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Found an article today about how to more effectively engage your Facebook fans. It provides 9 'tips' to help you get your clients to remember who you are! Sound weird? Let's lay some groundwork before we get to the 9 tips:
Primarily I would like to talk about the amount of sincerity that goes into your social media. The point of social media is to engage your customers and potential clients. When you're on your Facebook Page you're representing your business. Half of the problem is that businesses look at social media as a way to shove information down peoples' throats. What you should be doing is engaging them! There's a huge different between showing off and providing useful information.
Every business is different and every business-type is different. It's up to you to determine what is actual useful information for people who 'like' your page. If you own, say a website company, it's not very useful to post on Facebook once a week about how you make websites. That is a great way to have people 'block you' from their wall or 'dislike' you. On the other hand, creating a blog post about social media marketing (like this one) is a great way to showcase your business. So…am I creating this post just so I can get potential business in the future? Seems a little insincere, doesn't it? Not really. Anyone who knows me knows how passionate I get when it comes to this stuff. This is my trade. This is what I love to do. This is what I educate myself everyday to do. Creating a post to help out a mom-and-pop business effectively bring in a few more bucks is what makes me feel good at the end of the day. To be quite honestly, I'm not completely selfless either or else I'd be writing this post on a website totally unrelated to I Heart Blank. If I get a new client because I can prove to them I know what I'm talking about and even help them then that's great. If not, that's fine too and I applaude the business-person that randomly found this article because they were doing the research on their own. I actually talk about that over here.
The same philosophy goes for your Twitter, but it's handled a little differently. One of the big ones is Reposting, or retweeting. If you're reposting someone saying they like your business, it's not the same as just replying to that person to thank them. One is self-indulgent shameless self-promotion and the other is a sincere thank you. If you're doing it for the first reason or even thanking them under the guise of sincerity then you need to stop. They will figure you out, whether it's when they pick up the phone to call you or just dealing with you over time! An old friend perfectly exemplified what I tell people all the time (and is partially responsible for this rant.) Check out his article, Retweeting Your Fans is Cheap – not available anymore : (. It's about musicians and bands but the same exact theories apply. There's a reason why we're friends : )
So many times a business will Follow one of my Twitter pages. I usually return the favor and check out their business. More times than not I get a Private Message (within minutes) with 'an offer' (whether it's ways to help me save on my fill-in-the-blank or them telling me how great their webpage is.) How insincere is THAT! It usually results me 'unfollowing' them immediately.
People do not want to see you be self-indulgent…even if that means you have to wait a little longer to get the amount of fans / likes you're looking for.
But I've digressed enough for today. Here's some great ways for you to properly use your Facebook Page:
- Get Personal
- Use Pictures
- Run a Contest
- Have Fun
- Showcase a Cause
- Use Facebook's Features
- Consider Using Your Personal Profile
- Crowdsource Your Content
- Love Your Fans
As per usual, click on the links below and read the full articles. It'll be worth your time.


