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This is a fine time to close out old projects, but not so much for starting on new ones. See if you can get your coworkers to ease up, as you should have a pretty full plate for the time being. It's been days since you've been in the mood to go out and socialize, and you're worried. Could this be a permanent thing for you? Nah. This, too, shall pass -- by late tonight, and that's a promise. At that point, the stars slip out of the comfy-cozy jammies they've been wearing in your house of secrets, and are ready, willing and able to make up for any lost time. So, as per usual, expect to be burning the candle at both ends as you party on down. Better?
Yes! They are paid to pray or clapping. It is part of the show, right? Yes, of course, and you should know I'm fed up with similar performances.
► LIVESCIENCE 9 December 2013
■ Want to Remember Your Museum Visit? Don't Take Pictures► ONCOLOGY PRACTICE 6 December 2013 : Continued smoking after cancer diagnosis ups mortality risk.
■ Does Age Bring Death? Not For All Species
► ATLANTIC 3 December 2013 : Why Do Healthy Non-Smokers Get Lung Cancer?
► NPR 9 December 2013 : Russia's Putin Scraps Major State-Run News Agency
► FORBES 8 December 2013 : Study: The Brains Of Men And Women Are Different...With A Few Major Caveats
► SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL 28 November 2013 : Fury as new auction of Hopi sacred objects announced in Paris
► DAILY MAIL
■ 9 December 2013 : She's turning into Jennifer Garner! Gwyneth Paltrow takes her kids and husband to Mrs. Ben Affleck's favorite organic food spot
■ 8 December 2013 : 'It was I who needed their strength': Vin Diesel recalls emotional visit to Paul Walker's family in heart-wrenching Facebook post
► E ONLINE 10 December 2013 : Makeup-Free Rihanna Returns to Long Hairstyle, Shows Off Christmas Presents From Designer Pals
► INDEPENDENT 10 December 2013 : Naomi Campbell: Only Nelson Mandela could do something like this || ► TELEGRAPH 10 December 2013
► HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 9 December 2013 : Macaulay Culkin Forms Pizza-Themed Velvet Underground Tribute Band || ► US MAGAZINE 10 December 2013 : Macaulay Culkin Is In a Parody Band Called The Pizza Underground: Listen to Track
► BARACK OBAMA flirtation
■ NY DAILY NEWS 10 December 2013 : President Obama poses for a funeral selfie and gets chummy with Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt but Michelle does not look impressed.
■ ATLANTIC 10 December 2013 : The Sexist Hype Around the Obamas and Helle Thorning-Schmidt
■ CS MONITOR 10 December 2013 : Obama takes selfie at Mandela memorial. Inappropriate? (+video)
■ CNN 11 December 2013 : The Obama selfie: Harmless or tasteless?
■ INDEPENDENT 11 December 2013 : David Cameron explains selfie with Obama and Helle Thorning-Schmidt at Mandela Memorial
► ENTERTAINMENT : MORINGA OLEIFERA TREE documentary part 1. Moringa for Pregnant and Lactating Mother. Church World Service nutrition program in West Africa based in Dakar, Senegal and under Dr. Lowell J. Fuglie, has successfully used Moringa oleifera as a base to cure and prevent malnutrition in children, pregnant and lactating women. It is reported that usage of Moringa leaves brought improvement in malnourished children in just a few days.
It is known that good nutrition before pregnancy is important because of the amount of "resources" childbirth requires. The process of pre-pregnancy nutrition is a process of "building up" the immune system in preparation of pregnancy, and is known as being one of the major factors in determining the success rate of conceiving healthy children. Moringa products have been used to combat malnutrition, especially among infants and nursing mothers. Having a well balanced diet during pregnancy is extremely important, as the diet is going to be directly related to the health of the fetus.
Thus, Moringa supplementation is essential to get the right amounts of vitamins and minerals, as well as other nutrients. All the pregnant women today are more conscious about their health during gestation yet their nutritional intake becomes less as they are prone to cravings, sickness, and lack of energy, which makes preparing the right foods even harder. So the need for the extra nutrient is increasing which becomes more effective when the intake is in the form of natural supplement. Pregnant women need more iron to make more hemoglobin for all that additional blood. They also need extra iron for their growing baby and placenta.
