News Headlines (436) 14 December - 16 December 2013

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Real problems involving your nearest and dearest need most of your attention, so try to ignore frivolous situations as much as possible. You have enough projects to keep you busy for now -- avoid taking on any new business or personal tasks unless it's absolutely necessary. The key word right now is 'prioritize.' Although it might be difficult to tear yourself away from your own dramas, your selflessness will be rewarded in extremely beneficial ways.

You're feeling pretty feisty today -- so much so that you may fire up a few arguments just to see where they lead! It's a good time for you to step up and make your case whenever the mood strikes you. A certain higher-up has been on your case pretty hard lately, so you've been toeing the line, doing everything just right, and forcing yourself to even work a bit of overtime. Without even being asked. Basically, you've been very, very good -- and now it's time to relax. Yes, relax. Even you need some downtime. Give yourself a break tonight. Chill out.



It's time for you to face some facts, but it's not just you that's on the hook, fortunately. The universe is asking as all to sit still, quiet our minds, pay attention and be realistic, whether we like it or not. Now, the 'sit still' part is admittedly a little bit tougher on you than on others, but once you set your mind to it, you can do almost anything you want. Try not to make it look too easy!

► KSAT 12 December 2013 : House approves budget deal, sends to Senate

► MICHELLE MALKIN 12 December 2013 : Please pass the Pepto: Rep. Alan Grayson seeks 'friends with benefits'

► FOXNEWS

■ 12 December 2013 : US cracks down on companies evading Iran sanctions
■ 15 December 2013 : Ryan defends budget compromise before final Senate vote set for this week

► GUARDIAN 13 December 2013  :  North Korea executes Kim Jong-un's uncle as 'traitor'

► NY TIMES 13 Desemebr 2013  : Yahoo Mail Has Been Down for Some Users for Several Days ||  ► PC WORLD  13 December 2013  : CEO Marissa Mayer 'very sorry' for Yahoo Mail outage

► HUFFINGTON POST

■ 9 December 2013 : Settling Down: People Settling For Second Best In Love, Says Study

■ 4 December 2013 : Study Says Fear Of Being Alone Keeps People In Bad Relationships

Maybe because I'm not them. I wonder, why do I often really like with what is called Alone? I feel comfortable if we are not always together at all times. I feel more free to decide what I want to do when I'm alone. Many secrets are always with me. I do not have to feel lonely without him. And the most crazy is, lately I intend to have a special place for me to stay alone there. A special house for me and my baby. And you dahling, you may visit us if I've called you, ehehehhe ..., for example, if you want me like I want you. (Yes, and the problem is, "Do you want him as he wants you, Cisca? What will happen if you do not want him when he so desperately needs you? Is the need for a person equivalent to the fulfillment of feeling hungry? So, he may buy another meal if you can not serve food from you to him, hm? Of course he may, if you just interpret this question by considering only his food faces in your mind. (Chicken. Chickens. Duck. Ducks. Beef. Chickens more. Roast. Beef. Greasy. Butter. Slippery. Fats. Fatty. Too fat. Obesity. Explode! Boom. Boom! Boom? Balloon? Ehehhee ... shut up! Shut up, Cucumber! and you, too. Be polite, lonely Vegetables!) But this is not about them all. Merely food. Purely about the food. But I'm asking you about a winged question, you know!")

► WEBMD 11 December 2013 : Heartburn and ulcer drugs linked to vitamin B12 deficiency

► DAILY MAIL 15 December 2013 : Don't delete our selfie! Cameron asks Danish PM to keep Mandela memorial picture featuring Obama and auction it for charity'

► EDUCATION : Pompeii: The Mystery Of People Frozen In Time - History Documentary. n a one off landmark drama documentary for BBC One, Dr Margaret Mountford presents Pompeii: The Mystery Of The People Frozen In Time. The city of Pompeii uniquely captures the public's imagination; in 79AD a legendary volcanic disaster left its citizens preserved in ashes to this very day. Yet no-one has been able to unravel the full story that is at the heart of our fascination: how did those bodies become frozen in time?

For the first time the BBC has been granted unique access to these strange, ghost-like body casts that populate the ruins and, using the latest forensic technology, the chance to peer beneath the surface of the plaster in order to rebuild the faces of two of the people who were killed in this terrible tragedy.

Margaret turns detective to tell a new story at the heart of one of history's most iconic moments; she looks at the unique set of circumstances that led to the remarkable preservation of the people of Pompeii. By applying modern day forensic analysis to this age-old mystery, Margaret dispels the myths surrounding the events in 79AD. She also explores the lives of the individuals who once lived in this vibrant and enigmatic city, as well as recreating the last moments of the people caught up in this tragedy. Published on Jun 25, 2013 by
TheAncientWorlds



► PEOPLE & BLOG : Drugs, Inc.: Jamaican Gangs, Guns and Ganja (Full Episode) Kingston, Jamaica, is in the hands of highly organized and warring drug gangs who manage drug trafficking and distribution at all levels. Published on Sep 20, 2013 by National Geographic



► ENTERTAINMENT : Sherlock: Series 3 Launch Trailer - BBC One.  Published on Dec 8, 2013 by BBC



► SPORTS : Road Bike Party 2 - Martyn Ashton.  Road Bike Party 2 is here! Martyn Ashton, Danny MacAskill and Chris Akrigg take you on a new journey with a new bike in RBP 2. RBP2 has incredible stunts and amazing tricks all completed on a £15,000 Colnago C59 Disc. It can only be done in Road Bike Party 2! Lycra-clad trials legend Martyn Ashton's first Road Bike Party was a YouTube sensation, so a sequel HAD to be made, bigger and better than before! Martyn was in the middle of filming when his life was transformed by an accident during a trials display which has left him paralysed from the waist down. Courage, determination and great friends have helped Martyn to complete his vision for Road Bike Party 2. Published on Dec 10, 2013 by Global Cycling Network



► TRAVEL & EVENTS : Salzburg, Austria: Salzburg and Surroundings. Uploaded on Sep 16, 2009 by Rick Steves || ► Gimmelwald, Switzerland: Best of the Alps. Uploaded on Dec 23, 2009 by Rick Steves

I m a g i n e

► Deal to quell budget wars sails through - By David Lawder and Richard CowanWASHINGTON - A breakthrough budget deal that avoids a government shutdown in January and blunts automatic spending cuts easily won passage in the U.S. House of Representatives, laying the groundwork for two years free of funding crises.

* House passes bill authorizing $633 billion in defense spending

► Mandela's body cheered ahead of Sunday burial - By Ed Cropley
QUNU, South Africa - The body of Nelson Mandela arrived at his ancestral home of Qunu, where it was greeted by local residents ahead of the anti-apartheid leader's state funeral set for Sunday.  | Video

* Tutu not attending Mandela funeral, says not invited

► Seeking early signs of autism in babies
Researchers are using eye-tracking technology to screen babies for signs of autism in the first months of their lives -- and the results could change the way autism is diagnosed and treated.

* Yelling, threatening parents harm teens' mental health

► VIDEOS

■ Obamas mark Newtown anniversary with moment of silence
■ Obama marks Newtown shooting anniversary
■ Mandela on final journey to ancestral home
■ ANC party's send-off for Mandela

► About 15000 Obamacare sign-ups didn't transmit, improvement seen: administration

► South Africa buries 'greatest son' Mandela - By Ed Cropley
QUNU, South Africa - South Africa buries Nelson Mandela on Sunday, closing one momentous chapter in its tortured history and opening another in which the multi-racial democracy he founded will have to discover if it can thrive without its central pillar.

