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Cairo speed bumps on trial for "impeding traffic"
Cairo speed bumps are set to appear in court for "impeding traffic" and "obstructing normal life". These actions by the speed bumps have been deemed by some judges to violate Egypt's current protest law, which states that protestors may be fined or jailed if they "impede traffic" or "obstruct normal life."
It is unclear why Cairo speed bumps have appeared in such vast numbers in recent years, but what is certain is that the onset of their prevalence correlated positively with an increase in Egyptian protests and strikes starting 2008.
"We believe the April 6th Movement may have entered an agreement with the speed bumps early on, encouraging the bumps to appear everywhere in order to frustrate people with the government," says an Interior Ministry insider. If true, this suggests Egypt's uprising may be the first in revolutionary history to be triggered by small protrusions in city roads.
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Egypt Our Daughter Not Mother
Earlier today a random dude announced that Egypt should from now on be referred to as our "daughter" rather than our "oum" or mother. The random dude decided after waking from a solid nap yesterday that it would be a more appropriate description as it implied "we would be helping it grow and bring it up. Right now it's more like we're looking after it, rather than it us." EKT could not independently verify reports the random dude has begun what he calls "a lifetime's work" of dubbing over or correcting all references to Egypt being our mom.
GUC Board and Administration Announce Protests
After an emergency meeting the German University in Cairo's (GUC) board and administration has announced an innovative approach to resist becoming merely another institution to "succumb" to popular demands. The board and administration will hold it's own protests to counter student demands. A spokesperson for the GUC said, "We have the right to make our voice heard too! We're just as fed up with the students as they are with us." The administration and board, a combined total of 21 old farts, decided they will sit-in at the entrance to the campus in order to obstruct students attempting to go to and from classes. If they still have the energy they will try "this marching business" and go around campus pumping their arms.
Anti-protest protesters poor at philosophy
A study has found that protesters holding protests against protests in Egypt have a poor grasp of basic philosophy, and particularly logic. These anti-protest protests, which have been mounting over the past two Fridays in Egypt, reflect the formidable challenge to be faced by whoever is responsible for Egypt's education system after elections.
WikiLeaks: Top Egyptian official farted out loud during Clinton meeting.
According to a secret US diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks, a top Egyptian official farted out loud during a meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington. The unnamed official reportedly let one rip during an awkward moment of silence after he had asked Clinton whether she would be interested in having an affair with him as a way of getting back at her husband Bill, who had famously cheated on her with Monica Lewinsky.
When Clinton did not respond, the Egyptian official suddenly "passed gas extremely loudly" said the cable, thereby extending the already awkward moment of silence for a further ten seconds. Finally the official reportedly broke the silence by muttering something about the tight leather seats they were sitting on. Egyptian authorities criticized WikiLeaks for releasing the information, saying it threatened Egypt's national security.
Egyptian martial art established
The notorious style of Egyptian street fighting has been formalized into an official martial art called Kung Fool (as in fool and tameya, apparently). The sport requires at least four combatants, whereupon two of them start screaming and thrashing their arms at each other, while the other two try and keep them apart.
Points are awarded on the basis of the variety of ways in which one furious combatant insults the mother and manhood of the other. If one of the restraining partners fails to keep his angry teammate within his grasp, the team is immediately disqualified, as this is ultimately a non-contact sport.
The only weapons allowed in Kung Fool are belts, though taking testosterone shots to help build up rage before matches is condoned. Depending on the theme of the contest, fights may take place in streets, bars and ahwas, outside of schools, but also anywhere else if an important football match just recently ended.
Book Readers declared "endangered species"
A new survey of the Egyptian population has revealed that Egyptian Book Readers are now considered an endangered species.
As with the species Sane Drivers, Book Readers were never a thriving species to begin with, although now they look poised to be completely wiped out as the species TV Watchers and Porn Junkies continue to dominate the population.
A captive breeding program has been underway for decades to try to increase Book Readers numbers, but so far these programs, or so-called "schools", have totally failed.
Government to press on with "media crackdown"
Suspicions are high that authorities are tightening their grip on Egypt's independent media. The sentiment comes after the sacking of Al Dustour's outspoken chief editor and the cancellation of several satellite channels.
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Public shocked at Al-Ahram's potential bias
Egyptian citizens collectively gasped yesterday when it was revealed that the newspaper Al-Ahram may be biased. "Not only that," says EKT's Senior Media Analyst, "it may actually be pro-government."
The state-owned paper first came under suspicion when a 12 year old prodigy from Tanta realised that the daily pictures of Hosni Mubarak on its front page showed the president had not aged over the past 29 years.
The results have been devastating on public trust, with many readers now refusing to believe the information on cinema showings in the second page. A former Al-Ahram reader said, "I think Iron Man II showing at Renaissance Cinema is a subliminal advertisement saying that the current government, which rules with an iron fist, can bring about a cultural revival."
Not everyone is convinced, however. "Hmmm," says Gahil Fashkh, "it just seems so far-fetched to think that a newspaper read by a million people each day would want to trick us like that. We need to accept that some people just age really well."
Roba bikya gallops into digital age
The Roba Bikya guy recently announced he would begin to use Twitter to update fans on his changing location. Tired of the yelling and trying to compete with increasing noise levels in the capital, the Roba Bikya guy decided it was time to take advantage of the micro-blogging service.
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Government bans poverty
After years of deliberation, Egyptian authorities have finally decided to ban poverty. Any individuals exhibiting signs of poverty will now be made unavailable, and promptly removed from the Egyptian market.
"We have been in negotiations with poor people for a long time," said a statement from the Ministry of Bad & Boor Beebol, "yet they have consistently refused to meet our demands and raise their living standards. This leaves us no choice but to ban them."
The ban, effective immediately, is expected to reduce Egypt's population by about 82%. Religious extremists, however, have decreed that the ban is blasphemous, noting that it will leave remaining Egyptians with no one to give alms to, a prerequisite for entering heaven.
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Egyptians officially rename Amsterdam
The city of the historical canals and parks is to take on a new name amongst Egyptians. The dear Dutch capital is now officially known as Emss.
As more and more young Egyptians dream of sex, drugs, and the ability to consume alcohol without feeling overwhelmingly privileged, Amsterdam has turned into a demo version of heaven on Earth.
"How can you use such a formal, up-tight name?" Said Tegeesh Ne3eesh, a professional hash consumer who dreams of implementing the famous Red Light District concept in the land of the Pyramids. "To be honest, every time I think of the cultural activities that my buddies and I engage in over there, I can't help but say Emsssss..." he shared with slanting eyes and an ear-to-ear smile of complete relaxation.
Indeed, Emss has a special place in every Egyptian man's heart. So much so, that some Egyptian tourists actually pass infront of the Van Gogh museum and Anne Frank's house on their way to coffee shops. For the more loyal visitors, the word Emss is always accompanied with the trademark smile, a wink and a gradual drop of the jaw, before drooling.
Cairo's air pollution eases off
Air pollution in Cairo has improved in recent years, with one unknown but highly reputable expert saying: "It used to be that living in Cairo was like smoking a pack of cigarettes a day, but now it's actually closer to just two or three joints a day."
The cryptic analogy is due to a lack of concrete information on air quality in Cairo, where anywhere between 500 and 500,000 children are said to die each year from respiratory diseases. "It's impossible to know the exact number," says Samir Melawis, a spokesman for the environment ministry, "as there are only a few thousand of us working here for the ministry, and over 80 million to keep track of."
Melawis suggests that if all Egyptians worked at the environment ministry, it would be easier to obtain better statistics. Regardless, the ministry does seem to be getting one thing right: "Now I don't have to spend my money buying hash," says one Downtown dweller, "I just to take a stroll around Talaat Harb when I need to unwind."
Gad Announces Free Hunger Test
The classic red and white, every-food-you-could-possibly-think-of (and more) restaurant announced yesterday it would begin offering free hunger tests. In an effort to boost sales, Gad representatives confided in EKT that the "by far majority" of test results will be: "ga3aan very very","ga3aan fashkh" and "ga3aan moot". Conveniently, a Gad consultant will be on hand to suggest the best food option to alleviate the client's hunger levels. Plans are also underway to begin selling a Gad take-home hunger test which people could administer themselves in the comfort and privacy of their own homes.
Aazra' Forced to Close
Only one hour after it opened its doors to the public, Cairo's first sex toys store "3azra2" was forced to close. Apparently, Virgin Inc. caught wind of the establishment and sued the new store over its logo and signage.
Irish Egyptian Talks Fail
Late Thursday night leaders from the Irish Hooligans Syndicate (IHS) and their Egyptian counterparts, the Baltagy For Life (BFL) group, ended talks aimed at "collaborative strategic problem-causing before, during and after football matches."
