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I first became aware of gluten during my junior year of college, when one of the top runners on our cross country team was diagnosed with the autoimmune disease Celiac disease. This followed years of mysterious bone fractures and perpetual volatile gastrointestinal issues. At the time, while it was great that she finally had a course of treatment to deal with years of frustrating injuries and illness, I thought it to be quite a devastating diagnosis. The only treatment option was to completely remove gluten from the diet. No more pasta dinners with the team?! No more bagels, crackers, cereals, or snacks that many runners like to eat pre-workout or pre-race?!
Since then, I've learned gluten is present in many foods aside from breads and pastas, such as salad dressings, many sauces, seasonings used on snack foods, lunch meats, soups, and even medications and vitamin and mineral supplements. If it weren't for the recent gluten-free craze, it clearly would be difficult for someone with Celiac disease to safely eat anything that wasn't prepared from scratch by themselves. However, the gluten-free industry has become a multi-billion dollar industry in recent years. This is partially because people are more aware of Celiac disease and therefore seek the diagnosis and treatment for the symptoms, and partially because many people believe a variety of health issues they are experiencing are due to sensitivity to gluten.
So what exactly is gluten? The term gluten actually refers to a compound of two proteins found in wheat, barley, and rye—gliadin and glutenin. Gluten is what gives bread dough its elasticity and the finished bread product its chewy texture.
The questions are many: Is there such a thing as gluten sensitivity, or is simply reducing consumption of a food group that was often being grossly over-consumed resulting in people feeling better? Is there a psychological aspect of removing something from the diet that is believed to be harmful that provides a sort of "placebo effect" of feeling better? Is the typical gluten-free diet really any healthier than the infamous "Western diet" commonly consumed in the United States? What are the pros and cons to consuming a gluten-free diet?
The research currently is fairly inconclusive in terms of whether gluten sensitivity exists. Gluten sensitivity is often defined as anyone who experiences a decrease in symptoms after eliminating gluten from the diet, but has had Celiac disease, wheat allergy, or any other clinically overlapping disorder ruled out as a potential cause of symptoms. Changes in gut permeability and activation of an adaptive immune response, which occurs when those with Celiac disease consume gluten, has not been found in those with gluten sensitivity. It has been hypothesized that gluten may cause a different immune response, activation of the innate immune system, in those with gluten sensitivity, but this needs further confirmation.
In 2011, a study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology gained some media attention via an article on CNN.com. The title of the article– "Gluten Causes Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Subjects Without Celiac Disease: A Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial"– seemed to finally indicate that a definitive link between gluten and intestinal symptoms in those without Celiac disease had finally been determined. However, upon reading the entire article, it is easy to notice potential confounding factors that would influence results. In addition, the author's final conclusion was not nearly as bold as the title: "'Non-celiac gluten intolerance' may exist, but no clues to the mechanism were elucidated." To briefly summarize the study design and findings, study participants with self-diagnosed gluten sensitivity were following a gluten-free diet for at least 6 weeks prior to beginning the experimental phase of the study. During this time, 19 participants were fed muffins and bread containing gluten and 15 participants were fed gluten-free muffins and bread. 13 of 19 of the participants within the gluten group experienced a return of symptoms, but 6 of 15 participants in the gluten-free group also experienced a return of symptoms. Therefore, it would be difficult to conclude that gluten is the sole cause of the gastrointestinal distress these patients experience.
One major concern with eliminating gluten from the diet is the number of foods that have to be avoided and the potential nutrient deficiencies that might occur as a result. Because most commonly consumed grain products are enriched with vitamins and minerals that we typically have a difficult time consuming enough of otherwise, those following a gluten-free diet are at risk for consuming diets too low in iron, calcium, fiber, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and folate, to name a few. Therefore, careful dietary planning is necessary to be sure that eliminating gluten from your diet really does improve your health. In addition, many studies analyzing the nutrient content of gluten-free diets of those with Celiac disease find that the diets are usually high in sugar, fat, and/or protein and low in fiber. Reducing fiber intake can affect the population of microbes that live in our guts.
In 2009, a study analyzing the effects of a gluten-free diet on the microflora composition of the colon and the subsequent effects on gut immunity of healthy adults was published in the British Journal of Nutrition. After one month of following a strict gluten-free diet, a shift of certain populations of microflora occurred, with some of the changes resembling alterations seen in those with various inflammatory bowel diseases, and the responsiveness of the immune system was reduced. However, it should be noted that in the one month period during which this change in microflora composition occurred, none of the patients experienced inflammatory bowel symptoms. Also, a reduction in the responsiveness of the immune system could be a positive or negative outcome, depending on various factors. Because both gluten-free eating and the microbiome are such hot topics right now, it's probably only a matter of time before we have more clarity on whether gluten-free eating is necessary for anyone without Celiac disease and whether the alterations in microflora composition have health implications, good or bad.
In my opinion, due to the current lack of conclusive evidence surrounding gluten sensitivity and the effects of a gluten-free diet on overall health, I would feel comfortable giving the following advice to anyone seeking advice: if eliminating gluten from your diet really does make you feel better, then whether it's a placebo effect or not — doesn't matter. Just be sure to be consuming a variety of foods, especially those rich in the nutrients mentioned above.
To be fair and to allow for all to decide how much thought they care to put into the topics presented in this post, and because my bias might be evident, I will freely admit that I am skeptical of the gluten sensitivity diagnosis or the potential toxicity of gluten. It's especially concerning how lucrative the gluten-free industry has become and how much these companies cashing in on it would lose if people stopped believing in gluten sensitivity. However, I do promise to keep an open mind until valid, reliable, repeatable research is completed. And I will definitely re-visit this topic when more data is released, regardless of whether it supports my current ideas or not.
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I've always been a fan of the "gallery wall" concept. I have one in my craft room that I add prints and postcards and things to all the time. (someday maybe it will be organized enough for me to show it to you.) I love how it looks a little random but also put together at the same time. When I envisioned making a gallery wall in the nursery, I thought about the same idea. A variety of different frames, prints, and other hanging things. I was inspired by Cassie's post on Back to Her Roots about how she did her nursery gallery wall in an inexpensive and unique way. (here) I had big ideas of a wall filled with things in all different sizes, shapes, and media mostly DIY and thrifted. Then, the months flew by, and I realized how little time I actually had to do things, and how small the room was.
My gallery wall ended up smaller than I was originally thinking, but I still really like it. There still is some room to make it bigger, so that might happen as I find more thing to add to it.
