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On the eve of his departure, the Prime Minister had said that his visit to the Philippines to attend the India-ASEAN Summit symbolises the country's commitment to deepening ties with the ASEAN member states and the Indo-Pacific region as part of the 'Act East Policy'.
I will be travelling to Philippines on a 3-day visit, starting 12th November. I will take part in the ASEAN-India and East Asia Summits, which symbolise India's commitment towards deepening engagement with ASEAN and India-Pacific Region. https://t.co/BMGDT8MobR- Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 11, 2017
Apart from participating in the ASEAN-India and East Asia Summits, in the three-day visit, Prime Minister Modi would also take part in special celebrations of the 50th anniversary of ASEAN, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Leaders' Meeting and ASEAN Business and Investment Summit.
"My participation in them symbolises India's commitment to continue deepening relationship with ASEAN Member States, in particular, and with the Indo-Pacific region, in general, within the framework of my Government's Act East Policy," the prime minister had said in a statement yesterday.
PM Modi said he looks forward to having a bilateral meeting with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte and will also have interactions with other ASEAN and East Asia Summit Leaders.
He said he was also looking towards connecting with the Indian community in the Philippines.
The 10-member grouping ASEAN and India comprise a total population of 1.85 billion people which is one-fourth of the global population. The combined GDP has been estimated at over 3.8 trillion dollars.
Trade between India and ASEAN stood at $65.04 billion in 2015-16 and comprises 10.12 per cent of India's total trade with the world.

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Shown above is a frieze on the pediment over the entrance to the former Banca d'Italia, later called the Bank of America, which was founded in San Francisco. Hera/Juno, the matriarchal goddess and wife of Zeus, holds the hands of Aphrodite/Venus and Hermes/Mercury, who is clad only in the winged shoes and hat that made him superhuman. These symbols indicated his ability, as Zeus's messenger, to travel around the "axis mundi", the cosmic pole around which all life revolves. The Romans merged Hermes with the ancient Italic god Mercurius, whose name came from "mercari", which was linked to the act of carrying on a business. He also protected travelers, many of whom were traders, and thus became the god of both legal and illegal riches and profit. As the god of commerce, Mercury was most often depicted on buildings in the 19th century downtowns of American cities that were devoted to business and finance. A train and a ship, symbols of progress that contributed to San Francisco's prosperity, occupy the sections at either end of the frieze.
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So, last night, I promised chosenfire28 that I would make her a rec list of Kradam fics but I'm also including a couple of Kris/guy other than Adam, which is why it's not a Kradam GIF, lol! (Logic, I have it.) But there's been some amazing fics from kradamadness that I know she's missed out on so I'm using this as an opportunity to shove them at her (and anyone else that's interested).
Doors by akavertigo
About a week of mansion life it was becoming glaringly obvious that Kris was going to have to say something. He didn't want to, really, but Danny was turning twitchier by the day. He'd spilled the OJ onto his lap while trying to pour it into his Trix, and Kris figured enough was enough. It was getting hard to watch.
It wasn't hard to find the opportunity either, not with Matt's inexplicable need for truth-or-dare melding sessions. ("Like bonding, only stickier!" "Who took off his gag?") All Kris had to do was sit through the standard cliches—amateur stripper pole dance, bout of gay chicken, licking someone's toothbrush, the when/where/who virginity question—before getting green-lit with the right opening.
Okay, I know I told Krystal I'd be posting mostly stuff from kradamadness but this totally counts! The prequel was posted there and is actually next on the list. So with that in mind....
b/o\r/d\e/r\l/i\n/e by akavertigo
It's not that Kris doesn't like doctors. He does. They're smart and have Important Jobs, and usually give presents. Like, Dr. Sanders has lollipops and Dr. Moscovich has stickers and wacky toothbrushes.
The only thing he gets from Dr. Busker, though, is questions because the only thing they ever do is talk, talk, talk. Kris figures Dr. Busker is very lonely.
Just like his monster.
Prequel to Doors and, well, all I have to say is that I still really want more of this series. OMG, it's fantastic!
Husband-Revealing Magical Lemonade by moirariordan
In his defense, the potion looked a whole lot like a glass of lemonade, and it was just sitting on the kitchen counter one day, and Kris had just gotten in from mowing the lawn and he was hot, and also a teenage boy, so he just grabbed it and drank, throwing his mom a weird look when she shrieked, dropping a platter of cupcakes on the floor. Plus, it tasted like lemonade, too. So how was he supposed to know?
Oh God, Kim cracks me up in this. Kris is hilariously clueless while Adam is so very Adam. Also, Brad is in this! Yay! (I swear I usually have much better reasons for loving a fic but this one is just awesome and so I keep flailing over the characters in it and the fact that they are all just as awesome as the fic.)
Genie in the Closet by jeyhawk
The whole thing is Brad's idea. Supposedly he's Adam's fairy godmother, but aside from the fact that he sparkles and has a pretty fucking magic wand, Adam's never really seen any proof of that. For one, he's sure you're not supposed to date your fairy godmother and he did that, repeatedly (magic wand, okay?), and second he's pretty sure your fairy godmother is supposed to help you, not mock you, which seems to be Brad's main goal in life.
Kris is a genie. Kris is a GENIE. I shouldn't even have to say anything else other than that. Also, jeyhawk wrote it. So, hello. Agh, just go read it! (Also, Adam's band is in this and it's all sorts of hilarious the crap that Adam gets from them.)
The One Where Kris Is Having Adam's Puppies by jeyhawk
"You can't just take him," Adam says to the two black clad men who have Kris between them, marching him towards the door. "He's pregnant."
"Believe me. We know," one of the men in black says, Adam thinks he heard Kris call him Cale.
"With my baby."
The other black clad man, who may or may not be called Andrew, gives Adam an amused look over his shoulder.
"With your puppies," he corrects.
Mpreg! With werewolves! How do you even resist that? I'm just saying.
There's No Such Thing As A Hypothetical Question by anonymous
That was ironic really when Adam thought about it. That he would see the slotting of hands as the absolute determinant of true love. Especially since it wasn't as if the yardstick he had for comparison had been borne out of any big love affair. I mean, they had never even been on a date for crying out loud. They had been the best of friends arisen from circumstances and timing but they had made it work. The hand holding thing wasn't even that. They had done that sometimes when they were both alone and usually when Kris was trying to do something for Adam - comforting him about the loss of his favourite clothes when the airline lost his bag for 3 days, trying to calm Adam when he got a call from Madonna to perform with her at a benefit and once in a deserted movie theatre somewhere in random America, when both of them had fallen asleep during a movie and their fingers had intertwined so naturally while they used each other for head support while they slept. Adam had woken up before Kris and had just sat and stared at their intertwined fingers, his mind trying to catalog the feeling of contentment, of completeness and just how brilliant it felt when hands fitted each other perfectly.
Oh boys. Sometimes, you're just dumb. *shakes head* But that's okay! As long as things work out, right? Right. :D
Not an actual fic but one of the most amusing threads I've ever been part of!
Okay, so just scroll down passed the big bang talk and it's basically me and moirariordan outlining a fic about Randy being a terrorist, Kris and Katy being in the CIA, and Adam being clueless about EVERYTHING. It's good for a laugh! :D
Angel by echelonlove
That's when Adam saw him. He was beautiful, like an ethereal being, his angel costume was perfect for his small figure. Now he was rambling which meant he had fallen in love. He barely registered Brad trying to get his attention before he walked over to the angel. "Hey there," he said in his sexiest voice. "I'm Adam, what's your name."
"Oh, um, I'm, uh, Kris...with a K," the angel, Kris, stuttered.
He's so adorable, I'm definitely keeping him, Adam thought.
Angel!Kris! Come on, people totally know that that's a weakness of mine. And I love how adorable Kris is in this and how Adam is all yay over him. Awww.
