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Saturday, October 22, 2011
L'EVOLUZIONE DELL'IMBARCAZIONE / EXPONET. Online Maximaphily exhibit about the "History of Watercraft", by my Facebook friend Celeste Barducci (Italy)
Enjoy this interesting exhibit of maximaphily: L'EVOLUZIONE DELL'IMBARCAZIONE / EXPONET:
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Valuable Postcards - hundreds of dollars each
Explore the$e, maybe they are in YOUR "league": Valuable Postcards
MAXIMUM CARD from TAIWAN (REPUBLIC OF CHINA, not PRC) made for me by my friend Shu-i. Thank you, again! "The Red and White Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista alborufus) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in China and Taiwan." - Wikipedia
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| MAXIMUM CARD from TAIWAN (REPUBLIC OF CHINA, not PRC) made for me by my friend Shu-i. Thank you, again! "The Red and White Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista alborufus) is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family. It is found in China and Taiwan." |
It's actually GLIDING, NOT FLYING.
ONLY BATS can actively fly, of all mammal species, by flapping their wings.
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Happy Pink Saturday! (still open on Sunday!)
Please visit "Pretty in pink"/ "Show us your pink" [objects, that is :)] meme here:
Friday, October 21, 2011
Krokodil is the worst illegal drug. VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED. Amenințare teribilă asupra Europei: noul drog la doar 2 euro este cel mai puternic din câte se cunosc IMAGINI ȘOCANTE | BuzzNews
Watch and stay away: Amenințare teribilă asupra Europei: noul drog la doar 2 euro este cel mai puternic din câte se cunosc IMAGINI ȘOCANTE | BuzzNews
"Krokodil"
Desomorphine attracted attention in 2010 in Russia due to an upsurge in clandestine production, presumably due to its relatively simple synthesis from codeine.[8] The drug is easily made from codeine, iodine and red phosphorus,[9] in a similar process to the manufacture of methamphetamine from pseudoephedrine, but desomorphine made this way is highly impure and contaminated with various toxic and corrosive byproducts. The street name in Russia for home-made Desomorphine made in this way is "krokodil" (crocodile), reportedly due to the scale-like appearance of skin of its users, and it is used as a cheaper alternative to heroin, as codeine tablets are available without a prescription.[10] Since this mix is routinely injected immediately with little or no further purification, "Krokodil" has become notorious for producing severe tissue damage,phlebitis and gangrene, sometimes requiring limb amputation in long-term users. The amount of tissue damage is so high that addicts' life expectancies are said to be as low as two to three years.[11][12][13]
Abuse of home-made desomorphine was first reported in eastern Siberia in 2002, but has since spread throughout Russia and the neighboring former Soviet republics. In October 2011, "Krokodil" was found in Germany.[14]"
BARBARY SHEEP (Ammotragus lervia) "is a species of caprid (goat-antelope)" [Wikipedia]. Then what is it: a goat? A sheep? An antelope? A "Barbarian", like Conan? I show you WWF MAXIMUM CARDS / MAXICARDS / DORINCARDS from CHAD [that's a country here, not your buddy]
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| BARBARY SHEEP (Ammotragus lervia) "is a species of caprid (goat-antelope)" [Wikipedia]. Then what is it: a goat? A sheep? An antelope? A "Barbarian", like Conan? I show you WWF MAXIMUM CARDS / MAXICARDS / DORINCARDS from CHAD [that's a country here, not your buddy] |
"The Barbary Sheep (Ammotragus lervia) is a species of caprid (goat-antelope) native to rockymountains in North Africa. Six subspecies have been described. Although it is rare in its native North Africa, it has been introduced to North America, southern Europe and elsewhere. It is also known as aoudad, waddan, arui, and arruis."
"They are very agile and can achieve a standing jump of over 2 metres (7 ft).
Barbary Sheep are very gregarious, and freeze in the presence of danger, probably in order to happen unnoticed to predators."
You think about doing the same?
| Republic of Chad République du Tchad جمهورية تشاد Ǧumhūriyyat Tšād | ||||||
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| Motto: "Unité, Travail, Progrès" (French) "Unity, Work, Progress" | ||||||
| Anthem: "La Tchadienne" The Chadian Hymn | ||||||
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| Capital (and largest city) | N'Djamena | |||||
| Official language(s) | French, Arabic | |||||
| Demonym | Chadian | |||||
| Government | Presidential republic | |||||
| - | President | Idriss Déby | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Emmanuel Nadingar | ||||
| Independence | ||||||
| - | from France | August 11, 1960 | ||||
"Chad 
i/ˈtʃæd/ (French: Tchad, Arabic: تشاد Tšād), officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west. Due to its distance from the sea and its largely desert climate, the country is sometimes referred to as the "Dead Heart of Africa"."
i/ˈtʃæd/ (French: Tchad, Arabic: تشاد Tšād), officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west. Due to its distance from the sea and its largely desert climate, the country is sometimes referred to as the "Dead Heart of Africa"."========================
Happy PFF (Postcard Friendship Friday)!
Please visit: http://thebestheartsarecrunchy.blogspot.com/ (wait until Beth posts the today's Linky tool for the meme, then make your entry, if you want to join).
