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► 23 January 2014 : You easily resist the urge to go your own way or ignore those in need -- but you may find that your own needs start to become harder to ignore by the end of the day. There's nothing wrong with that! Whoever has been telling you that you are selfish is merely projecting their own selfishness on to you -- you know what you have done, and you know that you've done enough! There is too much noise coming at you from people who think that they know how you should run your life. Get some space from these know-it-alls and go spend time with a person who never tries to tell you what to do. You deserve unconditional love right now. You know where to get it, so go there as early in the day as possible.
► 24 January 2014 : You are feeling an urgent need for downtime -- so make sure that you can get away by yourself for a while! It's easier than you think to deal with these feelings, but you need to take them seriously first. Someone will be giving you an awful lot of attention today, but you might not be comfortable with it. If so, your best tactic is to try to ignore them. You can't try to fake it, but there is also no need to hurt their feelings or embarrass them with overcomplicated apologies. Instead, just carry on with normal relations and sooner or later they will get the picture that you aren't interested. Then they will likely give up and move on to someone else.
► 25 January 2014 : You are going through some deep emotional issue -- but it's sure to end up positive for you. Things are in motion that should end with you feeling more confident, mature and ready for the next chapter. Sacrificing some of your privacy will be a joy today, because the alternative will be so exciting! You might be slow to come to this conclusion, but as the day progresses you will soon see how much more you have to gain by joining in on the game rather than watching from the sidelines. Your presence will be in high demand, so supply it as often as you can. Even if you are feeling more introverted than usual, this exciting social scene will be worth making the effort it takes to get social.
► SCIENCE DAILY 20 January 2014 : Ingredients in Chocolate, Tea, Berries Could Guard Against Diabetes. Eating high levels of flavonoids including anthocyanins and other compounds (found in berries, tea, and chocolate) could offer protection from type 2 diabetes -- according to research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and King's College London. || ► MEDICAL NEWS TODAY 20 January 2014 : Chocolate, wine and berries may protect against type 2 diabetes
► XINHUA 22 January 2014 : Ancient fossil shows new link in dolphin evolution: New Zealand scientists || ► NEW ZEALAND HERALD 22 January 2014 : Ancient dolphin relative discovered in New Zealand
► SYRIA
■ TELEGRAPH 21 January 2014 : US secretly backs rebels to fight al-Qaeda in Syria. Sources tell Telegraph that America is backing 'friendly' rebels with millions in cash and non lethal aid to take on extremists in Syria
■ TELEGRAPH 20 January 2014: Syria's Assad accused of boosting al-Qaeda with secret oil deals. Western intelligence suggests Bashar al-Assad collaborating with jihadists to persuade West the uprising is terrorist-led
■ TELEGRAPH 19 January 2014: Al-Qaeda training British and European 'jihadists' in Syria to set up terror cells at homeHaiyaaaa...wWhat the hell kind of news? Confusing. Who are the terrorists? Syrian government? ehehhe ... a crazy question. Qatar, Saudi Arabia and U.S. are the three crazy who like to destabilize the situation in Syria. That's it. And you : America, stop masquerading as a hero! Why do not you show a similar reaction to the people's movement in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Yemen, hm? It is too visible, if you do not succeed to wage civil war in Syria, then you will try to utilize other countries to arm the people to create a conflict there. Ehehhe. And you : Israel, no need to pretend to wash your hands!