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This Blog focuses on Ancestor Stories, both the stories themselves about my family's ancestors and discussions of where they come from and how to prepare and share them. These stories may be non-fiction or fiction – we will always tell which is which, of course. Also see my KINNICK blog and The HOMEPLACE Series Blog, left sidebar, scroll down.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Treasure Chest Thursday - highchair
Here is another family treasure... though only about 70 years old. It is the highchair I used as a child... 1939-early 1940s, I suppose. A gift from my maternal grandparents, I've been told. Still in great shape - used by all five boys over perhaps 20 years. Notice the original leather strap is till in place. Never refinished, as far as I know. A bit different than those my grandchildren use, with safety this and that.... ;-)
Families are forever ;-)
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I love antique furniture and it is amazing how strong the pieces were made. Wonderful it is still around. Thanks for sharingReplyDelete
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You can pick up the new Kreativ Blogger Award at Branching Out Through The Years http://branchingoutthroughtheyears.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-kreativ-blogger-award-thanks-linda.html
Thanks for keeping the stories coming. Love reading them.
I love this chair. My husband and I looked everywhere for one like this when our daughter was born in 2005. We finally found one and it looks just like yours!ReplyDelete
I have enjoyed reading your blog.
Wow! Good for you, Julie.ReplyDelete
Glad to hear they are still around.
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Gunfire erupted during the hunt for former LAPD officer Christopher Dorner, who was charged with murder on Monday. The unfolding drama brought officers to a cabin in the mountains where the suspect was barricaded inside. NBC's Miguel Almaguer reports.
Apart from a rambling manifesto, court filings and the word of former bosses, clues remain scarce as to what was going on in the mind of Christopher Dorner, the former LAPD cop accused of killing four people and engaging cops in a deadly standoff at a mountain cabin.
What does emerge is the profile of an ex-LAPD officer and former Navy reservist who may have allowed years of grievances to fester before erupting into violence.
Southern Utah University confirmed that Dorner was a 2001 graduate of the school, where he majored in political science, minored in psychology and played football. He was a lieutenant in the Navy Reserves from 2002 until the week he went on his alleged killing spree, earning awards for his rifle and pistol marksmanship.
Charred human remains found in cabin
Dorner served in the LAPD from 2005 to 2009 before being fired -- allegedly for making false statements after accusing an officer of beating up a man in training.
It was Dorner's four-year-old spat with the LAPD that appears to have been foremost in the suspect's mind as he took off on his rage-fueled flight.
His first two victims, police say, were 28-year-old Monica Quan and her fiancé Keith Lawrence, 27, killed Feb. 3 in Irvine, Calif., as they parked their car on their way to a Super Bowl party.
Quan's father, retired police chief Randal Quan, represented Dorner during an internal police department review of the case that got him fired.
"I never had the opportunity to have a family of my own, I'm terminating yours," Dorner wrote in an 11,400-word manifesto that he allegedly posted on Facebook.
In the Feb. 4 manifesto, supplied by the Los Angeles Police Department to the media, the 6-foot, 270-pound Dorner wrote that killing was "a necessary evil." Dorner also allegedly threatened other law enforcement officers and their families.
"Self Preservation is no longer important to me," wrote Dorner, 33. "I do not fear death as I died long ago on 1/2/09."
On Thursday, police said, Dorner killed an officer and wounded two more in shootings.
"Four years ago he received his discharge papers, if you will, his dismissal papers on Feb. 9, 2009," former L.A. police chief William Bratton, who was Dorner's boss from 2002 until he was dismissed, said on Saturday. "A day of significance in his mind that inasmuch as his grievances all seem to center on his dismissal."
"He collects injustices and never lets them go, and evidently they finally reached a tipping point that led to the series of violent acts the last several days," Bratton said. "The last thing that he would want would be to be arrested by the LAPD and do a perp walk. That would be the last injustice, the most significant one."
"The attacks will stop when the department states the truth about my innocence, PUBLICLY!!!" Dorner wrote in his manifesto.
On Saturday, LAPD officials said that the department would take another look at how Dorner's case was handled.
The details that emerged about Dorner only became stranger as the hunt intensified. The LAPD said Tuesday that they were going through as many as a thousand tips on where the suspect may have been.
Police search mountains for Christopher Dorner, release new image
The Associated Press reported that 2006 court papers showed that, after dating a woman for six weeks, he had requested a restraining order against her. Dorner said the girlfriend had posted his LAPD badge number on a website called dontdatehimgirl.com, according to the AP.
A video posted on the celebrity gossip website TMZ appeared to show Dorner purchasing scuba gear on Feb. 1 at Sport Chalet in Torrance, Calif. Police said Tuesday that they were not certain whether or not that man was Dorner.
The possibility that Dorner might have fled to Mexico arose in a criminal complaint filed in Feb. 7 in California's Central District Court. Early that morning, a San Diego boat captain said, Dorner had tried to steal his boat to flee south across the border, according to the complaint.
Dorner's wallet and identification cards were found near the border with Mexico, according to the complaint.
Then came the dramatic scene in the mountains near Big Bear Lake on Tuesday afternoon.
Sheriff's deputies responding to a report that someone matching Dorner's description had stolen a car exchanged gunfire with the man, according to police. Two deputies were shot, and one later died.
The suspect then was trapped in a cabin, which later erupted in flames and burned to the ground. Officials on Tuesday night were waiting to enter the charred cabin to search for any signs of a body.
NBC News' Tracy Connor, Daniel Arkin, Kari Huus and Andrew Mach, and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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"Fairy godmothers do help people." She turned to me. "But the people you will help won't always know what you are doing. You will have a magic in your world that can make a difference, not just to people but also to the world itself. And in your case, your family - those of the Arbor Lineage - has magic that helps the green world the most." - The Fairy Godmother Academy: Birdie's Book by Jan Bozarth
When thinking of stories involving fairy godmothers, Cinderella probably comes to mind first. But how does a fairy godmother learn her trade? Author Jan Bozarth has her own ideas about fairy godmothers. In her book series, The Fairy Godmother Academy, all fairy-godmother's-in-the making must complete special quests and gain wisdom through specialized training through the Fairy Godmother Academy. Sometimes fairy-godmother's-in-training are just ordinary girls that don't even realize they possess special skills. Such is the case with a twelve-year-old girl named Birdie Cramer Bright.
Birdie doesn't have a clue what lies in store for her when she visits Mo, her long-lost grandmother. Birdie's mother, Emma, doesn't get along her Grandma Mo at all and calls her a crazy old bat. But when Birdie finally meets her grandmother for the first time, she finds that they have many things in common. They both share a love of plants and can even name species by botanical (Latin) names. During her three day visit Birdie also discovers that she belongs to the Arbor Lineage of fairy-godmothers. After she stumbles upon an old book called "The Book of Dreams" she learns more about her lineage and enters a world called Aventurine. There she makes a new friend her age named Kerka and meets several mythical creatures including the Willowood Fairies. If Birdie intends to become a fairy godmother, the fate of the Arbor Lineage and all that is green lies in her hands. With Kerka's help, she must complete a quest to save the rotting Glimmer Tree and repair her broken family talisman, the Singing Stone.
A cross between the Disney Tinkerbell stories and Harry Potter, Birdie's Book is a imaginative fantasy for tween girls. Birdie goes on an magical adventure of self-discovery, learns about responsibility and tries to encourage reconciliation between her mother and grandmother. I enjoyed the intergenerational aspect of the book (perfect for mother/daughter bookclubs), the use of a family tree and the Latin phrases sprinkled throughout the book. Scrapbook style images of birds, flowers and other objects add interest to the book, sometimes appearing as faded pictures under the text. Birdie is a highly likeable character and she makes interesting observations, comparing people to flowers (her mom is like a calla lily and her grandmother, a tiger lily).
