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Prefecture of the Cyclades Things to Do
Oia Village
Like an enormous crescent moon, Santorini encloses the pure blue waters of its caldera, the core of an ancient volcano. Its two principal towns, Fira and Oia (also transliterated as Ia), perch at the summit of the caldera; as you approach by ship, bending back as far as possible to look as far up the cliffs as possible, whitewashed houses look like...more
Delos Island
A must-see day trip from Mykonos is to take the boat to Delos, birthplace of Apollo and the largest city in the world at one point. Its history goes back to 3000 BC, and the remains are in excellent condition. The entire island is a UNESCO site. I don't think it took more than 20 minutes to get there.more
Doesn't the Caldera look lovely? What a romantic view. Ahhh… Wait! That is an active volcano that could explode at any moment and destroy large parts of Greece! It last erupted in 1950 and you can even get postcards with a photo of this. Good luck! The volcano first erupted in about the year 1,650 B.C. and caused one of the largest explosions...more
Paradise Beach
This place is AWESOME! It's a total scene from morning 'till night. The beach is pretty rocky, but you can rent a chair for the day. Don't e afraid to bargain low. They would ask for 4EUR/chair, and we would bargain down to 1.50 or 2. It's a bit more mellow until about 4 pm when the bar scene starts to pick up. The music starts playing and the...more
Perched on the cliffs, overlooking the sea, the town of Fira shares with the Partenon the fame of the best known images of Greece. The city is a spectacle, with a climax at the sunset. Its narrow streets have some commerce tourist oriented.more
Little Venice Quater
Ninety per cent of the movies showing the Greek islands have a scene in this bay. It becomes a familiar place, but its beauty is undeniable. Don't miss it, because it has much more than the pictured coast to see.more
Red Beach
Red beach had a huge landslide last summer and according to a source, another one later. Red Beach remains closed for public. Don't go down to the beach for a swim, just watch from up the cliff since there is a risk for even more landslides! Ingelamore
Town of Hora
One of the most beautiful Chora in Cyclades islands. In fact Chora in greek means "town" and it's the way locals call the capital of an island when it has the same name with the island (the capital of Mykonos is Mykonos if you got confused :) ) Definitely you will stroll along this amazing maze of twisting tiny alleys leading to nowhere. Don't use...more
Wine Tasting
Santorini produces some of the best wine in Greece and most of the wine producers on the island have tours of the wineries with tastings at the end. You have several places to chose from and i have only heard good reports about the wine tours. I have gone a couple of times to "Santos Wines" for tastings and that was really nice. They have an...more
Elia Beach
If it's water-skiing, para-sailing, windsurfing or boating that you like, then Elia Beach is the place for you. This is a lovely long sandy beach on the South Coast of Mykonos and there are plenty of tavernas to drop into for a cool drink and a bite to eat when you have finished. If you just want to relax in the sun, you can do that too as there...more
Santorini is one of those places where you have to watch the sun go down. Because of it´s steep location where the cliffs drop right in to the sea, the sunsets are spectacular and you get the profiles of this amazing island in a different light every minute. Fira and Oia are the two best towns to watch it as they face the right direction and they...more
Wind Mills
Probably the most recognisable feature of Mykonos (next to everything being painted white) would be the windmills. Originally 16 in number, they were used to grind the agricultural harvests by harnessing the famous Mykonos wind for power. The five that overlook Mykonos Town (Hora or Chora) are probably the most famous. And just like the Matterhorn...more
Pyrgos Village
I hike to Messa Gonia one morning and decided to follow the trail all the way up to Pyrgos. It's not that steep but near the top the trail has some areas where its made of pumice and a bit dusty. Most of the trail is very nice, esp. the lower half where it goes thru Messa Gonia. This trail really gives you a different view of the island as it feels...more
Watching Sunset
Although Santorini has traditionally captured the top place for the most beautiful sunsets in the Greek islands, the sunset in Mykonos has magical moments to offer. The best place to catch the sunset is at the Little Venice area. Have a drink at Katerina's Bar and view the sunset from its balcony. It is simply tranquil and stunning.more
Mule Path
It's a very steep and long pathway from the harbour to the city, and the mules going up and down are a very typical sight. But the dirt, smells and flies didn't invite us. We preferred to use the common but effective funicular that runs beside the pathway. The guides (?) failed in all circumstances in this island, we had to manage ourselves to...more
Super Paradise Beach
No visit to Mykonos would be complete without even a short visit to Super Paradise Beach. We were there in the off season and relatively early in the morning as well, so we had the beach just about all to ourselves. Not that we had come to do any nude sunbathing mind you. We just wanted to see the place for ourselves and I must admit we were quite...more
Kamari Beach
A very good swim, with a great surprise - no sand. No sand, but no rocks, too. The soil is so compact that we felt like in a tarmac surface - smooth but extremely hard. With a great surf, that could be dangerous, but we found a calm sea, and everything was safe.more
Church of Panagia Paraportiani
This small and discreet church is a very uncommon construction: built from the 15Th to the 17Th, it is only the visible part of an ensemble of five chapels, four of them underground. Security reasons? Escaping from heat? Maybe! the thickness of the walls, and its pure white may confirm that idea.more
Akrotiri Excavations
As this site is the best known Minoan site outside of Crete, it is a very important and interesting place. There are visible walls (some three stories high), streets, pottery, furniture and even a flushable toilet. Parts of some frescoes or wall paintings and some huge ceramic jars are colorfully decorated. Being under several yards of volcanic ash...more
The star of Mykonos, Petros has been the island's mascot for some time. He was one the pelicans in the flock which flew to Mykonos from the mainland back in the 1950s. After a storm, the pelican gave up migrating to become a local resident. He became so popular after his death, when a successor had to be found to replace him. Today, another...more
Ancient Thira
Ancient Thira is situated on top of a high cliff just above Kamari. It is an excavated site of the foremost post-Minoan settlement on the island. The buildings are spread over a long terraced area and include remains of an early Christian basilica, market-places; foundations of temples and houses, baths, an impressive amphitheatre, and relief rock...more
White Churches
Depending on where you do your research you will get varying tallies for the numbers of little white churches on Mykonos. I've found numbers ranging from 250 to 365. Why so many? You may well ask. The majority of the little white churches are privately owned and you will see them everywhere. They are built by families to commemorate the lives of...more
The walk from Fira to Oia along the caldera is one of the prettiest walks i have taken in the entire world and i have been to +70 countries and travelled non stop for more than 20 years. You have a little walking path that takes you along the rim through little villages where you almost walk through peoples houses and the view is just...more
Ano Mera
The next most significant village after Hora on Mykonos is Ano Mera. Don't blink, you'll miss it! It lies about 9 kms from Hora and is home to the lovely Monastery and Church of Panagia Tourliani. Ano Mera also sports an interesting lttle town square with an array of restaurants and other assorted eateries. We were there on a Friday morning and...more
Restaurant "Panorama" in Manolas Village, Thirassia happened to be one exceptional experiance for me. After enjoing a simple but good self-service food with friendly people despite lots of work, I forgot my i-Phone and ID, Credit card, a reasonable amount of cash outside the Restaurant. When I came back something like 30 minutes later, it already...more
Platys Gialos Beach
