.
Still, we need to talk about
this invention of yours, the
telephone. What were you
thinking? Do you realize that
130 years later, your instru
ment has become nothing
but a way for big companies
to send American jobs over
seas, where cheaper labor
can call me from halfway
around the world to ask for
my business?
If not for the phone, those
jobs would have stayed
home.
Moreover, I read that the
companies get their employ
ees to use Anglicized names
to make it sound as though
the calls are coming from
Anytown, USA.
I admit I don’t understand
big business, Alex, but I do
understand deception. If
people are going to use your
invention to contact me, they
at least need to be honest.
For instance, the other
evening my phone rang at
home. It was a young lady
whom I had trouble under
standing. I had to ask her to
repeat herself. A lot.
“Hello.”
“Yes, good evening, Mr.
Moore. I would like to speak
to you about signing up for
our Internet service.”
“I’m happy with my service
now. Thank you. Goodbye.”
“Mr. Moore, I would like to
tell you about our service.”
“I’m sorry, I didn’t get
your name.”
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ly was cited by the magazine
Government Technology as
one of the “Top 25 Doers,
Dreamers and Drivers in the
U.S. for innovative technol
ogy projects.” Among his
accomplishments, he cre
ated the Georgia Virtual
School that delivers, via
Georgia Public Broadcasting,
advanced placement courses
to students in all Georgia
high schools.
At CSU, Hall will direct
another “virtual school” ini
tiative one that will simu
late various classroom sce
narios for education majors
“Debbie.”
“Your name is Debbie?”
“Yes, my name is Debbie.”
“OK, Debbie, and where
did you say you were calling
from?”
“Our headquarters are in
Cincinnati.”
“So, you’re calling from
Cincinnati?”
“Yes,” Debbie said.
“You are physically in
Cincinnati?”
(Longer pause.)
“Yes.”
“I’ve never been to
Cincinnati, Debbie. Isn’t
that just down the road from
Seattle?”
(Pause.)
“I’m not sure, Mr. Moore.
I’ve been
betton”
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much.”
Debbie
was nice enough, Alex, but I
didn’t need new Internet ser
vice any more than I needed
misrepresented geography. A
week later, I received anoth
er deceptive call, this one
from here in Georgia.
“Hello.”
“Mr. Moore, this is Bob. I
see that you receive Coping
with Life Without Drooling
Like a Slackjaw magazine.
How would you like to renew
it at our special rate?”
“Uh, actually, my subscrip
tion ran out some time ago.
So, you’re with the maga
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from a specially designed lab
in Jordan Hall.
As Houston County High
School principal, Hall drew
national recognition to the
school between 2002 and
2004 from CNN and seven
national publications for the
integration of technology
across the curriculum.
In addition to teaching the
courses “Strategic Planning”
and “Human Growth and
Development” at CSU, Hall
will draft an assessment of
the College of Education’s
use of technology for recent
ly hired dean, David Rock.
zine?”
(Pause.)
“Yes, Mr. Moore, I repre
sent the magazine.”
“So, Bob, why didn’t you
know that I don’t get the
magazine any more? Doesn’t
it say there on my account in
your computer?”
“Well, I’m not actually
from the magazine itself.
I’m with a subscription ser
vice, and we were given your
name.”
“I see. Here’s the thing,
Bob. When one of your peo
ple called three nights ago,
I told the woman to let me
think about it. And when
somebody called me the
next night, I said no. And
when someone called me last
night, I said to please stop
calling me. And now, you
folks are still calling. What’s
the deal?”
“Mr. Moore, did I men
tion that because you have
been a faithful subscriber
to Coping magazine, I can
get you a great deal on Stop
the World and Let Me Off
monthly?”
“Good night, Bob.”
By the way, Alex, I con
tacted the magazine the
next day and subscribed
again, at a much cheaper
price than the subscription
service offered.
Not that you care. No, you
invented the telephone and
went on your merry way.
Alfred Nobel didn’t do that
much harm when he invent
ed dynamite, and he even
atoned for it by setting up a
Peace Prize.
Reach Glynn Moore at
(706) 823-3419 or glynn.
moore@morris.com.
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Even if you like your job*
prepare for next job hunt!
By Ray Westbrook
Morris News Service
LUBBOCK, Texas - To
help professionals weather
the rough seas of a world
in economic change, Lisa
Spears, external affairs
officer for Work Source of
the South Plains, has put
together a list of strategies.