A new born baby has only three demands and they are the warmth in the arms of the mother, food from her breast and security in the knowledge of her presence. Breast feeding satisfies all the three. Breast milk contains several anti-infective factors such as bile salt stimulated lipase, lactoferrin and immunoglobulin. Breast milk protects against microorganisms. Demonstrations prove that the IQ averaging 7 points higher if they are breastfed. Infants exclusively breastfed have less chance of developing diabetes mellitus type 1. Breastfeeding appears to reduce the risk of allergies, respiratory and intestinal infections.
The term given an herb or food that increases the flow or production of breast milk is galactogogue. Moringa act as galactogogues and increases the flow or production of breast milk. The use of Moringa by the mother would create the ultimate breast milk made even more nutritious by the vast array of vital nutrients naturally available to the mother. It provides the primary source of nutrition for newborns before they are able to eat and digest other foods. We all know instinctively that breast milk is the ultimate food prescribed by nature for the infant child and Moringa can be instrumental in helping mothers produce more of this precious food. To put it simply, if the mother is granted better health by ingesting Moringa ,all of her healthy benefits are passed on to the baby for a future of better health. The Moringa Leaves are incomparable source of the sulphur-containing amino acids methionine and cystine, which are often in short supply.
The natural constituents of Moringa leaves and fruit pods are nature's answer to helping mothers produce copious amounts of highly nutritious milk for their infants. It's very important for the newborn to get vital nutrients such as good fats (DHA and EPA) for brain development, immune system protectors, digestible protein, the amino acids argenine and histidine plus many others as soon as possible to start the process of total body development. Moringa leaf boosts your energy in a natural manner, and is a remarkable source of nutrition. This energy promotion does not happen because of sugar, so it is lasts for a long time. Mothers who took Moringa during pregnancy have experienced being able to produce milk much quicker after delivery verses those mothers who didn't. Published on Aug 5, 2012 by MiracleTrees
ADDITIONAL INFO: This was filmed in the wild in Botswana. No lions were harmed in the making of this film. "Car-L" survived his injuries and is ready for his next adventure! Published on Nov 22, 2013 by ChrisMcLennan
► Leaders, thousands gather in farewell to Mandela - By Stella Mapenzauswa and David Dolan
JOHANNESBURG - World leaders from President Barack Obama to Cuba's Raul Castro joined thousands of South Africans to honor Nelson Mandela in a memorial that will celebrate his life.
* Video: Crowds in Johannesburg stadium for Mandela memorial► North Korea's 'reign of terror' worries South's leader
* Video: Desmond Tutu's tribute to Mandela's magnanimity
* State funerals offer moments for diplomacy
► U.S. lawmakers push to introduce new Iran bill - By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON - U.S. senators will introduce legislation to impose new sanctions on Iran as soon as this week, Senate aides said, despite Obama administration's insistence that such a measure would violate terms of an interim agreement to curb Tehran's nuclear program.
* U.S. says firms helped Iranian airline skirt sanctions
* U.N. nuke watchdog to seek progress on Iran probe
Iran commander criticizes government over influence from West
► All eyes on Thai military as protest leader calls for meeting to pick sides
► Budget deal headed to vote in U.S. House, passage | Video
► U.S. House Republicans voice support for budget deal
► E-cigarettes: a burning question for regulators - By Marina Lopes
NEW YORK - The growing popularity of e-cigarettes has not escaped the notice of the industry's critics, who have stepped up calls for new regulations, including bans on their use in public places
► Pope Francis named Time's Person of the Year - By Elizabeth Dilts
Time magazine named Pope Francis its Person of the Year, crediting him with shifting the message of the Catholic Church while capturing the imagination of millions of people who had become disillusioned with the Vatican. | Slideshow
* Scientology is a religion: British High Court
► VIDEOS
■ U.S. condemns violence in Ukraine, considers sanctions
■ William, Kate attend Attenborough screening
■ F-35 fighter jet passes bomb accuracy test
► Ukraine's ex-PM Tymoshenko's daughter addresses protest || ► Ukrainians keep up protests as riot police move in
► Pablo Escobar: blood-thirsty drug lord or Colombia's Robin Hood? Colombian drug lord and elusive cocaine dealer, Escobar left a deep impression on his local community: a scar for some, but a blessing for others, he is remembered for his violent drug wars as well as his generosity with the poor.
