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Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) announced Thursday that he has included $20 million for the design and engineering of a replacement for the Gov. Thomas Johnson Memorial Bridge across the Patuxent River in the state's new transportation plan.
The governor released the new transportation plan after signing into law the Transportation Infrastructure Investment Act, a tax hike on gasoline. The $20 million to design a replacement bridge linking Calvert and St. Mary's counties is part of a new package of $1.2 billion for highway and transit projects the higher gas tax is expected to help fund.
Expressing her surprise when she heard the news Thursday, Calvert County Commissioner Susan Shaw (R) called the bridge funding "awesome," adding, "Well, that's wonderful news. ... I'm very happy and grateful. That's absolutely wonderful."
Estimates to replace the Gov. Thomas Johnson Memorial Bridge, which links Calvert and St. Mary's counties, have been upwards of $800 million. The Maryland State Highway Administration has been studying how to enlarge or replace the span since 2007. Shaw said she and Commissioner Gerald W. "Jerry" Clark (R) have been actively working to get a new bridge for 11 years. Sen. Roy P. Dyson (D-Calvert, St. Mary's, Charles) has been working on it for even longer, Shaw said.
In a May 14 letter to O'Malley, State Sen. Thomas V. "Mike" Miller Jr. (D-Calvert, Prince George's) and Del. John Bohanan (D-St. Mary's) said the bridge "has become a serious bottleneck for commuters to and from [Patuxent River Naval Air Station] from Calvert County. It is also a critical evacuation route in the event of an incident at the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear [Power Plant] or at the Liquid Natural Gas facility at Cove Point. For these reasons, we hope that you will consider moving this project into a position to be funded as quickly as possible."
The letter continued, "We recognize that this costly project ... has been on hold indefinitely pending sufficient funding in the Transportation Trust Fund. With newly generated revenues from the Transportation Infrastructure Act, we hope this will cause you to take a fresh look at this important project for Southern Maryland."
"I think [this] shows that they're looking out for their constituents" in Southern Maryland, Shaw said, adding "I have been very critical of the fact that the state maintains the top 20 transportation prioirties and it hasn't been on there."
Bohanan said Thursday the new funding "should kick off what will ultimately end up with the construction of a new bridge. This moves the project ahead and we'll get it done. It will be built. It's been a big question mark the past decade and now we have a path forward."
In 1974, when the then-unnamed bridge linking St. Mary's to Solomons was under construction, the state estimated it would carry 1,400 vehicles a day. Now the Maryland State Highway Administration says it carries about 30,000 vehicles a day. "There was no growth projection that would ever imagine us being at 30,000," Bohanan said. "It is clearly a major project, but one that we badly need."
The higher gas taxes are expected to generate an average of $800 million annually. Effective July 1, the gas tax indexes the current 23.5 cent-per-gallon state gasoline tax to the Consumer Price Index to adjust for inflation, but limits the increase so it cannot exceed 8 percent a year. It also applies 1 percent of the state sales tax to the gas tax rate before state and federal taxes.
"This historic transportation bill allows us to move forward with the first new major transportation projects in more than eight years and get our construction industry back to work," O'Malley said in a statement.
The Maryland State Highway's project calls for a replacement bridge span of the Thomas Johnson bridge. The existing bridge opened Dec. 17, 1977 at a cost of $26 million and rises 140 feet over the Patuxent River. The replacement span would be 75 feet south of the current bridge at a height of 80 to 105 feet, said John Groeger, deputy director of the St. Mary's County Department of Public Works and Transportation.
The Thomas Johnson bridge was closed for structural flaws from June 20 to Aug. 21, 1988, when 21 of 58 of its pier caps were strengthened for a cost of $3.5 million.
The state is also looking at how to upgrade the intersection of routes 235 and 4 in California, Md., leading to the bridge. The St. Mary's commissioners support an urban intersection where Route 4 would go underneath Route 235, but the state supports a flyover span from Route 4 to merge onto southbound Route 235.
Meanwhile, the state will widen northbound Route 4 leading to the bridge and add a 3,000-foot-long lane from the Route 235 intersection to Patuxent Boulevard. The project is in design and the goal is to bid the project this fall and start construction in 2014. The estimated cost is $4 million to $4.5 million.


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What's for Dinner #147 [OLD]
With the sudden appearance of post Memorial Day summer weather, I am too enervated for energetic cooking. Dinner tonight will be some pasta with already-made pesto, a side of left-over smoke roasted salmon, and a salad. That's all I feel I can manage, and tonight, I am definitely sleeping with the air conditioning on!
Is it hot where you are, and has the appearance of hot weather influenced your dinner plans?
Oops. I'm reposting from the old thread. Thanks, MC.
I've been cooking only a little, and lurking a lot. All of you make me laugh, and drool, every day. Which sounds as if we're wardmates, but I mean this in good way.
Our schedules have not been kind lately, but I've made two meals that I've been asked to repeat (they are a bit similar, as we've been unable to get to the market). The first was a baked sandwich: a sauteed mix of *lots* of baby bellas, kalamata olives, sundried tomatoes, peppers, and onions with feta and mozzarella. Stupidly simple, but the boyfriend keeps bringing it up, so I think I'll make them again soon. The other was a just-for-him pasta: tri-colored campanelle with chopped and sauteed summer sausage, olives, artichoke hearts, sundried tomatoes, and a mushroom ragu, with a little parmesan. I sprinkled a little ground fennel and cayenne into the sauce. He really enjoyed it. He proclaimed it to be salty, smoky, and delicious.
Tonight tests my pantry. I think I've settled a cheesy polenta, with white beans, spinach, sundried tomatoes, garlic . . . and maybe a little fennel-up fake sausage. There's a new-to-me brand I've been playing with, and the texture is *almost* perfect when crumbled in a skillet. There will be bread involved. And tomorrow we'll get to the produce market--the real one, not the damn big-box.
re: onceadaylily
Isn't it furstrating when the thing they rave most about is a sandwich!? Yours does sound good tho!
I'm still on the lookout for polenta in my new 'hood, so far I've only seen ready-made in a squidgy casing.
Tonight is chicken, asparagus and lemon cassoulet from the Leon cookbook. Chicken went in to marinade in lemon, garlic and thyme last night so tonight i just need to fry an onion, chuck in a can of beans and some asparagus, add stock and chicken and pop in the oven. Then I can nip out and buy a fan...
re: gembellina
Haha, I know. And that cassoulet sounds good! I've been trying to get a few last wintery dishes in before it becomes too hot to even glance at the oven.
re: onceadaylily
It was actually fairly summery with the asparagus and lemon, quite a misleading title I think as it was nothing like any cassoulet I've ever tasted, apart from having beans in it!
re: gembellina
that chicken does sound wonderful!
re: onceadaylily
that's the second time I read 'summer sausage' on CH today! I have to ask... what is it? How is it different from any other season's sausage?
re: Klary
Summer sausage is a cured meat, Klary. It's fully cooked, and doesn't require refrigeration (though I stick it in the fridge after it's been opened), and it can vary quite a bit from brand to brand, as to what types of meats and cuts are included. I usually get the Klemet's brand, as they sell it next to where I work. It smells beefy to me. Many people just eat summer sausage with crackers and cheese, but you can cook with it as well.
re: onceadaylily
OADL is right. It is also sold by Hickory Farms. Years ago, when my ex was a hunter, we used to have it made with elk meat too. I like to eat it with Triscuts, sweet hot mustard and a slice of cheese. Great snack.
