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SH Chapter 5
Chapter 5: A New Year (1)
The lunch break in Kunqian High was short. Even though it was just the first day of school, students were were asked to distribute books to their classes, and then they had to attend their various club meetings in the afternoon. The first half of the semester for the second-year students was not stressful, but under the school's strict education system, no class was allowed to fall behind.
With the little freedom that he barely squeezed out, Lin Mu sprawled across the balcony railing in the corridor on the second floor, looking at the sports ground not too far away. With Lin Mu's bright, keen sight, in his words, even if there were a housefly rubbing its feet on the ground, he would be able to see how many times its feet had rubbed together.
After dealing with his books, Sun Hai too stared out at the grounds with him. A while later, Xu Yilu joined them as well.
While watching, Lin Mu broadcasted the proceedings to him. "They're marching now. Damn, this instructor is so fierce, and his voice is so loud. Can you hear him?"
Xu Yilu laughed. "Yeah, I can."
Sun Hai continued, "There's a pretty junior there! She's in the second last row; her legs are so long!"
Lin Mu had noticed her too. His eyes stayed on her for a while time, and noticed that the way she marched was a little different. A moment later, he saw the girl her leaning down and rolling her trouser legs up.
Sun Hai was astonished.
As Xu Yilu could not see, he did not understand why his friends had fallen into sudden silence. He could not help but ask, "What's going on?"
Lin Mu's voice was a little light and breezy. "That child is wearing a left prosthetic leg."
Xu Yilu blinked. With a smile, he sighed as he expressed his earnest admiration, "How impressive."
Exactly. Lin Mu said within himself. He stared at the girl for a while. Later on, turning his head, he discovered Meimei sitting in the shade of a tree.
Sun Hai was shocked by Lin Mu. He clasped his arm, warning him, "Be careful, don't fall over."
Lin Mu ignored his warning; almost half of his body was leaning out. After searching around, he finally saw Lu Rong walking towards Meimei with a drink bottle.
It had been a while since they last met. Lin Mu felt that Lu Rong seemed to have grown a little taller, and his skin was not as tanned as the first time they met; his hair seemed to be a bit longer too. Lu Rong opened the bottle cap with a twist, tasting it, and then only did he give it his grandmother. His grandmother took a mouthful of it, then smiled so very brightly, revealing her teeth.
Sun Hai saw them too. Curiously, he asked, "Did he bring his family to school with him?"
Lin Mu responded casually, "His granny is an Alzheimer's patient, and she needs to be watched the whole time."
"Oh," Sun Hai replied. After a moment of thought, he realized something was not right, and so he asked upon realization, "How do you know that? Do you know him?"
Lin Mu answered placidly, "Lin Zhao knows him."
Upon hearing that Lin Zhao knew Lu Rong, Sun Hai was immediately filled with a sense of crisis. He stretched his neck out, desperately searching for him to see how he looked, yet Lin Mu shoved his face away.
"Don't block me," Lin Mu started fussing. Just as he was pushing and rowing with Sun Hai, Lu Rong suddenly turned his head towards them. Lin Mu got a shock, and without thinking, he dragged Sun Hai down, crouching behind the balcony wall.
Xu Yilu had no idea what was going on, standing there blankly. After looking around for some time, he was dragged down by Lin Mu too.
The three of them huddled in a circle, crouching on the ground without any reason. Sun Hai looked at Xu Yilu, then glanced over to Lin Mu. Much like Xu Yilu, he did not understand what was going on. Like a thief, he lowered his voice and asked, "Why are you hiding?!"
Lin Mu imitated his volume, answering solemnly, "I can't let him see me."
Xu Yilu responded naively like a child, "Why not?"
Lin Mu did not know how to explain his actions, yet he had no choice but to say, "I can't let him see me, at least not for now."
Sun Hai gave him a suspicious stare. "Did you offend him in any way?"
Of course, Lin Mu would not admit it. "No such thing."
He added, "It's nothing like what you think anyway."
Question marks could be seen all over Sun Hai's face. I wasn't thinking anything anyway. He thought. When he looked up, he saw that Lin Mu was again sneakily peeping at the boy.
Meimei had already finished drinking, so Lu Rong returned to his position in the marching contingent to continue his training. The girl who had previously caught the attention of Lin Mu and his friends was now taking a break and sitting next to Meimei.
Looking at the girl's rolled-up pants, Sun Hai could not help but marvel, "This metal leg is so cool."
