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If you want that special someone back, then the only way to do so is to make him want you back. Simple? Not entirely, but the key is understanding how his mind works and his thoughts about you after the split.
For large periods of time you may think you are getting nowhere and are simply fighting a lost cause but this is not always the case. Unfortunately, despite acting with the best intentions, the way you behave with regards to him could be making the void between you both bigger than ever. This should not be a cause for concern however, because you will read this situation better with more experience and these helpful tips. In essence, we are not taught how to get and keep men, think of it as a sport or an art form rather than an academic subject.
Some women are naturally gifted in this area, as you may be in something else. It comes naturally to them; they can read male reactions and keep long-term relationships with relative ease. This article is all about giving you the tools to help you prepare the groundwork for your ex wanting you back.
Stay Away From Him!
Counterproductive? No, as much as this may seem to be the case it is actually tried and tested! The best phrase to throw in here would be something along the lines of the old classic, "Absence makes the heart grow fonder." It is true to say that the lack of something increases the desire for it and likewise, the reverse is that the more you have of it, the less you will typically crave.
Commonly, this will not always be possible as there is a large chance you have the same group of friends and/or work/study in the same place and this tactic may therefore have to be disregarded. Assuming you are propelled into contact with him against the advice above, go down the route of not looking towards him or beginning a conversation with him. Male pride will dictate that he hopes you show signs that you are struggling with the break-up and cannot get over the loss of him in your life. There is no benefit to you by boosting this pride through being overly concerned with him.
This tactic will shock him and not be something he had mentally prepared for when he envisaged what would happen when you came into contact. He will begin to second-guess himself and what he means to you as you seem to care little about the new situation with him. The clever part of this plan is that he no longer takes your thoughts and feelings for granted and begins to get his brain whirring into gear about the subject you want him to concentrate his energy on, YOU!
The flip side of this tactic is ensuring that you are not cheeky or rude to him as this actually could be counterproductive. If he opens conversation with you, be polite and answer but avoid asking questions or trying openly to keep the conversation going as this will be taken as a sign of interest. Also remember not to react if he says or does something intended on provoking a reaction. An example of this may be talking about another girl as this is almost always a bluff technique to try and gauge how you feel about him. It is crucial to make an excuse to get away after a short period but not to stop him from wanting to initiate contact again in the future.
Albert Einstein can be quoted as saying, "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science." This is an art form you should tap into as he clearly fell for certain characteristics that you have that differ to all the other sheep out there. When you start to take an interest in a new activity he will notice this change and it will allow you something else to focus on.
Keeping busy and keeping what you are doing off Facebook will increase the mystery around you and the curiosity he will feel deep within. If you constantly check-in to various locations or post what you are doing on a regular basis, he will feel no need to contact you and will miss you less due to this virtual relationship. If you disappear off the map he will soon come looking for you and you will get him back much easier.
What next?
Well these are only two starting points but there are a number of other paths you can now choose to follow. It will be advantageous to read the clues he still likes you. You will need to know where you stand as there is no point adopting all these tactics if he genuinely has moved on. The main thing to understand is that patience is a virtue and these things can take time to sort out but it is best to listen to your gut feelings and follow your heart.
Another good place to start is to understand why men leave women in the first place. This will be very enlightening for you and be a real eye opener. Men want different things than women in relationships, so you should not be making these mistakes.
If i were to be asked if i would ever contact a MAGIC PRIEST online during an interview of any sort, i would ask the interviewer if they were out of their mind Because things like that cost them there job. Not just because i thought of MAGIC spell as something fetish but also because most people see MAGIC spell as pure madness. At least that was my point of view about MAGIC spell until METODO ACAMU showed me what true MAGIC spell was. He helped me get back my husband that was involved with my best friend from even before we got married. My suspicion started on my husband 45th years old birthday i threw for him. I was working my ass out trying to making sure he has the best time of his life that day while himself and one of my best friend were all over each other. I did not notice anything because she was one of my best friend and we shared a lot together who would have ever thought that she would stab me at the back. But my other friend noticed what was going on. They observed that anytime he dropped his phone, she picks hers up and like they told me it went on for about 2 hours straight. They did not tell me until after the birthday bash. They told me all about what was going on i was totally shocked i could not believe that my best friend and my husband were involved with one another. I was going to jump into conclusion and ask them about it but no i decided find out more information to get my fact right. With the help of my friend who still had my best interest in heart they were able to steal her phone ie they back stabbing friend phone. And i got to know all i need to know. My husband and her have being see each other since even before we got married and my husband confirmed it was he was like she has always been the one he loved and wanted to spend his life with. I was so sick and sad, what was i going to tell our kid that mommy and daddy can not stay together anymore cos of the my friend they call aunt ? i remember that i cried for days with the thought that i have been a fool for nine years not noticing anything like i was a fool in love with someone who never loved me. It was like my heart was failing. I was still in love with my husband even if he no longer wanted to be with me. I could not bear the pain of being without him and having to lie to my kids so i found a MAGIC PRIEST to help me. Though i was skeptical about it i just thought to myself what do i have to loss i mean with a MAGIC spell or not i have lost the one thing aside from my kids that made me whole and the probability that i was loss my kids to him when it came to custody battle was at the high so i just let myself do what my heart told me to do. I contacted METODO ACAMU after reading a comment on a blog about how he has helped a lot of men and women fix their problem. I explained to him my situation and he promised he was going to help kill my pain by bring the man i love back to me. He asked me to either get some materials he listed for me and send them to him via ups or i bring them to him in his temple or i can also send him the cost of the materials to get them for me. I sent the cost to him because it was the cheapest option of all. It took him about 6 day to prepare the spell and after which he send me a package containing something am not allowed to tell but i can promise it is totally harmless to even a fly along side instructions on how to make the MAGIC spell active. It took another 5 days for the Magic spell to became active and after that day it was almost like magic i can explain what happened but all i can say is that my husband came back to me asking me to take him back telling me how much he loves me and wanted to be with me. My life is back to how it ought to be with my husband and my kids by my side. METODO ACAMU helped me make this happen. Here is his contact for those who believe and want to contact him metodoacamufortressx @ yahoo. com us this email in the regular format for emails where letters and characters all packed together
You know that feeling you get like blood rushing up to your head when you see or read something you feel its too not real to believe like get out of here that not real!!! yeah that was just how i use to fill each i bumped in one or two article about spell casting Online like that not so happening. Yet it was that same spell casting got me to live happily with the love of my life. Just thought you should know, Metodo Acamu was the spell caster behind the spell that brought me eternal happiness. Am gay and a school teacher from Belgium and my fiancé so happened to be a teacher also but we did work at the same school. We got engagement like 8 months before he started teach in a particular high school i can't disclose. I know eight months is a long time to be engagement but we planned our wedding to happen in the united state of America so we were preparing for the big day. Any way not every parent would like for there children to be educated about same sex as a matter of fact we teacher are not allowed to talk about our sexual orientation at school to the kids we teach. Its not even right to talk about any type personal stuff with kids at school but our case was different we were getting married and it was kind of the most talked about wedding of the year not like it was like that of Kim and Mr west but co teachers were talking some how it fell into the months of the kids at school that was went the problem came. Parent started talking saying how can the school let this happen they don't want their child hearing thing like this and start talking about it at home. Where we stay, there aren't a lot gay people. You can only find one out of ten persons that are gay so it was hard on us. There was pressure form the school to either call off the wedding or force quite our jobs. I was ready to leave everything just to be with my love but he was too scared. He didn't want to loss his job cos it took a while to find something that he loved doing. I knew he loved so much {and he still does} but he was scared of his future i tried everything ti make him see we can be together an find a way to deal with the school stuff but he still broke off our engagement and called off the wedding and stopped contacting almost like he doesn't love me any more. At a time i thought we were done until we resumed contacting each other in secret like we were doing anything wrong. It was so frustrating for me i was not free to love who i wanted in public cos he loved his job as a teacher so much anytime i bring up us to come out together in public he got angry. Our relationship got unhealthy for us both it was failing and i did want us to end like that i guess that how you feel when really in love with some. I was exhaust didn't want he wanted but i knew he loved me so much. So after literally trying everything to get us together as we were before we broke our engagement i thought i should give spell casting a try and really it worked. When i explained to Metod Acamu how i have tried all means but failed to make my fiancé become my fiancé again and get married, he said all i need was to use a spell to make him feel that love he felt before that made him put a ring it. He asked for some materials to use to get the spell casted he said i could bring it over to his fortress or send it over or send down the expenses to him to get them if i can find them to buy. It took some day to complete the spell and just after the spell was completed and made effective my heart desire was fulfilled we did not have to live Belgium any more we got married here their month but honeymooned in USA. If you don think it was the spell that made this happen then i don't know how then to explain the fact that he quite his teaching job he loved with his life cos everybody who knew him knew how he loved his job too much to quite for anything or anyone. And i would advice asked Metodo to get the materials for the spell for you . TO contact him use this metodoacamufortressx@yahoo. com
