#and how they struggle to find relevance post 40 (especially in how society expects them to he relevant

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Been reading Delicate Condition to keep my mind off everything, mostly because I heard a season of AHS was based off it and I wanted to know if it was as much of a trainwreck.

It's actually a pretty decent thriller. The author's competent at descriptions and finding her character's voice, and for a book about pregnancy, I don't feel like it's shaming people who may not want biological children, or children at all.

I only watched season recaps on the AHS season, but I can tell you that it's missing the major themes of the book, and the casting was atrocious. Emma Roberts was not the choice for the main character at all.

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Les Mis and ATLA

oh wow unexpected !

..Ok so! Les Mis basically happens in the aftermath of France's own attempts to Take Over the World, Empire-Style; so going with that! AtLA -verse , in the immediate aftermath/years following Zuko's coronation!

(disclaimer: I am in no way an AtLA Lore Expert; this is about Vibes. I'm sure it'll contradict like nine billion points of canon that I don't know. )

..you know what I can come up with backstories and all for Valjean and Javert etc but lbr this is AtLA -verse, people over 40 exist to be Mentors and Background characters , this one is about the Fantine , the Amis, and Patron-Minette

also I guess at some point Marius and Cosette will like...exist but they'll be Very Children ; Marius is probably all of five at the start here and Cosette's only going to be born in the early years of Zuko's rule so

-Fantine:

one of the uncounted and uncountable war orphans left by decades of world war. Her background is entirely unknown, even to her; grew up in a little border colony. Post-war, she's made her way to the Fire Nation capital to find a better life and new friends. Her story is about the ground-level struggle for the least powerful people in her society so there's a better sense of what the political maneuvering is in reaction to (and she'll be part of it by like the middle of the first season? yeah, I'm thinking big Main Character energy for her in this)

-The Amis are Mostly Teenagers but that's never stopped anyone in the AtLA-verse from being plot relevant!

- Enjolras, Courfeyrac and Prouvaire are from important Families in whatever part of the Fire Nation equates to "the South". Like a lot of children from such families, they were sent to Capital City to be hostages guaranteeing their families' loyalty learn the necessary leadership skills for people of their rank (and be hostages guaranteeing their families' loyalty). This has of course given them lots of time to hang out together and bounce around ideas about how (a) the Current Regime Sucks and (b) the Nation could do Better. Enjolras is an ace firebender and fighter, Courfeyrac is one of the best swordfighters in their class, and Prouvaire...is a poet. Who has a lot of Spirit-World visions.

-Feuilly is part of the small (non-literal) army of artisans responsible for all the artistic flourishes that make Capital City and especially the palace grand and imposing and the living propaganda piece it needed to be during the war. Friends with Enjolras, Courfeyrac and Prouvaire since they were all kids, united by mutual outrage that their country is Like This. With the war over, they're all hoping to grab the chance to see the new government won't ever repeat the (horrifying, almost world-ending) faults of the old.

- Bahorel is the only fire-bender in his farming family--the only remaining firebender, anyway, because his parents made sure he kept that secret, because peasant kids with firebending don't get trained to be elite guards, they get chucked into ships and tanks to server as engine fuel-makers, and his family was not having their kid used that way. Now that the draft is not a thing anymore, though, he's free to let loose and maybe check out the Other Options for an energetic youth who wants to hit things with fires.

- Joly and Combeferre have been friends since they both got funneled into the Fire Nation's version of the Polytechnic; they were fully expecting to be battlefield medics and are incredibly relieved that's not their immediate future, and very excited at the idea that maybe now they can focus on some Exciting Theories They've been Developing About--

--Legle and Grantaire are just in the city because their parents moved there in the last few years, and the two of them fell in together. They managed to get less of the brainwashing school than most kids their age and class by virtue of just. Not Going. Slacking Off For Greater Justice!

