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DAMASCUS nike just do it shoes sale , June 26 (Xinhua) -- At least 146 civilians were killed and more than 200 others wounded over the past 24 hours by the Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria's predominantly-Kurdish city of Ayn al-Arab, or Kobane, a monitor group reported Friday.


Medical sources in Ayn al-Arab in northern Syria said 146 civilians were gunned down by the IS militants since Thursday morning, the time when the IS group infiltrated into parts of the city and detonated three car bombs while engaging in battles against Kurdish fighters affiliated with the People's Protection Units (YPG), according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.


About 72 of the slain people were shot down in the village of Halnaj, 48 others in the district of Maqtaleh in the city and 26 civilians were shot dead in the town of Barkh Butan, said the Observatory nike metcon dsx flyknit 2 sale , which relies on a network of activists on ground.


The UK-based watchdog group said the death toll is likely to rise due to the high number of critically wounded people.


Tens of women and children were among those killed, said the Observatory, adding that the massacre is the second large-scale one for the IS militants since they killed over 900 people of the Shuaitat tribe in the eastern Deir al-Zour province.


A day earlier, the IS militants infiltrated into Ayn al-Arab in disguise, wearing the uniform of the Kurdish YPG fighters and allied rebel groups.


The IS members sneaked into parts of the city and snipers fanned out in several areas, triggering violent battles with YPG fighters, during which 28 IS militants were killed.


The Observatory said that the bodies of the IS militants were still tossed on the streets of Ayn al-Arab nike metcon shoes sale , adding that three explosions rocked that city, when three IS suicide bombers detonated three car bombs in different areas, mainly on the border point between Ayn al-Arab and Turkey.


The IS surprise attack against Ayn al-Arab has sent the chill down the civilians' spines there, as the IS had overran the city before and was forcibly dislodged out of the city five months ago.


Observers said the IS wanted to storm Ayn al-Arab to revenge the losses it has recently suffered at the hands of Kurdish fighters in predominantly Kurdish areas in northern Syria.


Over the past few days, the YPG and allied rebel groups stripped the IS of several towns and areas in the northern countryside of the IS de facto capital of Raqqa in northern Syria, pushing the IS to call for back-up forces to fortify its positions in the city of Raqqa.


Reports said the YPG and affiliated rebel groups are only 30 km from central Raqqa.

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Xinhua writers Zheng Qihang, Gao Pan


WASHINGTON nike m2k tekno sale , July 10 (Xinhua) -- After a long bitter cold winter, Diane Martinez, a research project director at George Washington University, is finally planning a week-long summer holiday to Oregon and California in August to attend a good friend's wedding and celebrate her mother's retirement.


""Summer travel is very important to me,"" she said, ""I view summer travel as an opportunity to recharge, reconnect with friends and family nike exp x14 sale , to celebrate the past year, and to gain perspective by experiencing new cultures.""


Like Martinez, 85 percent of Americans, or 198 million, are planning getaways as a reward for their hard work in the next few months, 13 percent higher than 2014, according to a latest research of the American Express Spending and Saving Tracker.


However nike cortez suede sale , their passion for summer holidays has been dampened and overshadowed by a tighter budget due to the slow and unequal economic recovery of the United States from the 2008 financial crisis.


Despite their strong will to enjoy a summer vacation, Americans have become more frugal compared with last year, average spending per person is expected to be reduced to 1,005 U.S. dollars this year from 1,246 dollars in 2014, said the research whose online survey covered 1,502 adults nike cortez flyknit sale , including the general U.S. population, as well as an affluent demographic defined by a minimum annual household income of 100,000 U.S. dollars.


The survey found that 91 percent of Americans will take some strategies to reduce summer vacation cost, such as using points and rewards from loyalty programs to offset the cost of travel. And 77 percent plan to travel within the United States this year, an increase of 40 percent from 2011. Also 46 percent of the respondents visit at least five websites before booking their tickets, up 12 percent from 2014.


Martinez said she will spend less this year compared with her last summer's trip to France. The air fare to Paris alone cost her 1,300 U.S. dollars. ""I am in a doctoral program and had to pay tuition nike cortez leather sale , room, and board,"" she explained.


""To save money on our trip this summer, my mom and I have done price comparisons for flights using Expedia and Kayak,"" she said. She has made a money-saving plan from fights, car rental to accommodation and food, including sharing a rented house with other attendees for her friend's wedding nike cortez nylon sale , joining a local wine tour instead of renting a car to drive around in Napa Valley and San Francisco and enjoying home-cooked meals instead of going to restaurants.


To save money for vacation is an epitome that Americans are changing their consumer behavior gradually after the financial crisis in 2008.


""After years of spending as if there were no tomorrow, consumers are now saving like there is a tomorrow,"" Richard Moody, chief economist at Regions Financial Corp, wrote to clients in March.


""Before the (financial) crisis, my family and I live on credit cards, now we have become very cautious about spending and we save enough money that can cover three-to-five month living cost nike cortez kenny sale ,"" said Richard White, 60, who works at the reception of a commercial apartment.


""Only the wealthiest in the nation, who always have enough money in their pockets, can keep their lifesty

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