► USA TODAY 22 January 2014 : Israel says it stopped al-Qaeda attack on U.S. Embassy
► THE STREET 22 January 2014 : The 5 States Most Likely to Legalize Pot Next
► WISE BREAD 22 January 2014 : 5 Emergency Situations You Must Prepare For (and 5 You Can Ignore)
► MICHELLE MALKIN 22 January 2014 : Lessons for Shove Guv Andrew Cuomo
► DAILY KOS 22 January 2014 : Midday open thread: Tagg Romney on Crist's betrayal, divorce rates in red and blue states
► GIZMODO 22 January 2014 : This is Russia's new nuclear attack submarine
► SCIENCE DAILY
■ 20 January 2014 : Forget About Forgetting: Elderly Know More, Use It Better. What happens to our cognitive abilities as we age? If your think our brains go into a steady decline, research reported this week in the Journal Topics in Cognitive Science may make you think again. The work, headed by Dr. Michael Ramscar of Tübingen University, takes a critical look at the measures usually thought to show that our cognitive abilities decline across adulthood. Instead of finding evidence of decline, the team discovered that most standard cognitive measures, which date back to the early twentieth century, are flawed. "The human brain works slower in old age," says Ramscar, "but only because we have stored more information over time." || ► CBS DETROIT 22 January 2014 : Study Says Experience, Not Age, Is Why Our Brains Slow Down
■ 23 January 2014 : Los Angeles Would Experience Stronger-Than-Expected Ground Motion in Major Earthquake, Virtual Earthquake Generator Shows
■ 23 January 2014 : Watching Molecules Morph Into Memories: Breakthrough Allows Scientists to Probe How Memories Form in Nerve Cells
■ 23 January 2014 : New Genes Spring, Spread from Non-Coding DNA
■ 22 January 2014 : Many Rare Mutations Contribute to Schizophrenia Risk, New Study Concludes
► CERES
■ ESA 22 January 2014 : Herschel discovers water vapour around dwarf planet Ceres
■ SPACE 22 January 2014 : Water Found on Dwarf Planet Ceres, May Erupt from Ice Volcanoes
■ UNIVERSE TODAY 22 January 2014 : Herschel Discovers Water Vapor Spewing from Ceres
■ DISCOVERY 22 January 2014 : Water Plume 'Unequivocally' Detected at Dwarf Planet Ceres
■ JPL NASA 22 January 2014 : Herschel Telescope Detects Water on Dwarf Planet
■ SPIEGEL 23 January 2014 : Riesiger Asteroid: Ceres und sein frostiges Geheimnis
■ NBC NEWS 24 Januari 2014 : Elton John to Vladimir Putin: Let me introduce you to my gay Russian friends
■ DAILY MAIL 23 January 2014 : Elton John rubbishes Vladimir Putin's claims he has 'gay friends' and accuses Russian leader of legalising homophobia
■ GUARDIAN 23 January 2014 : Elton John to Putin: I will show you gay people victimised under Russian law (PS : In an open letter last summer he wrote: "At all costs Putin cannot be seen to have the approval of the civilised world. He is making scapegoats of gay people, just as Hitler did Jews. He cannot be allowed to get away with it."Stephen, do not forget to brush your teeth and gargle with an antiseptic solution, ok?
► DAILY MAIL 22 January 2014 : Trickery of Photoshop revealed in gory detail! Pop singer retouched in real time throughout music video - and you'll hardly recognise her at the end.
► LIVESCIENCE
■ 22 January 2014 : Ancient Church Mosaic With Symbol of Jesus Uncovered in Israel
■ 23 January 2014 : World's Oldest Cancer Arose in a Dog 11,000 Years Ago
■ 23 January 2014 : Frog 'Love Ripples' Bring Death from Above
■ 23 January 2014 : Aggressive Mantis Shrimp Sees Color Like No Other
■ 21 January 2014 : In Photos: National Zoo Animals Play in the Snow
► BALTIMORE DARKROOM 22 January 2014. A yet-to-be-named koala joey was introduced at the zoo in Duisburg, Germany today during its official weigh-in. : German zoo shows off its baby koala || ► INDEPENDENT || ► NY DAILY NEWS
A koala joey hangs onto its mother Eola after a weighing procedure at the zoo in the western German city of Duisburg January 22, 2014. The Koala baby, which was born on July 2, 2013, weighs 350 grams, has yet to be named. (Ina Fassbender/Reuters)
A zookeeper holds a koala joey towards its mother Eola (R) after a weighing procedure at the zoo in the western German city of Duisburg January 22, 2014. The Koala baby, which was born on July 2, 2013, weighs 350 grams, has yet to be named. (Ina Fassbender/Reuters)
A zookeeper holds a koala joey towards its mother Eola (R) after a weighing procedure at the zoo in the western German city of Duisburg January 22, 2014. The Koala baby, which was born on July 2, 2013, weighs 350 grams, has yet to be named. (Ina Fassbender/Reuters)
