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Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Chapter 1: Donald Trump Calling -- Chapter 2: Deeds versus Words -- Chapter 3: The Nerd Prom -- Chapter 4: A Whale in a Bathtub -- Chapter 5: Cruz Control -- Chapter 6: "You Can't Always Get What You Want" -- Chapter 7: A Match Made in Heaven -- Chapter 8: Crooked Hillary -- Chapter 9: The False Charge of Hypocrisy -- Chapter 10: The Moral Sense -- Chapter 11: Liberal Hypocrisy -- Chapter 12: Trump's Pro-Life, Pro-Family Agenda -- Chapter 13: The "Borking" of Brett Kavanaugh -- Chapter 14: Fake News and the Death of Journalism -- Chapter 15: Russia, Ukraine, and Impeachment -- Chapter 16: 2020 -- Appendix One: "Promises Made, Promises Kept" -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Notes -- Index -- Copyright.

We all want to do the right thing. But determining the right thing to do isn't always easy. Everytime we pick up a newspaper or turn on the TV, someone tells us how we ought to behave. Rarely, however, do we get much assistance in deciding what to do for ourselves. Meanwhile, technological developments and rapid social changes make the right decisions-especially about the BIG issues-life, death, sex, justice, and so on-harder and harder to identify.Choosing the Right Thing to Do responds to the growing need that people of all ages have for moral guidance-without moralizing. It contains a rich

