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Allawi tarred with the MKO's Saddamist brush
(who is Struan Stevenson?)
... Struan Stevenson is a strong advocate of the Washington/Zionist backed foreign terrorist group, Mojahedin-e Khalq(MKO) which continues with its illegal presence in Iraq. The Government of Iraq had charged that the MKO have been actively interfering in Iraqi affairs over the past six years. The MKO base Camp Ashraf (now Camp New Iraq) was used as a covert meeting place for Saddamists ...
(Alejo Vidal-Quadras , Mojahedin Khalq logo, Struan stevenson )
Iran-Interlink, March12, 2010
Ayad Allawi is being dragged into a controversy created by Western Baathist supporters.
Struan Stevenson MEP, Chair of the European Parliament's Iraq Delegation has said he has received many letters claiming that widespread fraud had taken place in the Iraqi election on March 7.
Struan Stevenson is a strong advocate of the Washington/Zionist backed foreign terrorist group, Mojahedin-e Khalq(MKO) which continues with its illegal presence in Iraq. The Government of Iraq had charged that the MKO have been actively interfering in Iraqi affairs over the past six years. The MKO base Camp Ashraf (now Camp New Iraq) was used as a covert meeting place for Saddamists. The MKO also has some of its members working in the European Parliament.
Mass letter writing and scaremongering accusations without evidence are typical MKO tactics.
Before the election, former Iraqi MP Saleh al-Mutlaq was barred from standing for election because of his association with the MKO – he channelled funds for the terrorist organisation.
Now, after the election, Struan Stevenson has claimed "Major efforts are exercised to deny the win of former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi".
It looks as though Mr Allawi is also being tarnished by association with supporters of the former Saddam regime.
While Iranian students protest their government, MKO plots against the Iraqi people fail
... while he was in Jordan, Mr Stevenson again raised the issue of the MKO in Iraq and how they could be helped. Jordan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs answered that Mr Stevenson "could resolve the situation by offering all 3400 PMOI refugees visas to come to live in Scotland!" No doubt this was not the kind of help Mr Stevenson was looking for ...
(Alejo Vidal-Quadras , Mojahedin Khalq logo, Struan stevenson )
By Anne Singleton, Iran-Interlink, December 8, 2009
Just as the MKO (aka NCRI) had no presence in Iran during the protests following Iran's June elections, this time on 7th December (16th Azar - the day of national student protests) the MKO were also nowhere to be found. Instead, the next day, after trawling the Iranian newspapers for lists of protests throughout Iran, Maryam Rajavi kindly and thoughtfully (in case we didn't know) informed the world through her websites that many Iranians vehemently and vocally oppose their government.
Without doubt the era of Rajavi's association with Iranian politics has come to its inevitable end. Indeed, since 2002 the MKO have had no involvement in Iranian affairs except as second-hand news peddlers.
Still, the group is extremely active, lobbying parliaments and media. But on what issue?
The simple answer is – Iraq. The MKO's websites are focused on Iraq and the cult's situation there. The latest legal straw the group is grasping at is to somehow exploit an aspect of Spanish law which deals with international issues. But with no connection to Spain and no legal status in the international community except as a terrorist entity, the MKO really does not have any realistic hope that Spanish law can be used to force the Government of Iraq to allow it to remain as a terrorist group in their country. No doubt this will be a deep disappointment to the MKO's backers and advocates – particularly those in the European Parliament.
Now, another huge blow has been dealt the MKO as Iraq's parliament has unanimously approved a new electoral law, paving the way for elections early next year. Although the US's RAND report makes it clear that the MKO should have been disbanded in 2003, the Americans have preserved and promoted the group for a specific task – to facilitate the eventual return of pro-western elements (such as former Saddamists) into the Government of Iraq.
Since 2003, the MKO's base at Camp Ashraf has been the meeting place for former Saddamists, insurgent Baathists and Al Qaida in Iraq. Countless meetings have taken place under the eyes of the American soldiers at the camp – 14 of whom lost their lives protecting the MKO.
No surprise then that at the start of the new European parliament, well-known MKO lobbying MEPs, Mr Struan Stevenson and Mr Alejo Vidal-Quadras, made a significant leap from membership of the Iran Delegation to sit on the Iraq Delegation, where Mr Stevenson is Chairman.
One of the issues to be raised as an immediate concern in the Iraq Delegation's first meeting in September was not the desperate plight of 31+ million Iraqis suffering massive bomb blasts and consequent insecurity (let's generously assume that was a given concern) but to support the demands of the MKO leaders to keep their 3400 Iranian cult members trapped in Camp Ashraf in Diyala province.
Members of the Iraq Delegation plan to visit Iraq in early January. But by the time the second meeting of the Iraq Delegation was held in November, the Chair, Mr Stevenson , had been invited to visit Jordan – where the former Saddamist Baathists including Izzat Ebrahim, Massoud Rajavi and Saddam Hussein's family have taken refuge – to "have an exchange of views with various political figures involved in the political process in Iraq".
(Izzat Ebrahim and Massoud Rajavi still at large)
Mindful that the MKO will not be able to remain in Iraq and a new terrorist base will have to be found for the cult, while he was in Jordan, Mr Stevenson again raised the issue of the MKO in Iraq and how they could be helped. Jordan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs answered that Mr Stevenson "could resolve the situation by offering all 3400 PMOI refugees visas to come to live in Scotland!" No doubt this was not the kind of help Mr Stevenson was looking for.
The MKO's activities are currently linked to their role in Iraq. The group has been used as a cover to meddle in Iraq's political process and facilitate – through a violent insurgency – an increase in the role of Saddamists in the country. The agenda has not been successful and the demise of the MKO to those promoting this agenda is sad but inevitable. It remains to be seen who will have the heart to rescue the 3400 cult members who have so far had no say in their situation and no escape from their exploitation.
Although it was not seriously expected that Mr Stevenson offer asylum to the whole MKO in Scotland, it is surely not unreasonable that these people be offered asylum and dispersed between the many European countries which make up the European Union.
(Massoud and Maryam Rajavi theMojahedin Khalq cult leaders)
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No Baathists to sneak through elections in Muthanna – official
(Iraq disappoints supporters of Saddamists in West)
... the Iraqi constitution has openly banned any Baathists, or members of the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein regime's Baath Party, from practicing any political activities in Iraq ...
