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This Week News In Brief (14) 12 Juillet plus - 16 Juillet 2012
by Astrid Adrienne 
on Monday, July 16, 2012

12 JUILLET 2012

► Mussolini's Rome bunker to open to the public. 12 July 2012 - The World War II bunker of Italy's fomer dictator, Mussolini, is set to open to the public. The bunker situated beneath his Rome mansion had been closed for years because of a build-up of dangerous gases in its subterranean depths. Alan Johnston took an early tour. :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18808021

►Jeff Ragsdale: The man who gave the world his number. 12 July 2012 - When Jeff Ragsdale went through a difficult break-up last year, he found himself isolated and alone in New York City. Desperate, he put his phone number on a flier along with a simple message: "If anyone wants to talk about anything, call me." He posted copies all across the city, and waited. The response was overwhelming, with thousands of calls coming from across the US and around the world. Jeff and two collaborators then transcribed the conversations, text messages and voice mails, publishing them in Jeff, One Lonely Guy. Video produced for the BBC by Irina Khokhlova :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18803128

► 11 July 2012 - Mississippi abortion clinic to stay open :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18801598

► 11 July 2012  - In Pictures: Stonehenge lights :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-18793149

► Ethical traveller: The dual sides of animal captivity. In Nature & Outdoors - 11 July 2012 | By Lori Robertson ::  http://www.bbc.com/travel/blog/20120709-ethical-traveller-the-dual-sides-of-animal-captivity

► Laser pat-down: Invisible scanners to secretly search people. Published: 12 July, 2012 :: http://www.rt.com/news/security-laser-scanner-screening-013/

►  Japan hit by record rains:10 killed, 20 missing, 50,000 evacuated (PHOTOS, VIDEO).  Published: 12 July, 2012 :: http://www.rt.com/news/japan-rains-evacuation-floods-031/

► New species of Caribbean parasite named after Bob Marley.  Published: 12 July, 2012 :: http://rt.com/art-and-culture/news/carribean-parasite-named-bob-marley-005/

► Big deal: 20 Sukhoi Superjets to fly in Mexico. Published: 11 July, 2012 :: http://rt.com/business/news/20-sukhoi-100-buy-905/

► Srebrenica: A town still divided. Ethnic divisions continue to plague this town, where more than 8,000 people were slaughtered in July 1995. Selma Milovanovic Last Modified: 11 Jul 2012 ::  http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2012/07/2012710133138811312.html | Readings : Opština Srebrenica - Srebrenica Municipality, Bosnian Family, , Official site of a Bosnian NGO Citizens Associations "Women of Srebrenica", Srebrenica Genocide Blog )

► Whitening cream: Fair deal for India's women? Feminists in the world's largest democracy are angry about ads for a fairness cream for women's intimate parts. Sudha G Tilak Last Modified: 10 Jul 2012 ::  http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2012/07/20127108213972410.html

► Al-Qusayr: FSA's biggest victory in months. Our correspondent travels with the Free Syrian Army as they capture most of an important town in Homs province. James Bays Last Modified: 11 Jul 2012 :: www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2012/07/201271183326106645.html

► In Pictures: DR Congo's M23 fighters. Civilians flee from the Bunagana district of Congo, before clashes between the M23 rebels and Congolese army begin. Peter Greste Last Modified: 12 Jul 2012 :: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/2012/07/201271012413720961.html




'Le Bonheur'

►'Man of Steel' at Comic-Con: Can Superman still soar? July 12, 2012 :: http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/07/12/man-of-steel-at-comic-con-can-superman-still-soar/

► Movie review: 'Ice Age: Continental Drift' catches new wave. After the problematic 'Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs,' 'Continental Drift' is on, uh, firmer footing as the animals try to find each other after being separated by the creation of the continents. This 3-D installment is still visually appealing and easy for children to follow.  :: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-ice-age-continental-drift-20120713,0,1407969.story || UFOTV® Presents : Ice Age Civilizations & Atlantis - Underwater Archeology :: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG29fMwsTzU&feature=fvst

► Breastfeeding moms deserve privacy, even in a crowd | By David Horsey -July 12, 2012 :: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/topoftheticket/la-na-tt-breastfeeding-moms-20120705,0,5857963.story

► What are TV's 20 most memorable moments? By Rachel Miller - July 12, 2012 ::  http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-most-memorable-tv-moments-20120712,0,4671159.story

► Photos: 24 rides competing in 'Insane Coaster Wars'. "Insane Coaster Wars," premiering this summer on the Travel Channel, lets viewers vote for their favorite coasters in six categories: speed, height, G-forces, inversions, wooden coasters and suspended coasters. :: http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/themeparks/la-trb-insane-coaster-wars-travel-channel-06201226-pg,0,4870949.photogallery

13 JUILLET 2012

► Obama: Biggest mistake too much perspiration, not enough inspiration | By Olivier Knox, Yahoo! News - White House Correspondent :: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-biggest-mistake-too-much-perspiration-not-enough-215152391.html

