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Last Updated: Saturday, July 31, 2010 | 5:59 PM ET : CBC NEWS: Ontario’s new zero blood-alcohol level policy for young drivers takes effect at midnight Saturday.

Starting Aug. 1, novice drivers aged 21 and under will be subject to strict penalties if found with any alcohol in their systems, including an immediate 24-hour suspension of their licence, an extended 30-day suspension and up to $500 in fines.

The province announced the change this month in a bid to curb alcohol-related incidents.

"Young drivers between the ages of 19 and 21 are most at risk," Transportation Minister Kathleen Wynne said in a statement. "We are doing what we can to keep them safe."

'There’s been too much bloodshed, too many injuries, too much death.'—Sgt. Tim Burrows, Toronto police

Drivers holding G1 and G2 permits in the graduated licensing system are already subject to a zero-alcohol restriction, but the introduction of a new class of novice driver is a change.

Police are advising young drivers to plan ahead if they plan to go out this long weekend.

"If they leave home tonight to go to a bar, they're perfectly legal," Sgt. Tim Burrows of Toronto police told CBC News. "But if they drink while they're at that bar, and at 12:01 [a.m.] they have any alcohol in their system, they'll be breaking the law."

The Ontario Ministry of Transportation says drivers between 19 and 21 are nearly 1½ times more likely to be involved in fatal drinking-and-driving accidents as any other age group. In the last decade, 235 drivers under 21 have been killed in alcohol-related collisions in the province.

"There’s been too much bloodshed, too many injuries, too much death," Burrows said. "Any amount of alcohol is too much when you’re driving a car."




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It's been a good time to be a Chicago Blackhawks fan. The renaissance of the franchise culminated in a Stanley Cup championship in June and despite being cap-strapped and having to say goodbye to some beloved players, there's still a good core on the roster for fans to expect Chicago to compete over the next several years.

Even with all the success on the ice and in the community, the business side of the Blackhawks is still slowly, make that very slowly, rebounding from the disastrous days of "Dollar" Bill Wirtz.

Melissa Harris of the Chicago Tribune has a fascinating read Friday about the business side of the Blackhawks. In the article, she details how ticket prices will jump 20 percent next season and move Chicago from second-cheapest in the NHL to top 10 most expensive. She also points out how a Stanley Cup, a sold out United Center and a fan base eating up as much Blackhawks merchandise as possible still hasn't stopped the franchise from losing money.

In fact, the Blackhawks ran out of cash last season. Several times.

"In a follow-up interview this week, Wirtz said that the Blackhawks ran out of cash several times last season. Each time, he received a memo, known as an internal capital call, in which the team requested money from Wirtz Corp., the Blackhawks' parent company, to cover operating expenses. And at the end of the season, Wirtz said he double-checked that the playoffs did not cover those losses; the franchise remained in the red, the team's accountant told him.

"We have multiple businesses and obviously we want every one to stand on its own," Wirtz said. "And what you don't want to do is manage one business from the profit of the other one."

But Wirtz pledged he would never revert to the penny-pinching ways of his father."

There's definitely no penny-pinching going on. Among those set to receive Stanley Cup rings next season include the team's interns. Expect to see some on eBay to help pay off college loans this fall.

The hole that Chicago was in before Bill Wirtz passed away in 2007 was deep. Wirtz told the Toronto Star that between 1997 and 2007 he lost $191 million, and $31 million during the 2006-07 season. Guess that idea of "not putting games on television" plan wasn't such a good one after all.

Even with two straight playoff runs, the revenue generated still wasn't enough and the Blackhawks continued losing money, but according to Rocky Wirtz, it's getting less and less. A Stanley Cup championship and the monstrous revenue that it brings in certainly helps put a small dent in their losses.

Revenue sharing is something that's hurt the Blackhawks. As Harris notes, regular season ticket revenue is Chicago's to keep, but for playoff games, the team has to give the NHL at least 50 percent of what a regular-season sellout would bring in, thus the need to raise prices come April.

Because the Blackhawks are privately owned, financial records cannot be accessed so it's unknown exactly how much the losses were, but Wirtz told Harris with the success of the team now, getting out of the red and into the black is a goal that can be reached and the franchise is closer to getting it's head above water.

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Villagers move to safety from a flooded village near Nowshera, in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa province, on Thursday. (Mohammad Sajjad/Associated Press)

Massive flooding in Pakistan has killed at least 430 people as monsoon rains continue to bloat rivers, submerge villages and trigger landslides, according to rescue and government officials.

At least 291 people have died in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, in the country's northwest, since Wednesday, said Mujahid Khan of the Edhi Foundation, a privately run rescue service that operates morgues and ambulances across the South Asian country.

Provincial officials called the flooding the worst in 90 years.

Residents and shopkeepers wade through a flooded street with their belongings after heavy rains in Peshawar, in northwest Pakistan, on Thursday. (Fayaz Aziz/Reuters)

Pakistan's poor infrastructure has been unable to stand up to the terrible weather.

Under-equipped rescue workers have struggled to reach up to 400,000 stranded villagers, while the highway connecting Peshawar to the capital city Islamabad had to be shut down.

There are also only 48 boats available for rescue.

Pakistani TV showed striking images of people clinging to fences and other stationary items as water at times gushed over their heads.

In Pakistani-controlled Kashmir, at least 22 people had been confirmed dead as of Thursday evening, the area's prime minister, Sardar Attique Khan, told reporters.

The death toll from the deluge was expected to rise because many people were still missing. Poor weather this week also may have been a factor in Wednesday's Airblue plane crash that killed 152 people in Islamabad.

In the Swat Valley, residents were forced to trudge through knee-deep water in some streets.

A newly constructed part of a dam in the Charsadda district collapsed, while the UN said it had reports of 5,000 homes underwater in that area.

Pakistan's poorest residents are often the ones living in flood-prone areas because they can't afford safer land.




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A woman works at a production line at the Hanwang manufacture plant in July. The country supplanted Japan as the world's second-largest economy recently. (Jason Lee/Reuters)

China has overtaken Japan to become the second-largest economy in the world, a senior Chinese official says.

CBC News : July 30, 2010 : China has overtaken Japan to become the second-largest economy in the world, a senior Chinese official said Friday.

"China, in fact, is now already the world's second-largest economy," China's currency regulator, Yi Gang, said in an interview posted on the agency's website.

Estimates from the IMF, World Bank and independent economists predict China will likely supplant the United States' economy as the world's largest by 2025.

While the country's massive manufacturing base makes that a likely bet to happen in the next decade, a lot hinges on what China decides to do with its undervalued currency.

China does not allow its currency to float on the open market, a practice that critics say undervalues it and allows it to artificially boost its exporting clout.

The Chinese economy has grown by an average of more than 10 per cent per year for much of the past decade. Rampant growth like that raises the spectre of inflation, which in turn eats into growth.

The country has also only begun to tackle complex labour and environmental issues as its economy develops, and it's unclear what impact those factors might have on its explosive economic growth.

Earlier this month, the International Energy Agency estimated that China had already supplanted the U.S. as the world's largest consumer of oil, a claim Beijing disputes.

Official data from China is always viewed with a healthy dose of skepticism, but China is generally believed to have passed Germany as the world's third-largest economy some time in 2007.

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Active and sleeper cells of terrorists and criminals Downtown Ottawa, and in North America Part Twenty Eight

The diplomatic lines of Republics and Kingdoms of Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Poland, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq, Somali, Sudan, Afghanistan, Somalia, Džibúti , Pakistan, Turkey, Kuwait, French, China, Qatar, Libya, Eritrea, Ethiopia Pakistan, India, and United Arab Emirates are non-grata due to their dishonest works in national and international area. They ask for financial and logistic supports from Canadian government. They use most of countries for illusionary jobs, and their intelligence groups are working under the influence of temptation of wealthy people of the Arabian Gulf and the dictators of the World.

