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Tuesday, December 05, 2006 11:32:23 AM(UTC)
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Top Ten Ways to Avoid Mistletoe
An alert from the Anti-Mistletoe Activist Group (AMAG).
Don't you hate it? It's the worst part of Christmas, but it's
always there--lurking deviously behind curtains, doorways, and even
swinging on ceiling fans. The object of concern?
Yes, that innocent little bundle of leaves is more than capable of
causing divorces, road rage, and even wars.
How, you ask, might I avoid this minute mongrel?
Well, let me assure you, I am the practiced master at avoiding this
tiny tragedy, and have decided to pass my knowledge to less-fortunate
individuals. Thus, I give you ten ways to avoid coming into the line
of fire from this diminutive dictator.
Number one:
At some Christmas parties, you will find that your host, having gone overboard with his festivities, has hung our teeny tyrant above his front door in order to catch victims unaware. The best way to avoid coming into
contact with his schemes is to walk in, uninvited, through his back
door. Ha! You can't stop it from happening, but, have faith, it can be
Number two:
At the same party, your host may be a bit angry that you foiled his
plan for initial smooching, and may hang the petite problem above his
other doors. Do not fear! If all else fails, climb through the window.
If his windows do not open--or if they have alarm systems holding back
your escape--use the chimney. It may not be the cleanest option of
escape, but it is certainly feasible if you trust in that rock-climbing course you took last summer in the event of such an emergency. (If he lacks a chimney, you can revert to the unpopular method of hiding out in his basement until Christmas season has passed. Beware of "no trespassing" signs if this is the option of your choice.)
Number three:
Bosses have a tendency to hang our pretentious predator above the
doorway to his office, and, if you have an urge to beg for a raise, it
may be difficult to do so without being assaulted by admiring fellow
employees. There is a solution; bribe the window washers into taking
you to the boss's window, where you can knock, pleading him to open
the window and save you from your assailants. Ah, crisis averted, whether you get the raise or not! (Getting back out may cause a problem, but, if you are quick, you may be able to catch the window washers on their way down. If not, strap the boss's curtains to your waist and use them as a parachute. Coats work, too.)
Number four:
School Christmas dances can often be difficult, and, if I were you, I
would avoid the unprotected gym at all costs; but if you remain fixed
on going, I have a word of advice: never… enter… through… the doors!
The fire escape and air vent connected to the principal's office are
much safer options. (If in choosing the latter, don't wear a rented
tux or a $500 prom dress. You'll thank me later.)
Number five:
Some stores in your local mall might find it amusing to taunt you
with the midget mishap. They often place it in doorways, in aisles,
and above displays, so watch where you stand. To avoid this encounter, use mail-in catalogues and online shopping sites. Problem
Number six:
Some pranksters enjoy popping out of dumpsters and from behind fences to hold the small stinker above your head. To best avoid this unattractive display, always carry an umbrella with you--preferably one that pops out at the touch of a button. Another way to sidestep this situation is to never leave your house. Hey, you do the math! (Or, you could just run and risk slipping on the icy sidewalks and being caught anyway. Of course, this last option does not apply to those of us in the deep South. We can just run and hope not to get run over by the kids in shorts riding their bikes home from school.)
Number seven:
If I were you, I would avoid dating around the Christmas season for
this reason: if you are taking half of what I am saying seriously, you
should know that we Anti-Mistletoe activists are the sane ones. The alien
Pro-Mistletoe nuts were not meant for us. However, in dating someone
who has not yet shown their true colors, we can be tricked by that old
mistletoe-in-the-pocket routine. Guard your kisser, friends; puny
problems can be whisked out and over your head in an instant,
brainwashing you and making you think that there has never been a more
attractive person in the universe. (Note: actually, if you have been
taking half of what I'm saying seriously, you should not be dating in the first place.)
Number eight:
If you are visiting a friend's house while they are decorating for
the Christmas holiday, they might find it humorous to trap you by
hanging the microscopic mischance around their doors and windows--
this is especially dangerous if they were at the party mentioned in
options one and two, because they now know at least one of your escape
methods. Because they are friends, it is safe to take out a pair of sewing scissors and cut the trivial tribulation from the ceiling (Author's note: do not attempt this maneuver at any other location!!!!!! You might be looking for a new job before the Holidays are over.).
Number nine:
Believe it or not, I have actually seen a gargantuan mistletoe
hanging in the entrance to a parking garage! In case this bantam barrier ever stands between your car and snow-less protection, the best way to avoid it is thus: Park your car under the "employees only" covered parking area! Relax, you don't need to be an employee--as long as you don't get caught. If you are too timorous to attempt the "employee maneuver," just walk to the mall or hire a valet. But beware; they will want to be paid in something besides hot chocolate after work.