TOGETHER THEY FIGHT CRIME ORGANIZE A POPULAR MOVEMENT FOR A MORE DEMOCRATIC FIRE NATION, so the country won't be plunged into another 100 year war the next time some Fire Lord gets a bug up his cloak

but Can They Succeed when the Patron-Minette, the old regime's hit squad, is trying to undermine them at every turn and destabilize the new government's efforts at peaceful relations with other Nations ? Will Our Heroes figure out who's behind these reactionary efforts? Is Javert just gonna be a comic-relief heavy? DO WE HAVE GUINEA PIGS?? WHO KNOWS but we know there WILL be lots of awesome fight sequences and everyone will get a chance to Unlock More True potential and like with a cast roster like this and only two known Benders, there will be at least a few people discovering their True Gifts etc

plus lots of trippy Spirit World storylines ! Whooo!

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You can date multiple partners in Indonesia?! | Indonesians vs Singaporeans guys

Online dating, the easiest and most efficient way to meet singles in your area. With various free online dating app in Asia, dating in Asia should not be a problem anymore right? Wrong. Problems from lack of chivalry to the basic traditions are different in different countries and cultures. This not only makes dating a subject relevant to be taught in school, but it made dating seemed like a crisis. 

Indonesians vs Singaporeans guys

Thus, this blog collaboration post is here to lighten your burden in dating adversity. Or at least cure your curiosity on what dating is like in Singapore and Indonesia. Which is better you asked, well you have to read on to find out!

In this collaboration, I invited Marya, The BeauTraveler* to touch on Indonesia dating while I touch on Singapore dating.

*Psst. she wrote about her First and Last date in Vietnam on IreviewUread previously!

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Is the online dating culture considered acceptable in  Indonesia?

When it comes to online dating, while almost everyone uses it, no one is brave enough to admit that they’re on Tinder or any online dating site. Even if there’s some people who are open to declare that they’re on online dating sites, it’s quite rare to find people like that. Hmm.

Same as one night stands, while I’ve met so many guys who are into that, they’re not really open to the fact that they actually practice one night stand. More often than not, guys here will look into one night stands hoping that they could have a nice, religious type of girl to be their wife in the end.

I don’t generally speak about all men in Indonesia, but most Indonesian guys I’ve met through online dating sites were like that.

Are people accepting of inter-religion and intercultural relationships?

This actually depends on the family, but when it comes to religion, people are mostly conservative. Supposedly it has something to do with the law applied in Indonesia as well. For example, some people will think twice about dating someone of other religion, because around here people date people because they seek for the future possibility of marriage.

The problem is, our marriage law states that the marriage is only legal when it’s done according to each respective religion. So, it’s rare to find Muslim girls dating non-Muslim because according to Islam, Muslim women must not marry any non-Muslim. As for men, Muslim men can marry any non-Muslim as long as their religion allows inter-religion marriage.

As far as I know, Catholics accept inter-religion marriage so the marriage between a Muslim man and non-Muslim woman can be done in some places. But then again, even that can only be done by non-conservative Muslims.

For those who are open with the possibility of inter-religion marriage, they usually do civil marriage abroad. So far, I think Singapore, Hongkong, and Australia are the countries Indonesian people usually go to for an inter-religion marriage like that.

What are Indonesian guys dating fashion sense like?

It’s hard to generalize fashion when it comes to Indonesian men because it can vary. Again, depends on where they come from and their surroundings. For example, the way Indonesian men from Java dress could be a bit different to those from Papua.

And of course, their upbringing also plays a big role when it comes to fashion.

Will Indonesian guys pay for the date?

Not sure if that has something to do with them being a gentleman, but I suppose the fact that they always pay for the date is only the result we got from living in a patriarchy society.

I mean, all Indonesian men that I went out with, they always insisted to pay for (at least) the first date. Of course, at some point where we got comfortable with each other, some are okay with the idea of splitting the bills. E.g. he pays for the movie ticket, I pay for the snack etc.