©. A network of espionages, illegal transactions, terrorisms, prostitutions , human organs trafficking and assassinations . Members of this network act from the ministries of Yemeni Foreign Affairs, Interior and Defense with the logical and financial supports of former Iraqi officers and activist (Yemenite, Iraqis and Jihadists of the world).

They act in international area via the representatives of diplomatic lines mostly of Yemen , Syria , Jordan, Palestinians, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Egypt.

In Canada, members of these groups take place in Yemenite, Lebanese, Syrian, Egyptian, Palestinian ,French, Israeli, Spanish, Polish, Ukrainian, Turkish, and Latin American communities and establishments, as well as Eastern , Western and African Islamic an Non-Islamic religious establishments centers and institutions.

Also their espionages and terrorisms activities are organized by most members of educated immigrants families as well as by families of diplomatic lines and co-workers, friends and un-liberated people.

Some members act in general from universities like Yemenite universities and Polish universities via some agents who settle worldwide, and in particular via immigrants of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and America .

This network is supported by the corroboration of Yemenite and Syrian strategic affairs offices represented by the both official members of the regime as well as by the oppositionists. They work to hide their crimes and crimes of their leaders and they stand by not canceling the nationalizations laws of properties.

These groups also are supported by the criminals activists of Polish state who act under the cover of Catholic and Non-Catholic Institutions from Spain, Italy, French , United Kingdom, Canada, Latin America, U.S.A. and Canada etc. Names and activists are mentioned in the previous parts Espionage in Canada and Western Countries.

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President Barack Obama appears on the daytime TV talk show 'The View' in New York City July 28, 2010. From left are Whoopi Goldberg, Barbara Walters, Joy Behar, Sherri Shepherd and Elisabeth Hasselbeck.REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque /

Thu Jul 29, 2:14 PM :By Patricia Zengerle: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama tried to revive his common touch on Thursday with a mainly light-hearted appearance on daytime television where five women hosts grilled him about his Blackberry, Lindsay Lohan and the Afghan war.

His appearance was the first by a sitting U.S. president on a daytime talk show. It allowed Obama to appeal directly to a targeted audience as he fights flagging poll numbers while he and his fellow Democrats try to avoid big losses in the November congressional election.

"The View" typically draws 3-4 million viewers and is particularly popular with women who are home at its late-morning air time.

In a wide-ranging interview, Obama defended his Afghan war strategy and efforts to lift the country out of recession, but said he expected things would get better, if over time.

"If we get our mojo back over the next several months, then I am absolutely confident that we are going to be doing terrific, but we're going to have to make some fundamental structural changes as we go along," he said.

He said he was frustrated with the anger of political debate, and blamed the media for a recent "phony controversy" that led to the firing of a black Agriculture Department employee who appeared to be making racist comments in an edited videotape that was shown repeatedly by conservative media.

"When you feel as if every single initiative that we're doing is subject to Washington politics instead of 'is this good for the country,' that can be frustrating," he said.

WAR AND POP CULTURE

The Afghanistan war is worth fighting, Obama said, when asked about the recent leak of documents painting a bleak picture of the unpopular conflict, which bitterly divides his own Democratic party.

"If you've got chaos ... in this region where there's no functioning government and warlords and terrorist affiliates are able to operate, that is going to be that much tougher for us to make sure that they are not attacking us," Obama said.

Obama also showed he has some grasp of popular culture. He knew that actress Lindsay Lohan had been sent to jail, although he said he had not heard of "Snooki," the star of a popular reality television show, and dodged a question about tapes of angry telephone calls by actor Mel Gibson.

Obama also lamented his inability to enjoy technology.

He is the first president to use a Blackberry, but he can't enjoy the jokes and pictures that fill most inboxes.

"I have a Blackberry, but only 10 people have (access to) it," he said. "And I've got to admit it's no fun, because they think it's going to be subject to the presidential records act, so nobody sends me the juicy stuff."

(Editing by David Storey)

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Dear Mohamed,

Imagine if you could ride the wave of life without negative
emotions- pain, anger, suffering ... and that reaching your ultimate
life as shown in Numerology could be embraced into your world as a
choice.

Watch this video and discover how

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The other day I passed on a video from my friend Ryan where Bob
Proctor (from The Secret) explained visualization and the Law of
Attraction as a concept that anyone could easily understand.

Today, I'd like to pass on another video this time from The
Secret's John Assaraf and explains why it can be so effective and
how you can use it in your life.

This video is a breath of knowledge and inspiration... I'm sure
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Today is a day that could be a turning point in your life.

The video sends you deep messages that sink deeply into your
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attitude are everything--that little things DO matter--that habits
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steps.

Just take a few minutes and I guarantee you'll be incredibly
enlightened...

Let this video explain


You'll even get to hear the incredible true story from 'The Secret'
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Remember the Universe is abundant beyond our comprehension--and
the power you have to open the door to this limitless resource of
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It's miraculous really--and so confirming. YOU really can determine
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Take a moment to sit quietly, watch this video, and enjoy
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Yours in numbers,
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The few days we don’t hear gunfire or explosions, we feel really happy."

Shield Pakistan’s civilians from the horrors of living inside a human rights-free zone.

Dear M.T. ,

Northwest Pakistan, including the Swat valley - once known as the "Switzerland of Pakistan" for its scenic and natural beauty - is now the center of a deadly triangle between the Taliban, Pakistani army forces and U.S. drone attacks.

Relentless fighting between these groups has left millions of civilians homeless and unable to care for their families. Countless more have lost their lives in this appalling, human rights-free zone.

As Parveen, a girl's school teacher who now holds her classes in a tent after the original school building was bombed by the Taliban, sees it: "The few days we don't hear gunfire or explosions, we feel really happy."

The innocent men, women and children trapped in the middle of this violence are not acceptable casualties of war. The harm caused to them during such indiscriminate attacks is a clear reason why we must draw a line now.

Act now to ensure that the civilians of northwest Pakistan won't be forgotten.

The human impact of conflict in Pakistan

Young girls stand outside makeshift tents which now act as schools after the Taliban bombed the original building site.

Young girls stand outside makeshift tents which now act as schools after the Taliban bombed the original building site. © Amnesty International video "As if Hell fell on me"

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We created the website eyesonpakistan.org to help give private citizens and policy makers access to these previously inaccessible conflict zones. Our thinking was that if we could help people visualize the extent of the violence and human rights abuses in the region, then decisive action would be taken to correct it.



In just a matter of weeks, thousands have visited the website and by using our interactive maps have been able to see the destruction of Pakistan's schools, hospitals, and homes with their own eyes. The BBC, Huffington Post and other news sites have reported widely on our efforts to expose abuses committed against civilians in the region.

Now that attention is finally starting to focus on Pakistan's civilians, we must ensure that clear action steps will follow.

Your support means that we can continue to provide compelling imagery and analysis of human rights abuses in Pakistan. This research reinforces our case that the Pakistani and U.S. governments must do more to protect human rights in their strategies for northwest Pakistan.

With your help, we can keep our eyes on Pakistan's civilians, even when it seems like the rest of the world has forgotten them.

Thank you for taking action,

Christoph Koettl
Crisis Campaigner
Amnesty International USA


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Thu Jul 29 08:22am PDT: By Sean Leahy: There's a lot of animosity in the NHL these days. Between fans. Between teams. And sometimes between executives.

Whether it's Max Talbot calling Alex Oveckin a "douche", or the Brian Burke/Kevin Lowe feud from a few seasons back or Sean Avery(notes), well, against anyone, the hate around the NHL is something that helps promote it.

Hatred between the fanbases of franchises has existed forever in the NHL. Toronto and Montreal, Edmonton and Calgary, New York and New York, and Detroit and San Jose are just some of the rivalries that pique interest around the league, and not just among those fans that are living and dying on the two points up for grabs..