* Tutu to attend Mandela state funeral: spokesman
* Video: Mandela on final journey to ancestral home
* Video: Eiffel Tower lights up for Mandela
* Mandela buried in ancestral homeland
* Prince Charles, Oprah Winfrey, other celebrities attend Mandela funeral

► China condemns Abe for criticizing air defense zone

► HEALTH : Baby seat with iPad holder stirs controversy
BOSTON - An advocacy group called on toy maker Fisher-Price to stop selling a baby seat designed to hold an iPad, saying the product encourages parents to leave infants alone.

* Consumers often confused about types of sugar in drinks

► Mandela memorial sign language interpreter a 'fraud'
► Thai PM sees little risk of another coup
► Santa Claus swims with fish in Tokyo
► '12 Years a Slave,' 'American Hustle' top Globe nods
► Amnesty slams EU response to Syrian refugees
► Travellers welcome high speed Barcelona to Paris train
► Ukraine's PM addresses rally in support of regime
► Mandela's coffin arrives in Qunu for burial
► South Africans watch Mandela funeral in stadiums

► Raw: Mandela's Body Brought to Pretoria || ► Raw: Ukrainian Police Clash With Demonstrators 

► Raw: Four Rare White Lions Born in Tbilisi Zoo

► Mandela Makes Final Journey Home

► NEWS

■ Russia makes new attempt to woo Ukraine, EU waits in wings
■ China's Xinhua says West must stop 'meddling' in Ukraine's affairs
■ Ryan: Budget deal moves US in 'right direction'
■ House GOP conservatives help propel budget bill
■ US school shooting remembered with Washington vigil
■ Russia: Sochi will have enough snow for Olympics
■ Putin says Russia's power is moral as well as military
■ EU promises more aid for Ukraine to sign EU deal
■ Anger over hoax Mandela death photo
■ Obama to give 'State of the Union' on Jan 28
■ Live coverage: South Africa buries Mandela
■ Are e-cigarettes safe? - There's a reason it's hard to answer that question: Manufacturers don't have to tell us much about them.

Even when we naturally breathe oxygen from outside into our lungs, I was always doubting his hygiene. And now they are using the media as a campaign of their business to us, damn it!

What rational explanation for this, hm? They deliberately channeling the cigarette smoke from outside into our lungs? And you still expect me to say you're smart? Ahahaa ... maybe you think you're smart, because you can fool others. But definitely not me, understand?

You can call me your friend or your enemy, but just listen to me once: Do not smoke. Stop smoking. Our bodies are entitled to a healthy life and be treated well by healthy souls.

If someday we will never meet again, and you remember what I say today, and maybe you have suffered from diseases caused by smoking, and you have been sentenced to death by life, while you want to live longer, then you'll know what the meaning of regret. And your regret is not useful at all.

Why are you picking up again if you throw it consciously? It is your own health, the most expensive asset in your life.
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■ Unmanned Chinese spacecraft lands on the moon - China now becomes the third country to ever successfully 'soft-land' on the lunar surface.
■ House budget chief Ryan says pact boosts Republican prospects

► FINANCE : EU promises more aid for Ukraine to sign EU deal
► SHINE : Foods you should never feed your cat
► MOVIES : No Piano? No Problem! Huge Revelations From 'Big' Director Penny Marshall
► OMG! : Fergie and Josh Duhamel get baby baptized
► HEALTH : Scary Symptoms You Can Relax About

► N Korea: Leader's uncle executed

The North Korean leader's uncle, Chang Song-thaek, is executed after being purged for "acts of treachery", says the state news agency.

* N Korea TV announces execution -VIDEO
* What is known about the purge?
* Execution 'a brutal but risky move'
* In pictures: Purge of Chang
* Profile: Chang Song-thaek
* Chang 'looked unassailable' - AUDIO
* Regime insider's sudden fall - VIDEO
* From mentor to 'criminal'

► HEALTH : Global cancer cases reach 14 million, World Health Organization says

► FUTURE : Do you want to help build a happier city?

► MAGAZINE :  The other condom - A contraceptive that women control is radically redesigned

► FEATURES : Keen observer - Why Charles Dickens' novels are as relevant as ever

► UK & SCOTLAND : Vintage 'selfies' uncovered in Scottish archives

► EDUCATION & FAMILY : Grandfather, 90, gains Lancaster University PhD

► Today's African Proverb : "The fowl sweat but their feathers conceal it"- Sent by Adeniran Abiodun, Lagos state in Nigeria and Etafarew Tafi Getachew in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

What? Is this a satire for bald people, hm? ....mmmm...

Aha! I got it! I got it! Very inspiring! Yups!

Then a title without plot popping up in my mind, "And when the sexy handsome bald man was sweating..."[I want to mmmm ... I want to mmmm ... with him]

Nah, what do you think? Sounds quite romantic, does not it?

► OP-ED : 'Russia rejecting Western ways to follow its own'
► Uruguay faces UN backlash for legalizing pot
► Obama advisers recommend NSA overhaul after surveillance scandal – report
► 'Irresponsible' or 'humane'? Belgians split over child euthanasia bill approval
► Drone strike kills 15 'wedding party-goers' in Yemen
► Spain 'won't have enough tanks': Catalonia to vote on independence, defy Madrid
► Torturous debate: US Congress, CIA face-off over interrogations, secret prisons
► 'No one will prevail over Russia militarily': Putin eyes $700bn to advance Army
► Putin: Russia not aspiring to be superpower, or teach others how to live
► Australia's top court strikes down same-sex-marriage law in capital territory
► India Supreme Court upholds colonial ban on gay sex
► Mexico approves historic bill ending 75-year oil monopoly
► Russia will use nukes in case of a strike – official
► Grammar Nazi outrage: Bill on protecting Russian language riddled with errors
► 'Regional heads must answer for its people's behavior like I do' – Chechnya's Kadyrov
► 'Economic difficulties not an obstacle to fulfilling targets' – Putin
► Italian girl 'sexually assaulted' riot cop with a kiss
► Pentagon unveils laser capable of shooting down drones, mortars
► 'Whole families murdered': Syrian rebels execute over 80 civilians outside Damascus
► Yemeni parliament votes to ban drone attacks
► Rival rallies continue in Kiev as Western meddling increases
► Cameron tells Danish PM to sell off Mandela memorial selfie for 'a lot of money' – report

Haa ... here they are! Ladies and gentlemen, now, we introduce to you all, ... Mr. Cameron with his cheap mentality, ... bravo bravo! Plok plok plok. And you, Mrs. Helle Thorning-Schmidt, you are a bit narcissistic. One more, Mr. flirty Barack Obama. Hurray.

► 'Stop GMOs': Russian scientists urge 10-year ban on genetically modified products
► OP-ED : It's Putin vs Bandar Bush on the Syrian chessboard - By Pepe Escobar

► VIDEOS
■ Nothing beyond reach for tentacles of US octopus

■ Same Old Game? 'US govt wants regime change in Ukraine'

■ Putin: We won't let anyone achieve military dominance over Russia. Russia will not allow any nation to dominate it in military terms, the Russian president said. Some nations are developing new kinds of weapons, which may tip the global strategic balance, but Russia knows how to counter them. || ► Putin: Russia not aspiring to be superpower, or teach others how to live. Russia does not seek the role of a regional or global hegemony, but will defend its core values and interests, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. All attempts to impose on other nations have failed, he added.



■ Pair in Despair: Israel & Saudi team up frustrated at US policy. The unlikely pairing of Saudi Arabia and Israel are reportedly teaming up, in response to Washington's Middle East policies. Representatives from the countries' intelligence services apparently met for talks in Jerusalem. They're united in their disdain for America's reversal on intervention in Syria, followed by the agreement of a historic nuclear deal with Iran.



