Another man, Mundhar Kamel, 65, said the departure changed little. “This move is them exiting from one door and entering from another. In the embassy they still have 15,000 people and there is talk about 3,000 more [military] trainers. This is not a withdrawal, this is an act on a stage.
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Hezbollah profits from US drug market via Mexico cartel Beirut bank seen as a hub of Hezbollah’s drug money financing What if we scrubbed Wachovia like we did the Lebanese Canadian Bank? Indeed. Switch Lighting’s innovative bulbs have multiple LEDs around the edge producing what they say “is the closest alternative to incandescent-quality light.” Plus, they are liquid-colled, making them more efficient. Their 40 watt-equivalent bulbs are $20, much cheaper than the LED competition and the ROI is about a year. Hotels are testing them now. [...] newsjunkiepost.com A highly contentious initiative blocking unions from making political contributions via automatic payroll deductions will be on the ballot in November 2012. In what promises to be a turbulent, divisive election year, this proposition will bring out the heavy artillery, as both sides will unquestionably raise and spend millions trying to defeat or pass [...] From the BuzzFeed Best protest signs of 2011 Jezebel According to a new study, people can’t tell the difference between quotes from British “lad mags” and interviews with convicted rapists. And given the choice, men are actually more likely to agree with the rapists. [...] Last night we had our first Occupy Williamsburg (a neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY) general assembly (GA). Adam Clark Estes did a fine job of covering the event in the Atlantic. So I won’t bother covering the same ground. But I did want to let people know a little bit about how Occupy Wall Street is [...] TPM continues the story of Carrier IQ and its little problem that’s affecting nearly 145 million handsets (estimate from a counter on Carrier IQ’s website) here, complete with lots of links. On Monday, the company posted a document titled “Understanding Carrier IQ Technology” which states in its second paragraph: We want to thank Trevor Eckhart [...] Research is underway to determine if B12 could be used instead of expensive platinum as a catalyst for fuel cells. Stored energy is the ability to take generated electricity and store in a form where it can be used later, on-demand, as needed. This is especially important for renewable energy. Wind and solar plants need to be able to store power for use when the wind has stopped blowing or when the sun isn’t [...] CME Group Executive Chairman Terry Duffy testified and indicated John Corzine authorized the transfer of consumer funds to the firm’s trading accounts. If witnesses and evidence collaborate Duffy’s testimony, Corzine should face a charge of lying before Congress and other criminal charges. Corzine has friends in high places. Maybe he will be thrown to the [...] |  | ||||
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