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Do we ship internationally? Yes we do! We ship worldwide for $15 flat fee. International orders ship out in batch once a week, usually on Monday mornings. Please note the buyer is responsible for any import taxes or fees imposed by their respective country.
How long do we take to ship? The Xio Bag ships the first week of every month. Non-custom orders we ship within 2 business days, but may take an additional 2 business days during special sales and times of high volume. We ask for 10-15 business days for orders containing custom pieces since manual labor is involved. Although we usually ship out in significantly less, this time is used to ensure the quality meets our standard prior to shipping. If at any point you have a question regarding your order before it has shipped, feel free to reach out to us via email.
Do we provide tracking for your package? Yes we do! From the moment we fulfill your order, you receive an email with clickable tracking info so you know where your package is at all times. Please note that once we hand custody of the package to the courier (USPS), we do not control the route your package takes. We purchase insurance on every package so that buyer is fully refunded (at the courier's discretion) in the event the package gets lost after the claim properly filed.
Can I combine ongoing specials and promo codes? While we try to offer special discounts and promotions throughout the month, these offers cannot be combined in a single order.
Can I switch my xio bag from the gold to silver variant? In order to get your xio bag on its way to you during the first week of every month, the two variants actually function as two separate subscriptions. This means they are not intended to be switched from back and forth. However, you can send us an email with your request to change and our team will try to accommodate your request if your order has not shipped out yet.
How can I cancel my XIO Bag Subscription? We offer the ability to cancel at any point prior to your membership renewing. Our goal is to make the cancellation process as easy as possible for our members, therefore to cancel you simply need to send us an email expressing your intent to cancel. Emails received out of business hours are tended to the next business day in the order they are received. This means that if the 1st of the upcoming month falls on a weekend or holiday, your cancellation request must be sent prior to the end of the previous business day (5pm est). Please note that once your card is charged for a renewal, there will be no refunds issued. No exceptions will be made.
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Never explain yourself to anyone because person who likes you doesn't need it and the person who dislike you wont believe it
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Do no longer see others as doing higher than you do. beat your own facts, because fulfillment is a fight between you and yourself
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Otherwise You Will Be Be Forced To Love Whatever U Get
Agr Kisi ko Sab Se Anmol Gift dena
ho to"
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Guard well your spare moments they are
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Value will never be known improve them
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It's unfair to think of you so much when you're not missing me at all' to cry when you never shed a tear.To love you when you say words that hurt my heart. and to live when you breathe for someone else
Don't let the shadows of yesterday spoil the
sunshine of tomorrow
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Dated: 15th September, 2014
Dear Residents,
Your RWA has always worked for improving the living conditions in our Colony Ardee City and would continue to work towards the betterment of our Colony. Last year on 18th August 2013, the then RWA Governing Body, seeing the pitiful condition of the maintenance of our colony had entered into a supplementary agreement, which was supplementary to the maintenance agreement signed by the individual residents with the Builder of our Colony. The builder had promised to enhance the scope of maintenance services along with the internal security in a time bound manner and this agreement was valid for 6 months. The builder had promised that the living conditions would improve significantly and regular update and review of the maintenance conditions would be done by taking the RWA into confidence. While a lot remained on the paper, only a fraction of what was promised was delivered on the ground.
At the outset we would like to reiterate that we are not against paying a higher maintenance to the builder provided we get better maintenance and value for our money. A quick analysis of the expenses incurred by the builder during the month of April, May, June & July 2014; revealed that the builder is not even spending 30% of the money collected for the purpose of maintenance on maintenance activities. Out of a total of expense of Rs 1.20 Crs shown by the builder it was found that during the last 4 months only Rs 45.67 lacs were spent on maintenance and internal security. Whereas all residents know the situation on the ground of internal security remains dismal. Also the builder hasn't provided any clue as to where was the money spent which was collected during the 6 months of the supplementary agreement?