■ Revealed footage: Asiana Boeing 777 crashes at San Francisco Intl runway
■ Drone strike kills 15 wedding-goers instead of Al-Qaeda convoy in Yemen

■ Same-Sex Setback: Australia cancels gay marriage law, India upholds ban. Australia's high court has overturned the country's first law allowing same-sex marriage, less than a week after it came into force. And in another blow to gay rights campaigners earlier this week, India upheld legislation criminalizing homosexuality.  RT's Gayane Chichakyan looks at the countries taking a conservative approach.



■ CrossTalk: Francis Effect?

■ 'Sell Off' or Good Deal? Mexico opens oil to outsiders.
Mexico has approved a controversial bill which opens up state-controlled oil deposits to foreign investors for the first time in 75 years. The law will allow foreign companies to explore for oil and extract it alongside the state-owned giant Pemex, and pocket the profits. The country's opposition says the President is simply capitulating in the face of American pressure. RT's correspondent Nicolas Sanchez O'Donnovan reports.



■ Rally Folly: Ukraine on verge of collapse as protests rage. Members of the European Parliament are ressuring Ukraine's government to hold early elections - as a way out of the crisis that's gripped the country. Ukraine's government has said it could renegotiate the terms of the association deal, if Europe provides more money. The sides met in Brussels and agreed to discuss a new roadmap towards a possible deal. While in Kiev, anti-government protesters continue to defy the authorities, blocking the city centre with barricades and suspending the
 work of government institutions. And as RT's Aleksey Yaroshevsky reports, it's not only causing chaos in the streets but also taking a toll on the country's economy.



■ Chilling video: Severe snow storm hits Mideast
■ Ex-Drone Pilot: Obama can give order to any Predator from his office
■ Al-Qaeda linked rebels kidnap 120 Syrian Kurds
■ Spanish cave dwellers revolt as city council wants to evict settlers from homes
■ 'Iceland model: How to deal with bankers should be standard for whole world'
■ Protest Mode: Where to go & what to see in revolutionary Kiev
■ Minority Tension: Mandela's death sparks fears of racial divide
■ Emerald Isle: Ireland to emerge from EU bailout program
■ Clashes in Madrid as demonstrators rally against anti-protest bill

■ The Truthseeker: Who Has Nukes in the Middle East (E30). Israel ruled guilty of genocide; the nuclear elephant in that region; and the 'armies' recruited to doctor Wikipedia. Seek truth from facts with leading war crimes prosecutor Professor Francis Boyle, Asia Times correspondent Pepe Escobar, top saxophonist and former Israeli citizen Gilad Atzmon, and UN Human Rights Rapporteur Professor Richard Falk.



■ 'Bizarre': UK treasury finds fresh billion to throw into foreign aid

■ The Hero: Story of Sergeant Epov (RT's Documentary). The story of Evgeny Epov, sergeant of the Special Forces. On January 27th of 2012, during the battle with the so-called Kizlyarskaya militant group, which in just one year before that fight carried out several terror attacks inside Dagestan, Evgeny threw himself on a grenade, saving the lives of his fellow soldiers. By Presidential Decree, Sergeant Epov was posthumously awarded the title: Hero of the Russian Federation.



■ Venture Capital: Government's Hand In Your Pocket (E20)

■ Toxic Loophole: Israel refuses to give up chemical weapon stock. A potential forceful intervention in Syria was avoided in September, after the government agreed to destroy its toxic arsenal. Efforts to rid the Middle East of chemical weapons are being held up by Israel and Egypt's refusal to join the international convention. But, with Syria now on-board, there's little space left for countries to maneuver - as Paula Slier explains.



■ Defiant Settlers: Spanish cave community threatened by profit hungry govt. A cave-dwelling community in southern Spain is standing up to the latest attempts to evict them. Hundreds of activists formed a human barricade this week, to resist being forcibly moved from their homes. The residents say the government wants them out to make way for a luxury resort. Lucy Kafanov went to meet the defiant settlers.

► Putin delivers state of the union address.
Vladimir Putin has given his annual state-of-the nation address.The Russian president talked for more than an hour, in a wide-ranging speech to both houses of parliament.He defended conservative values and commented on the situation in Ukraine, Syria and Iran. Al Jazeera's Peter Sharp reports from Moscow.



► North Korea says Kim Jong-un's uncle executed. The once-powerful Jan Song-thaek has been branded a traitor and
executed, the state news agency KCNA announced. Stripped of all his powers earlier this week, Jang was married to the sister of former leader Kim Jong-il, and was considered instrumental in consolidating power for his son. His execution is the latest move in what appears to be a significant reshuffling of people around Kim Jong-un - all aimed at solidifying power in the hands of the young leader. Al Jazeera's Stefanie Dekker reports.



► 101 East - China Airpocalypse
► Inside Story - Kenya: An African success story?
► South2North - In memory of Nelson Mandela
► Counting the Cost - Examining Mandela's economic legacy
► Listening Post - Venezuela: Maduro's media war
► Talk to Al Jazeera - Chikane: 'We need more leaders like Mandela'
► Inside Syria - Syria: A future as foreign as its fighters?
► Bitcoin gaining popularity in India 

► Gun-Control Activists Reboot - With momentum fading nearly a year after the Newtown tragedy, advocates of stricter gun laws seek lessons from the failed federal push

► Why China's Air Pollution Is So Bad - Shanghai's coal plants cause 4,000 deaths annually

► Rainbow Nation Pays Respects to Mandela - Nation taking its time to mourn first President of a free South Africa

► Apartheid's Mark on the Mandelas - One burned for revolutions, while the other tried to end them

* Live Video of Nelson Mandela's Funeral From South Africa

► 'Don't Make Me See Hobbit!' - Another holiday, another Tolkien film

► VIDEO

■ Beyonce's Secret Album Release Gets Huge Reaction
■ How Prison Changed Nelson Mandela

► CONGRESS : Autopilot Activated - House Republicans think everything's perfect now, so they're treading lightly ahead of the midterms

► UNCATEGORIZED : Kim Jong Un Spares Aunt After Uncle's Execution

► CRIME : Colorado School Shooter's Intent  "Was Evil"

► LOCAL : California population grows by 332,000 to 38.2 million - Most of the rise is from births, but immigration shows an increase, particularly from abroad. The Bay Area has the largest boost while L.A. County's growth is more modest.

► BUSINESS

■ Freedom Communications plans to launch Los Angeles Register
■ Yahoo Mail fail casts shadow over efforts to turn firm around

► SCIENCE : Chinese spacecraft gets a close look at Asteroid Toutatis [Photo]

► WORLD : Putin speaks on Ukraine; protesters rebuild barricades

► NATION : Gun control advocates take new look at strategy

► HEROCOMPLEX : 'Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug: Richard Armitage on Thorin's madness

► OBITUARIES : Joan Fontaine dies at 96; star of 'Suspicion,' 'Rebecca'

These are the best films of all time [in my view]