The two groups were drawn together by what initially was hailed as mutual reasons to be furious for not making it to the 2010 World Cup. According to BFL insiders, the talks broke down when it emerged that the Irish believed they were unfairly beaten, whereas the Egyptian team was not, they just sucked.
Another BFL representative stated that collaboration had already proved futile, as every suggestion offered by the IHS entailed the consumption of copious amounts of Guinness beforehand – something the BFL frowned upon.
All EKT could get from the IHS was, "Yeh don'a 'av yer 'art innit ar' dey."
Restaurant Owner Removes Green Salad from Menu
La Nota, a local, regional and international cuisine restaurant in Heliopolis, officially refrained from serving the green salad listed in their menu as of last Friday. "We Egyptians are very forgiving," says Majid El-Masry, owner of La Nota Restaurant. "It's one thing to overlook home-grown police brutality and general political tyranny, but we draw the line at being chased by Algerian hooligans in Sudanese streets. That's just inhumane."
Taking the cue from his son, who threw away an old green T-shirt he owned, Mr. Masry then decided to stop serving their green salad after customers began questioning his allegiance.
"I am not a racist," Mr. Masry concluded, "Those who know me can confirm that not a drop of prejudice runs through me. It's just that Algerians have bad genes."
The removal of the green salad is not La Nota's first attempt to endear itself to the patriotic masses. Two weeks before the match the restaurant introduced a pasta dish served with red sauce on a black dish. It's called Om El Donia.
Arabic Pop hits Frisco!
The catchy tunes emanating from Cairo have become the latest rage in the predominantly gay Castro district of San Francisco. According to EKT correspondents on the streets beats from Mr. Amr Diab's unmistakable habiby ya nour el ein can be heard blaring outside shops like "The Clenched Buttock".
Observers speculate the sudden popularity of the music could be due to the fact that all songs sung by males always address male lovers. One excited shopper named Jonny declared, "oh i'm totally into it, when I listen to Abbas or Diab I totally feel like he's singing to meee!"
Egypt goes agnostic?
Spiritual skepticism has gripped the nation after days of intensive prayer for a final win against Algeria bore only disappointment.
"Our defeat can mean only one of two things," said Sherif Shakak, "Either God does not care about football, or God does not exi- … oh my God I can't even say it!"
For most ex-fans of the national football team (approximately 80 million), the real concern is that God might not care about football. "I could still worship God if I wasn't sure about his existence," says Shakak, "but a God who's indifferent about football? Sa3b."
Attempts by religious figures to quell the doubt via a nation-wide GOD WORKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS campaign is proving futile. "That's just another way of saying 'none of this makes any sense,'" says a doubtful Shakak.
New Aviation Law for Egyptians
A rare genetic disorder common amongst Egyptians is known to be behind the nation's deep dislike, indeed, inability, to stand in a line. The result? Even as an airplane touches the ground, Egyptian passengers will be involuntarily standing up to unload their carry-on baggage to ensure a minimal queuing time. But no more. New international laws now require all Egyptians to be strapped to their seats using straightjackets during take-off and landing.
The decree comes days after a man from Tanta asked an air hostess to "slightly open" one of the emergency exit doors so he could smoke a cigarette without disturbing the other passengers.
"This law is an insult to our passengers," says Hatem Seoudi, an airline hostess for Egypt Air.
Man Sues West for Lack of "Shattafat"
Shady Tuztooz claims he's suffered from an itchy bottom since migrating to Canada five years ago. The reason? "These dirty westerners don't have a toilet hose!" For most Arabs travelling to the West, the lack of a toilet hose, or shataf, is usually the first direct culture shock they experience. But if Tuztooz gets his way, this may all change.
Tuztooz is using the International Court of Justice to sue all Western countries for not installing shatafat with their toilets, asking "how dare the West claim its constituents are 'developed countries' when they can't even handle basic hygiene?"
If Tuztooz wins, he says he is willing to travel through Europe holding seminars on how to use the high water pressure device. "They will thank me for it," he says while vehemently scratching his backside.
Egypt Denied Status Upgrade
According to an unknown but reliable source, Egypt's recent
application to the UN for upgrading its world status from "developing"
to "emerging" nation has been rejected. Reasons for the rejection
included, "Egypt failed to apply within the specified deadline and
used 'Libya' as a reference," and, "The only thing emerging in Egypt
is 'democratic' hereditary rule."
Egypt, hoping to follow the likes of India and Brazil (at one time
also referred to as developing), has responded to the United Nations
Labeling Committee by saying, "We reject your rejection of our
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"Christian" Elevator built in Shobra
Significant advances in technology, combined with the latest imported Chinese gadgets, have led to many apartment buildings' elevators playing prayers and verses from the holy Qur'an. The move has been welcomed by many, and has increased the number of veiled women in the country.
Guergues Mikhaeil Saleeb, who asked EKT not to reveal his religion, stated, "I believe there should be more equality between people of all faiths." He has therefore tweaked his building's elevator to play Coptic chants when in use, and Christian prayers when idle. His decision has inspired many in the community to do the same.
The entire Saleeb family, as well as many of Shobra's Christians, mysteriously disappeared soon after making the changes to their elevators.
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Kids arrested for trick or treating in Maadi
Twelve children from the district of Maadi were arrested Halloween night for trick or treating. The minors were caught red-handed celebrating the pagan festival as they moved from house to house demanding candy, while threatening to use "tricks" if it wasn't handed over.
The children have been convicted of Satanism as well as the illegal impersonation of fantastical characters. "These impersonations could have led to public unrest and may have hurt the image of Egypt abroad," said the convicting officer.
Among the treats collected by the children from Maadi residents was a half-smoked joint, an empty can of Sakara Gold, and, most disturbingly, a Britney Spears doll. The kids now have the choice of spending their teens in prison, or publicly renouncing Halloween and all other satanic practices.
Leading cause of stress for Egyptians found
A new study by the Truth Finding Association has revealed that the leading cause of stress among Egyptians is "being in touch with reality." The finding has led the Ministry of Health to encourage citizens to "consume small portions of magic mushrooms with their morning coffee."
A ban on any meditative practices that may lead to increased concentration levels or a higher awareness of reality has also been issued. Construction workers, stockbrokers and others in high stress jobs are asked to consume marijuana at moderate doses while working to avoid too much direct contact with reality.
Ahram Website Inspirational
A young dentist recently stated that after visiting the Ahram website he was inspired to create his own. Seif Motamakken lacks the technical know-how, and has never before created a website. However, he is confident that whatever he does, it will overwhelmingly exceed the Louis XIV-style gold frames and animated GIFs from the early 80s.
He claimed enthusiastically, "I was shocked at how poorly designed the website was but for me it is encouraging because I can be proud of anything I make that looks just slightly better." When asked what he would do to improve on design, he responded, "I'm not sure yet, but I think I will start by actually putting in a bit of effort."
"I'll also make links that work!"
Carrefour makes unbeatable offer!
Carrefour is making a controversial new offer on all its items, with banners all around the mega supermarket advertising: Buy 3 for the price of 3!
That's right! Shoppers at Carrefour can now buy any three items for the same price of only three of those same items. Mystery shrouds how the franchise is covering the large costs of the offer, and some analysts speculate that this is the beginning of the end of French chain.
"If they think they can keep this offer for long," says a HyperOne spokesman, "they are kidding themselves." Hyper One has already responded by its own campaign to lure back customers, offering any 3 items only for the price of 4. "Beat that, Carrefour," said the spokesman.
Breaking News Shatters TV Screens
Reports around the world of television screens shattering came shortly after a particularly intense display of CNN's Breaking News notice last month. The notice appeared with such sudden vehemence, interrupting a pre-recording of Wolf Blitzer's Situation Room, it has left pieces of glass in millions of unsuspecting living rooms from Australia all the way to the International Space Station.
It is as yet unknown what the breaking news constituted, as the production room initiating the notice has been held hostage by Wolf Blitzer for interrupting his program. Blitzer has had a history of emotional instability, and has been spotted several times howling at a full moon as well as threatening to bite Jonathan Mann.
Chain Mail That Actually Works!
Rumors have recently been sweeping through the internet of a chain mail that internet surfers have been claiming "actually works!"
Virtually every internet user has experienced the annoyance of receiving chain mail that falsely asserts that if they forward it along to five, 10 or 50 others, this or that will come to pass. The test of time, however, has proven them consistently untrue.
Yet, below we have attached a transcript of one chain mail that has caught the cyber realm by fire, and it does actually seem to work:
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In times of turmoil, we all need friends we can rely upon.
That's one reason you might want to consider joining an investment club as the shock of 2008 wears off and you consider ways to rebuild your portfolio. The education and support provided by an investment club can help small investors navigate these difficult times and provide a buffer against the urge to panic and sell stocks at low points.
"I think this has given us strength and given us focus," explained Marie Gaziano, member of a Massachusetts investment club since 1985.
