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April 5, 2007 by TMO
Pakistani Ambassador Speaks at Columbia
NEW YORK, NY–Pakistan's permanent representative to the United Nations said Monday that as a result of economic policies and structural reforms over the last few years, there had been a 7 percent growth in Pakistan's economy, revenue collection had increased and poverty has fallen from 35 percent to 24 percent.
Ambassador Munir Akram –attending a discussion as a keynote speaker on 'Inside Pakistan', organised by Pakistani students from the City College of New York and the Pakistani-American Leadership Centre at the Columbia University – said that a business could now be established in Pakistan within 24 days. He said that foreign investors' confidence in Pakistan's economy could be determined from the fact that nearly $3.9 billion had been received as foreign direct investment over the last nine months, and the UAE alone had committed to invest $50 billion in the country over the next five years. "We need to expand exports by diversification and value addition," he added.
Akram said Pakistan was now the fifth largest country in terms of population, a nuclear weapons state and a strong military power capable of defending its national frontiers.
He said that women in Pakistan enjoyed representation in all tiers of the government, and referred to recent legislation aimed to remove injustices against women.
Progress had also been made in education, and efforts were being made to build a moderate, tolerant and progressive Islamic society as envisioned by Quaid-e-Azam, he said. "We are an Islamic state, not a theocratic state. We are playing a leading role in the global war on terror," he said, adding that the Al Qaeda network had been dismantled, and Pakistan was now engaged in dealing with the resurgent Taliban. The Pakistan government's agreement with tribal elders from North Waziristan – essentially an exchange of peace for development – was "working and has brought relative calm to the area".
He said that the surge in Taliban attacks had no connection with the North Waziristan agreement. The ambassador said that while Pakistan's location provided great economic opportunities, it was also faced with huge challenges, both external and internal. He briefed the audience on the progress made in the Indo-Pak composite dialogue process, citing a number of confidence-building measures agreed by the two.
Kashmir was the most difficult of the issues, he said, adding that President Gen Pervez Musharraf had floated several ideas to break the deadlock. He was hopeful that the two countries would find a mutually acceptable solution to the dispute.
Replying to a question about a presidential reference against suspended Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, Akram said that the president had acted according to the constitution, and now the matter was in the hands of the Supreme Judicial Council. He said that Pakistan was concerned over the Tehran-Washington confrontation, and hopes that the problems between the two countries would be resolved through diplomacy.
School Promotes Muslim values
JOHNSON CITY, NY–The Crescent Academy school held an open house on the weekend to inform the community of its excellent curriculum and style of learning. The school opened last September and offers full-day programs from pre-kindergarten to second grades. It also offers half-day programs for two and three year olds.
Tuition is $275 a month for kindergarten and $295 a month for the other programs. Financial aid is available for those in need. The school offers Arabic classes three days a week. Religious instruction is woven through the curriculum.
The school's brochure touts small classes, "highly motivated" teachers and a balanced education, along with the integration of Arabic and Islamic studies.
The school plans to add first and second grades next year and gradually expand to a K-5 school. Plans call for the school to be chartered by New York state and teach the state curriculum.
Muslim Students Receive Scholarships–Westchester Women's Hall of Fame
Westchester County, NY–The Westchester County Women's Hall of Fame honored thirty female students with scholarships at a ceremony at the Hilton Rye Town. Soumbel Zahid and Sabine Khan of Yonkers High School received the Stock Familly LLC of $2000 and Verizon Woman of the Future scholars for $2000 respectively.
All women are selected based on academic success and promise for the future.
"The women receiving these scholarships have been selected because they are already going some place with their lives. Given a little help and encouragement, we expect they will earn college degrees, continue moving forward with the dedication and perseverance they've already demonstrated, and very likely go on to become leaders themselves,'' said County Executive Andy Spano.
Camille Murphy, director of the Office for Women, noted that the generosity of event sponsors as well as attendees of last year's luncheon allowed for an unprecedented number of scholarships this year. "We are pleased that our corporate sponsors continue to respond so positively to this initiative and help us make it a success every year," Murphy said.
Proceeds from the luncheon will go towards future scholarships. The luncheon is hosted by the Westchester County Office for Women, and sponsored by Avon, Con Edison, Eileen Fisher, Fuji Photo ilm U.S.A. Inc., IBM Corporation, Lanza Family Foundation, MasterCard International, Merrill Lynch, Stock Family LLC, Verizon and Westchester Women's Bar Association Foundation.
Saadi Khan Wins Science Fair Award
HERNDON, VA–Saadia Khan of Dominion High School, won the $1000 Willocroft Student Award, and teacher Denise Wingfield, won the $500 Willowcroft Teacher Award at the Regional Science and Engineering Fair held on March 25. Khan also came first in the Behavioral & Social Sciences category. Hannah Abdelrahman of Loudoun County came second.
Sarah Imam of Freedom High School achieved an honorable mention in the bio-chemistry category.
Saqeef Ahmad, od Dominion High School came third in the Plant Sciences category.
Money Problems Slow Arizona Mosque
CHANDLER, AZ–The construction of Chandler's first mosque is progressing at a snail's pace due to the paucity of funds. The slow progrss has attracted crticism from neighbors who say they are tired of the dust, debris and the skeleton og the building.