► Mitt Romney brands his presidential campaign 'America's Comeback Team' | By Chris Moody, Yahoo! News ::  http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/mitt-romney-brands-presidential-campaign-america-comeback-team-222423292.html?_esi=1

► Photo of the day: Charles Schumer promotes jobs bill | By Tauren Dyson, Yahoo! News :: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/photo-day-charles-schumer-promotes-jobs-bill-203521865.html?_esi=1

► A Skateboard to Pique Your Imagination | By Bill Weir, C. Michael Kim, David Miller & Mark Monroy | This Could Be Big ::  http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/this-could-be-big-abc-news/skateboard-pique-imagination-012405129.html?_esi=1

►  Blue Food: Why Is The Color Blue Often Considered Unappetizing? Blueberries are one of nature's very few naturally blue-tinted foods. In fact, blue foods are so rare that the color can be subliminally unappetizing to many people. ::  http://news.yahoo.com/who-knew/blue-food-why-is-the-color-blue-often-considered-unappetizing-29950863.html

►'Manhattanhenge' in NYC. Twice a year, the setting sun aligns itself with the east-west grid of streets in Manhattan, allowing the sun to shine down all streets at the same time.  Tue, May 29, 2012 :: http://news.yahoo.com/photos/manhattanhenge-in-nyc-slideshow/sun-turns-nyc-manhattanhenge-tonight-photo-201401558.html

► 13 July 2012 - Syrian army shelling 'kills at least 200' in Tremseh :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18823303

► 12 July 2012 - Sophisticated US-Mexico 'drugs tunnels' discovered ::  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18823975

► 12 July 2012  - Facebook 'likes' and adverts' value doubted :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18813237

► Thursday, 12 July 2012 - Odd Box: Radio 1's Dominic Byrne from the Chris Moyles Show with the week's weird videos  :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/18822612

► Alligator attack: Teen loses arm while swimming in Florida. 11 July 2012 - A teenager in Florida has told how he was attacked by an alligator while swimming in a river in Florida - and had to decide between losing his arm to the reptile or face losing his life. The 10ft (3m) long alligator bit off 17-year-old Kaleb Langdale's arm below the elbow while he was swimming in the Caloosahatchee River. Wildlife officers who caught and killed the alligator retrieved the arm, but doctors were unable to reattach it. Captain Jeff Ardelean, from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, said alligators were particularly active at this time of year.  ::  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18793740

► War in August? US sends fourth aircraft carrier and dozens of underwater drones towards Iran. Published: 13 July, 2012 :: http://rt.com/usa/news/war-sub-drone-iran-066/







World Nuclear Stockpile Report | P L O U G H S H A R E
► 'WMD' + 'ethnic cleansings' = case to bomb Syria?. Published: 13 July ::  http://www.rt.com/news/syria-chemical-weapons-moved-110/ |  Read Also

► Pentagon's X-plane: any target on Earth in an hour by 2016. Published: 13 July, 2012 :: http://rt.com/usa/news/darpa-xplane-vehicle-minutes-073/

► Mexico signs ACTA. Published: 12 July, 2012 - Edited: 12 July, 2012 ::  http://www.rt.com/news/acta-mexico-signed-law-050/

► Israel to deploy missile interceptor on Egyptian border. Published: 12 July, 2012 :: http://www.rt.com/news/missile-egypt-israel-tension-986/

► German ban on circumcision cuts no ice with religious groups. Published: 12 July, 2012 ::  http://www.rt.com/news/rabbis-defy-circumcision-ban-065/

► National Reconnaissance Office accused of illegally spying on Americans.  Published: 12 July, 2012 :: http://rt.com/usa/news/reconnaissance-phillips-polygraph-nro-058/

► Avatar story borrowed from Yakut epos?. Published: 12 July, 2012 ::  http://rt.com/art-and-culture/news/avatar-story-borrowed-yakut-epos-026/


  ► Russian cuisine: Marinated Fish Russian Style  ::  http://rt.com/all-about-russia/cuisine/main-dishes/marinated-fish-russian-style/

► Syrian activists report new massacre. Activists say government forces killed more than 200 people in shelling and other attacks on Traimseh village in Hama. Last Modified: 13 Jul 2012 ::  http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/07/201271221406575369.html




► Libyans: Separating religion from politics? We analyse hints of a new political direction emerging from early results of Libya's election. Inside Story Last Modified: 12 Jul 2012 ::  http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2012/07/2012712122023110500.html






► Mustafa's Sweet Dreams. A moving and joyful coming-of-age tale of a young man, determined to become a master in the art of making baklava. Witness Last Modified: 12 Jul 2012 ::  http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/witness/2012/07/2012711124732735848.html