Outside of rivalries, there are certain teams that, no matter the circumstance, don't feel the love by majority of fans around the NHL. Of course, in this age of the Internet and social media, fan outrage can be expressed everywhere and just do a Google search of "[Insert team here] sucks" and that will keep you busy for hours.

Yesterday, Sports Illustrated posted their "25 Most Hated Teams of All Time" list yesterday with the 1974-75 Philadelphia Flyers coming in at No. 4 behind the '92 Dallas Cowboys, 1988-89 Detroit Pistons and the 1986 University of Miami football team.

But who would be candidates for the most hated teams in the NHL today?

Our choices are after the jump.

Pittsburgh Penguins.When you've won a recent Stanley Cup and are the center of various conspiracy theories ranging from the rigging of the 2005 NHL Draft to referees turning a blind eye every chance they can to Gary Bettman somehow being Sidney Crosby's(notes) father, you're not going to be very popular by fans around the league. This business of them being involved in yet another Winter Classic ain't helping things either.

Detroit Red Wings. Like the Penguins, the Red Wings have won a Stanley Cup in the past few seasons to go along with their three rings since 1997. With success comes jealousy from others and Detroit's consistent reign atop the NHL's hierarchy, along with playoff battles with the Colorado Avalanche and San Jose Sharks, has bred much contempt towards the organization.

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Washington Capitals. They have one of the league's biggest stars in Alex Ovechkin(notes), whose on and off the ice incidents this past season garnered some negative press and turned fans and some media against him. The Caps also have an owner who isn't afraid to say what he feels. Combine that with a fan base accused of hopping on the bandwagon post-2005 and you're going to have some fans that were overjoyed when the Montreal Canadiens eliminated them in the first round this past postseason..

Toronto Maple Leafs. The 2001-02 team was dubbed "The Most Hated Team in Hockey" by SI's Michael Farber (and ranked No. 22 on their list) because of former players like Darcy Tucker(notes), Shane Corson and Tie Domi, the Leafs are reviled by many because of their brash general manager Brian Burke; their extremely passionate fan base and because of the magnitude of their exposure, especially on Hockey Night in Canada telecasts.

Philadelphia Flyers. The blueprint of the team hasn't changed since the Broad Street Bullies days of the 70's and having the likes of Scott Hartnell(notes), Dan Carcillo and uber villain Chris Pronger(notes) is really the perfect recipe for not receiving the warmest of welcomes when entering arenas on the road.

Those are our five choices of team's that draw the most hate in today's NHL.

Who would you say is currently the most hated team in the NHL?

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Biblical Numerology: Holy and Unholy Numbers

Most of the world’s great religions also maintain that numbers contain hidden meanings that hold the secrets of the universe. Each number is also associated with certain gods, goddesses, colors, flowers, gemstones and of course, superstitions.

The Number 1

In Islamic, Jewish and Christian religions the number 1 is associated with the one God. For medieval alchemists and metaphysicians the number was associated with the Philosopher’s Stone, the unknown catalyst that was thought to transform base metals magically into gold.

The number 1 is also associated with Allah, Aphrodite the Greek Goddess of Love, Apollo the Greek God of Communication, Diana the Roman Goddess of the Hunt, Vesta the Roman Hearth Goddess, Frey the Norse Hearth Goddess, Jehovah, the Egyptian God Neter and the Chinese God Pangu.

The number 1 is associated with the colors red, crimson, scarlet and cherry.

Gemstones associated with the number 1 are ruby and garnet.

Flowers associated with the number are red roses and red carnations.

Common superstitions about the number one are:

Break one egg and you will break a leg
It is unlucky to walk around the house in one slipper
Only keep money in one pocket or you will lose it.
People with one hand are psychic.
A one-eyed person is a witch.
Seeing one magpie bodes a death in your future.
Seeing one white horse brings bad luck.
If you wash your hair on the first day of the month you will have a short life.
It is unlucky to get married August 1st or January 1st.
If you dream about the number 1 you have received a direct message from God.

The Number 2

In the Tarot deck, the number two represents love or the dance of courtship between two people. The Chinese believe that it represents the polar forces of Ying (the receptive, constrictive female energy) and Yang (the creative expansive male energy.)

Early Christians believed that the number represented the Devil or the division between soul and God. Similarly, the Zoroastrians believe the number represents the forces of good and evil locked in an eternal, yet equal struggle.

The number 2 is also associated with the Ceres, the Greek Goddess of Grain, Frigga the Norse Hearth Goddess, Loki the Norse Goddess of Fertility and Venus, the Greek God of Love.

2 is associated with the colors orange, gold, tangerine and peach.

Flowers associated with 2 are freesias, orange roses and orange lilies.

Gemstones associated with the number 2 are gold and coral.

Superstitions about the number two are:
If two crows fly over the house there will be a wedding in the family.
If two people sneeze at the same time both will have good luck.
If two shoots grow from the root of a single cabbage, you will have good luck.
Two people should never pour tea from the same pot.
It is lucky to have two holes in the same sock.
Breaking two eggs accidentally is a sign that you will find your soul mate.
Finding an egg with two yolks means there will be a death in the family.
If you wash your hair on the second day of the month you will have good fortune.
It is unlucky to get married January 2nd and September 2nd.
If you dream about the number 2 somebody is jealous of you.

The Number 3

Christians interpret the number 3 as representing The Father, The Son and The Holy Ghost. The great psychologist Carl Jung interpreted as meaning the merging of the will with the heart and the soul. The ancient Babylonians and Celts interpreted this number to represent creation.

The number 3 is associated with Cronos, the Greek father of the Earth, Hecate the Queen of the Witches, Pluto the Roman God of Death, Saturn the Roman God of Limitation and Tyr the Norse God of War.

3 is associated with the colors yellow, lemon, beige and cream.

Flowers associated with the number are yellow roses and orchids.

The gemstone associated with 3 is topaz.

Some superstitions about the number three include:

A series of unlucky events always happen in threes.
It is bad luck to see three butterflies siting on a leaf.
Spitting three times shoos away the devil.
It is unlucky to light three cigarettes from the same match.
If an owl hoots three times, there will be misfortune.
If a cat washes his ears three times you can expect a visitor.
A three-legged dog brings luck.
Try anything a third time and it will succeed.
If you wash your hair on the third day of the month you will have great wealth.
It is unlucky to get married May 3rd.
If you dream about the number 3, you will lose your lover.

The Number 4

For the ancient Hebrews, the number 4 was considered to be especially significant. This is because one of their names for God, Yahweh, was spelt in Aramaic with four letters. The number 4 and its equivalent geometrical shape, the circle, was considered to be sacred by ancient cultures that believed the world was flat.

Ancient pagan religions also revered the number 4 as it represents the four directions (north, south, east and west) as well as the four elements (earth, air, wind and fire.)

Deities associated with the number four are the fatherly Gods such as the Roman God Jupiter, the Norse God Odin and the Greek God Zeus.

Number 4 is associated with the colors green and emerald.

The gemstones symbolized by 4 are jade and emerald.

Plants associated with four are ivy, bamboo and baby’s breath.

Some superstitions about the number 4 include:

A four-leaf clover brings luck.
If four cookies fuse together in the oven while you are baking there will be a wedding.
Four ravens clustered together on a tree branch means there will be a wedding.
Finding four colors in one pansy petals bodes health, wealth, happiness and prosperity.
A house with the number 4 in the address is very inauspicious.
Keeping the four aces of an ordinary playing deck on your person is thought to bring power (spades), wealth (diamonds), love (hearts) and popularity (clubs).
Four ravens clustered together on a tree branch means there will be a wedding.
Finding four colors in one pansy petals bodes health, wealth, happiness and prosperity.
If you hold the four of clubs while playing a card game, you will always lose.
If you wash your hair on the 4th day of the month you will go gray early.
It is unlucky to get married June 4th or October 4th.
If you dream about the number 4, you will soon be handed a lucky opportunity.

