News Headlines (452) 26 January - 28 January 2014

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► 26 January 2014 : Get out there and take in a museum or a performance -- your energy demands cultural exposure, and there's just no denying it this time. You may have to create your own event. New experiences are waiting for you out there in the world, but you won't have the time to start exploring them fully unless you clear off your plate! Make room for adventure today by completing all those half-finished tasks on your list. And if you have to, ask for help. At least one person owes you a big favor, so why not call it in? Your health is good, but it could be better. It's time to find a way to inject more exercise into your daily routine.

► 27 January 2014 :New experiences are waiting for you out there in the world, but you won't have the time to start exploring them fully unless you clear off your plate! Make room for adventure today by completing all those half-finished tasks on your list. And if you have to, ask for help. At least one person owes you a big favor, so why not call it in? Your health is good, but it could be better. It's time to find a way to inject more exercise into your daily routine.

► 28 January 2014 : You'll have to do a bit of selling today -- either for yourself or for a project you want other people to pitch in on. If all you do is focus on what you want out of them, folks may find you a bit insensitive. But if you focus on what's in it for them, you can get their attention and get them on board! Put yourself in their position and think how they would think.

Keep communication simple and straightforward, and there's a higher chance you will communicate yourself in a positive way. You've got to stay as grounded as possible -- emotional trouble could arise if you get too crazy. Take deep breaths, get some exercise or just have a long talk with someone who knows you really well.

New beginnings aren't just your sign's specialty, they're your very favorite state of affairs too. Happily, that's exactly what's on the agenda right now, thanks to an impending career offer that can only be called sweet. It may be so sweet, in fact, that you'll be tempted to jump on it right away. Moving quickly might not be a bad idea, but taking time to check out the details first via a trusted, knowledgeable friend can't hurt. Give them a call.

► CYSTITIS HONEYMOON

■ WEBMD 29 February 2012 : Cystitis: Symptoms, treatment and prevention
■ WEBMD 7 May 2013 : Understanding Bladder Infections -- the Basics

► NEW ZEALAND HERALD 18 January 2014 : Pope autographs Harley for charity || ► TELEGRAPH 21 January 2014  : Pope's Harley-Davidson for sale

► INDEPENDENT 21 JAnuary 2014 : Signs warn dog owners of deadly 'Alabama rot' disease in New Forest

► SPACE 16 January 2014 : China Launches Hypersonic Missile Test, Downplays Fears

► ROSETTA

■ SPACE 19 January 2014 : Comet-Chasing Rosetta Spacecraft Wakes from Deep Sleep Monday: Watch It Live
■ NBC NEWS 20 January 2014 : Sleeping Rosetta spacecraft wakes up for historic comet rendezvous and landing
■ INDEPENDENT 20 January 2014 : 'Hello, world!': Space probe Rosetta wakes up and calls home before embarking on its comet-landing mission
■ NPR 20 January 2014 : Rosetta Space Probe Gets Interplanetary Wake-Up Call

► SCIENCE DAILY 21 January 2014 : E-whiskers: Highly sensitive tactile sensors developed for robotics and other applications

So from now onwards Sciencedaly. net = ScienceDaily. Com (29-31 December 2013: at that time was still different url address)

► SCIENCE MAGAZINE

■ 19 January 2014 : ScienceShot: How the Pepper Got Its Kick
■ 6 May 2013 : ScienceShot: Shhh, the Plants Are Talking
■ 21 January 2014 : Fight the Flu, Hurt Society?

► NEWSCIENTIST 23 January 2014 : Popping pills for flu fever might make things worse

► GIZMODO 11 September 2013 : Watch a Queen Bee Mate With a Drone in Mid-Flight 



► MEDICAL NEWS TODAY 22 January 2014 : The death of a loved one in childhood 'affects adult mental health' || ► SCIENCE DAILY 22 January 2014 : Losing a family member in childhood associated with psychotic illness

MIKHAIL PROKHOROV

■ NETSDAILY 20 January 2014 : As Olympics approach, pressure on Prokhorov to succeed ...in biathlon 
■ ESPN 24 January 2014: Mark Cuban: Shot at Prokhorov?

► SPACE 26 January 2014 : NASA's Humanoid Robonaut 2 Waltz Both Elegant and Creepy (Video)

► FOXNEWS 26 January 2014 : White House reinstituting shuttered, internal political office raises concerns

► NY TIMES 25 January 2014 : Obama Pursuing a Modest Agenda in State of Union

► LIVE SCIENCE 21 January 2014 : Love Really Is Sweet, Science Reveals

► MEDICAL NEWS TODAY 24 JAnuary 2014  : Small fetal size in pregnancy could indicate future heart problems  || ► MEDICAL NEWS TODAY 5 July 2012 : Pregnancy Later In Life Increases Risk Of Heart Attacks || ► MEDICAL NEWS TODAY 22 July 2011 : Nicotine Raises Fetus Risk Of Hypertension And Heart Disease Later In Life

► SOCHI 2014
■ HUFFINGTON POST 24 January 2014 : A Power Shift in the Caucasus Emirate: The Vilayat Dagestan Threat and Its Implications for the Sochi Olympics
■ CNN 25 January 2014 : Once Russia's henchmen, Cossacks now helping with Olympic security
■ CNN SPORTS ILLUSTRATED 20 January 2014 : Russia to study video threatening Sochi Olympics
■ GUARDIAN 20 January 2014 : Russia and Caucasus terrorists compete to make Sochi Olympics memorable
■ SPIEGEL 7 January 2014 : Securing Sochi: Russia's Elite Counter-Terrorism Fighters
■ CNN 21 January 2014 : Russian forces hunt Dagestan militants, 'black widows'
■ RADIO FREE EUROPE RADIO LIBERTY  28 January 2014  : Militant Killed Ahead Of Sochi Olympics; 'Black Widows' Hunted
■ NATIONAL INTEREST 23 January 2014 : Russia's Reputation at Risk in Sochi
■ NATIONAL INTEREST 21 January 2014 : Russia's Homegrown Terror Threat - by : Andrew Foxall
■ EURONEWS 21 January 2014 : Fresh warnings from US security experts on Sochi terror threats
■ INTERPRETERMAG 21 October 2013 : Live Updates: Bus Bombing in Volgograd, Russia
■ COUNTER JIHAD 24 January 2014 : The Caucasus Emirate and its Capacity to use Women Terrorists and other Methods to Attack the 2014 Winter Olympics
■ KAVKAZ CENTER 21 August 2009 : Statement of the Martyrs Battalion 'Riyad-us-Saliheen' about the martyrdom operation in Nazran and sabotage in Russia
■ REFWORLD 9 January 2014 : Ethnic Russian Muslims Involved in Volgograd Bombings
■ JAMES TOWN FOUNDATION 9 January 2014 : Ethnic Russian Muslims Involved in Volgograd Bombings - Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 11 Issue: 4 || More on JAMES TOWN's Causacuss



MIKHAIL KHODORKOVSKY

■ RIA NOVOSTI 27 January 2014 : Khodorkovsky Speaks About Time in Jail, Reasons for Release
■ MOSCOW TIMES 28 January 2014 : Putin's Pardon Motivated by Domestic Concerns, Khodorkovsky Says

There are no handsome men in this world like him, even my partner.

He's a trendsetter. A piece of precious metal. A celebrity in Russian politics. A man. . The uniqueness of his self charisma is, he will always keep the secrets from a prison in all free city in this world. He keeps the mystery of all feelings.