Birdie's Book releases on August 25, 2009 and is the first book in The Fairy Godmother Academy series. The series also includes a multimedia component featuring a website and trading cards. Readers can experience the dream world of Aventurine by visiting the corresponding online website and Fairy Godmother Academy social network at http://www.fairygodmotheracademy.com.
The Fairy Godmother Academy #1: Birdie's Book by Jan Bozarth, decorations by Andrea Burden. Random House Books for Young Readers (August 2009); 224 pages; ISBN 9780375851810; paperback; Ages 9-12 (tween)
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Who's Number One?
There has been a long-standing tradition in open-wheel racing that has gone by the wayside in recent years, and I'm not sure why. For decades, it was considered an honor for a driver to carry No.1 on their car to signify that they had won the championship the previous year. Suddenly, no one does it anymore.
In fact, the last driver to carry No.1 for the season was Scott Dixon in 2004, on the heels of his 2003 championship season. Perhaps his dismal performance in 2004 while carrying the No.1 has influenced other champions to stay away from it. Tony Kanaan stayed with No.11 after winning his 2004 championship.
Dan Wheldon actually wanted to carry No.1 on his car after winning the 2005 championship. The only problem was that he changed teams, leaving Andretti-Green to go to Ganassi. As car owner, Michael Andretti exercised his right to not let the No.1 leave the team. He instead, opted to carry No. 1 on his own car in the 2006 Indianapolis 500, when he came out of retirement to run against his son Marco. That's the last time that the No.1 has made an appearance in the IZOD IndyCar Series.
Since 2006, it has become chic to eschew what once was a symbol of pride. Drivers used to dream of the honor of carrying No.1 on their cars. Sam Hornish passed on the opportunity after his 2006 championship. Dario Franchitti has chosen to keep his usual number after two of his three of his championships, rather than change (after winning his first, he pursued NASCAR the following year). Scott Dixon also elected to stay away from the number after winning his second championship in 2008.
When did it become un-cool to drive car No.1? It's not like the number hasn't had success. It has won the Indianapolis 500 seven times. It's the third winningest number in history at the Brickyard behind No. 3 (eleven times) and No.2 (eight times). Granted, it's been a while since car No.1 won at Indianapolis. You have to go all the way to Al Unser's victory in 1971 to find No.1 atop the pylon.
Still, up until the last few years, it was considered an honor to have No.1 on the side of your car. In 1991, Arie Luyendyk considered it such an honor, that he caused two other divers to change their numbers at Indianapolis. Luyendyk had won at Indianapolis the previous year and was carrying No.9 on his car throughout the 1991 CART campaign. Since the Indianapolis 500 was sanctioned by USAC rather than CART, Luyendyk had the option to carry No.1 at Indy to signify that he was the defending race winner.
Al Unser, Jr. had won the CART championship and was carrying the No.1 on his Valvoline car for the entire 1991 season. When Luyendyk opted for No.1 at Indy, Little Al was obliged to change to car No. 2. The problem was, that was Michael Andretti's number in CART, so Michael chose the next available number for Indianapolis, which was No. 10. It was all very confusing, but that's how much Luyendyk coveted carry No. 1 on his car.
Come to think of it, after Luyendyk finished third that year at Indianapolis in car No.1, the number has had a rather tough go at it at the famed oval. Michael Andretti was carrying No.1 when he dominated the 1992 Indianapolis 500, only to break down while leading on Lap 189. In 1993, car No.1 never even made the race. Bobby Rahal failed to qualify his Rahal-Hogan (formerly Truesports) chassis, even though he was the defending CART champion. In 1994, Nigel Mansell's car wore No. 1. It also ended up wearing Dennis Vitolo's car on the pit entrance lane. 1995 saw No.1 fail to make the race again. Al Unser, Jr. was the defending CART champion and the defending Indianapolis 500 champion, but he and his Marlboro Team Penske teammate, Emerson Fittipaldi, came up short in qualifying.
After that came the CART-IRL split and things got sort of forgettable for a few years. There was no car No.1 in 1996. That iconic legend, Paul Durant, drove car No.1 for AJ Foyt in 1997. Tony Stewart finished dead-last driving car No.1 for John Menard in 1998. With no car No.1 in 1999, the year 2000 saw Greg Ray duplicate Stewart's efforts by finishing dead-last again for John Menard in car No.1. For the next three years, there was no car No.1 on the grid. As mentioned earlier, Scott Dixon ran the No.1 in 2004. With the exception of Michael Andretti running No.1 in 2006, no one has touched it since.
How and why did this happen? This was a one-time badge of honor. Now it's treated like a curse. In fact, the number always associated with a curse, car No.13, has run since car No.1 did. In 2009, EJ Viso drove car No. 13 to an unremarkable twenty-fourth place finish, falling out on Lap 139 with steering problems.
How is it that drivers would prefer to run car No.13 before car No.1?Everything goes in cycles. Twenty years ago, tattoos were reserved for carnival workers. Nowadays, you're the scourge of Hollywood if you are a celebrity that carries no ink on your body. That fad will pass one day and so will avoiding carrying the number 1. Teams and drivers earn the right each year to do it. Why do they not exercise it?
George Phillips
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Another well written column George! I can talk about these things all day long and with May just days away I am getting pretty excited about Indianapolis. I was disappointed when Hornish didn't use #1 and I have always thought of it as an honor. Foyt, by the way, enjoyed using it when he earned it. With that said, an argument could be that the regular number is tied to the driver for marketing and merchandising reasons particularly in NASCAR, but I don't buy it. I would think that a sponsor would enjoy having their driver win the honor AND it is just added merchandise to sell to the followers of the driver who would like to commemorate the championship. Ganassi does commemorate both the championship and the Indy win on his merchandise.
It's a neat tradition. And I have heard, but don't really buy the merchandising excuse as being that big a deal unless you're selling last years t-shirts. As long as we're talking about the championship–could they please change that unicycle trophy?
Puff piece? No. Just a winter piece. F1 uses the number system in which they give #1 to the World Champion and then use owners points all the way to the last number (25 now) but skip 13. The numbers change each year because if this (Though I bet Sebastian Vettel will still manage to be #1.
On the other hand IndyCar and NASCAR allow you to use numbers as an identity. It works well in NASCAR as we all think of certain drivers when we here 3, 24, 43, or 48. We also think of certain teams when we hear 21. IndyCar has too much driver movement from year to year for this to be as effective. At the same time we all know Penske's 3 and Ganassi's 9 and 10. So maybe indycar's number identity is growing as is the sport.
Moto #46: Rossi. And I dont even follow Moto GP.
I don't care about numerals on engine covers or rear wing end plates. Shouldn't be important. But I understand that George is an amateur historian and student (and teacher?) of the sport.
I'll echo the call to scrap that 'extraterrestrial alien-on-a-unicycle' trophy that's sickening to look at and NOT befitting North America's top open-wheel racing series.
I hope that Mr. Bernard reads Oilpressure by now.
I'd love to see the champion use the #1 again. Both Chip (with Zanardi) and Roger (with de Ferran) won repeat championships with the #1 in CART.
I wouldn't mind seeing the elimination of leading zeroes, either.
I'd at least hope to never see the ridiculousness that was Alex Lloyd's #40202 car from the 2009 Homestead race…
I like defending champions that use the number 1. It's an honor to achieve it, drivers should be proud of carrying it.
I don't think that merchandising has anything to do with champions not using the number 1. On the contrary, keeping numbers means that merchandising doesn't get outdated. F1 change numbers nearly every year, so they sell new merchandising to the fans every season.
Driver numbers work better in championships where drivers can race fore decades, like stock car racing and touring car racing. I wouldn't do that in open-wheel racing. However, I do like IndyCar teams keep their numbers season after season.
I never thought much of the tradition.
What would it be for NASCAR to have somebody like Richard Petty not be #43?
It's worth giving them the option to carry the number,
but I would more prefer that the drivers earn permanent numbers of their choice.
Should Tony Kanaan, as a championship winner, not be allowed to carry the #11 to KV if he chooses to?
In the "land of brand", a new way would probably be better for the sport.