Plats Yialos Beach...it is famous, everybody knows it...you kind of have to come here, to see it for yourself. Personally this was the one beach I didn't care for soooo much. It is really very crowded (some others are, too, but tis one is so compact it seemed like everybody was really on top of each other). We were actually lucky to get sunbeds and...more
Emborio is situated on the south side of the island. It's a traditional inland village with a lovely traditional centre. The lower part of the village is not very attractive but you have to go up to the "traditional centre" (there are signs) where you will find the ruins of a fortress, a maze of very narrow streets and whitewashed houses. You can...more
Archeological Museum
Located next to the port it was hard for me to miss this museum. Not busy at all (most people come to Mykonos for party anyway) it was very interesting to stroll around this small museum. The staff is friendly and helpful if you have any questions about the exhibits. It is housed in a building that was built in 1902 to house some archeological...more
What can I say about Perissa, well, it's very quiet and very laid back and it does have a camp site, a nice church, which is the largest Church on the Island. We took the bus from Fira to Parissa, and walked along the short sea front, stopping off for lunch at one of the restaurants overlooking the beach. We then wondered on to see the church,...more
Panormos Beach
Panormos is one of my most prefered beaches.I usually come here after 3.00pm where in other beaches start the party.You will find... (if you find) the best lounge beach-bar restaurant you have ever been.It is full covered with an army parachute in sandy color,which really makes this place not viewable...Tables and chairs in restaurant are shorter...more
The easiest method of travel between the two villages is the bus, but hiking between the two is a magical experience. You can hike the 6+ miles easily and get some great photos as well as meet the local people along the way.more
Kato Livadi Beach
Kalu Livadi, a good sandy beach, far from everything, and with only a few people, offered me, maybe due to the surprise, the most appreciated lunch of my life (I write about it in another tip), but it allowed also the best swim in Greece (nudist for some of our neighbors).more
IMEROVIGLI Imerovigli is a traditional village and it is the extension of Fira but is situated on a higher cliff. "VIGLA" means "day" so it got its name from this word. In front of the village is located an enormous rock called Skaros. Until 1800, Skaros was part of the land and had a castle on it where all the administrative offices of the...more
Aegean Maritime Museum
In a little room you will find the Maritime Museum simple but fascinating. An old lady who speaks only greek will try in any way to explain you all the things inside... fortuntaly there are signs with english translation!more
Perissa Beach
By mid morning we had arrived at Perissa, a long beach extending for 8 km with sun shades and lounges arranged along the beach. Along the beachfront were countless restaurants offering all sorts of food, predominately seafood to be accompanied with an assortment of drinks. People were just arriving at the beach, some stopping at the bar for a "fix...more
Fira is the capitol of Santorini. If you approach it from the sea it looks a little like it's clinging onto the side of the cliff. You can get the most spectacular views over to the Caldera from the coastal path. Cruise ships pull into the port at Fira daily, and the place can get very busy especially when it's invaded by thousands of tourist off...more
Between Fira and Imerovigli, one of the spots with the best view on the island. Even if officially considerated as a distinct village, Firostefani is the continuation of Fira. It is a quiet village, which is mostly constituated of hotels, traditional houses, villas, studios and rooms. A trourist can enjoy the sunset from here because of its...more
Kamari Village
Definely not to be missed in Santorini. Somehow it is fact that Kamari is the most touristic part of Santorini. Its vicinity to the airport and its strategic location to reach the other parts of the island makes it the premier stop of any tourist in Santorini. It also boasts of its black sand beach which is the most popular beach in the...more
Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Housed in a mercifully air-conned white building, there are a few galleries showcasing treasures dug up from the excavations done at Akrotiri. (The word "prehistoric" seems a misnomer - no dinosaur bones here) Lots of pots, big and small await the discerning visitor. Replicas of wall paintings and frescoes from Akrotiri were being featured as...more
Lonely Planet gives Megalochori a special mention. I can see why. It is a special and different village. Turn off the Perissa - Fira road to "traditional settling"(sic) or it is mentioned by name coming south. Park and walk down the hill into the narrow streets, the trim houses, the bell tower. There are a couple of tavernas in the central...more
Catholic Cathedral
This is a very impressive church which stands out as you walk through the streets of Fira. The peach coloured building is complimented by the ornate clock and bell tower. Damaged during the 1956 earthquake restoration was completed in 1975. We did not have time to go inside where there is an impressive collection of old documents etc etc.more
Archaeological Museum
Although some of the best archaeological finds from Santorini and other islands in the Cyclades are exhibited at the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens, the archaeological museum on Santorini does house some very interesting exhibits that should not be missed by visitors to the island. Located in Fira not far from the bus depot, the museum contains...more
Naxos villages
Naxos is very mountainous. It's quite a trip getting to the beautiful mountain villages. This is not the place to learn how to drive a moped. The road is full of hairpin turns and 500 m drops, and the local buses take up most of it! I took the bus myself, and there's a route I can recommend whether by bus or car (don't know if there's a hiking...more
I suggest that when you are here in Greece a visit to the island of Santorini or( Thira) as it is also called, is a must visit. Santorini makes a difference.You have plenty of time ahead, I suggest that you don't book tickets until you are here and believe me May is a very good month. It is a month that hotels are still cheap and in May you will...more
Mykonos: Beaches
Along with its nightlife and gay scene the beaches are probably Mykonos' biggest draw. We visited two beaches in the short time we were there, one of them twice.Agios Ioannis is the beach where Shirley Valentine was set. It's wide but not very deep and has a couple of tavernas behind it. It was just the kind of place we like - not too busy, pretty...more
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Astra Apartments & Suites
My husband and I finished off our honeymoon at the Astra Apartments, an all-suite hotel. The website...more
It is a small pleasant hotel with a nice view on Mykonos Town and the Aegean sea. It is blue and...more
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my name is <href="http://hiphopgossipbyranda.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/2425984458_9a9b94a3f2_o.jpg">Maliyiah AnnRenee Cash but my friends call me Mac. it is my junior year of high school and I was finally about to be cheer captain. I lived what some would call a high priced life style but to keep me well rounded my parents thought it would be a good idea for me to still attend public schools. they believed it would help me understand where they came from so I would know what surround my life. you see my dad, Derron Cash was a big time drug dealer back in his day. they use to call him superman because when it came to catching cases it was like he was invincible because they could never convict him. but it was revealed to me by my dad that all three trials he's had the jury members were always either people he knew that respected him or people he had helped out in the past that owed him a favor. my dad was just that respected in our neighborhood.
then there's my mom, Brittani aka the brains behind my daddy's entire empire. she managed the money and because had a masters in accounting she was able to laundry all my dad's money and turn it all into three legit businesses; a nightclub called Lips, a restaurant called Maliyah's, and a daycare center. I have the smartest parents ever and I was glad when my dad finally got out the game for good. my life is perfect and nothing could ruin my happiness....
tell me what yall think...run it or dump it.???