Other Duties As Assigned? by house_of_lantis
"Adam Lambert…the rockstar?" Kris said, his voice rising to the sonic levels only dolphins would be able to hear. "You sold the artificial clone of me to Adam Lambert?"
I think that sentence speaks for itself but I think you should go read the story because it's absolutely fantastic!
A Tale of Two Tails by arasigyrn
Of all the questionable life-style choices Adam has made in his life (and there are a lot to choose from), he never expected volunteering at a ecological charity to be the one that ruined his life.
Adam is a Maltese Tiger and Kris is a fox. OMG, read it! It's amazing!
Beep! by jerakeen
He wanted the robot's life. He didn't want to leave.
And of course, that's when Simon called and told him that robo-Kris was finally fixed.
The fucker had the worst timing in history.
This prompt made me laugh on its own but there were some great fics as a result of it and, of course, this was one of them. And this one goes a bit differently than the others did so that's another fun part!
Wolf & Fox by skykissed
The chuffing noise, meanwhile, had startled the fox enough that the small canine had stumbled, and tumbled into a tree. Not entirely the most graceful move in the world. Adam could not help the soft snorting sound he made, which was as close as he came to laughter (because he was not a hyena, thank you very much). And then he rose to his feet and padded silently across the clearing, on large, dark claws.
Agh, I love this fic so much! I could read it over and over. JS. As well as the other fics in this verse! :D
If I Had You by house_of_lantis
It was time for Kris to go home.
He snorted to himself; that was ironic. Of course, he could never go home again – his real home, that is. That was lost to him forever. He looked up at the sky, his eyes tracking the distant galaxies until he found the dead space where his home planet, Krypton, once existed.
Home, for now, meant Conway, Arkansas.
It's a Smallville/Kradam AU! And there's Clex and mentions of Adam, Lex, and also Bruce Wayne being the three richest up and coming guys. I don't even have to say anything else, right? I had you at Smallville/Kradam AU?
In Which Kris IS a Stray by skykissed
His hand was halfway to his pocket, reaching for the phone to call the police, when the figure huddled out there turned and Adam caught a glimpse of the biggest brown eyes he had ever seen, which looked about as threatening as a drowned puppy.
His heart melted a little bit, and he cursed himself for being a sucker for tiny and cute.
OMG, seriously, I find this incredibly adorable - especially alien!Kris in this. I love this fic so much. It's great for a smile.
Adam needs space fic by moirariordan
It was the empty Gatorade bottles overflowing in the kitchen. The discarded tennis shoes by the door, scuffed and horrifying. The pencils, gnawed down to the lead guts, scattered all over the coffee table. The stupid movie box set, limited edition, bonus-packed with over twelve hours of stunning bonus features on top of the DVD player in prime position, for Christ's sake, it's about talking turtles, seriously? Seriously.
Ah, Adam. You're so clueless. *shakes head* Silly boy. Just admit your feelings for Kris and go with it.
For All the World is Hollow And I Have (hopefully) Touched Adam by skykissed
Being accepted into Starfleet Academy had been the highlight of.. well, his whole life. He had startled everyone back home by faring so very well on the competitive entrance exam (his finish time had been remarkable, the instructor had said), and his marks during the six week Preparatory Program during the summer had been near the top of the class. Kris Allen, everyone said, was a very promising cadet.
Star Trek AU! Need I repeat Star Trek AU? I love it. Yay! *dances*
A Place Called Haven by skykissed
The entrance to Haven could be found at the top of a rainbow. Or on the edge of a shore, where crystal blue-violet waters lapped right outside the door. It was found deep in a tangled forest, and down in the depths of a cave. It lazed on the edge of a cloud, and inside a snowflake. There were many entrances into Haven.
If you were in LA, the entrance was a little less exciting.
OMG, this fic! THIS FIC. I can't tell you how I flailed over updates for this one. Holy crap! And actually at skykissed's DW there's another fic set in this verse for one of the other pairings from the fic. Kris is so oblivious in this. He just says that everything weird is because it's because it's LA.
Positive by skykissed
"This cannot be happening," Kris exclaimed, distraught, as he emerged from the bathroom holding a home pregnancy test with a very distinctive and obvious plus sign on the end. "I'm pregnant!"
His roommate, Allison, looked up from where she was filing her nails and said, "That's weird."
Kris squawked and threw up his hands, losing his grip on the pregnancy test. The stick went flying across the room and nearly hit Allison in the head.
"Ewwww!" she shrieked, diving out of the way. "You peed on that! Gross!"
"Allison!" Kris said, arms still flailing. "I think you are missing the point!"
That intro is just....well, come on. Do I even need to say anything after that section? (Noticing a pattern in authors here too?) This is one hilarious and awesomely done mpreg. And speaking of awesomely done mpregs, this one should be here too....
Earth Boys Are Easy by jerakeen
Kris blinks at the obviously crazy person in front of him and wonders if he put something in the mud-colored drink. Not that Kris has any intention of drinking it.
"You can't impregnate me," Kris says, going along with the insanity. "I don't have the parts."
The man looks him up and down. "Your parts seem adequate to me."
Kris snorts. "Adequate? You really need to work on your pick up lines, buddy."
Hahahahaha. Adam's the best alien ever. I love his pick up line and how Adam just does not care that Kris insists they can't have a baby.
A Private War by moirariordan
"Allen." He hands his - modest - case of belongings off to an impatient ensign, who speeds off without a word. "Kristopher Allen."
"Jim Kirk." His handshake is firm, and he squeezes a little too hard - an attempt an intimidation or just an aggressive nature, Kris isn't sure. "Sorry, I just - really, I'm not crazy, honest. So you can comm Chris back and get your cushy teaching job back if you want because we're all ship-shape here. Mentally, I mean."
Kris doesn't even try to hold back the smirk. "Are you under the impression that the admiralty thinks you're mentally unstable, sir?"
Kirk snorts. "If by 'under the impression' you mean 'they've said it to my face multiple times' then, yeah."
OMG, another Star Trek AU that I'm in love with and I know it's a WIP but it is FABULOUS. The banter, all of it, is amazing.
Marriage Made & Alien Relations by arasigyrn (the code keeps failing for some reason)
Kris' shoulders are hunched up and he looks tiny, so much smaller than he should in front of the massive trees. He won't look at Daniel and Daniel promises himself for the hundreth time that he's going to kill Lambert the second they make it back to Earth. He doesn't say so; they'd learned better than to say so where Kris could hear them. Irony was lost on the Elphae and he got upset and the planet started trying to kill them (again).
OMG, I need a third part of this series NOW. Yesterday. Weeks ago. SOMETHING. SG-1 crossover AU and it is awesome!
Path, Light, & Harmony by jerakeen
He hands the ZPM over to McKay, but doesn't—can't—look away from Adam's eyes. They're an unnaturally bright blue, as mesmerizing and alien as the first moment Kris had seen them. But they're no longer smiling at him fondly. No, they look betrayed now. Betrayed, and hurt, and furious.
Kris chokes on his next breath. Adam is never going to forgive him.
How did that become so important to him in just three days?
"Adam. Please," he begs, frozen in place.
You know me and my happy endings so despite the snippet, give it a shot! :D Either way, it's a SGA crossover so it's even more awesome.
I Never by house_of_lantis
Tommy divvied up the shot glasses as everyone settled around the table, getting comfortable on Adam's plush carpet or pulling the black leather armchairs closer to reaching distance of the table. Kris sat on the floor, his back against the leather sectional. He grinned as Adam tumbled down beside him.
"So we're seriously going to play 'I Never'?" Kris said, warily.
Brad snickered. "Don't worry, Kris, we'll be gentle with you."
Hahaha, I think the title explains it all. *snickers*
Undercover by house_of_lantis
Kris turned his head to see Adam standing in the doorway. Tommy was the first one out the door but Monte stopped beside Adam, whispering something to him, too low for Kris to hear.