During his childhood Pablo faced with death threats by ruthless criminals without anyone thought when adults Pablo Escabor would be the most ruthless criminals, far more cruel than other criminals who lived before and built the world's largest business empires in the Medellin, Columbia . Moreover, Pablo was born in a happy family and a mother, who was also a loving educator .
Pablo involvement in crime began at age 15 years old when he already became a skilled car thief . The stolen car parts were cut and sold. Those who dare to stop him from stealing the cars would be killed. Then his business expanded to offer protection to car owners, so that it won't be stolen. So Pablo received bribes from the stolen and unstolen cars. During adolescence, Pablo killed his victim with his own hands but when his organization growed, the task of killing was detailed to his bouncers.
Pablo also had a tremendous advantage that put him on a par with the ruthless outlaw in the U.S. like Al Capone and Bonnie & Clyde. He always was in a very calm and relaxed while at the moment of panic and danger. He never robbed a bank alone, and when the bank clerk to put money in the pouch he had talked and joked with the clerk.
Another interesting feature available on Pablo Escobar was his love of cleanliness, especially the bathroom and toilet. Weird. But that is the reality. He loved the clean bathroom. All of his lodging were equipped with spacious bathrooms, clean and had a uniform facility. Even every time Pablo turned his hideout location when hunted, he would ensure the toiletries provided were new, clean and orderly. Police and soldiers hunting him would know whether Pablo hiding there to check the condition of the restrooms. If clean and has full facilities, sure he was there.
Although living reckless, Pablo ensured the happiness of his family by providing luxury and comfort to his wife and two sons. He was also quite taboo when his family received bad treatment from others. At one point, his wife and his little son were arrested by the police on the orders of General Franklin, and when arrested, his child request to get a bottle of milk rejected. General Franklin hunted and killed when his wife and son had been released.
A day before Pablo was killed, he also wrote a letter to the government of Columbia, condemned and criticized them for his wife and children's demand to live in other countries rejected.
Because his cunning and people support, the Columbia government -- assisted by a team of U.S. intelligence -- failed in every attempt to capture him despite having intelligence equipment including interceptor phone conversations and advanced helicopter. Americans considered Pablo as their enemy because almost all drugs exported by Pablo brought to America. Then they changed their tactics to kill his powerful people one by one. However, their actions got revenge from Pablo. For every one of Pablo killed, they would retaliate by killing 2 or 3 policemen. Hundreds of Columbia's policemen were killed in the bloody hunting.
The prosecutors, politicians, police chiefs, lawyers and judges had all been tried "to be purchased" by Pablo to favor him, and if they refused, Pablo would send "his executioner" to remove them. Pablo Escobar became Public Enemy No.1 after he blew up a commercial plane carrying 110 passengers in an attempt to kill the future president of Columbia, Cesar Gaviria. All the 110 passengers died and Pablo Escobar immediately heralded as the most wanted criminals in the world. Gaviria was safe because he was not in the plane and then he was appointed as President.
Pablo began to feel threatened when a group of 'vigilante' which consisted of a group of people who hated Pablo quietly but they dared to kill Pablo's men. This group called themselves Los Pepes and every victim who was assassinated given the signature Los Pepes. Members of the Los Pepes consisted of groups of people who were depressed, his former friends who felt betrayed and former police and military. As a result, the number of his people became less and less and it helped the hunters -- called the Search Bloc team -- to get him. Pablo's hunting motif was simple, ie Shoot to Kill.
Pablo Escobar was shot repeatedly while he rushed towards the police and the military while he shouted cursing the police. He was shot in the legs, arms, shoulders and the last shot in his head. When Pablo Escobar was finally killed, the efforts to combat and detect him had spent hundreds of million dollars, and the U.S. and Colombia was embarrassed for failing to track him for many years. As difficult to detect, the Search Bloc that killed Pablo Escobar cut their mustache made Pablo's face like Hitler after succeeding in killing him.