Part three of an interview with George Antonioni. Topics include: The importance of education and the careers of George's children. What it means to be an Italian. George's family now. Visiting Norma's family in Boston. ; 1 INTERVIEWER: … Social Studies teacher today? GEORGE: Well, first of all, I would tell them not too much has changed in the world. If you look at history, it's always been a -- there's always been turmoil. Today it's becoming more -- in our country, heavily rights-oriented, and we have forgotten what the Founding Fathers said. You have rights, but whatever your right, there is a responsibility; and we haven't been enforcing the responsibility part. We are so busy giving you rights that we're not reinforcing the idea that you've got to be responsible for your acts, and that if you go to look around in the courts, courts have been very lenient. But now, we've got these problems. Are we going to continue to just stress rights, or are we going to start looking at responsibility? And I think that's what the crux of the problem is, how to get America back to being responsible for their actions. You've been through the airports, and over the years they don't pay any attention, because it's my right to take this on the plane, it's my right to do this, and it's my right, but no one ever mentions responsibility. Well. And then I would also stress a point that America and Americans don't like long, drawn-out problems. We're so interested in quick solutions, and I would draw it back on -- just on Modern History. We had World War II. At the end of World War II, we don't talk about it, but there were riots. The military was almost in a state of riot. They had these rallies—I guess that would be a better term—in Paris, in Germany, in Manila. I was in Manila when it happened, and I remember walking around, we want to go home. If the war was over, let's go home. But the problem wasn't over yet. You know, the Russians were still throwing their weight around. But, no, we go home.2 INTERVIEWER: Okay. GEORGE: Korean War, the same thing. Let's get out. Vietnam, get out, forget the problem. And now we're running into it again. Even the Persian Gulf War. Some of us we want it. How long was the soldiers there? Their lives and the American public are saying get them back home. But the problem wasn't solved. So if we want to get a better world, we've got to start to have staying power. But that's not Italian stuff I'm telling you now. INTERVIEWER: No, it's history, and it's important. Now, did you have the same… you had mentioned the one generation of Italians or any ethnic group always tries to push their children to do more, get a better education, a better job. GEORGE: Yeah. INTERVIEWER: Did you do that with your own children? GEORGE: Well, I was always a firm believer. I was kind of a woman's rights person. My wife can tell you that. But I always believe that they should have the same thing men could have. I'm an educator, and I always believed education was a great profession. And so when my daughter was growing up, I kind of guided her towards being a teacher, and she always wanted to be a teacher, and she's an excellent teacher. In fact, she goes to school singing, too, you know, she likes it. But I always felt it would be a great profession for -- because we didn't have women's lib like we have today, but I always felt that this was a good job because if your husband dies, you're set. You're home when your children are home, so you can have the best of both worlds. You can be with your children and still get out in the world. And so I always want to make sure she had an education. I didn't worry about the boys going to college, but I always worried about my daughter going to college. I did not want 3 her to have to stay in an unhappy marriage or anything like that so she could be independent. And she's very happy as a school teacher. My two boys, George, teaches at the prison. He went to school, but school was never his ballgame. While he didn't like school, he never missed a day. Now you figure that out. INTERVIEWER: Now he's the entertainer? GEORGE: He was good, yeah. He teaches reading to other prisoners up at Ghana. And Chris is a college graduate also. But Chris, just happy being Chris. I mean, he doesn't miss a day of work and he's been working for the Victory Markets and does not want a promotion, but he's happy and they say if anything happened to me does have his college degree back of him if he wants to use it. But now with the grandchildren, Erin graduated from Syracuse, and she's finishing up at BU, and she wants to be in television, commentating, news reporting, things of that type. Ryan is in Fitchburg High, and right now all he's interested in is preparing for whatever athletic event he has. But he talks in terms of being in the Olympics as a skier, and he does enter national championship events. So he's only 16, so he's got a chance, so. But we always think of school. INTERVIEWER: Are these the children of your daughter? What is your daughter's name? GEORGE: Tina. INTERVIEWER: Okay. Does she go by her…? GEORGE: Married name. INTERVIEWER: Which is? GEORGE: Logan. INTERVIEWER: Logan. Where does she live?4 GEORGE: Right down the street, Northwest. She lives right over there. INTERVIEWER: Okay. GEORGE: Two streets over. INTERVIEWER: Nice and convenient. Now before, when you -- and many people do this. They apparently [unintelligible - 00:06:51] designation? GEORGE: Not really. You do what you do, then do the best you can, and that's it. If you want to go into those things, then you could say, "Well, I was the first one on the conservation commission." But see, a lot of these things, being first is timing. You were there at the right time. I was there at the right time. So if I want to list all the firsts I had, it's not that important. INTERVIEWER: No, it isn't. But as Italian? GEORGE: Oh, yes. Yes, yes. Yes, it's a different type of person, an Italian. Well, I don't have the attributes of the [unintelligible - 00:07:52] and things of that type. I mean, when you start getting