Details about the things on the wall:
- 5×7″ Mod Pug Dog Silhouette Print from ModDogShop on Etsy
- 9×10 Carousel of Progress Quote Print from Designs by Nicolina on Etsy
- Hanging metal star made by a local artist that I found at a local gift shop.
- Art print postcard from Toy Story that is part of a series of Pixar postcards that I bought.
The frames are all from Michaels. If I would've had more time and energy, I definitely would have thrifted and painted them, frames are expensive! I also kind of wish the wall had more color – colored frames, or brighter colored prints. It is across from the striped wall with the bunting though, so the room does have some color in it.

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Cherry Tucker needs to stay out of trouble.
At Halo House, Cherry Tucker finds the tea deadly sweet…
With a new art teaching gig at Halo House—Halo, Georgia's posh independent living home—and Halo society scrutinizing her family and her love life, Cherry Tucker needs to stay out of trouble. However, her sleuthing skills are sought out by Halo House's most famous resident: Belvia Brakeman, the ninety-year-old, blind CEO and founder of Meemaw's Tea. Belvia confides in Cherry that the family tea empire is in jeopardy. The CEO suspects her daughter, the COO, has been murdered and she might be next. Her offer is hard to refuse, but will have Cherry treading on Forks County Sheriff toes, namely her personal Deputy Heartache, Luke Harper.
Amid her town troubles, can Cherry put her reputation, romance, and life on the line for the final request of a sweet tea tycoon? While she juggles senior citizen shenanigans, small-town politics, and corporate family scandals, Cherry finds the sweet tea business cutthroat in more ways than one.
Today we're fortunate to have a visit from Cherry Tucker from the Cherry Tucker Mystery series (A Composition in Murder, #6)
Q: Cherry, welcome to Island Confidential. Whey don't you tell our readers a little bit about yourself–maybe something we might not guess?
A: Everyone should know I'm a portrait artist, trained at Savannah College of Art and Design. My hometown of Halo's small, so that kind of information is pretty easy to come by. However, you're more likely to hear about the trouble I get into or who I'm secretly dating (Deputy Luke Harper) or who I'm not married to but still living with (Todd McIntosh)—even though we were only married for 5 minutes in a fit of Vegas madness and have been friends since we were both knee high. Also, you'll probably hear a lot about my brother who's in jail awaiting trial, or about my Grandpa who shacks up with another goat farmer, Pearl, or any number of things about my mother.
I wish they'd just stick to the art.
Q: Can you tell us about some of your favorite characters?
A: I recently started a new gig, teaching drawing at Halo House, my hometown's ritzy independent living home, and have made a lot of new friends there. Halo House is amazing. Great food, full-service salon, a swimming pool, a bar, friends to hang out with, and a bus to take you anywhere you want to go. It's better than college dorm life. Fred, my Great Uncle Stan's best friend, introduced me to Ada. They're both taking my art class, as well as Ada's buddy Hazel.
Hazel has been acting peculiar lately, though. I think she might be in trouble. And there's a lot of talk going on about the most famous Halo House resident, Belvia Brakeman, CEO and founder of Meemaw's Teas which she runs from her Halo House condo since glaucoma took her eyesight. You might not have heard that her daughter Della, the COO, died in a hit-and-run accident. People are saying it was probably a drunk driver, but I don't know. Seems a little suspicious to me since Della was about to take the Meemaw's Tea CEO crown with Belvia finally retiring at ninety.
But you can usually find the three of us hanging around the lobby fountain, sipping weak coffee and gossiping. Just like being back in Savannah. Although we weren't drinking weak coffee back then…
Q: Which character might not be among your favorites?
A: Everyone knows that's Shawna Branson. Shawna and I have hated each other since high school when I designed the homecoming float for Halo's Fighting Angels and she was Homecoming Queen. How was I supposed to know that the football team would enhance the angel's body parts? That angel looked real happy to be riding with Shawna. She blames me for everything and has destroyed my art career in Halo with her bad-mouthing. Of course, it doesn't help that rumor says her daddy and our momma snuck off together, leaving all their kids in a sad predicament. But since her daddy is a Branson and their crowns don't tarnish, Shawna blames it on our mother.
Also doesn't help that her step-cousin, Luke Harper, has had his eye on me ever since he moved back to town. With her interest in Luke, I think Shawna would've liked to make another Branson and Harper couple. But Luke doesn't care much for the Bransons, which is why he left town after high school. When his momma married JB, Luke didn't care to become the prince of Halo. He tolerates Shawna, but I can't say he wants to date her.
However, now his step-family wants to make sure Luke doesn't hitch his wagon to a Tucker. None of the Bransons have forgiven my mother for stealing away Shawna's daddy.
Q: Just between you and me: What do you really think of your author?
A: Larissa's all right. Of course, every time I try to do something dangerous or want to figure something out without help from the police, she's always trying to hold me back with "you could get arrested" or "why don't you wait for Luke" or "that's a pretty stupid move." But after I've solved all the issues, we can sit back and enjoy a beer and wings. She's also a fan of BBQ, so we've got that in common.
Q: What's next for you?
A: I had some fun recently in a story called "The Vigilante Vignette" in a Halloween cozy mystery anthology, MIDNIGHT MYSTERIES. I made some pretty cool art-themed costumes while helping my neighbor catch a Catwoman thief. And Tater the goat showed up at my house, which added to my trouble. Plus I've got a big road trip with my friends planned where big surprises might happen, but you've got to read to the end of A COMPOSITION IN MURDER to see what that's all about. ;)
Q: Thank you for stopping by, Cherry!
A: Thanks for having me on! This was fun. I don't usually get to do an interview.
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A 2015 Georgia Author of the Year Best Mystery finalist, Larissa writes the Cherry Tucker Mystery series. The first in the series, Portrait of a Dead Guy, is a 2012 Daphne du Maurier finalist, 2012 The Emily finalist, and 2011 Dixie Kane Memorial winner. The sixth mystery, A Composition in Murder, releases November 15th. Her family and Cairn Terrier, Biscuit, now live in Nagoya, Japan, but they still call Georgia home.
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Impromptu conversation among friends/colleagues at school today ended at 4:55 with this:
Student #1: Well, I'd better get going. I need to review before class at 6:00.
Professor: Me, too. I'm going to go meet with the Dean.
J.G. (sensing a somewhat alarming trend): Are we all sharing what we're doing next?
Student #2: I'm going to drive over to Disney to have dinner with some relatives who are here from out of town.
All: (looking expectantly at J.G., who has no choice but to continue the theme and blurt out . . . )
J.G.: I'm going to go get my eyebrows waxed.
Followed by uproarious laughter.
Did I lose, or did I win?
