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...lor... Vreo opt ceasuri ne-au trebuit ca s ă ajungem la Carlsbad, lâng ă San Diego... Pe traseu, dune de nisip... Ma şini gr ăbite, nesemnalizând.... ...u ă puncte distincte trec mai multe drepte! A doua prelegere, “A function in the number theory” (O func ţie în teoria numerelor – “Func ţia Smaranda... ... puncte distincte trec mai multe drepte! A doua prelegere, “A function in the number theory” (O func ţie în teoria numerelor – “Func ţia Smarandache... ...t pe Jack Crowl, care a predat acolo engleza, patru ani. – Beau! Heavily drinking. Ori excursii prin împrejurimi (to hike). NCC a fost o închisoar... ...eapta. Când Lilia, când eu – conduceam cu rândul. De dou ă ori prin rest area, încercând s ă dormim, lâng ă Kingman sau înainte de San Bernardino..... ... ajunge. M ă lupt mereu cu gr ăsimea... Iau 10-15 pounds (consumând junk-food), apoi rabd, m ă ab ţin, prin regim, ca s ă le dau jos. Ia te ... ... 85 Şi un pictor mai citadin, mi ştocar, Michael Dodart („Don’t drink and draw!” – nu bea şi desena, în realitatea era: nu bea şi conduce). ... ...d ă de ras ă superioar ă... De la Aeroportul Interna ţional din San Francisco m-a preluat familia Nicoar ă – Iacob şi Asineta – români ardelen... ...team ă s ă n-o dea afar ă din serviciu Pe strada principal ă West Bay, în capital ă, e un bazar cu obiecte de art ă neagr ă (sculpturi în le...

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...Why do Asians really get straight A's? Why do Asians really become doctors and lawyers? Why do Asians really play the piano? Many people believe that the reason has to do with the pressure to perform and the pressure to conform, however, it goes much deeper than that—much, much deeper! This didactic...

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...Why do Asians really get straight A's? Why do Asians really become doctors and lawyers? Why do Asians really play the piano? Many people believe t... ...Why do Asians really become doctors and lawyers? Why do Asians really play the piano? Many people believe that the reason has to do with the press... ...rld of long-guarded — secrets. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Anson Chi, born and raised in New York City, is an author, politician, model, activist environmenta... ...gineer. He currently lives in a myriad of places, including Los Angeles and San Diego. Yellow on the Outside, Shame on the Inside: Asian Culture Rev... ...sian Pride Theorems. They're competing to see who is on top of the suburban food chain. Let's say, “ ” hypothetically, that my family's on top. Now ... ...ago in the park right by my old high school. I noticed a new, chrome-plated drinking fountain installed near the entrance of the gazebo. As I walked... ...el exhorts, almost on the edge of begging. ” We don't have time to visit San Francisco since I'll be @ss-kissing my aunt the entire “ weekend. Note t... ...s that there's a meteoric rise of suburban sprawl that is now infecting the Bay Area like a contagious disease. They're building all these new condos... ...at there's a meteoric rise of suburban sprawl that is now infecting the Bay Area like a contagious disease. They're building all these new condos dow...

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...Introduction: In an issue of the London World in April, 1890, there appeared the following paragraph: ?Two small rooms connected by a tiny hall afford sufficient space to contain Mr. Rudyard Kipling, the literary hero of the present hour, ...

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Excerpt: Across the Plains by Robert Louis Stevenson.

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...Contents CHAPTER I - ACROSS THE PLAIN........................3 CHAPTER II - THE OLD PACIFIC CAPITAL........38 CHAPTER III - FONTAINEBLEAU VILLAGE COMMUNITIES OF PAINTERS...............................52 CHAPTER IV - EPILOGUE TO ?AN INLAND VOYAGE?..........

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