The Number 5

Pythagoras believed that 5 was the sum of the male and female elements and therefore the number had to symbolize marriage. For the Sikhs, the number symbolizes the five sacred objects that are worn by all males.

The Chinese believe the number represents the 5 elements that are used in the divination oracle The I Ching as well as on the Pa’ Kua that is a device used for determining Feng Shui: earth, air, water, fire and metal.

In Wiccan circles, five represents the star shaped pentagram that symbolizes the religion. This five-pointed star represents the four limbs and the head of a person.

Deities associated with the number 5 include Dionysus, the Greek God of Wine and Celebration, Ishtar the Babylonian God of Wisdom, Mars the Roman God of War and Thor the Norse God of War and thunderbolts.

The colors sky blue and turquoise symbolize the number 5.

The gemstones associated with 5 are turquoise and aquamarine.

The flower associated with 5 is the anemone.

Some common superstitions about the number five are:

A five leafed clover is even luckier than a four leafed one.
Wearing a five-pointed star turns away evil.
If five cookies fuse together while cooking a funeral will take place.
If you twist the stem of an apple and it breaks on the fifth twist you will be married within the year.
In the hoodoo tradition, a talisman featuring a hand displaying all five fingers is known as the Lucky Hand and is used to ward off misfortune as well as for luck in gambling.
If you wax your hair on the fifth day of the month you will go bald.
It is unlucky to get married on November 5th.
If you dream about the number five you will soon be famous.

The Number 6

For Christians, Jews and Moslems, the number 6 represents the day that man was created. Triple 6’s (as in 666) represent the Goddess in pagan religions and the Devil in the Christian religions. Mathematicians revere the number 6 because it is the first perfect number.

Deities associated with the number 6 include Athena the Greek Goddess of Wisdom, Bacchus the Roman God of Wine and Hermes the Greek God of Communication.

The number 6 is symbolized the colors deep blue, navy and royal blue.

Gemstones associated with 6 are sapphire and lapis lazuli.

Flowers that symbolize the number are thistles and bluebells.

Some common superstitions about the number six are:

It is unlucky to turn to purposively turn the number six upside down in jest as it means your projects will not be completed.
If you find a rose with six petals it means you will be lucky in love.
If you find a pansy petal with six colors in it, it means you will receive an unexpected visitor.
A talisman with the number 6 worn on it means you will be protected against hurricanes and tornados.
It is unlucky to get married October 6th or November 6th.
If you dream about the number 6 you will soon have sex.

The Number 7

The number 7 is equally sacred amongst Islamic, Christian and Jewish religions. According to Jewish and Christian mythologies it took six days to create the world with the seventh day being the holiest day – a day of rest. The Bible, Zohar and other religious texts also recommend that fields were to be left fallow every seventh year as means of allowing the earth to regenerate itself. Some Christians believe the number 7 represents the seven levels of hell.

It is Hebrew tradition to mourn for a period of 7 days as well as celebrate holidays by lighting a menorah: a 7 branched candelabra.

Deities associated with the number 7 include Frigga the Norse Goddess of Agriculture, Minerva the Roman Goddess of Prosperity and Mithras the Babylonian Sun God.

The number 7 is associated with the colors violet, purple and plum.

7’s gemstone is amethyst.

Flowers associated with 7 are irises and deep purple roses.

Some common superstitions about the number 7 are:

If your date of birth can be reduced to a single number that can be divided by seven then you will have a particularly lucky life.
Shattering a mirror brings 7 years of bad luck.
If you sing before 7 am then you will cry before 11 am.
Wrapping her husband’s belt 7 times around a tree causes a woman to become fertile.
The seventh child of a seventh child is said to have psychic powers.
If you wash your hair on the 7th day of the month you will have trouble with the law.
It is unlucky to get married April 7th or December 7th.
If you dream about the number 7, you will soon meet a soul mate.

The Number 8

The ancient Greeks associated the number 8 with unhappiness and imperfection. The psychologist Carl Jung equated the number with the secret and dark movements of the subconscious that constantly folds into itself like a snake eating its tail.

According to the principles of Chinese Feng Shui the number 8 represents abundance and prosperity. It is considered lucky to have a house number that contains an 8.

Gods and goddesses associated with the number 8 include, Mercury the Roman God of Communication and Gaiea and Hera who are Roman Hearth Goddesses.

The number 8 is represented by the colors pink and rose.

8’s gemstones are rose quartz and pearl.

Flowers associated with the number are pink roses and pink carnations.

Some common superstitions about the number 8 are:

If you fall ill eight days after a new moon, you will die by the full moon.
If you give 8 pennies away you will receive 108 times that amount.
Repeating your own name 8 times while staring into your own eyes in a mirror is thought to bring prosperity.
It is unlucky to bring a person 8 flowers in a bouquet.
A house with the address 88 will bring you double happiness.
If you wash your hair on the 8th day of the month you will live to a ripe old age.
It is unlucky to get married February 8th and June 8th.
If you dream about the number 8, you will soon lose a great deal of money.

The Number 9

In occult circles, 9 is considered to be the number of completion and representative of the 3 x 3 rule: whatever you do comes back to you 3 x3. The nine is also associated with Hecate, the Queen of the Witches.

In Chinese mythology, the number composes the lo shi, a magic square that comprises the first nine single digits on the number line.

Gods and goddesses associated with the number nine include Juno the Roman Goddess of Abundance, Luna the Roman Goddess of the Moon and Odin the Father Creator in Norse mythology.

The number 9 is symbolized by the colors white and pearl.

9 is associated with the silver, platinum, diamond and pearl.

Flowers associated with the number are white carnations, white roses and lily of the valley

Common superstitions about the number 9 include:

You will be blessed if you find nine peas in a pod.
Tying nine knots in a strand of your lover’s hair will convince him to come to you.
Tying nine knots around a photograph of an enemy will cause them to give up the battle against you.
An address with the number nine in it brings you a long life.
If a young man wants to marry he should count 99 stars in the sky for 9 days. On the tenth day he will meet his soul mate.
Misfortune befalls the person who finds the Nine of Diamonds card on the street.
The moon that falls nine days after the New Moon in May is considered to be an unlucky day.
If you wash your hair on the ninth day of the month your marriage will be happy.
It is unlucky to get married December 9th.
If you dream about the number nine, your home will soon be blessed with a child.

The Number 10

For Christians, the number 10 symbolizes the Ten Commandments that were delivered to the Isrealites after his revelations on Mount Sinai.

Deities traditionally associated with the number 10 include the Greek Gods Atlas, who bore the weight of the world on his shoulders and Uranus who was responsible for imagination and technology.

A common superstitious is that if you wash your hair on the 10th day of the month, you will receive a promotion at work. Another is that if you dream about the number 10 your mate is unfaithful.

The Number 11

The number 11 and in particular the number 11:11 (as seen on a clock) is considered, by many light workers and channellers to be a portal to other astral dimensions. The number 11 is also considered to be a ‘master number.”

Deities associated with the number 11 are the sea kings such as the Roman God Neptune and the Greek God Poseidon.

A common Chinese superstition is that washing your hair on the 11th day of the month will improve your eyesight.

The Number 12

The number 12 is associated with the Twelve Apostles, the number of people on a jury as well as The Twelve Days of Christmas.

The number 12 is also identified with the Roman God Janus, who was said to be dishonest and to have two faces.

A common superstition is that washing your hair on the 12th day of the month will bring you misfortune. Another is that if you dream of the number 12, a solution will soon be found to a nagging problem.

