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American helicopters and warplanes recently over a two day period, attacked a Shiite area on the outskirts of Baghdad, killing at least 15 people and wounding 10 according to Iraqi Interior Ministry officials. Some of the casualties were said to be women and children, or what the US military casually refers to as collateral damages. That account was disputed by American officials who claim six of those killed were insurgents and five were wounded from the attack that hit two buildings in Hussainiya, where gunmen were alleged to have been hold up after firing on American troops.

Ironically, more than 60 people were either killed or found dead in Iraq on the same Saturday that the 15 were killed. On that same Saturday evening, celebratory gunfire killed and wounded many more as a consequence of Iraqs victory over Vietnam in the Asian Cup soccer competition. Two people were killed in Baghdad and at lest 50 others wounded, Iraqi police said. Kindi Hospital officials said nine people had been killed by post-game gunfire in the capital. In Basra at least three people were killed. American military officials said a soldier was killed by an explosion near his vehicle in Diyala Province on the Friday that preceded the bloody Saturday. An aide to Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani was stabbed to death in Najaf, the Shiite holy city on that same Friday night. A bomb destroyed a minibus on bloody Saturday morning killing five people and wounding eight others, according to Interior Ministry Officials. Also on Saturday, 13 people were reported killed in the northern city of Mosul, during a spate of bombings and other killings the Iraqi police said. Three Iraqi Army soldiers and one policeman were among those killed.

Interestingly, in spite of all of the above, Marine General Peter Pace who heads the militarys Joint Chiefs of Staff, but wont for much longer said parts of Iraq have undergone a sea change in improved security. Perhaps this statement explains why he wasnt reappointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. He was recently driven down the streets of Ramadi that US soldiers had nick-named The Gauntlet and The Racetrack before a combination of US offensive and new Sunni Arab tribal alliances brought relative peace to the area. Reporters were told this reinforced his sense of optimism about the US troop build-up, focused mainly on Baghdad, but also includes Gamadi and other areas of Anbar Province.

With flanks of soldiers and other security personnel, Pace walked past street side fruit and vegetable stands, stopping every so often to shake hands with locals and chat with storekeepers on an afternoon when he was the only shopper in sight. Earlier Pace met with US commanders in Baghdad which prompted this reply, What Im hearing right now is a sea change thats taken place in many places here, that its no longer a matter of pushing al-AQaida out of Ramadi, for example but rather, now that they have been pushed out, helping the local police and local army have a chance to get their feet on the ground. In the face of Paces optimism there is still much violence in Iraq as the previously mentioned two days proves. Bombings and killings continue almost unabated. In the face of this, Pace said that he and the Joint Chief of Staff would give President Bush their recommendation in September on whether to continue the troop buildup or to change course, Its a safe bet that they will recommend continuing despite whatever is going on, on the ground In Iraq. None of them want to blow their careers, as Pace obviously did. So despite the continued violence, which will be dismiss as collateral damages and other casualties of war, right along with our own losses, President Bush will be told exactly what he wants to hear, stay the course.

Cedric McClester is an award winning journalist who has written for local, national and international publications. He has a Masters of Science Degree in Education from New York's Fordham University. The Boston born journalist is married and resides in New York. Mr. McClester is the author of the leading selling book on the topic of Kwanzaa, the African-American cultural holiday. His latest effort is a childrens book entitled: The Legend of Nia Umoja, on the Gumbs and Thomas imprint.

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Sometimes financial circumstances push us to to ask, "How do I sell my car quickly?"

The first thing I recommend is that you stop.

Selling your car quickly is possible. I will buy your BMW for $50 but I don't think you would be happy.

Now you may want to sell your car fast:

1) To raise cash for another venture

2) To quickly buy another car that you want

3) To pay debts

So the first thing you should do is stop and assess the situation.

Why? Because the desire to sell your car fast is the sure road to getting a woeful price. Desperation is the killer of your price. Sometimes you won't even be able to give your car away if someone senses you are desperate.

Do this exercise. Go for a walk. Walk around the block and look at the trees, the birds and a few people. This will help to calm you down.

Then come back and look at the situation again.

Is there another way I can handle the debt, such as getting a part-time job etc.?

Do I really need this other car or whatever right now?

Can I raise funds some other way?

If the answer is no and you definitely still need to sell your car fast, then you have to act as if you are not desperate to sell it, in order to sell it. It kind of works in reverse.

I cover this in a fair bit of detail in my book - The 90 Minute Car Salesman.

There is no real way to sell it fast for a great price other than doing the standard actions properly. There is no such thing as a quick fix.