Hickory Farms is here: http://www.hickoryfarms.com/item/summ...
re: onceadaylily
What is the fennel sausage you use? I love soyrizo already; I would love to add an Italian flavor to the repertoire for healthier preps.
re: JungMann
I've been using the Field Roast Italian Sausage. It's sold in links, but crumbles fairly well (I add extra ground fennel after I've crumbled it). You have to watch it though, it can go from almost-there to burnt in the blink of an eye. It holds its shape in a sauce much better than anything else I've tried, owing to the fact that it is made with vital wheat gluten, instead of soy.
re: JungMann
JM...I assume you are referring to Chorizo sausage....a colombian or mexican type of sausage...
re: PHREDDY
Soyrizo is a soy-based version of Mexican chorizo that I surprisingly prefer over pork as it is less greasy and infinitely healthier. Other pork chorizos across the Latin world, although often less fatty, do not have the same addictive heat and sour flavor that I find so beguiling in the Mexican style.
re: JungMann
it's a very good product.
re: JungMann
Jm .. Have heard of it but have never tried it....where do you get in NYC?
re: PHREDDY
Trader Joe's has it in/around NYC
re: PHREDDY
Trader Joe's is the only place I know of. I haven't even seen it at Whole Foods around here. Back in Chicago I used to be partial to the Melissa's brand, but the Trader Joe's soyrizo in NYC is pretty good, too.
re: JungMann
Will look for it.... Thanks!
all this talk of low carbs and grilling makes me wish i was having a grilled fatty bloody ribeye with composed butter, and a head of broccoli with olive oil, salt & pepper, but.....
dinner is up to the BF tonight. i have a feeling the main is a rice dish... sigh....
someone please have a steak for me tonight! thank you.
It was slightly humid when I left work today, but it's definitely cool north of Boston. We'll be getting rain tonight and overnight, but not the heavy hailstorms and thunderstorms that northeastern NY state, Vermont, and southern NH/western MA have gotten or will be getting later tonight!
As for my dinner, it needed to be something soft. I woke up this morning with my right jaw aching - as if I were grinding my teeth overnight. Well, I might have been doing so - but I wear a bite guard so I'm not sure why my right jaw hurts! I checked - it's not the teeth - it's the jawline. Ouch.
So I thought I had taken out some meat sauce to have with spaghetti. After it defrosted, I realize it's chili. Oh well. That still works. I'll serve it over some leftover spaghetti (I usually serve it over elbow noodles) with sour cream and grated cheddar on top.
And hopefully my jaw won't hurt tomorrow morning. :-/
re: LindaWhit
chili over spaghetti w/ sour cream and cheddar is excellent. what a fortuitous mistake :)
re: ChristinaMason
It did the trick of taking the hunger pangs away AND was soft to eat. My two goals for dinner last night.
Even better is that my jaw doesn't hurt this morning. So I'll actually be able to chew on both sides of my mouth for lunch and dinner.
re: LindaWhit
I'm certainly not averse to chilli with spaghetti, or mashed potato for that matter. don't tell anyone! Glad you're not in pain this morning :)
re: LindaWhit
good to hear that was temporary pain only, LW!
re: LindaWhit
Sounds like Cincinnati Chili to me. Or at least that is how we call it. Used to serve that every superbowl sunday! Everyone loved it.
SO NOT hot hear, Roxlet; et al. all WFD posters (whom I love)...
Tonight, the let-down from the fabu weekend is in full-force. Deeply tired, and not so motivated to cook. All y'all who read the last thread know of my Sunday shinanigan's and last night's early grillaxin'.
The tuna grill last night was AWESOME; clean, tasty, sharp and light. Tuna in a veil of toasted fennel seeds/ Corriander seeds/ blk Pepper, with a bed pf spinach, some quartered tomatoes, and that tang of the food 52 strong dijon/caper dressing. We really enjoyed it. Dogs for the boy, and relaxing around the patio was all we could do....
Tonight, after a busy day working on stuff here, I am so focused on a MR burger for just me (!), and an ear of corn. Super simples. Saved frozen chuck patty, with a little onion and spice ground in. On the grill for a few, on a bun. Avo, dijon, slice of tomato and pickle and that's about it.
Over salted/butterd fresh new corn to satisfy my carb craving; then just sleepy me with a movie I probably won't manage to finish...
Knowing that I am missing tonight, crise de grouilles feed tonight at the lovely Al Fresco (possible, but might still be too cool out) resto JF's family goes to for the frog leg feed. Nothing but plates and plates of froggy legs, sauteed up in garlic and lemon. Served with white wine and bread. Not much more. Everyone eats till the table groans with bones. SO good! Can't wait till Sept. when I am there again.
Now I cook my burger, and wish:)
Tomorrow, on to new bright tasks, and fresh energy in the short week coming up. Energy and peace to all my CH, n WFD hounds!
With a house full of guys and a driveway full of hot rods all weekend (the guys are getting cars ready for a show at the end of June,) it was impossible to cook so it was pizza on Friday and out to dinner on Saturday. Sunday was the obligatory holiday weekend grilled chicken and veggies so tonight it's back to normal in the kitchen.
I'm still obsessed with baby carrots cooked in coconut oil so tonight I will add snow peas, scallions, broccoli and shrimp to them. Lots of sriracha on the side (or on top...) I guess I can make the man some rice if he wants some, I'm looking forward to something light. Its pretty warm here.
re: weezieduzzit
"...a driveway full of hot rods all weekend."
very cool. car people and boat people are cut from the same bolt of cloth.


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Japanese Prime Minister arrives
Belfast International Airport says it is honoured to welcome the G8 leaders to Northern Ireland.
Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, was the first leader to arrive, making the start of the historic global event. Mr Abe's Boeing 747-400 landed on the newly re-surfaced main runway. He was accompanied by key advisers and accredited Japanese media.
Mr Abe is the first Japanese Prime Minister to visit Northern Ireland.
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Other G8 leaders will arrive at the airport in the morning.
The G8 is the single most important event in the 50 years the International Airport has been in operation.
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"We have the space and the capability to accommodate some of the largest and most modern aircraft in the world and this global event clearly demonstrates the importance of international connectivity and the role we perform in the wider economy.
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Agree on Defense and Special teams. But on offense I really think we are going to have to make some scoring plays in the passing game to take the defenders out of the box.
We have been trying to run and it just hasn't been working. We make plays here and there but in the end stacking the box results in us scoring 20 or fewer points. You hit 2 big TD passes and you get them out of it. Then we can run the ball. Who to throw the TD too is the big question? Not alot of help right now. But the way the refs are calling PI I would just throw it up deep at least several times to see if we can get a big play. Pass on 1st down, They will be expecting run. Keep them off balace.


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keith johnson wrote:Can whoever has the keys please move 3 and 7 long (preferably before dubs so people can practice, or after if not) so it will be in position for the GSSS?
volsfandl wrote:Sorry about that. I realized what I had done and it wouldn't be Deer Lick dubs if it wasn't on a Sunday. I can't be there early that Sunday, but I don't mind doing a few things to help before that. Hole 14 needs some work as always. I'll be at the course this afternon and I'll let you know what needs the most attention.
atl scott wrote:Count me in. Keith, what time are you showing up to work on the course?
Can't Hit Open Putts wrote:Grease are you looking for desirable items for CTP's or can they be gag prizes?