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Today's Highlight (Mild TMI Included)
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Hmm... I've never had my eyebrows waxed, but it doesn't sound very pleasant. :-DReplyDelete
The pain is fleeting, but the improvement lasts a whole month. And I can use that!ReplyDelete
Oh I could really do with having my eyebrows waxed.ReplyDelete
You won for sure....you got blog fodder!ReplyDelete
Michelle, just keep in mind: It's a lot of work, being "naturally beautiful."ReplyDelete
Oreneta, you're right! I'm ahead in that category!
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5 Simple Games & Activities For Babies Ages 6-9 Months
It's funny how different kids can be. My 8-month-old son is starting to show a real interest in games, toys and just simple cause and effect, while at this age my daughters were into stacking, sorting and creating 'collections' of things, books and toys, with absolutely no interest in traditional play whatsoever.
We have a really cute xylophone that we bought for my middle daughter a couple of years back and although she never quite took to the whole concept of music-making, my son is overly keen on banging the keys and squeals when he makes music. When a customer rings the doorbell and walks into the office, he looks at the door and the chime in wonder. These simple actions have been a source of constant entertainment for him!
Because of this, I wanted to share 5 of our favourite activities and games that we've been playing with him for the last couple of months.
1. Making Music
As mentioned above, this is his absolute favourite! A toy xylophone is fabulous, but even a simple wooden spoon paired with a pot can keep a baby busy for quite awhile. We've tried this with aluminum pie plates and bowls to create different sounds.
2. Peek-A-Boo
Yes, yes I know this is a given, but there are different ways you can play to mix it up for your baby. Palms over the eyes is one way, but I've 'hidden' under receiving blankets, piles of laundry or even the blanket on our bed many a time so that he could 'find' me himself. He likes this the best and thinks it is absolutely hilarious when he discovers me with my eyes closed and I surprise him with a dramatic eye pop and 'BOO!'.
3. Water Play
We used to bathe all three kids at once, but because we have the old-fashioned claw foot tub, there wasn't much room for the kids to splash around, so we've switched things up and give my son a bath on his own. He is free to discover, splash, play with toys and test his limits without any crowding from his sisters. Baby's at this age either detest or adore the water, and I'm happy (and thankful) to say that he adores it! Again, it was a different experience all together with my girls…
4. Playing Airplane
Ok, so this isn't JUST for babies ages 6-9 months because my eldest who is now 5 1/2 and my middle child who is 3, all line-up to take turns when I start 'flying' their brother around. Lying on your back with bent knees, you can place your baby on your legs and rock them back and forth or side to side. It tickles their tummies and makes them giggle like nothing else!
5. Exploring Nature
The outdoors are a sensory playground for babies and my son could quite easily play in the grass for an entire hour if I let him. The touch and tickle of the grass, picking flowers and rolling them around in his hands, noticing the change in wind, every aspect of the outdoors opens a child's ears, eyes and mind. It's easy, free and gives you a great opportunity to take lots of pictures as the lighting is excellent.
This post is sponsored by Disney Baby. I'll be joining the Disney Baby blogging team next month, and look forward to sharing these kinds of stories (projects/ideas/etc) with you over there! Stay tuned for more details!


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By Paresh Dave and Munsif Vengattil
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yelp Inc (YELP.N) said on Tuesday it has renewed a European antitrust complaint against Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google, seeking to gain traction on a longstanding accusation that the search giant unfairly promotes its own services in results.
A similar complaint Yelp filed in 2014 has not led the European Union to issue a formal charge against Google, nor have letters and testimony to U.S. regulators led to charges.
But the company said it has strengthened its complaint by looking at the EU's ruling last year that Google misused its dominance in product shopping search results. Google, which is appealing a $2.9-billion (£2.15 billion) fine in that case, declined to comment.
Yelp also took into account Google's rebuttal to an antitrust complaint in Brazil related to shopping results.
The heart of Yelp's concern remains the same: That Google's local search tools, such as business listings and reviews from Google Maps, receive top billing in results while links to Yelp and other sources of potentially more helpful information are listed much lower.
"When a mother does a search for a paediatrician in Berlin...she is being siphoned into an inferior experience powered exclusively by Google's local review content," Luther Lowe, Yelp's senior vice president of public policy, told Reuters.
The Financial Times first reported on the new complaint.
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Sunday, July 18, 2010
it tends to happen when my schedule busies up and right now i've got work and deadlines stacking up all over the shop.
here's some badge designs...
the bus project's taken a bit of a back seat lately - that's largely because i'm away from the desk a lot less at the mo and therefore not using the buses much recently [just two trips in june - on the 2nd and the 29th - and none so far this month]
but also because i've no time free to mess about with lino until the *proper* work's all done. [the lino for the 29th is still sat waiting for me to get stuck into it]
and now greenbelt is looming too.
normal levels of regular blog-inanity will be resumed asap, i promise...
4 comments:
- Derek said...
I love these badges.
Are there t-shirts with your work on them - I seem to remember seeing these at some point but can not find them again...best, Derek
- Sunday, 18 July, 2010
- si smith said...
hi derek, i'll see if i can blag you a set of the finished badges and send them over... :-)
i had to tweak the colour on the lettering a bit, which is a shame, but the client is always right...
re those tees - i used to have some designs on mysoti, when it was called bountee.com, but they've long since disappeared. i think i sold one! so it wasn't such a great money-spinner for me!
maybe i should resurrect them sometime...
- Sunday, 25 July, 2010
- Derek said...
thanks si - some blagged badges would be lovely...sorry the t-shirts were not big sellers - maybe in the all-new etsy store? the only t-shirt sellers i know here sell them alongside their other artwork in ny city parks...
- Thursday, 29 July, 2010
aye up derek,
i have a set of little angel badges here waitimng to be posted to you [sorry for the delay]
email me your address again and i'll send them asap...
- Wednesday, 08 September, 2010


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As we made this set the first snowdrops and crocuses are blooming. Spring is on his way.
Lilies of the valley everywhere in the fields, the smell of blooming roses and the ripening of grapes on their branches, deffintly things that make us happy.
When purchasing this set, you can have this feeling whole year round. That's Green Happiness!
Springlike set of 4 cup and saucers, green with white flowers.
saucer lily of the valley (biggest one) Ø 15cm
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Skeptics in the Pub Wrap-up
Posted on : Sep-01-2009 | By : Rebecca | In : Blog Post, Skeptics in the Pub
Tags: mothman, sitp
I had a slight headache this morning upon waking, making me possibly the 85th victim of the terrifying Mothman Curse. I feel better now, though.
