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► Can Breakfast Make Kids Smarter? - Feb. 5, 2013 — New research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has found that children who regularly have breakfast on a near-daily basis had significantly higher full scale, verbal, and performance IQ test scores.
► Tonik, dog with human face, up for adoption. Tonik, dog with human face: Tonik, a Shih Tzu/poodle who some say has a remarkably human-like face, is up for adoption at a shelter in Indiana. Why is it that Tonik appears so human to some people? - By Eoin O'Carroll, Staff / February 6, 2013
► Cluster of 35 ancient pyramids unearthed in Sudan. Jam-packed 2,000-year-old necropolis may have been influenced by Egyptian rituals - By Owen Jarus. Updated 2/6/2013 || ► 35 Ancient Pyramids Discovered in Sudan Necropolis. Built during the height of the Kush Kingdom, a group of 2000-year-old pyramids resemble French formal gardens- By Owen Jarus and LiveScience || PHOTOS
► Katy Perry plans to launch own fashion label
► Prominent Tunisian opposition politician shot dead. Shokri Belaid , a prominent secular opponent of the moderate Islamist-led government in Tunisia, died in hospital after being shot in front of his home in Tunis : party sources || ► Tunisia protests after government critic shot dead - By Tarek Amara || ► Tunisian government out after critic's killing causes fury - By Tarek Amara || ► ALJAZEERA - Strike called over Tunisia killing. Unions call for general strike over opposition leader's murder as ruling party rejects PM's move to dissolve government.
► Avalanches. Published on Feb 7, 2013 :: An avalanche in a Himalayan region of northern India killed at least five villagers Wednesday when their houses were buried under heavy snow. A rescue operation was launched despite the heavy snowfall in the tribal area bordering Tibet, with forecasters warning of the possibility of more avalanches. VIDEOGRAPHIC
► Tunisia to form government of technocrats: PM. Published on Feb 7, 2013 :: Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali said Wednesday he would form a government of technocrats without political affiliations, after the murder of opposition leader Chokri Belaid sparked violent protests.
► Russia a year away from Sochi Winter Olympics. Published on Feb 7, 2013 :: Russia's cities start the one-year countdown to the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
► French metro stairs transformed into piano. Published on Feb 7, 2013 :: Those taking the metro in Rennes, northwestern France, are in for a musical surprise. The stairs to one metro stop in the city have been transformed into a large piano. Every step plays a different note as passengers head up or down the stairs.
Life becomes awesome with creative people. When I play the keys on the piano, I'm very grateful that God has equipped me with a pair of perfect legs and hands, and fingers on both of my hands that can play music to be understood by my soul and my mind. But when I was playing the piano, my eyes saw my feet did not move and did not sound like the fingers on my hand.
Indeed I wear the anklets which always jingle every time I move my legs. When I walk alone in a lonely road, there is no reason for me to feel lonely, because there's the sound of my anklets in my ankle. And I felt my steps became more rhythmic, albeit accompanied only by the sound monotonous sound. Ringringring. Ringringring.
When I was jumping up and down with excitement for one thing (and for this kind of behavior my fiance could just amazed because he saw clearly how a little girl -- probably aged five -- was trapped in the body of an adult woman. Me.) I told my fantasy to him, "Dahling, have you ever thought, what if each plot on the floor in our home can sound musical tone every time I jump from one patch of tiles to the next tile? "Then I showed him excitedly, jumping from tile to tile. Doremifasol Latido.. ♪♫... Dotilasol Famiredo. ♫
Then for a moment I felt life would be wonderful if the sound of music was always be on all parts of ourselves. At that time he only grinned when he heard my babbling. Now I'm sure he'll be grinning with pleasure, happy. I'm going to France for all of my dreams have come true. Thank you and salute to you, Remo Salaceni.
► LA police launch manhunt for ex-cop over killings. Published on Feb 7, 2013 :: Los Angeles police launched a full-scale manhunt Thursday for a dismissed officer believed to have killed three people in the US state of California including another cop.
► Uruguay's 79 year old Carnival Queen. Published on Feb 7, 2013 :: Uruguay's Carnival might not be as famous as Brazil's but it has just as long a tradition -- dating back to African rituals brought to the South American country by slaves in the colonial era. One of the twentieth century's most famous Carnival faces is that of Julio Sosa -- better known as Kanela -- a male dancer who has been leading parades since the 1940s, in costumes just as sparkly and elaborate as any woman's.
