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hetherjw

the level of US paranoia about anything "Arab" is very high. Since 9/11 everything in the ME has been lumped together, little or no distinction between Saudi and UAE.

hetherjw

it is hard to meet people over here. Just do your best talking to people when you are out... also PM Fayz about the meet up on the 3rd.

hetherjw

sadly I think there is little we can do about the sentence in this case. 2 years is all these guys are going to get. We can keep this "top of mind" and as a cautionary tale. Seriously not in a "blame the victim" way we can all take note that this woman got into a car with a bunch of strangers. No ma...

hetherjw

http://www.timeoutdubai.com/events/info.php?evtid=3567

2 days left for Dhs 200 tix.

hetherjw

So I just moved to a new place and am now in need of a computer. I will be in the market for a laptop in the next few weeks and would love suggestions on what I should check out. I have been thinking about making the move to a MAC so if anyone has info about iBooks that would be super helpful. I am ...

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They are being tossed from residential neighborhoods where they are living too many to a house. At least according to the Gulf Times. It is Dubai municipality that is doing the kicking out and both landlords and bachelors will get in trouble if they are not out by whatever date has been set. In the ...

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It is so much harder to keep autocratic control over a diverse economy. Right now the House of Saud just needs to control the oil production to maintain their exorbitant wealth at the expense of the population... much harder to do with a diverse economy. Some day they will have to, or risk monopoliz...

hetherjw

Fayz... or anyone really... what is the name of the place? I am confident in the getting to Dubai Marina and I am sure I can track the meet up down, but a name would help.

Thanks.

hetherjw

thanks liban and xrw!

see you both tonight?

hetherjw

a couple of years ago there was a rainstorm in LA that caused a single 200 car pile up otside the city. I don't think people anywhere have figured out the rain makes the road slippery.

hetherjw

Thanks for all the suggestions!

I am going to be away for 2 of the next 3 weeks so it will be laptop shopping time come 1/4/06.

Fayz: if I could wait to get back to the states I could save some $$... but that is a very big IF. Living alone=need computer!

hetherjw

Do you know if there are web casts of the past debates?

hetherjw

150 of the invite only Dhs2500 box seats are still available.

Get in good with Thomas who owns The One and see if you can talk him out of the VIP tix.

hetherjw

Nuke, Too bad about the knee. Just keep up on the ice and don't put weight on it for a while. I wish I could give you good news but in my experience knees take a lot longer the heal that you want them to. Once the pain stops and you are back up and walking it may not be a bad idea to get a brace to ...

hetherjw

Islam has a bad PR department. Seriously. Suicide bombers, no matter what their goals or their motivations, have the ability to make a whole religion look bad. When Tibetan monks burned themselves to protest Chinese occupation they became icons of the liberation movement. When Palestinians blow them...

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I have to agree with irish vanessa on more cosmopolitan cities being more accepting of their gay populations. I grew up in Boston and went to school in Ohio... night and day in terms of both their culture and acceptance of gays. Boston was open and accepting while Ohio was not. Though I voted that b...

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"Catch 22" by Joseph Heller "Point Counter Point" & "The Gioconda Smile" by Aldus Huxley "The Stranger" by Albert Camus "Cosmopolis" by Don Delillo "Blueprint for Action" by Thomas P.M. Barnett "The Actual" by Saul Bellow and now "Amsterdam" by Ian McEwan Check out Barnett at his blog http://www...

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