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► You've got a lot more going on than you want to admit, and that could cause some problems with your people. Try not to get too bent out of shape over misunderstandings -- they are par for the course. One of your more outgoing friends has been acting out of character lately, and today their emotions could get really get in your way. If this happens, you need to value the relationship with them much more than whatever it was that they messed up for you. Keep things in their proper perspective and support them. It could be time for a talk -- get them alone and find out what is going on. Once you get to the heart of the matter, you'll be able to help them.
► MEDICAL NEWS TODAY 5 October 2013: Depression affects memory by 'impairing ability to differentiate similarities' || ► Read also : Side Effects of Untreated Depression - WebMD
► DAILY MAIL 4 October 2013
■ The hornets of your nightmares: Swarms of massive insects kill more than 40 and injure 1,600 in China
■ Hot pink! Oprah Winfrey shows off new slimmer figure in fuchsia jumper and skinny jeans as she leaves hair salon
■ Man who set himself on fire at National Mall dies of horrific burns as police struggle to identify him or find his motive
► BUSINESS INSIDER 3 October 2013 : Andy Warhol's Human-Sized Painting Of A Cola-Cola Bottle Could Sell For $60 Million
► SCIENCE DAILY 30 September 2013
■ Ingredient of Household Plastic Found in Space — NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected propylene, a chemical used to make food-storage containers, car bumpers and other consumer products, on Saturn's moon Titan.
■ Better Protein Creation May Be Secret of Longevity for the World's Longest-Living Rodent
► HURRIYETDAILYNEWS 6 October 2013 : Turkey's China deal on missile system not finalized, says President Gül || ► CNBC 3 October 2013 : NATO's Turkey looks to China for missile purchase
► NEWSCIENTIST
■ 1 October 2013 : Deadly lake turns animals into statues
■ 27 September 2013 : Glowing sperm go head to head in fight to be the daddy
► SCIENCE MAG
■ 24 September 2013 : ScienceShot: Roly-Poly Trilobites
■ 9 December 1999 : No Evidence for Sperm Wars
► GUARDIAN
■ 6 October 2013 : US forces target leading al-Shabaab militant in Somalian coastal raid
■ 5 October 2013 : Daily Mail is setting poor example to children, says top headteacher
► KSAT 6 October 2013 : House OKs furloughed federal workers back pay. Hagel says most defense department furloughs ending next week
► DAILY KOS 3 October 2013 : Kentucky's success makes a mockery of GOP Obamacare foes
► NY TIMES 5 October 2013
■ Scores Are Killed in Iraqi Violence
■ Plan for Ridding Syria of Chemical Arms Includes Brute Force and Chemistry
► SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS 5 October 2013
■ Constitutional crisis: We the People have had it with the shutdown
■ Obamacare's winners and losers in Bay Area
► GIZMODO 5 October 2013 : What Happens When Cities Fall Apart?
► USA TODAY 5 October 2013 : U.S. forces nab top al-Qaeda target in Libya
► FOXNEWS 5 October 2013 : Budget stalemate persists as focus shifts to debt ceiling debate
► NEWS & POLITIC : Alain Soral - Vidéo du mois : rentrée 2013. Published on Sep 18, 2013 by Soral TV
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► SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY : First mind controlled bionic leg a u0027groundbreaking u0027 advance. Bionic Leg Controlled By Brain Is Tested. Zac Vawter just has to think and his ground-breaking artificial leg will rotate, walk or climb stairs.
An American man who lost the lower part of his leg in a motorcycle accident has been fitted with the first thought-controlled bionic leg. Zac Vawter has been testing the device which uses neurosignals from his upper leg muscles to control the prosthetic knee and ankle. The robotic leg senses the unconscious muscle movements and translates them into movements for the knee and ankle of the device.
Mr Vawter, who lost his leg four years ago, said the artificial limb "is a big improvement compared to my regular prosthetic leg" because it "responds quickly and more appropriately, allowing me to interact with my environment in a way that is similar to how I moved before my amputation".
Seattle-based Mr Vawter is the subject of a case report by Levi Hargrove and his Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago colleagues in the New England Journal of Medicine.
"This technology offers a seamless transition to walking around, climbing stairs and descending stairs and moving around on slopes and even repositioning the prosthesis without thinking about it. That's something no other device offers now," Mr Hargrove said. Bionic leg Mr Vawter said he can walk in a similar way to before his amputation
The mind-controlled bionic leg is one of many ongoing attempts to develop powered artificial limbs that reproduce the complex process of walking - both to help restore motion to amputees or for people with other problems such as spinal cord injuries. But the 4.5kg (10-pound) leg does have limitations, Mr Hargrove said. "We need to make it lighter, quieter, have the battery life that lasts a bit longer" and reduce the movement error rate.