Unlike the other criminals -- besides he was also feared -- Pablo was a revered criminal, protected and loved by the people. His wealth obtained was used to win the middle class. He developed the stores, built the nightclubs, provided jobs and built the soccer field for people. At his funeral, there was a large scale rebellion occurred, and people flocked to touch his coffin.
At the height of his fortune, Pablo ranked as the 7th richest man in the world by Forbes magazine with his private property included real estate, homes, shops, airports, number of Boeing aircraft, private aircraft and trained army consisting of former agents and killer from Britain and Israel. At this time his cocaine export business including 80% of the cocaine exported worldwide. Even after 15 years of Pablo Escobar died, his grave was visited and it attracted many tourists who visited Medellin in Columbia.
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► Preparations at Mthatha airport ahead of Mandela funeral
► Thai PM rejects protesters' demand to step down
► Castro shakes hands with Obama at Mandela tribute
► Ukraine leader holds crisis talks, slams 'revolution' calls
► Pope's social message inspires Naples Nativity artists
► Mandela's funeral cortege passes through Pretoria
► Traditional Christmas fair opens in Moscow's Red Square
► Memorial to Actor Paul Walker
► New American Airlines Emerges As Deal Closes
► Eighteen LA Sheriff's Deputies Face Charges
► Kerry Talks About Obama Castro Handshake
► Congress Budget Deal Breaks Partisan Gridlock || ► Cantor and Ryan Comment on Budget Agreement
► Texas Woman Admits to Sending Ricin to Obama
► Newtown Priest: 'I Still Cry'
► NEWS
■ Putin stokes controversy with news agency shake-up
Moscow (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday unleashed a wave of controversy by dissolving the renowned state news agency RIA Novosti and naming a news anchorman notorious for his anti-gay views to head a revamped media group.
Putin signed a decree dissolving Russia's biggest news agency, ordering the creation in its place of a new media conglomerate.
The new company Rossiya Segodnya (Russia Today) will focus on "coverage abroad of Russian state policy and public life", the document published on the Kremlin website said.
It explained the measure to create the vast holding with multilingual services as a way of "raising efficiency of state media resources".
The move appears as a push by the Kremlin to consolidate state media resources at a time of increasing online criticism of Putin's 13 years of rule, and to take a pro-active approach in shaping Russia's image abroad.
Sergei Ivanov, Putin's chief of staff, said the move will not only make state-owned media use budget funds "more rationally" but also transmit the Kremlin's political message abroad more effectively.
"Russia is following its own policy, firmly defending national interests, this is difficult to explain to the world but one can and must do it," he told Russian agencies.
Putin named Dmitry Kiselyov, a controversial figure often accused of being a propaganda mouthpiece and known for openly anti-gay, anti-American, and anti-opposition views, as the head of Russia Today.
"When this news first appeared, everyone thought it was a joke," Russian protest leader and widely-followed blogger Alexei Navalny wrote on his Live Journal page. "But no."
Kiselyov is the deputy head of Russia's state-run federal television company but is best known to the public for the weekly news round-up show on the Rossiya channel that he presents every Sunday which is marked by venomous attacks on the opposition.
The round-faced anchor, who appears on a plethora of TV shows and radio programmes, is most famous for saying in a talk show once that gays should be banned from donating blood, and their hearts, in case of a deadly car accident, "buried or burned as unfit for continuing somebody else's life".
Once he said that Navalny's campaign for the post of Moscow mayor in September was similar to that of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler in Germany.
His coverage of recent popular pro-Europe protests in Kiev has also enraged Ukrainians. On Sunday evening, a protester disrupted a Rossiya reporter doing a live broadcast by presenting Kiselyov with a mock Oscar trophy "for the nonsense and lies".
Kiselyov said Monday on the Rossiya 24 channel that his mission will be "reestablishing fair attitudes toward Russia as an important world country with good intentions".
