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Why did the United States Government lie about Jessica Lynch?

When Sgt Lynch was captured ( or just before she was captured) we were told by the war supporters she stood up with a machine gun firing 30 rounds per second in a John Wayne stance and a Rambo look on her face as she screamed so loud she broke glass a mile away. The war supporters said they were so proud. Then the truth broke……now we know…she didn’t do any of that so why did the war supporters lie about her?

Why did the United States Government lie about Jessica Lynch?


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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by - November 13, 2010 at 4:00 pm

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The Truth About Swine Flu: Surviving the Pandemic of 2009

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by admin - September 3, 2010 at 10:23 am

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LeBron's breakup with Cleveland is personal – CharlotteObserver.com

CLEVELAND The elimination ceremony boiled down to a single sentence, uttered by the most coveted bachelor of them all.

And it ended, as such endings always do, with tears – and the self-righteous fury that inevitably follows being rejected live on national television. Millions of Americans glued to their television screens watched in anticipation and curiosity as LeBron James handed that coveted final rose to the Miami Heat, eliminating his remaining suitors in one cruel instant.

In Cleveland, grown men cried into their beers. and for crestfallen viewers in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, the moment of truth stung like a personal betrayal.

But isn’t this what America asked for? We wanted the show, the spectacle, the slow build-up to the big reveal. We love watching contestants get mercilessly booted into oblivion in front of the cameras – but we certainly don’t want to be the rejects ourselves, thank you very much.

And that’s exactly what happened Thursday night. The morning after, people are wondering: how did a decision by one basketball player jump clean out of the realm of basketball and become an American cultural moment that will be talked about for years to come?

That’s called masterful marketing. James played coy for weeks, dragging out his decision as the frenzied speculation went into overdrive. Rather than leave his home turf, he invited teams from various cities to come visit him instead. Meanwhile, hope and anxiety built like a balloon about to pop.

Preliminary Nielsen Co. ratings showed more than seven of every 100 homes with TV sets were tuned in to the ESPN special. In Cleveland, the attention was extraordinary: one in every four homes watched James announce he was leaving his hometown. Nielsen’s estimate of how many people watched nationwide, expected on Friday, was delayed until Monday.

“It built suspense. It kept sequencing or ratcheting up what would the choice be,” said Gerry Patnode, who leads the school of business at York College in York, Pa. “Everybody started to speculate what it would be like if LeBron came to my city.”

It was also, at another level, a bit of well-played psychological warfare. James tapped into fans’ insecurity, their need for constant vindication, says Dr. Alan Hilfer, director of psychology at Maimonides Medical Center in New York.

“Everybody wanted to be able to say, ‘he chose us,’” Hilfer says. “That means we’re the good guys, we’re a good city. We’re a good team.”

But for all the hype and the oft-repeated comparisons to Michael Jordan, James hasn’t won a single championship in his young career, a fact that was duly noted on the front page of the Cleveland Plain Dealer on Friday morning in the form of a full-length image of James seen from behind as he walks away. an arrow pointing to the fingers on James’ right hand is accompanied by this caption: “7 years in Cleveland. No rings.”

As the city’s anger swelled on Thursday night, with people burning jerseys in the streets, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert penned a furious open letter to fans, sounding very much like a jilted boyfriend penning a bitter missive about an old flame.

“This shocking act of disloyalty from our home grown ‘chosen one’ sends the exact opposite lesson of what we would want our children to learn,” wrote Gilbert, who also called James a “coward” and a “narcissist.”

Like many a prodigal son, James must now deal with the disillusionment of people like Gilbert, who is acting like a disappointed father, Hilfer says.

“The loyalty factor is something that everyone can be forgiven for,” says Hilfer. “The fact that he wasn’t loyal was unforgivable.”

The sports memorabilia business Fathead Inc., a company owned by Gilbert, offered LeBron James wall graphics online Friday at price reduced from $99.99 to $17.41. (Famous traitor Benedict Arnold was born in 1741. Coincidence?)

Most experts say James should have seen the vitriol coming from miles away.

“Surely he’s seen enough of those old TV sitcom episodes where somebody tells three people they’re going to go to the prom,” says Robert Thompson, a pop culture expert at Syracuse University. “It never ever works well.”

It was like the finale of the cult ABC drama “Lost,” which finally ended in may to much fanfare, Thompson says. Like “Lost,” James set himself up with too many complications, too many plot twists, to allow for a satisfying ending, Thompson says.

Had James picked Cleveland, fans probably would have been more sympathetic. That’s a narrative we would pay to watch. The hometown hero forgoes the temptation of sunny, wealthy Florida to stay in chilly, recession-hit Ohio – all for the love of his doting fan base. That’s the rosy Hollywood story that even fans in Chicago or New York would have been hard-pressed to criticize.