into that, if you've been to Italy you can see all these things. I don't care what they say; these others can't do it or couldn't do it. And they talk French pastry. French pastry was not French pastry, but the Medici family brought it there when one of the women married a French king, and all these things. But everybody wants to say it's theirs. But no, they were a unique people. And of course what is an Italian? An Italian is a mixture of about 14 different races. Now there's no such thing as pure Italian, nor is there such a thing as a pure Frenchman or a pure Irishman, either. You're a mixture, and [they all are in] the right location [unintelligible - 00:08:48] the crossroads, just like the Greeks were, and you picked all these things up. Every group that comes through leaves some talent or whatever you want to call it behind when they go on. INTERVIEWER: What does it mean for you to be Italian?5 GEORGE: Well, to be an Italian, it makes me feel that I am part of the history of the world; makes me proud that I have ideas of family, which are strong in the Italian group, stronger probably than almost any other group in the world, and the desire to see your family get ahead. And I think also being Italian makes you proud that you're an American. I think most Italians are proud that they are Americans. They're not in Italy anymore, but that they brought that culture to America. And I'm sure there's great pride that if you look at some of these statistics, there are more Italians in the Armed Forces percentage-wise than any other nationality in the United States. So we have great pride in the things we do. I think that sums it up. Love of family, love of country. INTERVIEWER: Americans who are from Italian [unintelligible - 00:10:26] Italian-American. GEORGE: Yeah, they do. When I applied to Holy Cross, I went down to see a pastor who was Irish, Father Gannon, and he was a Holy Cross graduate. So I went down to see him because I had to fill up the papers. So on your application always says nationality, so I said Italian-American. And he said, "No, you're an American." Oh, all right. I'm American. I didn't use it that often after that. My first lesson being an American, you file an American. INTERVIEWER: [The same]? GEORGE: Well, I don't think they… I think they just think of themselves as American. Although Erin, because her name is Erin, she likes to remember the Irish part of her. She knows she's Italian. She knows that fact. She'll wear a t-shirt once in awhile, "I'm an Italian princess," but she talks about the Irish things because that's strange to her anyway, because all her relatives are Italian. She has no Irish relatives. 6 INTERVIEWER: [Unintelligible - 00:11:43] about that? GEORGE: He was willing to call his son Rocco Logan. INTERVIEWER: I guess they accepted it. GEORGE: And I didn't bring that up, because I am not Rocco. INTERVIEWER: Where did Rocco come from? GEORGE: I don't know. He decided, he thought Rocco Logan would be a good first name for him; and my daughter said, "No, it's not going to be Rocco." So they decided he's Ryan Rocco Logan. So when he enters competition as a skier, everybody gets a great chuckle. And that's unusual when he plays football and things like that. When he goes to his national events, his name is always announced as Ryan Rocco Logan. And most everybody cracks up, Ryan Rocco Logan. INTERVIEWER: It's an interesting name, though. GEORGE: Yeah. INTERVIEWER: Well, I think this would conclude our interview, unless you have anything more to add? Anything that you want? GEORGE: No. Except that, you know, it's been good life in Leominster, although my wife could have preferred we had moved closer to Boston. But she's weathered the storm. NORMA: I'm the only Leominster girl now. GEORGE: Yeah, she's a Leominster girl. NORMA: [Unintelligible - 00:13:01] Leominster girl. INTERVIEWER: So what was the attraction to Boston? NORMA: We came from Boston. INTERVIEWER: Oh, that's right. Your mother. NORMA: [Unintelligible - 00:13:09] our restaurant in Baintree. INTERVIEWER: Baintree. NORMA: [Unintelligible - 00:13:12] Baintree. Personally, I came from Dochester though, and my mother had a heart attack. My mother 7 opened a restaurant in Baintree, and they loved it, but I was [unintelligible - 00:13:22] I was a young girl. INTERVIEWER: And the families would visit even though you were so far apart? NORMA: Oh, yes. We used to visit a lot. GEORGE: What, visit? I used to take her home at least every second week. INTERVIEWER: Every second week. GEORGE: I would go to Boston. NORMA: [Unintelligible - 00:13:38] GEORGE: Yeah. We'd go for the weekend, every second week, for I don't know how many years. Then it was every second week, but just for the day. We'll always go back all the time. I was a good son-in-law. INTERVIEWER: I guess. Would you like to add anything, Norma? NORMA: No, just I'm glad to be in Leominster and had a good life and a good husband. GEORGE: You heard her say that. INTERVIEWER: I know. GEORGE: You got it on tape? INTERVIEWER: We have it on tape. GEORGE: We got it on tape, Norma. NORMA: You know what? I tell everybody I thank God. GEORGE: Oh, that was one of the biggest jokes we had. NORMA: That I was married to him. INTERVIEWER: Really? GEORGE: We were at the Elks one night. All the guys, they go to the bar, joking about different things. And every time I saw someone complain [unintelligible - 00:14:32] tough luck with their life or something that day so that I'm [unintelligible - 00:14:36] -- and I looked at and I say, you guys got it all wrong. My wife thanks God every day that she married me. And they looked, "You are crazy." And one guy goes, "You're nuts." I said I bet you a round 8 for the table that you ask my wife what does she do every day that she'll say that. He says, "You're on." You go the table he says, "Norma, what do you do every day?" "I thank --" [unintelligible - 00:15:01] [laughter] never finished it, "I thank." [Laughter] Well, that's it. INTERVIEWER: Well, thank you very much. This concludes the interview with George./AT/jf/bf/es