Number ten:
The best way to avoid all of the above, and is thus the top of my
ten, is the sensible mission of not leaving your house after Thanksgiving and staying locked up until after New Years. It is easy to hoard enough food to last you, because, if you dread mistletoe, you are single, and only have your mouth to feed. Just run to Wal-mart and plan out one meal for the forty days you'll be imprisoned safely in
your home, watching television and doing all of those things you never
had time to do (examples; studying a dead language or learning to decode Egyptian hieroglyphics). Hey, if Noah could survive the ark for forty days, than you can survive forty days in the comfort of your house or apartment!
I hope these brilliant methods for surviving the Christmas season
have been beneficial. To those of you who are not AMAG (Anti-Mistletoe
Activist Group) members and would like to join, visit us on the Web at:
Oh, and in other news, in the reading of this article you have
completely omitted me from any law suits carrying thus from breaking
and entering, bribery, umbrella assault, unauthorized parking, and
vandalism, for which you can be arrested from taking the advice of a
minor who has never yet come into contact with one of these tragedies
brought on by mistletoe and henceforth denies all claims she has
a very vivid imagination.
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Language: English. Published on May 18, 2013. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.
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(Editor's note: Camille Carr graduated from Clinton High School in 2011. She is a sophomore at Furman University and is one of the first recipients of the Simple Gifts scholarship in Sampson County.)
Furman University is a small, liberal arts university in Greenville, South Carolina. As a Simple Gifts Scholarship recipient, I have the opportunity to attend Furman University and enjoy many of the unique experiences that it offers. With approximately 2800 undergraduates, Furman is able to provide an intimate and personalized approach to college. One event which incoming freshmen experience is Orientation Week (O-week).
O-week is Furman's introduction to college life and is held during the first week, prior to the return of upperclassmen. Many larger universities have orientation sessions consisting mainly of campus tours, rooming assignments, and academic briefings. Furman's orientation staff and faculty work together to not only prepare incoming students for college life, but also to provide an enjoyable and exciting experience while welcoming the new students to their Furman family.
After arriving to campus, students quickly move in and begin to get ready for what the Orientation staff has prepared for them. Like most universities, a significant part of Furman's orientation is devoted to adapting to the campus, adjusting to college life, meeting new friends, and even addressing questions regarding academics, but that is where most similarities end. Because athletes and O-staff members are the only upperclassmen on campus during these first four days, the freshmen class is given the undivided attention of faculty and staff and truly feel welcomed to their new home. While O-week helps students adapt to their new life, it is also filled with exciting and interactive activities.
Throughout the week, the freshmen participate in various games and field activities as they team with members of their new hall in fierce but friendly competition to win O-week. Other daily activities include the president's picnic where students have the opportunity to meet Furman's president and tour his home, nightly movies in the outside amphitheater, and various bonding activities with each hall. The week culminates in our own personal carnival, complete with Ferris wheel, other carnival rides and games, and lots of nutritious carnival junk food.
The O-staff and faculty plan several months in advanced to provide the best week that Furman can offer. For each student, there is a different favorite memory and all feel a little more comfortable as they enter their new lives as college students. The activities, meetings, and opportunities that O-week offers truly bring the new class together as one. This year I have been selected as a member of the O-staff for the class of 2017. I look forward to planning and organizing orientation week and hope to provide an equally enjoyable and beneficial experience for my incoming fellow students.


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Mark and Mary Devlin were once overseas-publishing magnates, creating, among other magazines, Metropolis_⎯the widely circulated weekly English-speaker's guide to Tokyo⎯and the online newspaper _Japan Today. After 18 years of living in Japan, the couple moved with their two children to Sarasota, where they began yearning for the electrifying karaoke clubs so abundant in Tokyo. In particular, they missed the city's private rooms, where friends can sing for each other or practice Nobel acceptance speeches without fear, and so the entrepreneurial clan decided to open their own hot spot, Kroaky's, where a main lounge harmonizes with 10 fully equipped private chambers.