Ohhh because this hoe done lost her damn mind!!
This is getting serious!!
run itt!!!
I disagree with this add lol..that is totally not my character at all to do that to a friend.
That trick done lost her mind!!! Maliyah shoulda let me bust her head right along with that busted nose she just got. I wanna know wth is going on with ha to think that shiid???
Run It!!!
Rissa's Pov
this note couldn't have came from her. she is aint n grimmey bytch like that and not towards us for that matter. I looked over to maliyah who was staring right at me. I could tell we were thinking the same name and I could see the hurt in her eyes because of it. if this did come from her shyt is about to get real fuxking ugly.
"alex reread the note and tell me who you know that writes like this." I said handing him the note. he read the note over and over then his eyes got big as if he figured it out.
"hell naw where is she at." he yelled crumbling the note in his hands.
"wait a minute im lost." trey said.
"that wont last long lets go." I said and we all headed to the breakfast room to find her.
we stood in the doorway surveying the place and then maliyah spotted her in the line buying an orange juice. we all walked over and as soon as she saw us her face dropped.
"what the fuxk corderica how could you write liyah something like this." alex asked throwing the note in her face.
"because she's a liar that's why." she said back not caring that we all were around her.
"fuxk you corderica you don't know what your talking about." maliyah said getting in her face.
"oh really.? how do you explain the fact that out of all the years mr. tatum has been here he has never done that to anyone else.? or the face that you had no marks but mr. tatum had a black eye.? you see what I think is that you were so obsessed with him that you went up there and tried to fuxk him and he turned you down and you hit him." after she let that last word leave her mouth maliyah c**ked back and hit her dead in the nose. you could hear the bytch crack.
"how fuxking dare you try to play me like some thirsty desperate as bytch. I thought you were my friend but you really gonna try and say im lying about what he did to me. fuxk you corderica and now for that your off the fuxking squad. turn in your shyt when school is out." maliyah said leaning down in her face.
"you cant kicked me off the team." she cried out still holding her nose.
"i think i just did. either your with me or against me and since you doubted us your no longer on it with us."
"you wont get away with this maliyah." she said getting up. "alex do something." she turned to him saying but he just shook his head at her. "so your no gonna defend me.?"
"right is right wrong is wrong and what you did was fuxked up. this is suppose to be your best friend what if the shoe was on the other foot and she did you like that.?" he asked holding his arms and walking towards her.
"that's not fair." she said with tears forming in her eyes.
"look all I know is yall got about five seconds to get me away from this bytch before I unleash on her ass." keia spoke up saying. i was so focus on corderica that i didn't even notice she had taken out her earrings and dropped her bag ready to fight.
"look all i know is you just wrote a check yo ass cant cash so you better watch yo self." i said blocking keia from getting to her.
"i cant wait to be the one to say i told you so when all this is said and done." she said as she eyed each and everyone of just.
"bytch just walk away." keia yelled over me.
corderica shook her head and walked away.
maliyah took a moment eyeing her until she was out of sight then she turned back to us. i think im ready to do it now." she said with a slight grin on her face.
"what is that.?" i asked.
"im bout to file charges against mr. tatum.
run it.!!!
Yooo who wrote the note??
Poppa cash finna go the f*** in on some people!
I think she should tell Lance though!
Anywayssss, runnnn itttt!!!!
Mane who wrote it!!! I wanna know and frfr pops need to let me go with him. Imma handle who eva write that cuz she aint did nun to him he did this!!! Well at least Chris was honest.
Run It!!!
Rissa's Pov
we all, minus maliyah, were gathered at my <href="http://lamarsmithgroup.com/lamar_assets/mansion_atlanta.jpg">house still talking about what happened to her today.
"im too pissed that mr. tatum did that shyt to liyah like fareal she did deserve that at all." corderica said walking in the livingroom and sitting on alex's lap.
"man I know that shyt is too crazy. I know poppa cash is about to go nuts. he don't play when it comes to her" keia added.
"I wanted to be there fareal because I want to go in on his ass too." I said still salty.
"man who you telling." chris said agreeing with me causing us all to look at him.
"nigga you don't even like her. why are you even here.?" keia stated standing up.
"for one I never said I didn't like her and for too even if I didn't right is right and wrong is wrong and that bytch was hella wrong for doing that to her. I wouldn't wish that on any female." chris shot back.
"coulda fooled me. everytime you around her your constantly talking shyt." corderica added.
"man that's just who I am. I talk shyt that's just what I do. but fareal yall all cool peoples." he said looking around at us all.
Maliyah's Pov
two weeks later
I hadn't been to school since that horribly terrible day but I couldn't sit in this house anymore, I had to get back to my life. it was the day of the first game and I wasn't missing it for anything. I got dressed and headed straight to keia's house.
I walked in her house and went straight to her room to see her putting on her make up. her outfit was hot.
"hey boo." I said laying on her bed.
"hey momma how are you.?" she replied as she looked up in her mirror at me.
"im good."
"are you sure your ready for this.?" she asked.
"of course. the game is today im not missing this."
"are you sure.?"
"alright." she grabbed her bag and we headed out the door to school.
"so have you told lance what happened yet.?" she asked.
"I don't know how to yet. daddy told me I shouldn't because he's gonna handle it real soon."
"I hope poppa cash let me go with him because I would love to handle that bytch with him." keia said as we got out the car and headed in the building.
"you already know that's not gonna happen." I said laughed opening my locker and a note fell out. I picked it up and couldn't believe what it said.
"what is that.?" keia asked. I didn't reply I just handed it to her.
"you lying little bytch I cant believe you would do that to mr. tatum." she read the note aloud. "who the fuxk would write this to you.?" she questioned as trey, rissa, alex, and chris walked up.
"hey, glad your back." trey said hugging me.
"yea them bytches were working my nerves in practice these past two weeks." rissa said hugging me as well.
"yo whats wrong.?" chris asked noticing mine and keia's faces.
"look what someone left in maliyah's locker." keia said handing the note to rissa and everyone gathered around her to read it.
"that's fuxking crazy." alex said shaking his head.
"wait a minute I know this hand writing." rissa said and everyone looked right at her including me and I wondered if we had the same name in mind.
run it.!!!!
Yaya don't blame that f***ing s*** on yourself! That is a grown ass man and he knew what the f*** he was doing! I hope Pops takes me to ride on that nigga because either way I'mma beat that b**** ass! Aww man...Lance doesn't even know what happened? He's gonna blow when he finds out...I already see it happening.
Run it!!!
I cant belive mr. tatum did raped her!!! I wanna beat his a** i hope her dad does something about this run it!!!
UGGGHHH I CANT WITH THIS RIGHT NOW!!! LIKE WHO GONNA TAKE HIS ASS OUT!! IM READY FOR SOMEBODY TO DO IT! Im glad everybody was there for her. That was so sweet. And lance is so cute and the fact that he wasnt pressuring her is even better. I know poppa cash finna set it the f*** off!!!! I can't wait !
Runnnnnnnnn ittttt!!!!
sn: that dream was cray!!
