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List of Australian Honorary Consulates in the Caribbean
Australia's relations with the countries of the Caribbean are largely based on shared historical, sporting, social and political ties, pursuit of common interests including implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty, as well as joint membership of the Commonwealth. Sporting ties include a shared love of cricket and netball, as well as participation in events such as the Commonwealth Games. There are on-going efforts to diversify our economic relations across the region.
Australia maintains a diplomatic mission in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Australia's High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago is also the Australian Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and is accredited to Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Suriname. The Australian High Commission also has consular responsibilities for Anguilla, Aruba, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles and the Turks and Caicos Islands. The Australian Embassy in Mexico City is accredited to the Dominican Republic.
Australia also has Honorary Consulates in Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Grenada, Guyana and Jamaica.
Australia has a relatively small population of approximately 3,000 migrants (2011 Census) of Caribbean descent.
The Caribbean region is approximately the size of eastern Australia, comprising the Caribbean Sea, islands and surrounding coasts, with over 700 islands, islets, reefs and quays. The Caribbean islands are organised into 30 territories, including sovereign states, overseas departments and dependencies. The islands are generally in the form of island arcs, including in the north the Greater Antilles (including Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica) and in the east and south the Lesser Antilles (including Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago). The region can also include the Lucayan Archipelago (including The Bahamas). The islands are linked by a similar culture and history.
Belize, Guyana and Suriname are often included as part of the region as their outlook tends to be more Caribbean than Latin American, particularly through Commonwealth and cricket links for Belize and Guyana. They are also members of the Caribbean Community.
Former colonial influences are reflected in the main languages: English, French, Spanish and Dutch and various Creoles of each.
Although the Caribbean countries vary considerably in their degree of economic development, many in the region also face similar challenges: susceptibility to natural disasters and extreme climate events, vulnerability to global economic changes and, in some places, high crime rates.
The Caribbean states have made significant efforts to integrate their economies and increase their cohesiveness in multilateral organisations.
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is the peak regional organisation. It comprises 15 members and is predominately the English-speaking Caribbean plus Suriname and Haiti. CARICOM focuses on enhancing greater regional integration and establishment of a comprehensive single market economy.
Other key regional institutions include the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The ACS represents 25 members of the Greater Caribbean, including some Central and South American countries. It has the broad aims of promoting regional cooperation and addressing regional issues such as sustainable tourism including preservation of the Caribbean Sea, disaster management, transport and trade. The OECS is a sub-regional grouping of six eastern Caribbean countries and three UK dependent territories and is dedicated to economic integration and greater foreign policy harmonisation among members, protection of human and legal rights, and the promotion of good governance.
Many Caribbean countries are also members of the network of Small Island Developing States, an initiative of the United Nations Development Program that assists with technical assistance and advice in areas including climate change adaptation and management of natural resources.
From 2010 to 2014, Australia provided A$60 million in official development assistance to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) including 128 scholarships, 70 fellowships, 25 volunteers and training for 61 diplomats.
The regional program has now closed, though some activities that have already been funded will continue until 2018.
For latest economic data refer to specific Caribbean Country Fact Sheets (PDF)
The economies of the Caribbean are strikingly diverse. The GDP of several of the smaller islands (Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts & Nevis and St. Vincent & the Grenadines) is in the range of US$500 - US$900 million (2013). The largest Caribbean economy, the Dominican Republic, has a population of approximately 10 million and a GDP around US$60 billion (2013). Trinidad and Tobago, with a population of 1.3 million, is the leading Caribbean producer of oil and gas and has a GDP of approximately US$28 billion (2013). In contrast, Haiti, which is ranked 168th in the world according to the Human Development Index (United Nations Development Programme, 2014), has a population of 10 million and a GDP around US$8 billion (2013).
More broadly, many Caribbean countries have experienced low or periodically negative Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth since 2000, with more severe downturns concurrent with the global economic recessions in 2001-2 and 2009. This economic environment, together with recurring extreme weather events and modest national incomes, has had a particularly adverse impact on some Caribbean economies.
Whilst the agriculture sector and tourism have traditionally accounted for significant employment and GDP growth, financial services and mining and resources investment have increasingly become leading contributors to economic growth. Caribbean countries have recognised the need to diversify their economies in part to offset the vulnerabilities of small island states to fluctuations in global economic activity and subsequent tourism flows.
CARICOM member states - with the exception of Haiti and the Bahamas – are party to the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), which is designed to strengthen foreign investment and enhance export opportunities for participating countries. Key intended outcomes of the CSME include the free movement of goods, services, capital and people and a common trade policy. It is also mandated to assist in the harmonisation of company and intellectual property laws as well as managing macro-economic issues including the coordination of exchange rate and interest rate policies. These objectives are intended to stimulate long-term economic development and improve living standards. However, there has been limited progress in the implementation of CSME objectives in recent years.
A separate but important dimension of the Caribbean's broad economic position is its membership of Petro-Caribe - with the exception of Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago. Established in 2005, Petro-Caribe is an arrangement between Venezuela and 18 Caribbean and Central American states to purchase oil on conditions of preferential or deferred payment. Where many Caribbean countries are small island economies and are net fuel imports, the Petro-Caribe scheme plays an important role in their energy security.
Whilst Australia-Caribbean two way trade is relatively low, it is growing modestly. In 2013, Australia's total merchandise trade with member countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was valued at around A$67 million. Australia's major exports to the Caribbean include meat (excluding beef) and cheese. Australia's imports from the Caribbean include essential oils and perfumes and alcoholic beverages. Trinidad and Tobago is Australia's major trading partner in the Caribbean with two-way merchandise trade around A$26 million in 2013 (exports A$16 million, imports A$10 million). Further information can be found at individual country fact sheets.
Possible niche trade opportunities for Australian exporters include:
Opportunities exist in the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago including in the offshore oil and gas sectors.
There is scope for ferries and related services within the region, especially in the Eastern Caribbean as an alternative to expensive inter-island air transport. The tourist sector generates a requirement for light water craft, including for leisure activities.
The economic backbone of many small Caribbean countries is tourism. This creates opportunities for Australian companies in the area of resort development and management. Tourist industry services, such as hospitality training, are another area of potential investment
The region imports processed food both for the domestic market and to cater for tourists visiting the region. This generates demand for good quality international items such as cheese, meat and wine.
These include construction, computers and computer accessories. Deregulation of telecommunications sectors in the region and the upgrading of facilities offer opportunities in telecommunications hardware and software.
The cost of traditional sources of power generation (ie petroleum products) is a major burden for Caribbean economies. With an abundance of sun and wind, many of these countries enjoy something of a comparative advantage where alternative technologies for power generation are concerned.
There is a demand for education services, particularly tertiary education, outside the region which is currently largely met by the US and Canada. Australian institutions are in a strong position to compete in this market.
May 2010: Then Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Hon Stephen Smith, visited Dominica to address the thirteenth CARICOM meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR). This was the first visit by an Australian Minister to Dominica and the first time an Australian Minister addressed the CARICOM COFCOR meeting.
2011: Then Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Kevin Rudd, attended the COFCOR meeting in St Kitts and Nevis.
October 2011: Then Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Kevin Rudd hosted Australia-CARICOM and Commonwealth and Small Island Developing States meetings, in the margins of CHOGM in Perth.
January/February 2012: Then Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs and Foreign Affairs, the Hon Richard Marles visited the Caribbean region in September 2012 and separately attended the COFCOR meeting in Suriname in May 2012.
May 2012: Then Parliamentary Secretary Richard Marles attended the COFCOR meeting in Suriname.
June 2012: St Lucia Foreign Minister Alva Baptiste visited Australia.