1. Citizen Kane (1941)
2. Bicycle Thieves (1948)
3. Tokyo Story (1953)
4. Battleship Potemkin (1925)
5. Vertigo (1958)
6. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
7. 8½ (1963)
8. The Rules of the Game (1939)
9. Seven Samurai (1954)
10. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
11. Man with a Movie Camera (1929)
12. The Searchers (1956)
13. The Godfather (1972)
14. Raging Bull (1980)
15. Breatless (1960)
16. The Decalogue (1989-1990)
17. Rashomon (1950)
18. Apocalypse Now (1979)
19. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
20. Shoah (1985)
21. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
22. Touch of Evil (1958)
23. Taxi Driver (1976)
24. Mirror (1975)
25. Psycho (1960)
26. L'atalante (1934)
27. Persona (1966)
28. Casablanca (1942)
29. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
30. Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)
31. Ugetsu Monogatari (1953)
32. Andrei Rublev (1966)
33. City Lights (1931)
34. The Godfather: part II (1974)
35. Contempt (1963)
36. The Gold Rush (1925)
37. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
38. Rear Window (1954)
39. M (1931)
40. Sunset Boulevard. (1950)
41. Children of Paradise (1945)
42. Schindler's List (1993)
43. Nosferatu (1922)
44. The 400 Blows (1959)
45. The General (1926)
46. La Dolce Vita (1960)
47.  La Grande Illusion (1937)
48. Ordet (1955)
49. Some Like It Hot (1959)
50. Pather Panchali (1955)
51. Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944)
52. The Spirit Of The Beehive (1973)
53. L'avventura (1960)
54. The Seventh Seal (1957)
55. The Tree of Life (2011)
56. A City of Sadness (1989)
57. Late Spring (1959)
58. The Battle of Algiers (1966)
59. Chinatown (1974)
60. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
61. Metropolis (1927)
62. Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974)
63. Tale of Tales (1979)
64. Stalker (1979)
65. The Music Room (1958)
66. In the Mood for Love (2000)
67. Sátántangó (1994)
68. A Man Escaped (1956)
69. Fanny and Alexander (1982)
70. The Night of the Hunter (1955)
71. La Strada (1954)
72. Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
73. Histoire(s) du cinéma (1988-1998)
74. Journey to Italy (1954)
75. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
76. Amarcord (1973)
77. The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964)
78. The Third Man (1949)
79. Close-Up (1990)
80. The Man Who Planted Trees (1987)
81. Mulhollad Dr. (2001)
82. Pierrot Le Fou (1965)
83. Come and See (1985)
84. Playtime (1967)
85. Blue Velvet (1986)
86. La Jetée (1962)
87. North by Northwest (1959)
88. Night and Fog (1955)
89. The Mother and the Whore (1973)
90. Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
91. Wild Strawberries (1957)
92. Barry Lyndon (1975)
93. The Deer Hunter (1978)
94. Chungking Express (1994)
95. The Treasure of Sierra Madre (1948)
96. Un Chien Andalou (1929)
97. Blade Runner (1982)
98. Sans Soleil (1983)
99. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
100. The Graduate (1967)
101. The Cranes are Flying (1957)
102. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
103. Beau Travail (1999)
104. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
105. Star Wars (1977)
106. Viridiana (1961)
107.  Le Ballon Rouge (1956)
108. Alice (1988)
109. Touki Bouki (1973)
110. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
111. The World of Apu (1959)
112. L'eclisse (1962)
113. Band of Outsiders (1964)
114. The Color of Pomegranates (1968)
115. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
116. Marketa Lazarová (1967)
117. Gertrud (1964)
118. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)
119. Tie Xi Qu: West Of The Tracks (2003)
120. My Night at Maud's (1969)
121. Goodfellas (1990)
122. Paris, Texas (1984)
123. Forbidden Games (1952)
124. A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
125. Amélie (2001)
126. A Day in the Country (1936)
127. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
128. Ivan the Terrible, Part II (1958)
129. Three Colors: Red (1994)
130. Rome, Open City (1945)
131. The Thin Blue Line (1988)
132. Ashes and Diamons (1958)
133. Days Of Heaven (1978)
134. Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
135. Los Olvidados (1950)
136. Hedgehog in the Fog (1975)
137. Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980)
138. Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
139. Blowup (1966)
140. Yi Yi: A One and a Two (2000)
141. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
142. All About Eve (1950)
143. Greed (1924)
144. The Red Shoes (1948)
145. Solaris (1972)
146. Platoon (1986)
147. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
148. Ran (1985)
149. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
150. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
151. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
152. The Shining (1980)
153. The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
154. Wings Of Desire (1987)
155. A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
156. Ivan's Childhood (1962)
157. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
158. Pulp Fiction (1994)
159. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
160. Life of Brian (1979)
161. Wavelength (1967)
162. On the Waterfront (1954)
163. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
164. The Wages of Fear (1953)
165. Jules and Jim (1962)
166. Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
167. La Notte (1961)
168. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
169. Annie Hall (1977)
170. Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
171. Soy Cuba (1964)
172. Husbands (1970)
173. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
174. Badlands (1973)
175.  The Leopard (1963)
176. Aparajito (1956)
177. Hiroshima, Mon Amour (1959)
178. Performance (1970)
179. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
180. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
181. City of God (2002)
182. A Touch of Zen (1971)
183. The Great Dictator (1940)
184. Russian Ark (2002)
185. The Sacrifice (1986)
186. The Last Laugh (1924)
187. Black Narcissus (1947)
188. Modern Times (1936)
189. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
190. Tropical Malady (2004) 
191. Do the Right Thing (1989)
192. Les Vampires (1915)
193. Army of Shadows (1969)
194. Spirited Away (2001)
195. I was born, but... (1932)
196. There Will Be Blood (2007)
197. Pickpocket (1959)
198. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
199. Talk to Her (2002)
200. Vivre Sa Vie (1962)
201. Closely Watched Trains (1966)
202. Les Diaboliques (1955)
203. 12 Angry Men (1957)
204. Nanook of the North (1922) 
205. Kes (1969)
206. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
207. Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
208. Daybreak (1939)
209. Brief Encounter (1945)
210. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
211. Jean de Florette (1986)
212. The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
213. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
214. The Travelling Players (1975)
215. Duck Soup (1933)
216. The Man who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
217. Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
218. Jaws (1975)
219. The Box of Pandora (1929)
220. Amadeus (1984)
221. Fargo (1996)
222. Salo, Or the 120 Days Of Sodom (1975)
223. The Wild Bunch (1969)
224. Brazil (1985)
225. Confessions of a Cheat (1936)
226. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
227. Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany (1984) 
228. Belle de Jour (1967)
229. Gone with the Wind (1939)
230. Platform (2000)
231. Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
232. Masculin Féminin (1966)
233. Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
234. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
235. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
236. King Kong (1933)
237. A Time to Live, A Time to Die (1985)
238. Chimes at Midnight (1965)
239. West Side Story (1961)
240. Das Boot (1981)
241. Three Colors: Blue (1993)
242. MASH (1970)
243. Killer of Sheep (1979)
244. Daisies (1966)
245. Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919)
246. Earth (1930)
247. A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
248. Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
249. Fantastic Planet (1973)
250. Cool Hand Luke (1967)
251. From Here to Eternity (1953)
252. Princess Mononoke (1997)
253. Don't Look Now (1973)
254. The Killing Fields (1984)
255. A Night at the Opera (1935)
256. Simon of the Desert (1965)
257. The Blue Angel (1930)
258. The Exorcist (1973)
259. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
260. Faust (1926)
261. Night of Cabiria (1957)
262. Out of the Past (1947)
263. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
264. Onibaba (1964)  
265. Patton (1970) 
266. The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)
267. Paths of Glory (1957)
268. The Hidden Fortress (1958)
269. Spartacus (1960)
270. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
271. The Circus (1928)
272. Life is Beautiful (1997)
273. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
274. Throne of Blood (1957)
275. Double Indemnity (1944)
276. Freaks (1932)
277. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
278. Where is the Friends Home? (1987)
279. The Sound of Music (1965)
280. Day of Wrath (1943)
281. This is Spinal Tap (1984)
282. In a Year with 13 Moons (1978) 
283. Limelight (1952)
284. Memento (2000) 
285. The Birds (1963)
286. Wall-E (2008)
287. Caché (Hidden) (2005)
288. Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
289. The House is Black (1963)
290. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
291. Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
292. Floating Clouds (1955)
293. Nashville (1975)
294. The Cameraman (1928)
295. Zero For Conduct (1933)
296. Ikiru (1952)
297. Unforgiven (1992)
298. Last Year at Marienbad (1961)

► FRAMEWORK
■ Pictures in the News | Dec. 12, 2013 ■ The Week in Pictures | December 9 – 15, 2013 - Posted By: Marc Martin


The moon shines over a landscape shrouded in fog near Schwyz, Switzerland. PHOTOGRAPH BY: SIGI TISCHLER / EPA



Long lines form in Pretoria, South Africa for buses to bid farewell to former President Nelson Mandela. PHOTOGRAPH BY: JACOLINE PRINSLOO / AFP

ALAIN SORAL TODAY

Mmm...I love to see his gestures at the beginning of this interview. When the internet connection is bad, ... ehhehhehe he's such a smart monkey, sensual and handsome. Trying to seriously is very funny, monsieur!

