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Use whatever wording you want they aren't "in date", which is what he asked for.Drew78 wrote:Drew78 wrote:Please use the correct wording..2013 is not best by date..it is Ilthe inspection date. So all components should be good until 2015 at least.. (and usually much longer then that)(my 2010 HDR are still perfectly edible)wats6831 wrote:
Right so it's the same seller. They are packed in 2010, best buy date is 2013, some components possibly could be good until 2015.
There are NO HDR's that are "in date". The newest around right now are all the same packing 2010, best buy 2013.
I had listed 2015 because MRE's have a normal 5 year life...the 2013 isnt best by date..its the inspection date..just used as a general check for all USA rations to make sure the cases are still in good shape and being stored in proper conditions(depending what part of world they are being used at the time). So its really a 2015 Best by Date...even though they last even.longer then that if stored in cool and dry place.
If you want to discuss wording, we use "in date" on MREs that are before the inspection date. So these aren't "in date" and the components have expired most likely, so that means yes indeed they are past their "inspection", "designed shelf life", "best by" or "expiration" or whatever you'd like to call it......they are past it.


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Bill Clinton's got a new bug on the lawn of the Clinton Center ... and a new joke for Donald Trump too.
Bill posed with a big ole grasshopper recently installed on the premises in Little Rock. He tweeted ... "BREAKING: We just learned that the @ClintonCenter has been bugged."
He was clearly taking a jab at Trump's claim Obama had Trump Tower wiretapped during the 2016 election.
BTW ... the critter Bill's posing with is part of the Clinton Center's Xtreme BUGS exhibit, which opened Saturday in honor of Earth Day.
We're guessing Donald's itching to respond.

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Have your say in the next NF2 gathering
The CYHU team are beginning to plan the next NF2 social gathering taking place in summer 2014.
In order to tailor make the gathering to fulfill the needs of the NF2 community we are producing a series of polls that will allow you to have your say.
The first two polls are now avaible.
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Ed Jew fails to satisfy city on residence / S.F. supervisor has until Friday to turn over proper records
San Francisco Supervisor Ed Jew has failed so far to prove he lives in the district he represents, City Attorney Dennis Herrera's office said Monday in a letter that demanded -- for the second time -- that the lawmaker supply evidence showing he resides in the city's Sunset neighborhood.
Jew now has until Friday to agree to be interviewed by city investigators and to submit additional records that prove he lives in a 28th Avenue home owned by his father where Jew has claimed to live since filing to run for District 4 supervisor in August 2006.
"The documents your client provided to us do not persuasively demonstrate that he resided in District Four under the requirements of the (city) charter," Deputy City Attorney Chad Jacobs wrote in the letter addressed to Jew's attorney, Steven Gruel.
The two-page letter said records Jew handed over last week in response to the city attorney's investigation into his residency fell far short of proving that he is qualified to represent District 4, which encompasses the city's Sunset and Parkside neighborhoods.
A legislative aide to Jew said the supervisor would agree to sit down with investigators and supply whatever information he could to address their questions.
"He's absolutely going to comply with the request for more information, and he's going to have his attorney arrange a sit-down so he can explain the documents to them, which apparently is necessary," aide Barbara Meskunas said.
Jew's failure to satisfy investigators led a leader of the city's Chinese American community that was important to Jew's election to call for his resignation.
"This story won't die until he quits," said Rose Pak, a leader of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, who did not endorse Jew when he ran for office last year. "I wish he would just resign so it doesn't drag on and on."
The first round of documents Jew turned over to the city attorney on Thursday seem to raise questions about whether he can ever adequately document his claim to live in the house at 2450 28th Ave.
Jew, for example, provided tax returns for 2005 but not 2006, despite his assertion that he moved into the 28th Avenue house only last July. To run for supervisor, an individual must live in the supervisorial district 30 days before filing paperwork to become a candidate. Jew filed to run for District 4 supervisor on Aug. 11, 2006.
According to the city attorney's letter, Jew also did not include telephone or cable company bills as requested, and he provided incomplete records of other utility services. Jew also made an incomplete response or offered no response at all to a request for information about where he claims his homeowner's tax exemption and renter's tax credits, the letter stated.
Most of the documents Jew turned over tied the supervisor not to the Sunset property but rather to the Chinatown flower shop he operates, according to the letter.
"We would like to offer your client a final opportunity to provide us with any documentation or other information that demonstrates his actual habitation at 2450 28th Avenue or his intent to make 2450 28th Avenue his domicile on and after July 1, 2006," Jacobs wrote.
Jew's residency has come into question in the wake of an FBI raid last month on the supervisor's City Hall office, the 28th Avenue home, another home in Burlingame and the flower shop.
Neighbors of the Sunset District home said it had been vacant for several years, and billing records released by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission show there has been little to no water usage at the property.
Jew's attorney Gruel did not return calls for comment Monday, and Jew was not in his City Hall office.
His legislative aide, Meskunas, said reporters received the city attorney's letter before Jew's attorneys did, though e-mail records from the city attorney's office indicate that reporters obtained copies of the letter hours after it was sent to Gruel.
Meskunas said she believed Jew already had complied with the city's request for information and that he "turned over everything they asked for, except for tax returns that hadn't been filed yet and documents the FBI took."
Jew has said that it might appear that he doesn't live at the 28th Avenue address because he regularly showers at his flower shop and spends so much time outside the home working on behalf of his constituents in his district.
The FBI's criminal probe is centered around $40,000 in cash Jew acknowledged receiving from the owners of Quickly tapioca drink shops, who were having problems with the city's permit process. Jew said he accepted the money because he believed it was owed to a political consultant to whom he had referred the business owners.
The embattled supervisor has repeatedly said he will not resign.
Mayor Gavin Newsom has the authority to initiate official misconduct proceedings, but administration officials on Monday would not speak for the record about the mayor's plans. Newsom has said he is waiting for the investigations to conclude before rushing to judgment.
The city attorney has the authority to ask the state attorney general to authorize a lawsuit intended to remove Jew from office.
Pak, of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, said Jew's judgment has been called into question.