Awww mane we ready for whatever!!! just let me get a combo in on that foo!and trey is silly!!! Mane pops finna kill ol dude frfr. I wanna be there too.
Run It!!!
I. HOPE. HE. BUST. A. CAP. IN. THAT. ASS. Poppa Cash ain't playing no games. He about to do some damage to Mr. Tatum...I'm glad I was there for her, but uhh...ain't no way I would be that calm. I would have ran out that house so fast and found Mr. Tatum and handled that business for him. Fux all that! I don't play about the ones I love. I'm glad Lance not pressuring her but just being there for her. That's a good boyfriend. But Mal need to stop blaming herself because regardless he is a grown ass man, she is a minor he should have known better, so there fore I hope his ass pay...smh..RUN IT NOW lol
Chris's Pov
after lunch I had a free period so i was planning on heading into trey and alex's class since they teacher is cool as fuxk about me coming in there. as I walked through the hall I got a text from nae asking for me to wait for her after school so she could come over. as I was replying someone bumped into me and when I looked down sure as shyt it was maliyah's ass again.
"here you go again not paying attention." i said looking down at her laughing. but she looked up at me with tears in her eyes and i could tell something was wrong and i kinda felt bad.
"yo whats wrong.?" i said truly concerned.
"leave me alone." she said getting up slowly like her body was hurting.
"naw maliyah tell me what happened." i asked grabbing ahold of her arms so she wouldn't run away.
"DONT TOUCH ME.!" she yelled franticly like i was about to hurt her then before i could say anything else she ran out the door. something wasn't right and i knew it. i was about to chase after her but then trey called out my name.
i went in the class and saw one of her friends in there and went straight to her.
"aye ma you maliyah's girl right.?" i asked tapping her shoulder.
"dude i sit at that lunch table with yall everyday what you think.?" she snapped.
"look im just asking cuz she ran out this school spazzing just now."
"what.? when.?" she asked getting up.
"just now. i think something is really wrong with her."
"what you mean.?" trey cut in asking.
"she was crying and looked like something happened to her."
"keia you should go check on her." trey suggested.
"you think i wasn't." keia said gathering her stuff and walking out the class ignoring the teacher's request for her to come back.
"yo man after this class we going over there too." trey said sitting down. i really hope maliyah is ok doe fareal.
after class trey and alex got rissa and corderica and we all got in our cars and headed to maliyah's crib.
Maliyah's Pov
"wait a minute babygirl what did you just say." keia asked turning the water off, grabbing my towel, and helping me out the shower.
"he raped me." i repeated still crying.
"who lance.? i will kill that bastard.!" she said getting hype.
"NO NO NO.!" i cried out.
"then who.?" i sat quiet wiping my face on the towel. "liyah you better tell me right now."
"mr. tatum." i said in a low tone.
"the principal.?" i nodded my head yes. "oh hell naw that shyt aint cool. where is poppa cash at we bout to handle this shyt now." she said heading out my door.
"keia wait.!" i yelled out grabbing her by the arm.
"fuxk you mean wait liyah.? this man just raped you and you telling me to wait.? fuxk that.!"
"but keia its my own fault." i said crying again.
"what are you talking about.?"
"this is what happens when you flirt with an older man and try not to give the goods. look how i dress keia. it was bound to happen."
"maliyah annrenee cash shut that stupid shyt up right the fuxk now.! it is not your fault that sick fuxk did what he did."
"isn't it.?" just then i looked up and was rissa and corderica coming up the hall. i saw the boys behind then i quickly went and got my robe and put it on.
"what happened yaya.?" rissa asked coming in and hugging me. she only called me that when either of us were said or sick or when she was mad at me.
"how did yall know i left." i questioned and then i saw chris. "what are you doing here.?" i asked him.
"i was worried so i told everybody and we rushed over."
"yall left school for me.?" i questioned and they nodded their heads causing me to cry all over again. i loved that i had true friends like them but i hate the situation i put myself in.
"what happened.?" trey asked.
"that no good ass hole raped her." keia yelled.
"lance.?" trey, alex, and chris asked.
"no that bytch ass principal." keia corrected them.
"not mr. tatum." rissa said looking at me.
"when.?" corderica asked.
i went and began to tell the story detail by detail. it was so hard but i got through it without crying.
"where the fuxk is your dad we bout to handle his bytch ass right now." alex said getting up with trey and keia right behind him.
"he's not here." i told them.
"that's what im saying cuz she pissing me off blaming herself for this shyt." keia said.
"why would you do that yaya.?" rissa asked.
"you know how i was when i use to see him. i wore certain outfits just so he would notice me. and that's the main thing he talked about before he did what he did." i explained.
"that's still no reason you should blame yourself liyah. he knew exactly what he was planning on doing and it had nothing to do with shyt you wear." alex said trying to make me feel better.
"man down for whatever fareal. and to think you had a crush on this man all this time and he would violate you like this." corderica said coming over and hugging me.
"wait a minute. your still a virgin aint you.?" rissa asked.
"i was." i said bluntly.
"aw hell naw that just made it even worst for me." trey said and surprisingly chris dapped him up nodding in agreement.
"wait a minute, where's lance.?" i said. they all looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders. "good because i don't want him seeing me like this." just then there was a door closed and i heard my dad's voice they all ran out my room to him before i could get them to stop.
they all began yelling about beating ass and for my dad to be ready for war and i could tell by the look on his face he had no clue what they were talking about.
"AYE AYE AYE CHILL THE FUXK OUT AND STOP YELLING IN MY DAMN FACE.!" my dad shouted causing them to all shut up. "no what the help is going on.?"
"maliyah got raped.!" they all said in union.
"what the fuxk by who.?"
"the principal." keia shouted.
"poppa cash im ready to beat some ass right along with you. you know i treat her like she my little sis and i be damned if i let him get away with that." trey said stepping up to my dad.
"where's maliyah at.?" i heard my dad say as he looked up the steps and saw me standing there. "is this true.?" he asked. i nodded my head yeah. he walked up the steps to me and pulled me into a deep embrace and i couldn't help but begin to sob into his chest.
"its ok babygirl you know daddy is gonna take care of this. aye yall head on home." i could hear the seriousness in my dad's voice and they said their goodbyes and they all left out.
my daddy held me at those steps for what seemed like forever. i looked up at him and i could see that he had let a few tears fall himself. this was the first time i had ever saw him cry. he carried me to my room and had me tell him what happened and i did so. as i told him the story i could see the vein in his neck pulsating so i knew he was getting angrier by the minute. he laid there with me for a while then eventually i fell asleep.
**Maliyah's Dream**
i was putting the final touches on the homecoming float for the game the next day. ms. gabrielle just left out to pull the trailer around that the float would be connected to when i felt a strong pair of hands grab my shoulders. i turned to see mr. tatum there completely nude.
"get away from me." i yelled backing away from him.
"aw maliyah don't be like that. i miss you. i miss those lips, i miss those tits, and i for damn for miss that puccy. come on let me get another taste." he said walking to me. i began to run but clearly i wasn't fast enough because he caught me. i began to scream and swing my arms trying to fight him but then i heard his voice
**Dream Over**
"baby please calm down its me." i heard lance say holding my arms.