DR LOVE SOLUTION HELP ME BRING BACK MY EX My name is Michelle. I read a bunch of different testimonials about Dr Love Solution helping people with relationships problem And Helping them to get there Ex back between 48 Hours My ex and i broke up about a month ago. We had been on and off for 2 years now and then he completely dumped me a month . I'm not sure what to do about getting him back until i contact Dr Love Solution (drlovespellcastersolution@gmail. com ), (tel:2348038096203) . The first year we were together was really awesome. He broke up with me for the first time last summer because all of his holcey buddies were single and he got peer pressured into breaking up with me. We still saw each other 4 times a week and talked to each other every single day. This last time he broke up with me was a month ago with him saying that due to my social media it makes him think that i might not be the girl he is looking for but then told me right after that that he loved me very much. I would like to chat with you and hear what you have to say but after then he was acting strange to me and an completely avoid my calls even by seeing me but Dr Love spell caster solution come to my rescue and he assure me of getting him back between 48 hours . i believe DR LOVE SOLUTION then counting all my hope on him till 29 hours after , my Ex boyfriend call me on the phone early on the morning telling me he was very sorry for his bad attitude towards me ,he ready to settle down with me and get married. Respectfully Yours, Michelle
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i saw a comment on this site some time ago about Dr.Agbazara, and i also contacted him, he is true spell cast. He help me cast a spell that brought back my lover who left me for another girl for one whole year. i am so happy he is back to me now and we are happy together as lovers. you can contact DR.AGBAZARA TEMPLE if you have any relationship problem on; agbazara@gmail. com or call +2348104102662
As much as i would like to advice and give my testimony, typing a long text wouldn't help me tell the truth better so i would just be strange forward in what i have to say.First love spell are real second if you are to contact any spellcaster be very careful so as not to contact the wrong one as at now the only one i would recommend is Mutton Osun.He helped me with my relationship problem and some other thing i needed to be fixed can really give details here. At a time it was had to trust him cos he kept asking for material i had to pay foras wrong as i was, i thought he was reaping me off my money.Just when i thought to say no more he finished what i had asked him to do for me. I felt humiliated for not trusting him.From me i can say he is real and if you ever contact him have no fear you're safe with him cos he can fix the longest broken relationship you can see other testimony online if you are skeptical about mine.His contact email godsofosunx@rocketmail. com
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Niko Shoe Cabinet
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A modern piece that doubles as furniture and storage. This shoe cabinet features three drawers with two compartments each, created by an adjustable, removable divider. Declutter and save on space with our coordinating entryway bench.
- Dimensions: 25"W x 13"D x 50"H
- Fits 12 pairs of shoes
- MDF with veneer
- Wipe clean
- Imported
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Your messages
Why don't they arrive!
For the past hour
Every now and then
I have picked the phone
With eagerness.
Unlocked it
Locked it again.
Logged on the computer
Refreshed the page
A hundred times.
That ting-tong I heard
Raises me a bit.
I unlock only to see
That stupid promotional thing.
Disappointment hits hard.
I can not stay quiet.
I can not call you even.
I can not do a thing
Except reading
Our history.
Documented word by word, in the logs
Your smileys, how cute they appear
Interspersed between the lines
Here and there.
As if you really loved.
Really cared.
It's been fifteen minutes
And you have not replied yet.
17 to be precise.
Maybe you don't care.
But maybe you do.
This is a thin straw of probability
And I cling to it
Then brilliantly I do it again.
Over and over
Locking unlocking
Picking up
Putting down
Re-reading the history.
History has never appealed to me.
History is mostly made up
By powerful people.
But not this one
We are not powerful people.
Atleast I am not.
This one is not made up.
It is true to every word, comma, colon
Asterisk, brace, exclamation mark and those dots..
Which mean nothing but mean so much.
Possibilities period.
I move in my chair
Try to rock it
Try to spin it around
Unlike the pending assignments
I can not shrug you off.
Nor the thoughts of you.
You do have power
Power over me.
You are powerful.
Is this history made up too?
Deliberately edited when live?
And its been more than thirty minutes now.
No, this could not be true
XOXO's were only for me.
That straw might be thin
But it is strong.
As they say history haunts
But this history solaces
If only for a while.
I realise now
Ticks, single or double
Both can pierce with their rather blunt edges.
In all this
Unlocking locking and refreshing
I am trapped.
Stale as the chat history
Locked as if in a time warp
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Cretan Nutrition
For Cretans, the secret of longevity is very simple. They eat anything that their rich soil produces! They consume a lot of fruit, vegetables, greens, fresh produce, legumes, cheese and bread. Cretans use herbs to add flavour to their meals; they make sweets/cakes with natural sweeteners honey and grape-juice syrup; while the excellent Cretan wine is an indispensable accompaniment to their meals. Cretans do not eat meat or, rather, they did not eat meat until a few decades ago. Meat has always had a ritual quality in Crete, and generally in Greece. In modern times, they consumed meat only a few times a year, i.e. during festivities or, if wealthy enough, every Sunday. The ingenuity of Cretans exploited fully the entire spectrum of ingredient combinations, which resulted in volumes of recipes for meals and deserts.
The Mediterranean diet is currently considered by Nutritionists as a modus vivende that endows people with longevity and sound health, with Crete at its epicentre, as supported by research conducted on an international scale1. It was established that the inhabitants of Crete manifest the lowest mortality indices with respect to cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Researchers then focused their attention on the particular aspects of nutrition responsible for such robust health.
The history of Cretan diet is very old; its roots lie deep in the Neolithic Age. Today science has no proof, only circumstantial evidence of the dietary habits of Cretans 5,000 years ago. However, a clear picture of those habits emerges from as far back as 4,000 years ago, when the Minoan civilization was at its peak. On the basis of archaeological findings, it seems that ancient Cretans, the Minoans, consumed pretty much the same products that are being consumed by modern Cretans today. Large clay jars (pithoi) were found in Minoan palaces that were used for the storage of olive oil, grain, legumes, and honey. In various pictorial representations2 we can also see the magnificent world of Cretan plants and herbs.
During the Byzantine period, the Cretans remained faithful to their dietary legacy and cooking habits. On the one hand, urban families were keen on preparing elaborate meals distinguished for their exceptional taste. On the other hand, the rural population subsisted strictly on products grown: greens, fruit, legumes, olives and olive oil. The Cretans, however, applied their accumulated knowledge and imagination to these lowly products producing delicious results. This practice sustained Cretans through adverse times, in periods of successive occupation by the Arabs (824-961), the Venetians (1204-1669) and the Turks (1669-1898). A turning point in the Cretan diet occurred with the introduction of new crops, particularly of the tomato, from the New World.
The conquerors came and went from Crete, but the Cretan spirit, religion, language and cuisine remained unchanged over the centuries!


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No Waiting Period
For years, she was regarded as the best female hockey player on the planet. She's won numerous international accolades and achievements. She was an icon and an inspiration for many girls and boys across a number of nations as Wickenheiser's legacy and impact on the game was felt in places where hockey is rarely seen. She's an Olympic gold medalist, a World Champion, a Clarkson Cup champion, a CIS National Champion, a Canada Winter Games gold medalist, an Esso Women's National Champion, and she is one of a few Canadian women to compete for the country in both the Summer and Winter Olympics when she went to the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games with the Canadian softball team.
What she did on the ice may never be equaled, but it was what she did for the sport of hockey in Canada and across the globe that should allow her to gain entry without the waiting period. Millions of girls lug their hockey bags in and out of arenas thanks to Canada's #22, and a vast number of those girls have Hayley Wickenheiser to thank for making women's and girl's hockey a part of our Canadian culture as much as men's and boy's hockey is.
Hayley told The Canadian Press' Donna Spencer,
"The greatest stride's been made in the acceptance of girls playing the game," says Wickenheiser. "Any little girl in this country can walk into a hockey rink and no one is going to think twice or look twice. There's female hockey change rooms in a lot of rinks now."It's this reality that a number of girls went through before women's hockey gained any sort of recognition, and Hayley was one of the players on the precipice of this explosion onto the international scene. While there's still a lot of work to be done, Wickenheiser was one of the women who was blazing a path for the women who have now moved into the spotlight.