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Part of Speech: | verb |
Definition: | set to work |
Synonyms: | buckle down, deal with, dive into, plunge into, set to, start in on, tackle, take up, tear into |
Antonyms: | be lazy, slough off |
Main Entry: | dress down |
Part of Speech: | verb |
Definition: | scold |
Synonyms: | bawl out, berate, carpet, castigate, censure, chew out, lash, rail, rake over coals, ream, rebuke, reprimand, reprove, tear into, tell off, tongue-lash, upbraid |
Antonyms: | compliment, flatter, praise |
Main Entry: | excoriate |
Part of Speech: | verb |
Definition: | denounce, criticize |
Synonyms: | attack, berate, blister, castigate, censure, chastise, condemn, flay, lambaste, lash, rebuke, reproach, reprove, revile, scathe, scold, scorch, slash, tear into, upbraid, vilify |
Antonyms: | compliment, laud, praise |
Main Entry: | lash |
Part of Speech: | verb |
Definition: | criticize harshly |
Synonyms: | abuse, attack, baste, bawl out, belabor, berate, blister, castigate, censure, chew out, exprobate, flay, fulminate, jaw, lambaste, lampoon, ridicule, satirize, scold, tear into, tell off, tongue-lash, upbraid |
Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
Main Entry: | vilify |
Part of Speech: | verb |
Definition: | criticize very harshly |
Synonyms: | abuse, asperse, assail, attack, bad-mouth, berate, blister, call down, caluminate, censure, curse, cuss, damn, debase, decry, defame, denigrate, denounce, dig*, disparage, dress down, dump on, give a black eye, jinx, knock*, libel, malign, mistreat, mudsling, pan, put a whammy on, put down*, rag on, rap, revile, rip up, roast, run down, scorch, skin alive, slam*, slander, slur, smear, speak ill of, tear down, tear into, traduce, vituperate, voodoo |
Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
Main Entry: | vituperate |
Part of Speech: | verb |
Definition: | criticize harshly |
Synonyms: | abuse, accuse, asperse, bark at, bawl out, berate, blame, calumniate, castigate, censure, chew out, condemn, curse, denounce, find fault, growl, insult, lambaste*, lash, malign, rail, rate, reproach, revile, rip into, run down, scold, smear, tear into, tongue-lash, traduce, upbraid, vilify, yell at |
Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
Main Entry: | wade |
Part of Speech: | verb |
Definition: | plod, often through water |
Synonyms: | attack, attempt, bathe, drudge, fall to, ford, get feet wet, get stuck in, go for, initiate, jump in, labor, launch, light into, paddle, pitch in, set about, set to, splash, start, stumble, tackle, tear into, toil, trek, walk, work through |
Main Entry: | attack |
Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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Concept: | Attack. |
Category: | 1. Conditional antagonism |
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attack; assault, assault and battery; onset, onslaught, charge., aggression, offense; incursion, inroad, invasion; irruption; outbreak; estrapade, ruade; coupe de main, sally, sortie, camisade, raid, foray; run at, run against; dead set at., storm, storming; boarding, escalade; siege, investment, obsession, bombardment, cannonade., fire, volley; platoon fire, file fire; fusillade; sharpshooting, broadside; raking fire, crossfire; volley of grapeshot, feu d'enfer., cut, thrust, lunge, pass, passado, carte and tierce, home thrust; coupe de bec; kick, punch (impulse)., battue, razzia, Jacquerie, dragonnade; devastation; eboulement., assailant, aggressor, invader., base of operations, point of attack; echelon.
attack, assault, assail; invade; set upon, fall upon; charge, impugn, break a lance with, enter the lists., assume the offensive, take the offensive; be the aggressor, become the aggressor; strike the first blow, throw the first stone at; lift a hand against, draw the sword against; take up the cudgels; advance against, march against; march upon, harry; come on, show fight., strike at, poke at, thrust at; aim a blow at, deal a blow at; give one a blow, fetch one a blow, fetch one a kick, give one a kick; have a cut at, have a shot at, take a cut at, take a shot at, have a fling at, have a shy at; be down upon, pounce upon; fall foul of, pitch into, launch out against; bait, slap on the face; make a thrust at, make a pass at, make a set at, make a dead set at; bear down upon., close with, come to close quarters;, bring to bay., ride full tilt against; attack tooth and nail., let fly at, dash at, run a tilt at, rush at, tilt at, run at, fly at, hawk at, have at, let out at; make a dash, make a rush at; strike home; drive one hard; press one hard; be hard upon, run down, strike at the root of., lay about one, run amuck., draw a bead on [U.S.]., fire upon, fire at, fire a shot at; shoot at, pop at, level at, let off a gun at; open fire, pepper, bombard, shell, pour a broadside into; fire a volley, fire red-hot shot; spring a mine., throw a stone, throw stones at; stone, lapidate, pelt; hurl at, hurl against, hurl at the head of; rock [U.S.], beset, besiege, beleaguer; lay siege to, invest, open the trenches, plant a battery, sap, mine; storm, board, scale the walls., cut and thrust, bayonet, butt; kick, strike (impulse); whipe (punish).
attacking; aggressive, offensive, obsidional., up in arms.
on the offensive.