( What? No need to wait until a connection interruption occurs, Cisca! I saw you clicking on the Play button on every second, ehhheee ... and you laughed out loud enjoying every second of his expression in the first 25 seconds.}

Ow ... my goodness, falling in love is wonderful, is not it? Especially if it happens many times from the same person to the same person.

He's always serious in presenting his ideas and thoughts, but one day you will know he's actually very humorous. He has a strong back and today he is also like a camel, because he does not drink even a glass of water at all when talking for more than 30 minutes. Weill, your crew needs to be upbraided! ahahha... (Oh dear, are you not thirsty or hungry? You even do not have a good arm chair for your right hand, ehehhee ....)

News Headlines (433) 6 December - 7 December 2013

ONLINE TODAY

► 6 December 2013 : You may feel like you're living in a science fiction film today -- things are moving quickly, and you may be excited to see new possibilities open up before your eyes. Enjoy the future! You might not believe that you have all the determination and ambition you need to make some major headway today, but you definitely do! Early in the morning, if you can devote some time to figuring out a few shortcuts, you will be able to free up valuable time in the afternoon to get more work done. Your brain will be sharper as the day goes on, so try to save complicated or detail-oriented work for the end of your day. In the morning, your mind will be creative but indecisive.

► 7 December 2013 : You have got to sit down and make plans today -- otherwise, you may find that things are too crazy to handle. Your energy is just right for at least one major distraction, but no more than that. You don't mind helping the other members of a group if they get stuck and need your assistance -- that's why you work well as part of a team. Your actions prove you are good at taking orders as well as carrying them out, plus you can also be a fantastic leader. But this is a good time to hang out in the background and learn from someone else's knowledge. It shouldn't take long to emerge as one of the team's strongest members, which could definitely lead to some excellent opportunities for you.

► NELSON MANDELA

■ NY TIMES 5 December 2013 : Memories of Mandela
■ WAPO 5 December 2013 : Grief, deep admiration expressed worldwide for the revered Nelson Mandela
■ WAPO 5 December 2013 : The speech at Rivonia Trial that changed history
■ GOOGLE 5 December 2013 : Nelson Mandela's death: Live Report
■ CHICAGO TRIBUNE 5 December 2013 : Nelson Mandela dead: World mourns loss of 'Madiba'
■ ESPN 5 December 2013 : Nelson Mandela Dies At 95
■ FOXNEWS 5 December 2013 : World mourns Nelson Mandela, former South African president and anti-apartheid leader
■ PBS NEWSHOUR  5 December 2013 : The world remembers Nelson Mandela

► HUFFINGTON POST 4 December 2013 : Gal Gadot Cast As Wonder Woman In 'Batman Vs. Superman'

► KHALEEJ TIMES 30 November 2013 : Late sleeping in teens tied  to school issues, distress

► US MAGAZINE 4 December 2013 : Beyonce, Jay Z Going Vegan for 22 Days: "Call It a Spiritual and Physical Cleanse"  || ► HUFFINGTON POST 4 December 2013 : Beyonce, Jay Z Go Vegan For 22 Days ||  ► DAILY MAIL 5 December 2013 : Mommy and daddy's little rock chick! Beyonce and Jay Z's daughter steps out in 'Miss Blue Carter' monogrammed jacket and tiny floral Doc Martens

► E ONLINE 4 December 2013 :Beyoncé and Jay Z Are Going Vegan for 22 Days: "It Just Feels Right," Rapper Says of Their New Diet ||  ► E ONLINE 4 December 2013 : Beyoncé & Jay Z Go Vegan: Exclusive Details on the First Days of Their New Diet! || ► [Restaurant info: November 28, 2013 (YAHOO TRAVEL)]

► GOOGLE 5 December 2013 : Snowden may have accessed 20,000 secret Australian files ||  ► GOOGLE 5 December 2013 : NSA 'tracks mobile phone locations worldwide'

► NBC NEWS 5 December 2013 : Obama: NSA reforms will give Americans 'more confidence' in surveillance programs

► IRISH TIME 6 December 2013 :  Pope Francis to establish child protection commission in Vatican

► CS MONITOR 5 December 2013 : 'Libya's best friend': American teacher in Benghazi killed while jogging (+video) || ► GUARDIAN 5 December 2013

► INDIAN EXPRESS 6 December 2013  : Bali deal hinges on who blinks first, India or the US

► SYDNEY MORNING HERALD 6 December 2013 : Putin battles Europe for Ukraine, ex-Soviet states

► US MAGAZINE 5 December 2013 : Kate Middleton Wears $35 Zara Statement Necklace at Mandela Premiere: Picture ||► MIRROR UK 6 December 2013  Recap: Kate Middleton and Prince William attend premiere of Mandela film in London

► USA TODAY 5 December 2013 : Keri Russell at home as burglars break in

► TELEGRAPH 27 November 2013 : Children in cars 'more distracting than mobiles'

► NELSON MANDELA

■ WAPO 7 December 2013 : South Africa still struggling to fulfill Mandela’s hopes and dreams
■ CBC Ca 6 December 2013 : Nelson Mandela: South Africa declares week of mourning. U.S. President Barack Obama will go to South Africa next week to pay respects to Mandela 
■ HISTORY : Apartheid
■ The History of Apartheid in South Africa
■ APARTHEID MUSEUM : Chapter 3: The implementation of apartheid - PDF file
■ DAILY KOS  6 December 2013 : Ted Cruz posts Mandela tribute on Facebook. His fans go crazy.

Apartheid was a system of legal racial segregation applied in the Republic of South Africa from 1948 to 1993. Apartheid is derived from an African word that means "separate". But the seeds of apartheid has actually grown much before 1948 and continue to haunt South Africa before it was finally abolished. Under apartheid, discrimination against black people is not only acceptable, but also legalized by law. In such systems, the Whites have priority for housing, employment, education, and access to political power.

Although South Africa was heavily criticized, but apartheid just began to be abolished in 1991. This system really ended when Nelson Mandela was elected as the first black president of South Africa in 1994.

The first laws governing the system of apartheid was the Group Areas Act of 1950 which separated the space between the lives of citizens. White people living in urban and colored skin living in rural or suburban.

At that time, Whites and non-whites performed different jobs, live in different areas, and have different salaries, different access to education and health care.

When Blacks were forced out of urban areas, the area where they lived is called Bantustan or "African homeland." Because they were citizens of Bantustan, then the Blacks were not allowed to participate in government and forced to adhere to a curfew if they wanted to travel outside of their hometown.

Then came the one character named Nelson Mandela. He was a member of the African National Congress (African National Congress or ANC), a group that fought to abolish apartheid. Mandela joined the ANC just before World War II and pushed the organization into a national movement. ANC using  non-violent resistance, strikes, and mass civil disobedience to fight for equal rights.

In 1952, Mandela was tried for participating in Defiance Campaign and was sentenced to probation.

Furthermore, Mandela spent his time in and out of prison throughout the 1950s and became a lawyer to help The Blacks.

In 1960, the ANC was officially banned. Mandela later became one of the founders of Umkhonto we Sizwe, an organization of civil rights violence, though his membership did not last long. In 1962, after touring overseas to talk about the situation in South Africa and received military training, Mandela was jailed for life and was not released until 1990.

