News Headlines (75) 21 November 2012

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► Happy Youngsters More Likely to Grow Into Wealthy Adults, Study Finds ScienceDaily (Nov. 19, 2012)
 

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Your First Turkey! Easy Roast Turkey for Beginners at Thanksgiving || Israeli Couscous & Cheese -- Easy Mac & Cheese Recipe Using Israeli Couscous


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Ranch Dressing Recipe -- Chef John's Ultimate Ranch Dressing || Lemon Curd "Lite" -- Easy Lemon Custard Dessert Sauce Recipe


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Romano Bean Salad Recipe - A Great Summer Salad with Garlic and Mint || Cream Cheesy Zucchini Recipe - Cubed Zucchini Side Dish with Cream Cheese, Lemon, and Oregano

► Clinton's Middle East visit a high-profile swan song -  By Olivier Knox, Yahoo! News 
  ► Clinton: US Pushing to End Israel-Gaza Violence. Published on Nov 20, 2012 by AssociatedPress : Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the United States is pushing for a 'durable outcome' promoting stability following Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip. (Nov. 20)



► Israel-Hamas cease-fire remains elusive - By IBRAHIM BARZAK and JOSEF FEDERMAN
► Egypt: Israel's Gaza offensive to end Tuesday - By RAVI NESSMAN | Associated Press
► Gaza shakes, Israelis killed as Clinton seeks truce - By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams | Reuters 

► Raw: Turkeys Prep for Presidential Pardon. Published on Nov 20, 2012 by AssociatedPress :: As part of a White House tradition dating back to 1963, President Barack Obama on Wednesday will choose the National Thanksgiving Turkey . Cobbler and Gobbler are the 2 birds in the running for a pardon. (Nov. 20)



► PETA to Obama: Don't Pardon TurkeysBy Sarah Parnass | ABC OTUS News 

► Photos of the Day - A roundup of today's best photos

► Extraordinary world phenomena. From the vivid colors of a beautiful hot spring to a random rock formation that looks just like an elephant - these are the extraordinary phenomenons of the natural world. The outlandish landscapes might look like something from another planet but they are in fact completely natural eccentricities. And while these mind-blowing quirks of Mother Nature might continue to puzzle scientists, they also continue to draw in tourists fascinated by the surreal spectacles. (PHOTOS)

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Obama Meets Leaders of China, Japan. Published on Nov 20, 2012 by AssociatedPress ::President Obama sat down with Chinese Premier Wen Jiaboao and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda at the Asian summit in Cambodia. Disputed Asian waters and islands are a big topic at the summit. (Nov. 20)

■ Tensions flare over South China Sea at Asian summit - By Jason Szep and James Pomfret PHNOM PENH | Mon Nov 19, 2012 
■ Obama urges restraint in tense Asian disputes - By Jeff Mason and James Pomfret PHNOM PENH | Tue Nov 20, 2012
■ Obama wades into thorny Asian territorial row - By JIM GOMEZ | Associated Press 
■ Economy Has Green Shoots From China to U.S. as Data Surprise - By Simon Kennedy on November 15, 2012

► Obama presses Cambodia's Hun Sen to improve rights record - By Matt Spetalnick | Reuters – Mon, Nov 19, 2012 

► How Asia sees Obama's pivot to the Pacific - By ERIC TALMADGE | Associated Press

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► Ready for a scoop of Turkey flavored ice cream? (VIDEO) -  By Eric Pfeiffer, Yahoo! News
► The germiest place on an airplane? It's right in front of you -  By Jason Sickles, Yahoo! 


► Public nudity ban in San Francisco. San Francisco lawmakers on Nov. 20 approved a proposal to ban public nakedness, rejecting arguments that the measure would eat away at a reputation for tolerance enjoyed by a city known for flouting convention and flaunting its counter-culture image. (PHOTOS)  

Rusty Mills, of San Francisco, speaks during a rally against banning nudity in parts of the city in San Francisco, California, November 14, 2012. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach

(Oh, no. I say NO to Nudism. If I agree with Nudism, I feel I'm living life to the days of caveman / stone age....eheheh ...even the human civilization in the stone age have shown more progress than the Naturist. At least their genitals still closed.