"I'll take care of it," Adam said, his voice low and tense. Monte turned to look at Kris one last time before he left the basement room.
Adam picked up the folding chair against the wall and dragged it across the room, setting it next to Kris. He sat down and stared at Kris, looking him over. "How could you be so fucking stupid, Kristopher – if that's even your real name? What is your real name?"
He didn't say anything. He wondered if he was going to make it out of this alive.
Holy shit, this one is intense and totally worth reading. *shoves people at this fic* Just go. Read.
It's Always Been You by ladymichaelis
"Honestly, you people are horrible at planning surprises," Kris Allen heard Tommy Ratliff declare over the din of the chaos that was currently taking over his world. "Whose stupid idea was it to send Brad shopping with Adam as an attempt to distract him? You know very well how Brad's mouth works when he's excited about something. This is all doomed to fail."
"Oh, I know how that mouth works, alright," Cassidy Haley laughed. "Believe me, I've had it wrapped around a certain part of my anatomy quite a number of times now. You need to stop worrying about everything, Tommy Joe; this is all going to go according to plan."
"Whatever. Brad is going to end up saying something suspicious, and Adam will manage to pry the whole story out of him because he can be such a brat when people are keeping things from him. Anyway, I'm off to find Kris; he's probably the only one in this house who isn't in the mood to pin carnations in my hair right now."
Kris and Adam should just get married. The end.
Bridal shower fic - 1st parts & Bridal shower fic completed here! by anonymous
The mood of the lunch had been strange for a while until Kris said "so, are we gonna have naked women at the stag night?" which had first gotten the majority at that table stunned that the word "naked" had come from those pure lips and then an emphatic "oh yeah" from Neil before 4 different conversation threads were started all at once about the planning for the stag night. In the middle of the ridiculous brainstorming, Adam had looked straight at Kris and mouthed a quiet "thank you" to be met with a lopsided smile.
Again, I say it: Kris and Adam should just get married. Hear that, universe? Get on that.
Stay While It Heals by writhedbeneath
Because he knows why, knows exactly what Kris fears, and why he's holding back. And the worst part, the part that makes his heart hurt, hurt like a physical pain, is that Kris is right. They don't talk about it a lot, but sometimes, in the middle of the night, when their voices have grown hoarse from talking about everything and nothing, Kris will whisper his worries into Adam's chest, Adam's hands soft and soothing on his back, trying to reassure him about something they both know will happen anyway.
"I'll never be able to go back," Kris's voice is so small, and his body, curled up tight into Adam, feels just as tiny. "Everyone there, they'll hate me, they'll know I was a liar, this whole time."
This is just gorgeous and a bit hurty but you can feel the love (tonight) between the boys. Just...yay!
Can't Buy Me Love by dollydolittle
Kris looked up and Adam was standing there, a blush on his cheeks, seemingly awkward. "Like it," Kris echoed. "You're insane, aren't you?" He let his gaze skim over the Fender and sighed. "This must be what going insane feels like," he murmured.
"You look pale," Adam observed anxiously.
He needed to regroup. Kris shook his head. "Okay, here's the thing Adam, I'm not a prostitute." Adam cocked his head to one side and raised an eyebrow. "No matter how much stuff you buy me, I am not going to sleep with you," Kris clarified.
Boys are so clueless. I love it!
when the wolfsbane blooms by dollydolittle
There was something about the forest that day. Kris paused slightly, kicking up dust with his wheels as he braked, and frowned. It seemed darker and wilder than usual, and Kris shook his head and told himself he was being ridiculous.
But the sensation got worse the farther into the trees he went. He couldn't stop the feeling that he was being watched, followed… His heart started beating faster, and he couldn't blame it on the exercise, not even with the speed at which he was pedaling.
There is something ver beautiful about this one, I loved it after I first read it.
Blind Date by cathalin
It took Kris a while to figure out what was weird about this blind date.
What was weird was, it wasn't weird. Sure, it'd been awkward for the first few minutes. But then Kris had quoted a Michael Jackson song and Adam had smiled a huge smile and quoted another one back at Kris. Pretty soon they were laughing about the bad taste they'd had as preteens and confessing to writing terrible lyrics and crushing on people with awful hair.
"Stop laughing at my angst, man," Kris deadpanned after Adam laughed so loudly at his story that people at the nearby tables turned around and stared. "My pain is still with me."
Adam waved his hands around and his face turned red. "I'm dying," he gasped. "And your lyrics were actually better than my poetry."
I admit, I have a weak spot for blind date fics and this one is no exception. I love how it goes from playful to full of sexual tension so quickly because of how easily they click.
i'm game if you are by moirariordan
He can tell Kris is expecting him to go all caveman any second; he's not offended, the sideways glances and little jumps any time Adam reaches out a hand are just this side of adorable, actually. Plus there's actual fear, there, Adam sees, covered up by a smooth layer of bravado and bullshit, two things that Kris is truly excellent at, but not not excellent enough that Adam can't see through them.
But there's an element of challenge there, too, in the way that Kris catches his wrist as Adam passes him on the way to the kitchen, the casual-but-not movement of fingers on his skin, the light kiss he gets, a tiny reward in itself, the expression on his face as he ambles away. I'm afraid, is what his body says, I'm afraid, so prove me wrong.
Oh, this is just such an awesome fic. I loved the prompt and I remember I wanted someone to write something for it and we got a couple of awesome fics but this is the one I've gone back to quite a bit.
The Day Kris Allen Shut Down Twitter by house_of_lantis
The phone rang and he groaned, picking it up and checking the caller ID. With a relieved breath, he answered the call. "Lane, ohmygod, what's going on? Why has my entire fanbase uploaded old Kradam stuff on my Twitter?"
"So you haven't read it yet?"
"Read what? I woke up like five minutes ago," Adam said, kicking the covers of his legs and sitting up on the edge, rubbing the sleep from his eyes. "What the hell is going on?"
"Kris came out on 'Rolling Stone'," she said, her voice no-nonsense.
Oh, another intense one. With angst that just hits you and then by the end of it, there's hope. That's all I'm saying.
when it hails, it pours by eirana_regan
He asks around to locate his erstwhile…Kris, but no one seems to know where he is. Adam wants to burn something, because that always makes him feel better, but everything's too wet and cold and wet.
The water mages are loving the snow - not everyone is lucky enough to be able to shield themselves from it - but Adam plays with fire, and fire refuses to obey him until the snow is gone; it's temperamental that way.
They're elemental wizards! (Mages? Hmmm.) And this fic includes the absoluely awesome fabulous sentence: "And then he set Adam's hair on fire." Ahahahahahahaha!
Bright Lights, Bigger City by gezana
He didn't want his condition to become a thing. Something to make reporters coo and sigh in fake empathy, something to martyr himself and gain the sympathy vote with. It wasn't like it affected his voice or anything, and the difficulty of reading lyrics or notes on a page, well, with a lot of work he could get through it. It also helped to call up his friends back home and have them read stuff aloud to him whilst he tried his best to memorise it.
He couldn't really ask the others in the competition to do it for him. For one thing, he could hardly ask them to sacrifice their own practising time reading songs out to him like he was a little kid. For another, none of them knew.
I love this prompt and I really love the way it was handled. I know nothing of the condition that Kris has in this fic but I thought that the fic handled it well. And Kris trying to hide it from everyone...well, when has that ever worked or ended well? Really?
Drifted by fictionalcandie
Absolutely the most interesting thing about Kris — probably the only interesting thing, but it doesn't matter really because Kris has never, ever even mentioned it to anyone, ever — is that he knows what Adam Lambert looks like with his black knit cap crooked on his ginger hair, snow in his eyelashes, a ruddy cold-flush on his freckled cheeks, and his lips parted in a startled gasp from when Kris landed on him.