"I remember when I was a kid, I hid in the bathroom and tucked my hair up so no one would know I was a girl. I just went through hell really, to play. Girls don't have to go through hell anymore to play hockey."
Born on August 12, 1978 in Shaunovon, Saskatchewan, Hayley began her playing career on the outdoor rinks in the prairie town at age five where she was the lone girl on the boys' team. This fact would remain unchanged until she was 12 when her family moved to Calgary, Alberta, but her new home didn't change her love for her favorite team in the Edmonton Oilers and her favorite player in Mark Messier. Her stories of changing in the bathrooms at rinks in order to play with the boys, however, led to the usual from players, fans, and parents on opposing teams who saw the girl hockey player as different. The words used were not as kind as "different". Her resolve was tested, but she pulled through to make Team Alberta for the U18 Canada Winter Games. It was at that tournament where she scored the winning goal in the gold-medal game and was named most valuable player of the championship game.
Her hard work clearly paid off when a young Hayley Wickenheiser was named as part of the Canadian National Women's Hockey Team at the age of 15 in January 1994. While a number of people thought her age would be a drawback when it came to international experience, Hayley's play quickly dispelled any notions of lack of experience as she helped Canada win gold at the Women's World Championship in Lake Placid, New York in April of 1994. Hayley was the youngest player at the tournament, and her first international point came on an assist.
Wickenheiser would be a mainstay on the Canadian hockey spectrum for the remainder of her career, she opted not to go the traditional route to the NCAA. Instead, she played domestically with the Edmonton Chimos and Calgary Oval X-Treme in preparing for what may have been the biggest moment of recognition for women's hockey when it was added to the 1998 Nagano Olympic Games for the first time. Hayley didn't disappoint at that tournament, scoring two goals and adding six assists in six games, but Canada fell to Team USA in the gold-medal game by 3-1 score. Needless to say, the 20 year-old Wickenheiser looked for opportunities to raise her game yet again as the desire for an Olympic gold medal burned inside her.
She found that opportunity in September of 1998 when Philadelphia Flyers GM Bobby Clarke, impressed by her efforts, reached out to Wickenheiser and invited her to Flyers rookie training camp. While Wickenheiser was never on the short list for making the Flyers, her experience proved valuable for the young lady, and she attended camp a second time in 1999. While he attendance at the camps had news people buzzing over her inclusion and possibly Clarke's sanity, Wickenheiser used the camps to improve her game by competing against men. She told Peter Mansbridge in his book, One On One,
"I went to the Flyers rookie camp for two summers. Bob Clark had asked me after the '98 Olympics to come and train. I didn't go there with the intention of making the Flyers; I went there to get better, and I think I certainly did that. I saw what it took to play at that level."It would be softball that occupied her life over the next year as Wickenheiser was named to the Canadian National Softball Team that would represent the country in Sydney, Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics. By playing in the first game, she became only the second woman to compete in the Summer and Winter Games and first to do it in a team sport. While Canada was not a favorite to medal - and they did not - Wickenheiser had bigger dreams on the horizon after leaving Sydney.
With Wickenheiser playing her best hockey, Canada went into the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics as the underdog to the Americans, but it would be Wickenheiser who scored seven goals and added three helpers in five games, including the second goal in the gold medal game, as Canada downed Team USA 3-2 to earn their first gold medal. Hayley was named as the MVP of the tournament after receiving the gold medal. Television networks began to notice the interest from fans as well as ratings services in Canada and the US noted that an audience of 4.536 million with a peak of 6.225 million viewers tuned in to watch the women battle for Olympic gold.
Again, Hayley wasn't content with just sitting back after avenging the loss in 1998. In 2003, she accepted a roster spot with a team in Italy to play in their professional men's league, but the Italian Winter Sports Federation ruled that women were ineligible to play in a men's league. She received an offer from Phil Esposito to join the ECHL's Cincinnati Cyclones, but decided to explore her options in Europe thanks to the style of play being less physical and more skilled which is similar to the women's game. Eventually, Wickenheiser join Kirkkonummi Salamat in Finland's Division-II League where she scored two goals and added ten assists in 23 games while playing against men. In doing so, she became the first woman to score a goal in a men's professional hockey league. The offer for her to remain with the team was extended, but she declined when it was announced that the team was moving to the Division-I level where the physicality would increase.
I'm going to pause the timeline on her incredible career here simply because of what these achievements have meant. Since suiting up for Flyers rookie camp and a professional season of Finnish hockey, we've seen women such as Shannon Szabados, Hilary Knight, and Angela Ruggiero suit up alongside the men. While only Szabados has played a full season in North American men's professional hockey, the fact that more women are being included to participate in men's leagues is major progress. While I still believe that Robin Herman should be inducted for breaking a major barrier in sports, Hayley Wickenheiser did the same when it came to what she's done and her pioneering has allowed other women to break barriers as well.
Ok, to not make this too long-winded, it's time to provide a synopsis: gold medal and MVP at the 2006 Torino Olympics; becomes all-time leading Olympic goal scorer with her 16th-career goal in a 13-1 win against Sweden on February 17, 2010; gold medal at 2010 Vancouver Olympics; named an Officer of the Order of Canada by Governor General David Johnston on June 30, 2011; $14 million recreational complex in Shaunovon named the Crescent Point Wickenheiser Centre after Hayley; EASports announces that Wickenheiser and Ruggiero would be the first female playable players in NHL '13 on August 28, 2012; earned Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from University of Calgary in June 2013; named Canada's flag-bearer for Opening Ceremony of 2014 Sochi Olympics on January 23, 2014; gold medal at 2014 Sochi Olympics, joining teammates Jayna Hefford and Caroline Ouellette as the first hockey players to win four Olympic gold medals; elected to the International Olympic Committee's Athletes' Commission on February 20, 2014; memorialized on Canada's Walk of Fame in October 2014; completes Masters in Medical Science in June 2015 at University of Calgary.
We haven't even mentioned her adoption of Noah, the son of her long-time boyfriend Tomas Pacina, in 2001 that kept her grounded when accolades were pouring in. She told TorStar News Service in 2012,
"When you are an athlete, it's the 'disease of me' because you are so concerned about everything about yourself - your performance, what you eat, how much you're sleeping," Wickenheiser said Thursday. "It's always about yourself. Then you have a child and then it suddenly is not always about you.While Wickenheiser and Pacina are no longer together, the two have made Noah their priority and they work well together in ensuring that Noah has all the support he needs in his endeavors. Noah is a competitive swimmer, and actually rejected the idea of playing hockey because of the long periods of time that it took his mom away from him. Wickenheiser, though, made sure to include Noah in her teams' celebrations so that he grew up around strong female role models and got a chance to share in her achievements.
"I think I'm actually a more patient person since I've become a mother. I've become more empathetic overall. I've learned to really enjoy my time at the rink and love what I do, but when I leave I really can leave it behind now better than I ever could."
In 2012, she helped the Calgary Dinos defeat the University of Montreal Carabins 5-1 in the CIS National Championship game. She helped the CWHL's Calgary Inferno win the Clarkson Cup over Les Canadiennes de Montreal last season. She's a seven-time gold medalist at the Women's World Hockey Championships. She has basically done everything there is to do in hockey with the exception of winning the Stanley Cup, but even that might not be out of her reach if she decides to move into a hockey management role.
The future, however, belongs to Hayley Wickenheiser as she enters medical school. Where she lands is up to her, but the opportunities the future holds for her are endless.
One of those opportunities is her ongoing support and efforts behind Wickfest, the female hockey tournament held in Calgary every November that welcomes players and teams from all over the planet. Along with the support of main sponsor Canadian Tire, Hayley has seen a dream come true seven times as the city of Calgary has played host to this amazing event that features 1500+ players. The tournament has welcomed teams from all over the planet, and even saw a team from Mexico win their age group! How great is that?
On top of her work in growing the game through Wickfest, Hayley also devotes her time to many charitable causes such as JumpStart, Right to Play, KidSport, many cancer-related causes and others related to autism. She's active in the community, and she's touched the lives of thousands, maybe millions, of kids through her work on the ice and in the community.
If there was anyone who has lived up to and beyond the expectations of an athlete who deserves to have her induction period waived, Hayley Wickenheiser has all the boxes checked off. She's expanded the game across borders and in numbers, she's has more gold to her name than some small countries, and she's never forgotten where she came from or her roots when it comes to growing the game in Canada. I'm pretty certain that she fulfills that "certain humanitarian circumstances" criteria bucket completely with examples to spare.
