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I love getting sucked, but I really don't enjoy reciprocating, so I don't.
Sorry, but I've got a healthy gag reflex and the idea of another guy cumming in my mouth is disgusting.
Am I alone in my aversion to another man's cum?
I love getting sucked, but I really don't enjoy reciprocating, so I don't.
Sorry, but I've got a healthy gag reflex and the idea of another guy cumming in my mouth is disgusting.
Am I alone in my aversion to another man's cum?
|by Anonymous
|reply 78
Well, if you'd let me suck your dick, I'd be happy.
I don't particularly want another man's cum in my mouth, but I sure do want his dick there!
|by Anonymous
|reply 1
OP, can't you just suck his dick a bit but not have him cum in your mouth?
I mean, some guys don't care if you reciprocate, but some do and would like to receive at least a bit of physical pleasure from you. Sex with one guy doing all the work and the other guy pretty much doing nothing but receiving is not always all that satisfying.
|by Anonymous
|reply 2
Oh yeah, like he won't cum in my mouth.
And the check is in the mail, I'm not married, and trust me I'm a doctor.
|by Anonymous
|reply 3
R3. Believe it or not, most guys won't cum in your mouth unless you want them to do so. And so long as you're not blind while sucking his dick, you more or less have an idea when he's about to cum. Yes, you have to watch what you're doing, but you can at least suck him for a few seconds. So long as he's of a certain age, he's not going to cum instantly. Use your common sense regarding whom you're sucking. And play safely too. It can be done.
|by Anonymous
|reply 4
Shut up.
|by Anonymous
|reply 5
OP, maybe you should get a Twitter account. Maybe someone on there will give a shit.
|by Anonymous
|reply 7
As others have said if you don't want someone to come in your mouth then don't have them come in your mouth. It is fairly obvious when a guy is about to come.
Frankly you sound boring in bed. I like a more open minded partner who is willing to really explore each other.
|by Anonymous
|reply 8
Sucking a dick and not taking a guy s cum is kind of like taking the time to prepare a nice meal, then throwing it away when it's done. In my experience, fortunately, I have not run into even one guy who has an aversion to eating cum. But, then again, I make it clear up front that I am strictly into mutual oral and expect that we'll BOTH take each other's cum, so no surprises.
|by Anonymous
|reply 9
[quote]Sucking a dick and not taking a guy s cum is kind of like taking the time to prepare a nice meal, then throwing it away when it's done.
I like that analogy.
I also tell people that having a guy cum in my mouth is like getting to the prize at the bottom of a box of Cracker Jacks.
|by Anonymous
|reply 10
[quote]I don't swallow anyone else's cum or let someone cum on my body or face
what a boring prissy queen you must be. YAWWWWWNNNNNN
|by Anonymous
|reply 11
OP? We completely agree.
|by Anonymous
|reply 12
Totally opposite as I love to suck but don't care to recieve. And I love to swallow!
|by Anonymous
|reply 13
OP, are you at least hot, with a really nice dick? That can allow you to get away with this selfish behavior...
|by Anonymous
|reply 15
I had a bf who was like that. Great looking, loved both fucking and having me suck his dick.
But he didn't like sucking dick and wouldn't do it.
We lasted about two months, and finally I just said no more. Life is too short to have a partner who won't suck my dick.
He tried for years to get back together with me, and every time he called, I'd say, "Have you learned to suck cock?"
And when he said no, or you know I just don't like to do that, I'd say, "Then you need to find someone who doesn't want blow jobs."
Yes, he would let me fuck him, but it was always a chore for him. He'd lie there waiting for it to be over, so he could take his turn and fuck me or get his dick sucked.
And if I ever let him cum first, forget it, I was out of luck unless I wanted to lie there by myself and jerk off while he rolled over and went to sleep.
He was the absolutely most selfish guy I've ever had sex with.
Thanks for reminding me of him, OP.
|by Anonymous
|reply 21
OP if ya don't wanna suck dick then don't.
I know men who are way more into sucking dick and they don't get sucked at all.
|by Anonymous
|reply 23
If you have cuts or sores in your mouth like the one guy wrote about then it would make sense that you wouldn't suck just anyone, that you wouldn't swallow, and that you'd want them to get tested.
I have friends who became HIV+ from giving oral sex and they all got it either from swallowing or because they had a cut, sore, or broken skin in their mouth.
|by Anonymous
|reply 24
No you don't, R24.
|by Anonymous
|reply 25
I work in HIV education and have for decades.
Yes you can get HIV from giving oral sex if you are giving oral sex to someone who is poz and you have a cut, sore, or broken skin in your mouth.
Giving oral sex is not no risk sex.
sucking dick without ejaculation can be safer sex but swallowing cum and taking cum in your mouth is not risk free and people have became HIV+ that way.
|by Anonymous
|reply 26
OP there are tons of hungry cocksuckers who will suck your dick if you want them to and that's what they're into doing for sex.
Like most men are bottoms when it comes to anal sex, most gay men are more into sucking cock when it comes to oral sex.
The idea that if you don't do a certain sex act because you don't want to, don't do at all, or you don't happen to like it that it makes you somehow selfish is total bullshit and an idea that comes from hetronormative ideas on sex and how it should be done.
I linked a profile of a guy who is a total oral top.
|by Anonymous
|reply 27
OP look for men who are submissive AKA cocksuckers looking for a feeder, men who live to suck dick, and just have sex or a relationship with them.
They're more common than you think. ;)
|by Anonymous
|reply 28
I'm guessing Ms. OP is also posting in the "I'm alone on Thanksgiving" thread.
When I read stuff like this on DL, I can't help but laugh.
|by Anonymous
|reply 29
Here's an idea: don't utilize your gag reflex and don't swallow. And, if you still don't enjoy blowing dudes, don't do it.
That is all.
|by Anonymous
|reply 30
OP, you are not alone, get in line behind the straight women.
|by Anonymous
|reply 31
I don't blame you OP. Who but totally masochistic cum rags would want to have that snot in their mouths? At least women get paid.
|by Anonymous
|reply 34
No you're not alone OP I find the taste of another man's cum to be nasty. Might as well be swallowing someone else's snot.
|by Anonymous
|reply 35
[quote]Who but totally masochistic cum rags would want to have that snot in their mouths?
You tryin' to get me hard, R34?
|by Anonymous
|reply 38
OP you might reconsider with the following info.
NEWsFLASH: "Cum smeared over the face reverses age lines/crows feet"
|by Anonymous
|reply 39
Shut up Sandusky. You have your coming in prison.
|by Anonymous
|reply 40
And here I thought this thread was about Colgate spin brushes.
|by Anonymous
|reply 41
you sound very clearly like a self-loather. Like those douches who won't let me TOUCH their ass, not fuck it, even TOUCH it.
OP, if you want some you gotta give some, or else.
|by Anonymous
|reply 42
R36 sounds like a winner.
|by Anonymous
|reply 43
Well I am a total oral bottom. Oral cock worshiper actually, in Seattle.
|by Anonymous
|reply 45
wish I knew you, OP. I love sucking a guy off till he cums in my mouth.
|by Anonymous
|reply 46
Be careful how you describe yourself, OP, "Oral top" to many people means you are a top who loves to give oral. There's a lot of misunderstanding of that term.
|by Anonymous
|reply 47
I like sucking guys like OP once in a while. The good ones don't smell of pee and truly appreciate it, and cum buckets.
|by Anonymous
|reply 49
Men's cum smells like fish.
|by Anonymous
|reply 50
no, it smells of spoilt milk.
|by Anonymous
|reply 51
"Total Oral Top"
I thought Colgate discontinued this line.
|by Anonymous
|reply 53
TBH I don't love sucking cock and I can do without getting mine sucked. If the other guy sucks me though, I will reciprocate if he wants it back. I think it's selfish of you to not suck the other guy if he wants to be sucked and you want him to suck you.
|by Anonymous
|reply 54
R55 is a proof all "tops" have homophobic issues
|by Anonymous
|reply 56
I am a top. Nothing gets me off like some little twink or even a daddy sucking on my cock, looking up at me, teasing me, sucking just the head, HOOOOOT!
|by Anonymous
|reply 57
tops can not be oral
|by Anonymous
|reply 58
Check out my blog called ORAL COCK WORSHIP (just Google it) and find out how I treat my oral tops here in Seattle.
|by Anonymous
|reply 59
|by Anonymous
|reply 60
Good thing for you there's lots of guys like me. I'm not interested in getting sucked, just sucking a bud off. And you can cum in my mouth.
|by Anonymous
|reply 61
I hate sucking a guy, but love to get sucked. Fortunately R61 is the norm and those dreaded versatiles are rare.
|by Anonymous
|reply 62
Damn, r21. Give him my number!
I will suck 20 loads out of my man if given the chance, but have no interest in being sucked. At all.
|by Anonymous
|reply 63
Won't someone please slam fuck my throat?
|by Anonymous
|reply 65
R48 sounds hot.
|by Anonymous
|reply 68
Op bottom here and I love sucking and I really don't like getting sucked.
|by Anonymous
|reply 70
Still waiting for a massive meat whistle!
|by Anonymous
|reply 72
[quote]Oh yeah, like he won't cum in my mouth.