The plans of the mosque were approved in 2002 and planners had expected it to finish in two years. But a financial crunch is causing the delays and post-9/11 fundraising has been more difficult than expected, said Arif Kazmi, former chairman of the Chandler Human Relations Commission and project director.
"There is a fear in some people that the mosque may take money and send it out of the country, to the Middle East or Africa," Kazmi told the Arizona Central.
City Planning Director Doug Ballard said the project has met all city building permit requirements.
"It's unusual for construction to go on so long, but we're trying to work with them because they're not the only religious organization that ends up with financial difficulties," he said.
In response to neighbors' concerns, the City Council voted in 1996 to approve a use permit for the future mosque on the condition that it not have access to Pleasant Drive, a residential street east of the site.
Kazmi said because of that restriction, his group had to secure access to Alma School Road and sold two lots it owned on Pleasant Drive.
Muslim & Hindu Students Raise Kashmir Funds
Waterloo, Ontario–The Pakistani Students' Association and the Hindu Students' Association at the University of Waterloo in Ontario held their fourth annual Save Kashmir event to raise funds for charities working on both sides of the border, reports the campus newspaper.
Proceeds went to two charities concerning both sides of the Kashmir border. Child Nurture and Relief is a non-profit, independent organization working for the well-being of children in conflicted regions.
The Edhi Foundation is a non-profit organization providing social services to distressed areas in Pakistan and the rest of the world. It provides shelters for orphans and handicapped persons, as well as counselling services and relief efforts.
Save Kashmir has grown a lot over the past four years," said Mahathi Komaragiri, HSA president. "It's an attempt to raise awareness together."
Throughout the event, two Western students from the Kashmir region, brothers Hashim and Habeel Gazi, presented information about the Kashmir conflict.
They said raising awareness and becoming educated on the Kashmir conflict is an excellent way to help.
Nigmendra Narain, a political-science lecturer, said while the Kashmir conflict requires a long-term plan, events uniting groups in times of conflict are also extremely important.


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Dr. Michael Seward, an American Ophthalmologist, has been working in the Eye Programme of the Provincial Hospital in Goroka since November 2010.
From October 2007 to spring 2010 Dr. Seward worked at Lusaka Eye Hospital in Zambia as one of two Ophthalmologists. In Lusaka Dr. Seward carried out cataract surgeries as well as surgeries on outreach in West and South Zambia. Furthermore, he trained local staff with regard to surgery and eye care.
Dr. Seward studied at the Medical College of Georgia, specialised in Ophthalmology at the University of Kentucky and did a special training in retina surgery at the University of Texas. He has been practising in Michigan for five years, being a specialist for retina, external eye diseases and refractive surgery.


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The most demolishing article I have seen nowadays about Latin America was written by Renán Vega Cantor, full professor at the National Pedagogical University of Bogotá, which was published three days ago by the website 'Rebelión' under the title "Ecos de la Cumbre de las Américas" (Echoes of the Summit of the Americas). It is […]… | more |
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The search for the political truth will always be a difficult task even in our times, when science has placed in our hands a huge amount of knowledge. One of the most important was the possibility to know and study the fabulous power of the energy contained in matter. The person who discovered that energy […]… | more |
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CHAPTERS 28 and 29 Obama came down from the residence and saw Biden. Biden advised him: "What you're about to do is a presidential order; it is no longer an issue of continuing a discussion. This is not what you think. This is an order. Without them, we're locked into in Vietnam". Obama answered: "I'm […]… | more |
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As we all know by now, this is mega-serious and affects all users of Open SSL 1.0.1 through 1.01.f – so those who kept their Open SSL code up to date were in effect penalized.
For information on the vulnerability, see kb.cert.org
I'm just trying to understand why all the news reports are focused on individual communications with websites. SSL protocols, including Open SSL, are used in most 'trusted' machine to machine communications. This bug affects routers, switches, operating systems and other applications that support the protocol in order to authenticate senders and receivers and to encrypt their communications.
See list of affected companies here kb.cert.com
What this means is any trusted communications traffic using this protocol is ultimately not trustworthy – it goes way beyond individuals' 'handshakes' and communications with websites. Forget having to plant back doors in encryption libraries, as the NSA allegedly did. The backdoors are already built in. So criminals and other naysayers can essentially eavesdrop on any sensitive communications using Open SSL 1.0.1 such as payment processing, file sharing and more, (although as my colleague Erik Heidt pointed out – this would require a compound attack since Heartbleed enables an attacker to recover anything being processed in memory on the server – rather than a direct attack against in-transit communications).
We've all been acclimated to the fact that our sensitive data is no longer well protected while it is at rest. We've also learned over the years that retailers, financial services companies, ecommerce providers and others who accept our sensitive transactions can't always stay ahead of criminal exploits that steal the information.
Now we need to get used to the fact that we can't trust some of the implementations of the protocols that secure data in transit over public and private internet networks. Until now that was the one area that looked relatively safe, at least to me.
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I've always been confused with this, maybe someone can explain.