Right now, Lin Mu's attention was focused solely on Lu Rong. Therefore, he was not aware of anything else. He looked at the boy repeatedly practicing his turns under the command of the instructor. Surprisingly, he was not bored at all. Instead, he rested his chin in his hand, watching in great interest.
Xu Yilu could not see a thing; all he could do was listen to both of them chattering about their own subjects.
One spoke about Lu Rong while the other talked about the "Metal Leg Girl". In the end, he was a little confused, and the expression on his face looked even more perplexed.
This situation continued until someone called out to Lin Mu.
Lin Mu was still in the midst of chattering away. Frowning unconsciously when he heard the voice, he clicked his tongue and lazily turned his head towards the person standing at the classroom entrance. "What do you want?" he asked in an unpleasant tone.
An Jincheng, Kunqian's Young Master and a pretty boy. In Sun Hai's words, Young Master An was basically overflowing with the genes of nobility — every strand of his hair was carved with the word aloof. If he had to speak with the common folk like them, he would have to wipe his mouth ten times thereafter.
Right now, the nobleman was expressionless. His gaze, when looking at them, was as though he was looking at a bunch of idiots. With a detached voice, he said, "The teacher is calling for you."
Lin Mu pursed his lips. He clapped Sun Hai on the back, then supported Xu Yilu up, and responded to him unwillingly, "We're coming back now."
An Jincheng glanced over the balcony. The first-year students had to go through three days of military training, and he had no idea what was so interesting that had Lin Mu and his friends so entranced.
Lin Mu walked up to him, sounding rather impatient, "Make way."
An Jincheng did not move. He glanced at Xu Yilu. "It's not like there's no space."
They could walk past the door, but Lin Mu would not be able to support Xu Yilu with the tight fit. His brows knitted, and just as he was about to erupt, Xu Yilu let go of his hand.
"You should go first." Xu Yilu seemed a little scared of An Jincheng; he shrank into himself like a quail. Quietly, he mumbled, "Sorry…"
Xu Yilu then leaned towards the other side of the door. As he was not aware of the distance, he accidentally bumped into the doorframe.
Lin Mu's face turned dark. Gritting his teeth, he repeated, "I said, back off."
An Jincheng and Lin Mu stared at each other for a few seconds. Then, An Jincheng averted from Lin Mu's eyes first and quietly stepped out of the way.
Xu Yilu was dragged into the classroom by Lin Mu. Sun Hai seemed accustomed to the contentious attitude between them. Although he had a better friendship with Lin Mu, he did not dare provoke the Young Master of Kunqian. As such, he could only smile awkwardly at An Jincheng, and returned to his seat.
The form teacher of the elite class was an old, balding man with the surname Yang. He had been their form teacher since their first year, and despite his short stature, he was extremely ferocious when scolding them. Most teachers of Kunqian had been headhunted from Qidong, and they were truly elite teachers. Once Lin Mu entered the classroom, he was immediately called up to the front.
"Hand out the papers." Teacher Yang adjusted his glasses; his eyes were bright and clear. "How was your summer holiday? There would be a mock test in two days; it's up to you and An Jincheng to decide who comes first and second."
An Jincheng was a child of a wealthy family, and he was also an extremely bright student. Of course, even if Lin Mu were to be punched to death or forced to jump off the building, he would never admit this fact.
Periodically, Lin Zhao would browse through the school forum and happen across the posts on An Jincheng and her brother battling things out. She did not really understand how her brother managed to engage in a conflict with such a personage like An Jincheng, and somehow, it had even driven him to strive for excellence in his studies just to rise a step above An Jincheng.
As a matter of course, Lin Mu would never tell Lin Zhao the right reason – his conflict with An Jincheng had arose because of her.
"He didn't do it intentionally," Sun Hai quietly said to Lin Mu after the papers were given out. "With your sister's appearance and temperament, no one can tell that she has a disability. She's just like a goddess descending from heaven. Besides, there are so many students in Kunqian High, yet your sister became the school belle upon enrolling. How is she different from others, right?"
Lin Mu pointed at him warningly. "Lin Zhao is no different from others, watch your words."
After a pause, he continued, "She doesn't like us talking about her like that."
Sun Hai sighed, "Your sister is just too sensitive. No one has any ill intentions."
"You're not them, how would you know how they feel?" Lin Mu looked rather stern. "Exaggerated sense of pity and discussing over them are ill intentions to them. You must respect them, get it?"
