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In fact Mitt has a very slim lead in most! This really surprised me after the debate Tuesday which almost all concede Obama won. Please explain this to me. I'm begging you... |
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It's quite easy to explain. Most poll results that were released yesterday were compiled before debate 2. |
No,no! I just checked the latest and they were after! |
Let me tell you what worried me in the 1rst & 2nd debates: Although Obama was very good, and spoke from the heart, Romney kept REPEATING that he will create jobs, fix the economy numerous times. This may have seemed insignificant, but what the Reps are doing is employing a type of PSYCHOLOGY-REPETITION, slogans, chanting. That's what sticks on most peoples' minds. I know it sounds simplistic, and it IS, but most people do not remember all the stuff in between, including issues. They just want to hear soundbites: economy, jobs, deficit.It's SUBLIMINAL. People don't realize that they are being taken in on a psychological level. Lies don't matter, UNLESS you are intelligent enough to decipher this PSYCHO-BABBLE. Romney reguritated what he was coached on masterfully, and used that repetition to his advantage, almost every time he opened his mouth. It's scary, but I'm thinking that he has some pretty sketchy advisors on his staff with a Psychology background. Many of his cronies are from the Bush era....how the heck did he get elected TWICE?! |
I'm not seeing any results yet polls taken yesterday but Intertrade has the President at 65 Romney ay 35 and they have only been wrong once. However it's close, darn close so. According to our friends on the other side of the fence it was never suppose to be this close, but close only counts in horseshoes. |
Too soon, calm down tobr. |
Notto is on to something. I'm listening to mostly women callers on c-span this morning and almost all are going to vote for Romney and the reasons they mention are word for word the Republican talking points. They believe the business man can create jobs . They believe the president can bring the cost of gas down. I'm also hearing an undercurrant of racism. A husband called and said his wife doesn't want to wear a burka. When the moderator asked why he said"all you have to do is look at him" Lets hope that these easily manipulated callers are atypical. |
- Posted by hamiltongardener CAN 6a (My Page) on Thu, Oct 18, 12 at 8:28
I still think Obama is going to win. However, I did see the polls on the debate and while Obama won the overall debate, the areas of economy and finance went in Romney's favour. What it comes down to is whether people are going to vote with their wallets or not. Abortion, birth control, religion, role of government in private lives...these things seem to take centre stage in an American election. I think Obama will win based on that. But even though Romney is polling higher on the economy and finance areas, I don't think Americans will vote on those issues this time around. |
This may have seemed insignificant, but what the Reps are doing is employing a type of PSYCHOLOGY-REPETITION, slogans, chanting. * ROTF! What an excuse! No, Romney isn't hypnotizing likely voters. But Barack Obama sure came close to it in 2008. There were throngs of faces frozen with wild eyed adoration, there were tears of joy, there was "fainting," there was jumping up and down and people rejoicing that Obama was going to be paying their bills. Yes, I just looked at the polls earlier and I didn't bookmark it, but Romney is still ahead in polls AFTER Tuesday's debate. Obama didn't make any significant headway. This may be sufficient for the loyal Democrats, but undecided voters that care about debt, about energy prices, national security, and JOBS, generally require more than what Obama delivered, even with Candy Crowley's help. The Libya debacle and the fact that Obama has removed references to having Al Qaeda on their heels from his speeches. One more thing he says he's done that he hasn't. |
Maybe President Obama will ask Governor Romney how many jobs he created and how. Given his track record as a Governor - with that abysmal record, and as the head of Bain, with that sketchy record. And after his 'active' money earning phase, how many jobs he's created since with his tax-advantaged hundreds of millions. |
It's his money, , why do you care how many jobs he's created with his money as a private citizen? Where is there a law that anyone with savings or expendable income is required to create jobs? Romney has hired a lot of people in his lifetime. Barack Obama hasn't seemed to be able to do much with his life unless it involves confiscating, begging for, and spending other people's money. |
Demi, when he runs on having been a job creator and that is what he will do when president then it becomes our business. Can't have it both ways. |
Romney is a job creator. Romney has created job and he knows how to do it. He has created more jobs than Barack Obama ever has in their respective professions outside of being president. So, what's to have both ways? Romney hasn't created enough jobs for you as a private citizen? I'll take him. It's apparent that Barack Obama has been impotent in creating jobs with OTHER people's money. |
Romney is a job creator. Romney has created job and he knows how to do it. How many is the question? If you say you can do it, then give proof, that's all. |
Romney has created job and he knows how to do it. Maybe you can share with us how he does it. Because he hasn't been able to explain it himself. And as far as I can tell, he hasn't created that many jobs at all. That Staples thing is a joke, and everyone knows it. Invest money for a few years, pull out, and then years later, the company expands, with 60% part time, minimum wage jobs. Whoopie. But he sure knows how to make a boat load of money for himself, eh? |
Romney has cost significantly more American jobs that he has created. I think the point is if lower taxes mean wealthy people will create jobs then why hasn't he? More importantly why hasn't it worked in the last 12 years or so? Facts are lower taxes do not create jobs they simply create wealth for individuals....which isn't a bad thing... but it isn't jobs. |
From Steve Kaplan, American Enterprise Institute, January 2012: "How many jobs did Romney and Bain Capital create? While we will probably never be able to measure the true numbers, it seems pretty clear that я┐╜lootingя┐╜ is an inaccurate description of what happened with these companies. There are two ways to look at job creation. The first is to look at jobs created and lost in Bain Capitalя┐╜s companies at the time Romney left Bain Capital at the beginning of 1999. The second is to look at jobs created and lost in those same companies today. This gives Romney and Bain Capital credit for having invested in those companies when they were young. It is inappropriate to include companies that Bain Capital invested in after Romney left because he did not have any impact on those investments. While it is difficult, if not impossible, to get employment data on all of Bain Capitalя┐╜s investments, and not all of the data are perfect, it is possible to look at some of the successes and failures to get a sense of magnitudes. Among Bain Capitalя┐╜s investments under Romney, the large job creators are clearly Staples and Sports Authority. Both of these were small, young companies when Bain Capital invested in them. Bain invested in Staples when it had only one store, so there were likely fewer than 200 employees at the time. Bain appears to have invested in the Sports Authority when it had fewer than ten stores. Unfortunately, there are no public data to say how many people were employed at that time. At the end of 1998, Staples had more than 42,000 employees, Sports Authority had almost 14,000, Gartner Group had almost 3,000, and Steel Dynamics had over 500. So at the beginning of 1999, when Romney left Bain Capital, these four companies alone employed almost 60,000 total employees. While some of the job growth at Sports Authority came from acquisitions, there is no doubt that these four companies created tens of thousands of jobs over the period. Fast forward to today. By the end of 2011, Staples had about 89,000 employees. Sports Authority is now a private company. The last time it reported employee numbers, in 2006, it had 14,300 employees. In addition, Gartner Group had over 4,400 and Steel Dynamics had over 6,000 employees. Using the most recently available data, these four companies alone employed almost 125,000 total employees. Bain Capital also successfully turned around several existing businesses during Romneyя┐╜s tenure. For example, Bain Capital bought Wesley Jessen Vision Care for $6 million in 1994. It had been a division of Schering Plough and was not profitable. Bain Capital and a new CEO turned it around and sold it to Ciba Geigy for over $300 million in 2001. When it was sold, it appears to have had 2,600 employees. Today, the company is part of Ciba Vision. Overall, then, the companies Bain Capital funded under Romney have created tens of thousands of jobs using any measure." |