In a 3 wall alcove, I'm going to have a shower there, but I dont understand how to make it so when the tile is laid on the shower wall it is the same depth as the rest of the drywall through out the bathroom. If I put cement board on the studs around the shower walls, and then drywall on the studs of the surrounding walls, they will all be the same depth. But when I add thinset mortar and then lay the tile on top, it will stick out more from the wall and the thinset buildup will be showing from the side, and then the remaining walls would just be bare drywall, so the depths would look different. Therefore, what is the solution? |
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- Posted by lazygardens (My Page) on Thu, Nov 15, 12 at 8:23
In every example I have seen, the tile is not even with the drywall. They are edged with bullnose. If it really, really drives you crazy to have a non-flush wall you can do one of two things: 1 - Tile all the way to the ceiling |
- Posted by writersblock (My Page) on Thu, Nov 15, 12 at 9:02
>They are edged with bullnose. or with Schluter edging where that's not available or not desired for aesthetic reasons. |
- Posted by weedyacres (My Page) on Thu, Nov 15, 12 at 9:33
Tile always sticks out further than drywall. You caulk the edge tile to cover up the thinset. |
- Posted by bill_g_web (My Page) on Fri, Nov 16, 12 at 19:04
Making the tile and wall surfaces flush, (in the same plane), is commonly done. You just have to fur out the walls, which indeed, does make the room a little smaller but you'll probably not notice the change. I did it in my bath remodel: http://www.billbblog.com/Diy/34/Tile-Shower#Shower to Room Transition |
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Crews introduces "Law 2" dielectric protective eyewear with integrated lens and frame design. This fashionable wrap-around lens design offers an excellent orbital seal and a higher level of protection from side impacts due to its greater coverage area. Seven lens color options are available including our popular amber and light blue styles. TPR (Thermal Plastic Rubber) temple inserts that enhance grip and comfort are included on all styles. Hi Vis orange color contrasting TPR temple inserts are included on our clear, grey, and silver mirror styles.
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Federal authorities shut down a major defense contractor plant Thursday morning in Chandler, telling workers to go home as agents scoured the facility.
Agents with the Defense Criminal Investigative Service were seen at the Orbital Sciences Corp. campus, but it was not known which federal agency served the search warrant.
The obscure agency is the investigative arm of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense that investigates terrorism, cybercrimes and technology transfers.
Sandy Raynor, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Phoenix, said she could not release any details of the investigation.
The Chandler operations are focused on developing and building launch vehicles for the U.S. military, NASA and commercial customers.
An Orbital Sciences representative said employees at the corporate office in Dulles, Va., were also asked to leave Thursday morning.
Agents descended on the Chandler plant shortly after police were notified of
the raid about 7 a.m., said Chandler detective Livi Kacic.
Afterward, security guards patrolled the area, turning employees away and advising them not to speak with the media. Employees contacted by the Tribune declined to comment. Employees also were given a toll-free number to call that would inform them when they could return to work.
Orbital Sciences Corp. maintains the headquarters of its Launch Systems Group at 3380 S. Price Road, Chandler, where it employs more than 1,000 engineers, scientists and administrative personnel.
The group has grown rapidly, almost doubling its work force in the past three years as the company has won new government space contracts.
The Chandler group has especially been busy helping develop the national missile defense system, a high priority of the Bush administration to protect the nation from ballistic missile attacks.
Among the rockets produced by the division are the Taurus, Minotaur and Pegasus.
Mike Griffin, the chief administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, had held several key positions with Orbital Sciences during the 1990s.
After posting steep losses in 1999 and 2000, the company rebounded, posting a net income of $200 million in 2004. Recently, the U.S. Air Force awarded the company a $100 million contract to help develop two small launch vehicles.


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English Education students Anastacia Speed and Veronica Ladd did a presentation at the fall conference of OCTE in Oklahoma City on September 28, 2013. The presentation with hands-on activities was based on Sherman Alexie's young adult novel, The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian. The program is part of a service learning project they are doing in their methods course, enhancing the experience of Dr. Craig's ENGL 1113 - Writing about the Image of American Indians in Film and Literature. Kudos to Ms. Ladd and Ms. Speed for a wonderful presentation.
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BlizzCon 2010 pet revealed {WoW}
Aug 25th 2010 6:04PM Want. Want. Want.
Enter to win a Blazing Hippogryph and other loot {WoW}
Jul 27th 2010 10:42AM hooooah.
WoW Moviewatch: Muffin presents Beta Cataclysm: Kalimdor {WoW}
Jul 23rd 2010 12:28PM Where's the Like button for this?
Official forum changes, real life names to be displayed {WoW}
Jul 6th 2010 1:53PM @Ishammel
Perhaps you're that lucky, but personally, when I google my name, my LinkedIn account is the first hit, followed by some game credit pages, followed by some posts on gamasutra where I used my real name, and then a lot of posts linked to me regarding some previous employers. When you get to other people with my last name, the only time my first name also shows up is in some older family history type websites with dates in the 1800s.
Now I'm lucky enough that I'm a game developer and my employer doesn't care if I'm posting on a forum during my work day or not, but if I were locked into a real 9-5 (I have been before so I know what it's like) I would definitely not appreciate my employer being able to see if I've been doing stuff "on company time/equipment" (even if from a practical standpoint they don't enforce the policy, the ability for them to find that kind of thing out is annoying).
However, since I am a game developer (and an MMO one at that), it may be all too easy for me to make comments (either negatively or positively) that a future employer won't like or thinks was a stupid thing for me to post. They should have no power to pull that kind of thing up. Quite frankly, this change will keep me from ever posting on the forums again. (Of course I post extremely rarely as-is, but still.)
