Narcissus

Narcissus fell in love with himself and soon died. At the age of 15, the handsome-faced child was taken by his mother to Tiresias, the seer. In Metamorphosis, Ovid's poem composed around Rome in the 4th century BC, described that blind fortune teller was saying something strange, "If this child does not know himself, he will live a long life."

Furthermore, Narcissus became a grown man. Women and men in love with her, but he did not care about any of them, including the angel of the earth who lived in the jungle and river. One of them was Echo. One day, she saw Narcissus hunting through the fields. Echo was smitten. She followed him wherever he went by stealth. Her love was so burning, like a fire burning the sulfur, but she could only silence. She could not seduce. The angel has been cursed by a goddess. Echo could not talk, she was just able to repeat the other person's voice.

And that was what happened when Narcissus got lost. Narcissus shouted, "Who's around here?". In the bush, Gema was silent, repeating, "Around here?". There's no other word. Whenever Narcissus spoke, only his echo answered. Finally, he called out, "Come, come here, two of us!".

"Two of us!" Echo squealing happily, because it was only the most appropriate sentence to her heart. She came out of the bushes then suddenly embraced Narcissus, but Narcissus avoided Echo. He immediately went away. The angel was embarrassed, sad. Finally she decided to wander away. Her body was so very thin. As narrated in Metamorphosis, her bones became stones. Echo only lived as a lagging voice, a voice that couldn't express its own desires.

Indeed, Narcissus had caused many broken hearts. That was why the goddess Nemesis intended to punish him. When hunting, the handsome man steps directed to a clear trough, surrounded by moss and soft grass. Overheating by the trip and plagued by thirst, Narcissus bowed his face toward the water, wanted to take the water. But when he gazed into the trough, there was "another thirst awakened". A view of the skyline! He was amazed and fell in love with what he saw: a very handsome face. He kissed the shadow of it, then he put his hand into the water. Of course, nothing could be touched.

But Narcissus was still staring. He felt the shadow wanted to be kissed, wanted to get a hug, and always be with him. When he smiled, the shadow was also smiling. When he cried, a shadow on the water's surface was also crying.

"Moron! Why do you try to catch a passing shadow in vain? What you're looking for is not exist anywhere. What you see is just a reflective shadow. There's no part of you in it. It comes to live with you, go with you, if you can go!".

Narcissus was gradually conscious: he -- who in love to himself -- did not know what to do. In desperation, his tears dripping. His tears moving the lake's surface. The shadow disappeared. He felt lost. Waiting. Staring. In a state of very tired, he was lying on the edge of the trough. There his death came, closed his beautiful eyes forever.

And that's exactly as predicted by Tiresias, the fortune teller: when the handsome young man recognizes himself, his age will not be long.

Now, 2000 years later, women, men, nation, religion, and who knows what else, should listen to this story. "Recognize yourself" ("I am him," Narcissus said to himself when looking at his shadow), has a serious illusion.

But, Narcissism has infiltrated into us, often -- in the vague expression of vague -- we feel we have managed to find the "identity", or we want to get it while we always just look at us. Or, to use the words of Ovid on Narcissus : We desire ourselves.

Should we say, in selfie age, in an age when people perpetuate their faces, that narcissism is a short walk to various death? Faces that we see in the mirror (and on camera) are just misleading pictures. Since the boy saw himself there -- in the "mirror stage" -- according to Lacan's psychoanalysis he just actually --- to repeat sentences in Metamorphosis --- captured "passing shadow". Its perspective is "useless". A shape reflected by the glass is actually does not save a part of ourselves.

But what can I say. Since childhood we are shaped by convention, particularly in language and the temporary need to confirm about "me" and "you". There are subjects. There are  objects. We also build the world based on illusion. We forget that there's -- in Lacan's words -- "the shadows of ego to move on." We forget, we can identify something just because there's "who-else",  "not-me". "Dog" is known as the "dog" because the dog is not "cat", not "deer ", not "tiger ". No definition.

In other words, the dog and I get in shape because we are not alone. Narcissism of identity, in every woman, man, nation, religion, and "I", whatever, forget about this one: Tragedy began when Narcissus was alone on the edge of the lake, even he did not want to be accompanied by Echo.
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► 1 August 2015 : By all appearances this is a day made in heaven to play, party and perform. Normally, you're not the shy one and would be the first to jump on stage and entertain the crowd. However, you may be in a more serious mood now and can't seem to snap out of it. Stop worrying about what might go wrong. If you continue to focus on the negative, you'll inadvertently bring it about. Instead of fretting that you may squander this opportunity for fun, just accept the cosmic energy as it is. You can't help but do what's right for you if you go with the flow.

► 2 August 2015 : Let your freak flag fly and flirt like there's no tomorrow as mischievous Mercury trines uninhibited Uranus in your sign. Although social obligations and professional responsibilities continue to demand a significant portion of your attention, you have a sweet opportunity to reconnect with the innocence of romance today. A dream may be a wish your heart makes, but if you don't take a leap of faith and act on a fantasy, it won't stand a chance of coming true.

► 3 August 2015 : You wake up believing you can do anything today, but reality has a different tale to tell. Oddly enough, you won't likely be surprised if you run into an obstacle. It's as if your inner parent warned you to be more practical and you weren't willing to listen. Thankfully, it's not too late to change your ways. A more cautious approach to reaching your goals will take you further than running on enthusiasm. The trick to getting something accomplished now is honoring the opposite messages at play.

► 4 August 2015 : You're able to step directly into the flow of events today, even if you don't know what you're doing. The lovely Venus-Jupiter conjunction blesses your 5th House of Fun and Games, making it nearly impossible to miss the beneficial effects of this cosmic gift. Although you can inspire others with your soaring optimism, you may try to take the everything-is-wonderful approach too far. An unexpected twist of fate might be a wake-up call from your future, reminding you to keep everything in proper perspective. When life hands you lemonade, you should be grateful and drink it.

► 5 August 2015 : You might not easily accept the fact that you can't have everything you want now. Satisfaction grows even more elusive if you expect others to fulfill your needs. Anger can sneak into the equation if you're not careful today. But don't toss blame around if you're feeling frustrated; striking out against someone else only pushes them away. Instead, hard work or strenuous exercise is a healthier outlet for your bottled-up tension. You'll be a lot more fun to be around if you're not ready to explode at any given moment. Breathe; this too shall pass.

► 6 August 2015 : You're ready to settle down and put your nose to the grindstone as taskmaster Saturn pushes your key planet Mars into action. Nevertheless, it's challenging to limit unnecessary distractions as one temptation appears after another. But rather than wasting time pursuing transient pleasure, be responsible and focus on the specific projects in front of you now. Committing to a strict schedule is required today if you want to reach your goals.

► 7 August 2015 : You may have taken on one too many responsibilities but you're still so confident that you are ready to place even more on your to-do list today. Unfortunately, you could spend an inordinate amount of energy simply trying to fulfill your obligations, leaving you little time left to relax. But don't wait until the end of the day to wish you had less to complete. Judiciously cutting back on your activities sets healthy limits right from the get-go, enabling you to successfully balance work with play.

► 8 August 2015 : A never-ending string of distractions makes for an extremely busy day. But rather than growing tired from the steady barrage of activity, all the twists and turns just seem to make your life more interesting. Nevertheless, it's wise to delay important decisions because your judgment could be slightly impaired now. Relax and enjoy the unplanned events this weekend, even if your previous plans unravel in the process. Sometimes magic hides behind chaos.

► 9 August 2015 : Theoretically, you should be able to find plenty of time to rest today. However, you have chores to finish and it seems that the faster you go now, the less you accomplish. Nevertheless, awareness is the key to change. Once you understand the underlying dynamic, you can slow down your external response to emotional news even if you have an immediate reaction. Don't over-commit by putting too much on your calendar when the universe is telling you to relax.

► 10 August 2015 : Don't fall victim to believing that you can do everything today. You may be shocked when you realize you've been so busy lately putting out fires that you forgot to do something that was quite important. Hopefully, you discover your omission early enough in the day to remedy the situation before things grow out of hand. Make a conscious decision to reassess your priorities prior to running into trouble. With a little forethought and discretion you can use this cosmic burst of energy to your advantage.

► 11 August 2015 : Establishing healthy habits over the months ahead produces benefits that can last a lifetime. Patterns you thought could never be broken seem easy to change now that auspicious Jupiter is rocking your 6th House of Daily Routine. There's no reason to delay improving your lifestyle since you must be at your optimum health to manage all the work ahead. Make the necessary modifications and you'll have the energy in reserve when you need it down the road. Clean living does a body good.