RIA Novosti has in recent years expanded rapidly, adding a sports wire and an economy wire to its services. The news apparently came as a shock to its staff with one employee, who asked not to be named, saying they found out from the Kremlin's website.
No explanation was issued to the staff, with an internal email merely warning that a "liquidation committee" will be formed and asking that everyone "remains calm".
The agency is one of the biggest in the world and is also an official sponsor of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi next February.
Its court wire RAPSI was known for its detailed live reporting from Russia's most high-profile trials, such as ones against Navalny, the punk band Pussy Riot, and the attackers of the Bolshoi ballet's artistic director.
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■ Photographer on Michelle Obama's reaction to selfie: 'Photos can lie'
■ What happens when President Obama, Hillary Clinton and George W. Bush ride Air Force One together
■ Hot mess: Sriracha shipments halted until January; may result in shortage
► OMG! : Fashion Faceoff: Kim Kardashian vs. Carmen Electra
► TRAVEL : Places to go in 2014 — without breaking the bank
► HEALTH
■ Early Warning Signs of Cancer: Are You at Risk?
■ The 25 Healthiest States in 2013
► SHINE : The 16 Best Red Lipsticks for Your Skin Tone
No need to wear lipstick. Lipstick does not make us more beautiful, our lips used only to fill the coffers of their business. I think the beauty in women is more to our mindset in a fully self-acceptance as a matter of God's best creations. Know how to thank you for the best things of the Lord will make a woman look beautiful inwardly, and it's better than outer beauty, you know! (So, do not pray with your lips too red because overlaid by false color of lipstick, ladies! Remove your nail polish too, because it's all false colors. Do not consume any food with artificial coloring! Let us live every day of our lives with authenticity in every way. Do not let ourselves become the victims of unscrupulous manufacturers or those who just take personal advantage above the benefit of our lives together.)
What's up, Cisca? No need to pretend to remind others if what you mean is, "Do not wear lipstick, because it is quite inconvenient when you kiss him!" ehehhee ...
► Russian news agency RIA Novosti closed down
► Australia court bans gay marriage
Australia's High Court has overturned legislation allowing gay marriage in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), rendering 27 gay marriages invalid.
* ACT marriage law overturned - VIDEO
* Australia capital backs gay marriage
► MAGAZINE
■ Vive le livre - French novels much loved by readers
■ Hollie ToupsThe avengers - Women fighting back against revenge porn websites
► FEATURES
■ Master of disguise - And five other things you didn't know about Nelson Mandela
■ Dementia - Research into the biggest care problem of a generation
■ A godsend - How the Pope has turned round the image of the Catholic Church
► ANALYSIS : Mark Urban : Ukraine's Yulia Tymoshenko contradiction
► HEALTH : G8 'will develop dementia cure or treatment by 2025'
► FUTURE
■ Cars: Driving us to distraction? Do hi-tech gadgets help or hinder? Are smarter cars driving us to distraction?► Native American Hopi artefacts sold at Paris auction || ► Buyer to return Hopi artefacts to Native Americans
■ Is this an accident or malice? If you have a hunch, you can read minds
► SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT : Coldest spot on Earth identified by satellite
► ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : Medieval Latin dictionary completed after 100 years
► TECHNOLOGY : Coach crash prevention system tracks drivers' eyes
► VIDEO : Scientology couple: We are 'finally being treated equally'
► Today's African Proverb : "In a caravan, it is the first camel who delays the rest; however the last one gets all the beatings"- Sent by Abraham Kahsay in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
► Uruguay senate to vote on legalizing sale of marijuana
► EU-approved 'safe' air pollution levels causing early deaths - study
► Minus credibility? Antarctic record low temperature disputed
► Write wrongs! Over 500 world-famous authors sign anti-surveillance petition
► Canada to include the North Pole in its claim for Arctic territory, resources
► NSA confidence shaken since Snowden leaks began - report
► Fear & intimidation: UK students unite against 'persecution'
► 70 percent of California doctors plan to boycott Obamacare exchanges
► OP- ED : 'EU double standards in Ukraine absolutely outrageous'
► OP-ED : 'Ukraine shouldn't be made to choose between Russia and Europe'
► Russian MPs blast West for interference in Ukraine and 'aggravating' situation
► Tense night in Kiev as police clear part of protester-occupied territory
► Let us spy: NSA chief pleads with Senate to keep surveillance programs
► 'Muddling and meddling'? US, EU politicians plunge deeper into Kiev protest
► Rare snowstorm near Syria-Lebanon border brings havoc, disrupts aid (PHOTOS)
► Hunt for mysterious interpreter who faked sign language at Mandela memorial
► NASA unveils 6-foot-tall humanoid robot (VIDEO)
Yes! I agree completely. I do not like same-sex marriage, but as long as I and the important people in my life are not involved in the marriage, then I choose apathy in terms of all the crap about GLBT. They accuse those who hate same-sex marriage as inhuman. Blah! Then I saw my neighbor's cat was also gay. Oh my god! Gay has swept all living beings, humans and animals. Mmm ... what about the plants?