Is Public Display of Affection (PDA) acceptable in Indonesia?

Depends on what kind of PDA, if it’s just something like holding hands or hugging each other in public, then yes... It is quite common. But when it comes to kissing and all that, no, especially lately when so many persecution cases came up in public. Some people think they have an authority to tell what is halal and what is not. I suppose people just want to play it safe.

How assertive are Indonesian guys?

Again, it’s hard to give a validation when it comes to this since their upbringing could affect so much on how assertive they could be when it comes to a relationship.

I suppose it’s more like stereotypical that men from some ethnics in Indonesia are less assertive than the others. Like it or hate it, being a Sundanese girl who most Indonesian people couldn’t tell that I am with my attitude and all that, I never really got a chance to find a Sundanese man that I could connect with.

As much as I hate the stereotype, but the stereotype about the Sundanese men’s inability to be assertive is something that I don’t find wrong. At least so far.

What are the guys take when it comes to maintaining a traditional lifestyle? Eg. Woman working, Filial Peity and Marriage

Despite being modern, I suppose there are still some traditional values that Indonesian people in general still hold on to. There are still some puritan ideas about how it is okay to feel sorry for a single woman in her 30s, despite the fact that she’s actually happy with her life... Don’t start with bugging them off with the question about their marriage plan, because it’s somewhat a norm around here!

And I gotta say that being a single woman in a mature age can be difficult in Indonesia as well. I’m not exactly talking about myself, because I suppose being in my late 29s, it’s still relatively easy to find someone to at least have a date or two for the sake of trying.

I’m talking about some women I know who are in their mid or late 30s. The problem they’ve been facing in terms of dating field is the fact that despite the connection they could build with men, sometimes age plays a big role. Like them being in their late 30s could be such a turn off for the men.

As for filial peity, it’s actually my first time to hear such term *lol*, but yesss... Most parents think that way, they see their children as their investment to take care of them when they grow old. There’s a term that probably only Indonesian people could understand, “banyak anak, banyak rejeki”. It literally means, the more children you have, the more blessings you get.

Yes, this term refers to how when you grow old, if you have a lot of children, you have less worry about who will take care of you.

Are gender roles important in Indonesia?

I suppose people get smarter nowadays, but at some point, I guess at some point, being a woman in particular, people will expect “getting married and taking of the family” as your main purpose in life.

No kidding, in the society you can have your own Phd or travel the world on your own, but people wouldn’t see it as the achievement if you’re a single woman in your 40s.

Do guys believe in exclusivity?

I gotta say, I’m a firm believer of ‘once a cheater, always a cheater’. I suppose there’s always a cheater somewhere, no matter what nationality they’ve got.

But you see, especially from hardcore Muslim society, for some reason I don’t know, there’s somewhat an encouragement to practice polygamy. I know it’s a personal choice, but I suppose cheating tendencies for Indonesian men, especially those from the category, is even bigger with the possibility of marrying more than a woman.

About the author - Marya The BeauTraveler

A sassy traveler who finds it difficult to travel light, but easy to find the cheapest way to enjoy life. Struggling to find the one, so she may as well travel from one beau to another. Check out her links: Blog | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Thank you to Marya, for her take on dating in Indonesia. I guess one can say, chivalry walks alongside with traditions. I do find it interesting that patriarchy is still largely dominated in Indonesia despite rolling into the modern age. With that, let’s move on to what dating in this insanely expensive Asian country is like.

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Check out my views on Singaporean Guys on TheBeauTraveler 

Of course, what’s a collaboration if everything is on one blog right? Thus, head over to TheBeauTraveler where you can find out for yourself what dating is like in Singapore when you’re not a Crazy Rich Asian. Here’s a sneak peek:

...tend to groom themselves better on their first dates. After that, they're more casual - t-shirt, shorts and slippers kind of casual...     

...cheating is more common than having an open relationship...