Breakfast Topic: We need more WoW lolcats {WoW}
Jun 18th 2010 11:28AM Titusx:
The British scientist Richard Dawkins coined the word "meme" in The Selfish Gene (1976) as a concept for discussion of evolutionary principles in explaining the spread of ideas and cultural phenomena. Examples of memes given in the book included melodies, catch-phrases, beliefs (notably religious beliefs), clothing fashion, and the technology of building arches.
The term Internet meme (pronounced /ˈmiːm/, rhyming with "cream") is used to describe a concept that spreads swiftly via the Internet. The term is a reference to the concept of memes, although this concept refers to a much broader category of cultural information.
Totem Talk: Restoration talents and glyphs {WoW}
Feb 26th 2010 2:46AM @Wugan: The default UI already tracks my totems, weapons buffs, and self shields. It's just the floating Earth Shield I need to track.
Totem Talk: Restoration talents and glyphs {WoW}
Feb 25th 2010 6:58PM How about addons to use for a Resto shaman? Personally I would really like an addon that tracks my Earth Shield for me so I'm not constantly checking the tank's buffs.
Patch 3.3.3 PTR: Cull Stratholme faster than ever before {WoW}
Feb 19th 2010 7:12PM So what's up with the Deserter debuff? How do you get it? I remember getting it once the first day the Dungeon Finder was released when I used the dropped group, but I have yet to see it since then, and I've used the "Leave Party" portrait option plenty of times to bail on groups that suck. I thought maybe they'd gotten rid of the debuff or something, since I never get it, so I wonder how you actually get it...
Maybe I shouldn't be saying anything, heh.
WoW.com Giveaway: World of Warcraft Programming, 2nd Ed {WoW}
Feb 9th 2010 12:47PM Oh snap. Give it up.
The Queue: Fantastic! {WoW}
Jan 4th 2010 4:15PM I have an amusing same person story. I ran Pit of Saron and before the end I asked if anyone wanted to continue on to the Halls of Reflection, only one guy responded with "no". The group disbanded (no one had said "yes" either) so I queued for HoR on my own and wound up in a group with the guy that said "no". I found it amusing but decided against commenting to him and he didn't say anything either.


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Michael Weir (Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Business), Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change); Angus, Scottish National Party)
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions the Identity and Passport Service has not met its obligation in applicable service level agreements on passport postal application turnaround times in each of the last three years.
Damian Green (The Minister for Immigration; Ashford, Conservative)
The performance of the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) against its agreed targets is reported in its annual report. Monthly performance against targets is published on the Home Office website.
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...but I am not sure exactly. I will apologize in advance for the length of this post...As of this minute, I should be boarding an airplane to meet DH who is already at his son's home. He has been there a few days following a business trip. I was to fly there this evening for what would be the start of a week-long vacation. I have not had a vacation in about 18 months and I was really looking forward to the time. DH has already had some time by himself with son, daughter-in-law and grandchild. We were going to spend a couple extra days with them once I arrived --- hoping to combine time with them in some sight-seeing we wanted to do. After that, DH & I were going off by ourselves for some quiet time and visit some places we'd not seen before. I had researched places to stay; found some places with fun activities for the grandchild,etc...
Problem is DH wouldn't commit to any of this because he couldn't get a commitment from his son. This has been going on for several weeks...well, DH's son finally told him the only day he could get off was his regular day which is in the middle of the week. He never tried to trade days with any of his co-workers...just "this is my day off." With that being the case, there was no way to accomplish all the travel and sight-seeing I thought we both (DH & I) wanted to do. I knew DH wanted to spend time with his son and grandchild; I did, too...I was just hoping we could kill two birds with one stone by having the son & his family go with us on the first part of our trip...no such luck. So, I am driving DH to the airport last weekend and he is still trying to figure out how to come up with a plan for how we could spend my hard-earned and long awaited vacation time. Now mind you, this is the son who, when I was trying to make plans for DH's milestone birthday, never had the courtesy to return my phone calls or email...and DH somehow cannot or will not understand that while I would love to have things be all Brady Bunch between this son and his family and me, I cannot make that happen all by myself. His son has to want some semblance of a connection with me... Anyway, on the way to the airport last weekend (I was taking him to drop him off to catch his flight for his business trip), it became clear that this trip had become less about our vacation and more about his son's day off...and how we could accommodate that. DH kept saying, "But I thought you'd want to spend time with little Mary..." and I would reply, "yes I would. That is why the plan was to spend a day or two at their home, then spend another couple days with them sight-seeing. It is your son who is not willing to accommodate this." Finally DH said, when we are about 10 minutes from the airport, he thought it might be best if I canceled my ticket and saved my vacation for some other trip, some other time. And I did. Last night, DH called. He was constantly distracted during the conversation by the antics of his grandchild. Put his phone on speaker function so I could hear; tells me he loves me and wishes I was there...and all I could think is "I do not want to hear this." This has happened before, where he & I have had what appears to be an irreconcilable difference (the last time was several years ago and it was about how to arrange for transportation for one of his adult kids)...and the choice is either he takes the side of his child(ren) or he supports me. It happens frequently over little things...and only a handful of times over big things (that involve significant sums of money or in this case, how we spend our time together)...and he chooses his children over me/us...I guess I am thinking if we cannot agree on how to plan a vacation, how can we plan our life? I know I am discouraged and depressed. I feel numb...I feel if we are going to go our separate ways in this instance, perhaps we should just go our separate ways, period. It has been 14 years of this. I'm tired...and as I am 14 years older, I keep thinking my time is that much more precious...and do I really want to spend it like this? It feels like a line has been crossed... |