"the din of arms, the yell of savage rage, the shriek of agony, the groan of death" [Southey]; "their fatal hands no second stroke intend' [Paradise Lost]; "thirst
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INEVITABLY, WHEN something cool comes out, it will influence everything that immediately follows. That's what happened with Avatar. In 2009, we all went to see it in 3D, and the following year stores were packed with 3D TVs and 3D Blu-ray players.
There was no shortage of cool stuff being pitched by TV makers at this year's CES. While 55-inch OLED sets around 4 millimeters thick nabbed the spotlight (rightly so, since they weren't prototypes but actual products scheduled to come out in 2012), we were also surprised by the number of 4K models — some of which were also real products on target for a 2012 release.
Not that 2D images can convey what 3D looks like, but here are some images that'll give you an idea about the limitations of current glasses-free 3D.
These images are from Toshiba's booth, where they were showing off some surprisingly complete-looking autostereoscopic 3D TVs.
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an alliance of many gangs. they are aligned against the people gang alliance. they rep the pitchfork and the 6 point star and usually wear black, white and sometimes blue. Folks ride people die.
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A Gangster Nation formed under the 6 point star of David. reps the pitchforks up the cane down the sword down the 3 point crown up the 5 point crown down. we hate Vicci Lous,Bumblebeez, MuMus, slobs, piss stones, and everybody that reps the jive we also hate crips that try to rep the 6 and the pitchfork they are fake as hell. our colors are Black, White, Grey, and Babyblue but not dark blue that is in fact a crip color we dont disrespect until disrespected and real Folks only fight when we have to but we have to alot. 6 in the sky jive gonna die, Folks dont die we multiply!!!!!!6 up
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Dem real niggaz from the hood that claim GD and stay tru to their shit Ay I'm bout to go get folks to handle these niggaz I'm beefing with around tha corner
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a greeting of a friend or some one ur cool with ay whatup folks
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A nation under the 6 point star of David, reps the pitchforks and swords and canes going down. The arch rival of people nation sets. Folks consist of GD, BD, LRZ,MLD, IGD, and others. colors are Black, White, Grey, and Baby Blue, not to be confused with dark blue which crips wear. how can someone hurt my folks when they are close to me?
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Relatives. Can refer to just parents or entire immediate family; sometimes even to extended family. Most commonly heard in the Southern and Midwestern heartland of the U.S. So are your folks coming over for Easter, or are you gonna go visit them?
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p. noun: People, not necessarily related, to whom you are close. "I didn't know you and T-Roy were folks."
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Forgive me, faithful With Leatherheads, for I have sinned. I saw this story loosely related to Reading Football Club the other day and whispered to myself ever so gently, "Hey, maybe throw up a post about those losers" before pouring myself into a bubble bath, but then I forgot because I'm old and stupid. Anyway, Reading is currently only three points better than Queens Park for dead last in the Barclays Premier League standings, so it's safe to say that they're not having the best season, at least on the field.
If I wanted to be an optimist, though, I'd say that Reading is only 48 points out of first place, but then I'd probably incite a soccer hooligan riot in the comments, because I never ever get soccer terminology right. That said, I'll stick to what I know and what I know is that Reading is owned by 30-year old Anton Zingarevich, who is the son of Russian billionaire Boris Zingarevich. And if Jason Bourne and James Bond movies have taught me anything, it's that Russian billionaires make all of their money by stealing oil pipelines from other billionaires.
So what does a few billion dollars buy a 30-year old? For starters, obviously, a professional soccer club. But much more importantly – since the club in question is awful – this status has also landed Anton a 23-year old wife named Katsia, who just so happens to be a Victoria's Secret Angel, which is something that is obviously very important to me based on what interests me.


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This web seminar will examine the business and technical challenges involved in the electrical design of Off-Highway vehicles, in particular the need to cut design-cycle times and product cost while improving quality.
New design tools are needed to achieve these gains. Design tools that can speed design yet automate many of the most time consuming and labor-intensive tasks. The webinar will show how companies using the VeSys electrical design and harness design tools are cutting the cost of design, raising product quality, and reducing product cost.
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John is a product marketing manager at Mentor Graphics' Integrated Electrical Systems Division (IESD). He worked for 11 years as an R&D manager with a leading European truck manufacturer, then with a knowledge-based software company for nine years in a variety of technical, sales, and marketing roles. In 1997 John founded a software company that developed tools for electrical design in the automotive and aerospace sectors. Mentor Graphics acquired his company and hired John in 2003.