That was last year.
OMG, I love fictionalcandie's fics. (The dragon one! Agh!) *sigh* I'm gonna need another post.
Waiter AU by pennilesspoet
The adorable guy has been sitting at table twelve for the better part of an hour, fiddling with a little red box, and nervously sipping on a glass of wine. Adam kind of wants to take him home, wrap him in a blanket, and keep him forever.
In a totally non-creepy way, of course.
The adorable guy is starting to look really miserable at this point, and Adam would like nothing better than to find whoever it was that stood this cutie up (On Valentine's Day no less!) and do very, very violent things to them.
FLUFF! OMG, happy happy fluff!
Take All the Time Lost (The Snow Globe Fic) by writhedbeneath
Kris looks up at him questioningly, confused and overwhelmed. Adam. His Adam. He found him already. Standing in front of him, close enough to reach out and touch.
"I'm Adam, by the way," he says, extending his hand towards Kris. Kris reaches out, his own hand still a little shaky. Adam's is warm and soft against his own, solid and firm.
"You're so cold," Adam says, kneeling down to Kris's seated level, and adding his free hand on top of Kris's, so Kris's hand is sandwiched in between the warmth of fingers and palms.
NGL, this is currently my favorite WIP for the snow round at kradamadness. It's just so well done and there's angst and hope and OMG, this better end happy or I'll be a mess. I just know it. EDIT: It's complete! I've updated the link so it'll take you to the full story! :D
Okay, I better wrap this up so for now, the only Kris/Other I'm putting here are the two Kris/Jared Padalecki fics I found. Where they are Flirty McFlirts.
Catnip, Hop, Skip and Jump, & Legend In His Own Mind
"I know you just wanted to get your hands all over me," he says. "I'm on to you."
"Busted," says Jared unapologetically. "Hey, is this costume really necessary? Do angels really need clothes?"
"I've told you a hundred times," says Misha, looking pointedly at his own overcoat. "Don't undress the guest stars."
"Without permission," says Jared. "Don't undress the guest stars without permission. I remember."
"Angels need clothes when they're in the Canadian woods in the spring," says Kris. "Or at least, this Southern angel does."
"Point taken," says Jared, and as a Texas boy, Kris feels he probably understands.
Oh God, I need more of this verse and just more Kris/Jared in general. They're just so fantastic.
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Readers of my reviews know that I do not believe in UFO's or life on other planets. I firmly believe that we on Earth are alone in the universe. That doesn't mean, however, that I don't enjoy a good UFO story or alien abduction testimonial. I am drawn to these modern-day fairy stories and when the library acquired UFO Crash in Brazil: A Genuine UFO Crash with Surviving ETs: A Thorough Investigation by Dr. Roger K. Leir, I knew I had to read it.
UFO Crash was published by The Book Tree, a small publishing house in San Diego that deals specifically with metaphysical, spiritual and other controversial subjects. Unfortunately the publisher did not seek the services of an editor, as UFO Crash was littered with numerous spelling errors. How could a practising doctor release a book for publication that was so sloppily written? Let this be a warning to any author: I don't care who you are or how many letters you have strung after your name, if you can't write a sentence in decent English, you come off looking like a fool. The entire topic of your book is overshadowed by the fact that you are barely literate. I cannot write about UFO Crash without pointing out that Leir wrote it's for its every time he wrote the possessive form. The capital city of Brazil is apparently Brasalia. If one claims to have written a "thorough investigation" about an extraordinary phenomenon such as a UFO crash with surviving alien beings, I am going to expect exceptional proof. That Leir couldn't even get the names straight of key people in the investigation who either served as interpreters or interview subjects made me lose more credibility in his skills as an investigator. For example, the first name of his interpreter volleyed from being called Rudolfo or Rodolpho or, worse, a young woman who allegedly saw an alien was named Valquira, Valquria or Valquiria--a different spelling on three consecutive pages. Reduncancies also made me cringe: surely an editor would have trimmed "9:00 PM in the evening".
So now you know that a blue-pencil grammar snob who doesn't believe in UFO's is going to review this book. UFO Crash is about an alleged extraterrestrial accident that took place in January 1996 near Varginha, Brazil. A number of aliens were reported to have survived the crash and were found near the site. Some aliens went into hiding and were discovered later. Leir conducted interviews through an interpreter with these eyewitnesses and with those who suffered in the aftermath of the UFO crash.
The interviews he conducted produced conflicting testimonies. The descriptions of the aliens differed wildly and dates didn't coincide. Don't investigative journalists try to pinpoint the exact date and time when an event occurred? When confronted with two different crash dates, Leir even provided a wacko theory that there could have even been two crashes. Not just one UFO sighting clouding people's memories, but two crashes. Who is this guy?
Leir claims that the Brazilian military hid the bodies and all traces of the crashed spacecraft. Doctors even operated on an injured alien. A soldier, alternately named Marco Eli Cherese or Chereze supposedly died after touching an alien with his bare hand. All of this is covered in merely 150 pages. His interview subjects gave the vaguest answers and in spite of this lacking testimony, and a complete absence of any kind of space debris as physical evidence, Leir is convinced that he had conducted a thorough investigation. His own assessment of his investigative efforts produced this laughably conceited claim:
"It is my unwavering and undoubting belief that this text, being an investigation into the absolute truth of these events, is one of the most important documents of the modern world and should be held in the highest esteem."
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"Come and see" versus "come and do"— two different approaches to fostering the visitor trade in Washington County. Two approaches that, in terms of dollars and cents (or is that sense), have different economic outcomes. So, what does that mean?
A simple illustration answers that very basic question. You don't go "to see Disney World;" you go "to do Disney World." Seeing something is just a passive action while doing something is active and speaks to a destination not just a vista.
I remember a trip to Ireland several years ago. We went to see the "Book of Kells" — ho hum, boring. But when we went to "kiss the Blarney Stone," that took some doing. My back has yet to straighten out after that backwards bend. Seldom do I tell friends to go to see the Book of Kells when they are in Ireland, but I always tell them to make sure they kiss the stone.
Point one: Memories are, more often than not, associated with doing rather than seeing.
Sure, I remember seeing the whales jump out of the water on Maui's Kapalua Bay while I was playing golf on the Bay Course at the Kapalua Resort. How many were there, what color they were, and how high they jumped, I don't remember. It's just a faded memory.
But, I'll never forget, and will always want to return to duplicate, the 80-yard chip-in for birdie on No. 6.
Point two: Those things we do are etched in our minds forever, while things we see often fade, like photos, over the years.
Point three: Doing generally costs a little more than just seeing.
Crossing into Washington County on Interstate 70 on a clear evening and seeing the beauty and majesty of the valley spreading below South Mountain doesn't cost the visitor a penny. Catching a Suns game at Municipal Stadium costs $5 for the ticket, an additional "fiver" for a drink and a dog, plus $8 dollars for a hat and, if the game goes late, maybe 60 bucks for a night in a local hotel. That's somewhere between $15 and $75 per person in local business revenue for doing a game and not just seeing a sight.
Point four: Everywhere wants to be an attraction. Every Friday and Saturday night (and most other nights), how many people do you know who go to the Carroll Creek section of downtown Frederick to see the creek's gently flowing water cascade along the reinforced concrete banks? None? I thought so.
Many, however, go to downtown Frederick for the nightlife, the shopping, the theater and the restaurants. Downtown Frederick has become an attraction or, if you will, a destination. And it's all about doing not seeing.
So, there are four points about the ethos of visitors. What does it all mean for Washington County? In my opinion, as a community, we are more interested in visitors "seeing" than we are in visitors "doing." Other than shopping, we are not an attraction, nor are we a destination.