While we will probably never be able to measure the true numbers And stop taking credit for Staples. |
Polls mean next to nothing. I can't believe my future rests with "undecided" voters. Romney gives me the creeps. A liar, bully,and hater. |
- Posted by epiphyticlvr 10 (My Page) on Thu, Oct 18, 12 at 11:33
Romney is a job creator. Romney has created job and he knows how to do it. Romney's goal was not job creation. It was wealth creation which is why he partnered with Michael Milliken before MM was carted off to jail and in fact, was working with him while MM was under investigation by the SEC. For 15 years, Romney had been in the business of creative destruction and wealth creation. But what about his claims of job creation? Though Bain Capital surely helped expand some companies that had created jobs, the layoffs and closures at other firms would lead Romney's political opponents to say that he had amassed a fortune in part by putting people out of work. The lucrative deals that made Romney wealthy could exact a cost. Maximizing financial return to investors could mean slashing jobs, closing plants, and moving production overseas. It could also mean clashing with union workers, serving on the board of a company that ran afoul of federal laws, and loading up already struggling companies with debt. There is a difference between companies run by buyout firms and those rooted in their communities, according to Ross Gittell, a professor at the University of New Hampshire's Whittemore School of Business and Economics. When it comes to buyout firms, he said, "the objective is: Make money for investors. It's not to maximize jobs." Romney, in fact, had a fiduciary duty to investors to make as much money as possible. Sometimes everything worked out perfectly; a change in strategy might lead to cost savings and higher profits, and Bain cashed in. Sometimes jobs were lost, and Bain cashed in or lost part or all of its investment. In the end, Romney's winners outweighed his losers on the Bain balance sheet. Marc Wolpow, a former Bain partner who worked with Romney on many deals, said the discussion at buyout companies typically does not focus on whether jobs will be created. "It's the opposite-what jobs we can cut," Wolpow said. "Because you had to document how you were going to create value. Eliminating redundancy, or the elimination of people, is a very valid way. Businesses will die if you don't do that. |
Here is a link that might be useful: The Dark Side of Mitt Romney
As for the polls, here in swingstate Colorado, there are a whole series of new ads directed at women. They're the voting group who caused the big shift after debate #1 - so its one after the other after another. The Romney side pushing the economic argument, the Obama side pushing the health issues. |
The polls take a few days to "catch" up. |
Intrade says your wrong small bump still has Romney losing! |
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- Posted by epiphyticlvr 10 (My Page) on Thu, Oct 18, 12 at 12:56
More on the Staples myth from my link above: For years Romney would cite the Staples investment as proof that he had helped create thousands of jobs. And it is true that his foresight in investing in Staples helped a major enterprise lift off. But neither Romney nor Bain directly ran the business, though Romney was active on its board. At the initial public offering, Staples was a firm of 24 stores and 1,100 full- and part-time jobs. Its boom years were still to come. Romney resigned his seat on the board of directors in 2001 in preparation for his run for governor. A decade later, the company had more than 2,200 stores and 89,000 employees. Assessing claims about job creation is hard. Staples grew hugely, but the gains were offset, at least partially, by losses elsewhere: smaller, mom-and-pop stationery stores and suppliers were being squeezed, and some went out of business entirely. Ultimately, Romney would approvingly call Staples "a classic я┐╜category killer,- like Toys R Us." Staples steamrolled the competition, undercutting prices and selling in large quantities. When asked about his job-creation claim during the 1994 Senate campaign-that he had helped create 10,000 jobs at various companies (a claim he expanded during his 2012 presidential campaign to having "helped to create tens of thousands" of jobs)-Romney responded with a careful hedge. He emphasized that he always used the word "helped" and didnя┐╜t take full credit for the jobs. "Thatя┐╜s why Iя┐╜m always very careful to use the words "help create,тАЙ" he acknowledged. "Bain Capital, or Mitt Romney, "helped create" over 10,000 jobs. I don't take credit for the jobs at Staples. I helped create the jobs at Staples." ... Billions of dollars were being made in the field of leveraged buyouts in the roaring 80s, and Romney was fully in the game, continuing to ratchet up his favored strategy. On the campaign trail in 2011, Romney said his work had "led me to become very deeply involved in helping other businesses, from start-ups to large companies that were going through tough times. Sometimes I was successful and we were able to help create jobs, other times I wasnя┐╜t. I learned how America competes with other companies in other countries, what works in the real world and what doesn't." It was a vague summary of what was a very controversial type of business. In his 2004 autobiography, Turnaround, Romney put it more bluntly: "I never actually ran one of our investments; that was left to management." He explained that his strategy was to "invest in these underperforming companies, using the equivalent of a mortgage to leverage up our investment. Then we would go to work to help management make their business more successful." Romney's phrase, "leverage up," provides the key to understanding this most profitable stage of his business career. While putting relatively little money on the table, Bain could strike a deal using largely debt. That generally meant that the company being acquired had to borrow huge sums. But there was no guarantee that target companies would be able to repay their debts. At Bain, the goal was to buy businesses that were stagnating as subsidiaries of large corporations and grow them or shake them up to burnish their performance. Because many of the companies were troubled, or at least were going to be heavily indebted after Bain bought them, their bonds would be considered lower-grade, or "junk." That meant they would have to pay higher interest on the bonds, like a strapped credit-card holder facing a higher rate than a person who pays off purchases more quickly. High-yielding junk bonds were appealing to investors willing to take on risk in exchange for big payouts. But they also represented a big bet: if the companies didnя┐╜t generate large profits or could not sell their stock to the public, some would be crippled by the debt layered on them by the buyout firms. The arcane domain of corporate buyouts and junk-bond financing had entered the public consciousness at the time, and not always in a positive way. Ivan Boesky, a Wall Street arbitrageur who often bought the stock of takeover targets, was charged with insider trading and featured on the cover of Time magazine as "Ivan the Terrible." Shortly after Romney began working on leveraged deals, a movie called Wall Street opened. It featured the fictional corporate raider Gordon Gekko, who justified his behavior by declaring, "I am not a destroyer of companies. I am a liberator of them! я┐╜ Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit." Romney, of course, never said that greed is good, and there was nothing of Gekko in his mores or style. But he bought into the broader ethic of the LBO kings, who believed that through the aggressive use of leverage and skilled management they could quickly remake underperforming enterprises. Romney described himself as driven by a core economic credo, that capitalism is a form of "creative destruction." This theory, espoused in the 1940s by the economist Joseph Schumpeter and later touted by former Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan, holds that business must exist in a state of ceaseless revolution. A thriving economy changes from within, Schumpeter wrote in his landmark book, Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy, "incessantly destroying the old one, incessantly creating a new one." But as even the theory's proponents acknowledged, such destruction could bankrupt companies, upending lives and communities, and raise questions about society's role in softening some of the harsher consequences. and more about Romney at Boston.com. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Mitt and the Junk Bond King
