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Civilian Veto

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The Difference Between The Arabs And The Israelis
Notice that the cameras were given to the Palestinians by an Israeli organization, and that the Israeli official actually seems to care about human rights violations. Do you really think you get to live five minutes beyond shooting video of the horrible stuff that goes on in Arab countries?

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Don’t Call Me, I Won’t Call You
How about if I make my business costs cheaper by making you pay some of them — whether you like it or not?

That’s what Ryan Kincer is in the business of, as a member of “The Executive Team” of a telephone surveying company called Datascension. Three times in a row last night, I got called by a bunch of jerks at Datascension, asking me to take some movie-watching survey.

Now, I write odd hours, and steal naps in between. They’re integral to my writing process. The last thing I need, especially when I have a book due and every moment counts, is to be awakened by some low-wage boiler room worker buying Ryan and his Executive Team Members bigger houses.

How would Ryan and friends like it, I wondered — being interrupted by a person who doesn’t know them and who has no personal interest in them whatsoever, save for, well, turning them into a blog item?

I scanned the exec list, did some phone number lookups. I wasn’t quite sure which number belonged to the prez, so I went for the guy with the same last name. I found Chief Technical Officer Ryan Kincer’s home phone number pronto in public records — 951-736-3939 — and gave him a call.

I informed Ryan that his company had hijacked my time and a phone line I pay for (and not for Datascension’s benefit, believe it or not), and demanded to know why he thought it was okay to bother people at home so Datascension could make their marketing costs cheaper.

“We do not think it’s okay to bother anybody,” Ryan said, perhaps momentarily delusional about the business he’s in. He then volunteered that they called me with an electronic dialer that generated a random sample of telephone numbers, apparently dialing until they hit a gooder. Just warms the cockles of your heart, doesn’t it?

Why, Ryan, I asked, don’t you do the polite, ethical and civilized thing, and write me a letter and ask whether I’d like to participate before you invade my home? Write me and ask whether I’m willing to donate my time and the use of my telephone equipment to a “Premier Data Solutions Company.”

“People who hire us don’t hire us to do that … they just hire us to make these calls,” Ryan explained — as if that makes it all okay, treating my time and yours like it belongs to them.

So, Ryan…you’re only as “ethical” as you’re paid to be? Nice!

He bragged that Hollywood companies and other big companies use them — as if that makes okay. Then he said they employ lots of people. Yeah? So do drug dealers with a booming business at the local elementary school.

And then, the best of all: Ryan claimed that “some people” want to be called by telemarketers. Yeah? Any of you feel that way? Even one of you? And let’s see how well it worked out for this little old man.

I’m tired of people doing business by abuse, and I refuse to take it, if I can help it (in other words, if I can find the abuser’s phone number without hiring a private detective). I suggest those of you who feel the same way follow my lead.
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Here’s another great article about how to get your ex back and the very important rule to follow concerning hiding your desperation.  Enjoy!

When working on how to get your ex back it is very common and tempting to make several attempts to contact and meet with your ex after the breakup. This is one of the worst things that you can do. Constantly trying to call your ex, talk to them or bumping into them accidentally does not allow any time for you or your ex to deal with your negative feelings and emotions. There is no time for tempers to calm and hurt feelings to settle. If you are constantly trying to meet with your ex it makes you look desperate and needy and these are never good qualities to present to someone that you want to be in a relationship with.

Let’s say you call your ex after taking some time to take care of yourself and your emotions after the break up. If they don’t answer and you get their voice mail you may be tempted to leave a message. Don’t! Now is not the time. They will know that you called through caller ID. Now comes the hard part. You must resist the temptation to keep calling your ex until you get them on the phone. Multiple phone calls a day only makes you look bad in their eyes. Put the phone down. Ideally you should wait two to three days and then try to call again. Yes – this will be difficult but your ex will begin to see that you are not desperate.

Another reason why you shouldn’t call several times a day is to pique your ex’s curiousity. If they see you number on their caller ID the one time they may wonder why you called. They may be tempted to call you if they don’t hear from you again in a few days. It may work to your advantage.

In trying to get your ex back if you’ve called every two to three days for a week or so without a response you may need to take a break from attempting to contact the ex. Wait one to two weeks before calling again. In the meantime keep taking care of yourself. Go out, have fun, exercise, stimulate yourself to improve your outlook. This will only make you feel better and usually make you more attractive to your ex.

In the process of how to get your ex back if you’ve made contact it is certainly possible that your ex will say no to a meeting. If this happens you must still stay in control and hide any notions of desperation. Avoid the following:

1. Begging and pleading
2. Anger
3. Don’t rehash old arguments
4. Don’t fly off the handle

At this point the best thing you can do for yourself is to graciously accept their no, wish them well and end the converation. You maintain your dignity, self respect and won’t appear desperate.

By: Peter Harris

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In an effort to bring you the most relevant information out there about relationships and advice, I found this article that is really interesting.  It talks about 3 things you should avoid when you are looking to have to deal with a relationship break up.  Enjoy the article.

During the initial phases of dating and marriage, it seems like nothing can stand in your way. Storm clouds on the horizon? Who cares? It’s you and your significant other against the world with both of you winning by a comfortable margin.

But as good as it gets, it can be a tough job trying to sustain it on a permanent basis. Life has a way of throwing a monkey wrench into the equation. Suddenly every molehill turns into Mount Kilimanjaro. Everything becomes a drain on your relationship.

And then there are the internal factors. For instance in the early days, you overlooked some of your significant other’s idiosyncrancies because to you it was all part of their quirky charm. Now? Not so much. In fact some of their habits for the past few years have gotten on your last nerve. Have there been arguments about it? Too many to count and by the way they’ve let you know a time or two that you are not so perfect either.

Maybe the two of you have fallen out of love, become bored with the routine or met someone new. Whatever the reason, the relationship is over.

It’s tough medicine but here are a few things you may want to avoid.

1. Extreme Self Examination

It’s healthy to sit down and try to figure out what went wrong. Is there anything you could have said and done that would have yielded a more positive result? Of course, no one is perfect. But there comes a time when you have to stop putting yourself under the microscope and move on. It takes two to make or break a relationship so keep that in mind when you are doing some self analysis.

2. Guilt

You know that you need to move on with your life. You know also that you are going to meet someone new and hopefully better. But it is going to be a major chore if you keep blaming yourself for everything that went wrong. That’s a form of self sabotage which will have you walking on egg shells the rest of your life if you are not careful. You have to be free to be the person you can be. Assigning all the guilt to you for a relationship that didn’t work has a nasty way of finding its way into future relationships.

3. Anger

Okay you are less than happy that the relationship ended. Understandable. However after awhile you do yourself no favors by holding on to that anger. If you want to forcefully purge the environment of all things that remind you of you ex do so. After that take a step back and forgive them as well as yourself. Letting you rage fester and boil is just asking for trouble.

Breaking up for whatever reason can be a rough deal. The commitment, time, energy and trust that you have invested can easily be wiped out once the two of you call it quits. That’s a harsh thing to accept but it is vital that you do accept it. Hold on to the special times you both had and cherished but let everything else go. Recognize that something wonderful is on the way.

By: Daryl

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Article written by Daryl Campbell- The Relationship Tip – What are the 4 keys that can make or break a relationship?

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