Sun Hai raised his hands in surrender; his tone helpless. "Alright, alright… I'm respecting your sister from the bottom of my heart, okay?"
Lin Mu shot at him, "You even bullied her before! You were the one who ripped her books."
Seeing that Sun Hai wanted to retort, he immediately added, "Stop telling me that you're bullying her because of love, my sister and I are not going to fall for that. Whoever dares to express his love in this way again, I will beat the crap out of them."
Sun Hai snapped his mouth shut obediently.
Finally feeling a little more pleased, Lin Mu took out his notebook. Looking up to see An Jincheng watching him, he glared back stubbornly.
After a moment of thought, he sent Lin Zhao a text in worry.
"An Jincheng is really ugly." After sending that text, he hummed a song as he started on the paper.
After some time, Lin Zhao replied, "What sort of crazy are you dealing this time?"
"Nothing." Lin Mu replied, typing with his phone with both hands, "I'm just commenting after having not seen him for the entire summer holiday."
Lin Zhao's reply was rather quick this time, and she even attached a link to the school forum.
Lin Mu asked, "What's this?"
"It's the new ranking of the best-looking boys in school."
Lin Mu was puzzled.
Lin Zhao sent an emoji of evil laughter. "Didi, you're now number two."
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Danny Peary
Title: Danny Peary
Subject: Mad Max 2, Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Thunderball (film), I Married a Monster from Outer Space, Horror fiction/Selected article archive/November 2006
Danny Peary (born 1949) is an American film critic and sports writer. He has written and edited many books on cinema and sports-related topics.
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Peary was born in West Virginia and grew up in South Carolina and New Jersey. He earned a B.A. in History from the University of Wisconsin in Madison and an M.A. in Cinema at University of Southern California. He is the brother of film critic, columnist,actor, and documentary filmmaker Gerald Peary. He has lived in New York City since 1977.
Peary and Karyn Kay ran the Pinocchio Film Society at UW. While at USC, he worked as the fine arts and sports editor for L.A. Panorama. His film criticism has been published in TV Guide (Canada), Focus on Film, Bijou, The Velvet Light Trap, Newsday, Film and Filming, The Philadelphia Bulletin, Movieline, Cineaste, Video Times/Video Movies, The New York Daily News, The Boston Globe, Soho News, Timessquare.com, brinkzine.com, and FilmInk. In the mid-eighties, he wrote episodes of two animated series, Thundercats and Silverhawks.
Peary remains an important and influential figure in the film reviewing field chiefly due to his three volume book series Cult Movies (1981), Cult Movies 2 (1983), and Cult Movies 3 (1989). Peary's informative and passionate dissection of such critically ignored (at the time) cult film hits as Black Sunday (1960), Night of the Living Dead (1968), Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), The Conqueror Worm (aka Witchfinder General) (1968), Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), Jason and the Argonauts (1963), Eraserhead (1977), The Shooting (1966), and Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959), helped foster a growing interest in these and many other out-of-the-mainstream titles among the more general film fan audience. In all, Peary wrote lengthy reviews of 200 movies in the three books, providing thoughtful criticism and production details, including information gleaned from interviews Peary had with various producers, directors and actors. Peary's response to the films under discussion was not always positive, and his writing often shows bemusement regarding the appeal of some titles (such as Emmanuelle (1974) or Zardoz (1974)), as well as occasional disgust (Blood Feast (1963)). While the majority of these films have subsequently been extensively written about and discussed in other books, magazines and various genre-specific websites, in some ways the Cult Movies books can be seen as one of the first critical "Seal of Approval" acknowledgements of many of these titles. In 2014, Workman Publishing published three genre ebooks, with approximately 100 slightly revised chapters from the three harcover volumes, "Cult Horror Movies," "Cult Midnight Movies," and "Cult Crime Movies."
Peary is the New York correspondent for the Australian magazine FilmInk, and has a blog, Danny Peary on Film, for Sag Harbor (Express) Online. For several years he was a contributing editor to the defunct brinkzine.com. However, he currently mostly concentrates on sports. He is the writer-researcher on the long-running national sports interview television show The Tim McCarver Show and has done 3 books with McCarver, a close friend. He worked with Ralph Kiner on his autobiography, Baseball Forever. His 21st book, written with Tom Clavin, was his first biography, Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero. Their next collaboration was "Gil Hodges: The Brooklyn Bums, The Miracle Mets and the Extraordinary Life of a Baseball Legend." He is currently collaborating with Olympic gold medalist and cancer survivor Shannon Miller on her memoir, "It's Not About Perfect."