► 12 August 2015 : You are highly motivated to find ways to express the colorful images running through your mind today. Nevertheless, your current desire to escape from reality makes it tough to follow through with your chores because you would rather be daydreaming more than anything else. It can be quite complicated to channel this surreal energy when issues from your subconscious float to the surface. Thankfully, quietly attending to your daily chores and fulfilling your obligations first frees you up to explore your imagination later on. Work now, wander in wonderland later.

► 13 August 2015 : Curbing your enthusiasm sounds like a smart strategy today, but your excitement will probably overtake your common sense. Naturally, it's not wise to express everything you feel because some desires are better kept to yourself. You could stir up a hornet's nest if you broadcast your needs to everyone before reassessing the ramifications of your actions. Luckily, you still may be able to stretch the envelope as long as you stay aware of the larger circumstances and don't push your luck too far.

► 14 August 2015 : You can't help but express what's in your heart today, but it's crucial to also make time to bask in the appreciation of your peers. Today's outgoing Leo New Moon in your 5th House of Fun and Games is your ticket to the party, especially if you already have something special on your calendar. You know the best way to turn work into play and might try to bring others along on your little joyride. However, you don't have to lead the parade if you secretly prefer to march to your own drummer; in fact, everyone admires you most when you remain true to yourself.

► 15 August 2015 : Summertime fun and games will have to wait until you have finished your chores, even if you're sorely tempted to set your responsibilities aside today. Although a happy-go-lucky Sun-Venus conjunction sparkles and shines in your 5th House of Spontaneity, stern Saturn's dominating presence won't take no for an answer. You know the drill: do whatever is required first and then you'll be able to chase pleasurable pursuits to your heart's content.

► 16 August 2015 : You're intent on doing an excellent job on whatever projects you choose to tackle today. Your current willingness to put in the extra time inspires others to appreciate you even more. You may be motivated on your own, but being noticed certainly doesn't hurt. Just don't let the compliments swell your head; hard work all but ensures your success as long as you don't expect more than you deserve.

► 17 August 2015 : It's stressful trying to determine how much to reveal when discussing your current predicament at work. It helps if you have a concrete plan in mind, but you are likely to misjudge the size of the task anyhow. From a practical standpoint, you don't have sufficient time to go back and start over. Instead, keep inching your way forward and do the best you can to cross things off your list. The more you take care of today, the easier your workload will be tomorrow.

► 18 August 2015 : You don't know whether you should be feeling happy or sad today. You thrive when things are popping, but the stress level may be a bit much even for you hot-to-trot Aries. However, you don't want to let up on the gas now as you drive for power and success. Although people seem to thwart your efforts, you could inadvertently be the one blocking your own progress. You can be overbearing when you're certain about your destination, but your intensity might be too much for others to handle. A lighter touch on your part gives everyone the room to choose their own level of participation.

► 19 August 2015 : Nearly anything goes today while the urgency of your feelings pushes you closer to a breaking point. You might believe that unnecessary rules of etiquette are restraining your desires, making you feel more impulsive about expressing what you want. Experimenting with new dance steps is exhilarating as long as you don't completely ignore the rhythm of the music. Step outside of the box now, but make sure you can find your way back home. A touch of moderation ultimately saves you from yourself.

► 20 August 2015 : There is an obvious conflict between your long-term relationship goals and your present responsibilities. Even if you can visualize a clear path to your ideal future, initiating action may need to be delayed for a while longer. Create a new schedule for the day that empowers you to make the best of the current situation while you're still working out the logistics that involve someone else. Get out of your head and into your heart.

► 21 August 2015 : There are more choices than you see at first glance as you encounter an unexpected roadblock on your path. Naturally, you can run directly into the trouble, attempting to power your way through it. The good news is you appear like a superhero if this impulsive tactic works. But a headstrong attack could be foolhardy today and only lead to greater frustration. Other options manifest once you stop to understand the lessons of the current situation. Luckily, everything can magically fall into place when you finally recognize the truth that you're the only thing standing in your way.

► 22 August 2015 : Although your day begins with high expectations, a series of unsettling events can hijack your agenda and diminish your productivity. Fortunately, you're able to prevent a downward spiral by concentrating on fulfilling your obligations rather than getting entangled in dramas that don't directly concern you. Surprisingly, you don't have to fix everything that seems to go wrong. Problems should being to resolve once the Moon enters lighthearted Sagittarius later in the day and everyone starts to take themselves a little less seriously.

► 23 August 2015 : All the big ideas in the world aren't a viable substitute for one that actually works. However, the difference between a strategy that succeeds and one that fails might be in the execution rather than in the plan, itself. Following through on your promises is top priority while the conscientious Virgo Sun makes its month-long trek through your 6th House of Duty. Integrity counts; put your lofty dreams on a shelf for a while and attend to the things that matter most.

► 24 August 2015 : You probably don't realize just how close you are to achieving your dreams, even if you assume everything will work out in the end. You have sufficient strength to face a tough issue as your unflagging optimism overrides any negativity today, empowering you to take risks and do great things. But the bad news is how far from reality you might wander now if given the chance. Keep in mind that you do your best work if you can see the amazing potential without losing your objectivity. In the long run, authenticity is your friend.

► 25 August 2015 : You're known for being quick to react when something goes awry and you don't always take the time to consider anyone else's perspective. However, today's traditional Capricorn Moon is moving through your 10th House of Public Responsibility, requiring you to be on your best behavior. Proceed carefully instead of shooting from the hip; a well-aimed intention clears the path for your direct action. Trust your intuition; paradoxically, it will show you the most practical course of action now, which is exactly what you need.

► 26 August 2015 : It's more important than ever to establish a productive daily routine and stick to it while the auspicious Sun-Jupiter conjunction highlights your 6th House of Habits. However, you can't help but get swept up in circumstances that start out pleasurable but might quickly grow out of control. It's perfectly fine to enjoy yourself today, but the fleeting satisfaction of excessive indulgence could ultimately interfere with the real work at hand. Honoring reasonable limits is your ticket to success.

► 27 August 2015 : You are preoccupied with relationship issues that, ironically, grow less complicated as soon as you stop to contemplate your actions. However, if all signs point to go, you might not bother to slow down long enough to notice where you are likely to run into trouble. Taking a more proactive approach by listening to everyone's feelings enables you to gain a clear view of the road ahead. Communication is a two-way street.

► 28 August 2015 : Your dreams about love are likely to be more interesting now than the actual events in your everyday life, magnifying your awareness of what you are lacking in the romance department. Your internal chatter is loud, tempting you to share your current desires with others. Nevertheless, it may be wiser to keep your running commentary to yourself because you can't foresee someone's reaction. Some things are better left unexpressed; it's best to face the fact that today's fantasies simply might be more enjoyable than anything you can conjure up in the real world.

► 29 August 2015 : You're planning to head out on a vision quest while the psychic Pisces Full Moon brightens your 12th House of Spirituality. However, you might have to delay your fleeting flights of fancy so you can finish up the chores that are currently on your calendar. Surprisingly, even the most boring routine holds the potential for magic today. It's not about what you're doing in the real world now; it's about your newly found ability to travel in time and space. Simultaneously working both ends of the spectrum -- the cosmic and the mundane -- brings the greatest emotional satisfaction.

► 30 August 2015 : Taking your inner child out for ice cream today offers you an unexpected opportunity to mend a past wound. Reconnecting with your innocence gives your creativity a chance to soar to new heights. Your simple intention might be to have fun, but the activation of old memories fixes something you didn't even know was broken. There are very few sorrows that cannot be healed by the unrelenting power of love if you're willing to open your heart and let it in.

► 31 August 2015 : You want to swoop in and heroically save the day as you negotiate for the common good. Nevertheless, you're not fully prepared to set aside your personal needs now that the sensitive Moon is hanging out in your sign. Walking the fine line between fighting for a cause and honoring your own priorities is your number one challenge today. No one expects you to drop everything, but taking one for the team demonstrates the generosity of your heart and the depth of your character.