►  US adds new Iran oil targets to sanction list. Tehran's main tanker firm identified to undermine attempts to use renamed, disguised vessels to evade sanctions.  Last Modified: 13 Jul 2012 ::  http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/07/201271304031521830.html

► Why I defected as Syria's ambassador to Iraq. Nawaf al-Fares explains why he resigned as both Syria's ambassador to Iraq and as a member of the ruling Baath Party.  Nawaf al-Fares Last Modified: 12 Jul 2012 :: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2012/07/201271210055929270.html

► A year in the town of Pashtunzargun. Al Jazeera follows one district for a year to see how its residents cope with handover of security to Afghan forces. Last Modified: 12 Jul 2012 ::  http://www.aljazeera.com/video/asia/2012/03/201231045557699413.html

► Weighing up UN's options on Syria | Benedict Moran (a producer for Al Jazeera English in New York and at the United Nations) - July 12, 2012 :: http://blogs.aljazeera.com/blog/middle-east/weighing-uns-options-syria 

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► Pass the canapés : Now, lobbyists can serve appetizers, not report it July 12, 2012  ::  http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2012/07/lobbyists-exemption-appetizers-drinks-public-officials-.html

► Southern California Moments. A daily look at scenes from the Southland captured by Times readers. ::  http://www.latimes.com/features/socalmoments/


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Mapping LA Neighborhoods

14 JUILLET 2012

► Romney calls on Obama to apologize for Bain attacks | By Holly Bailey -  Yahoo! News :: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/romney-calls-obama-apologize-bain-attacks-221652801.html

► Chavez: Venezuela is no threat, Obama is a "good guy" | By Daniel Wallis - Reuters ::  http://news.yahoo.com/chavez-venezuela-no-threat-obama-good-guy-014525964.html?_esi=1

► Obama staffer dies after collapsing at campaign's Chicago HQ | By Olivier Knox  :: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-staffer-dies-collapsing-campaign-chicago-hq-010637374.html?_esi=1

► The Need for Speed: A car-lover's Mecca in Philadelphia. Tue, Jul 10, 2012 -We explore one man's incredible classic car collection and try to demystify men's love of automobiles and the open road :: http://screen.yahoo.com/the-need-for-speed-a-car-lover-s-mecca-in-philadelphia-29927566.html

► Justin Bieber Should Be Arrested, Los Angeles Politician Says | By Suzan Clarke - ABC News Blogs  :: http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/justin-bieber-arrested-los-angeles-politician-says-121056882--abc-news-music.html

► Son of Sylvester Stallone dies in LA - By ANTHONY McCARTNEY | Associated Press ::  http://news.yahoo.com/son-sylvester-stallone-dies-la-004122662.html?_esi=1

► Comic-Con: 'Looper' puts time spin on mob hits. Associated PressBy DAVID GERMAIN | Associated Press ::  http://news.yahoo.com/comic-con-looper-puts-time-spin-mob-hits-005516689.html?_esi=1








► Farmer plants heart-shaped meadow for late wife. A devoted farmer painstakingly planted a tribute to his late wife, Janet, using 6,000 oak trees to etch out a giant heart in the middle of his field in South Gloucestershire, England. Howes, 70, and a gardener spent weeks planning and setting out each oak after his wife died suddenly 15 years ago. He planted the fledgling trees across a six-acre field after carefully marking out a heart shape in one half of the grass, with the heart pointing in the direction of her childhood home. The stunning crop was captured in its full beauty after a balloonist sailed over the farmhouse and photographed the field from the air.





Le Livre De La Vie


(Oh what a beautiful love. I believe that people can continue their lives with only the memories of their late beloved ones, because the body can die, but not the soul.)






Love Is a Many Splendored Thing

► 14 July 2012 - Afghanistan suicide bomb 'kills top MP' at wedding::  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18839768

► 14 July 2012 - Syrian army attack on Tremseh condemned by world leaders  :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18838825


► Video - Albino lion cubs born in Ukraine. 14 July 2012 - Two albino lion cubs have been born at a zoo in Ukraine. They're very rare, and in the wild, they'd usually only be seen in southern Africa. The cubs have been given their first taste of the limelight -  Susana Mendonca reports || RELATED VIDEO





Who cares if I want a baby tiger (any tiger, not only the Albino Tiger...uh actually, what is the difference between the White tigers and the Albino tigers? Just the same, they're not pretending to be the cat or imitating the cats cuteness. If you insist on keeping them until they have grown fangs, then you shall be ready to be devoured by your own pet. Only to their children, the tiger will not eat them. But to you, you will be eaten, later in time when they are hungry and no more meat to be eaten except your meat, the meat all over your body), but what I get just a few funny things below?








DIALOGUE IN A PAIR OF BLUE EYES

His eyes when startled, asked me, "I can't believe this. Do you still love him?"
"Yes."
"After what we've done so far?"
"Mmm...,yes."
"Have I known you before?"
"What do you think?"
"We've had a baby."
"I know that."
"We're not married yet"
"Well,..."
"Why don't we get married?"
"....."
"Will you marry me?"
"..."
"I love you."
"I love you, too."
"Will you marry me?"
"...."