Funky Bobby J wrote:I think that in honor of Dave Douglas who will be playing left-handed - we should all have to drive hole 1 with our off hand (in other words - stranger) - and it should be a CTP
Just a suggestion
grease wrote:I'm down as long as the ditch is not ob.
grease wrote:I think that if anyone aces hole 1 with their opposite hand, the group should pay
$10 per person or $2 for metal. BTW, Bobby said "drive" with your opposite
hand. You can finish out regular, right?
volsfandl wrote:Funky Bobby riding the tee post on hole 12' was the one that finally got me.
atl scott wrote:scores?
djester wrote:I would love to hear "Back by popular demand"....so.....
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Overby Farm Hip Flex are soft, chewable treats with a kick for joint health! These soft chewables are formulated with whole tart cherries, blueberry and cranberry, ground flaxseed (for healthy Omega-3s) and glucosamine. The healthy benefits attributed to tart cherries and berries continue to spread and grow as our population chooses natural and functional foods to support healthier lifestyles. Scientists and researchers have confirmed that cherries and berries are loaded with naturally occurring compounds that are great for maintaining health.
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Overby Farm has worked closely with university experts and practicing veterinarians in capturing these healthy benefits for our companion animals. Overby Farm's choice of ingredients in Hip Flex and other products was guided by research conducted at Michigan State University's Bioactive Natural Products and Phytoceuticals Laboratory, which identified that the natural enzymes and antioxidant compounds in cherries may help relieve discomfort associated with normal daily exercise and activity. These findings led to several patents and an exclusive relationship with Michigan State University.
Hip Flex Canine Treats come in 9.5 oz. bags, with 60 soft-moist chewables
Review Rating: 5
Country of Origin: USA
Manufacturer: Overby Farm
Active Ingredients per ChewableTart Cherry and Dark Berry Proprietary Blend 1,250 mgFlax Seed and Flax Seed Oil 125 mgGlucosamine HCl (shellfish source) 100 mg
Inactive Ingredients - Ascorbic Acid (Source of Vitamin C, an antioxidant), Barley Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Canola Oil, Cinnamon, Citric Acid, Gelatin, Ginger, Glycerin, Lecithin, Mixed Tocopherols (Source of Vitamin E, antioxidants), Natural Flavor, Oat Flour, Rice Flour, Salt, Sorbic Acid (to maintain freshness)
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The ingredients are healthy/good for joint health. My dogs don't necessarily need them but it can't hurt to give supplemental help for joints. They smell so good the dogs love them. It is a benefit for my older dogs.
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By elynoon
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My dogs both have hip issues. I started them on level 3 and saw results in their mobility within a week. I also discovered another benefit that I believe is completely accidental. It kills bad breath! After two days on this I noticed my border collies skunk breath was gone! I gave some to my mother to try on her Yorkie who has terrible breath that no doctor could explain. It was gone after one dose. So it's an added benefit that has been a secret solution to funky breath. Kudos!
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By Boo
from Oak Creek WI
These chews are the best way I am able to give both of my Bichon Frises their glucosamine. They eat them up like candy when I give it them daily. Awesome product.
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By Kili
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Kili is 10 years old. This product truly is restoring mobility thoughout her joints. The cherry taste Kili likes immensely. She stands patiently waiting for her Cherry Hip Flex Chews. She receives her four Cherry Chews treats twice daily.Hope this product remains available forever. Kili gives it a perfect 10 RATING!
Fabulous Product!!
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This is a wonderful product. I started using it on my 15 year old Siberian Husky that was experiencing joint issues & beginning to have difficulty getting up & down. After only a week on this product I saw marked improvement in her mobility. After a month she was acting like her old self, up & ready for her daily walks. Best of all she loves them. Fabulous product!
Excellent product! Kili loves Hip Flex
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The treats can be broken in half. That makes them last much longer. The doxies love their cherry treats!
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We give these treats daily to our 2 Akitas, they are nutritious and smell & seem to taste great!
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Porn's effects on women users
I was directed here from the above listed TEDX talk. The Great Porn Experiment, which is in fact a response to this TED talk.
There's a lot of talk about how internet porn affect men, who are the majority users, I'm curious if there are any studies (and hopefully talks) about effect on women users. I know how porn have effects on porn actresses, but I'm asking about effect on how porn affect women who watches porn.
Or perhaps there's no effect, or social effect for that matter, since the number is too insignificant to have a study done to it. But women do represent half of humanity, and I'm sure such a study would present some interesting insights to how porn affect human, and not just men.
What do you think/know about this topic?
Dec 2 2012: Linda - LOVE IT. Perform away! :)Dec 2 2012: Linda - I think you'd like what we're trying to do with https://makelovenotporn.tv/ :)
Do email email@example.com and I'll send you an invite into beta.
Dec 2 2012: OK I am going to be honest. I do not mean to judge or stereotype. You date 20 year olds. You are enjoying amateur hour. There is nothing wrong with that. Have at it and have fun.
I am so far past that I will not settle for that anymore. That stuff is for rank amateurs. I do not want to watch other people in love having sex. I want to be the performer. It's simply a better role.
If you think this generation has it bad with porn available everywhere with the click of the tv controller, Imagine when I was coming into my sexuality. There was not much and it was really bad. There was 'Deep Throat and Debbie does Dallas. The music was boom waka waka. I mean really yucky. But we figured it out or not, just as this generation will figure it out or not.
I do think it is a good idea for people with questions to have an experienced impartial source for advice. We had Ann Landers and then Dr. Ruth. Always remember it is just advice.Dec 2 2012: this "makelovenotporn" thing is easily the most self defeating idea i have ever heard. in a nutshell:
the sex we have in our everyday life is the hottest sex there is. therefore you can upload videos for others to see.
question that involves logic: if you want to convince us that our own sex experience is the best, why would i watch your content instead? and if i do watch some content instead of having sex myself, why would it be your content instead of the zillion out there? jeez, i'm still in an infinite loop, not finding the exit.Dec 2 2012: ps: but okay, can i have email notifications for sarah beall's uploads?
Dec 2 2012: Heh heh. I'll pass that compliment on to Sarah :)
Krisztian, here is why I'm doing what I'm doing:
Take a look at the 'About' page on http://makelovenotporn.com/ to see just some of the thousands of emails I've received from people everywhere that demonstrate why this is an issue.
Re how what we're doing is different, don't take it from me, take it from a review from the porn industry itself, here where WhackMagazine calls us 'nothing short of revolutionary':
and a perspective from porn blogger LynseyG:
Best thing is to take a look for yourself - email firstname.lastname@example.com and I'll send you a beta invite. :)Dec 2 2012: Ken - broadly speaking, yes, but the issue is more nuanced than that. MakeLoveNotPorn is not anti-porn. The issue isn't porn, but the lack in our society of a counterpoint - an open, healthy discussion around sex in the real world, that would then, amongst many other benefits, enable people to bring a real-world mindset to the viewing of what is essentially artificial entertainment. Our tagliine is 'Pro-sex. Pro-porn. Pro-knowing the difference.' Our entire message boils down to 'Talk about it'. That's because overly porn-influenced behavior is usually driven by the best motives, not the worst. We all get vulnerable when we get naked. Sexual egos are very fragile. People find it bizarrely difficult to talk about sex with the people they're actually having it with, while they're actually having it. You are terrified of hurting the other person's feelings/putting them off you/derailing the encounter/derailing the entire relationship - but you want to please them; you'll seize your cues on how to from anywhere you can, and if the only cues you've ever been given or encountered are from porn, those are the ones you'll take - to not very good effect. This is an issue that would never have crossed my mind if I had not begun encountering it very directly and personally, through dating men in their twenties, 5 years ago, and why I launched http://makelovenotporn.com/ 4 years ago, before the media talked about any of this. I am my own research lab - I continue to date younger men - and so I can tell you this issue is endemic and it's only getting worse. (And I am very selective about whom I date and only date utterly lovely younger men - but this is how they are being educated about sex.)