Last night's special "Mothman" edition of Boston Skeptics in the Pub was a great success! Alien expert Barbara Mervine, JREF employee Jeff Wagg, and yours truly hosted a screening of The Mothman Prophesies, during which we mocked the film and provided cryptozoological factoids for the enjoyment of about 100 attendees. We also played Mothman Bingo, in which many people won fabulous prizes, including Surlyramics necklaces, mythical creature toys, and other bizarre paraphernalia.
The Mothman wasn't sighted, but he did leave his mark on one attendee:
While there won't be a video for this round, we did record an audio track that will be posted soon, so you can have your very own skeptical commentary the next time you feel compelled to subject yourself to this surprisingly boring movie. (And here they are: MMbingo_audio.zip MMbingo_cards.zip )
Thanks to everyone who came out!


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Gotta teach informational writing this year and need a way to spice it up a bit? How about teaching it during the month of October and having your students learn about pumpkins…while carving them in the process, of course!? Consider this fun twist on traditional expository writing assignments: Have your students create instructional books about pumpkins, along with a step-by-step "How-To Carve A Pumpkin" guide to go along with it.
Like the idea? Here's a detailed lesson plan to follow. (This plan was created for first-graders and designed to take one day, but it could be easily modified for older grades, as well.)
ELA1W2 b.) The student produces informational writing that stays on topic and begins to maintain a focus.
ELA1W2 d.) The student produces informational writing that begins to use organizational structures (steps, chronological order) and strategies (description).
ELA1W2 h.) The student produces informational writing that may include oral or written prewriting (graphic organizers).
Materials Needed:
–The Pumpkin Book, by Gail Gibbons (available at The School Box)
-sticky notes
-chart paper
-web/bubble graphic organizer, for informational sentences
-pumpkins: choose one of the following, according to your classroom's needs: 1) small pumpkins for every child, 2) medium-sized pumpkins for each group, or 3) two large-sized pumpkins for you and a parent volunteer to demonstrate.
-carving tools
-large trash bag
-butcher paper/newspaper to lay down on the floor/table, underneath the pumpkins
– "How to Make a Jack-O-Lantern" sheet for documenting (This graphic organizer should just have spaces for: materials, "First you…", "Second you…", "Next you…", "Finally you…")
- Ask your students: What is informational writing? What is a topic?
- Read aloud The Pumpkin Book by Gail Gibbons.
- Reread the book again, using sticky notes to demonstrate how to take notes and copy an informational statement as you're reading. Post the sticky note to the page in which you found it. Make as many 'notes' as you have room for on your web/bubble graphic organizer.
- Go back through the book and transfer your sticky-note information onto the web/bubble graphic organizer. Demonstrate this process to your class. Write each statement from the sticky notes onto the graphic organizer, around the topic "pumpkins" in the middle of the page.
- Have students return to their desks and copy your graphic organizer's information onto their own graphic organizer. (For older grades, students could repeat this process independently with a second pumpkin story or book).
- Discuss the "step-by-step" processes for creating a jack-o-lantern. Discuss the importance of listing the materials and being sure the steps are in order and nothing is left out. Discuss ideas with your students about what you would write.
- Record ideas, as you discuss, onto your "How to Make a Jack-O-Lantern" sheet.
- Decide, as a class, what the "How to Make a Jack-O-Lantern" sheet should say. Then, start to create the list of materials and steps.
- When it is complete, have your students copy it onto their own "How to Make a Jack-O-Lantern" sheet.
- Now it's time to carve! As you carve, refer back to the the "How to Make a Jack-O-Lantern" sheet, made by your class, to see if the steps are in the correct order and that nothing was left out!
Happy carving!
Kelli Lewis is an Early Childhood Education graduate student at the University of Georgia who often shares her wonderful ideas on A Learning Experience. (Lucky us!)


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text: Iraqi lawmakers are meeting again to reach an agreement They hope to focus on their primary task - writing a new constitution. The impasse, two months after the country's historic national elections, is rooted in disagreements about the posts that should be granted to Sunni Arabs in an attempt to incorporate members of the minority group that dominated under Saddam Hussein, in the new government. The Sunni Arab minority was given until Sunday to come up with a candidate to serve as speaker. "We saw that things were confused ... so we gave [the Sunnis] a last chance," said Husain al-Sadr, a Shia cleric and member of interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's coalition. "We expect the Sunni Arab brothers to nominate their candidate. Otherwise, we will vote on a candidate on Sunday." Religious festival Also on Wednesday, more than 35,000 Shia students from across Iraq gathered in the southern city of Hilla and began marching to Karbala to celebrate the al-Arbain religious festival. "We expect the Sunni Arab brothers to nominate their candidate. Otherwise, we will vote on a candidate on Sunday" Husain al-Sadr, Shia clericThe religious holiday marks the end of a 40-day mourning period for one of the grandsons of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, Imam Husain, who was killed in a 7th-century battle. Underscoring tensions with the country's majority Shia, fighters set off two explosions on Monday that targeted pilgrims. In Musayyib, 65km south of Baghdad, a bomber on a bicycle blew himself up near a police patrol protecting the pilgrims, killing two policemen. The other bombing took place at the Imam al-Khadhir shrine compound in Khalis, 80km north of Baghdad. The attack killed one pilgrim and wounded two others. Parliament speaker The Shia-led United Iraqi Alliance party, along with the Kurdish coalition, want a Sunni Arab to take the parliament speaker post as a way to bring more Sunnis into the new government. Many Sunnis boycotted the 30 January elections or simply stayed home because they feared attacks at the polls. Officials lobbied prominent Sunni Arab leader and interim President Ghazi al-Yawir, to take the job. But he held out for one of two vice-presidential spots. The Sunni-nominated candidate, Adnan al-Janabi, was vetoed by the Shia and Kurds due to his brother's ties to Saddam Hussein's former government. Extension Some politicians speculated that the delay could force them to request a six-month extension to the 15 August deadline for drafting the country's permanent constitution. But most were opposed to the idea at this stage. Al-Yawir has rejected the role ofparliamentary speaker The assembly still needs to name an Iraqi president and two deputies, who will in turn nominate a prime minister. The presidency is expected to go to Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani and the premiership to Shia politician Ibrahim al-Jafari. Negotiations over the top posts in the different ministries also continues, with both the Kurds and Shia vying for the Oil Ministry position. Some Sunnis hope to get the Interior Ministry post, but the Alliance wants them to have the Defence Ministry position instead. Together, the Alliance and the Kurdish coalition have 215 seats in the 275-seat National Assembly - enough to push through their proposals. But they have been reluctant to alienate the Sunni Arabs and other minority groups, saying they want an inclusive government. SOURCE: Agencies


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I love lots of apps that I get from the App Store. Everything you could possibly want…"there's an app for that." (With maybe the exception of Flash. Are you listening Apple?) But Ustream Live Broadcaster definitely hits it out of the park. As a teacher, the thing I am most concerned about after my students is parent communication. We have lots of opportunities for parents to come and hear about what their children are learning, but it's a completely different experience to see it. As such, we post lots of pictures on our grade level website; everything from field trips to day to day life in the classroom. We even have a few video clips, raw, to be sure, but fun for families to watch once the event has been recorded and archived. Ustream Live Broadcaster, however, has made it possible for families to watch while it happens.