While the general body of the collegiums members in its meeting held on 27th July, 2014 unanimously decided to represent to court to quash the supplementary agreement and revert to the previous maintenance charge of Rs 225/- P.M. The Ardee City RWA on 29th August 2014 in the honourable Consumer Dispute Redressal District Forum – New Delhi in Consumer complaint No 157 of 2009 had represented to the Honourable Court that we wish to revoke the supplementary agreement dated 18th August 2013 and also that the builder coerces the residents to pay the maintenance bills by not accepting the electricity bills and also that the builder hasn't handed over the occupancy and completion certificates to the Residents. The Honourable court had issued the following directions:
In this regard Ardee City RWA had sent 3 separate letters on 1st of September 2014, to the Ardee management. While the builder has conceded on the point no 2 after an intense struggle by the RWA with the help of Police & Authorities, but to the point no 1 and 3 above the builder hasn't responded to our letter. The letter related to the maintenance had demanded the following:
"We hereby serve upon you a notice to revoke the supplementary agreement dated 18th August 2013. Also to call upon a meeting with the Ardee City RWA; immediately to decide upon the matter in this regard as per the directions dated 29th August 2014 by the honourable Consumer Dispute Redressal District Forum – New Delhi in Consumer complaint No 157 of 2009. Till such time you should not raise an invoice to the residents of Ardee City on account of maintenance at enhanced rates and continue to raise an invoice on water bill and electricity bill as earlier. You are also requested to present all detailed expenses related to these three items being billed by you separately in this meeting:
This meeting should be held before 10th September 2014 at a time and date suitable to you at your office in Ardee City, sector 52, Gurgaon, and Haryana."
However failing to get any response from the builder the Ardee City RWA in its Governing Body meeting held on 11th September, 2014 has decided to deal with the matter in the following manner:
"Whereas you have failed to hold the above meeting with the Ardee City RWA as requested and also raised the maintenance invoices at the enhanced rate of Rs 1350/- per unit. Many residents of the colony were agitated and have decided not to pay the maintenance at the enhanced rates of Rs 1350/-. In this connection the Governing Body of the Ardee City RWA in its meeting dated 11th September, 2014 has decided to deal with the matter, and you are hereby given the following options in this regard:
You are hereby requested to let us know about the option that you exercise out of the three above on or before 25th of September 2014."
Residents are hereby advised not to pay the maintenance charges at the enhanced rates to the builder until the dispute related to maintenance gets resolved to the entire satisfaction of the residents. Keeping in view that a significant portion of our residents are tenants and it is generally the tenant's obligation to pay the maintenance bills, the owners might not support the argument of not paying the maintenance bills to the Builder. And hence the option No 2 was worked out, whereby an escrow account would be opened by the Ardee City RWA and residents would be requested to deposit the money in this escrow account as per the bills raised by the builder. We as of now; until revised downwards by the builder or a solution is found in the form of point no 3 above; don't want to decide how much should be the maintenance charge.
All Residents are requested to come forward and support and strengthen your RWA in whatever way possible. We are gearing up for a major legal battle and final battle with the builder to address the long pending issues related to our colony. A voluntary group of residents have started a signature campaign on a referendum prepared by the residents, copy of which is available with all the collegiums members and also the RWA office. You are requested to go through the referendum and if you agree to the points raised by these residents then support the initiative by signing and providing your correct details.
Also the membership of RWA has been made simple and easy, you are requested to take the membership of the RWA and be a part of the movement to improve the living conditions in ARDEE City. The tenants can also participate in the signature campaign and the RWA membership on behalf of their owners.
Our Cultural Committee in the initiatives of Mrs Shubhra Bansal, Madhuri Gakher both collegiums members and Ms Bhavana a resident from D-block and other Volunteers are on their way to organize and celebrate Dusshera Festival with Pomp and Show. The team has already celebrated the Janamashtami festival and Independence Day successfully with the participation of lot of residents. Come forward and let us make a statement "We are committed to make Ardee City a better place to live." We are Volunteers of a Change.