"I know the system is innocent until proven guilty, but at this point it's like every day there's a story ... and he comes out with a different version," said Pak. "If you don't have the smarts to reject the cash payment and you accept it anyway, you should turn it over the next day. How stupid can you get?"
The city attorney's letter said Jew could provide a number of documents that would easily prove his residency, including proof of newspaper or magazine subscriptions, a statement about where he and his family have "spent their nights and kept their household belongings -- i.e., clothing, housewares, jewelry and family photographs," or statements from neighbors.
Last week, Jew submitted a letter from one neighbor -- but the person was described in a statement issued by Jew as someone who spoke to him at the house just once last year.
Jew's lawyer has refused requests to make public the documents provided to the city attorney.
In the letter, Jacobs also criticized Jew for failing to meet with the city attorney's investigators, noting he has repeatedly tried to make his case to the public through the media.
"If your client is able to make statements to the press regarding the status of his residency, then we do not understand why he is unwilling to make statements on the record to this office," Jacobs wrote.
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To read the letter from the San Francisco City Attorney's Office to Ed Jew's lawyer, Steven Gruel, go to:


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Lawrie, Alan.
Sacramento's Moon Rockets
. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2015. ISBN 978-1-4671-3389-0.
In 1849 gold was discovered in California, setting off a gold rush which would bring a wave of prospectors and fortune seekers into one of the greatest booms in American history. By the early 20th century, the grizzled prospector panning for gold had given way to industrial extraction of the metal. In an age before anybody had heard the word "environmentalism", this was accomplished in the most direct way possible: man made lakes were created on gold-bearing land, then a barge would dredge up the bottom and mix it with mercury, which would form an amalgam with the gold. The gold could later be separated, purified, and sold.
The process effectively destroyed the land on which it was used. The topsoil was ripped out, vegetation killed, and the jumbled remains after extraction dumped in barren hills of tailings. Half a century later, the mined-out land was considered unusable for either agriculture or residential construction. Some described it as a "moonscape".
It was perhaps appropriate that, in the 1960s, this stark terrain became home to the test stands on which the upper stage of NASA's Saturn rockets were developed and tested before flight. Every Saturn upper stage, including those which launched Apollo flights to the Moon, underwent a full-duration flight qualification firing there before being shipped to Florida for launch.
When the Saturn project was approved, Douglas Aircraft Company won the contract to develop the upper stage, which would be powered by liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen (LH2/LOX) and have the ability to restart in space, allowing the Apollo spacecraft to leave Earth orbit on a trajectory bound for the Moon. The initial upper stage was called the
, and was used as the second stage of the
Saturn I
launcher flown between 1961 and 1965 to demonstrate heavy lift booster operations and do development work related to the Apollo project. The S-IV used a cluster of six
engines, at the time the largest operational LH2/LOX engine. The Saturn I had eight engines on its first stage and six engines on the S-IV. Given the reliability of rocket engines at the time, many engineers were dubious of getting fourteen engines to work on every launch (although the Saturn I did have a limited engine out capability). Skeptics called it "Cluster's last stand."
The S-IV stages were manufactured at the Douglas plant in Huntington Beach, California, but there was no suitable location near the plant where they could be tested. The abandoned mining land near Sacramento had been acquired by Aerojet for rocket testing, and Douglas purchased a portion for its own use. The outsized S-IV stage was very difficult to transport by road, so the ability to ship it by water from southern California to the test site via San Francisco Bay and the Sacramento River was a major advantage of the location.
The operational launchers for Apollo missions would be the
Saturn IB
Saturn V
, with the Saturn IB used for Earth orbital missions and the Saturn V for Moon flights and launching space stations. An upgraded upper stage, the
, would be used by these launchers, as the second stage of the Saturn IB and the third stage of the Saturn V. (S-IVBs for the two launchers differed in details, but the basic configuration was the same.) The six RL-10 engines of the S-IV were replaced by a single much more powerful
engine which had, by that time, become available.
The Sacramento test facility was modified to do development and preflight testing of the S-IVB, and proceeded to test every flight stage. No rocket firing is ever routine, and in 1965 and 1967 explosions destroyed an S-IV test article and a flight S-IVB stage which was scheduled to be used in
Apollo 8
. Fortunately, there were no casualties from these spectacular accidents, and they provided the first data on the effects of large scale LH2/LOX explosions which proved to be far more benign than had been feared. It had been predicted that a LH2/LOX explosion would produce a blast equal to 65% of the propellant mass of TNT when, in fact, the measured blast was just 5% TNT equivalent mass. It's nice to know, but an expensive way to learn.
This book is not a detailed history of the Sacramento test facility but rather a photo gallery showing the construction of the site; transportation of stages by sea, road, and later by the amazing
Super Guppy
airplane; testing of S-IV and S-IVB stages; explosions and their aftermath; and a visit to the site fifty years later. The photos have well-researched and informative captions.
When you think of the Apollo program, the Cape, Houston, Huntsville, and maybe Slidell come to mind, but rarely Sacramento. And yet every Apollo mission relied upon a rocket stage tested at the Rancho Cordova site near that city. Here is a part of the grandiose effort to go to the Moon you probably haven't seen before. The book is just 96 pages and expensive (a small print run and colour on almost every page will do that), but there are many pictures collected here I've seen nowhere else.
September 2015
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Structural Heart and Valve Disease
What Is Structural Heart and Valve Disease?
Structural Heart and Valve Disease is characterized by damage to or a defect in one of the four heart valves: the mitral, aortic, tricuspid or pulmonary.
The mitral and tricuspid valves control the flow of blood between the atria and the ventricles (the upper and lower chambers of the heart).
The pulmonary valve controls the flow of blood from the heart to the lungs, and the aortic valve governs blood flow between the heart and the aorta, and thereby the blood vessels to the rest of the body.
The mitral and aortic valves are the ones most frequently affected by valvular heart disease.
Normally functioning valves ensure that blood flows with proper force in the proper direction at the proper time. In structural and valvular heart disease, the valves become too narrow and hardened (stenotic) to open fully, or are unable to close completely (leaky valve).