Peary has made numerous television and radio appearances promoting his books or discussing cult movies. He was interviewed for "True Hollywood Story" documentaries on Russ Meyer and Claudia Jennings on the E! network. He was also interviewed for Machete Maidens Unleashed! (2010), a documentary film about Filipino genre films of the 1970s and '80s. The director of that film, Mark Hartley, has said that, "I'd worn my copies of Cult Movies 1, 2 and 3 into the ground from constant re-reading so meeting author Danny Peary was a pleasure."[1] A documentary by Brian Saur about the influence of Peary's books on fans, critics, and filmmakers is in progress.
Cult Movies: The Classics, the Sleepers, the Weird and the Wonderful (1981)
Cult Movies 2 (1983)
Guide for the Film Fanatic (1986), short reviews of over 1650 films
Cult Movie Stars (1991)
Alternate Oscars (1993), Peary's alternate choices for best picture, actor, and actress Oscars for the film years from 1927 through 1991
How to Buy, Trade and Invest in Baseball Cards & Collectibles (1989), with Bruce Chadwick
Tim McCarver's Baseball for Brain Surgeons and other Fans (1998), with Tim McCarver
The Perfect Season (1999), with Tim McCarver
Raising a Team Player (2002), with Harry Sheehy
1,001 Reasons to Love Baseball (2003), with Mary Tiegreen
Baseball Forever: Reflections on Sixty Years in the Game (2004), with Ralph Kiner
Roger Maris: Baseball's Reluctant Hero (2010), with Tom Clavin
Gil Hodges: The Brooklyn Bums, the Miracle Mets and the Extraordinary Life of a Baseball Legend (2012), with Tom Clavin
Close-Ups: The Movie Star Book (1978)
Omni's Screen Flights/Screen Fantasies: The Future According to Science Fiction Cinema (1984)
Cult Baseball Players: The Greats, the Flakes, the Weird and the Wonderful (1990)
We Played the Game: 65 Players Remember Baseball's Greatest Era, 1947-1964 (1994)
Super Bowl: The Game of their Lives (1997)
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The American Animated Cartoon: A Critical Anthology (1980), with Gerald Peary
Great Golf: 150 Years of Essential Instruction from the Best Players, Teachers, and Writers of All Time (2005), with Allen Richardson
Tim McCarver's Diamond Gems (2008), with Tim McCarver and Jim Moskovitz
Guide for the Film FanaticFan site devoted to Peary's
dannypeary.blogspot.com Sag Harbor (Express) Online, "Danny Peary on Film"
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VIAF not on Wikidata
American film critics
American sportswriters
University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
University of Southern California alumni
Long Island, Queens, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Staten Island
Library of Congress, Diana, Princess of Wales, Latin, Oclc, Integrated Authority File
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Paterson, New Jersey, Bergen County, New Jersey, Camden, New Jersey
Thunderball (film)
Ian Fleming, James Bond, Bahamas, Nato, Spectre
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
Paramount Pictures, Dvd, Tom Tryon, Gloria Talbott, Los Angeles
Horror fiction/Selected article archive/November 2006
United Kingdom, Censorship, Edgar Allan Poe, Cinema of the United Kingdom, Fiction

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Syria and Hezbollah: Century Fellow Thanassis Cambanis on BBC Newshour
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Thanassis Cambanis
On Sunday, I joined the BBC's Newshour to discuss Hezbollah's growing role in Syria's ongoing civil war. You can listen to the full podcast below.
Last week, I argued in Foreign Policy that by intervening in Syria, "Hezbollah and Iran are risking their hard-won reputation as stewards of an anti-Israel and anti-U.S. alliance that transcends sect and nationality." My April column in the Boston Globe looked at an emerging narrative from many in U.S. foreign policy circles that U.S. interests may be best served by allowing the war in Syria to continue.
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Moving America Closer to War?
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Constructing Commercial Empire: The United Arab Emirates in the Red Sea and the Horn
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Thanassis Cambanis is an author, journalist, and senior fellow at The Century Foundation. He is co-director of TCF's foreign policy program. His work focuses on U.S. foreign policy, Arab politics, and social movements in the Middle East.