Who the fuck are you blowing? I've blown literally hundreds of men and not one of them has ever come in my mouth without warning.
|by Anonymous
|reply 74
|by Anonymous
|reply 75
I like sucking enough (especially uncut) but my best partners are total bottoms who do not need reciprocation and love to get eaten and fucked.
|by Anonymous
|reply 77
So a total top does not suck at all, right?
|by Anonymous
|reply 78
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|By Dennis (Dennis) on Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 10:29 am: Edit
Well, we dropped off our son at Kenyon this week. The journey (a day's drive) went well and everyone was in good spirits. The football team was on hand to unload when we arrived and before we knew it everything was unpacked and in the dorm. We were very impressed by the orientation program at Kenyon that day. The students were extremely friendly and the staff was very professional and reassuring. If only the weather had cooperated more (it was sprinkling on and off and very hot and humid). We said our farewells at the end of the day and everyone was brave and happy.
The hard part was the aftermath. On our drive to our hotel, both my wife and I were in tears intermittently. We flashed back to other big days in our son's life and agreed this felt like a very momentous occasion. Immediately we were plagued by worries about his adjustment to college life and wanted desperately to know that he was happy and having fun.
We sort of expected that the tears and sentimentality would wear off after a day or so, but that hasn't really happened. When we returned home everything we saw reminded us of our son's absence - an empty room, a favorite restaurant, his favorite TV shows, etc. My wife immediately began a baking campaign. We spoke to friends who also saw their kids off to school for the first time and many shared our feelings of both happiness and pain.
We'll see what happens over the next weeks. Maybe everything will change. All the best to all of you going through what we are right now. For all parents of seniors, in a way we were prepared for the ordeal of the college search process but we weren't really prepared for the aftermath. It's been much harder than we thought.
|By Marite (Marite) on Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 11:10 am: Edit
I know the feeling. S#2 suddenly became the sole focus of parental attention when S#1 left for college. It took a while for all of us to adjust. Maybe there should be local chapters of "recovering parents of college freshmen"?
|By Latetoschool (Latetoschool) on Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 12:04 pm: Edit
It does get better, I promise. A sole supporting single mom, I came home to one small, lonely cat, in our suddenly too-big three bedroom home that as you might imagine for many years has been filled with giggling, happy, busy daughter and all of her friends. This is the home where everyone congregated because it's big, the location is central to the high school, and the mirrors in the upstairs bathroom are better for large groups of girls getting ready for football games, events, etc. The home that for so long was so alive, noisy, happy and warm was suddenly very cold, barren and lonely. Even the cat was depressed.
I tried to continue my participation in the sport we have practiced as a family, and, for weeks, I would arrive at our facility, change into workout gear, and just sit - and then drive home - I could not make myself do anything. It was as if the light had gone out of the world.
Then, the first Sunday evening without her, I made myself dinner, and set the table for one, determined to carry on a normal schedule, and sat down to eat alone, it was horrible, I couldn't even eat.
I'm happy to report that a sort of parental anesthesia sets in after some days; you will find your energies will be redirected.
Two years later, I still have not quite completely accustomed to telling my child goodbye. At times, when she has been home on holiday breaks, after seeing her to her departure gate on the return I have left the airport in tears.
I think the key is to take action - ANY action. Do the tasks that you have been putting off - clear out the landscaping, clean the garage, take a vacation, join a gym, take a class, remodel a room, work overtime or take on extra projects at your place of employment, do volunteer work, try some weird new food - just go do something that will enrich your lives and keep you physically and mentally busy. You don't have to make any permanent changes but the key is to just get busy. You'll sleep better, and cry less. Best of all, it seems to make them happy to know that their parents are happy and busy.
Sending them care packages helps too - it makes them really, really happy to get mail and boxes of goodies at school (even if they don't express this) and, buying them things, packing a box and mailing it to them feels good because it's some small way to continue taking care of them, but without being intrusive. And, there is always going to be something that they need, or at minimum will make their lives easier.
This year, I delivered my now junior, and though I still miss her very much, I have finally adjusted to her entrances and exits, and think this time I'm going to be o.k. - you will be fine too, it just takes time and adjustment.
|By 2dsdad (2dsdad) on Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 12:05 pm: Edit
Dennis- I also left our child (D #1) at Kenyon last week. I took her while my wife stayed at home with D #2, since high school has been in session around here for several weeks. Perhaps #2's activities and demands on our time have allowed us not to focus too much on the impact of #1 leaving. Perhaps the good feeling we have about Kenyon helps, too. Her eagerness to move on to the next stage in her life has eased the transition. I don't know what we would have done if she had been anxious and "clingy". "Clingy" would be nice in a way because it indicated she still needed us, but, it is time to let go and it is very satisfying to see her move on. For us I think the big change will come when #2 leaves in a few years.
Sending a kid off to college certainly drives home the realization that our lives are changing and that we are growing older. I thought the counselor's remarks during the parent session during orientation were helpful and on the mark. Judging by the audible sobs and the rustle of kleenex, he touched on a lot of the feelings in that room that day.
There are only a few students representing our state at Kenyon. That made it all the more remarkable when I found myself seated on the plane ride home next to a parent of a second year Kenyon student. His daughter, though a Sophomore, had returned to school early because she plays on one of the sports teams. We started talking and then a woman seated in the row in front of us stood up and introduced herself. She had heard us talking about Kenyon and she had just dropped her daughter, also a Freshman, off at the school! The gentleman I spoke to was very enamored of Kenyon and reassured us both that our kids were in good hands. After hearing what he had to say we both felt we could relax. A little.
|By Bookworm (Bookworm) on Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 12:07 pm: Edit
Such eloguest posts! I wish someone had the time to organize as a book
|By Achat (Achat) on Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 01:27 pm: Edit
Today is my son's birhday. So the old geezers in the house called each with a telephone handset in hand. We sent a birthday care package of chocolates.
For the most part, though, I feel excitement for him and keep telling him these will be the best and more carefree years of his life and to make the most of it.
|By Thedad (Thedad) on Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 03:41 pm: Edit
Gah. We leave at 4:45 tomorrow morning. But it still feels a bit like dying even though this is a new exciting chapter for D.
It had struck me in church this morning that this was the last time that the three of us would be there *as a family* in the same way...everyone has told me it's different "when they come back". (Some add, "And they *do* come back.") We've lived at four addresses during D's childhood so our church is probably the single most stable point in her childhood with the probable exception of the ballet studio. And soon after I was thinking this, the service ended and people whose names I didn't know came up to congratulate D and wish her well. [About not knowing the names: TheMom is as well known at church as I was at the high school and lots of people know D and me who we're not too sure of in return.]
I can already tell I'm going to be in tears at some point, I'm just not sure when.
I hope writing a novel and learning the violin fill in some of the time when I get back. My business could use a few more hours a week, too.
When I get back I'll write about drop-off if my computer isn't hit with blurry screen virus.
|By Dstark (Dstark) on Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 04:21 pm: Edit
I was out for a walk and I was thinking... what does my daughter's leaving feel like?
And one of the feelings is...it does feel like a death.
I guess that is why this college thing is such a big deal.
I know there are tons of good things that are going to come out of this experience and my daughter is ready to go, but still, it feels like a death.
|By Musicmom (Musicmom) on Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 04:25 pm: Edit
Well, we dropped our oldest child, son, off at school last Thursday. Emotional mom that I am, I have been restraining myself from calling him....give him some room, he'll call, etc.
So after two days, no call. Not even a 'the food is awful' or 'I got my books' call.
Well, this morning an unusually chatty son does call and seems to have all the time in the world for his old mom. I finally asked what was up and he admitted his dad had called him with some annoyance and said just call your mom, OK?
Ahhh, I guess I was venting a bit here at home!
So, dad and son are bonding over my lonely mom routine. Sigh.
P.S. Of course, he and roommate are getting along just fine, wiffle ball tournament was great, books all purchased, computer hooked up to the network,etc,etc,etc.
Guess my job really IS done!
|By Sillystring7 (Sillystring7) on Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 04:38 pm: Edit
It's comforting to know that many of you are feeling the same way I feel right now. We still have a couple of weeks, as daughter's move-in date is September 18. I am so happy and excited for her, yet I feel an ineffable sadness about the upcoming parting.
She has brought such joy to my life and has been an easy child to raise -- focused, self-directed and truly a friend to both her father and me.
She is out this afternoon, meeting some students from our town who will be in her freshman class. She asked me to drop by the store to pick up a gift for her favorite high school teacher, who is a new father. She specified that she wanted to give his daughter her favorite childhood book, "The Paperbag Princess." Standing in line and on the drive home, I couldn't help but think that it seems like yesterday I was reading that book to her.
|By Angstridden (Angstridden) on Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 04:53 pm: Edit
Gosh I feel terrific..I had my tears before she left..now I plan to focus my attention on other stuff..my house is starting to get super organized. My other D. wants to work on her singing career. PLUS it helps that D. seems SO HAPPY! classes start tomorrow..but she is out there meetin and greetin at the college sponsored activities. Its great.
Course she is only 45 minutes away so that sure helps.
|By Cheers (Cheers) on Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 05:46 pm: Edit
Same here. I feel good. The downer hit me three days before he left but I recovered.
While I do get Woody Allenesque 'death' anxieties when I put him on a plane for a thirty hour, multiple connection journey, his leaving doesn't feel like a death to me.
It feels like a really amicable break-up. You know, the kind of break-up where both parties decide it would be best to just be "friends". The kind of break-up where I will get to see him a few times a year and he will send me long emails once a week.
The kind of break-up that transforms a parent-child love affair into a lifelong deep friendship. Hopefully.
|By Dennis (Dennis) on Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 08:03 pm: Edit
Wow, thanks everyone for the responses. I will take all of your advice. I do think a "recovering parents of college freshmen" support group would be great. Just hearing from everyone is a morale booster.