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The Office of Black Church Studies at Duke Divinity School will host the Murray and Burroughs Lecture on Women and Religion at on Feb. 24 with guest lecturer Emilie M. Townes, dean of Vanderbilt University Divinity School and professor of womanist ethics and society. The title of the lecture is "Living Beyond the Fold of Old Wounds: Womanist Liner Notes in the Diaspora." The public lecture will take place at 4 p.m. in Goodson Chapel.
A Durham, N.C. native, Townes has been a pioneering scholar in womanist theology, a field of studies in which the historic and current insights of African-American women are brought into critical engagement with the traditions of Christian theology.
Named in honor of womanist/feminist leaders Anna Pauline Murray and Nannie Helen Burroughs, this public lectureship features women theologians and religious scholars whose work and ministry emphasize the critical intersections of race, gender, and class as they relate to the transformative uplifting of church and society.
Townes is the author of the book Womanist Ethics and the Cultural Production of Evil. Her other books include Breaking the Fine Rain of Death: African American Health Care and A Womanist Ethic of Care, In a Blaze of Glory: Womanist Spirituality as Social Witness, and Womanist Justice, Womanist Hope. She gave the Jill Raitt lecture at Duke Divinity School in 2011. Audio is available on iTunes U.


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Saturday, June 23, 2007
Western States
I'm looking at Kim Holak and Bev Abbs. Kim is from Duluth, MN. I have to cheer for her! She had an awesome run at Western last year in the horrible heat that took so many out. She finished 7th woman. Unreal. Today could be her day. She is fun to watch at the races. I see her at most of the local ultras. She always smiles as she passes by me on the out and backs of Voyaguer and at Ice Age. She's awesome. Go Kim Go!
I love to follow Bev Abbs. I follow all of her races. She's strong and fast and always finishes at the top. I hope to meet her some day at one of the races. I believe she is running Vermont in a few weeks. I'll have to say hello to her there. Go Bev Go!
As for me, today Topaz and me went for 8 in the wildlife refuge. I saw 13 eagles but alas, they were too far away to get a good focus on. I then biked a few hours. Slow and easy. Now Troy and I will head out for a graduation open house. Lots of those on our calendar this summer.
Have a great SATURDAY!
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thanks for your support out there. hopefully i'll get to meet you soon. sorry to say, I will not be returning to Vermont this year, i'm backing off a little on the 100's and the only other one I have planned is the Plain in Washington this september. if you've missed being drawn 2 times for WS you better put in your registration again! i plan on seeing you in Squaw Valley in June'08. good luck and enjoy your summer.
- Julie B said...
Bev. I can't believe that you read this blog.I'm honored. You had a great race at WS; congratulations! I followed you all the way. OK, next year at WS :)
- Tim Looney said...
Hey Julie - you need to put in for WS again - it's automatic for you this time.
I hope to be back in 2008. This year was my first.
I "ran" the 50 at McNaughton this year. I didn't meet you there but was impressed with your race!
I hope to be back at McNaughton in 2008. Distance depends on what happens with the lottery for Western.
p.s. How cool that Bev read your blog. She is one of my heroes.
Thanks Julie, WS went pretty well this year. I'll see you next June! Any big race plans coming up?
By the way, The Plain 100 is a killer race if you can deal with carrying all your food for half a race at a time.
I like your blog.