THE SHADOW BINDER
As you said softly
About the exciting wound
Which offers a tear or about stone flowers
In the gloomy garden
We must learn to bury the longing
To hoard every trace of the slicing dream
Until we both hate the loneliness.
The light of your eyes is the only thing
That gives birth to my shadow.
There is a time and little space
Uphold the pillars of the season
After I compile the dead letters of your name
In all of our longing that would be over.
Hopefully









Oh my goodness, what is going on with them? The pictures can talk? Make a poem? Well, there must be something wrong. Okay I'll give you one more title to what you'd done here. I'll think about it.
*****



► Images of solar storm released by NASA - 13 July 2012. Nasa has released images of a solar storm on the sun. The Solar Dynamics Observatory says it began with the eruption of a massive flare on Thursday. Scientists expect that the blast of charged solar particles will shake Earth's magnetic field at some point on Saturday. They say it will be a minor event, which is unlikely to disrupt power grids or communications systems :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18838598

► 13 July 2012 - Lemurs sliding towards extinction | By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News ::  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18825901 | SEE ALSO - Image Album:  Wild Madagascar: Photos Reveal Island's Amazing Lemurs | by Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor - Date: 13 July 2012

► 12 July 2012 -  Dadaab life in pictures: Actors and millionaires | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18786210









► The Paleofuturist | 13 July 2012 - What happened to Hilton's "hotel on the Moon"? by Matt Novak ::  http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120712-where-is-hiltons-lunar-hotel

► New massacre in Syria amid UN Security Council talks. Published: 13 July, 2012 - Edited: 14 July, 2012 ::  http://www.rt.com/news/syria-village-massacre-opposition-076/

► Merkel to allow circumcision in Germany despite ban. Published: 13 July, 2012 :: http://www.rt.com/news/merkel-allows-circumcision-despite-ban-147/

► San Onofre nuclear power plant: More dangerous than imagined. Published: 13 July, 2012 ::  http://rt.com/usa/news/onofre-nuclear-plant-san-150/

► Pentagon: 'Gitmo drugged prisoners for their sake…then interrogated'. Published: 13 July, 2012 ::  http://www.rt.com/news/guantanamo-drugs-prisoners-interrogation-084/

► White House gives Homeland Security control of all communication systems. Published: 13 July, 2012 ::  http://rt.com/usa/news/white-house-systems-order-142/

► 'Baltic UFO' may be secret Nazi sub-trap. Published: 13 July, 2012 :: http://www.rt.com/news/baltic-ufo-war-nazi-128/

► St.Petersburg needs new historic center borders - UNESCO. Published: 13 July, 2012 ::  http://rt.com/art-and-culture/news/stpetersburg-needs-new-unesco-140/



► Californian city extends smoking ban to include apartments.  Published: 13 July, 2012 :: http://rt.com/usa/news/city-smoking-smoke-monica-154/

► Deadly suicide bombing in Afghanistan. Member of parliament among the 23 killed in an attack on his daughter's wedding in the northern Samangan province. Last Modified: 14 Jul 2012 ::  http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2012/07/201271445145150582.html

► Cuba receives first US shipment in 50 years. Fifty-year US trade embargo on Caribbean island over ideological differences ends with delivery of humanitarian aid. Last Modified: 14 Jul 2012 ::  http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/07/20127147196482238.html

► A tale of a Libyan artist. Mohammad bin Lamin used art to survive his time in prison before he was set free after the revolution. Last Modified: 14 Juy 2012 :: http://www.aljazeera.com/video/middleeast/2012/07/201271483939185732.html

► Baltic Sea 'alien' discovery! Odds are, it's a rock - June 18, 2012 | By Amy Hubbard :: http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jun/18/science/la-sci-baltic-sea-alien-discovery-20120618

► Circumcision and 'brainwashing' -- the connection | By Michael McGough - July 13, 2012  :: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-circumcision-germany-jews-20120713,0,5925815.story

► House agriculture panel threatens California animal safety laws. A House Agriculture Committee amendment to the farm bill would block states from imposing their own standards on producers from other states, such as California's new foie gras ban | By Kim Geiger, Washington Bureau - July 13, 2012 ::  http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-farm-bill-animal-safety-20120713,0,4895609.story?track=icymi

► COLUMN ONE - Animal rescuers become a sick, abandoned dog's many best friends.Who would want a scabbed, stinky German shepherd abandoned by its owner? But a string of animal rescuers refused to give up | By Rene Lynch, Los Angeles Times - July 12, 2012 :: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-rambo-20120713,0,1193566.story










(hiyaaa ... why does this big dog keep following me?) 