Several of you mentioned sibling #2 left at home. We have one too and she is very anxious about being the "center of attention" from now on. She thinks we'll dote too much on her or put more pressure on her (she's a junior in HS). We'll try not to of course.
|By Dennis (Dennis) on Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 08:09 pm: Edit
2dsdad, we too came away from Kenyon with very positive feelings. There was a very warm and caring atmosphere on campus and in town (they're virtually the same, I guess). We met so many nice people - from students to faculty to administrators to other parents. My friends with kids there also are very positive. My son called excited about his class schedule and already fired up by one professor in particular. His faculty advisor had him over to his house with his group of advisees and gave him great advice and assistance. Wonderful things seem to be happening in Gambier.
|By Thedad (Thedad) on Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 09:32 pm: Edit
Sillystring, you put your finger on something: despite the age difference and the father/daughter roles, my D *is* one of my best friends. An hour's conversation with her is often one of life's pleasures.
|By Sillystring7 (Sillystring7) on Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 10:38 pm: Edit
Thedad -- I hear you. Our daughter seems to actually enjoy our company, and that is very special. One thing I know my husband will miss is her willingness to hop into the car to go on errands with him. For example, if he goes out in the evening to make a grocery store run or gas up the car, she rides along so they can have private father/daughter chat.
We have a son who just began his freshman year of high school. He is wonderful, but a bit less talkative than his sister. A couple of weeks ago, out of the blue, he started to ride along with his father on errands. When I mentioned it to my daughter, she confided that she had asked her brother to start doing so to keep my husband from being lonely after she goes to school. Very sweet.
|By Aparent4 (Aparent4) on Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 10:46 pm: Edit
Aw, Sillystring, that's lovely.
|By Thedad (Thedad) on Monday, August 30, 2004 - 03:30 am: Edit
Have to say, D often hates being dragged on errands A, B, and C either to or from point X in which she is interested. Actually, I think that's one of her two or three biggest grumps with me.
I remarked over dinner tonight that she was one of my best friends. She ritually rolled her eyes and then made the Delphic pronouncement that it was both less common and more common than I might think. I invited her to run this proposition by her Calc teacher.
Gotta go to bed...alarm clock goes off in four hours.
|By Rhonda63 (Rhonda63) on Monday, August 30, 2004 - 08:49 am: Edit
Dennis -- I posted this on another thread, but I too was caught off-guard a bit by the aftermath. Dropping her off was the easy part, I had no problem leaving her in a dorm full of people she was looking forward to get to know. It REALLY hit me the next day, when I was sitting at my desk and realizing that I wouldn't see her for almost two months, and might not talk to her for several days.
It did get easier as the year went on, but I don't think I appreciated the drastic change from essentially daily contact with your child to much less frequent contact. Hang in there. I'm dropping her off for soph year this weekend, and hoping the "aftermath" will be a little easier this time!
|By Backhandgrip (Backhandgrip) on Monday, August 30, 2004 - 11:12 am: Edit
I never worried about my kids adjustment to college but always and still do worry about the Great Unknown, like an accident or something.So true, the kids really appreciate us much more after going off to college and so true it is never quite the same anyomre when they come home because they are truly maturing.Whenever they do come home I'm always delighted to see them as they have matured and how responsible they have become.Wait until the first time child forgets something significant, like sends your birthday card late or forgets to call! That really knocked me!
|By Rhonda63 (Rhonda63) on Monday, August 30, 2004 - 11:20 am: Edit
BHG -- I agree with you about the maturity thing. My D was noticeably more mature this summer than last summer. She was a pleasure to be around virtually all the time. I had anticipated lots of arguments because of her new freedom, but we really didn't argue at all! I think I was able to be respectful of her maturity and allow her more freedom that she had had in HS (which I think is reasonable), and she was also accomodating of my tendency to worry and tried to call regarding her whereabouts. While neither of us was perfect, we got along very well. She also took very good care of me when I had a medical procedure earlier this much and was recuperating at home.
Funny, when I mentioned to her that I thought she seemed so much more mature than last year, she looked at me as if I was crazy.
Your b-day card mention also reminded me that my D hadn't given me b-day cards for a few years (no particularl reason, and not a big deal to me, btw), but in fall of her freshman year I got a call from her on my 40th b-day. I was actually surprised that she had remembered my b-day in the whirl of first semester. I think it was the first time she actually called me that semester -- all the other times we had called her, lol.
|By Ohmadre (Ohmadre) on Monday, August 30, 2004 - 11:55 am: Edit
Thanks Latetoschool - your situation is mine to a 't' including the poor cat who is likely to get undue and unappreciated attention. Busy sounds like the key - but I imagine it still takes time. Care packages sound like a great way to connect. Good thing the house really needs work too. Ugh, so much easier said then done.
|By Taichimd (Taichimd) on Monday, August 30, 2004 - 12:47 pm: Edit
Nice to read everyone's thoughts. We're in the same situation as those that didn't lose it emotionally. We are very happy for our son. And, the way he approached the start of college that day, with maturity and confidence, helped us greatly. We just want to stand by and help him as needed, to achieve his outstanding potential.
His college orientation: Gettysburg, was phenomenal. It seemed that half the school was there to unload cars. We didn't take anything to the rooms. They had a strong program for kids and parents. Gettysburg is going to leap in the rankings over the next few yrs.
|By Aparent4 (Aparent4) on Monday, August 30, 2004 - 01:06 pm: Edit
Taichimd (like your name), I have heard similarly great reports about Gettysburg from other parents. Glad you and yours are off to a good start.
|By Dix (Dix) on Monday, August 30, 2004 - 03:05 pm: Edit
It's been years for me of sending sons off to college. When S1 went to college I remember the void of not hearing the sound of his morning/evening piano practice. Took S2 and S3 to their universities within the past week. I miss it all... the "heya" when they walk in the door, the hugs, attending their concerts & sports, family dinner conversations, and their laughter. I still have one S at home but I miss the others as much. Instant messaging helps a bit.
|By Kaci (Kaci) on Monday, August 30, 2004 - 07:34 pm: Edit
I think my expectations are/were too high. Maybe someone can help me with this. Moved daughter in to school on Saturday, classes started today. I expected I'd hear from her by now -- at least an update on how her classes went. We talked briefly yesterday, but mostly because she was shopping and had a question. I am so used to being in frequent contact with her by cell phone, it just seems so strange. Several times I caught myself wanting to pick up the phone or text message her or send her an email, but I stopped myself. I appreciate that she is busy and preoccupied and needing to break away some, but this is much harder than I expected and it has only been two days! Any suggestions or experiences you can share??
|By Eadad (Eadad) on Monday, August 30, 2004 - 07:46 pm: Edit
I posted part of this on another thread called serendipity:
While driving my son to Chapel Hill two weeks ago I realized that the day we would arrive in his "new home" was the 20th anniversary of the day that my wife informed me that she was pregnant with him.
Got a real lump in my throat when I explained the significance of the date to him.... thinking how that date once brought his life into my world and twenty years later would start his new life apart from me.
and now to add to the OP:
The hard part is the real mix of emotions; sad because of our "loss"...the house really seems empty without him and it's strange seeing his car here but not him, and his room is so neat and clean, but happy for his excitement and new beginning.
It was tough driving away and is still tough not hearing about his day more regularly, but hearing his level of excitement about classes and new friends and adventures makes it a little more bearable.
|By Bookworm (Bookworm) on Monday, August 30, 2004 - 07:58 pm: Edit
You could be describing my S. Every summer, I'd hear from him quickly because he forgot something, then a week would go by with nada. The only time I heard more was when he was having hard time with a roommate. Not hearing is a good thing. S gets so caught up in the moment, I cease to matter. After a week, I may get a 1-line e-mail. (He was MUCH better last summer)
Anyway, I e-mail, let him know about family and friends. find excuses to send packages. In years past, when desperate, I'd check with his friends.
After 2 days, I'd write a brief note. She may be too busy to check e-mail, have minimal 'alone' time to call, and still be on sensory overload.
|By Sokkermom (Sokkermom) on Monday, August 30, 2004 - 08:07 pm: Edit
We share the same sentiments in our house.
Last night I turned the TV on to catch the news. I happened to come across a show on the Food channel (which I never knew existed until last night). They were doing a special segment on restaurants in the NC "Triangle". Of course it caught my attention. Probably my obscure way of staying closer to son in his new home. Anyway, they mentioned that when in Chapel Hill, you have to go to "Mama Dip's". It is supposed to have the best southern cuisine in NC. (BBQ, grits, corn bread, fried green tomatoes, chicken,etc.) I don't think that is what they serve on the local campuses however. Another must visit they mentioned was Elmo's Diner on Ninth Street in Durham. It is supposed to be the best place to get a good breakfast. (Unless they serve breakfast all day, probably not much interest to my son!)
|By Blossom (Blossom) on Monday, August 30, 2004 - 09:26 pm: Edit
Kaci-- If you haven't heard by Thursday I think it's fine to call. If you haven't gotten the sobbing, "I have no friends why did I come here call" that some Freshman tend to make early on, consider yourself lucky. If she hasn't called and asked if she can come home labor day weekend-- that's really really good. If she hasn't called complaining that her clothes are all wrong-- you are very lucky.