The robotic leg is being developed with an $8m (£5m) grant from the US Army hoping to improve the lives of soldiers who have lost a lower limb. There are more than one million lower leg amputees in the US. The current model is good for about 5,000 steps and the Army's goal is 10,000 steps.
Troy Turner, a member of the scientific advisory panel of The Amputee Coalition in Manassas, Virginia, said the project "represents the first true effort at letting someone control their prosthetic leg in a way that's very similar to biologic control".
A similar system has been used in robotic arms for years. But the challenge is greater in developing a robotic leg, according to Mr Hargrove, because users of a robotic arm do not face a serious risk of falling if the signals are misread. "If you're using a bionic arm and it misbehaves, the elbow may move slightly. If the prosthetic leg misbehaves that could be quite a safety issue. Published 26 September 2013 by FutureTechnologyTV
► TRAVEL & EVENTS : Capri, Italy: Isle of Hidden Delights. Uploaded on Aug 27, 2009 by RickSteves
► U.S. captures major al Qaeda figure in Libya
By Mark Hosenball and Phil Stewart - WASHINGTON - U.S. forces launched raids in Libya and Somalia following the deadly attack on a Nairobi shopping mall last month, capturing a top al Qaeda figure wanted for the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, a U.S. official said.
* Somali militants say Western forces raid base and kill fighter
* Assassinations of Muslim clerics in Kenya 'boosting al Shabaab'
* Stretched forces leave Somali militants room to plot strikes
► As Obama's Asia 'pivot' falters, China steps in
By Stuart Grudgings - KUALA LUMPUR - President Barack Obama's cancelation of a trip this week to four Asian nations and two summits has raised further doubts over a policy aimed at re-invigorating U.S. military and economic influence in the region, while balancing a rising China.
* China elevates Malaysia ties, aims to triple trade by 2017
► Oceans face 'deadly trio' of threats
By Alister Doyle - OSLO - The world's oceans are under greater threat than previously believed from a "deadly trio" of global warming, declining oxygen levels and acidification, an international study said.
* U.N. aviation body agrees on emissions deal
► Pentagon to recall most furloughed workers, easing shutdown pain.
* VIDEO - U.S. shutdown drags on, House votes to pay furloughed workers
► VIDEOS
■ Gay rights activist on Russian Games: "Homophobia is not in the spirit of the Olympic"
■ Egypt tightens security, warns Muslim Brotherhood
■ Somali official on migrant deaths: 'You can't even imagine'
■ U.S. shutdown drags on, House votes to pay furloughed workers
► Colourful geisha trainees hit grey Tokyo streets
► Long political crisis will weaken US, says Kerry
Haaa ... Obama's face at this time does not look too fierce as when his facial expression when he said the U.S. wanted to intervene in Syria in some time ago. Ehehhe. So far, I still wonder, why the U.S. does not want to learn from a valuable experience, that the collapse of its economy due to prolonged war against Islam and the Muslims.
More ridiculous thing is, do you believe it? In a collapsed condition like this, they are secretly longing for a compassionate conservative figure like George Bush. Ahahaha ... just imagine it, ahahha .... I laughed at my own self to eliminate my feeling of disgust, until I could not bear my tears.
This really shows symptoms of mental illness. It is exactly like a girl who misses her rapist. Is this sadistic or masochistic? Whew.
Catch and prosecute George Bush! Then they can miss him outside the prison! Give back all of the state funds which had been spent only for war and killing the U.S. soldiers, damn! Damn you!
► Shutdown Halts Potentially Lifesaving Science
► AP Interviews with obama
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■ on New GOP Class
■ on the Budget Battle
■ on Iran
■ on Redskins Name Change
■ on Budget, Iran, Redskins
► House Democrats Offer Budget Deal
► FINANCE
■ That Congressional Exemption From Obamacare? Another Myth
■ Catastrophic Consequences of a U.S. Default Explained
► NEWS
■ Egypt issues tough warning against anti-army protests
■ U.S. source confirms operation in Somalia against Shabaab militant
■ Arab world searches for democratic future
■ Analysis: Allies worried US turning inward to handle political chaos at home
■ Iran leader hints at disapproval over Obama call
■ U.S. says captures al Qaeda leader in Libya, also raids Somalia
■ Kerry: US will stay the course despite shutdown
■ Government Shutdown Could Be Big Setback for NASA and Taxpayers, Former Astronaut Says
■ Assad says will not negotiate with armed rebels: magazine
■ Venezuela vows crackdown on 'currency tourists'
■ Kerry says shutdown no sign of US weakness but warns Congress about message it sends
■ Obama Doesn't Rule Out Using 14th Amendment To Raise The Debt LimitWhy he can't shut his mouth?
