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Ejoq needs work. The tramp starship Grizzelda needs a gunner. But what starts as a last-minute personnel replacement soon turns into something far more, with a non-functional duty station, his predecessor's emotional fallout, and a deeply buried secret that will change the course of nations. Through a dark odyssey across a violent, frozen world, and a haze of lies and shadowy clues, Ejoq will face frenzied zealots, frightened elitists, and dangerous mercenaries on an unknown mission. Revolution, intrigue, and battles among the stars...Better take a deep breath!

In early 2013 same-sex marriage was legal in only 10 states and the District of Columbia. That year the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Windsor appeared to open the door to marriage equality. In Texas, Mark Phariss and Vic Holmes, together for 16 years and deeply in love, wondered why no one had stepped across the threshold to challenge their state's 2005 constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage. They agreed to join a lawsuit being put together by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld LLD.

Motivation hat einen großen Einfluss auf unser Leben. Ohne die nötige Motivation sitzen wir nur antriebslos herum, wissen nicht, was wir mit unserer Zeit anfangen sollen und haben keine Grundsätze oder Ziele. Wir verfallen in eine negative Denkweise und üben auch auf andere einen destruktiven Einfluss aus. Dass fehlende Motivation Menschen negativ beeinflusst, ist nachvollziehbar, doch Studien zufolge führt Demotivation im Durchschnitt sogar zu rund 23% Leistungs- und Produktivitätsverlust!

In einer Welt, in der schon lange nicht mehr nur die eigene Leistung zählt, ist man gezwungen, auch andere Qualitäten zu adoptieren und zu perfektionieren. Natürlich darf man dabei die eigentlichen Fähigkeiten nicht vernachlässigen, aber Dinge wie Smalltalk, Körpersprache oder rudimentäre Organisationsfertigkeiten sind in der Berufswelt mittlerweile unabdingbar. Aber auch im Privatleben ist es von hoher Relevanz zu wissen, wann ich mit wem wie reden kann oder wann ich was besser selbst in die Hand nehme.

The year is 2036. The place, a rapidly decaying, totally (baked) Big Apple, New York City. Brainsm along with a few of his family, his best friend, Gil and three very orthodox Rabbis, have so far managed to survive the plague to end all plagues; by holding up inside the protected walls of what once not long ago was his families former Jewish delicatessen. On this day of days, Brains is determined to brave the dangers of zombies, street gangs, and other predators of the four-legged variety.

Unsere Welt dreht sich immer schneller. Ständig werden wir abgelenkt, von dem was wirklich wichtig ist. Wir handeln häufig einfach nur fremdgesteuert und vergessen dabei unsere eigenen Bedürfnisse. Wir reagieren nur noch auf die Umwelt und fühlen uns regelmäßig völlig überfordert und orientierungslos. Wissen Sie, wo Sie in den nächsten Jahren sein wollen? In 1 Jahr? In 5 Jahren? Nur die wenigsten Menschen nehmen sich wirklich etwas ganz bestimmtes vor, das sie erreichen wollen.

Along Comes the Association is the story of how Russ Giguere and his fellow band members in the legendary and influential pop group The Association came together to create unparalleled music, unique to the time and place, and never again to be repeated.

When 15-year-old Jack Sligo runs away from his loving Boston-Irish family, he hopes to get a summer job on a cruise ship. His dream becomes a nightmare when two strangers give him mysterious drinks in a waterfront saloon. Jack wakes up, far at sea, shanghaied aboard an African freighter. The ship’s first call is a remote jungle port in Venezuela where there’s plenty of thieves, rum and women, but no opportunity for escape.

Dream Big And Act Fast: Develop the Abundance Mindset That Leads You To Prosperity, Growth & Wealth is a compilation of stories and lessons from businesspeople, authors, millionaires, coaches, and investors that were inspired to develop a recipe for leading an abundant life.

Samuel Clemens grew up in a child's paradise--Hannibal, Missouri. There, mischief added humor to everyday events as Sam encountered the folks who would one day reappear as Huck Finn, Aunt Polly, and Becky Thatcher in his books, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. At eighteen, Sam left Hannibal to seek his fortune. He became a newspaperman and story writer.

A teenage girl with a choice to make; a stand-up comic running from his past; a woman giving birth while her world is torn to pieces. Space stations, starships, and people just being people. Five stories from the Stardrifter universe!

A remote corner of a bleak system... A broken-down gunboat, stuck in space... An incompetent captain and a misfit crew... A pirate ship, a silent target, and a whole bunch of secrets... So how's YOUR day going? There have to be easier ways to make a living -- easier than dying slowly in an obsolete boat, as its power drains out and life support fails. Forget the job; forget the pirate problem: there's only time for a desperate jury-rig and maybe a little hand-wringing! And anyway...what are the odds of running into trouble way out there? Set in a distant future among the stars, this series ...

Ejoq needs work. The tramp starship Grizzelda needs a gunner. But what starts as a last-minute personnel replacement soon turns into something far more, with a non-functional duty station, his predecessor's emotional fallout, and a deeply buried secret that will change the course of nations. Through a dark odyssey across a violent, frozen world, and a haze of lies and shadowy clues, Ejoq will face frenzied zealots, frightened elitists, and dangerous mercenaries on an unknown mission. Revolution, intrigue, and battles among the stars... Better take a deep breath!

The history of America cannot be told without the history of religion, the history of American religion cannot be told without the history of Catholicism, and the history of Catholicism in America cannot be told without the history of Jesuits in America. Jesuits in the United States offers a panoramic overview of the Jesuit order in the United States from the colonial era to the present. David J. Collins, SJ, describes the development of the Jesuit order in the US against the background of American religious, cultural, and social history.

A group of six young miners are exploring Asteroid AX245 to find the mineral ixonium. It is the most valuable substance in the galaxy and is used to power interstellar travel. The group splits into three teams to explore some tunnels in the asteroid’s surface. But just before one team begins digging into the rock, they receive an urgent message. The other team reports seeing a black, gooey substance oozing out of the rock. Their report is cut off by their loud screams—and then total silence. What happened to Team Gamma? And what is the black goo that seems to have a will of its own?

This podcast is dedicated to the folks running rural EMS services in the sticks. Whether you’re an EMT, paramedic, medical director, emergency medicine doc, or just interested in how ambulance medicine works, this podcast is for you!