Try to remember that it's not just that she's busy and preoccupied. There are lonely moments as well... and probably times when she's feeling down or just overwhelmed. However, I think it's great that she may be waiting until she can process everything before she calls you. There's nothing worse than spreading the early misery... nothing you can do about it, venting doesn't really make her feel better, so it's lots of sharing with no upside. This way she wants to call with some sense of accomplishment, i.e. made it to all my classes, was only late for one of them which is 1/2 a mile away from the previous class and I have 10 minutes to run, roommate and I bought a ficus plant and it looks really cool, coffeehouse on campus has live jazz Wed nights and the guys on my hall are really into jazz so we went and it was great and free.... etc. you get it- be proud that she wants to call you after she's "done" something, and not just lived through the first few noisy, confusing, hectic, insane days.
|By Latetoschool (Latetoschool) on Monday, August 30, 2004 - 11:41 pm: Edit
Ohmadre - it WILL get better. Having a house that needs work helps a lot. Day two or three after drop off, I got carried away cleaning one of the bathrooms, and actually resorted to polishing the lightbulbs while praying for the stubbornly silent phone to ring lol.
If you don't feel like working on the house, find some other challenging physical or mental activity - just pick something, or several somethings, and get busy. I did a lot of business travel the first year, and, later, remodeled two rooms, put a new roof on the house, and did all the landscaping. Home Depot is five minutes away and I spent lots and lots of time there her freshman year!
It will get better, and it will all be o.k. - but the cat still gets very upset and lonely each time she leaves again. He's highly socialized; misses her terribly, and basically he follows me everywhere and will not leave me alone - it's as if he expects me to somehow produce her out of thin air! He's been her pet since kittenhood - nine years now - and he totally does not get this whole disappearing for months at a time thing. The only thing that works to ease the sadness he must be feeling is to play with him more, which of course is yet another way to stay busy.
Kaci - every student is different, but I'm more in the camp of waiting for her to call you. When she's ready, she will call, and likely she'll talk for a long time. If you call her, you're likely to catch her between classes, or when she's busy, and if she doesn't really have time to talk you'll feel worse. Keep in mind that time is moving much faster for her than it is for you.
Like Bookworm suggested send her a card or note instead - that way she gets the experience of receiving mail at her new address!
|By Rhonda63 (Rhonda63) on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 09:37 am: Edit
Kaci -- e-mail is good for when you haven't heard but don't want to call. A quick e-mail saying -- how's it going, how are classes, etc may be a good idea. Kids are busy, but they do tend to check e-mail daily b/c the colleges communicate so much by e-mail every day.
|By Fredo (Fredo) on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 11:18 am: Edit
Kaci - my daughter is the same as yours. Didn't call or e-mail. Psychologist said that's good - it's the ones who call all the time that are probably having the toughest time adjusting. She recommended calling once a week on Sunday. She said that's the day that most parents try and call (there are LOTS of us in this same boat!) so many kids are talking to their parents that day and your own kid doesn't feel out of whack.
I hadn't heard from my daughter since August 21st - no call, no e-mail. She was very clear about not wanting a ton of e-mails and phone calls, calling them too intrusive. So I backed off - and chalked it up to orientation, beginning of classes, etc.
I caved in and called her on the 29th (a Sunday). She was cheery and bubbly and sounded great. She was walking outside to her car when I called and in the first five minutes I heard her call hello to at least 5 different people. She was getting her roller blades to go skating with a friend. I got little snippets that told me she's happy - likes her classes, food is OK, roommate is OK, and the people are really nice. Do I think there's some down times? Absolutely. But that's what college is for - learning how to handle ups and downs.
For you and I, it won't be daily contact as it may be for some others. But just one good one every once in a while is probably plenty. I know I felt great after I talked to her and don't feel so anxious about being in more contact.
Good luck!
|By Ohmadre (Ohmadre) on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 11:50 am: Edit
Latetoschool- Home Depot is literally five minutes from my house too and I definitely do have plans. Hope the lines of communication stay pretty open, but will let her take the lead on that. I do know I am supposed to send real notes, not just emails (I have been so instructed). That will actually be fun, but I hope to have some conversational contact here and there. We shall see. Bottom line - if I sense that she is happy, I know I will be. If I sense that she is upset or struggling with anything of real import, I am going to have a difficult time not stewing.
Bookworm - your comment about sensory overload makes much sense - they are experiencing all the stimulation and anxiety of a lot of big firsts without the familiar, familial support system. Plus, I am sure, they want to start to establish themselves as increasingly independent, capable and mature.
So, before she has even left, I am gearing up to very supportive, and positive and together about all of this. I am not sure I can carry it all off, but all of this advice and shared experience is really helpful. Thanks.
|By Taichimd (Taichimd) on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 01:11 pm: Edit
Don't feel so bad if they don't call right away. They need time to meet kids and settle socially, and to feel more free. We got the call last night after 4-5 days, and he sounded great. He's making a lot of friends, likes his teachers, etc. I was astounded that he bought all of his books and had his homework schedule logged already!
|By Fendergirl (Fendergirl) on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 02:36 pm: Edit
my parents and i basically communicate through IM. my mom sends me a message usually once a day or like once every other couple days. just saying stuff like Hey whats up or i see that you are away at sparts.. hope youre having fun.. stuff like that.. of course, she also does the same to my roommates, lol (i'm a senior now.. we've had this system going for a coupleyears haha)
|By Alongfortheride (Alongfortheride) on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 02:56 pm: Edit
Fendergirl, my son and I are doing the same. Gives us little bits of contact throughout the day. He has the option of not responding if something else is going on. Somedays, we talk more than once, some not at all, but we're there.
|By Megsdad (Megsdad) on Wednesday, September 01, 2004 - 02:20 pm: Edit
Wellesley College...
McAfee Hall (August 31,2004) 6:00PM
The 3 of us are in the dorm room that has been set up and is ready to go. It is time for Mom and Dad to get in the car and start the 14 hour drive back home. Our daughter is due to leave for a dorm meeting. We have come to that dreaded moment we have known was coming, where we cross a line and begin the transition or rite of passage to young adulthood.
How do you say goodbye, for even a while, to a young lady who is our best friend?
Her Mother suggests the one thing that we know will be best for all of us....to pray together.
As we break apart all three are in tears. We slowly descend the staircase and embrace one last time.
I know different parents handle this in various ways, but for me this last time together will be a life-long memory. I am comforted in knowing she is safe, she is well-prepared, and she has a rock-solid foundation.
Her Mother slips back up the steps and leaves a gift bag with Hershey hugs and kisses. On the card I write:
"As a Wellesley woman you are set to make a difference in the world, but you already have.... in our world!!!"
We love you,
Mom and Dad
|By Musicalthtrmom (Musicalthtrmom) on Wednesday, September 01, 2004 - 02:26 pm: Edit
As the mother of a current h.s. senior I have been reading all these messages with a heavy heart. I do not look forward to one year from now. Your post, Megsdad, finally made the tears fall. It's clear your daughter is a lucky girl. And I'm sure you and your wife feel luckier still.
Blessings on all of you moms and dads!
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EAST LANSING — It would be normal for any quarterback to be nervous when taking his first career snap at a collegiate football stadium holding more than 70,000 people.
But Michigan State co-offensive coordinator Dave Warner said he didn't see it bother current No. 1 QB Connor Cook, nor would he expect it to be a problem should No. 2 QB Damion Terry see his first career action on Saturday.
The Spartans (2-0) play host to No. 25-ranked FCS school Youngstown State (2-0) at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Spartan Stadium (BTN: 2 p.m.).
"I think Connor Cook is sort of a laid-back guy, and I don't think he was really nervous,'' said Warner, Michigan State's former QBs coach. "Damion Terry is pretty cool for a guy that's been here a couple months. I'm sure he'd be nervous and the butterflies would be shaking, but I would think he would handle it ok.''
Warner gave no indication that a decision had been made on playing Terry against the Penguins, though he did admit he was on the same page as QBs coach Brad Salem as far as seeing progress in the true freshman this week.
"Yeah, he helped himself because he got more reps than he's gotten,'' Warner said at the Wednesday assistant coaches press briefing. "At the same time, we're trying to juggle who's going to be in position to play for us on Saturday, but any rep he (Terry) gets helps himself, and I saw him progress through practice through reps yesterday.''
Warner -- once a QB himself at Syracuse, where he passed for more than 2,500 yards -- said the coaching staff understands that if Terry plays it's perfectly normal for him to make a few mistakes.
"There's going to be mistakes with any quarterback, and that's part of the tough thing we're going through,'' Warner said. "Where do you draw the line? Where do you drawn the line with a quarterback? We've given them all opportunities, trying to get someone to reach up and grab ahold of the position.''
Warner said the coaching staff recognizes that the offense has not performed well in the first two games, a 26-13 win over Western Michigan and a 21-6 victory against South Florida.
"Concern would be the best word. We're not blind, we're not ignorant, we know we have some issues that we're trying to work through, but we're not in a panic mode,'' Warner said. "We're trying to figure it out with the idea of, long term, who's at quarterback. But it's an offensive problem. What's the solution to get us through this BIg Ten season and ultimately the Rose Bowl?''
Warner admits it's a unique situation.
"It's very strange, in all of my years, 29 years or whatever, I've never been through a situation where you have this many quarterbacks competing, juggling as much as we have been,'' Warner said. "It's strange and it is what it is.''
And for now, Warner indicated that Cook represents the direction the Spartans want to go in.
"I think it's a situation where he's going to create, going to move around, you saw last week he's capable of running the football a little bit and extending plays, and throwing the ball downfield after he moves in the pocket,'' said Warner, who Dantonio consulted before replacing starter Andrew Maxwell with Cook on the final drive of the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl last season. "That's what (Cook) has always done for us in games and practice situations.''