A zookeeper holds a koala joey during a weighing procedure at the zoo in the western German city of Duisburg January 22, 2014. The Koala baby, which was born on July 2, 2013, weighs 350 grams, has yet to be named. (Ina Fassbender/Reuters)"
A zookeeper holds a koala joey during a weighing procedure at the zoo in the western German city of Duisburg January 22, 2014. The Koala baby, which was born on July 2, 2013, weighs 350 grams, has yet to be named. (Ina Fassbender/Reuters)"
A circa six months old female baby koala sits on her mother's head at the zoo in Duisburg, western Germany. The baby koala was taken out of its mother's pouch to be weighed - it came in at 350 grams. (Roland Weihrauch/Getty Images)
A six months old female baby koala and her parents are pictured at the zoo in Duisburg, western Germany. The baby koala was taken out of its mother's pouch to be weighed - it came in at 350 grams. (Roland Weihrauch/Getty Images)
A six months old female baby koala and her parents are pictured at the zoo in Duisburg, western Germany. The baby koala was taken out of its mother's pouch to be weighed - it came in at 350 grams. (Roland Weihrauch/Getty Images)
A six months old female baby koala and her parents are pictured at the zoo in Duisburg, western Germany. The baby koala was taken out of its mother's pouch to be weighed it came in at 350 grams. (Roland Weihrauch/Getty Images)
A koala joey hangs onto a toy koala during a weighing procedure at the zoo in the western German city of Duisburg January 22, 2014. The Koala baby, which was born on July 2, 2013, weighs 350 grams, has yet to be named. (Ina Fassbender/Reuters)
A koala joey hangs onto a toy koala during a weighing procedure at the zoo in the western German city of Duisburg January 22, 2014. The Koala baby, which was born on July 2, 2013, weighs 350 grams, has yet to be named. (Ina Fassbender/Reuters)
► FOXNEWS 23 January 2014 : Fox News Poll: Voters blame Clinton and Obama for Benghazi
► XINHUA 23 January 2014 : Archaeologists discover 1500-year-ago floor mosaics in Israel || ► LIVE SCIENCE 22 January 2014 : Ancient Church Mosaic With Symbol of Jesus Uncovered in Israel
► GUARDIAN 24 January 2014 : Qatar World Cup: 185 Nepalese died in 2013 – official records
► SPACE 24 January 2014 : Top 10 Discoveries by Mars Rovers Spirit & Opportunity: A Scientist's View
► NEWS & POLITIC : January 23 2014 David Hocking Revelation 4:1-11 The Throne in Heaven - PreTribulation Rapture. Published on Jan 15, 2014 by u2bheavenbound
► Mixed fortunes for North Asia trio - By Tomasz Janowski
TOKYO - Early 2014 shows North Asia's manufacturing and export giants enjoying mixed fortunes, with South Korea and Japan starting the year positively, while China was still struggling.
* China creates teams to spearhead economic change
* IMF says BOJ inflation target likely to take more than two years
* Video: China's factories fizzle ahead of Lunar New Year holiday
► FBI to retailers: expect more cyber attacks - By Jim Finkle and Mark Hosenball
WASHINGTON - The FBI has warned retailers to prepare for more credit card breaches after discovering about 20 hacking cases in the past year involving the same kind of software used against Target.
* Neiman Marcus says about 1.1 million cards affected by attack
* Target CFO to testify before Senate
* Banks and retailers trade barbs over data breaches
► Bombing wave hits Egypt - By Asma Alsharif and Maggie Fick
CAIRO - A series of bomb attacks hit Cairo, killing six people and raising fears that an Islamist insurgency is gaining pace in Egypt. | Video: Egypt blast caught on tape
* U.S. urges end to violence
* Egyptian diplomat kidnapped in Libyan capital
* Supporters of Mursi clash with security forces in Cairo
► Syrian chemical transfer stalls, strains patience - By Anthony Deutsch
THE HAGUE - Western governments are growing impatient with the pace of Syria's first shipment of chemical weapons.
* Syria sides to meet but peace talks may not take off
* Video: Cry for Syria, says Kofi Annan
► Emerging markets selloff picks up, drags down Europe, U.S.
► OPINION : Chris Christie and the 'failed war on drugs' - By Reihan Salam
Though one assumes that Christie's emphasis on criminal justice reform stems from a humanitarian impulse, it also happens to make good political sense.
* Karabell: If the world is getting richer, why do so many feel poor?
► Poland eyes allegations about secret CIA jail - By Wojciech Zurawski
KRAKOW, Poland - Polish prosecutors investigating allegations the CIA ran a secret jail in a Polish forest said they will look into a newspaper report that gave new accounts about the alleged "black site."
* France to Francis: Time for confession?
