Body Language That Gets You Hired
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Even the Brad Pitts and Angelina Jolies of the world can’t get everything they want on looks alone. Sure, some of that physical attractiveness PRADA Handbags counts, but what counts even more is your subliminal body language. Even if people don’t realize it, body language is what creates the vibes people love. These five moves will get a potential employer hooked on you in one sitting.
1. Maintain Good Eye Contact
Eye contact is huge. Imagine talking to someone who never looked at you, not even once. Rather, he scanned the room with his eyes—the walls, the floor, the ceiling—anything but you. Would you feel like he was listening? Even an unusually long look in the other direction would throw the whole conversation off.
Good eye contact establishes rapport. The listener should be giving more eye contact than the person speaking, as if receiving the information not simply by listening, but through sight as well, which is what the body language should convey.
Be careful, though; being too intense can have the opposite effect. Try to maintain good contact throughout about 70 percent of the conversation. Gentleman, the ladies are a lot better about making eye contact when listening, so if you’re having issues, watch the way they do it. Many have it down to an art.
2. Posture: Not the Time to Practice Your Gangster Lean
A confident, able individual has good posture, and a slouch creates the impression that you are unorganized, unambitious, and undisciplined. Good posture says a lot about someone, so this is something you should work on long before you walk into an interview. Use posture exercises to learn how to master this skill.
Also, a good listener leans towards the speaker, as if trying to get closer. This is a temporary submissive gesture to ease the exchange of ideas. Don’t get so far up in your interviewer’s grill that she can diagnose your halitosis; just lean forward a bit as if making a conscious effort to hear her words.
When it’s your turn to speak, remain in a more neutral position. Don’t lean back as if you own the place or you might seem unnecessarily arrogant. Sit up straight and save the leaning for when you’re listening.
3. Nod Your Head
Keeping your chin up and your head level is a good way to convey inner confidence. When you’re listening, tilt your head slightly, and as long as you agree with what your interviewer is saying, give an occasional nod to show that you’re following along. If you Hermes Wallets don’t agree with something, be careful about nodding to show you’re listening, because it’s generally regarded as a signal of consensus.
This is another area where women do better than men. It really does pay to watch a woman’s body language at work, fellas. They’re much better at expressing themselves physically than we are. And they’re fabulous listeners.
Watch a female social butterfly at work. Great eye contact, the nodding head, and leaning in toward the speaker—they seem to have it down to an art, but it simply comes naturally to them.
4. Flash a Nice, Toothy Grin
An animated face is an important part of being appealing. No one likes to talk with someone who seems to be in a somber mood, never smiles, and conveys no personality with her expressions. Don’t go with the orangutan look or the cheeseburger grin, but when you smile, smile with enthusiasm. The last thing you want to do is fake your emotions, as it’s impossible to force a smile with your eyes.
Show off those pearly whites, too; just make sure you pick that big green chunk of wheat grass out from between your two front teeth before the interview. This is not a good way to show your potential boss you’re getting your veggies.
5. Proximity
Standing closer to someone also creates rapport, but this is a dangerous one because getting too close too quickly will make many people extremely uncomfortable. It’s best to try closing the distance naturally a little at a time and judge your interviewer’s reaction.
This can be really tricky in intercultural communication. Americans, for instance, tend to keep a lot more distance between each other when speaking, while certain other cultures, —like those in the Middle East, for example—will often get right up in your face.
If someone starts stepping backwards, do not try to close the gap again—you may even want to step back a little yourself to show you’re not trying to overcompensate and that you know the boundaries have been crossed. If he or she turns and starts running toward the nearest exit, please don’t chase them. They do not want to play.
This is just a brief rundown of some ways that body language conveys messages to the people we meet. If you want to bring an edge to an Designer Replica Handbags interview like no other applicant can, saying more is not the key, at least not with your lips. But a simple change in body language can create a lasting impression that doesn’t go away.
Feng Shui Dilemmas:Empowerment First
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In feng shui the goal is to create environments that are utterly comfortable, spaces with a predominance of positive energy and few sources of PRADA Handbags negative energy. There are times when environments present insurmountable energy challenges and a choice must be made between two options, neither of which is optimal. It’s then a matter of determining which solution has the least negative effects.
This past weekend I ran into that type of situation in a meeting room in a hotel. “You won’t believe what this room looked like when I got here,” said Mark LeBlanc of Small Business Success, the presenter. “There was a sofa bed and large black chairs in here. It looked like a storage room.” In Mark’s new arrangement the chairs were arranged in a U with Mark’s flip chart positioned at the open end of the U. He was immediately visible upon entering the room.
“It looks nice,” I said, “unfortunately you’re not in the power position.” When he looked at me quizzically I explained, “To be fully empowered, you need to have a solid wall behind you and a full view of the door. In your current position you are facing into the room, not toward the door. And, the energy coming through the door just slams right into you. You would be more empowered if we flipped the U and had you present from the other end of the room.”
“That’s how I initially had it set up, but then I noticed that the large light fixture is at this end of the room. The only light sources at the other end are those two side table lamps. Do you think that would be enough light?” Mark responded. I agreed with Mark that the light was rather dim. So, now we were at a choice point. Was it more important that Mark be well lit? After all, light would stimulate his thinking, inspiration and energy. Or, was it more important that he be speaking from the power position?
“Well, you could speak from this end today and then tomorrow we can rearrange the room for you to speak at the other end. That way you can compare and decide which works best for you,” I suggested.
