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Should U.S. taxpayers win IRS tax deductions for donations to a foreign army?

From the field - Tue, 2010-03-16 05:20 By arn
The Friends of the IDF is a registered 501 (c)3 charity, which means that donations to the charity are used to subsidize a foreign army. This is a very strange use for U.S. tax dollars.
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READ Newspaper

IBHOG - Tue, 2010-03-16 01:44 By ibhog

Celebrating our first anniversary and my third contribution, I would like to take the chance and thank the greatest team ever for giving me the chance to learn and the honor to be a part of such an awesome experience.

And my very special unending gratitude and thankfulness go to the most amazing Nerro, for fostering and encouraging me. May I always be up to your expectations :)

Don’t miss March issue guys, it’s really something else.  read more »

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buy less fuck more.

avantcaire - Mon, 2010-03-15 19:44 By ra


valentine, originally uploaded by N.O. WOZ ERE.

words to live by.  read more »

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25th Anniversary of .com

Point studios - Mon, 2010-03-15 13:49 By Abdelrahman

25th anniversary of .com Today is the 25th .com anniversary, the first .com registered domain is symbolics.com registered at 15 March 1985 in the same year 5 other companies signed up there names, Apple registered there domain in 1987 and Microsoft in 1991, today there are about 100,000 domains created every day.

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Second marriages…

Breath notes - Mon, 2010-03-15 12:18 By Rasha*

Years ago, i was having lunch with my dad (may he rest in peace) and his wife who is a very dear friend of mine.

Apparently he liked the food, the Nile view restaurant and the company, so he started talking about the past…things that went on with his life…the ups and the downs…the mistakes…

I always enjoyed his little chats with me…his colorful walks down memory lane…he was real…raw…and kind.

He paused a second and asked me: Do you think i should have done better when it comes to my marriage/divorce/ handling the whole kids issue??  read more »

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3 Strikes: Hotel Restaurants.

Not Hungry Cuz I Ate - Mon, 2010-03-15 09:29 By Wesam Masoud

I’ve not had the energy to write up reviews for some of the restaurants I’ve been to recently; but after a 3rd attempt at having supposedly high end dining experience at some of the hotels in Cairo, I can’t keep silent any longer. I went to 3 different hotels and 3 different restaurants; Okashi, at the Hyatt Regency; JW Steakhouse at the Zamalek Marriot; and Shogun at the Intercontinental city stars.

The reviews will come over the next couple of days, but right off the bat, you should know that all 3 were experiences I would not repeat; it seems hotel restaurants follow the time-honored tradition of the Egyptian Tourist trap, promising much more than they can deliver at ridiculous prices.  read more »

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Pop! Six! Squish! Uh uh, Cicero, Lipschitz!

Thoughts and Confessions of a Testosterone Addict! - Mon, 2010-03-15 05:12 By Ice Queer
There comes a time when you have to do something to change your scenery, your life's tone & tempo. When you feel that you had seen it, done it, touched it, dropped it, had it, tried it, eaten it, loved it, fucked it, heard it, played it, drunk it, danced it, bought it, read it, sampled it, discussed it, worked it, been there! When all that sex desensitizes you after a while and you start needing more and more kinkiness to get off; Bondage, discipline, role playing, masochistic behavior, erotic asphyxiation, voyeurism...anything, just anything to keep upping the ante!
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setchi el 7abayeb ya 7abiba…tara ra

Nermeena - Sun, 2010-03-14 22:50 By nerro
Mothers Day is a few days away…and the most prominent question these days is; hatgibo eih fi 3eed el 2om!! no? yalla share your thoughts and ideas for the best present for our lovely precious Mamas. Also, Mamas always have very special memories and stories about presents given to them by their children.  for instance; my Mama [...]
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Macbook Pro External Display

That's me - LiNuXaWy - Sun, 2010-03-14 21:01 By Ahmed S. Farghal

I own a macbook for 2 years now and only a few months ago I needed to connect my Macbook to an external display “only”, meaning that I want to close the laptop lid and work on a huge external display with an external keyboard and mouse to save the screen and to enjoy everything in a one big screen (I love dual-head too but I hate it when one screen is much bigger that the other).

So, for quite sometime I thought that this is not possible, but it turned out to be possible and pretty easy to do.

Now to the important part ;)

You MUST connect all of the following things first;  read more »

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حكمة اليوم

Kalb-Baladi - Sun, 2010-03-14 17:13 By zabinzo
بدلا من أن تلعن النظام ولع في نفسك
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What is your president reading?

Broken Heart Sydrome - Sun, 2010-03-14 13:40 By
This  note is sent from the president of USA; B Obama to Yann Martel; the Candian writer about his book Life of Pi. He finished the book  with his daughter and sent mail for the...

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My Own Prison - Sun, 2010-03-14 10:00 By
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Politikia and the Society - Sun, 2010-03-14 10:00 By
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Staying young..

Distant Flapping of a Butterfly's Wings - Sun, 2010-03-14 02:01 By gjoez

You don’t stay young by dieting and exercising, but rather by learning and laughing. The first option, makes you look young. But the second one, keeps your heart young.  read more »

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Lurve

Tales of a Fattractive Egyptian Woman - Sun, 2010-03-14 00:21 By fattractive

Sucky, strange, weird day.