Aswat al Iraq, November 27, 2009
MUTHANNA / Aswat al-Iraq: The Debaathification (Accountability & Justice) Department in al-Muthanna province would never allow any Baathists to run in the forthcoming elections, the department chief said on Friday, revealing that 14 Baathists managed to run in the past provincial council elections in Muthanna.
"Names of candidates in the coming parliamentary elections would be neatly verified so as to guarantee that Baathists' candidature would not be repeated like the case with the past provincial elections," Mohammed Ismail Shibr told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
The Muthanna chief Baathifier pointed out that the Iraqi constitution has openly banned any Baathists, or members of the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein regime's Baath Party, from practicing any political activities in Iraq.
The Debaathification Department had been set up after the fall of Saddam's regime in 2003 under Ahmed Chalabi. The name was later changed to be the Accountability & Justice Department as part of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's national reconciliation initiative in 2006.
(Alejo Vidal-Quadras , Mojahedin Khalq logo, Struan stevenson )
(Chemical attack on Halabche, Kurdistan, Iraq)
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Maliki: No place for the Mojahedin Khalq (MKO, MEK Rajavi cult) in Iraq
... Our demand is fair, we do not force them to return to Iran and do not allow them to stay permanently in Camp Ashraf. There is no place for them in Iraq after the crimes they have committed against the Iraqi people by exercising their terrorism and because of their cooperation with the Baathists and their interference in Iraq's domestic affairs ...
Al Forat TV, Baghdad, November 23, 2009
Link to the original report (Arabic)
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said he "no place for the MKO in Iraq."
According to a statement issued by Maliki's office: "The Prime Minister today received the new President of the International Red Cross mission in Iraq McKenna Bart."
The statement quoted Maliki as saying: "Our demand is fair, we do not force them to return to Iran and do not allow them to stay permanently in Camp Ashraf. There is no place for them in Iraq after the crimes they have committed against the Iraqi people by exercising their terrorism and because of their cooperation with the Baathists and their interference in Iraq's domestic affairs."
On the issue of missing Kuwaitis, Maliki said: "The issue of missing Kuwaitis is humanitarian and not political, and we are fully prepared to cooperate with our brothers in Kuwait."
He continued: "We confirmed our commitment to cooperate on missing Kuwaiti property and money in letters previously to the United Nations and the Government of Kuwait, and seek to end this humanitarian issue, and seek to protect the integrity of the remains of any missing Kuwaitis."
He added: "Iraq has overcome many difficulties during the past two years, and [we see] the development and improvement on what the security situation was before."
For his part, according to the statement, the head of the Red Cross praised the developments witnessed by Iraq and Iraq's commitment to resolving the issue of missing Kuwaitis, referring to the adoption of the International Committee of Red Cross' joint efforts with the Iraqi government and its cooperation in this respect.
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Iraq airs confessions of suspects in huge bombings
Baghdad bombers are officers of Saddam's army helped by Saudi Nationals
... Two of the three men had been officers in Saddam's army and in recordings shown to reporters they said a Saudi national assisted them as they drove three cars from Taji, 25 kilometres (15 miles) north of Baghdad...
AFP, November 22, 2009
Iraqi state television on Sunday broadcast the confessions of three men said to have plotted two massive bombings in Baghdad on October 25 that left more than 150 people dead and hundreds wounded.
The men are members of the Baath party, the outlawed political movement of ousted dictator Saddam Hussein, which the government holds responsible for mounting deadly attacks throughout the country, officials said.
Major General Qassim Atta, spokesman for the Iraqi army's Baghdad division, said the men confessed to a judge that they orchestrated the bombings at the justice ministry and the capital's local government headquarters.
Two of the three men had been officers in Saddam's army and in recordings shown to reporters they said a Saudi national assisted them as they drove three cars from Taji, 25 kilometres (15 miles) north of Baghdad.
The cars contained explosives that were transferred days later to the truck and minibus that were used in the attacks, according to the broadcast.
The plotters also confessed they had scouted the area of the justice ministry and Baghdad governorate building, taking pictures of the targets in the days leading up to the bombings.
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on November 10 announced the arrest of 73 people from the Baath party and Al-Qaeda whom he said were implicated in the attacks, the most deadly to hit Iraq in more than two years
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73 Saddamists, Al-Queda members arrested over Oct 25 terrorist attack in Baghdad
... "Why did you choose the justice ministry?" Maliki said, recalling one of the transcripts he had consulted, to which the suspect replied: "Because it has a lot of glass and would maximise the number of victims." ...
AFP, Baghdad, Nobember 10, 2009
Iraq PM says 73 arrests in Oct 25 attacks probe
Iraq has arrested 73 people suspected of playing a direct role in two massive bombs that killed more than 150 people in Baghdad on October 25, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Tuesday.
They are suspected of working on the orders of the outlawed Baath party of executed dictator Saddam Hussein, and included members of Al-Qaeda, Maliki told reporters in Baghdad.
He said he had personally scrutinised transcripts of interviews with those arrested in connection with the attacks at the justice ministry and the Baghdad provincial government headquarters, and referred to the questions asked.
"Why did you choose the justice ministry?" Maliki said, recalling one of the transcripts he had consulted, to which the suspect replied: "Because it has a lot of glass and would maximise the number of victims."
"Who ordered you to do this," Maliki continued, saying the suspect answered: "The Baath party," according to the transcript.
The attacks, which also left 500 people wounded, punctured confidence in Iraq's security forces and led to the arrests of more than 60 soldiers and police, including 13 officers, for negligence.
Maliki, whose political strength as premier has been built on security gains and being able to lessen the country's violent death toll, said the October 25 toll included 30 children killed at two nurseries for justice ministry workers.
Colonel Khalil Ibrahim, chief of security for the justice ministry, told AFP in the wake of the attacks that 46 children had been in two ground floor nurseries at the time of the bombings.
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Mojahedin Khalq contact arrested in Kualalampur for bombing Iraqi parliament
(Former MP from Iraq arrested at KLIA)
Mohammed al-Daini has been an outspoken advocate for the use of Mojahedin Khalq terrorists in Iraq (Iran-Interlink)
New Straits times, Kualalampur, October 16, 2009
By Alang Bendahara
KUALA LUMPUR: The Immigration Department has confirmed that a wanted Iraqi former MP was detained at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) here last Saturday evening.
(Mohammed al-Daini)
Director-general Datuk Abdul Rahman Othman said Mohammed al-Daini was arrested for using a fake passport.
"The immigration officer at the departure checkpoint stopped him after checks revealed that the passport he had belonged to someone else," Abdul Rahman said when contacted yesterday.