Also, yes, this is manifesting negatively re male self-image, as per this piece from the New York Times recently:
It doesn't mention porn, but I can tell you that's one of the reasons for this.Dec 2 2012: Everyone joining in this conversation - please do email email@example.com if you would like to be invited into the beta of https://makelovenotporn.tv/ At just 14 weeks old in private beta, we have over 116,000 people signed up on our beta waiting list, and people are joining and paying to rent #realworldsex videos - we have cold hard cash proof of concept in a world where the received wisdom is 'nobody pays for porn' :) At only 2 weeks live, XBiz, the porn industry's biggest trade journal, ran the headline 'Cindy Gallop's New Website Takes Aim At Porn's Status Quo': http://www.xbiz.com/news/153233 and this is an in-depth interview with me about MakeLoveNotPorn.tv that XBiz posted 3 weeks ago: http://www.xbiz.com/news/156181, while Gizmodo calls us The NSFW Social Media And Content-sharing Platform The Internet's Been Waiting For: http://gizmodo.com/5937150/makelovenotporntv-is-the-nsfw-social-media-and-content+sharing-platform-the-internets-been-waiting-for
Do come check us out :)Dec 2 2012: *cough* Women watch and enjoy porn too. (Different women enjoy different sorts of porn - there is a tendency to lump 'porn' together as one big amorphous mass, when, like 'literature', it comprises many different approaches.)
When I launched http://makelovenotporn.com/ at TED 2009:
everything I said about porn acting as default sex ed in the absence of an open, healthy attitude to and dialogue around sex in the real world, applies just as much to women as to men. (Check out the 'About' page on the site for just some of the thousands of emails I've received daily over the past four years about MLNP from young and old, male and female, gay and straight, from every country in the world.) Young women write to me distressed about the fact that their boyfriends are doing everything they see in porn. But young men also write to me to say, my girlfriends are doing everything they see in porn; they're putting on a performance, and it's getting in the way of a real connection.
For detail on how porn influences women as well as men, please read my short TED book 'Make Love Not Porn: Technology's Hardcore Impact On Human Behavior': https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/make-love-not-porn/id452296228?mt=11
Those emails inspired me to launch https://makelovenotporn.tv/ just 3 months ago - this is the New York Times on that venture: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/fashion/cindy-gallops-online-effort-to-promote-real-not-porn-fed-sex.html?_r=0
The porn industry, like every other industry, is male-dominated. 99% of mainstream porn is made by men for men. There are women making porn, and 'feminist porn' , but too few of them. The best future is one equally influenced 50/50 by men and women. The shape, approach and content of the porn industry will change when there are many more of us women creating ventures within it; more women will enjoy them, and men too, because they will be innovative and different - like MLNPTV :)
Dec 2 2012: Interesting Cindy, Good on you.
Is there an illusion out there in the average males mind that they are/should look like those buffed hairless sixpacked porn actors? as well as there should be only young and dumb perfect females who are constantly gagging for it? is this the attitude that is out there as opposed to what was there 20 years ago?Dec 2 2012: OK women watching porn might be a generational thing. I do not know any woman of any age that enjoys porn. Erotica yes, porn no.
Sex is not just a pleasurable behavior. Not if you know what you are doing. If a woman is going through guys like condoms (been there, done that), she might not understand how sex affects the spirit. How that spirit connects with another spirit when there is love and commitment. A woman is lucky if she gets the chance to experience that. Getting your rocks off is not the same as a blending of spirit,. I don't know how better to explain it.
In talking to some of my guy friends, they understand that too. They understand when there is love there is a connection of spirit and being with each other. I would imagine it does not matter about sexual orientation. That is why when there is a spiritual connection a break up can be devastating. You loose part of your spirit. It's not the same as mutually parting with a good lay.
That is why porn is so uninteresting and banal. That is also why sex can be boring and banal. I would rather go to biology class.
But I would clear my schedule for a man who understands this.Nov 27 2012: OK you guys are hilarious, Porn does not effect women like it does men. Women are typically not aroused visually. You can catch our interest and focus our attention with a great looking guy dressed accordingly but we only laugh at genitals. Two (or more) bodies smacking at each other with all kinds of bodily fluids just doesn't cut it. For me and many of my friends it just grosses us out.
Then there is also the problem that women are taught to compare themselves to other women. So when they see Miss September, they feel bad about themselves, which has the exact opposite effect on arousal. And they feel even worse if you are the one that says, "hey, look at Miss September." Now guys, think about what she is thinking about you when she sees Mr. September. Oh yeah, I can tell you you are not gonna get lucky because why can't you be just like him?
Women are aroused inside our minds. Not through our eyes. So that is why erotic books are so popular. Fifty shades of Grey for example. The visual is left to the reader and the reader has insight into the motivation and thoughts of the characters which is crucial for many women. It is the relationship (real or pretend) that is arousing, not intercourse.
When women think of romance, they think of flowers and touch and beautiful images. Men think of all that as the stuff they got to go through to get to the romance.
For women its about the relationship not about the sex. Porn is all about the sex without relationship. It is frankly biological and very much like sitting through biology at least for some of us. In reality intercourse is biology. Which is why some of us are thinking about the grocery list and the laundry etc, during intercourse if the guy does not pay attention to the romance and relationship.
Porn is just gross.
Nov 27 2012: in short, romantic movies for women are what porn is for men. question: then why it is acceptable socially to watch romantic movies, and why it is not so much acceptable to watch porn? romantic movies should be XXX rated for girls!
Nov 27 2012: OK let me try and explain from a woman's point of view. I was just trying to remember any romantic movie that was arousing and I can only think of one. Because romance in and of itself is not arousing without the appropriate relationship.
Romance and relationship are so intertwined in a woman's mind and it is that combination that is arousing. Not romance in and of itself or worse yet, someone else's romance.
What guys don't understand is how arousing romance and relationship is for a woman. If you did, you all would invest more effort into it. It is not linear so sometimes you have to invest more effort into it than other times. But guys could have fabulous intercourse if they know what they are doing with the relationship and a little romance (flowers, chocolate romance. Not genital romance).
Ever see an ugly guy with a beautiful and wonderful woman? He knows and understands this principle. And she usually thinks he is the most wonderful man on the planet.
That's why romantic movies are not arousing in and of themselves. It is like watching porn. You just can't get into the relationship by watching it. It's that whole part about the thoughts and motivation of the characters. Hollywood doesn't do a good job of that.
Nov 27 2012: i was kidding, but thanks for the explanation anyway. i consider it a bonus! :)Nov 27 2012: What Linda is saying is that women need a reason and men just need a place.Nov 27 2012: @ Pat LOL If I have a reason, I don't even need a place ;)Nov 27 2012: Thanks Carl - a very important issue.
I have obsered the equivalent of ED in porn-adicted females - it manifests as an inability to achieve orgasm. I am not going to generalise this becuase my sample data is not statistically significant.