► Ukraine police storm Kiev protest
► Leaders, Syria opposition attend Swiss peace talks || ► Fiery exchanges erupt at Syria peace talks
► Pro-regime protesters rally outside Syria talks
► Half-pipe skiing to make it to Winter Games in Sochi
► Toy Fair 2014 opens in London
► Kiev protesters prepare for another night of clashes || ► Five dead as Ukraine police battle protesters || ► Ukraine protesters reinforce barricades in Kiev
► Kerry calls Assad 'greatest magnet for terrorism' in region
► Snow finds its way into NY-DC train during heavy storm
► Maoists protest as Nepal plans new constitution within a year
► Greenpeace demo in Davos targets Gazprom
► The world's tallest buildings
► Ukrainian opposition leaders call for peaceful protests
► Blast outside French church in Rome as Hollande visits
► Kerry: 'Assad Will Not Be Part of Government' || ► Raw: UN Chief, Syrian FM Have Tense Exchange
► Ukraine Violence Rises As Ultimatum Nears End || ► Ukraine Leader Calls Special Parliament Session
► Syrian Govt Threatens to Walk Out of Peace Talks
► NEWS
■ Japan tells world to stand up to China or face consequences
■ Russia not sharing Sochi threat information, US says
■ U.S. slams Syrian diplomat for speech at peace talks
■ Mysterious Mars Rock Looks Like 'Jelly Donut,' Defies Explanation (Photos)
■ Abbas seeks $1-billion Gaza deal with Russia
■ Russia to free Khodorkovsky aide, hurdle to tycoon's return stands
■ Syrian opposition demands a future without Assad
■ Ukraine opposition leaders urge continued cease-fire, but protesters appear defiant
■ Iran president pledges cooperation, trade ties
■ U.S. privacy board says NSA phone program illegal, should end
■ Dear Mr. President: Let's hear about jobs, economy, wealth imbalance ... and 20 more issues
■ Mike Huckabee urges Republicans to fight back on 'war on women' rhetoric
■ Watch what happens when Obama picks a top donor as ambassador
■ 'Obama' filmmaker charged in NY in campaign fraudEhehhee .... Why? Because Obama is black? So, if you anti-Obama you will be accused of racism? Blah! Who cares in this world if there are many groups of "anti" : anti-gay, anti-drug, anti-alcohol, anti-smoking, anti-Islam, etc, etc ...? In Russia there are many people who classify themselves as anti-Putin, and Putin is still waving his hand graciously to his people.
■ Ukraine's president promises to reshuffle government next week
■ No negotiations with Republicans on U.S. debt limit: senior Democrat
► HOMES : Gallery: States with the worst school
► SPORTS : Double-toilet stall in Sochi now held as symbol of Russia's government waste. Internet is flush with excitement over toilets pic. A snapshot of a stall in the men's room at a building being used at next month's Olympic Games goes viral.
Ah, it's still better than marrying the same-sex! Ehehhee... What's wrong with two toilets side by side? Maybe we can sit together while sharing silence together?
What?... Shut you mouth, please?
► SHINE : The 15 Best Weight Loss Tips, Ever!
► GOOD MORNING AMERICA ■ Baby Born on Sled in 3 Degree Weather
► TRAVEL
■ A better boarding pass? One frustrated flier's idea
■ 10 ways to get a better airplane seat
► Khat ban: Newsnight investigates herb stimulant. Home Secretary Theresa May is banning a herb called khat, a stimulant chewed by large sections of the Somali community and grown mainly in East Africa. The UK is the biggest western importer of the plant, which in the next few months will become classified as a class C drug. Alex Miller, a journalist from the magazine and television channel Vice, looked into the use of the substance and the potential impact of the ban for Newsnight.
► INDIA: Woman gang-raped on orders of 'kangaroo court'
► FUTURE : Are we born good or evil?
► Scepticism over Ukraine crisis talks
Protesters in Ukraine express scepticism that talks between an opposition leader and President Yanukovych will lead to a breakthrough.
* Protest leader: 'I'll fight with you' - VIDEO
* Protest deaths shake media* Twitter Q&A with David SternWhat the heck? Is this a dinner invitation event so that when the event is ongoing until the end they are guaranteed will be okay? Even in the event of concert music we can die. So, why do they come to their own demise with street protests? Why do not they open a healthy dialogue?
* 'Police tortured me'
* At the scene: Death in Kiev
* Ready for 'bullet to head' - VIDEO
* Q & A: Ukraine unrest
► FEATURE : 7 days quiz - What is Vladimir Putin supposed never to do on purpose?
