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The Zen of picking grapes in Avila Valley
Rex the grape-picker Since being back in the country, I’ve been trying to find work and like everyone knows, it’s not easy. Might even be said to be almost impossible for someone without a specific skill that’s in demand. That’d be me. Following up...
by Rex at October 1st, 2011 at 12:10 pm
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Gaddafi the Nomad wanders Libya and Niger
Toureg soldier Everyone’s all excited about figuring out where Gaddafi is. But he is not anywhere for very long. Tonight in Libya, tomorrow in Niger. The borders are seamless sand dunes or craggy rock gullies in the Sahara. Gaddafi is the desert Nomad, roaming southern...
by Sandra at September 9th, 2011 at 10:09 pm
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Aisha, Safiya, Mohammed and Hannibal Gaddafi held in luxury house arrest at Sheraton near Algiers
Sheraton de Pins, new home of Gaddafi wife Safiya, daughter Aisha, and sons Mohammed and Hannibal Information is starting to trickle out about the whereabouts of at least some of the Gaddafi family members. Wife Safiya, daughter Aisha and two sons Mohammed and Hannibal...
by Sandra at September 6th, 2011 at 04:09 pm
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Could Gaddafi be hiding in deep desert Libya with his Toureg Praetorian Guard?
Ghat If you read my story on Aisha Gaddafi and the escape of the brothers and Gaddafi sons, Mohammed and Hannibal, with Gaddafi’s wife Safiya, you should draw the same conclusion that I have. Gaddafi planned to escape to Niger with his family. The Algerian government thwarted those...
by Sandra at September 3rd, 2011 at 04:09 pm
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South African Mercenaries and Algeria: Aisha Gaddafi, baby Safiya, 2 brothers Hannibal & Mohammed taken to Algiers with Mrs Safiya Gaddafi
Aisha not many weeks ago in Tripoli This has been quite an odyssey for the princess Aisha Gaddafi. From Sorbonne-trained attorney and Claudia Schiffer-beauty to renegade in the Sahara and birth of a baby girl deep in the desert, the shift in her life could be fairly described...
by Sandra at September 2nd, 2011 at 12:09 pm
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Martyr (Green) Square in Tripoli Aug 29 before Eid. FREEDOM!
Eid Mubarak to Free Libya!
by Sandra at August 29th, 2011 at 06:08 pm
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Gaddafi Wife Safiya, daughter Aisha and two sons Mohammed and Hannibal in Algeria
Daughter Aisha with mother Safiya Gaddafi. Aisha has gone thru transformation. The Algerian government has notified the United Nations and the Libyan interim government (NTC) that Gaddafi’s wife Safiya, his daughter Aisha and his two sons Mohammed and Hannibal fled...
by Sandra at August 29th, 2011 at 03:08 pm
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Aisha Gaddafi, Mermaid of Tripoli, and her gold
Pure gold sofa of Aisha Gaddafi as the Mermaid of Tripoli. From her home. Aisha Gaddafi's portrait medallion crafted in pure gold. Found in her home. Aisha's swimming pool in her compound in Ben Ashour, Tripoli See the splendor of Aisha’s home as Libyans...
by Sandra at August 27th, 2011 at 10:08 am
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YouTube Amer Mustaf Bu’amood sings nasheed he wrote just before he died in battle Libya
In this YouTube, Amer Mustafa Bu’amood sings a nasheed he wrote not long before he died in battle fighting for Free Libya. @Cyrenaican calls it before his martyrdom.
by Sandra at August 26th, 2011 at 12:08 am
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YouTube Gaddafi-mobile (golf cart) paraded thru streets of Tripoli

by Sandra at August 23rd, 2011 at 11:08 am
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Freedom Fighter (FF) wears Gaddafi hat and gold chain from G’s bedroom

by Sandra at August 23rd, 2011 at 11:08 am
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Libya deGaddafinated
thanx to Fissa's Free Libyan Voice
by Sandra at August 13th, 2011 at 06:08 pm
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YouTube Aisha Gaddafi’s wedding reception – WILD!