Structural Heart and Valve Disease symptoms can occur suddenly, depending upon how quickly the disease develops. If it advances slowly, then your heart may adjust and you may not notice the onset of any symptoms easily. Many of the symptoms are similar to those associated with congestive heart failure, such as
- Dizziness or fainting
- Fatigue
- Chest pan
- Rapid weight gain
- Shortness of breath
- Swelling of the feet, ankles, hand or abdomen
- Causes and Risk Factors
There are many causes of Structural Heart and Valve Disease; some factors can be present at birth (congenital), while others may be acquired later in life. They include:
- Calcium buildup
- Deformed valve
- Heart valve tissue degenerated
- Bacterial endocarditis
- High blood pressure
- Heart attack damage
- Radiation therapy
- Rheumatic fever
- Diagnosis
During your examination, the doctor listens for distinctive heart sounds, known as heart murmurs, which indicate valvular heart disease. As part of your diagnosis, you may undergo one or more of the following tests:
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Chest X-Ray
- Echocardiogram (ECHO)
- Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
- Stress Test
Because structural and valvular heart disease can be mild or severe, treatment options vary. Your doctor may suggest a treatment through medication or a surgical procedure to repair or replace a valve.
- Heart Valve Surgery
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Sedalia Police and Pettis County Sheriff's Crime Reports: Morning of June 25, 2013
The following Sedalia Police and Pettis County Sheriff's reports are from the morning of Tuesday, June 25, 2013.
Sedalia Police and Missouri State Highway Patrol Investigate a Possible Bomb
Yesterday, Sedalia Police went to the 1700 Block of South Moniteau in reference to a possible pipe bomb. The area was contained and the Missouri State Highway Patrol bomb squad was called in. The area was contained, the Bomb Squad deemed the device safe and was placed into evidence as found property.
Sedalia Police Make Two Arrests For Resisting Arrest and Leaving Scene of Accident
Yesterday afternoon, Sedalia Police went to the area of 4th and Quincy to investigate a report of a fight. The suspects ran on foot when they saw Sedalia Police. One suspect was caught and arrested. Crystal Millard was arrested for resisting arrest and bond was set at $533.50.
Sedalia Police went to the 2900 Block of West Broadway on June 21 in reference to a hit-and-run accident. A vehicle struck a truck that belonged to Little Caesars and caused minor damage. The suspect fled the scene. Jaden Stout was later arrested for leaving the scene of an accident and bond was set at $533.50.
Several Thefts Reported
A woman in the 2100 Block of Stonewood Circle reported to Pettis County Deputies that an iPad valued at $399.99 was lost or stolen on June 24.
A woman in the 1300 Block of East 6th reported to Sedalia Police that a computer was missing.
Pettis County Deputies received a report from the 10000 Block of Harms Road in Windsor that two horse saddles were stolen between June 18 and 20.
A woman in the 1700 Block of West Broadway reported to Sedalia Police the theft of her WIC book and vouchers from her vehicle on June 12 between 2 and 4 p.m.
Sedalia Police investigated a possible burglary in the 1500 Block of East 7th between June 22 and 24.
A man in the 1500 Block of East 6th reported to Sedalia Police that someone put sugar all around his gas cap between June 21 and 24.
Al's Portable Welding at 215 East Main reported to Sedalia Police that someone stole two 5/16 inch couplers from a trailer between noon on June 23 and 7:43 a.m. on June 24.
Benitz Service Company reported to Sedalia Police that someone broke into two company vehicles and stole some tools between 3 p.m. on June 23 and 7:43 a.m. on June 24.
Casey's at 716 West 16th reported to Sedalia Police there was a $55.24 gas drive off that occurred at 9:30 p.m. on June 23.
An AT&T Blackberry was found in the 2600 Block of North Woodlawn between June 20 and 24 and it was turned into Sedalia Police.
Two Arrests Made
Sedalia Police arrested Jeremiah Jones for a probation violation, bond set at $2,000 cash and $2,500 surety.
Pettis County Deputies arrested Jonathan Pruett for an outstanding warrant.


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This semester I'll be teaching a course on postmodern literature written by multi-ethnic American authors. Although "postmodernism" has become the dominant heuristic for investigating late 20th century American fiction, literary scholars like Phillip Brian Harper and Madhu Dubey have observed that the discourse of postmodernism tends to be organized around the "normative subjectivity of the white male." At the same time, these scholars note that many of the features traditionally associated with postmodernism—features such as textual reflexivity, narrative irresolution, and intertextual parody—had been central components of minority writing long before the late 20th century. What, then, are the risks and rewards of discussing contemporary minority writing under the rubric of postmodernism? To what extent have contemporary authors shared the same postmodern condition? How have different approaches to identity and community been inflected at the level of literary form? Is the term "postmodernism" capacious enough to accommodate the array of experiences and experiments that distinguish contemporary literature? In order that we might begin to situate and historicize postmodernism, I have divided the course into three sections…
I. From Protest to Postmodernism: 1968-1980
During the first part of the course, we will explore what became of African-American literature in the wake of the 1960s, when the broad-based Civil Rights Movement gave way to fragmentation and retrenchment. Curiously enough, the 1970s witnessed a resurgence of experimental and utopian fictions by African-American authors. These included what literary critic Kalí Tal has called the "militant near-futurist fiction" of postmodern writers such as William Melvin Kelley and Ishmael Reed. They also included what critic Tom Moylan has called the "critical utopian texts" of science fiction writers such as Samuel Delany and Octavia Butler. How did the Black Arts Movement influence the early postmodern writings of Kelley and Reed? What would happen to the identitarian rubrics of race, gender, and sexuality in speculative fictions by Delany and Butler?
