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...that your dad pulls out your book for every person he meets. But how does he react when he reads the stories about him? You pretty much call him crazy. I was [writing] about him and his 20-year-old Jamaican cleaning lady [also his girlfriend]. And he said he didn't want me to talk about that in this book, because that's private information. He doesn't want people to think that he is off the market - as if anyone wants to be "on the market" with him. And then he said that he wanted to be paid...
There's nothing like a good excuse to eat some curry. Some 17,000 people turned out on Feb. 24 in cities across Australia to eat dinner at Indian restaurants as part of Vindaloo Against Violence. The mass-dining campaign started as a 100-person Facebook event but soon grew into a show of solidarity with Australia's 450,000-member Indian community. Violence against Indians, including the suspected race-related murder of a graduate student on Jan. 2, has been on the rise in the past year...
Societies become rich through ingenuity and hard work. But they become great because they produce men and women who lift them beyond the moment. Alexander Haig, who served his country during turbulent times, was such a person. I recruited him for the National Security Council staff as my deputy. One of his principal tasks was to help end a war that President Richard Nixon had inherited and in which Al had fought. It proved a heartrending journey, especially for a soldier. But with typical skill and dedication, Al carried out the many vital missions entrusted to him, including the dual...
...delegates that gathered in City Hall voted overwhelmingly in favor of passing the proposals, which ranged from creating infrastructure to hiring a point person to direct the city’s sustainability efforts...
...regarding their emotional well-being including, “How many people do you have in your life that you can really open up to about your most private feelings without having to hold back?” While a large majority of freshmen could name at least one person, there were 69 students who did not have anyone to share their feelings with. Furthermore, students without any supportive relationships represented half of the small percentage of students who reported any suicidal indicators. Loneliness and isolation are two of the risk factors for depression...