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Her club, Investments Unlimited of Cape Cod, has not lost a single member as a result of the recent stock market swoon that began last year, and is even preparing to bring a new member to bring the total to 14.
"We didn't like it, but I don't think it's a reason to drop out," said Gaziano, a lighting design consultant who doubts she would have learned as much about investing without the club.
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An investment club is a small group of individuals who pool their money and together make investment decisions on a joint portfolio. Typically, members contribute a set amount of money each month that is then invested based upon decisions made during monthly meetings. Between meetings, individual members research potential investments in preparation for the next meeting.
"It's a wonderful learning experience," said Martha Schilling, a Dresher, Pa., financial planner who has been involved in three different investment clubs. "They promote value investing and not trading, getting a solid foundation, researching companies and doing comparisons, monitoring them."
Jen Sterling, the president of a Virginia-based investment club, said she and fellow members have tackled unfamiliar territory together without feeling intimidated.
"We can look at each other and go, 'What the hell's a margin?' or 'What's a stock buy?' or any of these terms that we don't know -- we can ask each other," said Sterling, the owner of a brand marketing and strategy company. "This is a case where we can all come together comfortably and learn something we were never taught."
Investment ClubsInvestment clubs in the United States have been around since at least the 1940s and received a boost in 1951 with the establishment of the National Association of Investors Corp., a nonprofit that serves as an umbrella for some 9,500 local clubs.
Now known by the brand name BetterInvesting, the NAIC provides investment clubs with startup advice, operations support and investment education materials. The organization says the average club features 11 members with each member contributing $84 a month toward the joint investment fund.
The average household income of investment club members, according to the NAIC, is significantly higher than the nation's average at $114,100. Sterling's household income is higher, at about $180,000.
But investment clubs don't cater exclusively to the upper middle class or wealthy. Setting a fixed amount for each member helps mitigate financial disparities between club members. The NAIC's $84-per-month average is below what many people contribute to their 401(k) savings.
That means the typical investment club serves as a supplement to retirement savings, rather than a foundation.
The traditional investment club model involved trading in individual company stocks, but now some clubs focus on mutual funds.
Ernie Felzani, president of BetterInvesting's Massachusetts chapter, said membership in his chapter has fallen since early last year, but that in November and December there were signs of a rebound. He thinks the current market conditions will lead to a gradual increase as small investors look for help.
At a meeting of Massachusetts club officers Saturday, Felzani said many in attendance indicated they are in a buying mood. "The educated investor right now is buying," he said.
Sterling said that, at one point, her club saw its portfolio rise by 46 percent. Then it was down more than 20 percent and club members grew nervous.
"We were all kind of scared with everything going on in the market and we just froze," she explained. But the anxiety didn't last long as club members comforted each other and, as a result, avoided making panicked decisions.
"If it was just one of us, we'd probably fester in our fear or do something stupid, like bolt," she said.
Club Members Share Financial Experience
Instead, the group decided "you really have to think about it like everything in the stock market is on sale. So, we decided to go ahead and actually buy and not hold back."
Kathy Hankard, a financial planner in Verona, Wis., belonged to an investment club when she lived in Colorado in the 1990s. She called it a great educational experience that influenced the philosophies that she now adheres to as a financial planner.
For instance, the experience of learning how much work is required to research individual company stocks persuaded her to favor index fund investing over individual stocks.
Should a client ever express an interest in joining an investment club, Hankard said she would likely encourage it after the client asks about the club's mission and philosophy.
"It's so much about the people and chemistry," she said.
You can learn more about investment clubs by visiting BetterInvesting.org and the Motley Fool Web site, which has a section on the subject. Also, the Securities and Exchange Commission provides information on investment clubs on its Web site, www.sec.gov.
ABC News' Alice Gomstyn contributed to this column.
This work is the opinion of the columnist and in no way reflects the opinion of ABC News.
David McPherson is founder and principal of Four Ponds Financial Planning in Falmouth, Mass. He previously worked as a financial writer and editor for The Providence Journal in Rhode Island. He is a member of the Garrett Planning Network, whose members provide financial advice to clients on an hourly, as-needed basis. Contact McPherson at firstname.lastname@example.com.

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Janet is an utterly personal book describing the human experience with purity, truth and guilelessness. That is how elegies work.
The elegy is a literary form dear to the human heart, for it's the best reply we can summon to death's speechlessness.
Janet is such a work, created by Bay Weekly contributing writer Al McKegg in honor of his wife, Janet.
With soaring highs and crashing lows, theirs was a love story made for literature. It was too cruel for real life.
Cupid struck them with wayward arrows. Al was 12 years older than Janet and otherwise engaged. But out of irresistible attraction, these matched spirits made a life. In marriage, Janet became a mother and Al's partner, muse, enabler — and scientific source.
A barefoot country girl, she followed her other passion into wildlife biology, pouring 28 years of love into championing life in open spaces through Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Their interests united in their lives — spent close to nature on the land and on the water — and in Al's writing. The Chesapeake is an estuary, its waters circumscribed by the influence of land. Al's subject was nature under the influence of people. In the first decade of this century, he was a steadfast writer of short personal essays describing how real people and creatures lived at that intersection. The columns were wry, tender, funny. Most were written for The View, a publication in western Howard County, and a few for Bay Weekly.
Al hasn't been writing much lately. At 50, Janet was set upon by dementia; for most of the next seven years, Al became her caregiver. She died this year, on March 9.
Within a month, he was creating her elegy, combining 16 stories with photos and drawings inspired by her vital force into a lovely 76-page spiral-bound book that bears her name.
"Janet is in every one of the stories in this book, sometimes as protagonist, sometimes as companion, always as inspiration and teacher," Al writes in the introduction.
It is an utterly personal book describing the human experience with purity, truth and guilelessness. That is how elegies work.
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"The Clip Sport MP3 is the newest addition to our line of MP3 players, and its sleek form factor, lightweight design, attached clip and long battery life make it the perfect companion for runners, fitness buffs and anyone on-the-go," said Hugh Cooney, senior director, Strategic Business Development, SanDisk. "The Clip Sport also comes in six different colors, and the matching headphones provide excellent sound to keep users motivated."
With nearly 30 million players sold, the Clip Sport is the next installment to SanDisk's successful line of MP3 devices. The SanDisk Clip Sport MP3 player is available in a wide selection of colors and has a 25-hour battery life1. The MP3 player also features a large LCD screen for easy on-the-move navigation, and a built-in FM tuner that can interface with a fitness club's wall-mounted TV or play the user's favorite FM radio station. The MP3 player is also designed with a memory card slot for added capacity to carry even more music2.
The SanDisk Clip Sport MP3 player is shipping now in the U.S. and select countries in EMEA with broader availability in the coming months, and is available in 4GB to 16GB3 capacities carrying MSRPs of $39.99 to $69.99.
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company, is a global leader in flash storage solutions. For more than 25 years, SanDisk has expanded the possibilities of storage, providing trusted and innovative products that have transformed the electronics industry. Today, SanDisk's quality, state-of-the-art solutions are at the heart of many of the world's largest data centers, and embedded in advanced smart phones, tablets and PCs. SanDisk's consumer products are available at hundreds of thousands of retail stores worldwide. For more information, visit www.sandisk.com.
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2 Card not included; sold separately.
3 1GB=1,000,000,000 bytes. Actual user storage is less.
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Yet, something felt different as she sat alone in her apartment. Her boyfriend wasn't around and she was pondering something she hadn't yet told him: she was pregnant. Dorothy was pregnant and her boyfriend was the father. She enjoyed her bohemian life but was aware that a child might change things. Yet, in spite of all of the looming change she was quietly and powerfully happy. She later described the feeling as being "natural happiness." This happiness combined with an increasing realization that her life wasn't a solution to poverty so much as a desperate reaction to the Church's inattention effected a conversion within her. Soon, she realized that though she had been running away from God she had been running toward God because God had promised the Kingdom to the poor and the outcast. She decided to have her baby baptized into the Roman Catholic church and followed along with her child in 1927.
Yet, she was still uncomfortable with the Church's inattention to the plight of the poor and the causes of social justice. A self-proclaimed anarchist and pacifist, Dorothy was unafraid to break down existing structures that no longer served any beneficial purpose and it became clear that Dorothy would not sit by and watch the Church protect itself at the cost of the lives of the needy and its own damnation. She prayed that she might do something about it instead of simply talking about it and in 1932, she met Peter Maurin. Peter gave her the idea she needed to get started about the business of changing the Church and the world. Soon, Dorothy was publishing a newspaper entitled The Catholic Worker that connected the people of the Church to the people of the Kingdom. She opened up the Catholic Worker offices as a house of hospitality to provide shelter and food for the poor. She committed herself to vows of poverty, obedience, and chastity but never became a nun or took a position in the Church.
