Jan N

What qualities make your choice the best burger?

PLEASE only answer if you have this condition. I have lived with it for about 15 years, but it has suddenly gotten much worse and is disturbing my sleep now. I would like to communicate with somone else who is living with tinnitus. I have done some web research on it and it appears to be untreatable. I am very concerned that it will get even worse and I will lose my hearing.

I will traveling with a friend to Damascus in late summer. We are seasoned travelers who currently live and work in Abu Dhabi and have spent a good deal of time in Oman. We are Westerners, but very familiar with the Middle East, although this will be our first trip to Syria. I need a recommendation for a nice hotel (doesn't need to be five-star) that is easy walking distance from the old souq. We will be in Damascus for five days and will explore the city mostly by walking. A smaller hotel would be nice. Also, any recommendations for small, local restaurants in the old city and things to do. Please do not answer this question unless you are from Syria or have visited Damascus. I can buy guide books, but I would like a local's perspective.

I support Barack Obama for president of the US and I see that there are already many incorrect ideas about him. I want to have a Blog that analyzes the information about him and about the American political system, in general. I would appreciate any professional help I can get to do this.

I was very fit (weight lifting and cardio) before emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix. Due to complications, I was in the hospital for a week and my recovery was slow. I was not able to return to the gym for over 3 months and soon afterward was assigned by my employer to a project in the Middle East. Long and short, I didn't get back to a consistent workout routine until about five months ago. Because of my age (over 60), it has been a struggle to regain my former fitness, but I have finally succeeded! Except for my abdominal area, which is still flabby despite 100 crunches and nearly 1-1/2 hours of exercise each day. If anyone has had a similar operation and found a way to tone the stomach muscles back to their former fitness, please give me ideas. I am at my former weight, due to months of dieting, and my overall muscle tone is excellent. My stomach isn't too bad, just not the way it used to be! Thanks!

There are hundreds of tailors here but they all seem to make traditional Indian-style clothing, which is loose fitting and not tailored. I have several bolts of nice fabric that I need made into business dresses and suits, such as you would wear in the office or to meetings. The men's tailors will not fit women for dresses - I've asked. The "yellow pages" don't help, so don't suggest that, please!

Is this to show off or are they just unhappy people? It makes me sad, and frustrated, that someone writes in with a sincere question that they really want an answer to, and some jerk basically slips them off or insults them. What is the point of such behavior?

He attended Oregon State University in the early '60s and worked as an aide to Senator Magnussen from Washington in the '70s. I urgently need to find him.