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Uhh.. Friend's locked
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A&S50 twelve: Hand stitched stripey dress
Hand stitched Medieval Middle Eastern dress
Description
This dress is intended for a man or woman of the bourgeoisie class in Cairo during the Fatimid Caliphate (909-1171 C.E.). Judging from the descriptions of garments discussed the Cairo Geniza, I identify this garment as maqta’(1). The maqta’ is described as a common garment like the thawb, but ( Read more... ) -
funny
http://b3ta.com/questions/darwin/post367250
Cussing in the link, but it's all text. You will laugh out loud, and you don't want to have to explain yourself to colleagues.
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PSA for dog owners: Parvovirus
Apparently this is going around the Cities. There is a vaccination available for your dogs. It's quite miserable and deadly. -
Earth Hour
At 8 p.m. tonight, Saturday, March 29th, join millions of people around the world in making a statement about climate change by turning off your lights for Earth Hour, an event created by the World Wildlife Fund. Earth Hour was created by WWF in Sydney, Australia in 2007, and in one year has grown from an event in one city to a global movement. In ( Read more... ) -
Politics and poorness
Current Action Alert
Low-Income Renters at Risk in Budget Debate:
Call TODAY to Oppose 21% Cut in Renters’ Credit
The Renters’ Credit is an important tool for tax fairness in Minnesota. It provides an average credit of $536 to over 271,000 low- and moderate-income households with high housing costs. 29% of ( Read more... ) -
For you knitters out there
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Real fruit cake?
Has anyone made a real fruit cake? With apricot or marmalade frosting and royal icing and "fed" with brandy for a few days? I'm looking for a good recipe. -
It was the bagel, right? Bagle got me.
What American accent do you have?
Your Result: North Central
"North Central" is what professional linguists call the Minnesota accent. If you saw "Fargo" you probably didn't think the characters sounded very out of the ordinary. Outsiders probably mistake you for a Canadian a lot.
The Midland
Philadelphia
The Inland North
The South
Boston
The West
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