If I can't control myself and being possessed by a spirit of Hitler, for example, I will voluntarily choose anyone who has the right to live on earth that is increasingly shrinking because the disproportionate number of population. No. 1 to be eliminated from the face of the earth is GLBT, also the drug addicts, smokers, especially GLBT who are also drug addicts and thugs. Please die! Thank you.
Postscript : Do not forbid me to think crazy, because what I see is a crazy things too. Why do they marry the same-sex human and certify it legally? Ahahha ... it's crazy, you know!
► VIDEOS
■ 'More pandas in Scotland than Tory MPs' - Minister for External Affairs
■ 'Is today the day?' Texans live in fear of fracking quakes. Texas has been hit by 18 earthquakes in the last month alone. Scientists are linking the tremors to Fracking, the relatively new process of extracting shale gas from the ground. And while the earth is literally shaking under the feet of nervous locals, energy corporations and the government are unshaken in their decision to keep on drilling. As RT's Gayane Chichakyan reports.
■ King's Breach: Bahrain protest crackdown as regime tightens control. Twelve anti-government activists, including some minors, have been arrested in Bahrain. This brings the total number to 28 since the beginning of this month. Protesters say the crackdown on their movement which started almost 3 years ago, has got worse in recent months. The result - new protests and more arrests every week - as Paula Slier reports.
■ CrossTalk: Palestine's Options (ft. Norman Finkelstein)
■ Revealed: NSA, GCHQ 'planted agents' into World of Warcraft to spy on gamers
■ Ukraine: Era of Deep Division?
■ Former US Marine: President Obama should be tried for treason. The Middle East is at its boiling point. Syria is devastated by raging war. Israel threatens to deal with Iran once and for all -- with Washington towering over regional affairs. What is at the cornerstone of American foreign politics? With Iran and the US going through a diplomatic thaw, what game will Tel Aviv play? Today we look at these issues through the eyes of a member of the few, but one not proud: a former US marine who burned his passport and became an anti-war activist.
■ Life after disaster...still a disaster: Fukushima refugees trapped in tent cities. When Japan was hit by a giant Tsunami in 2011, the hundreds of thousands forced to flee literally saw their lives washed away. Promises were made that it would only be a matter of time before their homes were rebuilt. But as Aleksey Yaroshevsky found, they're still waiting.
■ World of Spycraft: 'NSA simply justifies games at work by planting spooks'
■ Keiser Report: Bitcoin Battle (E534)
■ Obama shakes hands with Raul Castro at Mandela's memorial
■ Corporations may snatch Pacific rim's $20trn market as US pushes deal
■ Swiss Clocks Ticking: Hidden US accounts soon to be revealed. A US ultimatum to Swiss banks has yielded results - with the first alpine hideaway giving up on centuries of total confidentiality. Washington is threatening fines and even jail time for any bank that doesn't share information on American citizens. But it's thought that some, will nevertheless stay defiant. RT's business presenter Katie Pilbeam speaks with Rory Suchet about the possible ramifications of it all.