From: All Governing Body of Ardee City RWA, present were:
Mr Arvind Kumar Dr Manoj Khanna Mr Arun Kumar Sharma
President Jt. Secretary Treasurer
Mr P Srinivasan Mr Sanjay Narang
Exec Member Exec Member
Tough day.......Handed over to Deepak for circulation through newspaper insertions.......Also he would hand over to Raj news agency........ Request any resident who gets up early to monitor.......Raj News agency does it from a place near the villas towards Gate no 1 and Deepak news agency does it from a place near the D-Block Water tank.
Read out more about the DTP enforcement visit and the survey, regarding the meeting with DC in new thread.
Delayed by the vendor...even tomorrow looks tough
did not see the pamphlets in the newspapers this morning...were they not distributed....??
Just wondering if these letter should be signed by those who were present in the GB ?
Please keep all these letters as proof for court date on 29 th Sept 2014.
We can and should not any longer negotiate with an unreasonable builder and should pursue our own agenda in our interest.
The pamphlets would be out in tomorrow morning newspapers as the first lot and repeat would be done either on this Sunday or next Sunday.
let us also work out the option of pamphlets to be distributed to all residents by this week , so that this information goes to all the residents.
I would suggest to distribute this via email / print much before the last week of september.
Great really. With U always. Thanks for this very important update.


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It's a slow drive along Lakeshore West (Jameson Bridge still undergoing renovation) and Lake Ontario looks frozen still in this -15 Celsius morning. Might as well get off the road and spend a few minutes to take in the view.
And then you notice these ducks, lots of them, hardly moving, seemingly immobilized by the cold, the lake not quite frozen.
And this got me to thinking about what we are all about, in a cosmic sense... the absurdity of our existense. Sure, we can delude ourselves on our self-importance (religion), and immerse ourselves narcissistically in the minutae of our daily lives (and tell the world about it on Facebook). Unfortunately, as a group, we will focus our attention on the supposed failings of others, in order to deflect attention away from our own inadequacies.
We all try not to look at the big picture...we purposely subconsciously miss the forest for the trees. Because if we really look at the forest, I'm afraid we will see that we are not that important in the whole scheme of things.
You know what will make us feel good about ourselves? How does one attain some measure of significance in this huge void? I would guess by being nice and kind to our fellow denizens! By rejoicing in the small victories that come with raising families and on personal, work, and school achievements, no matter how small! By taking in and appreciating the beauty around us! By being creative!
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Silver Creek Retirement and Assisted Living
17607 91st Avenue East Puyallup WA 98375
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Summary of Silver Creek Retirement and Assisted Living in Puyallup, WashingtonAt Silver Creek Retirement and Assisted Living, we provide an assortment of community features. Residents can enjoy regular off-site experiences and excursions. Pets such as dogs and cats are welcome in resident quarters. Free wi-fi and high speed internet is offered to all our residents. Free resident parking is available at our location.
Dining AmenitiesWe provide residents with meals throughout the day. It's our joy to accommodate visiting guests, meals included. Dining includes restaurant-style dining, private dining rooms for residents who wish to celebrate special occasions or entertain visitors, and room service.Food service is available to residents at any time, day or night. We offer specified dining choices such as vegetarian food and vegan options.
On-Site ActivitiesResidents can exercise their physical and mental health with specially curated on-site activities. To ensure residents enjoy a diverse cycle of events and recreation, we employ a full-time director of activities. We offer different exercise programs such as stretching classes and ForeverFit(add TM)-based exercise program. We love to organize holiday parties, birthday parties, BBQ's, picnics, and outdoor parties and resident karaoke nights. Our community offers a healthy living program encompassing cognitive, dietary, and physical health to ensure residents live their best and healthiest lives. Our communal space has a piano centerpiece for musically inclined residents and scheduled performances. Residents may participate in community service programs. Our entertainment center includes Wii Sports(add TM) Bowling for bowling enthusiasts. We provide regular musical entertainment for the use of our residents - and in some instances, to take a trip down memory lane. Residents enjoy regular trips and outings to local neighborhoods and towns. Residents may participate in recreational activities such as art classes designed to inspire and stimulate mental well-being and instructive community cooking classes. Residents can also join our gardening club. Our community activities roster includes trivia nights and dances and "Senior Proms". Happy hour has a positive impact on the community; residents enjoy lively camaraderie.