When apartheid began to be eliminated, the ANC then reformed in 1991 to then choose Mandela as president of the organization. When the 1994 elections, Nelson Mandela was elected as president of South Africa and served until 1999. Previously, Mandela also won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 in recognition of his efforts to end the apartheid in South Africa.
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[CZ-summary of various sources]

Additional note : I am thinking about how I have to say on this site manager about what I feel every time I am accessing it and then I move to another site with its white pages. It hurts my eyes. I wonder, why do they choose a very striking yellow for color pages which take a long time to read it until it's all understandable? Do they not like white color? As if they suggest that white is a painful color to be seen, whereas white is my favorite color.

► LIVESCIENCE

■ 5 December 2013 : Why Nelson Mandela Was So Beloved

With half-jokingly I asked this question on my partner. Then he became busy using his memory to explain everything related to Mandela. After listening to what he said, I just added, "Mandela does not have a devil's face!"

"Devil's face?"

"Yups. His smile looks good."

"What about my smile?" he asked with a grin. I looked at a few moments on his smiling face. Hmmm... not a devil's face, but it's not the face of Mandela as well. Mandela's face is the face of art, because he could always smiling even though he was in pain, pain due to the memory of past history, and also his physical pain. Meanwhile, my partner's face is just a simple man of a man. Red for Love (Everything related to the Red, among others, are: Sex. Hungry. Foods. Furious. Jealous. Competition. Smash. Shoot. Die. Tears. Goodbye.) & Blue for the Secret of Love. (One thing related to Blue is just: He, he,...hehehehe... and I.)

But then I myself correcting my theory about the face and its smile. Mandela is not a terrorist, his smile is nice. Someone can have a nice smile, but then someone could be classified as terrorist not because of the smile, but the action.

So, terrorists could also smile sweetly. The problem is, someone can have a demon face or not, but there is always a distinction between them.

■ 5 December 2013 : The Most Popular and Weirdest Baby Names of 2013

My baby, do you like the name we gave when you were a baby and had no choice? If you already know everything and do not like your own name, tell me. We can replace your name with another name that you like. A name that makes you love your self whenever people call you. (Arrgh, whatever, ...but you do not intend to name your baby is Alain Soral, right?

■ 30 November 2013 : Found! First Known Predator To Lure Prey By Mimicking Flowers
■ 6 December 2013 : The Maya: History, Culture & Religion
■ 4 December 2013 : 6% of US Teens Use Psychiatric Medications
■ 4 December 2013 : Top 11 Christmas Gifts for Geeks
■ 4 December 2013 : Oldest Human DNA Reveals Mysterious Branch of Humanity

► SCIENCEDAILY

■ 4 December 2013 : Estrogen: Not Just Produced by Ovaries
■ 5 December 2013 : Astronomers Discover Planet That Shouldn't Be There
■ 5 December 2013 : How Mosquitoes Are Drawn to Human Skin and Breath
■ 5 December 2013 : Mother Lemon Sharks 'Home' to Their Birthplace to Give Birth
■ 5 December 2013 : Coffee or Beer? The Choice Could Affect Your Genome
■ 6 December 2013 : Laser Instrument On NASA Mars Rover Tops 100,000 Zaps
■ 6 December 2013 : Surprising Discovery: Skin Communicates With Liver

Oh that's great! Just like my baby, his cries are very communicative with my ears. Ehhehehe...

That's not too great, Cisca. Your baby is not skin, you know! Find other examples, for instance: his penis communicates with your eyes, right? aahahaha ....

► WAPO 2 December 2013 :Carol Bond case showcases government run amok

► NEWS & POLITIC : Nelson Mandela's Life Story. A short documentary about Nelson Mandela and his legacy. Credit: Nelson Mandela Foundation. Uploaded on Jul 7, 2011 by unitednations

► NEWS & POLITICS : Obama: Nelson Mandela "belongs to the ages".  President Barack Obama extended his deepest sympathy and gratitude to the family of Nelson Mandela in a speech delivered at the White House on Thursday. Obama recounted that his first political action was protesting apartheid. "I cannot fully imagine my own life without the example that Nelson Mandela set." To honor Madiba, Obama asked that we "make decisions not guided by hate, but by love" and "strive for a future that is worthy of his legacy." Published on Dec 5, 2013 by PBS NewsHour

► NEWS &  POLITICS : Peacemaker Nelson Mandela dead at 95, Jacob Zuma confirms. In a press conference late Thursday, South African President Jacob Zuma confirmed the news that Nelson Mandela has died, saying "we've lost our greatest son." Published on Dec 5, 2013 by PBS NewsHour.



► SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY : Prelude FLNG floats for the first time. Watch as the 488-metre-long hull of the Shell revolutionary Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility is floated out of the dry dock at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) yard in Geoje, South Korea, where the facility is currently under construction. Once complete, Prelude FLNG will be the largest floating facility ever built. It will unlock new energy resources offshore and produce approximately 3.6 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per annum to meet growing demand. Shell is the operator of Prelude FLNG in joint venture with INPEX (17.5%), KOGAS (10%) and OPIC (5%). Published on Dec 3, 2013 by Shell 

► ENTERTAINMENT : The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - OFFICIAL Trailer - In Theaters May 2014. Published on Dec 5, 2013 bySonyPictures



► NEWS & POLITICS : The Truth About Bitcoin. Stefan Molyneux looks at the rise of Bitcoin and discusses its history, mining, fees, altcoins, regulatory hypocrisy, worldwide awareness, comparisons to gold, anonymous transactions, possible government attacks and what the future holds for the decentralized cryptocurrency. Published on Sep 27, 2013 by Stefan Molyneux



► CORPORATE FASCISM: The Destruction of America's Middle Class. A new kind of fascism has taken over America: the merger of corporations and government whereby corporate power dominates. With the emergence of ever-larger multinational corporations -- due to consolidation facilitated by the Federal Reserve's endless FIAT money -- the corporatocracy has been in a position to literally purchase the U.S. Congress.

A James Jaeger Film featuring RON PAUL, Congressman/Presidential Candidate; PAT BUCHANAN, Author/Political Analyst; G. EDWARD GRIFFIN, Author/Producer; EDWIN VIEIRA, Author/Constitutional Attorney and TED BAEHR, Founder of MovieGuide and Christian Film & TV Commission.

A result of the corporate purchase of Congress is that many of the nation's "laws" have been re-configured to benefit WE THE CORPORATIONS, rather than WE THE PEOPLE. "Laws" like NAFTA and GATT resulted in the outsourcing of the U.S. manufacturing base and the destruction of the Middle Class. This is nothing less than the 1 Percenters abusing the 99 Percenters. Known as "monopoly capitalism," "crony capitalism," "mercantilism," "globalization," "the new world order," and/or "free trade" -- this is NOT your Grandfather's capitalism. Published on Aug 30, 2011 by OriginalIntentDoc



► TRAVEL & EVENTS :  Kobe vs. Messi : The Selfie Shootout. Basketball star Kobe Bryant and football icon Lionel Messi are back in this epic face-off for selfie supremacy. Armed with cameras and Turkish Airlines - the carrier that flies to more countries than any other - these superstars show up and show off across the globe. Published on Dec 3, 2013 by Turkish Airlines




► NON PROFITS & ACTIVISM : SA Main Featurette of Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. This video is the main South African featurette of Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom featuring Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Tony Kgoroge, Riaad Moosa, Terry Pheto, Zikhona Sodlaka, Atandwa Kani, Lindiwe Matshikiza. Published on Nov 8, 2013 by Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory || ► FILM &ANIMATIONS : MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM Press Conference | Festival 2013. Streamed live on Sep 8, 2013 by TIFF



► EDUCATION : Christopher Hitchens on the ANC, South African Apartheid, History, Desmond Tutu (1985). Published on May 20, 2013 by
The Film Archive



► EDUCATION : Inside the KGB: Terror of the Soviet Union | History Documentary.  The Committee for State Security, more commonly known by its transliteration "KGB" (Russian: Комитет государственной безопасности (КГБ), Komitet gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti (KGB)), was the main security agency for the Soviet Union from 1954 until its collapse in 1991. The committee was a direct successor of such preceding agencies as Cheka, NKGB, and MGB. It was the chief government agency of "union-republican jurisdiction", acting as internal security, intelligence, and secret police. Similar agencies were instated in each of the republics of the Soviet Union aside from the Russian SFSR and consisted of many ministries, state committees and state commissions.