"lance i was so scared." i said embracing him.
"yea i could tell. you hit me in the jaw pretty damn good." he chuckled holding his face.
"im sorry." i said rubbing it for him and kissing him.
"whats going on maliyah i looked for you forever after school and nobody knew where you or your crew went." he said in a serious tone.
"i came home after lunch."
"why what happened.?" he asked.
"i cant." i said putting my head down.
"come on maliyah tell me."
"i just cant right now babe please don't make me." i said as tears began to form in my eyes.
"fine i wont pressure you."
"please just lay with me." i begged. he shook his head and did as i asked holding me tight in his arms and i slowly drifted back off to sleep.
run it.!!!
THIS MOTHERf***ING b**** ASS NIGGA IS ABOUT TO GET KNOCKED THE f*** OUT!!! IMMA GET MY GLOCK AND BLAST THIS NIGGA!! WHO THE f*** HE THINK HE IS!!! I PROMISE THE NEXT TIME I SEE HIM I'M LAYING HIM OUT!!OOOOOOOO!!! I HOPE HER DAD HEAR ABOUT IT!! ME AND HIM GONNA RIDE TOGETHER!! WE GON SHOOT THAT NIGGA UP!!! Ummm Chris......a girlfriend???? Ha! He must've paid her!
Run it!!!
well damn, bold is he? she need to get her dad on that asap. smh. run it
Soooo uhhhh, who gon take his ass out?? lol
Like that was crazy!! I can't believe that son of b**** did that s***. Like omg somebody needs to whoop his ass!! I mean f*** him up!! I'm so mad right now. Whoop his ass keia! Then chris ass tried to be an a**hole again. I'm glad to see he has a soft side.
Runnn ittt!!
And Keia went to kill him!!! That no good snake. Chris is soften up. I think he told the group. I wonder how Lance is going to take this??? Best friend to the rescue!!!
Run It!!!
YOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! I officially hate Mr. Tatum!! Like why in the hell would he do that? Rape her like that, in his office, in his school? I hope he gets life in prison and somebody rapes his ass. Poor Mal...she didn't deserve that at all! I hope she snitch and he get arrested in school. Lance is soo sweet sticking up for his boo. I'm all over the place with this add..child run this
Derron's Pov
I could not believe my babygirl was talking like this to me. a boyfriend.? what the hell was this.?
"come on daddy I have never even thought about a boy until now. im 16 please stop treating me like a baby." she whined.
"are you pouting.?" I asked trying not to laugh at her.
"yes." she said poking her bottom lip out a folding her arms.
"and your wondering why I still treat you like a baby. lance is it.?" I said turning my attention to him.
"yes sir." he said finally standing up.
"nice to meet you." I extended my hand to shake his. "nice grip you have there." I stated.
"yea its something I picked up from my dad. he always said a firm grip lets a man know your about business."
"wise father you have there."
"yea he was the best."
"was.?" I questioned noticing the slight change of his facial expression.
"yea he was murdered a few years back."
"im sorry to hear that."
"its cool. I have my days."
"as you should. its hard to lose a parent at a young age. I lost my mom when I was 15."
"wow I don't know what I would do if I lost my mom. she's my world."
"so I know you'll treat my babygirl how you expect people to treat your mom am I right.?"
"no doubt."
"well that's all I need to hear. look maliyah I have to make I few runs I be back later."
"ok daddy." I kissed her check and headed out. I had to go to see my other accountant who said there was some unordinary withdraws in a few of my accounts. I hope brit aint been fuxking up my money because I would hate for things between us to get ugly.
Maliyah's Pov
as I watched my dad pull out the driveway I thought back over what happened between him and my mom. I really hope everything is ok.
"so you ready for that bath babe.?" lance asked breaking me from my thoughts.
"you have no idea."
"well then lead the way." he said coming following me up to my room holding my waist. as we got to my door I heard my mom call out to me.
"who is this.?" she asked looking to have just taken a shower.
"oh this is lance."
"well hello lance." she smiled. "whats he doing here.?"
"he's my boyfriend mommy."
"oh is he now.?"
"yes daddy just gave me his blessing."
"oh did he now.?"
"yes you can call him if you like." I said grabbing lance's hand and going in my room and locking the door.
"what was that about.?" lance questioned.
"are you sure.?"
"yes babe im fine now you owe me a loyal bath."
"your right give me ten minutes." he said walking in my bathroom and closing the door.
i wanted to tell lance what was going on but i just couldn't. im too ashamed to even believe it myself. my mom a druggie. it was too surreal.
the ten minutes went by and right when i was about to say something lance walked out and lead me in.
"would you like me to help you undress.?" he asked smiling.
"no goofy i got this." i slowly began to take off my s=clothes and when i got down to my bra and panties i stopped and made him leave out. after a good forty minutes of soaking i finally got out, dried off, lotioned myself up and just threw on my robe. i was at home and i knew sooner or later i would be asleep and i hated sleeping with clothes on.
lance and i sat up for most of the night just talking and laughing together. then when my dad got back it was time for him to go so i asked my dad to take him back to his car.
**The Next Day at lunch**
"today has to be the craziest day ever. after the cheer results were posted i had people coming up to me nonstop questioning my they didn't make it." i said to my crew as lance and i sat down.
"who you telling the thirst to be a cheerleader is crazy." corderica added.
"that for sure but them you girls were really hot so im glad we chose who we did." rissa stated.
"yea especially shardonnay."
"my girl is a cheerleader.?" chris asked.
"your what.?" i asked amazed any chick would even think to go with him.
"nae is my girlfriend."
"get outta here." rissa said shocked.
"why you say it like that.?" he asked.
"im surprised anybody would date a self-centered a**hole like ya self." she bluntly stated.
"yo trey wats up with the females of your table.?" he said pointing at us.
"clearly its not the females that are the problem." lance spoke up saying.
"excuse you.?"
"i think you heard what i said. you have no respect for any of these ladies at this table especially my lad and enough is enough my dude." lance said standing up. before anything could get started shardonnay ran up and grabbed ahold of chris.
"baby i made the team." she yelled in excitement.
"i just heard." he said kissing her. "congrats babe."
"thanks. oh hey maliyah, rissa, and corderica." she said once she turned and noticed we were sitting here.
"hey newbie. dont forget to pick up you uniform before you leave school today." i said smiling and getting up to throw my food away. as i walked to the trash can i got a note to report to mr. tatum's office. i knew it couldn't be good but i said my see you laters to everyone and headed up there. when i got there the whole office was empty.
"hello.?" i called out.
"come on in maliyah." i heard mr. tatum say.
"i walked in his room and he was sitting at his desk filling out papers.
"you wanted to see me.?"
"come in and close the door." i did as i was told and shut the door and sat down.
"maliyah why do you insist on [laying with my emotions." he questioned calmly.
"what are you talking about."
"your constantly teasing me. coming in here wearing these tiny clothes and doing those provocative cheers. you must want this dicc huh.?" he said sliding his chair back.