Outdoor Common AreasOutdoor common areas are designed with accessibility, flow, and movement for resident mobility. Our community grounds is comprised of an outside patio garden accessible to all residents and raised gardening beds available to residents during their leisure hours.
Indoor Common AreasIndoor common areas are a nice, quiet place to enjoy the company of fellow occupants or to just relax. Residents have access to our communal spaces including a TV lounge, perfect for catching the latest episode of your favorite show or enjoying sports programming with other residents, a fully-stocked arts and crafts center, a billiards lounge for residents who want to try their hand at cue sports, a game room, where you can socialize while enjoying games of all varieties, and our community library, complete with a diverse selection of titles.
Languages Spoken at Silver Creek Retirement and Assisted LivingSpanish speaking staff members are present at our community.
Location Features at Silver Creek Retirement and Assisted Living
Living Options and AmenitiesWe offer 1 and 2-bedroom units for potential residents who would enjoy living with a roommate, 1-bedroom units, 2-bedroom units, for potential residents seeking a roommate, wheelchair accessible units, and studio units. Northern, Eastern, Southern, and Western-facing and ground floor quarters are available. Free wi-fi is available to all of our residents. To accommodate our residents, our community has air conditioning, and temperatures are regulated to optimize comfort and safety. Some apartments are equipped with kitchenettes, providing residents with a space to prepare their own meals. Resident lodgings featuring roll-in and wheelchair accessible showers are available. Units featuring full bathtubs are available. Our residents also enjoy free access to cable satellite TV.
Featured Services at Silver Creek Retirement and Assisted Living
TransportationWe provide complimentary transportation services at our community.
Personal ServicesWe have a beautician conveniently located on-site - residents can easily receive beauty treatments for all occasions. Personal housekeeping services are provided as needed. We offer grocery shopping services to eliminate the need for trips to the store.Our convenient on-site beauty salon provides both hair and beauty treatments. We offer laundry and dry cleaning services as well.
Religious ServicesWe offer on-site devotional services, so residents can practice or worship in the privacy of our community. Protestant religious services are available. Offsite devotional services are offered in the nearby area. There are also several churches located within the surrounding neighborhood.
Medical Care ServicesOur 24-hour awake staff is available to assist your loved one in fulfilling time-sensitive needs, should they arise. All services are delivered by licensed practitioners present on staff 24/7. There are licensed nurses on-site to administer injections when needed. Our medication-care managers organize the medication services available to our residents. On-site RN's and LPN's are available. We have registered nurses on our community staff. The facility offers 2-person assisted transfers, including sitting-to-standing, standing-to-sitting, etc. We are not licensed by the state to offer medication dispensing services, however, residents are supported in their self-medication efforts as much as possible. We recruit first-class visiting podiatrists whose job it is to ensure our residents are happy, fit, and mobile. Regular visits from specialized occupational therapists are available to residents to aid development, recovery, improvements, and maintenance of skills needed for daily living. Speech therapy services are provided by trained and certified speech-pathologists. A visiting nurse is available to all residents. A dentist pays regular visits to our facility. A visiting optometrist is available to provide comprehensive eye care. Our residents may schedule reminders for medication and care activities. On-site hospice care is provided. Our community offers respite care - a short-term stay at a senior living community - perfect for those recovering from a hospital visit, the interim during which a caregiver takes an extended vacation, or simply to experience a senior living trial period. This community provides medication administration and licensed nurses are onsite to administer injections when needed. We can administer a sliding scale program to monitor insulin levels via glucose tests, and adjust medications based on the results. Our weight limit for assisted lifts and single-person transfers is 15 lbs. Services include incontinence care for bladder-related and bowel-related symptoms. The facility supports outdoor leisure hours.
Community highlights at Silver Creek Retirement and Assisted Living
Community CertificationsOur community is licensed for 66 residents. The building was built in 2000, and most recently renovated in 2009. We accept residents from the age of 55 and above.