■ Gunmen attack Libyan army post on highway, killing 16 soldiers
■ US forces hit extremists behind E. Africa attacks
■ Analysis: US reliability questioned overseas
■ 'Walking Dead' brings new life to Ga. town
■ Pentagon: Most furloughed civilians ordered back
■ Obama to public: Don't give up on health sign-ups
■ White House in Shutdown: Obamas Doing the Dishes?
■ A rabbi and a Palestinian farmer are neighbors, partners – and friends
► OMG! : What Were They Thinking? (week of 9/30/2013)
► HEALTH : 13-Minute Fat-Blasting Workout
► SHINE
■ 10 Ways Your Home Could Be Toxic
► TRAVEL : Best affordable island hotels
► SMALL BUSINESS: When Not Being the Smartest Is an Advantage
► SHOPPING : Award-winning grooming products for men
► Iraq violence: Attack kills dozens of Shia pilgrims
► Couple rescued in Russia from borsch-eating bear
► VIDEO
► TRAVEL : In Paris, the drink that drove Van Gogh mad
► OP-ED : Capitol Hill tragedy shows worrying trend in crumbling US society
► US forces target al-Shabaab leader in Somalia, seize Al-Qaeda leader in Libya
► Pentagon to recall most furloughed employees despite shutdown
► US House unanimously votes to retroactively pay 800,000 furloughed workers
► 'Not how we do it in New York': Ex-NYPD cop questions sister's killing by Capitol police
► Background to bloodshed – 20 years since Russia's constitutional crisis
► Olympic torch arrives in Moscow, blazing a trail in record breaking relay
► VIDEOS
■ Why You Should Care: Custom Plates, Custom Problems (E37)
■ FBI now in tenuous, unethical position, slave to 2 masters - Lavabit founder
■ Pivotal Axis: Germany may gain special access to China's markets
■ The Truthseeker: 'Worse than Hiroshima': US war chemicals and 'stinking hypocrisy' (E25). One in three American servicemen permanently disabled, 'the worst genetic damage in any population ever studied', 'confirmed' US govt behind world record Afghan opium crop, and October's protest calendar. Seek truth from facts with Iraqi-Kurdish activist Houzan Mahmoud, Afghan war specialist Prof. Anatol Lieven, former intelligence officer Scott Rickard, Foreign Policy In Focus columnist Conn Hallinan, and the author of Questioning the War on Terror Dr. Kevin Barrett.
■ Hezbollah State: Key Middle East player withdraws troops from Syria
► Iran: Diplomatic charm or harm?
► Russia urged to release Greenpeace activists
► GOVERNMENT : How to Beat the Debt Ceiling Crisis Without Congress
Here are three ways to get around the debt ceiling without congressional approval.
* Obama and Boehner Eye Budget Deal
► FOREIGN POLICY : Kerry Rails Against Shutdown at APEC - Blames GOP for jeopardizing U.S. foreign relations
► SYRIA : Assad Tells Magazine: 'I've Made Mistakes' - Says no side in civil war is entirely free of blame
► BARACK OBAMA: Obama: Don't Give Up on Health Care - Talks Obamacare, shutdown and Iran in new interview
► TECHNOLOGY & MEDIA : How Apple Has Changed - Two years after Steve Jobs' death, it's a different company
► ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : Astronaut: Gravity Gets Me Down - Space vet Marsha Ivins reviews the film's science
► ANGOLA : Dinosaur Hunters Flock to Angola - Scientists seek evidence of prehistoric life
► SEX : 12 Shocking Sex Facts
► VIDEO : TIME Explains: The Link Between Wildlife Trafficking and Terrorism
► POLITICS : Shutdown worries California Republicans. The mood in Washington and at a gathering in Anaheim seems to meld support for the goals of GOP congressional leaders and an expectation that there will be a price to pay.
* State GOP convention exposes intraparty rifts
► NATION : Flood of consumer inquiries could make or break Obamacare. Strong consumer interest heartens backers of the new healthcare law, but persistent glitches could spell trouble.
► ENTERTAINMENT : Violinist Jennifer Koh turns physicist for 'Einstein on the Beach'
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