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Epiphone Artcore AS93

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New addition to my guitar family... I've been moving toward a jazzy form of music so I needed a jazzy guitar. I settled on this: Epiphone Artcore AS93 Transparent Blue Flamed Maple top/sides/back 22/Large frets Bound Rosewood Fingerboard Super 58 Custom Pickups Abalone inlays gold hardware Hard Case $340 used ($699 new), mint condition, craigslist (had to drive to Metairie)

Russian Icons

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For Russians, icons, particularly those that predate the early 17th century , are uninfluenced by Western motifs, and are the truest form of Russian art. Saint John the Baptist, circa 1300, from Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey), from the collection of the British Museum. http://shera-art.org/news/post.php?s=2015-04-13-exhibitions-byzantium-to-russia-origins-and-development-of-russian-icons-1200-to-1900-clinton-ma-may-2-september-12-2015

The Israeli Wall that confines the Palestinians

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The Israeli Wall that confines the Palestinians In  Hebrew , descriptions include:  separation fence  ( גדר ההפרדה ,  Geder HaHafrada ); In  Arabic , it is called  wall of  apartheid   جدار الفصل العنصري   ,  jidar al-fasl al-'unsuri 1992 - the idea of creating a physical barrier separating the Israeli and Palestinian populations was proposed 1995, the Shahal commission was established to discuss how to implement a separation barrier 2000, Prime Minister Ehud Barak approved financing of a 74 km (46 mi) fence 2003, 180 km (112 mi) had been completed 2004, Israel started the southern part of the barrier. International Court of Justice 2004 - The Court cited illegal interference by the government of Israel with the Palestinian's national right to self-determination; with the Palestinian's being subject to: ·          land confiscations, ·   ...

Louisianian US Senators and House Representatives

================ Louisianian US Senators ================ John Kennedy - https://www. kennedy.senate.gov/public/ Dear Senator Kennedy, Bill Cassidy - senior United States Senator from Louisiana https://www. cassidy.senate.gov/ Dear Senator Cassidy, ================ Louisianian US House Congress , ================ Steve Scalise  United States House of Representatives Majority Whip https:// scalise.house.gov/ Dear Congressman Scalise , Cedric Richmond - U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district https:// richmond.house.gov/ Dear Congressman Richmond , Clay Higgins -  U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district. https:// clayhiggins.house.gov/ Dear Congressman Higgins, Mike Johnson - U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 4th congressional district, https:// mikejohnson.house.gov/ Dear Congressman Johnson, Ralph Abraham - represent Louisiana's 5th congressional district in the United States House of R...

Moon Phases Calendar & Moon Info

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Moon Phases Calendar ( Solid White = Full Moon) Special Moon Events in 2019: Jan 20 Total Lunar Eclipse visible in New Orleans Special Moon Events in 2020: Oct 31- Blue Moon Full Moon Names January:       Wolf Moon February:      Snow Moon March:         Worm Moon April:         Pink Moon May:           Flower Moon June:          Strawberry Moon July:          Buck Moon August:        Sturgeon Moon September:     Corn Moon or Harvest Moon* October:       Hunter's Moon or Harvest Moon* November:      Beaver Moon December:      Cold Moon September / October: Harvest Moon* - Technically, the Harvest Moon...

Insurance at a glance & house note

Projected due date of next bill01/08/2019 comprehensive: $179/month Bodily Injury Liability $50,000 per person $100,000 per accident Property Damage Liability $100,000 per accident Uninsured Motorist Limits $50,000 per person $100,000 per accident Uninsured Motorist Option Full Coverage for others when you’re at fault $5,000 Comprehensive $1,000 deductible Collision $1,000 deductible $293/month ================================================   M & T BANK     Chalmette House Mortgage     https://onlinebanking.mtb.com/   Payment Due Date 12/01/18 Amount Due $1,006.81  Interest Rate 4.125% Maturity Date 07/2045 Outstanding Principal* $105,830.38 Escrow Balance $3,403.00 Principal $182.04 Interest +$363.79 Escrow (tax/insurance) +$386.00 MIP/PMI +$74.98 Regular Monthly Payment $1,006.81 11/02/18 07/19 MIP/PMI Disbursement -$73.48 11/08/18 11/18 Payment $1,006.81 $181.41 $364.42 $460.98 11/08/18 12/18 Pr...

St. Bernard beautifying

 NOVEMBER 21, 2017 The St. Bernard Port, Harbor & Terminal District has proudly become one of the first sponsors to participate in a project aimed at beautifying St. Bernard Parish. .through a cooperative beautification endeavor between St. Bernard Parish Government’s Parks and Parkways Commission and the New Orleans-based nonprofit Community Visions Unlimited. The box, painted by local artist and Port employee Sydni Fornos another box painted by local artist Lenny Unbehagen St. Bernard Parish Government’s Parks and Parkways Commission the New Orleans-based 'Community Visions Unlimited' (CVU)  Jeannie Tidy, CVU’s founder and chief operating officer has sponsored the painting of one of 20 traffic control boxes throughout the parish which are slated to feature artwork done by local artists St. Bernard Port Executive Director Drew Heaphy, . Howard Luna St. Bernard Parish’s partnership with CVU was made possible by       Councilmember How...