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IICT organises seminar on contract research in pharmaceutical & biotech industry

The Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad, in association with the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) has recently organised a one-day seminar on 'Contract research in pharmaceutical and biotech industry: Scope and opportunities' at the IICT campus.

Addressing the symposium, Dr I S Gandhi, medical director, Vimta Labs Ltd, said, "The need for a contract research organisation (CRO) is due to both upward and downward cost pressures exerted on pharmaceutical development programmes thereby focussing on their core skills and outsource routine development process to CROs. This will reduce both time and cost." He added that the selection of a contract research organisation for successful partnership needs an approach to identify and develop relationship based upon shared goals. more

Program offers basics on exporting for local businesses

Twenty-five years ago, when Leslie Smith started his landscaping company "with a weed-eater and a pickup truck," he planned to build a successful business by beautifying his hometown of Jacksonville.

C&L Landscaping has exceeded expectations.

"We landscaped the stadium, the airport, the gateway to Daytona, a big park in Deltona and so much more," said Smith. "We've gone way beyond weed-eaters and lawnmowers ... now we're going international."

Smith is one of 26 local business owners who took part in Jacksonville's first International Trade Certificate Program "Export Series" Jan. 28-March 3 at Jacksonville Port Authority headquarters on Talleyrand Avenue.

The six-week program was co-sponsored by the Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida, the Jacksonville Port Authority, Beaver Street Enterprise Center (a FreshMinistries Initiative), and the Small Business Center of the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce. more

Aloha willing to sell business segments

HONOLULU (AP) _ Aloha Airlines is seeking a buyer for some or all of its major business segments. That includes its passenger service.

The state's second-oldest airline filed for Chapter Eleven bankruptcy protection Thursday.

Yesterday, a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge granted a series of motions.

They allow Aloha to continue operating in the near term, including making payments for fuel, utilities and employee wages and benefits.

Judge Lloyd King says U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Faris has recused himself from the case. Faris presided over Aloha's previous bankruptcy.

The airline emerged from bankruptcy protection in February 2006, just 14 months after filing under Chapter Eleven.

(Copyright 2008 Associated Press. more

Business Week in Review

S&P downgrades National City: The credit rating service Standard & Poor's lowered its outlook for National City Corp. to negative from stable because of continued deterioration in housing markets. "The outlook revision reflects our concern regarding National City's exposure to the still-challenged housing and mortgage markets," S&P said.

It cited near-term risks from National City's activities in commercial and residential construction, high-risk home-equity loans, as well as loans retained from the 2006 sale of subprime mortgage lender First Franklin.

The downgrade ended a rough week for National City, which saw its stock lose 43 percent of its value early in the week before bouncing back slightly to end trading Thursday at $11 a share.

Dots to expand in new HQ location: Dots, a national seller of women's clothing, plans to leave its longtime headquarters in Solon and move its 200 office and distribution workers to a new, larger building a few miles away in Glenwillow's Emerald Valley Business Park. more

Three new Beaumont businesses to open soon

Three new Beaumont retail businesses are set to open in the coming months. All three businesses will be located at the 2nd Street Marketplace, Beaumont.Beaumont City Manager Alan Kapanicas announced at the Tuesday night city council meeting that Best Buy will open in April. He also stated that Bed, Bath, and Beyond and Pet Co. will open in May.Best Buy is scheduled to open April 25, according to Developer Gary Hanshaw of Hanshaw Properties. The company has already joined the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce, Director of Marketing Autumn Young said.General Contractor Richard H. Borden Engineering and Construction, Inc. spokesman Tom Rowe said that Bed, Bath, and Beyond is scheduled to open May 5 and Pet Co on May26.Staples office supply is set for a June 15 grand opening.The Ross clothing store is looking to open up in early July, Rowe said. more

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How to Grow Your Business Globally - BusinessWeek

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Andy Shumaker graduated from Yale in May and came home to Lafayette for the summer before a planned trip to France. He wasn't just taking a breather, though -- he was trying to help dozens of students get into ...

Times when play can pay during a job search - St. Petersburg Times

MIAMI — The lazy days of summer are here and almost gone, but for people who are job hunting, taking the afternoon off to soak up some sun may feel like a luxury they just can't afford. Just as work-life ...

U.S.-China Trade: How Long Will the U.S. Be China's Doormat? - Huffingtonpost.com

Enough already! Prior to the G-20 meeting in Toronto in late June, the Obama administration decided that the 20 leaders would mostly focus on Europe because " China had announced plans to allow the yuan to rise ". Having ...

Bernanke's persuasive powers to be tested when he speaks today - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

WASHINGTON -- The economy appears to be stalling. Yet the Federal Reserve has run out of simple steps it can take to revive it. That's the test facing Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke as he addresses a conference ...

US, world stocks edge up due to US growth data - Seattle Times

Stocks edged higher in Europe and on Wall Street Friday after a key U.S. economic growth figure was not as bad as feared, and as investors looked ahead to a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke ...

Bernanke's options down to comforting words - msnbc.com

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Bernanke comments give world markets a boost - Forbes

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Open Question: chinese business visa and review my letter of invitation?

ok, 2 things here: 1. i was wondering, in my visa application form should i apply for a 6 month business visa, or 1 year business visa? i will be doing an internship at an english school in guangzhou, and they would like me to stay for 9 months... 2.can someone plz review my letter of invitation, and tell me if it sounds promising? any advice would be welcome! thx heres the letter: (print on official company letterhead) August 26, 2010 Mr. Lucas Correas **** S. Tabor Way Morrison, CO, USA Passport # ********* Dear Mr. Correas, As a prospective English teacher for Uni-Horizon Education Group interested in learning about Chinese culture, our company would like to invite you to stay with us in Guangzhou from September 27, 2010 to June 30, 2011. This will allow you a special chance to gain superior teaching knowledge and experience, and hopefully work for our company in the future. You have been selected from a vast number of individuals based on your past private tutoring experiences, as well as your volunteer work with Special Education students, plus the fact that you have previously resided in Beijing, China and you show a strong interest in Chinese culture. During your stay with Uni-Horizon Education Group you are expected to learn how to run an English class for elementary students. Your obligations will be the following: - Help our teachers create curriculums and class activities - Aid the teachers and students in proper spoken and written English - Further assist our teachers in any work related way that they may request - Acquire a TEFL certification on your own time (paid by Uni-Horizon Education Group) We look forward to you bringing your own personal experiences and skills to the classroom, as well. A fully experienced and qualified teacher will be with you in the classroom at all times, however you may be expected to use the skills you have acquired with us about running a classroom to lead the class, under supervision. We believe this will be the best way for you to gain the necessary skills to become an efficient English teacher, and we also believe that you will be able to help Uni-Horizon Education Group greatly. Uni-Horizon Education Group would also be very excited to welcome you as a fully qualified teacher in the future once you have acquired a TEFL certification, BA Degree, proper Z (Work) Visa, and adequate teaching experience. Please note, we are requesting that you stay with us from September 27, 2010 to June 30, 2011 because we believe this will be the amount of time necessary for you to acquire proper skills as a prospective educator. We would like to remind you, your position will be strictly that of an intern/volunteer student assistant, and an honored guest. During this time you will not receive a salary from our company, however we will fully accommodate all of your housing, transportation (including 1 round trip plane ticket from Denver, Colorado, USA to Guangzhou, Guangdong, China), utility, leisure, F (Business) Visa, and basic needs fees. However, Uni-Horizon Education Group will reserve the full right to select the means of providing you with these needs. Uni-Horizon Education group will help you attain a 1 year or two (2) 6 month Single Entry F (Business) Visa(s). Uni-Horizon Education group will pay for all Visa fees. During school vacations Uni-Horizon education Group would be much obliged to take you on several trips around China so that you may learn about China’s vast culture, in addition to your acquiring of promising teaching skills. All your travel fees inside of China will also be covered by Uni-Horizon Education group. Our full staff is looking forward to meeting you, and we strongly believe this experience will be very beneficial for you, and Uni-Horizon Education Group! We hope to hear from you soon, and on behalf of all the Uni-Horizon Education Group staff, we welcome you! Yours Sincerely, Janelle Xu (company position) (signature) (school ID #) * F/L, ** Xisheng St., Tongxin Rd. Mid, Guangzhou, P.R. China 510091 ************@gmail.com more

Open Question: I want to end my life! I can't live with such guilt... what should I do?

I have been in a relationship with a guy for 11 months which was really deep. We know each other since school but we never used to talk to each other at that time. I am a 23 years old shy and conservative girl. After 6 years, he messaged me on facebook and thats how we started knowing each other. One day he insisted to meet me, so I met him with my friends at my college. I just got to know from my mum that his mum gave a proposal to me, on the night before meeting him. I was shocked and wanted to tell him not to meet me but it was too late. Instead, I told my friends. After few days, I told him that I can't meet him anymore because of such event. He said that he doesn't know about it and apolozied for what his mum has done. I said still I can't and avoided his call. One day, he called me and said that nothing will change between us even if we talk or don't (ie friendship). After few days of meeting and chatting, he declared and sweared in the name of God and his mother that he loves me and can't live without me. After rejecting several times his offer to become his gf before getting married to him, one day he cried a lot and begged me not to leave him. He said how his family struggle to come to the state they are in now and so on. He said if I leave him he will sad forever and will never talk to me. I told him that I don't wanted to lose his friendship but I still used to talk to him whenever he called me. Slowly and slowly I felt some feelings for him and went out with him as he promised not to leave in the name of God and his mother. One day, he asked me to show him my new house. After showing him my new house, he pulled me and was trying to open my clothes. When I pushed him and was trying to run away from him, he was pulling me. Wherever I was going, he was blocking my way, pulled me forcefully and pushed me onto the bed. I was crying and saying to stop but he didn't. We finally had sex. After that I bled. On his way home, he called me up and said " You are so innocent...anyone can use you!". Since then I was shocked, afraid and was crying a lot. After the event, he stopped calling me like he used to do and whenever I used to call him and ask why, he used tell me that he was busy. He didn't even ask me once how was I feeling? After all it was my first sex which he knows it very well. After few months, he used to call me every wednesday to ask me to meet him on thursday. Everytime before meeting him, he used to promise me that he won't have sex with me but whenever we used to meet he always does even if I don't want to. If I don't want to, he either used to be sad and keep quiet or say" I have the right!". Recently, I found out that he is getting married with someone else. When I called him, he said that his parents are not ready to listen to him. If he says about me, they will die because it seems that his mum hates my mum as she got to know that my parents told something bad his parents which he says he got it from 3 sources. I completely denied it because I know that my parents will never do so. I told him "First of all, my father stays mostly in our country to take care of his business and comes here whenever he has some work. As for my mum, whatever she knows about you and your family are from the mutual aunties and she is not a person who will say bad about others. Infact we don't like people who backbites about others. How can they do such thing?! That impossible!" He shouted and said "Do you want me to prove?!" then when I asked him to prove he said that I know everything. I asked him "if I know everything, then why should I ask you?! and I will even know you other 2 sources also which you can't name now!" We had a huge arguement on it. He even said that I was playing with him and didn't love him at all. I was really shocked and depressed. He even said that he can't lose such opportunity because the girl who he is getting married to is an intellectual and good in studies. I couldn't believe his words! I was so depressed and sick that I consulted a physician and she said that I am under acute depression and anxiety. I couldn't even tell her why because my mum was infront.Finally, on his wedding day, I cried and told my dad everything (except for the illicit stuff). He became shocked and depressed. I asked to forgive me for whatever I did and to help me recover from such terrible event. He agreed and said to forget that guy as he never deserved me. Few days after his wedding, I told my mum about what he said and asked her whether she said anything wrong about his mum. My parents said they didn't say anything bad neither about him nor his mum. Finally, my mum spoke to one her friend, who name was given from 1 of those 3 sources. The aunt sweared that she didn't say anything to his mum not even spoke to his mum either. When the aunt called him and asked about the event. The guy told everything ( whatever I shared with him about our family matters) and said that he didn't say anything to me that my parents told something bad about his mum nor he took the aunt's name!When the aunt asked about what he said about my father, he said that my father can't say anything as he doesn't stay over here the most. This is MY SENTENCE!!! He used my sentence to claim me wrong!! He even said his sister was there when he speaking with me. His sister also said that I told him all these!!! When my mum told me this I was shocked to death!!! I couldn't believe my ears! Then what was his reason to leave me?! I can't forget all these...how will I lead a normal life...how can i forget such an event!!! How can he tell such LIES!!! God is watching...He is the only witness I have...what will I do??? Why isnt He doing anything??? How will I live?!!! Why did he do this with me!!! I feel like dying!!! I can't tell lie to my future husband because I am not good at lying at all! Even if I lie he will get to know one day and that day will the most miserable day of my life!!!I never wanted to have sex before my marriage......!!!!!! I wanted to keep this as a gift of God for my husband!!! Now I don't have anything to give and share!!! I hate myself!!! HOW COULD I DO SUCH MISTAKES!!! I HATE MYSELF!!! I WANT TO DIE!!! Please Help ME PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! more

Open Question: What do you make of this text message and how should i respond?

i really liked this guy we are both 23. we were dating for about 2 wks and had really good chemistry. although he was acting kind of shady and posting a ton of flirty pics of him doing photoshoots with girls on facebook in their bikinis and some of his guy friends commented and said so this is the new blonde smoking hottie youve been telling us about (clearly it wasnt me he was talking about im a brunette). So one day I went by his new apt and dropped of his stuff and said i think it would be best if we dont see each other anymore...later on some more nasty words were exchange and i may have called him a pretentious A*S*S*H*O*L*E. needless to say i went onto my facebook later to delete him and his best female friend had written "Im glad you got rid of that gross girl lilly run and run fast" then i wrote to her and told her to mind her own business and he had the nerve to yell at me and tell me to stop harassing her!! he then informed me that she told him he could no longer be friends with me and that her opinion matters to him. its been exactly a wk of 0 contact and tonight he texted me and said "I now know how you feel moving to a place in the middle of nowhere. Newmarket absolutely sucks" hes referring to the fact that im new to New Hampshire and I live in a very small farming town and i told him when i first met him how hard it was to meet people. he on the other hand lived at UNH so now that hes in his new place in the neighboring town of mine he knows how it feels.... do i even respond? more

Open Question: what do you make of this text message and how should i respond?

Open Question: I can't find a way out! how should I get myself back to normal :'(?

Resolved Question: I can't even consult a doctor because my mom might know why which I can't say. what should i do?