The Number 13

Usually considered an unlucky number, this double-digit represents Judas, the guest at the Last Supper who betrayed Jesus. As a result it is also thought to be unlucky to have a dinner party with 13 guests.

Many hotels are missing a thirteenth floor or have omitted the number from their room doors.

Gods associated with the number 13 are Hades the Greek God of Death and Pluto the Roman God of Death.

The color associated with the number 13 is black.

Some common superstitions about the number 13 are:

It is unlucky to have an address with the number 13.
It is also unlucky to have 13 numbers in your name.
Friday the 13th of any month is said to be an unlucky day.
The moon that falls thirteen days after the New Moon in August is considered to be an unlucky day.
Washing your hair on the 13th of the month ensures that you will give birth to a son.

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The diplomatic lines of Republics and Kingdoms of Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Poland, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq, Somali, Sudan, Afghanistan, Somalia, Džibúti , Pakistan, Turkey, Kuwait, French, China, Qatar, Libya, Eritrea, Ethiopia Pakistan, India, and United Arab Emirates are non-grata due to their dishonest works in national and international area. They ask for financial and logistic supports from Canadian government. They use most of countries for illusionary jobs, and their intelligence groups are working under the influence of temptation of wealthy people of the Arabian Gulf and the dictators of the World.

(b). Groups that work under French Legends of beautifications and illusionary motherhood and fatherhoods in order to hide crimes in Ottawa’s area and the World.

To this network belong active members who get logistic support from the diplomatic lines of Lebanon, Kuwait, Syria, Iran, Egypt, Iraq, French and Holland. Some of them occupied Percy street, MacLaren Street 415, Restaurants such as Shawarma of Bank streets, Gatineau Restaurants ( Mrs. Rabiha, Mohamed Al-Babli and Eid Oidah: Lebanon: Egypt: Kuwait), or act from Sheit Religious establishments of Ottawa etc, and they have also active members who act from Christian Churches and Beers Stores too, and bars like Atomic Rooster of Bank street.

These groups work in illegal transactions of business, prostitutions , crimes and espionage. Their space of movements is Ottawa, Montreal, Gatineau, Kuwait, U.S.A. , Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Philippine, French and China.

They corroborate with socialistic groups of the world.

Names of members who belong to this set are the following:

Nilma ( an immigrant of Philippine who lives in Ottawa, former resident of Bell street 201/203),

Eid Oudah ( an immigrant of Kuwait who lives in Ottawa, former resident of Bell street 201/203, Carleton University graduated student, Religious establishments

Mohammed Al-Babli ( an immigrant of Kuwait who lives in Ottawa, former resident of Bell street 201/203), Recently lives in Cardinal- Ontario.

Emili Al-Babli (Cardinal-Ontario: Kuwait, Netherlands)

Rabiha ( A Lebanese owner of Restaurants in Gatineau).

Said Khair Allah who is a resident of MacLaren street,

Nada and Jamila who occupied Percy street Syrian-Lebanese,

Ziad, the Palestinian-Jordanian is also the Al-Babli’s friend, He lives in Gatineau,

Bahari, Sudanese, an immigrant and student of Shit doctrine ( MacLaren Street),

Abu Hassan –Gaffar, who works as engineer and a visitor of Shawarma city of Bank street a radical activists of Islamic movement., and

Mr. Carlos a Syrian immigrant –German graduated and Christian pro-Syrian system who settles Ottawa.

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A former guard at the Belzec death camp who is accused of participating in the killings of more than 430,000 Jews during the Second World War has been charged in youth court.

Samuel Kunz, 88, was charged in German youth court, a state court in Bonn said, because he was 20 when he is alleged to have started working at the camp in occupied Poland in January 1942. German law says people between 18 and 21 can be tried as minors or adults.

A judge will have to decide which court Kunz will be tried in, court spokesman Matthias Nordmeyer said.

Kunz was indicted last week.

He is the third-most wanted Nazi on a list maintained by the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

The court documents released Thursday allege that Kunz was involved in all aspects of the camp, including getting prisoners from trains to gas chambers, and, ultimately, throwing their corpses into mass graves.

Kunz is also accused of "personal excesses" in the shooting deaths of 10 Jews.

"In July 1943, the defendant is accused of having shot two persons who had escaped from a train going to the death camp and had been captured by guards," the court statement said.

He is alleged to have killed eight other prisoners who had been wounded by other guards between May and June 1943.

"The defendant then took the weapon from the other guard to shoot the wounded victims to death," said the court statement.

Interest arose in Kunz from the case of John Demjanjuk, who is currently on trial in Munich for allegedly being a guard at the Sobibor camp in Poland.

Prosecutors said Kunz and Demjanjuk trained at the Trawniki SS camp.

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Evangelical pastor dabbled in diamonds

The Bethel Christian Community Church on Henri-Bourassa Boulevard in Montreal has about 400 members. (CBC)

CBC NEWS: July 29, 2010: A popular evangelical pastor in Montreal with a long list of creditors - ranging from his parishioners to a zoo - had his eyes set on the lucrative diamond trade, according to a CBC investigation.

A popular evangelical pastor in Montreal with a long list of creditors - ranging from his parishioners to a zoo - had his eyes set on the lucrative diamond trade, according to a CBC investigation.

Mwinda Lezoka took steps to establish himself in the international diamond business, while he amassed as much as $1.5 million in debt at the expense of his parishioners and clients, who have now launched dozens of lawsuits against him for defaulting on loans.

During the years Lezoka ministered to his parish at the Bethel Christian Community Church in Ahuntsic, he also studied gemology, and appeared to head a Kinshasa-based export agency specialized in diamond trading.

Mwinda Lezoka studied diamond trading. (CBC)

Lezoka, 47, signed up for a weekend workshop on diamond grading in 2009 at the Montreal School of Gemology, according to the institution's president.

"He was just like a normal, regular student, except I was a bit surprised to have in my class a gentleman who was a pastor, and interested in diamonds," said Odile Civitello. "But I know he's African, so this is not surprising that someone from the Congo would have an interest in diamonds."

CBC News has obtained a business card listing Lezoka as director general of a diamond export agency in Kinshasa, Congo's capital.

Lezoka carried business cards advertising his diamond agency. (CBC)

The agency had a valid vendor's licence at one time, but according to the former secretary general of the Ministry of Mines in Congo, it has now gone bankrupt.

The pastor also spoke about the diamond trade with people in his entourage, according to a former associate.

"He showed me a small quantity [of diamonds], a sample if you will," that Lezoka carried around in a handkerchief, said Abdo Malalaoui, a Tunisian businessman who once collaborated with the pastor on a housing project in Africa.

Lezoka told him he got the diamonds in Congo, said Maalaoui.

When CBC News reached Lezoka by phone earlier this week, he wouldn't comment on the allegations, but offered to make an appointment at a later time.

Preacher faces long list of lawsuits

Diamond trading is the latest twist in the strange story unfolding around Lezoka, who is described by followers as a passionate preacher with a powerful touch.

He is named as the defendant in a dozen lawsuits filed by former parishioners, contractors hired to do work for him, and Parc Safari, a Quebec zoo near the U.S. border.

According to legal documents filed at Quebec Superior Court, Parc Safari is suing Lezoka and a corporation registered under his name for almost $1 million.

A former colleague, who is a minister, is also suing Lezoka after he borrowed money to "save his church."

Gaétan Paquette's family lent Lezoka $150,000. (CBC)

Gaétan Paquette, a minister with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada, arranged for his father-in-law to lend Lezoka $150,000 a few years ago.

After his father-in-law died earlier this year, the Paquette family took steps to recoup the money. When they managed to contact Lezoka, he said that "he was sure that my stepfather had told him 'Well, if I ever died, keep my money,''' Paquette said. "But that was never in written form."