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Canada I believe is sending planes towards the no fly zone in Libya, but I can't say for sure. Russia, I don't think.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA WIKIPEDIA!!! And you tell ME to base my judgements on reliable sources. NO Maxiboy, I don't get informed about world affairs on the internet, I prefer to watch TV and listen to the news, reading the newspaper and trusting in real journalism, instead of random internet links posted on gnr forums.See those links at the bottom of a page? Those are sources, with information, apparently something else you don't know. Can't fault you, I mean I should have known better than to treat you like an intellectual equal.Secondly, WOW! Television! THE source of non-manipulative information! Surely they won't play on the fears of their viewers to gain more ratings. Wait a sec...Apparently they lack an adequate education system in Argentina because television is the most biased source of information.Apparently, true facts arrive earlier to countries such as mine, free of media brainwashing and manipulation. Look how soon I learnt about the poisoned food in Japan. I think (hope, suppose) by now you've already confirmed I didn't heard about it on TMZ.Tell me, where exactly in that did you fucking get "Japan's Prime Minister begged for international aid. How fine can a country be when their territory is poisoning and with no prospects of industrial activities for the next few decades."I read all the time kid. I wish I could read a little bit less to make a living, reading is how I worsened my astigmatism and that explains why every now and then I misspelt some words out of sight tiredness . dunno if you can understand that, are you bilingual? Do you read often?Yes I read, and I don't misspell words that are right in front of my face, excuses excuses.Where did I hear about the Prime Minister begging for international aid???On the daily news. Unfortunately for my peace of mind, I live in a kind of family where we have breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner watching at the daily news. Just a familiar custom.And that phrase was a headline news, forecasted repeatedly here:http://www.tn.com.ar/ that's the website of the news channel.Here it reads quite clearly: "Japón lucha contrarreloj e imploró la ayuda mundial para intentar controlar la dramática situación en la planta Fukushima I" Use yahoo translator, I charge for this 0,25 USD per Word.http://www.lv16.com/r7/nota.php?id=005515&titulo=Crece-el-temor-a-un-desastre-at%F3mico-en-Jap%F3nTaken from the most respectable newspaper (La Nación). I wish you had the same access to information as I do.Hi, here's a bit of a news update for you, they're doing fine, the disaster zone is approximately 30 km in radius.http://www.sify.com/news/condition-at-fukushima-n-plant-improving-japan-news-international-ldtxEggeibe.htmlOh yeah, by the way, that whole "radiation" crap? Bullshit:http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/651035.htmlI don't know what kind of news show you're watching but it's obviously fear driven propaganda. Sad how you fall for it really. JACK SHIT FUCK… You missed faggot, pussy, wanker. Is that your best? Oh all hail Maxi Powers, the wizard of word articulation First, there're no fix rules on slang. Second, that's how we call them, why should I change it? http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/YanquiYou use a translator and you don't know that the translation is Yankee? That's pathetic even by your standards Marko, he's right, Sorry. This is just that I'm tired by now.
True or not, I do not know. But this I have not seen in any Western media so far.These pictures are from Libyan television taken about 2 weeks ago. Citizens of Zavia celebrate the liberation of the city from insurgents.Oh hai, welcome to the world of media propaganda. As you may or may not know, the media in Libya is controlled my Qaddafi's regime. Do you seriously expect Qaddafi to put something like soldiers firing on civilians on HIS OWN network?
And don't even get me fucking started on that "No industrial activities for the next few decades" bullshit. Clearly you don't know jack shit so just shut the fuck up and go back to trying to seduce men on the forums, because anything involving facts is NOT your forte.
I know this bitch, she's such a bore. If she weren't a witch, she could be a whore.
I didn't say I didn't believe you, my point was that I don't care that NATO bombed civilians in your country. There's a difference.
You can insult the politicians, but don't you fucking dare insult the troops. They are there to stop the massacre. They are not there to slaughter innocents, they are there to stop a madman. What gives you the right to insult the men and women who are protecting the Libyans from further bloodshed?
Oh hai, welcome to the world of media propaganda. As you may or may not know, the media in Libya is controlled my Qaddafi's regime. Do you seriously expect Qaddafi to put something like soldiers firing on civilians on HIS OWN network?
Apparently a new Amy Winehouse 'Greatest Hits' collection is coming out, but the tinfoil and spoons aren't included.
Interesting....The 2 biggest oil producers in the northern hemisphere don't seem to give a shit what happens in the Middle-East.Politicians and troops should NOT be viewed in the same light though.
(Be more precise, it is obvious that we are talking about civilians and not about the bombing.)I can agree with the fact that you do not care, but I can not understand that you will continue to speak this:
This is simply a revenge mission by the US on Libya. This will teach them a lesson for attacking Doc Emmett Brown in Back to the Future....... Damn Libyans
True or not, I do not know. But this I have not seen in any Western media so far.These pictures are from Libyan television taken about 2 weeks ago. Citizens of Zavia celebrate the liberation of the city from insurgents.