I would also propose that TED itself is another vector of arousal based adiction.
We have some very serious self-review to undertake in light of these insights. I for one will take it seriously.Nov 26 2012: Some probably reasons why women are not commenting here:
* Porn "users"? Do we people also "use" musicals or action thrillers?
* Women don't watch porn. Some of them enjoy erotica now and then. (What's the difference? The sex of the watcher.)
As for studies, the first result in http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=affect+female+pornography+OR+erotica is http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF01542096?LI=true. Go through the list at Google for more studies.
Also try http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=addiction+female+pornography+OR+erotica
Nov 26 2012: *Since I'm referencing a video that calls watching porn an addiction, I think it's appropriate to refer to porn as a consumable.
*But that's just it, if it affect men, then women's reaction shouldn't be all too different. But like I said, there's just not that many women who watch internet porn, or not on the level men does. So...Nov 26 2012: Women I know don't like porn that much. They feel like they're not the target audience, everything revolving around the male's pleasure. Female-orgasm-oriented porn is rare and most of the time it displays men performing unpleasant moves on girls.
Let's face it ; porn sucks. Every porn movie I've watched was awfully crappy. And yet again, women seem to care about quality.Nov 26 2012: From what I've seen and heard, there is very little firsthand social effect on women. I think you're right about there being a small sample size, but it's more than that. There are fewer female watchers of porn, and those who do watch do so less often on average, because the majority of what's out there is simply not geared towards women. It's harder to get addicted to a product that's just not being marketed to you, or made with your interests in mind.
On the other hand, I think the secondhand effect is enormous. If straight male sexuality is being affected, you can bet that straight female sexuality is, too. (Also see Cindy Gallop's talk: http://blog.ted.com/2009/12/02/cindy_gallop_ma/)
Nov 26 2012: That's exactly what I meant when I said small sample size. Sorry for not being clear. But yes, I agree with what you said, I asked just in case someone is aware of things being otherwise. Though I do know that there are porn targeted towards women, and as other commentators have pointed out, fantasizing about sex is not limited to internet porn, and women do in fact do so in other mediums.
I am nevertheless still interested in such a study if it exist.
Great link by the way.Dec 2 2012: Thanks for the recommendation Morton, and thanks Carl :) Do email firstname.lastname@example.com for an invitation into the beta of https://makelovenotporn.tv/Nov 26 2012: I think its depends on period of woman's life.
Teenagers in the peak of sexual maturation have the strongest reaction.Nov 26 2012: I don't think any woman will comment as it is the stigma that is associated with actually commenting on it that might invite unwanted attention and the possible catching of odious vapours. In short if you were a woman asking this Q then i think the ladies will respond, Porn is a private issue for most people, an aid or an accentuation for a couple, we are still coming to grips with just how massive it is on the net and the dominance of the male half of it over it. It would be good to see some thoughtful responses.
Lejan .
Nov 26 2012: Carl Men's profile does not disclose a gender. Therefore 'she' could be seen as 'Carlita Mendelez' to open the 'female world' to this question ... ;o)
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Nov 26 2012: Carlita Mendelez? =_=Nov 25 2012: Oops Maybe we really need to hear what the ladies have to say.
One might say men and women do not do things exactly the same way.Nov 25 2012: What is porn? Women read more romance novels than men read sci-fi. Romance novels seem closer to porn than you may be willing to admit. Read Nancy Friday's book. Of course the interesting thing is some female author gives a formula for these things It's short and concise. But she also does the same for Sci-Ri.
Nov 26 2012: Yes, interesting how there's so far still no response from the women on this thread, when the question is clearly targeting them. Anyhow, do you think that explicit romance novel have similar or comparable effects on women as porn does on men?


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Image of Pakistan in your sight?
How do you feel when you hear about Pakistan?
What stereotypes you have for people of Pakistan?
Do you really think, they are terrorist?
What if a Pakistani adds you on social network?
Kindly be Precise and Short.
Pamela Kewin
Jul 6 2013: I have friends in Pakistan and have visited the country. The people are no different from anywhere else in the world. They want the same things, a good job, enough money to live and give their children an education. They are not terrorists, it is just that terrorists operate in the country.
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Just like the IRA terrorists operated in the UK and Ireland for many years but the British are not terrorists. Memories are short. It is only small minded, bigoted people who stereotype others.
I am happy to have Pakistani contacts.Jul 6 2013: Give everybody in Pakistan accesss to social media and this might be a step forward to healing it, I think.
In other words - give them a computer and internet.
To everybody, I mean.
"Spend the money on feeding, clothing and educating the poor of the world, not one human being excluded, and we can explore space, both inner and outer, together, in peace." - a quote from the link
Best wishes.
Jul 9 2013: That is a short, but powerful message Anna.
It reminded me of a quote:
"Life is hard, but it includes a free ride around the sun every year."
I often use this quote when speaking to individuals who live in a closed minded-negative-view of the world.
If every human on earth realized we are all together on the "SAME" planet..........and it is our HOME........and that together we can live in happiness.........no borders, kindness, interchange of information.........after all we all die.........we can't take anything with us............and yet humans are so very selfish.
I have faith that soon things will change for the better.
Many others do too.
Thank you for sharing this video. I had not seen it at all.
Powerful ending. Why can't people stand "good news"?Jul 3 2013: No, I do not see the people of Pakistan as terrorists. That's just another media generalisation based on a vociferous and violent lunatic fringe.
I refuse to allow my view of Pakistan (or any other country for that matter) to be stereotyped by politics and the media. The media view of a country is sometimes spectacularly inaccurate and unrepresentative of the many people who may not hold the political allegiances that they would have us believe.
"What if a Pakistani adds you on social network?": If you are flesh and blood like me, and you want to have a conversation, then I would be pleased and honoured to speak to you!
If I want to get an accurate view about a country, I will speak to an ordinary citizen - NOT a politician or a journalist.
Jake Maddox
Jun 25 2013: What I can tell you from two tours to Iraq is that human beings are essentially the same all over the world. We share a lot of the same beliefs and wants, a better world for our children, someone to love and to be loved, a sense of humor, listening to your favorite music, etc. I broke bread and drank tea with many Iraqi people and shared many friendships with them. It's a shame that a few radicals can influence a nation (U.S.) to stereotype an entire people. There really should be more education and exposure to enlighten people.
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Jun 25 2013: Jake this is what all about, People are same its just few factors that define them as good or bad.
Thankyou for your feedback :)Jul 3 2013: Hello Najam, and welcome to TED:>)
The image I keep in sight, is peace and harmony for Pakistan.
When I hear about Pakistan, I think of so many innocent people in harms way.
The majority of people in Pakistan are NOT terrorist. In fact, I believe it to be a very small number who want to terrorize others.
What if a Pakistani adds you on social network?
Noveed is one Pakistani I have been gratefully communicating with for quite awhile:>)
(Hope you don't mind Noveed!)
I just looked at your profile Najam, and I LOVE this....
"not only is the glass half full, but there's a full one around here someplace"
Good one my friend:>)
Jul 3 2013: Colleen I am grateful that you remembered me during commenting on this post. Najam! Colleen has a magical personality like no one else in my life, I think this is really cool that whenever I get so depressed or extremely happy without thinking I share it with her and it's a coincidence that she always has a good idea for me. :)
There is a sunshine after every dark night so I believe that soon my country will be a place of harmony and peace where people from every school of thought and ethnic group will be respected.