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Farmworker Justice applies international labor standards, participates in international law forums, and collaborates with international labor advocacy organizations to empower America's farmworkers to improve their living and working conditions.
Farmworkers in the U.S.: A transnational issue
Agricultural workers in the United States have been a transnational labor force for centuries. Presently, America's farmworkers are predominantly an international labor force. Most migrant and seasonal farmworkers are immigrants, the majority from Mexico including a growing majority of indigenous people who do not speak Spanish, but also Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, and Peru. American agriculture is more and more a global business. The U.S. Government uses taxpayer monies to help America's farmers sell their products abroad. Growers' demands for foreign markets have significantly affected negotiations over the North American Free Trade Agreement, the World Trade Organization and other trade regimes
Photo by David Bacon
Labor Issues in International Trade Laws
Increasingly, international trade negotiations confront labor issues. The North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC), also known as the "NAFTA labor side agreement" is an example of an international labor rights regime. With globalization and the migration across borders of tens of millions of people around the world, countries are increasingly looking to international labor standards, including those of the International Labor Organization (a unit of the United Nations).
Confronting Human Trafficking
Moreover, the substantial increase in policymakers' interest in "human trafficking" relates directly to the immigrant farmworker experience. Between one-third and one-half of farmworkers in the U.S. are hired by growers through "farm labor contractors" or other labor intermediaries. Human trafficking violations against farmworkers most often occur when workers are either coerced into working for a labor contractor, experience wage deductions that create a situation of indentured servitude,or workers are physically prevented from leaving the premises of the farm and/or their travel documentation is taken away from them. Federal labor trafficking laws prohibit the procurement and exploitation of a person for labor through the use of force, fraud, or coercion
Many growers deny that they "employ" any of the workers in their fields and disclaim liability for violations of labor rights, immigration laws and criminal laws against slavery and peonage. Farmworker Justice has been a leader in domestic efforts to reduce abuses under labor contracting by forcing growers to accept responsibility as "joint employers" of the workers along with the contractors. We also have been engaged in such work at the international level.
Explore some of our major international labor rights efforts below:
International Symposia on Guestworker Programs
A few years ago Farmworker Justice sponsored two symposia on the history of foreign contract labor systems. The first, held in October 2005, focused on guestworker programs in the United States. The second, held jointly with Oxfam America in March 2006, examined guestworker programs in Western Europe and Canada. Several Congressional proposals on immigration policy would create new guestworker programs or expand existing ones to address the presence of undocumented workers in this country and to regulate future migration. In some proposals, legislators would grant a guestworker status based on a temporary, nonimmigrant work visa, while others advocate a permanent immigration status and path to citizenship. These policy choices raise fundamental questions about the political and economic freedoms held by people who live and work in the United States. The experts gathered at these symposia provided attendees with essential information about guestworker programs in the United States and other developed countries to help conference attendees evaluate legislative proposals and devise their own policy suggestions.
The brief survey of foreign contract labor systems revealed valuable lessons that should inform current discussions about new guestworker programs. The conferences demonstrated the vulnerability of the foreign workers who hold restricted nonimmigrant status. Even when government agencies have sought to impose substantial labor law requirements on employers of guestworkers, the protections have often been meaningless because the workers are unable to enforce the law or are unwilling to attempt to enforce the law for fear of losing their job or not being called back in a future year. Co-sponsors of the events were the AFL-CIO, National Council of La Raza, Service Employees International Union, and the Southern Poverty Law Center. The symposia were also supported financially by The California Endowment, the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund and the Rosenberg Foundation
► Summary of symposium on guestworker programs in the U.S.
► Reading materials from symposium on guestworker programs in the U.S
► Summary of symposium on guestworker programs in Western Europe and Canada
► Reading materials from symposium on guestworker programs in Western Europe and Canada
North American Commission for Labor Cooperation
The Commission for Labor Cooperation is an international organization created under the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC), which is the "labor side agreement" to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The Commission comprises a Council of Ministers, a cabinet-level body in charge of policy-setting and decision-making consisting of the three nations' labor ministers; and a tri-national Secretariat that conducts research and provides other support to the Council. The Commission works in close cooperation with the National Administrative Offices (NAOs), created by each government within their own labor ministry to implement the NAALC. In February 2003, Farmworker Justice filed a petition with the Mexican NAO asking the Commission to address the mistreatment of H-2A guestworkers from Mexico employed in North Carolina agriculture. The NAALC obligates each of the three NAFTA countries to comply with its own labor laws. The farmworkers' rights under this program were routinely violated in North Carolina. The NAALC also obligates each nation to provide "migrant workers" with the same labor law rights as other workers in the country. Yet the federal Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act excludes the migrating H-2A guestworkers from coverage of this important employment law. FJ submitted the petition jointly with the Central Independiente de Obreros Agrícolas y Campesinos (CIOAC, or Independent Union of Agricultural Workers and Peasants), an organization based in Mexico City.
This filing of this petition added to the growing scrutiny and publicity about farmworker conditions in North Carolina and pressured agricultural employers to respond to demands for reforms. In September 2004, the North Carolina Growers Association in Raleigh, North Carolina signed a historic labor agreement with the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC), giving thousands of H-2A workers in North Carolina union representation. At the same time, the union also settled the boycott of the Mt. Olive Pickle Co., which purchases cucumbers picked by the NCGA's H-2A workers. FLOC then went on to establish offices in Mexico and North Carolina to serve its new members and administer the agreement with the NCGA.
The Commission for Labor Cooperation webpage also includes a number of reports and studies about labor protections and rights in North America, including Protection of Migrant Agricultural Workers in Canada, Mexico and the United States Other reports can be found on the NAALC website.
Convention on Safety and Health in Agriculture
Convention on Safety and Health in Agriculture In June 2001, the International Labor Organization (ILO) approved the Convention on Safety and Health in Agriculture to promote improvement of the occupational safety and health of agricultural workers and their family members. FJ Executive Director Bruce Goldstein participated, at the request of the AFL-CIO, as the U.S. labor delegate to the Committee on Safety and Health, which negotiated the convention. The conference took place in Geneva, Switzerland.
The ILO recognized that agricultural employment ranks among the three most dangerous occupations in the world and that many governments fail to take effective action to prevent injuries and illness among farmworkers. Indeed, national laws, including in the United States, routinely exclude agricultural workers from the minimum occupational safety and health protections applicable to other occupations.
The new Convention's standards are modest but, if they were followed in the United States, could lead to important improvements in employer practices and government policies, which would save lives and reduce injury and disease among agricultural workers in the U.S. and elsewhere. An ILO Convention is not binding on a country unless it's government ratifies it; the U.S. Congress has not ratified this Convention (and rarely ratifies ILO Conventions).
Under this Convention, a ratifying nation must "formulate, carry out and periodically review a coherent national policy on safety and health in agriculture." The national policy objective shall be "preventing accidents and injury to health arising out of, linked with, or occurring in the course of work, by eliminating, minimizing or controlling hazards in the agricultural working environment."
A ratifying nation's laws and regulations must require employers to: (a) carry out risk assessments, adopt preventive and protective measures, and comply with applicable standards; (b) provide to workers "adequate and appropriate training and comprehensible instructions on safety and health," including information on the specific hazards at the workplace, "taking into account their level of education and differences in language;" and (c) immediately cease operations and evacuate workers where there is an imminent and serious danger to safety and health.
Workers are entitled to several types of government programs and activities and to certain standards of treatment by employers. In addition, Article 8 states that workers in agriculture shall have the right: (a) to be informed and consulted on safety and health matters; (b) to participate in the application and review of safety and health measures and, in accordance with national law and practice, to select safety and health representatives and (c) to remove themselves from imminent and serious risk of harm at work without suffering retaliation.. The Convention also promotes recognition of labor unions and collective bargaining in the agricultural sector, where government policy often hinders workers from organizing unions. The ILO's tripartite system of representation from governments, employers and employees requires that labor unions play a major role. Full articles of the Safety and Health in Agriculture Convention (2001) available here
International Institute for Labour Studies
In April 2005, FJ Executive Director Bruce Goldstein participated in a roundtable discussion at the ILO in Geneva, Switzerland entitled "Merchants of Labour: Policy Dialogue on the Agents of International Labour Migration." Participants included government officials from sending and receiving countries, labor advocates, academics, and an international labor contractor. The ILO's International Institute for Labour Studies compiled the papers presented at the meeting into a book, Merchants of Labour. The book includes Bruce Goldstein's paper, "'Merchants of Labour' in Three Centuries: Lessons from History for Reforming 21st Century Exploitation of Migrant Labour," about the history of attempting to reform labor contracting.