Food FYI: Yes, it's National French Fry Day - July 13, 2012
► Celebrate National French Fry Day with 10 pictures of fries. July 13 is National French Fry Day. We thought it would be fun to celebrate with 10 pictures of golden brown, crispy fries. Enjoy!


► Yotam Ottolenghi brings a clear past to the table. The London chef, known for the authenticity of his cooking, talks about Jerusalem, where he and restaurant partner Sami Tamimi, a Palestinian, grew up near each other. He calls the city his 'mother tongue' of culinary influences. | By S. Irene Virbila Los Angeles Times Restaurant Critic - July 14, 2012 ::  http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-ottolenghi-20120714,0,2145481.story

MARGINALIZED TOPIC
Why is this topic not particularly highlighted, why?

► Myanmar forces struggle to contain ethnic and religious violence. June 12, 2012 | by Mark Magnier and Tanvi Sharma ::  http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/06/myanmar-ethnic-religious-violence.html

► Burma Burning: Over 70 dead in Myanmar sectarian violence. Published: 21 June, 2012 ::  http://www.rt.com/news/myanmar-muslims-buddhists-violence-427/

 ► Internet Unshackled, Burmese Aim Venom at Ethnic Minority :: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/16/world/asia/new-freedom-in-myanmar-lets-burmese-air-venom-toward-rohingya-muslim-group.html?_r=1

 ► Chronology for Rohingya (Arakanese) in Burma :: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,,CHRON,MMR,,469f3872c,0.html

 ► 11 June 2012 - Old tensions bubble in Burma | By Fergal Keane - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18402678

► 20 June 2012 - Burma unrest: UN body says 90,000 displaced by violence :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18517412

► Sectarian violence shakes Myanmar. Ethnic conflict has brought deeply rooted tensions to the fore, polarising discourse both on the web and on the ground.  :: http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/sectarian-violence-shakes-myanmar-0022235




► I have already noted in the last month notes :
■ This Week News In Brief (7) 8 Juin - 13 Juin 2012
■ This Week News In Brief (8) 14 Juin - 17 Juin 2012

15 JUILLET 2012

► China says it will "seriously" study U.N. draft on Syria - Reuters ::  http://news.yahoo.com/china-says-seriously-study-u-n-draft-syria-072159207--business.html?_esi=1

► Soyuz rocket launches on mission to space station | By DMITRY LOVETSKY | Associated Press :: http://news.yahoo.com/soyuz-rocket-launches-mission-space-station-025639914.html?_esi=1

► LIFE: Dust Bowl survivors. As fears of another and perhaps even more devastating Dust Bowl grip vast regions of the country, LIFE.com offers a series of rare photos — most of which never ran in LIFE magazine — by the great Alfred Eisenstaedt. But these pictures don’t follow "Okies" as they leave their world behind. Instead, Eisenstaedt’s photos chronicle the hardscrabble existence of Oklahoma farmers who stayed: families who fought to keep their livelihoods and their homesteads during those lean, unforgiving years after the Dust Bowl — according to the history books, at least — came to an end. :: http://news.yahoo.com/photos/life-dust-bowl-survivors-slideshow/?_esi=1

► 14 July 2012 - Syria: Tremseh killings targeted rebels, UN says :: http:// www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18840535

► 14 July 2012 - Hillary Clinton urges full civilian rule in Egypt :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18842643

► 13 July 2012  - Kazakh Olympians seek to bring horsemeat to London 2012 :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18835622

► 14 July 2012 - Who is North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's 'mystery woman' | By Lucy Williamson BBC News, Seoul :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18792364 

► Heated discontent 2012: Man sets himself on fire as thousands protests in Israel (PHOTOS, VIDEO). Published: 15 July, 2012 - Edited: 15 July, 2012 :: http://www. rt.com/news/israel-protest-housing-203/

► Clinton and Morsi hold talks in Cairo amid protests. Published: 15 July, 2012 :: http://www.rt.com/news/clinton-morsi-talks-cairo-208/

► Quarter of a million forced to evacuate as Japan deluge continues (VIDEO, PHOTOS). Published: 14 July, 2012 :: http://www. rt.com/news/japan-floods-disaster-evacuation-193/

► Dangerous game: 'US almost daring Tehran to strike first'. Published: 14 July, 2012 ::  http://www.rt.com/news/us-provoke-iran-strike-180/

► Soyuz taking Russian-US-Japanese crew to ISS (VIDEO). Published: 15 July, 2012 :: rt.com/news/soyuz-crew-iss-mission-210/

► Clinton and Morsi hold talks in Cairo amid protests (PHOTOS). Published: 15 July, 2012 - Edited: 15 July, 2012 ::  http://www.rt.com/news/clinton-morsi-talks-cairo-208/

► WALL PHOTO - F L O O D 

► Japan dispatches rescuers to flood-hit areas. Rescue operations stepped up as more heavy rain and flooding are forecast in the country's south western regions. Last Modified: 15 Jul 2012 ::  http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/07/201271551348100239.html