epi, Who the heck wants to work at Staples? Even if Romney had created those jobs, NOBODY can live on $8/hr. Certainly not in my state. I don't want to see more of those jobs. We need mfg, and other good paying jobs, not more retail. Yes, I know about Romney scamming Wallstreet. It amazes me that many are not paying attention. That's what's wrong with this country. Majority derserve what they get-low paying jobs and no healthcare. Go Romney!.....sarcasm* |
- Posted by epiphyticlvr 10 (My Page) on Thu, Oct 18, 12 at 13:43
epi, Who the heck wants to work at Staples? Notto, what is your problem? Where am I advocating employment at Staples? I'm not. Take that chip on your shoulder and go address someone else. Mitt's accumulated his wealth partially on the backs of others misery, something that no one is mentioning when they glorify Mitt. |
So, if investing in companies is a good idea, then as President, will Romney be investing in companies with our tax payer dollars? Or what? Its hilarious actually to watch him repeat ad nauseum that he knows how to create jobs, alternating with complaints about how gvt can't create jobs* - so therefore elect him to head up the gvt. So I guess my investments in my mutual fund that I kept there for 2 years created jobs, just like Romney's investments in Staples. So vote for me? *well, except for military, defense contractors, roads, airports, teachers, firefighters, park rangers, and all that - |
y epiphyticlvr 10 (My Page) on Thu, Oct 18, 12 at 13:43 epi, Mitt's accumulated his wealth partially on the backs of others misery, something that no one is mentioning when they glorify Mitt. ********************************************* Epi, As you point out, he will do more of what he has done in the past. You cannot change the stripes on a Zebra. I agree with you. |
Mitt's accumulated his wealth partially on the backs of others misery, Partially? He did it by using leveraged buyouts to take control, then run up enormous amounts of debt, used that debt to pay himself, then sold off the companies who often later went broke. Anyway, its called "creative destruction" euphemism for looting companies. Oh, and Staples where they invested some money and later pulled out, the company going on to create 40,000 part time, no benefit, near-minimum wage jobs. |
"40,000 part time, no benefit, near-minimum wage jobs." All of whom claim the Earned Income Credit and are part of the 47%. Way to Go Mitt ..put them there and then denigrate them. ...and you can be darn sure that will not be a deduction that "goes away". Corporate America will never let their lap dog do that. |
- Posted by epiphyticlvr 10 (My Page) on Thu, Oct 18, 12 at 17:14
Partially? Touche! I stand corrected. I was trying to be nice. ;) No problem Notto. |
The Nate Silver poll that came out a little while ago is very favorable for Barack Obama. His poll is the one I trust the most and he's extremely good and has a great record of correct predictions. He's said all along Obama will win and I believe he's right. |
Just to clarify, Nate Silver doesn't do a poll. He takes all the poll data out there and uses his methods and computer models he developed for compiling it. The man is a GENIUS! Yes, I know, I keep saying that. But, it's so true. |
Nate Silver's model does more than use poll data, by the way. It factors in data from many other sources (jobs reports as one example). |
Yes, true, he factors in all kinds of other news. In fact, he recently mentioned that he's going to change the model for 2016 to incorporate it faster than it does now. |
jill, thanks for correcting me. I'm fairly new to Nate Silver and don't always pay attention as well as I should. |
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How often have you heard young children say, "I don't want to go to church"? That's because they don't understand why we go to church. We go to church to receive a gift from God – His Word.
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I've been working on rose pruning the last week or so and have had a few 'Huh!?' moments. Have a Hot Cocoa planted very near a Pretty Jessica. HC is three years old and PJ was a band planted last year about 18" H. Same bed - same soil - same environment. PJ was hardy to tips and it takes wind from the west which was rough this winter. I had to take HC back two thirds. Queen of Sweden and Princess Alexandra are right next to each other. Barely had to prune anything on QOS. PA was better than HC, but a bit more than QOS. Also, I think SDLM is hardier than given credit for. I know that there are people on the forum who have had issues and talk about how she can't handle the cold or has too much dieback. I disagree. She's currently larger than HC and maybe required pruning by one third. I think I lost the biggest chunk of her to my husband's snowblowing skills. |
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It's always interesting to see which varieties do what. They're all so different. It might be a good idea to keep a log of how they did this year and compare to the next couple of years to see if there are trends or changes. |
I also had to prune Julia Child down to the ground. Weird. |
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Hi Zaphod42: Thank you for the info. I'm glad to hear that Austins fare better than Hot Cocoa. Austins are quite deep-rooted and I don't have to water them. It's Pink Peace Hybrid Tea which I have to water here. All my roses survive except for mini rose Norwich Sweetheart ... its roots are too tiny, and I didn't winter-protect it. I will NEVER buy mini-roses for my zone 5a ... roots are too small in my rock-hard clay. |
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Studies find that a large percentage of kids today are wasteful when it comes to money: most want to spend rather than save. We need to help kids fight their spending urges and teach them money management skills when they are young. Here are eight ways:
- For a young child, buy a piggy bank to save coins. Make a rule that it must be filled before the money is spent.
- Give a weekly or monthly allowance (depending on age) so that she can learn to budget money.
- Make her write down her intended purchase and post it for a few days before she buys it. A younger kid can draw it on her "wish list."
- Older kids should be required to spend their own money on entertainment and nonessential items. Don't give out loans.
- Help a younger child open up a savings account and an older child a checking account so that they can monitor their money and spending.
- Require that a portion of her allowance go to a charity of her choice.
- Require a set portion of her allowance always to be saved.
- Say no to frivolous, rash buying and don't give in.
One of the best ways to curb kids' greedy attitudes is by requiring that they give to others. Begin by having your family choose a family cause. For example, give part of a weekly allowance to needy kids, adopt an orphan through Save the Children, deliver used toys (in good condition) to the fire department, or bake cookies for the lonely neighbor next door. Once your family decides on a cause, commit to carrying it out. Or give your kids their allowance and require that a portion go to a charity of their choice. That kind of hands-on giving activity can foster an attitude of giving that will help counter greediness more powerfully than almost anything else.
The First 21 Days
Embark on a Family Generosity Project, which represents the opposite of greed and reinforces more positive values that emphasize alternative ways to achieve true happiness. For example, make it a goal to give away 5 percent, 10 percent, or as much as you can of everything in your house: clothing, books, toys, tools, DVDs, CDs, and other expendable objects. Have your kids pack everything up in boxes and help you deliver them to the Salvation Army, Goodwill, Catholic Charities, or another favorite local charity. Their participation will be a big part of learning that it really is better to give than to receive.
Attitude Makeover Pledge
How will you use these six steps to help your kid become less greedy and achieve long-term change? On the lines below, write exactly what you agree to do within the next twenty-four hours to begin changing your kid's attitude so he is less greedy and more generous.
