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Let’s all eat at Chick-Fil-A this week
Now the Socialists (AKA Obama Democrats) have targeted Chick-Fil-A, a Southern based company with the below resume..

I think, I’ll have a Chick-Fil-A sandwich tomorrow.

See below.
Chick-fil-A is an American success story. Founded by Georgian entrepreneur Truett Cathy in 1946, the family-owned chicken-sandwich chain is one of the country’s largest fast-food businesses. It employs some 50,000 workers across the country at 1,500 outlets in nearly 40 states and the District of Columbia … The company generates more than $2 billion in revenue and serves millions of happy customers with trademark Southern hospitality.

So, what’s the problem? Well, Chick-fil-A is run by devout Christians who believe in strong marriages, devoted families, and the highest standards of character for their workers. The restaurant chain’s official corporate mission is to "glorify God" and "enrich the lives of everyone we touch.." The company’s community-service initiatives, funded through its WinShape Foundation, support foster-care, scholarship, summer-camp, and marriage-enrichment programs. On Sunday, all Chick-fil-A stores close so workers can spend the day at worship and rest.

Over the past month, several progressive-activist blogs have waged an ugly war against Chick-fil-A. The company’s alleged atrocity: One of its independent outlets in Pennsylvania donated some sandwiches and brownies to a marriage seminar run by the Pennsylvania Family Institute, which happens to oppose same-sex marriage.

In the name of tolerance, the anti-Chick-fil-A hawks sneered at the company’s main product as "Jesus Chicken," derided its no-Sunday-work policy, and attacked its operators as "anti-gay." Petition drives on websites are demanding the company change and disavow their standards. Facebook users dutifully organized witch hunts against the company on college campuses.
Progressive groups are gloating over Chick-fil-A’s public-relations troubles. This is not because they care about winning hearts and minds over gay rights or marriage policy, but because their core objective is to marginalize political opponents and chill Christian philanthropy and activism.. The fearsome "muscle flexing" is being done by the hysterical bullies trying to drive them off of college grounds and out of their neighborhoods in the name of "human rights."

TO READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE: HTTP://WWW.NATIONALREVIEW.COM/ARTICLES/2…

The Democrats are intolerant, hateful, self-righteous, arrogant, elitists. Yes, this is what they have become. Incidentally, chick-fil-a is one of the two best fast-food chains in america, and if liberals don’t eat there it’ll just be that much easier to keep the restaurants clean and safe for kids.

1. Which of the following personality characteristics are associated
with people who are likely to exhibit violent behavior on the job?
a. Neurotic
b. Optimistic
c. Extraverted
d. Type A
2. Which of these suggestions is an effective way to deal with stress?
a. Meditation
b. Exercise
c. Talking with others
d. All of the given options
3. In most large facilities, who is responsible for reducing unsafe
working conditions and reducing unsafe acts by employees?
a. Chief executive officer
b. Chief safety officer
c. Occupational safety and health officer
d. Chief operations officer
4. Who distinguished between intrinsic motivation and extrinsic
motivation?
a. Frederick Taylor
b. Frederick Herzberg
c. David McClelland
d. Edward Deci
5. Which of the following is categorized as an indirect payment
portion of employee compensation?
a. Wages
b. Salaries
c. Employer-paid insurance
d. Commissions
6. Stress can affect not only your health, but also other aspects of your
life. What else can be affected by stress?
a. Family relationships
b. Work performance
c. Your attention to safety
d. All of the given options
7. Unemployment benefits are typically about __________ percent of
a person’s earnings and last for__________.
a. 50; 26 weeks
b. 75; 1 year
c. 100; 2 years
d. 25; 4 weeks
8. Unsafe acts can be reduced through all of the following methods
except:
a. Job rotation
b. Screening
c. Training
d. Incentive programs
9. Which of these is the most common type of retirement plan?
a. Defined benefit
b. ERISA
c. Defined contribution
d. Money purchase plan
10. Which one of the following statements is correct in relation to
monetary rewards in accordance with Herzberg’s Two-Factor
theory?
a. Pay increases are a powerful long-term motivator
b. Inadequate monetary rewards are a powerful dissatisfier
c. Monetary rewards are more important than non-monetary rewards
d. Pay can never be used as a motivator
11. Which pattern of communication is the quickest way to send a
message?
a. The circle
b. The chain
c. The Y
d. The wheel
12. Chronic stress is the stress that wears at people day after day.
Which of these is an example of chronic stress?
a. An unhappy marriage
b. Ongoing money problems
c. Dissatisfaction with a job
d. All of the given options
13. The relative position of an organization’s pay incentives compared
to other companies in the same industry is known as:
a. Pay structure
b. Pay appraisal
c. Pay level
d. Pay feedback
14. Poor quality lateral communication will result in which of the
following?
a. Lack of direction
b. Lack of coordination
c. Lack of delegation
d. Lack of control
15. Which of the following is a health hazard in the work place?
a. Uncollected waste paper
b. Heavy object
c. Frayed crypt
d. All of the given options
16. Managers can motivate people to avoid performing dysfunctional
behaviors by using:
I. Extinction
II. Punishment
III. Negative reinforcement
a. I, II, III
b. I and III
c. II and III
d. I and II
17. Workers’ compensation benefits fall into all of these major
categories except:
a. Medical care
b. Retirement benefits
c. Disability income
d. Death benefits
18. Expectancy theory focuses on the relationships between which
three factors?
a. Needs, effort and persistence
b. Needs, performance and inputs
c. Inputs, performance and outcomes
d. Needs, performance and outcomes
19. A horizontal extension of the object to increase task variety is
called:
a. Job evaluation
b. Job enrichment
c. Job enlargement
d. Job rotation
20. Communication between two members of a project team from
different function, but the same level of authority is ________
communication.
a. UP ward
b. Downward
c. Lateral
d. Diagonal