I have been in a relationship with a guy for 11 months which was really deep. We know each other since school but we never used to talk to each other at that time. I am a 23 years old shy and conservative girl. After 6 years, he messaged me on facebook and thats how we started knowing each other. One day he insisted to meet me, so I meet him with my friends at my college. I just got to know from my mum that his mum gave a proposal to me, on the night before meeting him. I was shocked and wanted to tell him not to meet me but it was too late. Instead, I told my friends. After few days, I told him that I can't meet him anymore because of such event. He said that he doesn't know about it and apolozied for what his mum has done. I said still I can't and avoided his call. One day, he called me and said that nothing will change between us even if we talk or don't (ie friendship). After few days of meeting and chatting, he declared and sweared in the name of God and his mother that he loves me and can't live without me. After rejecting several times his offer to become his gf before getting married to him, one day he cried a lot and begged me not to leave him. He said how his family struggle to come to the state they are in now and so on. He said if I leave him he will sad forever and will never talk to me. I told him that I don't wanted to lose his friendship but I still used to talk to him whenever he called me. Slowly and slowly I felt some feelings for him and went out with him as he promised not to leave in the name of God and his mother. One day, he asked me to show him my new house. After showing him my new house, he pulled me and was trying to open my clothes. When I pushed him and was trying to run away from him, he was pulling me. Wherever I was going, he was blocking my way, pulled me forcefully and pushed me onto the bed. I was crying and saying to stop but he didn't. We finally had sex. After that I bled. On his way home, he called me up and said " You are so innocent...anyone can use you!". Since then I was shocked, afraid and was crying a lot. After the event, he stopped calling me like he used to do and whenever I used to call him and ask why, he used tell me that he was busy. He didn't even ask me once how was I feeling? After all it was my first sex which he knows it very well. After few months, he used to call me every wednesday to ask me to meet him on thursday. Everytime before meeting him, he used to promise me that he won't have sex with me but whenever we used to meet he always does even if I don't want to. If I don't want to, he either used to be sad and keep quiet or say" I have the right!". Recently, I found out that he is getting married with someone else. When I called him, he said that his parents are not ready to listen to him. If he says about me, they will die because it seems that his mum hates my mum as she got to know that my parents told something bad his parents which he says he got it from 3 sources. I completely denied it because I know that my parents will never do so. I told him "First of all, my father stays mostly in our country to take care of his business and comes here whenever he has some work. As for my mum, whatever she knows about you and your family are from the mutual aunties and she is not a person who will say bad about others. Infact we don't like people who backbites about others. How can they do such thing?! That impossible!" He shouted and said "Do you want me to prove?!" then when I asked him to prove he said that I know everything. I asked him "if I know everything, then why should I ask you?! and I will even know you other 2 sources also which you can't name now!" We had a huge arguement on it. He even said that I was playing with him and didn't love him at all. I was really shocked and depressed. He even said that he can't lose such opportunity because the girl who he is getting married to is an intellectual and good in studies. I couldn't believe his words! I was so depressed and sick that I consulted a physician and she said that I am under acute depression and anxiety. I couldn't even tell her why because my mum was infront.Finally, on his wedding day, I cried and told my dad everything (except for the illicit stuff). He became shocked and depressed. I asked to forgive me for whatever I did and to help me recover from such terrible event. He agreed and said to forget that guy as he never deserved me. Few days after his wedding, I told my mum about what he said and asked her whether she said anything wrong about his mum. My parents said they didn't say anything bad neither about him nor his mum. Finally, my mum spoke to one her friend, who name was given from 1 of those 3 sources. The aunt sweared that she didn't say anything to his mum not even spoke to his mum either. When the aunt called him and asked about the event. The guy told everything ( whatever I shared with him about our family matters) and said that he didn't say anything to me that my parents told something bad about his mum nor he took the aunt's name!When the aunt asked about what he said about my father, he said that my father can't say anything as he doesn't stay over here the most. This is MY SENTENCE!!! He used my sentence to claim me wrong!! He even said his sister was there when he speaking with me. His sister also said that I told him all these!!! When my mum told me this I was shocked to death!!! I couldn't believe my ears! Then what was his reason to leave me?! I can't forget all these...how will I lead a normal life...how can i forget such an event!!! How can he tell such LIES!!! God is watching...He is the only witness I have...what will I do??? Why isnt He doing anything??? How will I live?!!! Why did he do this with me!!! I feel like dying!!! I can't tell lie to my future husband because I am not good at lying at all! Even if I lie he will get to know one day and that day will the most miserable day of my life!!!I never wanted to have sex before my marriage......!!!!!! I wanted to keep this as a gift of God for my husband!!! Now I don't have anything to give and share!!! I hate myself!!! HOW COULD I DO SUCH MISTAKES!!! I HATE MYSELF!!! I WANT TO DIE!!! Please Help ME PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! more

Open Question: I feel like ending my life! Can't find a way out of this problem?!?

I have been in a relationship with a guy for 11 months which was really deep. We know each other since school but we never used to talk to each other at that time. I am a 23 years old shy and conservative girl. After 6 years, he messaged me on facebook and thats how we started knowing each other. One day he insisted to meet me, so I meet him with my friends at my college. I just got to know from my mum that his mum gave a proposal to me, on the night before meeting him. I was shocked and wanted to tell him not to meet me but it was too late. Instead, I told my friends. After few days, I told him that I can't meet him anymore because of such event. He said that he doesn't know about it and apolozied for what his mum has done. I said still I can't and avoided his call. One day, he called me and said that nothing will change between us even if we talk or don't (ie friendship). After few days of meeting and chatting, he declared and sweared in the name of God and his mother that he loves me and can't live without me. After rejecting several times his offer to become his gf before getting married to him, one day he cried a lot and begged me not to leave him. He said how his family struggle to come to the state they are in now and so on. He said if I leave him he will sad forever and will never talk to me. I told him that I don't wanted to lose his friendship but I still used to talk to him whenever he called me. Slowly and slowly I felt some feelings for him and went out with him as he promised not to leave in the name of God and his mother. One day, he asked me to show him my new house. After showing him my new house, he pulled me and was trying to open my clothes. When I pushed him and was trying to run away from him, he was pulling me. Wherever I was going, he was blocking my way, pulled me forcefully and pushed me onto the bed. I was crying and saying to stop but he didn't. We finally had sex. After that I bled. On his way home, he called me up and said " You are so innocent...anyone can use you!". Since then I was shocked, afraid and was crying a lot. After the event, he stopped calling me like he used to do and whenever I used to call him and ask why, he used tell me that he was busy. He didn't even ask me once how was I feeling? After all it was my first sex which he knows it very well. After few months, he used to call me every wednesday to ask me to meet him on thursday. Everytime before meeting him, he used to promise me that he won't have sex with me but whenever we used to meet he always does even if I don't want to. If I don't want to, he either used to be sad and keep quiet or say" I have the right!". Recently, I found out that he is getting married with someone else. When I called him, he said that his parents are not ready to listen to him. If he says about me, they will die because it seems that his mum hates my mum as she got to know that my parents told something bad his parents which he says he got it from 3 sources. I completely denied it because I know that my parents will never do so. I told him "First of all, my father stays mostly in our country to take care of his business and comes here whenever he has some work. As for my mum, whatever she knows about you and your family are from the mutual aunties and she is not a person who will say bad about others. Infact we don't like people who backbites about others. How can they do such thing?! That impossible!" He shouted and said "Do you want me to prove?!" then when I asked him to prove he said that I know everything. I asked him "if I know everything, then why should I ask you?! and I will even know you other 2 sources also which you can't name now!" We had a huge arguement on it. He even said that I was playing with him and didn't love him at all. I was really shocked and depressed. He even said that he can't lose such opportunity because the girl who he is getting married to is an intellectual and good in studies. I couldn't believe his words! I was so depressed and sick that I consulted a physician and she said that I am under acute depression and anxiety. I couldn't even tell her why because my mum was infront.Finally, on his wedding day, I cried and told my dad everything (except for the illicit stuff). He became shocked and depressed. I asked to forgive me for whatever I did and to help me recover from such terrible event. He agreed and said to forget that guy as he never deserved me. Few days after his wedding, I told my mum about what he said and asked her whether she said anything wrong about his mum. My parents said they didn't say anything bad neither about him nor his mum. Finally, my mum spoke to one her friend, who name was given from 1 of those 3 sources. The aunt sweared that she didn't say anything to his mum not even spoke to his mum either. When the aunt called him and asked about the event. The guy told everything ( whatever I shared with him about our family matters) and said that he didn't say anything to me that my parents told something bad about his mum nor he took the aunt's name!When the aunt asked about what he said about my father, he said that my father can't say anything as he doesn't stay over here the most. This is MY SENTENCE!!! He used my sentence to claim me wrong!! He even said his sister was there when he speaking with me. His sister also said that I told him all these!!! When my mum told me this I was shocked to death!!! I couldn't believe my ears! Then what was his reason to leave me?! I can't forget all these...how will I lead a normal life...how can i forget such an event!!! How can he tell such LIES!!! God is watching...He is the only witness I have...what will I do??? Why isnt He doing anything??? How will I live?!!! Why did he do this with me!!! I feel like dying!!! I can't tell lie to my future husband because I am not good at lying at all! Even if I lie he will get to know one day and that day will the most miserable day of my life!!!I never wanted to have sex before my marriage......!!!!!! I wanted to keep this as a gift of God for my husband!!! Now I don't have anything to give and share!!! I hate myself!!! HOW COULD I DO SUCH MISTAKES!!! I HATE MYSELF!!! I WANT TO DIE!!! Please Help ME PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! more

Resolved Question: new macbook pro.......................?

so im 12 and i want a new macbook pro, i have the old macbook white and its like 3 years old i got it when i was nine so now i want to upgrade and my dad says i have to make up 10 reasons so he accepted 4 of them and i need six more. here they are and if some of them r not true, i didn't care, he believes it. ACCEPTED: Cheaper in the Long Run The mac comes with a iPod touch, which daddy can use for business AND a bunch of other stuff totaling up to $140 which we spent on the previous mac! We also get $150 off! All this BUT there is a deadline… sept. 7 2010 and threes more to offer rather than windows…. Which is generally cheaper than mac. Powerful, Stable Operating System This new mac will almost never crash! So I can keep it for more years. Best software and stuff Apple's applications are useful, enjoyable, and innovative, I can even make my own app and make a lot of money! And I meet all the requirements, I have an iPad, an iPod, pretty soon an iPhone 4 in 2 days.. so threes another way to make extra money! ;). Buy a new mac now and get help for free You get free genius bar help! You have the choice to buy a windows, going all across town trying to find a cheap place to fix your PC, but if you buy a new mac around now, you get free genius bar services wherever you are.. Especially since the closest place they have an awesome genius bar is apple on Old Orchard, which mom knows like the back of her hand, since she goes there everyday to “return” stuff :) DIDN'T ACCEPT: Easy to use Macs are generally so easy to use and kid friendly. It also has pages, which is so much easier to use. Also, Im sorry but its gonna take me hours just to find word and type a 250 word essay on martin luther king jr.! ;) Easy to use Macs are generally so easy to use and kid friendly. It also has pages, which is so much easier to use. Also, Im sorry but its gonna take me hours just to find word and type a 250 word essay on martin luther jr king! ;) Better Protects Laptops When I’m using my new mac, it will be much better because most likely, ill be all over the internet trying to find the eating habits of a monarch butterfly. So if possibly one site has a virus, my mac will inform me of it or not let me visit this site at all. Details Count You can buy a perfectly pleasing Windows PC that matches a Mac's CPU speed, RAM, hard-drive space, and other specs for a lot less money. But it won't have an AC adapter with hooks that let you wrap up the cord for travel, or a MagSafe connector that won't get damaged if it's accidentally yanked out of the computer. It won't have an oversized touchpad with multitouch gestures that help you navigate through documents and around the Web. And it will likely be heavier and bulkier than a comparable Mac. You can use Windows on a mac but not mac on a windows If I ever decided I wanted to learn how to work with windows in my free time, I can download windows application one by one Its perfect for school My school uses macs, so if I forget my typed up homework, I can just go on the servers and select it, print it out in the computer lab and not get a bad grade for forgetting it!. Why cant you use the mac you already have. Macs update a lot Macs update every week, but if I wanted to update my p.c., ill just have to get a new one! Imagine, spending $500 a week for new updates!im NOT freakin spoiled, so plz stfu more

Resolved Question: My dog is meeting strangers and her first children?

I have a year old Shepard mix, she is an only child and my best friend. I live in a gated community resembling Melrose Place...little apartments surrounded by a giant fense. There are 5 other dogs that live there. One night i let her out to do her business before bed (no need for leashes they are free to run and all dog get along) my neighbor had a friend over and he had his dog, they were outside, as soon as he saw my little Tashi Monster he ran to her and attacked, i ripped him off of her and she was not harmed. I took her inside as the dog follow, stood up and was pounding on my front door, Tashi lay screaming under the bed until i could get the owner to come get his dog. Needless to say that animal is not aloud back. Since the incident I have had several problems with Tashi, she is afraid of everything, i cannot take her around strangers she barks, growls and pees herself, strange dogs she immidatly attacks (causing no harm just to scare) I took her to our vet, while there she had to be muzzled. Her said she was suffering from anxiety and put her on Reconcile which is an anti anxiety drug. He told me it was tempory 3 months and we would ween her off, in the meantime use this to socialize her as much as possible. We have been going to the dog park several times a week as opposed to only the weekends as before, she also goes to doggie day care 3 days a week and does very well at both. The vet also told me it is important to socialize her with people to get over her fears. This weekend i am going to a friends house for the night, of course i am bringing my dog. She knows and loves the friend but has never been to her house. After a few hours my friends sister and 2 small children 5 and 3 are coming over for swiming and dinner. The house as a fensed in back yard with a seperate fensed in pool. My question is, does anyone have advice as to how i should introduce my baby to these strangers? She loves to play ball, and is ok with strangers giving her treats after she barks for a good ten minutes, that is usually how people get her to relax but these are children. As the doctor said i do believe that it is very important to do this while she is on the drug since she is alot calmer, i just want to make it as least stressful for her as possible. Thankyou for any advice you could offerWow to the first answerer. The dog was a 150 pound pit bull, she is 46 pounds and it was dark outside, she was not harmed meaning when it bite her and ripped her to the ground it did not brake the skin or break any bones. She was perfectly fine before this. Of course i would not just let her bark continuously, i walk her away while she calms down then i allow strangers to give her treats. She has been to training and is doing alot better on the drug, as it is only temporary i dont see a problem in it. How can you say her behavior to hiding under the bed screaming is not normal when a giant Pit Bull is banging on the door after slamming her to the ground... A one way trip to the vet? You are a top contributor in this category? This is very sadJasmer... First i appreatite you comments, however when it comes to her with strangers and new dogs they have always been at our compound she was off the leash and attacked as soon as they got out of their car, therefore it is not due to my tensing up. I do agree with you that my actions could be enabling her behavioral problem which i would like to remedy. But, she really was perfectly fine and social before this, i got her from the pound and dont know what her experiences were before i adopted her. She has been through training from a private trainer both before and after. Her behavior has changed so much, she now hids from rain or other loud noises. I dont understand why it is so hard to believe that she could be damaged from the fear she experienced. I biggest question is...if she is ok with others at day care and the park, but not anywhere else, how can i ease her into other situations? more

Resolved Question: Does anyone know ANY place I can rent an apartment at where I can take my 2 dogs? They're both female pitbulls?

(I already asked this one but this is in case anyone missed it and may be able to help as well as the others :) I live in Orlando, FL in the United States and would prefer that the place be 45 min or less away from University of Central Florida) but even if its farther than that, i'll take a look :) I don't want to give these pups up! :) I know the chances of finding a place are low.. very low. I don't want to give them up though because I know how misunderstood the breed is and I don't want them ending up in the shelter in the long run and well, you know, euthanized because of the combination of their breed name (stupid media) and because of lack of space in shelter. I love them very much. My 5 year old pit, Sasha, was abused before I got her. So she's afraid when she meets new people. She doesn't bark or growl though. She runs to another run, slowly comes back to meet the new person/people and them wants to be petted all day. It takes her all of 3 minutes to get used to people. She's is great with kids too. My 10 month old pitbull is actually believed to be half Labrador because of her webbed feet. She has the face of a pitbull though which scares people away I guess. She knows sit, down, shake and speak and she's very playful and sweet. She knows all these commands before I got her at 9 months. The previous owner wanted to send her to the shelter for the simple reason that she started her heat cycle (got her first period, in other words) so he didn't want to deal with the stains (I personally think he should have bought her a dog diaper like I did or spayed her, like I did when it was over. It shows how little patience he had >:[ ) Anyway, she lived around 5 kids and gets along with my 8 year old godbrother so she is good with kids too :) I know that it will be very hard to find an apartment but I know there must be a landlord SOMEWHERE OUT THERE that knows pitbulls and their past and how they are not as harmful as the media says. I won't get into that though. My babies are sweethearts and have never bitten anyone. They love people. Please.. if you know anyone. Tell me... help. I currently live with my mother who wants to get rid of the 10 month old. I'd rather move out than do that. I graduate with my bachelor's in Business, specifically Finance next year so my situation will be better than and i'll have more options then. In the meantime, I have to deal with the threat of losing my young one, Daisy. She has a hart symbol on her side.. it's cute :) Please help me!!!! This is them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm1biP3KC2I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvkBg546Y4M And she wants to get rid of her because she is energetic (she's 10 months old so of course she is) and my mom is very, very delicate. Not sure why... she can't take her tail wacking her leg.. I can. Little things like that. I'm a bit tougher than that and i'm only 4'9 and 110 lbs lol =/ Based on previous suggestions, i'll even consider a small house with a private landlord :) more

Resolved Question: Is it ok for a married woman on a businss trip to meet a recently-divorced childhood sweetheart at a bar?