"Why and "how" are words so important that they cannot be too often used." - Napoleon Bonaparte

► CNN 3 August 2015 : Thousands evacuated as largest of California wildfires spreads || ► FOXNEWS 3 August 2015 : More than 20 wildfires burn in California, forcing hundreds to flee || ► ABC NET Au 3 August 2015 : Wildfires rage across California, leaving one firefighter dead and thousands of homes evacuated

► QZ 30 July 2015 : Hong Kong women protest jail time for a "breast assault" with photos of their weapons  

► ABC NET AU 3 August 2015 : Metal debris found on island not from MH370: officials || ► USA TODAY 2 August 2015 : Official: Debris found not part of Flight 370 || ► NEWS COM AU 3 Augsut 2015 : MH370: How plane debris will be analysed as locals continue to comb beach on Reunion Island 


DAILY MAIL
■ 7 June 2012 : Tomatoes 'help keep skin young' and protect against sunburn
■ 12 April 2013 : Is music the secret to a good night's sleep? Researchers find it can improve quality AND boost your brainpower overnight
■ 2 August 2015 : Frozen in time: The Arctic's Soviet-era ghost town that is seeing a tourist revival with visitors keen to see the abandoned mine and Lenin bust (and the occasional polar bear)
■ 5 August 2015 : Seen for the first time in a century: Mormon church releases photos of 'seer stone' allegedly used by religion's founder (Joseph Smith ) to decode 'Egyptian scripts' that became the Book of Mormon
■ 6 August 2015 : Why it is easier to work out to music: Tunes help dull the pain of exercise by producing chemicals 'similar to morphine'
■ 6 August 2015 : Women with breast implants are THREE times more likely to commit suicide and die from alcohol or drug use, study finds 
■ 7 August 2015 : Break-ups hurt women more in the short term but men NEVER recover, researchers claim. Women reported higher levels of both physical and emotional pain
Recover more fully and come out emotionally stronger. Men never full recover, but they simply move on, study found
■ 10 August 2015 : It's harvest time in SPACE: Astronauts eat vegetables grown on the ISS for the first time in crucial step towards Mars mission
■ 18 August 2015 : 'Miracle girl', who had half of brain removed and nearly died after being shaken by father as a baby, enjoys life three years later. Cheyenne Rae, 3, shaken as an eight-month-old by father James Davis Jr. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison after admitting to the act. She had half of her brain taken out, suffered a fractured skull and bleeding. Doctors didn't think Cheyenne would survive, but she is now almost four. She talks and walks with a cast but is unable to move limbs on right side. She is still experiencing medical problems from the shaking
■ 20 August 2015 : Mystery of the 'Werewolf' unit's lost horde: How a Nazi ghost train packed with treasures and a gold bar found in a lake at Hitler's hideaway are shining spotlight on the race to find $30BILLION fortune hidden by the Third Reich
■ 20 August 2015 : Mystery of the Mona Lisa’s smile solved: Second painting shows how da Vinci created an optical illusion to trick viewers. Discovery of second 'uncatchable smile' suggests illusion was intentional. Study looked at La Bella Principessa, painted by da Vinci in 15th century. It found da Vinci expertly blended colours to exploit our peripheral vision. His illusion relies upon the viewer looking indirectly at the portrait's mouth 
■ 20 August 2015 : Swimming in the sky! Luxury apartment blocks will be linked by glass-bottomed pool suspended 115 feet in the air. Embassy Gardens will be made up of 2,000 homes starting at £602,000. Glass-bottomed Sky Pool will be 25 metres long and three metres deep. Apartments will go on the market in September with a move in date in 2018
■ 20 August 2015 : Dream job? 'Hotel tester' paid to sleep in the beds and make sure they are comfy enough (but the loo inspection isn't quite as fun). Zhuang Jing, a professional Hotel Test Sleeper for online company Qunar 
■ 21 August 2015 : Move over Megan Fox! Brazilian Miss Bumbum contestant (Claudia Alende, 22, from Parana, Brazil) earns 1.2 MILLION Instagram followers thanks to her uncanny resemblance to the Transformers star


SCIENCE DAILY
■ 29 May 2012 : Bananas are as beneficial as sports drinks, study suggests 
■ 23 April 2015 : Long-term exposure to air pollution may pose risk to brain structure, cognitive functions 
■ 29 May 2015 : Mode of transportation affects how we feel, study finds
■ 6 August 2015 : Women hurt more by breakups but recover more fully
■ 20 August 2015 : Breastfeeding may expose infants to toxic chemicals
■ 24 August 2015 : Long-term NSAID use may reduce CRC risk
■ 27 August 2015 : Air pollution linked to children's low academic achievement


LIVE SCIENCE
■ 4 August 2015 : Weight-Loss Surgery Changes Gut Bacteria 
■ 6 August 2015 : Warning for Nepal: April Earthquake Didn't Unleash All Its Energy
■ 11 August 2015 : Omega-3s May Prevent Full-Blown Schizophrenia 
■ 20 August 2015 : Breast-Fed Babies Show Buildup of Potentially Harmful Chemical


► BOSTON 5 August 2015 : A dozen oyster and raw bars around Boston. The area has plenty of oyster bars and restaurants with raw bars—here are 12 of them. 

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■ 5 August 2015 : Polluted air raises risk of developing dementia: research 
■ 12 August 2015 : Omega-3 supplements may reduce psychosis risk: researchers

► NY TIMES 6 August 2015 : Roman Totenberg's Stolen Stradivarius Is Found After 35 Years   || ► NPR 6 August 2015 : A Rarity Reclaimed: Stolen Stradivarius Recovered After 35 Years 

COUNSEL HEAL
■ 28 July 2015 : For Certain Brains, Practice Makes Perfect 
■ 31 July 2015 : Perfectionists More Likely to Turn Into Quitters 
■ 10 August 2015 : Heart Monitoring Advised for Depressed Teens
■ 11 August 2015 : Socratic Questioning Improves Depression Symptoms
■ 20 August 2015  : Walking While Eating Boosts Obesity Risk

► SCIENCEMAG 5 August 2015 : Horses capable of humanlike facial expressions 

► QZ 6 August 2015 : Forget the fancy technology. Your body already knows how to pick the perfect running shoes 

► E ONLINE 10 August 2015 : Victoria's Secret Model Kate Grigorieva Gets Married in Russia!

► CHEAT SHEET 11 August 2015 : The 10 Most Corrupt Countries in the World

► GAMEZEBO 14 August 2015 : Veggie Dog Story is Packed With Stealth, Fun, and Vitamins 

► VERGE 20 August 2015 : Android Wear watches can now translate entire conversations || ► TECHCRUNCH 20 Augsut 2015 : Google Brings Interactive Watch Faces And Built-In Google Translate Support To Android Wear

► INDEPENDENT 20 August 2015 :  Mystery of Mona Lisa's smile 'solved' as experts say Da Vinci used the same illusion years before 

► VERGE 20 August 2015 : London's sky pool will let the super-rich swim through the air || ► GUARDIAN 20 August 2015 : Would you take a dip 35 metres up in London's first 'sky pool'? 

► FORBES 29 June 2015 : The World's Highest-Paid Actresses 2015

► THE RICHEST 11 March 2015 : 10 Current NASA Projects That Will Change Everything :

► SPACE 10 August 2015 : It's Official: The Universe Is Dying Slowly

► IFL SCIENCE 19 August 2015 : Staring Into Someone's Eyes For 10 Minutes Can Alter Your Consciousness

► MASHABLE 17 Augsut 2015 : The UK is testing out roads that charge electric cars as they go

► VERGE 22 August 2015 : See the incredible cars of Pebble Beach's multimillion-dollar auctions

► PSYCHOLOGY TODAY 9 August 2014 : Study: Telling the Truth May Actually Improve Your Health :

► NEWS ACES ILLINOIS 24 August 2015 : U of I study: Men, people over 65 sleep better when they have access to nature || ► SCIENCE WOLRD REPORT 24 August 2015 : Nature Helps Older Men Sleep Better

► MEDICAL NEWS TODAY 13 July 2015 : Is laughter the best medicine for age-related memory loss?