► SLASH DOT 27 January 2014 : The "Triple Package" Explains Why Some Cultural Groups Are More Successful

► ENTERTAINMENT : Arnold Works at Gold's. I wanted to have a little fun and raise money for a good cause, so I went to Gold's Gym in Venice in disguise. You can help! Please enter for a chance to ride with me on my tank and do some lifts together. Published on Jan 21, 2014 by Arnold Schwarzenegger



► ENTERTAINMENT : Пять лет и один день - новый русск. Published on Dec 18, 2013 by alanna pullin


► ENTERTAINMENT : American Hustle Trailer 2013 Jennifer Lawrence & Christian Bale Movie - Official [HD]. American Hustle movie trailer courtesy Sony Pictures. Published on Aug 16, 2013 by StreamingTrailer




► EDUCATION : The Evil Behind Adolf Hitler (Documentary). Published on Sep 26, 2013 by VidShowcase



► ENTERTAINMENT : MOVIES VS REALITY. Published on Jan 24, 2014 by Smosh



► FILM & ANIMATIONS : Disney's Maleficent - "Dream" Trailer. Published on Jan 26, 2014 by DisneyMovieTrailers



► MUSIC : LET IT GO - Special Edition in 25 Sprachen - DIE EISKÖNIGIN - Frozen - Disney. Published on Jan 21, 2014 by WaltDisneyStudiosDE



► COMEDY : "MORE NFL" — A Bad Lip Reading of The NFL. Published on Jan 24, 2014 by BadLipReading



► NEWS & POLITICS : Islamist group threatens Sochi Winter Olympics in video. Published on Jan 20, 2014 by  ITN



► SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY : Three-Dimensional Mid-Air Acoustic Manipulation [Acoustic Levitation] (2013,2014-). Published on Dec 31, 2013 by 落合陽一



► NEWS & POLITICS : BBC: Our World - Iran's Secret Army. Published on Nov 22, 2013 by Darius Bazargan



► FILM & ANIMATIONS: Deserts: Future's thermometers (full documentary). Published on Jan 3, 2014 by  New Atlantis Full Documentaries

► Transmission

  ► The Glint

► Arizona Republicans censure Senator McCain as too 'liberal'

► Obama to use speech to offer election-year agenda for Democrats

► At least 49 killed in protest clashes in Egypt: ministry
CAIRO - The death toll from clashes during protests in Egypt on Saturday rose to 49, the Health Ministry said, in violence that erupted on the third anniversary of the popular uprising which toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak.| Video

* Twenty-nine dead in clashes on anniversary of Egypt uprising
* Libya says Egyptian diplomats snatched after militia chief's arrest
* Video: Anger on Cairo streets against Muslim Brotherhood

► Gay rights groups: Et tu, Olympics? - By Keith Weir
LONDON - Gay rights campaigners are using branded clothing inspired by the Olympics' own charter to show their opposition to Russian laws on homosexuality ahead of the Sochi Games.

* Russia says ignore 'provocative' messages threatening Games

► Syria talks may bring end to Homs siege - By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA - The Syrian government said women and children could leave the besieged rebel city of Homs as negotiators from the warring sides discussed humanitarian gestures on a second day of face-to-face talks in Geneva.

* U.N. documents new war crimes in Syria for future prosecution
* Syrian negotiators to hold separate political talks: delegate
* Video: Syria negotiators discuss relief to Homs, prisoner releases

► Sochi's mayor says homosexuality not accepted in his region 

► Snowden says 'significant threats' to his life

► Egypt's Sisi poised to announce presidency bid

► Congressional negotiators reach deal on U.S. farm bill

► VIDEO : Stakes raised in embattled Ukraine
Violent clashes have left Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich's fate in doubt. He's now threatened to declare a state of emergency.

* Yanukovich, opposition agree to scrap some anti-protest laws
* U.S. urges Ukraine president not to declare state of emergency

► Activists rally in Tokyo against dolphin hunting in Japan
► American dream increasingly found in cities, not suburbs
► Ukraine protesters create 'fortress' to resist attack
► US composer adapts 'Brokeback Mountain' into opera
► Syria foes in first face-to-face meet at Geneva talks
► Protesters lay siege to security forces in Kiev
► Apple 'Mac' designers celebrate machine's 30th birthday
► Syrian negotiators arrive for more talks in Geneva
► Egypt's 'terrace society' flourishes on Cairo rooftops

► Trierweiler braves media frenzy after Hollande split || ► France's Trierweiler puts on brave face for India trip

That's great, Valerie. Indeed, your appearance is more attractive than Hollande. You should have more appearances for your own self-actualization rather than piggybacking behind the ridiculous comedian's name : François Hollande.

After this, trust me. The light around Hollande will dim. No little star for him, except an artist who will not be shining in her career. Her ambition to be the first lady of France also does not come true.

► Syrian Government, Opposition Meet in Geneva
► Amid Crisis, Killed Protestor Mourned in Ukraine
► Ukraine Protests Grow, No State of Emergency Yet

► NEWS
■ Ukraine president offers PM post to opposition
■ Scarlett Johansson addresses criticism over SodaStream deal

■ Lingonberries could prevent obesity and diabetes: study



■ Hollande sees common ground with pope on global issues

Oh yeah? What about your micro issues, Hollande? ehehhee ... ops! Private, you know!

■ Stephen Hawking says black holes don't exist

■ White House warns Obama could go around Congress
■ Snowden won't return to U.S. without amnesty, says legal adviser
■ Sochi Olympic scene: Busy workers, glitzy venues
■ German newspaper publishes top Nazi's letters ■ Sochi set to welcome the world amid storm clouds
■ Ukraine's Yanukovich, opposition agree to scrap some anti-protest laws
■ Love life of Israeli PM's son sparks uproar

► SHINE : The Basics of Contouring

► CELEBRITY : Heidi Klum and Martin Kirsten Call It Quits. Heidi says 'auf Wiedersehen' to boyfriend - The "America's Got Talent" judge has parted ways with Martin Kirsten after a year and a half of dating. 

► Signs warn dog owners of killer disease

► Ukraine opposition rejects offers
Ukraine's opposition leaders say they will not drop their demands after rejecting the president's offer to appoint them to top government posts. * Kiev 'unrecognisable battleground' - VIDEO

* 'I was abducted and beaten'  - VIDEO
* Ukraine crisis explained  - VIDEO
* In pictures : Ukraine protests
* Ukraine's feared riot police
* Q&A: Stand-off in Ukraine

► VIDEOS

■ Australia Day protest: Captain Cook's house graffitied
■ Syria conflict: Initial talks 'have not achieved much'
■ Wedding couple take to Kiev barricades amid protest
■ Egypt police open fire on anti-government protesters

■ State of the Union: Is anyone listening to President Obama?



■ Musical hallucinations 'have no permanent cure'

► HEALTH

■ Pregnant mother's fatty diet 'may alter baby's brain'
■ DDT: Pesticide linked to Alzheimer's
■ Making music videos 'helps young cancer patients cope'

► Ukraine: President Yanukovych blinks first over protests

► NSA 'engaged in industrial espionage' - Snowden

► Hollande-Trierweiler split: A bachelor in the Elysee ||  ► VIDEO : Hollande saga 'stain on France's image abroad'. French President Francois Hollande has confirmed his separation from his partner Valerie Trierweiler. He told the state-run AFP news agency that their "shared life" had ended. Tim Allman reports.

► MAGAZINE

■ Khaled Khalifeh's cafe society: Damascus life 'must go on'
■ More coffee! - The novelist who refuses to let war stop his social life
■ The Loop: Answering questions which have been asked?
■ A Point of View: The ethics of the driverless car ■ A visit to Toulouse's last remaining public showers

► NEWS FROM ELSEWHERE : ■ Russia: Garlic picking around Sochi to be 'banned' during Olympics
■ Malaysian printer censors pigs' faces

Ah, I guess they deflect the essential essence of a creature of God's creation, which later they named it as a pig. I hope Islam should be able to educate its people in obedience to what is forbidden in Islamic teachings. It's good to examine in detail why pork is forbidden for human consumption. And for this reason I admit that Islam is an intelligent religion, very open to the horizons of science. But not like this act : A handful of pigs' faces have been censored in the Malaysian edition of the International New York Times, it seems. The black marks were the work of Malaysian printing firm KHL, which blotted out the faces in a story about farming in the United States, according to the Malay Mail. A representative said it was their policy to obscure pigs because Malaysia was "a Muslim country".

O pig, I do not have to be a pig to understand that you do not understand why you are created with the faces --- which according to them --- are bad. You are not given a choice to have a pretty face, such as the cute guys --- which according to them - are cool in the U.S. Congress, for example... ehehhehe ...

I am very grateful to have been created as the most perfect creature in God's creation, and for you to know, it is not my choice. So, as an expression of my gratitude, I will never insult your face, even though you're just a pig, because if I insult your face, then that means I'm insulting the creation of your creator, the creator of myself as well.