From Don't Give Me That Attitude by Michele Borba, Ed.D. Copyright © 2004 by Michele Borba. All rights reserved. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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The U.S. ban on media coverage of returning war dead has been lifted.
For the first time in two decades, cameras rolled Sunday as a flag-draped coffin carrying the remains of Staff Sgt. Phillip Myers arrived at Dover Air Force Base.
The ban was first imposed by the Pentagon during the Gulf War and tightened further by former President George W. Bush.
The Obama administration relaxed the ban to give military families the choice. Myer's family allowed the news coverage, but declined to be interviewed or photographed.
Opponents of the previous policy said that it had been put in place to hide the cost of war.
The revised policy will only allow soldiers' coffins to be shown if their family approved. The government will have no impact on the decision.
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Frilly flowers and cartoon racecars may be classic children's room motifs—but to a maturing child, they are far from timeless. So in an effort to prevent an annual décor overhaul and a hole in your wallet, we set out to find furniture, soft goods, and accessories that create all the whimsy and playfulness a child's room should have, without the childish overtone. These fresh finds are an investment that promises to grow with the kids for years to come. But even if eventually your youngster does crave a new look, fear not—these are so chic and stylish that you'll be proud to put them in most any room of the house.


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The Thiriet by TDS Racing team is honoured to once again rely on its technical partners...
Tony Ave is a veteran racer whose aspirations have taken him into a new and unique venture.
Olympic legend and Nissan brand ambassador will be tested on track at Le Mans in 2015
BMW Sports Trophy Team Marc VDS will compete in the European Le Mans Series in 2015, with a BMW Z4 GTE. One driver has been confirmed for the program: BMW Motorsport's triple world-champion, Guernseyman Andy Priaulx.
LAS Motorsports will be the name of this joint venture between the trio.
Five events on the same circuits as 2014 – UK, Italy, Austria, France and Portugal.
The Alsace-based squad will line up a new duet of drivers for ELMS finale at Estoril.
Nissan will supply the engines for the future LM P3 prototypes and Xtrac will provide the gearboxes.
With a fourth-place finish at the last 24 Hours of Le Mans and a second place at the 4 Hours of Imola, the Sébastien Loeb Racing is about to return to the European Le Mans Series.
The British manufacturer has given the world a look at their new LMP3 race car.
The Automobile Club de l'Ouest has an ideal opportunity to present its new category: Le Mans Prototype 3 (LM P3).
Dyson Racing currently stands second in the ELMS point standings.
Pegasus Racing is one of the newcomers to the European Le Mans Series this year, but the team is not new to endurance racing.
The 2014 endurance season, which has already begun in the USA with the Tudor United SportsCar Championship, will go green in Europe this coming weekend.
Matt McMurry has secured a ride with Dyson Racing and will be making his European Le Mans Series debut with the organization.
Daniel McKenzie made his debut in sportscar racing last year driving in the Pro-Am category.
Champion in 2009 with Aston Martin Racing, the Czech driver brings his experience of the series.
The Audi factory reserve driver and Ferrari F1 test driver will race for the British squad.
Michael Lyons will graduate into the prestigious European Le Mans Series this year with renowned team AF Corse.
Matt Griffin will be joined by familiar co-drivers, Marco Cioci, Michele Rugelo and Jack Gerber.
Get all the information on the provisional time table of the test at Paul Ricard Circuit.
The Sarthe-based team has consolidated its status as a constructor in its own rights.
The European Le Mans Series looks to continue its growth in 2014 begun with a rebirth last year.
The team, cofounded by Sébastien Loeb and Dominique Heintz, is on the entry list for the next 24 Hours of Le Mans with its ORECA 03 LM P2.
DUQUEINE Automobiles was the first monocoque constructor to have designed a Formula 3 carbon monocoque in 1983.
22-year-old Tincknell will pilot the Kent-based outfit's Zytek-Nissan at all five rounds of the European Le Mans Series.
While the UK, Italy, Austria and France welcome back the series for a second successive year, a new country has been added: Portugal.
New teams have signed up with the French constructor, which is pursuing its involvement.
Harry Tincknell will join the team for an assault on two of sportscar racing's greatest prizes.
Pegasus Racing's first run with the Morgan-Nissan LM P2 will take place in March before the official European Le Mans tests on 1-2 April.
Pegasus Racing will also send in an entry application to the Automobile Club de l'Ouest with a view to taking part in the Le Mans 24 Hours for the second time!
WRO returns to racing, to race in the ELMS and Asian LMS.
The closed cockpit ORECA 05 will roll out at the end 2014.
With 10 wins in 13 races in 2013, the ORECA 03 was the most successful LM P2 both in the FIA World Endurance Championship and the European Le Mans Series.


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Mayor Rob "I'm not homophobic" Ford sits out WorldPride Toronto standing ovation
Some things just never change.
Hogtown mayor Rob Ford isn't homophobic—according to him. And of course, his brother Doug, who says that Rob has "gay friends" (which is the first defense anyone uses when they're accused of discrimination).
Nonetheless, Ford continues to display homophobic behaviour.
As Toronto City Hall recognized the success of WorldPride Toronto with a standing ovation, Ford—unsurprisingly but still annoyingly—remained seated.
Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly expressed his disappointment about Ford's behaviour.
Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, who is openly gay and was recognized for her work on WorldPride, asked Ford to lift a hold on exploring options for shelter beds for LGBT people so that council could vote on it.
Ford—surprise, surprise—denied the request.
When asked by reporters if he's homophobic, guess how he answered?
"You guys have asked me this question for 14 years, OK? And you know the answer. I'm not homophobic," he said.
He also refused to answer questions as to why he sat out of the standing ovation.
The communicative Ford has infamously avoided attending any Toronto Pride parade. He also didn't attend Pride flag raising ceremonies at Toronto City Hall for two years until he suddenly appeared unexpectedly at the flag-raising for the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia in 2013 and later attended the Pride proclamation ceremony later that same year.
When high-school teacher Joe Killoran, out for a jog, encountered Ford at a Canada Day parade and started grilling him, a video of him went viral. Killoran consequently inspired the Shirtless Horde—a group of shirtless protestors who hold demonstrations wherever Ford makes appearances.
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Whatever the case, it'll be interesting to see if the Shirtless Horde gets a rise out of Ford. Because you know what they say about homophobes...
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The Atkins Carb Counter chart is one of the easiest and most detailed carb counters on the web today.
The chart is grouped into food groups like beverages, sauces, nuts, pasta, baking products, desserts, cheese, condiments, jams, cereals, vegetables, poultry, beef, fish, fast food and the acceptable food list. The chart is then divided into Carb, Fiber, Net Carbs, Protein, Fat and Calories measured in grams.
The amount of food is also measured using abbreviations and symbols like the below:
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With the Atkins diet, you only count the number of Net Carbs which is the only carbs counted in the diet. The Net Carbs do not include fiber (or alcohol, sugar, and glycerin), which have a small impact on blood-sugar levels. The Atkins Carb Counter chart included fat, protein and calories for dieters reference only.