Take a look at your situation honestly and see what it is about it that you are not facing and you will soon see a solution.

I hope this helps. Yes sometimes life is tough. But sell your car like you have all the time in the world and you will sell it faster and get a good price.

Graeme Sprigge is the webmaster of SellMyCarForCash.Com, a website dedicated to enlightening you on how to get the most for your car in a private sale. The site is is constantly expanding and includes more great articles, some of which are available for reprinting in your ezine. There is a lack of unbiased information on the net in this are so this site aims to fill the gap.

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Coretta Scott King is one of the most influential women leaders around in our world. She prepared for a life committed to social justice and peace, so she was allowed to enter the world stage in 1955 as the wife of the best peace making man available at the time, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Together with her man, they made a remarkable partnership. It resulted not only in four talented children, and also helped her practice devoting her life to the highest values of human dignity in service to social change. It seemed black people in America had a time to shine that might involve something other than shoes. So she was rather enraptured with the prospects of performing her arts.

"Corrie" was a fine young woman who had a terrific figure in her prime, carefully cultivated to catch a nice man and make her an excellent mother. She had to endure the painful hardships of being seen as ugly, of being seen in a futile way as something that could be shoved around. Although not all that persecuted in some ways, she knew she would perhaps not achieve a full life; this turned out to perhaps not entirely be the case. Also, she and Dr. King made a very cute couple, although really inevitably they somewhat looked like white people. Way it goes in life sometimes. They were both rather English, to the point where they were almost honorary "witches" in spite of their Protestanism.

The people even seem to have trouble having found them proper graves. How odd. For some reason, this seems to happen to people when they are seen as "witches," although we don't know why. And for some reason, Dr. King seemed to have some unusual witchcraftlike powers. It may have been modern technology involving microphones and a large booming voice, or perhaps unknown sunlight being called down for some versatile yet particularized reasons. I would say that "Negro couple" were the main component of the people treated as witches in many ways, but not really. Many types of people have been reacted to that way over historical time, a phenomenon of which we have been briefly aware. I have studied this, and come to the conclusion we are all "witches" in some way or another.

The fact is, during this time period, others were forced to contemplate lives of perhaps extreme misery and social degradation. The two people mentioned in this story may accidentally not have done enough for them. They were only human. Largely, they must have contributed to an occasionally nice and sometimes nasty people fetish and belief systems about religions involving going to hell after you die. However, this is not that large of a question anymore. Really, as global warming has now superseded many social issues, these problems don't continue in these days like they used to. I have to wonder though about "our" MLK; I have heard some odd personal messages from him and her.

Meanwhile, Mrs. King traveled throughout America and the world speaking out on behalf of racial and economic justice, womens and childrens rights, gay and lesbian dignity, religious freedom, the needs of the poor and homeless, full-employment, health care, educational opportunities, nuclear disarmament, and ecological sanity. In short, this lady let a productive career that she had begun earlier in school guide her away from a most terrible mourning process. As Dr. King had died at the age of 39, she was very lonely, and her mourning process was thus sufficiently alleviated. The man she had been married to was a brilliant man of talent and so she never remarried.

However, considering how many times their graves have been switched around, and it partly being due to the fact they were both black people, or so it seems, I am forced to wonder about the witchcraft connection between four different people. It seems to involve something supernatural. Well, I have been around before as white people, and basically, I still have the feeling that the four people I mention in this series are not alone in these strange accusations. The supernatural that haunts the Heaven and Hell fetish does always seem to have to do with real life street conditions.

The altruistic being who had nearly saved the world was perpetually on her psyche. He had been an alpha male, and she had been so near the top of the highest mountain, she decided to continue to preach his words of social change. She had been doing that anyway, but his loss was not one from which she could recover and feel well enough about that it she could remarry. On the other hand, she certainly had a lot to make up for it with her struggles for dignity for others.

In her distinguished and productive career, she has lent her support to democracy movements world-wide and served as a consultant to many world leaders in democracy movements worldwide and served as a consultant to many world leaders. Apparently, she was quite the jet setter. She traveled the world to tell as many people who could afford to listen to her at the time that although she was a grieving widow, she was still a worthwhile person to listen to if you were able to hear her.

During the 1980's, Coretta King also reaffirmed her long-standing opposition to apartheid, participating in a series of sit-in protests in Washington that prompted nationwide demonstrations against South African racial policies. In 1986, she traveled to South Africa and met with Winnie Mandela. After her return to the United States, she personally urged President Ronald Reagan to approve sanctions against South Africa. Coretta King also remained active in various women's organizations, including the National Organization for Women, the Women's International League for Peace, and Church Women United.