Jul 6 2013: Dear Noveed,
I cannot forget you unless I lose all my memory completely!
I agree Noveed, that there is sunshine after every dark night, so we will keep the image of peace and harmony for your country, and all countries in our world:>)
Thank you again and again my friend, for your kind words.
Jul 7 2013: Hey Colleen, Thankyou for your feedback.
Glad to know you already have a Pakistani friend, Majority of people want peace and to live their lives, no wonder when this region will know peace but least we can do is to work for it.
As Noveed said, there is light at the end of dark and there's a glass full somewhere around too.Jul 7 2013: Hey Noveed.
True Noveed, There is Hope for us, Lets work for it.
Fritzie -
Jun 25 2013: My first image at the word Pakistan is majestic mountain ranges- the Karakoram, K2, Hindu kush.
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I have never been to India or Pakistan, and while I know many families from India, I don't know anyone from Pakistan. Obviously I would not expect a Pakistani to be a terrorist!
It is useful to realize that the images people have of the typical person in another country tend to be skewed by the few contacts they have and portrayals they see in media. This is true whether people are thinking about Pakistanis or French, American, or Russian.Jun 25 2013: I'm Indian and not calling you guys brothers would be mean, and I seriously mean it when I call you brothers. We are basically of the same country, you guys are no different from us.
Pakistanis are angry at my country for the reason that their country, although getting independence at the same time as ours, they have not gotten the same opportunities as our country.
I do not blame them for their anger, if I was a Pakistani, I would be angry too at the preference India gets over Pakistan.
This anger has brought forth lots of terrorists from Pakistan that are angry with the world and their misfortune.
The problem is that stereotypes affect us unconsciously. We do not feel it coming but its there. I'm guilty of having stereotypes for everything and I'm racist (we all are, its how society has come to be) but I try not to show it or express it.
Sorry for blabbing out, just felt like talking a little.
I feel angry at their rulers for making the citizen of their country feel what they feel and I feel sad at the terrorists because they don't have much and are underprivileged which led them to revolt.
I have the general stereotypes like everybody else.
Of course not, I do not think so. Stereotypes are always just assumptions made by judgmental people which have caught on with the general public.
If a Pakistani adds me on a social network I would accept it only if I knew him personally or the exception of the person being a valuable person to the society.
Jun 25 2013: Alot is going on between our countries for long now? No?
I dont know when we will learn peace.
Jun 25 2013: I'm an optimist but truthfully, I say it will be a rather long time before that happens.
There's soo few things we can do and even fewer things that we can actually execute.Jun 25 2013: G'day Najam
When we all become accepting of our small differences & only see them as differences instead of an opposing polarity, things are slowly changing I believe.
MathewJun 21 2013: I feel sad. I reckon Pakistan a part my culture, language, music and sports. Despite feuds and wars, I believe this country is closer to me than other countries.
The Pakistani stereotype is that of an eccentric, militarized, mitant rogue where most people are either terrorists or fundamentalists. I know, there can nothing be more wrong. I have good Pakistani friends and they are as good and well meaning as any people in the world.
The only problem with Pakistan, I believe, is its failure to embrace democracy, which was Jinnah's vision. Otherwise, it had the most promises of being a liberal democracy despite being Islamic.
I will welcome any Pakistani to add to my social network. In fact, there are a good number already.
Kiran Batta
Jun 22 2013: Well said Pabithra, being an Indian I share the same view, I feel I am closer to a Pakistani than a Caucasian, I know I am being regionalistic but if we are ok with nationalism we should be ok with regionalism.
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Martin Odber
Jul 10 2013: About Pakistan I think dry, hot weather, and spicy food.
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About the people I think beautiful dark complexion dark eyed women, and fast talking men with sharp edged pronunciation.
As for their political beliefs I'd likely not know much about that until I saw their body language, or other indicative information about their intent.
As a base line indicator I'd figure that person probably hungers, hurts, bleeds, opes, dreams the same as any other person and in that assumption look forward to other likelihoods.
Jul 9 2013: I do not have any particular image of Pakistan.
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I have met, and spoken to many Pakistani individuals, on line, and face to face.
Usually the ones I meet in my community have been women, or else the entire family is out and about shopping.
They have all spoken English, and many times also Urdu.
Our conversations have been very pleasant.
Jul 9 2013: Pakistan is land of diversity, explore our music, culture and foods. you should explore them all :)
Jul 9 2013: I am hoping that as more and more Pakistanis come to Florida, I will be able to enjoy their culture.
Of course, nothing beats travelling abroad......perhaps one day Najam.......perhaps one day.
Thank you for sharing your culture, music, and insights with us.
I have thoroughly enjoyed reading everybody's wonderful comments.
paul Ashton
Jul 8 2013: You are brave and have changed perceptions in just asking. Congratulations!
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Mitch SMith
Jul 7 2013: Hi Najam,
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I have many stereotypes from the media:
1. A nuclear armed country at risk of falling to religious extremism
2. A country that got massively disrupted by recent floods
3. A region with extremely deep history - about which the West knows little
4. A country at great risk of impacts from global warming (flood/drought cycle deepening)
However, I occasionally exchange emails with Pakistanis in pursuit of my business interests .. in that regard I find Pakistani's to be very entrepreneurial, excellent craftsmen with a lot to offer the world.
My observation is that the focus on the need to catch-up with the west is actually inhibiting the great talent and craftsmanship of Pakistan from realising it's true potential.
In my opinion, Pakistan would be better served to feed its social strength into Pakistani culture .. It will never be a Macdonald's country and should stop trying to be one.
(Edit: I'll just add this . it seems to me that Pakistan has a dangerously exploitive elite .. they certainly invoke the craftsmen to work hard .. but I think they are being very cruel and are not letting the brilliant craftsmen to get any wealth from their work - and I think those exploiters need to be replaced by true cultural heros .. people who care for better things than money and power .. if you could get rid of the traditional ruling class, Pakistan would become a model country that everyone in the world could admire.).Jul 6 2013: Pakistanis have the same potential and problems of many other countires. The difference is how they see themselves. If each individual of every country takes it upon themselves to be known by their good actions and noble deeds, rather than their prejudices, words, pretence and psuedo appearances, then the resulting image will be very positive.
It is not what others think of you or your country, it is what you think of yourself and your country and what you as an individual are doing to make it better.
In my opinion there are several problems in Pakistan that needs to be fixed. But primarily they need to first end communal strife and prejudice, next provide access to unbiased news and information and extensively promote "Education".
wayne uejio
Jul 5 2013: I have many co-workers and friends who are Pakistanis. They were intelligent, educated, stupid, silly, caring, too linear, too traditional, no thinking out of the box, too much thinking out of the box, etc. They were like every other group of engineers I have worked with.
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I have many in my social network.
My major concern with both Pakistanis and Indians are the overt and hidden caste systems.
Nitin Kumar
Jul 2 2013: It doesn't matter where do you live, so in my opinion I do not have any good/bad image for pakistan. There are both types of people everywhere whether you belong to that country or not.
