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► Leaning Tower of Pisa
On February 27 in 1964, the Italian government announced that it received advice on how to save the Tower of Pisa from collapse. The top of the tower to the south of it hung as high as 17 feet from its base. In addition, the results showed that its slope increasing every year. Researchers have warned that the tower built in the Middle Ages and as one of the famous sights was in danger. Rescue proposals coming from all over the world, but the restoration effort did not begin until 1999.
On August 9, 1973, construction of the tower began. Tower of Pisa was built as a repository of the great bell of Piazza dei Miracoli, Place of Miracles. At that time, Pisa is a trade center and the wealthiest city in the world and the bell tower is the most magnificent buildings.
► THE ECONOMIST - Other worlds, other values. Strange encounters in the jungle / Feb 23rd 2013
► ZEE NEWS - Avocados can reduce stroke and diabetes risk / Friday, February 22, 2013
► TELEGRAPH - North Korea issues a list of 28 approved 'socialist' hairstyles. It seems tyrants hate long hair / February 25th, 2013 || YAHOO PHOTOS
► BUSINEES INSIDER - Inside The All-Female Unit Of Syria's Paramilitary Force / Jan. 23, 2013
► WAPO - The miracle on guns / February 25, 2013 || CNN July 25th, 2012 - Clips from Last Night: Michael Moore on gun control, Trayvon Martin, and the comments of hip-hop artist Ice-T. On Tuesday, filmmaker and director Michael Moore returned to "Piers Morgan Tonight," bringing along his trademark blend of social commentary, and candid insight.
► NY TIMES' s Modern Love - Sex on the Run? No, We Parked
Women in the Syrian Army. Published on Jan 22, 2013 by MinWashingtonNews - Translation of interviews:
1- Nada Jahjah, a retired commander who oversees the training:
"The training includes shooting Kalashnikovs, machineguns, handling grenades, attacking opposition checkpoints, controlling our checkpoints, conducting raids and courses on military tactics and civil defence."
2 - Abir Ramadan, member of all-female unit of Syria's new paramilitary force:
"When my husband heard that there was a brigade that teaches women how to carry weapons, he encouraged me to get involved, so here I am and it's very nice."
3 - Etidal Hamad, member of all-female unit of Syria's new paramilitary force:
"I am an employee but I usually come here in the afternoons after work because I want to learn and give what I can to the country and to the martyrs."
HOMS, Syria, Jan 23, 2013 - At 40 years of age, Abir Ramadan joined the all-female unit of Syria's new paramilitary force, pledging loyalty to Bashar al-Assad in the armed struggle against those seeking to topple the president. Dressed in camouflage, she marches at a stadium in the central city of Homs, raising her fist and chanting "Allah, Suriya, Bashar wa bas" (God, Syria, Bashar -- that's it), the rallying cry of the embattled leader's supporters. The stadium's entrances are guarded by women armed with Kalashnikovs, while others search cars at a checkpoint. They present themselves as "fedayat", which in Arabic literally means those who sacrifice themselves for a cause. "My husband encouraged me to get involved and I liked the idea. I introduced myself to the recruitment centre and was easily accepted," explains the "fedaya" Abir, who has kept her day job as a technician in a radiology laboratory. "Before I did not know how to handle a gun and I did not dare stay at home alone for fear of being attacked. I wanted to learn and to help. I volunteered because my country is suffering," she says. The first women's unit of the National Defense Forces in Syria, founded in the central city of Homs, has 450 fighters from 18 to 50 years of age. Nada Jahjah, a retired commander who oversees the training, says Homs was chosen "due to the tragic circumstances experienced by the city". "This is not a normal war, it looks nothing like the October (1973 war against Israel). It is not the enemy we knew. This time the enemy is from our family, our neighbors and neighboring countries supplying arms and spreading fundamentalist thinking. They kill and slay