► VERGE 25 August 2015 || ► ENGADGET 25 August 2015 : Samsung's Gear S2 makes its Instagram debut on an exec's wrist

► GUARDIAN 25 August 2015 : Lack of vitamin D may cause multiple sclerosis, study finds

► MEDIA MATTERS 27 August 2015 : Fox News Criticizes Obama For Advocating Gun Reform After Virginia Shooting Victim's Father Makes The Same Point -- On Fox News || ► POLITICO 26 August 2015 : 'It's got to stop': 15 times Obama has pushed for stronger gun control  || ► GUARDIAN 26 August 2015 : White House renews call for gun control after Virginia TV shooting

► GUARDIAN 28 August 2015 : Goth teenagers at higher risk of depression, study suggests

► WIRED 30 June 2015 : Peek Inside Aston Martin's Totally Bonkers, $2.3M Hypercar

► AUTO ECONOMIC TIMES INDIA TIMES 8 March 2015 : The Hyper Cars of Geneva Motor Show 2015. Here's a complete lowdown on the Hyper Cars that made their presence felt at the Geneva Motor Show 2015 ||  ► MOTOR TREND : The Hypercar Blueprint. How did four automakers with legendary racing pedigrees all arrive at the same formula for the next-generation hypercar? || ► THE RICHEST 28 April 2015 : Top 15 Sexiest Supercars of 2015 || ► SUB5ZERO 5 February 215 : The Top 10 Automotive Rivalries of All Time || ► JALOPNIK 2 December 2011 : The ten most vicious car rivalries

► NY DAILY NEWS 3 June 2014 : Want to arrive at work in a good mood? Ride your bike there. A new study found that cyclists are the happiest during their commute, while the workers who take the bus or train are the grumpiest. Car passengers and people who drive to work fall in the middle, researchers said.

► GLOBAL NEWS 30 August 2015 : Driver charged for crash that killed 38 women in Swaziland, festival goes on || ► ABC Net Au 31 August 2015 : 13 girls killed in Swaziland bus crash en route to King's wife choosing ceremony

► ENTERTAINMENT : 10 Women You Won't Believe Exist. Women alone are amazing creatures. They have the ability to bring new life into the world with their bodies as well as be caregivers, activists, educators, and queens of the business world and still go home and take care of a family at the end of the day. Women have certainly been through a lot in the last century from suffrage and fighting to equal pay in the working world that’s dominated by men, women couldn’t be prouder of themselves. These days, women are fighting for more control of their bodies and their right to choose what to do with their lives. Of course there are more traditional views that still dominate today’s society on how women should look and act. The media has shown women what their standards are when it comes to beauty and how their bodies should look.

When women aren't fighting equal rights, many of them are dealing with their own battles within themselves for self-acceptance and for the right to feel beautiful. If a woman doesn't fit into the conventional definition of beauty, she may find herself being oppressed and ridiculed by her peers, especially women. That is not only mean, but also counter-productive to what women could accomplish if they set their minds to it.

This video contains a list of ten women that you won't believe exist. Whether they are brilliant people, or they physically defy the laws of physics and prove that beauty comes in all forms, these women have made headlines and have made valid contributions to society and the community around them.

One woman named Cathie Jung has been working for 12 years in hopes of achieving attention for her body. Over the course of these 12 years, Cathie has been wearing a corset and gradually shrinking her waistline. Today, her waist is about 15 inches in circumference, breaking world records for the tiniest waist. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Mikel Ruffinelli has hips with a circumference of 8 feet. After Mikel gave birth to her first child, her hips expanded and grew. With each child she birthed, her hips continued to grow. She eats about 5,000 calories a day to maintain her record-breaking figure.

But women are much more than physical beauty. One of the smartest people in the world is a woman naked Marilyn vos Savant, who has an IQ of about 186. From 1986-1989, she held the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest IQ before the category was discontinued in 1990 due to the inconsistency of the IQ tests. Considering that education for women is much younger than the educational system for men, this is quite an achievement and has proven that women can be just as smart (or smarter) than men.
Finally, women can be strong both emotionally and physically. The strongest woman in the world is Aneta Florcyzk, who can lift a grown man above her head. She has won numerous competitions and is no stranger to the first place spot.

Check out the rest of the video for more unbelievable women! Published on Jul 24, 2015 by TheRichest 



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► FILM & ANIMATIONS: Inside Out Official Trailer #2 (2015) - Disney Pixar Movie HD. Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions – Joy (Amy Poehler), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Mindy Kaling) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith). The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley’s mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy, Riley's main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school.

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► FILM & ANIMATIONS : Inside Out - ALL Clips (Sneak Peek). Watch all of your favorite clips of Inside Out the movie. Note: The first and the second scenes in the video is not in the movie, they're suppose to put it in the movie, so I guess they took it out.. so I got nothing to do about it. The DVD movie of Inside Out will come out in October 13 & Blu-Ray will come out in November 3.

Emotions characters in Inside Out:
* Disgust
* Fear
* Joy (my favorite)
* Sadness
* Anger

Published on Jun 19, 2015 by Kainoa Lapira 

► EDUCATION :  [MUST LISTEN] The New Psycho Cybernetics by Dr. Maxwell Maltz and Dan Kennedy. Psycho-Cybernetics is a classic self-help book, written by Maxwell Maltz in 1960 and published by the non-profit Psycho-Cybernetics Foundation. The experts in personal development, including Zig Ziglar, Tony Robbins, Brian Tracy have based their techniques on Maxwell Maltz.

Many of the psychological methods of training elite athletes are based on the concepts in Psycho-Cybernetics as well.[2] The book combines the cognitive behavioral technique of teaching an individual how to regulate self-concept developed by Prescott Lecky with the cybernetics of Norbert Wiener and John von Neumann. The book defines the mind-body connection as the core in succeeding in attaining personal goals.

[3] Maltz found that his plastic surgery patients often had expectations that were not satisfied by the surgery, so he pursued a means of helping them set the goal of a positive outcome through visualization of that positive outcome.[4] Maltz became interested in why setting goals works. He learned that the power of self-affirmation and mental visualization techniques used the connection between the mind and the body. He specified techniques to develop a positive inner goal as a means of developing a positive outer goal. This concentration on inner attitudes is essential to his approach, as a person's outer success can never rise above the one visualized internally. Published on Jul 26, 2013 by SellandSucceedTV 

► Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 4
► Pacer
► Ascension 
► One Bright Dot 

► Obama to unveil tougher climate change plan 

► Asian stocks near 2015 lows on China worry, dollar steadies 

► U.S. Democrats see 'fire wall' holding to preserve Iran deal

► Special Report: State Department watered down human trafficking report 

► Greek stocks plunge, banks hammered, after five-week crisis shut down

► GREAT DEBATE : Forgotten flaw in Iran nuclear deal: It lets killers go free  

► Australia says initial MH370 debris drift models gave wrong clues

► Japan's Abe asks Biden for investigation of possible U.S. spying

► WIDER IMAGE  : 'Punching me in my head, my body, kicking me' 

► Civilian casualties rise as Afghan war intensifies in 2015

► Malaysia confirms wing part washed up on beach is from missing MH370 

► It's all about Trump at raucous Republican debate 

► Malaysia says matches prove wing part is from missing flight MH370

► Protests return to Ferguson streets, state of emergency declared

► Women who work or lift a lot may struggle to get pregnant 

► Tsipras resigns, paving way for snap Greek election

► Exclusive: Dozens of Clinton emails were classified from the start, U.S. rules suggest

► China fears hand Wall St. its worst day since 2011 

► Japan protests Russian PM's visit to disputed island

► Trump holds large rally in Alabama, touts tough immigration stance 

► First-ever women graduate from Army Ranger course

► Virginia TV journalists killed by suspect with 'powder keg' of anger

► Trump: dealmakers are miserable, but not you, Carl - By Emily Flitter and Jennifer Ablan
NEW YORK - Donald Trump says most good business negotiators are "vicious, horrible, miserable human beings." Except Carl Icahn.
 * Politics as blood sport: Trump looks to kick Bush when he's down
 * Biden to meet with union boss as he ponders White House run

► Slain journalist's father to fight for gun control - By Ian Simpson
WASHINGTON - "I'm not going to rest until I see something happen. We've got to have our legislators and congressmen step up to the plate and stop being cowards about this," said Andy Parker, the father of murdered reporter Alison Parker.
 * Slideshow: On-air shooting in Virginia 

► Migrants in northern France continue attempts to cross Channel
► Nigeria names head of multinational force to fight Boko Haram
► Hundreds protest in Taipei after student suicide
► New super-slim skyscrapers are changing New York's skyline 
► Florida's giant snails prove to be a slippery foe 
► Congo creates francophone Africa's first mobile phones
► Two Turkish police killed in gun attack blamed on PKK
► Relatives unconvinced by MH370 wreckage find
► Beijing celebrates after winning bid for 2022 Winter Olympics
► Angelina Jolie latest celebrity to visit Myanmar 
► Hong Kong bra protest after woman jailed for 'breast assault' 
► New debris found on island in hunt for MH370 answers
► Two Turkish troops killed in 'PKK suicide attack' 
► Togo's Voodoo market offers help to all. Incantations, skulls and dried animal skins are a few of the ingredients used in Togo's Voodoo market, where even politicians seek help from healers who say they can cure almost any ailment. 
► Ban Ki-moon hails Obama's 'bold and visionary' climate plan
► Donald Trump shakes up Republican presidential race. As the Republican party readies for Thursday’s first debate between its crowded field of presidential hopefuls, one has stood out from the crowd, both in the polls and for more controversial reasons: Donald Trump.
► Two dead in Lake Victoria boat collision: Kenya police
► Obama says rejecting Iran deal would destroy US credibility
► Experts test MH370 debris to understand how plane hit water
► Russia starts destroying smuggled Western food
► Fishing boats moored as Taiwan braces itself for typhoon
► Bike enthusiasts cycle from Paris to Avignon on old style bikes
► Mugabe rages against killing of Cecil the lion
► Chasing fair skin, Ivorians ignore whitening cream ban
► Berlin Zoo's elephants shower to escape scorching temperatures
► Temperatures to soar in Egypt heatwave
► Pilgrims cast prayers to the skies from Algeria mountain peak
► Uggie, dog in Oscar-winning 'The Artist', put down. The adorable dog Uggie, famous for his role in the academy award-winning film "The Artist," had to be put down due to a tumor, celebrity website TMZ reported. 
► Private Cuban tourism industry prepares for US influx
► Stubbing it out : Ethiopia implements smoking ban

► Young Cubans divided on new US relations  || ► Havana residents elated by "historic" visit of Kerry 

► Safety fears over Chinese chemical blasts   || ► Relatives of Tianjin blasts victims blocked from news conference   || ► China blast residents evacuated over chemical fears  || ► 'Hundreds of tonnes' of cyanide at China blasts site

► Bomb attack in central Bangkok kills at least 19 || ► Bangkok bomb shrine reopens as police hunt suspect

► Spitfires, Hurricanes mark Battle of Britain 'Hardest Day' 
► Kenya saddles up for annual camel derby  
► South Korean activists protest against North

► Gunman opens fire on Amsterdam-Paris train  || ► American tourists witness France train attack || ► French passenger was first to tackle train attacker: minister ||  ► France awards train attack heroes highest honour

► 2,000 refugees stuck on Macedonia border as more arrive || Macedonia allows all 1,500 migrants at border to enter

► UK's Hammond arrives at Tehran embassy ahead of reopening
► New one-day peak for Italy migrant rescues  
► 'First Lady' of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge laid to rest
► Multiple sclerosis  
► Fear and despair in Kashmir as India-Pakistan talks falter (1)
► Tomatina battle paints the Spanish town of Bunol in red
► US shooting suspect dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound
► Migration routes to Europe

► A Minimum Wage Success Story in Seattle
► 'Incubator Babies' Praise Doctor Who Saved Lives 
► Raw: Beijing Wins 2022 Winter Olympics 
► Raw: Hearse Carrying Bobbi Kristina Brown 
► New Debris on Reunion Island Not Plane Part 
► Raw: Fires Rage in Woodlands Across California
► Comedian Amy Schumer Calls For More Gun Control
► California Drought Could Doom Endangered Fish
► Obama: Iran Vote Most Important Since Iraq War 
► Chicago Zoo Welcomes Newborn Sloth
► Giant Tortoise Makes Great Escape in Florida 
► Trump Jolts First GOP Debate
► Raw: Typhoon Soudelor Hits Taiwan; 4 Dead
► Black Lives Matter Activists Disrupt Sanders Event
► Texas Police: 5 Children, 3 Adults Found Dead
► Raw: Seized Picasso Painting Returns to Spain

► Souping - Hollywood's Latest Health Craze 



► Cubans Enjoy American Food at 1st Burger Joint
► Trump Hits Clinton on Emails, Bush on Iraq 
► Biden: Chattanooga Gunman a 'Perverted Jihadist'
► Indonesian Plane Missing, 54 People on Board

► Raw: Putin Plunges into Black Sea with Submarine



► Odd Suckers: Octopus Species Is Weirdly Social
► Fogle to Plead Guilty to Sex Acts With Minors. Longtime Subway pitchman Jared Fogle agreed Wednesday to plead guilty to allegations that he paid for sex acts with minors and received child pornography in a case that could send him to prison for more than a decade.
► Spaniards Create 'Human Towers' 
► Giant Fish Carousel Opens in NYC 
► Raw: Woman, 76, Robbed, Punched Inside Church
► Putin Says He'll Give US Boxer Citizenship
► New Hole Opens at Site of Fatal Fla. Sinkhole
► Key Gene Tied To Obesity Maybe Clue To Treatment
► Raw: DC Panda Shows Signs of Pregnancy
► Former President Carter Talks Cancer Diagnosis
► Raw: 2 Americans subdued French train gunman
► Thousands in Alabama Turn Out for Trump 
► France Train Attack 'Heroes' Describe Ordeal
► Raw: Deadly Plane Crash at UK Airshow
► National Zoo: Panda Mei Xiang Has Given Birth
► TV Reporter, Cameraman Fatally Shot on Air. A TV reporter and photographer were fatally shot on air in central Virginia Wednesday while conducting a live interview. WDBJ-TV identified the two killed as Alison Parker and Adam Ward.
► Raw: Sinkhole Swallows Up Pedestrians in China
► Trump: 'I Swear' My Hair is Not a Toupee
► Moment of Silence for Slain Journalists  

► NEWS

■ No plane link to new debris in island hunt for MH370 clues
■ Trump: Biden would be tougher to beat than Clinton
■ Original 'My Fair Lady' Julie Andrews to direct Sydney show
■ Grandma Feels Disrespected When Her Advice Is Ignored - DEAR ABBY 
■ Wife Cheating On Husband Needs To Figure Out Why-  DEAR ABBY  
■ Debate field is set: Trump, Bush in; Santorum, Fiorina out
■ Paper: FBI investigating security of Clinton emails
■ Obama pitches Iran nuclear deal as support looks 'squishy'
■ Obama warns of dangers to Israel if Iran deal blocked: U.S. Jewish leader
■ Gray wolf possibly spotted in California, only second since 1924
■ Leading GOP senator offers bill on guns, mental health
■ Picasso painting seized on yacht returns to Spain
■ Jimmy Carter says he has cancer, revealed by recent surgery
■ Fidel Castro to US: You owe us millions
■ 11-year-old gives birth to girl in Paraguay
■ Kerry in Havana for banner day in US-Cuba relations 
■ Caitlyn Jenner could face criminal charge for fatal crash
■ Tensions rise as North and South Korea exchange fire
■ With humor and honesty, Carter talks about his cancer 
■ Trump on fatal shooting of WDBJ journalists: 'This isn't a gun problem — this is a mental problem'
■ The Latest on TV shooting: AG joins hundreds for vigil
■ Obama to people of New Orleans: You inspire me, and America
■ Swaziland: Festival continues despite calls to mourn dancers
■ How Trump could turn the presidency into a 'litigation circus'

► FOOD : Why This Food Blogger Refuses to Eat Oysters 

► SPORTS : Q&A: Kobe Bryant talks retirement, playoffs and life after basketball

► FINANCE : Donald Trump kicked off the GOP debate with a dramatic threat to the Republican Party

► TECHNOLOGY : Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ prices – everything you need to know 

► GOOD MORNING AMERICA : Russian President Vladimir Putin Pumps Iron, Grills in Newly Released Photos

► NEWS

■ Saudi king cuts short controversial holiday in France
■ MH370 search: New debris on Reunion investigated
■ India floods kill more than 100
■ Viagra 'added to Chinese alcohol'
■ Joshua Wong: 'We had no clear goals' in Hong Kong protests 
■ Climate change: Obama to unveil Clean Power Plan
■ Indian trains derailed by flash flood in Madhya Pradesh 
■ India lifts porn ban after widespread outrage
■ Libya investigates Gaddafi son 'abuse' video
■ South Korean ex-first lady in 'peace visit' to North
■ Chastened Assad faces up to reality
■ Sweden offers no easy immigration answers 
■ The 'sanitised narrative' of Hiroshima's atomic bombing
■ The Pakistani hangman and his family tradition
■ The wonder of a rainbow in Beijing
■ A fun guide to the 10 Republicans who made the debate 
■ Rejecting Iran nuclear deal is a vote for war, Obama says
■ Party girls and too much sex: Why some Indian men seek divorce
■ North Korea's new time zone to break from 'imperialism'
■ Leading US Democrat speaks out against US-Iran deal
■ Is Kama Sutra a feminist book of erotic love?
■ The rise of Singlish
■ China's black market for organ donations
■ Tony Abbott: The Barack Obama antidote? 
■ Greece crisis: Syriza rebels form new Popular Unity party
■ Merkel and Putin: A grudging relationship
■ Russian Orthodox Church lends weight to Putin patriotism 
■ Syriza split: What next for Greece and bailout?
■Why Malaysians are disillusioned with Najib Razak  
■ Why India needs a new debate on caste quotas  

■ More than 70 bodies in Austria lorry - Austrian officials now say more than 70 bodies, thought to be migrants, were in an abandoned lorry found on a road near the Hungarian border.
* Plea for EU answer to migrant crisis
* Migrants' perilous route to Germany
* Why is EU struggling with migrants


■ Migrant crisis: Libya boats sink off Zuwara carrying hundreds
■ Did French media put lives at risk?
■ Virginia shooting: Gunman Vester Flanagan profile


► BUSINESS : Cashing in on Singapore's 'SG50' jubilee


► EDUCATION & FAMILY : Reading for pleasure 'boosts social relations'


► EARTH
■ How do we know evolution is real? The evidence that species really do change 
■ The most accurate clocks in space - Fast-spinning pulsars can act as the universe's timekeepers 
■ Gorillas with human eyes- Can you spot what is odd about this gorilla's eyes?
■ Bizarre 'creatures of the deep' - See the bizarre deep sea animals of Monterey Canyon, US (vampire and glass squid, crystal amphipods, barrel eye fish and shiny loosejaw fish)
■ Why some STIs may be good for you - Some microbes passed on during sex have surprising benefits


► FUTURE
■ The master of a drone circus - A big top spectacle for the 21st Century
■ The messages hidden in our sweat - Perspiration is not just for keeping cool 
■ Do astronauts dream of space? An exclusive interview with the ISS crew
■ How to preserve your brainpower - Dos and don’ts to keep your wits


► HEALTH
■ Pancreatic cancer urine test hope
■ What's behind the 'anti-vax' movement?
■ 'Female Viagra' - a closer look at flibanserin
■ Dementia levels 'are stabilising' 
■ Low vitamin-D genes linked to MS
■ Brain cells 'burn out' in Parkinson's disease 
■ Drinking water doesn't prevent a hangover, study says 

► MAGAZINE
■ Terror on the beach
■ Who, What, Why: Is it legal to attack a seagull?
■ Why does coffee shoot out of the lid of your cup?
■ Why do some people refer to themselves in the third person?
■ How many national anthems are plagiarised?

► SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT
■ Trouble in orbit: the growing problem of space junk
■ Hainan gibbon decline charted in Chinese records
■ Lost in space? Nasa under pressure 
■ Humans are 'unique super-predator' - By Jonathan Amos / BBC Science Correspondent

► OUCH BLOGS : Explaining low stamina levels - with spoons. Ouchlets A series on small but significant insights into disabled life. Some people have boundless energy and stamina. Those who don't, due to disability, find it difficult to explain their energy levels and have to deal with people who think they're lazy. And that's where spoons come in. What is "spoon theory"? 

► CHINA BLOG : How safe is Tianjin after explosions?

► EUROPE BLOG : Migrant crisis: Why do politicians seem unable to act?

► TRENDING BLOG : Why has India blocked mobile internet messaging?

► The Longer View: Great speeches

► TECHNOLOGY
■ First 3D-printed pill approved by US authorities 
■ Hackers target internet address bug to disrupt sites
■ Britons 'love smartphones and selfies' 
■ Could we fly from London to New York in an hour? 
■ Swimming pool 'bridge' to link London towers
■ Facebook has a billion users in a single day, says Mark Zuckerberg
■ Virginia shooting: Facebook and Twitter told to rethink autoplay video

► TRAVEL :  Where the 'human fish' lurks. In Slovenia, a bizarre creature can survive 14 years without food 


► ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : Pierce Brosnan stopped at airport with knife in luggage 

► 10 things we didn't know last week 


► TODAY'S AFRICAN PROVERB
■ "The fork on the road made the hyena miss the party" - A Lango proverb sent by Patrick Odongo, Kitgum, Uganda
■ "He who burnt in a fire always fears ashes" - A Somali proverb sent by Young Mohadish Salad, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
■ "One does not count the fingers of nine-fingered person in his or her presence" - A Yoruba proverb sent by Abimbola Oladiran, Jos, Nigeria
■ "You should not sleep outside just because someone else did it and was lucky" - A Tonga proverb sent by Peter Mulekwa Gotola, Lusaka, Zambia

► Zimbabwe asks US to extradite dentist lion killer
► 'Fast' & vast: China building world's largest 500-meter radio telescope 
► Helicopter crashes at airshow in Russia, 1 pilot dead (PHOTOS, VIDEO) ► 'Don't spy on me!' How to opt out of Windows 10’s intrusive defaults
► Migrant flow to Europe is result of US, EU military ops in Middle East – Czech president 
► Israel vows to fight Jewish terrorism as 16yo girl stabbed at pride parade dies
► Russia develops 7-ton universal armored robotic platform 
► Stunning footage of Reunion island volcano spewing lava (VIDEO)
► Planes, guns and automobiles: 5 scariest hacking targets 
► Telescope captures spectacular Lagoon Nebula, a vast cauldron of interstellar gas & dust (PHOTOS)
► Porn ban in Kamasutra land? Hundreds of adult websites 'ordered blocked' in India 
► 13 people shot at house party in Brooklyn, NY
► Bin Laden's stepmother, sister believed killed in small plane crash at Hampshire airport (VIDEO)
► Space crab? Mars object in NASA pics totally thrills red planet fans
► 'UFO' captured overtaking Virgin Atlantic plane at JFK (VIDEO)
► Palestinians shelter Israeli policewoman from rocks tossed by Jewish extremists (PHOTO) 
► Taking sides in Syrian civil war? Obama authorizes airstrikes ‘to defend’ US-trained rebels  
► Kuwaiti crew drifts, rolls-over T-72 at Russia's Tank Biathlon (VIDEO) 
► Dutch Safety Board asks for RT’s assistance in MH17 probe after documentary  
► Saadi Gaddafi torture video shows name guarantees 'maximum mistreatment' & no justice – lawyer to RT ► Saudi-led coalition ground forces help recapture Yemeni military base from Houthis
► New virus created that can completely wreck Apple computers
► State Dept. 'frankly doesn't know' legal authority behind US airstrikes supporting Syrian rebels 
► Islamic State sex slave price list authentic, $165 for a child - UN 
► US receives two RD-181 rocket engines under latest $1bn contract with Russia
► 'Faceless body belonged to my sister': Hiroshima, Nagasaki nuke survivors recall horrors 70 years on 
► Biggest superstorm of 2015 to strike Japan & Taiwan this week 
► Space boobs: 'Alien woman with breasts' watching Mars rover spotted by UFO lovers 
► NASA creating robotic drones for future space exploration
► Love machine! Sex with robots will be normal by 2070, claims academic
► Nicole Barr (Girl), 12, scores higher IQ than Stephen Hawking
► Saadi Gaddafi torture video shows name guarantees 'maximum mistreatment' & no justice – lawyer to RT
► At least 8 killed, 400 injured after massive explosion rocks central Kabul 
► US says Assad is 'root of all evil' after first drone strikes launch from Turkey 
► Researchers hack & remotely control Tesla Model S, inform manufacturer to fix bugs 
► Gorbachev calls US military might 'insurmountable obstacle to a nuclear-free world' 
► Three newest US subs 'impacted' by unauthorized weld repairs 
► Russian senator urges international tribunal into US-Vietnam war
► Los Angeles dumps 20K 'shade balls' into reservoir to stop evaporation 
► Rejecting Iran deal could damage the dollar, support for Russia sanctions – Kerry
► Sexting enhances sex lives, 88% of US adults have tried it - study
► 'Aliens prevented nuclear war on Earth': Former NASA astronaut makes unexpected claim
► Red rag v rainbow flag: 'Gay parades harm kid spectators more than bullfights'
► United Russia will not use Putin’s image in next elections – report
► Florida divers find $4.5mn in gold coins from sunken 18th century Spanish fleet (PHOTOS)
► MI5 spied on suspected communists & anti-colonial leaders, secret files reveal
► The day the Kursk sank: 15 years on, Russia remembers one of worst-ever submarine tragedies
► Blinded Spanish photographer (Juan Torre)  keeps snapping, helps visually-impaired 'see' his images
► BBC journalists covering Virginia shooting 'threatened by police,' forced to delete footage
► Dramatic footage shows sinkhole swallowing people at Chinese bus stop (VIDEO)
► Great US-Canada Wall? GOP presidential candidate wants barrier to keep Canadian threat out
► NATO kicks off naval drills in Black Sea with Ukraine
► 'Never again!' Japanese hold massive rally to protest Abe's foreign wars bill (PHOTO, VIDEO)
► No entry? Sweden's far-right calls for vote on immigration, French want to shut borders
► Italy's Eni discovers 'largest-ever' gas field in Mediterranean Sea off Egypt
► Fabled Amber Room could be hidden inside Nazi treasure train 'found' in Poland, journalist claims
► Russia accepted over 1mn Ukrainian refugees forced out of homes by Donbass war


► OP-ED
■ Bomb, bomb, bomb Iran with lies, lies, lies - by : Pepe Escobar : 
■ 'Libyan lawlessness now spreading to Egypt'
■ Putin goes to Crimea – but where’s the Western outrage?
■ 'Korean Peninsula is where major militaries – US, China and Russia – face each other'


► BUSINESS
■ Russia begins mass destruction of illegally imported food
■ McDonald’s sent to Siberia

► VIDEOS
■ Tank Biathlon World Championship kicks off in Moscow region
■ Hunter Hunted: Zimbabwe asks US to extradite Cecil the Lion killer
■ ISIS no weaker after a year of airstrikes - US intelligence
■ 2 Palestinian teens shot dead amid clashes over toddler killed in arson attack
■ FIRST VIDEO: Moment helicopter crashes at airshow in Russia, pilot escapes burning cockpit 
■ Drone footage: China building world's largest 500-meter radio telescope
■ Raging Inferno: Forests & woodlands engulfed in flames in California
■ Obama authorizes airstrikes on Assad troops   || ■ Obama authorizes airstrikes 'to defend' Syrian rebels, target Assad troops if necessary 
■ Chupacabra or just wild dog? Mysterious beast haunts sleepy Russian village ■ Dutch Safety Board asks for RT's assistance in MH17 probe after documentary
■ Gaddafi's son torture video guarantees 'maximum mistreatment' – lawyer to RT
■ Germany calls in army to cope with migrants against constitution
■ 'RIP French Agriculture': Farmers protest, 'bury' industry in manure

■ Putin enjoys killer whale show at Moscow's new oceanarium



■ US airstrike support to Syrian rebels doesn't require new legal basis – State Dept.
■ Obama foresees 'another war in Middle East' without Iran deal
■ CCTV: Crane crushes a sidewalk, passers-by run for their lives
■ Best weapon against ISIS? Laugher! Iraqi comedian mocks jihadists despite constant threats 
■ 'Assad regime is root of all evil' - US State Department Spox
■ 'Root of all evil? US intervention, not Assad' – Ron Paul University director to RT 
■ Russian hackers reportedly hit Pentagon email system
■ 'US will be left isolated if Congress votes NO on Iran deal'
■ Orange Animas River in Colorado after EPA spills 1mn gallons waste
■ Strongest cyclone of 2015? Deaths and evacuations as Typhoon Soudelor hits Taiwan    || ■ Aerial footage: Taiwan sunk in mud streams after deadly typhoon Soudelor
■ Moo-ve along please: Cows march through supermarket in milk protest
■ Disaster Emergency Declared: Tons of toxins contaminate Animas River in Colorado 
■ Accepting Austerity: Greece, lenders agree on new bailout terms
■ Heavily-armed white men patrol Ferguson, 'ready to confront authorities'
■ Lavrov: Ousting Assad militarily equals ISIS taking over Syria
■ Possible Buk missile parts found at MH17 site, but 'too early to draw conclusion'
■ John Kerry voices concerns Washington might lose EU support for anti-Russia sanctions 
■ RAW: Man sets himself on fire at anti-Japan rally in S. Korea
■ The day the Kursk sank: Russia remembers submarine tragedy 15 yrs on
■ Kos Chaos: Greek island inundated with migrants, hundreds locked in stadium
■ RAW: Massive blasts worth tons of TNT rock Tianjin, China || ■ RAW: Aftermath of huge explosion in Chinese city of Tianjin
■ 'Pregnant after Rape': Statues of stoned women placed in Prague by anti-Islamic groups
■ US reopens embassy in Havana, flag raised for the 1st time in 54 years 
■ ISIS launches chemical attack on Kurdish forces in Iraq - report 
■ Tour through top secret submarine base in Sevastopol, Russia
■ Touching Images: Blind photographer helps visually-impaired 'see' photos. Almost total blindness hasn't put off artist Juan Torre from producing photographs that are appreciated by those with and without perfect vision. The Spaniard has managed to achieve this by creating photos which the public can literally feel and touch.
■ Military Classrooms? Strategy wargames played out in German schools 
■ Agreement of the century? Iran deal still needs green light from US lawmakers

■ RAW: Putin plunges to the bottom of Black Sea in bathyscaphe || ■ RAW: GoPro cam captures Putin's plunge into Black Sea depths



■ Kentucky denies same-sex couples after gay marriage legalization
■ DISTURBING: Children paying highest price in Yemen's brutal armed conflict
■ Boxer Roy Jones Jr. asks Putin for Russian citizenship, Vlad says OK
■ Macedonia declares state of emergency over surge in migrants & refugees ■ RAW: Thousands of migrants, refugees rush past police across Greece-Macedonia border
■ 'Pacifism over!' Poroshenko presents tanks, Humvees, weaponry to Donbass forces
■ On the Edge: Crazy stunts of Russian adrenaline addict
■ Baby elephant rescued from well in India

■ MAKS-2015 International air show kicks off near Moscow || ■ Russian 5G PAK-FA T-50 fighter debuts with stunt program at MAKS-2015

■ We got married in Chernobyl exclusion zone: radioactive romance
■ That sinking feeling: falling 12yo punches hole in 17th century painting 
■ Virginia shooting: Gunman Williams kills journalists Alison Parker & Adam Ward, detained, critical
■ Virginia WDBJ shooter Bryce Williams showreel video
■ Captured, sold, raped: ISIS turns thousands of Christian women and children into sex slaves
■ Associated Press sues US govt over FBI fabrication of AP article