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Peter Mullen
Jun 29 2013: Personally I see tragedy. I see the shattered hopes of millions left in poverty from the ravages of colonialism. I see millions of people who should think of Americans as brothers,and sisters, but who are camouflaged behind the cloak of fundamentalist thuggery, political treason, corporate sponsored fascist propaganda, misunderstanding, and jihadist lunacy. I see millions of people who are brainwashed by the abomination of religious extremist propaganda. I see the legacy of decades of inadequate school funding, inadequate investment in women, and family planning. I see a country of medieval backwardness, and repression. I also see millions of young, strong, intelligent, beautiful people who have the possibility for a brave and beautiful new future. It can happen if the world cares enough to provide funding for development, without burring them in ridiculous high interest crushing debt. I see a universe of wasted potential. I also see hope, for peace and prosperity if the young people of Pakistan denounce violence, and choose education and engagement with the community of nations without threatening their neighbors with nuclear weapons, or extremist violence. I see endless possibilities and peace.
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Sean Brother
Jun 28 2013: The pakistanis are, in my opinion, the same as in other countries all aver the world: people who wants to live in peace, to be free, to work and to learn, to grow up their children without fear, to be happy and to improve their lifes. How could it be different? Aren't we all human beings? Why are people -here and there- who think that pain, hate or violence can change that condiction, and if it could be changed, why, and where is their right to do it so? Nobody is legitimated for hate and hurt. Everybody of us are called to help people, everybody of us need help many times a lifetime.Jun 24 2013: G'day Najam
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Cricket of course & Islam.
What's a terrorist? You could call terrorists partisans which is quite acceptable when one's country is invaded however when that fight is taken out of the invaded country into other countries then I suppose it's just terrorism however when one's hands are tied what is one to do? The problem is fundamentalist fanatics usually make up terrorist groups these days.
No I don't look at Pakistan as being a fundamental fanatical country.
Jun 25 2013: Yes mathew glad there are people like you, who actually are not bounded to stereotyping.
There's alot about Pakistan, food, music and culture.
Thanks for your feedback.
Jun 25 2013: G'day Najam
It's funny because in western countries we are lied to or manipulated just as much as in some eastern countries about the rest of the world outside western culture, if we just looked at each other as a difference not an opposing polarity the world would be a far better place.
MathewJun 24 2013: Pakistan is a country with a lot of potential. That potential has to be nurtured with a lot of care or it may not fully bloom to reach its potential. What I want to see in Pakistan is sticking to progress in the society, economy, government, bureaucracy and other areas. Slow and steady progress will definitely lead to the victory and happiness of Pakistan. :-)Jun 21 2013: Try These videos :)
This is just the start of Exploring Pakistan,
You are always welcome over my fb
Pakistan is a place to visit :)
Ken brown
Jun 20 2013: Your'e just like the Indians and the Sri Lankans, obsessed with cricket. I feel sorry for your countries location, it's peoples are many and varied with different dialects. Where does one start?
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Jun 21 2013: What few things you hate about south Asian countries?
Jun 21 2013: I just got past the media blind when in my head the word "Pakistan" is recognized or brought up in a conversation, there's nothing wrong with your country it just needs to gather itself together and begin it's climb upwards, other than that "What is it with cricket?"
I'm a kiwi so when people mention the word "Asian" we tend to group asiatic people from mongolia to indonesia as asiatic and the indian continent upwards towards the M.E as Indian. Don't be offended it's just how we look at the world, we see it from the bottom up Literally.Jul 19 2013: Well !! I'm from India. The country which hates Pakistan the most than any other country.
I don't feel so safe, maybe because of the mental image formed by my country in me since childhood for being Pakistan's enemy.
For stereotypes, our country assumes Pakistan as the first suspect for any terror attack.
No, I don't think they are all terrorists. It sounds funny to me.
I actually have a friend on Facebook who is from Pakistan.
Bottom line, I respect the country very much and I know there are a lot of people with consummate skills, lying unused in the country because of the unavailability of the resources and majorly due to the corrupt and kind of a military ruled government. I love the Pakistani food and enjoy eating haleem during the Ramadan and other savories. We have a lot of people of Pakistan taking refuge in our country, we all colloquially live together and celebrate all the festivals regardless of the religion. We love and respect the country and want both the countries to establish peace relations on the Kashmir issue.Jul 17 2013: Country full of terror.. I agree with smith that Pakistan is a nuclear armed country at risk of falling to religious extremismJul 17 2013: Based on its geography probably a lot of natural wonders that people from the West haven't got a chance to freely explore. Images come to mind of Kashmir and I try to remember when it broke away from India. I'm not very update on current events, but the word Pakistan makes me think of Hindus although I think there are a lot of Muslims there, too. And they aren't thrilled with the U.S., but then again, neither are many Americans. Oh, and they'd have to write in English not Urdu if I was added to their social network. Is the food as good as Indian food?
Jul 18 2013: People from the West have gotten a chance to explore Pakistan's natural wonders. Some of the world's tallest mountains are there and people have been climbing them for decades. But just this summer 10 mountain climbers were killed by terrorists.
I think Pakistan has had a lot of wrong done to it and also done a lot of wrong itself.
Jul 18 2013: I didn't say they haven't had the chance to explore them, I said they haven't had the chance to FREELY explore them, i.e. unencumbered by local politics, guerilla armies, passport and travel visa snafus, unfriendly locals, etc. during whatever time period suits them and not just when is deemed safe by U.S. Department of State through the Bureau of Consular Affairs.
I commiserate with you on the state of Pakistan in regards to what it has done and what has been done to it. I read a book back in January by Salman Rushdie that made Kashmir seem like a magical place while detailing some of the strife within the region.Jul 13 2013: Corrupt government. Very hierarchical--officials and their wealthy friends get everything, everybody else gets nothing.
Even colleges cannot get electricity, while the government and the rich always have the power on.Jul 10 2013: Let me Congratulate Mr. Najam for bringing in such a topic of conversation. This is very much necessary to erase misjudgments and create harmony.
Well, I am from India and Pakistan is my neighbor. I respect it as much as i respect any other country. It is really unfortunate that few incidents have disturbed the peace in Pakistan, nevertheless, it a country wanting co-existence, harmony in my view. Your question "do you think they are terrorists" seems funny to me. Few peoples mistakes or stupidity cannot be held as parameters to judge others, in this context, the whole Pakistan. Terrorists have an ideology that is far from that of a normal peace-loving and caring person's. By standing together and firm, situation can be controlled. No one will ever have to find an excuse to connect with a pakisatani,socially, given that social network is all about connecting with different people from different places. Remember, when we become narrow minded because of few incidents, we should be open minded to accept the beauty of differences when we find lot of good things.Jul 9 2013: I've met incredibly erudite Pakistanis in the U.S. and had great discussions with them. I find it hard to reconcile these folks with all the other realities that Pakistan is: mass illiteracy, a thin veneer of landlords taking advantage of ignorant rural folks, oppressed women, a dysfunctional government, a military caste bent on building nukes, millions filled with hate against minorities such as Shiites, paranoia about India, poverty fueled by underinvestment, madrassahs indoctrinating young people in the most extreme variations of Sunni Islam, open acceptance of violence, and an economic future as bleak as one can imagine. I find it immensely depressing that Pakistan's rulers have traded nuclear information with North Korea. If I had to pick the most likely nation to be annihilated in some kind of crazy nuclear exchange, I'd place Pakistan right at the top of the list. It's a nation without a future (except in terms of massive population growth.) I'm sorry Najam, but that's how I see Pakistan.Jul 5 2013: A country is known by what it does. A good act is forgotten but a bad one is always remembered. That is the law of this world. At the same time, a powerful country can get away from anything. However, Pakistan people should realize that the bad publicity which is attributed to their country has origin in their own country. If the civilian government has no control over certain aspects of the military and the ISI, steps must be taken to bring them into the overall control of the democratically elected government. Otherwise, the unfortunate tag of being a terrorists will stick to the innocent majority of its people, even through the act itself is carried out by its military and the ISI.Jul 3 2013: In my opinion, (which is both framed from- discreet personal belief and the interception of some experiences across social networking platforms), Pakistan as a whole is just as any nation, having its own agendas, its own people, its own mode of plans and actions. But the negative feedback that it receives from across the world is simply due to the overcast in the governmental hierarchy. Pakistani's are not to be deemed terrorists in this regard, because they are just as human as any of us, they also share the same sentimentalism, but the government's complete stoicism towards terrorist activities that originate from the very heart of the country and its inactivity to barr such heinous forebodings is the fact which adds dark clouds to the otherwise beautiful scenery.Jul 3 2013: What type of answer do you expect a bitter truth or a pleasing answer. The bitter truth is that Pakistan is country which is a breeding ground for terrorism and promotes terrorism. And the pleasing answer to show that I am secular is its a very very good country which promotes Peace and Harmony.