However, it is learnt he entered Malaysia on Oct 8 with a British passport.
(Mohammed al-Daini)
Mohammed is now under detention at the Immigration depot in Subang, awaiting deportation.
AN AFP report said Mohammed had gone into hiding for eight months after being accused of ordering a 2007 bomb attack in the Iraqi parliament's canteen.
Mohammed had fled to Syria, before he left for Egypt and then Malaysia, according to Modhi Awad, brother of Mohammed Awad, an MP killed in the April 2007 bombing.
The bomb attack killed eight people, including Awad.
On February 25, Iraqi authorities prevented Mohammed from flying to Jordan but he was not arrested as he still had parliamentary immunity. Later that same day, parliament voted to lift his immunity, by which time the MP had fled.
Just days earlier, reporters were shown confessions, which was aired on television, by a nephew and a security guard of the accused MP who said they had carried out several attacks for Mohammed including the parliament bombing.
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BBC: dismantlement of Saddam's private army against Washington promises to support its Terrorists!!
BBC, October 08, 2009
... If the US allowed this to happen, it would not fit well with Washington's professed support for opposition activists in Iran. The issue is further complicated by the fact that the PMOI is still designated a terrorist organisation in the US ...
Camp Ashraf groups vow to fight on
By Sebastian Usher
BBC News
Supporters of the residents of a camp for Iranian dissidents in Iraq say they will continue their international protests demanding the US and the UN give them protection.
On Wednesday, dozens of supporters around the world ended a 72-day hunger strike after one of their main demands was met - the release of 36 Camp Ashraf inmates detained by the Iraqi authorities for the past two-and-a-half months.
They were seized during a raid on 28 and 29 July.
Video filmed by people in Camp Ashraf appears to show Iraqi police and soldiers shooting and beating camp residents.
Up to 11 inmates are reported to have been killed and hundreds wounded.
Camp Ashraf was handed over to Iraqi government control at the start of 2009 by the Americans. US forces had taken control of the camp after the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
It had long been one of the main bases of the Iranian dissident group, the People's Mujahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI).
A leftist group, they launched attacks not just on the clerical leaders of Iran but on their predecessor, the Shah.
In the 1980s, they were accused of a bombing campaign against new Islamist leadership - the most devastating in 1981 killing some 70 senior officials, including the Chief Justice Mohammed Beheshti and a number of MPs and members of the cabinet.
The PMOI later set up a camp in Ashraf. The exiles' presence was welcomed by the former president, Saddam Hussein, who was fighting a war against Iran at the time.
He funded and armed the PMOI's military wing, the National Liberation Army of Iran, which fought alongside Iraqi troops.
Health problems
Camp Ashraf is now home to more than 3,000 people. The Americans provided protection for them against outside threats from Iran and Iraq.
After the seizure of the 36 camp residents in July, an international campaign was mounted to to put pressure on Iraq to release them.
Hunger strikes were held in several major cities around the world to publicise the case. In London, 12 relatives and friends of people in the camp kept up their hunger strike outside the US embassy for 72 days.
Now the detainees have been released, they've ended their hunger strike, which consisted of taking only tea and sugar to keep them alive.
Their spokeswoman Laila Jazayeri says they now have serious health problems - and are under observation in hospital.
Ms Jazayeri says their action played a vital role in securing the detainees' freedom.
But she says the protests will continue, to demand that US forces resume control of the camp, that the UN supplies a monitoring team there - and that none of the inmates are sent to Iran.
Repatriation fear
Camp Ashraf presents the US with a difficult dilemma.
Its handover of control in January was part of its phased withdrawal from Iraq.
The Iraqi government gave assurances that the inmates would be treated humanely and not forcibly returned to Iran. The raid in July put this in question.
Camp residents say the Shia-led Iraqi government - which has close political ties with Tehran - is receptive to Iranian pressure to expel them. They fear that if they are repatriated, they could face torture, imprisonment or execution.
If the US allowed this to happen, it would not fit well with Washington's professed support for opposition activists in Iran.
The issue is further complicated by the fact that the PMOI is still designated a terrorist organisation in the US - a label the European Union lifted earlier this year.
But for now at least, the US seems likely to use its influence on the Iraqi government to make sure it keeps its word on Camp Ashraf.
--------- Also read: Second Report on Camp Ashraf and Mojahedin-e Khalq in Iraq . ... The MKO is currently demanding that U.S. Army or the U.N. take control of Camp Ashraf from the GOI. Following publication of the RAND Report it should be the duty of the U.S. Army to help and facilitate in any way possible the immediate closure of Camp Ashraf and the removal of the MKO personnel from Iraq. The more help given by the U.S. to achieve this, the more ... Reuters, September 22, 2009 Iran-Interlink.org has published a second report on Camp Ashraf, Iraq and the situation of Mojahedin-e Khalq (aka MKO, MEK) cult members at the camp. After consultation with the Government of Iraq, Massoud Khodabandeh has described events since January 1, 2009. For more information contact: Anne Singleton +44 (0) 113 278 0503 Link to the first report: ------------ full report:
According to the report, Iraq is determined to rid itself of the foreign terrorist cult led by Massoud and Maryam Rajavi as soon as possible, but is hampered by western intransigence over where these people should go.
The 3416 individuals inside Camp Ashraf have no legal status in Iraq. They are not entitled to 'protected persons' status under the Fourth Geneva Convention. Neither will they be granted political refugee status by Iraq. Nor will Iraq forcibly repatriate them. But, although the MKO has been de-proscribed, at its own behest, as a terrorist group in Europe, no western country is willing to offer asylum to the individuals -- even though 1015 MKO members have a passport or residence permit of a third country.
After months of fruitless negotiations with MKO leaders -- with U.S. observation -- a police post was established inside Camp Ashraf at the end of July. In spite of violent resistance by the MKO which led to 11 deaths, the camp residents are now subject to Iraqi law. Following evidence that MKO leaders were committing widespread and systematic human rights abuses inside the camp, the Iraqi Human Rights Ministry, in conjunction with international humanitarian agencies, is now set to properly monitor activity at the camp.
Massoud Khodabandeh made several recommendations in his report. The Government of Iraq should remove around seventy MKO leaders in order to protect the rank and file members from human rights abuses and coercion. The camp must be thoroughly searched -- something the U.S. Army failed to do since 2003.
