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Mitigating Mumbai

from STRATFORMitigating MumbaiJanuary 14, 2009Global Security and Intelligence ReportBy Fred Burton and Scott StewartRelated Links * Militant Attacks In Mumbai and Their ConsequencesOn Jan. 8, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs heard testimony from a number of experts about the lessons learned from the Nov [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:35:00

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SPOTLIGHT: Books of December 2008

Welcome to the December 2008 edition of Fantasy Book Critic’s monthly SPOTLIGHT which covers fantasy, science fiction, horror, thrillers, YA, and more. Previous spotlights are listed at the end of this article. So another holiday season is here and you know what that means: presents! [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 08:01:00

On this day in History - Jan. 10

#fullpost{display:inline;}49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon which signalled civil war. 0236 - Saint Fabian begins his reign as Catholic Pope .0681 - Pope Agatho dies. 0976 - John I Tzimiskes dies (b. 0925). Greek Byzantine Emperor.1072 - Robert Guiscard conquers Palermo. 1094 - Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo dies (b. 1029) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 01:13:00

Bose & Jinnah: War of Liberation against the British Empire forced UK to leave South Asia. Gandhi’s role was minimal

Date: 2008-10-16 00:28:36

The Daily WAR (10-20)

Reading between the lines, and thinking outside the box . . .THE HOLY ROMAN... Prostituzione online...VATICAN TO GET OWN YOUTUBE CHANNELThe Vatican will soon have its own channel on the video sharing site YouTube where the Catholic faithful or the curious will be able to see Pope Benedict or Church events, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 15:47:00

MSNBC: Civilians in Gaza feel ‘alone in this world’

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28639458Civilians in Gaza feel ‘alone in this world’Families huddle in apartments and homes, ... joined by friends whose home was in a suburb where house-to-house fighting is occurring between Israeli troops and Hamas fighters, and his sister’s family, who fled their house near the Mediterranean Sea [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 03:09:00

Time Inc. Announces Major Reorganization Plans

Time Inc. will undergo a major structural overhaul in light of the current financial crisis effective Wednesday, ... Inc. will manage the News Business Unit. Style and Entertainment: the existing print and digital ... for this group so the Style and Entertainment Business Unit will report to me. Lifestyle [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 23:05:42

MAKLUMAT TENTANG REGIM ISRAEL DARI SUMBER CIA, AP, REUTERS DAN WIKIPEDIA

.fullpost{display:inline;}REGIME ISRAEL/ ZIONISTSBackground:Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without ending the deep tensions between the [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 17:23:00

This House Turns and Returns, Too

Many things tend to remind us of many other things. For instance, ... to be when holidaying at the beach, instantly called to mind two projects by the Dutch artist-architect John Körmeling.The first is The Rotating House.(A screen capture from a video provided [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 21:26:00

The Biggest Kitchen Table - keeping chickens

We'll start our kitchen table talks today with the topic, chickens in the backyard. I want to encourage you all to get involved in this, learn a useful skill, or contribute to the discussion, just like you would if we were all sitting around a kitchen table with our cups of tea and coffee [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 04:42:00

Gravity Is Not a Major Determinant Of Housing Prices

I just saw a rather clever video someone did called, "That Last Dip's a Doozy!" Someone took housing prices 1890 to present and graphed them to a roller coaster ride. Just before the end, he turned the track around so that you could see where you had been and saw how high up you were [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 18:32:50

Robert Redford Helping to Rescue Redrock Wilderness

I had the great pleasure of meeting Robert Redford a few years ago when he came to D.C ... . The petition read, in part: "WHEREAS, the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ... various House and Senate members to protect the Arctic Refuge. When the vote came soon after, the bill [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 17:16:46

Israel! - Whatever You Do, Don't Stop Now!

Optimism Builds as 10-Day Cease-Fire Proposal Emerges in Gaza... "optimism" is sometimes a trick you know ... - TigerCAIRO, Egypt — Egypt and Hamas were negotiating a proposal for a 10-day cease-fire in Gaza, officials said Wednesday, as the Palestinian death toll in the war passed 1, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 22:52:00

Chronology of Palestinian History

Palestine-NetFollowing is a compiled chronology of Palestinian history from early stages till the beginning of the current occupation. This chronology (up to 1949) is summarized from the well-known reference All That Remains (ed. Walid Khalidi). The historical events beyond 1949 are taken from the PASSIA diary (year 2000 issue) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 21:32:00

Hamas CEASE FIRE Reservations A Starting Point For Negotiations

Update 6:25 PM EST Despite previous reports saying Hamas is willing to accept Egypt's proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, the group's representative Salah Bardawil said at a press conference in Cairo Wednesday that the group still had reservations regarding the initiative [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:52:13

EARTH TO EUROPE, RUSSIA: HAMAS MUST BE CRUSHED, NOT CODDLED

December 31, 2008 — budsimmons December 31, 2008 EARTH TO EUROPE, RUSSIA: HAMAS MUST BE CRUSHED, NOT CODDLED More Israelis are in range of Hamas rockets than ever before The Gaza war rages on with no immediate end in sight. Indeed, Israeli sources tell me a ground operation into Gaza is not yet definite, but is likely [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 19:21:48

Salman Khan bought Starlet?