At least two dozen former parishioners are also pursuing Lezoka for unpaid loans, some borrowed against mortgages and credit cards.

Sexual, financial improprieties alleged

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Lezoka, who formerly worked as a pastor within the United Church of Canada, has already settled one lawsuit with the organization after the two parted ways in 2001.

The church suspended the pastor for having an extramarital affair while leading a congregation, and cut off all parish funding over allegations of financial impropriety.

Lezoka was suspended for six months in 2000 and ordered to seek counselling after the church found him guilty of carrying on an affair with a parishioner.

"He was asked to apologize publicly, which he did," said Rev. Shaun Fryday, chair of the Montreal Presbytery for the United Church of Canada. "He acknowledged his wrongdoing, for lack of a better word."

Lezoka was reinstated in 2001, but was investigated again for financial irregularities that emerged during a forensic audit.

"There were things like remittances to the federal government and Revenue Quebec that had not been made for a number of years. Pension plans, group insurance had not been paid. There was an outstanding claim from one of the secretaries that she was owed back wages," said Fryday.

"You couldn't see where the money went, or it was spent on programs that weren't part of the budget. They simply disregarded them."

In 2002, Mwinda and his congregation voted unanimously to cut ties with the United Church because of its support of gay marriage and the ordination of homosexual ministers, Fryday said.

Lezoka parted ways with the church without paying back a $12,000 loan, Fryday added. The money was fronted from an emergency fund for pastors in financial trouble.

The church sued Lezoka - and settled out of court in 2006, after Lezoka agreed to pay back $0.50 on the dollar.

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(a). Groups that use the family genealogy and prefer the motherhood’s belonging is the Jewish, and Shia-Islamic doctrine.

Some members of these groups work under the inspirations of the diplomatic line of Kuwait , Iraq, Iran and Israel, as well as under the Jewish worldwide organizations.

They discriminate the fatherhood role genetically, socially, historically and psychologically in order not only to capture and to deteriorate leaders , but also to take into custody and weaken victims in order to involve them in crimes like spying or for other criminal actions.

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RCMP Commissioner William Elliott gestures during an interview in his office in Ottawa in Senior RCMP officers, including Commissioner William Elliott, say they are working through their issues, following complaints about Elliott's management style, according to an internal memo. November 2009. (Pawel Dwulit/Canadian Press)

CBC News : July 28, 2010 : Senior RCMP officers, including Commissioner William Elliott, say they are working through their issues, following complaints about Elliott's management style, according to an internal memo.

The memo, obtained by CBC News, is signed by Elliott and other top RCMP officers, including deputy commissioners Tim Killam and Raf Souccar. Killam and Souccar were among those who complained to the public safety minister and to the Prime Minister's Office about Elliott's conduct.

The memo, sent to the force, states that the senior brass is "working through the issues underlying the complaints."

In it, Elliott and the others say they welcome the workplace assessment of the force that Public Safety Minister Vic Toews has ordered to be done by an independent adviser and that they will co-operate "fully and with candor."

"We are part of the RCMP family. As with any family, there are occasions where we have difficulties," the memo says.

CBC News first reported this week that some officers have accused Elliott of being verbally abusive, closed-minded, arrogant and insulting. One complaint described an enraged Elliott throwing papers at an officer.

The Opposition Liberals weighed in on the issue on Wednesday, saying Prime Minister Stephen Harper triggered the current "chaos" by naming a civilian to head the force.

Liberal MP Scott Brison said the prime minister is "in hiding" at a critical time when leadership is needed to fix the force.

"Mr. Harper appointed a civilian to head up the RCMP and should be accountable for the chaos caused by that appointment," Brison told reporters in Ottawa on Wednesday.

"It ought to have been obvious to the Harper government that appointing a civilian to head up the RCMP was a recipe for disaster."

Toews seeks 'quick resolution'

Toews called all the people involved "very competent individuals" and noted the force has been going through "some pretty dramatic changes."

The RCMP has faced strong criticism following the damning conclusions from separate public inquiries into the death of Robert Dziekanski and the 1985 Air India bombing.

"I know both the commissioner and I know the others involved who have brought forward the complaints," Toews said. "I respect all of them, and I think what I want to see is a quick resolution of this issue in a mature manner."

But Brison said Toews must have been aware there was a problem among the ranks of the Mounties but didn't act until the complaints became public.

Elliott a 'man of extremes': former deputy

Former senior deputy RCMP commissioner Bill Sweeney defended the officers who spoke out, saying many felt the commissioner's behaviour was "inconsistent" with the courteous, respectful conduct front-line officers are expected to maintain.

Sweeney said members of the force were criticized in 2006 for not speaking out after reports emerged about former commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli's management style.

"Today we find a cadre of senior officers who are acting, I believe, with the most honourable intentions, saying, 'We're in a situation that we find intolerable and we feel compelled to raise it and to deal with this head on and not to ignore it and quietly go about our business,'" the recently retired Sweeney told the CBC's Alison Crawford in an interview on Wednesday.

While he called Elliott a "strong advocate" for many issues facing the force, Sweeney also spoke of the commissioner's "rather unique" management style and refused to comment on their working relationship.

"He's a man of extremes," Sweeney said of Elliott. "He's extremely dedicated. He's extremely intelligent and committed to the task at hand, but sometimes he pays less attention to the conduct that others find offensive and have complained about."

Last year, Elliott attended a $44,000 course in Arizona that dealt with behavioural barriers to success.

He subsequently acknowledged to employees in a memo that he learned his actions "can and did have unintended, sometimes negative impacts."

Elliott, the first civilian to lead the Mounties, was appointed by the prime minister in July 2007 after Zaccardelli resigned over his conflicting testimony at the Maher Arar inquiry.

At the time, then-Liberal public safety critic Sue Barnes decried the appointment, labelling Elliott a "Conservative political insider" who was "intimately involved" with Zaccardelli's testimony.

But Elliott, who previously served as national security adviser to Prime Minister Paul Martin, also received high praise from a former Liberal cabinet minister, David Collenette.

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The diplomatic lines of Republics and Kingdoms of Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt ,Poland, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq, Somali, Sudan, Afghanistan, Somalia, Džibúti , Pakistan, Turkey, Kuwait, Qatar, Libya, Eritrea, Ethiopia Pakistan, India, and United Arab Emirates are non-grata due to their dishonest works in national and international area. They ask for financial and logistic supports from Canadian government. They use most of countries for illusionary jobs, and their intelligence groups are working under the influence of temptation of wealthy people of the Arabian Gulf and the dictators of the World

(a). A group that acts for purpose to hide illegal transactions, and criminal activities from religious institutions, diplomatic lines, numerological and magical establishments to cover their crimes and crimes of their leaders, wealth and to keep continuation in committing crimes. Example of these institutions that supports and participates in illegal actions is the Magical Hindi , Pakistani, French, Polish and African Islamic and Non-Islamic hidden organizations. These organizations spread hate, discrimination or accuse other people of prejudice, and discrimination in order to hide illegal activities, and under these aspects they hide crimes, illegal transactions and espionage. They act from Banks like TD Canada trusts Metaclff –Laurier street or near it. To these groups belong some activists who belong to the diplomatic line of Eritrea, Ethiopia and Sudan.

(b). Lebanese-Kuwaiti group (Pro-Syrian) that belong to their diplomatic lines acts to hostage immigrants and works under illusionary legends like protection their workers , race, faith and trade in Arabian Gulf. This group advertises hate, discrimination in Canada. It gets its logistic helps and powers from the Eastern and Western religious establishments. (Mainly the Churches and Mosques).

Their purpose to hide their crimes and espionage that they act for . The road map of this group is North America, the Arabian Gulf, Syria, Iran, Lebanon and former Eastern European countries.