If I am right in my opinion, then how do we evolve from seeing to doing? Let me suggest bike trails throughout the county, lighted softball fields, a new multiuse sports facility, expanded theater, dormitories for the University System of Maryland, more wineries, a convention center, an expanded airport, improved and accessible bio-tech industrial park, and I could go on and on.
How do these suggestions help? Bike trails attract bikers, and the health kick is a big-ticket item for Americans today. Restaurants and health stores flourish, and bike sales and repair shops spring up. Bike trails promote a new industry.
Lighted softball fields spawn tournaments; and tournaments spawn hotel room rentals, which spawn restaurant meals and equipment sales. A multiuse sports facility might be used for more than the 70 games currently played by minor league baseball. Let's say, conservatively, 25 more days of use at 500 tickets per use — that's a 10 percent increase in local revenues, even if the cost of the ticket is the same as the cost of a ticket to a baseball game.
I could go on, but the summary point is clear. Reinventing Washington County as a destination or attraction means economic growth for our community. None of my suggestions can come to fruition tomorrow, but if it takes a 20-year effort and we don't start today with a plan, then it will always take 20 years.
Art Callaham is a community activist and president of the Washington County Free Library Board of Trustees.


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Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, I-20133, Italy
Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering (RIXS) is a photon-in and photon-out technique which becomes popular in recent years due to the fast progress in the instrumentation and by importanttheoretical achievements. RIXS can be used in a very effective way to study the charge and spin excitations in strongly correlated 3d transition-metal systems.
In this seminar,I will briefly review the improvement of resonant soft X-ray Scattering instruments and the main achievements of RIXS (i.e. magnetic excitations, charge order and phonons) in recent years. The focus of the talk will be RIXS study ofmagnetic excitations in cuprate high-Tc superconductors.We use high resolution RIXS to determine therelation between crystal structure and the extent of hopping integrals in parent compounds, revealing whyapical oxygens are detrimental to superconductivity. Moreover, we use high resolution RIXS andnumerically exact determinant quantum Monte Carlo (DQMC) methodto study the dispersions, damping and intensity of spin excitations inone family of high-temperature superconductor, providing compellingevidence that spinexcitations persist across the superconducting dome of cuprate phase diagram.
Yingying Peng(彭莹莹) received her BS (2008) from Wuhan University and PhD from Institute of Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences (2013). From 2013 to 2017, she has worked as a postdoctoral fellow in Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy. From 2015 to 2017, she was also a visitor in beamline ID32 (soft X-ray spectroscopy), ESRF, France. She was responsible for the optical design of resonant inelastic X-ray scattering(RIXS)spectrometer for European X-ray free-electron laser (XFEL), Germany.She is experienced in angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) and RIXS study ofstrong correlated materials. She has published more than 30 peer-reviewed articles. Recently, she is using high-resolution RIXS to study the charge, spin, orbital and lattice excitations and their interplays incuprate superconductors.
联系人: 周兴江 / 8264-8176


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Airport Grille: First Monday of each month, South Coast Jazz Orchestra, 7 p.m.-10 p.m, food until 9, bar all night. (508) 994-7455. 1569 Airport Road , New Bedford.
Airport Grille: First Monday of each month, South Coast Jazz Orchestra, 7 p.m.-10 p.m, food until 9, bar all night. (508) 994-7455. 1569 Airport Road , New Bedford.
Black Watch Pub: Pearly Baker Band, 10:30 p.m. Tuesdays, $3; Karaoke with Wicked Weezy 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Trivia at 8 p.m. Thursdays. (508) 997-0023. 266 Dartmouth Street, New Bedford.
Cork: Neal McCarthy Problem, every Monday at 8 p.m. (508) 994-9463. 90 Front St., New Bedford.
DJ Cal Raye: At the Outside Tiki Lounge at Davy's Locker every Thursday night, 8-11 p.m. Karaoke and dancing every week for the whole summer. (401) 435-6565 or visit www.djcalrayes.com. 1480 East Rodney French Blvd., New Bedford
Inner Bay Restaurant: Portuguese Night with live music, 9:30 p.m. Thursday. DJ Media, 10 p.m. Fridays. Live entertainment, Saturdays, 9:30 p.m. Karaoke with DJ Robin, 8 p.m., Sundays (508) 984-0489. 1339 Cove Road , New Bedford .
Knucklehead's Bar and Grill: Industry Night with DJ Nick Chaos every Sunday. Ear Candy every Tuesday. (508) 984-8149. 85 MacArthur Drive, New Bedford.
Rose Alley: Kenny Richards every Sunday at 9 p.m.; Neal & Kenny every Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. 94 Front St., New Bedford
The Sixth Bristol Club/Pub 6th: Will feature entertainment all week long: Tuesdays, One Bad Ant; Thursdays, Dan Smith; weekends feature top notch bands and djs; on some Sundays, buffet style dinner and dance from 5-9 p.m. with different entertainers every week. www.thesixthbristolclub.com. 736 Ashley Blvd., New Bedford.
Verdean Vets: Thursdays, free jukebox and pool; Fridays, fish and chips, DJ Unique from 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Sundays, Cape Verdean music from 7-11 p.m. 561 Purchase St., New Bedford
Young Verdean Athletic Association: Thursdays, free jukebox and pool; Fridays Big Al Big plays smooth sounds of Jazz and Hip Hop 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Sundays, Cape Verdean music from 7-11 p.m. 418 S. Front St., New Bedford.
American Legion Post 265: Party with Flashdrive, 8 p.m.-midnight Oct. 6. No cover. (508) 998-6938. 71 Hope St., Acushnet.
Thomas E. Tuttle VFW Post 7239: Karaoke: 7 p.m. Sundays. (508) 998-1046. 28 Roosevelt St., Acushnet.
Fay's: Butch McCarthy solo, 7 p.m. Sept. 27; SouthCoast Jazz Orchestra, 8-10 p.m. Oct. 8. (508) 997-8000. 613 Dartmouth St., Dartmouth.
Bayside Lounge: Poker Tournament every Wednesday night. 7 p.m. registration, 7:30 p.m. start. $100 guarantee, visit www.easternpokertour.com for more information; Couto and Mulligan, every Friday 5-8 p.m., Taraoke Karaoke, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday nights, Kathy Hayden Live! 4-7 p.m. every Sunday. (508) 996-9212. 125 Sconticut Neck Road, Fairhaven.
Fairhaven American Legion: Joann and the Boys, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. $5 cover. Karaoke with Wicked Weezy Tuesday Nights 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Cowboy Al Karaoke Show, 8 p.m.-midnight Friday nights. Live bands 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Saturdays. $3 cover. (508) 993-0046. 54 Main St., Fairhaven.
Cowboy Al's Karaoke Show: At A'Dagio Piano Lounge Sundays 3-7 p.m., 227 South Main St., Fall River. New show Thursdays 7-11 p.m. at the American Legion Post 166, 54 Main St., Fairhaven. For information, call (508) 676-9277.
Battleship Brewhouse: Don Hammontree, 10 p.m. Sept. 29. (508) 675-4899. 101 President Ave., Fall River.
Mickey Doyle's sports pub: Karaoke with JK Music, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Sundays; Open Mic with Kyle Andree, 10 p.m.-1 a.m., Tuesdays; Dumb Derek Acoustic Show, 10 p.m.-1 a.m., Wednesdays; live bands, Thursdays, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., Thursdays, Fridays, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.; DJ George, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., Saturdays. (508) 324-6333. 390 Rhode Island Ave., Fall River.
Happy Clam Bar and Grill: DNA Country Plus, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1. Entertainment all week. Live country entertainment, Mondays 7-10:30 p.m., Trivia, Wednesdays 7 p.m., free pool and jukebox, Thursdays starting at 6 p.m., Karaoke with Rhonda Dutra, Fridays at 9 p.m., Acoustic acts, Saturdays at 9 p.m., open mic, Sundays 3-7 p.m. (508) 646-3849. 378 Ocean Grove Ave., Swansea.


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Why should the markets celebrate Easter?
On Friday our stock market was closed for Good Friday. Today most of Europe is closed for Easter Monday as well. Long weekends are a nice break from the daily grind, and allow people to spend time relaxing and reflecting. But why do we do this?
Easter is of course a Christian holiday, celebrating the story of Christ's resurrection. The European and American markets, with their western roots, respect this tradition. The word "Easter" is Germanic, and appears to stem from Eostre, an Anglo-Saxon dawn goddess—who was also associated with spring and rebirth. (Most scholars do not think it derives from Istar, the Babylonian goddess of love, war, and sex.) In its early years Christianity adapted to local customs and cultures.
Without getting into the religious issues, renewal and rebirth are good things. We've seen companies reinvent themselves in order to adapt to new circumstances. IBM has gone through at least three different incarnations during my years in the market, and the entire market has changed many times: in the late '70s stocks were dominated by the oil-patch, in the '80s we were all turning Japanese, the '90s were the go-go internet era, and the '00s were dominated by the Financial Crisis and Great Recession.
Success breeds failure and failure breeds success as capital seeks returns. As long as the earth keeps spinning and cash keeps flowing, we'll continue to see new life. Long live the bunny!
Douglas R. Tengdin, CFA
Chief Investment Officer


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In that spirit I've decided to give myself a new personal project that I believe will help me with keeping a positive mindset in the new year, hope for better things, explore some new areas as an artist and maybe (but this isn't the goal) lead to new opportunities.
I'm calling this project the "Positive Thoughts Coloring Pages" project. (Better name to be thought of later?)
Many times when I post a sketch/drawing/doodle, I get comments like, "You should make a coloring book!" and I admit I've toyed with the idea. The problem was I wasn't sure who my audience would be, what they would like to color, and if there was a place for it. Then I had my cruddy month and realized what I needed and thought; why not combine the two? So here the idea is, a color book full of inspiring/cute/positive messages.
I plan to start with just 20 images, put in a pdf for download on my website. If there is enough interest, if it makes a positive impact in more than just my life than perhaps the project will live beyond the initial 20 pages. If not than it lives in a corner of my blog/website.
Another reason I wanted to do this project is I've always wanted to share process work on my blog. However, I always feel funny about sharing client work online. It doesn't belong to me and I don't feel comfortable sharing it. With this project I think sharing as I go along will give a peek into my studio without feeling that I've breaking my client's trust. So, in that spirit I'll share some process pictures/progress for the first two pages.
The Concept.
For the first two I thought celestial theme would be appropriate. Why not shoot for the sky on the first try? Since I wanted to do two images, I thought the duality of the images would be fun, Sun & Moon. Night & Day.
The Sketches.
I roughed in what I wanted it say, using imagery I thought was cute. Again, the stars and planets for night, and sun clouds and birds for day.
The Inking.
I then took the sketches and placed them into a photoshop file and inked them using "Kyle's Brushes"
I really can't say enough good things about his brush sets.
Final Product.
And Taa Daa! Two PDFs you are free to download, color and share. Please do share. My main goal with this project is to share as much positivity as I can and if you know someone that could use some I really want them to have it.


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So many beautiful gowns and gorgeous trends on the red carpet of the 2012 Golden Globes! All over the carpets were nudes - a huge trend with Jessica Biel, Elle Macpherson, Charlize Theron, Kate Beckinsale, Nicole Kidman and Guiliana Rancic plus many more all rocking it. Another prevalent trend on the carpet were bold berry colors, blues, reds and greens. Here are our picks for a the Best and Worst of the Golden Globes
1. Charlize Theron in Dior
2. Jessica Alba in Gucci
3. Angelina Jolie in Atelier Versace
4. Sofia Vergara in Vera Wang
5. Kate Beckinsale in Roberto Cavalli
Yikes! These ladies need to re think their fashion choices.
1. & 2. Sarah Michelle in Monique Lhuillier &
Piper Perabo in Theory
3. Zoey Deschanel in Prada
4. Kelly Osbourne in Zac Posen
Honorable Mention
These ladies also looked amazing and are worth mentioning!
1. Nicole Richie in Julien Macdonald
2. Octavia Spencer in Tadashi Shoji
3. Lea Michelle in Marchesa


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The electron-positron linear collider project stems from the Japanese High Energy Committee's recommendation made back in 1986 as the post-TRISTAN program for energy-frontier physics. Following the recommendation a 5-years R&D program was set up to address key issues in basic component technologies and to formulate the project as a whole. The R&D program crystallized into the first project design in 1992 which elucidated physics prospects and novel detector concepts matching the opportunities, and outlined the accelerator complex including its application to X-ray laser production.
The basic physics that motivated the project is intact and the principal guideline shown there for the project promotion remains unchanged or even enforced especially in the necessity for further internationalization of the project. In this respect, the 1997 endorsement of the JLC as one of the major future facilities in the Asia-Pacific region is a remarkable milestone made by the Asian Committee for Future Accelerators (ACFA) and was an important step towards its realization in this region. The inter-regional cooperation also became more important than ever, which is reflected in recent close cooperation with European and North American regions to promote R&D's for the JLC facility which is, in its first stage, to cover center of mass energies up to about 500 GeV with a luminosity in the range.
The JLC, being an unprecedentedly high luminosity e+e- collider,
is capable of producing
more than 0.5 million light Higgs bosons, if any, and top quarks, for sure,
within 5-6 years, and naturally
serves as a Higgs and top factory.
In addition it has a remarkable physics
potential as a W and Z factory equipped with highly polarized beams and a
two-orders of magnitude higher luminosity than those of existing facilities.
Precision study of these particles at the JLC
is a crucial step to establish the standard model
and will pave the way to go beyond it.
In response to the ACFA statement of the linear collider project, a study group, Joint Linear Collider Physics and Detector Working Group, has been set up under ACFA. The charge of the working group is to elucidate physics scenario and experimental feasibilities.
The working group has been subdivided, according to physics topics and detector components and many institutions in Asia are participating in various subgroups, expanding their research activities at home institutes. The subgroup activities in different part of Asia are discussed and exchanged over Internet and have been summarized annually at a series of ACFA workshops.
Taking into account the scale of and the worldwide interests in linear
collider projects, it is highly desirable that actual studies be carried out
in a more global scope in spite of the regional nature of ACFA's initiative.
In this respect, it should also be noted that, although the body of the JLC
project promotion lies in Asia, there have always been active participants
from Europe and North America in the framework of the inter-regional
Reciprocally Asian colleagues have been contributing to the
workshops of the other regions, and all of these regional activities are
reported and discussed at a series of worldwide linear collider workshops.
This report is a result from the past few years of the working groups' activities, and is intended to bring back and further enforce the importance of the physics that motivates the project, as well as to detail the technical feasibility of the experimentation that is involved in it.
The report is organized in the following format: in Chapter 1,
we first detail the mission imposed upon
the working group, and
overview physics prospects and the detector model.
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basic sets of parameters of the JLC machine,
on which all the studies are based.
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physics and detectors, which are subdivided,
according to the subgroups formation, and
devoted to summaries of subgroups' activities.
The last chapter describes optional experiments using
We are convinced that the JLC is a reasonable next step
for the Asian high energy physics
community well motivated by our present knowledge of particle physics.
We have been integrating outcomes from the accelerator, physics, and detector
studies to realize the project in Asia through healthy collaboration among
Asian laboratories and universities.
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Saudi Arabia is not some sort of caliphate for you.
A extended Arabian thobe billows as its wearer climbs the actions of a waiting jet. It is correct that the ANC has carried out some great factors for the poor Africans in South Africa, but in so doing, they did much less to give the men and women safety, improved fundamental needs and accountability for their hogging the wealth and distributing unequally, the wealth of the land, and curbed the free-flow of data to their voting bloc.