I'm just trying to learn more the secret values behind all creation around me, not to feel as the best than others.

► Davos 2014 : What we learned

► TRAVEL : In today's Paris, cutting-edge art, culture and cuisine

► E-cigarettes to be stubbed out for under-18s



► US and British spies 'get personal data from Angry Birds'
► FUTURE

■ Which hiccup remedies really work?
■ Will flying cars ever take off?

► Today's African Proverb : "Water has no enemy" - A Nigerian proverb sent by John Gbozah, Charlotte, United States

► Havoc unleashed: Footage shows Ukrainian rioters brutally assaulting police (VIDEO)
► Ukrainian opposition urges snap elections, continues protests despite PM position offer
► 'No scuffle, no communication' between Syria foes in Geneva - Lavrov 
► UN documents war crimes on both rebel and govt side as Syria crisis persists
► Protesters continue to riot in Kiev
► BUSINESS : Bitcoin is a bubble - Nobel Laureate in Economics
► Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler's archive emerges in Israel
► Three years after revolution there is little to celebrate in Egypt
► China's moon rover suffers 'abnormality', lunar surface blamed
► Kiev protesters seize Justice Ministry building after day of calm
► NSA is after industrial spying – Snowden to German TV 
► Lavrov says 'no talks with Islamist militants in Syria' 
► Fears of soaring tensions as police clash with protesters in Bahrain
► OP - ED : Three years after revolution there is little to celebrate in Egypt

► Day of Anger: Thousands rally in Paris to protest Hollande's policies

Good news. Put him down!

► Industrial espionage revelations show 'shocking scale of NSA surveillance'
► ​Simple amoeba can help fight Alzheimer's – research
► Sochi Olympics venues, sports infrastructure most modern in the world – IOC official
► NSA, GCHQ use phone apps to scoop user data
► US, European diplomats meet with radicals in Kiev, see 'no threat' from them
► Bitcoin exchange operators arrested in connection with Silk Road case
► 'Turn the curse into a blessing': Netanyahu wants UN of the internet
► Sochi mayor says there are 'no gay people' living in the city 
► Communists rule out violent 'Ukrainian' scenario in Russia
► OP-ED : 'Ukrainian opposition doesn’t control crowds'
► VIDEOS

■ West v East: Ukraine split in half amid violence engulfing capital
■ Olympic Stage Set: Souped-up hockey stadium ready for the Games
■ Vienna Ball: Protesters gather against far-right party
■ Dangerous Split: Egypt's revolution anniversary met with bloodshed
■ Violent video: Ukraine rioters brutally beat police, storm local admin building
■ Ukraine president offers opposition leader PM post, agrees to change Constitution 
■ Kiev Face-Off: Ukraine opposition urges snap elections, refuses president's offer

Ahahhaa ... dahliiing .... they can not be persuaded with candy, ahhaaa ... (My baby, why do not you agree if I prefer him than him, hm?)

■ Saving Syria: First Geneva 2 meet of rebels & govt hailed significant

■ The Truthseeker: Climate change to sink New York (E33). New York, Shanghai, London and other cities underwater in decades, Obama spikes EPA report admitting fracking does 'significant' damage to drinking water, and polluters paying Disney to sell their chemicals to children. Seek truth from facts with Cornell Ecology Professor Bob Howarth; Snake Oil author Richard Heinberg; Dana Bohan at industry-funded researchers Energy in Depth; To Save the Planet, Turn the World Upside Down author Richard Smith; and families living near frack wells.



■ Court Bombshell: UK blocks sharing US drone intel. UK court has ruled that a Pakistani who's father was killed in a U.S drone strike, won't be allowed to find out if the British government helped in the attack.The victim's son argued that sharing information on where to bomb was the same as encouraging murder. Tesa Arcilia has more on the controversial case.



■ Babes in Arms: Thousands of Syrian infants born in the midst of violence & devastation

■ On The Money: Toward Sochi

■ Technology Update: Russia's new industrial revolution? On this month's show, we hit the road with a new navigation system that puts augmented reality in the driving seat. Away from the bright lights of Moscow, the next industrial revolution is brewing in the deceptively quiet town of Zelenograd. Medical breakthroughs mean lifesaving tissue and organs may soon be available on demand and everyone's invited to our mad tea party with a modern twist.



■ Selling Candidates: It's all about marketing - Ex-Obama CTO

■ Venture Capital: Davos 2014 - Crisis Over? (E25)
■ (Non)Partisans: Rioters occupy govt buildings in Ukraine, defying opposition leaders
■ CrossTalk: The Greedy 1%
■ Death Defied: Syrians return to ruined homes with hopes for peace
■ Bitcoin v Banks: 'Annoyance with system brings on virtual cash boom'

■ Epic WWII Battle: End of Leningrad siege re-enacted on 70th Anniversary



■ NSA's big nose in big business: Snowden says agency spies on industry
■ Israel uses talks to maintain status quo, expand settlements - Palestine FM

■ Streams of lava pouring from crater as Mount Etna erupts



■ Bitcoin exchange CEO arrested on drug money laundering charges

■ Day of Rage: French cops clash with protesters at rally against Hollande



■ Ukraine PM resigns for 'peaceful resolution to crisis'

► Talk to Al Jazeera : Nashiru Abdulai: The needs of deaf Muslims
► Turkey: The media sub-plot
► Inside Story : Deadlock in Ukraine
► Inside Syria : Syrian hopes pinned to Geneva II
► Witness : Eyes of Nuba
► Empire : America and al-Qaeda 3.0
► Inside Story : Egypt: Taking stock of the revolution
► Empire : Extended Interview: General Michael Hayden

► FRANCE : His 'Challenging' Private Life - In an exclusive interview with TIME, French President Francois Hollande answered questions about his personal relationships hours before announcing the end to his longtime partnership with Valerie Trierweiler.

Based on Hollande case, it is important for all people in any country to be very selective in choosing their president. Highlighting their personal life! Never to elect a president who has an abnormal personal life. They will be protected by law regarding the private life of every individual if they already have a good private life as well. So, do not ever listen to a stupid call from this French comedian. First he does not have the fidelity of self. Second, he is a womanizer man. Third: he cut off his relationship with Valerie because of another woman. Fourth: All of it's revealed to the public. Fifth: he is embarrassed. Furthermore, he uses his position as president to protect his personal defects. Ehehehee... do you think the law is the only kind of your underwear or what, Hollande? What if your scandal is never revealed, hm? Yups! You still jerk and the law never know it. And a giant chinch sitting quietly, triumphantly, under the French presidency. Blah!  Please step down, Mr. Comedian. Your joke is pathetic. Thank you for trying to be funny. Unfortunately, we can not laugh at all.

► TUNISIA : Tunisia Passes Progressive Constitution

► AWARDS : Grammys 2014: The Winners - Lorde, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Daft Punk have all taken home awards so far.

* The Best of Everything at the Grammys Red Carpet
* Watch Beyonce and Jay Z Get Too Filthy For the Grammys

► TECHNOLOGIZER : Watch Steve Jobs Unveil the Mac - A moment in computer history caught on video
► WORLD : Japan and India Team Up to Face China - Tokyo and New Delhi are strengthening ties to keep Beijing in check

Mmm, Japan embrace India. It must be because China prefers Pakistan than India. And the relationship of China and Japan is the same as the relationship of India and Pakistan. : They do not like each other.