©. Another group works illusionary from and near Laurier and Elgin streets and it belongs to the diplomatic line of Lebanon. It takes some places like governmental buildings to act against the security system, Ottawa University is one of their places as well as restaurants.

Skaff André and his family groups and members who works for Ottawa University who works at the Faculty of Engineering, and D. North ( Laurier Governmental Building) are two active cells to spread historical hate, discrimination in order to hide illegal transactions and espionage.

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د. أفنان القاسم: بيروت: دولة في الدولة

لماذا استحال التعايش بين السلطتين السياسيتين في عمان ولم يستحل في بيروت؟ لأن المرامي كانت مختلفة. لقد فعل عرفات في عمان كل ما بوسعه من أجل تقوية النظام الأردني والحصول على فيزا لإقامة في بيروت بصفته الرجل القوي للمقاومة، القادر على تطبيق المرحلة الثانية من خطة الموساد والسي آي إيه: إثبات أن إسرائيل موجودة وبالتالي العمل على قبولها من طرف شعوب المنطقة. لم يكن تحقيق ذلك ممكنا إلا إذا أدخلت إسرائيل في رقعة الشطرنج السياسية للشرق الأوسط بصفتها دولة بأتم معنى الكلمة، فقد كان مصيرها مهددا: موجودة؟ غير موجودة؟


ليثبت أن إسرائيل موجودة، كان من اللازم خلق دول أخرى على شاكلة الدولة العبرية: دولة مارونية، دولة درزية، دولة شيعية... من هنا جاءت فكرة لبنان "بلد الطوائف"، والذي على عرفات وهو فيه أن ينجح في تأكيد وجود إسرائيل وليس في تحرير فلسطين. لم يكن تحرير فلسطين بدءا من قواعد الفدائيين في لبنان سوى خديعة، حتى وإن كان عرفات يسعى بكل الوسائل إلى إقناع الفلسطينيين أن ذلك كان ممكنا. لم يكن هدفه تحرير فلسطين، وإنما حماية إسرائيل، وجعلها أكثر من أي وقت مضى داخل حدود آمنة، آمنة في ذلك الوقت، ومعترف بها فيما بعد، في المرحلة التالية، مرحلة تونس كما سنرى.

إذن، وصل عرفات إلى لبنان مع فكرة تمزيق هذا البلد، وهدمه، وذبح سكانه. هكذا يبدأ كل دكتاتور لينجح في مهنة تسمح له بالدخول في التاريخ من الباب العريض للفظاعة الخلابة التي لم يتوقف الإنسان عن صونها ضد إنسانيته. أنشأ دولة في الدولة كان يسيطر عليها تماما من شهادات الميلاد إلى شهادات الوفاة، أقام على الأرض اللبنانية دولة فلسطينية على شاكلته: دكتاتورية، فتح الطريق للكتائب ليخوضوا "حربهم" ضد باقي الطوائف المتحالفة معه، حربا أكثر فظاعة وأكثر إحالة، كي يقيموا "دولتهم" على شاكلتهم، دولة ليست أقل دكتاتورية، دولة "مسيحية"، كما كانوا يقولون.

قبل تفجير هذه الحرب اللبنانية التي كانت تهدف إلى الإقرار بشرعية الدولة "العبرية"، وقفت عقبات كثيرة في وجه عرفات: العقبة الأولى القادة الفلسطينيون الطوباويون الذين كانوا مع القتال على جبهتين جبهة الكتائب وجبهة الإسرائيليين. أعمتهم وطنيتهم وحلم العودة يوما إلى القدس، فلم يفهموا خطورة الوضع المنسوج من حولهم، ولم يروا أن كل رصاصة تُطلق كانت تدمر قليلا أكثر القضية الفلسطينية. العقبة الثانية كانت الفدائيين هم أنفسهم وسكان مخيمات اللاجئين الذين كانوا يدعمونهم. العقبة الثالثة كانت القوى المدعوة وطنية، الأحزاب اللبنانية الطوباوية التي كانت تتمنى التخلص من الكتائب والعمل من لبنان بلدا حرا وديمقراطيا إلى جانب بلد آخر حر وديمقراطي، فلسطين المحررة.

قام كوماندوس إسرائيلي آتٍ من البحر على رأسه باراك الذي سيعين فيما بعد رئيسا للوزراء "لشجاعته" و"تفانيه" في فعل "بطولي": اغتيال القادة الثلاثة الرئيسيين المدافعين عن القتال ضد إسرائيل في أسِرّتِهِم: نجار، عدوان، وناصر. أقول بدقة "في أسِرّتِهِم" للتذكير باغتيال آخر، اغتيال أبي جهاد في تونس، على يد كوماندوس آخر آتٍ من البحر. وفي سريره هو أيضا. وطبعا لم يكن ياسر عرفات هناك خلال الاغتيالين. كان على علم بالأمر، وبما أنه كان مسافرا في اللحظة التي تم فيها الاغتيال، كان له دوما العذر الذي يريد. في ذلك الوقت، كنت أظن أن أبا إياد وأبا اللطف يتواطآن معه، لكني كنت مخطئا، الأول اغتيل بدوره بعد عدة سنوات، مما فتح الطريق لعرفات نحو الاعتراف بإسرائيل، والثاني جُرّد من كل سلطة، وكانت المهمة الوحيدة التي بقيت له أن يكش الذباب في تونس.

مع موت القادة الثلاثة الطوباويين، زالت العقبة الأولى، ووجد عرفات نفسه حرا في الإسراع بالحركة نحو إكمال خطة الموساد والسي آي إيه. لم يعد بحاجة إلى "عونهم" عندما كان يريد التخلص من معارضٍ أو من حالمٍ خطر. كان يأمر باغتياله ليتهم الموساد فيما بعد. وهذا ما حصل مع غسان كنفاني أو ماجد أبي شرار أو ناجي العلي وكثيرين غيرهم.

أما بخصوص الفدائيين الذين كانوا على استعداد ليموتوا في سبيل فلسطين، كان عرفات يعطي الأوامر التعسفية الجائرة للحيلولة دون توجيه أقلها ضربة تُلحق الأذى بإسرائيل. كان رمي الصواريخ من الأراضي اللبنانية على كيبوتزات وقرى شمال إسرائيل تتبعه بشكل نسقي عقوبات صارمة، وكان الفدائيون يعاملون بطريقة أكثر ما تثير الغضب في المعسكرات، كانوا يُحتقرون، ويُهانون. كان على أخي أن يهدد رئيسه بسلاحه لاستعادة جواز سفره والهرب من الوكر اللبناني. كان من بين الأوائل الذين أدركوا المهزلة التي كانت تمثلها المقاومة الفلسطينية حسب عرفات. لقد فهم أن فلسطين ستبقى إلى الأبد أرملة. لم يكن يمكنه سرقة دكاكين المجوهراتية كما كان يفعل زملاؤه ولا اغتصاب بنات الأثرياء. لقد اختار الطريق الأخرى المعارضة لطريق تحرير ياسر عرفات وشركائه لفلسطين، وحسنا فعل، وإلا مات من أجل قضيةِ طاغيةٍ، قضيةِ دكتاتور. تبقى مخيمات اللاجئين التي كانت تدعم المقاتلين الفلسطينيين، والتي كانت تعاني البؤس والبعاد. كانت إرادة أولئك الأشخاص الذين فقدوا كل شيء ما عدا حلم العودة يوما إلى فلسطين ترعب الدكتاتور، فعمل على تفريقهم بدفع الواحد ضد الآخر. لكن لم يكن يزعزع إرادتهم شيء ولا التفافهم من حول الفدائيين الذين كانوا في معظمهم أبناءهم. تحولت تلك المخيمات خلال الحرب الأهلية إلى أشرس ميادين القتال. كانت الطريقة الوحيدة لكسر إرادتها وإحراق حلمها.