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Sources: Lance Stephenson signs with Pelicans
Shams Charania of The Vertical September 9, 2016, 10:37 PM UTC
Lance Stephenson will add to the Pelicans' depth. (AP)
Free-agent guard Lance Stephenson has agreed to a contract with the New Orleans Pelicans, league sources told The Vertical.
Stephenson visited the Pelicans last week and finalized a contract agreement Friday, sources said.
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Stephenson was traded by the Los Angeles Clippers in February, finishing the season with the Memphis Grizzlies, who declined his $9.5 million option. Several organizations had expressed interest in Stephenson in recent weeks before he signed with New Orleans.
The Pelicans are expected to be without guard Jrue Holiday for part of the season because of some serious health issues regarding his wife, Lauren.
Stephenson, 26, performed as one of the league's better two-way players in his last season with the Indiana Pacers in 2013-14. He rejected the Pacers' $44 million offer in the summer of 2014 for a guaranteed two-year, $18 million deal with the Charlotte Hornets.
After a disappointing season, the Hornets dealt Stephenson to the Clippers last offseason and had little impact with the franchise. When the Grizzlies acquired Stephenson from Los Angeles at the trade deadline in February, he played a significant role, averaging 14.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists while shooting 47.4 percent from the field in 26 games.
The Grizzlies were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the San Antonio Spurs, with Stephenson averaging 13 points per game.
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It's that time again... FSAE and ASAE conference fever is reaching epic proportions for many. Many are looking at the conference schedule, shopping for things to wear for the theme nights, getting ready to see their industry friends, and just looking forward to getting away from the office.
For many however, the thought of appearing on the scene at a conference where there are hundreds and even thousands of attendees, with so many choices for sessions, and a schedule that runs from 8 am to 2 am with hospitality and networking...CAN BE A BIT OVERWHELMING.
The question is...how do you plan ahead to maximize your ROI at the conference?
I've been going to the FSAE and ASAE conferences since 2006 and in that time frame, our association has grown over 1,000% in net worth with only a 13% gain in membership. Yes, I said over 1,000%. A big reason for this is me, as the association executive, having a plan to extract the best ideas, from the best minds, on the latest ideas and trends, that meet our needs. By the way, our non-dues revenue is up 133% annually from where it was in 2006. I share these numbers with you because I don't believe we would have achieved those types of numbers had I skipped conferences, or had no plan to maximize my conference experience. Many of the ideas and changes that my association has made, have come directly from information gained at sessions, and in networking with other attendees.
What technology shifts do we need to be making in the next 12 months?
Knowing those three things on a piece of paper, before I leave for conference, allows me to identify the potential solutions. I don't need to solve every problem because I'll be back there again in 12-months with a couple of other new challenges. Knowing this allows me to focus on the big picture items.
You see, the problem at most any conference is that we are so caught up in writing down or tweeting every profound statement a speaker or colleague says, that we forget to write down the idea that connects the statement to one of your association needs. We are just collecting the dots, not connecting the dots to actions that can transform our associations. I've always told my staff, I would rather you come back from conference with the two ideas that can change our world, than 10 pages of notes of what you learned.
3) One NEW CONTACT I made who can help me make the change.
With that one piece of paper, and only 3 things to look for each day, you will find what you are looking for. I know, because our association has grown over 1,000% partially because of strategically attacking every conference I attend.
I hang around the "best of the best" at ASAE, and I can tell you that if I didn't attend ONE session, I would always walk away with those three questions answered, and am able to make great change, based on what I've learned, after each conference. Most of my new knowledge is gained just walking down the hall in conversation with a colleague, or networking after hours with friends...discussing what went on in the classroom. Learning is NOT all about what happens in the classroom...it's about the application that takes place outside of the classroom.
SECONDLY... if you are not getting a great return on investment, you are hanging around with the wrong crowd. You only learn as much as the attendees around you can conceive. If you hang out with people who aren't great innovators in their associations, and they aren't looking to learn, then your return is going to be little-to-none. If you are hanging around the BEST MINDS, then your return is going to be huge! So, if your crowd isn't providing a great return on ideas at conference...find a new crowd!
Study the schedule of social events and network online with other attendees to find out where those "creative minds" are going to be networking at, the BE THERE and meet them!
Bring lots of business cards and make sure you come back with none. NETWORKING is key!
Study the sessions and choose the ones that speak specifically to the challenges and opportunities your association is facing in the next 12 to 24 months.