We first experimented with Ustream during our Curriculum Night. The turnout, typically, at 5th grade is fairly low, but that doesn't mean that people are not interested. Cooking dinner or taking care of the children at home takes precedence, as well it should. Ustreaming Curriculum Night meant that our families did not have to choose or go out of their way to do both. We were also very lucky to have a parent (Thank you again @ParkRat!) who was willing to help us get equipment set up and video tape while we were sharing.
With the app for iPhone, I've been able to live stream both our Market Day event and a Winter Assembly at school. Did I mention live? Families can see what their children are doing and learning, and they don't have to wait for us, the teachers, to get home, go through the footage, and upload it to our website. It's the next best thing to being there in person. And setting it up? Easy as pie. I just go to the Ustream website, schedule a show, get the embed code, and copy paste to our website. Then I start up the app on my iPhone, and shoot. If you can copy and paste and hit the record button, you can use Ustream. It has been one of the simplest, easiest, most economical (it's a free app!) ways to communicate with parents and the larger school community.
My Ustream Live Broadcaster plans for 2010? You can be sure our families will be seeing lots of our field trips and other in-school events…live.


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Markings:USAF Thunderbirds, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 1973
Serial Number:66-0329
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II was designed as a missile-armed fleet defense fighter for the United States Navy. In 1962, the U.S. Air Force selected the F-4 for its own use as both a fighter and a fighter-bomber. Originally designated F-110 by the Air Force the plane became the F-4C under the unified designation scheme ordered by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. The F-4E is a greatly improved version of the Phantom with numerous improvements to the engines and electronic systems. The most recognizable change is the addition of an internally mounted gun for air-to-air combat. This addressed the greatest combat weakness of the Phantom. The F-4E is the most produced version of the Phantom with a total of 1,387 built for the U.S. Air Force and foreign customers.
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- Weight: 55,957 lbs (loaded)
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- Range: 1,885 miles
- Engines: 2 General Electric J79-GE-17 turbojets 17,900 thrust each
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Toronto Star reporter Robyn Doolittle's new book about Rob Ford, " Crazy Town," has some interesting anecdotes about the embattled mayor who admitted to smoking crack cocaine in a " drunken stupor."
In one of the more revealing passages in the book, Doolittle writes about a recording of Ford's wife, Renata, discussing the mayor's drug habit.
Renata met up with an acquaintance and former drug addict in a Tim Horton's parking lot to get advice shortly after Rob was elected mayor of Toronto, according to the book. Unbeknownst to Renata, the acquaintance was secretly recording the conversation.
She reportedly said: "He still thinks he's going to party. He thinks that he, oh, you know, 'I'll get off the pills, but I'm not giving up the blow.'"
"Blow" typically refers to cocaine.
Renata says she told Rob he could "ruin [his] whole f---ing life." She also mentions their two kids and says she has to "get this s--- together."
The acquaintance reportedly then gave Renata advice about methadone treatment and rehab clinics.
Members of Rob Ford's staff have told police that Ford smoked marijuana, drank, and took Oxycontin pills while in office. And a waiter at a restaurant Ford visited told investigators that he saw Ford appearing to snort cocaine in a private room on St. Patrick's Day in 2012.
Ford's former chief of staff, Mark Towhey, said Ford is an alcoholic and that he's tried to convince the mayor to get treatment.
Ford is still mayor of Toronto. The city council has stripped him of his powers, but he refuses to give up his position and he plans to run for re-election.


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They're Gypsies par excellence: in them the Gypsy character, which amongst extra refined tribes is wrapped in a behavior of Gentile (gadzho) respectability, stands proudly forth, bare, unconscious, unashamed. They're, because the poetic intuition of Franz Liszt discerned, youngsters ; with a toddler's indifference to public opinion, a toddler's unquestioning acceptance of destinj7′, a toddler's instinctive timidity, a toddler's unconsciousness of causes, a toddler's sudden outbursts of rage and equally sudden restoration of mood, and on the similar time a toddler's unreasoning happiness and a toddler's responsiveness to sympathy. Throughout their marvellously expressive faces moods and feelings go like clouds on a windy day.
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LOUIS VUITTON ALMA BLACK SILVER EPI BAGCategories:Louis Vuitton
The original Louis Vuitton Alma Bag was created by Gaston Vuitton, who named the bag for the 'Alma Bridge', a span that connects two fashionable Paris neighborhoods.
With a history of more than half century, the Alma Bag is recession-proof, a true iconic and 100% timeless. Throughout the years, Louis Vuitton has created many different versions of the Alma, but the shape and the basic elements remained the same like the handles. And today, they reveal the contemporary version, crafted from Epi leather, but in black and silver color.
This mix of shades creates a special shiny effect – it's very smooth and attractive. And because of this, the silver hardware truly stands out, especially the iconic LV lock.
The interior comes with one large compartment, with patch and phone pockets. Open the bag with the double zipper; the opening is wide for easy access.
Louis Vuitton Alma Black Silver Epi BB Bag
Size: 9.4' x 6.7' x 4.7' (L x H x W) inches
Prices: $1820 USD, €1320 euro, £1230 GBP, ¥213840 JPY,
Louis Vuitton Alma Black Silver Epi PM Bag
Size: 12.6' x 9.4' x 5.9' (L x H x W) inches
Prices: $2350 USD, €1720 euro, £1600 GBP, ¥277560 JPY, $3050 AUD
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LOUIS VUITTON NANO MONTAIGNE, EPI ALMA AND DORA BAGCategories:Louis Vuitton
They're tiny and a bit pricey; they're cute and fashionable. Every iconic bag deserves to shrink at house of Louis Vuitton and that includes the Montaigne and Dora Bag.
Sometime ago, we've announced the shrinking-evolution of the Louis Vuitton iconic bags like the Noe, Alma, W or the Alma Bag. They're available in miniature-size – and they're so cut like little babies.
