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Balle-Balle! Heading to India for April

on March 27th, 2012 at 3:29:28 PM

I know, April is almost the worst time to visit India.  The weather is around 40 degrees C (that's TOO DAMN HOT for all the yanks) and the weather conditions are:

Anyway, I didn't want to miss DrupalCon where I had two sessions, so April it is.  You may recall, I visited with Dries in November.  It was a pretty amazing trip and were we all inspired by the opportunity and enthusiasm there.  Now it's time to make some of our plans happen.  If you're based in India, I've got a few agendas to push when I'm there, and I'd love your help to make them happen:

  1. Grow the Drupal community: I'm thinking the best ways to do this are to speak at events, and train local trainers, especially in broad intro-level courses. Anyone interested?
  2. Meet with potential and current Acquia partners: If you want to become an Acquia partner let me know and let's talk about what that entails. Already a partner, let's grab a drink and talk about your business
  3. Meet contributors: Are you a Drupal contributor looking for some recognition and/or assistance in your projects? Get in touch with me and I'll try to help you with your success.

Why Americans are seen as arrogant: The Visa.

on June 7th, 2010 at 5:24:30 AM

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http://xkcd.com/84/

Okay, now let's consider for a moment what America is.  Is America a "white" county? Although many would like it to be, it is not.  Non-hispanic whites were only 68% of the population in 2008 and that number is likely inflated since the percentage is dropping rapidly.  Is it an "English" country?  Officially yes, although a huge number of Americans speak other native languages.  16% of the population is of Hispanic or S. American origin and most of them speak Spanish or Portugese at least as a 2nd language.  So what is it?  An "American" country?

At what point does one become an American and then have the right to delineate the "other" and then humiliate them?

Has any US and EU citizens reading this ever tried to get a visa for another country?  I've gotten several and it is usually as simple as "send in the form with $50 and your passport and get a visa in a week or so".

My in-laws are trying to get a visa to come to the US and visit their daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter.  My father in-law was an important figure in the police service for many years and they are 100% above board legally and financially secure.  Here's the process:

  1. Pay ~$150 per

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