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► Today, avoid people who are hostile to authority, because their message is definitely not going to be worth hearing. They'll feed into your insecurities and fears, which is not going to help you get to where you want to go. Instead, pay attention to the quieter, more subliminal heavy-hitting emotional business going on under the surface. Listen to what leaders are saying. While other people are off whining and complaining, you'll be gaining valuable insight and getting the upper hand. Something that starts small really gets under your skin today -- so make sure that you're ready to discuss it or to find a way to release the pressure once it starts to build. You can do this!



► SCIENCE DAILY 6 September 2013 - Good Asthma Control During Pregnancy Is Vital — Good asthma management during pregnancy is vital during pregnancy as poor asthma control can have adverse effects on maternal and fetal outcomes, says a new review published today in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG).

► CBS NEWS 8 September 2013 : Charlie Rose interviews Syrian President Bashar Assad  || ►  POLITICO 8 September 2013 : Charlie Rose interviews Bashar Assad || ► NATIONAL POST 9 September 2013 : Watch Charlie Rose’s interview with Bashar al-Assad: 'You should expect everything' || ► CBS NEWS 9 September 2013 : Assad: U.S. does not have "a single shred of evidence" of chemical weapons attack



► GUARDIAN 9 September 2013

■ US consulate attack in Benghazi: a challenge to official version of events
■ Obama welcomes Russian proposal for Syria to hand over chemical weapons. Russia's suggestion for Syria to place weapons under international control made after apparent stumble by John Kerry  || ► VIDEO : Russia suggests Syrian chemical weapons be held under international control
■ Russia calls on Syria to hand over chemical weapons

► KSAT 9 September 2013

■ Obama: Syria arms plan promising if 'real,' Russia urges Syria to give up chemical arms (VIDEO)
■ Obama: Russia's Syria proposal positive turn. Country 'welcomes' proposal to hand over control of chemical weapons

► TECHDIRT 9 September 2013 : Latest Leak Shows NSA Engaging In Economic Espionage -- Not Fighting Terrorism

► NRA ILA 9 September 2013 : Colorado recall over gun control turns into national fight || ► USA TODAY 9 September 2013 : Colo. recall over gun control turns into national fight

► FOXNEWS - FOREIGN AFFAIR 9 September 2013

■ Conscience v. Constituents: Reps face difficult choice
■ US says 14 more nations join statement on Syria

► COOKING LIGHT : Superfast Mediterranean Recipes. From Morocco, to Italy, to Greece, to Turkey, to the Middle East, these recipes are tasty and none take more than 20 minutes to make.||► COOKING LIGHT  : Vegetarian - Vegetarian Sandwiches

► SLASH DOT 9 September 2013 : The Reporter's Fifth Amendment Paradox

► PCWORLD 9 September 2013 : Bug robots, NASA-class baby onesies launched on hardware-only crowdfunding site

► SLATE 9 September 2013 : Obama in the Box - Why the president's arguments for striking Syria are constraining his ability to strike Syria.

► HUFFINGTON POST 9 September 2013 : High Bills Faced By Patients With Pre-Existing Conditions Show Obamacare Weakness

► USA TODAY 9 September 2013  : Egyptian anti-terrorist offensive pushes toward Gaza

► SNOPES : Letter from Vladimir Putin

Example: [Collected via e-mail, August 2013]

A letter from Russian President Vladimir Putin to the American people has been circulating around the internet for the past couple of days. In the letter, Putin re-introduces Americans to some unpleasant facts about history and life they’d rather forget, such as Nixon's reasoning behind massive carpet bombing of millions or North Vietnamese for the purpose of 'looking good' while exiting the war, and how Pakistan has been using the U.S. as a 'false ally' to gain foreign aid, while using the funds to embolden the Taliban in Afghanistan. He calls out Barrack Hussein Obama for having the audacity to meet with gay rights activists while he is in Russia next week, a group Putin despises, while refusing to carve away time to meet with him and solve the Syria issue. He compares the action to the equivalent of him (Putin) coming to the U.S. and meeting with Obama's domestic enemy, the N.R.A.

How do I put this politely? You Americans are dumb. Today, Russia and America are fighting each other over fighting the Muslim radicals. Instead, we should be uniting to crush these violent Islamists, once and for all.

You Americans want to remove my ally, the Syrian leader Bashar Al-Assad. To borrow a phrase from your John F. Kennedy, Assad may be a son-of-a-bitch, but he's my son-of-a-bitch.

So if you want to destroy him, what are you going to give me in return? If your answer is, "We will give you nothing," well, why would I ever agree to that? That's not negotiation, that's dictation; it's a return to the bad Yeltsin days, when Holy Mother Russia was pushed into the mud like a used whore.