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Mark agreed to that plan. The next morning we rearranged the room and Mark spoke from the other end of the room for the next day and a half. As I was driving Mark to the airport I asked him whether moving him to the power position in the more dimly lit end of the room had been a good decision. He said, “I definitely felt better at that end of the room, away from all the distractions near the door. And, though the light was dim, it was preferable to the light at the other end. That light was just too bright (it was lit by a high power fluorescent fixture). At the end of the first day (3 hours of presenting), I was exhausted!”
We talked about the fact that in some circumstances you just cannot get a perfect feng shui solution and must make choices. In this case Mark and I decided that putting him in the power position was the priority with lighting being a secondary concern. Though the lighting in the power position was not optimal, as it turned out, it was preferable to being in the path of energy coming from the door, the noise and distractions at the door end of the room, and being drained of energy from the bright light of a fluorescent fixture. Mark and I also noted that he is a strong, compelling speaker with a powerful Hermes Wallets message whose inner light of passion for his message was bright enough to offset the light deficit.
When you find yourself at a feng shui choice point when no solution is ideal, remember to look for the arrangement that has the least negative impact on the people that will be affected by it. When ever possible, place yourself in the most empowered position possible and minimize other sources of negative energy.
8 Reasons Why Children Misbehave
One of the most common expressions parents can be heard saying is, “I don’t understand why he’s/she’s doing that”. There are eight, very common reasons why children misbehave. It is extremely useful for parents to know these because if they can pinpoint the root cause of the misbehavior, they can be more successful at reducing it.
Listed here are the eight most common reasons why children misbehave and a solution to help reduce or eliminate the problem:
1) They want to test whether caregivers will enforce rules.
Children’s main job is to figure out how their complex world works. In order to master the things they need to at each developmental level they will test their parents. They are literally trying to see where the boundaries are, or, if they exist at all. Although testing is frustrating for parents they should know that it is normal and that this is their chance to really make a difference in their child’s life.
How? By setting boundaries and limits and consistently following through on them. This way, their children will adopt positive values and gain self-esteem
2) They experience different sets of expectations between school and home.
Consistency is hugely important in making a child feel safe and secure and able to have a comfortable understanding of the world and how it works. If they are receiving mixed messages from home and school they will feel uneasy inside and express this through more testing than normal and will feel an inner sense of stress.
The best thing a Designer Replica Handbags parent can do is learn a simple method to discipline and then have a conversation with their child’s teacher. During this conversation, the parents should explain their method and ask how the teacher handles situations. The goal is to try and use some of the same language at both the school and at home. With a consistent, clear message, children will rise to the expectation and be happier in the process.
3) They do not understand the rules, or are held to expectations that are beyond their developmental levels.
Sometimes, parent expectations go beyond their child’s abilities. Discipline and guidance strategies should always take into account the child’s developmental level. For example, it would be unreasonable to tell a 2 year old to clean up his room and expect that he will finish the job. At this age, children need a lot of support and guidance to do a job like this.
Reading books about what children can do at each age is helpful with this problem so that parents can know what is developmentally appropriate for them to expect of their child.
4) They want to assert themselves and their independence.
Children begin to show their desire for more independence at around age two. They start to want control over certain areas of their life so that they can feel capable and independent. It doesn’t take long for children to identify the areas they CAN control, much to the chagrin of parents. Situations like eating, sleeping, brushing teeth, and dressing are great examples of times when children recognize their power to get you upset and therefore make them feel in control.
What is the solution? Give them loads of choice in their daily life so that they feel in control of their life in other, more positive ways. As well, it is key to learn a simple, loving method to discipline so that misbehavior are taken care of easily, without any emotion required. Without emotion, there is no reason for the child to want to rebel in order to gain control.
5) They feel ill, bored, hungry or sleepy.
When children’s basic needs aren’t met regularly each day they are always more likely to misbehave, cry, throw a tantrum, etc.
The solution to this is simple: have a routine where the child eats, has individual play time, parent and child play or interaction time and sleeps.
6) They lack accurate information and prior experience.
When children do something such as go to cross a road for the first time, they do not know that they are supposed to look both ways, so we all know that we must explain to them to look left and look right, etc. However, the same technique needs to be applied to discipline situations. Children will repeat a behavior over and over until they have accurate information as to what they should be doing instead and prior experience of the consequence if they continue the behavior.
Using clear, concise language stating what they “need” to be doing rather than what they “shouldn’t” be doing is extremely important. Better to say, “Carry this carefully”, rather than, “Don’t drop this”. In other words, give them something to use as prior knowledge for next time.
7) They have been previously “rewarded” for their misbehavior with adult attention.
No parent would ever think of purposefully rewarding bad behavior, but it subtly happens quite often.
Remember, negative attention is still attention so if they misbehave and their parent either yells or spanks, they have just been rewarded.
If the child whines, cries or throws a tantrum and mom or dad eventually gives in to make them become quiet, they have just been rewarded.
The solution? Say what you expect without emotion and then follow through consistently if they continue the negative behavior. The two keys here are: no emotion and little talking.
They copy the actions of their parents.
The best teacher of how to misbehave or act and speak inappropriately is by watching mom or dad misbehave or act and speak inappropriately. Remember, what children see and experience in the home is what their normal is. So, if they see mom and dad yelling, they will yell. If they get spanked, they will likely use hitting to express their anger or frustration. If they hear, “What?” instead of “Pardon?” that is what they will use. How can we expect any different?