II. Variable Roots and Routes: 1980-1995
Moving into the 1980s and 1990s, we will survey postmodern novels and short stories written by Chinese-American authors (Maxine Hong Kingston, Amy Tan, Gish Jen), Mexican-American authors (Sandra Cisneros, Helena María Viramontes, Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez), and Native-American authors (Gerald Vizenor, Louise Erdrich, Sherman Alexie). Since the passage of the Immigration Act of 1965—which revoked both the Asian Exclusion laws and the ethnic quota system—the members of these ethnic groups have come to play increasingly prominent roles in American literature, culture, and society. Postmodern authors like Kingston, Cisneros, and Alexie experimented with revising traditional folktales, updating and transforming them in sometimes controversial ways. What do we make of Frank Chin's accusation that Kingston's revision of the "Ballad of Mulan" reinforces Western stereotypes about her culture of origin? Is the Mexican legend of the "Weeping Woman" irredeemably misogynist, or does Cisneros's revision provide a liberatory compass for modern-day Mexican-American women? Does the postmodern playfulness and humor which authors like Kingston and Alexie bring to their writing diminish their ability to engage in moral critique? Finally, what has this second part of the course enabled us to say about whether the study of multi-ethnic fiction requires methods of analysis appropriate to each group?
III. From Multiculturalism to Transculturalism: 1995-2010
During the third part of the course, which focuses on fiction published between the late 1990s and 2010, we will turn to "new immigrant writing" by authors of South-Asian origin (Bharati Mukherjee, Jhumpa Lahiri, Lan Cao, Marjane Satrapi) and Caribbean origin (Jamaica Kincaid, Edwidge Danticat, Junot Díaz). In recent decades, first-generation immigrants have come to account for over 10% of the U.S. population, many of them being women who arrived from Caribbean countries like Haiti and Antigua, or South Asian countries like India, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Yet the differences between the second and third sections of the course go beyond the question of national origins. For whereas the second section of the course focused on authors informed by a "pluralist" imaginary—which takes cultural identity to be rooted in a fixed set of beliefs, tastes, and customs—this third section focuses on writers who interrogate the experience of being bicultural, as well as the dynamic processes of transculturation. What do I mean by "transculturation," and what questions are invoked in the writings of these authors?
Authors like Mukherjee, Cao, and Díaz reflect the shift from "roots" to "routes" that has been diagnosed in recent diasporic and transnational writing. Conversant in poststructuralist theories about the de-centering of subject and nation—for example, theories about how subjects are produced through multiple identifications, some of which become more salient than others at certain times and places—many of these authors join in the critique of what Paul Gilroy has called "the desire to be centered." Some authors rework the concept of "diaspora," understanding diasporic communities to be anchored less by the logic of origins—of roots and returns—than by multilocal attachments and lateral connections. Still others embrace the trope of geographic and cultural "borderlands" in order to explore how migrancy might be thought as a permanent mode of being in the world. But when do people need an authorizing past in order to secure a bridge to the future? And how might post-pluralist concepts like "migrancy" and "hybridity" end up reinforcing boundaries and classificatory regimes?
There will also be a coda to the course. For in the very last week, we will take up post-9/11 fiction by Arab-American authors like Mohja Kahf and Yussef El Guindi, asking how the national response to 9/11 has impacted the lives of ordinary Arab-American men and women. How do these authors represent the impact of the global on the local? And how might their writings forecast the futures of American fiction?


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I have figured out how we can prevent the United States from becoming embroiled in senseless wars. It may be unpopular, but by taking one step we could ensure that this country gets out of the business of pre-emptive wars. How, you may ask, do we stop our politicians from deciding that they simply must go to war to demonstrate how big their balls are? It's simple, reinstate the draft. If every man and woman in this country was required to serve in the armed forces then we would certainly not rush headforth into a conflict based on flimsy evidence and a long held grudge.
Reinstating the draft would make every American take a closer look when a future President tries to sell them a fantasy. Do you think George Bush would have been so anxious to go to war with Iraq if his daughters were on the front line? Every member of Congress would have a child, grandchild or close relative who would be fighting. And I'm not talking about reinstating the draft as it was during the Vietnam war, where the citizens on the lower end of the economic scale were disproportionately represented. I'm talking about the Israeli method. Everyone, regardless of income, race, gender or parental influence would be required to serve. No National Guard shenanigans, no educational deferments, no influence peddling to get out of service. If you are able bodied, then you are required to join the Armed forces.
I guarantee you that if the parents of every child in this country had to worry about his or her child being killed in a pointless war, they would pay a lot more attention to what was going in Washington. Back in 2002, George Bush sent his then Secretary of State Colin Powell to the United Nations to present the "evidence" that Iraq was producing weapons of mass destruction. This speech was supposed to convince the world and create the now infamous "coalition of the willing", who would rally around the United States and force Saddam Husein from power. I don't know how many Americans were watching, but the rest of the world was unimpressed, to say the least. The American public, which was still smarting from the 9/11 attacks bought the argument hook, line and sinker. Saddam has weapons of mass destruction, he has links to the 9/11 bombers, he'll take over the world if we don't stop him now! The administration was able to whip the public into a frenzy because no one stopped to examine the evidence closely. Now imagine the same scenario if every 20 year old in this country was in the armed forces. Do you think their parents would have been a little more skeptical? I'm sure the 20 year olds would have been.
At the end of the day, that's all that really needed to happen in order to prevent this quagmire that we now find ourselves in. If someone, the press, the American people, the soldiers, Congress, anyone would have just stepped up and raised the questions that are now being voiced, none of this would have happened. All it would have taken were some simple questions like, "What's our exit strategy?", "What happens to Iraq after we get rid of Saddam?", "What exactly is my son/daughter/grandchild/niece/nephew fighting for?", "What's our ultimate goal?". Any of these questions posed by a credible source could have made the difference. However since we have an all volunteer force, most Americans just pinned their ears back and jumped on the bandwagon. The Vice President has made it clear that the volunteers were not forced to serve, they chose to serve (I think he was trying to make some point about them being partially to blame for their own fate). I am fairly sure that if we were talking about the sons and daughters of the CEO of Halliburton, he would be a little more respectful.
It's time for the politicians and the citizens of this country to put their money where their mouths are. If they are so willingly duped by smoke and mirrors and are so willing to send our all volunteer service people into harms way, let's see how they react when they have to send their own sons and daughters to be killed and maimed for a lie. Let's see how long it takes for "war fatigue" to set in among the American public when they are looking at the shattered lives of their relatives and neighbors who have lost a loved one for a President's personal vendetta. Let's see how willing the press is to go along for the ride when their kids come home less whole than they were when they left.