► MAGAZINE : The Tiger Mom Superiority Complex - When does cultural pride cross over into racism?
► SOCIAL NETWORKING : How Much Time Have You Wasted on Facebook? - Use this tool to find the answer
► EGYPT : The Field Marshal Who Would be Pharaoh - Egypt's al-Sisi to run for president
► BITCOIN : Bitcoin Bigwig Arrested in NYC - CEO charged with money laundering

► MUSIC : The 2014 Grammy Awards - The best, the worst and everything in between



► NORTH KOREA : Did Kim Jong Un Really Execute His Uncle's family? - Reports are almost impossible to verify
► BOOKS : The Art of Hailing a Cab - Universally applicable lessons from a New York City cabbie 
► DOMESTIC SURVEILLANCE : Internet Companies Make Spying Deal - They'll tell you more about gov't requests
► MOVIES : Tarantino Sues Over Script Leak - Director files suit against Gawker

► FASHION : These Winter Olympics Uniforms Will Blind You

► WORLD : China sentences legal advocate Xu Zhiyong to 4 years in prison 
► NATION : Two killed in Maryland mall shooting; motive uncertain
► LOCAL : For Los Angeles, list is a first step toward improved quake safety
► BUSINESS : Adding olive oil to California's salad  
► SCIENCE : Liars, come clean -- it'll make you feel better, study reveals  || ► Like Lance Armstrong, we are all liars, experts say
► THE HOMICIDE REPORT - A story for every victim
► OPINION : Rail alone can't reinvent L.A.
► WORLD : Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu is scolded over son's romance

► LOCAL : Pete Seeger, folk singer and activist, dies in New York on Monday at the age of 94.



► GRAMMY AWARDS

* We still have questions
* Complete list
* Full coverage
* Best, worst moments
* Photos: Red carpet, winners
* Best, worst dressed

► FRAMEWORK
■ 56th Grammy Awards | Jan. 26, 2014

■ Pictures in the News | January 27, 2014 - Posted By: Marc Martin 



Holocaust survivors arrive for a ceremony in Oswiecim, Poland, to mark the 69th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Nazi death camp. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Czarek Sokolowski / Associated Press



A cross country skier slides along snow on the Hoher Meissner mountain in Germany. PHOTOGRAPH BY: UWE ZUCCHI / AFP/Getty Images



In St. Petersburg, Russia, a soldier looks on during a parade marking the 70th anniversary of the battle that lifted the Siege of Leningrad. The Nazi German and Finnish siege and blockade of Leningrad, now known as St. Petersburg, was broken on Jan. 18, 1943, but finally lifted Jan. 27, 1944. More than 1 million people died, mostly from starvation, during the 900-day siege. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Dmitry Lovetsky / Associated Press



The Olympic torch is tested before the start of the 2014 Winter Olympics in the Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia. PHOTOGRAPH BY: David J. Phillip / Associated Press



A male lion in Nairobi National Park in Kenya looks out over the savannah at dusk prior to being shot with a tranquilizer dart. A team led by the Kenya Wildlife Service then fit the lion with a GPS-tracking collar. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Ben Curtis / Associated Press



A team led by the Kenya Wildlife Service takes measurements of a tranquilized male lion's teeth while preparing to fit the creature with a GPS-tracking collar in Nairobi National Park in Kenya. Kenyan wildlife authorities are fitting livestock-raiding lions with collars that alert rangers by text message when the predators venture out of the national park, enabling the rangers to quickly move to the areas where the lions have encroached and return the animals to the park. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Ben Curtis / Associated Press

ALAIN SORAL

News Headlines (451) 23 January - 25 January 2014

ONLINE TODAY

► 23 January 2014 : You easily resist the urge to go your own way or ignore those in need -- but you may find that your own needs start to become harder to ignore by the end of the day. There's nothing wrong with that! Whoever has been telling you that you are selfish is merely projecting their own selfishness on to you -- you know what you have done, and you know that you've done enough! There is too much noise coming at you from people who think that they know how you should run your life. Get some space from these know-it-alls and go spend time with a person who never tries to tell you what to do. You deserve unconditional love right now. You know where to get it, so go there as early in the day as possible.

► 24 January 2014 : You are feeling an urgent need for downtime -- so make sure that you can get away by yourself for a while! It's easier than you think to deal with these feelings, but you need to take them seriously first. Someone will be giving you an awful lot of attention today, but you might not be comfortable with it. If so, your best tactic is to try to ignore them. You can't try to fake it, but there is also no need to hurt their feelings or embarrass them with overcomplicated apologies. Instead, just carry on with normal relations and sooner or later they will get the picture that you aren't interested. Then they will likely give up and move on to someone else.


► 25 January 2014 : You are going through some deep emotional issue -- but it's sure to end up positive for you. Things are in motion that should end with you feeling more confident, mature and ready for the next chapter. Sacrificing some of your privacy will be a joy today, because the alternative will be so exciting! You might be slow to come to this conclusion, but as the day progresses you will soon see how much more you have to gain by joining in on the game rather than watching from the sidelines. Your presence will be in high demand, so supply it as often as you can. Even if you are feeling more introverted than usual, this exciting social scene will be worth making the effort it takes to get social.

► DW DE 23 January 2014 : Lebedev to be freed after pardon of his business partner Khodorkovsky



► SCIENCE DAILY 20 January 2014 : Ingredients in Chocolate, Tea, Berries Could Guard Against Diabetes. Eating high levels of flavonoids including anthocyanins and other compounds (found in berries, tea, and chocolate) could offer protection from type 2 diabetes -- according to research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and King's College London. ||  ► MEDICAL NEWS TODAY 20 January 2014 : Chocolate, wine and berries may protect against type 2 diabetes

► XINHUA 22 January 2014 : Ancient fossil shows new link in dolphin evolution: New Zealand scientists  || ► NEW ZEALAND HERALD 22 January 2014 : Ancient dolphin relative discovered in New Zealand 

► SYRIA

■ TELEGRAPH 21 January 2014 : US secretly backs rebels to fight al-Qaeda in Syria. Sources tell Telegraph that America is backing 'friendly' rebels with millions in cash and non lethal aid to take on extremists in Syria
■ TELEGRAPH 20 January 2014: Syria's Assad accused of boosting al-Qaeda with secret oil deals. Western intelligence suggests Bashar al-Assad collaborating with jihadists to persuade West the uprising is terrorist-led
■ TELEGRAPH 19 January 2014: Al-Qaeda training British and European 'jihadists' in Syria to set up terror cells at home

Haiyaaaa...wWhat the hell kind of news? Confusing. Who are the terrorists? Syrian government? ehehhe ... a crazy question. Qatar, Saudi Arabia and U.S. are the three crazy who like to destabilize the situation in Syria. That's it. And you : America, stop masquerading as a hero! Why do not you show a similar reaction to the people's movement  in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Yemen, hm? It is too visible, if you do not succeed to wage civil war in Syria, then you will try to utilize other countries to arm the people to create a conflict there. Ehehhe. And you : Israel, no need to pretend to wash your hands!

► USA TODAY 22 January 2014 : Israel says it stopped al-Qaeda attack on U.S. Embassy

► THE STREET 22 January 2014 : The 5 States Most Likely to Legalize Pot Next

► WISE BREAD 22 January 2014 : 5 Emergency Situations You Must Prepare For (and 5 You Can Ignore)

► MICHELLE MALKIN 22 January 2014 : Lessons for Shove Guv Andrew Cuomo

► DAILY KOS 22 January 2014 : Midday open thread: Tagg Romney on Crist's betrayal, divorce rates in red and blue states

► GIZMODO 22 January 2014 :  This is Russia's new nuclear attack submarine

► SCIENCE DAILY

■ 20 January 2014 : Forget About Forgetting: Elderly Know More, Use It Better. What happens to our cognitive abilities as we age? If your think our brains go into a steady decline, research reported this week in the Journal Topics in Cognitive Science may make you think again. The work, headed by Dr. Michael Ramscar of Tübingen University, takes a critical look at the measures usually thought to show that our cognitive abilities decline across adulthood. Instead of finding evidence of decline, the team discovered that most standard cognitive measures, which date back to the early twentieth century, are flawed. "The human brain works slower in old age," says Ramscar, "but only because we have stored more information over time." || ► CBS DETROIT 22 January 2014 : Study Says Experience, Not Age, Is Why Our Brains Slow Down 
■ 23 January 2014 : Los Angeles Would Experience Stronger-Than-Expected Ground Motion in Major Earthquake, Virtual Earthquake Generator Shows
■ 23 January 2014 : Watching Molecules Morph Into Memories: Breakthrough Allows Scientists to Probe How Memories Form in Nerve Cells
■ 23 January 2014 : New Genes Spring, Spread from Non-Coding DNA
■ 22 January 2014 : Many Rare Mutations Contribute to Schizophrenia Risk, New Study Concludes