Although not always simple, parents need to look at parenting as a life lesson in personal growth. I always say that children can make open Prada Scarf and willing parents into the best human beings in the world because they have the opportunity to practice being their best selves every single day of the year. Looking at parenting this way makes it easier to catch oneself more often and start demonstrating good behavior by modeling it.
discrimination to not hire a smoker?
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Starting May 1, St. Luke's Hospital & Health Network will no longer hire workers who smoke, joining at least a handful of hospitals nationwide taking PRADA Handbags a tough stance against a major cause of lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema and stroke. The controversial decision pits proponents of good health against advocates of civil liberties. Reporter Veronica Torrejon explores the issue.
St. Luke's smoking policy is proper Joy Blankley Meyer is executive director of Pennsylvania Alliance to Control Tobacco.
Q: Is St. Luke's new policy to screen prospective employees for nicotine use a good thing for the community and hospital employees?
A: The St. Luke's Hospital & Health Network's decision to screen employees for nicotine is a positive step in helping employees become healthier citizens. By screening for nicotine, St. Luke's is making employee health a priority.
Q: Do smokers cost more to insure. Are they less productive?
A: According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, smoking directly costs Pennsylvania's economy an estimated $9.4 billion annually. This includes workplace productivity losses of $4.7 billion and direct medical costs of $4.7 billion.
Q: Do these policies really encourage people to quit smoking?
A: Historically, smoke-free policies have had a direct correlation in quit attempts by tobacco users. Most tobacco users indicate that they would like to quit. Tobacco-free policies in the workplace and communities can help tobacco users make the decision to stop using tobacco.
Q: What about the argument that employees should be hired for their qualifications and not their lifestyle choices?
A: As a health care provider, St. Luke's is placing the health of their employees and patients above all else. By implementing this new tobacco-free policy, the hospital is ensuring that the health of their employees and patients is well protected from the dangers of tobacco use.
Q: What about the argument that these policies are an invasion of privacy, that what prospective employees do on their own time is their own business?
A: Workplace tobacco control policies are essential for protecting the health of all employees. As a health care provider, St. Luke's must put the health of patients and employees above the choice of tobacco use.
Q: Hospitals are supposed to promote good health and healthy living. Should health care workers be held to higher standards when it comes to engaging in unhealthy behavior?
A: Health care workers interact daily with patients. The protection of patients' overall health while at St. Luke's must be the priority of the health care provider.
Q: Is there a slippery slope argument that if you start to regulate unhealthy behavior such as smoking that it could lead to policies that discriminate against people who eat too much, exercise too little?
A: Tobacco-related disease and death Hermes Wallets are preventable. Every year, 20,000 Pennsylvanians die from tobacco-related diseases. Every year, more than 16,000 Pennsylvania youth under 18 become new daily smokers. These statistics are alarming but completely preventable. By workplaces and communities adopting tobacco-free policies, we can save lives and money. Congratulations to St. Luke's for putting the health of their employees and patients first.
Health Top Tips Nutrition Love Lifestyle Happiness Weight Loss Civil liberties under attack Mary Catherine Roper is a staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania's Philadelphia office.
Q: What is the ACLU's position on company policies that screen and bar smokers from being hired?
A: The ACLU opposes all employer policies that try to control employees' lives outside the workplace and supports legislation to prohibit lifestyle discrimination in the workplace.
Both the U.S. Constitution and the Pennsylvania Constitutions contain strong protections against governmental invasions of our private lives. Those laws do not apply to invasion of our privacy by non-government entities such as employers, credit card companies, landlords and others with whom we do business.
In Pennsylvania, most people are employed ''at will'' -- that is, without an employment contract. That means that the employer can impose any conditions on that employment that it wants to impose, so long as it doesn't violate fair labor and non-discrimination laws. That gives employers a lot of legal leeway and, especially in a bad economy, a lot of economic leverage to demand that employees give up control of their lives, off the job as well as on it. That's not ''unconstitutional,'' but it's also not a good idea.
Q: What are your concerns with these policies?
A: Refusing to hire people for reasons unrelated to job performance is unfair and often prevents the company from hiring the best qualified person. And a completely independent concern is how these policies are enforced: Are we going to put up with employers monitoring their employees' behavior through electronic means? Tailing them with private detectives? This also leaves Designer Replica Handbags employees susceptible to ''outing'' by fellow employees who seek some advantage for themselves or just want to get back at someone for personal reasons. That's not a productive way to choose a workforce. In a challenging economy, you may not have the option of choosing to work somewhere else.
Q: How are these policies different from generally accepted policies that ban smoking on company grounds? Why is one policy more acceptable than the other?
Newborn Babies Learn While They’re Asleep
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Don’t be deceived by the peaceful look of a newborn baby asleep in a crib–that little tyke may actually be hard at work, soaking up information PRADA Handbags about the world. A new study has found that newborns are capable of a rudimentary form of learning while they’re asleep, which may be an important process, considering that infants spend between 16 to 18 hours a day in the land of Nod.
Researchers recruited one- and two-day-old infants for the study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. With each sleeping baby, the researchers played a musical tone and followed that by a puff of air to the eyes, a mild annoyance that caused the infant to automatically scrunch up its eyes. As this sequence of events was repeated, the sleeping babies learned to associate the air puff with the tone, and soon began to to tighten their eyelids as soon as they heard the musical note, even if the air puff didn’t follow. Electrodes stuck to their scalps also showed activity in the prefrontal cortex, which is involved in memory.
“It’s surprising how quickly they learned — the study took 30 minutes, but I think they actually learned this in half that time,” said researcher William Fifer, a developmental neuroscientist at Columbia University in New York. “We knew that a baby’s job is to be an information gatherer, a data sponge, but I don’t think we realized this also happens when they’re sound asleep.”