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"Would you mind standing over there, in that patch of grass that looks like snakes live in?" "How do you feel about sitting against that wall. Yes, the one next to all that smelly trash." "Can you remove your shoes? I like when women are barefoot. Think it'll make for a fun shot. Ready go!"
These are things I often say to my clients. I'd like to think that they hire me for my creative eye and trust what I'm doing but I'm positive that at some point during our session, they think "is she nuts?" I'm not going to say that I'm not nuts because well, let's be honest, I'd be lying. And God reads my blog so like, I have to keep it real. I will say that I have some pretty awesome clients that even though they are scared of snakes, don't really like the smell of trash or are germophobic, they still oblige my strange requests.
Last week, while prepping Cassie & Kevin's post, I noticed something big. It was post #99. Which would make this one #100! What? How did that happen so quickly? I really feel like I just started this little adventure yesterday. It was yesterday, right? No? Okay, well it feels like yesterday. And as far as I'm concerned, time is passing far too quickly thankyouverymuch!
I spent the long weekend tossing and turning on what the heck was worthy enough to blog about for my 100th post. I could tell my readers about the cereal that has changed my life. Maybe it'd be cool to share the time that a pedicure saved me from having a bad day. Or, I know, I'll write about how I have wild dreams that I wake up and BAM! My closet is filled with a new Anthropologie wardrobe. Finally, it was my husband who suggested that I do a tribute post to my clients and well, it was perfect.
I just want to say thank you to everyone I've photographed, met, worked with, shot for, etc. Thank you for living. Thank you for loving. Thank you for your connections with one another and for letting me be a small part of your lives. I'm so blessed to have people come into my life as strangers and leave as friends. The following are a few of my favorite frames from the past 100 posts. You can also see how often I changed my mind on sizing and watermarking. Oy. Be patient though, rebranding is in the works. Lots and lots of changes 'round these parts. Anyway, enjoy!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
"Would you mind standing over there, in that patch of grass that looks like snakes live in?" "How do you feel about sitting against that wall. Yes, the one next to all that smelly trash." "Can you remove your shoes? I like when women are barefoot. Think it'll make for a fun shot. Ready go!"
Posted by The Modern Type at 9:17 AM
18 comments:
- tinamolina Events said...
lovely alicia!
Not to mention 2 of my brides are up there! :)
Love it! You are amazing :)
- September 9, 2009 at 11:38 AM
- Katie T. said...
Thank you for making us beautiful and gracing us with your amazing talent! Keep up the good work girlfriend!
You will go far! Love ya!
Katie Tidball :)
- September 9, 2009 at 12:42 PM
- CR said...
Happy 100!! Ps, check your email. You're famous at 100! :-)
- September 9, 2009 at 12:47 PM
- Ashley Rose said...
Yeah ala!!!! sooooo amazing you hit your 100th post =) cant wait to see your new branding lady!
- September 9, 2009 at 1:56 PM
- Unknown said...
Love your blog! Love the way you write and how you make us all feel your emotions! Your work is amazing! Keep rockin it!
- September 9, 2009 at 4:16 PM
- Joe+Kathrina said...
yay for 100!!! fabulous images. props to the hubby for the idea
- September 9, 2009 at 6:49 PM
- judieannphotography said...
Congrats on your 100th post Alicia!!
- September 9, 2009 at 7:13 PM
- Megan Welker said...
woohoo! congrats on your 100th! your blog is such an inspiration to come to! keep up the amazing work :)
- September 9, 2009 at 7:54 PM
- Aileen said...
woohoo to 100 posts! all the images are beautiful and i look forward to reading your next hundred posts!
- September 9, 2009 at 8:15 PM
- mrs.csunsweetie said...
congratulations!!! This was truly a great post!
- September 9, 2009 at 8:32 PM
- Audrey said...
you have such an AMAZING portfolio and I can't wait to see what you come up with next. keep up the great work and keep on inspiring me! :)
- September 10, 2009 at 7:57 AM
- Christina Curiel said...
I can't wait to get married so you can take my picture!!!....Then take pictures of me for my husband....then take pictures of me when I am pregnant...then take pictures of my family and I....the list will go on and on forever!!!! :) You're amazing at what you do!!!!
- September 11, 2009 at 7:29 AM
- Mari Medina said...
Congrats mama!!!
- September 11, 2009 at 11:37 PM
- Mari Medina said...
Whooo hooo... CONGRATS MAMA!
- September 11, 2009 at 11:38 PM
- bylauren said...
I am sooo proud of all your collection! you inspire me to grow ever day! Love you
- September 13, 2009 at 3:44 AM
- ElsyC said...
CONGRATS!! love love your amazing work! u made my experience w/ u a memorable one :)
- September 16, 2009 at 1:52 PM
- Anonymous said...
GORGEOUS photos my dear! They have your stamp of love all over them :)
- September 16, 2009 at 5:05 PM
- amanda thiessen said...
love all these!
- September 23, 2009 at 5:38 PM


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Loyola continues rough stretch, falls to Lehigh
Greyhounds drop to 10-13 on season
Jesse Chuku had 15 points and Mackey McKnight had seven points, 10 rebounds and six assists on Saturday to lead Lehigh over Loyola 66-52.
Lehigh jumped ahead 15-6, led the entire game and used two second-half runs to pull ahead by a comfortable margin.
After Loyola fell behind early, it closed to within one score on four different occasions, the last coming on a 29-27 deficit early in the second half.
Lehigh answered with a 10-2 run to take a 39-29 lead on Stefan Cvrkalj's 3-pointer at the 13:27 mark, and then a 9-2 run to go ahead 51-38 with 7:42 left. Lehigh led by no less than nine points from there.
Tim Kempton added 14 points for Lehigh (13-12, 6-6 Patriot League) which made 26 of 30 free throws and outrebounded Loyola 45-30.
Eric Laster had 17 points and Jordan Latham added 13 points for Loyola (10-13, 5-7).


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Throughout the month of May an interview with Anne Lynam Goddard, president and CEO of ChildFund International, is airing on American Airlines' Sky Radio.
In the Sky Radio interview, Goddard explains our mission to this national audience. "ChildFund has a great advantage, thanks to our sponsors, in that we are able to stay with children in their communities as they grow from infancy to childhood and into adolescence, and eventually transition into adulthood," she notes.
The segment is airing on more than 29,000 American Airlines flights, reaching 4.2 million travelers across the United States this month.
To maximize our impact with airline travelers this month, a ChildFund International TV spot is also airing immediately after CNN Headline News between 5-8 p.m. at airports in 44 major markets across the U.S.