[Remainder of the letter can be viewed here.]

Origins : his "open letter" from Russian President Vladimir Putin to Americans, putatively expressing that politician's viewpoints on the Syrian civil war and other international matters, was published on breitbart.com on 3 September 2013 under the title "LET’S JOIN ONE ANOTHER TO CRUSH THE UNHOLY, UNRULY, JIHADI MUSLIMS" and attributed to Vladimir Putin. Many readers who encountered this item on that site (and elsewhere) mistook its attribution and first person tone as an indication that the piece was actually written by President Putin himself.

Even though this item may have been cast in the first person and mockingly by lined as something penned by "Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin," it's not an actual open letter to Americans written by the Russian president. It's a political opinion piece that uses a "literary ventriloquism" device through which an author expresses his viewpoint by putting his words into someone else's mouth — highlighting what the writer wants the audience to understand by presenting the author's words as another person's, as if the audience were "inside the mind of" that other person.

In reality, world leaders rarely write lengthy, intemperate letters to other nations' citizens, quoting U.S. news sources and including numerous hyperlinks to books, news articles, and other external information sources in their missives.

Last updated: 9 September 2013

► CBC CANADA 9 September 2013  : Russian dissident Navalny takes heart in Moscow election loss. Kremlin-backed Sergei Sobyanin holds on to mayor's job he has held since 2010

► NONPROFIT & ACTIVISM : Why Do Good Leaders Go Bad: Jann Freed at TEDxDesMoines. After interviewing 100 "sages" about leadership practices and traits, Jann Freed was able to uncover a simple but profound skill separating the good from the bad: great leaders look inside themselves and make a conscious effort to let go of their egos and inspire. Freed highlights the importance of slowing down to examine our actions and reactions so that we become the kind of people who we would want to follow. Published on Sep 9, 2013 by TEDxTalks



► NONPROFIT & ACTIVISM : Who Killed the American Diet : Fred Zimmerman at TEDxGunnHighSchool 2013. Fred Zimmerman is the Fred and Pamela Wasserman professor of health policy and management in the Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA. A behavioral economist, Dr. Zimmerman has studied the effects of TV viewing on child health and development. His work in this area has been covered extensively by many media outlets, including the New York Times, the BBC, and Radio France. His current research examines the effects that advertising has on children's food choices as well as the economic reasons why the typical American diet is of poor quality. Published on Sep 5, 2013 by TEDxTalks

►EDUCATION : RSA Shorts - How to find your element. Finding one's passion and true purpose in life is essential to human flourishing. In this new RSA Shorts video, Sir Ken Robinson argues that education, organisations and communities need to be built on a model of diversity rather than conformity, so that every individual is able to discover and develop their unique talents and abilities. Voice: Sir Ken Robinson. Director: Jim Batt. Artist: Molly Crabapple. Published on Jul 5, 2013 by The RSA



► NONPROFITS & ACTIVISM : RSA Animate - The Power of Outrospection. Introspection is out, and outrospection is in. Philosopher and author Roman Krznaric explains how we can help drive social change by stepping outside ourselves. Published on Dec 3, 2012 by The RSA



► NONPROFITS & ACTIVISM : Syrian Mind Games Continue. Alex bring to light the facts known in the case in Syria and the possibility of American military intervention in the area despite the lack of clear evidence to the fact that Syria is responsible for recent Sarin gas attacks. Published on Sep 9, 2013 by TheAlexJonesChannel 

► NONPROFITS & ACTIVISM : False Flag Could be Next to Save Obama's Credibility. Published on Sep 8, 2013 by TheAlexJonesChannel

► NONPROFITS & ACTIVISM : Is Obama Leading The U.S. into War with Russia? Alex is joined by Professor of International Law Francis Boyle to discuss the continuous news coming out on Syria, the use of chemical weapons and the frightening possibility of Global War.  Published on Sep 6, 2013 by TheAlexJonesChannel



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► Russia's offer on Syria may be 'breakthrough': Obama
By Mark Felsenthal and Steve Holland - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama, seeking to boost support for military action against Syria, said that Russia's offer to work with Damascus to put its chemical weapons under international control could be a big deal - if it is serious.