Salman Khan’s dream to build a high rise building at Carter Road in Bandra has been squashed by the concerned authorities ... of building the bungalow didn’t go as per plan and the news of building the bungalow was also leaked ... building called Starlet. He had plans to build his dream bungalow replete with a swimming pool [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 07:52:50

Revisiting The Onion’s 2001 Predictions

It really isn’t so funny after all. And once again, The Onion proves to be truly ‘America’s Finest News Source ... my administration,” said Bush, who plans a 250 percent boost in military spending. “Unlike my predecessor [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 05:59:05

THURSDAY JANUARY 15, 2009

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Date: 2009-01-15 15:46:00

TUESDAY JANUARY 13, 2009

Date: 2009-01-13 02:39:00

Mitigating Mumbai :STRATFOR

Mitigating Mumbai :STRATFOR Posted by: bimal in News On Jan. 8, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs heard testimony from a number of experts about the lessons learned from the Nov. 26 Mumbai attack. According to Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:20:44

Rural Housing Avoids Pitfalls of Escalating and Declining Value Seen Elsewhere This Generation

...From Bill Bishop in his 8 January '09 column at New West.net and Daily Yonder.com:The DivideReport: When the House Bubble Burst, Rural Prices Kept SteadyThe country is going into contortions to deal with the collapse of the housing market. The collapse took place [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 04:13:00

The Turkey Of The Year In California

The Press Telegram reports from California. “Delfa Robles, 68, a Long Beach resident and a member of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform ... the business and got behind on her house payments,’ she said through ACORN organizer David Mazariegos. ‘ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 18:51:45

Posts about Tri-State Real Estate (FL, GA and AL) as of January 20, 2009

Unapproved Investments Cause Ameriprise Big Problems - investmentfraudlawyerblog.com 01/20/2009 Ameriprise Financial Services, formerly known as American Express Financial Advisers, … , going straight to DVD. • Another Ameriprise adviser based out of Orlando, Florida, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 14:27:34

Steve Parker: Late car payments now total $25 Billion; US may lose 700 dealerships this year

Carmakers, new and used car dealers and the rest of us, the all-important cogs in the machine, the car-buyers, are all having a tough time. When it comes to America's consumers, though, there seems little, if anything, in the way of relief from Washington [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 10:26:42

Violence in the Middle East

(AP) Israel’s air force obliterated symbols of Hamas power on the third day of its Gaza assault Monday, striking next to the Hamas premier’s home, ... to a house hit by a Palestinian rocket, December 28, 2008 in southern city of Netivot, Israel. Israel [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 06:05:53

An Urgent Appeal For Help for the Flood Victims of Misamis Oriental

.fullpost{display:inline;}Our NGO (CAPP-SIAD) received an urgent appeal from our partner NGO - Balay Mindanaw Foundation, for help for the flood victims in our project sites. Below is a situation report. For those who are interested to give support, financial or otherwise, please send email to either of the following [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 23:54:00

Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings for Selected Stocks

Caprock Analytics highlights selected stocks from the over 4,000 stocks tracked and analyzed by Caprock Analytics. These stock selections include a recent Caprock Analytics Strength metric and a brief description of the company. Note that stocks with negative strength ratings indicate a degree of weakness that has been detected [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 19:05:51

White House: Gaza Cease-Fire Depends on Hamas

CRAWFORD, Texas – President George W ... now and in the future, the White House said Wednesday. From his ranch in Crawford, Texas, Bush called Israeli Prime ... and that is what will be the first step in a cease-fire," White House deputy press secretary Gordon [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 19:19:20

DrumBeat: January 18, 2009

Gulf states delay projects to lower costs Gulf oil producers are delaying some of their projects in energy and other sectors to take advantage of a ... states may continue to use petroleum distillates instead of implementing plans to switch over [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 13:22:33

A Farewell to George Bush: Inauguration Flashback, 2001

A trip down Memory Lane. As Barack Obama strives valiantly but unsuccessfully tomorrow to fill the shoes of George W ... it up with somebody at some point during my administration,” said Bush, who plans a 250 percent boost [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:08:08

Is Palin GOP front-runner in Iowa — for 2012?