276 career games. 168 goals. 379 points. Canada's all-time leading scorer. Humanitarian. Philanthropist. Winner at every level she's played. Do the right thing, Hall of Fame. Put Hayley Wickenheiser in without a waiting period. It's only fitting for her to join the list of men whose names include Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Bobby Orr, Gordie Howe, and Maurice "Rocket" Richard when you consider all she's done for the game in Canada and across the world.
Until next time, keep your sticks on the ice!


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Kyoto Institute of Design
Acceptable degrees: Diploma
The Kyoto Institute of Design, located in Kyoto's Sakyo-ku close to Ginkaku-ji Temple. There are 5 courses avlliable, visual design, comic illustration, interior design, fashion, handmade studies, and students can directly work with companies as part of their studies. Our homeroom system ensures students receive finely tuned support and provides international students with individualized assistance in terms of life in Kyoto, educational advancement and job hunting. The school has access to a wide range of facilities that are shared with Kyoto University of Art & Design. We aim for high technical strength, plentiful ideas, and high level creators.
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A Wellington restaurant is holding a benefit Sunday for two employees who were seriously injured this month in a car accident.
ShortStacks Restaurant will hold a barbecue from 3-5 p.m. Sunday with all proceeds going to help cover medical expenses for Alanna Rizzo and Dustin Moore-Gerasimchik. Rizzo and Moore-Gerasimchik were among five involved in a June 12 rollover crash on Crestwood Boulevard in Royal Palm Beach.
All five worked at ShortStacks, a breakfast and lunch restaurant at Wellington Town Square. Mike Fix, Rizzo's boyfriend, died at the scene. Rizzo, 22, was critically injured and is currently in a medically induced coma at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach.
Moore-Gerasimchik just had a second surgery at St. Mary's to reconstruct his arm.
Two other employees, Christina Genduso and Brian Gregg, had minor injuries from the crash.
The entrance fee for Sunday's barbecue is $20 per person. Raffle tickets, gift cards and 50/50 prizes will be sold.
For additional information, or to donate raffle prizes, call 561-422-9898.


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"True Italic, is a wholesome bite of authentic Italy"…. "This is a rustic, Italian family-style restaurant where the emphasis is on freshness, quality and authenticity"…."Their natural Italian passion spills over everything they do.."
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"Rich Lingering , True Italy". …"Experience the satisfying flavours of Italian cooking in the unpretentious wood and exposed venue offering a common ground for creative people".


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Fatal Party Punch – Accident or Chicago Wrongful Death?
Chicago personal injury attorneys would define Chicago wrongful death as an individual's death resulting from a willful or negligent act of another person. Last fall, a party wager gone wrong left one young man dead, and a young woman is now facing charges.
According to the Chicago Tribune, "A Will County judge this morning declined to drop criminal charges against a Joliet woman who fatally punched a man who took a $5 party game bet last fall." The woman, Tiffany Startz, is charged with felony reckless conduct and battery charges. She has not been charged with Chicago wrongful death.
The victim, John Powell, was hired to perform with his rap group at a party that Tiffany Startz attended. During the party, the host offered $5 to anyone who would let the woman punch them in the face. Powell accepted the wager and Startz punched him in the face.
Unfortunately, "the impact of the punch ruptured an artery in Powell's neck, causing blood to pool around his brain and leading to his death soon after at Provena St. Joseph's Medical Center in Joliet, said Will County Coroner Patrick O'Neil."
Additionally, a police investigation into the matter found that the party attendees did not immediately call 911; instead, they allowed underage partygoers to leave the premises and the remaining individuals to come up with a story (which did not include the punch) regarding the incident.
The young man's mother is understandably upset by the entire situation, and relieved that Startz will face the charges against her. The defense had requested that charges against Startz be dropped because the punch was consensual.
It is possible that the young man's mother could consider pursuing a case of Chicago wrongful death in this situation. A Chicago personal injury attorney can tell you that to pursue a wrongful death claim in Illinois, family member(s) must prove that the liable party did in fact cause the death and, had the victim lived, he or she would have been able to file a personal injury claim for the injuries sustained from the accident.
If you or a family member has been hurt or killed as a result of another person's negligence, speak with a Chicago personal injury attorney right away. While no amount of money can ever undo the damage, it is possible to be awarded compensation to help your loved one and your family cope with the subsequent financial hardships.


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Lisa A. Keister
Professor of Sociology
I do research in the areas of economic sociology, organizations and management, and social networks. I study organization and household behavior in both the U.S. and China, including work on organization strategy and the role that relations among organizations play in shaping strategy, household financial decision making, and business start-up. My work on business networks in China looks at relations among firms and how these shape firm performance, survival, and structure. I also do work on wealth accumulation and the factors that contribute to wealth disparities, including social networks, inheritance, religion, and inheritance.
Selected Grants
Focused Training in Social Networks and Health awarded by National Institutes of Health (Co-Principal Investigator). 2015 to 2025
Testing Multiple Modes of Data Collection with Network Sampling with Memory awarded by National Institutes of Health (Co Investigator). 2016 to 2019
Inheritance and Wealth Inequality awarded by (Principal Investigator). 2016 to 2019
Wealth Ownership and Declining Health in the U.S awarded by National Institutes of Health (Principal Investigator). 2017 to 2018
Chinese American Wealth: Heterogeneity and Adaptation in the First and Second Generations awarded by National Science Foundation (Principal Investigator). 2013 to 2017
Religion and Inequality: How Religious Belief Contributes to Wealth and Poverty awarded by National Science Foundation (Principal Investigator). 2009 to 2012
Childhood Family Processes and Adult Wealth Ownership awarded by National Institutes of Health (Principal Investigator). 2006 to 2008
Ownership and Innovation: Corporate Ownership and Strategy Formation During China's Transition awarded by National Science Foundation (Principal Investigator). 2006 to 2008
Keister, L. A. Preface: Working with dignity. Vol. 28, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0277-283320160000028019. Full Text
Keister, L. A., and V. Roscigno, eds. Working with Dignity: A Festschrift to Randy Hodson, 2016.
Keister, L. A., and Y. Zhang. Organizations and Management in China. Routledge, 2016.
Keister, L. A., and D. E. Sherkat, eds. Religion and Inequality. Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Keister, L. A., and D. E. Sherkat. Religion and inequality in America: Research and theory on religion's role in stratification, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139226479. Full Text
. B. Religion, Work, and Money. Edited by L. A. Keister, J. McCarthy, and R. Finke, 2012.
Keister, L. A. Faith and money: How religion contributes to wealth and poverty, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139028547. Full Text
Keister, Lisa A. Social Stratification and Inequality. Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Keister, L. A., and D. Southgate. Inequality: A Contemporary Approach to Race, Class, and Gender. Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Keister, L. A., ed. Work and Organizations in China after Thirty Years of Transition. Emerald Group Publishing, 2009.
Keister, L. A. "Locked in Place: State-Building and Late Industrialization in India by Vivek Chibber." American Journal of Sociology, 2006.
Keister, L. A. "The New Economic Sociology: Developments in an Emerging Field by Mauro Guillen, Randall Collins, Paula England, and Marshall Meyer." Work and Occupations, 2004.
Keister, L. A. "The Making of the Chinese Industrial Workplace by Mark W. Frazier." Contemporary Sociology, 2002.
Keister, L. A. "Management and Organizations in the Chinese Context by J. T. Li, Anne S. Tsui, and Elizabeth Weldon." Administrative Science Quarterly, 2002.
Keister, L. A. "Between Politics and Markets: Firms, Competition, and Institutional Change in Post-Mao China by Yi-min Lin." The American Journal of Sociology, 2001.
Keister, L. A. "How to Enter China: Choices and Lessons by Yadong Luo." Journal of Asian Studies, 2001.
Keister, L. A. "Commercial Cultures: Economies, Practices, Spaces by Peter Jackson, Michelle Lowe, Daniel Miller, and Frank Mort." Journal of Consumer Culture. Sage Publications, 2001.
Keister, L. A. "Dragon in a Three-Piece Suit: The Emergence of Capitalism in China by Doug Guthrie." Contemporary Sociology, 2001.
Keister, L. A. "The New Dollars and Dreams by Frank Levy." Contemporary Sociology, 2000.
Keister, L. A. "Commodifying Communism: Business, Trust, and Politics in a Chinese City by David L. Wank." Contemporary Sociology, 1999.
Keister, L. A. "Religion and the Formation of a Latino Middle Class." In Religion and Inequality, edited by L. Keister and D. Sherkat. Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Keister, L. A., J. McCarthy, and R. Finke. "Introduction," 23:xi–xvi, 2012.