► CERES

■ ESA 22 January 2014 :  Herschel discovers water vapour around dwarf planet Ceres
■ SPACE 22 January 2014 : Water Found on Dwarf Planet Ceres, May Erupt from Ice Volcanoes 
■ UNIVERSE TODAY 22 January 2014 : Herschel Discovers Water Vapor Spewing from Ceres
■ DISCOVERY 22 January 2014 : Water Plume 'Unequivocally' Detected at Dwarf Planet Ceres
■ JPL NASA 22 January 2014 : Herschel Telescope Detects Water on Dwarf Planet
■ SPIEGEL 23 January 2014 : Riesiger Asteroid: Ceres und sein frostiges Geheimnis

VLADIMIR PUTIN

■ NBC NEWS 24 Januari 2014 : Elton John to Vladimir Putin: Let me introduce you to my gay Russian friends 
■ DAILY MAIL 23 January 2014 : Elton John rubbishes Vladimir Putin's claims he has 'gay friends' and accuses Russian leader of legalising homophobia
■ GUARDIAN 23 January 2014 : Elton John to Putin: I will show you gay people victimised under Russian law  (PS :  In an open letter last summer he wrote: "At all costs Putin cannot be seen to have the approval of the civilised world. He is making scapegoats of gay people, just as Hitler did Jews. He cannot be allowed to get away with it."

Stephen, do not forget to brush your teeth and gargle with an antiseptic solution, ok?

► DAILY MAIL 22 January 2014 : Trickery of Photoshop revealed in gory detail! Pop singer retouched in real time throughout music video - and you'll hardly recognise her at the end.

► LIVESCIENCE

■ 22 January 2014 : Ancient Church Mosaic With Symbol of Jesus Uncovered in Israel
■ 23 January 2014 : World's Oldest Cancer Arose in a Dog 11,000 Years Ago
■ 23 January 2014 : Frog 'Love Ripples' Bring Death from Above
■ 23 January 2014 : Aggressive Mantis Shrimp Sees Color Like No Other
■ 21 January 2014 : In Photos: National Zoo Animals Play in the Snow

► BALTIMORE DARKROOM 22 January 2014. A yet-to-be-named koala joey was introduced at the zoo in Duisburg, Germany today during its official weigh-in. : German zoo shows off its baby koala || ► INDEPENDENT  || ► NY DAILY NEWS

A koala joey hangs onto its mother Eola after a weighing procedure at the zoo in the western German city of Duisburg January 22, 2014. The Koala baby, which was born on July 2, 2013, weighs 350 grams, has yet to be named. (Ina Fassbender/Reuters)



A zookeeper holds a koala joey towards its mother Eola (R) after a weighing procedure at the zoo in the western German city of Duisburg January 22, 2014. The Koala baby, which was born on July 2, 2013, weighs 350 grams, has yet to be named. (Ina Fassbender/Reuters)



A zookeeper holds a koala joey towards its mother Eola (R) after a weighing procedure at the zoo in the western German city of Duisburg January 22, 2014. The Koala baby, which was born on July 2, 2013, weighs 350 grams, has yet to be named. (Ina Fassbender/Reuters)



A zookeeper holds a koala joey during a weighing procedure at the zoo in the western German city of Duisburg January 22, 2014. The Koala baby, which was born on July 2, 2013, weighs 350 grams, has yet to be named. (Ina Fassbender/Reuters)"



A zookeeper holds a koala joey during a weighing procedure at the zoo in the western German city of Duisburg January 22, 2014. The Koala baby, which was born on July 2, 2013, weighs 350 grams, has yet to be named. (Ina Fassbender/Reuters)"



A circa six months old female baby koala sits on her mother's head at the zoo in Duisburg, western Germany. The baby koala was taken out of its mother's pouch to be weighed - it came in at 350 grams. (Roland Weihrauch/Getty Images)



A six months old female baby koala and her parents are pictured at the zoo in Duisburg, western Germany. The baby koala was taken out of its mother's pouch to be weighed - it came in at 350 grams. (Roland Weihrauch/Getty Images)



A six months old female baby koala and her parents are pictured at the zoo in Duisburg, western Germany. The baby koala was taken out of its mother's pouch to be weighed - it came in at 350 grams. (Roland Weihrauch/Getty Images)



A six months old female baby koala and her parents are pictured at the zoo in Duisburg, western Germany. The baby koala was taken out of its mother's pouch to be weighed it came in at 350 grams. (Roland Weihrauch/Getty Images)



A koala joey hangs onto a toy koala during a weighing procedure at the zoo in the western German city of Duisburg January 22, 2014. The Koala baby, which was born on July 2, 2013, weighs 350 grams, has yet to be named. (Ina Fassbender/Reuters)



A koala joey hangs onto a toy koala during a weighing procedure at the zoo in the western German city of Duisburg January 22, 2014. The Koala baby, which was born on July 2, 2013, weighs 350 grams, has yet to be named. (Ina Fassbender/Reuters)

► FOXNEWS 23 January 2014 : Fox News Poll: Voters blame Clinton and Obama for Benghazi

► WPXI 23 January 2014 : Impatient people have fast eye movements, study says || ► MEDICAL DAILY 21 January 2014 : What Your Eyes Say About Your Behavior: Eye Movements May Indicate Patience, Impulsivity



► XINHUA 23 January 2014 : Archaeologists discover 1500-year-ago floor mosaics in Israel || ► LIVE SCIENCE  22 January 2014 : Ancient Church Mosaic With Symbol of Jesus Uncovered in Israel


► GUARDIAN 24 January 2014 : Qatar World Cup: 185 Nepalese died in 2013 – official records

► USA TODAY 24 January 2014 : Romney: Putin has 'outperformed' Obama 



► SPACE 24 January 2014 : Top 10 Discoveries by Mars Rovers Spirit & Opportunity: A Scientist's View

► NEWS & POLITICS : January 21 2014 Iran Nuclear Islamic Republic last days final hour news prophecy update. Published on Jan 14, 2014 by u2bheavenbound



► EDUCATION : Stalin: Inside the Terror. This is a BBC2 documentary from 2003 and probably one of the best on Stalin. The archive footage is very good and it draws upon some excellent evidence from close witnesses, including Stalin's own family. Uploaded for educational purposes only. Published on Nov 21, 2013 by Alan Brown



► NEWS & POLITIC : January 23 2014 David Hocking Revelation 4:1-11 The Throne in Heaven - PreTribulation Rapture. Published on Jan 15, 2014 by u2bheavenbound 

► ENTERTAINMENT : Peter Schiff - Market Crash 2014. Published on Dec 1, 2013 by London Real

► B E A U T Y - dir. Rino Stefano Tagliafierro



► Cicada Princess

► Mixed fortunes for North Asia trio - By Tomasz Janowski 
TOKYO - Early 2014 shows North Asia's manufacturing and export giants enjoying mixed fortunes, with South Korea and Japan starting the year positively, while China was still struggling.

* China creates teams to spearhead economic change
* IMF says BOJ inflation target likely to take more than two years
* Video: China's factories fizzle ahead of Lunar New Year holiday

► FBI to retailers: expect more cyber attacks - By Jim Finkle and Mark Hosenball
WASHINGTON - The FBI has warned retailers to prepare for more credit card breaches after discovering about 20 hacking cases in the past year involving the same kind of software used against Target.

* Neiman Marcus says about 1.1 million cards affected by attack
* Target CFO to testify before Senate
* Banks and retailers trade barbs over data breaches

► Bombing wave hits Egypt - By Asma Alsharif and Maggie Fick
CAIRO - A series of bomb attacks hit Cairo, killing six people and raising fears that an Islamist insurgency is gaining pace in Egypt. | Video: Egypt blast caught on tape

* U.S. urges end to violence
* Egyptian diplomat kidnapped in Libyan capital
* Supporters of Mursi clash with security forces in Cairo

► Syrian chemical transfer stalls, strains patience - By Anthony Deutsch
THE HAGUE - Western governments are growing impatient with the pace of Syria's first shipment of chemical weapons.

* Syria sides to meet but peace talks may not take off
* Video: Cry for Syria, says Kofi Annan

► Emerging markets selloff picks up, drags down Europe, U.S.