WILD WILD WILD. You must see this YouTube of Aisha Gaddafi’s wedding reception. Rarely is so much bad taste convened under one tent. First they are carried through the air on some kind of crane. The Groom’s white tux looks like he borrowed it from Gaddafi himself....
by Sandra at August 11th, 2011 at 11:08 pm
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Fear Itself – GOP Politics in Our Century – OpEd
Going into the presidential election of 2012, as in all recent elections, the Republican Party has NO positive accomplishments to run on. Eight years of their policies at the start of this 21st century have left America at war, our economy in chaos, our local governments...
by Frank Harbinger at August 10th, 2011 at 08:08 am
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Legalize it! Medical Marijuana in Venice Beach
We all do know what I”m talking about, right? Medical Marijuana in Venice Beach is about as close as you can get without just legalizing it.
by Sandra at August 9th, 2011 at 04:08 pm
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Venice Beach Couples – All shapes and all beautiful in the Sun
Couples in Venice Beach come is all shapes and ages. They are all beautiful in the California sun.
by Sandra at August 9th, 2011 at 04:08 pm
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Venice Beach Street Life – What I call Freedom
The Land of the Free - California USA - Venice Beach I’m going to let the pictures tell a thousand words. When I watched the people in Venice Beach California, I couldn’t help but think this spot has got to be one of the most free places on the planet. I’m...
by Sandra at August 9th, 2011 at 04:08 pm
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Rex going going…back back…to Cali Cali
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by Rex at August 7th, 2011 at 09:08 pm
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Last days in Bali and a killer cheap hotel
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by Rex at August 7th, 2011 at 09:08 pm
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Postcards for Libya – Love Heals All Wounds
There are a lot of heroes in the Libyan revolution but also a lot of pain and heartbreak. Many victims of the war, civilian and freedom fighters alike, have gone to Tunisia for medical treatment. Some are children, some are women, some are men young and old – all...
by Sandra at August 3rd, 2011 at 10:08 pm
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What Libyan Freedom Fighters in Nafusa Mountains accomplished in less than 3 months
Some talk about a stalemate in Libya, but just check out this map showing the progress of the Revolutionaries, otherwise known as Libyan Freedom Fighters, in the battle for the Nafusa Mountains in the western part of the country. Please remember these guys started out with...
by Sandra at August 2nd, 2011 at 02:08 pm
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Advanced Open Water Dives in Trawangan
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by Rex at August 2nd, 2011 at 08:08 am
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Dive Shops in Trawangan Gili Islands Bali
viagra cheap The diving is apparently very good here on the island with several dive shops all with identical prices. It was explained to me that they all decided on a set price to keep compeitition between the shops friendly and prevent a pricewar from breaking out. So...
by Rex at July 31st, 2011 at 06:07 pm
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First impressions of Trawangan, Gili Islands, Bali
The Gili Island of Trawangan itself is much much different from what I was expecting. I think the good old days of relaxed backpackers, drinking mushroom shakes and hanging out on the beach in bean bags like what was described to me by Indonesian locals in Sanur is long...
by Sandra at July 31st, 2011 at 05:07 pm
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Rex, hustled, hassled and hot, arrives safe in Gili Trawangan
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by Rex at July 31st, 2011 at 05:07 pm
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Rex taking off for Trawangan Gili Islands
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by Rex at July 29th, 2011 at 02:07 pm
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Little Ethiopia on Fairfax south of LACMA
Messob's on Fairfax Ave There’s a string of Ethiopian restaurants and food shops in one short block on Fairfax south of LACMA on the Miracle Mile in LA. In fact, you don’t really need the sign that says you’ve arrived in Little Ethiopia. Picking a spot...
by Sandra at July 28th, 2011 at 09:07 pm
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A social day at LACMA with Ray’s Stark et al
There’s plenty of art to see, but there’s also a social life to be enjoyed at LACMA (Los Angeles County Art Museum). Ray's for lunch White sails in the noon sky Topiary in the plaza Kinetic interactive sculpture Free Afro-American-Latino Jazz concert Stark's...
by Sandra at July 28th, 2011 at 08:07 pm
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Rex looking at a quick trip to Gili Islands off the beaten path
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by Rex at July 28th, 2011 at 07:07 pm
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LACMA permanent collection of Islamic Art is almost as impressive as Gifts of the Sultan
Carved Ivory tusk, Moghul India with human figures from the permanent LACMA Islamic art collection (as all photos on this page.) At LACMA, we visited the Gifts of the Sultan exhibit with an impressive collection of gifts either given by various Sultans of the Ottoman Empire...
by Sandra at July 28th, 2011 at 04:07 pm