"mr. tatum i dont know what your talking about but your really starting to freak me out." i said getting up.
"SIT DOWN.!" he yelled scaring me. he stood up and began to walk towards me. when i looked at him i saw that he wasn't wearing any pants or draws.
"mr. tatum what are you doing.?" i questioned as he stood behind me rubbing my shoulders.
"shhh im about to enjoy this." he said then picked me up and slammed me against the wall.
"mr. tatum please dont do this." i began to cry trying to get out of his grip.
"just relax maliyah. i know this is what you want." he began to kiss me all over my face and neck. i tried to push him off but was unsuccessful so i did what i knew best i c**ked back and pushed him in his face causing him to stubble back. he grabbed his jaw amazed that i hit him. as i began to head to the door he grabbed me by my hair and threw me to the ground.
"your not going anywhere until i get what i want." he said climbing on top of me and ripping my shirt open. i continued to fight him but he grabbed my hands and pulled them over my head.
"just stop fighting whats real." he said kicking my legs open. this moment i regretted wearing this damn skirt today. he held both my arms with one and with his other he moved my panties to the side and slide his dicc in me. i screamed out in pain and he quickly covered my mouth.
"damn baby your so tight." he moaned between thrusts. i laid there still screaming and crying in his hand. my first time and it wasn't by my own choice. how could he do this to me. i felt like nothing. this was not how my year was suppose to go. why me.? after he was done he pulled out and came on my inner thigh.
"damn you were a virgin.?" he said noticing the blood on his shaft. i didn't say a word i slowly got up and attempted to fix my clothes. he laid there out of breath and as i looked at him i began disgusted and without another word punched him again and ran out the office and straight to my locker to get my keys to leave. as i was running out looking back to see if mr. tatum was coming i ended up bumping into someone.
"here you go again not paying attention." i heard chris say.
i looked up at him with tears still in my eyes and i could see his expression change.
"yo whats wrong.?" he asked almost like he was concerned.
"leave me alone." i said getting up slowly trying to mask my pain.
"naw maliyah tell me what happened." he said grabbing ahold of my arms.
"DONT TOUCH ME.!" i yelled then ran out the school got in my car and drove home. as son as i got in the house i ran straight to my room and tore off the clothes i had on and got in the shower. scrubbing my body until it turned red. the images of what happened with mr. tatum replaying in my head over and over. i was not suppose to be the type of girl who this type of thing happened to. so did it have to happen.? i slide down on the floor and cried in the shower for what seemed like hours. then suddenly someone came in and when the door opened i saw keia and immediately threw myself in her arms and cried harder.
"what happen momma.?" he asked holding me tight.
"he.....raped.....me." i managed to say between sobs.
run it.!!!
so why Mr. Tatum being a creeper thou? Like he fine can he mess with someone his one age? I mean like damn you wanna go to jail for messing with a minor? Anyway..I love Lancey and Maliyah!! They're so cute. But wait pause...he just gone run her some bath water with her parents there? They ain't gone say nothing too them? Shiiiiiii I need me some parents like that lol...Chris yo hating wanna be smashing Maliyah ass! I wasn't feeling the b word neither. I'm glad Mal hit him...because I surely would have jumped across that table to smack some sense into him. I get upset with that word. I with Rissa on that!...anyway awww her mama was on drugs? Then she had to get a little hit today? Something must be up...what's stressing her? I got a lot of questions...RUN THIS?
sidenote: curious...I wonder who the first couple gone have sex? lmfao...yes that's what I think about when I read stories...DONT JUDGE ME
hahaha now you know im bout to add that nickname in the story just for you lol

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'Lowered Expectations'
My neighbor divided one of his clumps of 'Great Expectations', and he gave me this piece. Since it is such a small piece, and especially since it is a GE, I was wondering if you folks with experience with GE think maybe it's a good idea if I start it off in a pot, until it gets some improved root growth on it? Normally I wouldn't really be too worried about it, but considering what variety it is and possible potential (Believe it or not, this little thing has SEVEN eyes) maybe I should coddle it for a few months. What do you think?
Don B.
It might be OK in the ground. But I'd put it in a pot close to a water source. That root system is small and you want to baby this plant until it grows roots that can support the plant. Give it a year in a pot and then plant it in the fall.
I personally would start it in a pot until July / August and then put it into the ground. I have good growing GEs. Here is good advice about growing GEs by forum member dhaven :
May 31, 2011
"Some varieties are very picky about growing conditions, and unless they are planted in optimum conditions, they will either remain small, or fade away and die. The best example of this I know of is Great Expectations, which also happens to be my favorite hosta. A great many people have lost this one, sometimes more than once. I have three very large mature plants, and they are the prettiest thing in the garden. It took some experimentation, but there are three things that GE absolutely must have to thrive. First, and most importantly, plant it shallowly. It's going to be a very large plant, so the natural inclination is to plant it deeply, but this will kill it faster than anything else. Plant it so shallowly you are convinced that it will tip over, and you've got it right. Secondly, it likes a lot of light. Dappled shade is ideal, but it will take several hours of direct sun, either morning or afternoon. Third, it likes a lot of water. If you give a GE all three of these things, you will increase your chances of growing it into an absolutely stunning plant.
If you want to try any of the hostas that have the reputation of being difficult, be prepared to try different locations and growing methods, and possibly go through several plants before you discover what works for that variety in your location. When you do find out what works, please share the information with the rest of us!"
Don, I just came across a product that I'm going to investigate for use on my slow growing hostas. It's called CONFIGURE. The link below is to an article written by a guy who uses it on Echinicea. It's a growth stimulant. Bentley Gardens uses it to produce more eyes on hostas.
Perhaps someone else would chime in about whether it would be useful in your situation.
Here is a link that might be useful: growth stimulant for hostas
My secrets for Great X is ignorance! If you just buy them, and don't know any better you are golden ! I think they can smell fear on a gardener !
In all seriousness. I sure hope mine come back.. and they are a little bigger ! I would love to see an eye count jump...
I was talking to my neighbor who gave me this plant, and as I thought, he cut the roots way back on this division. I asked him why and his answer was, 'It stimulates the roots to grow more', WHAT?? Well OK sure, why wouldn't it? Most things try to repair themselves IF YOU'VE INJURED THE ORGANISM....That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard! He's a very nice guy, don't get me wrong, I'm appreciative of his generosity, but IMO he's absolutely wrong to do this, unless there's evidence of root rot or something like that.(I understand that simply dividing a clump is causing it trauma to a certain extent, but obviously there is a valid POINT to dividing clumps...cutting off good healthy roots...??????)
Any more experienced opinions on this? I've seen people on the internet do this as well after they divide a clump. Makes me cringe. Am I wrong? If so, please let me know...I'm happy to be wrong, especially if there's something to be learned from it...Thank you...
Don B.
This post was edited by Don_in_Colorado on Sun, Apr 7, 13 at 16:22
Butchery !!!
I have heard Ken indicate in the past you can get away with a few scrapes against the proverbial driveway to stimulate the 'death' hormone, but straight-up removal does nothing but hinder the plant.