Local Emergency ServicesLocal fire, police, and EMT services are nearby and ready to respond.
Local Area AmenitiesThere are shopping centers and beautiful parks located in the surrounding neighborhood.
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Dr. Linda Giudice, a nationally renowned physician-scientist focused on women's health at UCSF Medical Center, has been appointed to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Advisory Committee on Research on Women's Health (ACRWH).
Giudice is the Robert B. Jaffe, M.D., Endowed Professor and chair of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at UCSF. She joined UCSF in October 2005. Recently, she received the 2008 Woman in Science Award from the American Medical Women's Association.
Two other members appointed to the ACRWH are Dr. Nancy H. Nielsen, senior associate dean, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and president-elect of the American Medical Association (AMA); and registered nurse Debra Toney, president of the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) and administrator, Rainbow Medical Centers, Las Vegas, Nev.
The NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 charges the ACRWH with advising the director of the Office of Research on Women's Health on appropriate research activities to be undertaken by the national research institutes with respect to women's health research and recommendations regarding the inclusion of women in clinical trials and opportunities for women in biomedical careers. The committee is composed of up to 18 members who are appointed by the NIH director.
Giudice is a biochemist, gynecologist and reproductive endocrinologist whose research focuses on endometrial biology and placental-uterine interactions, as well as environmental impacts on reproductive health. She is recognized for her extensive knowledge on the topics of endometriosis, implantation and ovulatory disorders, and infertility and assisted reproduction. She recently chaired the NIH Reproductive Medicine Network and was on the Board of Directors of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine from 2002 to 2007.
She currently sits on the Society for Women's Health Research Board of Directors and the Institute of Medicine Health Sciences Policy Board. In 2002, she was elected to membership in the Institute of Medicine, considered one of the highest honors in the fields of medicine and health.
The National Institutes of Health — the Nation's Medical Research Agency — is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research and investigates the causes, treatments and cures for both common and rare diseases.
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150 Adelina Road
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Taste our award winning wine today! A Running Hare Vineyard wine tasting is $10. Bring a picnic or enjoy a rockin' pizza from Pizza di Vigna's brick ovens, or enjoy the fare from the Hungry Hare – tacos and pulled pork!
From 1-5 enjoy local musician Jon Fritz!
JON FRITZ has been performing live since he was 16 years old in Barrington, New Jersey. His musical journey has taken him from New York to Los Angeles & Key West to Austin. Jon also lived and played music in South America for 10 years and in the early 2000s had the lead role in both "Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" and "Jesus Christ Superstar" at West Virginia University. He has recorded six albums of original music and has charted three songs on the radio.
A veteran of the Washington DC area music scene since 1996, Jon plays a variety of popular music covering great tunes from Elvis Presley to Incubus and everything in between.
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Freedom of speech has taken a battering in Egypt this summer. Over the past three months, more than 300 members of the Muslim Brotherhood have been arrested, and on July 30, another 16 - mostly university professors - were sent to jail. The following day, Saad Eddin Ibrahim, one of Egypt's most respected civil rights activists, was sentenced to seven years in prison by the state security court for "defaming Egypt's image abroad" and for embezzling funds given to him by the European Union to chart the fairness of parliamentary elections, a charge that the EU itself vehemently denies is true. The Arab world is volatile, and Egypt, as almost every other country in the region, is smothering its dissidents, its intellectuals and its culture with autocratic censorship.
In this context, the publication of Naguib Mahfouz at Sidi Gaber tells us almost more about its author and subject than the book itself. For many years Naguib Mahfouz, the Arab world's most famous writer, wrote a weekly column for al-Ahram , Cairo's oldest and most prestigious newspaper. When, in 1994, Mahfouz was stabbed in the neck by a 21-year-old Islamist repairman, he lost the use of his writing arm. Since then, his column has consisted of personal interviews conducted by Mohamed Salmawy, editor-in-chief of al-Ahram Hebdo and former undersecretary of state for foreign cultural relations. These personal thoughts make up the present selection of writings, the last of many published collections of the al-Ahram column. Mahfouz is more than a notable escapee of state censorship; the establishment almost speaks in his voice.