Bring back the draft and every American will become an expert on foreign affairs and the policies of the government overnight. And that's a good thing, a very good thing.


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Alpine Butterfly
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Gracia Superior Apartment
Luxury Serviced Apartments Barcelona : This elegant flat, located in four-floored building witha lift in Gracia, area of cosy cafes, restaurants and secret shops, sleeps two people in a double bedroom. It is a perfect place for a couple. The bedroom has an ensuite bathroom with a big shower. In addition, this neat place comprises a living-dining room with table that sits four people. There is a small balcony and a totally-equipped modern kitchen with a fridge and a freezer, dishwasher, utensils and cutlery, toaster, coffee-maker, a hob, a kettle and a microwave. You will also find a washing machine here. The lighty living room has two individual sofa beds and a TV. You will always feel secure here, as the building is equipped with a intercom door security system. The place has AC and heating systems. There is WIFI that will permit you to keep neing posted away from your home and work. The property can be slightly different from the pictures as there are several units on rent in the building.
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Gift wrapping is as much fun as picking out the gift you will give. This year we have a new line of wrapping paper that features some retro designs. Fun for the whole family – come snag your favorite 10FT roll to do all of your Holiday wrapping with!
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Come and play with cursive writing/art. We will learn and/or practice the art of handwriting through engaging creative art projects.
Learning happens best through creativity and experimentation. This is not a specific calligraphy class (although we will look at the styles), but a chance to play with cursive lettering. Whether you are a beginner or want to practice and improve your writing style, this is a place you can do it while having fun!
Ages 8+
Pre-Registration Preferred but Drop-Ins Welcome


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This recipe is so simple to make & works wonders. I love how it keeps our bathroom smelling fresh. PLUS, there are limitless scent options that you can try to suit your preferences.
It's easy for bathrooms to begin smelling musty or yucky. These little jars keep your bathroom smelling fresh & clean. Depending on your bathroom decor, you can find the perfect jar to fit right in. Options are endless. Amazon has a ton of amazing jars and containers to choose from.
What You Need:
- Baking Soda
- Essential Oils 5-10 drops, (your choice of scents)
- Small Storage Jar (These cut-out jar lids would be perfect for this!)
- Fill your container with Baking Soda,with some room left to shake at the top.
- Add in your desired amounts of essential oils to scent.
- Shake well
- Open or vent the lid to enjoy the aroma & put the deodorizer to work!
Some Essential Oil Scent Options that I Recommend:
Vanilla Lavender:
- 5 drops Lavender Oil
- 5 drops Vanilla Oil
Lavender Rose:
Fresh Odor Eliminator:
Orange Creamsicle:
Good Karma Blend:
- 5 drops Vanilla
- 4 drops Sandalwood
- 3 drops Patchouli
If You're Prone to headaches from scents:
- 5 drops Peppermint
- 5 drops Lavender
To Kill Airborne Bacteria & Viruses:
- 4 drops Eucalyptus
- 5 drops Lemon
If your jar starts losing scent, simply cap the lid and shake, it will re-release the scent again. These should probably be replaced like the baking soda you use in your fridge, after a month or so of use.
Additional Uses:
- CARPET DEODORIZER: Using a sifter, this recipe also works well for a carpet deodorizer. Sprinkle (or sift) mixture onto rugs or carpets, let it sit for 10 minutes and vacuum up. The baking soda helps to pull up any unpleasant smells and the essential oils help keep it smelling fresh.
- MATTRESS DEODORIZER: Additionally, this mix also works amazing for freshening up your mattress. This works the same as the carpet deodorizing. Sift onto mattress, let sit for 10 minutes and vacuum up.
Happy Cleaning! ❤
What are your favourite scent blends?
I recommend Mountain Rose Herbs & Starwest Botanicals for all of your herbal healing needs! For my Canadian Friends, you can purchase your oils at Harmonious Mind. You can purchase any extra supplies over at Amazon.ca. Images Edited using PicMonkey. Some of the links here are affiliate sites, meaning if you make a purchase using my link, I earn a small commission! Thank You for supporting The Herbal Healing Mama. & Please also see my disclaimer. Thanks Friends.


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Burglars Busted By Great Dane (Deceased)
Teenage criminals Waldo Soroa, Matrix Andaluz, and Jose David Diaz Marrero are not very smart. The three burglars, all age 18 or 19, broke into the home of a woman in Silver Springs, Florida, with the intent on making their way out of the place with all her stuff. Perhaps they were going to buy drugs. When the victim returned home, she saw several missing things, like jewelery and electronics, but what worried her was the missing ashes of her two Great Danes. The burglars who broke into her house stole and snorted her dead pet's ashes thinking they were drugs.
That's right, they did lines of ashes thinking it was some kind of snort-worthy drug. Rather than return the ashes, when they figured out they had a nose full of Great Dane, they did the poor victim a disservice by dumping the remains. The three named burglars and their two juvenile accomplices face charges of attempted residential burglary and impairing a phone line to the home.
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After being violated by two strangers inside her own home, Diana chooses to keep her trauma a secret. Mario, her husband, has something to hide as well. In the days that follow, the silence that grows between the two of them becomes its own kind of violence.
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I'm probably jinxing myself by posting about these, but since it's been a couple of weeks since I've been able to find these in the local grocery store, I figure I've already loved and lost. (Much like happened with Thomas' Corn English Muffins—I miss you, dear friends.)
I like bananas. I like them frozen. I like dark chocolate. All three of those things combine in Dole's Banana Dippers to mouth-watering success.
I found these in our local grocery store in the frozen section near the smoothie fixings. They are SO GOOD you guys. And only 100 calories per pack! I do hope they make a reappearance the next time I'm at the store.
Side note: Googling the above image led me to quite a few blog posts on how to make your own frozen banana bites. If they continue to be elusive at the grocery, I just might have to try and make my own.
And this week, from the Mister:
Colt's huge into cycling, and he loves the ability to track his rides and have friendly competition with his friends over who does the best on certain stretches of road. Enter Strava, an application that allows him to upload data from his bike computer and map his rides online.