My wife often travels across the country for business, leaving me home with the kids. After hooking up with a middle-school sweetheart on Facebook, she discovered he lived in a city she often travels to. Without me knowing any of this, I noticed she was anxious to leave for her last trip, dying her hair, dressing up, etc. I didn't think much of this until by accident a ran across an email he had sent her noting how much he "enjoyed every minute'' of seeing her. I checked her cell phone records and noticed she contacted him as soon as her plane landed. They played phone tag until around 7ish, when she said they met for drinks. When I confronted her about this she laughed at me told me I was obsessing over nothing. I can't say that anything happened, but at the very least I see this as disrespectful. Am I crazy for seeing it this way? more

Resolved Question: my life is heading nowhere :(?

All my life since i was four, i have been a foster child. i have constantly moved either because i didnt like how the careers treated me or because they didnt want me. the when i was 10, i went to live with 2 ladies in their 50's who happened to be lesbians, (they never did awkward things, they seemed more like friends). they had taken in another girl 3 years earlier. the other girl became my best friend i had never been so close with someone before. we both were adopted about 3 years later. then when she was 16 she left and i was traumatized, i cried myself to sleep because i had lost they only person who i had truly ever opened up to. she then came back another couple of months later, and things went back to the way they were although she had changed in some way, she seemed more distant from me. the two ladies adopted another 2 girls who were 3 and 6. things gotta bit hectic. however, a year later we were supposed to catch the bus together and she said she would meet me at home but she never did she had ran away again. i didnt hear from her for about a year then she came back to live with us, she was 17 and was pregnant. when she had her baby it was amazing, however, i felt neglected, everything had changed the two ladies had become angry about everything, they hit the 2 younger girls and left bruses on them all the time it became a very depressing house hold. i just needed to get away, then i started sneaking out with my cousin and her bf (complete creep), and we would just drive. i started wagging school and fell behind in my studies. all i wanted to do is sleep or even die. then when the two ladies were away at a wedding one of them broke her hip. when she came back she was in hospital for a while. during this time the other lady who was the most aggressive was in charge, she hit the girls more than usual (oh and she got charged with child abuse). then one time i came home and needed help with reporting my earings to centerlink as i had never done it before (centerlink is a business which pays students and people on a pention). anyway, she yelled at me and said im so sick of you being such a dumb shit.. i was shocked, my self esteem was already low enough so i said to her excuse me but its not my fault, i have never done this before and if the money is going into your account the least you could do is show me how to do it" she got so mad and kicked me out. i called my best friend and we caught a bus back to her house her mum just told me that i have the opportunity to make the best of this situation and look it from the perspective of how can i learn form this? but i couldnt i went into instant depression. then a couple of days later, the lady who had been in the hospital rang me and said she needed me to go home. They called a cab for me. When i got there the lady was drunk and the aggressive lady did not even acknowledge me. The aggressive lady went to the shops. The other lady walked out to the front of the house and fell over, (it was her first day out from the hospital) she was just lying there i tried to help her up but she wouldn’t let me, she kept saying “don’t leave us, please don’t leave us”. Then the other lady arrived and told me to fuck off. Anyway, i was still behind with school and wagging school had become a habbit. I still just wanted to sleep. Then the lady had to go into hospital again. Whilst she had been in there i had forgotten to report my earnings which meant that the other lady ( the one not in the hospital) would not get paid until the next day. When i told her this she got furious i said camly ( because yelling only made it worse) “ not everythiong is about money” she looked at me with an expression that said i hate you then she said “ in this house it is” i just thought about how much money they earned which was alot, and they always went to the pokies and blew their money and spent it on things they didn’t really need so then i said “well if you dindt waste you money and didn’t spend thousands of dollars a night at the pokies then maybe it wouldn’t be all about money,” after i said that she became ragged, she yelled at me and said “well thats the way it is and if you don’t like it then get out!” i just stared at her and thought are you serious. I said “ well if you want me to i will” and she yelled “ yes thats what i want now fuck off” so i went upstairs to pack my things and i told my sister (the one with the baby)and she just said that it wasn’t my fault, then the lady had called the other lady in the hospital who kicked my sister, her baby, and her bf out for no reason. She also said to say to me that if i chose to leave then to have a good life. But i wasn’t choosing to leave i was being kicked out again! So i called my best friend again and her and her mum came and picked me up. I have been living with them for 5 months now and i still feel the depression. Im am not good enough for who i want to be, i want to do everything ri more

Voting Question: I feel like ending my life! What should I do?

I have been in a relationship with a guy for 11 months which was really deep. We know each other since school but we never used to talk to each other at that time. I am a 23 years old shy and conservative girl. After 6 years, he messaged me on facebook and thats how we started knowing each other. One day he insisted to meet me, so I meet him with my friends at my college. I just got to know from my mum that his mum gave a proposal to me, on the night before meeting him. I was shocked and wanted to tell him not to meet me but it was too late. Instead, I told my friends. After few days, I told him that I can't meet him anymore because of such event. He said that he doesn't know about it and apolozied for what his mum has done. I said still I can't and avoided his call. One day, he called me and said that nothing will change between us even if we talk or don't (ie friendship). After few days of meeting and chatting, he declared and sweared in the name of God and his mother that he loves me and can't live without me. After rejecting several times his offer to become his gf before getting married to him, one day he cried a lot and begged me not to leave him. He said how his family struggle to come to the state they are in now and so on. He said if I leave him he will sad forever and will never talk to me. I told him that I don't wanted to lose his friendship but I still used to talk to him whenever he called me. Slowly and slowly I felt some feelings for him and went out with him as he promised not to leave in the name of God and his mother. One day, he asked me to show him my new house. After showing him my new house, he pulled me and was trying to open my clothes. When I pushed him and was trying to run away from him, he was pulling me. Wherever I was going, he was blocking my way, pulled me forcefully and pushed me onto the bed. I was crying and saying to stop but he didn't. We finally had sex. After that I bled. On his way home, he called me up and said " You are so innocent...anyone can use you!". Since then I was shocked, afraid and was crying a lot. After the event, he stopped calling me like he used to do and whenever I used to call him and ask why, he used tell me that he was busy. He didn't even ask me once how was I feeling? After all it was my first sex which he knows it very well. After few months, he used to call me every wednesday to ask me to meet him on thursday. Everytime before meeting him, he used to promise me that he won't have sex with me but whenever we used to meet he always does even if I don't want to. If I don't want to, he either used to be sad and keep quiet or say" I have the right!". Recently, I found out that he is getting married with someone else. When I called him, he said that his parents are not ready to listen to him. If he says about me, they will die because it seems that his mum hates my mum as she got to know that my parents told something bad his parents which he says he got it from 3 sources. I completely denied it because I know that my parents will never do so. I told him "First of all, my father stays mostly in our country to take care of his business and comes here whenever he has some work. As for my mum, whatever she knows about you and your family are from the mutual aunties and she is not a person who will say bad about others. Infact we don't like people who backbites about others. How can they do such thing?! That impossible!" He shouted and said "Do you want me to prove?!" then when I asked him to prove he said that I know everything. I asked him "if I know everything, then why should I ask you?! and I will even know you other 2 sources also which you can't name now!" We had a huge arguement on it. He even said that I was playing with him and didn't love him at all. I was really shocked and depressed. He even said that he can't lose such opportunity because the girl who he is getting married to is an intellectual and good in studies. I couldn't believe his words! I was so depressed and sick that I consulted a physician and she said that I am under acute depression and anxiety. I couldn't even tell her why because my mum was infront.Finally, on his wedding day, I cried and told my dad everything (except for the illicit stuff). He became shocked and depressed. I asked to forgive me for whatever I did and to help me recover from such terrible event. He agreed and said to forget that guy as he never deserved me. Few days after his wedding, I told my mum about what he said and asked her whether she said anything wrong about his mum. My parents said they didn't say anything bad neither about him nor his mum. Finally, my mum spoke to one her friend, who name was given from 1 of those 3 sources. The aunt sweared that she didn't say anything to his mum not even spoke to his mum either. When the aunt called him and asked about the event. The guy told everything ( whatever I shared with him about our family matters) and said that he didn't say anything to me that my parents told something bad about his mum nor he took the aunt's name!When the aunt asked about what he said about my father, he said that my father can't say anything as he doesn't stay over here the most. This is MY SENTENCE!!! He used my sentence to claim me wrong!! He even said his sister was there when he speaking with me. His sister also said that I told him all these!!! When my mum told me this I was shocked to death!!! I couldn't believe my ears! Then what was his reason to leave me?! I can't forget all these...how will I lead a normal life...how can i forget such an event!!! How can he tell such LIES!!! God is watching...He is the only witness I have...what will I do??? Why isnt He doing anything??? How will I live?!!! Why did he do this with me!!! I feel like dying!!! I can't tell lie to my future husband because I am not good at lying at all! Even if I lie he will get to know one day and that day will the most miserable day of my life!!!I never wanted to have sex before my marriage......!!!!!! I wanted to keep this as a gift of God for my husband!!! Now I don't have anything to give and share!!! I hate myself!!! HOW COULD I DO SUCH MISTAKES!!! I HATE MYSELF!!! I WANT TO DIE!!! Please Help ME PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! more

Resolved Question: Constantly anxious and worried about my future. Please help.?

Over the last couple of months I have been feeling increasingly anxious and fairly convinced that everyone around me thinks I'm a bit of a loser. It's all a very long story, but I'll try to keep it short. I own and run a (small) business which despite usual headaches like cashflow and meeting deadlines, is doing pretty well for itself. But what I am now earning a lot lot less now than I used to when I was in a different, highly lucrative career which made me a lot of money but made me miserable and I just couldn't do it anymore as I thought I'd be on the verge of scratching my eyes out because it was so boring! I have a fantastic partner who I am very in love with and we have a great apartment and together we have quite an active social life and some really great friends who I feel very lucky to have in my life. I have travelled extensively, was educated overseas and lived in three countries. On top of this my family are loving and supportive and I see my parents regularly who don't live that far from me. I have never suffered any serious illness, and on the whole I come across as this quite together person who has his sh*t together. When I type all this out in my head, I honestly think, what the hell is wrong with you. You are very lucky and shouldn't be moaning so much. But I can't help feeling anxious all the time that my life is falling apart and/or that I have no future. I constantly look at people who are around my age who are doing very well for themselves and think that I'm a bit of a loser for not being as successful. I KNOW that this is stupid thing to do, but I can't help it. I have a very good friend who is on the verge of becoming a millionaire and I'm so happy for her as she has worked so hard in her business to make it work and made serious sacrifices and it just leaves me feeling miserable as I want to be where she is and I think to myself that I'm useless and I'll never get there. Please do not suggest I am jealous because I'm really not, these are really just feelings that I get that I'm useless and I don't know why but my self esteem over the last year has crashed to almost zero. Someone said to me once that I put an enormous amount of pressure on myself and I didn't really know what he meant at the time, but maybe this is true. But maybe it isn't and i have cause to worry? Maybe I just need somebody in my life to say "you know what, you're doing ok. you'll get there". From someone who was the fun loving guy, life of the party, the guy with the good jokes, the guy who could make fun out of anything, I'm now the one who hardly says yes to any social event, and when I do go to social events I find conversation very difficult and I usually stay on the sidelines. Last year was a very difficult time financially - as it was for most people - and I have quite a serious debt problem which no matter how hard I try can't get control of. The business me and my business partner are running, is still new and we are very much on the right track but I'm not earning really enough money to pay off my debts in any substantial sums and I think this is where all these feelings come from. My whole life I have been a pretty confident, happy-go-lucky person who sees the positives in everything. Now all the time I just feel a sense of "doom", when any tiny thing goes wrong, I feel like its proof that I'm hopeless and destin to fail at everything and that I will just end up poor, with no friends, no nice place to live, no career, no skills, no relationship. Nothing. I constantly feel that my heartbeat which I can almost always feel heavy in my chest is faster than it should be, and it feels like I always expect someone to go "boo" behind me (I almost wish someone would). I can't switch off, can't fully relax and its like I'm hyper-aware of absolutely everything that's going on around me (which is why I'm going to less and less social events because I find myself being distracted by absolutely everything and everybody around me). It's a real pain in the neck. I wish I could just stop thinking for five minutes but I'm really overwhelmed with all these thoughts buzzing around my head at a million miles an hour. Thankfully I'm having no trouble sleeping (never have really!) so that does offer some respite, and when I wake in the morning I am at my most calm and happiest, but literally about 30 minutes later all this stuff is whizzing around my head again, I feel depressed and the anxiety comes back and that heavy, slightly-too-quick heartbeat in my chest is back. Thank you for reading, it helps to get all this out. Does anyone have any suggestions or insights? more

Voting Question: Need relationship advice, should I stay or go?

I am tired... I feel completely beaten down by my wife's accusations, and am ready to throw in the towel and leave. It's a hard thing to admit but I know that for my own emotional sanity, something needs to change and I don't know if that is possible. I have been married for 3 months, with my wife for 2 years. I am 31 she is 33 with a son. We met through my job. I own a landscaping business and she was a customer of mine. At the time we met I was in a relationship with another woman. My wife, after meeting me, found me on FB and messaged me that she thought I was cute and how it was too bad that I was in a relationship. This was in roughly August or September of 2008. I thanked her for the compliment, but let it go at the time because I was seeing someone. A few months later things in my other relationship weren't going so well. I ended up breaking off my old relationship with the realization that I wasn't happy. I broke the old relationship off before going out with the woman who I am married to now. There was no cheating. My wife is a beautiful woman. She's smart, sexy, funny, and I love her more than words can say. She has an amazing body, is beautiful, and should have nothing to worry about. But she is very insecure about herself, and it is hard to deal with. She says that I have made her insecure by looking at other girls, looking at porn, and by hiding things from her. I believe that the insecurity issue was there to begin with, and that while I beat it back for a while with the attention I've always given her, it’s now rearing its ugly head. There have been a few things that I have done that she says have led to this. I had my ex stop by my house, 1 time, to grab her end of lease packet from her car. Nothing happened, she was there for 15 minutes in the driveway, and she didn’t even come in, but this offended my now wife because her ex and father of her son had cheated on her with his ex. I apologized and thought it would go away, but it didn’t, she stills brings it up all the time. She felt betrayed and I was left scratching my head because I didn't do anything. We went out to dinner one night, and sat at a bar table. About twenty minutes after we got there, a woman of about 40 arrived with some friends and sat at the bar. She stared at me the entire time. I’m a good looking guy, but this was weird and creepy staring. I could feel her staring at me the entire time, and looked back a few times. Not because I was interested but because I could feel this woman's eyes piercing the side of my head. I admit fully that I looked back several times. I was thinking why is this woman staring so hard, not wow I want to stare at this woman. Again I apologized and it still gets brought up regularly. We got engaged last October. I was, and still am, convinced that she is the woman for me. She wanted to be engaged and married quickly because she wanted to have a baby, and wants to do it before she's 35 for medical reasons. I busted my ass all year and set aside 7k for a ring. I wanted her to have something that she could be proud of, would get attention, and it does. Now that we’re married she doesn’t want a kid because shes afraid she’ll get stretch marks and wont be able to wear a bikini. WTF. December. We have been engaged for a month and a half. I am running a christmas tree stand to make back some money cause im now broke from dropping 7k cash on a ring. I asked her to check my email because we have just moved in together, and are having cable switched to my name. She took the liberty to go through all my emails. 1000 emails dating back for about two years. She finds an email from before we were dating talking about the bunny ranch outside of reno. My ex girlfriend was bisexual, and wanted to go out on a vacation to check it out. It never happened, and was from before we even were together, but that doesn't matter to her. I'm now a scumbag that would hire a prostitute. Needless to say, it was a lot of talk and speculation, but I'm now tainted in her eyes. January, we end up at Marshall's. She is at the register and paying, I am waiting up ahead by the door for her. I get caught checking out another woman. This time it was all me. She was pretty, I was checking her out. I fully admitted that this was wrong to her, and told her that I wouldn't do it again. I didn't try to pawn it off and say she was crazy, she was making stuff up, I can look but not touch etc. I told her it was disrespectful of me to do it, and that I was sorry and wouldn't do it again. Now get accused of "cheap looks". A glance to my left while driving to make sure that there isn't someone pulling out of the side street means I'm checking out the girl on the corner. Looking at the menu board at the ice cream shop to decide if its going to be a cup or a cone means I'm checking out the girl behind thecounter. Looking around the local bar when we walk in to see if any of my friends are there means I'm looking around for hot girls. I honestly can't do this anymore. I'm nothing but good to my wife. Her son, who I have taken in as my own, admires and appreciates me and tells me I'm more like a dad than his biological father. We have gone to counseling, she no longer wants to go because she feels like its not helping. After three weeks. I feel like I am constantly being attacked. She can't let go of things, and holds her anger in. She says she's uncomfortable going out because she thinks I just want to look at other girls. This is before we even go out. She goes into situations thinking negative thoughts, and gets negative results. I feel like I can do no right, even though I have been a stand up guy the entire relationship. I have never cheated on her. I don't go to strip clubs. She said porn makes her jealous, so I have stopped looking at porn on the internet. HELP!Last night things came to a head after she called me white trash and a douchebag, because I waved to the woman who lives down the street as she drove by. I left and went to a friends, spent the night on a friends couch. I of course hear it from her. "What did you do, go down and have some whore suck you off on his couch, I want you to move out, take your stuff and your dog and get out!" I simply needed a break from the fighting. I feel like I am always under attack, undeserved, and I just wish she was more secure in herself. more

Resolved Question: I locked myself out of my girlfriend's house, how can I get back in?