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In today's edition of the Pelicans Report, sports reporter Rachel Whittaker (in for columnist Jimmy Smith) and Pelicans beat writer Nakia Hogan analyze how the Denver Nuggets beat New Orleans so badly.
Denver forward Kenneth Faried racked up 34 points, and the Pelicans' own forward Anthony Davis suffered yet another injury amid the team surrendering its greatest point total among other defensive worsts. See it all with game highlights, and look ahead to the Pelicans' game Friday at Utah.


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On tour
Rising Tide Theatre's Revue
Feb. 19-22. Corner Brook, Arts and Culture Centre.
Feb. 23. Stephenville, Arts and Culture Centre.
Feb. 27-28. Bonavista, The Garrick Theatre.
Fresh Tracks — Chris Picco's latest solo release "The Beach" is described as a "masterful collection of songs from one of Newfoundland's most admired and respected songwriters." Recorded live off the floor over two weekends in the fall of 2012, "The Beach" captures "inspired performances from a stellar acoustic band and a songwriter at the top of his game." On this, his third solo record and first in more than five years we find the charismatic front-man and chief songwriter for psychedelic folk-rockers The Long Distance Runners getting back to his country, folk and blues roots.
Visit the MusicNL website for more information and click the Arts tab at www.thetelegram.com to hear our featured track — "In Your Light," by Chris Picco.— Submitted photo
Feb. 22. Lil Dory, Marystown.
Arts and Culture Centre
St. John's
Feb. 20-22, O'Donel High School presents Rodgers & Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music."
Running Feb. 28, March 1,2,5 and 6 TaDa Events presents Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic musical; "Evita." Featuring Kelly Ann Evans, Justin Nurse, Justin Goulding, Kristin Murphy and Steve Power under the direction of Terri Andrews (director), Bill Brennan (musical director), Susan Quinn (choral director) and Pamela Pittman (choreographer).
D.F. Cook Recital Hall
MUN School of Music, St. John's
Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. Salsa Barocca - Latin American music from folk to Baroque. Guitarist Sylvie Proulx leads this lively ensemble of vocal and instrumental arrangements from motets to tangos.
Holy Heart Theatre
Bonaventure Avenue
Saturday,'ÄàFeb. 22 The Telegram presents Under the Covers with Stars for Warm Heartsl in aid of Iris Kirby House. Hosted by Mark Critch, the evening features music, coversation, comedy, dance and more from the likes of Sean McCann in his forst solo gig since leaving Great Big Sea, Lynda Boyd, Chris Andrews,'ÄàChris Kirby, Ian Foster, Mary Barry,'ÄàSarah Walsh and The Neighbourhood Strays. Tickets are $25 from the box office or online at holyhearttheatre.com.
LSPU Hall
3 Victoria St.
Feb. 20 at 8 p.m. Best Kind Productions Cabaret Series presents "Love Who You Love" with Timothy Matson and Kiersten Noel with Wade Tarling, piano, and special guest, Emily Follett. Tickets $20 (includes LSPU building and maintenance fund fee). Available at the hall box office by calling 753-4531, or book online at www.rca.nf.ca.
Suncor Energy Hall
(Former PetroCanada Hall)
MUN school of music
"Back to the Future" — Feb. 21 at 8 p.m. A slice of Professor Paul Bendzsa's 38 years of musical adventures at MUN. Some things old, some things new.
Princess Sheila NaGeira Theatre
Country Jamboree at Carbonear's Princess Sheila NaGeira Theatre on the second Friday of every month. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5 per person at the door. Profits are given to a different charity each month.
Second Cup
Stavanger Drive
Live music free every Friday and Saturday evening at 8:30 p.m.
The Beach Cottage
Saturdays at 7 p.m. Glenn Simmons.
Club One
New Gower Street
Feb. 21. Gloryhound.
Green Sleeves
George Street
Feb. 19 — Dave White 6 p.m. Damian Follett 10 p.m.
Feb. 20 — Rob Cook 6:30 p.m. Unlisted 11 p.m.
Feb. 21 — Rob Cook 4 p.m. Damian Follett 8 p.m. Greg Tobin and Justin Fancy 12 a.m.
Feb. 22 — Dave White 6:30 p.m. TBA 10:30 p.m.
Feb. 23 — Damian Follett 11 p.m.
Feb. 24 — Damian Follett 10 p.m.
Feb. 25 — Dave White 10 p.m.
Feb. 26 — Dave White 6:30 p.m. Damian Follett 10 p.m.
The Martini Bar
George Street
Feb. 21-22. MissConduct 10 p.m. No cover till 10:30 p.m.
Feb. 28-March. 1 Stixx and Stones 10 p.m. No cover till 10:30 p.m.
The Ship Pub
265 Duckworth St.
Folk Night at the Ship is every Wednesday at 9 p.m. The last Wednesday of the month is our traditional session night, where musicians are welcomed to join in an acoustic session hosted by an experienced player.
Stanley's Pub
26 Torbay Rd.
Friday Feb. 21 — Reg House.
Tols's Time-out Lounge
Mount Pearl, Glenhill Plaza
Feb. 20. Outfit.
Feb. 21, 22. Black Sheep.
Trapper John's Museum and Pub
George Street
Tuesdays — NightCull featuring Janet Cull with Kalem Mahoney opening.
Wednesdays — The Dark and Dirty's.
Wheel Deal Thursdays — Steve Edwards.
Mmap Room
Arts and Culture Centre.
Practica: A practice session for tango dancers. Join Tango on the Edge for social Argentine tango dancing. Tango on the Edge Practica meets Sundays from 7-9 p.m.
LSPU Hall
3 Victoria Street
Feb. 27 – March 1 at 8 p.m. Resource Centre for the Arts is proud to present Bare Boards Theatre's "Stars in the Sky Morning," which follows the stories of five women as they navigate the limited and difficult life choices available to them. There is a half-price matinee March 1 at 2 p.m.
LSPU Hall
Cox & Palmer Second Space
The 2013 Rhonda Payne Theatre Award presentation has been rescheduled to Feb. 27 following the opening night of "Stars in the Sky Morning," a play written by Payne being presented by Bare Boards Theatre and RCA Theatre Company. The award presentation will be made at the post-show reception by the script's co-creator Jane Dingle in the Cox & Palmer Second Space (LSPU Hall). The award honours the memory of actor, writer and director Rhonda Payne. For information contact the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council 726-2212, email@example.com, www.nlac.ca.
Yuks Yuks
Kenmount Rd.
Feb. 20, 21, 22 — Dylan Gott with Eric Andrews and Jeff Elliott.
The Rooms
Bonaventure Avenue
Screening of the Oscar-nominated short films Feb. 28 at The Rooms. The St. John's International Women's Film Festival has been selected to show this year's Oscar-nominated short films. It's the first time St. John's has been included on the annual tour of Oscar shorts. The live-action and animated Oscar-nominated short films will be showing at the Rooms on Feb. 28. The animated shorts begin at 6 p.m. and the live-action shorts begin at 8 p.m. The animated shorts are suitable for adults and kids age 12 and older, and the live-action shorts are definitely for adults only. Admission is by donation (suggested donation is $10). For more information, see womensfilmfestival.com.
Butler Framing and Gallery
2 Moores Dr., Mount Pearl
Butler Framing and Gallery featuring art works by Odell Archibald, Leona Ottenheimer and Gary Kennedy. On display Monday-Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or on the web at www.butlerframing-gallery.com.
Craft Council Gallery
Devon House Craft
59 Duckworth St.
"Legacy: New Work - Two Generations," celebrating the work of two generations of clay artists, Isabella St. John and Erin Callahan St. John. The exhibit continues until March 8.
Gerald Squires Gallery
52 Prescott St.
Drawings, paintings and prints by Horan, Picard, Puddester, Squires. Open by chance or appointment until further notice. Call 229-7578 or 351-6095 or visit www.squiresgallery.com.
The Leyton Gallery of Fine Art
Baird's Cove off Water Street
The Leyton Gallery's first show for the new year is Rhonda Pelley's "The Small Hours." A woman spends a night alone in a motel room, suspended at the vanishing point between departure and arrival. In those small hours she experiences the loosening of boundaries and, ultimately, the freedom to start again. The Small Hours is a cinema-inspired series of photographic portraits that explore one woman's transitory state between the end of one turbulent cycle in her life and the beginning of another. The show continues until March 1.
Pollyanna Gallery
214 Duckworth St.
New works by Carl Stevenson and Joanne Costello.
Open Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Info: 726-0936, www.pollyannagallery.com.
Ultramarine Fine Art Studio
100 Duckworth St.
Opening hours Wednesday to Saturday 1-5 p.m. Or by appointment contact: email@example.com.
The winner of the Lawrence Jackson Writers' award will be announced Wednesday, March 5 at the regular meeting of the A.C. Hunter Library Book Club at the St. John's Arts and Culture Centre. The book club meeting will be at 7 p.m. and the award presentation will be at 7:45 p.m. The book club will be discussing Whirl Away by Russell Wangersky, which was a finalist for the 2012 BMO Winterset Award. The discussion is open to the public and everyone is welcome whether one has read the book or not. The Lawrence Jackson Writers' Award is administered by the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council (NLAC). All applicants to the NLAC's Professional Project Grants Program in the writing category are considered and the winner is selected by a peer assessment committee. One award of $500 is given annually.
The Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council (NLAC) is now accepting applications for its Professional Project Grants Program (for individual artists, groups, and non-profit arts organizations) deadline: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 (projects must start on/after 15 May 2014). Contact NLAC for an application form and details: The Newman Building, 1 Springdale St., St. John's, 726-2212 or toll free 1-866-726-2212 (NL only), www.nlac.ca, firstname.lastname@example.com.
All artists in the province are encouraged to apply for the 2014 Excellence in Visual Arts Awards. There are five categories for this year's ceremony, including the Long Haul Award (for lifetime achievement), the Large Year Award (for an artist who has had an exceptional year), the Emerging Artist Award, the Kippy Goins Award, which recognizes an individual or organization who has helped the growth of the sector, and the Critical Eye Award, which recognizes a visual arts writer for an exceptional piece of writing on an NL artist in any print or online publication worldwide. Applications must be received or postmarked by 5 p.m. on March 1. For more information please contact Kathy Oke at 1-877-738-7303 or email@example.com or visit http://vanl-carfac.com/index.php/eva-awards.
The Nickel is seeking submissions from Filmmakers for its 14th Annual Nickel Independent Film Festival. Regular submission deadline Feb. 21 (Fee is $25). Late submission deadline — Feb. 25 (Fee is $30). WAB (without a box) extended deadline — Feb. 28. (Fee is $30). For more information visit www.nickelfestival.com or contact us at 576-3378.
Coastal Sounds is seeking fellow music lovers to join its ranks. Anyone who has an interest in singing is welcome. Rehearsal venue TBA. Rehearsals on Wednesday nights at 7:30-9:30 p.m. For more information, contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit our new website www.coastalsounds.ca.
The Art Of Art
With host Laura Coultas
Rogers Cable Nine — Community Channel.
Tuesdays at 8 p.m.
Guest Interview — produced and hosted by Barbara De Land. Broadcast Sundays 2 p.m., rebroadcast Wednesdays 8:30 p.m.
Feb. 19. Dr. Lucian Ashworth, Chair of Memorial University's World War I Commemoration committee, offers his perceptions of that conflict's short and long-term effects on Newfoundland and internationally, besides the horrendous human costs.
Feb. 23 and Feb. 26. Janine Halliday enthusiastically describes how Neil Martin's 2004 idea to have a general St. John's information number became 311, and has become a 20-member team answering thousands of questions and complaints, as part of Access St. John's.
Weekend AM
With host Angela Antle
Saturday and Sunday 6-9:30 a.m., CBC Radio One.
The Performance Hour
With host Glen Tilley
Saturday 5:35 p.m. (5:05 p.m. Lab) CBC Radio One and 10:30 a.m. on CBC Radio Two.
Feb. 22. This summer CBC Radio partnered with the Resource Centre for the Arts for an evening of music at the LSPU Hall in aid of the Hall, featuring Amelia Curran with Darren Browne and Catherine Allan; Jenny Gear and Sandy Morris; Emilia Bartellas and Aaron Collis; and Steven Cowan.
On Point
With host David Cochrane
Friday 3:30-4 p.m. (3 p.m. Lab) on CBC Radio One.
Deep Roots
With host Tom Power
Saturday 6:30 p.m. on CBC Radio 2, Sunday, 4:35 on CBC Radio 1.
Radio 2 programs also streaming online at cbc.ca/nl.


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Cool People We Want to Hang Out with in Portland
(Credit: All, David L. Reamer)
We covered a lot of ground in our guide to Where to Eat and Drink Global in Portland, Oregon, but not every great image from our trip out Northwest made the cut. So, just in case you needed more convincing that everything out there is painfully cool, here are a few extra shots of the rad cuties of Rose City. We miss you guys!


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Christopher Holowko led Randolph, No. 5 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, with three goals in a 7-0 triumph over West Morris at Mennen Arena in Morris Township.
T.J. Lindquist added a goal and two assists while Matthew Bruno tallied three assists. Luke Wright, Brendan Siegel, and Dan Janson all collected a goal and an assist while Garrett Stenberg made 18 saves to record the shutout.


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We interrupt the boat stories and Justin Bieber obsession with another dose of shameless self-promotion.
But in reality, I would tell you to check out this feature even if I wasn't in it because it is all kinds of awesome.
Check out this month's issue of Cosmopolitan.
Flip through the pages and resist the urge to stop so you can check out the summer studs and play the naughty "Have You Ever?" game. You can do that later.
Go straight to page 182 and check out this gorgeous summer nails spread.
Preview's Editor-At-Large Agoo Bengzon and Cosmopolitan's Assistant Beauty Editor Regina Belmonte did a beautiful job on this feature. There are other pages in the spread but I refuse to post more pictures because I want you to go and grab a copy of the magazine. You have to, if you want to find out what those pretty summer shades are and if you want to arm yourself with trend reports and nail care tips (and okay, play the naughty game and check out the summer studs).
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After two brief "now I�ve seen it" stops to the Library of Congress and the Supreme Court, I headed back to DuPont where I hung out in this great bookstore reading until I decided to treat myself to see American Gangster. Excellent film, but the DuPont theatres have screens that are probably smaller than those in a lot of houses. Half way through, this homeless guy (at least he smelled that way) all bundled up and in a pointy hat wandered slowly down the aisle with his arms outstretched. It was strangely like a scene from some horror film with a crazy psychopath who takes over a theatre.
When I got back and Eli got home from his class, we decided to check out the weekly drag queen bingo game. I was apprehensive at first, but let me tell you, it was HILARIOUS. Three crazy, kind-of-old drag queens insulting each other and the crowd with politically, sexually, racially, and just generally inappropriate comments. At one point, the complimented this rail-thin girl that "all that throwing up was really working out well" for her. Some of the other stuff is too inappropriate to relate here, but if you�re interested, I�d be happy to reveal the other stories, including how they selected the Bingo pattern for the next game or about my scary run in with the giant drag queen.
Next day was a dedicated quest to find and purchase a wool hat. My criteria were that it had to be 100% natural fibers, warm, dark, and something that wouldn�t make it look like I had a nipple on my head. After trekking through Georgetown (every store) and DuPont, I called Allison and she pointed me towards Filene�s Basement, carrzing department store rejects...a blessing and a curse...A pair of jeans and a Coach cashmere hat later, I had fulfilled my quest
That evening after two great Mojitos (seriously, the first one was the best I�ve ever had...not that I�ve had that many...), we decided that we all felt like eating meat. We ate a plate of meatloaf, flank steak, and blue cheese-filled filet mignon, and shared a bottle of wine while distilling life into 7 key aspects, prioritizing them for our own lives. The evening ended with a debate about the usefullness of religion...clearly the bottle of wine played a role.
Thursday was a State Department day, and I had lunch with Beth (my mentor/boss) and Brian (my fellow intern) after running up to the office and waving quickly to Bob, who was heading to Lybia for a long while. Some things never change...except for every other employee in the office. Apparently, morale is low, particularly for foreign service officers who are required to rotate through a non-Green Zone post in Iraq. It was a great time, and as it always was before, Beth had countless hilarious stories.
Happy hour was spent with Brian and his new EPA cohorts. This bar had 32 oz. of beer for $8. Seriously, 32 oz...that�s a full Nalgene. I had one and was lucky I finished...the others tackled two...
My last day in DC was a frantic mix of packing, Whole Foods, sushi, and a crammed bus trip to Dulles. What I do to save $6...taking the public bus. The plane was delayed (bathroom malfunction...gross), but we got vouchers and I watched the replay of the 2003 Cal-USC game at a bar (it took this guy from Dubai telling me it was a replay before I realized). Flight was fine...I had a whole row, but this lady took the other seat because it was better than her middle seat...too bad. Had a good conversation with the Marine Guard for the US Embassy in Vienna...cool guy. Whew, that�s it...apologies for the long post.
Pictures coming when I have a computer with a USB port...


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The Film
When 29-year-old Iowa housewife Denese Becker decides to return to the Guatemalan village where she was born, she begins a journey towards finding her roots, but one filled with harrowing revelations. Denese, born Dominga, was nine when she became her family's sole survivor of a massacre of Mayan peasants. Two years later she was adopted by an American family. In Discovering Dominga, Denese's journey home is both a voyage of self-discovery that permanently alters her relationship to her American family and a political awakening that sheds light on an act of genocide against this hemisphere's largest Indian majority.
On March 13, 1982, Denese Becker was a 9-year-old Maya girl named Dominga living in the Maya highlands, when the Guatemalan army entered the village of Rio Negro. By the time the soldiers left, hundreds of people, including 70 women and 107 children, had been massacred and dumped in a mass grave.
Dominga was one of the unaccountably "lucky" survivors of the massacre at Rio Negro. Placed in an orphanage, she was adopted two years later by a Baptist minister and his wife from Iowa.
But Denese never completely forgot her childhood as Dominga, and was haunted by memories of her parents' murder. She decided to return to find her remaining relatives. Inexorably, Denese is drawn into the ongoing struggle of the surviving Rio Negro community to find justice. Eventually she becomes a witness in a landmark human rights case brought against the Guatemalan military.
Back in the U.S., she begins speaking about her experiences before school and community groups. For Denese, honoring the truth is morally necessary, but also personally shattering.
The Filmmakers
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Lenovo: No Wage Cuts for IBM Server Factory Workers
Chinese PC maker Lenovo is trying to reassure workers that their salaries won't change even after it completes its acquisition of International Business Machines server business.