Keister, L. A., and E. P. Borelli. "Religion and wealth mobility: The case of American Latinos." In Religion and Inequality in America: Research and Theory on Religion's Role in Stratification, 119–45, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139226479.009. Full Text
Keister, L. A. "Religion and Wealth Ownership across Generations." In Research in the Sociology of Work: Religion and Stratification, edited by L. Keister, J. McCarthy, and R. Finke. Emerald, 2012.
Keister, L. A. "Childhood religious denomination and early adult asset accumulation." In Religion, Families, and Health: Population-Based Research in the United States, 164–85, 2010.
Keister, Lisa A., and Lane Destro. "Wealth and Inequality." Scribner, 2009.
Keister, L. A., and Randy Hodson. "Ownership and Innovation during Economic Development: Corporate Ownership and Strategy Formation in China." In Work and Organizations in China, Research in the Sociology of Work, 2009.
Keister, Lisa A. "Market Transition." In Handbook of Rational Choice Sociology, edited by Victor Nee, Tom Snijders, and Rafael Wittek. Russell Sage, 2008.
Keister, L. A. "I'd Rather Be Rich." In Inequalities and Societies Reader. New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 2008.
Yamokoski, Alexis, and Lisa A. Keister. "The Wealth of Single Women: Marital Status and Parenthood in the Asset Accumulation of Young Baby Boomers in the United States." In Women and Wealth. Routledge, 2007.
Aronson, B., and L. A. Keister. "Overwork, Specialization, and Wealth." Journal of Marriage and Family 81, no. 5 (October 1, 2019): 1053–73. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12596. Full Text
Keister, L. A., R. A. Benton, and J. W. Moody. "Cohorts and wealth transfers: Generational changes in the receipt of inheritances, trusts, and inter vivos gifts in the United States." Research in Social Stratification and Mobility 59 (February 1, 2019): 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rssm.2019.01.002. Full Text
Yavorsky, J. E., L. A. Keister, Y. Qian, and M. Nau. "Women in the One Percent: Gender Dynamics in Top Income Positions." American Sociological Review 84, no. 1 (February 1, 2019): 54–81. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003122418820702. Full Text
Keister, L. A., J. Agius Vallejo, and P. B. Smith. "Investing in the Homeland: cross-border investments and immigrant wealth in the U.S." Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, January 1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2019.1592875. Full Text
Agius Vallejo, J., and L. A. Keister. "Immigrants and wealth attainment: migration, inequality, and integration." Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, January 1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2019.1592872. Full Text
Eagle, D., L. A. Keister, and J. G. Read. "Household Charitable Giving at the Intersection of Gender, Marital Status, and Religion." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 47, no. 1 (February 1, 2018): 185–205. https://doi.org/10.1177/0899764017734650. Full Text Open Access Copy
Benton, Richard A., and Lisa A. Keister. "The lasting effect of intergenerational wealth transfers: Human capital, family formation, and wealth." Social Science Research 68 (November 2017): 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2017.09.006. Full Text
Keister, L. A., and H. Y. Lee. "The double one percent: Identifying an elite and a super-elite using the joint distribution of income and net worth." Research in Social Stratification and Mobility 50 (August 1, 2017): 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rssm.2017.03.004. Full Text
Keister, Lisa A., and Brian Aronson. "Immigrants in the one percent: The national origin of top wealth owners." Plos One 12, no. 2 (January 2017): e0172876. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0172876. Full Text Open Access Copy
Read, J., L. A. Keister, and D. Eagle. "Religion, Marital Status and Charitable Giving: Household Generosity as a Window into the Undoing of Gender," 2017.
Keister, L. A. "Religion and wealth across generations." In Research in the Sociology of Work, 23:131–50, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0277-2833(2012)0000023009. Full Text
Keister, Lisa A., and Ting Xu. "Inland Development in China." National Bureau of Asian Research Analysis, 2005.
Keister, Lisa A., and Jin Lu. "The Transformation Continues: The Status of Chinese State Owned Enterprises, 2001." National Bureau of Asian Research Analysis, 2001.
Keister, L. A., and B. Fulton. "Religion and Stratification," March 26, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.84045-3. Full Text
Kim, K. H. C., and H. G. Koenig. "Religion and health," January 1, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511543579.039. Full Text
Keister, L. A. "Meet America's 'Double Rich'," 2014.
Keister, L. A. "The One Percent and Inequality." Cambridge University Press blog, 2013.
Keister, L. A., and W. Chen. "Financial Markets." Edited by D. Pong. Encyclopedia of Modern China. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2009.
Keister, L. A., and L. Destro. "Saving." Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development. Scribner, 2008.
Keister, L. A. "Wealth Distribution." Edited by J. Beckert and M. Zafirovski. The Encyclopedia of Economic Sociology. New York: Routledge, 2006.
Keister, L. A. "Wealth Inequality." Encyclopedia of Social Issues. New York: M.E. Sharpe, 2003.
Keister, L. A. "Money, Wealth, and Economic Sociology." Accounts: A Newsletter of Economic Sociology, 2002.
Keister, L. A. "Wealth Distribution." Edited by G. Mink and A. O'Connor. Poverty and Social Welfare in America: An Encyclopedia, 2002.


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Renewable Energy Jobs and the Future
The number of clean-energy jobs in the U.S. would more than double by 2025 if the nation adopts a plan to get 25 percent of its electricity from renewable energy sources, says a report backed by energy firms.
Nationwide, 274,000 jobs would be created in the wind, solar, hydropower, biomass and waste-to-energy industries by 2025 if a 25 percent standard is adopted, says research firm Navigant Consulting. Those sectors now support about 196,000 jobs.
Navigant did the study for the RES Alliance for Jobs, a consortium of renewable energy companies and others that recommends national renewable electricity targets of 12 percent in 2014 and 20 percent in 2020.
Unlike three dozen other countries, including China, the U.S. doesn't have a national standard to drive use of renewable energy, although it's being debated in Congress. President Obama has pushed for 25 percent renewables by 2025. Meanwhile, 30 states have renewable standards. Five have set goals.
But company executives say state standards are often unenforceable and lack the punch of a national standard that would more forcefully drive use of renewables. That would entice companies to put manufacturing and operations in the U.S. as opposed to other countries, they say.
"We're building this industry right now," says Don Furman, senior vice president of Iberdrola Renewables, a leading wind farm developer. "We're really in a footrace with China and Europe to secure these jobs long term. When you create demand, you really create jobs."
Losing jobs to China
Navigant's research, based in part on interviews with dozens of energy firms and suppliers, found that every state would see job growth with a 25 percent standard.
The biggest winners include states already strong in wind power generation or manufacturing, including Texas, Pennsylvania and Colorado. California, a leading solar state, would also be a big beneficiary.
The Southeast, meanwhile, would gain jobs in biomass, which includes turning wood and agricultural products into energy, Navigant says.
On the flip side, many states will lose clean-energy jobs if no national standard is passed, Navigant says. Texas, for one, could lose more than 2,500 jobs given its already big presence in wind and expiring tax credits for wind projects, Navigant says.
Without a strong national standard, Furman says, the U.S. wind industry could even lose jobs, especially to China. Last year, China became the No. 1 maker of wind turbine equipment. It's also the No. 1 maker of solar cells for solar panels.
While the federal government pumped $150 million in stimulus funds into renewable energy, China is moving faster, Obama told governors Wednesday, while calling for more ethanol production and technology to limit pollution from coal.
Southeast raises concerns
A national electricity standard has faced opposition from Southeastern lawmakers, who fear that it'll benefit states with big wind and good sun. Southeastern states are largely dependent on coal and nuclear power.
"We're not opposed to renewables, but we're of the opinion that states should come up with their own plans," says David Wright, past president and current commissioner of the Southeastern Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. If the Southeast benefits from growth in biomass, he wonders if it'll lose jobs if coal plants close.
Renewable energy also remains more expensive than coal. Mandates that drive up its use could result in higher energy prices, which could result in lost jobs, says Max Schulz, analyst at the Manhattan Institute, a free-market think tank.
"There's no question that if you have a national standard, you'll see an increase in green jobs," Schulz says. "But you'll also have harmful effects."


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Different Situations May Blur Your Vision
Is honestly always the best policy or are some things best left unsaid? Can there be more than one version of the truth? When is whistle-blowing the right thing to do and when does it break confidence and trust?