Okay so my girlfriend had to leave town on business yesterday and is coming back today. Since she has three cats and two dogs she thought it would be easiest if I just stayed the night at her place to take care of them so she didn't have to board them or anything. Being a good boyfriend I said yes and last night I drove over, bringing everything I would need for work in the morning and my meeting later that night. I fed her dogs and cats, took them out to use the bathroom, and cleaned the litter box. Unfortunately I forgot to set her alarm clock last night. I overslept and had to hurry just to be to work on time. After work I realized that in my early morning frenzy I had forgotten everything I need for my meeting tonight in her house. I had a bit of time to spare, so I headed back to her place only to find out that I had locked the key to her house inside when I left that morning. Now my girlfriend doesn't know about these other meetings I go to and if she gets home and sees my stuff she'll know exactly what's going on and freak out. I can probably explain the gasoline and the lighter, but I know she'll be really suspicious about the white robe. I guess I could say they're bed sheets, but the eye holes would probably give that away. To make matters worse I'm supposed to pick up a wooden cross before I meet my other colleagues at the designated location and I'm already running late. So does anybody know how you can break into a house? I really don't want to but I have no other choice. The windows and doors are all locked. I've tried breaking her back window in with the my 3-Iron but all that did was piss her dogs off and now I think the neighbors are starting to get suspicious. The only bit of luck I've had is getting her wireless internet signal outside on my laptop to ask this question. Please help me out if I don't get in there I'll lose my girlfriend and probably be late for the rallly. My girlfriend could pull up at any minute!I can't call the cops because I don't want them to see my stuff either. more

Resolved Question: Is this a good company idea?

Hello. I would like to become super rich some day. I would like to start my own business/company. For the past few years i have been working at a mangement consulting firm which gave me experience and knowledge on how businesses and companies are run. Here is my company idea. It would be a board room/conference room/meeting room facility company. It would be where small businesses, business travelers, and other people could come to a facility which has board rooms equipped with needed pieces of technology (projectors, laptops), office space, a catering service onsite, a secretary service, and a lounge which serves drinks. The whole facility would have free internet access, free phones, etc. The business or person would rent out a board room for a specific date and time. They would boom ahead of time to make sure the time and location is available. On the time and day when they are at the facility, they will have access to everything inside the facility. At first, I would start with one location in a business crazy city (NYC, Chicago, etc.). If the one location does well, my company would start expanding to multiple locations in a state, then to nation wide, and then, if possible, world wide. Currently, there is not much competition other than hotels. A company called Regus does the same thing, except they focus more on office space than board room space. I think I could be super rich (10 plus million) with this idea. Do you? more

Resolved Question: A question about a salary for a bathroom designer?

I recently graduated with a residential space planning & design associate's degree. The job I landed is a "Bathroom Designer." My responsibilities are, when the client comes in, to get a feel for their wants & needs in the new space. After this preliminary discussion/consultation, I go to their home and do measurements. I then come back to the office and put together an entire design for them...I draft a floor plan in AutoCAD, then print out the specs for all of my plumbing selections, paint selections, countertops, cabinetry, lighting, tile etc. Sometimes I even do rendered drawings of the space for the clients to visualize. Once everything is together, I meet with the clients again and present the design to them and also the pricing (so I do budgeting, technically, too.) We do this until the design is perfect for them (sometimes my first presentation hits the nail on the head, sometimes there are minor changes requested.) Once they are ready, we sign a contract and I schedule them with our contractor and tile installer for their project to begin. I fill out purchase orders for all of their materials and submit them to be ordered. Once construction starts, I spend a few hours each day on the job just overseeing everything and making sure everything is being installed how we wanted. My boss has told me repeatedly that I am the best designer they have had so far. I have sold 4 bathrooms (large budget, $25,000+) in the 3 months I have been there. However, I am at $10 an hour. I was promised a commission plan also, and that has not been put into effect yet. When I confronted him about it, he made me do some sort of math equation so that I know how much it costs them to employ me and what fees I am helping cover when I sell things, to keep the business running. I am getting very frustrated. I feel like I am worth way more than $10/hour. Am I being taken advantage of? Should I confront my boss again? I am grateful to have a job, but $10/hour hardly supports my family of 4!! My husband earns a decent wage but he will be going part time soon so that he can finish his degree in elementary ed (he has to begin student teaching soon).Wanted to add, I was promised a commission plan during my initial interview. more

Resolved Question: What would be a fair salary for this position?

Voting Question: Can my father have a legal defense about signing in as CEO 3 months after my Mother died?

My father was an alcoholic and diagnosed chronic depressive. My mother owned a business in VA. 3 months after she passed January 2007, a former 'Friend' of the family and the business' corporate lawyer convinced my father to sign a contract making him CEO of the S corporation. He never ran any part of the company and they literally were handing him drinks. A few months later they declared Chapter 11. This would not be so bad however all the responsibility for the payroll tax debt since 2004 (1.3 million) fell on my father's personal assets by the IRS. He was never in charge of any accounting or running of the actual business. In fact later in 2007 according to his journal he actually signed the company completely over to this "Family friend.' I found the original contract from the sharholder meeting making him the "CEO' but am still trying to locate the contract signing it over to the 'Family friend.' My father was levyed and the IRS took 200k and his Military retirement. (26 years in the airforce) He then due to extreme depression ended his own life. He was truly screwed over and was not emotionally ready to defend himself otherwise I'm sure he would have gotten a lawyer. 1. Is this undue influence? 2. How can he be the only one held accountable when there are other corporate officers that handled the chapter 11 and were represented as 'President" 'Vice President' and accountant on the contract? 3. Is there a way to find out if there was a second sale to the family friend and her lawyer? 4. Do I have a case to sue those responsible for duping him? more

Resolved Question: Adopted- how to contact father?

I was the product of my biological father's affair during marriage. I never had any contact with him growing up, and was in a closed adoption. I have now located him and he is in his 70's. I would now like to attempt to contact or meet him. (I do not know if his wife is still alive or if they are still married.) To the best of my knowledge most of his family does not know about me, though I do know that one of his sons (my half-brother) does know of my existence. Given how close the father is to both his family and his family business, I cannot be sure that he opens his own mail- so I am reluctant to contact him that way. However, I do believe I can contact the one half-brother without worrying about other uninformed family members catching wind of the contact. (I believe he works alone in a private office and answers his own phone). The only way I can think of to contact the father outside wind of his family is to find him at the small store he runs and drop a few subtle hints about who I am. If I contacted the brother first, he is more likely to be able to contact the father for me (if he's willing), but it seems a bit incorrect (as if there is some sort of ettiquette for this sort of thing) for me contact the sibling before the father. Should I contact the half-brother or try to contact the father first? If I do contact the brother, should I explain who I am on the phone, or simply try to make an appointment with him, at which I would disclose my identity. I am torn with being honest from the beginning and the feeling that such an intimate revelation deserves a face-to-face encounter. more

Resolved Question: What do you think of EWA Episode 24 part 1?

EWA Episode 34 live from Berlin,Germany in the O2 World Arena. TV 14 VL The Elite control whole show. At Winter bash, enemies became friends to take on a serious threat in EWA. The Elite,the most dominate stable in EWA ever. They are young superstars who are thriving for the spotlight and their chance to shine. The EWA veterans are outnumbered and need to think smart. They have the experience but are much older. Last night, The Elite interfered in several matches costing a champion,Prasdana. But in the end, King Cliff retained his title but The Elite attacked Risky like a pack of wolves. But why didn't they attack Cliff? Two more new members to The Elite? How many members are there in The Elite?? TheWWEman was kidnapped by The Elite last night. The Elite have control of the whole night. NX Promo:Mmmmmmmmmmmm I'm not surprise JBL will put me in a match against Mr. Blood and The Extreme Jeff Hardy in a Tables Elimination Match and I'm not surprise TheWWEman was kidnapped by The Elite last night cause what did you expect? The Elite suck so they took out the owner of EWA I am not 100 percent to against Mr. Blood and The Extreme Jeff Hardy I probably might not win this match but I bet your @ss I will kick the hell out of Mr. Blood and The Extreme Jeff Hardy.. Mr. Blood this ain't the first time we step in the ring before. Remember when I took the world title from you in REW.. And then the next night I pin you well then I hope tonight you beat me tonight cause when you do and the next time we face you are about to meet the real Notorious Xtreme in EWA I beaten Risky Business for the EWA World Heavyweight Champion and I beaten Jack Hunter for the EWA Survival Champion and now I'm the EWA World Heavyweight Champion and EWA Survival Champion rather you believe it or not.. I wish I can go on and on and on about you but since we don't 100 percent know each other.. Now let go with The Extreme Jeff Hardy........... Extreme? Really? Incase if you didn't notice if you trying to bring The Extreme Era to EWA... Well...... You are too late I am the one who bought The Extreme Era and The Extreme Era is gonna stay in EWA for a very very long long time The Extreme Era is own by me so if you want to bring your own Extreme Era well..... Nope. There no point making another one when there already is so the only way you can do is you take me out and take over The Extreme Era.. But............... Is never gonna happen and never will. So The Wannabe Jeff Hardy I'm sure if you are smart there 2 things you can do 1. Leave The Elite and 2. Don't even come to that ring cause I really want to kick Mr. Blood @ss! Even if I don't win. It looks like if tonight.... (JBL's music hits) JBL:Well,well,well. Its Mr.Extreme. Does your back hurt? Well I control the show tonight so.. I can do whatever the hell I want. Thats right,now I've got a match for you, right now. Its a tables match. Have fun with Mr. Blood and The Extreme Jeff hardy. Match 1: Tables Elimination Match Notorious Xtreme vs. Mr.Blood&The Extreme Jeff hardy NX had bandages all over his body. He was in no condition to wrestle. NX started pacing back and forth grabbing his back. Jeff went for a handshake and NX went for it but from behind, Blood attacked NX and knocked him down.The two began kicking and punching NX not allowing him to get up. Blood picked up NX and him and jeff irish whipped NX. The two waited for a double up and over but NX rolled over them. Blood and jeff turned around going for a double clothesline but NX ducked under it. NX ran to the ropes and did a springboard crossbody knocking Blood and Jeff down! They all got back up quickly. NX knocks Jeff down with a strong right. Then hitting Blood with a low super kick.NX hit a few more kicks on Blood then turning around. He sees Jeff going for a clothesline! NX ducks under it and gets Blood clotheslined by his own teammate! Jeff turns around and gets an ensurgiri. NX pulls jeff towards the corner. NX climbs the top rope and hits a legdrop on Jeff. NX gets up quickly pumping the crowd up. He rushes Blood with a clothesline. Blood sidesteps it and hits a german suplex on NX. NX rolls around in pain. Hey we are in germany! Anyway, Blood picks up NX and throws his head into the turnbuckle. Blood turns around NX's body so his face is facing the ring post. Blood backs up and dropkicks NX's back. NX grabs his back and slowly falls to the ground. Blood begins punching NX's head while on the ground. then NX is cut open! His bandage fell off and Mr.Blood has cut open the EWA World Champion. Blood picks up NX and irish whips NX to the corner but NX reverses it into a kick to the ribs. NX Irish whips Blood into the corner. NX runs to him and hits The Miz clothesline.Blood drops to the ground. NX is a bloody mess. NX starts to target jeff but Jeff gets a few rights to the stomach of NX. Jeff backs off and hits a swinging neckbreaker. Blood escapes the rinDammit wrong section again. Blood escapes the ring and grabs the table. Jeff also grabs a table. Blood sets one in the corner while Jeff sets up one near NX. The crowd chanting for NX but he is helpless,is it too late? Blood and Jeff grab NX going for a double team suplex onto the table. NX tries to resist to get up into the air. NX reverses it into a DDT! the DDT knocks Jeff out of the ring. NX grabs the table in the corner and sets it up the proper way. NX connects a few kicks and rights to Blood to wear him down. NX leaves the ring in a hurry to grab a chair. Blood comes straight at NX but gets a chair shot to the stomach. Jeff attacks NX from behind. Jeff throws a few rights. Jeff goes for a body slam but NX slips out from behind. Jeff turns around and blocks a right hand from NX. Jeff turns NX around and goes for a reverse suplex! no! NX lands on his feet and throws a strong right hand that knocks Jeff onto the table! NX climbs the top rope!! Swanton bomb!! NO! Jeff escaped!But NX had to be driven into a table not fall into one by himself! Blood picks up the helpless NX. NX back may be broken. Then Blood grabs NX by the neck while Jeff climbs the top rope. Chokeslam!!!!!! on the table!! on the table! OHH! Followed by a swanton bomb from Jeff! Winner:Mr.Blood and The Extreme Jeff Hardy in 7:59 Blood grabs the mic after the match. He crouches down to NX. NX looks paralyzed. Blood: Ahhh! You look hurt. Well,next week at EWA's Friday Night Main Event it will Mr. Blood vs. Notorius Xtreme in a FIRST BLOOD MATCH! If you can't make it you will forfeit your title. Have a great night! more

Resolved Question: had you been in Egypt before?

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Resolved Question: Is the Tea Party the new GOP?

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/DC-Decoder/2010/0723/Tea-Party-Caucus-joins-long-occasionally-weird-list-of-congressional-groups Tomorrow the House "Tea Party" Caucus chaired by Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) will hold its first meeting. The caucus has presented a sort of conundrum for many Republicans. While they want to tap into the energy and excitement that the Tea Party brings, they would rather not deal with some of the out of the mainstream positions that come along with some in the Tea Party. GOP members are now in the process of deciding whether or not they will join the Tea Party Caucus. Prominent GOP-ers who have joined the Tea Party Caucus so far: * GOP Conference Chairman Mike Pence (R-IN) * NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions (R-TX) * Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) -- the ranking member on the Select Committee on Intelligence who is also running for governor of Michigan Prominent GOP-ers who have declined invitations so far: * Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) * Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) Bachmann did not bother to inform the GOP leadership that she was going to start the Tea Party Caucus. GOP leadership aides have strongly hinted to NBC News that they were less than pleased at its creation. THE TEA PARTY CAUCUS PRESS RELEASE: Tea Party Caucus to Hold First Meeting Tomorrow (Washington, D.C.) On Wednesday, July 21, the newly formed Tea Party Caucus will be holding its first meeting at 9:00 AM ET. Members of the Caucus will hear from a handful of Americans about how the current economic environment and policies of Congress are impacting their families and businesses. Following the Caucus meeting, a press conference will be held at 10 AM located at the House Triangle with guests and Members of Congress. The Caucus meeting itself will be Members only, and media are encouraged to attend the press conference that follows. The Tea Party Caucus was formed to bring Members' attention to the cries of everyday Americans who are calling for fiscal responsibility, adherence to the Constitution, and limited government. NOTE: Steny Hoyer (D-MD) had the following to say about the Tea Party today: "The Tea Party per se I don't think is racist." "There are obviously, as I said on Sunday, I have seen some virulent racist tracks which I believe are harmful to the public discourse and inconsistent with Americans values. You would have to ask the Tea Party whether they agree with those or not. I mean I don't know who the tea party is number one. You know, the answer to that question is I think that Joe Biden essentially said the same thing in a different, slightly different way. I don't have any reason to believe the Tea Party itself is racist." When asked his feelings about the newly formed tea party caucus he said, "We'll see how many of the Republicans join the Tea Party Caucus and see whether or not they want to adopt the Tea Party Agenda."That is what I meant. The Tea Party is a Republican rebranding of the GOP . more

Voting Question: Is the Tea Party Republican or Not? What is all this talk about them being independent?