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This research is reminiscent of another experiment done by a different set of researchers last year, which found that some coma patients are capable of the same learned response (associating a tone with a puff of air to the eye). Neuroscientist Tristan Bekinschtein, who conducted the study on coma patients, says the work on infants suggests that there may be more gradations of consciousness than we understand.
Unlike adults, who are unconscious when they sleep, he suggests that sleeping babies may be in a semi-conscious state, allowing them to learn. “We do not know much about sleep in babies but it does not look like sleep in adults,” he says [New Scientist].
How to Check Gmail Account Has Been Hacked?
If you’re worried about email Hermes Wallets security, here is a step by step guide to help you check and determine if your Gmail account has been hacked or compromised in any way.
Step 1: Find the ‘Last Account Activity’ Section Your Inbox
At the bottom of your Gmail inbox there is a ‘Last Account Activity’ section. Click on ‘details’ to launch the full blown monitor.
Step 2: See who has accessed your Gmail account recently
Next, what you’ll see is a table of the most recent activity from your Gmail account. It shows you
How it was accessed (Browser/mobile etc)
Where exactly the IP address is (So you can do some further digging)
When it was accessed
Step 3: Understand the IP addresses – Has your Gmail really been hacked?
If you see IP addresses from different countries, don’t be too quick to panic. If you use any 3rd party services which hook-up to your Gmail account, they will almost certainly show up in your activity log. To do you own investigation, you can use DomainTools to identify the IP address. This will help you differentiate normal activity and your Gmail account being hacked.
Step 4: Understand the alerts – Google’s way of highlighting suspicious activity
Google will also do it’s fair share of monitoring, and will also alert you if it sees suspicious activity both in your inbox, as well as your recent activity log. When this happens, and the IP addresses look suspicious, it is advisable to play it safe, assume your Gmail account has been hacked, and change your passwords immediately.
Step 5: Sign Out All Other Sessions – If you forgot to sign out on a public computer
If you are worried you did not not sign out of a public computer, you can ‘sign out all other sessions’. This won’t fix any hacked Gmail accounts, but it will resolve any careless mistakes. This is also useful if you happen to lose your mobile phone and you want to ensure your email is not read by others.
Step 6: What to do if your Gmail account has really been hacked
The first thing you do is change both your password and security question right away. Then make sure your new choices are very secure. Google themselves have some really good tips . For example in the case of security questions:
Choose a question only you know the answer to – make sure the question isn’t associated with your password.
Pick a question Designer Replica Handbags that can’t be answered through research (for example, avoid your mother’s maiden name, your birth date, your first or last name, your social security number, your phone number, your pet’s name, etc.).
Make sure your answer is memorable, but not easy to guess. Use an answer that is a complete sentence for even more security.
So there you have it. A step-by-step guide on fully understanding Gmail’s account activity log, and how to check if your Gmail account has been hacked 
How Our Moods Affect Our Money?
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It’s a common belief that if you’re feeling blue, a little “retail therapy” may do the trick, but just make sure you don’t go off the deep end and make PRADA Handbags yourself feel worse by buying the farm. So say the experts, who cite either academic studies on the effect that moods have on one’s finances, or are armed with anecdotal evidence from years of experience.
Many studies have shown that mood and finances are deeply intertwined, and that how people feel about themselves can dramatically influence their success, says Dr. Srini Pillay, assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard University and chief executive of NeuroBusiness Group, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based firm that coaches business executives on communication skills.
Pillay pointed to one 2008 study by T.A. Judge and C. Hurst, “How the Rich (and Happy) Get Richer (and Happier),” published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, which showed that higher core self-evaluations were associated with both higher initial levels of work success and steeper work success trajectories. “As a result, people have more ascendant jobs and careers,” Pillay said. “Many other studies have confirmed this finding as well—that happier people are more likely to be more successful.”
An “Emotional Buzz”
Mood can also affect spending behavior, says Pillay. According to a 2008 study by Oono Takahashi et al. published in the scientific journal NeuroEndocrinology Letters, depression may lead to being more impulsive in one’s financial decisions. Another 2008 study of the brains of depressed people by B. Knutson, J. P. Bhani et al. published in Psychological Bulletin, showed that when people are depressed, they are less able to discriminate between gains and losses, and when anticipating gains, their brains go into a state of greater conflict. “This can significantly affect their financial decision-making,” Pillay said.
“Stressed people tend to spend more money,” says Christine Moriarty, a certified financial planner and president of MoneyPeace Inc., a personal finance education firm in Bristol, Vermont. “My conclusion from coaching individuals and seeing what they do is that they tend to spend money to solve problems, save time, and make things easier,” Moriarty said. “However, they Hermes Wallets are so stressed out and over time-committed that they have no idea how this affects their full financial picture.” While physically touching money actually lowers stress, most stressed people spend money on credit cards, so the actual touching of money is not involved and hence, charging can give them an “emotional buzz,” she says.
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Watch Out, Glass Half-Fullers
Susan Bruno, a certified financial planner and principal at Beacon Wealth Consulting LLC in Rowayton, Conn., said that people who feel that the “sun will always come out tomorrow,” can sometimes be the ones who ignore long-term planning, because they believe they will always be able to fend for themselves in a pinch. On the opposite side of the spectrum, there are those who may feel so negative about the future that they feel it’s pointless to plan for it.