Questions:
1. Violinist Vanessa Mae will represent Thailand at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, it was announced. But in which event will she compete?
2. South Africa's government ordered sculptors to remove a bronze animal hidden inside the ear of a Nelson Mandela statue. Which creature was depicted?
3. The sculptors reportedly inserted the rabbit as a trademark signature and to denote the speed with which they had to complete the statue - rabbit in the Afrikaans language is "haas", which also means haste.
4. What did a spokesman for Vladimir Putin say the Russian leader never deliberately did, in an interview with a Russian newspaper?
5. Five people were charged over the 1978 Lufthansa robbery at New York's Kennedy International Airport, a heist that featured in the Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas. Where was the job said to have been planned?
6. Missing Word Question
7. Germany's Saarland region says it wants its next generation to be bilingual in German and which other language?
Correct Answers:
1. Mae, a keen skier since childhood, has been competing as Vanessa Vanakorn using her father's surname. Her manager said she "qualified by a whisker".
2. It was a rabbit. The sculptors reportedly inserted the rabbit as a trademark signature and to denote the speed with which they had to complete the statue - rabbit in the Afrikaans language is "haas", which also means haste.
3. It was Hey Jude. Mr Harper performed the song at a state dinner in Jerusalem. Afterwards, Mr Netanyahu told him: "Thank you, Stephen. It was great."
4. It's pose topeless. A Kremlin spokesman was quoted by Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper as saying: "If you think that he deliberately posed topless in front of the cameras, you are again mistaken." He said the Russian president was always accompanied by a photographer, and simply "lives his life".
5. It's Robert's Lounge, a saloon in New York City that served as a mob HQ from 1957 until early 1979. In Goodfellas, the bar is owned by gangster Jimmy "The Gent" Burke, played by Robert DeNiro.
6. It's "commandments". A Church of England diocese has issued a list of social media rules to its staff and clergy, urging them to consider God when tweeting the masses.
7. It's French. Leaders in Saarland, which borders France and Luxembourg, say they hope the region will be fully bilingual from 2043. They plan dual-language teaching from pre-school as well as requiring new state employees to be able to work in French
Your Score :
0 - 3 : Pidgin
4 - 6 : Conversational
7 - 7 : Fluent
My score : 6/7 : ehehhee ... reading the source.
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► DAILY MAIL 21 January 2014 : British violinist Vanessa Mae to represent Thailand for skiing at Sochi winter Olympics
► SYDNEY MORNING HERALD 23 January 2014 : Rabbit in Mandela statue's ear has to go, South African officials say ||► STUFF NZ 23 January 2014 : Mandela's ear 'no place for rabbit'
► NEWS NATIONAL POST 22 January 2014 : Stephen Harper serenades Israel's prime minister with 'Hey Jude' at official state dinner in Jerusalem► RIA NOVOSTI 23 January 2014 : Putin Never Intentionally Poses Topless – Spokesman
► NY TIMES 23 January 2014 : As Seen in ‘Goodfellas’: Arrest Is Made in ’78 Lufthansa Robbery || ► YAHOO NEWS 23 January 2014 : Indictment in notorious 1978 JFK Lufthansa heist
► TELEGRAPH 21 January 2014 : Thou shalt not Tweet in an ungodly way, Church of England tells worshippers
► NEW ZEALAND HERALD 22 January 2014 : German region aims to become bilingual in French
► HEALTH : Baby heart-disease risk 'shaped early in pregnancy'
► FUTURE
■ Prosthetics: Meet the man with 13 legs
■ How do you find a ghost ship?* INDEPENDENT 23 January 2014 : Ghost riders: An unmanned Russian ship full of rats is adrift in the Atlantic - so, just how many other vagrant vessels are out there?
* RIA NOVOSTI 24 January 2014 : Rat-Infested Russian Ghost Ship Drifting Toward UK – Report
* HUFFINGTON POST 24 May 2013 : Lyubov Orlova, Russian 'Ghost Ship,' Mysteriously Disappears Without A Trace
► Concessions fail to end Kiev unrest
Violence between Ukrainian police and anti-government protestors continues in Kiev, despite a concession offer by President Viktor Yanukovych.
* Tyres ablaze at Kiev protest site - VIDEO
* New barricades amid unrest - VIDEO
* In pictures: Ukraine protests
* Kiev braced for 'next stage' - VIDEO
► 10 Things - Sugar can help stop concrete from setting, and other nuggets. 10 things we didn't know last week
► ANALYSIS
■ Protesting too much? - Kerry denies US is in retreat but doubts remain, says Kim Ghattas
■ Give talks a chance - Do negotiations such as Geneva II on Syria ever lead to peace?