Question No.Selected Option
1C
2D
3C
4D
5D
6D
7D
8B
9B
10C
11B
12D
13C
14C
15C
16A
17B
18C
19C
20D

I have posted this question in the senior category, but would like to know the response here.

I went into the senior category and read some old YA Q&A links after links to search for enrichment. There was a question that asked about the pro and con for the seniors to re-marry. Some answers were down right honest which suggested that their current marriages were already a death sentence and no way they would go for another one. Some suggested they wouldn’t for financial reasons.

My question is: is it too much, too little and too late now for a senior to dare to go off the beaten track to open up a whole new world of challenges when his current marriage has become a death sentence? What if you have inadvertently met someone who you think will bring happiness to your late life? What if you feel you are wasting away the last bit left in your twilight years if you stay on with the current marriage? What if for financial reasons that you may end up a destitute without your current spouse, would you still dare to go off the beaten track..? And what if..

Very little is needed to make a happy life but only you can define your specific needs and whether or not you personally should take a different pathway (off the beaten track). No one controls your happiness but you; therefore, you are the only one that has the power to change your life or anything about yourself or life circumstances that you want to change.

If your marriage is a death sentence, then it is never to late at whatever age to seek a reprieve from such a dreadful sentence. Living a life with less material wealth may have to be a trade off for living a life more full of love.

To use proverbial expressions – time flies by, you only have one life to live, and you’re not getting any younger.

To quote William James, "Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed."

To quote Thomas Jefferson, "We never enjoy perfect happiness; our most fortunate successes are mingled with sadness; some anxieties always perplex the reality of our satisfaction."

But, to be honest suffering deep poverty in my youth, then financial success as an adult, then having the painful experience of losing everything material, and now being on a fixed income suffering a modest poverty in my senior years – it is easier, if not absolutely necessary, to be happy with money. So I must also quote Fred Adler to be fair "Happiness is a positive cash flow." This is even more true for couples.

I went into the senior category and read some old YA Q&A links after links to search for enrichment. There was a question that asked about the pro and con for the seniors to re-marry. Some answers were down right honest which suggested that their current marriages were already a death sentence and no way they would go for another one. Some suggested they wouldn’t for financial reasons.

My question is: is it too much, too little and too late now for a senior to dare to go off the beaten track to open up a whole new world of challenges when his current marriage has become a death sentence? What if you have inadvertently met someone who you think will bring happiness to your late life? What if you feel you are wasting away the last bit left in your twilight years if you stay on with the current marriage? What if for financial reasons that you may end up a destitute without your current spouse, would you still dare to go off the beaten track..? And what if..

It appears your happier match may not be as financially dependable. But living a death sentence is worse. Should hard times result from this new happier possibility, you will merely have spent those coming years happily instead of unhappily, and sacrificed nothing for it. A sacrifice is giving something of value for something of no value. Living sparsely should it occur is still and always far more valuable than dreading living. Money may protect you from the riffraff, but the riffraff teaches you adaptability and resourcefulness and offers far more soulful companionship.

Let’s all eat at Chick-Fil-A this week
Now the Socialists (AKA Obama Democrats) have targeted Chick-Fil-A, a Southern based company with the below resume..

I think, I’ll have a Chick-Fil-A sandwich tomorrow.

