tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137677041194260026.comments2020-07-18T07:05:27.304-07:00M. Ulric KillionUlric Killionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967748805042218491noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137677041194260026.post-70365156141610839192012-05-29T21:50:54.127-07:002012-05-29T21:50:54.127-07:00I totally agree with you. This book is a must read...I totally agree with you. This book is a must read. Otherwise, thank you for your thoughtful and insightful comments.Ulric Killionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06967748805042218491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137677041194260026.post-20600370607889152112012-05-24T00:53:17.638-07:002012-05-24T00:53:17.638-07:00Brilliantly written, the book focuses on the lives...Brilliantly written, the book focuses on the lives of those who reside in a small settlement within the shadows of deluxe five-star hotels. As the narrative unfolds, we meet Abdul - an enterprising garbage picker who lives with his tubercular father, sharp-tongued mother and siblings in Annawadi. Unlike most of his neighbors, they are barely making it, and things get a whole lot worse when an off-balance one-legged neighbor immolates herself, blaming the family for her suicidal actions.<br />We also meet spirited Asha who will do whatever it takes to survive and give her "most-everything" daughter a chance to thrive...and we meet Sunil and Kalu, imaginative young friends who use finely-honed ingenuity to keep on...keeping on.<br /><br />All of them exist in a society where life is cheap and justice is cheaper. With little to spare, just the basics of life are subject to extortion as the poor turn against the poor. This is a place where a waste-picker's life bleeds out of him as people step over him to go about their workday; where a once-lively teenager drinks rat poison to liberate herself from her daily misery while her mother just shrugs; where a one-legged woman sets herself on fire and the craven justice system tries to finger Abdul and destroy his family.Espanahttp://raisingselfesteem.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137677041194260026.post-9981345175261766692012-01-07T09:37:36.668-08:002012-01-07T09:37:36.668-08:00Indeed, what you say is true because all aspects o...Indeed, what you say is true because all aspects of immigration are highly sensitive, notwithstanding pending national elections. Nonetheless, I found the project fascinating and wish them the best in this endeavor. Otherwise, thank you for your comment and insights.Ulric Killionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06967748805042218491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137677041194260026.post-25960685155061516012012-01-06T01:17:15.126-08:002012-01-06T01:17:15.126-08:00They must think of it before making a move cause i...They must think of it before making a move cause it might fail if they don't. Even the US immigration is facing a lot of problem we know that they can solve it all .<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.immigrationdirect.com/%22" rel="nofollow">US Immigration</a>.cailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13366000260147516838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137677041194260026.post-47684902832099203752011-11-20T09:41:23.634-08:002011-11-20T09:41:23.634-08:00Thanks for your comment; and yes, a reasonable res...Thanks for your comment; and yes, a reasonable resolution of the problem does not seem to be forthcoming.Ulric Killionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06967748805042218491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137677041194260026.post-540832007945871902011-11-19T11:24:10.865-08:002011-11-19T11:24:10.865-08:00Iran with nuclear weapons is a most worrisome situ...Iran with nuclear weapons is a most worrisome situation, as the West is doing zero about it. <br /><br />What I find troublesome is widespread denial of the weapons, or the threat Iran poses once they get them.tude doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08544499060584171368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137677041194260026.post-22093516797856317322011-08-31T20:30:20.720-07:002011-08-31T20:30:20.720-07:00it is VERY CLEAR that it owns by the Philippines&#...it is VERY CLEAR that it owns by the Philippines' archipelago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137677041194260026.post-57659426980219461302009-06-03T22:47:22.963-07:002009-06-03T22:47:22.963-07:00apparently China wants to keep it old school, Web ...apparently China wants to keep it old school, Web 1.0, until further noticeSmokyhttp://hookahbowl.comnoreply@blogger.com