But here's the story; Louis Vuitton has made more bags in tiny edition and now the Nano Montaigne and Dora Bag are included in the collection. And besides that, the Nano Alma Bag is even crafted in Epi Leather.
These tiny size handbags are ideal for daily essentials – you know, the thing you need to take when you go out like your smartphone, credit cards and keys. And oh, you want to know in real-life what fits inside this bag. Then read this:
So forget about the Wallet on Chain Bags because these are perfect as well – they're light-weighed, versatile and also featured with long strap to carry on your shoulder.
So what do you think?
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Louis Vuitton Epi Marly ToteCategories:Louis Vuitton
Remember when we sat down together and talked about the latest Louis Vuitton Montaigne Bag? It sure was one of the most delightful bags we've ever seen. Crafted with superb elegant monogram Empreinte leather and it was shining through the roof. The girl who carries it on the street will leave a permanent impact behind.
But the Summer Spring Summer 2014 Collection hasn't end yet and there are still more surprises to come. (Yeah, Louis Vuitton also knows how to amaze us). Now, just recently, one of the newest tote bag has been released, it's the Louis Vuitton Epi Marly Tote.
If we are hunting for the seasonal bags, it's either the Louis Vuitton Montaigne Bag or the Louis Vuitton Marly Tote. Or if you can't control your never-ending bag desire, then get both!
The Mary Tote can be your working bag, for the busy and ambitious woman, or simply an adorable weekend companion to go out with. It's finished with grained cowhide, melted with famous and iconic Epi leather (for your information, the Epi was introduced in 1985).
This bag is balanced between professional essence and modern elegance. Not only is it sophisticated, but it is also functional – when opened, you will be surprise of the enormous space, load it with all your daily essentials as well as your A4 docs or even a small laptop.
Carry this tote with hand, elbow or even shoulder, it comes with a long shoulder strap. The handles are made from Toron, in case you wonder how to maintain it. It's finished with palladium brass pieces and like always, Louis Vuitton prepared several colors for you to choose from: Classic Black, Dark Blue, Purple, Yellow, Pink, Red and even Fuchsia.
You can well structure all your essential, the interior is refined with double smartphone pocket, three compartments and a central zipped compartment.
It comes in two sizes: the MM is measured 16.1' x 14.2' x 6.7' and is priced at $2,810 USD or €1850 euro's. The BB is measured 13.4' x 10.6' x 5.1' and priced at $2,350 USD or €1,550 euro's. At Louis Vuitton e-store.
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LV Louise Epi Bag Vs Saint Laurent Monogram Tassel Clutch ComparisonCategories:Louis Vuitton
Usually, people like to make a comparison of those designer produce with similar model. And there are the comparison details about the Louis Vuitton Epi Bag Vs Saint Laurent Monogram Tassel Clutch below.
Both edition looks very similar in shape and size, and they are also flaps that can be carried on the shoulder or across the body and also feature that the brand's logo appearance in the front of the bag in metal hardware. Take a look and you can pic a LV bags at Cheap LV Bags Store for discount price!
Style Comparison
Louis Vuitton Louise Epi PM Bag
From the Ads photos, Louis Vuitton Louise Epi PM Bag seems more cut and the Saint Laurent one looks more modern and cool since they comes in darker color. As a new design for Fall 2014, those Louise LV Bags come out in famous Epi leather and features a leather strap.
Take a view of the inner of the Louis Vuitton bag, it has more compartments than the Saint Laurent bag which is made of microfiber and has two credit card slots, one inside zipped pocket and additional inside compartment. More spring bright colorways choose from perfect carry by cute young girls, Size measures at 7.9″ W x 5.5″ H x 1.6″ D with 21″ strap drop, which wider than the Saint Laurent clutch at a $1900.00 USD retail price.
Saint Laurent Embossed Croc Monogram Clutch
No matter for the shape or color design, the Saint Laurent Embossed Croc Monogram Clutch is a stand out show piece. This line of bags features the YSL logo in the front of the bag which created by Adolphe Jean-Marie Mouron who used the name 'Cassandre' as his pseudonym. Also in several different way to carry it, it is actually in a litter size than the Louis Vuitton one which measures at 6″ W x 5″ H x 1.5″ D, with 22″ strap drop at retail price set to $1850.00 USD.
The two pair of designer clutch bag onlin a $50 difference on the price, and for the style, author think the Saint Laurent Classic Monogramme Tassel Clutch looks better which has a more stylish and unique design. But Louis Vuitton Louise Bag in timeless color and model design also a good buy for a long run. So what you think about those two model bags? Let's know in the below comment.
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Black And White Louis Vuitton Sevigne Clutch Bags Cheap Sale OnlineCategories:Louis Vuitton
Epi leather always the one of most popular and great materials in Louis Vuitton line, they were used in many of classic and iconic handbags like Speedy, neverfull in epi leather and the Alma bag in epi leather. The epi line was created in 1985, almost 30 years history, the Louis Vuitton Epi leather handbags in its reliable, strong and durable leather been a must-have accessory for travelling or daily life.
And in 2010, Louis Vuitton had launched a new Epi Electric Collection which is a new leather that is not only elegant, but gives an entirely new vibrant and refreshing feel apart from the classic Epi. And the Louis Vuitton Sevigne Clutch bag return in those material which available two colors for sale like Black And Beige. Size is measured 10.63 x 1.97 x 5.12 inches and we offering the special discount price at our site
Louis Vuitton M4055N Sevigne Clutch Black
Material: Epi Leather
Fuction: Clutches And Evening
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Junior right-hander Justin Masterson has moved into the starting rotation in his inaugural season at San Diego State.
Feb. 23, 2006
by Tim Miguel
The international journey of San Diego State starting pitcher Justin Masterson, a transfer from Bethel College in Indiana, has brought him to SDSU, where he struck out 12 batters in his first appearance at Tony Gwynn Stadium on Feb. 18.
Masterson and his family have been all over the world since his father is a pastor and goes on missions. The junior transfer was born in Jamaica, before moving to Indiana at the age of two. He moved to Ohio where he lived for most his life before returning to Indiana to attend Bethel. The right-handed hurler has also spent time playing ball in the Dominican Republic last fall and the Cape Cod League last summer in Massachusetts.
All the points on the globe ended with Masterson's final destination - SDSU.
"Every place I go to has different things that stick out about them," Masterson said. "I'm laid back so I can fit in well wherever I go. Each place has its beauty. In the east coast, it was the atmosphere of the people around there. In the Dominican, the love that those people have for baseball was amazing to me. In Indiana, it was definitely the people. I had some of my best relationships there. Here it's almost a combination of the weather and the people."