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Chronology Report in Legacy Family Tree 7.5Please read his blog post.
I thought that I would show how I used the TimeLine Feature to help understand something that was going on in Randy's Family Tree, and where the TimeLine Feature gave me hints to resolve Why his Brick Wall person (William Knapp) had been in Middlesex County, New Jersey, the ended up in Newton, New Jersey.
Without going into details, I had not found William Knapp as head of household, and in the pre-1850 Census, could not find him. The only clue was that he may be been living in another household. I had suspected that he may had been living with 'in-laws', but couldn't find enough details to prove anything, it was just a theory to follow up on.
Here is where the Time Line feature of FTM2012 came into play. Going to the People Workspace, Person View, there is a TimeLine Button.
It's not very impressive, just that he was Married in 1804, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, and the next is 1830 in Newton, New Jersey. Today, that's not a big deal, but in 1830, not so much.
There are two other options for the TimeLine Feature. Show Family Events, and Historical Events.
Not sure that historical events has an impact here, but what was happening within his family.
This is showing, and some Family Events above what is here, show that he had children born in Middlesex prior to 1823, then the children were born in Newton, New Jersey. Nothing clear, just that something happened.
Since there is very little information about William Knapp, and the his wife Sarah was from Middlesex County, and that there was some guessing that they may have lived with "family", I looked as the Time Line for Sarah'a father.
Clearly he was in Middlesex County, but he DIED in 1823.
So, the next hint for the move from Middlesex County to Newton, may be caused by the death of Williams' father-in-law.
I am still looking for documentation to back this up, but the TimeLine feature of FTM2012 provided some clues.
________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2012 by H R Worthington


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How to File Bankruptcy in California Hot Springs, CA
Welcome to the fastest way to learn about how to file bankruptcy in California Hot Springs, CA. Here you'll learn:
- How to use the California Eastern District Bankruptcy Court
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- How to complete the Bankruptcy Means Test for Tulare County.
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Friday, August 5, 2011
A One-Sentence Post on...Impatience Rewarded
7 comments:
Long live GordieDougieCanadaBaseballStud and one sentence posts
- August 5, 2011 at 2:37 PM
- Drew said...
Wiz Khalifa wants you on the phone. GORDIEDOUGIEGORDIEDOUGIE
- August 5, 2011 at 2:38 PM
sorry...but why is Lawrie being called Gordie Dougie? Howe and Gilmour?...
- August 5, 2011 at 2:55 PM
No way he surpasses Arencibia's debut last season, though he would certainly make up for any deficiency by throwing a laser at AROD's head from 3rd in the nearest New York series. Failing that, a standing dropkick to Jeter as he tries to stretch a double into a triple. Do either of the two, and a 2011 debut is already a plus.
Would be nicely ironic if his first hit is a carefully placed bunt.
- August 5, 2011 at 3:09 PM
- The Ack said...
^^ those can be topped by fistfighting Pedroia. Hope the lil' Beantowner has his fightstraps tied down.
- August 5, 2011 at 4:27 PM
I'm disapointed. I thought 4 sure by now u would have a blog about the call up of Gordie-Dougie... U must now dedicate the gordie dougie call up post to Larry McKenna from moose jaw Sask. Always lovin the tao.. Give the love Back dave
- August 5, 2011 at 6:30 PM
- William J. Tasker said...
I'm surprised there were no comments about Travis Snider paying for Lawrie's spot on the roster. Is Thames really better than Travis Snider? Or was this an "options" thing?
- August 5, 2011 at 11:28 PM


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Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens Poster by London-based Enisaurus
Check out Magic for Muggles, a fan series about a young adult Hermione Granger.
The Free Library of 3D Printable Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures Grows Even Bigger
Golden Ratio Cookie Cutter.
Grab your colored pencils and a sonic screwdriver (if you've got one) and do not turn your back on this awesome Doctor Who Coloring Book. Don't even blink
How 10 Architects Used The Same Box Of 1,200 White Legos
How to Create an Easy Inlay in Wood with Solder
In case you were planning on churning out Batmobiles for a living, the Supreme Court has ruled you have to get the license from DC Comics.
Any Star Wars fans in Austin, TX for this year's SXSW festival has the awesome opportunity to check out a life-size First Order TIE Fighter. Created to promote the upcoming DVD release of The Force Awakens, it was made by project X1 prop building team, which is run by members of the #501st Legion German Garrison, who are also guarding their magnificent creation in proper First Order Stormtrooper armor.


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The CTIA, the international wireless industry association, proposed a ratings system for applications and immediately were met with resistance or apathy from the leading mobile platform owners -- Google and Apple.
Google was the most vocal about its dislike. "We've put a lot of effort into Android Market's rating system, which now works well globally," Google spokesman Christopher Katsaros said, according to CNN. "While we support other systems, we think it's best for Android users and developers to stick with Android's existing ratings."
Apple hasn't commented publicly on the issue, but also won't be taking part in the universal ratings system, according to Bloomberg News.
While it's true that the Android Market and App Store have perfectly fine rating systems, the idea that both Apple and Google almost immediately discounted the universal system shows that both know the power they wield in the mobile market. They don't have to take direction or be dictated to by a trade association, and in some ways this is a good thing, in others it shows that both companies can easily manipulate the CTIA or any other agency attempting to curtail or change their behavior.


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Kazmir's revival still a process in the making
CLEVELAND -- The revival of Scott Kazmir is still a process in the making.
At times this season, the Indians' left-hander has displayed the type of nasty stuff that made him an All-Star in Tampa Bay. During other stretches, though, Kazmir has looked like a pitcher trying to find his way in the midst of his first full Major League season since 2010 -- which, coincidentally, is exactly what he is.
"I'm kind of working in between my starts to try to stay fresh and kind of develop a routine for this year," Kazmir said. "Stuff that's worked for me in the past is not going to work for me right now, just because of being out of the game for so long and then just coming right back into it."
Kazmir is still acclimating himself to the demands that life in a pitching rotation demands. He said the time off prior to each of his last two outings seemed to arrive quickly, and that was reflected on the field. Kazmir went 0-1 and lasted a combined eight innings. He allowed 13 hits and nine runs while walking four and striking out five. The lefty compiled a 10.13 ERA, let opponents hit .371 off him and threw 61 percent of his pitches for strikes.
"The last two just didn't really go my way," Kazmir said. "I never really got into a groove. It's just kind of the way it goes sometimes. You don't have your best stuff pretty much all the time, but you've got to go out there and battle. That's what I tried to do the last couple starts."
In the three starts prior to that recent stretch, however, Kazmir enjoyed significantly more success on the mound. In 17 innings, he went 2-1 with a 2.65 ERA, allowing 15 hits and five runs while walking three and notching 21 strikeouts. He held opponents to a .231 batting average and 69 percent of his pitches went for strikes.
"Everything was just in sync," Kazmir said. "Everything felt good. I feel like I started figuring out some stuff.
"With these last two starts, I took a couple steps back. But at the same time, I feel good, I feel fine -- just trying to keep it going."
Kazmir's next start will come Saturday at Fenway Park, a stadium he enjoys pitching in. On the season, he's 2-2 with a 6.35 ERA.