Coretta King put her musical training to use throughout the black freedom struggle, participating in "freedom concerts," which included poetry recitation, singing, and lectures related to the history of the civil rights movement. The proceeds from these concerts were donated to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). Coretta King accompanied her husband on many of his trips, traveling to Ghana in 1957 and India in 1959. In 1962, Coretta King's interest in disarmament efforts took her to Geneva, Switzerland, where she served as a Women's Strike for Peace delegate to the seventeen-nation Disarmament Conference.

Today Mrs. King is active in many political groups. She is a member of the Black Leadership Forum and the Black Leadership Roundtable. She also continues to give speeches supporting her political beliefs of nonviolent change. Unfortunately, this is what my sources told me. However, the last I remember from watching television news is that she died many years ago after a wonderful final party was given in her honor. She obviously lived through many things, but I must stop short at promoting the idea that she is immortal. She was finally laid to her rest, but perhaps not. It is strange, like there is a force that must continue to chase those saints who work on behalf of social justice. Or even the politics of needing ones death to be ones own in the face of total religion. It is pitiful, the need for the horn of plenty.

Ten months after her death, Coretta Scott King is in her final resting place next to her husband, slain civil rights leader Michael King. He is now known by one of his many titles, purportedly, at the grave site.

The single crypt housing the great mans body at the grounds of the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change has been replaced by a larger one, and Coretta Scott Kings body has been moved to it from a temporary grave. Coretta Scott King died at 78 on January 30 of complications from a stroke and ovarian cancer. This is technically the third grave for Martin Luther King, Jr. who was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.

In the next article in this series, I will attempt to explore the lives of Betty X and a chap known somewhat as Malcolm Shabazz X, perhaps to some. It appears the above two people were not as pure white collar as the two jet setters described above as a humble man and his wife. However, this article unfortunately made it look as though Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King lived in total, absolutely perfect abstract heaven. I should say there must be a middle ground somewhere. I do understand Coretta had occasional trouble painting pictures. Perhaps she was forced to look for greater imagery.

Unfortunately, I happen to know that they did not do so. Meanwhile, the next two articles will be dealing with the lives of those who seemed to be leading a parallel existence of their own in total hell. This seems to be another one of those parallel stories where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. I hate to say it, but the two people above these words are awfully rich indeed. In the other two articles in this series, we will be exploring the lives of those far braver than they.

Maybe. In the meanwhile, please try to use this article as wisely as you can for your own constructive Internet purposes. For you, gentle reader, are the only person to whom this tale is being told.

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Mijas on the Costa del Sol in Southern Spain is a two-in-one resort. You have a lively beachfront in the shape of Mijas Costa -- perfect for those looking to Spain for a beach holiday, and Mijas Pueblo, a picture-perfect Spanish village. Life is idyllic out here, and is made all the more pleasing by Los Lagos and Los Olivos -- the town's two prestigious golf courses.

Both Los Lagos and Los Olivos are works of art crafted lovingly by Robert Trent Jones. Wide open spaces and gentle, undulating fairways characterise both courses. Los Lagos which means the lakes is named after the seven water hazards it includes, while Los Olivos is a more challenging course with its twisted bunkers and subtle slopes. Bermuda grass adorns both fairways, and they are an absolute delight to play. Visiting golfers from around the world are sure to find themselves in golfing paradise when they take out their clubs in Mijas!

Fabulous Flamenco - In Mijas on a Wednesday? Good -- you wont want to miss the fabulous free flamenco show that takes place in the town. It is not hard to locate since it is held in the central square; just let the rhythm lead you, and you can enjoy an hour and more of vibrant music, awesome dance, and amazing costumes. It's well worth a little time away from the golf course!

If you are travelling with kids, do check out the Mijas Aqua Park, where you'll find fun water rides, a wave pool with artificial surf and an interactive play area called Lizard Island. Theres enough here to keep the children happy for a whole day, and the 'big kids' too!

Where to Shop - Mijas is popular for its shopping experience. There's plenty to see and buy here from fine jewellery to leather goods and quality local wares. In Mijas you'll also find El Corte Ingles: the Costa Mijas Shopping Centre. Here you can shop around for top international brands in fashion and accessories; electronics and entertainment gizmosand, well, pretty much anything under the sun.

Getting to Mijas The ideal way to get to Mijas is to hire a car. Most visitors to Mijas choose to drive down to the town and park close to the main square. There's ample parking down here courtesy of a large multi-storey car park. You can hire your car online in advance by visiting Your-Carhire.com - specialists in Spain car rental services.