-Shi Hui on TheBeauTraveler -

What are you waiting for? Click here and check out my take on Singaporean guys now - while I head to the corner and contemplate my life choices. I mean get ready for more online horror dating stories! :)

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US travel advisory will not hit arrivals: Tour operators

US government’s advisory to its citizen’s approximately possible terrorist assaults in India will now not impact overseas tourist arrivals, say excursion operators. The US is the primary source market for Indian tourism. In 2015, over 1.2 million US residents visited India, accounting for 15 according to cent of India’s foreign traveler arrivals.

“We do now not see lots impact due to the advisory. Those who’ve booked months earlier will now not cancel their trips, even though there might be a few deferrals. Overall, the effect of the advisory will not be multiple-two in step with cent,” Subhash Goyal, chairperson of Stic Travel, stated.Inbound tourism is predicted to develop 10 in step with cent this 12 months, with the strong increase from Asian markets, said Goyal.

According to Karan Anand, head, relationships, Cox & Kings, “Tourism to India has been on an upswing and such advisories do no longer alternate the belief of India being a secure vacation spot. In the past twelve months, there were terrorist attacks in Europe however it has now not deterred guests from traveling the continent. Compared to them, India has been incident-unfastened and we expect the equal momentum in tourist arrivals.’’ According to the tourism ministry, India is anticipated to acquire a report nine million overseas travelers in 2016, up over 12 percent of the eight million visitors the last yr.

Social Stratification In United States

  When we communicate of social stratification we suggest inequality between numerous organizations of people. Inequality exists in all varieties of societies and cultures. Societies consist of layers that are hierarchical.

The four fundamental stratification systems are:

1) slavery

2) caste

3) estate

4) elegance.

Stratification systems of slavery, caste, and estate have been demolished in present day societies besides a few tribal societies.

The social elegance device is particularly a description of ways scarce assets (wealth, income, training, and profession) are dispensed in society. In other phrases, Class will be defined as an indication of the positions a person might also occupy inside society, positions which are not same.Thus, so as to evaluation social instructions in a society, it’s far essential to provide an explanation for that how those sources are distributed and make social lessons.

In spite of the fact that some students argue that during developed countries, inequality has decreased rather than previous societies, however, social stratification, inequality and class struggle have growing rate nowadays. In the United States, Inequality between rich and terrible has multiplied to the extent that the distance amongst them is bigger than any point in the beyond 75 years. The United States has the largest wealth disparity of any industrialized state within the global and this disparity is growing larger every year.

In the USA, income is manifestly one essential scarce aid. Clearly, it’s miles profession that gives earnings, and it’s far schooling that determines the sort of profession. At the extra volume level, income is associated with life effects, together with the high-quality and amount of schooling, fitness care, and housing one obtains, or even the how lengthy one lives. So, there may be the interrelationship between accesses to every of those assets.

In the United States, person profits rely upon on academic characteristics; in 2005 the majority of the doctorate and expert stages were in top 15% of earnings earners. Those with Bachelor stages had incomes significantly above the national median and people with university diploma had less income.

The important factor is that, at the same time as the population of the USA is turning into more and more knowledgeable on all stages, the conspicuous hyperlink among earnings and educational attainment stays. Another factor is that tertiary schooling is hardly ever unfastened; education in elite private colleges for a 4 12 months program costs $a hundred and twenty,000 approximately. While public colleges and universities expense an awful lot much less but they may be no longer unfastened. Scholarships and coffee interest loans by means of government and universities are to be had too, but nonetheless, the price of education is excessive for many human beings.

Overall, instructional attainment serves as one of the maximum vital magnificence features of maximum Americans, that’s immediately related to profits and profession.

On one hand occupational popularity is the effect of tutorial attainment, non-public or family earnings and alternatively, it defines get entry to different resources consisting of profits and health. Low-wage jobs are related to those humans who’ve much less training. Workers in those areas are unskilled because it does no longer require education so that it will carry out these jobs. But, White collar jobs require more human capital, talent, and information and consequently produce better income. With higher education, it’s far much more likely for one to occupy a professional stage activity wherein he or she may also earn a higher income. Therefore, those with less training are much more likely to be running in Low-wage jobs.