Jul 3 2013: Hi Santokh, the 'bitter' truth which you are sharing almost everybody knows to some extent but you are blaming the whole country which is really not appreciable. No doubt terrorism exist here, but about 180 million people lives here so for your information only a few are violent which belongs to some countable conservative religious or political organizations. So for our government and law enforcement agencies concern, both are taking almost every possible action to overcome this situation. I am one of those optimistic who believe that soon these conservative Islamist groups will be changed because they also love their children as you and I do, just they need education and awareness.Jul 7 2013: Noveed summed it very beautifully, i guess.Jun 25 2013: Salam,
according to me Pakistan is a country having a lots of potential but due to politics, military power they are ruining there ........ need good leader there and one more thing you all are my brother and sisters :) we all love youJun 23 2013: my views: mix of moderate muslims and fanatics... the fanatics however are more prominent in the news today.
And it kinda surprises me why those prominent ones want to put shariah law into its constitution... Iran did the same thing years ago.. and now those very people who opted such rules want the extreme religious clerics out... I wonder why some muslim countries (turkey recently) don't see the Iran situation as an example... or is it a totally different situation that doesn't merit a comparison?... thoughts?Jun 23 2013: Raymond Davis
In January 2011, CIA contractor Raymond Davis shot and killed two Pakistani men
in broad daylight in Lahore, Pakistan.
Davis claimed to have diplomatic immunity and to be a part of the U.S. Embassy in Lahore.
But, Embassy officials denied him being an American diplomat or attached to the Embassy,
and then changed their minds later, after President Barack Obama came to his aid, and referred
to him as "our diplomat" and demanded he be freed.
The U.S. Embassy in Lahore said the Justice Department had opened an investigation
into the shootings.
The anti-American uproar was so severe that the United States had to dispatch its best diplomats,
including John Kerry, to negotiate his release, which Kerry accomplished, through the traditional
Islamic method of the payment of blood monies to the victims' relatives. 19 relatives appeared in
court to accept blood money payments totaling $2.34 million dollars.
A U.S. official said Pakistan had paid the families $2.34 Million Dollars for Davis's release.
That arrangement allowed Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to assert in a news conference
that, "the U.S. didn't pay the compensation". But the American government "expects to receive a bill
at some point," said the U.S. official, who spoke only on condition of anonymity because the situation
was so sensitive.
We need to assume that there will be unintended consequences of paying blood money for the lives
of innocent civilians, wrongfully killed as collateral damage, by U.S. Spies, Drones, and Soldiers.
Raymond Davis went home to Colorado, where he entered a Bar, was involved in a knife fight,
arrested and jailed. The follow up research should be quite interesting, politically.
President Barack Obama can really pick 'em. Democrats should be proud.
The press seems to have kept the follow up on the back page. Hmmm...Jun 21 2013: Thankyou for your feedback :)Jun 20 2013: Hate prevails...
Masses suffering and surviving under the Gun because of a screwed up philosophy of some where hate prevails.Jun 20 2013: I don't know that much about Pakistan. Perhaps Pakistan has to do more to reveal itself to the world, such as via films, commercials, travel promotion. Mainly I think of Pakistanis as normal people, variety of kinds of people. Perhaps I think they are somewhat or a little angrier than people in some other countries, or what do you think? Are they a poor country, that might make people a little angry.
Jun 21 2013: Alot of sacrifices for good of this world but there are variety of people. Some are less tolerant on various issues. Though they are most loving nation.
Jun 21 2013: Najam, what do you mean, a lot of sacrifices for good of this world?
Jun 22 2013: The nation whose army is involved in various UNO Peace mission, Nation who supported peace in the area and the nation which is on the verge of inside war since 10 years now.
So sometimes when you loose people close to you in a war, it makes people a little angrier.Jun 22 2013: Thanks, Najam, I didn't know you were on UN peace mission, or supporting peace in area. What other good points do you see in Pakistan, you said they are loving people, in what way, do you think they are more loving than people of other countries, or the same, or less loving?
Jun 22 2013: You will love the hospitality of the people, the food, weddings, life style and obviously natural scenery.
Pakistan is one of the only country in the world which is blessed with all of the resources either natural or minerals.
Pakistan is a nuclear power as well.
If you want to know more about Pakistan and our daily life, you can add me over my facebook :)
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Jun 21 2013: Pakistan's are not what they are shown on TVs and News. Cool, loving and oriented their lives to family ethics and morals. Its really surprising if you dont know much about Pakistan but it always about going ahead and knowing whats unknown.
Pakistan was never the same though times are difficult.
If you want to know more about us, want to explore Pakistan, Ask me anything.
Lets break the stereotypes.
A country that won worldcups of Cricket, Hockey, Suqash, Snooker. A country full of musical giants and inspiring youth.
Thankyou for Replying
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Jun 22 2013: Try These videos :)
This is just the start of Exploring Pakistan,
You are always welcome over my fb
Pakistan is a place to visit :)Jun 27 2013: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHA-OROumGc
Listen to some quality music of our country
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Jun 22 2013: Just Remember one thing Pakistan is a place to be :)
and this one is mine all time favu :)
Try these
wagha border. border between Pakistan and INDIA
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Jun 23 2013: Its not provoking, its about patriotism in the end both nations are much same and we both want peace unlike our rulers.Jul 9 2013: Najam, nice youtube video of music.
I am enjoying all the links you have provided.
May I ask you? What language is he singing in?
And what is the first song about?
Thank you Najam.
Jul 9 2013: It is in mix up of various local languages, Urdu and Punjabi is mostly used in this song and this is related to Sufism,
Try some music by ''Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan with Micheal Brooke''
Youtube it you will love it.Jul 9 2013: Thank you......I wasn't really sure.
I will youtube those singers.
Thanks for the suggestion.
Kiran Batta
Jun 22 2013: "Pakistani people are more honest then Afghans and Arabs"
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Dear Zx, pray do not generalize (like u did in your post). One person may be more honest than other, but you can not compare nations, its only helps in stereotyping people and stereotyping is not good. Portraying Indians as scammers is also not justifiable, hope you realize that you are talking about billion people.
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Kiran Batta
Jun 23 2013: Zx,
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Sorry if I went overboard with my reaction. Its true that I am not responsible for my fellow citizens, I should be responsible towards my government though.
You must watch Ted talk by Chimamanda......she elegantly explains whats wrong with generalizations, hope u like that talk :)