Resolved Question: What do you do if you feel like your "Union Official" is against you? Should I sue? Who do I go to?

Where do I begin? I started as a first year apprentice as a painter, being single mother it was very tough. Most of the jobs were 65 miles away from home. I'd leave @ 4 in the morning for a 7am start and return home at 6 sometimes 7, worked my butt off for many years with different companies. As I became a 3rd and 4th year apprentice, work had been extremely slow. I find myself out of work for months. While most of the white painters are continuously working. I would call my (B.A) to ask him if there was anything available work, he would tell me that I should call the training center for work. I would call them and they would tell me the same thing, to call my Business Agent. I was tired of the run around. I had a seasonal position 20 minutes from my home, which was great. I didn't have to endure the long commute back and forth to work. I was so happy to get that position. I couldn't let anything mess this gig up. I worked there for 3 years. Worked in the Spring then was laid off in the Fall. I worked enough hours to live off my wages and still collect Unemployment. As a mother I know how to budget trust me. I had a big problem with one of my co-workers she would call the foremen on every little thing anyone did. She is what we called a "Rat". Everyone on the job hated her, she was a worker just like all of us, but she felt that she was the "boss". She even had her tires slashed during a Union Meeting. Not to long after getting them fix an hour later or so the other two was slashed. Now what does that tell you? I had an incident with one of my so called "friend/co-worker". I met him when I first started working at the job, we were good friends, so I thought. I'd invite him and his wife or girlfriends to my parties, his daughter and my daughter were cool. He'd call me to help him on side jobs. Everything was cool between us. The problem started when he would send me inappropriate texts and pornographic picture messages on my phone, I'd asked him not to forward his junk on my phone, while I'm working or anytime. I wasn't that friendly with him. He even have the nerve to send me a video of him and his little mistress about to have sex. After asking him on several different occasions to stop sending them. I had no other choice to call my (B.A) on the matter. What a joke! it was like telling a child not to eat candy. He claimed he spoke to the guy and told him not to talk or come close to me. We are painters we work together everyday. The awkwardness was very uncomfortable. I knew I had prepare myself for the lay-offs. But later found out it was just to get me out of the picture after the incident. Most of the my co-workers were put of a waiting list including myself. Everyone was called back and I wasn't. Later I found out that I was being called "the trouble-maker". I wish I went about it another way (legally). I've been unemployed from the Union since and that was over 2 years ago. My name been mysteriously moving down the list. That was just one of the countless incident I had to endure while working for my "Union". They are suppose to have my back, instead they were just stabbing me in the back and taking food out of my children mouths. What should I do or should of done? Is it too late to file a complaint against them? more

Resolved Question: I have ran into a scam, and i dont know what to do?

i applied for a personal assistant job for a Realtor and attorney from over seas,it was a scam, the scam is money laundering, they have my information i felt threatened, so i tried to collect as much information as i could from them, doing some hacking which could be illegal, my question is how would i go about this, do i report it to ic3.gov? will i be charged somehow for hacking(key logging,cracked software)? or should i forget about it? all the conversation: ----------------------------------------------------------- richard_b45:::::::::: email: Richard Brown to me show details Jul 15 (7 days ago) Thanks for your interests in the PA position, I will deeply appreciate all genuine efforts to help me monitor and keep up to date with all my activities. I most very often get my hands occupied because am working with many companies both states and outside,so it is imperative for me to have a worthy assistant who can monitor and keep me up to date with my activities. As my assistant, your activities amongst other things will include: Make travel arrangements and submit expenses for Attorneys Order office supplies, Running personal errands,Check Processing Filing documents,faxing,printing and typing letters Web research, Internet search skills and posting ads Quality communication etiquette skills and good organizational skills Serious sense of humor required and mandatory to work with me Ability to handle highly sensitive and confidential information Perform duties with accuracy, quality, and integrity You can only apply for this position if you own a printer and personal computer. Basic wage is $500 a weekly About me: My name is Mr Richard Brown,i have a family of 3 and i am a Realtor and Lawyer.I travel alot,hence the reason why i need an assistant to handle affairs for me on the home front when i am away on business which is usually quite often. This position is home-based and flexible you can be in any location,working with me is basically about instructions and following them, my only fear is that I may come at you impromptu sometimes, I need someone who can be able to meet up with my i rregular timings.There is also a very sensitive issue on trust and accountability which I believe will resolve itself as time goes on. This is only an introductory e-mail, as time goes on we should be able to arrange a proper meeting to get things started officially. I do have a number of things you could help me with this week if you will be available for me. This can act as a stable foundation to our working relationship. Note:This position is home base office work you can be in any location and work with me from your home. Let me know your interest if you are ready to work with me from your home Mon-Fri @ 10am Here is my Yahoomessenger IM richard_b45 I am always online... So Fill This Application And Email It Back Here Asap!!! First Name______________________ Middle Name___________________________ Last Name_____________________________ Street Address_____________________________ City, State, Zip Code______________________________________ Sex________Age_________ Nationality___________________________ Cell Phone Number (___)___________________________________ Home Phone Number(___)___________________________________ Email:____________________________ Current Job:____________________________ Hope to hear from you again. Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:25:20 -0700 Subject: Personal Assistant` From: h4xchewyy@gmail.com To: job.resume2010@hotmail.com Jesus A. Garcia (956)241-7224 h4xchewyy@gmail.com Objective: Personal Assistant Summary:Highly organized and detail oriented. Providing high level of customer service with exceptional ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Profound working knowledge of Microsoft office applications including Word and Excel. Communication and leadership skills. Professional appearance, dress, and attitude. Excellent interpersonal, customer service skills and solid math knowledge. Effective problem solver, proven leader and team player. Certified in network cabling such as copper based systems and fiber optic base systems. Proficient in using 10-key Experience: Fraud Analyst Advanced Call Center Technologies Llc. Harlingen Tx. May, 2009- June, 2010 · Work in a high volume outbound call center environment reviewing potentially fraudulent transactions for the prevention and detection of Fraud. Fraud Analyst verifies account activity with customers over the phone to determine if transactions or activity can be validated by our card holders. Fraud Analyst makes decisions and takes appropriate actions to minimize fraud losses and provide customer service. Education: San Benito High School 2007- Present cop just left myself, he told me their was nothing wrong with hacking but i believe that was his personal answer, i sent complaint to ic3.gov, and ill just i dont know , well thread closed , thank you for replyingthe cop just left my house* more

Resolved Question: money problem with parents legal & moral question?

My girlfriend is having a bit of hassle with her mum. 4 years ago she used to be in the armed forces and when she came out she went to live with her mum for a year or so. Her mum asked her to pay half of the rent for the house she lived in, but having no job/income at the time she was unable to meet this financial ask at the time. She was in a new area with no friends and didnt know anyone and her only comfort at the time was to talk to some of her friends on the telephone/internet and thus ran a couple of large phonebills up. Her mum runs a dog grooming business and hindered her search to getting a job by saying she needed her help with the dogs on plenty of occasions. When my partner eventually did land a job she started paying some rent etc to her mum but the job didnt pay that well and by this point she was in arrears with a loan that she had too so had very little left but paid her some towards the bills that she had ran up etc. 2 Years ago she moved into my house and we now have a child and money is sufficient for us to manage but very little spare. Her mum has now said that my girlfriend owes her 2500 in rents that she didnt pay her and towards the phonebills that she ran up and she wants it all back. We have paid her 50 a month for a while but We are now expecting our 2nd child and my partner is now down to half pay on maternity monies and we just cant afford the £50 month anymore that she is demanding off of us. Her mum is on a bit of a mid life crisis, coming back from a divorce with her father where money was a sore topic, she now feels the world has screwed her enough in the past and she has gone without enough for everyone else and it is her turn to enjoy life no matter how it affects everyone else and this money HAS to be repaid. When we mentioned that we cant afford to pay her the 50 a month, she has said if we dont pay her she will take her daughter to court for it because it HAS to be repaid. Her mothers business is doing well and she is not exactly short and she lived with her partner who also earns good money. She goes out and spends £60 a week on new shoes and buys new clothes all the time, hair done in the expensive places and always out for expensive meals with her partner, 2 holidays a year abroad. Not that i begrudge her any of this, but i dont see why we should be funding it when our money is tight, Aside from that fact that it is her daughter and surely parents should help their children out when they have nowhere to live without totting up all the rent they owe. ?? At the moment she is happy to let her me& her daughter and granddaughter struggle by demanding 50 a month off us to go shopping with and put into her holiday fund and somehow i dont believe this is fair. That is when it IS about whether she is well off or not as she does not need the money at this point and we do. Where would we stand if she did take us to court for the money can anyone give us an idea? And also bearing in mind the reason for the monies owed is that my partner had nowhere to live and that she has made effort to pay some of it back already, is it unreasonable to think that perhaps her mum should now forget about it as her grandchildren are going to need the money more than her at the moment. I am in 2 minds with this one, being hard faced money owed should be paid back yes, but if it was my daughter and i had let her move in while she didnt have a job i wouldnt tot up all the rent and ask for it all back later as that is what parents are for when it comes to children so am not sure here. thanks more

Resolved Question: I am writing a letter to my boss?

Ok, I work for a very small business. I work directly under the owner of the company and his wife and we work together in a small office everyday, along with 2 other office people. Recently we have been having issues that I would like to address in our company meeting. These issues are bad enough I almost quit my job. Now, I told my boss I was not happy with the way the office is running lately and he asked me to make a "list" of the things I would like to see change. Now, I have it all in writing and I am about to type it up, but I 'm not sure how I should address it. Like a letter? Or should I make it in a list format? What is the most proffessional way to do this?@ Caroline... thank you dear, it's good if I spell right. lol more

Resolved Question: why Egypt Travelers? Why?

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Well, I've been chatting to this guys over the phone for about 2 months. The first month he rang everyday I said he really liked me. I could feel it also that this guy does like me. Then gradually the calls started cutting down. I asked him and he said he's busy which is understandable because he owns 3 businesses. But it's after 2-3 days. So he saying in the 2-3 days he didnt even have a chance to drop a text and just say "im busy with work, i'll ring you when im free. Hope your ok". On top of that the whole two months I kept on asking if we can meet and he would say yes and then make an excuse at the last minute. I dont know if those excuses were true or not. Then last weekend was my mates hen doo. We were in his town and I was going to stay at a hotel the rest of the night. He rang 5 in the morning and goes "where are you? Can you come and see me"? I said "No i cant be bothered to tired, u can come here if you like". And he did. We didnt sleep and chatted for ages. He kept on complementing me. Then later on we kissed and he asked me if I would be his girlfriend. I said i'll think about it. Then when I had to come back to my town. When saying goodbye. I said "you know the answer to ur question is yes. I will b ur girlfriend". So now im his girlfriend. Then he showered me with phone calls that day and the next day. He kept on saying he really enjoyed that time etc. Then after the 3 no calls period came. I rang on 2 occasions and he picked up the 2nd time and he went "i ring you lata im busy" I said "ok". I got no call back that day and next day. Then i got a call the following friday when he was drunk saying he really likes me. When i was questioning him "so you remebered me after 3 days did u".. he said "yeh i love you too". I said "i dont think your bothered i see no effort coming from ur side" Kept on changing the subject. Then he didnt ring me on Saturday. Then Sunday he rang in the morning saying that i miss you. I said im free come down. He said he cant because he's drunk he's got a really bad hangover. I thought ok fair enough i'll come down. He gave me the postcode and everything and said come. I hanged uo the phone and started getting ready. I got a call from him but didnt realise and then a text it said "dont come i got to take my mum to my nana's". I didnt reply to the text. Then I got a call 10 mins later. He said "i got to take mum to nana's just thought ill make sure you aint left". I said "yeh i know i got ur text". He said "i'll chat to you later". Then an hour later i got two text from him one said "come down" the other said "text me back". I texted back saying "ok but is it definite now"? He rang back and said " sorry that text was'nt for you it was for my cousins, they wanted me to go to there house but I said i cant be bothered". I said "what are you doing"? He said "im in bed" I said "so you didnt go down your nana's? So you lied? If you didnt want me to come you could of just said. Your always messing me about. Now your knackered, with a hangover if your mate calls you now and says lets go to the pub you'll go running. I dont think it's going to work. I want to be with a guy who's alittle more attentive, shows effort". I goes "i do put effort. Sorry. Please dont be angry with me, I'll call you later when you've cooled down". I said "no dont ring me delete my number your messing my head too much". I heard nothing from him for a WHOLE week I sent a text by accident week later. So I rang him but his answerin machine came on straight the way. I sent him a text saying "hey i sent tht tex by mistake i just tried ringing thought ill ask how ur doing" and no respond. Last night a WHOLE week went by again. Because i like him i realllly missed him. So i rang him a 1am last night no answer. Then I rang him in the morning no answer. So I sent him this text "hey hope ur ok! I've rang a couple of times and once last wkend but ur not respondin.. I get the hint ur not interested anymore.. the reason i rang cuz i felt i mite of over-reacted a little the other day. but i was annoying. first u said cum thn dont then cum then dont. Im sure u wud of got pissed off too. Anyways it would of been nice to talk. I did like u but at the same time i dont chase. So u wont hear from me again. So best of luck to u. take care". He rang 20 mins after tht text chatted (this all happen in the morning around 11am).. It was normal he didnt mention anything about this. Asked what I been upto. I asked him and he said "chillin, same old, another day" he sounded tired. We chatted for about 5-6 mins and then he went im guna get out of bed ill ring u later. Not heard nothing yet more

Resolved Question: Do you think I had a right to do what I did?

My sister knows this girl who runs around in kumar/niqab, went to hajj and brings up deen whenever possible. However, this girl talks about people, belittles people or uses others misfortunes to talk about how great she is. From the moment I met her she began talking about my sister, saying things like "she never stops talking.......I never really liked her that much............I don't even know why I'm her friend." I kept quiet for the sake of my sister because she has been friends with my sister for over 5 years and my sister never has anything mean to say about this girl. On my second meeting with this girl she began to not only bad mouth my sister, but my sisters young children, calling my sister's 3 yr old son a "kalb" (which means dog in arabic) and told another visitor who stopped by with her to smack my nephew for being "bad." My newphews offense was bringing out his train tracks and asking her to play with him. My sister was in the kitchen and so I went over to her and told her I was beginning to feel very uncomfortable and told her what her friend was saying and how she was acting. My sister told me to let it go and that she didn't care because her friend loved her even though she sometimes was a bit irrational. So I let it go and didn't say anything. On another occassion, at my sister's dinner party, this girl made a scene during dinner by saying that looking at food made her sick (this girl is easily 250 lbs) and that she couldn't even be in the same room as food. Before any of the guests could even finish dinner she started clearing the table and would no longer talk to anyone. However, the final straw came when my sister was making arrangments for a babysitter and this girl started butting into my sisters business. She kept on saying things such as "you better let this girl babysit for you, she is a muslimah and you better not pick a kaffir over a muslimah" she also started telling my sister she was stupid with money and that she spends it frivilously and that she is a cheapass. For over a week this girl called her daily to tell her that she was "effed up" if she was even thinking about not hiring this girl. My sister is such a timid person she let all of this go. However, this girl posted a fb status message about my sister and when my sister saw it she started crying and called me into the room. At this point I made up my mind, my sister didn't need to have crappy people in her life so I called this girl a betch. This girl completely hit crazy town after that............but she cussed out my sister (who did nothing to her). The friendship has since been destroyed, however, I feel I did my sister a favor. Yet, I still can't help but feel a bit guilty, and although the girl was not a good friend at all, my sister valued what little she gave her. I will not mend their friendship although I do have the power to do that. It kills me that all of this rotten behavior is from a hajja and someone who goes around promoting religion. more

Resolved Question: How can I find a compromise for the weekends?