Under the Atkins products category, you will have a lot to choose from like peanut butter granola bar, dark choco almond delight bar, vanilla fruit and nut bar and strawberry banana shake which has net carbs from 2 to 7 only.
You can also find the net carb value of your favourite Starbucks coffee using the chart. A 12oz Cappucino with whole milk is about 11 net carbs and a 12oz of Latte with low fat milk is 17 net carbs.
The Atkins Carb Counter chart also has the net carb values for mcdonald, burger king, wendy's, dominos, pizza hut, and kfc meals/foods. A mcdonald's cheeseburger has 31 net carbs, a burger king whopper is 48 net carbs, a slice of a 12-inch ultimate deep dish pizza from domino's is 26 net carbs, pieces of mild buffalo wings is 17 net carbs and one chicken breast original recipe KFC sandwich is 15 net carbs.
The chart also includes acceptable and unacceptable food lists for dieters who are under these programs: Phase 1 (Induction), Phase 2 (Ongoing Weight Loss) and Phase 3 (Pre-maintenance).
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Mardi Gras in New Orleans is a festival for the whole city'and in this buoyant picture book two children experience the holiday in their own special way. Watching the Mardi Gras Indians in their beautiful hand-sewn costumes; viewing the parades and catching the beads and coins pitched from the fabulous floats'from dawn till night's end, this is a day filled with wonders.Author Fatima Shaik's vivid picture of Mardi Gras in a close-knit African-American community is perfectly illustrated by Floyd Cooper's shimmering paintings, filled with the pageantry and spirit of this grand celebration.
Children in an African-American neighborhood in New Orleans experience the joys of Mardi Gras.
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The benefits and uses of coconut oil are virtually endless. When consumed, coconut oil can positively affect our hormones, improve how we handle blood sugar and boost thyroid function to increase metabolism, energy and endurance. While consuming it in food has its benefits, there are plenty of ways you can use coconut oil in your every day life that don't involve cooking.
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Griffin Discovery Room
A hands-on activity center for children
Monticello visitors—especially those ages 6 to 12—can literally get in touch with American history in the Griffin Discovery Room through hands-on activities.
This educational environment provides a variety of ways for young people to connect with Thomas Jefferson, the members of the larger Monticello community, and learn what life was like for children in the early 1800s.
The space features reproduction elements from both the Monticello house, such as Jefferson's alcove bed and Houdon's bust of Jefferson, and the plantation, including the nail-making shop and a slave dwelling.
Children and their family members can write on a polygraph machine based on the one Jefferson owned, try on replicas of 18th-century clothes, learn how to weave, touch a mastodon's jawbone, create secret codes on a wheel cipher based on Jefferson's design, play games popular in Jefferson's era, and engage in other self-directed activities.
Located on the lower level of the Smith Education Center, the Griffin Discovery Room is open daily.
As a 5th grade teacher that just returned from Monticello with her class yesterday, I would like some information about these hands-on activities. I will have over 40 students next year and I notice that the word SMALL is mentioned in a post or two here....Is this a situation only for families or could a class group of children experience Monticello this way? Rozanne
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Consider taking in 5-8 kids at a time. 40 kids could barely fit into this space.
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A great way to get the kids interested and capture the attention of adults too.
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This is a small space with great contents! Hands-on exploration, including the chance to lie in a replica of Jefferson's bed, complete with red coverlet. There are also partial replicas of a slave dwelling and buildings from Mulberry Row.
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Don't let the text fool you. This room is not just for children. Who tours the house without wanting to touch the polygraph machine? Not me. And now there's a place to really get hands on.
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In our Griffin Discovery Room, a hands-on-museum, esp for kids, but frankly adults love it too, there are computers for budding architects to use. One of the programs offers choices of building materials, styles of windows, domes, columns, pediments, balustrades, etc to design a house. All with witty comments by a cartooned Jefferson. It is so fun and you can e-mail your designed house to a friend. Guess what? You can do this from your own home on our website, but do come visit the Griffin Discovery Room! There is so much more for you to explore.
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Exclusive: Taylor Lautner Fights for His Life in New 'Abduction' Poster
'Abduction' follows a high school student who discovers his photo on a website for missing children. His world is turned upside down after the death of his parents, and he sets out on a dangerous mission to uncover his mysterious past.
From the new trailer, you can see that Taylor's involved in some unbelievable fight scenes, proving that he can take a hit and dish several out. The new poster shows the versatile star in full-blown action, and we have a hunch he's coming out on top.
Check out the hot-off-the-press poster here and flip through more awesome movie stills below. 'Abduction' arrives in theaters on September 23.


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After some research on the matter I quit the "all natural" products found in beauty stores and went with truly all natural products that are found in the grocery store. I purchased organic unfiltered apple cider vinegar, organic cold-pressed coconut oil, vitamin C powder, raw unpasteurized honey and undiluted tea tree oil. I haven't looked back since. Within three days my skin was drastically different. My complexion was glowing, bright and began to even out. My breakouts were gone and didn't return. My skin was always moisturized, never oily and "plump" all day long. At first I thought it was too good to be true, but a few weeks later I'm convinced that the true all-natural route is the way to go. So how do I use these products and what is my new found beauty regime?
Morning and night I start by washing my face with Cetaphil (this is the one product that I haven't switched out yet). I then use a diluted apple cider vinegar toner. After that has dried I apply tea tree oil to any potential problem areas and follow with coconut oil as my moisturizer. A few times per week I use a homemade vitamin C serum in the mornings and a pure honey mask in the evenings.
1|| apple cider vinegar toner: apple cider vinegar is naturally acidic, so it helps remove excess dirt, oil and makeup at the end of the day. It stinks though, so I only use it at night before going to bed. It can help lighten sun, age and acne scars as well as help minimize the appearance of pores. I began by using a 1:1 ratio of organic unfiltered apple cider and water, but it dried out my skin so I switched to a 15% dilution and this seems to be my "sweet spot." I recommend starting with a 5:1 ratio and adjusting as needed. I just store my ACV toner in a glass container in the bathroom and dip a cotton ball in it, use it all over my face and don't rinse it off. After it dries I follow with tea tree oil and coconut oil.
2|| tea tree oil: undiluted tea tree oil is naturally antibacterial, anti-viral and anti-fungal. It helps reduce inflammation, increases the healing process and prevents future infections. I store my tea tree oil in the bathroom cabinet and whenever I notice a problem area I just dip a q-tip in it and apply the oil directly to the problem area. Within a day or two the blemish is completely gone. It's amazing!