“Those who are in the middle of the spectrum tend to be very pragmatic in their planning for the long-term,” Bruno said. “While they are fairly optimistic about the future, they know they still must plan accordingly, versus those who think, ‘Why should I bother?’”
Many Americans are overly optimistic that they will be able to afford a comfortable retirement but are doing too little to prepare for one, according to the 2010 Retirement Confidence Survey released in March by the Employee Benefit Research Institute and the American Savings Education. According to the survey, fewer than half of workers (46 percent) report they and/or their spouse have tried to calculate how much money they will need to have saved for a comfortable retirement by the time they retire.
Our Neighbors, Our Moods
The collective mood of the country can also affect the national economy overall, says Lauren Lyons-Cole, LearnVest’s financial planner in residence. “The better Americans feel, the more likely we are to think our economy—which represents our collective success as a nation—will improve over time.” The national mood seems to be improving, according to the latest Conference Designer Replica Handbags Board Consumer Confidence Index. The Index, which had rebounded in March to 52.3, increased further in April to 57.9, and is now at its highest reading since September 2008, when the economy hit the wall.
Let’s just hope we don’t get so rosy-eyed again that we forget the need to prepare for our futures.
I HAVE A DREAM
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Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It PRADA Handbags came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of captivity. But one hundred years later, we must face the tragic fact that the Negro is still not free.
One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land.
So we have come here today to dramatize an appalling condition. In a sense we have come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir.
This note was a promise that all men would be guaranteed the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check which has come back marked "insufficient funds." But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation.
So we have come to cash this check -- a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice. We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to Hermes Wallets take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to open the doors of opportunity to all of God's children. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood.
It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment and to underestimate the determination of the Negro. This sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning. Those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual. There will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights.
The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges. But there is something that I must say to my people who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice. In the process of gaining our rightful place we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.
We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. we must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force.
The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny and their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom.
We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall march ahead. We cannot turn back. There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, "When will you be satisfied?" we can never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. We cannot be satisfied as long as Designer Replica Handbags the Negro's basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. We can never be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.
I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow cells. Some of you have come from areas where your quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive.
Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed. Let us not wallow in the valley of despair. I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slaveowners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Gucci bags Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today.
I have a dream that one day the state of Alabama, whose governor's lips are presently dripping with the words of interposition and nullification, will be transformed into a situation where little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls and walk together as sisters and brothers. I have a dream today. I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. This is our hope. This is the faith with which I return to the South. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.
This will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with a new meaning, "My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim's pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring." And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true. So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania! Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado! Let freedom ring from the curvaceous peaks of California! But not only that; let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia! Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee! Let freedom ring from every hill and every molehill of Mississippi. From every mountainside, let freedom ring.
When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that Prada Scarf day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, "Free at last! free at last! thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"
Hungry for your love
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It is cold, so bitter cold, on this dark, winter day in 1942. But it is no different from any other day in this Nazi PRADA Handbagsconcentration camp. I stand shivering in my thin rags, still in disbelief that this nightmare is happening. I am just a young boy. I should be playing with friends; I should be going to school; I should be looking forward to a future, to growing up and marrying, and having a family of my own. But those dreams are for the living, and I am no longer one of them. Instead, I am almost dead, surviving from day to day, from hour to hour, ever since I was taken from my home and brought here with tens of thousands other Jews. Will I still be alive tomorrow? Will I be taken to the gas chamber tonight?
Back and forth I walk next to the barbed wire fence, trying to keep my emaciated body warm. I am hungry, but I have been hungry for longer than I want to remember. I am always hungry. Edible food seems like a dream. Each day as more of us disappear, the happy past seems like a mere dream, and I sink deeper and deeper into despair. Suddenly, I notice a young girl walking past on the other side of the barbed wire. She stops and looks at me with sad eyes, eyes that seem to say that she understands, that she, too, cannot fathom why I am here. I want to look away, oddly ashamed for this stranger to see me like this, but I cannot tear my eyes from hers.
Then she reaches into her pocket, and pulls out a red apple. A beautiful, shiny red apple. Oh, how long has it been since I have seen one! She looks cautiously to the left and to the right, and then with a smile of triumph, quickly throws the apple over the fence. I run to pick it up, holding it in my trembling, frozen fingers. In my world of death, this apple is an expression of life, of love. I glance up in time to see the girl disappearing into the distance.
The next day, I cannot help myself-I am drawn at the same time to that spot near the fence. Am I crazy for hoping she will come again? Of course. But in here, I cling to any tiny scrap of hope. She has given me hope and I must hold tightly to it.
And again, she comes. And again, she brings me an apple, flinging it over the fence with that same sweet smile.
This time I catch it, and hold it up for her to see. Her eyes twinkle. Does she pity me? Perhaps. I do not care, though. I am just so happy to gaze at her. And for the first time in so long, I feel my heart move with emotion.
For seven months, we meet like this. Sometimes we exchange a few words. Sometimes, just an apple. But she is feeding more than my belly, this angel from heaven. She is feeding my soul. And somehow, I know I am feeding hers as well.
One day, I hear frightening news: we are being shipped to another camp. This could mean the end for me. And it definitely means the end for me and my friend. The next day when I greet her, my heart is breaking, and I can barely speak as I Designer Replica Handbags say what must be said: "Do not bring me an apple tomorrow," I tell her. "I am being sent to another camp. We will never see each other again." Turning before I lose all control, I run away from the fence. I cannot bear to look back. If I did, I know she would see me standing there, with tears streaming down my face.