It's OK to HAVE FUN at a conference. Conference is a time to REFRESH, REFUEL, REENERGIZE, AND REVITALIZE your perspective on your industry, as well as, your life. Take advantage of the out of class activities, the city/resort you are in, and after hours networking. It's what makes the event so much more than just a conference, creating a lifetime of friends and memories.
Bottom line...YOU are in control of your conference experience. Define what you are looking for..make a plan before you arrive...connect with creative people...write down the key things that you can implement for change...and execute them when you return.
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New cigarette pack slogan a 'sick irony'
Updated September 12, 2012 15:28:22
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The Federal Government says cigarette makers are sinking to new depths in their attempts to keep smokers hooked after plain packaging laws come into force.
Imperial Tobacco has already moved some of its Peter Stuyvesant cigarettes into the new olive-coloured packets emblazoned with the slogan: "It's what's on the inside that counts."
Is this clever marketing, a cynical attempt to subvert the Government's laws, or both? See what our audience had to say.
The company says it has made the change to give customers advance warning about the Federal Government's plain packaging laws.
"It is important to inform our adult consumers that the product itself will remain unchanged," a spokeswoman said.
But the Government says it is a desperate move and has warned cigarette companies not to engage in what it has termed a dirty tricks campaign.
Health Minister Tanya Plibersek says the new slogan on the packets is a sick irony "given that what's on the inside is a product that, if used as the maker intends, will kill half of its regular users".
"That packaging at the moment is not illegal, but I can tell you it's unprincipled.
"The tobacco companies are using their packs to have a last desperate gasp at promoting their brand.
"And yes, they're right, it's what's in the pack that counts, and what we used to call them when I was a kid was cancer sticks."
From December, all tobacco products sold in Australia will have to be sold in plain olive green packets that will continue to carry health warnings about the dangers of smoking.
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A newly minted Australian sits in the shadow of his girlfriend's ex, wondering how he'll ever fit in when her family regard him as an outsider. A young tourist of Syrian heritage steels herself in the face of casual racism at one of Australia's iconic landmarks. Two young mothers watch their two daughters bond at a play centre, but struggle to overcome their own differences. A single mother wonders how the abandonment of her child's father impacts his childhood. Haunted by his late wife and her domineering father, a retired artist finds a second chance at building a family with his daughter and grandchild. An elderly Chinese immigrant watches her grandson try to bridge the distance between the two worlds he exists in. These are just some of the stories that make up Melanie Cheng's Australia Day.
Despite the diversity of characters in this collection, each story shares a common thread: people experiencing a sense of displacement who are searching for belonging. However, as Cheng astutely observes through each tale, that sense of belonging can prove elusive in the complexity of contemporary Australia.
Defining the typical Australian becomes more difficult as our society evolves; Cheng makes that subtle point here through the sheer range of characters she presents and the situations she places them in – there is no one character that represents the 'typical' Australian. Defining Australian-ness has become much more than a single stereotype, and Australia Day captures that challenge through a rich tapestry of people, all different, yet all striving to fit that elusive category.
The book is unavoidably political; addressing a number of issues currently affecting the Australian socio-political landscape including immigration, healthcare, mental health, non-traditional families, and homelessness. Cheng doesn't shy away from addressing some of the less savoury elements of Australian culture either. Sometimes Cheng's blatant, including racist remarks from tourists at Uluru; other times she's quite subtle, when Macca expresses a quiet pride in the drinking exploits of him and his friend. These could make for difficult reading but for the author's deft hand in humanising each of the characters by putting them in universally relatable situations. Australian culture is also framed in a world context when Australians find themselves abroad and confronted with differences they are unprepared for.
Much of the beauty in this book comes from Cheng's effective use of language; her careful use of adjectives and ability to focus on a single, meaningful detail draw the reader quickly into the story. The emotional resonance makes the collection truly sing. In deftly bookending her collection with two stories set on Australia Day, Cheng reminds us where we've been, and where we could potentially go. Cheng powerfully uses structure to take the reader on a journey through contemporary Australia; before looping back to another version of where the book began, and laying out new possibilities.
Defining 'Australian' is no easy thing. In this collection, Melanie Cheng rises to the challenge beautifully. While Cheng's collection doesn't shy from the darkness, ultimately there is a message of hope – that a sense of belonging, of finding your place, isn't out of reach.


I just learned that the Thursday night blues/jazz jam hosted by 88.3 Jazz KSDS Radio, which has been hosted by Spaqhetteria in Little Italy for quite some time, is moving to a new week day and place – effective THIS week.