► OPINION : Chris Christie and the 'failed war on drugs' - By Reihan Salam
Though one assumes that Christie's emphasis on criminal justice reform stems from a humanitarian impulse, it also happens to make good political sense.

* Karabell: If the world is getting richer, why do so many feel poor?

► Poland eyes allegations about secret CIA jail - By Wojciech Zurawski
KRAKOW, Poland - Polish prosecutors investigating allegations the CIA ran a secret jail in a Polish forest said they will look into a newspaper report that gave new accounts about the alleged "black site."

* France to Francis: Time for confession?

► Ukraine police storm Kiev protest

► Leaders, Syria opposition attend Swiss peace talks  || ► Fiery exchanges erupt at Syria peace talks

► Pro-regime protesters rally outside Syria talks

► Half-pipe skiing to make it to Winter Games in Sochi

► Toy Fair 2014 opens in London

► Kiev protesters prepare for another night of clashes || ► Five dead as Ukraine police battle protesters || ► Ukraine protesters reinforce barricades in Kiev

► Kerry calls Assad 'greatest magnet for terrorism' in region

► Snow finds its way into NY-DC train during heavy storm

► Maoists protest as Nepal plans new constitution within a year

► Greenpeace demo in Davos targets Gazprom

► The world's tallest buildings

► Ukrainian opposition leaders call for peaceful protests

► Blast outside French church in Rome as Hollande visits

► Kerry: 'Assad Will Not Be Part of Government' || ► Raw: UN Chief, Syrian FM Have Tense Exchange

► Sesame Street: Eat More Colors, Fewer Cookies



► Ukraine Violence Rises As Ultimatum Nears End || ► Ukraine Leader Calls Special Parliament Session

► Raw: Giant Squid Caught Off Japan



► Syrian Govt Threatens to Walk Out of Peace Talks

► NEWS

■ Japan tells world to stand up to China or face consequences 
■ Russia not sharing Sochi threat information, US says
■ U.S. slams Syrian diplomat for speech at peace talks 
■ Mysterious Mars Rock Looks Like 'Jelly Donut,' Defies Explanation (Photos)
■ Abbas seeks $1-billion Gaza deal with Russia 
■ Russia to free Khodorkovsky aide, hurdle to tycoon's return stands 
■ Syrian opposition demands a future without Assad
■ Ukraine opposition leaders urge continued cease-fire, but protesters appear defiant
■ Iran president pledges cooperation, trade ties 
■ U.S. privacy board says NSA phone program illegal, should end
■ Dear Mr. President: Let's hear about jobs, economy, wealth imbalance ... and 20 more issues
■ Mike Huckabee urges Republicans to fight back on 'war on women' rhetoric
■ Watch what happens when Obama picks a top donor as ambassador
■ 'Obama' filmmaker charged in NY in campaign fraud

Ehehhee .... Why? Because Obama is black? So, if you anti-Obama you will be accused of racism? Blah!  Who cares in this world if there are many groups of "anti" : anti-gay, anti-drug, anti-alcohol, anti-smoking, anti-Islam, etc, etc ...? In Russia there are many people who classify themselves as anti-Putin, and Putin is still waving his hand graciously to his people.

■ Ukraine's president promises to reshuffle government next week

■ No negotiations with Republicans on U.S. debt limit: senior Democrat

► HOMES : Gallery: States with the worst school

► SPORTS : Double-toilet stall in Sochi now held as symbol of Russia's government waste. Internet is flush with excitement over toilets pic. A snapshot of a stall in the men's room at a building being used at next month's Olympic Games goes viral.

Ah, it's still better than marrying the same-sex! Ehehhee... What's wrong with two toilets side by side? Maybe we can sit together while sharing silence together?

What? ... Shut you mouth, please?

► SHINE : The 15 Best Weight Loss Tips, Ever!

► GOOD MORNING AMERICA ■ Baby Born on Sled in 3 Degree Weather

■ Elizabeth Vargas: 'I Am. I Am an Alcoholic,' Says ABC News Anchor



► TRAVEL

■ A better boarding pass? One frustrated flier's idea
■ 10 ways to get a better airplane seat

► Khat ban: Newsnight investigates herb stimulant. Home Secretary Theresa May is banning a herb called khat, a stimulant chewed by large sections of the Somali community and grown mainly in East Africa. The UK is the biggest western importer of the plant, which in the next few months will become classified as a class C drug. Alex Miller, a journalist from the magazine and television channel Vice, looked into the use of the substance and the potential impact of the ban for Newsnight.

► INDIA: Woman gang-raped on orders of 'kangaroo court'

► FUTURE : Are we born good or evil?

► Scepticism over Ukraine crisis talks
Protesters in Ukraine express scepticism that talks between an opposition leader and President Yanukovych will lead to a breakthrough.

* Protest leader: 'I'll fight with you' - VIDEO
* Protest deaths shake media

What the heck? Is this a dinner invitation event so that when the event is ongoing until the end they are guaranteed will be okay? Even in the event of concert music we can die. So, why do they come to their own demise with street protests? Why do not they open a healthy dialogue?

* Twitter Q&A with David Stern
* 'Police tortured me'
* At the scene: Death in Kiev
* Ready for 'bullet to head'  - VIDEO
* Q & A: Ukraine unrest

► FEATURE : 7 days quiz - What is Vladimir Putin supposed never to do on purpose?

Questions:
1. Violinist Vanessa Mae will represent Thailand at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, it was announced. But in which event will she compete?

2. South Africa's government ordered sculptors to remove a bronze animal hidden inside the ear of a Nelson Mandela statue. Which creature was depicted?

3. The sculptors reportedly inserted the rabbit as a trademark signature and to denote the speed with which they had to complete the statue - rabbit in the Afrikaans language is "haas", which also means haste.

4. What did a spokesman for Vladimir Putin say the Russian leader never deliberately did, in an interview with a Russian newspaper?

5. Five people were charged over the 1978 Lufthansa robbery at New York's Kennedy International Airport, a heist that featured in the Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas. Where was the job said to have been planned?

6. Missing Word Question

7. Germany's Saarland region says it wants its next generation to be bilingual in German and which other language?

Correct Answers:
1. Mae, a keen skier since childhood, has been competing as Vanessa Vanakorn using her father's surname. Her manager said she "qualified by a whisker".

2. It was a rabbit. The sculptors reportedly inserted the rabbit as a trademark signature and to denote the speed with which they had to complete the statue - rabbit in the Afrikaans language is "haas", which also means haste.

3. It was Hey Jude. Mr Harper performed the song at a state dinner in Jerusalem. Afterwards, Mr Netanyahu told him: "Thank you, Stephen. It was great."

4. It's pose topeless. A Kremlin spokesman was quoted by Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper as saying: "If you think that he deliberately posed topless in front of the cameras, you are again mistaken." He said the Russian president was always accompanied by a photographer, and simply "lives his life".

5. It's Robert's Lounge, a saloon in New York City that served as a mob HQ from 1957 until early 1979. In Goodfellas, the bar is owned by gangster Jimmy "The Gent" Burke, played by Robert DeNiro.

6. It's "commandments". A Church of England diocese has issued a list of social media rules to its staff and clergy, urging them to consider God when tweeting the masses.

7. It's French. Leaders in Saarland, which borders France and Luxembourg, say they hope the region will be fully bilingual from 2043. They plan dual-language teaching from pre-school as well as requiring new state employees to be able to work in French

Your Score :
0 - 3 : Pidgin
4 - 6 : Conversational
7 - 7 : Fluent

My score : 6/7 : ehehhee ... reading the source.

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► DAILY MAIL  21 January 2014 : British violinist Vanessa Mae to represent Thailand for skiing at Sochi winter Olympics

► SYDNEY MORNING HERALD 23 January 2014 : Rabbit in Mandela statue's ear has to go, South African officials say ||► STUFF NZ 23 January 2014 : Mandela's ear 'no place for rabbit' 

► NEWS NATIONAL POST 22 January 2014 : Stephen Harper serenades Israel's prime minister with 'Hey Jude' at official state dinner in Jerusalem 

► RIA NOVOSTI 23 January 2014 : Putin Never Intentionally Poses Topless – Spokesman 

► NY TIMES 23 January 2014 : As Seen in ‘Goodfellas’: Arrest Is Made in ’78 Lufthansa Robbery  ||  ► YAHOO NEWS 23 January 2014 : Indictment in notorious 1978 JFK Lufthansa heist 

► TELEGRAPH 21 January 2014 : Thou shalt not Tweet in an ungodly way, Church of England tells worshippers 

► NEW ZEALAND HERALD 22 January 2014 : German region aims to become bilingual in French

► HEALTH : Baby heart-disease risk 'shaped early in pregnancy'

► FUTURE

■ Prosthetics: Meet the man with 13 legs
■ How do you find a ghost ship?