Stressing that western governments bear a responsibility toward the MKO's victims trapped inside Camp Ashraf, Mr. Khodabandeh says that western politicians must prevent further political abuse of MKO members by the Rajavi leadership and guarantee the rights of those individuals who renounce violence and are willing to return to society. European governments should work with Iraq and the UN to find third countries to which other individuals in Camp Ashraf can be transferred.
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New document on Mojahedin Khalq released by RAND
(The Mujahedin-e Khalq in Iraq, A Policy Conundrum)
RAND, August 05, 2009
A new document (133pages) was released today by RAND
* * *
Link to the document (pdf file)
... A RAND study examined the evolution of this controversial decision, which has left the United States open to charges of hypocrisy in the war on terrorism. An examination of MeK activities establishes its cultic practices and its deceptive recruitment and public relations strategies. A series of coalition decisions served to facilitate the MeK leadership's control over its members. The government of Iraq wants to expel the group, but no country other than Iran will accept it. Thus, the RAND study concludes that the best course of action would be ...
Also read:
U.S. Handling of Mujahedin-E-Khalq Since U.S. Invasion of Iraq Is Examined
(The Mujahedin-e Khalq in Iraq , A Policy Conundrum)
Jeremiah Goulka, Lydia Hansell, Elizabeth Wilke, Judith Larson, RAND, August 04, 2009
At the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Coalition forces classified the Mujahedin-e Khalq, a militant organization from Iran with cult-like elements that advocates the overthrow of Iran's current government, as an enemy force.
The MeK had provided security services to Saddam Hussein from camps established in Iraq during the Iran-Iraq War to fight Iran in collaboration with Saddam's forces and resources. A new study from the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit research organization, looks at how coalition forces handled this group following the invasion.
Although the MeK is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization by the United States, coalition forces never had a clear mission on how to deal with it.
After a ceasefire was signed between Coalition forces and the MeK, the U.S. Secretary of Defense designated this group's members as civilian "protected persons" rather than combatant prisoners of war under the Geneva Conventions. The coalition's treatment of the MeK leaves it – and the United States in particular – open to charges of hypocrisy, offering security to a terrorist group rather than breaking it up.
Research suggests that most of the MeK rank-and-file are neither terrorists nor freedom fighters, but trapped and brainwashed people who would be willing to return to Iran if they were separated from the MeK leadership. Many members were lured to Iraq from other countries with false promises, only to have their passports confiscated by the MeK leadership, which uses physical abuse, imprisonment, and other methods to keep them from leaving.
Iraq wants to expel the group, but no country other than Iran will accept it. The RAND study suggests the best course of action would have been to repatriate MeK rank-and-file members back to Iran, where they have been granted amnesty since 2003. To date, Iran appears to have upheld its commitment to MeK members in Iran. The study also concludes better guidelines be established for the possible detention of members of designated terrorist organizations.
The study, "The Mujahedin-e Khalq in Iraq: A Policy Conundrum," can be found here.
For more information, or to arrange an interview with the authors, contact Lisa Sodders in the RAND Office of Media Relations at (310) 393-0411, ext. 7139, or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Also read:
No Exit
Human Rights Abuses Inside the Mojahedin Khalq Camps
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Rise of Dissent inside the MKO
IV. Human Rights Abuses in the MKO Camps
V. Testimonies
May 2005
-------- Also read: Wahsington backed terrorists used to discredit Iranian demands for justice Fox News Channel: Communist Terrorist Television for Dupes . . Professor Paul Sheldon Foote, USA, June 20, 2009 On October 1, 2007, I posted "Fox News Channel: Communist Terrorist Television for Dupes". http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-iongVI On June 20, 2009, the Fox News Channel devoted the entire day of live programming to coverage of the unrest in Iran. For supporters of the Iranian communist MEK (MKO, PMOI, NCRI, Rajavi Cult, or Pol Pot of Iran) terrorists, there was no need to watch their Sima Azadi television channel via satellite. Throughout the day, the Fox News Channel provided favorable coverage for the communist terrorists. Some examples were:
During the 11:00 – 11:30 AM (PST) segment, Fox News Channel showed MEK supporters in front of the White House waving their communist flags. The panelists for this segment, Charles Krauthammer and Courtney Kealy, failed to identify or to condemn the supporters of the communist terrorists. These terrorists have murdered American military officers, Rockwell International employees, and large numbers of Iranian and Iraqi civilians. In September 2002, former President George W. Bush's White House published a background paper for Bush's remarks at the United Nations listing the MEK as a pretext for the Iraq War. In 2003, American and coalition forces attacked and killed some of the MEK terrorists at Camp Ashraf, Iraq.
In a later segment, Congressman Darryl Issa (Republican—California) commented that empowerment of people has changed Communist China for the better!
During Shepard Smith's segment, Smith showed a video of the MEK rally in Paris, France and identified them as the PMOI. The only negative reference to the MEK occurred when Amy Kellogg speculated that the MEK might be responsible for a possible suicide bombing at Ayatollah Khomeini's shrine in Tehran. Shepard Smith neither responded nor indicated that PMOI and MEK are two names for the same communist terrorist organization.
During Geraldo Rivera's segment, former Senator Rick Santorum, who was a strong supporter of the MEK in the United States Senate, noted that former Senator (and now Vice President) Biden had originally opposed the Iran Freedom Support Act.
Then, Geraldo Rivera showed video of Maryam Rajavi's MEK rally in Paris, France and interviewed Fox News Channel Foreign Affairs Analyst, who headed the NCRI office in Washington, DC until the Federal Government closed the office.
In 2007, Fox News Channel viewers could claim to have been duped by relying upon the Fox News Channel for news. Now, Fox News Channel viewers have no excuses. Those who rely upon the Fox News Channel as a source of accurate news are traitors to all Americans who fought or died fighting communists. Americans do not need to look to Iran or to the Middle East in search for America's worst enemies. America's worst enemies are in America.
(Daniel Zucker, Maryam Rajavi and ALi Safavi)
(Ali Safavi as the commander of Saddam's Private Army in Iraq)
(Maryam Rajavi directly ordered the massacre of Kurdish people)
(Rabbi Daniel Zucker with Maryam Rajavi!)
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Everyone experiences stress in some form at various times in their life.
While not all stress is bad, if it reduces sleep and other normal functioning through anxiety, low mood and so on, it can be helpful to ask for support. The University of Newcastle Health Service is one avenue on campus to support students at these times. The recently introduced Care Infoline is another.
The Care Infoline offers students information and guidance to point them in the direction of the most appropriate form of support – whether that be Counselling, the chaplaincy, or medical. Through the Care Infoline, students can be directed to websites that offer help if they prefer that option, rather than talking face to face with someone.
