***Have-At-It Never-Ending Gabfest***

[Tiki]

I didn't have time to finish my post earlier, but I am relieved as well, not only for Adam''s safety, but for all the other entertainers & fans who would have possibly have gone to it and also that they have cancelled out of respect for the mourners.

Things are really scary right now. Just saw this on twitter from ITV.

TV Football ‏@itvfootball 16m16 minutes ago
Hannover stadium evacuated and Germany v Netherlands called off after suspect item is found http://www.itv.com/news/update/2015-11- ... therlands/ … Apparently it was a suspicious suitcase.

Also on the TV a British Airways Jet had landed, and called for Police as they had restrained an unruly passenger.

No details as of yet as to whether these are Isis related.

Not fear mongering, but everyone, please stay diligent and safe, as they are sure now that more attacks are already planned and could happen at anytime.

[Hrithika]

I think it good its canceled.

And we have instead that Polish The Voice and Adam is saying in the promo:
"You will be able to see me perform a couple of songs from my new album The Original High... and I might have a surprise for you as well.."
https://youtu.be/Z1k609kxcbE






Myself i am going to Italy to Milan for the weekend and it feels safe
And this evening in Hannover Germany a stadium evacuated over a bomb thread and another arena for musics is evacuated too tonight.

Security services received information about a “planned terrorist attack” from foreign sources, German Tagesspiegel reported.
The game, which was due to start at 8:45 pm local time (19:45 GMT), was supposed to be attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other Cabinet ministers.
There has been a report in a local newspaper saying an ambulance “full of explosives” was found outside the Hannover stadium, however, there has been no official confirmation.

DW Sports ✔@dw_sports
BREAKING: Hanover chief of police: "There was a device intended to be detonated inside the stadium." #GERNED
8:47 PM - 17 Nov 2015

Jessie Wingard @JessieWingard
German Interior Min. De Maiziere says "it's a sad day for #Germany...
This game was supposed to be show of unity against terrorism. "#GERNED


Agence France-Presse ✔@AFP
#BREAKING No explosives found in Hanover football scare: German regional minister
9:47 PM - 17 Nov 2015

So i think Jihadist is trapping the terror up unfortenly.

[hotouthere]

I'm glad they cancelled that event in Paris. Even with a hundred security guards, there is no stopping a determined terrorist. They could set off a huge explosive like the Oklahoma City bombing and no amount of manpower alone could protect in that kind of circumstance.

The people of Paris and other countries who lost citizens are not only in mourning deceased family and friends; they are also still dealing with the injured who could take months to heal, years of therapy learn to function with their injuries or with prosthetic devices after amputations, or they may be paralyzed or disfigured for life. We should never underestimate the horror, grief and lifelong consequences these events will have on hundreds of people.

[Lizziek]

I have to admit I'm relieved he won't be performing in Paris.
Wonder where he is though?

He's in London. Shoshanna tweeted to someone this morning that he was sitting right next to her.

I, too, am relieved that he won't be in Paris.

Thanks Paula. I always know you and this forum are on top of WITWIAL.

[marlock276]

Just curious . . . are there ANY U.S. shows lined up for Adam to perform ALN? He seems to have a lot of promo going on in the UK and Europe but not here.

[Tiki]

Just curious . . . are there ANY U.S. shows lined up for Adam to perform ALN? He seems to have a lot of promo going on in the UK and Europe but not here.

According to the calendar he is in the US starting Nov. 30th, so I imagine he will be singing it at some of these shows.

[marlock276]

Just curious . . . are there ANY U.S. shows lined up for Adam to perform ALN? He seems to have a lot of promo going on in the UK and Europe but not here.

According to the calendar he is in the US starting Nov. 30th, so I imagine he will be singing it at some of these shows.

Thanks! I hope so!

[madamimadam]

This is how you explain the Paris atrocities to your son... KUDOS to DAD!!!!!

[bbvideo=560,315]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb_5QlL ... e=youtu.be[/bbvideo]

[Tiki]

This is how you explain the Paris atrocities to your son... KUDOS to DAD!!!!!

[bbvideo=560,315]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb_5QlL ... e=youtu.be[/bbvideo]

Now I am What a wonderful father to take the time to explain all the atrocities that have happened in Paris and make it so his son isn't frightened.

[Paula]

I have to admit I'm relieved he won't be performing in Paris.
Wonder where he is though?

He's in London. Shoshanna tweeted to someone this morning that he was sitting right next to her.

I, too, am relieved that he won't be in Paris.

Thanks Paula. I always know you and this forum are on top of WITWIAL.

[Hrithika]

Heard Adam on radio today just now being interview at P4 here at work an interview we did not know
hope someone did grab it but forst time I heard ALN to on radio
Ok need to go back to working

[madamimadam]

Sorry I've been MIA... Yesterday, I spent the day at the hospital for a slew of tests and doctor appointments... All is well and I'm done with all that stuff for another 9 months!!!! OOOFTA!!!!