Today, 90-year-old Mahfouz is the official face of high Egyptian culture - Cairo's Dickens - who, with his Nobel prize, vindicated Arab culture in the eyes of the world. Salmawy writes of him as "the man who in the national consciousness has become a symbol of Egypt itself". The paradox, of course, is that many in Cairo's intellectual circles believe he has nothing to do with mainstream Egyptian culture, that he toes the government line too carefully, that his novels are old-fashioned and that his Nobel prize was a reward for supporting Anwar Sadat's Camp David peace treaty with Israel in 1978. But, pared of their barbs, these criticisms simply point to the fact that Mahfouz is outside the current of contemporary culture. As Egypt's establishment representative in that field, therefore, his position is tenuous, perhaps even compromised.
Reflections of a Nobel Laureate (the book's subtitle) is an echo of a generation of Arab writers that has now almost disappeared. They traced their heritage through the French and English novels, back to the old Arab traditional tales, and on to Islam's holy book. Taha Hussein, the founder of modern Egyptian literature, had famously memorised the Koran as a child despite his blindness. Mahfouz writes that his "first concept of the novel was formed by the Koran". Etched into the realism they adopted from late-19th century, European fiction was a strong sense of the spiritual. Nor are the two contradictory: in that detailed focus on the intricacies of daily life is a deep sense of its sacrality. Mahfouz talks of the poetry of life - "in looking at Egypt's back streets and alleyways... one cannot help seeing the spirit that has always lived there, the soul that informs the body and endows it with meaning" as the basis of any great literature. "Literature that does not rise to the level of (that) poetry... bears no relation to literature at all."
That romantic belief in an essence of life underpins all Mahfouz's work, and resounds in the Reflections . In his books, characters are never the arbitrary collection of qualities that they are in most modern novels. He uses them as principles: one represents the process of desire, another the workings of hypocrisy. In Reflections , he talks of his life as a narrative, with himself as the protagonist. Out of minor incidents in the corners of his memory he turns fables, always ending with the wisp of a moral, as if in the tumble of life there is always an order to decipher. In Mahfouz, that order is godly. "God alone gives value and gives value to existence. Without Him, life has no meaning, values have no meaning, and all effort is futile... I believe that three great virtues mark an individual's life: truth, good and beauty." His view of political good is correlative. "I firmly believe that ethics, at the individual and societal levels, are of the greatest importance, since morals are the basis of good faith and successful social intercourse." It is ethics and social justice that he hopes to have contributed to in the long course of his career as a writer, not radical politics. His duty has been to translate the beauty of existence into words his readers could understand, and to help them see it for themselves. Unlike almost every other Egyptian writer today, he writes in Fussha, the classical Arabic that formed the basis of all Arabic literature until the mid-20th century. It is the language of the Koran: ineffable and sacred, but a language that no one outside the most educated elite has spoken for more than a thousand years. That is the language into which, through his novels, he has translated the spirit of 20th-century Cairo.
None of this bears much relation to the culture of Saad Eddin Ibrahim. Different criteria define their intellectual hierarchies, criteria tinged with as much romanticism but of a different sort. Poverty and years in jail might be the signifiers of greatness now, not Nobel prizes. But certainly Mahfouz's belief in the underlying order, God-arranged, of the universe sits badly with today's literary culture. And his division of culture and politics would rile the most junior members of any academic faculty the world over. But that combination of Islam and social concern is what has made him popular with a more official and more powerful segment of Egyptian society, pulled between the demands of the likes of Ibrahim and of the Muslim Brothers.
Politically, Mahfouz is of another era. His views on Egyptian nationalism, in which he is a firm believer, are beautifully rendered and idealistic. Grounded in the Pharaonic past, he pulls his country's Self into the Muslim age by his sense that "the most important element of this heritage... (is) the deep religious belief that characterises the Egyptian people". His essentialism covers his politics too: "It is the homeland that bestows the feeling of identity. Our culture is of this land", be it Graeco-Pharaonic, Roman, Coptic or Arabo-Islamic. Nowhere in his vision is there room for accident, arbitrariness, or the childish and deeply affecting influence of mere human intervention. Mahfouz cannot see culture as political, since culture is the mere translation of a sacred spirit. In more concrete political terms, he is favourable to President Mubarak - currently grooming his son as heir, if we are to believe Ibrahim - as an alternative to Nasser, with whom he did tussle briefly.