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Even though it is just preseason and the games do not count in the standings, there is something to be said for doing things the right way. The Broncos are doing things the right way.
Competitors want to win. While the 30-10 loss to Seattle will quickly fade from most of our memories, the Broncos did not like that losing feeling whatsoever.
"It's always disappointing, whether it's preseason or regular season, to lose a game," Broncos Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway told 850 KOA on Thursday.
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And the two-out nightmare continues for the Madres. Loney doubles and cashes in two runs.
5-0 Dodgers.
And the two-out nightmare continues for the Madres. Loney doubles and cashes in two runs.
5-0 Dodgers.
Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Bullets are cheap. Life is priceless.
The Ox just struck Adrian Gonzalez's punk ass out!
it looks like we'll avoid the sweep - thank God
Good win today. Another nice outing by Bills. We really should have won this series but this is the Dodgers way.
AND...the D'Bags lost again.
I don't think you're looking at the whole picture here. LaRoche was horrid in the bigs this year, so he was sent down.
In June, he only had 36 AB's for the '51's and he had no AB's for the Dodgers so he had to have been injured.
In July, his splits were great but I'm sure they wanted to make sure he was healthy before they pulled him up again. Then, he got injured again and basically didn't play the entire month of August. He only had 37 AB's in the month of August. I think Ned's hands were kind of tied with this one, hence Shea Hillenbrand.
Your honely telling me that you know Meloan can fill the void? Maybe Ned knows he has something with Meloan and he doesn't want to screw it up by rushing him to Los Angeles.
In 2006, he was still in Vero. They rushed him up to Jacksonville, and then to Las Vegas, and now he's up with the Dodgers. How much faster was he supposed to move through the system? The guy has only pitched in 70 games in the Minors in 2006/2007 and he's already been brought up. That's pretty quick if you ask me.
None of the roasting that Depodesta received had anything to do with the following?
The trade of LoDuca, arguably the heart and soul of the Dodgers?
His infatuation with Hee Sucks Choi?
His non-signing of Beltre?
His signing of Nancy Drew, the best lefty strike out swing in baseball?
His lack of Media Relations and ability to communicate his "vision"?
I never hated Depodesta and I don't necessarily agree with all of my examples above but I know many people hated DePo for many or all of the reasons I mentioned.
I can't agree with you and call the signing bad. Pierre has not produced this year in line with his career stats.
.291 .323 .348 .671
.301 .347 .374 .721
They aren't drastically lower this year but they are lower.
Also, if you can't get power to make your team score the runs, you have to do something and I feel that Ned thought speed was the answer. I can't argue with this. How exciting is it to watch Furcal and Pierre run the bases? To me, it's pretty damn entertaining. That is of course, when Pierre gots on base which he obviously needs to work on. Basically, Ned wasn't able to sign the power that he wanted so he went the speed route. I guess he spent too much money, that's probably safe to say. That's how I see it anyway...
I know what you're saying but I don't feel that Kemp was ready for full time duties in the outfield after last year so Gonzo was brought until he was ready. Kemp was also horrid last year. Sure, he had the great start with his 6 or 7 homers but the pitchers figured him out and made him look stupid for the rest of the year. You can't plan for the what-if. Sure, we know now that Kemp is/was ready but if you go by his production last year, we had to have a backup plan in case he wasn't ready.
Hillenbrand - Didn't have a choice due to LaRoche's, Abreu's and Nomar's injuries. Who else was supposed to play?
Loiaza - Wolf is out for the year and probably won't be back in Dodger Blue considering his injury. There certainly isn't an abundance of free agent pitching this year.
Wells - I'd rather have him than Tomko and he doesn't cost very much. He's a strong voice in the clubhouse as well which is good for all the young guys. 6 of the 9 starters today were young, home-grown Dodgers which need someone to look up to in the clubhouse.
I honestly don't feel that Houlton and Stultz are the answer to our future pitching. Who are the other pitching answers from the Farm? Look what happened to Edwin Jackson. We thought he was the future and where the hell is he now? I don't think you can put all of your chips in the farm club. You have to balance it between vet's and proven players, and the young kids.
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Good outing for Billingsley.
As long as the Padres win the series against the DBacks all is well.
BTW - Who is that in that picture above?
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In it for the long run..
I just joined this group and want to add my streak to the chart, but I don't want to mess anything up. What's the procedure?
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I just joined this group and want to add my streak to the chart, but I don't want to mess anything up. What's the procedure? Karen
Welcome to the group Karen. I just need your officail start date and then I can add you to the chart.
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Run ever day. At least a mile.
Or three
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
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Start date was March 21 (66 days today).
Start date was March 21 (66 days today). Thanks.
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Thanks to Sara's (Ojo) example, I am coming on board as a streaker. My start date was May 13 so as of today I am on day 14. It's small but it's a start.
Two weeks is an awesome start. I think you have made it past the hardest part - just getting going.
Congratulations. I will add you to the chart.