She remained active in protesting wars and acts of vast inattention and ignorance concerning the needy and outcast.She was investigated by the FBI and CIA as a spy and a revolutionary. Though her citizenship was truly in another Kingdom, she was not promoting insurrection anywhere except in the souls of the people whose hearts had been hardened to the cries of the needy. She was shot at, threatened, and assaulted because of her radical stance of peace and love as superior to vengeance and control. She actively resisted people who tried to insist that it was possible for her to do great things but impossible for them. In a very real way, Dorothy called everybody she met to live a life worthy of the Gospel and the cross of her Lord.Though she had rejected the Church as a youth because of its inattention to the poor, she spent the majority of her life (all the way until November 29, 1980) reforming the Church she loved to care for the people she loved.


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Ballet Company of the Natalya Sats Musical Theatre
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Moscow State Academic Children's Music Theatre named after Natalya Sats
post code 119296
Moscow, Russia, Prospekt Vernadskogo 5
Artistic Director - Vladimir Kirillov
Tel.: +7 (495) 930-51-04
Fax: +7 (495) 930-52-40
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The troupe that would come to be known as the Natalya Sats Musical Theatre started out in a former movie house as the Moscow Children's Theatre in 1921.
In 1936, the troupe moved out of the former movie house into a large theatre on Sverdlov Square near the Bolshoi Theatre. At this time troupe's name was changed to the Central Children's Theatre. Here Natalya Sats pioneered a combination of music, dance, acrobatics, drama and multimedia. Known as "synthesized theatre" it has become the dominant style of children's theatre.
In the same year, 1936, Natalya Sats asked Sergei Prokofiev to write a work that would teach the orchestral instruments to children. The composer wrote "Peter and the Wolf" in a couple of weeks. The first performance of the symphonic fairy tale was on May 2, 1936.
The Central Children's Theatre was renamed the Natalya Sats Musical Theatre in 1965 and in 1979 moved into the Palace of Children's Opera, which was designed specially for the company.
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Lindsey Graham Says Romney Harmed the GOP, Then Rants About Benghazi Fake Scandal
Here's an absolutely classic case of Republican cognitive dissonance today on Meet the Press, as Lindsey Graham castigates Mitt Romney for "digging a hole for the Republican Party" with his comments about self-deportation …
… then proceeds to launch yet another insane partisan character assassination attack on Susan Rice and the Obama administration over the ridiculous Benghazi fake scandal, saying that Obama is lying to the American public in order to make himself look good. Completely, utterly nuts.
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Maple Leaf – Deliciously Arboreal
Last week I was looking for a new cocktail to try out and stumbled across the Maple Leaf on Anvil's drink menu. The thought of a whiskey sour sweetened with maple syrup was more than I could pass up. I did a bit of searching around and found the recipe on Bobby Heugel's site. No coincidence really, Bobby is one of the owners and bartenders at Anvil. First, let's talk about Bobby's recipe.
Maple Leaf (Drink Dogma)
2 oz Bourbon 3/4 oz Maple Syrup 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
1) Combine in a shaker with ice 2) Shake and strain into chilled cocktail glass
This drink has a fantastic combination of flavors. The maple syrup fills in the complexity gap that bitters would fill in a classic whiskey sour. The lemon adds just the right amount of sourness and the bourbon rounds things out. My only complaint about this recipe is that it's a touch sweet for me. Onward fellow drinkers.
Maple Leaf (Cocktail Hacker)
2 oz Bourbon 1/2 oz Maple Syrup 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
1) Combine in a shaker with ice 2) Shake and strain into chilled cocktail glass
Now we're talking. This version has all the complexity of the original with a touch less sweetness. With only 3/4 oz of lemon juice (versus 1 oz in a classic whiskey sour) this drink is more about the bourbon and maple syrup interplay. I'd recommend a good bourbon for this one. I used Bulleit and, as always, enjoyed the extra spiciness from the rye. I think Maker's Mark 46 would also work tremendously well. The added spice notes would harmonize with the maple syrup. Whatever you choose this drink is well worth mixing up. Thanks for the inspiration, Bobby. Much appreciated!


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UBS Swiss Personnel Compensation Survey: 2003 wage round brings moderate increases
Bonus payments down at nearly 40% of companies
Wages in Switzerland look set to rise by an average of 1.3% in 2003, with 0.9% of the increase being individual and the rest general. Since survey participants are expecting inflation to average 0.7%, this translates into a further real increase in wages of 0.6% next year, despite the uncertain economic prospects. The findings are contained in the 14th UBS autumn survey of companies and employer associations in 19 sectors.
Once again, the biggest increases are in the IT services sector, with wages expected to rise by 2.4% despite the difficult business environment. Other sectors anticipating above-average pay rises are telecommunication (2.4%), chemicals and pharmaceuticals (2.1%), followed by hotels and restaurants, the retail trade and the cantons, with 2% each. Workers in the construction industry (0.3%), printing and graphics (0.6%) and banking (0.7%) are set to receive only modest increases.
Those in the lower income groups are likely to receive the largest rises. 45% of industrial companies surveyed indicated that low wages will probably rise faster than the overall average, while in the service sector, the figure is as high as 55%. Only 1% of firms are predicting a below-average increase in low wages.
Of the approximately 75% of companies which operate bonus systems, 56% expect bonuses to stagnate while 28% are predicting lower payouts, with a further 9% saying the fall will be sharp. Only 7% are anticipating a moderate rise. A larger number of workers in industry face reduced bonuses next year. 35% of firms in this sector are forecasting lower payouts (as against only 10% last autumn). In the service sector, bonuses will fall further at 44% of firms; this compares with 56% last year.
The level of bonus payments as a percentage of base salary depends largely on the function level of the employee concerned: for top management, the average figure is over 20% of base salary at 46% of companies and between 10% and 20% at 21%, while at 33% of firms the percentage is less than 10. At the vast majority of companies (89%), staff receive bonus payments amounting to less than 10% of their base salary. Only 11% of firms offer employees bonuses of between 10% and 20%, and none offer average payments in excess of 20%.
The majority of those surveyed (64%) expect the economic stagnation to continue in the 2003 wage round. 26% are predicting a modest upturn, and only 2% a strong recovery. 8% are anticipating a moderate recession.
The pessimistic assessment of the economy is also feeding through into staff planning. 21% of firms are intending to increase headcount, while 43% are planning a moderate or sharp reduction in staff. Around one third (36%) expect to maintain staff numbers at their current level.
The results were obtained during the annual UBS personnel compensation survey, which was carried out between 14 and 30 October 2002. The survey covers companies and employer associations in 19 sectors, which between them employ 57% of working people in Switzerland. In the years 1989 - 2001, wage rises predicted by survey participants deviated by an average of 0.34% from the official wage statistics published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office.
Dr. Peter Buomberger, Group Head Public Policy & Research, UBS AG will today present the results of the 2003 UBS Swiss Personnel Compensation Survey at an event hosted by the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Hotel Widder, Zurich.
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Three years ago, during the Deepwater Horizon disaster, BP hired thousands of people across the Gulf Coast to don protective suits and go out in boats to collect the oil or to scrape up the tar balls washing ashore.
Three years ago, during the Deepwater Horizon disaster, BP hired thousands of people across the Gulf Coast to don protective suits and go out in boats to collect the oil or to scrape up the tar balls washing ashore.
Now, the government is watching 33,000 of those people to see whether coming in contact with the oil made them sick.
The vast study, overseen by the National Institutes of Health, began signing up participants in 2011 and should last for a decade. So far, �it confirms much of what you would expect,� said Dr. Dale Sandler, who�s in charge.
The cleanup-crew workers were exposed to the oil more than most Gulf Coast residents, she said. Many of them were people who had previously been unemployed. That means most of them had a history of poor health care.
In the years after the oil spill, many of them have once again been unemployed, which limits their access to care.
Add those things together, and the results are predictable, she said.
�People just generally feel lousy,� she said. �In part, it�s because more of those people are out of work.�
Sandler�s findings so far are in sharp contrast to the results of a study released Friday by the Government Accountability Project that focused on complaints about health problems among workers exposed to the dispersant that BP sprayed on the spreading oil three years ago.
Workers complained of a wide range of ailments including blood in their urine, heart palpitations, memory loss, rapid weight loss, seizures, skin irritation and temporary paralysis, the report said. Many said they either received no safety training or were chastised for raising safety questions.
BP strongly denies putting anyone at risk. During the spill, BP officials assembled teams of toxicologists and industrial hygienists to assess potential risks to human health from the oil and the dispersants, a company spokesman said.
The company also collected more than 30,000 of what it called �response worker personal monitoring samples� to check on the cleanup crews� exposure to toxic air pollution from the oil and dispersants. Nearly all of them registered levels considered safe, the company said.