3|| coconut oil: coconut oil has become my number one beauty staple. It's anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, infection fighting, can act as a sunscreen, is a natural antioxidant, and a deep penetrating moisturizer. When I first started using it I thought it seemed counter intuitive to use it as a blemish treating moisturizer because oil generally leads to break outs. I thought it would leave my skin excessively oily but quickly realized that coconut oil is not like other oils...it dissolves quickly and leaves no trace of a residue. And since oil production is a result of dry skin, using coconut oil as a moisturizer actually decreases your natural oil production. I apply this directly to my face in it's natural form as the last step in my beauty regime both day and night. I wake up the next morning and my face is soft, glowing and fully moisturized. At the end of the day my skin is never oily but looks fresh all day long. With coconut oil, a little bit goes a long way. Just apply a small amount all over your face and if it's the morning, apply makeup on top of it. You will not regret using this!
4|| vitamin C serum: I love vitamin C serum, but it was just too expensive for me to justify purchasing, so I bought a jar of whole foods pure vitamin C serum and decided to make my own. I combine 1/4 tsp vitamin C powder with 1 tsp water and mix until dissolved. I transfer it to an amber dropper bottle and shake to ensure the powder is completely dissolved. Then, a few days per week in the morning, I apply this before applying my tea tree oil or coconut oil. I just use the dropper to place a few drops on a cotton pad and apply the same way I would a toner. Vitamin C stays in the skin for up to 3 days, that's why I don't apply it every day. It helps make my skin appear fresh and alive throughout the day. And it's much cheaper to make your own. $10 for an entire bottle of vitamin C powder that will last forever vs $30+ for a tiny bottle of serum.
5|| honey in the raw: not pictured is raw unpasteurized honey, which I use as a face mask about once per week. I just pull my hair back, goop a tablespoon on my face, spread it evenly and let it sit for 15-20 minutes. Raw honey is a natural antioxidant, anti-bacterial and a great moisturizer. It helps soften, balance and cleanse your skin. You can even add cinnamon and nutmeg, which are both anti-inflammatory, to help soothe and decrease any blemishes.
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Cougar Basketball "Alumni Day"
SXU alumni, friends and Cougar basketball fans of all ages braved the cold on Saturday, January 25 to cheer the SXU Men's and Women's teams to victory over their University of Saint Francis (Ill.) rivals.
First, our SXU Women's team took to the courts at 1:00 p.m. claiming a 67-42 victory over Saint Francis. This day was made even more special as SXU alumni and former women's basketball athletes were greeted and honored by all those in attendance.
At 3:00 p.m., the SXU Men's team took to the Bob Hallberg Court to claim a 84-72 victory over their Saint Francis rivals.
Members of the SXU National Alumni Board were also on hand to give away free popcorn to alumni and parent guests, toss give-aways into the stands and to present the winners of the halftime festivities with a special gift from the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations.
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New Play Summit should be a whale of a creative weekend
One of the most important parts of the Denver Center Theatre Company's mission is to introduce local audiences the most interesting, up-and-coming playwrights around -- and to help those playwrights explore their ideas and carry forward their creative work. To further that mission, every year the New Play Summit stages readings of four or five new pieces: some of them duds, some interestingly eccentric, some out-and-out brilliant. Last year those attending the Summit could see a full-blown production of Samuel D. Hunter's The Whale, first read at the preceding Summit. The play received raves here and has gone on to critical success in New York. Tom Alan Robbins in the DCTC's production of The Whale, which started at the Summit.
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- Collaboration and critics: Scenes from the 2012 New Play Summit
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Samuel D. Hunter has an Obie under his belt, as well as a number of productions and commissions around the country -- and for a while last fall it seemed you couldn't pick up the New York Times without seeing Hunter's face or reading about his work. There was a preview of The Whale, followed by a review. Then came an article about a shake-up in the Playwrights Ensemble roster at Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago, which retired several writers (including Pulitzer-winner Nilo Cruz and John Logan, author of Red) in favor of four new names. One of those names belonged to Hunter -- and Victory Gardens will produce The Whale in April.
Hunter was also one of four playwrights selected for commissions by the Writer's Room, formed through a collaboration of the Manhattan Theatre Club and Ars Nova. His face appeared in the Times yet again in a joint interview about obesity in fiction with novelist Jami Attenberg (The Whale has a 600-pound protagonist).
Best of all, John Lahr, the estimable critic for the New Yorker, gave The Whale a full-scale review that expressed doubt about the play's ending but concluded, "I have ... no doubt at all about Hunter's promise as a bold theatrical storyteller."
Hunter says he's still shocked by the amount of coverage The Whale received. "I'm a relatively unknown playwright; it's in a 125-seat theater. ... I loved having it in an intimate theater like that," he adds, "and without an intermission so there's no escaping." He was equally delighted with the casting and hopes all the attention means The Whale will continue being staged beyond the productions already
Hunter is particularly happy that The Whale began its life in Denver, he says, because of the caliber of the theater and because "I am from the West and the play is set in the West." He learned from the DCTC production, and has cut about ten minutes from the script, making it "a little richer and a little tighter."
This year Hunter will be resident playwright at the Arena Stage, which means money and health insurance, he says, and the ability to build on his body of work. There are several projects pending and he is a few pages into an entirely new work: "The hardest thing is waiting for that idea that sets you off. Once you get that germ, it's about work -- getting a cup of coffee and putting the work in."
The Summit -- which communicates some idea of just what that work entails -- takes place at the Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex, 14th and Curtis, tomorrow through Sunday, February 11. The featured playwrights are writers Laura Eason, Karen Zacarias, Catherine Trieschmann, Matthew Lopez and Marcus Gardley; there will be readings all three days and productions of two plays first read at last year's Summit in the evenings: Michael Mitnick's Ed, Downloaded and Laura Feldman's Grace, or the Art of Climbing. For more information, call 303-893-4100 or go to the Denver Center website.
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I found this interesting article about the health benefits of drinking hydrogen peroxide. The FDA does not approve of this practice, but to me that isn't necessarily much of a cause for concern – I mean they still insist that Stevia needs to be labeled as a dietary supplement rather than a sweetener and dare I mention all the things they have approved that have killed people?
Either way, I remember hearing that one of the simple keys to a healthy body is to increase oxygen to it. If that means breathing more in or drinking water or eating foods with a lot of water in them – they are all important. This is the basic premise behind the drinking hydrogen peroxide thing.
The author mentions some hydrogen peroxide health benefits?
"Food grade Hydrogen peroxide contains a pure form of oxygen; something that can be used by every cell in the body. By adding food grade hydrogen peroxide to your daily routine, you can increase your oxygen intake. When you increase your oxygen intake, you increase your body's ability to function at a higher level with respect to digestion, regularity, and immune system function."
How he adds hydrogen peroxide to water…
"I have been using 3% food grade hydrogen peroxide in my drinking water for over three years. "I add 7.5 ml (1 1/2 teaspoons) of 3% or food grade H2O2 to a gallon of distilled water to make my .006% H2O2 for my drinking water. This formula gives me one gallon of .006% food grade H2O2 drinking water". I have some clients who add less (1 teaspoon) and some who add more (up to 2 teaspoons – I suggest you never go higher than two teaspoons of H2O2). "
It is also important to note that the article suggests only using FOOD GRADE H2O2…
I am not completely convinced that this is safe, so I probably won't be drinking hydrogen peroxide any time soon. But have you tried this? If so let us know in the comments below…
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I an a new gardener, zone 8, dallas TX. The aphids have utterly infested my Zucchini, all other squashes and cucumbers. However some plants right next to these infested plants have none at all. Peppers, eggplants, yard long beans have none. Tomatoes have moderate and Okra have mild. I have sprayed the plants several times already.