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It's the phone call no one wants to make. It's late at night, a winter storm has blown in and your building is telling you that it's time to discover that your roof has some leaks. It's a scenario we've seen repeated in our local area. Unfortunately, emergency roof repair in San Jose as well... Read more »
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Courage Kenny Rehabilitation InstituteSpinal cord injury and disorders Through comprehensive rehabilitation, patients and their families can learn how to cope with the complex difficulties they face after a spinal cord injury. Rehabilitation servicesRehab nursingRehabilitation (rehab) nursing helps individuals affected by chronic illness or physical disability achieve their greatest potential, adapt to their disabilities and work toward productive, independent lives. At Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, there are many components of the rehab nursing program for people with spinal cord injury. Spinal cord injuryYour spinal cord sends the messages to and from your brain and body that make it possible for you to feel and move. A spinal cord injury can cause loss of feeling, paralysis, breathing problems, and difficulty with bowel and bladder control. Spinal cord injury educationA program is in place to ensure that all areas of spinal cord injury are covered. A series of videos are shown and a comprehensive manual is given to each patient. AlertAutonomic dysreflexia is a life-threatening emergency and must be treated immediately. Autonomic dysreflexia is an overreaction of the nervous system caused by an irritation or other stimulus. The most common cause is a full bladder. Other causes are bowel fullness, irritation to the skin, sexual activity and infection. Our physicians teach each patient and caregiver how to recognize autonomic dysreflexia. They also learn treatment options. Bladder managementThe purpose of the program is to eliminate urine from the body with the eventual goal of restoring continence, which gives the patient control of his or her bladder. Physicians in the rehab nursing program are skilled in the application of various medications used to regulate the bladder. A bladder management program is designed based on each patient's needs and specific injury. In addition to restoring continence, care team members will teach the patient about:
Nurses work with physicians to establish a catheterization program to fit each patient's bladder needs. Bladder infection or urinary tract infection (UTI)A urinary tract infection, or UTI, is an infection that can happen anywhere along the urinary tract. Urinary tract infections have different names, depending on what part of the urinary tract is infected. Learn more about urinary tract infection in our health encyclopedia. Kidney stonesKidney stones can form when urine contains too much of certain substances. These substances can create small crystals that become stones. Bowel managementA custom bowel management program can be designed based on a patient's individual needs. Various techniques used to achieve continence and regularity include:
Program participants also learn how good nutrition and a high-fiber diet help maintain bowel continence and regularity. Skin managementThe best way to treat skin breakdown is to prevent it. We work with patients to establish good skin care to help them prevent hospital stays for pressure ulcer treatment and surgery. Guidelines established by our program require the patient to:
Care team members also work with each patient to:
Pressure ulcersA pressure ulcer or bedsore is an area of skin that breaks down when you stay in one position for too long without shifting your weight. This often happens if you use a wheelchair or you are bedridden, even for a short period of time (for example, after surgery or an injury). Learn more about pressure ulcers in our health encyclopedia. Source: Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute
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Softpedia has managed to get the first hands-on session with Opera for iPad at MWC 2011 in Barcelona today. According to Softpedia, Opera for iPad is blazingly fast!. Apparently their man on the show floor was particularly impressed with the browsers speed when you pinch to zoom in and out. Softpedia says that not only is the browser fast, it also runs very smoothly. Operas Visual Tabs feature lets users have several web pages open at once, and switching between them, via tabs, is also apparently very quick and easy. Each tab enables the previewing of a thumbnail, the page title and page icon.
Interestingly, Softpedia says that the Opera for iPad browser also has its own virtual keyboard that you can use instead of the iPads virtual keyboard when you want to type in information on a page, but that seems to be the one feature that their editor was not too enamoured with!
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Amber goes to the doctor, posing as Becky. The doctor explains that there is a growth near her pancreas and that they need to do more tests. Amber wants to know what the prognosis is if the mass is malignant, and the doctor gives her the grim news. Becky admits to Sally that she hasn't seen or heard from her baby's father since the day she told him that she was pregnant. She shares the story of her past and her dreams for the future. Sally tells Becky that they're more alike than Becky realizes. Becky tells Sally and Clarke that C.J. is going to make them proud. Ridge can't believe Morgan didn't tell him that she was pregnant, but she wonders what he would have done. Morgan admits that she told Stephanie, who sent her home on a plane after the abortion. Morgan tells Ridge that her life was a disaster after that. She apologizes to Ridge for destroying his child...and trusting his mother. Eric is stunned by Stephanie's attitude toward Morgan and wonders why Ridge's business trip with Morgan bothers Stephanie so much. Enraged, Ridge calls Stephanie. He says that Morgan told him everything. Stephanie implores him to come home and discuss it with her, but Ridge responds that she'll be lucky if he ever speaks to her again. He hangs up and embraces Morgan. Becky kisses C.J. good night, telling him that she loves him and has never been happier.
Sally gives C.J. the rules of life and admits that she was wrong about Becky. C.J. tells Sally about how he feels about Becky and ask her can she understand why. Becky reminds him of her. Sally is glad to see that he is in love and tells him to enjoy the feeling. C.J. says that it is incredible to have his "first" love.
At the apartment with Amber and Becky. Becky tells Amber that she has been tired but think that it will go away after she gets some rest. Amber tells her that she needs to talk to her and Becky think that she know what it is. Becky ask if she has been insensitive about leaving the baby with her while she goes out with C.J.. Amber assures her that is fine and that is not the problem. Becky ask Amber did her doctor call. Amber tells her yes but does not give her the full story about her going to hospital. She tells Becky that she does have a doctors appointment that evening and the she has to go. At first, Becky blows it off and wants to reschedule but Amber says that she should do it at least for her boyfriend and the baby.
Brooke is in Thorne's office looking at material. She touches some lace and remembers their romantic dance when she tried on the wedding dress for Thorne. She snaps out of it and Thorne enters shortly. She addresses him cooly regarding some work and turns to walk out the door. Thorne calls for her to come back. He ask her why is she avoiding him. Brooke explains to him that she wants to respect his marriage just like she told him that she would. Thorne says that avoiding each other is not going to make that happen. She assures Thorne vehemently that she is going to abide by her promise and that she is going to move on with her life. He tells her that Macy wants to talk to her and invite her to a barbecue with the family. Brooke says that she is in no mood for that. As Thorne is leaving, Macy walks in looking for Brooke. Thorne shows her in and leaves.
Macy says that they should find a way to get along and be friends. Brooke tells her that she does not think so. Macy tells her that she knows that she still has emotional ties to Thorne. Macy assures her that there is no other choice to make but to respect her marriage to Thorne. The sooner she accepts their marriage the better she will be. She assures Macy that their marriage is strong as a rock. Brooke is in no mood for the invite and tells Macy that she is not ready. Macy tells her that the invite still stands and leaves. She leaves.
Thorne returns to his office to find Brooke still there sitting at his desk crying. She tells Thorne that Macy does not know how they feel about each other and catches herself to say how she feels about him. She turns to leave and Thorne apologizes. She starts to leave and Thorne grabs her and holds her.
Megan arranges for some male models to show Brooke the latest designs from the Brooke's Bedroom men's line. The models playfully entice Brooke and she goes along with the game. Megan is glad to see a smile on Brooke's face again. Kimberly isn't thrilled when Rick mentions that he saw Amber. Macy interrupts Rick and Kimberly's kiss to invite them to the family barbeque she and Thorne are planning...and teases them just a little. When Rick is gone, Kimberly explains that she wants to wait to have sex and she knows there are times when it drives Rick crazy. Rick tells Brooke how supportive Becky's been of his relationship with Little Eric and what a good person she is. Brooke is glad to hear that they're getting along. Rick thinks she'll be a part of their lives for a long time to come. After Becky has her tests, she unnerves Amber by talking about death. Because Amber is her only family in town, Becky tells her how she would want to live out her last days. Amber wants to change the subject. Becky admits how blessed she feels to have her son, her health, Amber and C.J. When Becky goes to rest, Dr. Russell calls. Thinking Amber is the correct Miss Moore, he tells her that he has her test results and wants to see her this evening.
