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‘Next week, or the week
after, Barack Obama may well see intelligence reports of tank
battalions moving south and west along Israeli highways, and whole
infantry brigades setting up camp in the western Negev. The
countdown to the Second Gaza War has begun in earnest. Date it, if you
like, to Sunday, and a coolly terrifying analysis by Yom Tov Samia,
former overall Israeli military commander of the Gaza Strip and the
adjacent Negev.

Or date it, if you
prefer, according to the axiom of contemporary Israeli history which
reads: A future war becomes all but inevitable the moment a key IDF
reserve major general declares it so. Alternatively,
date it from the moment that selective amnesia allows Israeli political
figures to court the illusion that Hamas can be invaded to death.’

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One of the attendees of the Electric Avenue at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, the largely (yet unknown) manufacturer Green Vehicles, is displaying their Triac pure electric vehicle and announced the start of production for the three-wheeler.

The Triac will help reduce the number of polluting vehicles on the road while giving drivers the real pleasure of experiencing well-applied technology at an affordable price, Mike Ryan, Green Vehicles’ presiden… (read more)

‘ “The army’s anti-aircraft guns fired
at four enemy Israeli planes that had been overflying the (southern)
area of Marjayoun this morning,” an army spokesman told AFP. According to the report, about 70 rounds had been fired at the Israeli aircraft. The Lebanese army reports almost every day violations of its airspace by Israeli warplanes.’

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Eco Factor: Low-emission vehicle powered by a hybrid engine.

Toyota has unveiled the FT-CH Hybrid concept car at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The vehicle would address Toyota’s stated strategy to offer a wide variety of green vehicle to its customers.

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Business advisory firm Navigant Consulting has acquired  Summit Blue Consulting, a Boulder, Colo.-based renewable energy consultancy for an undisclosed amount. Summit  Blue Consulting’s 70 employees have all joined Navigant’s 250-strong energy practice.

As part of the acquisition Summit Blue Consulting will shed its name to operate under the Navigant Consulting brand.

Summit Blue Consulting, launched 10 years ago, tracks and evaluates the investments in energy efficiencies of power utilities. Currently, Summit Blue  is working with PECO, the Philadelphia power utility, which has committed to spend $300 million on energy efficiency over the next four years.

The Obama administration’s stimulus program has allocated some $2.7 billion to fund the Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program. David Kleinschmidt, a managing director with Navigant Consulting’s energy practice in Boston, tells us that the acquisition is not solely motivated by these government monies. “This is a long-term investment,” he explains.

Just as expected, this year’s North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) marked the debut of several innovative concepts, from manufacturers coming from around the world. In Toyota’s case, the center stage was taken by the FT-CH compact hybrid concept, which is part of the carmaker’s North American marketing strategy to offer various conventional hybrid choices to its customers.

The company has already announced their intention of introducing plug-in hybrids (PHVs) and batte… (read more)

The first quarter of 2010 could see a higher number of investments by venture capital firms than the fourth quarter of 2009, according to figures from new reports by the National Venture Capital Association and information and data services company ChubbyBrain.

Data from a report relased by the NVCA yesterday shows that the fourth quarter of 2009 saw a growth of $1.7 billion in venture funds over the previous quarter, similar to numbers seen from Q4 2008 to Q1 2009. Data released today by ChubbyBrain shows that following the earlier growth in venture funds, Q2 2009 saw a $1.4 billion increase in VC investments, a trend that could mean big bucks for startups in the first quarter of 2010.

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As we reported last week, 2009 was a difficult year for startups and venture capital firms, with venture-backed mergers and acquisitions continuing a downward trend in 2009. Carolynn Duncan, founder and director of the startup incubator Portland Ten, says that the “pressure crunch” of 2009 caused VCs to give prospective startups more than the third degree.

“It was more like the fifth degree,” Duncan told ReadWriteWeb. “It was so intense, even for the companies showing great traction and that had bootstrapped the hell out of their project.”

Duncan believes that as the new year kicks off VCs that raised funds at the end of 2009 will be looking at a new class of startups to invest in. When asked if 2010 would be an easier year to find funding, Duncan was hesitant, but optimistic.

“I don’t think ‘easier’ is the right word, maybe just not as demanding,” she said. “People are just glad its 2010 and not 2009 anymore.”

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Eco Factor: Energy-efficient LED lighting powered by solar energy.