► Obama: Stop 'Governing by Crisis'. Published on Feb 7, 2013 :: President Barack Obama is promoting his second-term agenda to House Democrats, eager to keep them unified as a bulwark against a Republican majority on issues as diverse as the economy, immigration and guns. (Feb. 7)
► CIA Nominee Urged Against 1998 Bin Laden Attack. Published on Feb 7, 2013 :: The White House's nominee for CIA chief says he does not regret advising against a 1998 strike targeting Osama bin Laden a few months before the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa. (Feb. 7)
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► Raw: 787 Flies Once, Despite Ban. Published on Feb 7, 2013 :: A Boeing 787 owned by China Southern landed in Everett, Washington Thursday after the FAA granted Boeing permission to relocate the plane from Texas. (Feb. 7)
► US to Cut Carrier Fleet in Persian Gulf to 1. Published on Feb 6, 2013 :: The Pentagon is cutting its aircraft carrier presence in the Persian Gulf region from two carriers to one, the Defense Department said Wednesday. (Feb. 6)
► Boy Scouts Delay Decision on Admitting Gays. Published on Feb 6, 2013 :: The Boy Scouts of America is delaying until May a vote on whether to ease its policy of excluding gays as Scouts and adult leaders. The delay was announced Wednesday after a closed-door meeting of the organization's executive board. (Feb. 6)
► Two Feet of Snow Could Hit New England. Published on Feb 7, 2013 :: The National Weather Service says a big winter storm with near-hurricane force winds could drop up to two feet of snow in New England Friday and Saturday. (Feb. 7)
► Named Longest-Married Couple, 80 Years Together. Published on Feb 7, 2013 :: A Connecticut couple has been recognized as the longest-married pair in the US. John and Ann Betar have been married 80 years. (Feb. 7)
First is the matter of a life time. Second is about the desires in life. Third is about loyalty to ourselves and our partners. Eh, I do not deserve to talk about this. Every time I feel my end is near. My desire is still very much. And my loyalty ... ehehehhee .... mmm .. it's good enough, isn't it dahling? Hm?...hehehhe
► LAPD: Ex-Officer Suspect in Cop Killing. Published on Feb 7, 2013 :: Police have launched a massive manhunt for Christopher Dorner, a former Los Angeles police officer, suspected of going on a killing spree, slaying a couple over the weekend and then ambushing two police officers early Thursday, killing one. (Feb. 7) || ► LAPD: Shooting Suspect "Extremely Dangerous. Published on Feb 7, 2013 :: Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck says the fugitive ex-police officer wanted in three murders has multiple weapons. Beck also says more than 40 protection details are assigned possible targets of fired officer Christopher Dorner. (Feb. 7) "
► New Technology Lets Amputees Design Legs. Published on Feb 7, 2013 :: 3D Systems in San Francisco creates coverings for prosthetic legs using 3D scanning to capture the unique leg shape. But as AP's Haven Daley explains, they also offer customizations never before been possible. (Feb. 7)
► 9-year-old Gives Birth, Father Sought. Published on Feb 7, 2013 :: Authorities say a nine-year-old girl has given birth in western Mexico and they are looking for the purported father, a 17-year-old. A local health official says he believes the girl may be the victim of abuse. (Feb. 7)
► Blizzard threatens NYC, New England; 2 feet feared - By BRIDGET MURPHY
► Brazil Carnival dancers, iconic samba parade stars - Associated Press || ► Rio unleashes "pee patrols" to clean up Carnival - By Paulo Prada || ► Related photo :: My older post on January 21, 2013; 26 January, 2013; 8 November 2012.
ah! something vaguely makes me suddenly feel something vague. Guess! What is it? ahahahah .. I will not tell you!
► 'Disoriented' python hunters rescued in Everglades - Associated Press
► Girl, 9, Gives Birth in Mexico - By ABC News
► Is having kids now a 'social failure'? - By Blaire Briody | The Week
► Lance Armstrong sued over $12 mln in Tour de France prize money - Reuters
► Bruce Willis: Don't infringe on Second Amendment - by RYAN PEARSON | Associated Press – Wed, Feb 6, 2013
► Chris Dorner's Car Found on Fire Amid Cop Shooting Rampage - By DAVID WRIGHT, KEVIN DOLAK and COLLEEN CURRY | Good Morning America 
► Frozen pizza taste test 
► Signs You're Living Beyond Your Means - By Lisa Scherzer 
► Winter Blues Busters. Health coach Carey Peters gives host Judy Greer five simple remedies for the winter blues. Some of her top tips: Get outside. Fresh air (even if it's cold) and light (even if skies are overcast) will help offset lower melatonin levels that can cause some depression. No. 4 on her list may make you blush: Sex. "Anything that gets you moving," Peters says, can help boost your mood.
► Restaurant Gives Family a Discount for Having Well Behaved Kids - By Lylah M. Alphonse, Senior Editor► The Future of Drone Warfare Is Frightening - By Adam Clark Estes | The Atlantic Wire – Wed, Feb 6, 2013
► Tunisia to bury murdered leader
Tunisia prepares to bury murdered opposition politician Chokri Belaid amid huge tension surrounding his assassination on Wednesday.
* Analysis: Resurgence of revolt► 8 February 2013 - Viewpoints: How serious are China-Japan tensions?
* Viewpoint: Ennahda's 'double-dealing'
* Violence on streets of 'tense' Tunis - VIDEO
* In pictures: Tensions boil over
* Tunisia party 'rejects new cabinet' - VIDEO
* Profile: Tunisia's Ennahda Party
► Blocos heat up before Rio's Carnival. 8 February 2013 - Rio de Janeiro's Carnival officially begins on Saturday. But the city's streets are already crowded with thousands of people following its "blocs" or street parades. The "blocos" are booming in popularity, as they provide a casual, cheap and local alternative to the main events downtown in the Sambadrome. Once small affairs, some of the "blocos" now involve up to two million people. Miguel Costa, an organiser of one of the city's oldest and most traditional "blocos", tells the BBC about the importance of the street parties and why Cariocas - the people of Rio de Janeiro - love Carnival.
► 8 February 2013 - Earliest placental mammal ancestor pinpointed | By Jason Palmer Science and technology reporter, BBC News
► Thames torso case boy 'identified' by witness. 7 February 2013 - A murdered African boy whose torso was found in the River Thames in 2001 and whose identity has remained a mystery has been named by a key witness. Former Glasgow resident Joyce Osagiede, who now lives in Nigeria, told BBC News the boy's name was Patrick Erhabor. She claims she looked after him when she lived in Germany before he was trafficked into the UK. Angus Crawford reports. || NEWS
► Do animals have imagination?
► 8 February - DNA crime-fighting in UK 'lagging behind', experts say | By Paul Rincon Science editor, BBC News website
► 5 February 2013 - Big Picture: Spiral galaxy in stunning new view. More than 20 million light-years away lies Messier 106, a classic example of a spiral galaxy that had been spied upon by the Hubble Space Telescope. Now amateur astronomers Robert Gendler and Jay GaBany have added data from their own observations to create a striking new view of the galaxy.
► Sahara: Life giving sands
► New life in Krakow's Jewish quarter
► New measures in airport security
► Chrysler's heavy metal - High-horsepower toys at Chicago auto show || ► Kia, on the march in Chicago
► 6 February 2013 - In pictures: New Antarctic station
► Today's African Proverb :: "Don't catch a leopard by the tail, but if you do, don't let it go" - Sent by Aman, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
► Suicide bomber blows himself up near Mali soldiers, first attack of its kind
► France is not responsible for civilian deaths in Mali strikes – Defense Ministry
Think of Others - Mahmoud Darwish: a people and a poet - by Ibtisam Barakat | 14 August 2008 )
As you prepare your breakfast – think of others. Don't forget to feed the pigeons. As you conduct your wars – think of others. Don't forget those who want peace. As you pay your water bill – think of others. Think of those who only have clouds to drink from. As you go home, your own home – think of others – don't forget those who live in tents. As you sleep and count the planets, think of others – there are people who have no place to sleep. As you liberate yourself with metaphors think of others – those who have lost their right to speak. And as you think of distant others – think of yourself and say "I wish I were a candle in the darkness."
► Protesters hold up hearing for Obama's CIA director nominee (PHOTOS, VIDEO) || ► VIDEO :: 'Don't drone me, bro!' Protesters disrupt Brennan CIA chief approval hearing. Published on Feb 7, 2013 :: The US Senate Intelligence Committee briefly postponed the confirmation hearing for CIA director nominee John Brennan after demonstrators disrupted the proceedings. "Brennan killing civilians with drones," one sign held up by a protester read. Others took turns jeering, "torture is always wrong" and "you are a traitor to democracy." Another attempted to call attention to the number of civilian casualties caused by US drones.
► Fox News credibility at record low
► Major US newspapers admit to honoring CIA demands
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For more analysis on Barack Obama's pick for CIA head and his upcoming confirmation hearing RT talked to John Glaser, senior editor at Antiwar dot com.
► Year to Olympics: Putin slams Sochi delays, fires high officials. Published on Feb 7, 2013 Heads have rolled after Vladimir Putin's inspection of Sochi-2014 Winter Olympic venues and infrastructure under construction. A dramatic cost overrun combined with schedule disruptions of some sites has resulted in tough measures. || NEWS
► Pentagon in favor of arming Syrian rebels
► "You're holding a gun against Iran": Tehran rejects direct talks with US
True! I felt they were more able to talk to their horses than to you, Iran. Because they are the cowboys ... ehhhehe....► Police station trashed in Tunisia clashes as ruling Islamists reject dissolving government
► LAPD shoot two innocent people in hunt for killer ex-cop
► No Stalingrad on Russian map - official
► New England readies for historic storm
► American and US airlines to create world’s biggest air carrier
► Island dispute keeps Russia-Japan relations on rocks
► 'You're all illegal!' Native American confronts 'anti-illegal immigration' protesters. Published on Feb 7, 2013 :: In a two-year-old video, which has only now gone viral, a Native American man, who was pushing his baby through town in a stroller, staged his own protest when he came across a rally against illegal immigration in Tucson, Arizona. "You're all f*cking illegal. You're all illegal," the man yelled at the protesters, who had gathered to demonstrate their opposition to illegal immigration by Central and South Americans. "We didn't invite none of you here. We're the only native Americans here || Courtesy
► Drone Spin: Killing machine PR swarms US mainstream. Published on Feb 7, 2013 :: Yielding to an angry congress, President Barack Obama has agreed to hand over classified documents, which he says justify his policy of ordering targeted killings of suspected terrorists. U.S. lawmakers have been demanding the files for years, but the President had staunchly refused. Recently however, some senators hinted they would block his nominee for CIA chief from taking office. John Brennan - the man behind the U.S. drone programme - is to face the Senate at his confirmation hearing on Thursday. His confirmation might broaden the horizons for America's drone fleets.
► VIDEO: Iran TV shows 'proof' US RQ-170 Sentinel drone decoded. Published on Feb 7, 2013 Iran for the first time showcased supposed evidence it has managed to access some of the data stored on a US RQ-170 Sentinel drone it captured back in December 2011. The claims are based on aerial footage aired by an Iranian TV channel || NEWS - Iran releases video 'proof' US drone decoded
► Lovers in vogue: Amedeo Modigliani's portrait sold for over $42 million
► Inside Story Americas - Is John Brennan the man for the top CIA job?. Published on Feb 7, 2013 :: In the week that members of the US Senate are due to question John Brennan, an architect of President Obama's policy of drone warfare, a discussion finally appears to be taking place in the US media about the programme of extrajudicial killing he is thought largely to have designed. A leaked government document obtained by NBC news revealed the Obama administration's legal rationale for the killing of US citizens.
►Inside Story - Narrowing Asia's gap between rich and poor. Published on Feb 7, 2013 :: China and Indonesia have agreed to increase minimum wages to help narrow the gap between rich and poor. The countries' economies are among the fastest growing in the world but they are also witnessing growing social unrest. Millions remain in poverty and workers are increasingly taking to the streets, holding strikes and protests - pressing their demands for more money. We examine if raising wages in Indonesia and China could burden production cost and hurt the lowest paid.
► The Stream - Korean air force 'Les Miserables' parody, asteroid approaching Earth
► The Stream - Did Egypt's youth movement backfire?
► Japan reasserts claim over disputed islands. Published on Feb 7, 2013 :: Japan's defence ministry has said that Russian fighter jets have violated its airspace near a group of islands in the midst of a territorial dispute between the two countries. Both the nations claim these islands as their own, with Japanese calling it Northern Territories while for Russians it's Kuril Islands. Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged to find a peaceful solution to this long running dispute, as a group of Japanese people are demanding the right to return to the islands after almost 70 years. Al Jazeera's Stephanie Scawen reports.
► Ground War: Syria’s Rebels Prepare to Take a Province from Assad
By Rania Abouzeid / southern Idlib province
* The Fallout from the Air Raid on Syria: Why Israel is Concerned
* A River of Death in Syria: Capturing the Massacre
► Dolce & Gabbana Releases Baby Perfume
Wow ... This perfume is for my baby or my nose? Or ... for you, D&G? eheheheh ...I'm a bit long aroused if my fiance wearing too much perfume. When I was pregnant, I wanted to vomit every time I smelled his perfume. When falling in love for the first time to him, to smell his pheromones for 1 hour could make me able to remember his sensuality for 3 days non stop. Mwah!► Oscars 2013: Great Performances
► Photographer Spotlight: Martha Holmes
► Senate rejects GOP bid to limit Violence Against Women Act
► Pelosi calls for 'boldest possible' gun legislation
► Brennan criticizes CIA interrogations
► Illegal immigrants may have to wait 10 years for green card
Iran will choose a new name as the president among the political divisions and strong rivalry between conservative factions. Various problems causing deadlock relations between Iran and the West --- economic, blockade, as well as security --- likely to dominate the campaign.
Competition for power will put the candidates who are loyal to the Great Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in opposite position with candidates associated with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. A number of reformist parties have said they will boycott the upcoming elections.
The feud becomes offerings to local media. Political leaders blame each other for the economic collapse caused by the economic embargo and the years of mismanagement. Iranian currency continues to depreciate, while inflation is increasing. For Iran, maintaining the status quo in relation to the West could result in additional sanctions - and possibly a military attack by Israel - to prevent Iran from developing its nuclear weapons. Iran says its nuclear program is intended purely for peaceful purposes, namely energy needs.
Ahmadinejad opponents revealed that he and his government had mismanaged the economy and against the wishes of Khameini, the holder of the final word in matters of state. November last year, Ahmadinejad provoked outrage when he said the deadlock in nuclear problem could only be parsed through direct negotiations with the U.S.. According to Washington, the U.S. government was ready to meet.
Tit for tat in Iran. Talks between Iran and the U.S. should be going along with negotiations with the five permanent members of UN Security Council plus Germany, according to analysts. Both parties involved in the talks revealed the next meeting scheduled to take place in 2013.
According to some analysts, Iran's goal is the recognition of the right to enrich uranium, setting up measures to ease the sanctions, as well as highlighting issues related to the possibility of Israeli military attacks, involvement in Syria post-Assad, and the guarantees of the U.S. for not planning a regime change in Tehran.
"In Iran, many people realize that nothing can move forward until Iran and the U.S. are willing to sit down together to talk about it. Khameini basically agrees, but he needs a guarantee from the U.S. not to interfere in Iranian affairs, "said Sayyid Hussein Mousavian, a member of Iran's nuclear negotiating team until 2005 and now he is a visiting scholar at Princeton University.
On the other hand, Tehran has launched an anti-Western rhetoric and any concessions will cut its status in the country and overseas network, especially with Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza. Khameini will consider the possibility of compromise is only if he feels there is enough unity and stability of the regime, so that Iran does not look weak, according to analysts.
To achieve that result, the Iranian regime will focus on the presidential election in June with a minimum of confusion, following the post-election demonstrations in 2009 and the Rise of the Arab World.
Ahmadinejad --- who no longer allowed to participate in the election --- can be a stumbling block in the nuclear negotiations. The Iranian regime -- according to analysts -- are reluctant to provide credit for the breakthrough of political relations with the West to the controversial president whose term ends soon.
Party conservatives which oppose the president hope to prevent it through the power of Khamenei. Ahmadinejad's allies have hit back by launching a campaign aimed at dropping the name of pragmatic figures such as Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who attempts to get Khamenei to continue nuclear deal.
"In some ways, Ahmadinejad imagination as the supreme figure and a dissident is an asset for U.S. policy. If it can not be accommodated, he can reap discord and crisis between senior political elites and make them difficult to compromise with the West, "said Karim Sadjapour, a specialist on Iran at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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