October 2012: Then Australian Global Ambassador for Women and Girls, Ms Penny Williams, visited Trinidad and Tobago.
September 2012: Then Parliamentary Secretary Richard Marles visited Haiti.
May 2013: Guyana Minister for Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud visited Australia.
April 2014: Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon Bronwyn Bishop, visited Trinidad & Tobago.
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Planet of Giants came out last September on DVD, allowing us to inaugurate the second season in proper fashion. This serial may seem a poor candidate for the defense, as its relative lack of action and plodding dialogue meant that even its creators cut it from the planned four episodes to the rarely seen three.
The serial starts in very promising fashion. While attempting to return to 1960s Earth, the TARDIS experiences a malfunction. Although at first it appears to have arrived without incident, the Doctor and Barbara, Ian and Susan quickly discover that things are not normal at all — they have arrived shrunk to only an inch high!
This is a very different sort of predicament than the usual fare, and sets this episode off from any others I, at least, have seen. Moreover, they discover that the wildlife surrounding the TARDIS is all dead, which sparks another mystery. Unfortunately, this part of the serial is the least successful, as there are frequent cutaways to dialogue between individuals previously unknown to us and of which the main characters are unaware. This is a very kludgy way to clue us in on the mystery, and reduces the suspense, as we quickly figure out what is wrong, and the only question remains whether the Doctor and his friends can figure everything out.
The story is redeemed, in my view, by the very creative way the design team constructed the various "giant size" sets, as well as the special effects used in other scenes. I feel this serial has the best set design of any serials to this point, with the possible exception of the lost Marco Polo, and rates very well with any of the First Doctor episodes. Such objects as a briefcase, drain and plug, notepad, and telephone are constructed very believably, and the characters have appropriate difficulty manipulating things that are far larger than they are. In point of fact, most of the sets were constructed quite simply, but that makes their success all the more noteworthy.
Tension is set up fairly adroitly as the Doctor ends up down a drain with a full sink above and a plug about to be pulled, and later faces a pet cat who is looking for something to play with. The cut-down plot ends up working in the serial's favor, as it would no doubt drag endlessly with an additional episode of padding. They probably ought to have adopted a policy of cutting out an episode's worth of footage after filming every serial these first few seasons.
A masterpiece Planet of Giants may not be, but it definitely has enough to make it stand out from the other serials before and after, and for that alone I encourage a verdict of Not Guilty.

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Pro Pay, LLC necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 111 diseños de 35 diseñadores freelance.
We are in need of a logo/brand redesign that conveys the following attributes of our Human Resource services and technology company: Friendly, stable (been in business since 1996), smart, client focused, not just payroll (despite company name), modern/current, true business partner, professional
We are a company focused on business need related to Human Resources such as full tax services, employee and manager self service (ability to enroll and manage benefits, view such things as paycheck and W2's, request time off, etc), time and labor management (clock in/out, track labor trends, etc), and of course payroll. When the company was formed in 1996 the focus was indeed payroll and has evolved into much more of a business that partners with clients to address process and technology needs associated with HR and payroll. Our best asset is the talent we employ and the service we provide. We find ourselves competing with LARGE and insincere service bureaus.
- Item 1...professional yet fun logo that is eyecatching
- modern look and feel that includes color and design
- tagline that captures our professional spirit and passion for client service
- bring a smile to peoples faces and make them want to know us and who's behind it
- Item 1...to be viewed as "just" another payroll company
- no dollar $ signs or anything associated with money
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July is National Cell Phone Courtesy Month
July is not a good month for people who like to check emails at the dinner table and text during a movie - it's National Cell Phone Courtesy Month.
Cell Phone Courtesy Month was started in 2002 by etiquette expert, Jacqueline Whitmore, with the intent of making cell phone users more respectful of their surroundings.
According to her website, Whitmore is an "author and certified speaking professional. She is also the founder of The Protocol School of Palm Beach, a premier business etiquette consulting firm dedicated to helping executives polish their professionalism, enhance their interpersonal skills, and improve their personal brand."
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Kerry Cites Broad Backing for Syria Strike
U.S. Secretary of State Says the Number of Countries Ready to Take Action Has Reached 'Double Digits'
PARIS—The number of countries ready to take military action in Syria has reached "double digits," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday after European Union foreign ministers agreed there was strong evidence the regime of Bashar al-Assad was behind the alleged use of chemical weapons against rebels.
Mr. Kerry was speaking at a joint press conference with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius that sought to address deep skepticism among lawmakers and the public in both countries. Washington and Paris are...


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Brillouin light scattering investigations of exchange biased (110)-oriented NiFe/FeMn bilayers (1997)
All contributing magnetic anisotropies in (110)-oriented exchange biased Ni 80 Fe 20 /Fe 50 Mn 50 double layers prepared by molecular beam epitaxy on Cu(110) single crystals have been determined by means of Brillouin light scattering. Upon covering the Ni 80 Fe 20 films by Fe 50 Mn 50 , a unidirectional anisotropy contribution appears, which is consistent with the measured exchange bias field. The uniaxial and fourfold in-plane anisotropy contributions are largely modified by an amount, which scales with the Ni 80 Fe 20 thickness, indicating an interface effect. The strong uniaxial anisotropy contribution shows an in-plane switching of the easy axis from [110] to [001] with increasing Ni 80 Fe 20 -layer thickness. The large mode width of the spin wave excitations, which exceeds the linewidth of uncovered Ni 80 Fe 20 films by a factor of more than six, indicates large spatial variations of the exchange coupling constant. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics.


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Cline shale play
Expectations are building for America to become the world leader in oil production by 2017 due in part to what some are supposing could be the largest oil play in American history, taking place on Texan soil.
In the heart of Texas's Permian Basin lies the Cline Shale, an oil shale field running 140 miles long and 70 miles wide. Devon Energy and Chesapeake Energy, two oil companies, are reporting impressive figures based on the short amount of time they have had to explore. Devon Energy's test wells show the shale contains 3.6 million barrels of recoverable oil per square mile. With about 9,800 square miles of Cline Shale, this would amount to more than 30 billion barrels of recoverable oil, exceeding both the Bakken fields in North Dakota and the Eagle Ford in Texas by nearly 50 percent.
Taking into account the projected 200 to 550 foot depth of the shale, this would be equivalent to having 10 Eagle Ford shales stacked on top of each other. The oil to dry gas ratio of the shale is also garnering attention, with the shale containing 85 percent oil and liquid-rich gas. When you combine that with the low operating costs it takes to produce the oil in the basin, about 50 percent less than the Bakken, it is shaping up to be one of the greatest oil and gas booms America has ever seen.
There are two primary deficiencies that the Cline Shale region will need to overcome to be able to make history: lack of housing due to exponential population growth coupled with small town infrastructures and lack of global distribution for the large amounts of liquid gas being produced. If the deficiencies are adequately addressed, the boom stands a better chance of maintaining momentum.
LubbockInvest, a real estate investing firm, is addressing the housing lack through Stone Bridge Estates, a 50-acre, 265-lot manufactured home development in the heart of the Permian Basin, aimed at providing high-end, affordable housing for the employees brought to the area due to the boom. This type of housing is in high demand since many of the individuals brought to the area lack creditworthiness, preventing them from obtaining traditional housing. According to Midland city manager Courtney Sharp, "Oil and gas company leaders also say that cumulatively, they still could use as many as 10,000 more employees in the coming years." As it stands, housing will continue to be a deficit that could hinder the boom, but is being addressed at a satisfactory pace.