The events in Paris have really thrown me for a loop and I have been glued to the coverage since Friday.... I need to move along a bit....

I have been 'favoriting' a bunch of stuff but thanks to you guys, most of it has been brought in... at least, ALL the important stuff.

I'm waiting for Apple to call me to resolve an issue with my iPad in the next half hour. Once I'm done with that, I will bring in all the audio/video stuff I've gathered and Adam's tweets/IG/FB, likes, follows, etc... if they haven't been brought in yet.

Starting tomorrow, I'll be back to normal.

I love you all!

[Paula]

Sorry I've been MIA... Yesterday, I spent the day at the hospital for a slew of tests and doctor appointments... All is well and I'm done with all that stuff for another 9 months!!!! OOOFTA!!!!

The events in Paris have really thrown me for a loop and I have been glued to the coverage since Friday.... I need to move along a bit....

I have been 'favoriting' a bunch of stuff but thanks to you guys, most of it has been brought in... at least, ALL the important stuff.

I'm waiting for Apple to call me to resolve an issue with my iPad in the next half hour. Once I'm done with that, I will bring in all the audio/video stuff I've gathered and Adam's tweets/IG/FB, likes, follows, etc... if they haven't been brought in yet.

Starting tomorrow, I'll be back to normal.

I love you all!

Love you too, Marie. I think we're all a little bit lost when you're not here.

[svca]

Glad to see you, Marie....I think everybody's been kind of quiet, reflecting, and dealing with what happened each in their own way.

Love you guys and I'm so thankful to have this board with all my friends in it

[madamimadam]

Off Topic

INTERESTING READING - NO ADAM MENTION

billboard Nov 17
Where's that damned button?! Warner Bros. Records former co-president on artist development in a new age (op-ed) http://blbrd.cm/9O5FQY

islandgirljams 23h23 hours ago
Where's That Damned Button?! Warner Bros. Records Former Co-President on Artist Development in a... http://www.billboard.com/articles/busin ... arner-bros … via @billboard

islandgirljams 23h23 hours ago
That article was so interesting, basically- you need that core fanbase and ways to stay engaged with the, directly via social media

_AOStarlighter_ 18h18 hours ago
Rdio goes bust owing Sony Music $2.4m and Shazam $1.2m http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/r ... azam-1-2m/ … #digital #Rdio

billboardbiz 3h3 hours ago
Billboard Touring Conference: How Streaming Companies Are Trying to Drive Ticket Sales http://blbrd.cm/oe4zzP

SOME FUN STUFF....

aintbroken Nov 17
Ok @VeroniqueORCEL shared this on FB and I laughed so hard I had to share it here too … XD

TOJAEMES Nov 17
OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG https://media.giphy.com/media/l41m4SjMd ... /giphy.gif …



EMES79 20h20 hours ago
AWW THIS IS QT https://media.giphy.com/media/v4JbTGe4KJjKo/giphy.gif …

[madamimadam]

OK, all caught up with the 'important' stuff I wanted to bring in.

I'm off to get a good night's sleep...

Tomorrow, back to normal...

[infinite]

I'm so sorry, Marie

Something like this happening casts such gloom over everything....it makes you appreciate everything so much more, because you realize how quickly it can be taken away. I do appreciate, though, how people pull together in support of each other, people and countries. It's heartwarming to see people support Paris by changing their profiles on facebook.

There was a post on Atop that made me think and made me cry.....a lady posted that the very thing that happened in Paris has been happening in other countries, such as Syria, for years. I can't imagine living under those kinds of conditions. She is a Glambert and apparently lives in, I believe, Syria.

Extra hugs for those still affected by this horrible attack

This was a post by the amazingly talented 18 year old Kamar. She also posted a YT singing Imagine - hard not to tear up listening to her
[bbvideo=560,315]https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... 8LU1JbonZ8[/bbvideo]

Another Glambert has interviewed her (Kamar)...
http://jademoonphotography.com/blogs/ne ... yrian-girl

[madamimadam]

I love this!!!! This is totally my philosophy of life....

http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/lifestyl ... /vi-CCcv8g

[infinite]

I love this!!!! This is totally my philosophy of life....

http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/lifestyl ... /vi-CCcv8g

Mine too....

[madamimadam]

WOW!!!!!


This is the amazing story of ONE refugee and the process she went through. Thanks @Rrrrnessa

I am going to tell you guys the process of how I became an refugee admitted to the United States of American and how long it actually is.

But I'd like you to keep in mind that the process to admit Syrian refugees to the U.S.A is even more complex.

Okay so first things first you apply for refugee status with a U.N agency. The application process isn't just a piece of paper.

You have to submit ALL your documents. Birth certificates, report cards from school, IDs, driver licenses, passports, old utility bills.

