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On Belonging

 She went on that long-awaited vacation with her friends. Friends—she hesitated even calling them that. One was twenty years younger. The other, five or six. Close enough to feel familiar. Far enough to feel the difference. During the elephant sanctuary tour, the youngest—laughed and said casually, almost absent-mindedly, “Hey, the staff asked me if your mom had come out of the bathroom.” He meant it lightly. He meant no harm. But time slowed anyway. The words stretched, replayed themselves, settled somewhere heavy. A throwaway joke turned into something else entirely—a quiet confirmation of what she hadn’t voiced: she didn’t belong here. Not quite. She withdrew after that. Not dramatically. Just subtly. Fewer words. Less presence. Her body folding inward as if trying to take up less space. At lunch, she tried again. She brought it up, hoping the older of the two would do what friends do—brush it off, defend her, call it stupid. Instead, he said, almost thoughtfully, “That could be...
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What Type of Video Editors Should Take the Adobe Premiere Pro® Certification Exams?

Each of the Adobe Premiere Pro® certifications and corresponding exams are targeted towards video editors. The four available exams are designed to validate either beginner Premiere Pro® skills or to recertify skills of editors who have previous experience working with Premiere Pro®. The Adobe Premiere Pro® CS5 ACE certification exam and the Adobe Premiere Pro® CS6 ACE certification exam will test an editor's ability to edit in a timeline-based non-linear editing environment. Professionals wishing to pass either exam will need to be able to acquire media, edit footage, and produce output. These exams allow video editors to establish their careers by providing them with certifications that can prove their editing skills to potential employers. For video editors who have already proven their editing skills, the Adobe Premiere® Pro CS5 Recertification exam or the Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 Recertification exam are available. Video editors must have earned a previous Premiere P...
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In my universe beats one heart - mine alone, there exists one mind - mine alone. Yet, my universe is connected with yours and a thousand others.. and the ripples of your mind and heart will certainly create a stir in mine. When the ripples stir in harmony, its called music. When it dosent, its mere cacaphony. I say.. lets make some music!
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i wonder what Americans need more.. a divine intervention to calm the unsettled heads or a lawful restriction on the possession of the arms act. This is in the light of the recent Connecticut killings of school personnel and kidgarten children. Insane isnt it? and an exactly similar incident happened a few days earlier too, in some other state of the united states of India and in both cases the perpetrators were otherwise "regular"blokes. the kind that would probably go for a run in the morning as much are his chances of having a "normal" Monday morning. in effect, 2 different crimes, 2 highly deviant behavior, 1 common personality type. So, this makes me think that maybe, there is a deep sense of detachment in the American society and no, Christmas dinners are not the solution. As the needs of touch & smell are fast dissapearing from the diaspora of social interactions, and Facebook, Twitter & Whatsapp are replacing a friendly pat on the back or the ...
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Durga Puja 2011

these are a few of my favorite things: waking up to the beat of the dhak in the morning, watching the entire process of the morning anjali, the familiar smell of the afternoon bhog, sweating uncontrollably in the traffic, the blaring of horns, and the multitude of cars, and even more the count of faces and feets on the streets, the sound of laughter, prayers, conversations, and going to sleep looking at the fairy lights, the light stands, the bulbs, the light lined buildings, and the lovely glow around. and then comes, a crimson red goodbye, a floating mirror on the water, a few tears, and a whole new year to look forward to.. aashche bochor aabar hobe !!
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Make your passion the only thing you have ..dont ask why now, and you wont have to ask why later.
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Another Day in the life of Amelia..

My current pair is bulbous at the hips - read: extremely lose, torn at the non-sexy spots, and unflatteringly rolled up at the ankles. i wear that with my shoes which are the not-so-bad gladiators but the ugly overtakes the not-so-bad at making first impressions. so, in a desperate attempt to get myself a new pair, i went jeans shopping. Now, that may be the most obvious effort for most of , and i bet a pleasurable one too, For me; it is that one event which repeats itself once every three years. You can safely estimate that a decade of styles emerge, hit it or miss it, during three years of time, and i, locked up in isolation are always detained from whats in and whats out - except that, it sounded like it it's me.. WHY, well for starters, i couldnt be bothered about stocking up my wardrobe... when i need stuff, i go out and buy that. sometimes, i procrastinate that 'need' but how would a fashion sense emerge if people did not look at current assets differently. thats how ...
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