The KGB also has been considered a military service and was governed by army laws and regulations, similar to the Soviet Army or MVD Internal Troops. While most of the KGB archives remain classified, two on-line documentary sources are available.[1][2] Its main functions were foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, operative-investigatory activities, guarding the State Border of the USSR, guarding the leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the Soviet Government, organization and ensuring of government communications as well as fight against nationalism, dissent, and anti-Soviet activities.

After breaking away from the Republic of Georgia in the early 1990s with Russian help, the self-proclaimed Republic of South Ossetia established its own KGB (keeping this unreformed name)

Published on Jun 30, 2013 by SecretServiceDoc

► Crack The Surface - Episode I ||  ► Crack The Surface - Episode II



► DIG - A Short Film

► Nelson Mandela: 1918-2013 - By Ed Cropley and Pascal Fletcher
Former South African President Nelson Mandela died peacefully at his Johannesburg home after a prolonged lung infection, President Jacob Zuma said.

* Nelson Mandela, from apartheid fighter to unifier
* Video: Nelson Mandela – A Life in Pictures
* Video: Africa loses beloved leader
* Photo Gallery: Nelson Mandela: 1918 - 2013
* Nicholas Wapshott: What Mandela meant
* SLIDESHOW : Nelson Mandela: 1918 - 2013

► Microsoft leads disruption of largest infected global PC network

► Remembering Mandela - By Tosin Sulaiman and Peroshni Govender
JOHANNESBURG - As South Africans mourned Nelson Mandela, analysts assessed how his death would affect 2014 elections and the political fortunes of beleaguered President Jacob Zuma

* Reaction: World honors Mandela
* Video: Losing a beloved leader
* In Africa, dreams of a new Mandela
* Salam: Heirs face rocky ecomomic future

► South Africa mourns Mandela, will bury him on December 15

► Australia foreign minister downplays China air defense zone tension in visit

► AT& aims to sidestep shareholder request on surveillance data

► Yanukovich defies protesters to meet Putin - By Richard Balmforth and Pavel Polityuk
KIEV - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich met Russia's Vladimir Putin on Friday to lay the grounds for a new "strategic partnership" to shore up Ukraine's creaking economy.

* Thai protest leader vows final push to 'victory' on Monday

► Reuters Rohingya report prompts investigation - By Andrew R.C. Marshall, Jason Szep and Arshad Mohammed
BANGKOK - The United Nations and the United States called for investigations into the findings of a Reuters report that Thai immigration officials moved Myanmar refugees into human trafficking rings. || Related Story

* Video: Vicious circle awaits Rohingya refugees in Thailand

► VIDEOS

■ President Obama lights the National Christmas Tree
■ Mandela tributes go into night in Soweto 
■ Harlem remembers Mandela's historic visit

► Greek Catholic Church gives support to Kiev protesters || ► Pro-European Union protesters continue to rally in Kiev

► NELSON MANDELA

■ Mandela: in their own words
■ Mandela's legacy of hope for South Africa
■ Obama: Mandela 'courageous and profoundly good'
■ World-revered political figure Nelson Mandela dies at 95
■ People mourn Mandela outside his Johannesburg home
■ Mandela, South Africa's icon of freedom and forgiveness, dies
■ Mandela's homeland: a microcosm of South Africa
■ Ban Ki-moon, UN pay homage to the late Mandela
■ Afrikaners divided about Mandela's legacy
■ Mandela: the president who became a global brand
■ Mandela: Remembered by those who met him
■ Mandela's early life in Soweto, South Africa's biggest township
■ Tributes gather at Washington's South African Embassy
■ Mandela mourned around the world
■ World leaders bow in respect to Mandela
■ South Africa's challenges
■ Mandela film premieres in Britain amid mourning of S. African icon
■ People gather at Mandela's house to pay respects
■ New Yorkers pay tribute to Nelson Mandela
■ Dalai Lama pays homage to late Nelson Mandela
■ Johannesburg residents pay tribute at Mandela Square
■ South Africa president Zuma visits Mandela's family
■ S. Africa's Archbishop Tutu offers Mandela tribute
■ Tourists headed for Robben Island pay tribute to Mandela
■ London pays tribute to late Nelson Mandela
■ South Africans mourn nation's hero
■ Ivorians say Mandela should be example
■ Former US state secretaries pay homage to Mandela
■ US support of apartheid regime recalled at Mandela event

► Japan agency offers travel for your teddy bear
► Young Romanian musicians struggle on low funding

► African, EU leaders react to French C.Africa intervention

► Smiling Pope Francis immortalised in Rome wax museum

► Anti-EU protesters hold counter demonstration in Kiev

NELSON MANDELA

■ South African President: Mandela Dead at 95
■ South African Nelson Mandela's Legacy
■ Obama Mourns Death of Icon Nelson Mandela
■ Royals at 'Mandela' Premiere Before His Death
■ Prince William Comments on Mandela
■ World Reacts to Mandela's Passing
■ Biden: Mandela 'Changed the World'
■ Raw: South Africans Mourn Nelson Mandela
■ Prince William Reacts to Mandela Death
■ Biopic Stars Ponder Mandela's Legacy
■ Raw: Mandela Celebrated, Mourned at His Homes
■ Zuma: 'Beloved Madiba' to Be Buried Dec. 15
■ Clinton: Mandela-man of Courage, Contradictions
■ Jennifer Lopez Remembers Mandela

► North Korea Deports US Tourist and War Vet

► NEWS

■ Nelson Mandela, from apartheid fighter to president and unifier
■ Why Nelson Mandela Was So Beloved
■ SLIDESHOW : Former South Africa leader Nelson Mandela
■ Ukraine leader returns to crisis over ditched EU pact
■ White House Weddings
■ US: Russian diplomats charged; Russia objects

■ Prelude, the world's largest ship, launches  


■ Ukraine opposition leader Tymoshenko ends prison hunger strike: daughter
■ Ukraine leader meets Putin to discuss Russia deal
■ Putin dampens amnesty chances for Khodorkovsky, Pussy Riot
■ Russia PM: No amnesty for political prisoners
■ Afghanistan won't bow to U.S. "pressure" over security pact: official
■ Scientists to Congress: We Have the Technology to Find Alien Life
■ North Korea frees U.S. Korean War veteran after seven weeks

► SHINE

■ Best Hot Chocolate Ever
■ Doc McStuffins Is Breakout Holiday Toy for Boys and Girls of All Races
■ Do Jay Z and Beyoncé Know Going Vegan is a Lifestyle, Not a Fad?

Let it be. From fad eventually they will know. Once they know, maybe they will like it. Once they like what they know, then maybe they will choose it as a lifestyle. Why not? So, B & Jay, go ahead and make your diet as a lifestyle, ok? Vegetarian is healthy. Trust me.