Thursday, October 20, 2011
"No woman, no cry - it's not worth the effort, aggravation or injury" seems to be the philosophical attitude of a male ELAND (Taurotragus derbianus), the largest species of antelope in the world. "There is no evidence of territoriality, and males rarely display aggression, even during the breeding season." - Wikipedia. I show you WWF MAXICARDS from MALI
Can you see some heart shapes in the above images? Enlargement is strongly recommended.
| Republic of Mali | ||||||
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| Motto: "Un peuple, un but, une foi" "One people, one goal, one faith" | ||||||
| Anthem: Le Mali "Mali"[1] | ||||||
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| Capital (and largest city) | Bamako 12°39′N 8°0′W | |||||
| Official language(s) | French | |||||
| Vernacular languages | Bambara | |||||
| Demonym | Malian | |||||
| Government | Semi-presidential republic | |||||
| - | President | Amadou Toumani Touré | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé | ||||
| Independence | ||||||
| - | from France as theSudanese Republic, with Senegal as theMali Federation | 4 April 1960 | ||||
| - | as Mali | 22 September 1960 | ||||
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2011
Gruesome Details Emerge in Philadelphia Dungeon Case. Fourth Alleged Kidnapper Worked In Elderly Care Facilities
Fourth Alleged Kidnapper Worked In Elderly Care Facilities:
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/10/19/police-investigating-philadelphia-dungeon-rescue-10-others-including-children/
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What would Jesus/God/Allah/Yahweh/[what-have-you] do to these criminals, on Judgment Day?
Would that punishment be of ANY good to the tortured victims?
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/10/19/police-investigating-philadelphia-dungeon-rescue-10-others-including-children/
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What would Jesus/God/Allah/Yahweh/[what-have-you] do to these criminals, on Judgment Day?
Would that punishment be of ANY good to the tortured victims?
BBC News - Libyan forces 'capture Gaddafi'. Also, some interesting info about him from Wikipedia
BBC News - Libyan forces 'capture Gaddafi':
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"We are waiting for clear confirmation from the NTC in Benghazi," says Mahmoud Shammam, an NTC spokesman in Tripoli. "I can confirm there was a convoy," he told BBC World Service. "But I cannot confirm what the big fish was".
- 1329:Libyan TV is now reporting that Col Gaddafi has been killed and his body is being taken to Misrata."
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A fighter in Sirte has told the BBC his account of the reported capture. Mohammed, a young fighter in his 20s, wearing a blue T-shirt and a New York Yankees baseball cap, said he had found the colonel hiding in a hole in the ground in the city of Sirte. He told the BBC that the former Libyan leader said to him simply: "Don't shoot"."
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| Muammar Gaddafi مُعَمَّر القَذَّافِي | |
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| Gaddafi at the Addis Ababa AU summit (2009) | |
| Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution of Libya | |
| In office 1 September 1969 – 20 September 2011 [1] [2][3] | |
| President | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Mustafa Abdul Jalil (Chairman of the National Transitional Council) |
| Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council of Libya | |
| In office 1 September 1969 – 2 March 1977 | |
| Prime Minister | Mahmud Sulayman al-Maghribi Abdessalam Jalloud Abdul Ati al-Obeidi |
| Preceded by | Idris (King) |
| Succeeded by | Himself (Secretary General of the General People's Congress) |
| Secretary General of the General People's Congress of Libya | |
| In office 2 March 1977 – 2 March 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdul Ati al-Obeidi |
| Preceded by | Himself (Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council) |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Ati al-Obeidi |
| Prime Minister of Libya | |
| In office 16 January 1970 – 16 July 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Mahmud Sulayman al-Maghribi |
| Succeeded by | Abdessalam Jalloud |
| Chairperson of the African Union | |
| In office 2 February 2009 – 31 January 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Jakaya Kikwete |
| Succeeded by | Bingu wa Mutharika |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 June 1942 Sirte, Italian Libya (now Libya) |
| Political party | Arab Socialist Union (1971–1977) |
| Spouse(s) | Fatiha al-Nuri (1969–1970; divorced) Safia el-Brasai (1971–present) |
| Children | |
| Alma mater | Benghazi Military Academy |
| Religion | Islam |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Libya (1961–1969) Libyan Arab Republic(1969–1977) Libyan Arab Jamahiriya(1977–2011) |
| Service/branch | Libyan Army |
| Years of service | 1961–2011 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | Libyan Armed Forces |
| Battles/wars | Libyan-Egyptian War Chadian-Libyan conflict Uganda-Tanzania War 2011 Libyan civil war |
| Awards | Order of the Yugoslav Star Order of Good Hope" |
[Female] Journalists Without Frontiers?
"Gaddafi frequently made sexual advances on female journalists, and successfully bedded a few in exchange for interviews.[327][328]"
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"In Damascus, Gaddafi travels with hisAmazonian Guards, an armed all-female military troupe."
"Unlike some other military revolutionaries, Gaddafi did not promote himself to the rank of general upon seizing power, but rather accepted a ceremonial promotion from lieutenant to colonel[330] and remained at this rank. While at odds with Western military ranking, where a colonel would not rule a country or serve as commander-in-chief of its military, in Gaddafi's own words Libya's society is "ruled by the people", so he did not need a more grandiose title or supreme military rank.[8]"
Now, the people have spoken. And seized him.
But, like Jerry Seinfeld said, "WHO ARE these people???"
Are they truly the Libyan revolutionaries...or somebody's operatives?
Like Enya said, "Only time will tell..."
If post-Gaddafi Libya will turn out to be worse...then, like Britney Spears said: "Oops!..."
:)