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Classic Chart Show Showing On The Vault 356
in UK TV Shows #1
just saw a clip for it with all the old graphics
starts 2nd december at 11am
showing on saturdays
this will be cool to watch again
starts 2nd december at 11am
showing on saturdays
this will be cool to watch again
Brilliant! I dug up my tape of the last ever edition a couple of weeks back, and this has been on my mind ever since (in addition to "ITV Should bring this back. CD:UK was never as good").
Indeed, I nearly started a thread on the subject last night.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xN3hFCkqp8 (Last Ever Edition)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZs3nvik7xY (review of 1989 special)0
Scalper Jack Posts: 4,715Forum Member✭✭✭ITV should bring this back? It was originally/firstly a Channel 4 thing IIRC.0
Yes, it was, but it was on ITV for most of its life. Someone should bring it back anyway, it was by far the best music programme. It showed a wide range of music (plenty of stuff you'd not see on other programmes), has no presenters and no audiences full of screaming 15 year old girls.1
Let's also hope they remove the annoying "TEXT IN NOW TO MEET XXXXXXX IN NEW YORK!!!!" DOG during the repeats (why they need this on-screen permantly is beyond me, they run promotions before every ad break, and sometimes between songs- watch for 10 minutes, you'll see it at least once).0
actual_soap Posts: 5,341Forum Member✭wow, got loads on tape but it will be good to watch this classic on a sat morning again, although now i will be hungover as im old enough!!0
James2001 wrote:Let's also hope they remove the annoying "TEXT IN NOW TO MEET XXXXXXX IN NEW YORK!!!!" DOG during the repeats (why they need this on-screen permantly is beyond me, they run promotions several times an hour, you only need to watch for 15 minutes and you'll be guranteed to see them at least twice).
the reason i stopped watching that channel and b4
so annoying
cant wait to see itv chart show again tho
hope they are from the very start0
Gaz.Baz wrote:sorry james2001 its actually being shown on The Vault channel 356
That explains it then. It also seems more appropriate that it would be shown on there anyway.
BTW, I've had videos on YouTube take ages to process before as well, I guess it depends on how busy the site is.0
bananaman_007 Posts: 8,366Forum Member✭The dance chart is also back on Friday nights for all that care...0
Just seen the trailer, the title sequence used in there was from the 1992-94 era, I guess that might be where they're starting (or it might just have been the one that looked best on-screen). I was hoping they'd start from earlier. At least the rollercoaster/fairground era (1989-91). I noticed the logo they showed had been dodgily edited to remove the ITV logo- I wonder if they'll keep that in during the episodes.
BTW Gaz, how do you know the date? The trailer I saw didn't say anything except "Coming in December". Or maybe you saw a different trailer.0
i would say its the 2nd as otherwise they would have probably sayed the date
starting in december would mean to me the start of the month though i could be wrong
lets hope not,the sooner the better0
I glad its being repeated as i was too young to remeber the chart show I was more the CDUK era, so i glad i will be able to see the old Chart Show!
Plus i would rather watch a chart show these days with a rundown of old songs than some of the crap thats in the modern day charts today, i'll probaly end up liking this music when this gets repeated again than whats the hits of today!0


text: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 Hayes, Hillegass Named To Influential Measures Evaluation Committees APTA members Marcie Harris Hayes, PT, DPT, MSCI, OCS, and Ellen Hillegass, PT, EdD, CCS, FAACVPR, FAPTA, have been named to National Quality Forum (NQF) steering committees overseeing reviews of musculoskeletal measures and cardiovascular conditions for the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Hayes and Hillegass will join multi-disciplinary, multi-stakeholder teams charged with evaluating new measures and reviewing established measures undergoing maintenance review. The committees will make recommendations for which measures should be endorsed as consensus standards, and will work to identify and endorse new performance measures. Hayes has been selected for the musculoskeletal group; Hillegass will serve on the group focused on cardiovascular conditions and measures. Hayes is associate professor of physical therapy and orthopedic surgery at the Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis. Hillegass is an adjunct professor at Mercer University in Atlanta, Touro University in Las Vegas, and Western Carolina University, and is also the president and CEO of Cardiopulmonary Specialists, a private consulting firm. NQF is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public service organization focused on the review and endorsement of standardized health care performance measures. The organization is under contract with HHS to conduct endorsement projects. Comments Wow, congratulations to Hayes and Hillegass and the APTA staff persons who promoted these appointments!! Posted by Carolyn Bloom on 2/16/2014 1:26 PM


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On Wednesday the Knicks will work out 4 college seniors, Mustapha Farrakhan from Virginia, Corey Stokes from Villanova, Vlad Moldoveanu from American and Jared Mintz from Lafayette. Corey Stokes is by far the most notable of these players. He's a big 6'4 guard who's a knockdown shooter but struggles on defense and is not a great scorer, passer or rebounder. I think he's similar to Andy Rautins, our second round pick in last seasons draft. Farrakhan is also 6'4 and plays guard. He was a 2 guard at Virginia averaging 13 points a game and 1.8 assists. He was a 36% 3 point shooter last season. He showed his potential when he had 31 points against Howard while going 8 for 9 from beyond the arc. Vlad Moldoveanu is a 6'9 small forward who transferred from George Mason to become a great scorer at American. He averaged 18 and 20 points per game in his junior and senior years respectively. Last year he was a 83% free throw shooter and a 36% 3 point shooter. He's got skills but he's not overly athletic or prominent in defense and rebounding. Jared Mintz is a 6'9 power forward from Lafayette. He averaged 15 points a game and 5 rebounds. He's a good scorer but he's small and struggles on defense and on the boards. This workout continues the Knicks trend of working out many second round selections to find potential fits for our team. All 4 of these players are projected to be selected in the second round or not at all.Follow @tarmosino
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1. Ellis, Logan; 2. M. N. Fisher, East Mill Creek; 3. James M. Smith, Logan; 4 Thurber, Richfield; 5. L. R. Anderson, Manti; 6. David H. Elton, Salt Lake City
7. Brown, Office; 8. Naylor, Office; 9. Pres. Elias S. Kimball; 10. Woodmansee, Office; 11. N. L. Nelson, Office; 12. J. A. Wixom, Brigham City
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This photograph has been in the safe keeping of our cousin, David Wasden (Uncle Brooks son, for those who are not familiar with that piece of genealogy). David and I made a trade. I sent him CD copies of Uncle Brooks and Aunt Lorraine visiting with Mother and Dad back in the late 1970's. In return, David had his son, Steven, make a copy of this photo, which I received in an email today. What a fun addition to our Penrose Mornings record. David had a difficult time transcribing the names of the people in the photo. Many of the names were incomplete, or were terribly faded, but there is one person in that photo who cannot be mistaken for anyone else but our Grandfather. I think he was a very handsome young man. No wonder Grandma was willing to marry him and then work so hard to survive while he was gone!


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Global consumer confidence held steady in Q4 2013 with an index of 94, the third straight quarter where confidence was at that level. At the end of the year, global confidence was a point higher than at the beginning of the year and three points higher than in Q4 2012. In the 60 markets that Nielsen measures, confidence increased in 26, decreased in 32 and remained flat in two.
Asia-Pacific was the only region to post an increase for the quarter, as consumer confidence increased one index point to 105. Regional consumer confidence declined three index points in North America (95), two points in Middle East/Africa (90) and one point in Europe (73). Confidence remained flat in Latin America with an index of 94.


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2016 Nissan Z ready to give a surprise to the industry globally. The all New Nissan Z sports car is one that cannot be taken lightly. Nissan has been one of the best sports cars in the world. Since its appearance, the Z series is also one of the most sought after and awaited by those who are lovers of sports cars. Nissan Z sports car competition will heat up with fresher designs. New Nissan Z will come as a model for the year 2016. We will discuss the changes and specs the 2016 Nissan Z sports car for lovers.
2016 Nissan Z Concept Design
2016 Nissan Z will undergo design changes that will make the admiration of many people. Its unique design 2016 Nissan Z will be redesigned done in front of the car, however, the back of the car also gets updated. The overall design of the exterior of the All New Nissan Z good-a combination of the elegant and sporty look. Besides the look, lighter weight materials will also be used by Nissan Z to improve performance are impressive. The interior design of the Nissan Z 2016 will increase the value of leisure and entertainment in the cabin. The cabin of Nissan Z will have a more modern look and luxury.
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2016 Nissan Z is a sports car that will offer a machine that powered. Nissan Z latest rumored to be providing new engines. According to some rumors, 2016 Nissan Z to the basic variant will use engines from Mercedes model is a turbocharged 2.0-liter engine. New Nissan Z to the highest and most powerful variant will use a turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 engine that will generate power to 350 horsepower.
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2016 Nissan Z is a sports car that has undergone a change in design is more sporty and modern. The all New Nissan Z will offer a new, more powerful engine. Information about the release date of 2016 Nissan Z has yet to be ascertained. But according to rumors circulating, that the latest edition of the Nissan Z which was recognized at the Tokyo Motor Show some time ago to be sold by Nissan in the first half of 2015. As for pricing information 2016 Nissan Z is also expected to be on sale from $ 33,000.


