10 Corporations Create Almost All Your Stuff

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Source: exposingtruth.com

By: Katharine J. Tobal

You probably knew some of these connections already, but the size and scope of these Russian-doll like corporations is hard to imagine.

Although many have heard of Nestle, fewer have heard of Unilever, which sells to two billion people around the world and can attribute the majority of its success to its ownership of Q-tips and Skippy peanut butter.

The confusion lays in companies like Yum! Brands, which owns KFC and Taco Bell. The company itself was actually a spin-off of Pepsi. All Yum! Brands restaurants sell only Pepsi soft drinks because of this special partnership with the soda-maker.

As Islamic fashion takes off big players emerge

By: Branka Prodanovic

Source: http://theconversation.com/

Islamic veiling is a global political issue and the debate tends to move in two different directions: it’s framed as either a matter of the freedom of female self-expression or as emblematic of gender inequality and suppression. Its role as a fashion statement is rarely discussed.

4 THOUGHTS ON CONDEMNING PEOPLE DOING TERRIBLE THINGS

By: Iesa Galloway

Source: http://muslimmatters.org

Here are four thoughts that normally go through my head when folks ask for individual American Muslims to condemn some foreign group of people claiming Islam while doing terrible things:

Differences of opinion should help us establish the truth and find the path rather than create discord which hinders the learning process.

 Differences of opinion should help us establish the truth and find the path rather than create discord which hinders the learning process.
 Las diferencias de opinión deberían ayudarnos a establecer la verdad y encontrar el camino en lugar de crear discordia que dificulta el proceso de aprendizaje.
 Verschillen van mening zou ons moeten helpen de waarheid te achterhalen en vind de weg in plaats van creëren onenigheid die het leerproces belemmert.
 Les différences d’opinion devraient nous aider à établir la vérité et de trouver le chemin plutôt que de créer la discorde qui entrave le processus d’apprentissage.
 Meinungsverschiedenheiten sollten uns helfen, die Wahrheit und den Weg finden, anstatt sie Zwietracht, die den Lernprozess behindert.
 Yìjiàn de fēnqí yīnggāi bāngzhù wǒmen chá míng zhēnxiàng, zhǎodào lùjìng, ér bùshì zhìzào bù zǔ’ài xuéxí de guòchéng.
 Meningsskiljaktigheter bör hjälpa oss att fastställa sanningen och hitta vägen snarare än att skapa osämja som hindrar inlärningsprocessen.
 Raznoglasiya dolzhny pomoch’ nam ustanovit’ istinu i nayti put’ , a ne sozdavat’ dissonans , kotoryy tormozit protsess obucheniya.
 Görüş ayrılıkları bize gerçeği kurmaya yardımcı ve yolunu bulmak yerine öğrenme sürecini engelleyen nifak oluşturmanız gerekir.
 Le differenze di opinione dovrebbero aiutare a stabilire la verità e trovare la strada piuttosto che creare discordia che ostacola il processo di apprendimento.
 Perbedaan pendapat harus membantu kami membangun kebenaran dan menemukan jalan daripada menciptakan perselisihan yang menghambat proses pembelajaran.

Your future is shaped by what you think today, what you think becomes your reality, the mind creates its own destiny.

 Your future is shaped by what you think today, what you think becomes your reality, the mind creates its own destiny.
 Su futuro está determinado por lo que usted piensa hoy en día, lo que piensas se convierte en su realidad, la mente crea su propio destino.
 Uw toekomst wordt gevormd door wat je vandaag denkt, wat je denkt wordt je werkelijkheid, de geest creëert zijn eigen lot.
 Votre avenir est façonnée par ce que vous pensez aujourd’hui, ce que vous pensez devient votre réalité, l’esprit crée sa propre destinée.
 Ihre Zukunft ist, was Sie heute denken förmig, was Sie denken, wird deine Realität, erstellt der Geist sein eigenes Schicksal.
 Nǐ de wèilái yóu nǐ jīntiān xiǎng shénme xíngzhuàng de, nǐ juéde shénme chéngwéi nǐ de xiànshí, xīnlíng chuàngzào zìjǐ de mìngyùn.
 Din framtid formas av vad du tycker i dag, vad du tror blir din verklighet, skapar sinnet sitt eget öde.
 Vashe budushcheye formiruyetsya , chto vy dumayete segodnya , chto vy dumayete stanovitsya vashey real’nost’yu , um sozdayet svoyu sobstvennuyu sud’bu.
 Sizin gelecekteki bugün ne düşündüğünü tarafından şekillenir, ne düşünüyorum gerçek olur, zihin, kendi kaderini oluşturur.
 Il tuo futuro è plasmato da ciò che si pensa oggi, cosa ne pensi diventa la vostra realtà, la mente crea il proprio destino.
 Masa depan Anda dibentuk oleh apa yang Anda pikirkan saat ini, apa yang Anda pikirkan menjadi kenyataan, pikiran menciptakan nasibnya sendiri.