Colt describes it as "Facebook for cyclists." (But I think runners can use it, too.)
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Our mutual friend Shaun sent Wes a link to Recurring Developments, a website that visually tracks all the running gags in Arrested Development, last Wednesday, and he immediately knew that he wanted to share it here.
Frozen bananas! How appropriate.
Wes and his wife "sort of accidentally started watching the show again from the beginning" and they're looking forward to the new episodes. Admission: I've never seen the entirety of the show, but it's been on my list for ages, so ... eventually?


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Learn the Southeast Asian art of batik using environmentally safe soy wax!
Nuno Felted Silk Scarf
Create a wonderful scarf by felting merino wool to fabric! Start with an 11" x 90" silk scarf.
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Using pre-felt wool fusion, participants will create 1-3 collages. Learn basic composition and wet felting. Completed projects can be embellished or incorporated in garments or accessories.
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Learn basic dyeing techniques using pre-mixed Procion H dyes. Patterns and color depth will be explored by using various folding and tying methods prior to applying dye.
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After the last couple of days, I think mine may be to not get so excited when I see that Norovirus and Influenza are ramping up….. Why do I get excited? Well, I'm in the cleaning and disinfection business. Environmental surfaces, fomites and let's face it, when it comes to Norovirus, anywhere our hands will touch has the potential to spread that nasty virus. Why after the last couple of days? Well, as they say "Karma's a witch". I got bit by Noro, but on the bright side, I have successfully lost any weight I gained from consuming sweet treats over the Christmas Holidays!
As we enter the 7th year of Talk Clean To Me, I would like to reflect back on the hundreds of blogs that have been shared and the dialogue with many of you that has started as a result of reading them. One would think that the topic of cleaning and disinfection would get stale after a while. What I have learned in my almost 15 years in the industry is that we never know what is around the next corner.
If I look just at the last several weeks, there have been updates on the rising Flu cases across Canada and the US, cruise ships being hit by Norovirus, virtually a total ban on Romaine lettuce due to E. coli (seriously – skip the Caesar salads until Health Canada says it's safe), Salmonellosis in Australia linked to a bakery, Avian Influenza cropping up in numerous countries causing millions upon millions of poultry to be culled, Leptospirosis in Colorado and scrub typhus has turned out to be the 2nd most frequent infectious disease in parts of India after dengue. Of course these are just the highlights of the "cool" outbreaks and do not touch on any of the science that is being published about new disinfectant technologies, surfaces or issues with reprocessing surfaces, materials or devices.
The long and the short is that 2018 promises to continue to provide great fodder for blogs and of course we never know when or where the newest pathogen will arrive and with that what we need to do to keep ourselves safe and healthy! I hope that Talk Clean To Me will continue to be a source of education and entertainment!
Until next week, I have some surfaces I need to disinfectant to get rid of my highly contagious virus that is a "great" jump start to my winter weight loss program!
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Warped and borderline evil parents are turning to Apple products for inspiration when it comes to deciding what to call their doomed-to-fail babies, with the likes of Apple, Mac and even Siri showing increases in popularity as baby names.
According to stats reported by Baby Center, the name Siri showed a five per cent increase in usage among parents of the 450,000 babies born to users of the site during 2012, with the incidence of kids called Apple up 15 percent and even the use of Mac rising by 12 per cent.
Happily, it doesn't appear that the rise in popularity of Android has led to babies being called Optimus or Nexus in any significant number.
In other sad modern naming news, the site claims the success of adult porn novel 50 Shades of Grey has resulted in a 20 per cent increase in kids simply called Grey, while other poor girls are being lumbered with the name Anastasia, which is up 10 per cent supposedly because pregnant mums spend their maternity leave lounging around reading erotic S&M books. [Baby Center via Techradar]
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Macs offer a number of benefits, but for many Windows users, it's Apple's top-rate design that helps seal the deal when pondering a new PC. But, a problem arises: What about those Windows apps? What if you don't want to go the Boot Camp route? Fortunately, with Parallels Desktop 9 and VMware Fusion 6, two excellent alternatives exist.
I have been a huge proponent of virtualization for quite some time. However, up until recently, my only actual experience with the concept of virtualization at home was with test bed type setups. I would run VMware Workstation on my desktop, and whenever a new Linux distro would come out, I would play around with it in a virtual environment rather than take the time to either reboot into a live version, dual-boot, or setup a completely different machine.
Testing in this fashion has always been a very simple way for me to use to do just that… to test. I still have Workstation installed on my desktop and keep up-to-date when new versions are released. However, for the past 18 months, I have been using a Mac for my work provided notebook. Once the learning-curve passed, I enjoyed a smooth computing experience. For what I do in my day-to-day, I can honestly say that the switch to OS X was the right choice to make. But, I digress.
While I still run a PC at home, my Mac has proven extremely valuable – but every so often I need my Windows fix. If I need to test a particular scenario out, or help a customer with their issues on a Windows box, I was originally dead in the water, trying to assist from memory or test when I got home. After a bit of thinking, the choice was an obvious one. I pulled out an old trick and decided that virtualizing both Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 was the right move.
I've got a background with VMware. My knowledge and experience with the platform over the years, both personally and professionally, have treated me well. When it came time to address my virtualization needs on the Mac, VMware's own Fusion became an obvious choice. It allowed me to use the Windows programs I have always used, but within the Mac environment.
Comically enough, the primary reason I needed to virtualize Windows within Mac was to run VMware's own vSphere client. I know there is a Web client, but who has time for that? Running the programs that I knew inside and out, and absolutely needed for day-to-day operation while still allowing me to use my Mac, allowed me to continue to slowly learn the ins and outs of the then-new operating system. Had I been forced to revert back to using a Windows PC full-time, or running Windows within Boot Camp, I wouldn't have been able to continue my use and learn OS X at a pace I was comfortable with. There is something to be said for simply removing the crutch. By virtualizing Windows within OS X, I was forced to work within the Mac ecosystem – forced to continue to learn the ins and outs without a true fallback into Windows.