Teekay LNG Partners, a Liquid Natural Gas Carrier, is addressing the deficiency that such large liquid gas depositories will cause. Although gas is extremely inexpensive in the United States, it remains pricey in nearly every other country in the world. Teekay has been ramping up its ability to export liquid natural gas around the world by adding six additional vessels to its inventory in October, 2011. With the presence of an international market, the profit produced from the Cline Shale will increase quite dramatically as most of the gas extracted is already liquid-rich gas.
Although it is too early to call this the largest play in American history, it is clear that international companies are anticipating that this is precisely what it could be.
James Shannon can be reached at (409) 832-1400, ext. 249, or by e-mail at james [at] beaumontbusinessjournal [dot] com.


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Last week modders showed Los Santos submerged beneath the sea. This week, they'll show you the opposite. Here is Grand Theft Auto V with the ocean removed, leaving behind an almost otherworldly landscape.
Why anyone want that? For starters, it speeds up underwater exploration tremendously (find that submerged UFO in a jiffy!). But also think of it as gaining a huge terrain park for your dirt bikes and ATVs.
NSFW-ish warning: Whoever is playing this is riding around on a dirt bike as a stripper, beginning at the 1:15 mark.
The mod is by Skypilot; it appears to have been developed around the beginning of last month. As, yes, this is a console game, applying the mod requires a jailbroken PlayStation 3.
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The B&B Bonifacius dates from the 16th century. It has a location overlooking the canal and its situated in the centre of Bruges.
In our B&B you stay cocooned in the intimate and charming atmosphere of a private house and yet you'll enjoy the high comfort of a luxury hotel.
Each granite bathroom has a Jacuzzi bath with separate walk in shower, hair dryer and high quality body products of Hermès. Each room is equipped with air conditioning, a plasma television, DVD/CD-player and a library of films to watch.
The rooms are decorated with stunning fabrics, objects d'art and original antiques. You can enjoy free drinks from the minibar and complimentary coffee-,cappuccino-, and tea facilities which make you feel at home. Bonifacius offers free use of a computer in the lounge with open log fire and there is also free WIFI all over the house.
Bonifacius is a very good choice if you search a hotel because of its unique location, its exquisite decoration and its luxury facilities.
Any cancellation less than one week before the date of arrival, or a reservation not taken up completely, will be charged in full.
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The Department of Computer Science at Furman University invites applications for a tenure track position at the Assistant, Associate, or Full rank to begin August 1, 2020. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Computer Science or a closely related field, and all areas of specialty will be considered. The position requires teaching excellence, scholarly and professional activity involving undergraduates, effective institutional service, and a willingness to work with colleagues across disciplines.
The Department of Computer Science confers degrees with majors in Computer Science (B.S.) and Information Technology (B.S. and B.A.), an innovative, interdisciplinary program of study. The Department values teaching and research projects that bridge Computer Science with other disciplines, efforts to provide students with learning opportunities outside the classroom and in the community, and contributing to Furman's university-wide First Year Writing Seminar program. Furman Computer Science professors mentor undergraduates both formally and informally, and work to build a welcoming student-faculty community.
Furman University is a selective private liberal arts and sciences college committed to helping students develop intellectually, personally, and interpersonally and providing the practical skills necessary to succeed in a rapidly-changing world. Furman professors are exceptional teacher-scholars who mentor undergraduate students within a campus community that values and encourages diverse ideas and perspectives. Our recently-launched strategic vision, The Furman Advantage, promises students an individualized four-year pathway facilitated by team of mentors and infused with a rich and varied set of high-impact experiences outside the classroom that include undergraduate research, study away, internships, community-focused learning, and opportunities to engage across disciplines.
Furman is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty and staff. The University aspires to create a community of people representing a multiplicity of identities including gender, race, religion, spiritual belief, sexual orientation, geographic origin, socioeconomic background, ideology, world view, and varied abilities. Domestic partners of employees are eligible for comprehensive benefits.
The Furman student experience is supported by a rich network of centers and institutes that includes The Riley Institute, The David E. Shi Center for Sustainability, The Institute for the Advancement of Community Health, The Rinker Center for Study Away and International Education, The Cothran Center for Vocational Exploration, The Shucker Center for Leadership Development, The Malone Center for Career Engagement, and our newest addition, The Center for Inclusive Communities.
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Tensions remain high in Egypt after Mubarak released from prison
CAIRO A medical helicopter Thursday flew former military strongman Hosni Mubarak away from prison a day after a court ordered him released, as two of the rival forces driving Egypt's political crisis crossed paths in the street under the glares of gun-toting soldiers.
Mubarak was whisked to a nearby military hospital – where Egypt's prime minster ordered him held under house arrest – seven weeks and one day after the army ousted his successor, Mohammad Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood leader who won Egypt's first democratic presidential election.
Mubarak's release was technically required by law. But it added to the political tensions, as it was widely seen as the latest sign that Egypt is returning to military rule more than two years after the Arab Spring uprising that forced Mubarak from power, paving the way for Morsi's election.
The 85-year-old Mubarak – clad in a white shirt, khaki pants, black socks and white loafers – was shown in a photograph released by the army being lifted into a military helicopter as he lay on a gurney, adding to rumors that he has been suffering ill health. According to the state news agency, Mubarak asked to be transferred to the military facility for his house arrest.
Over and over, television news stations replayed video of the helicopter, which was labeled "Flying Hospital," as it landed at the Maadi Military Hospital and two men dressed in white wheeled the gurney toward the back of the aircraft.
As Mubarak was carried out, an ambulance pulled up, blocking the camera's view of him. Black-suited men brandished handguns alongside soldiers armed with rifles until the ambulance pulled away with the former leader.
For many, Mubarak's fate has reflected the nation's evolution. Within months of his ouster, he stood trial for the deaths of more than 700 protesters during the 2011 uprising. Images of Mubarak in a court cage, lying on a hospital gurney and listening to a judge read off the alleged crimes he committed suggested an Egypt transforming from military rule to a democracy.
Several armored vehicles and armed troops stood outside the entrance of Tora Prison, keeping watch over dozens of Mubarak supporters celebrating his transfer. They cheered and waved portraits of the one-time military dictator they associate with decades of iron fist-imposed stability. One man carried a poster of Army Gen. Abdel-Fatah el-Sissi, the minister of defense who announced Morsi's ouster and has emerged as Egypt's de facto ruler.
"This guy was treated unjustly," Mufeed Saad, a 30-year-old hairdresser, said of Mubarak. "Things were secure with him. Now things are insecure."
Saad's comments reflected the nostalgia that some Egyptians feel for Mubarak's 30-year military-backed rule. While he presided over rigged elections, massive corruption and a brutal security apparatus, Mubarak brought stability that has been deteriorating since the revolution that led to the ascension of Morsi and the Brotherhood.
Emad Hamdi, however, scowled as he threaded his way through the crowd. Like many Egyptians, he saw Mubarak's release as evidence that the military is rolling back the gains of the 2011 uprising.
"Those people should be sad," said Hamdi, nodding at Mubarak's jubilant fans. "This is as if the revolution never happened. It's as if the blood of the martyrs was spilled in vain and we are back to . . . dictatorship."
"It seems we are moving backward, not forward," continued Hamdi, the owner of a small clothing store. "Of course, there will be another revolution because the military is killing the people now."
The rival views on display outside Tora Prison underscored the differences dividing this nation of 90 million. They show little sign of healing soon amid violence that has claimed some 1,100 lives – mostly protesters killed by security forces – since the army-backed regime launched a crackdown last week on Morsi's supporters, suspended the constitution, declared a nationwide emergency and imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew.
Thousands of Muslim Brotherhood members and supporters have been arrested, including more than a dozen leaders.
State-run media reported fresh arrests on Thursday, including Ahmed Aref, a Muslim Brotherhood spokesman who was outspoken in condemning the coup on social media.