Months pass and the nightmare continues. But the memory of this girl sustains me through the terror, the pain, the hopelessness. Over and over in my mind, I see her face, her kind eyes, I hear her gentle words, I taste those apples.
And then one day, just like that, the nightmare is over. The war has ended. Those of us who are still alive are freed. I have lost everything that was precious to me, including my family. But I still have the memory of this girl, a memory I carry in my heart and gives me the will to go on as I move to America to start a new life. Years pass. It is 1957. I am living in New York City. A friend convinces me to go on a blind date with a lady friend of his. Reluctantly, I agree. But she is nice, this woman named Roma. And like me, she is an immigrant, so we have at least that in common.
"Where were you during the war?" Roma asks me gently, in that delicate way immigrants ask one another questions about those years.
"I was in a concentration camp in Germany," I reply.
Roma gets a far away look in her eyes, as if she is remembering something painful yet sweet.
"What is it?" I ask.
"I am just thinking about something from my past, Herman," Roma explains in a voice suddenly very soft. "You see, when I was a young girl, I lived near a concentration camp. There was a boy there, a prisoner, and for a long while, I used to visit him every day. I remember I used to bring him apples. I would throw the apple over the fence, and he would be so happy."
Roma sighs heavily and continues. "It is hard to describe how we felt about each other-after all, we were young, and we only exchanged a few words when we could-but I can tell you, there was much love there. I assume he was killed like so many others. But I cannot bear to think that, and so I try to remember him as he was for those months we were given together."
With my heart pounding so loudly I think it wil1 explode, I look directly at Roma and ask, "And did that boy say to you one day, 'Do not bring me an apple tomorrow. I am being sent to another camp'?"
"Why, yes," Roma responds, her voice trembling.
"But, Herman, how on earth could you possibly know that?"
I take her hands in mine and answer, "Because I was that young boy, Roma."
For many moments, there is only silence. We cannot take our eyes from each other, and as the veils of time lift, we recognize the soul behind the eyes, the dear friend we once loved so much, whom we have never stopped loving, whom we have never stopped remembering.
Finally, I speak: "Look, Roma, I was separated from you once, and I don't ever want to be separated from you again. Now, I am free, and I want to be together with you forever. Dear, will you marry me?"
I see that same twinkle in her eye that I used to see as Roma says, "Yes, I will marry you," and we embrace, the embrace we longed to share for so many months, but barbed wire came between us. Now, nothing ever will again.
Almost forty years have passed since that day when I found my Roma again. Destiny brought us together the first time during the war to show me a promise of hope and now it had reunited us to fulfill that promise.
Valentine's Day, 1996. I bring Roma to the Oprah Winfrey Show to honor her on national television. I want to tell her in Prada Scarf front of millions of people what I feel in my heart every day:
"Darling, you fed me in the concentration camp when I was hungry. And I am still hungry, for something I will never get enough of: I am only hungry for your love."
US Women’s Basketball Team Heads to Athens in Ques
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American basketball player Dawn Staley and the rest of the United States women's team is looking for a third Olympic gold medal in as many PRADA Handbags tries when they take the court in Athens.
Dawn Staley has been playing basketball most of her life, in high school, college, as a professional and on the U.S. national team. Her playing days on the national team could be coming to an end as the 34-year-old will be making her third and possibly last trip to the Olympic games.
"I am very excited about the games in Athens," she said. "I am truly honored that I'm selected once again to represent our country, especially with the times. And for me, it's going to be special because I believe this is going to be my last one."
Dawn Staley started playing basketball with a group of boys in her north Philadelphia, Pennsylvania neighborhood to stay out of trouble and then played basketball in high school.
She went on to be a three-time collegiate All-American while playing for the University of Virginia. During her four years there, the 1.68-meter guard helped Virginia to 110 wins against 21 losses and four collegiate national championship tournament appearances. She was national player of the year in 1991 and 1992 and when she finished her college career, Virginia retired her number 24.
After college, Staley played with a number of professional teams in France, Italy, Brazil and Spain. She returned to the United States when the American Basketball League formed in 1996 and played for the two seasons the league existed. When it folded, she joined the rival Women's National Basketball Association, playing for the Charlotte Sting. She was selected for three WNBA all-star teams.
Throughout her professional career, Staley has also competed on the U.S. national team. She won a gold medal with team USA at the 1994 Goodwill Games and was also a part of that year's bronze medal world championship team.
She was on the U.S. team that won 60 straight games in 1995-1996 en route to winning the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. She and the U.S. women repeated as basketball gold medalists at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Also in 2000, Staley was Designer Replica Handbags hired as head coach for the women's basketball team at Temple University in Philadelphia.
In her second season there, she guided the school to the Atlantic 10 conference title and its first national collegiate tournament appearance in 12 years. Staley also led Temple to the national collegiate tournament this past season and was named conference coach of the year.
Since becoming head coach at Temple, Staley still makes time to play with the national team. She helped the United States to a nine to nothing record in winning the 2002 world basketball championship.
Despite her coaching commitments, playing basketball and busy schedule helping others learn the game, Staley does not mind her lack of social time.
"I like to share my experiences with so many age groups, whether that is little girls, little boys to adults," she said. "I think I have a gift in that my passion for playing, my passion for people really has put my social life on the back burner."
The 34-year-old is just as busy off the basketball court. She started the Dawn Staley Foundation in 1996 which sponsors after-school programs, summer leagues and fund-raising activities for inner-city youths. The foundation also sponsors a three-hour program focusing on academics and athletics. Her work with this foundation earned Staley the 1999 WNBA Entrepreneurial Spirit Award.