* Dismantling Syria chemical weapons arsenal would be tough task
* Syria's Assad regime likely responsible for chemical attack
* Senators say Russia plan boosts prospects for Syria vote
* Russian proposal opens new U.S. options in Syria strike debate
* As Congress returns, competing U.S. rallies highlight Syria divide

► U.S. should 'expect everything' in response to any Syria strikes: Assad

► VIDEO

■ Obama says he talked to Putin about Syria's chemical weapons



■ UN considers plan to destroy Syrian chemical weapons stocks
■ Wall Street shakes Syria cloud
■ Hillary Clinton meets with President Obama to talk about Syria

► OPINION - The Great Debate : Is the intelligence on Syria different this time? - by David Wise. David Wise writes frequently about intelligence and espionage. His most recent book is "Tiger Trap: America's Secret Spy War with China". His other books include "Spy: The Inside Story of How the FBI's Robert Hanssen Betrayed America."

► Miss World starts in Indonesia after protests
► Assad denies ordering chemical attack: CBS
► Long-lost Van Gogh painting unveiled in Amsterdam
► End to Syria war must be political, says Kerry
► Syrians demonstrate against military intervention
► Anti-war protest in London during talks on Syria
► UN says 'no time' for disagreement on Syria
► Navalny's supporters protest in Moscow || ► Putin ally wins Moscow polls, Navalny cries foul

► Russia calls for Syrian chemical weapon destruction



► Italian lawmakers begin talks on Berlusconi expulsion

► US to take 'hard look' at Russian Syria weapons plan
► Protesters in Washington call for US to strike against Syria
► Russia pushes plan to secure Syria chem arms, US wary

► US Weighs Talk of Syria Dumping Chemical Weapons
► Obama Adviser: Strike at Syria Not 'another War'
► Raw: Syria Protests Outside of White House

► Clinton: Syria Needs Credible US Military Threat

Who is this old woman? Why is she standing there like a wicked witch? Look at her face! There is a fire in her face. Flush her with water!

Shut up, Cisca! Can't you see that the woman thinks she is a beautiful angel? Eehhehehee .. .

► White House Pushes Lawmakers, Public on Syria
► Long-lost Van Gogh Painting Found in Attic

► FINANCE

■ The New American Dream: It's Not What You Think
■ Olive Garden Woos Millennials With Tapas to Revive Sales

► NEWS

■ Syria welcomes Russian chemical arms proposal
■ Top Syrian diplomat passes Assad's thanks to Russia
■ Egypt tightens Sinai security, assesses militant threat
■ Egyptian tanks, helicopters push through Sinai
■ Amazing Mars Solar Eclipse Videos Caught by Curiosity Rover
■ Iran's president urges government on Facebook
■ China threatens tough punishment for online rumor spreading
■ Dwarf Planet Ceres Could Harbor Ice Underground
■ Analysis: How Kerry's off-hand remark put a deal on Syria in play
■ 10-Year-Old Works Alongside Father in Weapons Factory

► SPORTS

■ Erin Andrews gets an epic photobombing from a couple of disturbing fans
■ Survival Myths That Could Kill You

► GRIND TV 9 September 2013 : Rare six-clawed lobster is caught off Massachusetts. Fishermen discover mutated crustacean in trap and donate it to Maine State Aquarium in Boothbay Harbor where it will go on public display

► SCREEN : Good samaritan beats the odds after freak accident

► SHINE : These Beauty Products Aren't Worth the Hype, Say Dermatologists

► OMG! : Wentworth Miller: I Tried to Kill Myself as a Teen

► TECHNOLOGY : Computer program uses Twitter to 'map mood of nation'

► EUROPE : Kurdish PKK rebels 'halt Turkey pull-out'

► Obama 'could pause Syria plans'
President Obama says he will put plans for a military strike on Syria on hold if the country places its chemical weapons under international control.

Whoa, what's this? Is this truly a good signal? That the U.S. will cancel the attack into Syria to unlimited time, ... (Hooray, thank God, if this is his outspoken news, and I'd rather get a sense as it is, rather than struggling with diplomacy style that sometimes makes one ashamed to admit his mistakes) or what?

Ah, whatever. Dunno, but it seems this is not about the moral consciousness of a rapist to rape a girl who - according to the rapist's admittance --- often teases him, because it turns out the girl will be married by a good man who loves her and who has been protecting her from the three rapists at once.

Then the good man will educate the teaser girl becomes more polite, thus she will not make her appearance to be too good to be raped or avoiding any form of body language that evoking the rapists lust to rape her. Not at all!

(Shh, stop your stupid fantasy, Cisca! It's about rethinking, and the idea is better than the U.S. will be at war with Russia.)