العقبة الثالثة، عقبة الأحزاب الوطنية، كان اجتيازها أقل صعوبة من عقبة المخيمات، فقد أفسدها عرفات، وحرض الواحد ضد الآخر، حتى إن الحال قد ذهب به إلى تسليح الواحد ضد الآخر. أمام الكتائب، لم يكونوا يقدرون على شيء لو لم يكن هناك عرفات ونقوده وأسلحته. إذا كانوا متفرقين فيما بينهم، كانوا متجمعين من حول ياسر عرفات الذي لم يقطع اتصالاته أبدا بجميّل الأب ولا بولديه. على العكس، لم يتوقف عن التعامل معهم إلى درجة كان يقال إنه كان يختبئ أحيانا عندهم ليحمي نفسه، فقد كان في مأمن أكثر في بيروت الشرقية من بيروت الغربية.

ولكن قبل شن الحرب الأهلية، حرب عرفات الحقيقية - لم تكن بعض العمليات ضد إسرائيل إلا لذر الرماد في عيون الساذجين والحالمين - لجأ السادات إليه طالبا دعمه. أمام الضيق المتعاظم في صفوف الجيش المصري المنتظر إلى ما لا نهاية خوض معركته ضد إسرائيل وليس كي يدفع الإسرائيليين للمجيء إلى طاولة المفاوضات، كان السادات، بدعم من الأمريكان، يريد القيام بحرب صغيرة ضد إسرائيل ليجتاز قناة السويس وليبقى هناك على الضفة الأخرى للدموع والأحزان. ظن عرفات أنها خطة أخرى تتمم خطته، فأيدها. دارت حرب أكتوبر في صالح الدولة العبرية، وأصبحت ورقة إضافية لشن الحرب الأهلية في لبنان، فالطريق إلى فلسطين تمضي ببيروت وليس بالقاهرة! على الفلسطينيين هم تحرير وطنهم! سادات لم يكن يريد تحرير سوى سيناء! إلى آخره. أصبحنا نحفظ عن ظهر قلب بلاغة ياسر عرفات. أسد، المزايد على الوطنية، أيد أطروحات السادات ليس من أجل تحرير الجولان، ولكن ليحتوي، هو أيضا، قلق جيشه. كان الجولان بالنسبة له بترول سوريا، ودون الجولان سيتوقف المن النفطي القادم من دول الخليج والسعودية، سينهار اقتصاد البلد، وسيقل الإثراء الشخصي للصوص النظام.

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ترجمة الدكتورة بريجيت بوردو - مونتريال

أفنان القاسم: دفاعا عن الشعب الفلسطيني، كيف ولماذا تمت فبركة ياسر عرفات؟، دار لارماطان، باريس 2004، ص ص 25 - 29.

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Liberté de médias

Liberté de mœurs

Liberté de Lola

Liberté de stress

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Liberté de langage

Liberté de méconnaissance

Liberté de sabotage

Liberté de créance

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Liberté de falloir

Liberté d'obéissance

Liberté de miroir

Liberté de recrudescence
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Liberté de grâce

Liberté de paradoxe

Liberté de garce

Liberté de boxe

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Liberté de chantage

Liberté de prostitution

Liberté de pèlerinage

Liberté de compromission

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Liberté d'angoisse

Liberté de possibilité

Liberté de crevasse

Liberté de non liberté

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J'ai pris la liberté de soigner ton âme

Pour te libérer de ta crainte

Pour me libérer de ma frayeur

Comment faire pour t'emporter le mal de cœur

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Jem'enlise

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Je suis l'aigle liberticide

Le tendre bourreau de cœurs fragiles

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Je suis le scorpion qui s'ennuie

Qui crache sa colère pour mieux s'assoupir

Qui étouffe son désir pour mieux s'engloutir

Qui détruit son espoir pour mieux se périr

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Je suis la semaine des quatre jeudis qui se concrétise

Qui ravale le sable pour mieux s'aveulir

Qui refond la glace pour mieux s'anéantir

Qui ravage ton nombril pour mieux souffrir

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J'ai pris la liberté de détruire ton sein

Pour t'enchaîner à ton dessein

Pour m'enchaîner à mon rêve

Comment faire pour que la douleur ne te donne point trêve

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Je n'ai ni trêve ni repos

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Je suis le damné bienheureux

L'exécrable candeur d'enfants monstrueux

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Liberté de franc-penseur

Liberté d'amok

Liberté d'hamburger

Liberté de rock

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Liberté d'adipose

Liberté d'atrophie

Liberté de rhinocéros

Liberté de tromperie

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Liberté de soliveau

Liberté de revuiste

Liberté de maquereau

Liberté de maximaliste

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Liberté de mauve

Liberté de pomme

Liberté de saule

Liberté de ballon

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Liberté de syllabe

Liberté de réitératif

Liberté de semblable

Liberté de rhétorique

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Liberté de mamelon

Liberté d'incroyant

Liberté de cochon

Liberté de libertin .

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Pettersson has long been one of the PGA Tour's almost-there stars, a guy who has the talent to win but not necessarily break away from the pack. He's also part of a long lineage of portly golf champions, from Craig Stadler to Mark Calcavecchia to John Daly. He's listed at 5-11, 195 pounds, which seems like someone might be shaving a few strokes off that figure. And to hear him tell it, getting fit was the worst thing that could happen to him.

In 2008, his game came together, as he won once, made 25 of 29 cuts, and earned a tidy $2.5 million in prize money. And then he did the unthinkable: He decided to lose a little weight and come back even stronger in 2009.

"I was thinking: What can I do to get better?" he said over the weekend. "Obviously I was a little overweight and I thought, well, I’ll get fit. I actually lost 30 pounds and my game completely left me. I guess the timing of the swing and everything was thrown out and I really struggled in '09."

That's like saying country-fried steak and gravy might be a tad unhealthy. In 2009, Pettersson made only 15 of 29 cuts with but a single top 10, and earned "only" $564,000. But, once off the fitness bandwagon and back on the Krispy Kreme truck, or whatever his poison of choice may be, Pettersson found his game again. He's already got four top-10 finishes and he's nearly quadrupled his 2009 earnings.

He's also of a much calmer mindset. He was looking at missing the cut on Friday afternoon at the RBC. So to ease his nerves, he headed to the St. George clubhouse. "And I walked in the locker room and Jay Williamson had all the scenarios written out, and he’s like, ‘Grab a beer.’ Before you know it I’d had seven beers (and) made the cut." Two days later, he was the champ.

"I’d love to be fitter," Pettersson said, "but I’m not going to go down that road again."

Hey, whatever works. He's already a millionaire. And if he can figure a way to teach a gut-momentum golf swing, he'll be a billionaire.

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Terrorism, the origins and sources

This is a forthcoming book published by Trafford Publishing Company. It’s a must read book, shocking, yet interesting!

This is the most interesting poetic, yet a powerful book, which captivates readers’ interest by hinting on real issues, but keeps readers in suspense. The most powerful of the literature is about the incidence of human organ harvesting from disappearing University students at the University of Sana’a in which the author hints an expose about his espionage strategies that he employed while working as an insider with those who participated in human organ trafficking cartels. The culprit, who was a Sudanese worker, was mercilessly using his cult of assassination of University students whose body parts sold around the world for thousands of dollars. A story that stunned the world when BBC world service anchored the arrest of Adam Mohammed, the Yemen University of Sana’a student holocaust executioner who was both a murderer and a victim of the cartel involved with human organ trafficking.

Terrorism and human organ trafficking are serious human rights issues, which have to be taken seriously worldwide. Therefore, governments have to work harder in halting such heinous practices among peaceful, yet unsuspecting citizens in their countries.

Comment by I.I. Isaac, author of Inter African Development & Development Fund

With Alternative Strategies Towards Sustainable Economic Development for Africa

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