Rights and obligations are confusing. When people really want or need something they call it a right. Can they simply attach this word to anything they want? Can people disregard obligations with impunity? This book argues that they cannot. One must understand those relationships in specific ways to really know what can or can not be done with rights and obligations in public discourse and politics. They must create a web of interaction between citizens so that more long-term social investments may be made. Professor Janoski shows that individual rights protecting privacy, free speech, and legal access are more highly developed in social democratic countries than in liberal countries. On the other hand, obligations in those same social democratic countries are higher. On the whole, rights and obligations are in balance; or, you get what rights you pay for in terms of fulfilling obligations to the state and society

"Reputation management techniques that work amidst the unceasing flow of information Reputation Strategy and Analytics in a Hyper-Connected World is a complete guide to corporate communications and reputation management. Covering a range of scenarios from ideal to catastrophic, this book provides a clear blueprint for preparation, execution, and beyond. The discussion focuses on data-driven, evidence-based strategies for the modern digital economy, providing actionable frameworks, practical roadmaps, and step-by-step blueprints for deploying advance analytics, predictive modeling, and big data techniques to successfully manage communications and reputation. You'll learn how the right tools and people get the job done quickly, effectively, and cost-effectively, and how to identify and acquire the ones you need. Coverage includes the latest technology and cutting-edge applications, bringing you up to speed on what excellence in communications can realistically be. We live in an age of interconnectedness and transparency, and information travels at the speed of light to reach nearly every corner of the globe. This book shows you the key strategies and operational tactics required to respond successfully to financially damaging assaults on your company's reputation. Execute world-class corporate communications Prepare for best- and worst-possible case scenarios Manage organizational reputation in the digital economy Pick the right team and the right tools to get the job done Stories, rumors, lies — there is no safe haven. Big data, cloud, and mobile technologies are fueling a perfect storm of immense proportions, overwhelming the capabilities of organizations and individuals attempting to manage their brands and reputations when hit with damaging information or harmful stories. Reputation Strategy and Analytics in a Hyper-Connected World shows you navigate the never-ending information stream to keep your company out of the undertow"--

"Reputation management techniques that work amidst the unceasing flow of information Reputation Strategy and Analytics in a Hyper-Connected World is a complete guide to corporate communications and reputation management. Covering a range of scenarios from ideal to catastrophic, this book provides a clear blueprint for preparation, execution, and beyond. The discussion focuses on data-driven, evidence-based strategies for the modern digital economy, providing actionable frameworks, practical roadmaps, and step-by-step blueprints for deploying advance analytics, predictive modeling, and big data techniques to successfully manage communications and reputation. You'll learn how the right tools and people get the job done quickly, effectively, and cost-effectively, and how to identify and acquire the ones you need. Coverage includes the latest technology and cutting-edge applications, bringing you up to speed on what excellence in communications can realistically be. We live in an age of interconnectedness and transparency, and information travels at the speed of light to reach nearly every corner of the globe. This book shows you the key strategies and operational tactics required to respond successfully to financially damaging assaults on your company's reputation. Execute world-class corporate communications Prepare for best- and worst-possible case scenarios Manage organizational reputation in the digital economy Pick the right team and the right tools to get the job done Stories, rumors, lies & mdash; there is no safe haven. Big data, cloud, and mobile technologies are fueling a perfect storm of immense proportions, overwhelming the capabilities of organizations and individuals attempting to manage their brands and reputations when hit with damaging information or harmful stories. Reputation Strategy and Analytics in a Hyper-Connected World shows you navigate the never-ending information stream to keep your company out of the undertow"--

Introduction -- Don't Give the Public What It Wants; Give the Public What it Needs -- Radio Is Good for You! The Rise of Educational Radio -- Carnegie's Lemon? The Birth of NPR -- Washington Verus The Sticks -- Left, Right, or Always Establishment? The Bias Issue, -- Newt [Gingrich] Cometh -- Conclusion: What Is To Be Done?.