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For over two decades, Phyllis Galembo has documented cultural and religious traditions in Africa and the African Diaspora. Traveling widely throughout western and central Africa, and regularly to Haiti, her subjects are participants in masquerade events - traditional African ceremonies and contemporary fancy dress and carnival - who use costume, body paint and masks to create mythic characters. Sometimes entertaining and humorous, often dark and frightening, her portraits document and describe the transformation power of the mask.
The exhibition Phyllis Galembo: Maske features recent photographs by the artist , including sixteen large-scale color prints of African and Haitian figures in indigenous masquerade costume. The exhibit also coincides with the release of Galembo's new book, Maske (Boot, 2010).
Exhibition at Steven Kasher Gallery, NY, March 2 - April 2, 2011
Opening reception and book signing, March 2, 6-8 pm
Four Children in Fancy Dress, Nobles Masquerade,
Winneba, Ghana, 2009
Two in Fancy Dress with Pointed Hats, Tumus
Masquerade Group, Winneba Ghana, 2010
Panther, Dodo Masquerade, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, 2009
Kambulo and Kapada, Makishi Masquerade, Kaoma, Zambia, 2007
Fancy Dress and Rasta, Nobles Masquerade Group, Winneba, Ghana, 2009
Water Buffalo Devil, Red Indians, Freetown, Sierra Leone, 2008
Ghost and Bull, Dodo Masquerade, Bobo-Dioulasso,
Burkina Faso, 2009
Janus Mask, Nkim Village, Nigeria, 2005
Atal Masquerade, Emanghabe Village, Nigeria, 2004
Agbago (Big Horse Who Comes in the Night) Masquerade,
Mountain Cut, Sierra Leon, 2009
Atam Masquerader, Alok Village, Cross River, Nigeria, 2004
All images courtesy of Phyllis Galembo/Steven Kasher Gallery
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Leila dashes out of her apartment, teetering in her pink, patent 5 inch Louboutins and slams her front door closed without locking it. She wiggles over to the lift and grins as she looks down at her fabulous new shoes with delight, like a fat kid who's just been handed a massive ice-cream. It has been two glorious weeks since the incident she refuses to speak of, and it has possibly been the best two weeks of her life.
In the last fourteen days, Leila has been to dinner with Moe six times and each time, the bill has come to more than a thousand dirhams. The very first time, it was close to three thousand, the same amount that Leila budgets for her monthly glam expenditure – for manicures, blow dries, occasional shopping and dining out. They have been clubbing twice, during which they lounged at a VIP table, sipping on Dom and making small talk without actually dancing. Just like Leila imagines celebrities to do. They have been to the cinema once (Gold Class of course, where they spent more time canoodling on the reclining leather seats than watching the movie), they have gone for shisha and coffee a couple of times (Leila enjoys making subtle innuendos with the shisha pipe and her lips) and shopping twice. During these shopping trips, whatever Leila 'oohed' over (just clothes and accessories thus far, it's too soon to peer through Damas' sparkly windows) miraculously appeared at her apartment the next day by an express courier. She was in heaven.
"Habibti, weinich enti?" Moe growls down the phone as she exits the building and fumbles around in her new white Chanel quilted bag for her keys – the same one that Lady Luxe has in three colours and that ordinary people have to wait in line for. His voice is smooth and deep, and she feels a little shiver tickle her spine, though she is unsure if it is his voice or the calfskin bag that is having that effect. She can't believe her good fortune. Not only is Moe attentive, sweet and generous, he is also chivalrous. He opens doors for her, refuses to let her spend a single fil when they are together and always makes sure that she reaches home safely. Of course, Leila is not completely delusional, and knows that a major part of his fascination with her stems from his desire to peel away her expensive clothes and go where she has implied that no man has been before. She knows that once he has had her, his fascination with his Lebanese 'virgin' will disappear like a sweet dream in the morning and she will be left feeling cold, empty and alone. As usual.
Thus, she is determined to make the most of her time with him while she can. She knows that their days are numbered, despite her silly denial to Lady Luxe, and she is angry that her bitchy 'friend' forced her into declaring that her relationship with the handsome Emirati was more than a temporary, mutually beneficial affair – glamorous evenings out and pretty gifts for her, an exciting build up to a deflowering ritual for him. She knows perfectly well that there is nothing more to it. That they have no future together. She knows that for him, she is just another conquest to be caught, another notch on the bedpost. But she wishes she wasn't.
"I've just left my apartment," Leila replies checking her reflection in the building's glass door approvingly. She is wearing a white chiffon dress with bronze embroidery from the boho boutique, Antik Batik, that she had borrowed a long time ago from Lady Luxe and accidentally-on-purpose forgot to return. At first glance, she appears to be modestly dressed; the kaftan has long sleeves, it is loose and it falls just above her knees. But on closer inspection (and no doubt Moe will be analyzing her every move), it transpires that her dress is the tiniest bit transparent, that the neckline occasionally slips, displaying a smooth, tanned shoulder and a pale pink bra strap . She has pinned her hair up, but has left loose tendrils framing her face, begging to be tucked behind her ears and her makeup is subtle, giving the illusion that she isn't wearing any at all. In actual fact, she is wearing most of MAC on her face: primer, concealer, tinted moisturizer, a brief brushing of studio fix, bronzer, a tiny dab of gold pigment on her eyelids, brown mascara, a little bit of brown eyeliner to define her eyes, eyebrow pencil to bring out her otherwise non-existent eyebrows and her favourite lip plumping gloss – Sexy MotherPucker. The result of her entire look seems completely natural and effortless, not the outcome of six outfit changes, an hour's worth of careful makeup application and another hour of hair styling. Perfect for an afternoon wandering around JBR, browsing through the designer boutiques and sipping coffee at an Italian café by the beach.
"Yalla, hurry. I miss you." Moe says, and Leila hangs up, putting on her new Prada sunglasses. She makes sure that she is always the first to hang up, that she never calls him first, only returns calls if she absolutely has to and she often lets him call twice before she actually answers. She also ensures that she never agrees to meet him until she has checked her schedule, after which she feigns unavailability and offers an alternative after some probing.
The games she is forced to play to maintain his interest in her are physically and mentally exhausting. As she drives out of Discovery Gardens and joins Sheikh Zayed Road, she feels an unexpected urge to just let down her hair and be herself. She wants to wear denim cut-offs and an old t-shirt. She wants to run a comb through her hair before pulling it into a haphazard ponytail. She wants to call her boyfriend whenever she gets the urge to hear his voice, to answer with a huge smile when he calls her, wants to send him cute messages telling him she's missing him. She wants to curl up in bed with him and fall asleep in his arms, to drop the façade, to stop constantly watching her words, her actions, her expressions and just be herself. Leila Saade. Not Leila the Lebanese Temptress.
But she can't. Because the last time she did, the time she actually thought what was happening went beyond the surface, she found out the hard way that it was not. That the Leila with no makeup, no barriers, no inhibitions, simply wasn't what he wanted. It was too real for him. And now, she is afraid that it is what no one wants.
Fahd was the first Emirati she had dated and everything Leila envisioned for herself when she moved to Dubai. He was the epitome of perfection; kind, generous, good natured and funny. He gave her time and affection, and in return, after a very short dating streak, she gave him all of her.
One night, after she caught him flirting with another girl when she surprised him at work, jealousy bloomed within her like a thorny rose and she threw the biggest tantrum of her life. She screamed until her throat became hoarse, until makeup ran down her face like a dirty, muddy stream, mixing with the water seeping out of her nose. She cried until she began to hiccup, accusing him of cheating on her, playing with her emotions, pretending to love her. She pushed him out of her apartment and told him never to call her again. Like most fights between lovers, she never meant a word of it. She expected him to come straight back. After all, only the day before, she had made him all his favourite Lebanese dishes – tabbouleh, sambousek, kibbeh, bamia, which they ate before making love on the dining room table whilst clearing up. For the first time.
"I love you," he had said the next morning, after they fell asleep on the living room rug, completely naked, limbs entangled, their skin a contrast of white and gold. He traced his finger tips over her bare stomach, as light as a cloud resting on a mountain, and watched the goose bumps form on her smooth skin. "I love you, Leila. Every part of you. Even that fart you did last night."
"Shutup, hmar," she replied, turning pink with embarrassment, her heart bursting with love.
"I said I loved it!" he laughed, trying to pin her down on the floor and she pretended to struggle as she stared into his baby face, his huge, dark eyes, his beautiful smile. Her entire being full of love, happiness and hope, she suddenly softened, wrapping her legs around him and pulling him closer to her, letting go of all her barriers once again.