Article written by Seb Jay for http://www.your-carhire.com

Kenya all inclusive safari packages

Kenya safari packages can be combined to include a park in the interior of the country, a budget beach holiday, sightseeing, a park adventure tour, an animal safari which includes hunting (with a camera of course) of the big five Kenya animals.

Kenya safari is not without a wide spectrum of national parks. These are some of the wildest areas in Africa and offer a variety of spectacular panorama, mountains, rivers and lakes. Each of the national parks has a distinct attraction that drives tourists there in droves. It is a wise idea to include several of these parks in your itinerary. Some of the most popular safari parks include:

Masai Mara Kenya -this is by far the most popular national park. The Masai Mara offers the largest concentration of wildlife in Kenya. With over 40 African lion prides, an even larger herds of elephant animals, giraffes, leopards, highest cheetah populations, buffalo, rhino and many plains game. This is where the masai Mara Big Cats documentary shown on BBC is religiously shot.

Many other documentaries featuring the wildebeest migration have been shot here. The most famous annual event in the Masai Mara reserve is the wildebeest/gnu migration. This is referred to as the Kenya migration and involves over 2.5 million wildebeest and about million zebra. The migration moves from the Tanzanian Serengeti to the masai mara in what geographers have defined as the only migration of its magnitude to exist anywhere else in the world.

Amboseli national safari park-located on the shadows of mt Kilimanjaro, this park is highly visited due to its proximity to Nairobi. The amboseli elephants herds are so huge that virtually any corner of the park is clustered with them. The amboseli has become synonymous to an African safari image as it is the famous Africa post card safari photo of an elephant with the background of the bald shaped snow-capped tm. Kilimanjaro. You will be able to see the snow-capped of the mt. Kilimanjaro on a clear day. The mt. Kilimanjaro safari park in amboseli has a lot of springs that elephants like to wallow in as they feed from the vegetation. This is also a formidable population of hippo animals in the Amboseli safari park.

Tsavo national park-this 20,000km2 Kenya safari park is the size of Israel and of course the largest park in Kenya. it is divided into the tsavo east and tsavo west national safari parks of Kenya. Tsavo east national park is divided right in the middle by the magnanimous river Galana. There are many 5 star luxury safari camps in tsavo mainly located along the river. Among the main attractions in tsavo is the mudanda rock, the 300km yatta plateau bluff, the thundering Lugard falls, aruba dam, tsavo river among others.

Tsavo was made famous by the man eater African lions of Tsavo that decimated over 240 railway line workers in the late 1800. The film The ghost and the Darkness paints the picture albeit abit exaggerated. This is popularly referred to as the African man eater lions safari park in Kenya. Tsavo west on the other hand has very grand scenery including beautiful mountains, the 93 million liters a day mzima springs with its resident hippo and underground observation chamber. Other Kenya national parks safari include: Lake Nakuru Kenya park-flamingos paradise, Samburu national park-northern Kenya bliss, Mt Kenya national park, Aberdares Mountain Park in Kenya safari, Nairobi national park, Hells gate national park among others

The most popular safari in the above parks include; Africa elephant animal, African lion safari, Giraffe, Rhino, Buffalo, African Leopard, African lynx Kenya and the cheetah.

Kenya beach safari-Best Africa beach holiday spot

Beach safaris in Kenya also offer a variety of activity or water sports based choices. Africa beach safaris offer a wide choice of activities that range from a passive whiling away at a beach resort in Kenya to the active beach sports on the idyllic white sands of the Kenyan coast. Among the various Africa Kenya water safari sports include: wind surfing safari, beach kite surfing safari, scuba diving safari, cruise safari, dhow safari, Beach soccer safari in Kenya, Deep sea fishing, Beach parasailing safari, beach jetskiing,hobie skiff, Banana boats safari, Snorkeling, Sun tan.

One can also decide to spend a rest and relaxation beach safari in Kenya winding down from rigors of work. The most important aspect of any Kenya coast safari is to be able to relax. In this case coast activities are usually laid back if not completely absent.