text: If Chris Nolan directed the opening of a Portal film (and Hans Zimmer scored it), I suspect it would look a little something like "Portal: No Escape", a gorgeous and intense fan film set in the world of Aperture Science. (It wasn't Nolan, though. It was Dan Trachtenberg!) [via Superpunch]


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Energy - GasGas usage data from Perth & Kinross Council owned buildings fitted with meters that record automatic readings. Data is for the last 52 week period.
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Pierre Guillaume is one of my favorite perfumers. I love the signature of his perfumes and think that he is a modern genius of perfumery.
In summer I love to wear his No. 16 – Jardins de Kerylos. Time of the figs! A lot of perfume houses have launched fig scents as many people love the scent of this sexy fruit with its milky and sweet yet tart, green flavor. But Jardins de Kerylos is one of my favorites next to the limited edition Bois naufragé, the second fig scent by Parfumerie Générale.
What makes Jardins de Kerylos so special? Well, of all the fig scents I have tested, it is the most pure fig ever. It's green, light and reminds you of grass. This makes it absolutely remarkable. Sometimes Jardins de Kerylos smells like the white flesh of a Granny Smith apple under the peel but it is more this sweet-and-sour aspect than the smell of apple. Do you know how cut up leaves smell like, or the branches of a fig tree, the moist wood inside, the grass beside the tree? Put all these impressions together and you get Jardins de Kerylos.
During our vacation in Spain we had a fig tree in the garden and there was no bigger pleasure than picking fresh green figs from the tree and cutting them in two halves. The bright red color inside is so unbelievably beautiful that I am always deeply impressed. The smell of a fresh fig is one of my favorite smells ever. It smells like a perfume! My friends know and love my pasta with fresh figs. And sitting in the green grass in the shadow of a fig tree is a perfect moment. Jardins de Kerylos captures this moment brilliantly.
Category: unisex
Perfumer: Pierre Guillaume
Year: 2006
Notes: fig, grass, sycamore wood, musk


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I once thought of you and me as two people trapped in a room full of people, looking for someone to fill something that was missing in our lives. Something that one found in the other. And then there was this glass wall between us that can't be broken because .. it was just there. Maybe because we didn't try. To say that the love wasn't enough would be an insult to what we had. No matter what, the glass wall was bigger than the two people longing for each other on either side. And we were but, two people forever fated to watch. And wish.
And now, I see you disappearing into the crowd, away, never to be found again, and it hits me with a force of a million bricks. The fact that I can't lose myself into the crowd, because always, always, I will keep coming back to this place where I saw you last. Because I will keep returning, hoping to find you here. Hoping to see you behind the glass wall, still away from touching you. But seeing you. The thin thread that keeps me from going insane. Your face. The familiarity of your face and your eyes. I will keep coming back to this place, just in the hope that you will miss me as much as I miss you.
Remember that one walk we once took down Colaba Causeway? When I saw those crystal stones I fell in love with, and we found one that looked so seamless it was like it wasn't broken. But it was, the perfect sphere breaking open revealing a beautiful crystal world inside it? And how the pieces fit so perfectly together, it was like they were made for each other. That was you, as you were, you are, for me. Like you will always be. Completing me.
They all say time heals everything. But maybe I don't want to be healed. Because with you, even your memories, I feel substance in my existence. I feel alive again, albeit just for brief sporadic moments. In those moments, I feel emotions. I feel happy thinking about the invisible dimple in your stubborn stubble. I feel myself smiling thinking about the exact shade of my pink and blue dress, and how you watched me across the corridor, the morning sunlight casting shadows of those pillars in our way, and how you walked to me, slowly, never taking your eyes off me. I feel bitter regret and pain, thinking of the last time I saw you. And I feel cold rage about the last promise you broke. Of never breaking my heart again. But feeling things I feel nowhere else but with memories of you, is like coming back to life. Maybe in the worst possible way, but still, coming back. Like I was, a long long time before.
Maybe days, Maybe months. Maybe even years. I don't know how long this ache will last. I don't know how long it will be before I'm ready to say goodbye to you. I don't know at what point of time I can finally bring myself to say that I'm done, mindlessly meandering among the memories of you.
There is a piece of my heart that is missing. That has been missing since the day you left. That is the part of me that will always belong to you. Across seas and stars of the heaven, always, forever yours. No other man will ever fill that space with his love, maybe only wonder what was it that once lay there, completing that heart of mine. Seeing nothing but a shadow of how deep I'm capable of loving someone. That love, bordering on the edge of sweet obsession, will always belong to you.
Without you, I find myself staying awake some nights, watch shadows chase themselves over the ceilings, dark shadows against the blue light falling across the ceiling. Without you, the ache of your remembrance nearly kills me.
Without you I am breathing, sustaining my life, walking about, following the monotony, so that no one suspects what's missing. Without you, I exist, because my presence here is required in this social fabric called society.
I am, though I really am not.
Without you, my love, I simply exist.
With you, I live life.
~ Annie.
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Cool Joana!This has been great. I started the course 5 days ago and since then I was asked by two people what an Agreement is. With the course, I finally took the stand and I dedicate my time in a more structured way to align myself in a self-agreement. I finally realised that is all about self --- the trick is to be able to apply the tools in my daily action.
I realised that because we got so used to relationships, in the beginning is quite "hard" to see that in fact relationships are not based in self-honesty. Relationships, including friendships, are pretty much based on memories and self-interest. Self-dishonesty is when one is trying to fit into that memory, as if one is too big to fit into the old clothes.
There are resistances and there are people who seem to not accept/like the change, but it is a mirror that can support oneself to become self-aware.
It is amazing to see the process of changing oneself and facing the points with people we know for a long time. Sooner or later people will see that each one is the solution and that we are much more than what we have been allowing ourselves to exist as.The self-agreement is very beneficial to establish self-trust which will definitely improve my communication and coexistence with everyone around me. Is a win-win situation. Self-self. Oneness and Equality.


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French Full Calf
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3.54 x 3.54 x 0.78 in
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