Any thoughts? Are there any varieties of Zucchini, cucs, squashes are resistant to them, so i can grow those next year. Thanks. |
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- Posted by MelissaHess 5 (My Page) on Fri, Jul 13, 12 at 22:47
My mother in law was talking about aphids the other day. They are killing her entire garden and she is organic, so no pesticides for her. She found these bags that you hang around the garden made by Insecticide, and she gets hundreds in there and the problem is almost under control. She says they swarm it and go into the bag and can't get out. Then she empties the bags into 5 gallon buckets of water to drown them and rehangs them. They are reusable. This might help you1 |
Aphids are attracted to high nitrogen levels in plants. So what and how much have you been feeding? They also colonize so once an infestation is developed on a certain plant, they gather there. What have you been spraying? You can literally wipe out hundreds at a time just by putting on a pari of gloves and running your fingers up and down the stems and under the leaves. You can also just blast them off the plant with plain water. Dave |
The advice of knocking them off by hand or water hose, I always wonder about that, do they not go back to the plant? Wiping them off with gloved hand, hundreds if not thousands of leaves, getting under each leaf, seems like and impossible job. Water jet would also be impossible to get under each leaf. You would have to lift the leaves off the ground or turn them up by hand. Seems to me a very laborious job. I have sprayed them with usual insecticides (not organic). The aphids are low in numbers for a while and then grow back again. So far they are not affecting the plants growth but if I don't spray I guess they will. Since they are not bothering some types of plants right next to other plants, i thought there must be something in the plant itself that makes those plants not susceptible. So there must be some varieties of each type of vegetable that are not so attractive to aphids. |
I think that Melissa must be talking about a Japanese beetle trap. :-) |
Not at all laborious and proven quite effective over many years, not to mention often recommended here. I can clean aphids off a 50' row of squash plants in about 15-20 min. with gloves and a sprayer filled with water. And no, since most aphids can't fly not to mention most are squished in the process, they don't just go right back to the plant. I'm not an organic grower nor opposed to the use of some pesticides but you have to do the same things - lift the leaves and get under the leaves - if spraying insecticides as you would with spraying water but you aren't creating generations of pesticide resistant aphids with the water either. And only specific pesticides are listed as effective against aphids anyway. But no, there are very few aphid resistant plants much less aphid resistant vegetable varieties and serious infestations are often caused simply by the use of excess nitrogen fertilizers. Dave |
Oh, it's so helpful to learn why the aphids seem to gather on some plants but not others! And I guess I didn't realize they can't fly... |
Oh, it's so helpful to learn why the aphids seem to gather on some plants but not others! And I guess I didn't realize they can't fly... |
- Posted by MelissaHess 5 (My Page) on Sat, Jul 14, 12 at 22:09
Rhizo1---LOL! Thank you!!! You are right, I was wrong! I was talking to my mother in law tonight about it haha!! |
I grow roses and aphids always attack them when they are leafing out in the spring. Again, some will be covered with them and some will have none. The spray hose does a great job. You can also fix up a spray bottle with dish detergent and water and that will take care of them. There isn't any need to use insecticide on them. Also, if you see lady bugs or lady bug larvae (they look like little orange alligators), the feed on aphids and you should let them do the job if the aphids aren't too thick. If you do use the squish method, do wear gloves, they can stain your fingers. |
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Gwynne Dyer: Hezbollah officials likely being framed for Rafiq Hariri assassination in Lebanon
Here we go again. The Special Tribunal for Lebanon, a United Nations-backed body investigating the killing of Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri in 2005, has accused four people of his murder. They all belong to Hezbollah, the militant Lebanese Shia movement that Israel and the United States define as terrorist. But they are probably not guilty.
Special tribunals of this sort have no intelligence agents of their own. In practice, they rely heavily on information supplied to them by national intelligence services that they trust. But they are judges and lawyers and other unworldly types, and they don't seem to understand that there is no such thing as a trustworthy intelligence service.
Immediately after the explosion that killed Rafiq Hariri and 22 other people in Beirut in 2005, western and Israeli intelligence services said that the Syrian government was behind it, and that the Iranians were behind them. Well, of course. The main aim of the U.S. and Israel at that time was to get Syrian troops out of Lebanon, where they had been stationed since shortly after the start of the Lebanese civil war in 1975.
Four Lebanese generals accused of working for Syria were arrested. The non-violent "Cedar Revolution" broke out, demanding an end to Syrian meddling in Lebanese politics and the withdrawal of Syrian troops from the country. And in the end the Syrians left and a pro-western government took power: mission accomplished.
But there was actually no evidence against the four Lebanese generals, and as one of its first acts the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, created in 2009, ordered their release. So who had organized the killing of Hariri, then? Well, accusing the Syrians had worked pretty well for the western intelligence agencies. So maybe they decided to blame Hezbollah now, and see if that worked too.
Hezbollah came into existence in response to the long Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon (1982-2000). It has the support of most of Lebanon's Shias, who dominate the south. And it gets arms and money not only from Syria but also from Syria's ally, Iran.
During the last Israeli attack on Lebanon, in 2006, Hezbollah fought the Israeli army to a stand-still in southern Lebanon. But its leadership has always been intelligent and subtle, and the notion that it would let itself become a tool for some ham-fisted Syrian operation to kill the Lebanese prime minister seems simply unbelievable to most Lebanese.
The judges of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon were persuaded by evidence that western intelligence services pointed them toward, particularly about mobile phone calls allegedly made by Hezbollah officials. So arrest warrants have now been issued for Mustafa Badreddin, Hezbollah's chief operations officer, and three other Hezbollah officials.
They probably had nothing to do with Hariri's assassination. It's more likely that they are being framed by western intelligence agencies because Hezbollah is seen as a serious threat to Israel. If this sounds paranoid, consider the case of the Lockerbie bombing.
The bombing of Pan Am flight 103 in 1988 killed 270 people, most of them American. At first U.S. intelligence blamed Iran, claiming that it used an Arab terrorist group based in Syria to carry out the operation. So Syria was under pressure too—but then in 1990 Saddam Hussein attacked Kuwait, and Washington needed the Syrians as allies in the war to liberate it. Suddenly the whole Iran-Syria case was abandoned, and the new suspect was Libya.
Libya under Moammar Gadhafi was an enemy of the West, so new evidence was found linking Libyan intelligence agents to the attack. Gadhafi was brought to heel, and one Libyan intelligence officer, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, was tried by an international court and sentenced to life in prison. Alas, the new "evidence" was then gradually discredited as key "witnesses" turned out to be incredible.