See below.
Chick-fil-A is an American success story. Founded by Georgian entrepreneur Truett Cathy in 1946, the family-owned chicken-sandwich chain is one of the country’s largest fast-food businesses. It employs some 50,000 workers across the country at 1,500 outlets in nearly 40 states and the District of Columbia … The company generates more than $2 billion in revenue and serves millions of happy customers with trademark Southern hospitality.

So, what’s the problem? Well, Chick-fil-A is run by devout Christians who believe in strong marriages, devoted families, and the highest standards of character for their workers. The restaurant chain’s official corporate mission is to "glorify God" and "enrich the lives of everyone we touch.." The company’s community-service initiatives, funded through its WinShape Foundation, support foster-care, scholarship, summer-camp, and marriage-enrichment programs. On Sunday, all Chick-fil-A stores close so workers can spend the day at worship and rest.

Over the past month, several progressive-activist blogs have waged an ugly war against Chick-fil-A. The company’s alleged atrocity: One of its independent outlets in Pennsylvania donated some sandwiches and brownies to a marriage seminar run by the Pennsylvania Family Institute, which happens to oppose same-sex marriage.

In the name of tolerance, the anti-Chick-fil-A hawks sneered at the company’s main product as "Jesus Chicken," derided its no-Sunday-work policy, and attacked its operators as "anti-gay." Petition drives on websites are demanding the company change and disavow their standards. Facebook users dutifully organized witch hunts against the company on college campuses.
Progressive groups are gloating over Chick-fil-A’s public-relations troubles. This is not because they care about winning hearts and minds over gay rights or marriage policy, but because their core objective is to marginalize political opponents and chill Christian philanthropy and activism.. The fearsome "muscle flexing" is being done by the hysterical bullies trying to drive them off of college grounds and out of their neighborhoods in the name of "human rights."

TO READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE: HTTP://WWW.NATIONALREVIEW.COM/ARTICLES/258646/CHRISTIAN-BUSINESS-LEFT-S-CROSSHAIRS-MICHELLE-MALKIN

These are not the actions of regular Democrats. It is progressives who are the enemies.

While many progressives are Democrats (though most are Communists or Socialists), most Democrats are not progressives, but are a little closer to center.

We are being fooled into thinking it is: R vs. D. The truth is that it is: Progressives against Americans.

THE MODEL V. THE FOOTBALL PLAYER – PROBLEM 31.1
After seeing a photograph in a magazine, a professional football player named Bill phoned a modeling agency to arrange a meeting with Heather, one of its models. Bill and Heather began dating. Later, Heather left her career and moved in with Bill. They never married. After three years, Bill left Heather and moved in with an actress. Heather filed a breach of contract and unjust enrichment suit against Bill. She claimed that she had worked without pay as Bill’s homemaker, chauffeur, and business and public relations manager, and that Bill had received financial benefits from these services. She said he had promised to pay her at least $2,000 per month, but had never done so. Her suit demands that he pay her $680,000 plus attorney’s fees.

a. Why did Heather sue Bill?

b. Assuming that an unwritten contract is enforceable in the state where they lived, should the court enforce the agreement described above?

c. What effect do you think enforcing such unwritten agreements between unmarried couples will have on marriage? What effect will it have on relationships between unmarried couples?

d. Do you think Heather and Bill should have signed a cohabitation agreement? If so, what terms should they have included?

a. Because hell hath no fury like a woman scorned

b. No, because the contract falls under the statute of frauds

c. none, none

d. No

the premium resources are about the seminars that we’re providing all around the world. Which could be the Ancient past Experience Seminar, the Empowering Relationship seminar, Blessing Generation Seminar, and of course the Covenant Marriage conference, and we have just recently released the series of Covenant Marriage Conference as a ten-week course, called Covenant: Unconditional Love and we are finding incredible results with that of people going through that course and again having life changing experiences over ten weeks of time over small group environment.

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A VA program is featured which is designed to help Veterans and spouses resolve frustrating marital issues connected to their military service.

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The divorce rate in America for first marriage, vs second or third marriage
50% percent of first marriages, 67% of second and 74% of third marriages end in divorce, according to Jennifer Baker of the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Springfield, Missouri.

According to enrichment journal on the divorce rate in America:
The divorce rate in America for first marriage is 41%
The divorce rate in America for second marriage is 60%
The divorce rate in America for third marriage is 73%

http://www.divorcerate.org/

If you don’t have Gods love in your heart you will eventually hate everything.
I’ve been married 26 years and know many who were married 50 yrs. and are enjoying the benefits of a committed relationship.

We did it a while back. It was OK but I am not sure I would do it again.