That very same evening, they had their first major fight but after she had forced him to leave and when she had finally calmed down, she waited for him to call. To apologise. To send flowers. To beg her to take him back.
But he didn't.
An hour turned into a day, a day turned into a week, and eventually, Leila swallowed her diminishing pride and called him. With complete indifference, Fahd told her that he was engaged, to his 17 year-old virginal cousin. She dropped the phone as if it had scalded her and stumbled into the bathroom, where she retched into the sink. Nothing but acid came up and she clutched on to the sides for support. Her purple toothbrush sat in the holder next to his green one. Shaving foam sat beside her deodorant. She eventually let go of the basin and fell to the floor, silent tears pouring down her face as all her dreams, all her plans for the future, disappeared into the night sky. Along with her naivety. The 23 year-old Leila had finally grown up.
Leila pulls into JBR (or Jumeirah Beach Residence to newbies) and parks awkwardly in the large car park by the ocean between two imposing 4x4s, feeling unnerved by her memories of Fahd. She shakes him out of her mind, and focuses on her surroundings instead.
JBR is buzzing as always. The car park is packed full of Hummers and Corvettes, the occasional Lamborghini and Ferrari providing tourists with glamorous holiday photos. The walkway is full of people; mothers pushing strollers, lovers holding hands, teenage girls in tiny summer dresses, showing off their lean, golden limbs. Students are sat at tables with their laptops, families are browsing through the market stalls. It is just as the developers envisioned it to be – a vibrant, family-friendly promenade, parallel to the ocean, where people can relax, dine and shop whilst absorbing the fresh sea air and basking in the sun. Leila can't believe that just three years ago, the entire Marina area was a ghost town, nothing but a construction site within sparse expanses of empty desert, and now, it is one of the most happening locations in Dubai. The forty odd sand coloured premier apartment blocks in JBR blend into the scenery like mountains, and if Leila could, she would rent a one bedroom apartment in one of them. The rental price however, is at least twice as much as what she is paying in Discovery Gardens, and regardless of how much she would enjoy having an ocean view from her bedroom window, she enjoys saving money even more.
She spots Moe sitting at an outdoor table at Paul's, and to her dismay, sees that he is with a friend. So much for a romantic evening. Pasting a smile on her face, she saunters up to the table and greets them both breezily, allowing them to stand up to return her 'marhaba'. Moe pulls a chair out for her and she sits down, smiling sweetly at him, irritation clawing at her insides. He could have at least told her that he would be bringing someone.
Moe is wearing a white candoura and white gutra. With his Ray Ban aviators, he looks young, trendy and sexy, and his good looks melt away the iciness Leila felt upon seeing his friend. For once, she is actually happy to be seen with her date. She usually has to persuade herself that it is wallet size, not looks, that matters. She has dated fat men, old men, balding men, ugly men, smelly men, obnoxious men and even short men, all in the pursuit of monetary satisfaction.
"After all, they're all the same when the lights are down," Naila, her Russian friend had once said. And Leila half-heartedly agreed, secretly hoping that she would find a man who owned both a Ferrari and a small nose.
"You look beautiful as always, my angel," Moe declares gallantly, taking her hand in his. "Leila, I'd like to introduce to my good friend, Humaid. Humaid, this is my… Leila."
"Nice to meet you," Leila says, acknowledging Moe's inability to refer to her as his girlfriend and looking Humaid up and down. He too is in a candoura, a dark brown one, with a beige guttra messily wrapped around his head. His complexion is a lot darker than Moe's, and bits of curly hair poke out from beneath the head wrap. He isn't ugly and could be considered to be attractive had he been sitting next to someone lesser. There is something familiar about the glint in his eyes and she feels as if she has seen him somewhere. Nervousness buzzes in her stomach. Please don't let him be someone I've hit on before.
"Actually, we've already met," Humaid answers with a knowing smile. Leila's own smile falters as she struggles to remember where. "At the club, remember? We danced together before you decided to go for Moe instead".
Recognition finally dawns on Leila, but Humaid continues talking good-naturedly. "…And you don't know how much I regret letting you go that night!" He winks at her and both he and Moe start laughing, their guffaws causing her to turn red with anger, shame and regret.
"Now, now, don't insult my girl," Moe chastises vaguely, getting up to answer a call on his Blackberry and leaving Leila to fend for herself.
"Humaid, as lovely as you are, you are clearly not in the same category as my dear Hammoudi, so there's no way you would have gotten anything that night." Leila hisses scathingly, giving him a look so evil that it would have made a weaker man shrivel up in fear. Humaid, however, simply laughs. She gives Moe's back the same look and contemplates creating voodoo dolls for them both. She cannot believe that Mohamed has completely ruined their so-called 'romantic' Friday afternoon by inviting his buffoon of a friend.
"If you say so, habibti," he replies sarcastically. "As it happens, I'm actually more interested in your friend than the favours you bestow on mine. The sexy Syrian girl with the long blonde hair and breathtaking dance moves that was with you that night. She hasn't returned a single one of my calls and I'm getting impatient."
Although Leila is thankful that the spotlight is finally off her and the 'favour' he is referring to, she cannot believe that once again, a man has sought her company only to enquire after Lady Luxe.
"Perhaps you should take the hint then," she says, raising a perfectly drawn on eyebrow, willing Moe to come back to her and rescue her from his evil friend.
"If she didn't want me to call, she wouldn't have given me her number. She's just playing hard to get. Why is it that you Arab girls make things so difficult for us?"
"Difficult how?" Leila asks, biding time. He has a point. Why did Lady Luxe give her number to him if she didn't want to speak to him? No doubt it had something to do with another one of those complicated games she liked to play. If their relationship was as it used to be, Leila would have excused herself and then called her friend, warning her of the situation that was brewing. But after the way she scoffed at her relationship with Moe, Leila is convinced that Lady Luxe regrets handing over him to her and wants a slice of Expensive Emirati Pie for herself. This is treachery beyond Leila's limited tolerance threshold, and she decides that an ad-hoc response to Humaid's questions is ample payback.
"It's the games you play!" Humaid exclaims earnestly. You want us to chase you based on the subtlest of signals. Why can't you just be clear and tell us yes or no? Why do your 'no's actually mean 'yes but I can't tell you for fear of looking too easy?'' "
"Well maybe it's because you actually like playing games. If a girl reciprocated your interest, how long would you remain interested?" Leila answers uncharacteristically articulately, folding her arms across her chest in defiance. The nerve of the man, accusing all Arab girls (including her, no doubt) of playing games when clearly he reveled in the excitement of the chase.
"Well your Syrian friend was definitely interested," Humaid says confidently. "Have you forgotten the way she practically snatched me away from you? And not only did she give me her number, but she took my hat! Right off my head! How many more signs do I need? I love Syrian girls! They're so original and...classy. They're not easy like you Lebanese."
Leila holds back a snort, unsure whether to be further aggravated by his comparing her to her more traditional neighbor, or thrilled that she has the upper-hand over him.
"Sorry to burst your bubble habibi, but your Sophisticated Syrian is actually an Enigmatic Emirati," she says snidely, putting both Humaid and Lady Luxe in their places in one, swift move. Check.
"What?" Humaid is shocked, and the strange look on his face makes Leila regret the words that maliciously poured out of her. She shifts around in her seat, unsure of what to say next.
"My apologies for that long phone call, it was actually my father." Moe reappears at the table and sits down, squeezing Leila's hand as he does. She almost weeps in relief, hoping that Humaid won't continue the conversation in his presence. She squeezes his hand back.
"Ahlan," she says goofily, the nerves in her stomach beginning to relax in his presence, his delectable looks adding to her sense of peace. In Leila's eyes, Moe is practically perfect. His eyes are rimmed with thick eyelashes, his nose is nothing like the typical Emirati nose (it is straight for one thing) and his jaw is strong, hidden by a very slight beard that adds to his masculinity.
"I'm not being a very good host tonight am I, habibti?" he continues, smiling warmly at her. "I'll make it up to you, don't worry. What have you been talking about?"
"Oh noth-" Leila begins, leaning forward and staring into Moe's deep eyes, trying to focus on him and forget about his annoying friend.
"Apparently Leila's Syrian friend isn't Syrian but Emirati!" Humaid interrupts. "The nerve of the girl! Pretending to be Syrian like that! She even spoke in the Syrian dialect. Don't tell me the blonde hair isn't real?"
"Of course it is. She dyes it that's all," Leila answers quickly, panicking and sitting up straight. She lets go of Moe's hand, glancing at him to gage his reaction.
He tuts, shaking his head in disapproval.
"Emirati girls these days are a disgrace," he declares righteously. "She is obviously of very poor breeding. No girl from a good family would behave like that."