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I'm so sorry Wrychoice... But do you think maybe you could be misinterpreting SS's side of things? I get that you and Hubby wanted to go sight-seeing -- perfectly natural. But SS has probably already seen those sights, and would not want to spend his only day off dragging his daughter to see those 'same ole sights' with Grandpa & Grandma. Though he might be perfectly happy to have Grandpa & Grandma visit and take little Mary to see the sights, then spend his precious day off doing something else (that he'd enjoy) with them. In other words, instead of planning your vacation around SS, why not just plan your vacation around doing the things you want to do in his area? Invite SS, DIL and GD to participate as much (or as little) as they want, and shift the burden of making all of the logistical details work back onto them? Or email DIL instead? Hate to be sexist, but sometimes there's a real gender difference when it comes to making social plans... Of course, I'm not in your shoes, and don't know how your marriage is otherwise. But by itself, this seems like a pretty small problem to have you questioning the whole marriage. |
If you were going to be there for a week why couldn't you spend a few days alone sightseeing and a few days visiting with his son's family? If they can't or won't go sightseeing is your dh saying you should just sit around their home and wait for them to get home from work?? |
- Posted by thermometer (My Page) on Fri, Sep 25, 09 at 20:48
Wrychoice, I think you should grab a girlfriend and go do something fun. Go by yourself even, but do something to take your mind off your anger because I don't completely know why you're so angry. I can understand you're upset and disappointed but not so much that you compare having spent life together for 14 years as if you just got married (in reference to "how can we plan our life?"). It's not a logical question and way too much weight placed on the incident, which indicates you're irrational right now. Just find a way to calm down and not waste your vacation time sulking. It wasn't fair for you to plan a vacation, which included SS participating and changing his work schedule, and expect SS to comply when you know how he feels. The thought and the effort were nice for DH's sake but too much to expect. Besides, it's nice for DH to spend time with his son though he should have let you know in the beginning that is what he wanted to do. I think he was very inconsiderate in letting you plan a vacation he knew in his heart wasn't going to happen. I think he knew it wasn't going to happen or he wouldn't have told you to cancel. He could have suggested getting a room instead of staying with SS. That way, the two of you could do whatever whenever and he could also spend time with his son and leave you those few hours each day at the hotel or doing something else. But maybe it would have been more costly than is in the budget. |
- Posted by wrychoice1 (My Page) on Sat, Sep 26, 09 at 9:23
Mom2emall, thanks for taking the time to respond. I appreciate it. Thermometer, I honestly do not know where you are getting that I am angry about this. I said I was discouraged and depressed. I could have added sad. My remark about how can we plan our life if we can't plan a vacation was referencing the fact that we are approaching retirement in the next 5 to 10 years. We have had general discussions about what we think we would like our retirement to be and have, only recently, begun more serious conversations regarding specifics. We are literally on opposite sides of the country on this one...so, at this moment, my thought is "If we cannot come up with a compromise we both can live with and enjoy regarding planning a vacation, how are we going to plan our life?" Sweeby, thanks for your response. You are always very thoughtful and insightful in your posts to others and I appreciate the time you took in responding to me. Up until now, I have always thought, for the most part, our marriage is good...but our recent talks about retirement, specifically "where?" have revealed very significant differences between us...and I am really fearful we will not be able to bridge them in a way that honors both of us...I guess that is the bottom line...(no pun intended...) |
- Posted by finedreams (My Page) on Sun, Sep 27, 09 at 12:22
I can relate. it's been awhile we had any vacation just two of us. most of the time we either spend vacations wiht SO's DD27 or we cannot plan anything because SO's DD27 keeps telling us she wants to visit but won't commmit to anything. so we end up not planning and just waiting until it is too late to book anything or until she cancels. SO refuses to change anything. So it is either i plan my own things or i end up sitting around and waiting if they commit to something ahead of time. I hear you.... |
Posts like this make me want to cry. When your husband goes to visit his son, it SHOULD be all about the time he is spending with his son, not you, or the relaxing time you could be spending together. Take a separate vacation with your husband if you feel that the two of you need alone time, but don't try to cut into the time he is spending with his son and grandchild. If you don't like the fact that your husband sometimes puts his child first, which is something a good father does, then yes, you should leave your husband. |