■ Israel Iced Out? UK warns against doing business in West Bank
■ Polar Force: Putin orders Arctic military build-up in 2014
■ Breaking Barricades: Ukraine cops clash with protesters in attempt to clear roads. n Ukraine riot police have moved on the capital's main square, the main site of anti-government protests. The opposition claims this is an attempt to disperse the crowds, but the authorities insist they're only trying to remove barricades blocking traffic in the center of Kiev.
■ Scuffles erupt as police clear barricades in Ukraine
■ Protesters shower cops with water at -10 degrees Celsius in Ukraine
■ Uruguay legalizes marijuana: Crowds cheer and applaud vote
■ CrossTalk: Mandela's Legacies
■ Going Underground: Secret Israeli drone deal & austerity's anthem
■ US 'disgusted' with Ukraine's govt, crackdown on OWS forgotten?
■ Russia, Iran call upon parties to hold up ends of Geneva deal
■ US suspends non-lethal aid to Syrian rebels
■ 'Cops Off Campus!' London students rage against police violence
► Ukraine's president agrees to offer of talks
► US offers assistance to CAR
► Tech companies pressure Obama over NSA
► Inside Story - Aid agencies: Cooperating or compromising?
► Soapbox Mexico - How a soap survives
► Inside Story - Middle East : The politics of water
► Life Apps : Mobile Harvest
► SOUTH AFRICA : The World Says Goodbye - Leaders from across the globe are in South Africa to bid farewell to Nelson Mandela
► RUSSIA : Meet Putin's New Gay-Bashing News Czar
► DRUGS : Colorado Fears Running Out of Pot - Sales of recreational marijuana begin in three weeks, and lawmakers fear that demand will dwarf supply
► CHINA : Foreign Reporters in China Don't Censor Themselves - TIME's Beijing bureau chief explains how journalists approach covering the country
► Pope Francis: TIME Person of the Year - The first Roman Catholic pontiff from the Americas is poised to transform the world's largest church.
* Why TIME's editors chose Francis
* Pope Reacts to TIME's Decision
► OLYMPICS : Protest Zones Planned for Winter Olympics - Amid rising controversy over gay rights
► GOVERNMENT : The Budget Deal Is a Tipping Point - An agreement could spur growth
► ENTERTAINMENT : A&E's 'Bonnie & Clyde' heisted high ratings but no viewing records
► HEROCOMPLEX : 'Doctor Who' exclusive: Tennant, Piper in anniversary bonus video
Antonio Villaraigosa moved out, Eric Garcetti moved up, and John Deasey didn’t budge. This transition year was filled with some remarkable political phenomena in Los Angeles and around Southern California, much -- but by no means all -- related to elections. Here are some of the most noteworthy events in the region's political world. -- Robert Greene
► LOCAL : Sriracha shipping halted until mid-January by state regulators
► SCIENCE : Houston has a problem with International Space Station; may require spacewalk
■ Pictures in the News | Dec. 9, 2013 - Posted By: Marc Martin
■ Pictures in the News | Dec. 11, 2013 - Posted By: Marc Martin
Bob Carey, dressed in a pink tutu, jumps in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. The American couple Bob and Linda Carey founded the Tutu Project. By taking self portraits in pink ballet attire, they want to raise awareness for breast cancer. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Bernd von Jutrczenka / EPA
A staff member dressed in a Santa Claus costume embraces a zebra shark as he swims with fish inside the Sunshine International Aquarium in Tokyo. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Shizuo Kambayashi / Associated Press
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► NEWS & POLITIC : Alain Soral et Eric Naulleau - Débat sur internet - Novembre 2013. Web-discussion sur Twitter avec Alain Soral & Éric Naulleau. Published on Dec 6, 2013 by Soral TV
► NEWS & POLITIC : Alain Soral et Eric Naulleau - Débat sur internet - Novembre 2013. Web-discussion sur Twitter avec Alain Soral & Éric Naulleau. Published on Dec 6, 2013 by Soral TV
I have never been a champion. That's a fact. Among the debaters, I think they who had been champions and played at the end only a small number of us. So, I (and probably you, too) belong to the majority group who never had luck in debates.
I always say the victory is important, but more important in the arena of debate is personal and intellectual development. Although our name was never etched as the winner, at least we've made a name as a bright individual and agile in thought.