In a related development, the Egypt Public Prosecutor's Office ordered an additional 15 days of preventive detention of the Brotherhood's spiritual leader, Mohammad Badie, while it investigates new allegations related to the deaths and torture of protesters at a sit-in site set up by Morsi supporters, the Al-Ahram newspaper reported.
More violence was feared for Friday, when the Muslim Brotherhood has called for new protests to demand Morsi's reinstatement and the end of the military-appointed transitional civilian government. Morsi hasn't been seen since his ouster, his whereabouts are unknown and he's been charged with illegally escaping from prison during the 2011 uprising.
The U.S. Embassy advised American citizens to "remain at or in very close proximity" to their homes because of possible clashes pitting Brotherhood supporters against security forces and anti-Morsi counterdemonstrators.
Mubarak was released after an appeals court ruled on Wednesday that he'd been held in pretrial detention for the two-year maximum allowed by law in a case in which he's been charged with illegally receiving gifts from state media institutions.
He is currently on trial for the killing of demonstrators in 2011, and he also faces charges of stealing state property, profiting from gas exports to Israel and other corruption allegations.
McClatchy special correspondent Amina Ismail and Nancy A. Youssef contributed to this report from Cairo.
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Department of Revenue News Release
December 14, 2010Dept. of Revenue Assists Franklin County in Investigation of Sullivan Man in Tax Evasion Case
JEFFERSON CITY - The Missouri Department of Revenue's Criminal Investigation Bureau assisted the Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney's Office and the Franklin County Sheriff's Department with the investigation and ultimate arrest of a Sullivan man accused of not reporting income he allegedly obtained in a fraudulent scheme.
Richard Leo Miller of Sullivan is charged with filing false Missouri income tax returns in 2008, 2009 and 2010. He allegedly failed to report income he received during those three years. He is also charged with theft and/or stealing of more than $25,000. He allegedly defrauded a woman from St. Clair, MO, and it's this allegedly stolen income upon which he did not pay taxes.
According to investigators, Miller on several occasions asked the woman from St. Clair for money for his roofing business. Investigations showed that Miller either cashed the woman's checks or deposited the money directly into his own account, and that he did not use the funds to finance any roofing enterprise.
Miller was arrested Dec. 2 by Deputy Chris Ehrenreich of the Shelby County (MO) Sheriff's Department. He is free on a $25,000 bond.
"It isn't fair to law-abiding citizens when others try to avoid their responsibility to pay the income taxes they owe," Alana M. Barragán-Scott, director of the Missouri Department of Revenue. "This would be especially true if the income was obtained in a fraudulent manner from an innocent victim. I appreciate the efforts and the cooperation of the Franklin County authorities on this case."
As in all criminal cases, the charges against the defendant are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent until or unless proven guilty in a court of law.
The Missouri Department of Revenue is now on Twitter! To follow the Department on Twitter, go to http://twitter.com/MoRevenue.


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Happy Halloween to you all!!! Our trick or treating night is tonight and I am praying that it stops raining before tonight. It was 70 yesterday and a cold front is coming through now. Figures. We won't let that stop our fun, though. 🙂 I have my handy dandy candy list ready for all the treats that may come our way.
Now, for the good stuff. The winners of the Yoplait Kids contest. Using the Random Number Generator, the winners are:
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The Federal Government's technology procurement panels have attracted a mixed response from agencies, with one 16-month-old panel yet to earn more than $30,000.
The Government requires its technology suppliers to apply for and win a place on "whole-of-government" procurement panels. Agencies' use of such panels is typically mandatory.
But an iTnews analysis of recent AusTender figures has found vast differences in the uptake of various whole-of-government procurement panels.
The Australian Government Telecommunications Arrangements panel (AGTA), established in 1997, appears to be the most lucrative, turning over some $42.4 million since January 2010.
But managed print services and data centre facilities panels established in mid-2011 have yet to register their first deals on AusTender.
And the Telecommunications Invoice Reconciliation panel was used only once for a deal worth $30,000 since it was established in January 2011.
Ticket to the dance
In the past two years, many commodity items such as desktop hardware, telecommunications and data centre deals have been rationalised into standard supplier panel arrangements.
By providing limited lists of vetted and aggressively priced suppliers, the Government could theoretically improve agencies' access to the market and boost business for the industry.
But for suppliers, inclusion on a panel is really no more than "a ticket to the dance" with no guarantee of dance partners.
Data centre migration and facilities panels established almost a year ago are receiving only tentative interest so far.
The latter panel has registered no deals on AusTender as yet, but a spokesperson for the Department of Finance & Deregulation told iTnews that one lease had been signed and details would be made public in the near future.
Meanwhile, six deals worth a total of $4 million have been inked under the data centre migration panel, established in May 2011. That total includes a major, $3.4 million contract struck by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry earlier this year.
The limited use of data centre panels could foreshadow some interest in the forthcoming multi-use lists for cloud and cloud-like solutions under AGIMO's forthcoming data centre as a service (DCaaS) offerings.
On the hardware front, agencies spent big on desktops. A desktop panel established in October 2010 facilitated some 136 deals worth almost $27 million in total.
The related and newer major office machine (MOM) panel fared well on straight purchases, turning over almost $5 million for 15 deals since June 2011.
But the managed print services element of the MOM panel -- included by the Government as an option for reducing capital requirements -- has yet to register a single sale over the same period.
Iain Heddle, ACT manager for MOM supplier Ricoh said agencies may not yet be comfortable with the managed print services concept, preferring instead to own and pay support for their equipment.
Government panels and their earnings
Caveat: These figures rely on agencies tagging their purchases correctly against specific identifiers for us to analyse activity from AusTender. In several cases, we found anomalies. If anything the figures understate but trends and major patterns seem consistent.
A spokesperson for Finance & Deregulation said it took opportunities "when they arise" to remind agencies of their obligations to report promptly and to link their arrangements to the relevant identifiers.
Panel: Telecommunications Commodities, Carriage and Associated Services
IDs: SON361177, FIN10/AGI002
Established: Jan 2011
Total deals: $6,519,159 since Jan 2011
Number: 26
Average deal $250,737.
Panel: Telecommunications (AGTA)
Established: 1997
Total deals $42,492,157 since Jan 2010
Number: 33
Panel: Telecommunications Invoice Reconciliation Services
IDs: SON329574, FIN09/AGI020
Established: September 2010
Total deals: $30,000
Number: 1
Average: $30,000
Panel: Telecommunications Management
IDs: FIN10/AGI005-B, SON397048
Established: June 2011
Total deals:$858,989
Panel: Internet Based Network Connection Services
ID: FIN10/AGI019 (shown as "FIN10AGI019" in Austender)
Established: July 2011
Total deals: $8,148,783
Average: $479,340
Panel: Major Office Machines (equipment & support)
Established: June 2011
Total deals: $4,962,963
Number: 15
Average: $330,864
Panel: Major Office Machines (Managed Print Services)
ID: FIN10/FMG018 (same as equipment & support)
Established: June 2011
Total deals: 0
Number: 0
Average: 0
Panel: Desktop Hardware
Established: October 2010
Total deals: $26,820,177
Number: 136
Panel: Data Centre Migration Services
IDs: SON387946, FIN10/AGI011A, AGI010A
Established:May 2011
Total deals:$4m (note the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry accounts for $3,401,224)
Number: 6
Average: $670,000 (see note on DAFF above)
Panel: Data Centre Facilities
IDs: SON383698, SON232872, FIN10/AGI016, FIN10/AGI010
Established: July 2011
Total deals: 0
Number: 0 (One yet to be announced, according to Finance)
Average: 0


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Once upon a time, Mazda went crazy. Drunk off the success of the Japanese economy in the 1980s, they began to throw out all kinds of zany, ridiculous cars that remain lusted after today.