One man, a Maltese shopkeeper called Tony Gauci whose testimony apparently linked al-Megrahi to the suitcase that contained the bomb, was later found living in Australia on several million dollars that the United States had paid him for his testimony. Another, Ulrich Lumpert, admitted that he had lied to the tribunal about supplying Libya with timers for the bomb. And so on.
In 2007 the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission announced that it would refer al-Megrahi's case to the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh (the Libyan was being held in a Scottish prison) because he "may have suffered a miscarriage of justice". To avoid all this coming out into the open in a new trial, al-Megrahi was released in 2009 and sent home on the grounds that he was a dying man who wouldn't last three months. (He's still alive.)
If western intelligence agencies played this kind of game over the Lockerbie bombing, what's to stop them from doing the same over the murder of Hariri? And why would they want to do that? Because Hezbollah and its Christian and Druze allies now dominate the Lebanese government, and are seen as a threat to Israeli and American interests.
The Middle East runs almost entirely on conspiracy theories, most of them ridiculously implausible. But some of them are real.
Gwynne Dyer is a London-based independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.
What proof is he presenting that officials at the UN and the lawyers they hire DON'T have the same ideological determination to promote the foreign policy ends of the intelligence agencies that feed them fake evidence? None...!
I don't think there are many people buying the notion anymore that the UN is some objective body that is somehow duped. If the UN imposed starvation of Iraq in addition to the UN's role in the theft of Iraqi assets under the 'oil for food' programme didn't persuade some, then surely the ham fisted attempt to cover up Israeli crimes with the Goldstone report. We won't even go into the human trafficking out of UN camps, some which have been run by the UN with NO attempted resolution for fifty years or their soldier's penchant for murder and rape in Africa.
Somehow I doubt the UN and the Security Council will ever face international lawyers from the UN prosecuting their own crimes against humanity.
and other unworldly types,... [ad hominem attack?]
they don't seem to understand that there is
no such thing as a trustworthy intelligence service."
He knows; he was such an expert.
So where is his evidence of a
'conspiracy' to frame hezbollah?
Just a rambling diversion about Lockerbie.
Look! In the sky!
It's a bird! It's a plane!
No, it's a commentary!
You have a nice day.
The arrest of Israeli spies at Lebanon's telecommunication department and their confessions show that Israel had the ability to bug all the individual targets and assassins, also the ability to arranged the "proof" that led investigators to Hezbollah members.
Lebanon has acquired serial photos showing that prior to the car blast Israeli reconnaissance aircraft had taken pictures of Hariri's convoy from different angles and various distances on February, 14, 2005.
The interrogation of the Israeli spies led to their accomplices who confessed that they had received black suitcases full of explosive materials, arms, and similar tools and then transferred them to pre-determined locations in the Lebanese region of Jabal.
Please publish same, or a link.
I can't find the exact articles I read as it was a few years ago but here are a couple I just found.
Video redacted (as usual).
But I must compliment you on your sources.
The line-up of associates of mein-parteibuch.org, like Spartacus, Palestine Blog and Information Clearing House leaves little room for a balanced remit.
And considering Ha'Aretz is an Israeli publication, it's truly an amazing piece of work. It's so far left, it makes GS look positively right wing. For the times I've looked at it, I've only seen hate and vituperation against the state which allows its freedom. It's like GS on steroids. And its readers love it, judging by their overwhelmingly incestuous agreement.
Back to your first post:
"There is plenty of proof of a conspiracy " Duh?
What kind of conspiracy? Israel exposed Hezbollah?
Or, Israel murdered (its friend) Hariri, and implicated Hez?
Or some other scenario? Please let GS readers know which conspiracy you are advancing, and what are your proofs.
"Lebanon has acquired serial photos..."
I believe you mean the TERRORIST entity Hezbollah.
All I have seen, are some fuzzy pictures, and a hairy Nasrallah speaking arabic, without subtitles. That might be mildly interesting to some, or 'vitally important' to a conspiracist.
I presume that you require high standards for evidence, as to source, non-manipulation or corruption, and cross-checking or corroboration. If your sources have all their ducks in a row, then you can quote them freely. But you should also ask yourself why haven't they presented said 'proof' to the investigators?
OK, now you're a mind reader. If I posted something, anything, from Fox News, you would be wary, to put it mildly. I explained the obvious far left (opinionated) bias of your first two articles, out of 'thousands', which may be incestuous copies of copies. If your theory were published by a number of major and centrist newspapers (if there are such), you would have quoted them.
I ask you again: Please let GS readers know which conspiracy you are advancing? That Israel exposed Hezbollah? Or, Israel murdered (its friend) Hariri, and implicated Hezbollah? Or some other scenario? And what are you advancing as proof?
According to the Lebanese daily a crackdown on Israeli spy rings operating in Lebanon has resulted in more than 70 arrests. Included among them are four high-ranking Lebanese Army and General Security officers—one having spied for the Mossad since 1984.
A significant breakthrough in the ongoing investigation occurred in late June and culminated in the arrest of Charbel Qazzi, head of transmission and broadcasting at Alfa, one of Lebanon 's two state-owned mobile service providers.
Qazzi confessed to installing computer programs and planting electronic chips in Alfa transmitters. These could then be used by Israeli intelligence to monitor communications, locate and target individuals for assassination, and potentially erasing recorded information in the contact lines. Qazzi's collaboration with Israel reportedly dates back 14 years.
On July 12, a second arrest at Alfa was made. Tarek al-Raba'a, an engineer and partner of Qazzi, was apprehended on charges of spying for Israel and compromising national security. A few days later, a third Alfa employee was similarly detained.
Israel has refused to comment on the arrests. Nevertheless, their apparent ability to have penetrated Lebanon 's military and telecommunication sectors has rattled the country and urgently raised security concerns.
What does any of this have to do with the Hariri assassination?
Outside the obvious deleterious ramifications of high-ranking Lebanese military officers working for Israel , the very legitimacy of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) is now in question.
The STL is the U.N.-sanctioned body tasked with prosecuting those responsible for the assassination of the late prime minister. On Feb. 14, 2005, 1,000 kg of explosives detonated near Hariri's passing motorcade, killing him and 21 others.
It is believed the STL will issue indictments relying heavily on phone recordings and mobile transmissions to do so.
According to the AFP, "A preliminary report by the U.N. investigating team said it had collected data from mobile phone calls made the day of Hariri's murder as evidence."
The National likewise reported, "The international inquiry, used extensive phone records to draw conclusions into a conspiracy to kill Hariri, widely blamed on Syria and its Lebanese allies ..."
Israel's agents and operatives in Lebanon and its infiltration of a telecom network have been exposed. At the very least, the STL must recognize that evidence of alleged Hezbollah involvement in Hariri's death (a group that historically enjoyed good ties with the late premier) is wholly tainted and likely doctored.
1- if he's a spy why he didn't run away after Kazzi's been arrested?
2- why he drove to the ministry of defense (With confidence) without taking with him a lawyer?
3- why do his parents and supporters strongly defend him and protest month after month if they weren't sure that he's innocent?
4- why he's still in jail till now despite the absence of any evidence against him with many innocence evidences in the other hand???


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