► VIDEOS
■ Egypt: Crowds' 'fury' at violence
■ The 'talking' cars that warn drivers about unseen hazards
■ Davos: 22 facts people should know
■ Purple tomatoes: Could GM crop be food of the future?
■ France's Valerie Trierweiler India trip 'to go ahead'
► Today's African Proverb : "The log on the woodpile does not laugh at the log in the fire"- Sent by Sir-Muel MG, Kenya, and Kipkorir Silas Kwendet, India
Aahaha ...... You are smart! Very witty, ... this is a very contemplative humor. I can not help but laugh out loud, ...aahhaa.... especially when I realized that they -- the log -- did not laugh at all, but I did.
► Army prepares to replace thousands of troops with military robots
► Kiev frontline brutality: RT reporter films police beating protesters on ground
► Smoke, scuffles and chaos in Kiev - LIVE
► Ukraine opposition vows 'to go on offensive' if demands not met
► Protesters surround American embassy in Kiev, rally against US meddling
► Ukrainian opposition and the West 'playing with fire siding with extreme nationalists'
► Fake Olympic terrorist threats antagonize Sochi security fears
► OP - ED : Why Russia cares about human rights in the West
► Syria peace talks: 'We have taken the first small step'
► OP- ED : Syria and the Geneva 2 charade - By Pepe Escobar
► Court cuts sentence for Khodorkovsky partner Lebedev, can leave prison today
► Kiev frontline brutality: RT reporter films police beating protesters on ground
► Western news on Ukraine 'get filtered through the opposition's lens'
► Ceasefire in Ukraine: Barricades doused out, violence an inch from reigniting
► Ukrainian opposition rejects govt proposal, talks to continue
► Third blast in Cairo after bombs at police HQ, subway kill 5 & injure dozens
► Syrian opposition refuses to meet govt face-to-face at Geneva 2 talks
► Snowden Q&A: Indiscriminate mass surveillance is the biggest problem we face
► N. Korea urges dialogue in open letter to South
► US 'open to conversation' if Snowden returns, enters plea bargain - AG Holder
Haaa .. This is exactly as what I said in my last post (Newstories: News Headlines (271) 11 June 2013 )> When I just said. ..."His eyes are like my eyes." This is a most gentle reaction of America. Go home, Snowden. Your home is in America. You are an asset of America, not Russia.
► OP-ED : 'A lot of talk about inequality in Davos, but very little action'
► Terrorist leaders considered alive until proven dead - Medvedev
► Duma demands foreign politicians stop inciting Ukrainian crisis
► Russia breaks into Bloomberg top 50 countries for business
► Ukrainian officers may face 'criminal liability' for abusing naked rioter (VIDEO)
► Moscow Muslims upset at warning over terrorists in mosques
► Unbebiebable! MSNBC cuts Congresswoman during NSA LIVE to report... Justin Bieber
► Second, undisclosed chemical leaked into W. Virginia water during spill
► War gear: Weaponry & armor of rioters in Kiev (PHOTOS)
► Back to chaos: Police officer shot dead as violence resumes in Kiev
► Kiev: Tires burning after president pledges concessions - LIVE
► Ukraine unrest timeline
► Steve Jobs, Google CEO plotted 'gentlemen's agreement' to keep wages down – report
► Republicans vote to end NSA bulk phone metadata surveillance program
► Gunmakers Smith & Wesson, Sturm Ruger refuse to sell their products in California
► Snowden can extend his asylum every year – lawyer
► VIDEOS
■ UKRAINE
* Havoc in Ukraine: Central Kiev turned into battleground
* Ukraine police filmed beating rioters as violence escalates in Kiev
* 'Warzone': Open street battles in Kiev as rioters, police face-off
* Cops on fire as Molotov cocktails flare, flash and bang over Kiev
* Dramatic video: RT reporter films Ukraine police brutally beating protesters
* Kiev war zone: Mass riots in Ukraine on January 22
* Who's To Blame? US, EU seek sanctions for those linked to violence in Ukraine
Indeed, this is the matter of Russia and America. The U.S. intervention is not merely a reaction, but it is a duplicate of confrontation between the East and the West. Now the modern world shows that since the Cold War ended, the U.S. and its European allies are always looking for the ways to make the countries -- that have been members of the Soviet Union -- go away from Russia's orbit, and this political has been held systematically.