That was a good many words about VMware Fusion, but it is by no means the only show in town. When the idea of this article came up, I began to look into Parallels as well. Having experience with Sun's VirtualBox, I knew there were other quality options out there for OS X beyond what VMware had to offer. Additionally, various conversations with friends and co-workers over the years about the product led me to an understanding that the company's offering is a solid one. With Parallels, the first mainstream virtualization product for Macs (leveraging the then-new Apple/Intel partnership), and the ability to run Windows within OS X was a reality. Parallels has been around for a relatively long time and I knew that any look at virtualization on the Mac simply had to include it.
With all that said, this article is going to be a look at both VMware Fusion 6 and Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac. While comparisons between the two will naturally be made, this article is not intended to be a head-to-head comparison and there will not be a winner crowned upon its conclusion. Both are their own unique solution yet offer very similar services to the end-user. With that in mind, let's begin by discussing the test hardware.
The notebook used for this article is a mid-2010 MacBook Pro. It's an older notebook, that's for sure, but with 8GB of system memory, a 2.66 GHz Core-i7, an NVIDIA GeForce GT330M discrete video card, and a 128GB Samsung SSD, it more than met the challenge for our testing purposes.
When we first started to work on this article, it was mid-September. With Mavericks being so close to release, I made the choice to hold off publication until the latest out of Cupertino had a chance to reach GA status. After making the update, I ran the same rounds of tests, touching on functionality, performance, and ease-of-use. After updating to Mavericks, and updating both Parallels 9 and Fusion 6 to their latest builds, we completed one final round of testing. The final build versions used were:
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Buffet breakfast daily (B), 3 lunches (L), 1 three-course dinner (D); Local Host service in each city; sightseeing with a Local Guide and transportation as outlined in the day-by-day itinerary (except intra-vacation flights, which are additional; inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE).
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Arrive Lima, Peru.
Arrive in Lima, where you will be met by your Local Host.
Day #2
Your included city TOUR focuses on Lima's rich colonial history as well as the modern city. Lima was the bastion of Spanish South America from its founding in 1535 until the independence of the South American republics in the early 19th century. See the Cathedral, where the remains of Francisco Pizarro are sealed in a wooden coffin and San Francisco MONASTERY with its eerie burial crypts. (B)
Day #3
Fly to Cusco high in the Andes. Your guided TOUR visits the Santo Domingo MONASTERY, previously the Koricancha Temple, one of the most important temples devoted to worship of the sun. It is said it was covered in gold leaf and filled with golden representations of nature. In the Plaza de Armas, see the Cathedral before taking a short drive outside the city to the ruins of SACSAYHUAMAN with its intricate stone walls, amphitheatre of KENKO, and the Red Fortress of PUCA PUCARA. (B)
Day #4
Cusco–Sacred Valley.
Today, a short drive into the Sacred Valley of the Incas brings you to AWANAKANCHA, where you will learn about the importance of the alpaca (llama) for Inca cultures as well as the ancient weaving techniques. Continue, to the market town of PISAC. Handmade rugs, alpaca sweaters, and jewelry can be bought here at bargain prices. At the other end of the valley is OLLANTAYTAMBO. Here, some of the finest examples of Inca masonry can be seen. (B,L)
Day #5
Sacred Valley–Machu Picchu.
Board a TRAIN bound for MACHU PICCHU and cut a path through the Sacred Valley to this "Lost City of the Incas," discovered by American explorer Hiram Bingham in 1911. On a guided TOUR, explore this intact fortress with its temple remains, holy houses, and mile-long aqueduct. For hikers, a brisk one-hour walk leads to the Sun Gate, the ancient entrance used by the Incas. (B,L,D)
Day #6
Machu Picchu–Sacred Valley–Cusco.
A morning at leisure in MACHU PICCHU allows you to wake up early to see the sunrise over Machu Picchu. Return to Cusco, where your Local Host will recommend options for your free time. Perhaps visit the Inca Museum or wander through the artisan district of San Blas. (B)
Day #7
Fly to Lima, where the remainder of the day is at your leisure. (B)
Day #8
Lima–Easter Island, Chile.
Later this evening, fly from Lima to Easter Island. The island is considered the largest open-air museum, boasting over 400 moais, ruins, and temples. (B)
Day #9
Easter Island.
Your first stop will be AHU VAIHU, where eight large moais lie in ruins. You continue on to AHU AKAHANGA, which is also known as the platform of the king. According to legends, this is the site where the bones of the first king of Easter Island (Hotu Matu'a) were buried. Your trip continues on to one of the most attractive places on Easter Island, RANO RARAKU, the volcano where 95% of all moai were carved. Today you can find 394 statues remaining in various stages of completion. There will be a hike to the top of the volcano to not only reveal many statues but also to admire a spectacular view on Rano Raraku's gorgeous freshwater lake. To some observers the quarry looks like a graveyard of giants' stone. It seemed as if production of moai was abruptly abandoned, leaving a frozen snapshot of time so we can look closely at how exactly the moai were carved out of the volcanic rocks. Next, visit the beautifully restored AHU TONGARIKI. This magnificent platform is the largest on the island with its 15 moai. Continue your trip along the north coast and pass through La Perousse Bay to stop at AHU TE PITO KURA, the site of the largest moai ever transported and erected onto an Ahu. Last stop is the beach of Anakena, where King Hotu Matua first landed on Rapa Nui. Anakena is one of two beaches on an island surrounded by a rough, black rock coastline. (B,L)
Day #10
Easter Island.