It was playing in the Cape Cod League that provided Masterson with the opportunity to come to The Mesa. On his team (the Wareham Gateman) were Aztec starting pitcher Bruce Billings and infielder Lance Zawadzki. After meeting his current teammates, they persuaded Masterson that SDSU would be a good fit for him to continue his baseball career.
Befriending Billings and Zawadzki was one of the main reasons why he decided to move west.
"Meeting the two of them was really nice," Masterson said. "I talked to Bruce and some other people, and they told me this team is good and it's just missing some pitching. Great weather, a great opportunity and I had never been to the west coast before, so I thought, let's try it out. If something were to happen, like I got hurt, I'd still be in San Diego, a dream place for many people to come to."
Getting to San Diego didn't come without a little bit of luck besides being on the same team as Billings and Zawadzki. Just getting into the Cape Cod League required a lot of help from his coach and a little bit more luck as well. All of the rosters are decided at the beginning of the fall, but Masterson didn't tell his coach at Bethel that he wanted to play until December.
It took a long chain of contacts to get Masterson in the league initially. His coach at Bethel knew the school's former head coach, Mike Hutcheon, who left Bethel to become head coach at Air Force after the 2003 season. Hutcheon used to coach in the Cape Cod League and knew the manager of the Wareham Gatemen. He called the general manager of the league, who in turn scouted Masterson and gave him a shot as a temporary player until the top talent arrived.
After his first outing, he was offered a spot as the closer for the Gatemen. By the end of the season, Masterson went from being a temporary player to winning the Sylvain Bigelow Award given to the team's top pitcher. He compiled a record of 3-1 with 10 saves and a 1.15 earned run average in 22 appearances for Wareham.
"I was amazed to get that because we had such great pitching," Masterson said. "Looking at the team and how much talent there was, and I wasn't even supposed to be out there. It was the good work of the Lord, opening doors, people's minds and giving me the opportunity to be out there. I used the ability that He gave me and impressed them enough to say `hey, we want this guy to stay around.' I did well for myself and I'm here."
Along with the Bigelow Award, he also left the east coast with the Fran Tripp Award given to the player who had a positive impact on the community.
The Cape Cod League was just one memorable experience in the Masterson's baseball journey. Playing in the Dominican Republic for Bethel was another memorable trip for him.
It was a team mission trip through the school. The team would hold a camp in the morning for a local school and then play the city's all-star team. Along the way, Masterson and his team met Raphael Furcal of the Los Angeles Dodgers on the trip as well.
"The coolest thing about it was the people," Masterson said. "A few of the fields had stands, but people would just line up in the hills, all the way around. Anywhere you could sit, they would sit, sometimes on the field. It turned out being something really amazing.
"It was tiring. It was amazing, playing against people who don't speak English, but you know that they love playing the game as much as you. There's so much passion in everything that they do, whether it was baseball or the passion they had for God. The conditions there are not the best, trash everywhere; it's not the prettiest thing, but they love life."
Through 11 games, Masterson has a 1-1 record with an ERA of 4.12. He currently leads SDSU and is tied for second in the Mountain West Conference with 20 strikeouts.
As far as the rest of the season is concerned, Masterson wants to be part of a one-two pitching punch with Billings. He hopes the two will become a formidable duo for opposing teams.


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Missouri Credit Union Association Names Two State Credit Union Champions
The Missouri Credit Union Association has named two candidates for Missouri State Representative as Credit Union Champions: Jon Carpenter and Michael Frame.
Candidate Michael Frame (D) met with credit union representatives at Electro Savings Credit Union on October 11. He is a long-standing credit union supporter. As a former State Representative, Frame consistently voted for credit union legislation, including the MoDot legislation in 2010. Frame is running for House of Representatives District 111, a newly drawn district located in the northeast part of Jefferson County in the St. Louis metropolitan area. He faces Republican Derrick Good in the election.
Jon Carpenter (D) is in the race for the open seat in District 15, located in the Kansas City area of Gladstone. A lifelong resident of District 15, he has family connections to credit unions. His aunt, Carolyn Ross, is president of Northland Teachers Community Credit Union. Carpenter and his family have been members of the credit union for more than 20 years, and he looks forward to "fighting on behalf of credit unions against big moneyed opposition as a representative in Jefferson City." Carpenter faces Republican Kevin Corlew in the election.
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Most of you obviously never tire of hearing about the ins and outs of my crazy-sexy-cool middle-aged dude suburban lifestyle. Which is why, of course, I always feel so terribly compelled to provide some sort of recap to our weekend adventures come Monday. I mean, sure, I'm not really convinced it's all that thrilling, but you gotta give the people what they want, right?
Well, instead of the usual cloak and dagger game of cat and mouse with an attractive yet severe woman with loose morals, a taste for dangerous men, and a sugar daddy with a convoluted-world-domination-for-profit scheme, the Puddinette put her foot down this weekend. There would be no international espionage until we got a few things done around the house.
So, as I posted to Twitter yesterday, Productive Sunday was productive.
I'll spare you the underwhelming details. You know, unless you really want to know more about my mulching habits. And no, that's not euphemism. Also, I got…a haircut!
Yeah, so, the pinnacle* of the weekend turned out to be buying a new washer and dryer. And there was much rejoicing…
Well, ok, maybe not so much rejoicing. Still, sometimes, even though the thought of dropping a bomb load of cash on a new set of appliances rankles more than the knowledge that Paris Hilton has worked fewer total hours in her life than I worked last week, you just have to bite the bullet and pay up. Because, well, while doing laundry sucks, not being able to do laundry sucks way worse.
Yes, I realize I'm violating the Man Rule that requires any human with an XY set of chromosomes to enact a carefree attitude about having clean clothes. Trust me, when I was a bachelor, I lived up to my end of that particular bargain. Then again, I only ever had worry about whether or not I was dressed properly, and quite frankly, if I left the house with pants on I was ahead of the game for the day. As long as I couldn't smell my clothing and nothing looked recently slept-in, we were good.
But now? These days I have to approach laundry with a somewhat more thoughtful nature. It turns out that a family of six is not just two adults and four children living through a series of short-term comedic situations in a never-ending, never-repeated series of fuzzy sweaters or butterfly collar shirts. No, in real life, a family of six is actually a Dirty Laundry Production Company, and if the clothes are piling up, someone's profit margin is shrinking (I haven't figured out exactly how that laundry-profit model works out just yet, but I believe the detergent companies have something to do with it).