* INDEPENDENT 23 January 2014 : Ghost riders: An unmanned Russian ship full of rats is adrift in the Atlantic - so, just how many other vagrant vessels are out there?

* RIA NOVOSTI 24 January 2014 : Rat-Infested Russian Ghost Ship Drifting Toward UK – Report

* HUFFINGTON POST 24 May 2013 : Lyubov Orlova, Russian 'Ghost Ship,' Mysteriously Disappears Without A Trace

► Concessions fail to end Kiev unrest
Violence between Ukrainian police and anti-government protestors continues in Kiev, despite a concession offer by President Viktor Yanukovych.

* Tyres ablaze at Kiev protest site - VIDEO
* New barricades amid unrest - VIDEO
* In pictures: Ukraine protests
* Kiev braced for 'next stage' - VIDEO

► 10 Things - Sugar can help stop concrete from setting, and other nuggets. 10 things we didn't know last week

► ANALYSIS

■ Protesting too much? - Kerry denies US is in retreat but doubts remain, says Kim Ghattas 
■ Give talks a chance - Do negotiations such as Geneva II on Syria ever lead to peace? 

► VIDEOS

■ Egypt: Crowds' 'fury' at violence
■ The 'talking' cars that warn drivers about unseen hazards

■ Davos: 22 facts people should know



■ Purple tomatoes: Could GM crop be food of the future?



■ France's Valerie Trierweiler India trip 'to go ahead'

► Today's African Proverb : "The log on the woodpile does not laugh at the log in the fire"- Sent by Sir-Muel MG, Kenya, and Kipkorir Silas Kwendet, India

Aahaha ... ... You are smart! Very witty, ... this is a very contemplative humor. I can not help but laugh out loud, ...aahhaa.... especially when I realized that they -- the log -- did not laugh at all, but I did. 

► Army prepares to replace thousands of troops with military robots
► Kiev frontline brutality: RT reporter films police beating protesters on ground
► Smoke, scuffles and chaos in Kiev - LIVE
► Ukraine opposition vows 'to go on offensive' if demands not met
► Protesters surround American embassy in Kiev, rally against US meddling 
► Ukrainian opposition and the West 'playing with fire siding with extreme nationalists' 
► Fake Olympic terrorist threats antagonize Sochi security fears 
► OP - ED : Why Russia cares about human rights in the West 
► Syria peace talks: 'We have taken the first small step'
► OP- ED : Syria and the Geneva 2 charade - By Pepe Escobar
► Court cuts sentence for Khodorkovsky partner Lebedev, can leave prison today
► Kiev frontline brutality: RT reporter films police beating protesters on ground
► Western news on Ukraine 'get filtered through the opposition's lens'
► Ceasefire in Ukraine: Barricades doused out, violence an inch from reigniting
► Ukrainian opposition rejects govt proposal, talks to continue
► Third blast in Cairo after bombs at police HQ, subway kill 5 & injure dozens
► Syrian opposition refuses to meet govt face-to-face at Geneva 2 talks 
► Snowden Q&A: Indiscriminate mass surveillance is the biggest problem we face
► N. Korea urges dialogue in open letter to South

► US 'open to conversation' if Snowden returns, enters plea bargain - AG Holder

Haaa .. This is exactly as what I said in my last post (Newstories: News Headlines (271) 11 June 2013 )> When I just said. ..."His eyes are like my eyes." This is a most gentle reaction of America. Go home, Snowden. Your home is in America. You are an asset of America, not Russia.

► OP-ED : 'A lot of talk about inequality in Davos, but very little action'
► Terrorist leaders considered alive until proven dead - Medvedev
► Duma demands foreign politicians stop inciting Ukrainian crisis
► Russia breaks into Bloomberg top 50 countries for business
► Ukrainian officers may face 'criminal liability' for abusing naked rioter (VIDEO)
► Moscow Muslims upset at warning over terrorists in mosques
► Unbebiebable! MSNBC cuts Congresswoman during NSA LIVE to report... Justin Bieber
► Second, undisclosed chemical leaked into W. Virginia water during spill
► War gear: Weaponry & armor of rioters in Kiev (PHOTOS)
► Back to chaos: Police officer shot dead as violence resumes in Kiev
► Kiev: Tires burning after president pledges concessions - LIVE 
► Ukraine unrest timeline
► Steve Jobs, Google CEO plotted 'gentlemen's agreement' to keep wages down – report
► Republicans vote to end NSA bulk phone metadata surveillance program
► Gunmakers Smith & Wesson, Sturm Ruger refuse to sell their products in California
► Snowden can extend his asylum every year – lawyer

► VIDEOS

■ UKRAINE

* Havoc in Ukraine: Central Kiev turned into battleground
* Ukraine police filmed beating rioters as violence escalates in Kiev
* 'Warzone': Open street battles in Kiev as rioters, police face-off
* Cops on fire as Molotov cocktails flare, flash and bang over Kiev
* Dramatic video: RT reporter films Ukraine police brutally beating protesters
* Kiev war zone: Mass riots in Ukraine on January 22
* Who's To Blame? US, EU seek sanctions for those linked to violence in Ukraine

Indeed, this is the matter of Russia and America. The U.S. intervention is not merely a reaction, but it is a duplicate of confrontation between the East and the West. Now the modern world shows that since the Cold War ended, the U.S. and its European allies are always looking for the ways to make the countries -- that have been members of the Soviet Union  -- go away from Russia's orbit, and this political has been held systematically.

■ CrossTalk: Iran - Game in Play
■ 'You live in NY, I live in Syria; let me tell our version of story' - Syrian FM to UN chief

■ Snowden requests extra security after receiving death threats. Whistleblower Edward Snowden is reportedly set to request additional protection from Russian authorities after receiving a growing number of death threats. The former NSA contractor has been living at an undisclosed location in Russia since August when he received asylum from Washington's prosecution. RT's Marina Portnaya reports.


■ Putin plays piano again. Russian President Vladimir Putin sat at a piano and picked out the melody of a popular Soviet-era song on Wednesday as a group of students sang along. The strongman leader sat down at a grand piano at a top Moscow physics institute and played the song "Moscow Windows" while members of a male student choir joined in.

Wow, I can not believe I'm going to gawk. Actually, it's not a great piano playing for a pianist. The cool thing here is, Putin is not a pianist, but he is the president, and he is not the president of a developing country, but he is the president of a developed country: Russia.

What is touching is, people always think the president of developed country is just a kind of a robot from the progress of civilization, and the present civilization is shown by depreciation over the emotional elements of human: music, dreams, feelings, prayer, tears, regret, and so forth.

Putin shows us that the progress of civilization can be judged from our devotion to culture and music, including shirtless unintentionally. Mwah! (Would you like to sit next to me and we play the piano together?)

Reminder : What? Are you confident with your flirtation, Cisca? Last week you said you were falling in love with Khodorkovsky. And now ...? Sigh ... hhhh ...how many in one, hm? hehe! (Why does my dahling never get jealous? I wondeh. Frowning, at least? No. Maybe he has stopped liking me? Mmm. Shanana. Somebody scold me, please? Eehehehhee.... ahahahaa )

■ Maidan Battlefield: 2 rioters dead, 200+ policemen injured over 5 days of violence. Leaders of the Ukrainian opposition have called on protesters in Kiev to refrain from violence - however the city's embattled center's remained ablaze overnight. There've been conflicting reports on the number of casualties, but the deaths of 2 protesters have been confirmed - both reportedly have bullet wounds. Authorities, however, have stressed that police are not equipped with live ammunition.  Over 2 hundred police officers have been injured during the riots - more than 80 have been hospitalized. We asked a former British police officer with experience of crowd control to take us through the tactics used by Ukrainian authorities.