For that reason, the debate arena is rarely boring me. Because here I meet and mingle with people who often have ideas outside of the norm, which are not afraid to speak against the usual norms, which often also have interesting personalities to be recognized and to become life-long friends. Perhaps, people outside the cocoon of the debate say this is biased, but I prefer to see this, and I want to continue to believe in my own opinion.
So, I love to chat and interact with humans with label "the debater". Their knowledge and thoughts always give enlightenment to my intellectual. People say, the debaters must have the skills to see things from different perspectives, and this is a fact. We always look at things from a different perspective.
But, since retiring from the debate and see the debaters in the present there is a fear in my soul. I see their tendency to take the safe route. Analogy, approach, conceptualization and facts is often a legacy of the past debater. As a result the debate becomes very tedious and boring. Rarely do I see a group or debater who take risks in the debate. All want it to be easy, quick and win! In this case, I'm confused with their identity. Debaters should have the desire to challenge the norm, analyze and present the items with attractive style. Simply, it rarely happens now. Is this a wrong system or debate is just an arena to win without trying to give enlightenment to the viewer? Or maybe I (and a few old friends) when we argue, we leave a bad example, and legacy of "dominate the debate" becomes latent in the minds of the present generation?
I do not know what went wrong. The debate is to seek the truth, not a platform for the exchange of ignorance. It is necessary to carefully thought out by the debaters, that the debate is a method of lightening the mind and thought, not a place to wreak the deception and cunning strategy.
The debat's integrity is also needed to be kept. Facts and even philosophical conceptualization (and also science debate) should be done with the main aim to cultivate an enlightened mind. Struggle to raise the debate as an arena of intellectual thought should be given a serious attention, so that this arena is not seen only as an arena of 'shock-it-yourself'. Empty talk.
So, I hope that the debate's integrity of this handsome bald is able to reflect the integrity of the debaters and the debate itself. So, this arena will continue to grow our intellect, not only as a platform to spread "his personal charm". (Ahem!)
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I always say the victory is important, but more important in the arena of debate is personal and intellectual development. Although our name was never etched as the winner, at least we've made a name as a bright individual and agile in thought.
For that reason, the debate arena is rarely boring me. Because here I meet and mingle with people who often have ideas outside of the norm, which are not afraid to speak against the usual norms, which often also have interesting personalities to be recognized and to become life-long friends. Perhaps, people outside the cocoon of the debate say this is biased, but I prefer to see this, and I want to continue to believe in my own opinion.
So, I love to chat and interact with humans with label "the debater". Their knowledge and thoughts always give enlightenment to my intellectual. People say, the debaters must have the skills to see things from different perspectives, and this is a fact. We always look at things from a different perspective.
But, since retiring from the debate and see the debaters in the present there is a fear in my soul. I see their tendency to take the safe route. Analogy, approach, conceptualization and facts is often a legacy of the past debater. As a result the debate becomes very tedious and boring. Rarely do I see a group or debater who take risks in the debate. All want it to be easy, quick and win! In this case, I'm confused with their identity. Debaters should have the desire to challenge the norm, analyze and present the items with attractive style. Simply, it rarely happens now. Is this a wrong system or debate is just an arena to win without trying to give enlightenment to the viewer? Or maybe I (and a few old friends) when we argue, we leave a bad example, and legacy of "dominate the debate" becomes latent in the minds of the present generation?
I do not know what went wrong. The debate is to seek the truth, not a platform for the exchange of ignorance. It is necessary to carefully thought out by the debaters, that the debate is a method of lightening the mind and thought, not a place to wreak the deception and cunning strategy.
The debat's integrity is also needed to be kept. Facts and even philosophical conceptualization (and also science debate) should be done with the main aim to cultivate an enlightened mind. Struggle to raise the debate as an arena of intellectual thought should be given a serious attention, so that this arena is not seen only as an arena of 'shock-it-yourself'. Empty talk.
So, I hope that the debate's integrity of this handsome bald is able to reflect the integrity of the debaters and the debate itself. So, this arena will continue to grow our intellect, not only as a platform to spread "his personal charm". (Ahem!)
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