The Mecca Madina in Saudi Arabia, is governed by the Municipality of Mecca, the existing mayor of the city is Usamaal-bar. The ANC tries to handle the men and women with its police, social grants and rallies with celebrities and musicians. South African cities are planning to build concentration camps" to residence thousands of poor folks well away from the football stadiums where next year's Globe Cup will be staged, charities say.
Maram Gogandi, also a leading Saudi female in the hotel sector, was appointed common manager for Park Inn Hotel in Jeddah in 2017, with 12 years of encounter in the hospitality market. Makkah hotel guide To fit a tiny household without having to pay in excess of a single hotel, choose a place that provides packages. Often the charges are competing with single-area costs at other hotels, but incorporating a full time income region (and a collapse-out bed) implies that a greater portion of you can sleep pleasantly.
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Dubai Museum which is constructed in 1787 and its opened for the public in 1971 by ruler of Dubai.Museum which presenting traditional activities of Dubai and its consists of regional antiquities as well artifacts from African and Asian countries which tourist can see the history of Dubai. I love Mecca when Muslims come all over the globe, its be crowded.
The politics of pigs look actually as well far from the southern tip of Africa, where our Republic is situated. Nearby businessmen took subscriptions to make the Dublin and Wrightsville Railroad from Wrightsville to the Oconee River, providing Dublin a connection with the railroad's terminus at the Central of Georgia Railroad at Tennille.
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By The Fashionista; the little circle of girls she drew for when she joined Pippins (Guides) cute?
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The comments of Alice Ovsey and Susan Landau and the lame excuses of Mary Jane Jacob and Earl Powell reflect the insidious and pervasive prejudice that characterizes the relationships between liberal white folks and Chicanos in this city. As a Harvard- and USC-educated psychologist and researcher, I am intimately acquainted with all the great excuses: "The good ones will make it anyway" or "We just can't find any qualified people to apply" or "They just don't want to apply here because we don't have the right atmosphere for them." Weisman abdicated responsibility as an objective reporter when he characterized these remarks as "somehow inadequate" to explain the absence of Chicanos from galleries in L.A.
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Farrah's StoryThis is a documentary film that opened up the curtain of a very private but fierce battle of Farrah Fawcett with her cancer, from California to Germany. Even though I could not bear to watch the suffering from beginning to finish, I could say that I admire her faith and strength, and her will to live. At the end of the documentary, she also challenged us with the question: "So, what are you fighting for?"
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This is the fourth Mother's Day I spent without my mother. Yes, I still missed her a lot. I remember she came in my dream, (I believe the moment she passed away), dressed in her fashionable high-collar dress, with her meticulous make up, fashionable short hairdo, in her youth and in her grace, waving goodbye from the back window of a Taxi(??). It was like watching it unfold on a wide movie screen. I woke up and knew that she had left us. Long after that, while I was still grieving, I had a dream that my mom and I were travelling all over the places. I do not know where the places were, all I can remember is that we had so much fun, and she was young and energetic. We might be of the same age! We were exhausted and happy. I woke up with joy in my heart.
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- Published July 23, 2012
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Reviewer Ekta Garg: Ekta has actively written and edited since 2005 for publications like: The Portland Physician Scribe; the Portland Home Builders Association home show magazines; ABCDlady; and The Bollywood Ticket. With an MSJ in magazine publishing from Northwestern University Ekta also maintains The Write Edge- a professional blog for her writing. In addition to her writing and editing, Ekta maintains her position as a "domestic engineer"—housewife—and enjoys being a mother to two beautiful kids.
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Author: Norb Vonnegut
Publisher: Minotaur Books
A stockbroker riding the crest of Wall Street gets involved in a shady scheme when he reconnects with people from his past. As he tries to discern what is true and what is false, all the while balancing the protocol of gentility in the South, he finds himself at the heart of a proposition that quickly goes from bad to worse. Norb Vonnegut (distant cousin to acclaimed twentieth-century writer, Kurt Vonnegut) uses his own experience on Wall Street to build his thriller, The Trust, with believability and the right touch of cynicism, all with a touch of panache.
Grove O'Rourke knows something is wrong when he gets a phone call from his mentor, Palmer Kincaid, summing up in the first line of the book, "In my business, nothing good happens on Friday afternoon." Something in Palmer's voice hits a nerve inside Grove, but Grove ignores the nagging feeling until he gets the news that Palmer has been found dead on the shore of Charleston, South Carolin.
Palmer's death carries significant weight for the Southern city. As the head of the Palmetto Foundation, Palmer was responsible for millions of dollars in charitable funds. His organization functions as the conduit for philanthropists who may not want their names known. Donors give money to the foundation and propose the recipients of their funds. Once the money reaches the foundation's bank account, the foundation retains all control of who gets the money. Contrary to how many other such organizations operate Palmer always strove to honor the donors' wishes, earning their respect as well as the respect of the Charleston community at large. His death, then, makes a statement.
Palmer's only daughter, Claire, calls Grove with the news of Palmer's death and the urgent request for Grove to come to South Carolina to help sort out Palmer's final wishes. Grove, reeling from Palmer's death, agrees and makes the trip down the coast, where he is presented with the opportunity to join the Palmetto Foundation's board and become a voting member to determine where the foundation should direct the money it receives.
But within days of accepting the position and authorizing (with some hesitation) a $25 million donation, Grove quickly begins to realize something does not make sense. He crosses paths with Biscuit Hughes, a lawyer from Fayetteville, North Carolina, who has a case to fight on behalf of some Fayetteville residents protesting the opening of a sex superstore in that town. Together the two start uncovering the reality that drives the Palmetto Foundation, and when a key figure within the foundation disappears Grove understands he has lost the luxury of time in figuring out the entire financial scheme.
Author Norb Vonnegut flows from one scene to another without much respite. Readers will hear from Grove in first person while other scenes are told in third person, and Vonnegut keeps the balance just right. The shift in point of view never feels out of place and actually heightens the pace for two-thirds of the book. Grove's character comes through loud and clear—someone with the cynicism of a Wall Street employee who also possesses enough guts to take a risk when needed, all the while offering readers just the right amount of style and bravado.
To Vonnegut's credit, he doesn't make Grove a superhero. Grove makes stupid mistakes just like everyone else, and when the villain is revealed for a while it looks as though Grove's stupidity may get the best of him. This clever device will keep readers up at night and wanting to read just one more page.
Readers may feel, however, that the name of the villain was revealed just a little too early, and a certain section toward the end of the book—when Grove finds himself in trouble—may feel like it's dragging. It feels as though the story is treading water, waiting in place while other characters catch up, and this actually slows down the pacing of that particular section. But thankfully Vonnegut doesn't keep his characters or his readers waiting too long, bringing the book to its climax and revealing all the necessary points in the end. A minor detail hints at a sequel, or, at the very least, the return of some characters in a future book, and it will certainly pique the curiosity of readers following Vonnegut's work and wanting to know what happened next in that specific case.
This reviewer recommends The Trust for any readers who enjoy a fast-paced book about a hero embroiled in the complications arising from that oldest of evils: money.


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Let me get straight to the most important point: You will have more opportunities for cultural immersion living in Kunshan versus Shanghai. What is cultural immersion? Well, everything from using your Mandarin skills to interact with the locals, watching the fireworks light up the sky on Chinese New Year, and chilling in a KTV with 10 beautiful Chinese women—workers at the KTV—trying their best to entertain you and get you wasted, to attending multiple weddings of your Chinese colleagues throughout the year, and BBQing it up with local friends at Week Nine Ecology Park or at Yangcheng Lake.