► Obama keeps up attacks on Romney as he travels Virginia. By Kathleen Hennessey - July 14, 2012 :: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-obama-keeps-up-attacks-on-romney-as-he-travels-virginia-20120714,0,7908211.story



► Abuzz about beekeeping in Los Angeles. It's illegal to keep hives in Los Angeles, but some people are doing it anyway. Maybe it's time for more of us to give bees a chance. ::  http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0715-lopez-bees-20120715,0,2474141.column


(I wonder, if he always calls me honey - all the time, especially when he says that he likes the U.S., while I like the Russians, for example --- (and I'm a little worried he really had forgotten my name) does this mean he is a kind of bees and I was his honey? What the heck, he called me honey when he was looking for sugar in our kitchen. Aihh ...aiiihh ... my beloved cookie monster. )


► Valley section of L.A. River opens to tours. A 1.5-mile stretch of the waterway through the Sepulveda Basin, which for years operated as a flood-control channel, is expected to become a summer tourist draw. By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times - July 15, 2012 ::  http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-adv-lariver-cleanup-20120715,0,365733.story

►American Olympians prepare for the worst in London weather. Athletes such as distance runner Bernard Lagat are trying to prepare for the cool temperatures and precipitation that could affect several outdoor events during the English summer.  By David Wharton. July 14, 2012 :: http://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-oly-london-weather-20120715,0,1890324.story







VIDEO | Southern California Close-Ups: Santa Barbara and environs. 19 stops on the road to Santa Barbara




► Richard D. Zanuck's filmography - Highlights from the prolific producer's long career in Hollywood. :: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-richard-d-zanuck-filmography-20120713-photos,0,1435173.photogallery?track=icymi






My Favorite Things - Julie Andrews


"The Sound Of Music" is my favorite movie since I was a kid. I wasn't going to know the "modern and elegant" style of thinking if I never watched it before. Became a nun and eventually became the wife of a general is a wonderful thing for me. That's what Julie Andrew did in the movie. And indeed, playing music, singing, playing with children are the simple things, but it's very fun to be done in our everyday activities. Especially when she kissed the captain Von Trapp they were kissing each other in the twilight under the Gazebo behind his backyard. And all of it was witnessed by the baroness from the balcony. Oh, oh oh, look over there. A shawl was floating, cold in the night sky. Oh oh oh, two teardrops. Tell me, are you more sparkling than the two diamond earrings in my ear? Oh oh oh, dahling, thank you for choosing me as your wife. Oh oh oh Goodbye, Dear Baroness. Oh oh oh I'm sorry, my bangs are more flexible than your bun's style.  (Oh oh oh, what's going on here?)

Hiya... nothing, I just remembered about the movie "The Sound of Music".   Wow, cool. The nuns knew how to lift a car clutch of German soldiers. Ah, alas, ... her boyfriend was a fan of the Nazis?
*****
 

16 JUILLET  2012

► Obama 'Won't Be Apologizing' for Bain Attacks on Romney | By Matthew Larotonda :: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-wont-apologizing-bain-attacks-romney-195015498--abc-news-politics.html

► Romney attacks Obama's negative campaigning with a negative ad of his own  | By Holly Bailey, Yahoo! News  :: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/romney-attacks-obama-negative-campaigning-negative-ad-own-193043427.html

► Russia's Putin to meet Annan for Syria talks | AFP – 14 hrs ago ::  http://news.yahoo.com/russias-putin-meet-annan-syria-talks-110702819.html?_esi=1

► Annan to seek Putin help on Syria in Moscow visit |By Nastassia Astrasheuskaya | Reuters :: http://news.yahoo.com/russian-president-putin-meet-annan-moscow-092611312.html?_esi=1

► Analysis: The summer Mitt Romney didn't want - By Rick Klein | ABC OTUS News :: http://news.yahoo.com/world-news-political-insights-mitt-romney-blasted-off-234153324--abc-news-politics.html

► Red Cross declares Syrian conflict to be civil war | By ALBERT AJI and FRANK JORDANS | Associated Press  :: http://news.yahoo.com/red-cross-declares-syrian-conflict-civil-war-183250042.html

► 16 July 2012 - North Korea military head Ri Yong-ho 'relieved of post' :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18851703

►  15 July 2012 - AU chooses Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as leader :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18846210

► 16 July 2012 - A company in the Isle of Man is offering travellers a chance to go - into space. The trips to the moon and beyond will take place using a Russian space ship - but for a very hefty price. Graham Satchell reports. | Isle of Man company offering holidays in space ::  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18853105   | SEE ALSO :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2172462/Sir-Richard-Branson-children-maybe-Angelina-Jolie-Virgin-Galactic-space-tourists.html| ALSO :: Fly me to the moon! Company offers lunar holidays (but it could cost you £100 million) By Sebastian Lander. PUBLISHED: 14:05 GMT, 20 June 2012 | UPDATED: 14:05 GMT, 20 June 2012 ::  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2162103/Moon-holidays-Excalibur-Almaz-offers-lunar-trips-100m.html