Naguib Mahfouz at Sidi Gaber should be read as the often brilliant, always touching, sometimes naive reflections of one of the 20th century's literary greats at the end of his life. In today's intellectual climate, however, it cannot be. Of the few voices heard in Egypt today, Mahfouz's is the loudest, broadcast from the heights of the establishment media. His is the voice of political conservatism, of old Cairo, a bark with no bite. Political interests have turned him into an icon, and those same interests have given his ideas a currency they should no longer have.
They have made him political, when all his life he has shrunk from that role. In some sense, he is to be pitied, but his younger colleagues - debarred from their universities, denied a voice, sent to jail - might wonder where the justice lay in that.
Turi Munthe is a freelance writer. His book, The Saddam Hussein Reader , will be published in October.
Naguib Mahfouz at Sidi Gaber: Reflections of a Nobel Laureate, 1994-2001
Author - Naguib Mahfouz
Editor - Mohamed Salmawy
Publisher - American University in Cairo Press
Price - £16.95
Pages - 157
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Bike to Work Week BC 2016 – May 30 – June 5
It's that time of year again! We are really excited to be participating in a number of communities and extend an invitation for others to join us. Below are some details related to where we will be in a few of our great communities. Why are we so excited? Check out our blog post on what the opportunity to cycle to work means to us.
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TSMC is again predicted to be the exclusive manufacturer of Apple's A10 processor for the iPhone 7.
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3. Hobbies, Cars and Jet
He likes hanging out with his loved ones, although his hobbies include working outside, among the others, and collecting cars. Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo possesses TWO Bugattis and has built an astonishing group of cars during his career worth 6m.
The likes of Range Rover Sports SVR (£100,000); Mclaren mp4-12c (£168,500); Bugatti Veron (£1.7million); Bugatti Chiron (£2.5m), etc… ) Ronaldo could be the football player having the jet, based on an inventory drawn up newspaper The Sun. His Gulfstream G650 costs £32 million and now can carry 18 people, so he's still got room to spare despite his family that is currently burgeoning.
4. Girlfriend -Georgina Rodriguez
The couple gave birth to baby girl Alana Martina on November 1-2, 2017; Ronaldo posting a picture on Instagram, and writing: "Alana Martina is only born! Both the Alana and Geo are doing great! We are all pleased!'" Georgina Rodriguez studied dance after studying English in London, before changing careers. She had been spotted on a series of dates using Real Madrid star Ronaldo towards the close of 20-16.
5. Networth -$400 Million
Much of his net worth stems from his salary of $ 5-7 million. Also, he rakes Monster headphones, from endorsements of Nike sneakers Brothers suits at a massive stipend, and Tag Heuer watches among others.


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UPDATED Recertification Instructional Video / Late Fees begin after 3/1
UPDATE: Recertify Your 2019-20 License Online - Instructions How Can Be Found Here
This new instructional video was updated on February 13th and includes solutions to many of the challenges experienced thus far including how to: create/access your account, resolve course eligibility issues, complete the four assignments, ensure that you've finished everything, and when you'll receive your patch. This new video is a MUST-SEE if the Learning Center is new to you or if you are experiencing any issues.
(In light of the challenges many have experienced with the new recertification procees, the KSRA board unanimously voted to extend the date late fees begin to after March 1st.)


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"Dark Lady" - Black Leather & Negative Space Press On Nails
Are you getting tired of rocking those same-old matte black nails we were all selling our souls for last year...? But maybe you're not so big on the crazy-ass nail art, and that's perfectly okay. I see you girl! Luckily for you, these gorgeous satin-matte black nails come with a stunningly understated negative space accent nail, and just a pop of silver detailing, so you can mix it up a little without ever actually leaving your comfort zone.