Staley is also working on a book series aimed at 12 to 14-year-old girls about subjects ranging from challenges faced by that age group with self-esteem to how she got started playing sports.
Looking ahead to Athens, Dawn Staley believes that Australia, Russia and Brazil will be tough competition in the Olympic tournament.
"I think Australia has probably made the biggest improvement," said Staley. "I think the Sydney games really helped them out. I think the fact that they do have a women's professional league there as well as some of their players are internationally known, so that has helped close the gap."
With the possibility of leaving the national team after the Olympics, Staley is looking forward to what the younger players will do for the United States and believes they will continue to play well on the international level.
"I truly believe that we have the talent to be very successful in international play from here on out. I do," she said. "[New team members Prada Scarf like] Sue Bird, you got Diana Taurasi, you've got some of the younger players who now will get an understanding of what it is to be successful."
Before leaving the winning up to the younger players, Dawn Staley hopes to go three-for-three in Olympic competition and bring home another gold with the U.S. women's basketball team.
I am Parke Brewer, VOA Sports.
I Think I Can: How to Push Yourself to Success
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PRADA Handbags A couple of years ago, the Boston Marathon promoted its event with a series of inspiring billboards. All of them were black and white images of a runner, with a quote that expressed their reason for running. Some billboards were of fully mobile individuals and others were of those who were disabled but were determined to cross the finish line, either through a family member’s or friend’s assistance, or through the use of a prosthetic device. Each had different quotes, but one in particular really stood out: the runner’s response was simple: “Because I can.”
As kids, the “Little Engine that could” told us a valuable tale of an extraordinary spirit, of perseverance, of determination, of believing in ourselves. As adults, we don’t always have tales to teach us these valuable lessons. And, as a result we start making excuses. We stop learning. We stop trying.
“Because I can” eliminates these excuses. It pushes us past the status quo and our comfort zones. It gives us a reason to do the things that we think we can’t. And, it enables us to believe in ourselves.
Practicing “can” thinking is important to keeping us young, to having a positive outlook, to staying motivated and to reaching our goals. Further, it can help us lead richer and fuller lives that are more rewarding. The fact that you have the ability to do something empowers you to do it, whatever the task might be.
How can you use the power of “Because I can”? Here are a few ways to incorporate this positive thinking into various aspects of your own life:
Be More Active
Whether it is to get to the store or work, or if it is climbing the stairs instead of taking the elevator, embracing a “Because I can” attitude is Designer Replica Handbags an easy way to incorporate more activity into your life. Break the “I’m tired” or “It is too hard” or “It is too far” cycle. Increasing your activity level will provide enormous benefits, both physically and mentally.
Try Something New
It is easy for us to make excuses for why we shouldn’t try new things. Maybe you think it is out of your comfort zone. Maybe it seems too difficult. or maybe, it is just inconvenient. Reminding yourself that “You Can” try something new will help you to move past these roadblocks and discover new things about yourself and possible new interests.
Reach for the Stars
No matter how old you are, setting new goals and continually dreaming makes life more interesting and rewarding. Whether it is professionally or personally, find new ways to stretch yourself, to learn and to grow. Pushing yourself to be the best you can be will give you a sense of accomplishment. Further, you’ll never feel bored.
Speak Up
Often, we can become complacent in our lives, going through a routine and not addressing things that bother us or make us unhappy. You have a voice. Use that voice “because you can.” Communicating to loved ones, co-workers, and even your boss as to how you feel, what your needs and expectations are and what you are thinking can help you develop deeper, more meaningful and rewarding relationships. Further, you will be truer to yourself, inevitably making you a happier individual.
Go the Extra Mile
No, you don’t have to be a marathon runner to incorporate this slogan into your exercise routine. But, when you are at the end of your thirty minute aerobic workout, try going an extra ten minutes “Because you can.” You’ll empower yourself to push beyond the status quo. Additionally, you will strengthen your heart and burn off the cheesecake from the night before.
Increase Your Willpower
Saying “No” to our favorite indulgences can be challenging. However, developing a strong willpower, whether it is in response to our favorite chocolate cake or to over-shopping and spending past our means is something that we can all benefit from. Next time you are tempted to do something you think you might regret, try reminding yourself that you can say no. You have the power.
The human spirit can be very fragile, but incorporating positive thinking, such as “because I can,” while, eliminating “because I can’t” from your thought processes, can be very powerful Prada Scarf .
Little Girl
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Once upon a time...in the immense Russian steppe, lay a little village where nearly all the inhabitants bred horses. It was the month of October, when PRADA Handbags a big livestock market was held yearly in the main town. Two brothers, one rich and the other one poor, set off for market. The rich man rode a stallion, and the poor brother a young mare.
At dusk, they stopped beside an empty hut and tethered their horses outside, before going to sleep themselves on two heaps of straw. Great was their surprise, when, next morning they saw three horses outside, instead of two. Well, to be exact the newcomer was not really a horse. It was a foal, to which the mare had given birth during the night. Soon it had the strength to struggle to its feet, and after a drink of its mother's milk, the foal staggered its first few steps. The stallion greeted it with a cheerful whinny, and when the two brothers set eyes on it for the first time, the foal was standing beside the stallion.
"It belongs to me!" exclaimed Dimitri, the rich brother, the minute he saw it. "It's my stallion's foal." Ivan, the poor brother, began to laugh.
"Whoever heard of a stallion having a foal? It was born to my mare!"