Yeah, he has supporters too. but since it's not of the allies' convinience, they're only showing one side of mirror. It's as if USA had decided to bomb Buenos Aires after watching the riots of 2001 and how De la Rua ordered to suppress public demonstrations. So since the police killed an insurgent, they throw 3 bombs and kill 50 civillians "to restore peace". They should've sent a NEUTRAL commission to investigate what the people's mood regarding government is. Only when you LIVE in a territory for some time you get to lean the true ins and outs of the people. Let's take my current government for instance: she's the most corrupt, irritating and despicable president we¿ve ever have. But when she has to make public statements , she rents a stadium and fills it with payed supporters, and that's what she sells to the world. Those payed supporters are mercenaries disguised as political activists. If in the next elections another president wins, she could pay them to go and make a huge manifestation and provoke a civil war and they'd do it. and how can other nations know better than ourselves about our situation? who are they to judge
I do apologize. That was a stupid thing to say, I wasn't thinking. I honestly do care about the civilian deaths that occurred during the bombings. I really do. I am sorry.Look, what happened back then was tragic, but we are talking about now, not then.
To add on to what I said, Canada has about 2,500-2,830 troops in Afghanistan right now, though they are pulling out this year they say.Couldn't agree more.
That's ok. I just wanted to show you another side of the story, which obviously does not come to you, because it can happen again in Libya.
I guess that debunks that one then. I genuinely had no idea if they were involved though.
for better or for worse, I'm much older than you and I've experienced more things that what you ever will. Since I dont think you have much of a social life inside 666's arsehole. How's life there, is it cozy? hey, at least you have internet connection. as you see, at my age I dont get intimidated by a pretencious kid with more guts than brain. And if I dont reply again it's cause you dont exist, dont live up to me bye
(Be more precise, it is obvious that we are talking about civilians and not about the bombing.)I can agree with the fact that you do not care, but I can not understand that you will continue to speak this:Ok, but do you know who controls 90% of the world's media?


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Name: | Bianca |
Japanese Name: | ベル Belle |
Age: | 10 or more |
Hometown: | Nuvema Town |
Region: | Unova |
Family: | Unnamed father |
Class: | Trainer |
Friends: | Ash Iris Cilan Stephan Virgil(love interest) Cameron Luke |
First Appearance: | BW013 |
Voice actor: | Shizuka Itō (Japanese)
Bella Hudson (English) |
Bianca is Pokémon trainer that first appeared in Minccino-Neat and Tidy!, where she was attempting to capture a Minccino with her Pignite. She later appeared in A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition! in which she decided to stay with the group for a bit. And in the next episode she tried to capture an Emolga. After Iris captured Emolga she stayed for another episode and then she left. Bianca seems to have a messy lifestyle . She also tends to keep all her belongings dirty and dusty. She reappeared in Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!.
Bianca has a father who worries about her, and made her promise to come home if she loses to Elesa, when they are shortly reunited in Nimbasa City. But thanks to Ash, Iris and Cilan, Bianca's dad realized how great traveling is and allows Bianca to stay on her journey to become strong.
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A peaceful demonstration from Benghazi, the Libyan city where a U.S. ambassador was killed in a consulate attack Tuesday. "Chris Stevens was a friend to all Libyans."
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I have lived in Libya for years, this was not staged or anything. These people LOVE Americans, and want more people to come into their country, but the extremists keep messing it up for them! I feel sorry for the Libyans. Many Libyans I have met say that they just want to GET OUT of Libya. That, I think, is very sad. People should love their country and be proud of it. I have also BEEN AND SEEN that exact place where the pictures are taken, and Libyans are nice, sincere people, so SHAME ON ALL OF YOU WHO SAID IT WAS PHOTOSHOPPED! Now, I will not reply to anyone who replies to this, so thank you, and good bye. GOOD LUCK LIBYA!
Once again, all Muslims have to apologize for what a few crazy people that claim to be part of our religion did. RIP Christopher Stevens.