Jenben, you seem to be missing the point. Wrychoice isn't objecting to her husband putting his (ADULT) child first in this matter. It is that he is leaving her out and allowing his (ADULT) child to disrespect his marriage. One of the hard tasks of the bioparent in remarriage is to send the message to the kids that the new spouse is a valid family member. |
- Posted by wrychoice1 (My Page) on Tue, Sep 29, 09 at 18:02
Jenben, I'm puzzled about something...your profile indicates you registered with GW about a year ago (11/08), yet this is your first and only post to date...just curious, but what is your deal? |
- Posted by catlettuce (My Page) on Thu, Oct 1, 09 at 17:29
Well said Ulrike. Cat |
- Posted by sylviatexas (My Page) on Thu, Oct 1, 09 at 17:44
It's normal to feel sad, depressed, blue, etc when you realize that something for which you had high hopes isn't what you thought it would be & that it's time to move on. A grown married man should be planning a vacation for him & his wife to enjoy, with a little excursion to visit other family members for a couple of days. (wonder if son didn't change his day off because he'd prefer his dad not spend the whole week there?) This guy is too old for inexperience to be an excuse; Cut bait & throw him back. The fact that he "suggested" that you cancel your trip says it all. If you fit into his plans, he's happy (& isn't that what it's all about???), & if you don't fit into his plans, then you can stay home & *p!$$ away* your vacation time. Take your vacation, go somewhere else, indulge yourself, & see if life isn't more enjoyable without trying to fit yourself into someone else's life. 'cause he isn't budging one inch to fit himself into yours. I wish you the best. |
Thanks, Catlettuce. I had plenty of things along the lines of what Wrychoice is going through happen earlier in my marriage. It's just more complicated when it is adult children. One can no longer blame BM, and when kids become adults, this is the time when DHs might have to go beyond their usual comfort zone! It's often very easy for DHs to lay the blame all on BM when they pull the rug out from under SWs...but when BM can no longer be blamed, they suddenly turn on their SWs. I think it is because they are ashamed of their kids, quite frankly, but don't want to admit it. So they can attack us because we are safe. The kids, not so much. |
ulrike1, Amen to that |
- Posted by finedreams (My Page) on Sat, Oct 3, 09 at 10:33
jenben, it is important that parents spend time with their adult children but if DH never takes vacation wiht his wife and spends all his vacation time wiht adult children, it is a big problem and deeper issue in place. espcially if his wife is not given any time to make her own plans. |
Great insights Ulrike -- |
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In Montana, we take care of our veterans — the men and women who were willing to give so much for us. The sad truth is that many veterans in Montana don't have access to the health care they need. Montana has the highest percentage of veterans without health insurance in the nation.
All of the men and women who have served our country deserve access to health care. Medicaid expansion would allow almost 7,000 Montana veterans and 3,000 of their family members to gain access to quality, affordable care coverage.
Many people assume that all of the nation's 12.5 million nonelderly veterans receive health benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs. But in reality, one in 10 veterans neither has health insurance nor is able to use the VA for care. Expanding Medicaid would give these men and women an opportunity to receive the care they need.
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In Montana, approximately 7,000 veterans would benefit from Medicaid expansion. Despite serving our country, many veterans do not meet the length of service time, income or disability requirements necessary to qualify for VA service.
For example, members of the Montana National Guard or the military services' reserves who were not called up for federal active duty may fall into this category. These men and women completed the necessary training, spent months away from their families and homes, received proper discharges, and always stood ready to answer the call to serve their country. These veterans who were willing to give everything they had to protect our liberties should be able to access the health care they need.
Approximately 2,600 of these veterans do qualify for VA coverage, yet still lack access to health care. With only one VA hospital in the state and a limited number of outpatient clinics, many VA-eligible veterans simply live too far away to receive care. Medicaid expansion would allow these veterans who served on the other side of the world to go to the doctor next door.
We now have an opportunity to help thousands of these veterans gain access to health care. We shouldn't turn our back on them.
Medicaid expansion would provide vital health care coverage to childless adults under the age of 65, as well as to uninsured families near the poverty line, making lifesaving health services, including mental health care, available to those veterans who may need it the most.
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In addition to the veterans, nearly 3,000 spouses and family members who also made sacrifices for their country would also gain coverage.
Despite these well-deserved benefits for veterans, there are those who are fighting against expanding Medicaid. The 2013 Legislature failed to accept federal funds to provide this critical care, instead sending it to cover veterans and other citizens in states like California and New Jersey. Despite knowing the benefits of expansion — and the costs to our families, communities and economy if we fail to expand — the Legislature simply said "no."
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Miss Saigon
Signature Theatre 4200 Campbell Avenue Arlington
Vietnamese Kim and American G.I. Chris fall in love during the tumultuous fall of Saigon. Three years after their dramatic separation, newly-married Chris discovers Kim survived the war. The star-crossed lovers attempt to reunite in a race across Bangkok in this tragic romance about the shattering devastation of war and the ultimate sacrifice.