"No, that's not true! It was standing close to the stallion, so it's the stallion's foal. And therefore it's mine!" The brothers Hermes Wallets started to quarrel, then they decided to go to town and bring the matter before the judges. Still arguing, they headed for the big square where the courtroom stood. But what they didn't know was that it was a special day, the day when, once a year, the Emperor himself administered the law. He himself received all who came seeking justice. The brothers were ushered into his presence, and they told him all about the dispute.
Of course, the Emperor knew perfectly well who was the owner of the foal. He was on the point of proclaiming in favor of the poor brother, when suddenly Ivan developed an unfortunate twitch in his eye. The Emperor was greatly annoyed by this familiarity by a humble peasant, and decided to punish Ivan for his disrespect. After listening to both sides of the story, he declared it was difficult, indeed impossible, to say exactly who was the foal's rightful owner. And being in the mood for a spot of fun, and since he loved posing riddles and solving them as well, to the amusement of his counselors, he exclaimed:
"I can't judge which of you should have the foal, so it will be awarded to whichever of you solves the following four riddles: what is the fastest thing in the world? What is the fattest? What's the softest and what is the most precious? I command Designer Replica Handbags you to return to the palace in a week's time with your answers!" Dimitri started to puzzle over the answers as soon as he left the courtroom. When he reached home, however, he realized he had nobody to help him.
"Well, I will just have to seek help, for if I can't solve these riddles, I will lose the foal!" Then he remembered a woman, one of his neighbors, to whom he had once lent a silver ducat. That had been some time ago, and with the interest, the neighbor now owed him three ducats. And since she had a reputation for being quick-witted, but also very astute, he decided to ask her advice, in exchange for canceling part of her debt. But the woman was not slow to show how clever she really was, and promptly demanded that the whole debt be wiped out in exchange for the answers.
"The fastest thing in the world is my husband's bay horse," she said. "Nothing can beat it! The fattest is our pig! Such a huge beast has never been seen! The softest is the quilt I made for the bed, using my own goose's feathers. It's the envy of all my friends. The most precious thing in the world is my three-month old nephew. There isn't a more handsome child. I wouldn't exchange him for all the gold on earth, and that makes him the most precious thing on earth!"
Dimitri was rather doubtful about the woman's answers being correct. On the other hand, he had to take some kind of solution back to the Emperor. And he guessed, quite rightly, that if he didn't, he would be punished.
In the meantime, Ivan, who was a widower, had gone back to the humble cottage where he lived with his small daughter. Only seven years old, the Gucci bags little girl was often left alone, and as a result, was thoughtful and very clever for her age. The poor man took the little girl into his confidence, for like his brother, he knew he would never be able to find the answers by himself. The child sat in silence for a moment, then firmly said:
"Tell the Emperor that the fastest thing in the world is the cold north wind in winter. The fattest is the soil in our fields whose crops give life to men and animals alike, the softest thing is a child's caress and the most precious is honesty."
The day came when the two brothers were to return before the Emperor. They were led into his presence. The Emperor was curious to hear what they had to say, but he roared with laughter at Dimitri's foolish answers. However, when it was Ivan's turn to speak, a frown spread over the Emperor's face. The poor brother's wise replies made him squirm, especially the last one, about honesty, the most precious thing of all. The Emperor knew perfectly well that he had been dishonest in his dealings with the poor brother, for he had denied him justice. But he could not bear to admit it in front of his own counselors, so he angrily demanded:
"Who gave you these answers?" Ivan told the Emperor that it was his small daughter. Still annoyed, the great man said:
"You shall be rewarded for having such a wise and clever daughter. You shall be awarded the foal that your brother claimed, together with a hundred silver ducats. But...but..." and the Emperor winked at his counselors:
"You will come before me in seven days' time, bringing your daughter. And since she's so clever, she must appear before me neither naked nor dressed, neither on foot nor on horseback, neither bearing gifts nor empty-handed. And if she does this, you will have your reward. If not, you'll have your head chopped off for your impudence!"
The onlookers began to laugh, knowing that the poor man would never to able to fulfill the Emperor's conditions. Ivan went home in despair, his eyes brimming with tears. But when he had told his daughter what had happened, she calmly said:
"Tomorrow, go and catch a hare and a partridge. Both must be alive! You'll have the foal and the hundred silver ducats! Leave it to me!" Ivan did as his daughter said. He had no idea what the two creatures were for, but he trusted in his daughter's wisdom.
On the day of the audience with the Emperor, the palace was thronged with bystanders, waiting for Ivan and his small daughter to arrive. At last, the little girl appeared, draped in a fishing net, riding the hare and holding the partridge in her hand. She was neither naked nor dressed, on foot or on horseback. Scowling, the Emperor told her:
"I said neither bearing gifts nor empty-handed!" At these words, the little girl held out the partridge. The Emperor stretched out his Prada Scarf hand to grasp it, but the bird fluttered into the air. The third condition had been fulfilled. In spite of himself, the Emperor could not help admiring the little girl who had so cleverly passed such a test, and in a gentler voice, he said:
"Is your father terribly poor, and does he desperately need the foal?"
"Oh, yes!" replied the little girl. "We live on the hares he catches in the rivers and the fish he picks from the trees!"
"Aha!" cried the Emperor triumphantly. "So you're not as clever as you seem to be! Whoever heard of hares in the river and fish in the trees!" To which the little girl swiftly replied:
"And whoever heard of a stallion having a foal?" At that, both Emperor and Court burst into peals of laughter. Ivan was immediately given his hundred silver ducats and the foal, and the Emperor proclaimed:
"Only in my kingdom could such a wise little girl be born!"