I Went there and saw that. There was also a note attached that said this: To the soul of his Excellency, Mr. Ambassador: Christopher Stevens. May your soul rest in peace, we didn't offer a suitable safety. There's bats work in the dark to poison the relationship between. You were opened heart to all Libyans, the lost is all their mine. Now every Libyan with a sense keeps saying to himself: Here I'm on the road again after tragedy of losing you Mr. Chris. I'm fully sure that the world is not becoming a better place after leaving. CNN said you are a HERO, that's right but not hero only, but Martyr too, for Libyan revolution. You got the honor, Mr. Stevens, to get in the National book of Libya. Which it has been written by blood of young Martyrs of 60,000. Givin' their souls on golden plate for our children to rise in freedom, dignity, honesty, courage, that's all what you stand with Libyan people to the last moment, that's all present in your kind personality Mr. Ambassador, there's no words for people, cuz words still words and go. But the pain and sort remain, but it's all pain and sort too, what a lost in Tuesday, you're gone, Tuesday gone, honest man gone. FROM THE PEOPLE OF BENGHAZI 20-09-2012
Do you people really see sadness on those face? If you do, please point it out to me. Here we are, Americans fighting Americans. Well, no worries people of Libya. Our president is one of you. His scare tactic is only to appease those of us who are truly and wholly pissed off at you. you can drop your fake signs and keep smiling because you have nothing to fear. Get a world renound psychoanalyst to take a gander at these photos and they will tell you just how "staged" they are. Enjoy your hatrid and your Allah and leave it to us to mourn the lives of our people. God have mercy on your souls!
hello everybody iam libyan girl from benghazi i would like to say that we are sorry for what happened to people who helped us the most me and all my friend are sad for this and i understand your anger at moment but you should know that those criminal doesn't represent us i just took my visa to visit us 2 days before attack and for the first time i was worried from your reaction but after seeing your nice comment of how you appreciate our apology and it is only small group of people now iam eager to visit us and tell them that benghazi people want peace and we need your help to achieve that..
I didn't see the any of the leadership holding up signs. Maybe they will bring it to the whitehouse on next visit. We can give them a new flag to fly over our embassy. One our President hasn't saluted yet
This made me happy. Thanks Benghazi citizens! Your support is appreciated.
Looks like a gathering of government employees sent by their bosses because they don't want the US to stop sending them $$$
We're all human beings on equal ground. Unconditional love should be all there ever is between us. Everything that we let separates us is only a grand illusion. Money, power, politics, religion, etc… doesn't make anyone better or worse than the next. It's not a game about who's right or who's wrong. It's time to stand and help each other rise to our feet. Love and light to everyone of you.
Look at the number of people in these pictures…100 individuals at most. Then compare with pictures of the mob who stormed the embassy; they were thousands of people. If I would be one of the individuals apologizing for the murders of Americans, I would be very, very afraid.
Thank you to the people of Benghazi for your heartfelt love and empathy and to all the people of Libya for your expressions of sympathy and kindness. I also apologize for the cruel and uninformed comments posted here by so many Americans. I know if we reach out to each other, people to people, with love, that we can transcend all so-called differences. We are all human: we all need love and understanding: we are all one.
Those who killed the ambassador Chris Stevens and his team ,, will be arrested soon … and they will be punished for what they did ,,
for me as a witness of the libyan revolution from Benghazi USA government really supported us and played a major role to get red of Gaddafi's regime and Army … Sorry Obama … Sorry Clinton ,,,, sorry All American people


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Year of Release : 2001
Stars : Robert Redford (Nathan Muir), Brad Pitt (Tom Bishop), Catherine McCormack (Elizabeth Hadley), Stephen Dillane (Charles Harker), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Gladys Jennip), Larry Bryggman (Troy Folger)
In Spy Game, Robert Redford plays Nathan Muir, a 30-year veteran agent of the C.I.A. who finds out on the day of his retirement that his prot�g�, Tom Bishop (Brad Pitt), has been captured while trying to liberate a prisoner from a Chinese prison during a rogue mission and is schedule to be executed in 24 hours. The real problem for Muir is that the top brass at the C.I.A. are looking for ways to cut Bishop loose in order to save face during crucial trade negotiations with China. When Nathan is brought in to the briefing, the government bureaucrats aren't looking for information that will help save Bishop, but rather information that will seal his fate�the sacrifice of one for the "greater good."
Ironically, this is exactly what Muir had been teaching Bishop, that men in their line of work sometimes have to use and sacrifice other people to achieve other ends. Bishop, an idealist who was nonetheless born for espionage, never quite understood this. Muir, however, being the seasoned pro, understands it perfectly, which is why his actions throughout Spy Game are so subversive. Essentially going against everything he has ever believed about his profession, Muir actively works against his own agency to save Bishop. Working the telephones, digging up information, conning fellow agents, and tapping old connections, Muir puts his entire career's worth of experience into one 24-hour mission to get Bishop out, regardless of the diplomatic fall-out likely to ensue (which, conveniently, is left to our imaginations).
Much of Spy Game unfolds in a jagged flashback structure. We see Muir and Bishop's relationship develop starting in the mid-1970s when they first meet in Vietnam, where Muir gives the young Bishop a dangerous assassination assignment. Much of the action then takes place in Beirut in the mid-1980s, where Bishop falls in love with a British revolutionary turned aid worker named Elizabeth Hadley (Catherine McCormack). This develops into a decisive wedge between Muir and Bishop, and it results in a fall-out. When Bishop is captured by the Chinese (the year at this point is 1991), he and Muir have not spoken in six years.