So I’ve loved two guys in my life. Neither relationship worked out. One was a case of unrequited love on my part (and to make things lurvely he married one of my best friends) and the other was a case of me outgrowing him.  read more »

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The Duality of Impact..or something like it.

One Long Road - Tue, 2010-03-16 03:08 By Sara
I have a mini-story to tell.
Or maybe a reflection on something...

It amazed me today as I stood in front of one of the greatest artists of all time- at least I think so- all giggly and blushing...how it was one of the major events of my life. If not the major one. For it is. I don't think my life had many major incidents of that sort...up until today. The amazing thing is; it was such a major thing for me, and an insignificant thing for him.
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Awkward Family Conversation

Things On My Mind Grapes - Mon, 2010-03-15 20:42 By thingsonmymindgrapes
Me: I spent six hours watching the Kardashians last night.

Aunt: Why? What do you like about them?

Me: It was more of a sociological study of how people who have done nothing in their life can get so rich and famous.

Aunt: Why are they even famous?

Me: One of them had a sex tape, and then...

Aunt: Do you know how many people have sex tapes?!

Me: DO YOU?!
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Just released: Israel and Palestine - Two States for Two Peoples: If Not Now, When?

From the field - Mon, 2010-03-15 15:35 By arn
The Boston Study Group on Middle East Peace started its regular meetings in September 2008. Its members all have a strong interest in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Some have been intensely engaged with this subject for decades.
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Edinburgh workshop 20th March

BellyLorna - Mon, 2010-03-15 13:01 By Lorna (aka BellyLorna!)
I can't believe the time here is going by so fast.

I taught a very successful and fun, workshop on the 6th in Edinburgh- and there was enough interest to warrent putting on an extra class this saturday, 20th. Just waiting for the bookings for that to come in.......

and Glasgow on sunday 21st too... goodie goodie!
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عصيدة” مقصودة بدون قصد”

Ibrahim Abdel Fattah Mohamed Personal bLOG - Mon, 2010-03-15 12:12 By bingorabbit

مقصودة بدون قصد..
مرصودة كل الرصد..
مكتوبة عن عمد..
عمرها من زمن مد..
مبحوحة من غير بح..
مدبوحة من غير سح..
منقوطة من غير نقط..
مغلوطة من غير غلط..
صعبان عليا حالك اللي اتقلب..
مسكين بجد تاريخك اللي اكتأب..

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U.S. interests need to be disentangled from Israel's contempt for a two-state solution

From the field - Mon, 2010-03-15 07:20 By arn
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Is Skype really blocked in Egypt!?

Gr33n Data - Mon, 2010-03-15 00:24 By
There are rumors here, here, and here that the Egyptian government is blocking Skype.
This morning, a call placed to Vodafone’s customer service indicated that Telecom Egypt is going to block Skype in Egypt, and that it’s out of their hands.
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Tea With Omar Sharif

Mona Eltahawy Blog - Sun, 2010-03-14 21:15 By Mona Eltahawy

The Jerusalem Report
March 29, 2010

When I read that Egypt’s Journalist Union had punished two senior Egyptian editors – one a member of the country’s ruling party and the other an expert on Jewish affairs for violating its ban on contacts with Israel, I wondered if Omar Sharif ever thinks of me.

My nemesis wasn’t the once-heartthrob Egyptian actor but a State Security officer in Cairo whose nom de guerre was Omar Sharif and who, for six months in 1999, tormented me for moving to Jerusalem as a correspondent for Reuters. There is no law that bans Egyptians from visiting Israel but everyone knows that once you do, State Security will invite you over for “a cup of tea” – i.e., an interrogation.  read more »

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Is it strange…

Tales of a Fattractive Egyptian Woman - Sun, 2010-03-14 19:40 By fattractive

…that I like using bathrooms for the disabled?

That I like to peel my scabs?

That I tear up when I poo?  read more »

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What's on your mind :)

Thoughts of the Thought-Less - Sun, 2010-03-14 13:54 By Shimaa Gamal
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Had Some Free Time On My Hands

Sokoon - Sun, 2010-03-14 12:40 By Ahmed
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668) No Hard Feelings -Eps.3- Men Buttons!

M . O . H . @ . L . Y . I . C . S - Sun, 2010-03-14 07:11 By Mohaly
Back to Engy's query about men and buttons & how may they say something they don't mean or do...!
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Quoting the quote-hater

Distant Flapping of a Butterfly's Wings - Sun, 2010-03-14 00:22 By gjoez

In the software field, we study a nifty concept named ‘a deadlock’. A deadlock takes place when two events, mutually dependent, and in a rare scenario, wait for each other. They create a cycle that stops moving, because both can’t take the next step without the other taking theirs.

IBHOG

I could have quoted the whole post, but that is what google reader is for!  read more »

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Random Thoughts – Part 3

IBHOG - Sun, 2010-03-14 00:15 By ibhog

Some wholeheartedly believe in the saying: “Love is never enough”, no one wonders: “What is?!”. As if we need something to be enough on its own, which is just wrong. And because we always bounce back and forth between extremes, we stop loving entirely, because .. lol .. it’s never enough! We turn into adamant stagnant human beings who give themselves the satisfaction of being different and out of the circle.

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation – Oscar Wilde  read more »

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