Each specific job influences on lifestyle; earnings and status that won from a task determine dwelling environment, the type of ingredients, medical care, type of social networks, enjoyment, spare instances, and conduct.

It is training that makes upper-center, middle and lower-middle ratings on an occupational spectrum; unskilled personnel, personnel with less than seven years of education, excessive faculty graduated ones, college graduate, licentiate, MS holders, specialists and professionals with Doctorate diploma located on exceptional rankings of an occupational spectrum. So whilst all capabilities and positions in society do now not determine with a profession, the task position is one of the most critical reputation functions inside the United States.

Another feature that determines individuals’ function within the society is wealth. Wealth is what humans own in belongings along with houses, automobiles, stocks, stocks, saved cash, and lands.

While the United States is the second wealthy country in the international, the distribution of wealth is simply too unfair. The top 1% of all population owned 38% of the wealth, 10% of the population had seventy-one% of the wealth and alternatively, the lowest 40% owned less than 1% of the nation’s wealth.

    Hiring A Car At Miami Airport

If you’re planning a trip Florida and are flying into any in their twelve primary airports you will find automobile lease groups primarily based on all the terminal homes.

If you’re flying into Miami International Airport you’ll bypass through the bags reclaim place into the principle arrivals region, where there are 9 essential vehicle lease corporations at Miami Airport with desks inside the arrivals vicinity subsequent to the bags reclaim area within the Central and North terminals, or in case you arrive into the South Terminal there are Information and Reservation forums in arrivals and on the third ground where you could use the condo automobile phone. There is a major road around the inner hub of the Miami Airport where hire motors, shuttle buses, and coaches may be located.

When you’ve got checked in along with your automobile rent firm in the arrivals hall you need to head across the street from the terminal building and pick up a courtesy car hire shuttle bus to take you to the numerous hire car stations which might be all placed simply outside the airport on LeJeune Avenue. When you come back out of the arrivals hall you may see go back and forth buses with the call of the car rent organization on them, so simply hail one and it will forestall. Remember when you are bringing your lease a vehicle returned to Miami Airport allow at the least 30-forty five minutes to drop it off and trap the commute bus returned to the airport terminal for taking a look at in.

Decoding the Demand for Fixed Base Operators in Aviation

The aviation industry has witnessed extra special growth in the closing a long time. Business has expanded appreciably, and passengers are very eager on getting great services for the rate they pay. One of the principal worries for buyers, general aviation users, and plane owners is the management of offerings provided on-airport. This is exactly where the want for fixed-base operators (FBOs) becomes very evident. Who are FBOs? What do they do? What ought to you evaluate while choosing an FBO control carrier? In this submit, we will attempt to answer those questions in conjunction with other relevant points.

Understanding services of FBOs

A constant base operator is mostly an enterprise or company that has the proper and permissions to work at an airport, especially for various styles of aeronautical services. FBOs manage most of the constitution and personal plane activities at an airport and work various sorts of private operators at the equal time. FBOs are anticipated to offer support and offerings that help in easing the various strategies at distinctive public-use airports. These agencies operate at primary and nearby airports and make certain efficient air transportation interest their clients.

Services supplied

FBOs offer all sorts of unique services, relying on the desires of the airport and its client base. Typically, their number one process is related to airport facility control, plane fueling and aircraft managing. Aircraft Charter and Management (ACM) organizations and other private aviation clients use such organizations for handling they’re everyday flight operations requirements, which includes aircraft fueling, aircraft dealing with, and handling the general passenger revel in. Some FBOs also address Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) alongside Aircraft Charter and Management (ACM) as unique options. Other offerings encompass a wider variety of ancillary on-airport services inclusive of catering, de-icing, etc.