If you're displaced, you have to provide proof that you are displaced. That your house was bombed/burned or that there are squatters in it.

You have to write down your story. All your family members do. Where you were born, where you are now, what you're doing, everything.

You have to provide them with names of ALL your family members, dead and alive. All your friends, neighbors, teachers. Everyone.

You have to provide their contact information as well. If some of them are dead you have to provide proof they are dead or missing.

This is the first step so let's say month 1.

Over the next 12 months they will review you the information you provided, check the validity of your documents and check your references.

If your story is true, if the documents are valid and everything checks out against their databases, then you get called in for an interview

This is the 1st interview of the many you will have. You sit in a room with a desk and a chair. A UN official is there to ask you questions.

You tell them your story. Your mother tells them your story. Your father tells them your story. Your 7 year old brother does as well.

They split you up so you tell your stories individually. Then you tell your story together. You tell them about the war & after the war.

Because Yugoslavia was a socialist country, my parents also had to tell their before the war story. Were they communists, dissidents?

They ask you a lot about the war and communism. Did you support the war? Did you take up arms? Were you in the military?

How do you feel about communism? Did you think Tito was a good ruler? Are you religious? How religious are you?

Was anybody in your family in the military? If you were in a concentration camp during the war you had to provide proof that you were.

You tell your story again to a different official. And again. And again. And then again. Lets call this month 18 now.

They ask you, a child, the same questions they ask of the adults. It doesn't matter that you don't know what the words "treason" mean.

They ask you to submit more proof. You have to do a retina eye scan. You have to get a medical exam. You do another interview.

They tell you they will call you. You wait and wait and wait. Lets call this month 24. You get the call. Your application was approved.

Your application was approved because your story matched with all the info they had. They had proof your story was true. You can't lie

They tell you what you can bring and can't bring to America. The documents they need and how much the ticket costs.

By the way, the process for these interviews, application and proof all cost money. Thousands of dollars to get to a safe place.

They review the information and decide they will send you somewhere you already have family. For me, that was Iowa.

Iowa was a great place for Bosnian refugee due to the economy and the fact they have a lot of factories Americans don't want to work in.

You pack whatever you can. You have a 100 dollars in your pocket from some family heirloom you had to sell.

You say goodbye to your country, your people, your home, your friends, your family. Everything you knew. You cry the entire flight.

You get to America. You're lucky b/c you have family here and they greet you at the airport. Others are not that lucky. They have noone.

Everyone speaks a language you don't understand. The humidity sticks to you and you can't breathe. Welcome to your new home.

But you survived. You're in America. You are now safe. Wait....there are more interviews to be had.

You get to sleep for the night and in the morning you go to the immigration & refugee center. More questions.

You tell them your story again. You provide all the documents again (even though they have them already). You answer more questions.

You have to do another medical exam. You have to get 7 shots in one day. Your little brother screams b/c he's a baby & shots hurt.

They tell your parents they have 1 month to get settled in. A month to find a job, a car, and month before the kids have to enroll in class.

You get an immigration/refugee case manager assigned to you along with a DHS case manager. They ask you to tell your story again.

They give you 1 month of medicaid, 1 month of food stamps, old donated furniture & nothing else.

Your parents find jobs. Both of them. They find two jobs. They don't sleep because they work 2 full time jobs. You barely see them.

Your first day of class you get called a terrorist. The kids tell you that you are dirty and probably have lice.

Month 1 in America is over. No more assistance. Your parents b/c of their two jobs are able to buy real furniture and a car.

You are thankful. You have a bed now. You never see your parents but you have food, a place to sleep and even a car. You're grateful.

The DHS and the immigration/refugee officer still continue to check on you to make sure you are abiding by all the rules.

Fast forward 3 years later because you got to America, your parents find better jobs, you speak English, they buy an actual house.

Fast forward 7 years later you are graduating college. You have a steady job. You have friends. Your family is safe.

You're thankful for the fact you got a chance to survive that you spend all your free time volunteering and giving back to the community.

That's what it means to be a refugee.

Btw for the people who ask how do they know your story is true: they cross check it across ALL of your country's as well as other agencies.

If you lie or forget something or withholding any information, they will know and you won't be accepted.



SOME RESPONSES

lulainlife
@Rrrrnessa honestly, as a Syrian immigrant, it took us 8 or so years to become citizens. The story is so drawn out.

Rrrrnessa
@lulainlife i think the initial application was filed in 1998 for us, we got approved in 2002. But it's longer for a lot of others.

lulainlife
@Rrrrnessa Yeahhh. Ours was filed 1998(?) I believe. Not approved until 2008.

Rrrrnessa
@lulainlife yup, my Iraqi friend filed in 2002 and just got accepted last year.

Rrrrnessa
@kiyasjoy for the first 2 weeks we stayed with my aunt, others stayed in a center, then we had to get our own place as required.