EDIT: I forgot to say Don, I love the title of this post. Cracks me up. :p
This post was edited by Ludisia on Sun, Apr 7, 13 at 20:49
Sort of reminds me of my friend who is a great cook, and if someone wants her recipe, she sort of gives it, but watch out, it is altered so only SHE CAN COOK IT RIGHT. (I found out the hard way.) And it sounds like this neighbor may be taking out insurance that you won't be growing GE as well as he does.
But I predict that the your little amputee will have the best revenge, when it grows into a magnificent beautiful plant by early August. Be sure to talk to him, I believe it helps.
And on another note here, I counted the eyes of my Sagae today. I bought two from Naylor last year, they delivered a single eye version, and a pair of eyes. I put all three in the same big pot, in a triangle. Now, I see that one has about SEVEN EYES, one has two eyes, and the other has three. They were up early and got some cold damage on a few of the larger leaves, but does not seem to have slowed them down. I am so very happy with the Sagae.
I'm hoping that most have increased in eye number, and not diminished in vigor or size, which I did not realize was a possible side effect of living in the warmer regions.
Hi Mocc...that is a very interesting thought. I'll show him, though. He can come over and admire it when I permanently site it in my backyard in August/September. :)
I'm happy your 'Sagae' is starting off so well. My 'Liberty' was a single-eyed plant last year. I see 2 eyes right now. I'll take it! Positive growth is always a plus! Everything here is pipping out nicely so far, with the plant-friendly weather we've been having.
Don B.
Yikes! was what I said when I was potting up hostas from a grower into bigger pots at work, and I unpotted Frances Williams liners, to find that big beautiful eyes had 2" roots where some numbskull had cut them off. Must have been a new employee that didn't know what he was doing. Out of 38 varieties, that was the only one that was abused like that. I'll be keeping an eye on them to see how they do, but for sure that set them back a long ways.
Makes me want to tip a pot out before I buy it at a nursery to see what has happened to the roots. When I first started working in the spring, potting up plants, a few years ago, I caught the nursery owner trimming hosta roots to make them fit in a pot. She doesn't do that any more. Haha in fact I won't let her touch the hostas!


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The ideal world population is 200, consisting of me and my family and and pals.
Feasible world population is perhaps 100 Billion.
The first propostion is unsustainable, we would increase and multiply.
The second proposition requires all of us to adopt a lifestyle which would resemble that of a bee. We don't have and could not evolve the political organisation and extreme conformity to achieve this level.
We are stuck in the middle. Our political organisations cannot handle the level we have now nor indeed could those of the past at historical levels. Food production, shelter etc. are achievable at present and likely future levels up to 10 billion at least. The blocking factor is the availability of efficient equitable and workable political organisation.
The Chinese one child intiiative tries to deal with local symptoms, but the consequences of global population increase have not been defined in a rational way.
At what population level do single-family houses and private cars become impractical in urban areas? What range of lifestyles would be acceptable? How to select who gets which lfestyle, farmer, worker or professional in a city, other? How much individual travel can the system support? .....
It already happened in Asia. China isn't overcrowded by East Asian standards. Typical apartment floor sizes are at 70 square meters or about 900 square feet in urban areas and even larger in rural areas where farmers build 2 and 3 story houses that hold an extended family. Its quite a bit smaller than US houses that range in the 1000's of square feet but even Shanghai's population density of 6,845 and Beijing's of 7400 pales in the face of truly crowded cities like New Delhi, Tokyo and Seoul.
In the US, only New York and Los Angelos even approach the density that cities in Asia have.
The ideal world population is 200, consisting of me and my family and and pals.
Feasible world population is perhaps 100 Billion.
The first propostion is unsustainable, we would increase and multiply.
The second proposition requires all of us to adopt a lifestyle which would resemble that of a bee. We don't have and could not evolve the political organisation and extreme conformity to achieve this level.
We are stuck in the middle. Our political organisations cannot handle the level we have now nor indeed could those of the past at historical levels. Food production, shelter etc. are achievable at present and likely future levels up to 10 billion at least. The blocking factor is the availability of efficient equitable and workable political organisation.
The Chinese one child intiiative tries to deal with local symptoms, but the consequences of global population increase have not been defined in a rational way.
At what population level do single-family houses and private cars become impractical in urban areas? What range of lifestyles would be acceptable? How to select who gets which lfestyle, farmer, worker or professional in a city, other? How much individual travel can the system support? .....
All the preceding assumes that people remain the same size, now if we could just reduce their average size, we could fit more in. Just how small could we be? This idea might arouse as much ethical and religious opposition as birth control and euthanasia. And it does not address the main problem which is rational governance.
sorry Guangdong and Fujian are the provinces that REALLY need family planning more than anyone else. Statistically, Fujian is the greatest exporter of illegal immigrants from China by far. The solution to solving this problem is so easy: control the population in Fujian so more resources go to people and they don't have to become illegal immigrants. Guangdong on the other hand, is hypocritical in that it wants to get more births from "natives" yet doesn't let the people who actually built Guangdong, the migrant workers from Sichuan and Henan, to settle. Its apparently easier to become a millionaire in Guangdong as a worker from the outside than to change residencies, what a joke. The Hukou system is outdated, fix the damn thing.
Look around the globe. Countries all over the world are fighting economic battles because of aging populations. Japan, USA, Greece, Italy, etc. are all in a the middle of an aging population crisis. China will face the same thing in less than a decade but it will be exponentially worse for two reasons.
1. China has a birth rate is far below 2.0, which leads to a decline population not just an aging one.
2. This was government imposed not free will.
China needed to get their population under control because they simply can't provide enough food and water for that many people. However, forcing the issue like this in such a drastic way will lead to a disaster.
Read more at http://brianchannon.wordpress.com -- its my research paper from 2009 analyzing all the issues that are being brought up now.
Fascinating stuff.
China needs to start altering their policies on family building before materialistic wants become more important than family needs. especially in the rising affluence of the middle income earners. When the people start to feel that they no longer want more kids and prefer to focus on the best on their sole kid, China can do anything and yet change nothing then.
Solution to the gender gap: Pass an extra tax on parents with sons, and pay it as a dividend to parents with daughters. Tune the tax rate to achieve desired gender balance.
You could also legalize ultrasound at that point, if you like, to enable parents to engage in the gender market.
Another option: Allow second (or later) children, if the parents agree to abort the fetus if it turns out to be male.
Furthermore, ultrasounds are illegal in China and India.
This assertion is factually false, ridiculous, and possibly libellous. There is no nation on Earth where the incredibly useful and valuable tool of ultrasound is illegal. What is illegal is for a medical worker such as a doctor, nurse, or technician to tell a patient if the fetus is male or female. In India, some state laws make it illegal for a patient to ask, placing all the onus for passing on hints onto the medical company. Naturally, in both China and India, middle-class and upper-class patients simply add a large tip to their bill, and receive the crucial information in silent expressions and gestures.