C.J. shows off to his mother the diamond earrings he bought for Becky. When Clarke brings in a newly finished tuxedo for his son, C.J. reveals his plans to dine with Becky at the Caf� Russe tonight, in spite of the cost. When Sally worries that Becky may not have the dress to match C.J.'s plans, Clarke boasts that this matter has been taken care of. While playing with her son, Becky worries when she hurts her back. She confides to Amber that while she was fine in Paris, work at Forrester in L.A. has been very tiring. As she talks, Becky falls asleep. She wakes when C.J. calls to invite her out. Though Amber insists that Becky stay home and rest, C.J. hints that he's got big plans for the night. Just then, the dress Clarke designed arrives for Becky. When C.J. arrives to pick up his date, Amber hangs up on a call from the doctor's office about Becky's appointment tonight. Macy and Thorne prepare the beach house for the family barbecue. While they wait their guests to arrive, Macy comes on to her husband and suggests that they take advantage of the few moments before the party begins.


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I bought this costume for a Halloween party. After the first time I tried it on, it tore at two different seams (I'm 5'6" and 135lbs so it's not like I was too big for the dress). I reinforced the tears, bought a bra and tried it on again....it tore again in another spot. I reinforced ALL of the seams but at the end of the party, this dress was a tattered mess. Rips, tears and snags everywhere. For what it cost, I certainly expected more. I would not ever buy this dress again. Sad.


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Tired of clicking to see a large version? Upgrade to e2 to browse all photos automatically at their largest size.I was messing about with black and white conversions and having done this one of Victoria Gate Malta I decided to put the lady herself into it. I thought I had saved the original PSD before messing about with it, but no, it had gone off into oblivion. I preferred the one without old Vic but the original had gone. So here it is for better or worse.
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Dunno about you messing about with Photoshop Nick,but with what I hear,the Lady liked messing about with a certain Scotsman in a kilt !!
I think she has too many unkind comments about her ''not being amused''.I am sure she had a smile as big as a Chesire cat when she saw John Brown walking over the Glen to meet her with his kilt and crook in his hand !!
A fine shot,and certainly benefits with the Grand Old Lady included !!
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Care to comment on the future of "Spacewalk" and cobbler?
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Just saw the announcement and was wondering what was in store for cobbler … Marc Mondragon Fox River Financial Resources 2100 Enterprise Avenue Geneva, IL 60134 firstname.lastname@example.com <mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com> Sure :) Hotel internet has been slow, so apologies on being invisible over the last few days on the lists/IRC. Random note: You can see the Register picked up the Cobbler talk here... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/19/red_hat_summit_2008_cobbler/ They are correct in saying that what we're doing with Cobbler, the libvirt tools, Func, and so forth were a major factor in making the decision to open source Satellite. This community *works*. Getting Satellite out there is clearly something we all wanted to do for a long time, and now that it's done, we're /really/ happy to see the excitement growing around it. We've shown we can build a sizable community around developers and admins who want to share and participate in developing common infrastructure. We've shown that the open development models started in Fedora are extremely applicable in the enterprise space (see also EPEL). With Spacewalk, this can grow further. Spacewalk is essentially going to be an aggregrator of all sorts of great OSS management projects in Fedora/EPEL -- we want it to become an interface to make all of these more usable together. Step 1 is Cobbler, Step 2 might be config management, it might be something else ... we're still exploring. I was sitting around at FudCON today with lots of folks, many Satellite users, some not, discussing the future of the project. There's a ton of interest here and it's going to be a good thing. There's already folks interested in diving in there and helping with database support, for instance. People on IRC are already looking at the code and talking about sending in patches. Very good stuff. Cobbler inclusion in Satellite/Spacewalk is definitely in the roadmap, and as I mentioned in my talk (slides up now -- https://fedorahosted.org/cobbler/wiki/PresentationStorage ) we're shooting for early 2009 for having that there. If you want support for Cobbler you'll be able to get that (AFAIK) through purchasing Satellite. In addition, the Satellite GUI's provisioning options, since they will be all Cobbler powered, will work to control cobbler -- so you'll have additional GUI options. Cobbler command line programs will still work as normal in this case too, as will koan. Also if you're an existing Satellite user we want the upgrade process to be transparent. I suspect we won't surface every Cobbler knob and fader in the Spacewalk GUI, though you'll still be able to manipulate cobbler directly in those cases. As myself and the Sat folks have to do some more planning, this is somewhat subject to change. I'll start a thread up on spacewalk-devel shortly. If you're interested, definitely join the mailing lists mentioned at fedorahosted.org/spacewalk and #spacewalk on freenode. Development/planning is going to happen in the open there just like it does here, so if there's something you'd like to see in Spacewalk, please weigh in! So, what about stand alone Cobbler? Cobbler as a project will be continuing on as usual and continuing it's quest for dominance :) You won't need to install Spacewalk to use it, as there are other applications (ovirt, possibly test tools, etc) that will want to have a provisioning service component -- Cobbler is going to be that component. Does it go away? No. Does it become harder to use? No. More dependencies? Also no :) It's all good! I suspect there will be a few Cobbler RFE's and changes needed to make Satellite support work (maybe a few more XMLRPC methods?), but I don't see any major roadmap changes. From Summit conversations so far there seems to be a lot of interest in image management and the power stuff (we may spawn a seperate FedoraHosted project for the power bits), so that's definitely on my shortlist. And that means Satellite/Spacewalk can then acquire those features too. --Michael _______________________________________________ et-mgmt-tools mailing list email@example.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/et-mgmt-tools |
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For advertisers obsessed with racking up 'Likes' on the world's largest social network, reality can be harsh: not every consumer you're targeting is going seek you out and like you on Facebook.
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by Patricio Robles 04 September 2012 16:02pm 8 comments
Before the advent of the internet and mobile phones, if you wanted to "reach out and touch someone" it often meant picking up the telephone.
Today, despite the fact that we have more ways to communicate than ever, many companies continue to pick up the phone in hopes that the person they're reaching out and touching will eventually become a customer. In fact, although it may be one of the least sexy marketing channels, telemarketing is for some companies still one of the most effective direct marketing techniques employed.
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Between Facebook and Twitter, marketers have access to hundreds of millions of consumers around the world.