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Washington Post - Somewhat Recommended
"...Miss Saigon requires a Chris whos a match for Kim in ardor and strength. OBrien, who inherited the role at the last minute, after Jason Michael Evans developed vocal problems, is still feeling his way: His portrayal comes across as too bland and boyish. An actor needs to muster sufficient intensity to convince us Chris is a man of war and, yes, that hes that into Kim. (Chris Sizemore, as Chriss Army buddy John, and Erin Driscoll, as Chriss stateside wife, Ellen, provide solid support.)" Read Full Review
Baltimore Sun - Recommended
"...This revival has the potential to develop more cohesion and force, but I'm not convinced that "Miss Saigon" will ever turn out to be a profound work of musical theater. " Read Full Review
Variety - Highly Recommended
"...The first-rate cast is led by Diana Huey as the Madame Butterfly-inspired character Kim. A relative unknown, the Japan-born, Seattle-based actress impresses with her soaring soprano and convincing innocence. The role of the conflicted U.S. Marine Chris is in capable hands with tenor Gannon OBrien, while Thom Sesma drips with insincerity as the suave hustler known as the Engineer, reprising a role he played during the shows second national tour in the mid-1990s." Read Full Review
MetroWeekly - Somewhat Recommended
"...Still, all of that cant cover up the fact that Miss Saigon is not, at its core, the best musical ever. Its not even particularly great. Its just too melodramatic and predictable, especially in Act 1, to win those kinds of superlatives. Neither the story, based on Puccinis Madama Butterfly, nor the music is very original, and the degree of gee-whiz spectacle, of style over substance, makes you think Schönberg and Boublil who worked on the English lyrics with Richard Maltby Jr. took it fairly easy in writing this, their follow up to the mega-hit Les Misérables. Late in Act 2, the Engineer (a convincingly showy Thom Sesma) sings of The American Dream, a wonderful ditty thats a response to the American horror story that was the Vietnam War, and our leaders who sold us false hope there."
WeLoveDC - Recommended
"...There may not be any helicopters or other big show spectacles in this production of Miss Saigon, but Signature shows that it can pull out as many stops as possible in giving the audience a larger-than-life experience on stage. However, until the entire cast can reach a consistent level, the show feels incomplete." Read Full Review
Washingtonian - Somewhat Recommended
"...Is there enough relevant material in Miss Saigon to appeal to a contemporary audience? Possibly not. When the Engineer bemoans his birth to a race that thinks only of rice and hates entrepreneurs, its hard not to snigger, although Christopher Muellers Thuy does bear more than a passing resemblance to a certain North Korean dictator in his military uniform. Given the enormous breadth of talent Signature has at its fingertips, and given its commitment to showcasing brand new work, its a shame the company decided to kick off its new season and dedicate so much of its budget to such a tired old workhorse." Read Full Review
DC Metro Theater Arts - Highly Recommended
"...The heat is on in Saigon! Its the last night of the world and its burning up fast at Signature Theatre as they blast open their 2013/2014 season with the rarely produced Tony Award-Winning Musical, Miss Saigon. Directed by Eric Schaeffer with Musical Direction by Gabriel Mangiante, conducting 15 excellent musicians, this tragically beautiful tale of life at the end of the Vietnam war in the city of Saigon is erupting to life with one of the most epically stunning female leads in the area."
Washington Blade - Recommended
"...But the best scenes of Signatures Miss Saigon take place in Saigons sleazy hooker bar Dreamland and (later) a similar joint in Bangkok. Its in a dimly lit, alcohol-fueled Dreamland that war-weary Marines and desperate Vietnamese civilians come together against a backdrop of feverish partying. And it comes off splendidly in Signatures not huge MAX Theatre." Read Full Review
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Curry Crusted Chicken Thighs
Posted By Kelly On March 4, 2009 @ 8:00 am In Cooking,Featured Articles,Indian,Quick and Easy,Recipes | 3 Comments
I love Indian flavors, but I don't always have the time, or the foresight, to marinade a bag of chicken for a day or two during the week. Some nights I need curry, and I need it fast. This recipe is perfect because it take about five minutes to prep but yields chicken that tastes like it has been soaking up curry marinade all day.
I use boneless, skinless chicken thighs because they stay moist after being roasted in a very hot oven. Also, they are pretty healthy, which is a consideration for an everyday kind of meal. I serve this with rice and some cucumber riata or mango chutney.
The curry crust gets a flavor boost from spicy mustard which makes the chicken taste like it has marinated far longer than the five minutes it will get. It also gets a kick in the caramalization department with the addition of honey which helps make the crust on the chicken.
You can use whatever curry blend you like for this. I made it this time with garam masala , but have used vindaloo and tandoori with great success.
Curry Crusted Chicken Thighs Serves 2
1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs
1/4 cup spicy mustard
1 tablespoon honey
2 teaspoons garam masala
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon coriander
1/4 teaspoon fenugreek powder (optional)
salt and pepper
Heat the oven to 375F, and cover a baking sheet with foil, then spray with non-stick cooking spray.
Mix the mustard, honey, and spices in a bowl until well combined. It should be thick but easy to spread.
Remove the chicken from the package and coat the inside of the thigh with curry paste.
Roll the chicken thighs so the smooth side faces up and brush the remaining curry sauce on the top.
Let the chicken sit for five minutes then roast for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a thermometer reads 165F.
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- Color: Brown Tabby
- Age: Adult
- Sex: Female
- Hair: Short
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I am already spayed, up to date with shots, and good with kids.
Estimated Date of Birth: June 18, 2009
Female - SPAYED
Short Haired Brown Tabby with White
Hi there! Im Stella, and I came to Tigerlily Cat Rescue from animal control hugely pregnant! In less than a week after being here, I had 4 beautiful kittens! I was a great mom, and all my babies have already found their forever homes. Ive been spayed, and now Im all ready too! Im a sweet and gentle girl. I would probably do best in a relatively quiet and calm home since I do like to just hang out and relax. I get along with other kitties once I get to know them too! Do you have that purrfect forever home for me?