This morning, visit the volcano RANO KAU, the second oldest on the island. Its caldera contains one of the island's freshwater lakes. Next, continue to the nearby ceremonial village of ORONGO, best known for the birdman cult celebrated here. Within the village, 47 houses have been restored and the remains of an ancient Ahu can also be seen. From here you'll have a magnificent view of the three small islands: Motu Nui, Motu Iti, and Motu Kao Kao. In AHU VINAPU you will see two major Ahu where moai once stood. The fallen remains of the broken moai can now be seen lying on the ground. The figures here are slightly different from the others. While most do not have legs, this site contains moai with short legs. The last stop this morning is ANA KAI TAGATA, a beautiful cave with wall paintings on the rock with paint made from mineral pigments found on the island. The paintings depict the Manutara bird. The arrival of this bird in spring would initiate the Tangata Manu competition (birdman competition). This afternoon, visit AHU AKIVI with seven restored moais, built in the middle of the island. According to an old legend, the seven moai statues on this Ahu represent the seven scouts sent to Rapa Nui (Easter Island's local name) by King Hotu Matu'a. Continue on to the ANA TE PAHU CAVE, one of the biggest caves on the island, which was created by lava tubes. Finally, visit the topknot-quarry PUNA PAU with its red scoria stone, where all the Pukaos that were placed on top of the moais were made. (B)
Day #11
Easter Island.
Transfer to the airport for your return flight. (B)
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Rubber Restraint Ankle Cuffs
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Top quality, user-friendly and durable, our rubber restraint cuffs are hand-crafted using 3mm thick rubber and feature eyelet rivets, chrome studs and 2 secure D-Rings that are perfect for running a chain or rope through.
Use these sensual cuffs to attach your captive to bed posts, chair legs, even yourself; the only limit is your wicked imagination.
Rubber restraint cuffs feel comfortable against the skin and because they naturally have some 'give' in them, they can be pulled tight to feel really secure without pinching - after all you don't want to hurt your captive - well, not in a bad way...
Super easy to use; simply wrap the restraint cuffs around your captives ankles, pull tight and buckle up.
Each cuff is 2 inches wide and fits wrists 6 - 9 inches in circumference
Care and Cleaning: Rubber restraint cuffs are super easy to clean too; simply wipe them down with a damp cloth. Dont store in an airtight container.
technical info
Material: Rubber, Chrome & Nickle Plated
Length: 330mm
Width: 45mm
Fits: 150mm-230mm
Weight: Medium (205g)
Ease of Use: Easy
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Sex Tip For Rubber Restraint Ankle Cuffs
Rubber bondage and spanking toys are perfect for hot sweaty play, or if you are going to be using lots of lube as they are really easy to clean. Don't use them with massage oils though as the oil can damage the surface ( not instantly - but over time...)


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In the latest issue of SD Times the bear lives on! This is a scan of the newspaper. That's Brandon in the background.
This continues the saga of the bear.
Editor-in-chief David Rubinstein wrote a great piece on doing code review and had some nice things to say about us.
Full issue in PDF is here; we're on the cover, on page 26, and on page 42.


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A powerful car bomb struck the southern Beirut stronghold of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group on Thursday, killing 20 people, wounding 120 and trapping many others inside damaged buildings, witnesses and emergency officials said.
The blast, a month after a car bomb injured more than 50 people in the same district of the Lebanese capital, came amid sectarian tensions over the intervention of Shia Muslim Hezbollah against Sunni rebels in Syria's civil war.
A Sunni group calling itself the Brigades of Aisha claimed responsibility for the attack and promised more operations against Hezbollah. It was not immediately possible to verify the statement, which was made in an internet video.
"I don't know what happened. It's as if we were struck by an earthquake," one young man at the scene told Reuters, bleeding from a stomach wound.
Health minister Ali Hassan Khalil said hospitals across the capital had taken in 16 bodies and 226 wounded people.
At the heart of the site, where fires raged an hour after the blast, the twisted remains of a large van could be seen. Many cars were engulfed in flames, the charred bodies of drivers and passengers visible inside. The blast sent a column of black smoke above the densely populated area and the facades of several residential buildings were damaged.
Al Mayadeen television said some people were trapped inside apartments at the scene, close to the Sayyed al-Shuhadaa (Martyrs) complex, where Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah often addresses his followers.
Residents of southern Beirut say Hezbollah, backed by Iran and Syria, had been on high alert and stepped up security in the area after warnings from Syrian rebels of possible retaliation for the group's support for President Bashar al-Assad.
"I heard a huge explosion. It threw me several metres," said a woman in her 50s who said she had been talking to her brother in his shop. "I don't know what happened to my brother. I can't find him," she said, bleeding from wounds to hands and face.
The Brigades of Aisha statement said: "This is the second time that we decide the time and place of the battle ... And you will see more, God willing." It described Hezbollah and Nasrallah as Iranian agents.
"We send a message to our brothers in Lebanon, we ask you to stay away from all the Iranian colonies in Lebanon ... because your blood is precious to us," a masked spokesman, flanked by two men brandishing rifles, said in the video.
"But Hassan Nasrallah is an agent of Iran and Israel and we promise him more and more [attacks]."
But many Lebanese politicians blamed Israel. "The explosion was carefully prepared and one of the theories is that it could have been an Israeli retaliation for the Labouneh operation," interior minister Marwan Charbel said, referring to an incident last week when four Israeli soldiers were wounded in southern Lebanon.
Nasrallah said on Wednesday they were targeted by Hezbollah, which fought a month-long war with Israel in 2006.
Caretaker prime minister Najib Mikati declared Friday a day of mourning for the victims of the Beirut blast.
There have been two previous attacks in southern Beirut this year, as Syria's conflagration seeps across the border. Two months before the 9 July car bomb, two rockets were fired into the area.
Sectarian violence fuelled by the Syrian conflict has also erupted in the Bekaa Valley and the Mediterranean port cities of Tripoli and Sidon.
Nasrallah has promised that his group will continue fighting for Assad after it spearheaded the recapture of the strategic town of Qusair in June.


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Every little girl should have a pretty tutu skirt to twirl and play in. This month's free sewing pattern is the Taylor skirt. It will show you how to make a tutu skirt and comes with a free printable sewing pattern.
Wear it with your little girl's favorite leotard pattern or make a pretty top to match with the Natalie peasant top pattern. The Taylor tutu skirt sewing pattern is perfect for costumes too. I see a lot of Elsa from Frozen costumes made with this skirt!
This skirt comes in girls sizes 2 to 14
Download your free tutu skirt sewing pattern here.
Post your photos to my Facebook Show and Tell group https://www.facebook.com/groups/MCT.showandtell/
Post to Instagram with hashtag #mctpatterns


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