With Canadians travelling out of the country more than ever for business and pleasure, what happens if you get into trouble with the law in another country?In this lecture, we talk about extradition: What is it? Is it different from deportation and expulsion? What protections will the Canadian government provide (or not provide) you? What rights do you have in the process? And do you have to leave Canada to be targeted for extradition to another country (hint: not always!)?

"Smart and sassy relationship expert Siggy Flicker is your new fairy godmother. Having matched more than a thousand couples and embraced her own second chance at love, she knows finding a prince is no picnic. Now she's sharing the keys to building a fairy-tale romance, beginning with a honest assessment of what you really want to be happy. To help readers create the healthy, lasting relationships they deserve, Siggy is sharing her honest, empowering advice, including: Define the relationship you want. Set an intention and true love will follow. Forget what looks good "on paper." Sure he's Mr. Right, but is he right for you? Take a break from your dating rut with a Dating Detox. Step back and reevaluate your dating behavior. Learn how to make the most of the first five minutes. First impressions are important, so learn to send the right signals. Happily ever after means forever. Continue to work hard to keep your relationship strong and passionate. In Write Your Own Fairy Tale, readers will get a tried-and-true comprehensive guide to the first six months of dating and Siggy's exclusive plan to get over heartbreak ensuring you'll get from agony to over it in just six simple steps. Featuring practical exercises, real-life success stories, and lessons Siggy learned the hard way, Write Your Own Fairy Tale is a wake-up call for everyone looking for love--and a guide for making sure you get the happiness you truly deserve"--

A personal code for getting the best from everyone. We all know someone who is a natural 'people person'. They seem to understand what people really want, what they really think and what they really mean. They can effortlessly get people onside, and keep them happy and motivated. Is there something they know that the rest of us don't? Is it something we can all learn? The answer is a resounding yes. They know The Rules of People. These Rules are the guiding principles that show you how to connect with strangers, build strong relationships with friends and colleagues, and even get the best out of difficult people. They will help you say the right thing, do the right thing, and know instinctively how to handle every situation. You'll have relaxed, easy relationships and you'll be that person who gets on with everyone. This edition includes a new bonus section, 10 Rules for Socialising, to help you enjoy a relaxed social life by doing it in ways that suit you. You can be that natural 'people person' that everyone else aspires to be.

Personal and public perceptions -- The no and yes of politics -- It's a deal -- The power structure has changed: all politics is (not) local (anymore) -- Will you be our candidate? -- It's a play, and you are the lead actor -- Politics is a team sport -- Yes is always the right answer -- What do I know about that? -- There ought to be a law -- Make the rules, win the game -- You always know when the governor is serious -- Lead me not into temptation -- Everybody wants to go to heaven; nobody wants to die -- Not in my backyard -- Summoning the better angels of our nature -- The world is run by those who show up -- Reflections going forward

Introduction : embracing life in the Anthropocene -- Get schooled on the role of emotions in climate justice work -- Cultivate climate wisdom -- Claim your calling and scale your action -- Hack the story -- Be less right and more in relation -- Ditch guilt, forget hope, and laugh more -- Resist burnout -- Conclusion : feed what you want to grow.

Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Introduction: "Houston, we have a problem" -- Chapter One: You Are Not Alone -- Chapter Two: The Path -- Chapter Three: The Transition -- Chapter Four: What Do I Do About…?? -- Chapter Five: Jumpstarting Your Joy -- Chapter Six: The Next Right Thing -- Chapter Seven: Who Are You Anyway? -- Chapter Eight: Practice Makes Imperfect -- Chapter Nine: The Choice -- Chapter Ten: Love, Fear, and Lessons -- Chapter Eleven: Manifest and Get What You Want -- Chapter Twelve: What Will Keep You Stuck -- Chapter Thirteen: Your New Life Plan - Let's Do This! -- Thank You -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Sources and Permissions.