Actually, I don't know how many people long for the Mazda MX-3 now, but it certainly is a product of pre-recession Bubble-era Japan. Not so much the fact that it's a small sport coupe, but rather, that it packed a wacky 1.8-liter V6 engine.
The crew at MotorWeek seemed rather taken by the MX-3, particularly its sleek curves, unique-to-the-car "cockpit that looks like a cockpit," and smooth 130 horsepower motor.
I'd love to see a modern MX-3 revival with a tiny V6. Given current economic conditions, I'm not holding my breath, though.
MotorWeek Theater is our showcase of some of our favorite classic reviews from public television's finest motoring program. How does this video only have 10,373 views on YouTube? It's 1.8 liters of fun!


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Opinion: Is NYC Ready for Mayor Weiner?
New York Post Editorial Writer Robert George on the New York City mayoral race. Photo: Associated Press
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Aaron made magic happen to order the part, squeeze me in an already tight schedule, all while helping other cases in between. The multi-tasking was a thing of beauty! Not only this but Aaron understood that I couldn't miss anymore days at work because of this issue. In the midst of his multi-tasking, he called hertz and arranged a rental at a low price that would be available immediately. Came back exactly 24 hours later and my oil was changed and my hood will now open without me hyperventilating (remembering that everyone else saw this as the problem that just could not be solved).
Not only did Aaron (with the help of his team I'm sure), help me with my problem but the entire attitude and vibe was great. Everyone seemed laid back but happy to help while considering the customers specific needs.
Honestly, give this guy a raise. Even if he just got one. You don't want to lose this guy because coming from someone who previously didn't see the need to have loyalty to Toyota's dealership; you now have a customer for life.
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Due to this experience, we waited a bit longer...until I thought the aforementioned vehicle was on the verge of spontaneously combusting in our driveway. On a whim we decided to check out this dealership. I am SO GLAD we did! Within moments of parking we were approached by a salesman- "here we go" I thought "the non stop onslaught of 'just buy it and get off my lot' strategies are about to begin." Couldn't have been more wrong, the fella we dealt with, "Nick"- was a fantastic guy! Funny, laid back- obviously he wanted to sell us a car BUT he made it perfectly clear that he 1. wanted us to be happy with it, and 2. that he didn't want to push or pressure us into making a decision that wasn't completely our own. He was respectful of us- immediately there when we needed him or had a question, out of site to let us peacefully shop & enjoy the experience when we didn't. If we had a question he either answered it or immediately had the integrity to tell us he didn't know-BUT then made sure to find out for me- that kind of work ethic is in short supply these days!
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Allison L.1 year agoI was really disappointed after going to Chuck Patterson in Chico and thought I might have to go all the way to Roseville to get the car I wanted. Luckily I found Oroville Auto Dam. I have two kids under two so a long drive and then all day in a dealership would be awful. Luckily Michael worked with me via email. He never pressured me and we talked about price before I even came into the dealership. This weekend we happened to end up close to Oroville and decided to stop in and check it out. Michael wasn't in yet, but James was just as helpful and friendly. I got the 4Runner I wanted at a great price and without all the crazy negotiations. Both salesmen I worked with were honest and straightforward. It was so nice working with them and I will definitely return.
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Carruthers Beattie attended St John's Boarding School in Workington for seven years, then spent a year at Moray House in Edinburgh before beginning his university education. He took the Preliminary Examinations of the Educational Institute of Scotland, passing English, History, Geography, Latin, Arithmetic, Algebra, Euclid I II III, Mechanics, Logic, and Natural Philosophy. He was an undergraduate at the University of Edinburgh matriculating in October 1885. He studied Chemistry with Crum Brown, Botany with J B Balfour, Natural Philosophy with Tait, and Mathematics with Chrystal. He then studied Physics at Munich, Vienna, Berlin and Glasgow, having Lord Kelvin as an advisor. He was awarded the degree of D.Sc. from the University of Edinburgh in 1896 for his thesis The Behaviour of Bismuth Plates in a Steady Magnetic Field.
In 1897 Beattie went to South Africa on being appointed Professor of Applied Mathematics and Experimental Physics at the University of Cape Town. He married Elizabeth Paton in 1898. He continued to work for the University of Cape Town for the rest of his career, being made Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Cape Town in 1917. He was knighted in 1920.
On 2 July 1927 Beattie was awarded an honorary LL.D. by the University of Edinburgh. The report of the occasion, which Beattie did not attend in person, is as follows:-
Sir Carruthers Beattie is an alumnus and Doctor of Science of Edinburgh, who went to Cape Town as Professor of Physics thirty years ago, and soon traversed the heart of the African continent in the course of a magnetic survey. The reputation he made for himself as Professor led to his selection as Principal of the University of Cape Town, when that institution, largely his handiwork, was established in 1918. When its new buildings are completed within a year or two, there will be fulfilled the vision of Cecil Rhodes, who dreamt of a great South African University rising on the slopes of Table Mountain, and actually selected and gifted a site in this magnificent situation. This temple of learning will be a lasting memorial both of the great empire-builder who first conceived the idea, and of the Vice-Chancellor whose executive ability and unflagging exertions have brought it into being. Sir Carruthers's great services to the Dominion have been recognised by the Knighthood conferred upon him, and his alma mater is proud to laureate a son whose name is written so large in the academic history of South Africa; her only regret is that distance and pressure of affairs prevent his presence at today's ceremony.
John Carruthers Beattie was elected to the Royal Society of Edinburgh on 1 March 1897, his proposers being Sir W Thomson (Lord Kelvin), Peter Guthrie Tait, Alexander Crum Brown, Cargill Gilston Knott.
An obituary, written by Lawrence Crawford, appears in the Royal Society of Edinburgh Year Book 1947.
We give a version of this obituary at THIS LINK.
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
sorta-sushi sandwich rolls snack bento
On the right side are some sandwich-rolled "sorta-sushi" bites, made of bread (whole wheat white bread - the closest thing to wheat my husband will eat willingly) with cream cheese and strawberry preserves. Behind those are some cheddar cheese butterflies decorated with sprinkles. :)
On the left are raspberries, silicone barran to provide a barrier for the crunchy things in back - a piece of granola bar, mini saltine crackers and a few almonds.
My trickery worked! My little miss oohed and awed over her little snack, happily nibbling away and I got to relax while enjoying my coffee. :) Yay!
10 comments:
- Susan B. said... [Reply to comment]
I love the butterflies! Makes me think spring. sorta-sushi looks yummy! :)
great job!
- March 3, 2010 at 1:44 PM
- Bar 7 Ranch said... [Reply to comment]
Love the sprinkles on the butterfly cheese! I made my lil one some butterfly cheeses yesterday and that would have been perfect!
- March 3, 2010 at 2:22 PM
- Jenn @ BentoForKidlet said... [Reply to comment]
Adorable! Looks delicious too :D I'm glad you got some extra time with your coffee
- March 3, 2010 at 3:54 PM
- Heather said... [Reply to comment]
Just found your blog, and I'm in love! This is SO awesome!! I have been in need of lunch ideas for my 2 yr. old. We get bored of the same stuff and your ideas are fabulous! Thanks for sharing, LOVE it!! I need to get some of those bento boxes.
- March 3, 2010 at 6:12 PM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
Hello Heather! Welcome! :)
- March 3, 2010 at 8:22 PM
- Shannon said... [Reply to comment]
Super cute, love the butterflies! What kind of bento box is it? Looks like one of the Disney Store ones but I haven't seen that color.