■ CrossTalk: Iran - Game in Play
■ 'You live in NY, I live in Syria; let me tell our version of story' - Syrian FM to UN chief
Wow, I can not believe I'm going to gawk. Actually, it's not a great piano playing for a pianist. The cool thing here is, Putin is not a pianist, but he is the president, and he is not the president of a developing country, but he is the president of a developed country: Russia.
What is touching is, people always think the president of developed country is just a kind of a robot from the progress of civilization, and the present civilization is shown by depreciation over the emotional elements of human: music, dreams, feelings, prayer, tears, regret, and so forth.
Putin shows us that the progress of civilization can be judged from our devotion to culture and music, including shirtless unintentionally. Mwah! (Would you like to sit next to me and we play the piano together?)
Reminder : What? Are you confident with your flirtation, Cisca? Last week you said you were falling in love with Khodorkovsky. And now ...? Sigh ... hhhh ...how many in one, hm? hehe! (Why does my dahling never get jealous? I wondeh. Frowning, at least? No. Maybe he has stopped liking me? Mmm. Shanana. Somebody scold me, please? Eehehehhee.... ahahahaa )
■ 'Highly militarized rioters attempt to start civil war in Ukraine'
■ Geneva Tension: Syrian warring sides fail to find common ground
■ 'Foreign pressure on Ukraine will only make matters worse'
■ Ukraine govt ready to resign, protests spread across country
■ Ukraine Turmoil: Far-right radicals on the rise amid violence in Kiev
■ UKIP Hooray! Euro-skeptic Farage tops poll ahead of elections
■ Peace Accord? Syrian Rebel infighting intensifies amid diplomatic talks in Geneva
■ CrossTalk: Kiev Burning
■ Riots, violence won't bring Ukraine closer to decision on European membership - VP of EU parliament
■ Drone footage: Divided Kiev
I feel the U.S. is seeing an opportunity to press Moscow, as President Vladimir Putin is playing the U.S. card : Edward Snowden. So the conflict in Ukraine can be a way to equalize the position and pressure.
But, regardless of the U.S. interests, the basic problem is that Ukraine has an economic dependence on Russia., and it makes the country is not playing a strategic position card but being a "card" which is played by other economic blocs. And it is actually towards the country's loss of sovereignty. Ukrainian opposition leader, Arseniy Yatsenyk, has called his struggle as the revolution, in an effort to fight the colonial.
The case of Ukraine is a real picture of economic colonialism which begins with the creation of economic dependence. The loss of economic sovereignty is the entrance loss of sovereignty on other aspects of national life.
► Witness : The Jungle Surgeon of Myanmar
► Inside Story : CAR: At a crossroads of conflict. Can intervention from the European Union bolster African efforts to bring an end to sectarian violence. Adrian Finigan talks to Sylvain Touati, an Africa analyst at FIKRA - a Doha-based political think tank; Louis Keumayou, the president of the Pan-African Press Association; and Vincent Darracq, a global security analyst specialising on Africa.
► 101 East : Japan: The next wave
► Inside Story : Has austerity worked?
► Ukraine leaders agree to maintain truce
► 101 East : Tin Trouble
► Counting the Cost : Davos 2014: What is at stake?