Gov. Sarah Palin ANALYSIS While being careful to tell us up front that he thinks the question is a bit premature, Republican David Oman, a key figure in the last two GOP gubernatorial administrations in Iowa, says Sarah Palin has the makings of a front-runner in the 2012 Iowa caucuses [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 17:14:15

Bose’s War of Liberation led to the demise of the British Empire in South Asia

Date: 2008-10-15 00:27:19

PALESTINIANS POUND ISRAEL WITH MORE THAN 60 ROCKETS TODAY

Rockets hit Negev, including Ashkelon and Be’er Sheva BY YANIR YAGNA Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday fired a barrage of more than 60 Katyusha and Qassam rockets at the western Negev, with a number exploding in the cities of Ashkelon and Be’er Sheva, previously thought to be beyond rocket reach [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 18:20:38

The Stafford Act and the FEMA response and recovery plans are designed to offer temporary relief and then repair damaged structures ... sued over Katrina fund diversion;USA Today reported Katrina cottage occupants may be removed; andHuff [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 11:01:42

Hezbollah on full alert in wake of Gaza war

Press TVHezbollah has stepped up security measures on the Lebanese border in response to the full-scale Israeli incursion into the Gaza Strip ... is expected to take advantage of the transition in the White House "to embark on a new adventure [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 19:43:00

DrumBeat: January 18, 2009

DrumBeat: January 18, 2009 Gulf states delay projects to lower costs Gulf oil producers are delaying some of their projects in energy and other ... of implementing plans to switch over to clean fuels, a senior analyst with Merrill Lynch has said [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:54:23

Rosa Barba Prize 2: The Ocean Pools of Madeira (and Sydney)

Try as we might, we couldn't find a lot of information about these swimming pools in Câmara de Lobos on the island of Madeira, ... links hoping that one would lead to site plans and project statements. So far, we only managed [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 05:59:00

DrumBeat: November 13, 2008

Kingdom stands vindicated after IEA report on Ghawar Pushing his peak oil theory, Simmons has been arguing that Ghawar’s northern regions are almost depleted and that the two other giant fields, Abqaiq and Berri, also seem to have peaked in the 1970s [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 13:52:27

‘Things are going to be better than before’

Anne and Hugh Wire, former Amity teachers whose support for Amity reaches back many years, ... of the corridor of severe damage running a hundred miles along the mountains north and west of Sichuan’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 06:25:32

People Do Things They Shouldn’t In California

A report from the Salinas Californian. “Laura Beltran, 22, said she wasn’t surprised to learn that the house she rents from her mother in-law ... the help of a housing counselor isn’t enough, Beltran said. After the value of their house dropped [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 20:45:59

More than 60 rockets hit Negev, including Ashkelon and Be'er Sheva

By Yanir Yagna, Haaretz Correspondent, Haaretz Staff and News Agencies Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday fired a barrage of ... kilometers from the coastal territory. Earlier, two rockets exploded in open fields near the Negev [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 19:36:21

The Train Wreck We Know Is Coming

The Sun Sentinel reports from Florida. “A typical used home in Broward and Palm Beach counties now sells for less than $295,000, a price not seen here since spring 2004, according to the most recent [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 15:02:08

White House backs Israel's attacks on Gaza Strip (AP)

White House backs Israel's attacks on Gaza Strip (AP) By admin | CRAWFORD, Texas – The White House, calling Monday for a lasting cease-fire ... of southern Israel are not able to live in peace,” White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe said [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 16:54:54

Nomadic Hotels and Lighthouses

(“There are three approaches to coastal erosion: armor, beach nourishment, and retreat ... Against the Tides. In April 1888 ... Brighton Beach Hotel on Coney Island, a multistory frame [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 23:17:48

coral reefs

What are Corals and Coral Reefs?Appearing as solitary forms in the fossil record more than 400 million years ago, ... polyps have structurally simple body plans, they possess [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 06:04:37

Not missing - busy planning to go missing

It is with some shock that I see how long ago it was that I blogged ... to fruition in November. Originally we had grandiose plans to visit every continent but (a) Dennis retired [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 08:44:00

Health Informatics News Round-Up

Health 2.0 Group Chicago is meeting today (Thurs 15th) ... as Medicity and will maintain its headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah, with offices throughout [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:18:17

The Peace Mirage in the Arab Deserts: Israeli Terrorism in Palestine

Posted by: abc on: December 30, 2008 In: dr. abdul| world affairsComment! By Dr ... and Olmert has said he does not wish to re-occupy the coastal strip. Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 04:51:21

Posts about Mortgage Market Report as of January 18, 2009

Twitter Tweets about Real Estate Report as of January 18, 2009 - firsthomeservice.com 01/18/2009 scrawforditm: Calgary Real Estate Report - January 5, 2009: From: Anat Stapleton The Buyer’s Market Continues Calgary’s real e.. http://tinyurl.com/7gh83l 2009-01-18 04:50:37 · Reply · View Posts about Mortgage Market Report as of January 18, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 12:25:43

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