My husband is a social butterfly who loves to meet up and go out with friends on the weekends, whereas I want to be a recluse and either stay around the house w/out company, or I like to get out of the house with only my husband and nobody else. I believe our current job situations have a lot to do w/ this... -He runs his own business from home and is pretty much the only employee -so I can completely understand his longing to be w/ other people when work is done. -I, on the other hand, do technical support for computers and software -and I spend at least 8 hours a day ON THE PHONE, dealing mainly w/ people who are too stupid to even own a computer or people who are mean and nasty to ME b/c they are frustrated w/ their equipment/software. I talk and talk and talk to to people all day for 5 days, and when the weekend comes, I'm so over PEOPLE in general, that I don't want to be social w/ even my closest friends and family. My husband cannot understand this, b/c he has always been a 'people person' anyway (he's a Gemini), and I've always been more of a loner (Taurus), and it frustrates him even further that I have gradually become a weekend recluse. Until I got this job, I used to like going out w/ my friends and family on the weekends -now I cringe when the phone rings! I do NOT mean to take my frustrations from work out on my friends and family by avoiding them, b/c I love them so much. I would never deliberately do anything to hurt them or make them feel like I don't like their company, but I'm sure that they are starting to feel like I don't want to see them or talk to them. It's not that I don't leave work at work, it's just that by the time Friday Night comes, I'm just ready for some quiet 'me time' and just ready to not have to deal w/ anybody. I would really appreciate some suggestions on how my social butterfly husband and my reclusive, withdrawn self could find a balance, so that my husband and I can enjoy our weekends. Please don't waste my time w/ suggestions of finding a new job -I would like nothing more than to do so -and I am looking, but in this economy it will not happen anytime soon -so I'm kinda stuck for a while (and just grateful to have a job!). more

Resolved Question: I feel so much regret for being an insecure recluse all these years.I pity my husband.How do I change now?

I have always been like that, a total loner and loser. I am very insecure and feel very uncomfortable in groups. I am also very lazy, beyond belief. All this was ok till I lived with my parents but then I got married and went to US. I could have had the best time as we were a young couple with no kids and there were so many people I could have been friends with. I spent the last 7 yrs of my married life like a complete recluse. I used to go out now and then with my hubby but very occassionally. He loves outings with friends, having people come home etc but it was me that was the problem. We could have made so many great friends and had such memorable experiences but I decided to act like a fool and always withdrew. I feel foolish when I am in a crowd. Next, my husband went to business school and oh my I could have had the best time there. There were so many fun people and such good relaxing days those were. Everyone was in school and most were married. I decided to not make friends, just one or two and then just stayed home mostly never mingling never going out for socials nothing. Now so many of them are in constant touch whereas I am not. I feel so bad not for me but more for my husband. The poor guy. I recently had a stillbirth. My baby died in uterus because my uterus ruptured. I have come to realize SO MANY things now. I want to change my way of life, I want to live more and enjoy my life and give him the best time possible. How do I begin doing this. He loves being social but why am I like that. I also feel sad depressed and lonely and DO feel better when I meet people. Why then do I keep running away. Please help me become more normal and more social. more

Resolved Question: Why won't my mother encourage me to strive to do my best?

I am a 35 year old single woman. I have been currently out of a full time job for close to a year. The reasons surrounding why is a whole other question. But, I have been doing freelance work and I have starting working on a master's. So, I have been paying the majority of my bills with a student loan refund. Of course, I am going to have to do something else soon as far as a job. I was casually talking to my mom on the phone and she told me that I should apply to Walmart. I don't think she meant to be mean. But, I just start bursting into tears. It just wasn't that comment, but it is just the face that she never valued education and she always has the idea "just be lucky you have a job." Don't get me wrong, if it comes to that point, I'm not above taking any job if I need to pay the bills. I've spent most of my adult life working two jobs to make ends meet. But, at my age, I want more than that. I have a B.A., two undergraduate certificates, and I just started working on a master's. I used to think the reason why I haven't achieved any real success was because of the economy, my field, etc. But, at age 35, I come to realize it is more than that and may have a lot to do with self-esteem. I hate to blame my parents at my age. But, it had to start somewhere. I guess I can't force my mom to encourage me and I don't know why she has that view. But, I think her comment hurt even more because a few days before the conversation with my mom, I was talking with the lady I do freelance work for and was telling her how I eventually want to do freelance work full time. And I half-jokingly mentioned that I hope I don't run out of money and have to work at Wal-mart. She told me that she is working really hard to get more business and she told me I was way too talented to work there. Then, a few days later, my mom was encouraging me to apply at Walmart. How is it that someone that is not my family, who does not owe me anything in life, and who I only know on a business level can give me more encouragement than my own mother? Whether we like to admit it or not, most of what our parent's tell us really has an effect on us. How can I learn to encourage myself since I can't get it from my own familY? more

Resolved Question: How much life you have left to live? Pl read on!?

If you read one story today, read this one. How many marbles do you have? It sounds like a set-up, a prelude to a punchline about losing one’s marbles. But as you’ll see from this remarkable story below, the marbles measure much more. And you can personally change that which they measure and perhaps, the quality of your life going forward. The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday mornings. Perhaps it’s the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to rise, of maybe it’s the unbounded joy of not having to be at work. Either way, the first few hours of a Saturday morning are most enjoyable. A few weeks ago, I was shuffling toward the kitchen, with a steaming cup of coffee in one hand and the morning paper in the other. What began as a typical Saturday morning turned into one of those lessons that life seems to hand you from time to time. Let me tell you about it. I turned the volume up on my radio in order to listen to a Saturday morning talk show. I heard an older sounding chap with a golden voice. You know the kind, he sounded like he should be in the broadcasting business himself. He was talking about “a thousand marbles” to someone named “Tom”. I was intrigued and sat down to listen to what he had to say. “Well, Tom, it sure sounds like you’re busy with your job. I’m sure they pay you well but it’s a shame you have to be away from home and your family so much. Hard to believe a young fellow should have to work sixty or seventy hours a week to make ends meet. Too bad you missed your daughter’s dance recital. ” He continued, “Let me tell you something Tom, something that has helped me keep a good perspective on my own priorities.” And that’s when he began to explain his theory of a “thousand marbles.” “You see, I sat down one day and did a little arithmetic. The average person lives about seventy-five years. I know, some live more and some live less, but on average, folks live about seventy-five years.” “Now then, I multiplied 75 times 52 and I came up with 3900 which is the number of Saturdays that the average person has in their entire lifetime. “Now stick with me Tom, I’m getting to the important part. “It took me until I was fifty-five years old to think about all this in any detail”, he went on, “and by that time I had lived through over twenty-eight hundred Saturdays. “I got to thinking that if I lived to be seventy-five, I only had about a thousand of them left to enjoy. “So I went to a toy store and bought every single marble they had. I ended up having to visit three toy stores to round-up 1000 marbles. “I took them home and put them inside of a large, clear plastic container right here in my workshop next to the radio. Every Saturday since then, I have taken one marble out and thrown it away. “I found that by watching the marbles diminish, I focused more on the really important things in life. There is nothing like watching your time here on this earth run out to help get your priorities straight. “Now let me tell you one last thing before I sign-off with you and take my lovely wife out for breakfast. This morning, I took the very last marble out of the container. I figure if I make it until next Saturday then God has blessed me with a little extra time to be with my loved ones…… “It was nice to talk to you Tom, I hope you spend more time with your loved ones, and I hope to meet you again someday. Have a good morning!” You could have heard a pin drop when he finished. Even the show’s moderator didn’t have anything to say for a few moments. I guess he gave us all a lot to think about. I had planned to do some work that morning, then go to the gym. Instead, I went upstairs and woke my wife up with a kiss. “C’mon honey, I’m taking you and the kids to breakfast.” “What brought this on?” she asked with a smile. “Oh, nothing special,” I said. ” It has just been a long time since we spent a Saturday together with the kids. Hey, can we stop at a toy store while we’re out? I need to buy some marbles.” ————————————– How many marbles do you have left? more

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Does anyone know how I can get vip tickets to the teen choice awards 2010 ? Anyone , and I mean ANYONE who knows how to get these please let me know ! If you work in the music business or tv business or whatever and have some sort of connection to getting them please let me know ! It would mean so much to me to go to an award show and meet my favorite celebs that i see all the time on tv and movies. The celeb i wanna see the most is Drake<3 I love him & his music so much. I wouldn't even know what to do if I just met him. But yeaah I would be so happy and my family & i would definitely appreciate this. I have been trying so hard to win a contest or sweepstakes but like what are the chances of ever winning that , you know ? I've been saving up as much money as I can but i dont think i have enough /: Even if your not connected to the hollywood industry but if you know someone who is , please talk to them about it ! My friend has a cousin who works as a p.r. for the show , and was supposed to get me tickets , but she ran out /: I wanna go soo very badd. Please , if your willing to help me , email me @ udengwu.chika@yahoo.com Like I said , it doesn't matter who you are , just help me out ! K thank you all so much ! more

Resolved Question: Is This a Decent Start To a Story? Please be honest, but not rude....WHAT can i do to make it better?!?

I apologize about the length, but if you read it all, and gave an honest detailed answer, that would be amazing. Thanks you so much! Hello, my names Brandan, I am 16 and writing a novel. it's about a guy who graduates high school and moves to NYC to escape the monotony of small town life and his parents who are never proud of him and always want a little more from him. He believes he knows everything about life (because he's young) and what is right. He audits college courses at a university in NYC to learn things, but could never afford to attend full time. He gets a job at a small bookstore to help pay for his apartment and college courses. He eventually meets a girl from a wealthy family in a college class of his during an assignment and they become closer. He quickly falls for her, but doesn't immediately show it. They get closer as weeks go by, and the main character takes her out to have fun, and show her what its like to not be rich, but to still enjoy the small things in life. They kiss that night, and the girl falls for him. As weeks go by, they fall intensely in love, but one night, the guy takes her home late, but walks her so she will be safe. When he gets to her house, and she enters, her parents realize she was on a date with the guy and since he is pretty much poor and living on his own with what appears to be a bad future, they demand that they immediately quit seeing each other. The girl refuses and becomes very upset with her parents. The guy doesn't want to get her in trouble, but he can't help but be in love with her. They secretly spend time together whenever possible, she tells her parents that she was out with friends, and they buy it, for a while. Eventually the father sees them on one of their dates and confronts the guy and tells him if he doesn't stay away from her, he will make him. The father also smacks the girl multiple times and is abusive and angry over her dating the guy. 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New York wasn't everything he expected, but it's an improvement from what he was living in. In Missouri, he felt like he was trapped, like he would never escape, and he probably wouldn't have without his great ambitions. He wasn't great in school, but he had very good writing potential. He could write great stories and beautiful poems, but he thought of it has a hobby more than an actual profession. When he moved to New York, he didn't go there with any real plans, just survive there. He was tall, six foot two and decent build. He wore average clothing, nothing too flashy, but took care of himself. He had medium length walnut brown hair and a good face. His roommate Alex, was a goofy guy, short with very short black hair. He was Italian, so he had a fairly dark complexion. He was one of Nick's few friends in New York. Alex has lived in NYC his whole life, but Nick had only been there for less than a month. It was almost time for school to start back. Both Alex and Nick were attending NYU, but in different ways. Alex was a very intelligent guy, and had wealthy parents who were able to pay his way to NYU with no problem. On the other hand, Nick had a alright grades and a medium income family, so he was only auditing his courses, but he thought it was better than nothing. Alex helped Nick get around NYC and even got him his job at a local bookstore. It wasn't a very upscale bookstore, but it paid alright, and the owner, Frank, was a pretty nice guy. He was an older guy, early sixties. He had balding grayish hair, which was once light brown, and few wrinkles. He had a fairly big gut, and strong arms. He was a tough guy on the outside, but he really liked Nick because he somewhat could relate to him. Nick came to him quite often for advice or opinions on pretty much anything. Whether it be where to buy clothes, or even a good place to eat, he would ask him. Those were pretty much Nick's only friends in NYC, but they were good ones. 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Resolved Question: Is This A Good Novel? How Successful could it be?

I apologize about the length, but if you read it all, and gave an honest detailed answer, that would be amazing. Thanks you so much! Hello, my names Brandan, I am 16 and writing a novel. it's about a guy who graduates high school and moves to NYC to escape the monotony of small town life and his parents who are never proud of him and always want a little more from him. He believes he knows everything about life (because he's young) and what is right. He audits college courses at a university in NYC to learn things, but could never afford to attend full time. He gets a job at a small bookstore to help pay for his apartment and college courses. He eventually meets a girl from a wealthy family in a college class of his during an assignment and they become closer. He quickly falls for her, but doesn't immediately show it. They get closer as weeks go by, and the main character takes her out to have fun, and show her what its like to not be rich, but to still enjoy the small things in life. They kiss that night, and the girl falls for him. As weeks go by, they fall intensely in love, but one night, the guy takes her home late, but walks her so she will be safe. When he gets to her house, and she enters, her parents realize she was on a date with the guy and since he is pretty much poor and living on his own with what appears to be a bad future, they demand that they immediately quit seeing each other. The girl refuses and becomes very upset with her parents. The guy doesn't want to get her in trouble, but he can't help but be in love with her. They secretly spend time together whenever possible, she tells her parents that she was out with friends, and they buy it, for a while. Eventually the father sees them on one of their dates and confronts the guy and tells him if he doesn't stay away from her, he will make him. The father also smacks the girl multiple times and is abusive and angry over her dating the guy. The girl, tired of the abuse and ridicule, decides she will run away with the guy in a few months when she graduates. When he father goes out of town on business, they go on one more date. As they are walking home, holding each other, they enter an empty alley and a man comes from the darkness, with a gun, demanding for the girl's beautiful diamond necklace. She slowly takes it off and gives it to the thief, the guys says to just take it easy with the gun, and he makes a move to step and get in the guys way so he can't point gun directly at the girl, but the thief freaks out and shoots the guy. He dies in the girl's arms before help can arrive. how should i end the book? also how should i change the plot to make it better? thanks so much in advance guys and gals! Here's the preface/part of first chapter! Brandan Sandbothe Nick Johnston never thought he would be here, New York City. A city he had dreamed about moving to his entire life. He left his small town in Missouri to live in the big city. New York wasn't everything he expected, but it's an improvement from what he was living in. In Missouri, he felt like he was trapped, like he would never escape, and he probably wouldn't have without his great ambitions. He wasn't great in school, but he had very good writing potential. He could write great stories and beautiful poems, but he thought of it has a hobby more than an actual profession. When he moved to New York, he didn't go there with any real plans, just survive there. He was tall, six foot two and decent build. He wore average clothing, nothing too flashy, but took care of himself. He had medium length walnut brown hair and a good face. His roommate Alex, was a goofy guy, short with very short black hair. He was Italian, so he had a fairly dark complexion. He was one of Nick's few friends in New York. Alex has lived in NYC his whole life, but Nick had only been there for less than a month. It was almost time for school to start back. Both Alex and Nick were attending NYU, but in different ways. Alex was a very intelligent guy, and had wealthy parents who were able to pay his way to NYU with no problem. On the other hand, Nick had a alright grades and a medium income family, so he was only auditing his courses, but he thought it was better than nothing. Alex helped Nick get around NYC and even got him his job at a local bookstore. It wasn't a very upscale bookstore, but it paid alright, and the owner, Frank, was a pretty nice guy. He was an older guy, early sixties. He had balding grayish hair, which was once light brown, and few wrinkles. He had a fairly big gut, and strong arms. He was a tough guy on the outside, but he really liked Nick because he somewhat could relate to him. Nick came to him quite often for advice or opinions on pretty much anything. Whether it be where to buy clothes, or even a good place to eat, he would ask him. Those were pretty much Nick's only friends in NYC, but they were good ones. Nick more

Resolved Question: HELP, Is this story good, and what can I do to make it better?