IKEA will soon be stocking their shelves with a new range of energy-efficient solar-powered summer night lighting that will feature energy saving LED bulbs. In addition to being green, this new collection, dubbed SOLIG, will also be affordable.

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‘The bombings will be
carried out in order to create a pretext to launch a campaign against
Al-Shabab, a spokesman of the group, Sheikh Ali Mohammed Rage, told
Reuters. “We have discovered that
US agencies are going to launch suicide bombings in public places in
Mogadishu,” he told reporters. “They have tried it in Algeria, Pakistan
and Afghanistan… We warn of these disasters. They want to target
Bakara Market and mosques, then use that to malign us.”

At a meeting with tribal
elders in Mogadishu on Monday, the Al-Shabab spokesman said that
mercenaries of the Xe private security firm — formerly known as
Blackwater — have arrived in the Somali capital, the Press TV
correspondent in Mogadishu reported on Monday.’

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‘The United States Federal Reserve is
making an effort to block a court decision on divulging the
government’s trillion dollar program to save major US banks. The
US central bank has asked the Court of Appeals in Manhattan to refrain
from revealing the ’secret identities’ of the country’s main creditors
in a move against the Freedom of Information Act, Bloomberg reported on
Monday.

In their appeal to the court, the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System wrote,
“Confidentiality is essential to the success of the board’s
statutory mission to maintain the health of the nation’s financial
system and conduct monetary policy”.’

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‘Perhaps from this you
can see the geomantic effect such places have on the peace and security
of the rest of the world when Kosovo or Israel goes to war with
themselves. With such established centers of economic and political
power located as such- there is potential, with geomancy, to harmonize
and bring peace to this line that has been the flash point for world
wars, trade wars, religious wars, civil wars, sectarian wars,
revolutions and evolutions. This is one of many examples where through
education in geomancy one is free-ed from the tyranny of a collective
rut”.’

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The 2010 North American International Auto Show is surely the best moment of the year to introduce new models in the US market and Hyundai is trying to take full advantage of this.

The South Korean manufacturer debuted at the show the 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe, a model offered with a choice of two engines: a 2.4-liter inline-four that develops 175 horsepower – also offered on the Tucson and available as standard – plus a 3.5-liter Lambda V6 releasing 276 horsepower and 248 lb-ft of … (read more)

‘We all see so much stuff on the web
about the Freeman movement that it’s become difficult to decipher
what is what, which can lead to the dilution of what the Freeman
Society is actually about. This interview is an eye opener to any
sceptics who think the Freeman philosophy revolves around pieces of
paper to fight the Authorities. The Freeman Society is driven from the
heart and gives the opportunity to all willing human beings a new life,
closer to nature, which is how more of us should try one day very soon!

This is quintessentially where the
Freeman Society and Lawful Rebellion converge, because it’s all
about knowing who you are in this life and making the most of it for
yourself and everyone else to enjoy. So if anyone is out there wanting
to avoid the clutches of the system, good luck, as whilst you’re
in that Society (Law), easy answers and having the work done for you
doesn’t go hand-in-hand with Freemanism or Lawful Rebellion.’

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‘So we are not to have a
new Government until February 26. Furthermore, until that time all but
one member of that Government is occupying their position illegally.

Of course, I am here
referring not to the silly little joustings between Messrs Brown and
Cameron, as they fight for the right to run our provincial government
here in Britain. Our real government, in that it now makes most of our
laws, resides in Brussels, and on January 1, following the coming into
force of the European Constitution (aka the Lisbon Treaty), we were due
to get a new set of European Commissioners. But with the exception of
its president, José Manuel Barroso, none of the appointees can
take up their posts until hearings have been completed in the European
Parliament.’

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The latest reports on Campos Grand Prix haven’t been too encouraging for the Spanish organization. It emerged that the team doesn’t have enough money to start their Formula One campaign in 2010, and the likeliest prospect for Campos was to sell out his team to an independent investor.

While the name of Tony Teixeira – also boss of the A1 GP World Cup of Motorsport – made the headlines in recent days with his potential bid for buying a part of the team, Campos admitted that discuss… (read more)

‘Michael Jackson’s death has been
officially ruled as murder, it was revealed today. The cause of death
on the 50-year-old’s death certificate has been amended to
‘homicide’ after months of speculation. According to the document the
King of Pop died from ‘acute Propofol intoxication’ due to
an ‘intravenous injection from another’.

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