There`s a lot of talk about integrity, ethics and values these days. Sometimes the loss of integrity is obvious such as knowing that a business owner or company keeps two sets of books. Other times it`s less obvious but nonetheless troubling like when individual says "do as I say, not as I do" or "we don`t like it either but that`s just the way everyone does business today". And then there are the subtle activities that can cause us to question other people`s integrity – calling in sick to go shopping or surfing the internet when the boss isn`t looking.
Is the talk about integrity mostly hot air? When was the last time a whistleblower walked away with a golden parachute that set them up for life? (Contrast this to the millions, even billions of dollars, that many top-level executives escape with.) Are executives and managers and employees really ready to walk the walk, or just talk the talk?
If you think you`re ready, can you pass these tests? Does your organization espouse quality service to your customers, but you tolerate and retain employees who can`t deliver or don`t deliver? Isn`t that dishonest? Aren`t you willingly and knowingly deceiving the public about your ability to satisfy them? If you hire people who knowingly steal, are intolerant of people of different colors and religion, can you honestly say that you are acting with integrity?
Where do you draw the line between embellishing features and benefits for marketing purpose and deceiving the consumer? What obligation do you have to tell the truth when information was shared in confidence? When is "let me check with my manager" after the sales person tells you "this is my best and final offer" a lie? When is concealing confidential information lying and when is it ethical? Is someone who "just says it like it is" honest? And the individual who knows the truth but shows respect and compassion by saying "there`s a time and there`s a place for everything…and now is not the time" deceitful? Where do you draw the line and how is it drawn in your business?
A Breach of Confidence?
During an intense meeting of senior executives, very sensitive information about future plans was being discussed. The chief executive officer reiterated more than once that "under no circumstances, does any of this information leave this room."
That night, while having dinner with his wife, Jack tells her about his day at work. Jack and Marcia, his wife, are childhood sweethearts and married for nearly twenty-five years. They share everything and have no secrets between them. Deeply religious, a loyal and conscientious employee, and inspirational father and husband, Jack tells Marcia, "you can`t tell anyone, not even your mother about this." And Jack begins to tell Marcia about what he learned during his day at work.
Does this breach of confidence mean that Jack lacks integrity/ Did he violate a code of ethics? If he didn`t share the information with his wife, was he being disloyal to and dishonest with his wife?
The example of Jack and Marcia is just one example of countless situations when one person follows his conscience and another person considers that very action unethical and a breach of trust.
Integrity is not something you do.
Integrity is something you earn (or lose) from others by your actions. Integrity is about other people trusting you. Do you believe the politician just because he proclaims "I`m a man of integrity" or do you evaluate his proclamation based on actions? Only other people can tell you if you have integrity.
Judy Suiter, co-author of the Universal Language Book and Exploring Values: The Power of Attitudes emphasizes that the reward for acting with integrity is endorsement.
Suiter says that when people are given endorsement, the "law of reciprocity" kicks in and they want to give something back. In the workplace what they give back is performance.
Integrity is all about doing what you say you will do when you said you would do it. Do you and your employees act with integrity? Would your customers and employees or managers agree that you are trustworthy and conscientious?
Here is a quick Integrity audit:
- Do you tend to hold back and qualify everything?
- Do you ever try too hard or become so enthusiastic that you over-promise to make a sale?
- Don`t speak up when you should?
- Do you find yourself saying what you need to say just to get through a meeting?
- Do you say things just to go along and not cause trouble?
- Do you say what needs to be said and not sugar-coat it?
- Do you ever embellish the truth?
- Do you forward materials that you promised?
- Do you ever want to help so much that you put yourself in impossible situations?
- Do you intend to get to things but never have time?
- Do you have trouble admitting mistakes?
- Do other people ever get blind-sided because you don`t warn them?
- Do other people ever think you know more than you let on?
- Do you have a tough time keeping a secret?
- Do you have a special someone with whom you have no secrets?
Are you ready to face the music?
Do your employees and managers even understand the differences between integrity and honesty, ethics and values? Does your organization encourage acting with integrity or do you have managers who consider openness and honesty as disharmonious and disruptive?
Before you can build endorsement, you need to act with integrity. In order to act with integrity, other need to trust you. To build trust, you must understand how others perceive you. To understand how others perceive you, you must first understand yourself – your behaviors, attitudes, values, and motivations and how these traits impact the emotions of other people.
By understanding your own traits and viewpoints, you can begin to learn how to meet others where they are. By meeting others in a behavioral language that they understand, you get done what you need to get done. Without this meeting there is no endorsement and without endorsement in the workplace, distrust infects relationships. Distrust is contagious and without it poor performance, low morale and stress become rampant.
Integrity is a precious commodity these days. It is also a very strong competitive advantage. We hear a lot of talk about integrity, ethics and values but many organizations and the people within them are just stumbling and tripping over their own words.
It`s time to be honest with yourselves. Without integrity nothing else really matters.
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Watch From Russia with Love
The terrorist organization known as SPECTRE is plotting revenge against British agent James Bond. They are also looking to steal from the Soviet Union and sell it back to them. In order to accomplish these objectives, SPECTRE recruits an assassin named Donald Grant along with a Soviet clerk named Tatiana Romanova. Bond goes to Istanbul Turkey to meet with a man named Ali Kerim Bey. When Bond gets there he is followed by Grant. One night Bond and Kerim Bey are attacked at a gypsy rally. Kerim Bey is wounded while Bond almost gets murdered. Later that night, Bond goes to his hotel and meets Romanova waiting for him. SPECTRE has this filmed and begin to spy on Bond. James Bond plans to steal the Lektor device and leave Turkey. He uses floor plans provided by Kerim Bey to help pan the theft. The theft is a success and Bond, Romanova and Kerim Bey escape by train. However they are still followed by Grant who kills Kerim Bey. On the train Bond is attacked by Grant but eventually murders him in a struggle. In the end, members of SPECTRE chase Bond and Romanova but Bond is able to kill off the pursuers. One of the leaders of SPECTRE named Kronsteen finds Bond and Romanova at a hotel and tries to murder Bond. However Romanova saves him by murdering Kronsteen by gunshot. Bond and Romanova then ride off in a boat.
- Cast
- Sean Connery, Daniela Bianchi, Pedro Armendáriz, Lotte Lenya
- Director
- Terence Young
- Produced By
- Harry Saltzman, Albert R. Broccoli
- Language
- English
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After my mother died, I searched endlessly for a letter from her. I needed to know what to do now that she was gone. Because of complications after surgery, she was medically paralyzed and I never heard her voice just before she died. I never heard what she might have wanted to say.
I hoped she had left me a written letter on a hidden piece of paper in her home with a final goodbye or maybe even some final words of wisdom on how to be the wonderful mother she was to me?
Devastated, I looked everywhere and found nothing!
My ritual was to go to her house and look through all her things. Maybe there is a letter in the desk? Maybe she left me a note in her journals? All I would find would be little post it notes with reminders of appointments or bills to pay. I was certain I would find the words I needed to hear from her in some miraculous way. With every failed attempt, I would end up on the floor of her closet, smelling her clothes and crying.
If you have ever lost someone you love so deeply, you know what it is like to be left with a closet full of clothes you can hardly bear to get rid of. These are the hidden moments of raw grief without comfort.
The last day I left my mother's house, I gave up looking for the letter. I arrived home and fell on my bed. Covering my head with a pillow like a little girl, I tried to hide the sound of tears. My husband asked me why I was crying and I sniffled out the words,
"I didn't find it! I never got the letter from my mom. And I don't have the words to know what to do…."
My husband is an engineer and words are not often his strong suit, but today God gave him the words that touched my heart into eternity.
"Tracey, don't you realize, YOU are the letter! Your mom invested in a relationship with you so that YOU could say the words to our children they need to hear. She didn't write the words with a pen or paper but she wrote them on your heart! YOU will say all the words she wanted to say."
I looked up from my pillow and stared into my husband's eyes with an insight that was straight from God.
I did have all the wonderful years of words from her stored up in my heart.
I WAS THE LETTER! I could still speak the words of love to my family that she spoke to me…
I WAS THE LETTER my friends needed to hear. Mom's voice was silent but I could become a letter to my generation reminding them that a mother's words matter to the heart of her child!
I finally released trying to find a physical letter and embraced the unseen words written into my memory of her actions – Beneath every memory I could almost hear the words to the letter she would have written:
I saw my beautiful mother holding me as a child when I feel asleep and heard the words…
Dear Tracey, you have always been my beautiful little girl…
I saw her wrapping gifts from holidays and making special dinners.
I have loved you with all my heart and always desired to make your life special…
I saw her boarding a plane with me to go on a mission trip with cancer in her stomach.