Last week, some workers at IBM's Chinese computer server factory went on strike because they were worried that Lenovo, their new employer, would cut costs by slashing their wages.
Lenovo announced the deal with IBM in January and it is still awaiting regulatory approval.
"To ensure a smooth transition Lenovo is committed to provide opportunity for all employees from IBM's x86 server department who transfer to Lenovo, without any reduction of their wages and benefits," Lenovo said in a statement on its website.
Last week, hundreds of workers protested outside IBM's server factory in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. While some said IBM wasn't offering enough severance for those who plan to leave, others who were planning to stay said they were worried that Lenovo would cut their wages.
When Lenovo takes over the server business, about 7,500 IBM employees in more than 60 countries are expected to move to the Chinese company.
Lenovo, which bought IBM's PC business in 2005, became the world's largest PC maker last year, overtaking Hewlett-Packard. With its planned acquisition of IBM's server business, Lenovo is trying to diversify its business beyond PCs – a necessary step given weak demand for desktop and laptop PCs world-wide. In January, Lenovo also announced a $2.91 billion deal to buy Google's Motorola Mobility handset business.


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If you watched last night's game, you probably saw the nice halftime analysis of Stephane Lasme's extraordinary shotblocking ability. It was the latest in a growing wave of national attention for UMass' center.
On the heels of that is this nice profile from pennlive (second-cousin once-removed from masslive). David Jones gets some perspective on Lasme from former Penn State forward Stephan Bekale, who is also from Gabon.
"Lasme, when you talk about basketball in Gabon, he's the guy," said Bekale from his Washington, D.C., office. "He's very in touch with some of the local coaches in Gabon, and he sees who has the possibility to come across the sea."
Lasme's success has affected the mini-explosion of Gabon-based players in college basketball. According to Bekale, a component of the 2001 PSU Sweet 16 team, 12 players from the tiny nation are now are spread across the NCAA. In the late '90s, when he first signed with PSU, Bekale was the only one.


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Social and emotional education in schools
Overall quality of education can be bolstered through a focus on character building, new research has suggested. Investigators at Oregon State University (OSU) discovered that a concise programme aimed at boosting social and emotional skills might lead to improved performance in the classroom, as judged by teachers, parents and the students themselves.
Carrying out the initiative would take up around one hour of a pupil's traditional education a week and feature topics such as those relating to managing oneself in a responsible manner, honesty, working with others, self-concept, self-improvement and physical and intellectual actions.
Published in the Journal of School Health, the study found teachers believed the approach improves overall school quality by 21 per cent.
Brian Flay, a Professor in the School of Social and Behavioural Health Sciences at OSU - which was founded in 1868 - said: "Improved social and character skills leave more time for teachers to teach and students to learn and be more motivated."
Michael Hughesman, Chartered Psychologist, commented: "The UK government introduced a similar initiative on a much larger large scale in 2005 with the SEAL (Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning) as part of the then Primary National Strategy.
"The five touchstones of SEAL are self-awareness, empathy, managing feelings, motivation and social skills. All UK schools were provided with a comprehensive set of resources that offer a year round programme of themes that are incorporated into the curriculum.
"Sensibly, the authors of SEAL were careful to avoid terms such as "character" and terms with judgemental connotations. There are already a number of published evaluation studies and substantial numbers of schools that are continuing to use SEAL successfully to promote pro-social behaviour and enhance learning.
"Unfortunately this initiative lost some of its original impetus with the last change of government and the Primary National Strategy was discontinued. Copies of the original materials are still in wide circulation within UK local authority services. It may only be a matter of time before the work is re-branded and placed back on the political agenda."


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Your teeth position may have more to do with your parents nutrition prior to your birth than yours as a child.
You are also often given a retainer to wear overnight at least a couple times a week, but they never tell you what to do when you need a new set (mine are pretty gross after 9 years).


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PARAMUS — Police are investigating the armed robbery of the T-Mobile Store on Route 17 northbound Wednesday, Paramus Patch reported.
The suspects brandished a gun before driving off in a grey or black Mercedes with New York plates, Lt. John Scully said.
The investigation is still ongoing, police said.
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The plan to raise the standards of the English-language environment covered several directions, said the Council of Economic Planning and Development, the Cabinet's top planning agency, which approved the plan yesterday afternoon.
The government should improve English signboards, push for a more cosmopolitan living environment, and strive to host more international concerts and exhibitions, the CEPD said.
The English villages would not be real villages, but places where the environment was more conducive to local residents to practice their English, according to the CEPD. Because of the prominent presence of foreign staff, the area of the Hsinchu Science and Technology Park was the first choice for an English village, while a second location was still under consideration. More villages could be added later if enough companies or organizations came forward with workable plans.
Signs inside the villages would be bilingual, but the government would not force shops and hotels to provide English-language service, the CEPD said. Companies willing to participate could register with the authorities and receive stars for the quality of their English-language service like the star ratings system in effect for hotels.
At least 3,000 people could participate in the programs beginning next year and receive a certificate, the government said.
The English villages the CEPD is planning are different from what has been done before in Taiwan and South Korea, namely areas where local students of the English language could practice by buying products and services from foreign teachers in make-believe shops and offices.
Such school-based programs were already in operation in several parts of Taiwan, including Changhua, Taoyuan, Pingtung and the outlying island of Kinmen, reports said.
As to street signs, the government will draw up a standardized list of translations and spellings for major locations.


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The Water Wars
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Vera is too young to remember a time she wasn't thirsty. Since the polar ice caps melted and the rivers dried up, there is very little fresh water left. Almost all the northern hemisphere's fresh water is controlled by the Empire of Canada and the Republic of Minnesota. Vera lives in the Republic of Illinowa where she is lucky to get a drink a day.


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MASON, MI -- A judge on Monday sentenced a former Ingham County sheriff's detective to probation and other recompense for striking his 13-year-old son.
Joseph Clewley, 45, of Leslie, was sentenced to six months probation, $760 in fines and costs, and anger management and counseling. Ingham District Judge Donald Allen also ruled Clewley is not allowed to patronize locations where alcohol or controlled substances are consumed.
Clewley was originally charged with third-degree child abuse, a two-year felony, but pleaded to a lesser charge of aggravated domestic violence, a three-year misdemeanor, in late June.
Clewley served with the Ingham County Sheriff's Office for 12 years. He was suspended from the agency on May 24, the same day charges against him were authorized.
The case was prosecuted by the Eaton County Prosecutor's Office. The Ingham County Prosecutor's Office recused itself due to Clewley's position with the county Sheriff's Office.
Allen ruled the criminal conviction will be removed from Clewley's record if he successfully completes probation. A violation of said probation could result in jail time.
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The Detroit Free Press's Steve Healing and David Ashenfelter filed this report from the federal lawsuit filed by the families of former Detroit Red Wings defenceman Vladimir Konstantinov and team masseur Sergei Mnatsakanov against Findlay Ford Lincoln Mercury. The driver of the limousine whose seatbelts were allegedly ineffective says that he simply fell asleep at the wheel, causing the crash that paralyzed Mnatsakanov and severely cognitively impaired Konstantinov:
May 19, Detroit Free Press: The moment a limousine carrying Red Wings stars hurdled a curb in 1997, the driver jolted awake just before the car slammed into a tree.
"I fell asleep behind the wheel," Richard Gnida, 38, of Taylor, told a jury in U.S. District Court in Detroit this morning, his first public statement about the crash in Birmingham that ended the careers of defenseman Vladimir Konstantinov and masseur Sergei Mnatsakanov.
He is a key witness for lawyers of an Ohio car dealership who hope to persuade jurors that the driver and Gambino's Limousine Co. in Belleville -- not defective seat belts -- were responsible for the injuries of both men.
Lawyers for Findlay Ford Lincoln Mercury argued that the limo company knew or should have known that Gnida was driving without a license and had a history of drunken driving and speeding. The company also had no policy to ensure that seat belts were accessible to customers, former owner John Gambino acknowledged in testimony today.
Gambino said seat belts weren't his company's responsibility because state law doesn't require backseat drivers to buckle up.
"I wasn't even thinking about seat belts," Gambino said of the day the Red Wings players piled into the limo. "I just wanted to make sure the car was clean, and that was it."
The Detroit News's Paul Egan filed a similar report:
May 19, Detroit News: Questioned by Findlay Ford attorney James Feeney, Gnida went over his driving record, which was introduced over the objections of Richard Goodman, the lawyer for the plaintiffs.
Gnida admitted he was picked up in May 1994 for impaired driving while behind the wheel of a Lincoln Town Car owned by Gambino, though he was not on a paid run at the time. The vehicle was impounded and someone from Gambino Limousine presumably had to retrieve the car, Gnida testified.
In July 1994, Gnida was charged and later pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, though he was not driving a Gambino vehicle at the time. Gnida also admitted to a conviction for driving while suspended in November 1995 and to having an accident in Livonia in January 1996 while his license was suspended. In March 1996, Gnida was arrested again in a Gambino limousine for driving with a suspended license, he told court.
Dawn Council, a former Gambino driver and office manager who had to arrange for the retrieval of the limo Gnida was driving in the March 1996 incident, testified Gnida was taken off the road after that and relegated to cleaning cars instead of driving them. Council testified she definitely told company owner John Gambino that Gnida had been arrested for a probation violation and is pretty sure she told Gambino that Gnida's driver's license had been suspended.