► DAVOS : Will Japan and China Go to War? - Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe worries a conflict could be sparked by something unexpected
► OLYMPICS : It Doesn't Actually Snow in Sochi - And other disheartening Winter Olympics facts
► VIDEO GAMES : This is the Biggest Crowdfunding Project Ever - Nearly 370,000 backers raise a staggering $37 million. And all for a PC game
► THAILAND : Yingluck Struggles For Control - Thai PM's emergency decree puts polls in doubt
► BUDGETS : It's U.S. Debt Ceiling Time Again - Next standoff will come earlier than expected
► SOUTH AFRICA : That Bogus Mandela Interpreter? - Officials have now resigned over him
► CURIOUS CAPITALIST - DAVOS : The Digital Divide - Why it threatens global economic growth
► ASIA : China's Censorship Fail - Millions of Internet users get sent to blocked site
► EGYPT : Bomb Blasts Rock Cairo - Huge car bomb and two smaller blasts kill five and injure scores
► HEALTH & FAMILY : How to Find Out Anything From Anyone - A former intelligence officer shares interrogation tips
► UKRAINE : Protests Spreading Across Ukraine - Extremist factions pull away from moderates
► CHINA : In China, a Feminist Battles Sexual Violence - Her plea: China must change the way it handles sex abuse
► IRAN : Rouhani Doesn't Actually Tweet - Turns out his "friends" wrote his messages
► DOMESTIC SURVEILLANCE : Snowden Wants to Come Home - But whistle-blower laws must change first
► NORTH KOREA : N.Korea Extends Olive Branch to S.Korea - Letter from the north proposes reconciliation, unity
► SPACE : Old Rover Finds New Signs of Life - Mars might have been biology-friendly
► SOUTH SUDAN : S. Sudan Faces Bigger Obstacle - Even with a tenuous truce signed on Thursday following hostilities that left over 10,000 people dead, diplomats and experts say a sustainable peace for South Sudan is still far off
► OLYMPICS : U.S.: Still OK to Go to Sochi - Despite an "uptick in threat reporting," the administration is not advising Americans against going to the upcoming Winter Olympics
* Team U.S.A Warned Not to Flaunt Uniforms in Sochi
► LOCAL
■ Loan for bullet train part of Gov. Jerry Brown's budget proposal
■ GOP fears governor's race may hurt other candidates - California Republicans fear another November of Democratic dominance
■ Metro shelves direct rail line to LAX - High cost and risks of tunneling below the airport put the plan on the back burner.
■ Building a better transit option to LAX
■ A menacing air in the Central Valley
■ Gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari calls Jerry Brown lazy
■ Judge kills measure for separate L.A. health department
► WORLD
■ Fate of Bashar Assad is key in Syria talks - As the long-awaited U.N. peace conference opens in Switzerland, the White House stands firm in insisting on the Syrian president's ouster.
■ Ukraine protesters reject deal with president - By a show of hands, thousands gathered in Kiev vote to continue the confrontation until all their demands are met. Among them: early elections and a revamped constitution.|| PHOTOS : Anti-government protests turn deadly in Kiev, Ukraine
■ U.N. rights chief demands Myanmar probe reported massacre of Muslims
■ U.S. coming under fire from Mideast allies, who see retrenchment - Secretary of State Kerry disputes assertions that the U.S. is slipping in its power broker role: 'It is a myth that we are pulling back or giving up or standing down.'
► NATION : Percentage of Americans lacking insurance drops in January
► BUSINESS
■ Stocks plunge on fears over emerging markets
■ Are America's seniors secretly rich?
■ New concern about e-cigarettes: They make smoking seem 'normal' againStubborn! Let them be. If they want to die or suffer illness, it's up to them. Now we better think about what efforts can we do to prevent ourselves from exposure to cigarette smoke, for example, using masks wherever we are, especially in areas of high pollution levels.
► OPINION : To console someone who's grieving, first try not making it about you
► FRAMEWORK
■ The Week in Pictures | January 20 – 26, 2013 - Posted By: Marc Martin
■ Mavericks Invitational big wave surf contest - Posted By : Marc Martin on January 24, 2014
Visitors admire the colorful lights at the Chitose-Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival in Japan. The annual festival will be held until Feb. 16. PHOTOGRAPH BY: KAZUHIRO NOGI / AFP/Getty Images
Shane Dorian, left, and Ben Wilkinson, right, catch a wave during the third heat of the first round of the Mavericks Invitational surf contest in Half Moon Bay, Calif. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Eric Risberg / Associated Press
Mr. ALAIN SORAL
Mrs. HUME'S PHEASANT
| Mrs. Hume's Pheasant | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Subfamily: | Phasianinae |
| Genus: | Syrmaticus |
| Species: | S. humiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Syrmaticus humiae Hume, 1881 | |
■ Hume's pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae)
■ Hume's Pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae) - VIDEO
■ Hume's Pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae)
Identification
Male 90-92 cm, female 60-61 cm. Boldly patterned pheasant with long, barred tail. Male dark chestnut with dark greyish-purple hood and inner wing-coverts, white scapular and wing-bars, white back and uppertail-coverts barred black, with greyish, narrowly barred, brown-and-black. Female duller with shorter, white-tipped tail, greyish-brown with blackish markings and whitish streaks above, reduced white wing-bars and warm brown below scaled whitish from breast down. Voice Male territorial call, crowing cher-a-per cher-a-per cher cher cheria cheria. Also, cackling waaak notes and sharp tuk tuk when alarmed.
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