- March 4, 2010 at 1:59 AM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
Shannnon, it is a Disney Store one - it had Tinkebell and some other fairies on the lid? I don't really know who they are? I'm such a bad girl mom! LOL
Of course, that lid BROKE (surprise surprise!) and the only non-broken Disney Store box we have left is a Cars one, so that's the lid that went on it. ;-)
Those boxes are such a nice size and looked so cute it's really too bad those latches were so crummy.
Our Disney Store closed and I got in there one of the last days they were open when everything was on super clearance. I could have gotten some more of those boxes for $2 a piece, but I wasn't even tempted. Such a pity!
- March 4, 2010 at 9:13 AM
- The Planet Pink said... [Reply to comment]
Anything that lets you enjoy Starbucks is a winner in my book!
- March 4, 2010 at 2:45 PM
- Shannon said... [Reply to comment]
We've broken a few of ours too, just dropping the lid cracked the plastic and made a super sharp spot where it broke off. But since I am glutton for punishment I just picked up a few new ones last week. The square Toy Story one and the battery shaped Lightening McQueen ones have a stackable cup inside, kind of a neat size for snacks since that is all I pack nowadays.
- March 4, 2010 at 10:00 PM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
I don't think I ever saw those ones.
The lid for this Tinkerbell box, the whole hinge broke off in my fingers when I was opening closing it to put away one day. Just ridiculous! :(
- March 5, 2010 at 9:05 AM


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Sea-level around the Chesapeake Bay is rising. Larger-than-ever storm surges are a certainty. Land is sinking further. The time has come to plan an orderly human retreat from more development along the watershed's low-lying edges.
The science that backs this advice gets drowned out when developers wave big money at county officials craving revenue. A classic "lose-lose" - for the environment and for taxpayers - results.
The most recent example comes from the Northumberland (VA) County Board of Supervisors. They have tentatively approved a massive home-resort-marina complex on Bluff Point, a marshy, wooded peninsula jutting into the Chesapeake from Virginia's lovely Northern Neck.
The rural county - four stoplights, 13,000 residents - acknowledges rising sea level in its master development plan, placing Bluff Point in a "conservation" zone; but after consulting experts paid for partly by developer Tom Dingledine of Charlottesville, VA, the supervisors granted an "exception."
The developer may put some houses on poles as high as eight feet in the air if needed; and that might seem reasonable, given sea level could rise about three feet in the next century, according to Virginia's Climate Change Commission.
But this ignores that a foot of rise, with the Chesapeake's flattish edges, can move the Bay inland as much as 180 feet, and you can't put roads and sewer lines on eight-foot poles.
Then there are storm surges. In 2006, Tropical Storm Ernesto caused surges along Virginia's Bay shore of four to five feet-with six to eight foot waves rolling atop that.
And while there's no proof the global warming that's driving sea levels up will cause more storms, it's a matter of physics that warmer water will fuel bigger ones.
Even without bigger storms, surges high enough to cause flooding at Bluff Point will occur three times a year by century's end - and that with just a two-foot rise in sea level.
Those predictions come from Northrop Grumman, contractor for the U.S. Navy in Newport News. They are concerned about flooding while ships are being built, a process that can take six years for an aircraft carrier. With a three-foot sea-level rise, major floods would become 20 times as frequent.
The Bluff Point development is only one example of how our thinking about the Bay's edges must adapt to the new reality of rising seas, says William A. "Skip" Stiles, Jr., director of the Virginia nonprofit Wetlands Watch.
"If sea level is constant, your coastal region is your most valuable real estate; but with seas rising it becomes a money pit," he says.
Wetlands Watch regularly challenges places like Bluff Point on both ecological and fiscal grounds.
Tidal wetlands can stay ahead of sea-level rise up to a point by accumulating sediment and organic material and building on themselves. But projections are that tens of thousands of acres around the Chesapeake will drown in the next century. Dorchester County in Maryland stands to lose around 85,000 acres of marsh and forest by 2100, according to Maryland climate change experts.
The only way many wetlands could adapt would be if adjacent uplands are left undeveloped to give the wetlands a chance to migrate inland as the Bay rises, Stiles says. That's a good reason to leave places like Bluff Point in conservation zones.
Wetlands Watch has also opposed some new wetlands created as part of Virginia's wetlands banking system, whereby developers get 'credit' against wetlands they destroy.
Stiles explains that many "banked" wetlands are vulnerable to sea-level rise, and will create no lasting environmental benefit. To date, Virginia has dismissed his challenges.
A "double whammy" for wetlands comes as rising waters and increasing erosion lead shoreline owners to armor their waterfront. This cuts off the sediment nearby wetlands need to build ahead of rising water, Stiles says.
Ultimately the taxpayers will pick up the bills, bailing out places like Bluff Point as flooding escalates. Taxpayer-supported federal flood insurance programs, beach replenishment programs and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are all seeing costs soar as coastal flooding escalates. Private insurers have already pulled back from many coastal areas.
"It's time for all these government programs to recognize times have changed," Stiles says.
Indeed, while many Bay scientists think a three-foot rise by 2100 is reasonable, they don't rule out a rise up to six feet, based on the more rapid than expected melting of polar ice.
Hopes for reining in carbon dioxide and other climate change gases have dimmed with the recent refusal by the United States and China to take serious action before 2020 at the earliest.
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All Your Base Are Belong to Mom
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All Your Base Are Belong to Mom
Want to get laid? Get away from Mom.
Now it might just be me, but I have my doubts about a cockroach infested hole filled with loud obnoxious room mates boosting the mood of "Not in the mood". Going on vacation together every once in a while is a splendid idea however. Or heck, a weekend resort, whichever works.
I think the point Ms Crigger was aiming for was that its past time to move out, and that your first place is most likely gonna be a shithole, but you'll end up not caring as you'll gain independance.
The friend zone is tricky. As Lara mentioned, it's not really worth dealing with and if it's upsetting you to any great degree, you might be developing a case of oneitis, in which case you're better off moving on and meeting someone new. Paradoxically, I think it's possible for shy guys to actually like the friend zone; it provides a kind of comfort wherein we imagine we're making progress, but in actuality we're just staying with what's safe and easy. Makes it too easy to blame outside circumstances, which keeps us from looking internally and starting our improvement there.
That's probably the number one problem of the friend zone. Most of the time the guy doesn't man up to ask the girl out!
Hear hear! It certainly takes balls to get out of the friend zone. I've had a lot of male friends of mine, who whilst I wasn't interested in them, were very interested in me, but wouldn't do anything about it.
The guy who did, and whom I was interested in, well, we're in a healthy, loving year long relationship, and we're all the better for the fact he had confidence. It's very attractive in a man.
The trick about the friend zone is: don't get in it in the first place!
You see a girl you like, might like or potentially could like...just hit on her. Tell her she's beautiful, make flirty jokes, just flirt. Make your intention clear i.e. you want to bed her!
Why the hell would you want to be a friend to someone you wanna bed? it's like watching the cooking channel, you can look but can't eat. Not to mention the pain it brings when you see her going out with someone else.
Remember, unless the girl look like a cow always treat them as a potential gf and hit on them from the start. There's absolutely no downside, if you realize you don't like them later, "let's just be friends" feels much better coming from you than her.
Ironic considering men commonly seek out women with qualities similar to their mothers.
Relationship advice-articles on a nerd-related website normally make me cringe (especially when written by a woman), but Lara, yours are great! Even if you couldn't care less about person X's problems, they are an awesome read.
And with all the pop/geek culture references, you sure know how to write for your target audience. :)
If two college age kids can't figure out how to screw one another, then give it up now because all hope is lost. Seriously, from the initial letter, I'm thinking there is a compatability issue.