Leila looks down in humiliation, aware of the unintentional implication. "Well anyway, she's not interested," she says, trying to repair the damage she has caused. "She's really not that bad. She doesn't date guys. She just likes to have fun." There is a short pause whilst the two khaleeji men comprehend what Leila has said, and she relishes the silence, hoping that the conclusion will be to drop the subject like a hot falafel.
"Make her interested," Humaid says quietly, a steely note in his voice. Check. There went the queen.
"How am I supposed to do that?!" Leila squeaks, the colour disappearing from her face.
"Tell her that I know she's Emirati and I know her phone number. It won't take that long for me to find out who her father is. Tell her to spare me the hassle. And tell her that I don't like girls who play games."
Leila looks over at Mohamed for help, but he is uninterested, pressing buttons on his BB instead of paying attention to her.
"Humaid, she really isn't that pretty in the light," she says nervously, desperately clutching at straws. "Just forget about her and move on. A good looking guy like you can get any girl, so what's the point of chasing after one who won't give you the time of day?"
Humaid doesn't answer. Instead, he looks over at the uncomfortable Leila who is fidgeting in her seat quizzically. He wonders if she has feelings for him, and is jealous of his interest in her friend. He smiles to himself, his chest swelling with pride.
"Khalas, we'll talk about it later," he says reassuringly, grinning at her. Leila lets out a conspicuous sigh, glad that the chess match is over but oblivious to the reason why Humaid has temporarily stopped hounding her. Her heart resumes pumping blood around her body. She is certain that he will forget about Lady Luxe as soon as another reasonably attractive female pays him an iota of attention.
"Anyway, it was lovely seeing you again Leila. You are just as beautiful in the sunlight as you were under strobe lights. I'll be in touch! Yalla Hammoudi, nshofak bokra. Bye!"
Leila watches Humaid's back as he strolls away and finally stops tapping her feet, which she had unconsciously been doing the entire time he was there. She glances over at Moe who is still playing on his Blackberry and frowns. He looks up and notices the annoyance on her otherwise pretty face, which she doesn't bother to disguise. Feeling sticky, irritated and stressed, Leila has had enough for one afternoon and now wants nothing more than to go just go back home and work off her aggravation in the gym. Her romantic date – the one that she spent more than two hours preparing from has been more like a police investigation and she is tired of feeling like a criminal.
"Sorry, I'll just be a minute. I'm arranging a few important matters with my father," he says apologetically.
"You know what? You carry on doing that. I'm sorry for getting in the way of your important business. I'll see you later," Leila gathers up her belongings but Mohamed places a hand on her arm to stop her as his phone rings.
"Yes Baba," he says to his Blackberry, pleading at Leila with his eyes to have patience. "No, I didn't have a chance to talk to him about it again today but we'll schedule something for next week, earlier perhaps. I'll let you know. Salaam."
He hangs up and takes Leila's tiny hands in his, almost swallowing them up completely. Still annoyed, she looks away and takes a deep breath. If she was planning on marrying him, she would have shown more patience but as she knew that their relationship would die out in a few more weeks, she didn't see the point of acting like an angel. Sure, she didn't mind pretending to be innocent or uninterested, but that was it. He had to know that her time was valuable and no man, no matter how rich, had the right to waste it unless he was planning on putting a ring on her finger.
"Habibti don't be angry," Mohamed implores, stroking her face. She stiffens, hoping that he is not ruining her makeup and he assumes her reaction is because she is still annoyed that he is not paying her enough attention.
"I'm not angry."
"Yes you are, and I deserve it. It's just a little family thing I have to contend with."
At the mention of the word 'family', Leila's ears prick up. Moe, like most Emiratis dating illicitly, has been extremely secretive about his family. She still doesn't know his last name, where he lives or what his father does and is gagging to know more about her mystery man other than his first name (which he shares with at least 70% of the entire male Emirati population).
"Like what? What is more important than me?" she demands to know, exaggerating slightly, excited at the prospect of knowing more about his personal life.
"Well, my father wants me to find a suitor for my sister," he says, gesturing for the waiter and ordering another coffee. Leila leads forward in anticipation, like an eager student and almost wishes she could take notes.
"And?" she says impatiently as soon as the waiter leaves.
"And I'm thinking of introducing Humaid to her. Purely in a professional setting of course."
"What a fantastic idea!" Leila exclaims with a broad grin on her face. If Humaid is introduced to Mohamed's sister, perhaps then he'd stop pining after Lady Luxe and she wouldn't have to worry about incurring her wrath after blurting out some of her secrets.
"Really? Do you think so? What did you think of Humaid?" Mohamed asks.
"I thought he was very intelligent and charismatic," Leila lies smoothly, reaching out to brush a strand of hair out of her face and then tingling at Moe's touch as he stops her hand and does it for her.
"Hmm… I don't know how serious he is though. He certainly likes his women, but then, we all do don't we? I don't expect any man who marries my sister to be content with just her. Marriages need mistresses to keep them fresh."
"Oh yes, I agree," Leila nods dishonestly. After all, I won't be the wife who has to worry about your affairs. In fact, I will probably be the mistress.
"You do? That's refreshing." Moe looks at Leila with newfound respect, a smile playing on his lips.
"Well, marriage is a very boring institution don't you think? No man can ever be satisfied with one woman and accepting this fact is healthier for all parties involved." Leila is astounded at how quickly the lies pour out of her mouth, anxious to continue persuading Mohamed to allow Humaid to meet his sister. And hopefully forget about her friend and then save her back in the process.
"I agree wholeheartedly," Mohamed says with genuine enthusiasm. "Though I doubt my sister agrees."
"Why? What is she like?"
"Very… fiery," he answers, stroking his beard thoughtfully. "She's very intelligent, slightly arrogant and extremely rude. She needs someone who is able to control her and keep her in line. I think Humaid would be able to do that adequately. And he is, of course, from a good family so they may be a good match. My father seems to think so anyway. He thinks she's becoming far too independent so we're planning a meeting between them soon."
"Will your sister agree?" Leila asks curiously.
"Oh yes, if my father tells her to, she will have to. She will have no choice."
Leila grins happily, leans forward and gives Mohamed an unexpected quick kiss on his cheek. She is thrilled that she has managed to salvage the situation between Humaid and Lady Luxe and learn more about his family in the process. She really is more sly than Lady Luxe gives her credit for.
"But anyway, in case things don't work out… After all, he may not even like her…He needs something to keep his mind busy," Moe continues, his eyebrows knitted together. "Ensure that your friend is willing to cater to his needs."
"What?" Leila's grin freezes on her face.
"Yes. This Emirati friend of yours needs to be taught a lesson. She can't just dance with a man in such a provocative way, give him her number and steal his hat without expecting to give anything in return. I can't stand teases. She needs to know that there is a price for everything."
"There is?" Leila squeaks, her voice almost inaudible.
"Yes. There is. Nothing in life comes for free, my dear Leila. Yes, the matter is solved. Humaid will meet my sister soon, in the next couple of days anyway, and he will meet your friend soon after. He really is a good friend of mine and if he is to be in my family, I want him to be happy. I trust you understand how important it is that you arrange that?"
Mohamed looks over at Leila, and her breath gets caught in her throat as their eyes connect. She notices something beneath the apparent warmth that she never paid much attention to before. Ice.
"By the way habibti, I forgot to mention how marvelous your handbag is. Simply divine! It wasn't easy to get hold of it without waiting on that ridiculous list though."
Leila looks down at her pristine white handbag and her toes curl in fear inside her new Louboutins.
"Thanks," she manages to whisper, a wobbly smile on her face.
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N. McStay: Moffat county resident and landowner
As a child and young adult, I grew up in a household that hunted for the sake of provisions for our family. I now have my own family, and we continue the practice.
My father and husband prided themselves for being able to provide for the family and the enjoyment of hunting. But hunting has gone astray. What happened to the time when hunting was considered an art and skill? The thrill in the stock and the accuracy of the shot. Not to mention the benefits of the meat.
What I have seen is a display of poor marksmanship, total disregard for the land and disrespect to the animals for which they (hunters) so cherish. How can a so-called sportsman shoot into a frightened, galloping, near exhausted herd of animals? Only to count the one that goes down and not all the others that were wounded and maimed in the process. There should be a mandatory skills check off, both mentally and physically, for every hunter. Sighting in your gun is not good enough, for the paper target is not at a full run going over terrain that is otherwise impassible. If you have paid several hundred dollars for a license then another few thousand to be guided, wouldn't you want to go home with something other than an exhausted, heaving elk that had just ran 10 miles to elude all the other Joe hunters?
Have you ever tasted the meat from such a animal? I do not have anything against to practice of hunting but I do have an issue with all the "sportsmen" that cannot shoot.
I know for a fact that game management with hunting is essential for the health of the herd, population control, reduction in the spread of diseases, not to mention land management both public and private.
Please take the time to harvest game in a sportsmanlike manner and thank you to all the other hunters that shoot responsibly and are willing to take the maimed and wounded as your own.
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