Syrians. This is a savage war," she says. Since the outbreak of peaceful anti-regime protests in March 2011, Syrian authorities have dismissed the revolt as a foreign-funded conspiracy and referred to opposition activists and armed rebels alike as Al-Qaeda affiliated terrorists. The director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Rami Abdel Rahman, told AFP the regime has created a paramilitary force to supplement the army in its fight against the rebels. Dubbed the "capital of the revolution" by the opposition, Homs has been at the forefront of the uprising. It was the first to pay dearly when Assad's war machine unleashed its firepower on rebel-held areas, retaking a large part of the city. This industrial heartland is also a diverse centre of 1.5 million people, Sunnis, Christians and Alawites, whose sectarian fault lines have become entrenched with time. In this charged environment, none of the combatants revealed where she lives, because pro- and anti-regime fighters use captives' ID cards to figure out their sectarian identities. Sunnis, who represent 80 percent of the population, largely support the revolt, while 10 percent of the population are Alawites like President Assad, and the Christians at five percent mostly back the regime. "The training includes shooting Kalashnikovs, machine-guns, handling grenades, attacking opposition checkpoints, controlling our checkpoints, conducting raids and courses on military tactics," says commander Jahjah. The force is voluntary and the fedayat serve four-hour shifts in the morning from or in the afternoon to permit the women to carry on with their normal profession. Etidal Hamad, a 34-year-old government employee and mother of three girls, says while her husband also encouraged her, her primary motivation to sign up three months ago was "a desire to support the army and defend the fatherland". In the stadium parade that marks the end of the training, the women shout at the top of their lungs: "With our blood and our souls, we sacrifice ourselves for you, O Bashar!"
■ In true North Korean fashion, women are 'encouraged' to choose from 18 officially sanctioned hairstyles (and men only get ten!) / 21 February 2013
■ How's that for good karma? Homeless man is given $100,000 by well-wishers after he returned diamond engagement ring to bride after it fell into his cup / 23 February 2013 || TELEGRAPH - Homeless US man who returned diamond engagement ring rewarded / 26 Feb 2013
■ He's such a good sport! Smiling Hugh Jackman graciously signs autographs for fans the day after losing Best Actor Oscar to Daniel Day-Lewis / 26 February 2013
■ Michael Jackson's son Prince, 16, lands first acting role in 90210 / 26 February 2013
■ French photographer killed by flying shrapnel in Syria as rebels launch fresh offensive on police academy in Aleppo
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■ Insight: Syria rebels bolstered by new arms but divisions remain / Feb 26, 2013ITALY
■ Syrian forces bombed people queuing for bread -HRW. / Aug 30, 2012
■ John Kerry says Syria's Assad must go
■ US's Kerry calls Syria opposition, urges to attend Rome talks
■ Syria needs grow, rebel-held north out of reach -UN
■ Russia wants U.S. to urge Syria rebels into peace talks
■ TABLE - Results in Italy electionRUSSIA
■ Italy debt auction to show cost of political crisis
■ Italy parties seek way out of election stalemate || VIDEO - Italy election wake-up call for euro zone || PHOTOS - Life in Italy
■ Grillo supporters unfazed by Italian political gridlock
■ Russia's Lavrov perfects the art of saying 'Nyet'
■ Russia's Putin tries to curb smoking, tobacco sales
■ Russian anti-smoking bill backed by lawmakers
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► Phenomenon zecharia sitchkin The Lost Archives annunaki sumerian gods Genesis Revisited. Uploaded on Dec 1, 2011 by The101enigma
► Brad Spence: Munchies. Published on Jan 31, 2013 by VICE
► Discovery Channel Wings F111 Aardvark. Uploaded on Oct 14, 2011 by Kenneth Brown
► Interviewing the HossUSMC on the Assault Weapons Ban and other preparedness issues. Published on Feb 19, 2013 by MAINEPREPPER