► food/seasons/july'► F O O D season




Our July in the Rain

► Monitoring 'enemy moves': Iran 'vigilant' over US presence in Gulf waters. Published: 15 July, 2012 :: http://www.rt.com/news/iran-us-presence-gulf-229/

► Getting ready for the Big One: Japan chooses disaster-alternative capital. Published: 15 July, 2012 ::  http://www.rt.com/news/japan-emergency-capitals-225/

► "US is OK with Al-Qaeda in Syria, Libya – Egyp's Islamists won't be problem either'. Published: 16 July, 2012 ::  http://www.rt.com/news/usa-egypt-muslim-military-233/

► West's battle for Russian "hearts and minds": NGOs on steroids (Op-Ed). Published: 13 July, 2012 ::  http://rt.com/politics/russia-ngo-usa-funding-101/

► Bahrain expels US filmmaker with opposition links. Published: 16 July, 2012 ::  http://www.rt.com/news/bahrain-filmmaker-expels-opposition-230/

► West is using 'blackmail' in new draft of UN resolution on Syria - Lavrov.  Published: 16 July, 2012 ::  http://www.rt.com/news/blackmail-resolution-syria-lavrov-255/

► Red Cross declares Syria conflict a civil war. Fighting has spread and international humanitarian law now applies, Red Cross says, as clashes are reported in Damascus. Last Modified: 16 Jul 2012 ::  http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/07/2012716231913738.html

► Suicidal soldiers One active-duty service member in US military commits suicide every day. :: http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/suicidal-soldiers-0022281

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Suicidal Soldiers


► AFGHANISTANSCHALLENGE :: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/spotlight/afghanistanschallenge

►


Empire - Egypt: A second republic?


► In Pictures: Brazil 1 million Christian march. One Million evangelical Christians take part in the annual 'March for Jesus' event in Sao Paulo, Brazil.  Last Modified: 15 Jul 2012  ::  http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/2012/07/201271593725895542.html

►


Inside Story Americas - Is there hope for Haiti's homeless?

► Added On July 11, 2012. An Illinois woman says she left her disabled daughter in a Tennessee bar in an attempt to get her better health care. :: http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2012/07/11/intvu-point-mom-abandons-daughter.cnn

► Official: Mom leaves mentally disabled daughter at bar, refuses to retrieve her
By Jack Maddox, CNN. July 11, 2012 :: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/10/us/mother-abandons-disabled-daughter/index.html

► July 13, 2012 | Comic-Con: Neill Blomkamp lifts mystery on 'Elysium'  :: http://herocomplex.latimes.com/tag/neill-blomkamp/

► Comic-Con: Neill Blomkamp lifts mystery on 'Elysium' July 13, 2012 :: http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/07/13/comic-con-neill-blomkamp-lifts-mystery-on-elysium/

► In Northwest dam project, fish are back in the water. Biologists are elated to find wild steelhead trout on Washington's Olympic Peninsula — a sign of success for one of the largest river-restoration projects ever undertaken.| By Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times - July 15, 2012  :: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-trout-success-20120715,0,595732.story

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F O O D


► Home Inspiration: Living room. Click here to see full tours of more than 100 California homes.  :: http://www.latimes.com/features/home/la-hm-inspiration-living-room-photos,0,2858856.photogallery

Some links in the draft

► Eating Berries Benefits the Brain - ScienceDaily (Mar. 7, 2012) | S T R A W B E R R Y | Are raspberry ketones a 'miracle' fat burner? Dr. Oz weighs in

► The Kitchen as Laboratory: Reflections on the Science of Food and Cooking. Joy of Science Channel: Food Chemistry Series

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The Kitchen as Laboratory: Reflections on the Science of Food and Cooking


► Why spicy food is good for you

► Related to this Album | Hail Mary effort aims to save the world's most endangered turtles by Jeremy Hance - mongabay.com April 17, 2012 |  Read more : Top 25 Most Endangered Turtles Named | Analysis by Jennifer Viegas - Tue Feb 22, 2011

► Although Insomnia in pregnant women was classified as normal, but it should not be allowed to become a habit, because they who have sleep time is less than six hours at night in the first trimester of pregnancy have Systolic blood pressure of 4 mm/hg, higher than women who have sleeping time more than 7 hours. Lack of sleep also causes pre-eclampsia risk to be nine times higher.