Don't let anything keep you from serving God and others with your whole heart…
I saw her holding my babies and rocking them, while she sang their favorite lullabies.
Love my precious grandchildren and be there for them in the way I was there for you…
I saw her tears at the diagnosis of cancer, the way she persisted during treatment.
I will always be with you in your heart…
I saw her holding her bible and reading her morning quiet time devotionals.
Never stop praying and staying close to the Lord, as He will carry you through…
I saw her breathing her last breath while holding my hand.
I love you forever, I'm waiting for you….Mom-
I will never have an actual letter but
I CAN BE THE LETTER with intentional words of love!
Know what else?
Here's the surprise ending you might not expect!
I believe YOU are the most powerful letter of God's love to your children's heart besides the actual word of God itself, the Bible. As mothers, it is easy to forget we are so gifted at becoming this letter of love and yes, even when we blow it, we can remember that love covers a multitude of sins, (and so does an "I'm sorry.")
YOU ARE THE LETTER your family reads daily!!!
Today, say the one word you want them to read in the letter of your life!
It's so simple to become the letter our kids need to read, as we try each day to speak ONE intentional phrase into their life each day.
Say I love you.
Say I will always be here.
Say I know I make mistakes.
Say God will always help you, even when I can't.
Say I will never stop loving you.
Say No matter how big you get, you will always be my baby.
Say Don't ever stop having faith in God.
Say Thank you for making me feel special today.
Don't let anything stand in the way of the words you want your children to hear- no matter how big or small, whether they live with you or their Dad, if they are out of the nest or in the nest, NEVER, EVER give up on writing the letter of love in their hearts.
Your letter will be read for generations after you are gone, so write on their hearts what you want shouted out for years to come.
If I can become a reminder to you of how important your words will be to your children one day,
then I am eternally grateful for the fact I never got my letter….
Tracey is crazy in love with her husband, Mark, and four children. She is a repurposed girl herself, who actually loves her not so perfect life! She married, divorced and remarried her husband who came to Christ during their separation. They have been happily repurposed by God, I mean remarried, for almost 20 years. They share their story with others to inspire hope for restoration.
She is a gifted speaker and Award Winning Writer published in Proverbs 31 Magazine, ParentLife Magazine, and Sharing Magazine. She won first prize at the Florida Christian Writers Conference for her article, "Experiencing the Heart of a Truly Mary Christmas."
Her testimony is published in a book called Valentine Promises: Heartfelt Reminders of True Love by LeAnnWeiss and Crosswalk.com.Tracey writes to help women learn to repurpose their hearts with the truth of God's word. Between trips to the grocery store and searching for forgotten homework under piles of laundry, She blogs inspirational messages in the hopes she'll start a movement of Christian women who Live Repurposed!


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The Holistic Guide to Choose the Best Used Kia Dealer in New Jersey
Having an automobile is one of the vital things that you can do for your entire family. For that reason, you can opt to obtain a new or used automobile. You should note that Kia automobiles are among the best machines that you can invest in. While looking to buy a used Kia car, you need to be cautious to ensure that you will not get ripped off. Due to that, you need to make sure that you venture into the best Kia dealership while looking for a used car. Remember that it can be hectic to venture into the best Kia dealership since there is an exceptional range of Kia dealers in New Jersey. The following are some of the factors that you should consider while looking for the best Kia dealer in your area.
Your budget is one of the things that you should consider while looking to venture into a Kia dealership. Ensure that you set a range of the funds that you can utilize before you make the final determination. Subsequently, you should look for a dealer that will allocate a fee that will be within your means. However, you should not pick the used Kia dealer that will provide low cost estimate since he or she may not suit your needs.
Considering the trustworthiness of the Kia dealer is the proceeding instruction that you should follow before you make the final decision to buy a used car. You should ensure that you involve individuals close to you while looking to buy a used car. Tell them to direct you to the best used Kia dealer in your area. If you select to look for a used auto on the internet, you should look for a dealer with positive reviews on his or her official website.
Considering the condition of the used car that you want to purchase is in the middle of the instructions that you should contemplate before you seal the deal. Ensure that you test the car that you are considering before you make the final determination. It is desirable to obtain the car that will have no problem. That way, you will be on a safer side to appreciate the purchase for an extended duration.
Your wants are the last issues that you should contemplate while looking for the best Kia dealer in New Jersey. Make sure that you come up with a list of the needs that you want to meet before you seal the deal. By understanding your requests, you will be better off to partner with a Kia dealer that will be the best fit for you.
In summary, you should follow the above guidelines to have an idea of what you should consider while looking for the best Kia dealer.
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1. Your Contract
We're all entitled to a receive a contract within 2 months of starting work. It must include:
- The full name of employer and employee
- The address of the employer
- The place of work
- The title of job or nature of work
- The date the employment started
- If the contract is temporary, the expected duration of the contract
- If the contract of employment is for a fixed term, the details
- Details of breaks
- The rate of pay
- The pay reference period for the purposes of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000
- Pay intervals (e.g weekly,monthly)
- Hours of work
- Details of paid leave
- Sick pay and pension (if any)
- Period of notice to be given by employer or employee if ending/leaving employment
- Details of any collective agreements that may affect the employee's terms of employment
2 Changes to your contract
If your boss wants to change the terms of your contract they can only do that with your permission.
This includes if your boss asks you to work less hours than what's in your contract or tries to impose a pay cut. Any "lay off" or "short time" periods must be temporary, must be stipulated in your contract and you must be notified before they start.
If a "lay off" or "short time" period continues for more than 4 weeks or for 6 weeks out of 13 weeks, you are entitled to claim a redundancy lump sum.
3 Pay slips
We are all entitled to receive pay slips which clearly show gross pay and all deductions.
Failure to disclose any deductions from your pay is illegal. Any claim against an employer can also include unpaid notice, holiday pay, bonuses and commission
4 The Minimum Wage
Since 1 January 2018 the National Minimum Wage for an adult employee is €9.55 per hour. Those under 18 are entitled to a National Minimum Wage of €6.69
Pay which cannot be viewed as part of the National Minimum Wage include:
- Overtime premium
- Call-out premium
- Service pay
- Unsocial hours premium
- Tips which are placed in a central fund managed by the employer and paid as part of your wages
- Premiums for working public holidays, Saturdays or Sundays
- Allowances for special or additional duties
- On-call or standby allowances
- Certain payments in relation to absences from work, for example, sick pay, holiday pay or pay during health and safety leave
5 Your P45 and P60 certificates
We are all entitled to an annual P60 and if your employment ends, a P45. They contain details of the income tax, PRSI and Universal Social Charge that has been deducted by your employer and paid to Revenue.
6 The working week
The maximum average working week for most employees cannot exceed 48 hours.
If the hours of work are not specified in your contract, the employer must notify the employee of the starting and finishing times at least 24 hours before the first day or the day of each week the employee is required to work.
If you work on Sundays your entitlement to extra pay may be agreed between you and your employer. If there is no agreement about your pay in your contract, your employer must give you one or more of the following for Sunday working:
- A reasonable allowance
- A reasonable pay increase
- Reasonable paid time off work
What is "reasonable" can be negotiated by you and your Trade Union with your employer.
7 Rest periods and breaks
All workers are entitled to breaks at work. The minimum requirement is that you are provided with a break of 15 minutes after every 4 ½ hour period of work. If you work more than 6 hours you are entitled to a break of 30 mins.
Retail workers who work more than 6 hours and whose hours of work include 11.30am–2.30pm are entitled to a one-hour consecutive break which must occur during those hours
8 Annual leave
Your rights here include annual leave, public holidays, maternity leave, paternity leave, adoptive leave, carer's leave, and parental leave. Employment agencies are required to provide the entitlement to leave like any other employer.
Sick leave and sick pay
Sick leave and sick pay must be negotiated with your employer.
Public holidays
There are 9 public holidays in Ireland each year:
- New Year's Day (1 January)
- St. Patrick's Day (17 March)
- Easter Monday
- First Mondays in May, June and August
- Last Monday in October
- Christmas Day (25 December)
- St. Stephen's Day (26 December)
Full time employees and those who have worked for 40 hours or more in the 5 weeks before a public holiday are entitled to paid leave.
Employees who qualify for Public Holiday Benefit will be entitled to one of the following:
- A paid day off on the public holiday
- An additional day of annual leave
- An additional day's pay
- A paid day off within a month of the public holiday
Maternity leave
All workers who become pregnant are entitled to a basic period of maternity leave. You have the right to take 26 weeks paid maternity leave and an additional 16 weeks unpaid leave if you wish.