With a family of this size, if your laundry equipment doesn't cut the mustard, it won't be long until little Johnny is asking why he has to wear the ducky pajamas that haven't fit in two years and have to be shoe-horned on. This exercise is typically even more complicated when you factor in that the average child's post-bath "drying off" practices typically guarantee that squeezing those PJs on will be like stuffing a honey-covered football into a gym sock.
The bottom line is that no, buying a new set of laundry appliances is neither fun nor sexy. They're difficult to research, and for the money, you could be buying something that comes with an electric cord, a bunch of HDMI ports, and a screen that displays video in colors so vivid you'll feel like Rainbow Brite puked on you, in a good way.
But unfortunately, when you've got enough kids, someone's eventually going to actually puke on you. In those cases, it'd be nice to know you can get your shirt washed and dried before any permanent damage is done…or an odor moves in.
So, is it fun to spend a wad of money that could have been recreational on new household appliances? No, but it is rewarding when little Johnny's pajamas don't make him look like the poppin' fresh Dough Boy.
And really, I wouldn't want to wear the ducky pjs either.
*No, I don't know why I have to use words like "pinnacle" instead of "high point" like a normal person. It's my blog and I'll be off-putting if I want to.


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Embassy bombings widow calls for civilian trial for detainee
An American college professor whose Kenyan husband was killed in the 1998 al Qaida suicide bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania said Tuesday that a Guantanamo detainee accused in the attack should be tried in a civilian federal court, not by a military commission.
"These commissions have been fraught with challenges … from coerced evidence to secret evidence,'' said Susan Hirsch, a professor at George Mason University outside Washington D.C.
She called the Guantanamo war court, established after the 9/11 attacks, "an unprecedented newly created procedure'' that has been "roundly condemned worldwide.''
Hirsch, 48, spoke a day after the Pentagon prosecutor filed proposed charges against Ahmad Ghailani in the embassy bombing that killed her husband. Ghailani was accused of helping gather up the parts for truck bomb that blew through the embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Aug. 7, 1998.
Ghailani already was indicted in New York 10 years ago for his involvement in the attack, an indictment that possibly could have seen him already tried and sentenced, had he been turned over to civilian prosecutors for trial when he was arrested in Pakistan in July 2004.
Instead, he was held secretly by the CIA until September 2006, then turned over to military authorities, who transferred him to Guantanamo.
Four other men were tried in New York for the East Africa bombings, which struck in Dar es Salaam and Nairobi, Kenya, killing more than 220 people, including 12 Americans, and injuring more than 4,000.
Each of the men, who were captured in East Africa and brought to the United States for trial, was convicted and is serving a sentence of life in prison.
Hirsch, whose husband, Abdurahman Abdalla, was waiting outside the embassy while she was inside, cashing a check, both attended and testified as a victim at the trial, which was held in New York City.
"In my view, when Ghailani was picked up in Pakistan in 2004, he could've been brought to federal court. That's the kind of justice I would support,'' said Hirsch, a cultural anthropology professor who was teaching at Dar es Salaam University as a Fulbright lecturer in 1998.
What faces Ghailani now is uncertain. The Bush administration established military commissions following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks to prosecute al Qaida and other war-on-terror captives scooped up abroad.
But the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the first format unconstitutional. The current formula, authorized by the 2006 Military Commissions Act, has been attacked by legal advocates and others for allowing evidence obtained through coercion, holding closed sessions and being overseen by White House appointees subject to political pressure.
Hirsch, who wrote a book, "In The Moment of Greatest Calamity: Terrorism, Grief and a Victim's Quest for Justice,'' about her loss and the subsequent trial, said she'd been notified in advance that the Pentagon was preparing charges against Ghailani.
But she said that she had not been invited to observe proceedings at Guantanamo, as she had been for the New York trials.
If invited, she said, she would consider attending.
A professor of cultural anthropology at George Mason, Hirsch runs the suburban Washington D.C.'s Undergraduate Program Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution.
Hirsch testified in the sentencing phase of the 2001 trial of the four men charged in the bombings — a Lebanese-born naturalized American, a Saudi, a Tanzanian and a Jordanian.
All four got life sentences without possibility of parole.
Monday, the New York U.S. Attorneys office as well as the Department of Justice declined to comment on whether they would seek to prosecute Ghailani in civilian court. The Pentagon's military commissions legal advisor said Monday there is nothing to prevent both a civilian and a military commission trial.


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Oh, here we go, a shift in focus, a shift in purpose, a shift in my blogging life.
I'm talking to the hearts of you homeschooling mommas today,
the ones who are throwing up their hands saying "what was I thinking?",
the ones who have gotten into a dark place in their homeschool life.
I know where you are.
I have been there.
When I decided to homeschool I had one child 6 years old, and was pregnant with my second.
I felt called to homeschool, for a lot of reasons.
I have never met a homeschool mom who does not think she was called to do it.
Could be it was because the school in their area was not what they wanted,
it could be they wanted to focus on faith,
maybe they just wanted to be in control of what their child was learning.
Regardless of the precise "why", they were called to do this.
I had to do some fast talking with my husband,
whom I was convinced thought I had completely lost my mind.
I researched, for HOURS.
This was back in 1996, homeschooling was heard of, but it wasn't quite a "thing".
There were still some folks out there who had not heard of it.
I was definitely on the "oh she's one of 'those' crazy homeschoolers" list.
We started. It was fun. Some days.
Fast forward several years and a few more kids.
Postpartum depression was introduced.
What fun. NOT!
Football, wrestling, boy scouts,
religious ed classes,
shooting sports,
several curriculum choices by now.
My life had become a busy, chaotic, depressed, dark place.
Wow! That one is hard to choke out.
Because you see, I knew even then that I was blessed.
I knew that I was doing what I was called to do.
But so many things come into play and I just forgot,
to embrace my purpose.
Obviously, going to the doc for the postpartum depression was a must.
You can't just embrace away a chemical imbalance.
Remembering WHY I had felt called to homeschool was also necessary.
So many tools were used to get my attitude in the right place again,
And then the tools that got me past the cycle of feeling
"not good enough".
As homeschool moms, we get a lot of advice, a lot of criticism, a lot of strange looks.
As moms of big families (which today is more than 2 kids)
we get looked at like we are circus freaks.
So many things coming at us.
And then,
the self-doubt comes in too.
I have mentioned some tools here already on my blog,
but I have a bit of a new focus, just twisted it a bit.
And from here on out my focus will be to share the tools,
over and over again,
that helped me get out of my depression
and my self-doubt,
and how I am finding happy in the chaos.
Because let's face it,
6 kids, regardless of where they are in their lives,
will bring chaos.
We might as well embrace that too.
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