► What most schools don't teach. Learn about a new "superpower" that isn't being taught in in 90% of US schools. Starring Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, will.i.am, Chris Bosh, Jack Dorsey, Tony Hsieh, Drew Houston, Gabe Newell, Ruchi Sanghvi, Elena Silenok, Vanessa Hurst, and Hadi Partovi. Directed by Lesley Chilcott. Published on Feb 26, 2013 by CodeOrg
► Italy at impasse after polls with Monti clear loser
► Barcelona hosts world's largest mobile phone fair || 'Phablets' the main draw at Barcelona tech show
► Obama: time to start governing
► French PM confirms Boko Haram kidnap claim || Paris rules out talks with abductors of French family
► Merkel says has 'reservations' over Turkey's EU bid
► Germany, US eye 'unique' transatlantic trade deal
► EU has open mind on origin labelling
► Iran's nuclear programme
► Egypt balloon accident kills 19 tourists || Head of balloon company: No one can be held responsible
► Tutu hopes for 'free' Myanmar in Suu Kyi meeting
► Lavrov blasts Syria opposition 'extremists'
► Boehner tells Senate to 'get off their ass' to avoid budget cuts || Obama: budget cuts wrong, not smart and not fair
► Boehner Uses Strong Language to Prod Senate
► Obama: Flexibility Won't Help With Spending Cuts
► Pentagon: Sequester Dysfunction Is 'Stupid'
► Bernanke Urges Sequestration Alternative
► Community Worries About Sequestration Furloughs
► Budget Cuts' 'Impact on Wildlife' at Everglades
► Raw: Senate Clears Way for Hagel Confirmation || Reid: Hagel Delay Sends Terrible Message || Raw: Senate Confirms Hagel for Defense Secretary
► Billionaire Has Plans to Build Titanic Replica || RELATED VIDEO - REUTERS
► 1993 World Trade Center Attack Remembered
► Teen Pleads Guilty in Ohio School Shooting
► 2 Santa Cruz, Calif., police officers shot dead
► Shooting at South Carolina university wounds one: school
► MOVIES - Michelle Obama's Oscar appearance getting thumbs down from conservative critics
► HOMES - Experiment with these fantastic test-tube chandeliers
► Paralyzed dog gets second chance. Wheel, boy! Abayed, a six-year-old herding dog whose name means "white", was hospitalized and nearly died after a bullet pierced his spine and paralyzed him some two years a go. But he is back up on his paws again after receiving a specially-made wheeled walking aid from the Humane Center for Animal Welfare. (PHOTOS)
Human behavior in dogs is variable, depending on whether they think the dog is friend or food. Farmers in Switzerland routinely eating cats and dogs with their meals, as well as Minahasa people in northern Sulawesi in Indonesia.
Dogs, Rats, and Bats for Sale in Tomohon Market, Minahasa, Sulawesi. Uploaded on Oct 10, 2011 by DarwinKnight2011 || Traditional market Tomohon in North Sulawesi, Indonesia on one day before Christmas 2011. Busy morning at meat section of the market: Python, tree rats, flying fox, dogs, pork, are the fav cuisine of Minahasa people. Uploaded on Jan 27, 2012 by Belgis86
► Rome talks unlikely to break Syria conflict deadlock
► The foreign Hindu monks at India's Kumbh Mela
► Kenya cracks down on hate speech ahead of poll
► 'Gay propaganda' bill proves divisive in Russia
► Amazon: Lungs of the planet
Amazon Adventure—Documenting Life in Ecuador's Yasuní National Park. Ecuador's Yasuní Park is one of the Amazon's last wild frontiers, boasting an incredible biodiversity—treetop orchids, prowling jaguars, nearly 600 species of birds—and serving as home for two indigenous nations. But a vast untapped oil supply beneath the forest floor is attracting the attention of multinational oil companies. National Geographic sent a team of five photographers, each with a different specialty, into the heart of the Amazon to document the delicate balance of life in Yasuní and how it is being impacted by the demand for oil. Published on Dec 17, 2012 by NationalGeographic
► Space-based solar farms power up
► The church dome painted by graffiti artists
► US farmers using robots instead of migrants to milk cows
► Mini guide to winter activities in Valais