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But social media marketing isn't without its challenges. Audience doesn't always equate to reach, and reach doesn't always produce ROI.
by Patricio Robles 09 March 2012 09:30am 0 comments
E-commerce upstart Alice.com announced last night that it has raised $3.6m in funding.
The company, which we reviewed in 2009, operates a marketplace through which consumers can purchase household goods, such as batteries and soap.
It recently surpassed 1m customer accounts, and last year expanded into Europe with the acquisition of Spain-based Koto.com.
by Patricio Robles 01 February 2012 09:58am 0 comments
Businesses may be tiring of services like Groupon, and overaggressive retailers may have bargained themselves into a less profitable holiday shopping season, but one thing is for sure: consumers love discounts.
Who can blame them? The global economy nearly collapsed in 2008, and it's been tough since then. Companies eager to separate consumers from their hard-earned dollars have often had little choice but to lure customers in with prices too hard to pass up.
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Facebook is the world's largest social networking company and widely considered to be one of the most powerful internet companies in the world.
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Traditional demographic segments are in large part what marketers currently rely on to deliver their message in front of a relevant audience.
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Instead of using demographic segments such as 'Males aged 18-24' as the be all and end all of targeting consumers, marketers in the online space can reap the benefits of new technologies to discover what other factors may be positively or negatively affecting the performance of their campaigns.
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Geolocation is a great tool for personalizing messages to users based on where they're located.
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There are so many ways to segment an audience and target your messages – by job title, industry, seniority, behaviour... But there's an important dimension that's often ignored by B2B marketers: psychographics.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Whether it comes from a backyard garden, a roadside vegetable stand or a farmers' market, fresh, local produce makes a welcome return to kitchen tables this time of year. Most tomato, corn, squash, bean, pepper and cucumber plants are in full fruition now, filling market bins with colorful fresh produce.
On the drive home from a week's vacation at the beach, I perused a cookbook and magazines for recipes to make use of summer's bounty I knew I'd find waiting at home. Three summer salads caught my eye. Perhaps if they're already made and sitting in my refrigerator, my family will eat them instead of less healthy options, I reasoned.
The bulgur salad with tomatoes and fresh herbs bears a pretty close resemblance to tabouleh, the Middle-Eastern tomato and parsley salad, but has more bulgur than the versions I've tasted. Bulgur is typically found in the health food sections of grocery stores. It's a grain made from pre-cooked wheat berries that is reconstituted with the addition of boiling water. Bulgur makes a good substitute for rice because it has a low glycemic food index and more nutrients and fiber.
The corn salad comes together quickly, once you've cut the corn off the cob, diced the peppers and green onions and peeled and chopped the avocado. The recipe actually called for frozen corn, but we had some leftover cobs of cooked corn. It was a good accompaniment to a grilled flank steak marinated in a mixture olive oil, lime juice, balsamic vinegar and about a 1/4 cup of fresh, garlicky salsa.
With its tomatoes, chickpeas, feta and kalamata olives, a Greek-influenced cucumber salad makes a great filling for pita pockets. Add some grilled chicken for a heartier meal, or enjoy it as a refreshing side dish for any spicy grilled meat.
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Tomato, parsley and bulgur salad
Makes 6 1/2 cup servings
3/4 cup water
3/4 cup bulgur wheat
1/3 cup fresh, chopped parsley
2 tablespoons fresh chopped basil
1 tablespoon fresh chopped oregano, or 1 teaspoon dried
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups chopped, seeded tomato
BOIL water in a saucepan. Add bulgur, cover, reduce heat and simmer for 4 minutes.
REMOVE from heat. Cool bulgur.
GENTLY WHISK herbs, vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic and salt in a medium bowl.
FOLD in tomatoes and chilled bulgur and mix well.
Nutrition information: cal 92; fat 3g; pro 5.7g; carb 13.9g; fiber 2.3g; chol 0; iron 1.3 mg; calcium 36 mg.
Corn Salad
Makes 8 1/2 cup servings
3 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh chopped cilantro
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 15-ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
2 bell peppers (red, yellow, orange and/or green), chopped
1 1/2 cups corn cut from the cob; or canned, rinsed and drained
1/3 cup green onions, sliced
1 peeled, diced avocado
1 jalapeno pepper, de-veined, seeded and minced
COMBINE lime juice, olive oil, cilantro, salt and pepper in a large bowl and whisk to mix.
ADD black beans, peppers, corn and green onions. Toss to combine.
GENTLY add avocado. Serve immediately.
Nutrition information: cal 133; fat 7.6g; pro 3.5g; carb 14.7g; fiber 4.9g; chol 0; iron .9g; sod 282mg; calcium 22mg.
Cucumber Salad
Makes 5 1-cup servings
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
3 cups thinly sliced cucumber
1 1/2 cup diced tomatoes
2/3 cup canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
2 tablespoons sliced, pitted kalamata olives
WHISK together lemon juice, olive oil, garlic and pepper in a large bowl. Add parsley and mint.
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James M. Nettleton "Jim", "Jimmy", "Ned", "Grumpy", "Stormin' Norman", 57, of Duluth, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 at St Luke's Hospital.
James M. Nettleton "Jim", "Jimmy", "Ned", "Grumpy", "Stormin' Norman", 57, of Duluth, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 at St Luke's Hospital.
He was born on Aug. 21, 1955 in Duluth.
Jim enjoyed golfing, traveling, crossword puzzles, football, and spending time with friends and family. He kept busy with many household projects and was a skillful carpenter. He was looking forward to retiring after a long career working for the railroad and was planning to move south near his sister, Sue. He was not a man of many words most of the time but had an inquisitive mind and curiosity about the world though he didn't always understand it. As a private person who refused to embrace modern technology, he valued human contact over machines, computers, and the internet and would share his thoughts if you took the time. He had a goofy side, a smile like no other, and a natural way with kids. He liked to be 'grumpy' at times, but he was genuine, warm, and had a kind heart to those who knew him. Always lean, he could eat and drink whatever he wanted, and did. What a life!
He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry H. and Florence A. Nettleton.
Jim is survived by four brothers, and four sisters: Thomas H. (Gwen) Nettleton, Gerald D. (Carol) Nettleton, William H. (Ellie) Nettleton, Larry R. (Sherri) Nettleton, Susan F. (Sly) Levings, Cynthia S. (Eric) Delacy, Christine M. (Roark) Schwagerl, Sandra R. (Mark) Johnston; as well as 15 nieces and nephews, one great nephew, and his two "children", his cats, Callie and Snookie.
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