* Obama: Syria resolution 'possible'  - VIDEO
* Cameron welcomes Syria weapons idea
* Kendall: How feasible is proposal?
* Mardell: Obama finds reason to pause
* Assad: Any US strike 'foolish'
► Putin ally Sergei Sobyanin wins Moscow mayor election

► FUTURE : Why the United States needs to work with China in space

► HEALTH : Testicle size 'link to father role'

► Today's African Proverb : "The proverb is the horse of words. When the truth is missing we use a proverb to find it" - A Yoruba proverb sent by Kola Odofin, Zaria, Nigeria

► Intl experts have strong proof images of chemical victims fabricated – Moscow 

► Kerry 'rhetorically' gives Syria 1 week to relinquish chemical weapons
► US Senate delays Syria strike vote over Russian 'chemical handover' proposal 
► RT sources: Syrian rebels plan chem attack on Israel from Assad-controlled territories
► Chemical attack was rebel provocation, former captives say

► OP-ED

■ Obama 'should be grateful' for face-saving chance to backpedal on Syria



■ Syria probably wary of ulterior motives in giving up weapons stockpiles

► VIDEOS

■ Past Ghosts: Outside South Africa's capital apartheid thrives

■ 'Assad unpleasant, but rational, chemical attack seems illogical' - Ex-UK Foreign Secretary. Will Obama strike Syria? Have all the consequences of such a strike been weighed in the balance? Is the evidence of a chemical attack enough and credible to punish Assad and the Syrians? Have we not seen the same story in Iraq and if we have, did we learn from history? We talk about this and more with Jack Straw, British Foreign Secretary at the time when the West took the crucial decision to launch a war on Iraq.



■ CrossTalk: Striking Syria

■ Syria welcomes Russia's call to handover chemical weapons

■ Syrian rebels plan chem attack on Israel from govt controlled lands - RT sources



■ Left Behind: Norway swings right in election 2 years after Breivik massacre. Norway's set for a change at the helm. That's after a general election saw the country's current government lose to a coalition of parties formed by the Conservatives and their right-wing allies. Conservative leader Erna Solberg, who's eyeing the premier's seat, has hailed the triumph of the right, as historic. And as Lucy Kafanov explains the poll's result echoes a steady trend across Europe. Johannes Bergh, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Social Research in Oslo, thinks the conservative party's invitation to the right-wing group to form a coalition government could be risky...



■ Obama backs Russia's chemical handover proposal, may shelve Syria strike. President Obama is willing to "absolutely" put on pause a military strike on Syria if Bashar Assad accepts Russia's proposal to hand over control of the country's chemical weapons to the international community

► US and Russia push opposing views on Syria
► Inside Story : Educating the world
► Al-Qaeda presence in Syria worries US
► Putin ally wins Moscow mayoral election
► Al Jazeera talks to Mark Kimmitt about Syria crisis

► Witness : Mitu's Story. In India, gender testing is illegal under the Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (PNDT) Act of 1994. Yet an estimated half-a-million female foetuses are terminated each year, creating a 'missing generation' of women and growing concerns about the negative impact this has on Indian society. Dr Mitu Khurana, an Indian paediatrician, is making legal history, by taking her husband to court for illegally procuring a gender test during her pregnancy and subsequently pressuring her to have the pregnancy terminated.

► SYRIA : Report Claims Syrian Troops Used Chemical Weapons Without Assad's Approval (VIDEO) 

► Obama's Risky Russian Plan
There are many practical and political obstacles to relieving Assad of his precious nerve gas, writes TIME's Michael Crowley

* Rights Watchdog Says It Has Proof Syrian Forces Carried Out Chemical Attack
* Infographic: The Words John Kerry Uses When He Talks About Syria
* Obama: Russian Plan Could Stop Syria Strike

► WORLD : Obama pursues Russia plan for Syria weapons

* Obama's Syria speech not likely to sway public

► OPINION : "They're entitled to the evidence." — The Times editorial board on Obama presenting evidence to the American people of Assad's wrongdoing

* Goldberg: How not to deal with Syria
* Russian plan just a 'get out of jail free' card for Syria's Assad

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Contortionist Zlata performs on a bus stop on September 9, 2013 in Bergisch-Gladbach, western Germany, to promote the International Contortionists' Congress. According to the organizer, about 100 participants from 16 countries will attend the event running until September 11, 2013. AFP PHOTO / ROLF VENNENBERND


Large whale-shaped kites and others fly above a large crowd gathered for the Festival of the Winds on Sydney's Bondi Beach September 8, 2013. The festival attracts hundreds of local and international kite-makers annually, and is one of the largest kite festivals in the nation, according to organizers. REUTERS/David Gray



About 5,000 people took part in the Run or Dye five-kilometre run held in Niagara Falls, Saturday Sept. 7, 2013. (MATT DAY/QMI Agency)