Yeah that's what I thought the article was going to be about which is the reason I read it.
Until you move out of Mom and Dad's house, you are still a child. This is irrespective of whatever age you are. You don't become an adult until you learn to deal with adult responsibilities, and you can't do that living in your childhood home with Mom cooking dinner for you and Dad paying the household bills.
And, to put it bluntly, children (of any age) shouldn't be having sex. That's just the way it is. You want to have sex? Become an adult. Sex is an adult activity. You want to be an adult? Move out.
Simple as that.
"Yes, moving out means you'll likely have to live in a cockroach-infested shithole with curious stains on the bathroom floors. And you'll probably need to cram one too many roommates into said shithole just to make rent. You'll subsist on mac and cheese and coffee grinds, and the only time you'll get a good meal is when you nip home to Mom's for Sunday roast.
But you know what? You'll be able to fuck your girlfriend whenever you like. And frankly, that's worth it."
Wow. I don't agree with that at all.
Andrew Eisen
Not in the Mood:
Sometimes sex "without the feelings" is awesome. But here's the catch: it's usually only that awesome when it's with someone you have those feelings for. Think of it like skydiving--it's only "awesome" because you know there's a parachute, training, and supervision. If you were just falling, it'd be too terrifying for you to enjoy.
Same here. When you're in a committed relationship, that means you are free to engage in that no-holds-barred, no-strings-or-subtext, "meaningless" sex... but the both of you know you're with someone you can trust (your parachute), so you're free to enjoy it without fear of consequences. Basically, don't immediately knock the idea of "just plain fuckin'."
That said, decide your priorities. There's no doubt there are a lot of benefits to living on your own. Of course, it might just not be time for that for you. Only you know for sure. Are you making good use of the convenience home offers you, so that you can dedicate your time toward finding the right job with your hard-earned degree? ... or are you sticking close to home base because you're at the precipice and afraid to make the jump?
If you decide it's time, make the jump. Moving out is more "scary" than it is "hard," and fear only grows the longer you wait. Shop around for apartments or rooms-for-rent. Snag a job and see what your monthly budget is. Don't forget to buy the little things we take for granted before striking out on our own (like salt or toilet paper, etc.).
Above all, for now, the focus is your needs. That's where your brain needs to be right now, and your girlfriend should be focused on hers. You're no good to each other at all if you don't have your own ducks in a row. Don't let sex be a stress-er. Let it be a break from your rapidly-growing responsibilities, rather than being a chore of its own in any regard.
But, y'know, still be responsible about it. The last thing you need right now is a kid.
Always leave yourself room to be wrong. It could happen. Depending on your gender (unclear from the article), it could be that he just seems like a douche around you because he's threatened by your established relationship with his fiancée.
But, assuming you're right... consider that saying something is not going to convince her of anything except that you need to go. If this relationship is really headed where you imagine, you won't convince her to leave. But if you can be quietly supportive now, she won't shove you away, and you'll be there when she really needs you--in the aftermath.
Friend Zone:
Friends are good. Girl/boyfriends are good. But if you try to turn one into the other, you'll ruin both. And that's not good. If you've got a friend, enjoy that fact. There are plenty of other people in the world to fill the other roles in your life.
I'm just going to head everyone off at the pass right here and confirm now that this letter (according to details I left out) was written by a woman.
Exactly, you dont wanna get laid anywhere near your mom.
Right on -- sorry about that. Of course, it doesn't specifically preclude a guy feeling threatened. A close friend can represent this whole other area of your life to which he isn't connected, and some folks are threatened by mystery (particularly in the part of your brain that will inevitably cast doubts before a major decision like marriage).
Please note, though, that an explanation like this in no way means he isn't being a douchebag. It might just mean he's a different kind of douchebag.
That's the most illogical post i've seen all week.
By your logic right there a 50yr old man could be living with his 75yr old mother and be "Labeled" a child which makes no sense on the matter.
A child is a child until teenage years and from teenage years comes adult years the whole independence crap doesn't always make you an adult, what about a brain dead or severely crippled person that may have no choice but to live with their elders? would you still call them a child and a baby then because they didn't man up enough to magically fix what was wrong with their body?.
Also who said they were children they are in college and your old enough to have sex when you go to college it's as simple as that.
OT: I do agree with the moving out idea since taking a vacation would seem nice it would just be a short break away from the parents and would no doubt reset the strain cycle all over again so moving out would seem the best possible solution to get at least some form of privacy.
Is the 50 year old still being looked after by his 75 year old mum, and has he never lived away from her? Then yes, he is a child no matter his age. The key is that an adult (mostly) takes care of himself. In the situation you describe, I would expect the man to be looking after his old mum rather than being taken care of himself.
Normally I love your column, but i can't tell you how disappointing it is to see you propagate the malicious "friend zone" myth.
Correct me if I'm wrong here, but chances are that if you're not interested in a friend after months of knowing them, you wouldn't be interested in them after months of dating, either. If you don't like him that way as a friend, what you think you'd've liked him as a complete stranger?
I also have to say that it's pretty goddamn hurtful of you to suggest that i lack balls, just because i want to get to know a girl before asking them out (or before they ask me out). i couldn't imagine maintaining a long-term relationship with someone i couldn't be friends with, so what's the damn point?
oh right, casual sex. i forgot what the goal was here. maybe you're right, maybe i should be hitting on every attractive girl i meet, just to make sure she doesn't "friendzone" me. Maybe i'll miss out on some meaningful, lifelong friendships that way, but hey, at least i'll be getting laid! that's the important thing, right?
I went out with a friend once. It didn't work out, but we're still friends and i've never regretted it for a second.
I still don't see calling someone who's older than a child a child even if they lived with their elder.
Having sex at the family's home isn't that hard. You should just do these four things:
1) Tell your family members that when your girlfriend/boyfriend comes home you wish to be left alone.
No need to rush moving out. Enjoy what you have and move out when you're financially able and willing.
Which is funny, because when you look, you'll see that a lot of mental disorders (of varying degrees) are caused by mothers. Fathers also cause them, but there's something about moms that can destroy sanity.
For Instance: Ed Gien. He had a very dominant and hard mother who forced her views upon her children. Ed later went on to turn bodies into different pieces of furniture, like a skull bowl, a lampshade and wastebasket made of skin and a belt made of nipples to name a few of his morbid, disgusting creations.
Here's an article on this very principle: http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/notorious/tick/3b.html
Don't get me wrong, abusive dads also make serial killers, but I think mother's are more prone to causing it. It's not any kind of fact, just an observation I've had ...
Ah, the friend zone. It takes a push, it certainly does. But, if you want to leave, you must know--you will lose the friend. You might gain the boy/girlfriend, which is quite like a friend, but is more inclined to get annoyed by small things that you do, which might be overlooked by a normal friend. The best case scenario is that you are as you were, with the addition of new ways to touch each other. The downside scenario is that you get out of the friendzone, then become distant from each other because you lost the avenue of real discussion with each other, being unable to talk about each other to each other, as you might have discussed your dates before.
And, obviously, one of the worst case scenarios is that you ask her out, she thinks it's a wonderful idea, subsequently gets hit by a meteorite right before you get the kiss, but immediately after she says she's always felt the same about you, but didn't have the ladyballs to say anything. Because that would suck something terrible.
Some of this advice is questionable. >:{
I already made an emormous post on The Friend Zone ages ago, so I'll just repeat what I said here.
"I am so sick of this constant bitching about "the friend zone" as if the woman is doing something wrong.
She isn't. If she doesn't want to be with you, then she doesn't want to be with you. And banging on about how this is supposedly "unfair" because you're "the only person who treats her right" isn't going to solve anything and is completely counterproductive to a relationship. If it's not gonna happen, it's not gonna happen. Don't sit around acting as though guys are just buffet items for the girl to choose from.
