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dixiegrrrrl's JournalI could not resist getting another one of these for hot weather wear.....
This is an unsolicited plug for one of my favorite Etsy sellers, who makes soft, loose fitting, very well sewn long lasting
gorgeous tunics and caftans......
I can only sew on buttons.....
Just got this one, I LIVE in these during the hot summers.
And I have my eye on THIS one, for a tunic:
If you want to check out more colors and patterns:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/OutrageousRags?ref=seller_info
"there is no Plan B because there is no Planet B"
Mohamed Nasheed, former President of the Maldives. Also been called the Mandela of the Maldives.
Just watched this week's Vice segment about this man, who is so focused on climate change, so articulate, so dedicated.
Here is a good overview from Democracy Now:
Mass casualty event” at the Holiday Inn in Earth City, MO---FALSE rumor.
from James Spann, Twitter
Tornado in that area.
anyone know anything???
UPDATE: James Spann posted the above on Twitter, later came the correction it was not true.
Sorry...
Watching a movie in MKV format..it is gorgeous....why?
I notice the file size of an MKV film is very large compared to same movie in avi.
but the visual impact is fantastic.
Can anyone explain it to me in pretty basic terms, pls?
Four firefighters killed in 5-alarm motel fire...Houston, Texas
Damn.....
HOUSTON – Four Houston firefighters died Friday while battling a 5-alarm blaze in a motel near the Southwest Freeway at Hillcroft. The bodies of three were found in the rubble of the Southwest Inn motel. A fourth apparently died at the hospital.
Sources say the search continues for others who haven't been accounted for, but it's not clear if they are firefighters.
http://www.khou.com/news/local/Smoke-from-3-alarm-fire-blowing-across-Southwest-Freeway-near-Hillcroft-209685011.html
Tea Party groups suing IRS.
You KNOW it was bound to happen.
Tea Party groups file harassment suit against IRS after agency targeted political ties
Jay Sekulow, the center’s chief counsel, said the lawsuit will show the IRS abuses went far above a couple “rogue agents," as the Obama administration claims.
He has 15 IRS letters harassing conservative groups that were stamped with the signature of Lois Lerner, the IRS boss in charge of the tax-exempt office at the center of the scandal.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/targeted_party_groups_file_harassment_KAq7yJaKps2lnx0LgtTK2I
Pls. let me know if this a duplicate post....
Tornado warnings for: Colorado, Neb. Kansas
plus the Texas radar map right now looks bad.
What a way to have to spend a holiday....ducking tornadoes.
Missouri rail crash brings down US road bridge
Source: BBC
Two goods trains have collided in the US state of Missouri, bringing down a road bridge and leaving seven people injured.
The crash, in Scott County, prompted one of the trains to derail, hitting a pillar propping up Highway M, reports said.
Two cars were on the bridge when it collapsed. Five passengers inside the cars were hurt and taken to hospital.
Two people in one of the goods trains were also injured.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22667470
That is all of the story at the moment, very breaking news.
Five Undercover Police Cars Sent To Arrest Single Alleged Movie Pirate
The MPAA-backed Federation Against Copyright Theft is well known for its anti-piracy actions around the UK, tracking down alleged movie pirates with the help of the police and hauling them, if at all possible, through the court system.
What remains remarkable about FACT operations is how they are able to persuade the police to invest significant resources towards detaining individuals for non-violent crimes.
http://torrentfreak.com/five-undercover-police-cars-sent-to-arrest-single-alleged-movie-pirate-130525/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
The rest of the story outlines an incredible process of seizing the man's property, of police sitting back while the
anti pirate group did all the questioning, the man being arrested for:“Miscellaneous Offense”,
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