Radical Islam finds US ’sterile ground’

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- Radical Islam finds US ’sterile ground’
- Mail Tribune – Home Grown – October 23, 2006
- Self-liquidating promotion: Country Life gives away forest animal…
- Do not cut and run – Iraqi deputy PM
- S.Africa pop star Mathosa killed in car crash
- Phillips Drops Hints About Oracle 11g

Radical Islam finds US ’sterile ground’
Christian Science Monitor – Oct 23, 2006
But the suspects’ unsophisticated planning and tiny numbers have led some security analysts to conclude that America, for all its imperfections, is not fertile ground for producing jihadist terrorists. ‘ANDY NELSON – STAFF… It’s a disquieting trend, say the young Muslims – one that might eventually help radicalism to grow. It’s impossible to pinpoint the factors that produce home-grown terrorists, analysts say. But it’s also impossible to ignore the stark contrast between the lives of Muslims in European countries where bombings have occurred and those of Muslims in America. “What we have here among Muslim-Americans is a very conservative success ethic,” says John Zogby, president of Zogby International in Utica, N. , whose polling firm has surveyed the Muslim-American community.

Mail Tribune – Home Grown – October 23, 2006
Mail Tribune – Oct 23, 2006
How do you define success for your business? The enjoyment, working with people, trying to educate the people when they come in or call in. Most don’t know about our products and they’re amazed what they can do. When we’re working with interior decorators and RV and motor home owners who want something changed, we find 99 out of 100 walk out with a big smile on their face. What’s your advice for budding entrepreneurs? Find a niche business, hang in with it and offer the best service and product. It makes no sense at all to irritate somebody. Bad reputations spread rapidly. If somebody does get a bad rep, it takes years and years to get it turned around.

Self-liquidating promotion: Country Life gives away forest animal…
Free with registration – Promotions & Incentives – AccessMyLibrary.com – Oct 23, 2006
–> COPYRIGHT 2006 Haymarket Business Publications Ltd. The forest animals that starred in Country Life’s Home Grown ad campaign are being offered to consumers as plush toys for the butter brand’s latest promotional push. The campaign, through Chilli Marketing, offers consumers a soft toy in exchange for three pack tokens plus pounds 1.

Do not cut and run – Iraqi deputy PM
The Independent – Independent – Oct 23, 2006
At the end of the day, it is for the elected government of Iraq to make tough choices, but for some time we need the support of the international community. " Earlier a Downing Street spokesman rejected reports that Mr Blair would use the meeting to press Mr Salih for assurances that Iraqi security forces would be ready to take over control of the south of the country within 12 months. Speculation over Britain’s exit strategy was heightened this weekend by Foreign Office minister Kim Howells, who said he expected the home-grown police and army to be in a position to take over responsibility for security within a year. But Defence Secretary Des Browne declined to back up this prediction, saying only: "British forces out when the job is done. This is a process and not an event. " Meanwhile, there are reports that US President George Bush is considering punishing the Baghdad administration if it fails to meet deadlines to stop the violence, which has flared to new heights in the past month. Reports suggested the US would set benchmarks covering progress on military, law and order and economic goals – including the disarming of militias – with "penalties" to be imposed by Washington if they were missed.

S.Africa pop star Mathosa killed in car crash
San Diego Union Tribune – Oct 23, 2006
com > News > World — S. Africa pop star Mathosa killed in car crash.

Phillips Drops Hints About Oracle 11g
InformationWeek – Oct 23, 2006
Oracle has pledged continued upgrades not only to its home-grown apps suite but for. The ultimate end game remains the next-gen “Fusion” applications but Phillips again pledged there would be no “forced march” away from customers’ current branded applications.

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