She advises new work
ers to keep track of their
achievements, education,
training and contacts
because they will be need
ed for the next job hunt:
“Even if you like your new
job, you need to prepare
for your next job hunt and
the future course of your
career.”
The Work Source tips
form an acrostic that spells
STRATEGIC. They include
the following.
Seek advice - Continue to
connect with people. Ask
those you know or meet for
career advice. Read career
management books. Go to a
career counselor. .
Take risks - Step out
side your routine. Ask for
new assignments that will
stretch your skills and raise
your profile.
Research and request
Gary Virden named to key
post at Orlando retreat
Special to the Journal
Gary Virden will be the
new Director of Spa and
Recreation at the 1,500-
room resort, set to open
in Orlando, Fla. on Sept.
9. Virden’s hometown is
Marshallville, and he is
a 1999 graduate of The
Westfield Schools.
Dan Giordano, General
Manager of Rosen Shingle
Creek in Orlando, made the
announcement.
“It’s an honor to wel
come Gary to the Rosen
family,” said Dan Giordano,
General Manager of Rosen
Shingle Creek in Orlando,.
“Rosen Hotels have a repu
tation for impeccable ser
vice and quality that Gary
exudes. He brings a joy and
professionalism to our new
full service Spa at Shingle
Creek and the other recre
ational amenities that will
create a warm and inviting
environment that we know
will exceed guest expecta
tions.”
As Director of Spa and
Recreation, Virden will be
responsible for overseeing
all operations of the Spa
and Recreation outlets,
including the 13,000 sq. ft,
nine-room spa and the full
service salon, as well as the
3,000 sq. ft. fitness center,
four swimming pools, two
tennis courts, beach volley
ball court, basketball and
nature trail. Virden will
also be designing spa pack
ages and signature services
that are indigenous to the
area and bring to life the
resort’s unique setting on
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equipment that will help
you do your job better. Do
work that may earn you a
promotion. Consider chang
ing fields.
Research - Assess your
self. Identify and study
your interests in depth.
Read about other compa
nies and occupations, the
economy and trends in your
field. Research gives you an
edge: If your circumstanc
es change or you change,
you’ll be ready.
Alliances - Develop rela
tionships with people in
your organization, profes
sion, industry and commu
nity. They may bring you
opportunities and informa
tion. Volunteer and share
your time and talents with
others. Give back the help
you received when you were
job hunting.
Training - Your success
depends on lifelong learn
ing. Increasing your knowl
edge and skills makes you
more flexible, able to take
on different types of work
when your first choice isn’t
available.
Read about your field,
attend conferences and
workshops. Take courses at
your local college. Go back
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of the Florida Everglades.
Virden s career began
at the Ritz-Carlton Spa,
Reynolds Plantation in
Greensboro, Georgia where
he excelled as a leader in
their award-winning AAA
Four-Star Spa while study
ing advertising and market
ing at Georgia College &
State University.
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to school. Your employer
might pay for some of this
training, so investigate it. !
Energy - Take care of
yourself. Eat well and exeri
cise regularly. Surround
yourself with upbeat, supi
portive people. Stay posi-.
tive; it’s the best energized
of all. It helps you attract
healthy people and get
more done.
Goals - Establish goals
that reflect your purpose
or mission in life. Visualize
yourself in your ideal job.
What do you do? Who’s with
you? What’s the environ
ment? Develop and imple
ment the steps needed to
achieve your vision.
Innovate - Try something
new so you can do your
work better, faster, cheaper.
Innovation combines cre
ativity with common sense
and requires you to turn
your ideas into reality.
Suggest ways to improve
operations.
Commitment - Commit
to guiding your career’s
future. Plan your life -
don’t just react to events.
Then implement your ideas.
Invest in yourself and your
future the way any entre
preneur would.
He then became involved
in establishing vital oper
ational procedures in the
Ritz-Carlton, bachelors
Gulch as well as the Ritz-
Carlton, Orlando, Grande
Lakes, both AAA Four-
Star Spas. Virden was also
directly involved in bench
marking several spa stan
dard operating procedures
that reached company- wide
within the Ritz-Carlton
family.
Most recently before join
ing the Rosen team, Virden
served as the Spa Director
at the Wyndham Palace
Resort and Spa in Lake
Buena Vista, Florida.
He is also a graduate of
the Holistic Institute of
Massage Therapy where he
holds a degree in massage
therapy and is a Licensed
Massage Therapist in
the state of Florida. He
is currently a member of
the International Spa
Association, the Florida
State Massage Therapy
Association and the National
Certification Board for
Therapeutic Massage and
Bodywork.
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