Gambino's testimony is baffling:
Gambino testified Monday he was not aware of the license suspension or details of Gnida's driving record, which he described as "really bad."


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Egypt turns quietly to Asia
By Chris Zambelis
Egyptians recently marked the second anniversary of the fall of President Hosni Mubarak. Meanwhile, a bitter contest for the future character of Egyptian political life continues apace. The Egyptian political scene is rife with fault lines defined by Islamist, secular, liberal, and leftist currents and an emboldened population determined to have its voice heard.
Representing the Muslim Brotherhood - the broad-based Islamist movement that served as the locus of organized political opposition to the Mubarak regime - the Freedom and Justice (FJP) Party led by President Mohammed Morsi was catapulted to power as Egypt's first democratically elected civilian government
after over 60 years of military rule.
Due to its illegal status, the Muslim Brotherhood had to carefully navigate a restricted and circumscribed political sphere designed to contain and undermine its grassroots influence. Thrust into a position of leadership through its political wing the FJP, the onus is now on the Muslim Brotherhood to deliver on the multitude of demands of an aroused Egyptian public, supporters and critics alike.
No longer consigned to its oppositionist role, the Muslim Brotherhood's call for social and economic justice, freedom, and dignity, encapsulated in its slogan "Islam is the solution," will need to translate into practical solutions and results.
Beneath the din and clamor of political clashes and violent street protests, Egypt has been quietly turning to Asia in the form of a flurry of diplomatic activity.
In addition to having far-reaching ramifications for Egyptian politics and society, the political ascendancy of the Muslim Brotherhood has also raised important questions regarding the evolution of Egyptian foreign policy. While Egypt remains preoccupied with its domestic affairs, it is important to contemplate the potential future course of Egyptian foreign policy under the Muslim Brotherhood-led government early in the post-Mubarak era.
The underlying domestic factors that compelled millions of Egyptians to take to the streets to demand the downfall of the Mubarak regime are widely acknowledged. For so many Egyptians, the Mubarak regime personified the systemic repression, brazen corruption, grinding poverty, indifference to rule of law, and contempt for human rights that had come to characterize their lives.
What has been too often lost in the disaggregation of the grievances felt by the Egyptian public toward their leadership is their widely shared resentment toward Egypt's foreign policy posture. In the minds of many Egyptians, the disintegration of their domestic situation was amplified by the decline of Egyptian clout in international affairs.
Once regarded as the political and cultural epicenter of the Arab world and as an inspired leader among developing countries, Egypt has since seen its influence and credibility atrophy. Just as important, principal facets of Egyptian foreign policy, namely its strategic alliance with the United States and its relationship with Israel as embodied in the Camp David accords - positions that flout Egyptian public opinion - engendered a deep sense of acrimony among a disenfranchised population.
Once an advocate for pan-Arabism, sovereignty, and justice for the Palestinians, Egypt had come to be viewed as a compliant adjunct of American and Israeli strategic paradigms.
Rhetoric to steer a new path for Egypt in world affairs notwithstanding, a turbulent domestic situation coupled with an array of formidable obstacles in the international arena will continue to constrain Egypt's room for maneuver in the foreseeable future.[1]
At the moment, securing foreign aid from the United States and other sources of foreign largesse, such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is a top priority in Cairo. Notable features of Egyptian foreign policy that crystallized during the Mubarak era, including its multifaceted bond with the United States and cooperation with Israel, especially in enabling Israel's occupation of Palestinian land, will remain in place.
At the same time, there are signals that Egypt is gradually charting a new path in its regional and international relations that reflects greater nationalist and populist impulses. Egypt's cautious but nonetheless significant diplomatic overtures to Iran[2] and Hizballah,[3] for example, both of which were treated as dangerous adversaries by the Mubarak regime, are cases in point.
Foreign policy in practice
In this context, it is worth examining the FJP's foreign policy approach toward Asia. The FJP has committed itself to reinventing Egyptian foreign policy on many fronts. This includes expanding Egypt's presence and role in Asia.[4]
When it comes to devising a new foreign policy toward Asia, however, addressing the deteriorating economic situation at home has emerged as a top priority. As a result, Egypt's interface with Asia has, not surprisingly, revolved heavily around economic and trade matters, as opposed to geopolitical issues that affect the global balance of power.
Early indications show that Egypt will look to the People's Republic of China (PRC) as the cornerstone of its approach toward engaging Asia. In this regard, China's place in Egypt's foreign policy calculus signals a continuation of the Mubarak regime's methods in dealing with China.
Mubarak's Egypt courted China on multiple levels. Much has been said about the rapid emergence of China as an influential actor in the Middle East. In addition to luring Chinese investment into the Egyptian economy by fashioning itself a gateway to the budding and untapped markets of the Middle East and Africa - Egypt, for example, represented China's third-largest trading partner in Africa in 2011[5] - the Mubarak regime looked to China to diversify its foreign relations portfolio.
The Mubarak regime sought to capitalize on the historic legacy of Sino-Egyptian relations framed through their shared participation in the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) by expanding diplomatic, economic, trade, military, and cultural contacts with Beijing. Even as it has firmly ensconced itself in a US-led alliance system, Mubarak's Egypt recognized the benefits of developing closer ties with a rising China that was determined to raising its profile in a region rich in the energy and other natural resources it required to sustain its growing economy.
Beijing was also seeking to amass further diplomatic support for its "One-China" principle that defines Taiwan as a sovereign part of the PRC and gain access to new consumer markets for its exports. The central place Egypt occupies in US strategic thinking in the Middle East was also not lost on China.
Beijing deemed the opportunity to expand contacts with Mubarak's Egypt, in essence, as a means in which to counter US authority within a country and within a region it deems vital to its strategic national interests. China's inroads into Egypt and, for that matter, the wider Middle East, serve geopolitical ends; China seeks to check US advances in Asia, a region it believes to be part of its rightful sphere of influence.
The symbolism underlying Morsi's decision to visit Beijing on his first official state visit outside of the Middle East is a testament to the importance of China to Egyptian foreign policy.[6] Fortunately for Egypt, Beijing will be more than amenable to forging expanded contacts and cooperation with Cairo on all levels.
Joined by a delegation of cabinet ministers and business leaders, Morsi's August 2012 trip to Beijing included meetings with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao and Chinese business leaders designed to broaden the parameters Sino-Egyptian relations.[7] After lauding the history of Sino-Egyptian relations and declaring their intention to revive the ancient Silk Road trade and communication routes that linked Egypt to China, both sides agreed to further expand the volume of bilateral trade between both countries.[8]
Recognizing that the current trade volume heavily favors China, both sides committed to work to improve Egypt's share of the balance of trade. The volume of Sino-Egyptian trade reached $8.8 billion in 2011, a 26% increase from 2010.[9] Chinese exports to Egypt accounted for $7.2 billion of the aggregate trade volume while Egyptian exports to China represented $1.6 billion of total bilateral trade.[10]
The two sides also concluded numerous agreements governing future Chinese investment in the Egyptian economy and joint ventures between Egyptian and Chinese concerns representing a diverse array of sectors, including energy, textiles, infrastructure, and tourism, valued at just under $5 billion.[11] A series of pacts outlining future collaboration in fields such as research and development related to science and technology and expanding cultural ties were also signed.[12]
The result of the FJP's first exchange with China yielded tangible benefits for all parties. China's hosting of Morsi during this critical juncture in Egyptian politics, however, reveals a more subtle geopolitical element that is worthy of note.
The revolutionary tumult that continues to transform the Arab world has emboldened the constellation of Islamist movements led by the various national strands of the Muslim Brotherhood that previously operated in the underground to escape state repression. The empowerment of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt through its political arm the FJP, therefore, carries a symbolic weight that should not be discounted; the Muslim Brotherhood, after all, was founded in Egypt in 1928.
The FJP's performance in governance is being watched closely around the region, particularly by like-minded Islamist political movements such as those in Tunisia represented by the al-Nahda (Renaissance) movement and elsewhere that are now operating in their respective governments or in otherwise freer and more democratic political spheres.
How the FJP calibrates its foreign policy toward Asia, therefore, can influence the actions and subsequent agendas of political parties and activists representing the Muslim Brotherhood around the region. This reality is not lost on China; Beijing is eager to curry favor with the embryonic Islamist-oriented governments and polities in Egypt and around the region as they consolidate their domestic positions and revisit previous positions toward the United States.
China's presence in the greater Middle East does not elicit the negativity among local populations that is often reserved for the actions of the United States. The United States tends to be viewed as violently hostile to Arabs and Islam, overly consumed with ensuring Israel's military dominion over a besieged Palestinian population that continues to toil under a brutal occupation, and imperialistic when it comes to siphoning off the region's natural resources.
The longstanding US policy of supporting despotic regimes in the region to preserve its concept of stability, in the minds of many of the region's residents, exemplified the true face of American intentions when it came to the Middle East. China, in contrast, tends to be seen in a far more benign, even friendly light. As a result, China is well positioned to expand its influence in post-Mubarak Egypt.
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(Sep 26, '12)
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At KAYAK we don't set the prices, so it's not possible for us to guarantee what other companies are selling.
We compile tonnes of data for you
Our service lets you quickly and easily compare results from hundreds of travel sites at once. In this sense, KAYAK is a search engine and we can't guarantee prices we find.
Why aren't prices accurate 100% of the time?
Prices on airline seats, hotel rooms and car rentals can change frequently. Several people may also be trying to buy the same travel option simultaneously. As a result, you may find, on occasion, that certain prices are no longer available.
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