Kenya lake safari-the Great Rift Valley lake safaris

Kenya safaris are mainly concentrated in the many lakes on the floor of the Great Rift Valley. These lakes are usually home to over 400 species of birds and other wildlife. Lake Safari tour packages in Kenya tend to be quite relaxing. One is bound to also see a diverse number of Kenya safari wildlife in and around these lakes. Kenya holidays lakes also have strategically located 5 star lodges and camps that offer unparrareled accommodation in usually a traditional comfort ambience. Picturesque are these rift valley lakes that you will be guaranteed of running out of camera film or memory sticks. Among the most famous landmark Kenya Lake Safari places are:

Lake Magadi soda safari destination

Lake Naivasha safari-the best lake holiday spot in Kenya with resident hippos and birds

Lake Nakuru -over 2.5 million flamingo paradise and rhino sanctuary in Kenya. Other Kenya animals include giraffe, cheetah, African Kenya lions, buffalo and hippo.

Kenya Lake Baringo -best bird watching Safari Lake in Kenya including swimming elephants and crocodiles. The Njemps are the only Kenya Masai warrior tribe that depends on fish and boating in inspiring reed-made rafts.

Lake Bogoria safari in Kenya-the lake with a mountainous background and many hotsprings and geysers that boil eggs.

Lake Turkana Kenya- the jade sea of Africa with blue soapy water and giant crocodiles. Lake Turkana of Kenya safari also has three islands with the central island having a magnificent blue-green crater lake with prehistoric fish and life forms. This is the main attraction for the Kenya north safaris and overland holidays to these arid northern Kenya frontiers. Also have some Kenya walking safaris.

Lake Victoria safaris -this is the second largest lake in the world next to Lake Superior in USA. Famous for fishing and swimming safaris. Also have several islands and Kenya lake safari lodges and camps.

Is as such good practice to know what you are looking for your Kenya safari. Your motivation could be the Kenya animals, the beach, sights and scenery, lakes, parks, towns, tribes, wilderness etc. This article is purposed to assist you in making that crucial decision as to what Kenya has to offer that corresponds with your interests.

Have a wonderful safari!!

Robert is a kenya africa safari tour vacation expert and agent with Landmark Safaris ltd. For ease in your kenya safari online bookings see more: http://www.landmarksafaris.com

Knowledge about treadmills and how to buy one can actually be easily obtained. The first thing you have to consider, of course, is the source. The establishment selling the treadmills will actually give you your first clue regarding what to expect from the product. If you are buying in person, then it would actually be easy to judge if the establishment looks dodgy. However, if you are buying over the internet, then you might want to do some research.

The easiest research material you can access is the review. Product reviews regarding treadmills can either be written by a professional or by a common user. There are various pros and cons with each type of review. Although a professional may be able to pinpoint exactly what characteristics are lacking and or do not live up to the hype, most of the reviews written by self proclaimed critics may actually be in doubt because of the fact that some people think that they are paid by the very manufacturers they write rave reviews about.

Although you can expect honest and direct reviews from common users, you may actually find it frustrating to scroll down review after review saying that this product is bad without actually telling you why.

By reading reviews about the company you are about to deal with, you should be able to make sure about whether or not that company will deal with you honestly. Reading reviews will also tell you about the different things to expect when you actually are talking with them for business purposes.

Find the price range for you. As you may realize, people do not exactly have unlimited funding. Because of this, you might want to budget your money. When you buy a treadmill, the different products are actually grouped according to the price range. In a certain price range, there are good treadmills and there are bad ones. Limiting your choices within a certain price range still gives you the freedom of diversity but it also saves you a significant amount of work by eliminating the products which you cannot buy.

Once you have narrowed your choices down to a certain price range, the time has come to examine the different qualities of each treadmill. You need to make sure that you take into consideration every aspect, no matter how small. When you are examining the different qualities, you need to think in terms of which qualities can benefit you the most.

Which functions can serve to help you? As you may know, different treadmills today have various features which make them quite versatile. However, when you are on a tight budget, you often have to choose the function which is most important to you. In cases like this, you need to make sure that you are honest with yourself and know whether you are actually going to use a function or you are just curious regarding what that function actually does.

A lot of people spend a lot of additional cash for additional features or functions which they end up not using anyway. Do not make the same mistake. You have to be sure about something before you start paying out.

In choosing a treadmill, you always have to be in a constant lookout for anything which could lower the price of the item. If you are buying from a retailer, always remember to negotiate. With the proper skills, you might be able to haggle a small amount off the top of the cost. Sometimes, sales clerks are actually authorized to give as much a 30 percent off the original price but they require you to go and ask.

When you are buying a treadmill, it is actually quite important to ask questions of the clerk. This will help you understand even the most basic operation of the machine. It is also very important to test out the different models available in the store so you can be sure that the treadmill actually feels right before you buy it.

As you can see, it is actually quite easy to learn about how to buy a treadmill. You just have to know what it is that you want and have the will to get it.

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