Sure, you can do some of these things in Shanghai too, but it can sometimes feel more commercial or western, and less authentic. In reality, most expats in Shanghai only hang out with other foreigners and tend to miss out on the little, but memorable, cultural experiences that may come about from spending more time with their Chinese colleagues and friends.
Looking back at my time in Kunshan I truly feel that my Chinese counterparts were more welcoming and forthcoming in not only teaching me about Chinese culture and traditions, but were also more inviting in allowing me to undergo important cultural experiences with them up close and personally. Isn't that what truly matters as an expat in China?
The bottom line: Living in Shanghai, you'll most likely end up hanging around other foreigners, which means speaking more English, eating more western food, and going out to bars and clubs, whereas in Kunshan there's a good chance that you'll have more opportunities to interact with the locals and experience more cultural activities.
Yep, and I can attest to it. Since I've lived in Shanghai I've rarely made adventurous trips to nearby cities located along the Shanghai-Nanjing railway line. And why should I? Shanghai is just too big and loaded with enough attractions to keep me entertained every weekend. On the other hand, when I lived in Kunshan, I'd make plenty of trips to nearby cities like Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Wuxi on occasion. I sought to actually get out of Kunshan to explore all that China has to offer and I didn't need to wait until the holiday season to do so.
And it's not just me; many of my friends and acquaintances in Shanghai tell me that they rarely get out of the city. Sure, they've beat me to the punch on partying and living it up in all of the hottest venues that Shanghai has to offer, but I feel like I've scored more points for having immersed myself and taken advantage of more Chinese cultural experiences over the years largely due to my travels across the country.
The bottom line: You'll most likely travel across China more by living in a small city like Kunshan versus a colossal metropolis like Shanghai.
"People in Shanghai are more cold". Huh? What does that mean? Well, I've noticed it first hand that people in Shanghai—locals and expats included—are more independent than in Kunshan; that is, they're more interested in doing their own thing and delving off into their own 'circle of life', which is normal in a big city. Let me give you an example: In Kunshan, it's easier to make friends and hang out with a consistent group of people because, well, there aren't too many expats and as far as attractions go, options are limited. You know the party will be either at someone's house, the KTV, Drank Bar, Wonderful Too, Phebe's, or Mix Club. If you want to gather up a group to play sports, you know you're heading to Civic Park or Kunshan Stadium. In the end, these limitations actually work to help bring people closer together, and thus there's more chances to create a close-knit feeling with colleagues, friends, and other expats across the city.
In Shanghai, however, expats and attractions are everywhere, and with that, everybody's moving somewhere, to some different spot, with some different group. Something's always going on, and with so many options on the table, I've found that you can wind up meeting far too people that are either less inviting to have you join their circle, or are just very inconsistent.
The bottom line: In Kunshan, I found it much easier to meet people and form new friends that I could ring up and invite out at anytime. What's more, I had the same trust with my Chinese colleagues, who were more willing to join the party occasionally rather than 'be cold'.
Establish yourself in a smaller, developed city like Kunshan, THEN upgrade to a mammoth like Shanghai; at least, that's what worked out for me. Kunshan is a very laid back city. It's also safe, very cheap to live in, pretty modern, and close to plenty of popular cities and attractions. Mix these items together and you've got a great place in China to settle into as a first timer in the country.
Kunshan is a better place to start a new adventure in China and familiarize yourself with Chinese culture, traditions, lifestyle, workplace, nightlife, politics, you name it, without getting caught up in the hustle and bustle of the big city life. And, once you've learned about and experienced the ins-and-outs of living and working in China, it becomes much more easier to make that transition to big league cities like Shanghai.
If you start off in Shanghai, you may end up doing well and having the time of your life, but you'll most likely never want to 'downgrade' to a smaller city like Kunshan, and you'll end up missing out on all the cultural immersion experiences that living in a smaller town in China has to offer.
The bottom line: I've found that kicking off my China adventure in Kunshan then upgrading to Shanghai has been much more exciting and memorable than if I had started in Shanghai and reversed course.


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Just in time for Halloween, here are a couple of scary car trends that will give you nightmares — maybe!
1. Cars are full of tech that gets outdated way too fast.
When it comes to technology, cars now have the life-cycle of a cell phone. That's not only scary, it's wasteful. If only there was technology out there that can save us from this nightmare.
2. Touch-sensitive controls are totally frustrating.
Cadillac introduced controls in their CUE system that were just too sensitive to even use. BMW had hand gesture control technology that made you dance like those girls in that Las Ketchup song. The horror.
3. LIDAR technology doesn't see well.
Self-driving vehicles still have a long way to go before being able to see and rationalize as well as humans do. Heed the warning signs, stay away!
4. Self-driving cars that are bad for the environment.
If self-driving cars have their way, people will likely take longer trips, which means more damaging emissions (among other things). "Some of these future scenarios are very scary," says Jason Rugolo, a program director at ARPA-E, the U.S. experimental energy agency.
5. Glitches that turn autonomous vehicles into zombie cars.
According to the California State Department of Motor Vehicles, a self-driving car failed every 3 hours last year. What's even more frightening? Waymo doesn't count the times that a human had to take over robotic control and only reports a disengagement when the stimulation later reveals that the car's action would be unsafe.
6. Phone culture has eclipsed car culture.
Remember when you couldn't wait to turn 16 to get your driver's license or that sweet 1967 Mustang? The love of the open road has now turned digital. Before it was Ford vs Chevy, now it's Apple vs. Android. Will we lose car culture?
7. That road trip playlist? Gone…
Music drives culture, but what will happen when there aren't songs about the open road, your brand new ride, or kicking your tires?
8. A work culture that drains you.
Major tech companies are making headlines for having a not-so-good work culture, from sexism to racism to questionable retreats. While this is a very scary trend, there's always room to improve and get better.
9. Cheating on emissions tests.
VW installed a defeat device that could detect when it was being tested to cheat the emissions test system. The result? VW engines emitted pollutants 40 times above the national average. "We've totally screwed up," said VW America boss Michael Horn. Yes, yes you did.


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33 Roles for Teachers and Pupils in the Classroom.
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This booklet is intended for use by persons participating in a "Role Identification Training Session." It lists 33 behaviors--one on each page--and gives a description and example of the behaviors as manifested by both teachers and students. Space is provided for the participant to write in examples that he has observed of these behaviors. Behaviors listed relate to four principal objectives: 1) individualization of the instructional program, 2) development of good interpersonal relations among pupils and between teachers and pupils, 3) cultivation of a setting for creative thinking, 4) utilization of the characteristics of good group activity. Some examples are involvement in an activity, shared leadership, mutual respect, group evaluation, flexible timing of learning experiences, creative thinking, patient manner, individualized evaluation, self-evaluation, permissive movement around the room, and admission of mistakes. (RT)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Group Activities, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Materials, Student Behavior, Student Role, Student Teacher Relationship, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Role
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Last night while finishing dinner I was fortunate enough to be in the middle of a Loggerhead Turtle Hatching on the beach side of Wild Orchid Belize. Therese Jonch and Angel Martin are the managers of the property and found a total of 48 hatchlings.
Loggerhead turtles are the most abundant of all the marine turtle species in U.S. waters. But persistent population declines due to pollution, shrimp trawling, and development in their nesting areas, among other factors, have kept this wide-ranging seagoer on the threatened species list since 1978.
Their enormous range encompasses all but the most frigid waters of the world's oceans. They seem to prefer coastal habitats, but often frequent inland water bodies and will travel hundreds of miles out to sea.
We gathered the baby turtles to protect them from predators and to help release them back into the sea.
The largest of all hard-shelled turtles—leatherbacks are bigger but have soft shells—loggerheads have massive heads, strong jaws, and a reddish-brown shell, or carapace. Adult males reach about three feet (nearly one meter) in shell length and weigh about 250 pounds (113 kilograms), but large specimens of more than 1,000 pounds (454 kilograms) have been found.