Thus, one of the crucial elements of Spy Game is that it has to convince us that Muir would undermine his entire belief system to rescue a man with whom he has had no contact in more than half a decade (he's not risking his career, though, since he's retiring that day). In this respect, the movie succeeds quite well, as the complex mentor-prot�g� / surrogate father-son relationship between the two men is well developed and convincing. Redford and Pitt, who worked together previously when Redford directed Pitt in his first major role in 1992's A River Runs Through It, strike a fine chemistry together, suggesting both deep affection and barely repressed competition. As much as Bishop respects Muir, you always get the sense that he is trying to get out from underneath his mentor's shadow, and it's unfortunate that it takes a major ideological rift between them for him to accomplish that.
Unfortunately, the movie stumbles badly in its portrayal of the relationship between Bishop and Elizabeth. Simply put, their relationship is never developed in a way that makes it believable that Bishop would sacrifice so much for her, including the lives of others (his allegiance to her at one point causes a large operation to misfire, resulting in extensive damage and unnecessary deaths). Elizabeth remains a sketchy and ill-defined character, and it is significant that she and Bishop have no intimate scenes together to show what they see in each other. Catherine McCormack is a good actress, but she has essentially been given a plot point, not a role, to play.
Director Tony Scott (Crimson Tide, Enemy of the State) has done enough movies of this sort that at times it feels like he's sleepwalking through the hyperkinetic camera movements and rapid-fire editing. He stages the movie as a series of eye-grabbing setpieces; even when Muir and Bishop are heaving a conversation, the scene is hyperstylized by placing them on top of a building and having a helicopter-mounted camera constantly circling them from afar. It's as if he doesn't trust the audience to stick with the story unless something is in motion. He does a good job of evoking the various time periods and conflicts that form that movie's background, with the scenes in war-torn Beirut being especially gripping. But, because the story itself is inherently flawed in not properly developing the human relationships needed to explain the characters' actions, too much of the movie comes off as overwrought style in search of a better story.
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Bona® Hardwood Floor Mop Motion
Premium spray mop with sonic motion power that gives an extra cleaning boost so you spend less time on stuck on messes. Combines Bona's premium no-residue cleaner with a durable, high quality microfiber mop. Safe for use on wood, no-residue. Sonic motion deep cleaning offers 4 times more cleaning power to remove stuck on messes. Accepts use with Bona® Hardwood Floor Cleaner in a 33 oz. refillable mop cartridge (included). Includes refillable mop cartridge, batteries and microfiber cleaning pad. Imported.
Bona® Hardwood Floor Mop Motion
Recommended by cleaning lady & floor installer
I really like this mop even though it's the 2nd one I've had to purchase. If this one quit working I'd buy a 3rd one, but I'm hoping that won't happen. The brand Bona was recommended to me by our wood flooring installer & this applicator was recommended by my cleaning lady. I especially like the polish. Also the different pads for cleaner & polish are easily cleaned & changed. Lightweight & easy to store.
March 14, 2013
Bona has wonderful customer service
I love the mop and used it for approx. 1 year and the trigger broke. I was kind of upset because I believed the product should last for multiple years. I decided to e-mail Bona and tell them what happened. Much to my surprise they said they would replace it because it shouldn't have broken. In less than a week I received the replacement in the mail, free of charge. That is the best customer service I have seen in a long time! A great company that stands behind their products---amazing!
February 27, 2013
Love the spray radius
I was very excited about how well this cleaned until the handle broke after about 5 min into cleaning.
But, I took it to bed bath & beyond and they immediately gave me a new one. I hope this one will not break because I love the way it cleans!
October 18, 2012
Just not worth the $
I bought this hoping for an efficient/quick hardwood floor cleaner. The handle is very hard and wide (for arthritic hands) and within 3 weeks the entire handle mechanism
became dysfunctional. The pump action broke, the handle fell apart-
I really liked it (despite the painful handle) for about 2 weeks.
I am returning it today.
October 18, 2012
Bona Hardwood Floor Mop Motion - Stubborn dirt and messes can happen. Rely on Bona to help. Bona Hardwood Floor Cleaner. Safe for wood. Refillable mop cartridge. Non-toxic, biodegradable. No dulling residue. Easy on and off button. Easily cuts through mud and grime while the washable microfiber pad lifts and traps dirt. Durable, lightweight. Deactivate sonic motion for easy everyday cleaning of your floor. Quick and easy. Bona Hardwood Floor Cleaner. Used by professionals since 1919. |
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