It's not a choice between dickheads and great guys. If a girl isn't attracted to you then get over it and appreciate the friendship you've developed with them. If you're sitting around being nice to a girl at your own inconvenience in the hopes that she'll get with you even though she doesn't seem interested, and you maintain that it's unfair that she picked someone else, then you obviously don't understand attraction (much less the woman you supposedly like) and need to do some serious growing up before getting into a relationship.
This is not a case of winning someone over, people. It's a case of putting yourself out there and being whoever you want to be, as long as you're respectful of others. And if a girl likes that, then good for you! don't sit around trying to be someone for this girl only to get pissed off when she *shock horror* decides she doesn't want to be with you, as unsurprising as that outcome is. Ever think that doing everything to please her will never, ever work? I'm not saying you should be mean - by all means, be respectful and polite and kind! but don't make a concious effort to be whoever you think she needs the most in the hopes of getting her, because that's an ass-backwards way of looking at it that also has the unfortunate side-effect of making you look completely spineless.
TL:DR, If you were right for this girl then you wouldn't be acting as though you're just trying to bait a particularly stubborn fish by tending to it's every need. If she's worth the huge amounts of time you spent on her, then she must be worth your respect. So give it to her, instead of treating her like some kind of commodity that you're attempting to "win".
They certianly are, but you can't blame her if she hasn't got a fucking clue that she's hurting them and wasting it, can you? after all, you've been acting as her friend for a while, so what right do you have to act as though you've suffered? you can blame her all you want, but you got here as a result of your own actions. If you'd stood on your own two feet earlier, then you might not have won her but you'd at least have gotten away with your dignity, and maybe a bit more respect and interest from her.
YOU were the one who chose to piss away so much time on someone who might never want to be with you, it was YOU who continued this despite feeling as though it was heading nowhere, and it's YOUR fault if that blows up in your face. So man up and deal with it. What are you going to say? "Hey, I know we're good friends and all, and I'm going to prove that I respect you and care about you by telling you to shut up whenever you want to talk about your guy problems, just because I arrogantly think that I'm the best thing for you, and I don't believe you know right from wrong, you know, cos I really like you, and I choose to show it by not actually being honest about it". Are you really going to label her decision to keep things friendly between the two of you as "wrong and misguided" simply because you believe yourself to be the best possible option? She put her trust in you as a friend and you backed it up by being so nice and friendly with her, it's PERFECTLY reasonable for her to want to talk to you about guys.
She isn't "lucky" to have a guy like you. She's unlucky because the guy who is trying to be the most attentive to who she is is also, unfortunately, exhibiting traits of the kind of person that very, very few women want to be with. Can you imagine if a girl was constantly trying to be whoever she thought you needed most, basing herself around your desires rather than being headstrong and independent? can you imagine how unbearably DULL someone like that would seem to you? Protip: People don't want to be with people who are obsessive and resort to utter subservience just to satisfy that obsession. BECAUSE THAT SHIT IS CREEPY.
And in the end, how "respectful" can you possibly claim to be? I'm pretty sure that if anyone found something like this and discovered that it was written by a close friend of theirs, they'd be pretty upset, and would feel betrayed. And I don't think that would be an unrasonable stance for her to take if the girl you're talking about were to read this. I'd love to see you try to justify the things you're saying if she were ever to read them.
TL:DR (lol, again) stop blaming the woman for your own fuck ups like a petulant child, and stop claiming you are the best guy for her when you're providing evidence to the contrary with every complaint you make about her refusal to give you what you want."
Sorry to the guy who wrote in, I don't intend to attribute some of the more despicable aspects of the straw man I was attacking to you, I'm just repeating what I said to someone else who was complaining about The Friend Zone while also saying that it's all the girl's fault and complaining about her choices. Sorry for the wall of text, everyone.
My parents used to let me have boyfriends stay overnight in my room once I turned 18, so I never wanted for somewhere private to have a shag, but I've got to say moving out, earning a living and being independent is the best thing you can do in your life. Anyone who says otherwise is still living with their mum and doesn't know what they're talking about.
Advice to anyone who reads this segment: Don't. Don't even bother reading it in the future. Don't take any of this "advice." It sucks.
Here's a thought.
Really, not a big deal. Have sex at home. Turn on the TV or something. So long as you're not being obnoxiously loud, what the hell kind of problem could they have with it? Jesus, grow a pair, have the girl stay over. Your mom probably thinks it's weird she HASN'T heard you plowin' her yet.
IT'S JUST SEX. Unless you're living in a one-roomer with your parents -- so long as you have a door on your bedroom that shuts -- privacy is not a concern.
Move out? Kind of drastic but fair. No need to rush on it though. There are these handy places where you can rent a single room for a night, and it doesn't cost that much. They're everywhere too... I think they're called hotels?
As for the 'friend zone', that is a pure fabrication popularised by a sitcom that has since buried itself in mediocrity. Like the writer says, man up, and risk everything. If you lose it, well, hard work and alcohol numb most feelings until they get easier to bear.
Don't mix the two though... no one likes the guy who brings his laptop to the pub.
Good point. Chances are your parents had sex all the time while you were growing up, no reason you shouldn't be able to return the favor now.
Moving out may be decent advice too bad it only answers the question perhaps superficially. It is obvious that there might be a deeper issue about whether the person is compatible with his/her girlfriend with when and how to go about having sex. The letter asking for advice doesn't even mention mom or mother once! The person maybe living with their grandparents, his dad or some other guardian. Why the automatic saying move away from mom? It almost seems sexist somehow. Maybe just move away from the guardian or parent which still doesn't deal with the issue of partners wanting to go at a different pace when it comes to sex when other matters especially when living on one's own may make it so there may even be less time to get laid!
This is why female advice to men when it comes to dating can be so misleading.
Lara's advice is understandable: the only 'nice' weapon, the only peaceful weapon in a girl/woman's arsenal to keep horny men off her back (that she isn't interested in) is "let's just be friends". Most girls/women have at least a few awkward/bad experiences with guys that didn't get that they didn't stand a chance. But these guys kept trying.
So to protect herself and other girls/women from that situation, she gives the advice that it's as improbable as a rhino scenario.
But whether it's possible or not really depends on one thing. Does the girl think you're hot or not. Whether she'd choose to, depends on the situation. Whether you should choose to try, that's up to you.
The point is... if you have to ask whether it's possible, you likely don't have the skills yet to make it possible. And it's best to practice on girls that aren't friends yet to develop your skills. Because there's no saving and loading in real life, so don't risk losing longer friendships unless it's a risk with a good chance of success.
You really, Really, REALLY need to stop naming these things in steriotypical manners.
From the very start of your column I've felt it was aimed at the steriotype of a gamer. The "basement dwelling nerd with no social skills" and your titles are not helping me to look past that initial bias.
Your content is decent and advice is good enough, but seriously. If you want to last here you need to be more welcoming to us, not triggering latent memories of what we were teased for in our youth.
You know what makes this column so good? It actually has opinions and takes bloody sides. Why does every sex ed person have to be so "well sex MIGHT be bad for you... it might not be. Well cheating MIGHT be bad, who knows? Abortion? Well you COULD say it's just part of your body, but on the other hand, it is kind of murder-ish."
The whole concept of the 'Friend Zone' has always puzzled me, like it's impossible to simultaneously love someone and be friends with them. Maybe it's because I grew up in a house where my mother and father weren't just in love with each other, but were also friends. From everything I've been able to gather, the Friend Zone doesn't actually exist - chances are good that anyone who's gotten friendzoned by a woman never had a chance with her in the first place, one way or the other.
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