Love, Stella
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- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Sterling Heights already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
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Clinton Library Celebrates 50 Years Since Dr. King's 'Birmingham Jail' Letter
To honor the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," over 200 6th graders from Horace Mann Magnet Middle School in Little Rock participated in special programs at the Clinton Presidential Library.
King's letter challenged white church leaders in Birmingham and people across the nation to confront and end racism. Kathleen Pate, the library's education specialist, says students learned more about the history surrounding the letter and analyzed the meaning behind King's words.
"Many young people can't even conceive of the things Dr. King was fighting against…they cannot conceive of what segregation meant and the injustice that prevailed," Pate said. "We want to take the students back to that time in American history and have them reflect on the words of Dr. King. We had a mantra today and it's a quote from the letter 'injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.' We want the children to consider what that really means not just in 1963, but what it means today."
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- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Dallas already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
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23 Tasting Notes
I could have sworn this tea had been sweetened; it's so sweet! Sipping this is like sipping honey. And, though I'm speaking out of order, the dry leaves smell like raisins. Actual raisins. I love this tea. I've gotten resteep after resteep of this tea and overstepped it a few times too, and every single cup has been enjoyable.
This said, this is my first Chinese black tea (shocking, I know) so I'm keeping my rating a little lower before I have another Yunnan to compare it to. But I really like this tea.
Flavors: Honey, Raisins, Stonefruits, Thick
So I made this chai a little too concentrated and I had some extra coconut milk that I needed to finish. So, one plus one being two, I made a latte. Well, not a proper latte, but tea mixed with milk anyhow. So, to keep things short, it was amazing.
The aroma of the dry leaves smells like peppermint patties and chocolate mints, exactly like them. The aroma of the liquor carries the same sugary, mint candy qualities. It's really conjuring Christmas memories for me, which is totally out of season but I digress.
On to the taste. First and foremost is mint. Though the mint is the strongest note, it's good mint, and it's balanced by the chocolatey flavor. I say chocolatey because I'm not tasting a very strong presence of chocolate, more of a smooth, warming hint of chocolate. Either way, it's rather tasty.
This said, I'm not tasting tea at all. In this case, I don't mind because it tastes very good, but it is something to consider.
Flavors: Chocolate, Peppermint, Sweet
Very good tea! It has a mouthfeel that is almost juicy, like a fresh nectarine. The aroma is part peach orchard and part coniferous forests. The taste is similar to the aroma, but a little bit more on the fresh, woodsy pine forest side, though the peach element is still very present. Anyways, great tea!
Flavors: Fruity, Peach, Pine
I'm mostly unmoved by this tea. For bagged tea, it's perfectly pleasant. However, I don't get much jasmine; it just tastes like a vaguely floral green. This is preferable to an overdone, bitter, perfumey jasmine, though, I guess. Also, this tea feels very dry on my mouth, but I don't get bitter astringency from this tea. Overall, adequate.
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Hey, 750 men were killed in a training exercise just before Normandy.
Yes. So the American public will tolerate a lot, but I think part of the price of that is honesty with them. And I think the administration was really afraid of even hinting at any suggestion that energy, oil, controlled the Persian Gulf. To this day, they still don't want to talk about that, although it's now, ironically, going to be one of the issues that undermine this administration. The fact that gas is now three bucks a gallon is doing far more to undermine Bush's presidency than the 2,000 dead [to date] in Iraq. But those things are related. And yet every once in a while—not because of opposition to the war but because of opposition to what I think is the dishonesty with which the administration is dealing—there are times when I think they deserve to be challenged. Part of that is not showing the coffins when they come back, on the ludicrous premise that this was somehow dishonoring the dead. I mean, when six smartly uniformed soldiers carry a flag-draped coffin with great honor and—
A half step at a time.
A half step at a time. Not showing that to the American public? That's just stupid, and those are times when I think they deserve to be challenged. That's just stupid.
Was journalism something you had your sights on early in life?
Oh yeah. I never wanted to do anything else. My memory may be playing tricks on me, but I do remember that when I was a boy growing up in London, my father would listen to the BBC, and the BBC would replay Murrow's reports from CBS because they thought that they were good for public morale. And while it is impossible, as I think back, that a 3- or 4- or 5-year-old would really internalize that in any way…
I don't know if it's impossible.
I don't know. I never wanted to be a fireman. I never wanted to be a cop. Or a cricket player, in those days. I never wanted to do any of those things. I've always wanted to be a foreign correspondent. That's all I ever wanted to be.
I'm going to ask you to blow your own trumpet. What are, for you, the stories you look back on and think you actually did some good there? Stories you covered better than anybody else?
The AIDS story. I think we were the first major broadcast to do programs on AIDS when it was beginning in the early '80s. We did a town meeting on AIDS in 1987. We went four and a half hours on the subject, and at four in the morning we were still on. We had over 4 million people watching! So I think, on awareness of AIDS, Nightline played a role in that. I know we played a role in the awareness of South Africa and apartheid, when we went over there and did a week's worth of programs. That was important not only here in the United States but also in South Africa, because the South African Broadcasting Company replayed that program one day after we did each one. The result was electric. It was front-page news everywhere in South Africa. And I think it made a difference.


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21 because both a drunk and a glutton will become poor. Drowsiness will dress a person in rags | 21 for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags |
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