I apologize about the length, but if you read it all, and gave an honest detailed answer, that would be amazing. Thanks you so much! Hello, my names Brandan, I am 16 and writing a novel. it's about a guy who graduates high school and moves to NYC to escape the monotony of small town life and his parents who are never proud of him and always want a little more from him. He believes he knows everything about life (because he's young) and what is right. He audits college courses at a university in NYC to learn things, but could never afford to attend full time. He gets a job at a small bookstore to help pay for his apartment and college courses. He eventually meets a girl from a wealthy family in a college class of his during an assignment and they become closer. He quickly falls for her, but doesn't immediately show it. They get closer as weeks go by, and the main character takes her out to have fun, and show her what its like to not be rich, but to still enjoy the small things in life. They kiss that night, and the girl falls for him. As weeks go by, they fall intensely in love, but one night, the guy takes her home late, but walks her so she will be safe. When he gets to her house, and she enters, her parents realize she was on a date with the guy and since he is pretty much poor and living on his own with what appears to be a bad future, they demand that they immediately quit seeing each other. The girl refuses and becomes very upset with her parents. The guy doesn't want to get her in trouble, but he can't help but be in love with her. They secretly spend time together whenever possible, she tells her parents that she was out with friends, and they buy it, for a while. Eventually the father sees them on one of their dates and confronts the guy and tells him if he doesn't stay away from her, he will make him. The father also smacks the girl multiple times and is abusive and angry over her dating the guy. The girl, tired of the abuse and ridicule, decides she will run away with the guy in a few months when she graduates. When he father goes out of town on business, they go on one more date. As they are walking home, holding each other, they enter an empty alley and a man comes from the darkness, with a gun, demanding for the girl's beautiful diamond necklace. She slowly takes it off and gives it to the thief, the guys says to just take it easy with the gun, and he makes a move to step and get in the guys way so he can't point gun directly at the girl, but the thief freaks out and shoots the guy. He dies in the girl's arms before help can arrive. how should i end the book? also how should i change the plot to make it better? thanks so much in advance guys and gals! Here's the preface/part of first chapter! Brandan Sandbothe Nick Johnston never thought he would be here, New York City. A city he had dreamed about moving to his entire life. He left his small town in Missouri to live in the big city. New York wasn't everything he expected, but it's an improvement from what he was living in. In Missouri, he felt like he was trapped, like he would never escape, and he probably wouldn't have without his great ambitions. He wasn't great in school, but he had very good writing potential. He could write great stories and beautiful poems, but he thought of it has a hobby more than an actual profession. When he moved to New York, he didn't go there with any real plans, just survive there. He was tall, six foot two and decent build. He wore average clothing, nothing too flashy, but took care of himself. He had medium length walnut brown hair and a good face. His roommate Alex, was a goofy guy, short with very short black hair. He was Italian, so he had a fairly dark complexion. He was one of Nick's few friends in New York. Alex has lived in NYC his whole life, but Nick had only been there for less than a month. It was almost time for school to start back. Both Alex and Nick were attending NYU, but in different ways. Alex was a very intelligent guy, and had wealthy parents who were able to pay his way to NYU with no problem. On the other hand, Nick had a alright grades and a medium income family, so he was only auditing his courses, but he thought it was better than nothing. Alex helped Nick get around NYC and even got him his job at a local bookstore. It wasn't a very upscale bookstore, but it paid alright, and the owner, Frank, was a pretty nice guy. He was an older guy, early sixties. He had balding grayish hair, which was once light brown, and few wrinkles. He had a fairly big gut, and strong arms. He was a tough guy on the outside, but he really liked Nick because he somewhat could relate to him. Nick came to him quite often for advice or opinions on pretty much anything. Whether it be where to buy clothes, or even a good place to eat, he would ask him. Those were pretty much Nick's only friends in NYC, but they were good ones. Nick more

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Hello, my names Brandan, I am 16 and writing a novel. it's about a guy who graduates high school and moves to NYC to escape the monotony of small town life and his parents who are never proud of him and always want a little more from him. He believes he knows everything about life (because he's young) and what is right. He audits college courses at a university in NYC to learn things, but could never afford to attend full time. He gets a job at a small bookstore to help pay for his apartment and college courses. He eventually meets a girl from a wealthy family in a college class of his during an assignment and they become closer. He quickly falls for her, but doesn't immediately show it. They get closer as weeks go by, and the main character takes her out to have fun, and show her what its like to not be rich, but to still enjoy the small things in life. They kiss that night, and the girl falls for him. As weeks go by, they fall intensely in love, but one night, the guy takes her home late, but walks her so she will be safe. When he gets to her house, and she enters, her parents realize she was on a date with the guy and since he is pretty much poor and living on his own with what appears to be a bad future, they demand that they immediately quit seeing each other. The girl refuses and becomes very upset with her parents. The guy doesn't want to get her in trouble, but he can't help but be in love with her. They secretly spend time together whenever possible, she tells her parents that she was out with friends, and they buy it, for a while. Eventually the father sees them on one of their dates and confronts the guy and tells him if he doesn't stay away from her, he will make him. The father also smacks the girl multiple times and is abusive and angry over her dating the guy. The girl, tired of the abuse and ridicule, decides she will run away with the guy in a few months when she graduates. When he father goes out of town on business, they go on one more date. As they are walking home, holding each other, they enter an empty alley and a man comes from the darkness, with a gun, demanding for the girl's beautiful diamond necklace. She slowly takes it off and gives it to the thief, the guys says to just take it easy with the gun, and he makes a move to step and get in the guys way so he can't point gun directly at the girl, but the thief freaks out and shoots the guy. He dies in the girl's arms before help can arrive. how should i end the book? also how should i change the plot to make it better? thanks so much in advance guys and gals! more

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Hello, my names Brandan, I am 16 and writing a story about a guy who graduates high school and moves to NYC to escape the monotony of small town life and his parents who are never proud of him and always want a little more from him. He believes he knows everything about life (because he's young) and what is right. He audits college courses at a university in NYC to learn things, but could never afford to attend full time. He gets a job at a small bookstore to help pay for his apartment and college courses. He eventually meets a girl from a wealthy family in a college class of his during an assignment and they become closer. He quickly falls for her, but doesn't immediately show it. They get closer as weeks go by, and the main character takes her out to have fun, and show her what its like to not be rich, but to still enjoy the small things in life. They kiss that night, and the girl falls for him. As weeks go by, they fall intensely in love, but one night, the guy takes her home late, but walks her so she will be safe. When he gets to her house, and she enters, her parents realize she was on a date with the guy and since he is pretty much poor and living on his own with what appears to be a bad future, they demand that they immediately quit seeing each other. The girl refuses and becomes very upset with her parents. The guy doesn't want to get her in trouble, but he can't help but be in love with her. They secretly spend time together whenever possible, she tells her parents that she was out with friends, and they buy it, for a while. Eventually the father sees them on one of their dates and confronts the guy and tells him if he doesn't stay away from her, he will make him. The father also smacks the girl multiple times and is abusive and angry over her dating the guy. The girl, tired of the abuse and ridicule, decides she will run away with the guy in a few months when she graduates. When he father goes out of town on business, they go on one more date. As they are walking home, holding each other, they enter an empty alley and a man comes from the darkness, with a gun, demanding for the girl's beautiful diamond necklace. She slowly takes it off and gives it to the thief, the guys says to just take it easy with the gun, and he makes a move to step and get in the guys way so he can't point gun directly at the girl, but the thief freaks out and shoots the guy. He dies in the girl's arms before help can arrive. how should i end the book? also how should i change the plot to make it better? thanks so much in advance guys and gals! more

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I have been in a relationship with a guy for 11 months which was really deep. We know each other since school but we never used to talk to each other at that time. I am I am 23 year old shy and conservative girl. After 6 years, he messaged me on facebook and thats how we started knowing each other. One day he insisted to meet me, so I meet him with my friends at my college. I just got to know from my mum that his mum gave a proposal to me, on the night before meeting him. I was shocked and wanted to tell him not to meet me but it was too late. Instead, I told my friends. After few days, I told him that I can't meet him anymore because of such event. He said that he doesn't know about it and apolozied for what his mum has done. I said still I can't and avoided his call. One day, he called me and said that nothing will change between us even if we talk or don't (ie friendship). After few days of meeting and chatting, he declared and sweared in the name of God and his mother that he loves me and can't live without me. After rejecting several times his offer to become his gf before getting married to him, one day he cried a lot and begged me not to leave him. He said how his family struggle to come to the state they are in now and so on. He said if I leave him he will sad forever and will never talk to me. I told him that I don't wanted to lose his friendship but I still used to talk to him whenever he called me. Slowly and slowly i felt some feelings for him and went out with him as he promised not to leave in the name of God and his mother. One day, he asked me to show him my new house. After showing him my new house, he pulled me and was trying to open my clothes. When I pushed him and was trying to run away from him, he was pulling me. Wherever I was going, he was blocking my way, pulled me forcefully and pushed me onto the bed. I was crying and saying to stop but he didn't. We finally had sex. After that I bled. On his way home, he called me up and said " You are so innocent...anyone can use you!". Since then I was shocked, afraid and was crying a lot. After the event, he stopped calling me like he used to do and whenever I used to call him and ask why..he used tell me that he was busy. He didn't even ask me once how was I feeling? After all it was my first sex which he knows it very well. After few months, he used to call me every wednesday to ask me to meet him on thursday. Everytime before meeting him, he used to promise me that he won't have sex with me but whenever we used to meet he always does even if I don't want to. If I don't want to, he either used to be sad and keep quiet or say" I have the right!". Recently, I found out that he is getting married with someone else. When I called him, he said that his parents are not ready to listen to him. If he says about me, they will die because it seems that his mum hates my mum as she got to know that my parents told something bad his parents which he says he got it from 3 sources. I completely denied it because I know that my parents will never do so. I told him "First of all, my father stays mostly in our country to take care of his business and comes here whenever he has some work. As for my mum, whatever she knows about you and your family are from the mutual aunties and she is not a person who will say bad about others. Infact we don't like people who backbites about others. How can they do such thing?! That impossible!" He shouted and said "Do you want me to prove?!" then when I asked him to prove he said that I know everything. I asked him "if I know everything, then why should I ask you?! and I will even know you other 2 sources also which you can't name now!" We had a huge arguement on it. He even said that I was playing with him and didn't love him at all. I was really shocked and depressed. He even said that he can't lose such opportunity because the girl who he is getting married to is an intellectual and good in studies. I couldn't believe his words!I was so depressed and sick that I consulted a physician and she said that I am under acute depression and anxiety. I couldn't even tell her why because my mum was infront. Finally, on his wedding day, I cried and told my dad everything (except for the illicit stuff). He became shocked and depressed. I asked to forgive me for whatever I did and to help me recover from such terrible event. He agreed and said to forget that guy as he never deserved me. Few days after his wedding, I told my mum about what he said and asked her whether she said anything wrong about his mum. My parents said they didn't say anything bad neither about him nor his mum. Finally, my mum spoke to one her friend, who name was given from 1 of those 3 sources. The aunt sweared that she didn't say anything to his mum not even spoke to his mum either. When the aunt called him and asked about the event.The guy told everything ( whatever I shared with him about our family matters) and said that he didn't say anything to me that my parents told something bad about his mum nor he took the aunt's name! When the aunt asked about what he said about my father, he said that my father can't say anything as he doesn't stay over here the most. This is MY SENTENCE!!! He used my sentence to claim me wrong!! He even said his sister was there when he speaking with me. His sister also said that I told him all these!!! When my mum told me this I was shocked to death!!! I couldn't believe my ears! Then what was his reason to leave me?! I can't forget all these...how will I lead a normal life...how can i forget such an event!!! How can he tell such LIES!!! God is watching...He is the only witness I have...what will I do??? Why isnt He doing anything??? How will I live?!!! Why did he do this with me!!! I feel like dying!!! I can't tell lie to my future husband because I am not good at lying at all!Even if I lie he will get to know one day and that day will the most miserable day of my life!!! I never wanted to have sex before my marriage......!!!!!! I wanted to keep this as a gift of God for my husband!!! Now I dont anything to give and share!!! I hate myself!!! HOW COULD I DO SUCH MISTAKES!!! I HATE MYSELF!!! I want to die!!! Please Help ME PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! more

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I have been in a relationship with a guy for 11 months which was really deep. We know each other since school but we never used to talk to each other at that time. I am I am 23 year old shy and conservative girl. After 6 years, he messaged me on facebook and thats how we started knowing each other. One day he insisted to meet me, so I meet him with my friends at my college. I just got to know from my mum that his mum gave a proposal to me, on the night before meeting him. I was shocked and wanted to tell him not to meet me but it was too late. Instead, I told my friends. After few days, I told him that I can't meet him anymore because of such event. He said that he doesn't know about it and apolozied for what his mum has done. I said still I can't and avoided his call. One day, he called me and said that nothing will change between us even if we talk or don't (ie friendship). After few days of meeting and chatting, he declared and sweared in the name of God and his mother that he loves me and can't live without me. After rejecting several times his offer to become his gf before getting married to him, one day he cried a lot and begged me not to leave him. He said how his family struggle to come to the state they are in now and so on. He said if I leave him he will sad forever and will never talk to me. I told him that I don't wanted to lose his friendship but I still used to talk to him whenever he called me. Slowly and slowly i felt some feelings for him and went out with him as he promised not to leave in the name of God and his mother. One day, he asked me to show him my new house. After showing him my new house, he pulled me and was trying to open my clothes. When I pushed him and was trying to run away from him, he was pulling me. Wherever I was going, he was blocking my way, pulled me forcefully and pushed me onto the bed. I was crying and saying to stop but he didn't. We finally had sex. After that I bled. On his way home, he called me up and said " You are so innocent...anyone can use you!". Since then I was shocked, afraid and was crying a lot. After the event, he stopped calling me like he used to do and whenever I used to call him and ask why..he used tell me that he was busy. He didn't even ask me once how was I feeling? After all it was my first sex which he knows it very well. After few months, he used to call me every wednesday to ask me to meet him on thursday. Everytime before meeting him, he used to promise me that he won't have sex with me but whenever we used to meet he always does even if I don't want to. If I don't want to, he either used to be sad and keep quiet or say" I have the right!". Recently, I found out that he is getting married with someone else. When I called him, he said that his parents are not ready to listen to him. If he says about me, they will die because it seems that his mum hates my mum as she got to know that my parents told something bad his parents which he says he got it from 3 sources. I denied it because I know that my parents will never do so. I told him "First of all, my father stays mostly in our country to take care of his business and comes here whenever he has some work. As for my mum, whatever she knows about you and your family are from the mutual aunties and she is not a person who will say bad about others. Infact we don't like people who backbites about others. How can they do such thing?! That impossible!" He shouted and said "do you want me to prove?!" then when I asked him to prove he said that I know everything. I asked him "if I know everything, then why should I ask you?! and I will even know you other 2 sources also which you can't name now!" We had a huge arguement on it. He even said that I was playing with him and didn't love him at all. I was really shocked and depressed. He even said that he can't lose such opportunity because the girl who he is getting married to is an intellectual and good in studies. I couldn't believe his words! I was so depressed and sick that I consulted a physician and she said that I am under acute depression and anxiety. I couldn't even tell her why because my mum was infront.Finally, on his wedding day, I cried and told my dad everything (except for the illicit stuff). He became shocked and depressed. I asked to forgive me for whatever I did and to help me recover from such terrible event. He agreed and said to forget that guy as he never deserved me. Few days after his wedding, I told my mum about what he said and asked her whether she said anything wrong about his mum. My parents said they didn't say anything bad neither about him nor his mum. Finally, my mum spoke to one her friend, who name was given from 1 of those 3 sources. The aunt sweared that she didn't say anything to his mum not even spoke to his mum either. When the aunt called him and asked about the event. The guy told everything ( whatever I shared with him about our family matters) and said that he didn't say anything to me that my parents told something bad about his mum nor he took the aunt's name!When the aunt asked about what he said about my father, he said that my father can't say anything as he doesn't stay over here the most. This is MY SENTENCE!!! He used my sentence to claim me wrong!! He even said his sister was there when he speaking with me. His sister also said that I told him all these!!! When my mum told me this I was shocked to death!!! I couldn't believe my ears! Then what was his reason to leave me?! I can't forget all these...how will I lead a normal life...how can i forget such an event!!! How can he tell such LIES!!! God is watching...He is the only witness I have...what will I do??? Why isnt He doing anything??? How will I live?!!! Why did he do this with me!!! I feel like dying!!! I never wanted to have sex before my marriage......!!!!!! I wanted to keep this as a gift of God for my husband!!! Now I dont anything to give and share!!! I hate myself!!! HOW COULD I DO SUCH MISTAKES!!! I HATE MYSELF!!! I want to die!!! Please Help ME PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! more