♥ Choose your own tip shape and length.
♥ Gel coating for approx. 1-3 weeks wear.
♥ Reusable when applied with adhesive tabs.
♥ Satin matte finish. (This is a gorgeous semi-matte finish that looks and feels similar to soft leather.)
♥ Negative space accent nail with silver metallic borders.
♥ Available in sets of ten, or sets of twenty that are perfect for gifting (to others, or to yourself).
♥ Get all the info you need on nail widths and measuring your nails here.
♥ Both nail glue and adhesive tabs are provided with your nails, but you can also buy spares whenever you want to right here.
♥ See the chart in the photos for info on the different tip shapes you can choose. (Medium Almond is the shape pictured here.)
*These nails are hand-painted to order, so please allow up to a week for your nails to be created and shipped.


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Big Bucks Wanted in New York Which Means Hunters have to stop Killing Young Bucks
Survey Will Assess Hunters' Opinions on Deer Harvest Opportunities
During the development of the 2012-2016 deer management plan for New York, hunters expressed an interest in modifying hunting regulations to allow more bucks to grow up, live to older ages and develop heavier bodies with larger antlers.
Big, robust, bucks with long snouts and grey coats, with thick racks two foot wide, 30 points racks. Graceful, elegant, old bucks.
A white tail deer can live around 20 years.
But the way deer are managed now, with primary considerations related to population management, bucks rarely live more than a couple of year.
The stag that can excite the hunter's imagination, the elusive, powerful, muscular, exists more in our imagination in New York. One fourth of the one million strong herd is killed every year by hunters.
Fifty seven percent of deer harvested (killed by hunters) are yearlings.
However, interest among hunters is the reason new buck management strategies are being studied. The results of a new NY DEC hunter survey will be a principal factor used to identify the best strategy for future yearling buck harvest management in various regions of the state.
Management costs must be considered but are a lesser concern relative to population impact and hunter satisfaction.
With an exceptionally mild winter in 2011- 12 and below average winter conditions in most of the state again in 2012-13, deer populations have grown despite generally increasing antlerless harvests the past few years. In fact, deer populations throughout many portions of the state are currently in need of substantial reduction.
New Yorkers appreciate white-tailed deer.
People enjoy them in many ways. However, deer often cause problems for farmers, homeowners and foresters and can cause road hazards. If not properly managed, deer numbers can increase dramatically. This increases problems for people and impairs the condition of the deer. It also damages the habitat of deer and other wildlife. The Department of Environmental Conservation tries to manage deer numbers. The goal is to balance deer with their habitat, human land uses and recreational interests. Ecological concerns and the needs of landowners, hunters, and other interest groups must be considered.
As a result of that input, one of the objectives in DEC's current deer management plan is to "Encourage various strategies to reduce harvest of young (1.5 year old) bucks in accordance with hunter desires."
In addition to hunters voluntarily deciding not to shoot young bucks, - something that the editors of the Niagara Falls Reporter do not have much faith in as an effective strategy, managers could conceivably enact a variety of rules/regulations to reduce harvest of young bucks, all of which involve tradeoffs for hunters.
To reduce harvest of young bucks, hunters may have to give up some freedom to shoot a buck of any age or size, or give up some opportunity to hunt bucks.
This fall, DEC is sponsoring a statewide survey of hunters to provide that information.
|Niagara Falls Reporter - Publisher Frank Parlato Jr.


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WTOP Adds 'To Your Health' Hourly Segment
WTOP today announced 24+ minutes per day of new health and fitness programming. "To Your Health" will air every hour at the 22 minute mark as a one to three minute segment.
"Every day we find ourselves with an abundance of great health stories that are interesting to men and women of all ages," said Laurie Cantillo, WTOP program director. "Now, WTOP listeners will know they can count on getting the latest health news at a predictable time, every hour of every day."
In celebration of its September 15 launch, Dr. Drew Pinsky will join WTOP at 1:20 pm on Monday to discuss prostate cancer detection and prevention.