Only creatures with low degrees of human civilization know no wear loincloth, for example : animals. Despite this, I often see people (those who wear clothes) to dress in their pets. So, the animals will look more sweet and stylish if they wear clothes. So, what's it called when humans even naked in public? ehehhehe ... I am naked just when we are making love or when I'm taking a shower in the bathroom... mmmm

► Public nudity ban in San Francisco. San Francisco lawmakers on Nov. 20 approved a proposal to ban public nakedness, rejecting arguments that the measure would eat away at a reputation for tolerance enjoyed by a city known for flouting convention and flaunting its counter-culture image. (PHOTOS) 

► Animals in war zones - Animals are often neglected casualties of war and conflict zones caught in the daily crossfire and bombings, many injured or killed with no outlets or refuge. (PHOTOS)

► Creative smuggling - Fitted into suitcases, books or baked goods, smugglers look to ingenious new methods to sneak past the authorities. (PHOTOS)

► 21 November 2012  - Fresh push for Gaza ceasefire

International efforts to finalise a truce in Gaza are being stepped up after a night of heavy Israeli air strikes and sporadic Hamas rocket attacks.
* Gaza-Israel violence Live 
* In pictures: Attacks cause suffering 
* Q&A: Israel-Gaza violence 
* Gaza crisis: The legal position 
* Netanyahu: Israel has 'no choice' - VIDEO

(If within 1-3 days since this post was published we saw they had reconciled, we should not be surprised. That's how they are.

If we truly want peace, we should not take sides on one of them, but rather on all efforts to achieve the peace.

If it is not yet achieved today, maybe tomorrow. And tomorrow again, and again ...

My biggest dream in the whole year is to see Israel and the Palestine will shake hands with each other and eventually they are able to feel the sense of brotherhood.
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CrossTalk on Gaza: Pillar of Hypocrisy.  Published on Nov 21, 2012 by RussiaToday :: Has Israel shot itself in the foot with its offensive on Gaza? What is it trying to achieve? Is it turning itself into an apartheid state? Or is it rightfully protecting its people and showing a willingness to fight? If so, is this kind of violence acceptable to the international community? CrossTalking with Mouin Rabbani, Gregg Roman and Harry Fear.



► AFP Gaza office hit by Israeli strike, 3 Palestinian reporters killed in other attacks. Published: 21 November, 2012 - Edited: 21 November, 2012
► US blocks 'unbalanced' UN Security Council statement calling for Gaza ceasefire.  Published: 20 November, 2012
► Israeli deputy PM's Facebook, Twitter accounts hacked, filled with pro-Palestine messages. Published: 21 November, 2012 - Edited: 21 November, 2012
► 'Israel desires peace, wrongly accused of using excessive force'. Published: 21 November, 2012

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Published on Nov 21, 2012 by RussiaToday :: Has Israel shot itself in the foot with its offensive on Gaza? What is it trying to achieve? Is it turning itself into an apartheid state? Or is it rightfully protecting its people and showing a willingness to fight? If so, is this kind of violence acceptable to the international community? CrossTalking with Mouin Rabbani, Gregg Roman and Harry Fear.

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets Israeli PM Netanyahu for a press conference in Jerusalem. Published on Nov 20, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish :US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets Israeli PM Netanyahu for a press conference in Jerusalem. || UN Secretary General speaks with Israeli PM at press conference in Jerusalem. Published on Nov 20, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish



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Inside Story - Will the Arabs speak up for Gaza? Published on Nov 19, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish. We look at how a post-Arab Spring Middle East could change the way the Gaza-Israel conflict plays out. Shiulie Ghosh speaks to Khaled Elgindy, Mohammad Soudan & Azzam Tamimi.