■ 'Highly militarized rioters attempt to start civil war in Ukraine'
■ Geneva Tension: Syrian warring sides fail to find common ground
■ 'Foreign pressure on Ukraine will only make matters worse'
■ Ukraine govt ready to resign, protests spread across country

■ Snowden: Bulk data collection is euphemism for mass surveillance. NSA leaker Edward Snowden has held his first live Q&A session, answering questions online about the agency, whistleblowing and America's mass surveillance. Marina Portnaya reports.



■ Egypt blasts: String of explosions rattle Cairo subway & police HQ. Three blasts hit Cairo on Friday, targeting police HQ, a metro station and a police station. They apparent string of militant attacks claimed at least five people and injured scores of others.



■ Ukraine Turmoil: Far-right radicals on the rise amid violence in Kiev
■ UKIP Hooray! Euro-skeptic Farage tops poll ahead of elections
■ Peace Accord? Syrian Rebel infighting intensifies amid diplomatic talks in Geneva
■ CrossTalk: Kiev Burning
■ Riots, violence won't bring Ukraine closer to decision on European membership - VP of EU parliament 
■ Drone footage: Divided Kiev

I feel the U.S. is seeing an opportunity to press Moscow, as President Vladimir Putin is playing the U.S. card : Edward Snowden. So the conflict in Ukraine can be a way to equalize the position and pressure.

But, regardless of the U.S. interests, the basic problem is that Ukraine has an economic dependence on Russia., and it makes the country is not playing a strategic position card but being a "card" which is played by other economic blocs. And it is actually towards the country's loss of sovereignty. Ukrainian opposition leader, Arseniy Yatsenyk, has called his struggle as the revolution, in an effort to fight the colonial.

The case of Ukraine is a real picture of economic colonialism which begins with the creation of economic dependence. The loss of economic sovereignty is the entrance loss of sovereignty on other aspects of national life.

► Witness : The Jungle Surgeon of Myanmar

► Inside Story : CAR: At a crossroads of conflict. Can intervention from the European Union bolster African efforts to bring an end to sectarian violence. Adrian Finigan talks to Sylvain Touati, an Africa analyst at FIKRA - a Doha-based political think tank; Louis Keumayou, the president of the Pan-African Press Association; and Vincent Darracq, a global security analyst specialising on Africa.

► 101 East : Japan: The next wave

► Orphans of the Sahara - Episode 3 - Exile



► Inside Story : Has austerity worked?

► Ukraine leaders agree to maintain truce

► 101 East : Tin Trouble

► Counting the Cost : Davos 2014: What is at stake?

► DAVOS : Will Japan and China Go to War? - Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe worries a conflict could be sparked by something unexpected

► OLYMPICS :  It Doesn't Actually Snow in Sochi - And other disheartening Winter Olympics facts

► VIDEO GAMES : This is the Biggest Crowdfunding Project Ever - Nearly 370,000 backers raise a staggering $37 million. And all for a PC game

► THAILAND : Yingluck Struggles For Control - Thai PM's emergency decree puts polls in doubt

► BUDGETS : It's U.S. Debt Ceiling Time Again - Next standoff will come earlier than expected

► SOUTH AFRICA : That Bogus Mandela Interpreter? - Officials have now resigned over him

► CURIOUS CAPITALIST - DAVOS : The Digital Divide - Why it threatens global economic growth

► ASIA : China's Censorship Fail - Millions of Internet users get sent to blocked site

► EGYPT : Bomb Blasts Rock Cairo - Huge car bomb and two smaller blasts kill five and injure scores

► HEALTH & FAMILY : How to Find Out Anything From Anyone - A former intelligence officer shares interrogation tips

► UKRAINE : Protests Spreading Across Ukraine - Extremist factions pull away from moderates

► CHINA : In China, a Feminist Battles Sexual Violence - Her plea: China must change the way it handles sex abuse

► IRAN : Rouhani Doesn't Actually Tweet - Turns out his "friends" wrote his messages

► DOMESTIC SURVEILLANCE : Snowden Wants to Come Home - But whistle-blower laws must change first

► NORTH KOREA : N.Korea Extends Olive Branch to S.Korea - Letter from the north proposes reconciliation, unity

► SPACE : Old Rover Finds New Signs of Life - Mars might have been biology-friendly

► SOUTH SUDAN : S. Sudan Faces Bigger Obstacle - Even with a tenuous truce signed on Thursday following hostilities that left over 10,000 people dead, diplomats and experts say a sustainable peace for South Sudan is still far off

► OLYMPICS : U.S.: Still OK to Go to Sochi - Despite an "uptick in threat reporting," the administration is not advising Americans against going to the upcoming Winter Olympics

* Team U.S.A Warned Not to Flaunt Uniforms in Sochi

► LOCAL

■ Loan for bullet train part of Gov. Jerry Brown's budget proposal
■ GOP fears governor's race may hurt other candidates - California Republicans fear another November of Democratic dominance
■ Metro shelves direct rail line to LAX - High cost and risks of tunneling below the airport put the plan on the back burner.
■ Building a better transit option to LAX
■ A menacing air in the Central Valley
■ Gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari calls Jerry Brown lazy
■ Judge kills measure for separate L.A. health department

■ Garcetti joins call to give $15 minimum wage to some hotel workers



► WORLD

■ Fate of Bashar Assad is key in Syria talks - As the long-awaited U.N. peace conference opens in Switzerland, the White House stands firm in insisting on the Syrian president's ouster.
■ Ukraine protesters reject deal with president - By a show of hands, thousands gathered in Kiev vote to continue the confrontation until all their demands are met. Among them: early elections and a revamped constitution.||  PHOTOS : Anti-government protests turn deadly in Kiev, Ukraine
■ U.N. rights chief demands Myanmar probe reported massacre of Muslims
■ U.S. coming under fire from Mideast allies, who see retrenchment - Secretary of State Kerry disputes assertions that the U.S. is slipping in its power broker role: 'It is a myth that we are pulling back or giving up or standing down.'

► NATION : Percentage of Americans lacking insurance drops in January

► BUSINESS

■ Stocks plunge on fears over emerging markets
■ Are America's seniors secretly rich?
■ New concern about e-cigarettes: They make smoking seem 'normal' again

Stubborn! Let them be. If they want to die or suffer illness, it's up to them. Now we better think about what efforts can we do to prevent ourselves from exposure to cigarette smoke, for example, using masks wherever we are, especially in areas of high pollution levels.

► OPINION : To console someone who's grieving, first try not making it about you

► FRAMEWORK

■ The Week in Pictures | January 20 – 26, 2013 - Posted By: Marc Martin
■ Mavericks Invitational big wave surf contest - Posted By : Marc Martin on  January 24, 2014

Visitors admire the colorful lights at the Chitose-Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival in Japan. The annual festival will be held until Feb. 16. PHOTOGRAPH BY: KAZUHIRO NOGI / AFP/Getty Images



Shane Dorian, left, and Ben Wilkinson, right, catch a wave during the third heat of the first round of the Mavericks Invitational surf contest in Half Moon Bay, Calif. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Eric Risberg / Associated Press

Mr. ALAIN SORAL

Mrs. HUME'S PHEASANT

Mrs. Hume's Pheasant
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Phasianidae
Subfamily:	Phasianinae
Genus:	Syrmaticus
Species:	S. humiae
Binomial name
Syrmaticus humiae Hume, 1881

■ Hume's pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae)
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■ Hume's Pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae) 

Identification
Male 90-92 cm, female 60-61 cm. Boldly patterned pheasant with long, barred tail. Male dark chestnut with dark greyish-purple hood and inner wing-coverts, white scapular and wing-bars, white back and uppertail-coverts barred black, with greyish, narrowly barred, brown-and-black. Female duller with shorter, white-tipped tail, greyish-brown with blackish markings and whitish streaks above, reduced white wing-bars and warm brown below scaled whitish from breast down. Voice Male territorial call, crowing cher-a-per cher-a-per cher cher cheria cheria. Also, cackling waaak notes and sharp tuk tuk when alarmed.