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My common-law bf of 3 years works really hard! He leaves home at 9am and works until about 9 in the field then does break downs at his office until about 10-10:30pm and by the time he gets home with transit, its around 11-11:30. So on average he is working a 14 hour day 5 days a week and a 10 hour day on Saturdays. He is an independent business owner, and is working really hard to financially secure us for the future, and that future is not far from now. However, being his partner he requires me to be a big support, of which I fully do support his hard work. I recently quit my full time job to go on MAT leave because I am pregnant and it was doctors orders. Anywhooo!!! My bf has a history of alcoholism and substance abuse, he is basically addicted to.... well, anything? Including work. But the root problem is alcohol, as alcohol is the influence to other substances. Back in June he did something EXTREMELY unforgivable which I will not go into, and I forgave him under the condition he no longer drank since the drinking was what caused him to do what he did in the first place (and this has nothing to do with infidelity, that has never been an issue, it was a financial matter) He agreed that the drinking was clearly a BIG problem and that had he not been under the influence he never would have engaged in drugs and caused our financial issue and that drinking would stop unless otherwise discussed and planned ahead.. ie: special occasions etc. So he did extraordinarily well, he quit cold turkey and I was so proud of him until day 20.... he came home and I could smell alcohol on his breath and I caught him red handed with a mickey of vodka in his possession. I was furious because he had lied about it and I had to catch him. Anyway he swore up and down he wouldn;t do it again and only 4 days later he was running later then usual from work and I texted him to see where he was and he said he was "finishing up at work and was leaving soon" which I knew was crap because it was wayyyy later then he'd normally leave EVER! It turned out he had went out for drinks with some people from his office and rolled in the door smashed on a tuesday night. I was so upset, being pregnant and overly hormonal then usual then him completely disrespecting me only 4 days after the last time and lying to me again! Needless to say since those 2 times he has done the same crap over and over again in the last 20 days about 6 times now! All different circumstances, sometimes just staying out later having a few drinks, sometimes getting smashed, sometimes demanding he get a few beers on the weekend saying he deserves it after his hard work week (which is true he works really hard). So last night he did the same thing again, said he was heading home soon, then like 30 minutes when by without hearing from him then i call him and he's at a bar with some guys from work saying he was "discussing business, and would be leaving ASAP" he didn't get home until 1:30. Then of course I was livid, I slept on the couch because I didn't want to be near him, he hardly felt what he had done was THAT BAD and that I was overreacting and said tonight for SURE he'd be coming straight home. Well at 9 he called me to say he was just heading back to the office and that his friend which he hasn't seen in a really long time who he contacted earlier that day to ask if he wanted to go camping with us for my birthday next weekend, wanted to meet up with my bf for a beer and to catch up. Now my first instinct is to flip right out but it never resolves ANYTHING. So because he called me before hand and actually let me know what is going on, I'm not as upset and its true he hasn't seen his friend in a while, but I also feel what he is doing is very unfair to me too! I don't know how to act, I don't want to always be stalking his every move and making him feel he needs to sneak around to drink because clearly he has a drinking problem. And he is also a 37 year old man who works EXTREMELY HARD for us and our soon to be family, however he spends way too much time out "drinking"! Also he works with people in their 20's and he often says things like "Well so and so goes out after work and has a couple drinks and no one has a problem with that!!!!" but "so and so" is single and in their 20's and isn't a business owner!!! HE IS!!! So I try to explain this to him and its like he doesn't care, or truly doesn't see that his decade age gap has a lot in difference with his choices in life, especially if he wants to be a good father and partner. UGHHHHHH I know addiction is SUCH an issue, and I love him so so so so so so so much, but I HATE him when he drinks... especially now that I'm pregnant and I don't drink anymore, it makes me even MORE pissed off... but again, its not my "right" to say he CAN'T drink, and when I dohe just sneaks around more and lies about it. WHAT SHOULD I DO? I don't want to leave him, we have a baby on the way and aside from his drinking every so often (like once or twice a week he does this) he's a really hard working great man. I just need advice on how we can better come to an arrangement where he doesn't do this to me anymore?! I told him he shouldn;t be staying out on week night EVER, he thinks differently, he thinks because we ONLY have sundays together, that the week night is the only real time for him to spend time with friends without conflicting with our only day off. UGH HELP ME PLEASSSSSE!he doesn't have time for AA meetings and even if he did, I know he wouldn't go.... he thinks he knows how to stop drinking, he just chooses not too. Says its always been in his life, he was raised in a family where everyone drinks and that he would NEVER want the rest of his life to be without having any alcohol. Lame I know....... but he is STUBBBBBBBBORN! more

Resolved Question: [Ramadan] Mother and Son?

This is a heart rendering story of a mother and her son I came across. I could not take my eyes off it. I thought I would share this with people and it does not matter whether you are Muslim, Christian, Jew, Hindu or whatever, because this applies to all of us in all of our lives. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My mum only had one eye, I hated her, she was such an embarrassment! She cooked for teachers and students to support the family There was one day during primary school where she came to say hello to me I was so embarrassed, how could she do this to me! I ignored her, threw a hateful look and ran out The next day one of my class mates said "Eeww, your mum only has one eye!" I wanted to bury myself, I also wanted my mum to disappear So I confronted her and said, "If you're only going to make me a laughing stock, why don't you just die!" My mum did not respond I didn't even stop to think for a second about what I had said, because I was full of anger! I was oblivious to her feelings, I wanted out of that house So I studied really hard and got a chance to go to Singapore Then I got married. I bought a house of my own. I had kids of my own and I was happy with my life Then one day my mother came to visit me. She hadn't seen me in years and she didn't even meet her grandchildren! When she stood by the door my children laughed at her I screamed at her, "How dare you come to my house and scare my children! Get out of here now! And to this my mother quietly answered, "Oh, I'm sorry I may have gotten the wrong address." One day a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house So I lied to my wife that I was going on a business trip After the reunion I went to the old shack just out of curiosity My neighbours said that she died I did not shed a single tear They handed me a letter she wanted me to have To the smile of my life My dearest son I think of you all of the time I'm sorry that I came to Singapore and scared your children I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion But I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you I'm sorry I was a constant embarrassment to you when you were growing up You see... when you were little, you got into an accident and lost your eye As a mother I could not stand watching you having to grow up with one eye So I gave you mine Seeing a whole new world for me in my place with that eye With my love to you Your Mother ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nasheed: The Return http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNmEeAesqSQ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Small Verse From The Quran We have enjoined on man kindness to his parents; in pain did his mother bear him, and in pain did she give him birth. [46:15] What Did You Make Of It? more

Resolved Question: What do you think of my non-fiction writing?

(This started of as non-fiction. I had decided to write about an old recurring dream I had as a child, and I started getting into it. I decided to run with it. It's based on my actual experience, but it's a bit fabricated. I'd say it's about 90% non-fiction. I haven't changed anything about it from when I first wrote it down, so this is it in it's raw form. What do you think of it? Thanks in advance.) Whenever I was very young, perhaps around 7 or 8 years old, which was 14 years ago, I had a persistent and traumatic dream. I couldn’t tell you exactly why it was traumatic, just that it was. There was nothing eventful that could be named “horrific”, but there was just something about the color, the atmosphere, and the way that their faces twisted as though trying to escape me. I couldn’t bear it. It is a story about how my destroyers came to me. The dream started in a swamp. I was being rowed through a mucky swamp in the middle of the night. I can’t remember for the life of me the face or the figure of whom was delivering me to my destination, I just remember he was relentless and consistent. He could care less about the youngster in the small boat with him. It was none of his business; he just wanted to get me where I was going. It was darker than night, in that swamp. It was nothing like a night where the moon shined across the trees and water enough for you to see things. No, the only thing above us was the choking blackness of nothing. In fact, the only vision I had was thanks to the horrid yellow light shining out from the stained yellow bay windows which appeared to be connected to a room which hung over the swamp water. From that light I could see the surrounding trees, holding me captive in this small area, and the swampy water just below us. It was dreadful water that I didn’t want to meet. I obeyed my captor and allowed him to row me towards the place. How I arrived into the room is such a blur now, 14 years ago, but I remember there was some kind of exchange between me and the tall, lanky men. There was no expression or emotion from them; at least not obviously. But I could feel an impending hatred from them. I’ll recall to a moment a little further where my memory is more intact. I had arrived in the room; the one with the yellow stained bay windows. The room looked as if it hadn’t been refurnished in a hundred years. It had an old record player up against the left wall when facing the windows. It had very fine carpet, which hosted the entire room. The room was lit up with dim yellow wickedness. I remember that dreadful color every day of my life. I cringe whenever I see anything in resemblance. Also along the walls were bookshelves and desks. In the center, nearest to me was a cheap wooden table with lots of contractions that I couldn’t understand, yet I was drawn to them somehow; as if they were calling to me from another time. Farther into the room, facing the bay windows, there were two fancy comfort chairs. In between them was a fancy liquor table. As I was pushed into the sight of the two armchairs, I quickly realized that they were not vacant. I looked up at them, terrified. I saw one man whom I did not recognize, and another whom I did. One man was my grandfather, Dean Hebert. I have no idea what he was doing here. I had never seen him as a child (as far as I can remember), and I had no affiliation with him. He frowned at me with displeasure, and the other man whom I did not know was grinning with pleasure. This is all I can remember of this terrifying event. Looking back, I suppose there was some kind of bargain between the two of them; or at least that is what my demons wanted me to think. I have explored this for many years, hardly ever trying to make sense of it. What I’ve really been striving to do is to return to this place in hopes of finding answers to another question. God? What did these demons want with me? I’ve found that my search has brought them out on entirely new levels. This experience is no longer a dream, or some kind of illusion, but real. They are manifested in reality, and in incomprehensible ways, as they always have. more

Voting Question: What do you think about this letter?

Dear Public Education, We’ve known each other for many years, and for many years we’ve been generous to you, providing you a large portion of our public revenue so you can accomplish your goal of educating our kids. I consider you a friend, and I support your efforts. You have done much good. A true friend, as we all know, is honest even when it hurts. Call it an intervention, a “come to Jesus” meeting. Call it a moment of painful candor, but right now I must be a true friend. You have become greedy, selfish, and presumptuous. I have become tired of your perennial self-righteous demands for more and more, your assumption that you must be insulated from the adverse economic environment around you, and your propensity for tantrum-throwing when things don’t fall your way. After years of demanding more and more, it’s clear that the system can’t be sustained, especially in a rough economic climate. Nobody – not even the haters – like to see teachers getting their salaries reduced, elementary schools having to close down, and programs eliminated. I value education. Growing minds of children and giving them fertile opportunities for learning is one of our greatest investments. But what I’d like you to see and understand is that every dollar spent toward education is not equal, and when times get tough it’s important to eliminate the less effective dollars from education. You have assumed that traditional Public Education is the only legitimate way to educate children. You shun home-schooling, see charter schools as thieves of public money, turn your nose at private schools, and shudder at the thought of increased school choice. The traditional model of administering education is becoming outmoded and you must adapt to, accept, and embrace the changes. Furthermore, by allowing unions to infiltrate the teachers’ ranks, you have allowed them tenure, which guarantees the worst teachers can’t be fired for being the worst teachers. Have you ever wondered how much this policy alone waters down the education of our children? You could make your industry much more legitimate and effective if you allowed yourself to get rid of the dead weight by freeing yourself from the “safety” of unions and embracing new possibilities by rewarding those who do well. You are able to run your own elections, a luxury afforded only to the tin horn dictators and banana republic despots in the world. You hold school events for parents on voting day in an effort to load the polls with school-friendly voters. You hold them at your own location, on a date of your own choosing, and you send literature promoting your cause home with children. And then, when you don’t win the election, somehow it’s because the voters were uninformed, the opposition was lying, or some reason other than what you are asking for is too much. Additionally, you have a long history of believing that applying business principles in education won’t work on a large scale, yet you haven’t allowed it to be tried significantly. Yet, we see large companies consolidating services when needed, cutting back when necessary, and making tough choices – not because they wanted to, but because they had to in order to survive. We are indeed in a crisis, but it’s not because folks aren’t generous enough, and it’s not because the legislature is made up of a bunch of backward tightwads. It’s because the system has become large, outdated, inefficient, and resistant to inevitable change. You have a choice. You can change and become nimble enough to absorb the fluctuations of the economy. Or, you can refuse to move — like the old man sitting in the shadow of Mt. Saint Helens who refused to leave and is now buried under a thick layer of ash – and perish. I sincerely want you to survive. But just know that your survival depends on you, not me. It’s time to grow up, join the real world, and move ahead with new energy, a sense of humility, and an optimistic outlook that change doesn’t mean death. On the contrary. It means new life, new ways of operating and growing. Sincerely, more

Resolved Question: In laws and exes... how am i handling?

Ok, been married 3 years. Both had kids prior to marriage. I'm 33. He's 35. He has kids by 3 women. He was very promiscuous until about ten years ago. We both grew and changed tremendously prior to meeting each other. Our ex's aren't really an accurate reflection of who we are, but a huge testament to who we used to be. Luckily, I have no contact with mine. None. He doesn't have much either. He is very angry towards the ex's he has kids by, and somewhat disinterested in what goes on in the ex's lives he doesn't have kids by. Plus, we live a long way away, 5 states over. So, we are black, if that matters. Obviously, in laws are too. His original ex is also a black woman. She has two of his kids and is the closest to his family, understandably. She has the two oldest. She is a hoodrat, and there's no nice way around it. We'll call her the original babymama. Then, there is a slightly overweight, dumpy white girl that is his ex-wife (the only other woman he was married to). They married at 18, divorced at 19, and had 2 girls together, which they both lost custody of 13 years ago to her parents. Her parents let neither her or hubby or any of the family see the kids. She has a history of stealing items and returning them to store for cash. She has supported herself like that for years, had 3 other kids and works in an adult store. We'll call her the ex-wife. 3rd babymama is not involved. Then, there is an asian chick that he dated for a few years who bought his mama a car and carpooled his kids around for him when he had them. She also used to clean his house and was basically used (he wasn't a very nice guy back then). Then, the stripper chick, his ex that was a stripper who is about 24 or 25, very young, and has no kids, no money, no future and no goals. Then, my mother in law, a sweet lady with a crack addiction that talks to anybody who will give her $5. So, my husband moved where I am from when we got married and some what "washed his hands" of the family. There were a lot of unhealthy relationships. He talks to his two kids by the original babymama, and we see them regularly. Otherwise, he doesn't have much contact. However, we are gearing up for our annual trip to see the family, who he hasn't spoken to in 5 months. His mom still talks to ALL the ex's, and they are incorporated in her daily life. The original babymama lives with her. The ex-wife visits her and other family members a few times a month. (Sidenote: Ex-wife hadn't seen any of them in 10 years. Then, she got on fb, found out he was remarried, requested me and my kids as her friends and started actively visiting them and posting pics of the visits). The asian still funds all the family bbq's and gets invited to all of the baby showers because she's good for kicking in financially (bless her heart). And, the stripper chick"runs into" my MIL conveniently all the time, supposedly, and always ends up invited to whatever birthday party or family event that takes place when we are in town. In laws are nice to me. They are nice to everyone. They talk about me behind my back, just like they do everyone else. My stomach hurts thinking about this trip. I am so very tired of all the passive aggressive behavior and the silent jabs at me. Hubby doesn't understand, from a woman's perspective, that a lot of this is an indirect message to me. How I've been handling it this far is to follow his lead. If he stops calling them or taking their calls for months at a time, so do I. I never initiate contact myself. If I happen to hear from MIL, usually for money, I am very polite. Never rude or unpleasant. Don't tell them any of my business. Have never mentioned any of the ex's to my MIL. As for the ex's, I get along fine with original babymama. Ex-stripper is highly ghetto and tries to start fights. Asian is rude and will come speak to my husband and not me when we are holding hands. He introduced us and she rolled her eyes. Ex-wife hasn't had much contact with me, but when she does, is nice in my face and a demon behind my back. She plays games. Created an email from their "daughter" and sent me a bunch of emails. Then, it came out that it was her playing on the email and she hasn't seen or spoken to daughter in 9 years. Just drama. At its finest. Any suggestions to help me prepare for this disaster of a trip we are taking? (Besides don't go lol) thanks to all on last q I asked btw more

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