9 Trade unions
Every worker has a right to join a Trade Union and avail of Trade Union protection and representation. Employers can and often refuse to recognise Trade Unions – like Ryanair and McDonald's for example – but even those two employers have been forced to recognise Trade Unions, at least partially, in recent months as workers struggle for their rights, better pay and conditions.
It is the role of a Trade Union to represent you and your work-mates in enforcing your rights at work and struggling for a better deal with your employer.
10 Disputes and Industrial action
All Trade Union members have the right to have a Trade Union official represent them at employment tribunals, contract negotiations or in a dispute procedure.
Members of a recognised Trade Union in a workplace or a sector of employment can take part in collective bargaining to win better pay, terms and conditions or to defend themselves from employers.
Where disputes develop between workers and employers, workers can collectively agree to take industrial action. That can include a refusal to engage in any work outside of contracted terms or strike action.
The law protects Trade Union members engaged in strike action and peaceful picketing. Employers cannot dismiss employees who engage in Industrial Action without breaching the Unfair Dismissals Act (1977).
Ultimately, succeeding or not in taking industrial action depends on the support and leadership offered by a Trade Union and the strength and confidence of workers to demand better. Basic legal protection is important but understanding whats necessary to win and getting organised and campaigning is key.


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by Jasmine
A Depression Poem: Doctor Doctor
I feel like a black cloud
I ruin conversations
If I say my thoughts out loud
Doctor Doctor
When I wake up I cry
Tears feel real
Everything else is a lie
Doctor Doctor
What's the point in this shit
I can never breathe properly
My throat's covered in grit
Doctor Doctor
What's this loud numbing sound
That fills my waking hours
Makes me want to be drowned
Doctor Doctor
Nothing is fun
I feel like I'm drugged
and I'm pretty much done
Thanks for submitting this poem and sharing your thoughts and feelings with me and my visitors.
What you feel is not unlike many who are depressed. So you are not alone and so many can understand what you're going through.
Have you reached out and/or gotten any professional help? Depression is totally treatable and there are so many treatment options available to you ... may that have been proven the help you overcome depression.
I do hope that you are able to get the support you need on this part of your journey. You are meant to be happy and you certainly deserve to be as well!
Don't give up on yourself. You are powerful beyond measure and can overcome this!
Sending love and light,
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Your Internet might die today. Please help.
I'll make this quick, since I'd like you to take action rather than site here and read my blog all day.
Congress may pass legislation that could destroy the freedoms we've all enjoyed on the Internet, possibly killing your favorite Internet sites like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Flickr, SmugMug, and more. Virtually every site you know and love is vulnerable.
I've censored SmugMug's logo all over our site today and linked to Mozilla's excellent 'Protect the Internet' page where you can quickly & easily take action and make a difference.
If you love the Internet, please do.
We're giving away an iPad – just for an idea!
Go read over on Baldy's (my father and SmugMug's co-founder) blog for the details. Leave a comment there and who knows? You might have an iPad headed your way. 🙂
Happy 8th Birthday SmugMug!
We have at least four birthdays here at SmugMug. I started working on the first lines of code for the project, which was decidedly not a photo-sharing site at the time, in October of 2001. Then in August of 2002, we decided to shift gears and build a photo-sharing site "as a side business." Finally, we launched SmugMug and signed up our first paying customers in November of 2002.
But as far as the government is concerned, February 27th, 2002, is the day we were born. It's our official incorporation date and probably marks the day I finally wore my father's resolve down enough that he agreed to come on board. 🙂 (Which, incidentally, is also the best decision I've made running this company).
So Happy Birthday SmugMug! You're 8!
Here's to many more profitable, independent, customer- and employee-focused years!
Moving blog, using redirects
(This post was written at my old location. You're now reading it at the new location. 🙂 )
I'm in the process of moving my blog to hosted WordPress at WordPress.com. Much as I loved the flexibility of hosting my own blog (and the rest of the company), the upkeep required just isn't worth the extra flexibility. So my customization will go away, which is sad, but I should have to spend less time managing all the blogs at SmugMug. Which might mean I actually blog more often again. 🙂
Here's the new URL in 'beta' form: https://don.blogs.smugmug.com/
I should have redirects up shortly, so everything should work fine, but if your feed reader breaks or something, now you know why. 🙂 Apologies in advance for any hiccups…
And, of course, I write more on Twitter now than I do on my blog. Follow me there if you want quickie goodies. Finally, I have a Facebook fan page up too. Feels bizarre to have a fan page, but there doesn't seem to be a way to use Facebook how I want (only close friends as 'Friends', other people 'Following') without it, so here it is. My normal Facebook page is marked Everyone for my Wall and Comments, too, so you can feel free to check in there, but I'm just not equipped to Friend the hundreds/thousands of you who ask. Sorry. 😦
I promise to seriously make an effort to blog more of the long-form technical stuff here – I have a number of requests for topics, chief among them being more Amazon Cloud stuff, more Sun Storage stuff, and more MySQL stuff. I'll get to it at the new location – so see you there!
SmugMug and Animoto, sitting in a tree…
One of my all-time favorite services, Animoto, has teamed up with SmugMug to make truly epic professional quality videos from both your stills and your video clips. I've wanted this partnership since 2007, but Animoto's had their hands full dealing with explosive growth, so it took us a little longer to sit in that tree together than we thought.
We had my good friend, Robert Scoble, over last night to demo for him, and you can see the video below (or click here to view it on blip.tv):
The really great thing about this is that it's totally full-circle and tightly integrated. Find your favorite photos on SmugMug, send them over to Animoto right from SmugMug's interface (look in the 'Buy' button), make a video on Animoto, and then export the video straight back to SmugMug.
It's awesome, our customers love it, our customers' customers love it, and I know you will to!
Work on Drizzle full-time at Rackspace Mosso!
This is really cool. Rackspace is hiring people to work on Drizzle full-time for their cloud product, Mosso. Adrian Otto writes the Drizzle mailing list:
I was speaking with Eric Day at the developer conference, and I mentioned that Rackspace is wiling to employ full time developers for the specific purpose of furthering the Drizzle project's mission. He suggested that I email you on this list becuase he expected there would be interest in this offer. If you work on the project now part time, and want to make it a full time job working exclusively on the Drizzle project, let me know. The Rackspcae Cloud believes in open source, and we want to do our part to make Drizzle a wild success.
I'm super-excited about Drizzle and think this is fabulous for the community at large. I'm not alone – Mark Callaghan and Jeremy Zawodny like the idea too.
So if this sounds like your thing, go do it!
SmugVault – Store everything for next to nothing.
SmugMug has always allowed everyone to upload an unlimited number of web-displayable files – JPEG, GIF, PNG, and MP4 – but to date we haven't been able to accept the RAW files generated by modern digital cameras. For years our customers have been asking, begging, and pleading for us to let them upload their priceless archives. I'm happy to announce that day has come!
SmugVault is a new SmugMug product that lets you upload all the RAW, PSD, BMP, and TIFF files you'd like. And not just those – we'll accept XMP sidecars, PDF files, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, video archives, and anything else you might want to store with your photos. What's more, we'll bundle your files together for easy, intuitive browsing and safe retrieval.
Thanks to an innovative new product from Amazon Web Services, DevPay, you only pay pennies per GB for the storage you actually use each month. There's no huge fee with a maximum storage amount – it's truly unlimited and pay-by-the-drink. Store one megabyte or one billion megabytes – we don't care. Whatever works best for your workflow and archival needs, SmugVault can handle it.
photo by: Andy Williams
Compose a beautiful panorama out of 20 RAW files? No problem – upload your final JPEG and bundle all 20 RAW files with it, along with your Photoshop PSD containing all your layers and edits and the XMP sidecar detailing the Adobe Lightroom changes you made during the editing process. You'll see just the single perfect photo on your SmugMug site, but with a single click, you have access to every component you've associated with it.
Don't want to upload final corrected JPEGs for all the RAWs you shot at that huge event, but still want them stored somewhere safe and sound? No problem. Just upload the RAWs straight off your camera and we'll store them for safe retrieval. Want us to generate JPEG previews of those uncorrected RAW files so you can browse your SmugVault visually to find that perfect shot? We'll do that too.
Loving SmugMug's new HD video features, but wishing you had somewhere safe to archive the original footage rather than the web-friendly lower bitrate copies? Not a problem. Just add them to your SmugVault.
Unfortunately, we hear about people losing their priceless memories to hurricanes, fire, and computer failure almost every day. We've always been glad we can simply help them get the JPEGs back – remember, your photos are yours, not ours – and I'm even more excited that we can now help everyone recover their priceless archives too!
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