As China rise has been unstoppable, the Chappie is likely to be fairly well-off in the future, and will have a choice of local and foreign brides to keep him from loneliness. Even today, foreign brides are not uncommon and will probably grow considerablely especially if the parents continue to prefer son. However I am hopeful that the gender balance will narrow as parents may find the joys in having girls will out-weigh the need for someone to carry one's surname. Reverting to the double characters surname will definitely help the process.
That might happen Hibro, especially since also not every Chinese woman marries a Chinese man (Wendi Deng married Rupert Murdoch!).
happyfish18 wrote the Y-chromosomes "would probably have a choice of local or foreign brides from SEA like Vietnam."
If Chinese men keep marrying non-Chinese women, there may come a point where the offspring is no longer Chinese.
There is now a Y-chromosome surplus in China, so it's good for Chinese girls, no?
See: http://www.zpgjames.com/UN_Compare.htm China will need to generate much more energy to reach a GDP/capita of $20,000/person/year if it maintains, or increases, its population. The US will also need to replace most fossil fuels by 2100 to maintain its current GDP/capita. China has thought this through better than the US has to date.
The one-child policy has done a lot of good for China. Just look at what is happening right now in north east Africa or the long running child malnutrition problems in India.
By the time the Chinese boomers get old (year 2020), the boomers will have saved enough for their modest retirement due to the fact that they only have to raise a single child. This shortage of workers to support a large senior population is just not relevant.
More so, due to the skewed sex ratio caused by the one-child policy, there have been reports from parts of China about "night prowling gangs", i.e. young men acting as hooligans in nightly hours and committing crimes like abduction and rape. Upon arrest, most of them are men in there mid to late 20s without any wives.
No country can expect to become a world power when its young population shows such disturbing and disruptive tendencies at large.
So, I feel the one-child policy shall be relaxed but with incentives that make having a female child favorable to a male one.
Also, trying to make the state and religious/cultural believes stand separately, may well have a good impact on the skewed sex ratio.
One-child policy didn't do China any good?!! You Economist writers are amazing. Try alleviating hunger, congestion, to give better quality of live to a country with limited resources, to say the least! It's draconian alright. But you don't act like you have tons of options in life when your family is poor.
In the past 60 years, the world population had grown 3 fold. Hasn't the West been implying emerging countries' rise adds pressure to the environment and limited non-renewable resources? What if China didn't have one-child policy?
No doubt, Western consumers might talk human right in their sleep. They dream more about abundant cheap labors to continue giving them cheap goods and services.
Actually, now in China more and more families,especially in the cities, prefer girls because of the increasing expense for a boy's growth such as his marriage.
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"Actually, no, most westerners couldn't care less about this topic"
You're quite right, they don't. (Most couldn't even draw in China on a world map).
I should have said something like "those westerners who oppose measures to limit births / population growth: such as the author and some amongst the commentors here".
"Professional demographers"? An oxymoron, surely?
By the time he grows up, the chappie could be quite lucky to have a silver spoon in his mouth. He would probably have inherited 2 or more houses from his 4 grand-parents of which he can handily rent off a couple. He would probably have a choice of local or foreign brides from SEA like Vietnam. If he is lucky to marry a local bride, his wealth would probably doubled. Next he would have to hire a couple of foreign maids like Indonesian or Filipinos to look after his many properties and home. His fields would probably be worked by some foreign labourers from the SEA or South Asia like Bangladeshi.
oh the West and China, China and the West...
Huge population might bring numerous problems, but such policies are useless. They are like a being addicted to pain killers, which provides some immediate relief, but is only harmful in the long run.
The demographers arguments are valid, they cannot be ignored.
History tells us that as living standards rise, fertility has always gone down, such draconian policies just alienates the public, doing more harm than good.
The main problem in China and India (amongst others) is that even today having children is considered to be something sacred, without which a person (especially a woman) is not considered 'complete'. Boys are still considered to be biological insurance policies, someone who will carry forward the 'name' of the family. Child bearing is a completely over hyped phenomenon here.
It is this strong cultural influence which forces a foreman who can ideally afford to give a good quality life to only one child, to have several.
As generations are replaced by new ones, this tendency is diminishing somewhat, but is still a a generation or two away from disappearance.
We just have to wait it out. Its a slow game all the way.
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Ah, the sour taste of disappointment. Watching Erick Zonca's Berlinale competition entry "Julia" -- his first feature since his superb 1998 debut, "The Dream Life of Angels" -- the question became less, 'Where has he been?,' than 'What the hell HAPPENED to him?' Playing a tottery lush in a successio...Read More »
At the Berlin International FIlm Festival, which kicked off on Thursday night here in the German capital, bold-faced names including Penelope Cruz, Daniel Day-Lewis, Tilda Swinton, Goldie Hawn and The Rolling Stones have been in the spotlight in Potsdamer Platz, while over at the nearby Martin Gropius Bau, thousands of buyers and sellers from around the world are making deals for finished films and pre-bought projects during the concurrent European Film Market. But, just under the radar leading industry insiders have been gathering daily over the weekend to discuss and debate the future of digital cinema, online distribution, and new technolo...Read More »
Announced at the European Film Market this morning in Berlin -- the day after the world premiere of "Shine A Light" -- is the news that Martin Scorsese will make an authorized documentary about musician Bob Marley. Produced by Tuff Gong Pictures and Steve Bing's Shangri-La Entertainment, the film is...Read More »
Ask an inhabitant of Berlin today what's cool, and they might struggle to reply, so various are the options. Watching Ricardo Villalobos play a four-hour set at Watergate, perhaps. Catching the new Neo Rauch show at the Berlin Guggenheim. Or just sitting on the terrace at Spindler & Klatt, watching ...Read More »
At the Berlin International Film Festival, jurors Susanne Bier and Sandrine Bonnaire dropped out on the first day of the event. Bier said, in a statement, that she had to stay in the U.S. due to "unforeseen circumstances related to her next film." Meanwhile, Bonnaire resigned from the jury because s...Read More »
Some 113 feature films are set to screen at the 15th South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference & Festival in Austin, TX. Running, March 7 - 15, 2008, the event's showcases are the documentary and narrative feature competitions (see complete lists below). Also on tap are high-profile, anticipated films in the Spotlight Premieres section, including Nanette Burstein's "American Teen," Jay & Mark Duplass' "Baghead," Aaron Rose & Joshua Leonard's "Beautiful Losers," Clark Gregg's "Choke," Nicholas Stoller's "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," Michael Almereyda's "New Orleans Mon Amour," Joe Swanberg & Greta Gerwig's "Nights and Weekends," Martin Scorses...Read More »
IFC Films today announced the acquisition of Lance Hammer's 2008 Sundance Film Festival dramatic competition debut, "Ballast." The company has acquired North American rights to the movie, which is set to screen in competition at the upcoming Berlinale. The deal was negotiated by VP of acquisitions Arianna Bocco and William Morris Independent's Cassian Elwes. Asked what prompted the idea for this film, in an interview with indieWIRE, director Hammer said recently, "The Mississippi Delta in winter is a cold and austere flatscape - almost lunar. Vast cotton acreages are fallow and devoid of human activity. The flatness is interrupted only by occ...Read More »


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