Loyalty is a strange word in the world of professional sports, where money trumps all on both sides, Patnode says. Sports franchises and athletes have proved many times over that they’ll inevitably choose business over loyalty, although James rejected both loyalty and more money from Cleveland in hopes of winning a championship.

“Friendship and talent and such is wonderful, but James himself said it last night: It’s a business,” says Robert Passikoff, founder of Brand Keys, a New York-based brand loyalty research group.

And in an age where reality television rules the airwaves, Americans should brace themselves for more sporting spectacles in a similar vein, experts say.

“The decision,” as James’ special was famously titled, may inspire marketing executives to try to create sporting events out of behind-the-scenes athletic choices to lure an audience and drum up revenue.

“There are only a few athletes out there with the juice to hijack an hour of ESPN,” Thompson says. “Tiger could do it. I have a sneaking suspicion we may see a lot more of that kind of thing.”

And as for fans, they should know better. Herein lies the age-old problem of idolizing sports heroes, a one-way relationship that has a high probability of ending badly. You’re making an emotional investment in someone who’s not returning the favor.

“LeBron James is not worried about you,” says Lou Manza, professor of psychology at Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pa. “You might go to the games and cheer and everything, but he’s not hearing your cheer. He’s hearing the crowd.”

Associated Press writer Jeannie Nuss in Columbus, Ohio, contributed to this story.

EDITOR’S NOTE – Meghan Barr is the AP’s Cleveland correspondent.

LeBron's breakup with Cleveland is personal – CharlotteObserver.com


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    Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by - May 23, 2010 at 1:00 pm

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    The Game-208 {The Truth Hurts} (2/2)


    Malik fires Tasha as his manager after her failed attempt to resolve an embarrassing situation he was involved in. Elsewhere, Jason worries his career may be over when he is selected for a random drug test for steroids; and a rival sports manager offers to buy Tasha’s agency.

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    25 comments - What do you think?  Posted by admin - April 20, 2010 at 3:03 pm

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    The Truth about Sugar – Part 2 – Nutrition by Natalie


    Nutrition by Natalie Sugar Shock How much sugar do you consume? You might be surprised just how much sugar there is in everyday food. In this video, Natalie shows you the shocking truth about how much sugar you’re consuming. You will be surprised just how much sugar there is in common things like a soft drink, McDonalds Value Meal, fast food, Starbucks drinks, etc. Natalie shows you how much sugar there is in certain food items including; blueberry muffins, orange juice, a poptart, Lucky Charms cereal, barbecue sauce, a Coke, Gatorade sports drink, a Starbucks Chocolate Frappuccino Mocha, a chocolate cake dessert and others. Natalie also talks about the relationship of sugar and high fructose corn syrup to weight gain, energy, diabetes and health. This video is an eye opener even if you aren’t on a diet. Please visit Natalies website at www.nutritionbynatalie.com This video was produced by Psychetruth http www.youtube.com www.livevideo.com

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    25 comments - What do you think?  Posted by admin - April 18, 2010 at 11:19 pm

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    Cliff Bleszinski's 'Late Night' Appearance Delayed by Bieber


    Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski’s planned Thursday appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon has been delayed until Monday, according to the show’s co-producer.

    Writing on Twitter, Late Night co-producer Gavin Purcell said that Bleszinski’s appearance had been moved to Monday “due to a scheduling conflict.”

    Bleszinski himself later tweeted about the change, revealing that his appearance has been replaced by teen pop star Justin Bieber (pictured above), apparently the source of the scheduling conflict.

    “As much as I’d like to start a fight with [Bieber], the truth of the matter is that we wanted to take a couple more days to polish what we’re showing,” said Bleszinski. “Sorry all, appreciate your patience!”

    To make up for the scheduling change, Bleszinski announced that he would make a Sunday afternoon appearance at the GameStop location in New York’s Union Square to “say hey, take pix, or sign things.”

    “And this isn’t a formal thing either,” he added. “So someone might want to tell the employees there.”

    Bleszinski is set to announce his next game on the show.

    Cliff Bleszinski's 'Late Night' Appearance Delayed by Bieber


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    Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by - April 12, 2010 at 11:00 am

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    The Truth Of Sports Betting

    A Sports Bet deals with people betting on the result of a game of sport. While most forms of gambling are controlled and monitored Sports Bets are held at most races or games. In the United States, Sport Bets are allowed to be placed only in the states of Nevada, Oregon and Delaware. Most European countries allow for bookmaking (conducting sport wagers). Legal Sports betting though is found to increase viewership and the sports fan’s interest.

    Although the biggest fear of placing sports bets is issue of match fixing. This is taken up very seriously at the international level by the different sport governing bodies, but the amateur and district level events are not strictly monitored.