► Inside Story Americas - Will Honduras have free and fair elections? Published on Nov 20, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish : This is a week of key political developments in two of Latin America's emerging nations. In Colombia, FARC rebels have announced a unilateral two month ceasefire with the government, which could be a sign that five decades of conflict may be coming to an end. Meanwhile, in Honduras, the three main political parties have been choosing candidates for next year's presidential election. (VIDEO)

► Activate - Roman v Kremlin.  Published on Nov 20, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish : The opposition movement is being slowly strangled in Russia. New laws are making it difficult to protest, voices challenging the government are being imprisoned and, in amongst this turmoil, Roman Dobrokhotov is attempting to stand up and be counted. (VIDEO)

Latest Headlines

■ Libya: Gunmen Assassinate Benghazi Security Chief 
■ Suicide Blasts Hit Near U.S. Base in Afghan Capital 
■ Eurozone Fails to Reach Deal on Greece Aid 
■ India Hangs Gunman from 2008 Mumbai Attack 
■ Courting Asia, Obama Finds That the World Intrudes 
■ Unemployment Falls in 75 Percent of U.S. States 
■ Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Remains Elusive 
■ Prosecutor: Search Warrants Issued in Indy Blast 
■ San Francisco Lawmakers Vote to Ban Public Nudity 
■ AP Launches its First Spanish-Language Stylebook 
■ Anglican Church Says No to Female Bishops 
■ Elmo Puppeteer Kevin Clash Resigns 
■ Ex-Tab Editors Brooks, Coulson Charged with Bribery 
■ Obama Meets China, Japan Leaders Amid Sea Tensions 
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► Can Mauritania's President Survive Both Coup-Plotters and al-Qaeda? 
By Vivienne Walt

* How the Injury of an African Dictator May Hobble France

► Line of Fire: Photos from Gaza 

* Gaza Diplomacy: New Prospect of a Tenuous Cease-Fire 

► Congo's Rebels Seize Goma

* M23 Rebels in Congo's East Capture Key City

► In Chaotic Process, French Conservatives Appoint Leader 

* France: Leadership Vote Plunges UMP into Chaos 

► Space Sensationalism: A 'Historic' Mars Announcement?

► After Sandy: Why We Can't Keep Building at Water's Edge

* Aerial Views of Sandy's Destruction

► Viewpoint: The Thanksgiving Class Divide — Do You Get to Celebrate or Have to Work? 
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► Guide to Thanksgiving

* Thanksgiving: Your questions and our answers
* How-to videos 
* Turkey
* Potatoes 
* Stuffing and gravy 
* Cranberries 
* Breads 
* Sides 
* Salads 
* Pies and other desserts 
* Wine
* Eating out instead 

► Standing Up: Davien's Story - By Molly Hennessy-Fiske. Davien Graham tried to do right in his rough Monrovia neighborhood. Paralyzed in a shooting, he knew what could happen if he snitched. He also knew that a Christian shouldn't lie.

* Part One: A gunshot victim wrestles with his fears
* Part Two: Making his peace 
* Photos: Davien's journey 

► FRAMEWORK  - Pictures in the News | November 20, 2012 - Posted By: Marc Martin 

5 PICTURES TODAY

People lead a donkey named "Mr. Donkey" to the National Electoral Council in hopes of registering him to run for a seat on the National Assembly in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Thursday, Nov. 15 2012. Daniel Molina, leader of the Mr. Donkey support group, said his group's goal was to raise awareness among voters about the seriousness of the National Assembly elections and the importance of choosing effective candidates. Although Mr. Donkey didn't get on the ballot for the Feb. 17, 2012 elections, supporters threw confetti and banged on drums to express their continued support. (AP Photo/Diario Expreso)

Tattoo artists works on his customer during the third International Tattoo Convention in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia on November 16, 2012. AFP PHOTO /Raul ARBOLEDA

A hot-air balloon flies over a container port in Qingdao in east China's Shandong province Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. Asia-Pacific leaders focused their attention on rising concern over food security on Sunday, as they prepared to wrap up their annual summit with an agreement to slash tariffs on trade in environmental goods and a call to keep markets open even in hard times. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT Photo: Associated Press

U.S. President Barack Obama, eighth from left, smiles as he stands with other leaders for a group photo at the East Asia Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. They are, from left, Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Philippines' President Benigno Aquino III, Myanmar's President Thein Sein, Laos' Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong, Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihino Noda, Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Obama, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, China's Premier Wen Jiabao, Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard, India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak, Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak, New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Balloons with a banner featuring a picture of U.S. President Barack Obama hang in the air as residents, who face eviction from their homes, release them during a protest to ask Obama for help in protecting their rights ahead of Obama's visit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, November 18, 2012. Obama will be among the heads of state visiting Cambodia, as the country hosts the 21st ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and East Asia summits. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj