News Headlines (391) 13 October 2013

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► Your energy will be strong today -- when it's working, that is. Through the day your energy is probably going to turn off and on unpredictably, but this will not distract you too much. Plus, you need to slow down anyway, and a temporary blip in your circuitry will give you the breaks throughout the day that you need. So if you suddenly feel the urge to turn off your computer and go for a walk, do it. You won't get anything done until you clear your mind. Your goals are within reach if you just push yourself a little further! You should find that it's easier than ever to flow past obstacles. Stop yammering and start adapting -- things are getting better!

Are you predicting or asking for consolation? Ehehehe, I feel the U.S. problem will end up after 17 October this year. Then there will be two points in a line towards the end of October 2013. If I'm wrong in feeling, sorry. If I'm wrong in feeling, sorry. No need to be panic or cursing between the parties, because the U.S. government will not go bankrupt, well ... just need some sort of diet.

► "The greatest obstacle to international understanding is the barrier of language." - Christopher Dawson

► DAILY MAIL11 October 2013

■ British Red Cross volunteers to ask supermarket shoppers to donate groceries to struggling families in bid to tackle food poverty
■ Father, 50, is diagnosed with tongue cancer after seeing symptom in photo of a warning label HE was designing for cigarette packet

► NY TIMES 7 October 2013 : Sponges Recycle Food for Reefs

► NBC NEWS 9 October 2013 : How to watch NASA's Juno zip by Earth on its mission to Jupiter

► SCIENCE DAILY

■ 4 October 2013 : Astronomers Discover Large 'Hot' Cocoon Around a Small Baby Star
■ 8 October 2013 : Blood Vessel Cells Can Repair, Regenerate Organs

► NEWSCIENTIST 2 February 2012 : Fomalhaut's giant exoplanet may be small lava world

► SCIENCEMAG

■ 4 October 2013 : ScienceShot: Einstein's Secret? A Well-Connected Brain
■ 7 October 2013 : ScienceShot: Why Some Male Marsupials Die for Sex
■ 8 October 2013 : ScienceShot: Where Should I Drink My Whiskey?  A new study finds that the environment in which people sip a whiskey influences how they perceived certain aspects of the beverage and even changes how much they liked it, researchers report today in the journal Flavour

► DAILY KOS 11 October 2013 : Rep. Louie Gohmert says John McCain 'supported al Qaeda'

► HUFFINGTON POST 11 October 2013 : Miss Venezuela Pageant Bridges Political Divide

► GUARDIAN 12 October 2013

■ Middle-class young 'will fare worse than their parents'
■ Letters detail punitive tactics used on Guantánamo hunger strikers

► SLATE 12 october 2013 : The Shutdown Continues, the Supreme Court Gears Up, and Malcolm Gladwell Defends Himself

► NEWSMAX 12 October 2013 : Obama Bites Tongue as Cruz Confronts Him at White House Meeting

► PBS NEWS HOUR 10 OCtober 2013 : How will shutdown stalemate shape future negotiation in Congress?

► EDUCATION : Vladimir Putin Full Length Documentary: The Putin System. CBC's "The Passionate Eye" presents The Putin System - a point-of-view documentary that presents an ominous view of what Putin is willing to do to ensure Russia regains its position on the world stage. The Putin System chronicles the remarkable life of Putin, a tough, young leader who is not afraid to make harsh decisions and holds a secret purpose-to restore the old Russia of his dreams. The Putin System is directed by Jean-Michel Carré in association with Jill Emery for the French production company Les Films Grain De Sable. Published on Nov 7, 2012 by Putinery



► EDUCATION : Obama and the plan for World War 3 - Best documentary film 2013. Published on Feb 28, 2013 by AlexVerve1



► ENTERTAINMENT : Putin Laughs Off Hilary Clinton's Threat To Russia. Published on Jul 31, 2012 by chasingthetruths

► Documentary BBC - A History of Syria (2013). Robin Barnwell, who directed and produced 'A History of Syria with Dan Snow', explains the challenges of filiming amid the conflict, and describes the spirit of the Syrian people he met.

The Syrian Airlines jet performed an alarming dive on its nighttime approach into Damascus airport in an attempt to avoid any hostile fire. The exterior lights on the aircraft were switched off to make it less visible to any rebel fighters attempting to shoot the plane down. Syrian army artillery rounds were flying through the air, thudding into residential suburbs not far from the airport.

Once we'd landed, I saw little of the Syria I knew from my previous two visits. The airport that had been the gateway to the country for tourists was quiet. The road to the centre of Damascus was eerily empty. Our driver drove as fast as he could, speeding us past signs welcoming us to Syria on a road that regularly comes under attack or is caught in the crossfire in a conflict that has now cost more than 70,000 lives and displaced millions. How, I wondered, had Syria and its people, whom I had such warm memories of, reached such a state?

Like many people, I first travelled to Syria in 1995 to immerse myself in the country's extraordinary and varied history. Now I was in Damascus to direct and film a documentary that would explain how history had helped shape and influence the appalling civil war that is tearing Syria and its different communities apart. It was a strange relief to be in Damascus, as visas for journalists and filmmakers, issued by the Syrian government, are difficult to obtain.

The programme's Middle East producer had doggedly convinced a suspicious Syrian Ministry of Information that now was the right time to make a history of Syria after weeks of officials telling us to come back after the 'current, temporary problems' were over. We persisted in pushing for access because history can help explain the current violence in Syria; violence that has become increasingly incomprehensible for audiences of news programmes around the world.

I was surprised by my own ignorance about the subject. It was only after weeks of reading and meetings with experts before actually arriving in Syria did I map the historical connections, linking present day events with the past. How though, were we to go about making a documentary in a country consumed by civil war?

Permission to film almost anything and anyone was frustratingly difficult to obtain. The official from the Syrian Ministry of Information assigned to take us around kept apologizing for the numerous new restrictions that had been put in place. Getting access to the beautiful Old City of Damascus now involved negotiating a way through sandbagged checkpoints past soldiers who were suspicious of foreigners and visibly on edge.

Surreally, though, Syrians were rushing around going about their daily business, seemingly ignoring the near constant sound of gunfire and fighter jets which screeched overhead to bomb targets in the suburbs. An even stranger sense of normality prevailed in other locations we filmed, particularly in Syria's coastal city Lattakia, where no fighting was taking place. We mingled with couples watching the sunset over the Mediterranean and for a moment one was back in pre-conflict Syria. But the effects of war were never far away. Published on May 14, 2013 by NewDOCUMENTARlES



► SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - Uploaded on Jul 27, 2011 by NASAtelevision : NASA Mission to Jupiter Ready for Launch. NASA's Juno spacecraft is ready for launch. The solar-powered spacecraft will arrive at Jupiter in July 2016 and orbit its poles 33 times to find out more about the gas giant's interior, atmosphere and aurora. Juno is currently scheduled to launch from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on August 5 at 11:39 am Eastern.  ||  ► Juno Mission Launches to Jupiter. NASA's Juno spacecraft is on its way to Jupiter after being launched aboard an Atlas V rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida on August 5 at 11:25 a.m. Eastern. The solar-powered spacecraft will arrive at Jupiter in July 2016 and orbit its poles 33 times to find out more about the gas giant's interior, atmosphere and aurora. Scientists believe Jupiter holds the key to better understanding the origins of our solar system.



► NEWS &POLITIC : Will Congress allow a government default? The debt ceiling deadline is growing closer and there is still no sign of a deal in Washington. Will Congress allow a government default? Hari Sreenivasan talks to Meredith Shiner from Roll Call about the major issues behind the negotiations and the timeline leading up to the debt ceiling deadline. Published on Oct 12, 2013 by PBS NewsHour

► Choros

► Iran rejects West's demand to ship out uranium stockpiles

► VIDEO: House bid rejected, Senate Democrats and Republicans now negotiating

► Snowden warns of government spying in first Russia video

► Porsche Exhibit Showcases the 'art of Speed' An exhibit of 22 racing and street cars made by Porsche opens Saturday at the N.C. Museum of Art in Raleigh. "Porsche by Design: Seducing Speed" includes actor Steve McQueen's 1958 Speedster and singer Janis Joplin's 1965 Cabriolet. (Oct. 11)





► Day 12 of Government Shutdown ||► Reid: Open the Government, Let Us Pay Our Bills

► NEWS

■ Netanyahu urges Britain and France not to ease sanctions on Iran
■ Congress lumbers while threatened default looms
■ Emerging Senate proposal focus in budget battle
■ Focus of shutdown negotiations shifts to Senate
■ JPMorgan's Dimon on US default: 'You don't want to know'
■ Pope stresses 'service' role for women in Catholic Church
■ Snowden: mass surveillance making us less safe
■ Gabby Giffords' Gun Control Group Hopes to Go Head-to-Head With NRA in 2014

► SCREEN : The Flip Side – Cats &Dogs



► TRAVEL : 9 beautiful places to learn horseback riding
► OMG! : Vanilla Ice Heads to Amish Country

► SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT : Sponges help coral reefs thrive in ocean deserts
► FUTURE : Are we on the brink of the first mile-high building?

► 'No Monsanto!': World marches against GMO food 
► Kerry fails to secure deal on US 'troop immunity' in Afghanistan 
► Cash-for-Castles: Italy sells off historic sites to plug budget holes
► Wizard of Woz: Apple's Wozniak speaks to RT about NSA spy scandal

► VIDEOS

■ Default Deadlock: Obama, Congress play chicken in debt deadline countdown
■ 'Stop Monsanto!' Hundreds of protests held worldwide against GM food
■ 'Crap Town': London rated worst place to live in UK

► Inside Story : CAR: 'A state of lawlessness'
► Inside Story : The human cost of piracy 

► The Gridlock Economy Blues
By Rana Foroohar - Get ready for the new normal, where blue chip stocks trump government bonds, and politics trump the economy

Haiya .... I giggle with the headline above. One word: Blues. I love the blues, you know?

* Senate Hopes to Save the Day
* 5 Blows to Expect if Shutdown Doesn't End Soon 
* America Blames GOP

► VIDEO : Malala: "I Want to Be a Prime Minister"

► POLITICS : Government shutdown: Focus in budget talks turns to Senate



► FRAMEWORK : The Week in Pictures | Oct. 7-13, 2013 - Posted By: Marc Martin

News Headlines (285) 26 June 2013

ONLINE TODAY

► SCIENCEDAILY June 18, 2013 : IQ Link to Baby's Weight Gain in First Month — New research from the University of Adelaide shows that weight gain and increased head size in the first month of a baby's life is linked to a higher IQ at early school age.

► REUTERS 24 June 2013  : Clinton letters, Lewinsky clothing gifts up for auction

► NINE MSN 25 June 2013 : Julia Gillard : Why she's knitting for the royal baby ||  ► DAILY MAIL 26 June 2013 : Australian PM's stunt unravels: Julia Gillard attacked by feminists and republicans for knitting kangaroo for Royal baby  ||  ► SOUTH CINA MORNING POST 26 June 2013 : Australia's Julia Gillard needled over knitted gift for Prince William's baby || ► GUARDIAN 25 June 2013 : Photoshoot row: Julia Gillard ridiculed for knitting royal baby kangaroo

► DAILY MAIL 17 June 2013 : 'Men don't talk about health issues,' says Samuel L Jackson, as he fronts charity campaign to make men aware of cancer || ► BBC NEWS BEAT 24 June 2013 : Samuel L. Jackson says men need to check for cancer

► Samuel L. Jackson Male Cancer Warning - One For The Boys Campaign. Published on Jun 17, 2013 by RedCarpetNewsTV



► TODAY in HISTORY

■ 25 June 1945 : U.N. Charter signed
■ 25 June 1977 : Presley's last live performance


ELVIS PRESLEY

► EDUCATION : 10 new bets that you will always win. Published on Jun 24, 2013 by Quirkology



► Barack Obama Singing Get Lucky by Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell. Published on Jun 24, 2013 by baracksdubs

► Romantic Blues Mix Part 1 - MACHALIOTIS DIMITRIS LESINI BLUES

Rita Chiarelli - I Can Change For You
Kinsey Report - Full Moon On Main Street
Jerry 'Boogie' McCain - Deadbeats
Jerry 'Boogie' McCain - Mama's Gone
Married to the blues.mp3
Magic Slim - Prisoner Of Love.mp3
Gary Moore - Drowning In Tears
Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Wonder What's The Matter
Johnie B. Sanders - Feelin' Blue
Freddy & The Screamers - Full Moon On Main Street Freddie & The Screamers
Joe Weaver - I Found A Love
Mojo Blues Band - Sleepless
Luther 'Georgia Boy' Johnson - Lonesome In My Bedroom
Big Time Sarah - Crying
Alabama Mike - Hoo Doo Man
Magic Slim And The Teardrops - In The Heart Of The Blues
Albert Collins - If Trouble Was Money
Popa Chubby - San Catri
Buddaheads - Mountain Of Blues
Samuel Eddy - She Done Me Wrong
Red Beans & Rice - The Dark Side
Bare Bones Boogie Band - I'd Rather Go Blind
J. Sintoni - Song for Stevie & Jimi
Magic Slim & The Teardrops - How Lucky Can A Man Be
Magic Slim & The Teardrops - So Easy To Love You
JT Coldfire - Crazy Sun
Livin' Blues - Go-Go-Train
Omar Kent Dykes & Jimmie Vaughan - Caress Me Baby
Paul Whistler & Nora Michaels - Love, Life & Money
Alabama Jr. Pettis - nora lee
Big Ed Sullivan - Don't Wanna Sleep
Little Arthur Duncan - Singin' With The Sun
Elvin Bishop - Devil's Slide
Bare Bones Boogie Band - Fallin' For Foolin'
Dan Granero - My Baby
Meena - Just As I Am
Gary Moore - Love That Burns
Walter Trout - Blues For My Baby
Tony Joe White - Closer To The Truth
Gary Moore - Need Your Love So Bad
Snowy White & The White Flames - Midnight Blues
Gary Moore - Cold, Cold Feeling (Feat Albert Collins) - www.Jalibury.com
Gary Moore - Picture Of The Moon
Eric Bibb - Six O'Clock Blues
Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Cold Hearted Woman
Matt O`Ree - Something to Say
Harmonica Shah - The Twelve Year Old Boy
Alabama Jr. Pettis - I'm a lover
Gary Moore - Merry Go Round
Meena - Put Your Hands Out Of My Pocket
J. Sintoni - Love Should Never Lose
Published on Oct 12, 2012 by  ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣ ΜΑΧΑΛΙΩΤΗΣ



Blues sensation for me :
* Sex with a romantic man, strong and gentle in America
* I'm still a virgin
* Sex with a romantic man, strong and gentle in France
* The first sentence and the third sentence copying each other, except for the location of doing sex. (France is not America, Cisca!)
* Do a breach of an agreement to stop drinking wine
* Dancing with the scent of pheromones mixed with sweat and perfume
* Do not think of panties
* Blue blanket (Where do you put your books, Cisca?)
* All debts: paid. 
* Do not have to pay any tax (What? Ehehehe say it only in your dreams, Cisca!)
* Sex with a romantic man, strong and soft (This sentence has been copied previously, stupid!)
* A sweet affair with a famous figure (What?)
* Keep writing without ever running out of ink
* Almost orgasm, but it does not have to be realized in the real orgasms, because after orgasm then what happens next is different. It's exactly like an angel got out of the taxi. (You have to pay even if you are beautiful, young lady!)
* My baby does not wake up all night? (A virgin does not have a baby, silly!)
* The world is too wide just for you and me
* The world is too wide just for you and me (ehehehe, copied twice, who cares?)
* To be continued (Take it easy, 5 hours is long enough. 5 minutes 5 seconds do not forget!)

► The Thomas Beale Cipher



► SF to Paris in Two Minutes



► Urban Abstract



► BIPOLAND

► China and U.S. war over Snowden, but no lasting damage seen

► U.S. presses Russia as mystery over Snowden deepens

► U.S. conveys dismay to China and Hong Kong over Snowden: State Department

► Putin rules out handing Snowden over to United States  |  VIDEO - Where's Snowden?

► Russia, U.S. fail to agree plan for Syria peace talks

► Saudi critical of Iran and Hezbollah role in Syria
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia regards the involvement of Iran and Hezbollah in Syria's civil war as dangerous and believes the rebels must be offered military aid to defend themselves, the kingdom's foreign minister said on Tuesday.

* Brahimi sees Syria talks delay, appeals to big powers

► Mermaids of all stripes at Coney Island's annual parade
► Fine wines flourishing in Muslim Morocco
► Being a woman Mariachi in male-dominated Mexican society. The mariachis belong to a proud Mexican tradition. The bands are mainly made up of men and the musical genre is the quintessential embodiment of Mexican machismo. But women are trying to be a part of this male-only musical world by fighting prejudices and gender discrimination.
► Kerry urges Russia to hand over Snowden
► Doubtful Syria peace conference will happen in July: UN envoy
► Susan Rice to be new Obama national security advisor

► Putin: 'Nyet' to US Request to Turn Over Snowden.Yes, he's at the Moscow airport, and no, you can't have him. Russian President Vladimir Putin gives the first official acknowledgement of the whereabouts of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden but rejects U.S. pleas to extradite him. (June 25)



► Democrat Markey Wins Massachusetts Senate Race. Democratic House Member Ed Markey has won the open US Senate Seat from Massachusetts, defeating Republican Gabriel Gomez. Markey takes the seat previously held by Secretary of State John Kerry. (June 26)

► Some anti-cigarette ads can trigger desire to smoke: Study

Whatever! Who would mind if half the world's population died from the effects of smoking? But watch out if you smoke in front of me and the public. Just wait and see what I'll do for you.

Indeed, I find it pointless to emphasize awareness of those with no health care at all. When their bodies healthy, they squandered a chance to take care of it, but funny, when they are sick and dying from the disease then they began to pray to God and invoke healing from the most advanced physicians, even they are willing to pay very expensive to buy the sophisticated drugs and take any action that can restore their health. Ah, it's useless. What is the purpose of feeding the dying? Are they moron, idiot or imbecile?

You know money can not buy health, especially self-awareness for the health care of our bodies that have been entrusted by God to us. Elapsed time can not be returned. So, we should use the time available in this world with healthy things, not damaging.

► SCREEN : Gorilla shows kids who's boss

► SHINE : Bride's Moving Tribute at Father's Grave Will Break Your Heart

► Squirrel takes on snake in backyard rumble

► OMG!

■ Celebs Rock Half-Shaved Hairdos
■ Is Heidi Klum Erasing Seal (From Her Arm)?

► SCREEN

■ Kittens Use Human Ladder To Get Food
■ Daughter Fixed Dad's Computer For Pizza

► HOMES : Metro areas with the most new construction

► PHOTOS

■ Rare Pink Dolphin in Brazil
■ 2013 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

► MAGAZINE

■ Viewpoint: Did our brains evolve to foolishly follow celebrities?
■ Edward Snowden: An A-Z of surveillance
■ John F Kennedy: How 'Ich bin ein Berliner' gave a city hope

► ART & ENTERTAINMENT : US blocks Picasso painting sale

► VIDEOS

■ The house in London that is a 3D illusion
■ Hidden Haiti: The perfect destination for tourists?

► FUTURE : New designs to breathe life back into our cities

► Putin: Snowden still in Moscow airport, won't be extradited, free to go anywhere
► US asks Moscow to 'look at all options available' to expel Snowden
► Supreme Court guts Civil Rights-era voting protection, siding with 'Old Confederacy' 
► Snowden hid copies of secret NSA documents in case something happens to him
► US must not prosecute NSA whistleblower Snowden – Amnesty Intl
► OP-ED : NSA surveillance programs approved by two presidents, Congress, courts and will go forward – ex-NSA head
► OP-ED : Snowden leak tips balance in US-China cyber-war
► Two senators say the NSA is still lying to Congress
► 'Friends of Syria plans contradict a fast political settlement' - Russia
► Russia mulls jail terms for rehabilitation of Nazism

► VIDEOS

■ Snowden Barrage: US lashes out at China, Russia to distract from NSA leaks. Washington has lashed out at countries which whistle blower Edward Snowden has used as stepping stones on his quest to freedom. It's warned China of the consequences of allowing the 30 year old to flee to Russia - while hinting that both Moscow and Beijing are far from being bastions of free speech.

Amnesty Internalional has said the US shouldn't hunt down Edward Snowden and other whistleblowers who disclose human rights violations. RT talks to Michael Bochenek, Director of Law and Policy at the activist group.



■ 'Snowden proves if you live principled life you can change world'. RT's financial guru Max Kesier explains why he thinks Hong Kong felt safe to ignore America's extradition request for Snowden.



■ Putin: Snowden still in Moscow airport, won't be extradited. Russia's President says former NSA contractor Edward Snowden is still in the transit zone of Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport. Vladimir Putin says that any accusations of Russia related to Snowden are "nonsense and rubbish."

■ Putin on Snowden: No extradition, accusations against Russia 'nonsense & rubbish' (FULL VIDEO). Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden remains in the transit zone of a Moscow airport. President Putin said that Snowden never crossed the Russian border and doesn't fall under any extradition treaty.

Yups. Moscow does not have an obligation to cooperate with Washington. What about the U.S. law that imposed a ban on visas and freezing of assets of Russian citizens? Is it not a violation of human rights, hm?

► Inside Story - Inside Story Americas - Snowden's great escape. As the US tries to detain the whistleblower, we look at the diplomatic repercussions of tracking down Edward Snowden. Plus, listening to the voice of Brazil - Are the protesters' concerns really being properly addressed? Inside Story Americas, with presenter Shihab Rattansi, is joined by guests: Charles Kupchan, a former US National Security Council official and a professor of international affairs at Georgetown University; Edward Lozansky, the founder and president of the American University in Moscow; and Andrew Weiss, the vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

► Chinese Dissident Chen Guangcheng on Freedom, Surveillance and Speaking Out
► HEALTH : Breast-Fed Babies Achieve Higher Social Status
► Israeli Security Officials Speak to TIME of Their Own Snowdens

► LAPD officer reportedly shot in South Los Angeles
► Sunday Supermoon captured on social media
► Snowden's spying revelations are point of pride to some Brits
► Iran's election spoils neocons' plans for a new war
► ENTERTAINMENT : Showgirl Holly Madison is engaged, shares her 18-carat sparkler

4 PICTURES TODAY



A lightning streaks on the Pacific Ocean on Panama Bay on June 24, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ Rodrigo ARANGUA



A horseman takes part in the traditional San Juanfestival in the town of Ciutadella, on the Balearic Island of Menorca, Spain, on Saint John's day, on June 24, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ JAIME REINA



Tourists look at the rising "super moon" from the elevated skywalk of the Supertrees Grove at the Gardens by the Bay in Singapore June 23, 2013. The largest full moon of the year, called the "super moon," will light up the night sky this weekend. REUTERS/Tim Chong



Youths throw flour at each other during the "Battle with Flour" flash mob on the banks of the Dnipro River in Kiev on June 22, 2013. (REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko)



People take part in a group yoga practice on the morning of the summer solstice in New York's Times Square on June 21, 2013. (REUTERS/Lucas Jackson)

News Headlines (259) 30 May 2013

ONLINE TODAY

► SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN 28 May 2013 : Vitamin C Kills TB Cells.  Researchers were surprised to discover that vitamin C was fatal to tuberculosis bacteria in culture. Steve Mirsky reports

► YAHOO MOVIES 28 May 2013 : Daniel Radcliffe: I'd play Harry Potter's father

► YAHOO OMG! 28 May 2013 : Tom Cruise Pops In On Son Connor's DJ Gig

► TODAY in HISTORY

■ May 30, 1971: Mariner 9 departs for Mars
■ 31 May 2003 : Supersonic era ends as Concorde takes last flight

► BBC 28 May 2013 : York Mosque praised for offering EDL protesters tea

► IRRAWADDY 29 May 2013 : 1 Killed, 4 Injured As Sectarian Clashes Continue in Lashio ||  ► BLOOMBERG 29 May 2013 : Myanmar Rejects Criticism of Two-Child Rule for Minority  ||  ► REUTERS 29 May 2013 : Buddhist mobs attack Muslim homes for second day in Myanmar; one dead   || ► REUTERS 28 May 2013 : Muslims and Buddhists clash in northern Myanmar || ► ALJAZEERA ENGLISH 29 May 2013 : Sectarian violence erupts in Myanmar. Curfew declared in town in Shan state following destruction of Muslim orphanage and mosque in latest outbreak of unrest. || ► EURASIAREVIEW 26 May 2013 : Burma: Kachin Want More International Observers In Peace Talks

► Guarani. Гуарани. Последние индейцы Амазонии. Published on Mar 2, 2013 by Sergio Toltec


► Tribal Wives Waorani. Published on May 21, 2012

► Le ministre du Budget et le leader du Front de gauche se sont affrontés lundi soir sur France 2 lors de l'émission "Mots croisés". vidéo proposée par Neega Mass,artiste panafricain et chroniqueur seneweb. Published on Jan 9, 2013 by Neega Mass

► Mono - Pure As Snow. Mono - Holy Ground: NYC Live With The Wordless Music Orchestra (2010). Published on Dec 8, 2010

► Bébé à la piscine.  Uploaded on Feb 26, 2011

► Young Donkeys Mating.  Published on Mar 24, 2013

► K2 expedition 2008, Triumph & Tragedy. Published on Jan 30, 2013. In the summer of 2008 an international expedition, led by expedition leader Wilco van Rooijen, climbed the 8611m high K2 in Pakistan, without supplementary oxygen. The descent witnessed one of the worst tragedies in recent climbing history.  For three days Wilco van Rooijen was reported missing; and outside world had all but given up hope of ever seeing him alive again. But he survived three days in the dead zone. The expedition paid a high prize, their beloved team member Ger McDonnell lost his life after trying to save other climbers life!

► Isolated: The Zo'é tribe

■ Part 1
■ Part 2
■ Part 3
■ Part 4
■ Part 5

■ Full documentary. This series (Amazonia: Last Call) travels across Brazilian landscapes by way of one of the main links still binding the essence of humanity with the Earth: the Amazon.  The filming of the first point of contact with an isolated race, the Zo'E, the encroachment on areas of the Amazonian forest previously uncaptured on film, the evidence relating to the development of the illegal trafficking of species or the recording of the immeasurable value of Brazil's natural spaces; these are just excerpts from the series. The underlying theme is the conflict between the development and conservation of one of the key natural areas underpinning the stability of the planet.

► La montaña del misterio

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► MUSIC

■ Rare Flamenco Guitar Video: Carlos Montoya - Farruca
■ John Norum - Shimmering Highs

► Nova The Lost Tribe 1993

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► How to Lie about Israel -- and Get Away With It!
Saeb Erekat, a Palestinian official, is now being quoted in the media as "backing" the efforts of Secretary of State John Kerry to get peace talks back on track. Specifically, he tells the media that the Palestinians have no preconditions to resume talks with Israel. None. Except that Israel must first freeze all building in the disputed territories and release all Palestinian prisoners.  But -- he tells the reporters, those are not pre-conditions. You and I understand that if you say -- "I will not talk to you unless you first do the following" that is a pre-condition. Yet the journalists nod their heads and accept Erekat's lie.

Everyone who has followed news from the Middle East knows that Erekat is a serial lier. I'm not going to go through and rehash all the lies that he has peddled over the years. Read some of them in this article published on the HonestReporting website when he resigned two years ago. He resigned? That was another lie. Is it that easy to manipulate the media? After the first lie, he then throws in that Israel is an Apetheid state -- far worse that South Africa ever was.

Worse than South Africa? And none of these reporters asked him how many black members of the South African parliament served during Apartheid. No one pointed out that Arabs serve in the Israeli judiciary, the military, hospitals, schools. Yet again - they print his lies. If you are as fed up about anti-Israel bias in journalism, do me a favor.  Published on May 26, 2013 by HonestReportingVideo

► THE TROPIC OF CAPRICORN



► Mountains in Motion: The Canadian Rockies




► Island in the Sky

► Obama says Democrats could win back U.S. House in 2014

► Threatening letters sent to New York mayor may contain ricin: police

► Analysis: Behind China's U.S. pork deal, fears over feed additives

* China's appetite for pork spurs $4.7 billion Smithfield deal
* Video: Inside the Chinese firm buying up America's pork
* Thailand's CP Foods says considered bidding for Smithfield
* Video: Why China's 'pigging out' on American pork

► California's Democratic lawmakers push for tighter gun control

► Grooms at France's first gay wedding say "Oui"

Haiya .... perhaps we have entered a time when we do not have to open our eyes wide in observing problem. Honestly I feel a bit disgusted look a pair of men or women kissing and eventually  of course they will engage in sexual acts. Moreover, if so far this case is only about the legitimacy of sexual orientation issue. But honestly anyway I do not understand how to address this phenomenon if genetically they are inherited abnormalities of DNA structure.

Imagine this situation at all places of worship. Maybe there is a question in the doorway, "Wait a minute! Is there a religion that justifies same sex to marry?"

And they continue to practice as adherents of a particular religion by asking back, "Are there any verses in the religion which explains that its followers are just normal people and not the same sex? We just enthusiasts of the same sex, not atheists."

And in their prayers, they complained to the same God with different voices,  but it could be the same quality of piety.

"A Pious Gay? A Pious Lesbian?"

Some nouns joined to make a new adjective in my mind. Wonder. But I pretended not to hear and not see them, because I do not like if my prayers can be easily heard by others. What is the meaning of piety? What is the meaning of gay and lesbian?

We are said to be virtuous if we are obedient to the teachings of religion. Well, and what is described by religion about homosexuality?

Ah, well, please continue my thoughts and you will easily find what I mean. If you find a deadlock mind, please come here and sit next to me. Well, now what are we gonna do? We are only observers, not the patients. And we do not have to commit suicide because frustrated by the social environment or religious paradigm. But I was always determined, "If homosexual behavior and lesbianism is just a kind of a contagious disease, then I would be happy to be its volunteer doctor." - Seriously.
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"What? Do not play smartass, Cisca! Remember what was said by your fiance? "Maybe you are a woman who has the potential to make a man be a real man, but you also has the potential to make all normal men suffer form sexual impotence."

► Edmund Hillary's son speaks of father's Everest feat. As Nepal marks 60 years since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay summited Mount Everest, AFPTV speaks with Hillary's son, Peter, about his father's achievement. ||  ► Nepal marks 60 years since Everest summit victory  || ► Japan welcomes home world's oldest Everest climber

► Israel runs simulated chemical weapons attack. sraeli rescue teams reacted to a simulated chemical weapon attacks on Wednesday, wrapping up an annual civil defence drill. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu oversaw some of the exercises in Jerusalem.

► Protests, clashes as France holds first gay marriage. As Vincent Autin and Bruno Boileau said "I do" on Wednesday in France's first official gay marriage, opponents to gay marriage clashed with police outside the town hall in the southern French city of Montpellier. ||  ► French couple in historic first gay marriage. Vincent Autin and Bruno Boileau said "I do" on Wednesday in France's first official gay marriage, as hundreds of guests and journalists looked on in the highly emotional ceremony.

► Fresh religious bloodshed rocks Myanmar. Religious riots shook eastern Myanmar for a second day Wednesday with one man hacked to death and four injured, a top official said, after an orphanage and mosque were burnt down.

► SAfrican mayor wants free access to whites-only town. A whites-only settlement near the South African capital is at the centre of a row, as Pretoria's mayor seeks to open its gates to people of any race or culture. If talks don't succeed, the mayor plans to take the issue to the country's constitutional court.

► Morocco festival celebrates Silk Road musicians. The 12th edition of the Mawazine Festival in Rabat celebrated musicians representing countries of the legendary Silk Road. 

► Barcode portraits, art you can scan. Scott Blake takes one of the most ubiquitous items of commercial culture -- the barcode -- and turns it into art, creating portraits of America's rich and famous.

► Treasures from England's Mary Rose ship resurface. The relics from the Mary Rose, the flagship of England's navy when it sank in 1545 as a heartbroken king Henry VIII watched from the shore, have finally been reunited with the famous wreck in a new museum offering a view of life in Tudor times.

► Raw: Record-breaking BASE Jump From Mt. Everest. A Russian extreme sports star has marked the 60th anniversary of the conquest of Mount Everest by performing a record-breaking BASE jump from the world's highest peak.



► Raw: France's First Gay Newlyweds Say 'oui'. France's first gay couple to marry have said "oui" in a politically charged ceremony in the southern city of Montpellier. The two men sealed the deal with a lengthy smooch.

► Mother of Newborn in Sewer Hid Pregnancy. The mother of the Chinese newborn dramatically rescued from a sewer pipe, later admitted giving birth until confronted by police, reports said Wednesday.

See? No matter how one tries to snuff the life of another (in this case a baby still is someone else for his mother), but if The Death has not arrived, yet, the baby is still alive, although we wonder how can he still breathe in the sewer pipe. God protect you, baby. Almighty God with all His will.

► Mosque, orphanage burned in new Myanmar violence
► 2nd day of Anti-Muslim violence strikes NE Myanmar
► Syria: Assad will remain president until 2014
► Syria says its forces destroy trucks carrying smuggled oil
► Russia faults U.S. over 'odious' Syria rights resolution
► UN gets new info on alleged chemical use by Syria

► TRAVEL

■ America's Top Free Attractions
■ America's best beaches, 2013

► New virus called 'threat to the entire world'
► Scientists say: Give drones a chance
► Why Men and Women Lie About Sex

► Just Explain It: Wildfires On The Rise



► GOOD MORNING AMERICA : Last Living Man Born in 19th Century -- Jiroemon Kimura --  Likely Has Genes to Thank
► No charge against Chinese mother of baby in sewer
► SCREEN : MANSOME 186: GUIDE TO EFFORTLESS STYLE
► HOMES : Al Pacino sells guest house for $3.3 million
► FINANCE : Why China Wants to Be More Like America
► PHOTOS :  Identicals Portraits of Twins

► Russia missiles 'delivered to Syria'The S300 missile can target aircraft and other missiles
Syria has already received the first shipment of an advanced Russian air defence system, Syria's President Bashar al-Assad reportedly tells a Hezbollah-linked TV station.

* How do arms reach Syria? -VIDEO
* Chief's emotional appeal -VIDEO
* Syria in 90 seconds: A divided opposition
* Hezbollah plunges deeper into conflict
* Press fear end of arms embargo
* Who are Hezbollah?

► Analysis : How Islamist militancy threatens Africa

► Pew study: Two different tales of women earners

► FUTURE

■ Why everyone must understand science
■ Life in 2050: How much space will you have to live in?

(2050? Well, I know it's not a sad question, but it makes me sad. Do not you know that every second is Goodbye among us? But I also find it too inappropriate to say Goodbye to 2050 in 2013. Time series never said goodbye to each other.)

■ Turning waste into building blocks of the future city

► CULTURE

■ Stravinsky's ballet: 100 years on
■ Why Anthony Caro started making abstract sculpture

► AUTOS

■ With an asterisk, V12 Vantage S is fastest Aston

■ Classics of the Concorso d'Eleganza

Ralph Lauren's 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic - Start Up & Exhaust Sound. During the 2013 Concorso d'Eleganza of Villa d'Este, in Italy, I filmed the Ralph Lauren's Bugatti Type 57 SC Atlantic (chassis 57591). This car is deemed as "the most beautiful car ever made" and "the ultimate Bugatti creation" by many people. I'm not sure I belong to one of these category of people (probabily because I'm not a fan of luxury and very old cars) but I had to admit this car has left me quite amazed.

The car was the last one of only four Type 57 SC Atlantic ever made. It was built in 1938 for a British enthusiast who kept it for about three following decades. In the subsequent 20 years, the car passed to various hands untill, in 1988, it was acquired by the fashion designer Ralph Lauren who decided to restore it (when it was produced this Atlantic was painted in a sapphire blue colour). In 1990, after a two years restoration, the car made its post-restoration debut and immediately won the "Best of Show" award at the Pebble Beach Concours.

The Atlantic is moved by a 3.3 liter Supercharged straight 8 engine which can produce 210 bhp @ 5500 rpm and reach a top speed of 210 km/h (130 mph). The car is also well known to be the world's most expensive car after that, in April 2010, the first 1936 Bugatti Type 57 SC was sold privately for an amount between 30$ - 40$ million.

Camcorder: Canon Legria HF M46 + Canon DM-100 Microphone. Event: 2013 Concorso d'eleganza Villa d'Este. Where: Cernobbio, Italy. Published on May 28, 2013 by 19Bozzy92

► VIDEOS

■ India's Trailblazers: The female stand-up comic
■ India's Trailblazers: The female tuktuk driver

Haa .. Tuktuk  reminds me of Shehu Sani with his Napep Keke, eehhehe...[My Older post: Newstories: Astrid Adrienne (13)]

► PICTURES

■ Day in pictures: 29 May 2013
■ Muslim-Buddhist clashes hit north Burma

► My little cabbage - Ten different ways to refer to the person you love ♥♥

ahahha .... Even I do not know my boyfriends nationalities. Sometimes Love grows among us with its own language. Satisfaction language. Understanding language. Then sometimes Love away from us with its own language. Emptiness language. Silent language. Psychic language. (Ssh, shut your mouth! No need to hug or say goodbye.)

► SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT : Archaeopteryx restored in fossil reshuffle - By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News 

► Today's African Proverb : "He who does not look ahead always remains behind" - Sent by Amagnwi Emmanuel in Yaounde, Cameroon

► Russia blasts US double standards over Syrian peace progress
► Assad ready for peace talks, discording opposition sets preconditions
► OP-ED : 'UK govt lining up with Islamist radicals in Syria'
► Friend of Boston bombing suspect unarmed when killed by FBI
► Navy considers 3D-printing future fleets of drones
► Dollar could be in danger as the world's currency
► Israel prepares to build 1,000 new homes in occupied East Jerusalem
► Larry King joins RT with brand new politics show
► Cruel limbo - Prisoners pay for UK failures in Afghanistan
► Femen activists stage first Arab world stunt (PHOTOS)
► Saudi writer urges groping of women to make them stay at home
► New website reveals extent of secret CIA flight network

► VIDEOS

■ Safely in Space: Soyuz with next crew on board docks at ISS. A Soyuz spacecraft carrying the next crew of the International Space Station has successfully docked at the orbiting laboratory. RT's Rory Suchet, who was at the launch, gives all the mission details.

(Ahem ahem, Rory Suchet looks more sexy when he is outdoors rather than indoors. He can claim to be a Spanish descendant ... ehehehe. I do not have the slightest doubt, eehhehe.... I'm serious, Rory Suchet is handsome. Ahem!)

■ World's highest base-jump video: Russian daredevil breaks Everest record
■ Sweatshop Heat: Cambodia workers battle brands amid string of tragedies
■ Rendition Revealed: New website exposes secret CIA flight network
■ CrossTalk: Syrian Spillover
■ Gitmo-UK? British 'secret prison' holds up to 90 Afghans without charges
■ Sochi Glory: Russia unveils 2014 Winter Olympic medals

► Inside Story Americas - Healing Honduras. What impact can be expected after two leading Honduras gangs agree to cease violence, but won't turn in their weapons? Also, how are low income areas coping in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy? Shihab Rattansi speaks to Adrienne Pine,Aria Doe and Joe Kupferman.

► Inside Story - Europe getting high for cheap. New types of legual highs were discovered in 2012. These recent type of drugs are cheap, dangerousbut also more and more used across Europe. The video asks about the measures taken by the governments to limit the use of these drugs but it also and above all questions the possible link between the European economical social crisis and drug consumption. To discuss this, Inside Story, with presenter Hazem Sika, is joined by Eleni Marini, a clinical psychologist and head of the streetwork team at KETHEA - Greece's largest rehabiliation and social reintegration network; Frank Zobal, an editor of the European Drug Report and Dimitri Sotiropoulos, a political science Professor and researcher on the social effects of austerity.

► THE CURE

■ Episode 1- Unsung Hero: Henrietta Lacks. Henrietta Lacks died from cervical cancer in 1951, but over the past half century she has made an unparalleled contribution to medical science. This is because while Henrietta is long dead, her cells live on.
■ Episode 1- Self-screening Revolution. Unlike other forms of cancer, cervical cancer is easily preventable and treatable - yet it still kills a quarter of a million women each year.
■ Episode 1- Precision Radiotherapy. Treatment times for cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy have been reduced by up to a fifth as a result of revolutionary beam-shaping technology. 
■ Episode 1 - Hero Rats. Giant rats are not an obvious ally in the fight against deadly diseases but, in Tanzania, scientists are training a team of super-rodents to sniff out the bacterial infection tuberculosis (TB)

► The Stream - Pluralising marriage

► Inside Story- Death on the Nile. The River Nile has been a source of life for millions over the centuries. Now Ethiopia is diverting water to build a giant dam pushing those downstream who depend on the river, to wonder when and whether this issue can be resolved peacefully. To discuss this, presenter David Foster, is joined by guests: Bereket Simon, Ethiopian minister of information; Lama El Hatow, co-founder of water institute of the Nile and specialist in water governance and climate change; and Cleo Paskal from Chatham House, specialist in water and food security and writer of 'Global warring.'

► People & Power - Afghanistan: Drawdown. By 2014, in line with a pledge made by President Barack Obama, America aims to have withdrawn all its combat troops from Afghanistan. Indeed, quietly and unobtrusively, that process has already begun. As units come to the end of their tour of duty they are not being replaced, military hardware is being packed into containers and trucks ready for the long trip home and responsibility for the country's security is gradually being handed over to units of the Afghan Army and police. People & Power has been tracking the countdown to the withdrawal through an occasional series of films on the latter days of the Nato coalition's long ground war against the Taliban.

► Why Obama Wants a Top Bush Lawyer to Head the FBI
► Mark Pryor Plans "Substantial" Ad Campaign To Rebut Bloomberg

► Michele Bachmann's Political Swan Song



► NJ Gov. Chris Christie in his PEOPLE Magazine profile coming out Friday.
► "He's like soy sauce in Chinese food : He's everywhere."

► Chinese firm to buy pork producer Smithfield Foods
► Cases of children accidentally ingesting pot on rise, study says
► COLUMN ONE : California dreams are told in sheet music  || PHOTO
► Sex-abuse investigations rip open Catholic Church's secret files
► Obama to nominate James Comey to lead the FBI
► Immigrants help Medicare stay solvent
► Rep. Michele Bachmann says she won't run for reelection in 2014

► FRAMEWORK

■ Walking in the shadows of Edward Weston - Posted By: Marc Martin 

■ Pictures in the News | May 29, 2013 - Posted By: Marc Martin



Hanover, Germany — A jogger and a woman with an umbrella reflect in a puddle. PHOTOGRAPH BY: JULIAN STRATENSCHULTE / AFP / Getty Images



Mainz, Germany — A white dove flies over the art project "Blue Sheep." Action artists Bertamaria Reetz and Rainer Bonk have been traveling around Europe with their blue sheep for the last three years. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Fredrik von Erichsen / Associated Press



Singapore — Schoolchildren watch as Inuka, a male polar bear, swims in his pool enclosure at the Singapore Zoo. The 22-year-old polar bear, the first one born in the tropics, moved into his new frozen tundra home featuring climate-controlled resting areas and an expanded pool. PHOTOGRAPH BY: ROSLAN RAHMAN / AFP / Getty Images



Mt. Everest, Nepal — Climbers navigate the knife-edge ridge just below the Hillary Step on their way to the summit of Mt. Everest. Sixty years ago Wednesday, on May, 29, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and climbing partner Tenzing Norgay were the first to set foot on the summit, the highest point on Earth. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Adrian Ballinger / Associated Press

Fallout over race to climb Mt. Everest. It is almost 60 years since humankind accomplished what many thought impossible. New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of the world's highest peak, Mount Everest on May 29, 1953. Since then many have followed in their footsteps. But the increasing number of climbers are leading to tension on the mountain, and even fatalities. Al Jazeera's Steve Chao reports from Mt. Everest.

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