► Head to Head - Who is to blame for the rise of ISIL? 
► Talk to Al Jazeera - Israeli lawyer: Palestinians 'have the right to fight'
► Special Series (Compass) - The Invisible Railroad for Syrian Refugees
► Counting the Cost - Gold, oil and copper: Is the commodity boom over?
► John Kerry meets Gulf foreign ministers
► Obama's clean power plan: Is it achievable? || ► Obama's Clean Power Plan: Is it achievable?
► People and Power - The Cost of Living. The politics of ransom paying: should governments give money to armed groups in exchange for hostages?
► The bombing of Hiroshima: 70 years on
► Inside Story: The threat of ISIL in Saudi Arabia
► Politics and polemics: Europe's immigration story - The Listening Post (Full) 
► Counting the Cost - Bees in jeopardy: The real cost of pesticides
► Singapore: The success story
► Iraq's plan for political reform
► Witness - Mother of the Amazon
► Inside Story: Turning point in Yemen war?
► Al Jazeera World - Gaza: Human Shields 
► Are we alone? Stephen Hawking launches a 100-million-dollar search for intelligent life beyond our solar system
► People & Power - Peru's Rotten Wood
► Head to Head - Who is to blame for the rise of ISIL?
► Is Syria's president losing his grip on power?
► The Stream - #CubaUS: Easing the emotional embargo
► 101 East - Becoming Pacquiao. Motivated by the rags-to-riches story of national hero Manny Pacquiao, many Filipinos see boxing as a ticket out of poverty. But success stories are rare. 101 East follows a group of young fighters as they try to survive a brutal boxing industry.
► Inside Story : Japan's remorse over World War II victims
► Head to Head - War on women, war on liberty?
► Talk to Al Jazeera In the Field - Greeks: How did we lose our way?
► Under scrutiny: Selling the Iran-US nuclear deal - The Listening Post (Full)
► Counting the Cost - China's currency wars 
► Are UN peacekeepers doing more harm than good?
► Under scrutiny: Selling the Iran-US nuclear deal - The Listening Post (Full)
► Inside Story - Chaos in Kos: Greece on the frontline of migrant crisis
► Witness - The Life I Left Behind
► Inside Story - Is Dilma Rousseff facing impeachment?
► The Cure - Safe Surgery Innovations in Uganda & Gene Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis
► Inside Story: Sri Lanka's new political path
► The Cure - 3-D Printed Prosthetics; Liver on a Chip; and Robotic Surgery
► The Cure - Finding a Cure for Kala Azar  and Hen Therapy for the Old and Lonely
► Inside Story: Would new elections in Turkey serve AKP?
► People and Power - Gaza: Deadly Assaults
► The Cure - Solar-Powered Hearing Aids in Brazil & Jordan's Rehabilitation Clinic for Victims of War
► The Cure - Treating Bipolar Disorder With Virtual Reality & The Good Doctor
► 101 East - Saving Mary Jane
► Inside Story: Migrants or refugees?
► Inside Story - What does one man mean to a group like ISIL?
► South and North Korea: escalation or peace opportunity?
► My Nigeria - Basketmouth: Trash Talking
► Inside Story - Why is ISIL targeting cultural heritage?
► Inside Story - Is peace possible in South Sudan? 
► People & Power - South Korea: Suicide nation
► Inside Story - Lebanon's deepening crisis 
► 101 East - Japan's Womenomics 
► The Pentagon's rules of media engagement - The Listening Post (Full)

► IDEAS

■ SEAN GREGORY : Which Cities Even Want the Olympics Anymore?
■ KESHA : We Must Do More to Ban Poaching 
■ GOV. JOHN R. KASICH : Let the States Fix Our Crumbling Highways — Instead of Washington 
■ IAN BREMMER : These 5 Stats Explain Turkey's War on ISIS — and the Kurds 
■ AARON GOUVEIA : More Men Need to Talk About Miscarriage 
■ JOE KLEIN : The Iranian-Vote Carnival 
■ SAMANTHA GROSSMAN : The 14 Worst Kinds of Late People 
■ ALEX ALTMAN : Why Democrats are Struggling With Black Lives Matter 
■ ALICE PARK : How Coke Is Subtly Blaming You for Obesity 
■ JEFFREY KLUGER : The Truth About Donald Trump's Narcissism 
■ JAMES PONIEWOZIK : True Detective, Louie, and the Limits of TV Auteurism 
■ SABRINA JOY STEVENS : Why the U.S. Needs World Breastfeeding Week 
■ MARK THOMPSON : Meet the First Female U.S. Army Rangers
■ RADHIKA JONES : Jonathan Franzen's New Adventure 
■ IAN BREMMER : These 5 Facts Explain Why China Is Still on the Rise
■ JEFFREY KLUGER : Here's How the Anti-Vaxxers' Strongest Argument Falls Apart 
■ ARAN KHANNA : What I Learned When I Lost My Internship at Facebook 
■ KATY STEINMETZ : Why Transgender People Are Being Murdered at a Historic Rate 
■ SEAN GREGORY : Here's the Road Ahead for College Athletes  
■ SAMANTHA GROSSMAN : The 14 Worst Kinds of Late People 
■ JACK DICKEY : What Donald Trump Doesn't Explain About America
■ JOE KLEIN : The Price and Promise of Hillary Clinton's Wobbly Summer
■ KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR : The Truth About Racial Identity Theft
■ RACHEL SIMMONS : Why Failure Hits Girls So Hard
■ MARK THOMPSON : The Air Force's $25 Billion Bomber Blunder
■ KARL VICK : ISIS Leader's Rape of American Woman Sparks Little Outrage

► 'I Am Always Scared'  - Desperate conditions in France's sprawling migrant camps — the ones in Calais are known as "the Jungle" — drive more migrants to seek a future across the Channel in England, but many remain in the crowded camps for months or years
* Inside Calais's Deadly Migrant Crisis 
* British Prime Minister David Cameron Holds Emergency Meeting Over Migrant Influx 
* France Tightens Security at Calais Amid Migrant Crisis 
* Witness the Desperate Migrants in France Hoping to Reach the U.K. 

► Drug-Testing Data Suggests Pervasive Cheating in Athletics

► Cecil the lion - Cecil's Brother Is Alive, But Another Lion May Be Dead

► Ted Cruz Says Climate-Change Fears Falsified by Scientists

► Mission: Impossible Attracts Rogue Nation of Viewers

► Rubio: Iran Could Bomb California Within a Decade 

► Capture of U.S.-Trained Fighters Sets Back ISIS Fight 

► Wildfire North of San Francisco Threatens Homes 

► Malaysia Broadens Search for Missing Jet Debris

► See Cecil the Lion and Other Animals Light Up the Empire State Building

► Science Explains Why Women Are Always Freezing at Work

► Instagram Bans #EDM Hashtag

► Caitlyn Jenner's Television Show Loses Half Its Audience

► On National Oyster Day, Why You're Seeing the Tasty Bivalves Everywhere 

► Watch a Blogger Turn His Smartphone Into a 3D Hologram Projector

► Republican Rumble - The 10 leading Republican presidential candidates faced off in their first debate Thursday night, with Donald Trump taking center stage and giving no ground amid tough questioning by moderators. Watch some of the top moments
* Donald Trump Takes Center Stage but Gives No Ground in Republican Debate  
* Transcript: Read the Full Text of the Primetime Republican Debate  
* Donald Trump Blasts 'Nasty,' 'Unfair' Debate Questions 
* Here's Who Won Google Searches During the GOP Debate 
* These Two Candidates Added the Most Twitter Followers During the Debate 
* Vote Now: Who Won the First Republican Presidential Debate? 

► California Court Gets One Step Closer to Deciding Uber's Fate

► ENTERTAINMENT : Here Are All the Politicians Who Dropped By Jon Stewart's Last Daily Show

► Trump Rallies Alabama - Donald Trump gave a provocative but meandering speech about immigration and foreign policy to tens of thousands in an arena in Mobile, Alabama, Friday
* Watch Donald Trump's Interview With TIME 
* Donald Trump Has Landed
* Why Donald Trump Is Winning 
* Donald Trump Explains All 
* Behind TIME's Cover Shoot with Donald Trump and an American Bald Eagle 
* Watch Rachel Maddow Explain Donald Trump's 'Genius' Campaign on Tonight Show 

► LOCAL
■ Garcetti raises record $2.2 million in first quarter of reelection effort
■ Northern California fire explodes; 24 homes lost, thousands threatened
■ Are 'gayborhoods' a victim of the gay rights movement's success?
■ San Diego bike-share program hits snags over modest use, rental locations 
■ Campaign money has MTA board members missing votes
■ Cooler weather, higher humidity aid battle against Northern California wildfire 
■ L.A. Unified food chief resigns under fire but maintains innocence 
■ How bad was L.A.'s smog when Barack Obama went to college here? 
■ Battle for final spot in GOP debate: Chris Christie beating Rick Perry 
■ California likely to ban bobcat trapping in half the state -- or all of it 
■ Ontario faces heavy lifting to get airport back on its feet
■ L.A. pushes to be U.S. candidate for 2024 Summer Olympics, projects $4-billion cost
■ The drought's hidden victim: California's native fish

► NATION : Obama's new emissions rules likely to help shape White House race 



► WORLD : Second American is accused of illegally killing lion in Zimbabwe 

► #drylandsCA -  FOLLOW THE ROAD TRIP : Drought reality check: Source of drinking water for more than 23 million Californians is at 33% capacity
* The drought hits home, even in the city 
* 'People sometimes forget about us in the little towns' 
* The freedom of a river in the drylands 
* Carl and Whitey don't like Jerry Brown crying drought
* Using dishwater to keep his late wife's favorite roses alive  
* Don't pray for rain -- pray for snow. Melted snow is 30% of California's water supply

► JACKET COPY : Judy Blume comes to the rescue of man who gave away his wife's beloved book 

► OPINION : Would L.A. be better off without the Olympics?

► FRAMEWORK - Posted by Marc Martin
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