Winter in Valais, Switzerland: Burt Wolf Travels & Traditions. The most mountainous region in Switzerland, the Valais has some of the highest peaks in Europe including the Matterhorn. Since the middle of the 1800s, the snow, the blue skies and Swiss hospitality have attracted tourists to this area. You'll see twenty-four of the world's best snowboarders drop down 10,000 feet of uncharted mountain, travel along with the Glacier Patrol as they race across the top of the Swiss Alps, learn the art of curling, discover the secrets of dog-sledding, tend the Dalai Lama's vineyard and take a train ride through some of the world's most beautiful country. Published on Feb 19, 2013 by BurtWolfTravels
► AUTOS - From Bentley, a more fit flyer || Mazda CX-9: driving the driver's crossover
► The South African hair thieves targeting dreadlocks
► Today's African Proverb : "Even if Christ's death could have been prevented, Judas would still have been a traitor" - An Ethiopian proverb sent by Kudzai Mutizhe, High Wycombe, UK
► 'Israel wants Iran regime change via US, nukes just excuse'
► US, EU may start training and equipping Syrian rebels
► US Supreme Court refuses to let Americans challenge FISA eavesdropping law
► Obama to threaten Iran with military strike in June, Israeli media reports
► Stuxnet origins: US targeted Iran's nuclear research facility before its erection
► No grounds for new Cold War with US – Medvedev
► Tourists die in Egypt hot-air balloon crash. Nineteen tourists have died in a hot air balloon crash near the historic city of Luxor. Witnesses say the balloon caught fire and exploded mid flight. Two people survived, including the pilot. Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros reports from Cairo. || Luxor hot air ballon flight ends in tragedy || Tourists die in Egypt hot-air balloon crash
► Inside Story - Are the Oscars becoming politicized? As members of the film industry gathered in Los Angeles to honour their own at the 85th Academy Awards, there were few surprises among the winners. As always the Academy's choices sparked a debate about the relationship between art and politics, and whether movies attempt to reflect or shape the real world. So is Hollywood about art, or propaganda? || LATIMES 1 FEBRUARY 2013 :: Dror Moreh's 'The Gatekeepers' sheds light on Israel's Shin Bet (My Older post : 24 FEBRUARY 2013 - Aljazeera Dror Moreh and Emad Burnat) . At least, there is the mediation of Michael Moore to Emad Burnat
■ February 26th, 2013 - Michael Moore Responds to Buzzfeed Story on '5 Broken Cameras' Co-Director Emad Burnat
► earthrise : Series three, episode six. In this episode of earthrise: how eco-tourism helps safeguard the whale shark; a low-energy building material made from hemp; raising awareness of Lebanon's trash mountain.
► The Stream - Are US police above the law?
► The War in Mali: Does France Have an Exit Strategy?
By Bruce Crumley
* Militia Official: 6 Killed in Bomb in North Mali► Photographer as Witness: A Portrait of Domestic Violence
► LIFE in the Middle East: Photos From Syria in 1940
► Is This the Future Face of Prince William and Kate Middleton's Teenage Child?
Geez, .. holy moly! Thankfully. During pregnancy, my imagination did not come true. At that time I always imagined that I would be having a baby with fangs from my fiance (he is the omnivorous creatures I love most in the country). And I smiled at the thought of madness where people (women) could give birth to a baby alligator, or mighty hungry lion, for example?► "Best" in Show: Backstage at the 2013 Oscars
But then he said, laughing heartily, "For me, this is more terrible, honey. Our baby's face -- sometimes -- I saw his face is like your ex-lover's face!"
"What? Is our baby a kind of chameleon? You are wrong in seeing, maybe?"
He looked at me deeply. I stared back. Nothing happened to the two pairs of eyes stared at each other. He turned his gaze in other direction, to something behind me. I looked in that direction. There's no anything. I saw in the other direction behind him, also. There he is.
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► Kerry confronts clashing interests in Syria, Iran and Russia
► Attempt to close gun show loophole has failed before
► Pictures in the News | Feb. 26, 2013
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