JAZZ TODAY

Allen Kepler Community Page about Smooth Jazz Network


■ 01. Namaste - Kenny G & Rahul Sharma 
■ 02. Brian Culbertson Your Smile
■ 03. RICHARD ELLIOT-island style
■ 04. Cindy Bradley Deja Blue
■ 05. Tequila George Benson
■ 06. Caravan - Roman Street
■ 07. Darren Rahn | Magnetic
■ 08. David Benoit - Feeling It (2012) 
■ 09. Michael Franks - Summer In New York (2011)
■ 10. Naturally 7 - Life Goes On 
■ 11. Brian Bromberg Does Anybody Really Knows What Time It Is?
■ 12. Boney James Deep Time
■ 13. Vincent Ingala - Can't Stop Now
■ 14. Grady Nichols - London Baby!
■ 15. Patrick Lamb - Get Wid It 
■ 16. Chris Botti - You Are Not Alone (2012)
■ 17. Paul 'Shilts' Weimar - We don't make the rules *THE SMOOTHJAZZ LOFT*
■ 18. Terry Wollman: Obrigado - Buddha's Ear
■ 19. Gerald Albright & Norman Brown - In The Moment *THE SMOOTHJAZZ LOFT*
■ 20. Casey Abrams - Simple Life (Studio Version)

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Almira Izzati, Fairuz Azalia and 2 others like this.

Jan Pepijn Servaas: I'm not a Muslim but I'm not afraid of the "Other People"existence, anywhere on earth. Is this an open country but racist? Or a religious discrimination?
Astrid Adrienne : Naypyidaw was using the premise of "illegal migration management" and "control of population growth" to justify the persecution of this group, Jan. I think the reasons are not consistent with the evidence that the political participation of Muslims in the modern era in Arakan back to the 1930's, while the Mrauk U at the height of its golden age in the 17th century was the main trade routes in Asia, which was ruled by the Muslim sultans.
Astrid Adrienne : I think it is also not a consistent consideration, given that there were millions of Chinese who migrated to Myanmar in recent decades to become the strong players in the country's economy.
Jan Pepijn Servaas : Is then there a problem with the darker skin people (Muslims in Myanmar), or is their religion contrary to the Buddha's teachings?

Pranay Suresh: Ma'am, her name is Hyon Song-wol
Fairuz Azalia : C, I was disappointed by the silence of Aung San Suu Kyi. Why was she just speechless, blind eye, and deaf to the Rohingya Muslim massacres in her country? I doubt her, though she was promoting herself and was promoted as a beacon of democracy. What is the meaning of the Global Citizen's Award for her on 21 September this year? Has she really upheld the democracy and human rights? Or she's smiling in the news coverage on her just because the U.S. was willing to shake hands with her?
Astrid Adrienne : The situation is quite alarming, Jan, because this hostility occurs almost throughout the Myanmar political spectrum. In the reign of U Nu, they expelled the Burma Muslim Congress and made Buddhism as the state religion. Then when Ne Win came, he used a strong anti-Muslim propaganda during the mass expulsion of India people in the 1960s. He branded the tens of thousands of people brought to work by the British as colonial stooges, and exploited the anti-Muslim sentiment to ban Muslim in the army. The same key issues sparked anti-Chinese riots in late 1960s and 1970s was that Myanmar was a country that harmed because their work would be taken of strangers - who also encouraged the anti-India riots and anti-Muslim in 1930 and 1938. Ne Win's propaganda may still have an effect, given the level of permanent hatred and suspicion against Muslims, especially in the western part of the country. Generally they find some foreign habits, lack of integration and they don't like proselytizing. When I compare it to other groups, Myanmar Muslims can't get an education or a lot of international prestige associated with the Christian minority in the country, while the Christian Kachin and Karen have suffered terrible treatment. I think at least there are some mainstream of Myanmar Buddhist who respect their culture and religion, but such respect is rarely given to Muslim.
Astrid Adrienne : Fai, Suu Kyi who has been criticized for failing to address the spread of "ethnic problem" in Myanmar has urged the Buddhist majority to "have the sympathy of the minority" for the murder on June 3, but she refused to debate on this issue. She justified this by saying that her party "had to be careful to avoid things that could worsen the situation" - which might be true, but what can also be at stake is the risk she will lose the support of Buddhist population in Arakan.
Astrid Adrienne : Thank You, Nay. Namaste. Kim Jong-un's mystery woman revealed ::
► Kim Jong-un's mystery woman revealed: Dictator's companion is married pop star whom his father banne
Attractive Hyon Song-wol, who enjoyed chart success with the hit 'Excellent Hors e-like Lady' has been pictured accompanying the leader to a string of official engagements.
Almira Izzati : Maria makes me laugh...
Lakshmi Lavanya : I sympathize with Lynn, we may need counseling and training program for parents of children with disabilities, so that there is an increased awareness and the self quality of the parent in conducting training for their disabled child without having to rely on institutions alone. I hope that with persuasive communication in the counseling program is expected to affect the attitudes of parents in fostering children with disabilities. Besides, their socioeconomic factors also affect their attitude to have children with disabilities.
Astrid Adrienne : Izti, look, they also wear the hijab as Muslim women.


Adriaan Zef : I love you honey.