    Many organizations help people in managing their betting money and provide guides on where to place their bets. A very basic trick is to bet on both teams playing in a particular game and make money out of it disregarding the result.

    Winning Sports Bets requires not much skill. Professionals though are available to provide guidance. All that is to be done is to approach both the bookmakers and ensure that you place lesser money than the total return money and thus make a profit out of it. Bookmakers too will let such things happen by chance and ensure the better gets returns.

    In a boxing match between the Unites States boxer and his English opponent, big money would be bet on the American and a certain amount made on the British boxer. The US Bookies will bet on greater odds of winning or long bouts at the ring on the English boxer, the English too would do the same on the US Boxer. The betting pundits would then rely on the odds and place single bets on the boxer of the other nationality, i.e., the U.S.A bookies would place theirs on the British boxer and the British Bookies would do the same on the American. Whichever way the match goes, a full sweep of profits is made.

    The major sporting events on which bets are placed include: Rugby, Boxing, Basketball, Tennis, Cricket, Golf, and Hockey.

    Most bets now made all come with returns, most advisable though would be to take back all the money put in the first place, although it does not work as the stock market, smaller bets are usually made, than risking losing out big.

    Bookies now interest clients in the “Zero Risk” offers, they make a big business over the internet as most transactions are quite easily made over the net.

    First of all, the sport event is identified and the date of the match is made known. The offers made by the different bookies are compared, and finally we have to guarantee our bets and try getting maximum returns by going over all the outcomes, similar to the placing bets on all outcomes and ensuring a profit.

    The greatest caution would be to not throw ourselves in temptation’s way, and make sports betting a fun activity as you can risk losing large amounts of money.

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    Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by admin - March 28, 2010 at 11:41 pm

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    PS3 Recent News – The Shocking Truth

    Reliable PS3 recent news about the Sony release date is hard to track down at the moment. The reason is not a shortage of news, but because in the last 12 months, the release time frame has changed three times. Sony announced the PS3 release date would be on November 11th in Japan, and November 17th 2006 for North America prior to E3 2006.

    Since then demand has skyrocketed, and eventhough PS3 is more expensive when compared to its two competiitors -next-gen consoles, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii, all major outlets presenting pre-orders in the US is sold out.

    As a result of this considerable demand, ps3 recent news for the release date indicates it had to be moved back in PAL is the television standard regions. This includes the noteworhty Australasian, African markets,European, Russian, and Middle Eastern area , until March 2007.

    The change has resulted from short supply of blue-laser diodes, which are the read-head Blu-ray drives key component, every PS3 unit will come standard with these . Sony has explained there will be no change in the number of units to be shipped. They had earlier forecast pre december 2007 sales of six million units.

    Industry experts have taken issue with Sony for being unable to ensure a consistent product supply. They claim that this recent delay will give the competing Nintendo Wii which has a considerably lower retail price, a head start in gaining market share in areas beyond Japan and USA. Experts also claim this delay will give the Xbox 360, already well established in the market, an even longer start up advantage in the market.

    If any proof of the ravenous demand consumers have for PS3 is needed, the prices being charged by profiteers offering pre-orders on eBay and the like reach as high as $1,500, while Sony ps3 recent news puts the official release date price at a mere US$500 for the 20GB version, and $600 for the 60GB version. Sony has allowed for 600,000 pre-order units for the American market, some of which will find their way from the online auctioneers to Europe and the other areas whose consumers have been told that they’ll simply have to wait.

    Others have been equally quick to point out that similar delays and short supply marked the launch of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 approximately one year earlier, with far fewer than Sony’s 600,000 units being available on release day. Understandably, this has lead to speculation that the media buzz created by fans queuing for hours just to be among the first to own one of the new consoles actually plays into the hands of the manufacturers.

    The wild consumer feeding frenzy resulting from relatively low product supply and high demand can, according to ps3 recent news, be expected to boost the popularity, with the coming of the release date in November. Industry experts note with interest Nintendo’s Wii generated a similar effect when this year’s E3 Expo visitors were showed a willingness to queue for up to eight hours for the privelege of spending just a few minutes on one of the prototype consoles.

    Eventhough the latest ps3 recent news regarding the Sony release date is disappointing for Europe enthusiasts and those in the other smaller markets, the product launch will still be among the most exciting and eagerly awaited in console gaming history. Pre-order demand is set to command some of the highest prices ever recorded for any console system at release date.

    This is also in spite of savage competition from the other industry players. With careful planning Sony has organized for its marketing machine to be operating at peak performance. This will be a launch to end all launches. Make sure you are a part of the event of the decade.

    Ken Little is a publisher, teacher, public speaker and writer of articles on Sony Playstation3 –
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    Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by admin - March 11, 2010 at 1:17 am

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    STING presents MOMENT OF TRUTH 2/10


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