The blues jam will now be on Wednesday evenings (6:30-9:30) at Proud Mary's Southern Bar & Grill north of the city. You can find it at 5500 Kearny Mesa Road (west side of 163 in the Ramada Inn). This is also where the tried and true bluesman Tomcat Courtney plays every Thursday night, starting at 6pm.


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Q: How to click on a link in an inactiveTab? I am building a webscraper based on Python 3, Selenium (Firefox) and BeautifulSup, so I am interested only in Python support.
In this section of html I want to click on the Execute Script button.
html code snippet
I am able to read the page source, but it looks like when I call:
driver.find_element_by_xpath('//a[@id="menu_link_-481524888_1374656230"]').click()
I receive this error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\IPython\core\interactiveshell.py", line 2881, in run_code
    exec(code_obj, self.user_global_ns, self.user_ns)
  File "<ipython-input-92-dd92f6ed1ddc>", line 1, in <module>
    driver.find_element_by_xpath('//a[@id="menu_link_-481524888_1374656230"]').click()
  File "C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\selenium\webdriver\remote\webelement.py", line 80, in click
    self._execute(Command.CLICK_ELEMENT)
  File "C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\selenium\webdriver\remote\webelement.py", line 628, in _execute
    return self._parent.execute(command, params)
  File "C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\selenium\webdriver\remote\webdriver.py", line 312, in execute
    self.error_handler.check_response(response)
  File "C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\selenium\webdriver\remote\errorhandler.py", line 242, in check_response
    raise exception_class(message, screen, stacktrace)
selenium.common.exceptions.ElementNotInteractableException: Message: Element <a id="menu_link_-481524888_1374656230" href="javascript:window.location=getPath()+"/ForwardAction.do?modulo=proposta&path=/SelecionarConvenio/SelecionarConvenio.do?destino=ListarContratos""> could not be scrolled into view

I looked on internet I realized the tab is inactive, since there is an attribute inactiveTab. If I manually click, the site runs fine. So, how do I access a button under and inactive tab?
Thanks!

A: I don't think the inactiveTab should affect our element in question. Could you try this and let me know if it works:
Element = driver.find_element_by_xpath('//a[@id="menu_link_-481524888_1374656230"]')
driver.execute_script("return arguments[0].scrollIntoView();", Element)
driver.execute_script("arguments[0].click()", Element)

This will execute JavaScript to interact with the button.

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coupon dude necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 83 diseños de 39 diseñadores freelance.
We need a new, simple, elegant, web 2.0 style design for http://www.couponshack.com. Site must be 960px wide and include header, navigation menu, left side menu and main content section with 2 example coupons and 2 example products. We want the same logo and color scheme and a similar layout to what we already have. I dont want to be too restrictive so we can get a wide range of designs/styles. See the project details for specific things that need to be included. Thanks and I look forward to seeing some good designs!
- Same color scheme (orange, blue and gray), but you can use different shades,etc.. if you think it will make the site look better.
- Top section must include the logo on the left and links/icons on the right for "Browse By Category", "Browse By Store" and "Browse By Brand"
- Search input and button below or above the navigation bar (probably below). Make this a noticeable part of the site. We want this to be one of the first things our users see.
- Main content section should take up the rest of the width of the page. We need the name of the store that has coupons (Use Macy's as an example) at the top, and 2 example coupons and 2 example products. Here is what we currently have: http://www.couponshack.com/stores/s…1023/Macys. We want something that looks different than what we currently have.
- The coupons need to stand out so the user can tell they are each individual coupons. Each coupon must include the following: Description (10% off), Coupon Code (make this stand out), Expiration, Rating % (use something different than the stars we currently have), links/icons for the user to say if the coupon worked, and a timeline graph that shows how many positive or negative votes each coupon had each day. And a button that says "Activate Coupon". We also want an expandable section for comments. This could be an comment icon that is clicked. When it is clicked, the coupon section expands to show comments for that particular coupon. So we need 2 example coupons - one with the comment closed and one with the comment section expanded. Users can leave their name and comment and it will appear in a list below the other coupon information.
- Copyright and a small black and white version of the logo at the bottom.
- dont want a large header like some web 2.0 sites have. Keep it to a reasonable height. See our sister site http://www.priceclipper.com for an example of the header height.
- unoriginal work. No templates from templateMontser.com, etc..
- No photos. Just use illustrations.


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