► HOMES : 2014 Color of the Year: We can't help but love it

► SHOPPING : What to buy - and not to buy - in December

► OMG! : SLIDESHOW : Blue Ivy's Fab Fashions

► HEALTH : 9 Foods That Boost Metabolism Naturally

► TV : Embracing the Baroness: Talking 'Sound of Music Live!' With Laura Benanti



► MOVIES : Shove Over, Smaug: Stephen Colbert Is Breakout Star of 'Hobbit' Sequel

► GOOD MORNING AMERICA : Gabriel Byrne on Pope Francis: 'He's a Figurehead'

► MUSIC : Jamie Lynn Spears Countrifies Britney Tune — And It's Really Good!

► South Africa and world mourn Mandela
South Africans and world leaders pay tribute to Nelson Mandela, who led the transition from white minority rule and has died aged 95.

* Reaction to Mandela's death Live
* Anti-apartheid fighter
* International reaction
* Obituary
* Mandela's death announced - VIDEO
* Life in pictures
* Remembering the man
* Special report

► Reaction to Nelson Mandela's death Live
Latest updates after the announcement of the death of former South African President Nelson Mandela at the age of 95.

* Full text: Obama tribute
* Key quotes from announcement of death
* Writers on Mandela's global legacy
* Nelson Mandela death: A rare saintly politician
* Mandela inspired American activists
* In pictures: Mourning Mandela

► VIDEOS

■ Obituary: Nelson Mandela
■ Nelson Mandela: Jacob Zuma says 'Our nation has lost its greatest son'
■ Obama: Mandela 'one of the most profoundly good humans'
■ Archive: Nelson Mandela is released from prison
■ Nelson Mandela: Tributes pour in from around the world
■ Nelson Mandela: BBC reporter describes his legacy
■ Nelson Mandela: South Africa mourners sing and dance
■ Nelson Mandela 'worked tirelessly for ANC'
■ FW de Klerk: Mandela 'was a great unifier
■ Nelson Mandela was 'a global impact force for good' - Jesse Jackson
■ Nelson Mandela: The local hero
■ Archive: Graca Machel of Mozambique on marrying Mandela
■ Nelson Mandela: What legacy does he leave behind?
■ Nelson Mandela, in his own words
■ Obituary: Nelson Mandela's twilight years 
■ Nelson Mandela's campaign to tackle South African poverty
■ Nelson Mandela: The 27 prison years
■ Nelson Mandela: How attitudes in Britain changed
■ Nelson Mandela: Businessman on meeting hero behind bars
■ Archive: Former US President Bill Clinton on Mandela

► MAGAZINE

■ What would you ask a room of Nobel prizewinners?
■ Nicky Crane: The secret double life of a gay neo-Nazi

► HEALTH : Doubt cast on vitamin D's role against disease

► FUTURE : How sleep makes your mind more creative

► Russia and Ukraine leaders seek partnership treaty

► 10 things - You can teach a wolf new tricks, and nine other news nuggets. 10 things we didn't know last week

► FUTURE :  SOS: Save our seas Protecting the planet's blue heart. Ocean 2050: How to sustain our biggest ecosystem

► Today's African Proverb : "If you raise a dog on milk, tomorrow it will bite you" - A Shona proverb sent by Taurayi Beremauro, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe

► Iconic anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela dies at 95
► 'Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for freedom of their people': Mandela's most powerful quotes 
► Internet's new biggest threat? How web traffic can be secretly redirected
► Sweden 'spied on Russian leaders for US'
► Kentucky town to pay police chief in bitcoin
► US charges 49 Russian diplomats with Medicaid fraud worth $1.5mn
► BUSINESS : Ukraine gets $8bn investment from China
► WTO salvages historic $1 trillion trade deal
► Mandela's sharp statements rarely cited in mainstream media
► Dozens of protesters arrested in clashes across Egypt (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
► Tighter rules of engagement contributed to US casualty rate in Afghanistan – report
► OP-ED : 'Hypocritical agenda': EU has only austerity to offer Kiev
► Charity claims it's been targeted for feeding the homeless
► Radioactive material container from hijacked truck found empty in Mexico
► VIDEOS

■ Chaos, vandalism & looting as police strike in Argentinа
■ Non 'John'! Prostitutes protest bill penalizing clients in France
■ 'Monstrous' Terror: Islamist rebels hold nuns hostage in Syria
■ Pinch of Poverty: Millions in EU forced to live close to breadline
■ 'Protest in Ukraine not against Russia, but against post-Soviet future'
■ Sweden spied on Russian leaders for US - NSA leaks
■ Liberals dying slow death? EU faces right-wing future as Euro-skepticism grows
■ 'No way to hide from NSA except live in cave & revert to handwriting'
■ RIP Nelson Mandela: Iconic anti-apartheid leader dies at 95
■ 'Struggle is my life': Mandela's personal & political lives were indivisible
■ Fast Food Fight: Thousands of low-paid workers take to US streets
■ Betting Britain: Social responsibility takes back seat as gambling flourishes
■ Involuntary Freedom? Two Gitmo detainees fear imprisonment in Algeria
■ 'France pursues only own interests in Africa, competes with US for control'  [Related opinion : my post 1 February 2013]
■ CrossTalk: China's New March
■ Prisoner to President: World mourns loss of Nelson Mandela
■ Afghanistan presidential candidate: Any potential leader has to be approved by West
■ 'Violence & Intimidation': Chevron fracking again in Romania despite local protests

► People and Power - A Tale of Three Cities

► Nelson Mandela legacy lives on
► Featured Documentary - I Knew Mandela. Who was the man behind the legend? We get an insight into Nelson Mandela's life through the eyes of the people who knew and met him.



► Inside Story : Is CAR on the verge of genocide?
► 101 East : The Killer Storm
► Al Jazeera Correspondent : Identity and Exile : Part two. Al Jazeera's Matthew Cassel examines why so many American Jews defend Israeli policies regardless of the issue or cost.
► Fault Lines : Elsipogtog: The Fire Over Water. We go to Mi'kmaq territory in New Brunswick, Canada, to find out what happens when a First Nation says no to fracking.
► Mandela overshadows Paris summi

► World Leaders Mourn the Death of Nelson Mandela  - President Obama, Prime Minister Cameron and Secretary General Ban Ki Moon are among the many across the globe who paid tribute to the South African leader who died on Thursday

* Nelson Mandela, 1918-2013: An Icon of Freedom
* Prince William on Mandela: 'An Extraordinary and Inspiring Man'
* Watch: A Video Tribute Narrated by Richard Stengel
* Nelson Mandela's Extraordinary Life: An Interactive Timeline

► PHOTO ESSAY

■ Robben Island: Nelson Mandela's Prison Home
■ A Tribute to Nelson Mandela by Pulitzer Winner David Turnley

► BUGDETS : Congress Plays 'Let's Make a Deal' - Lawmakers' budget deadline approaching fast

► FRANCE : Europe's Next Headache - French president needs to start slashing spending

► Mandela's Jailer Mourns

* Presidents to Pay Last Respects
* TIME's Rick Stengel: Remembering an Icon of Freedom
* People: The Actors Who've Portrayed Nelson Mandela
* Bono Honors the Man Who Could Not Cry
* How Newspapers Around the World Covered Madiba's Death

► Smog Blankets Shanghai - Pollution spreads to southeast of China

► WORLD : Mandela: A life devoted to liberty

* Nelson Mandela dies at 95; Peace Prize winner inspired millions
* Obama credits Mandela with his own transformation
* Unforgettable face, spirit captivate film world
* Videos: Famous moments in Mandela's life
* First-person: Growing up in a changing South Africa
* A life in photos
* Mandela's legacy
* A remarkable life
* Full coverage

► JACKET COPY - BOOKS : Nelson Mandela, remembered through his books

► LOCAL : Paul Walker death: 2 allegedly stole parts of Porsche after crash

► ENTERTAINMENT

■ Keri Russell separates from husband Shane Deary
■ Newcomers have solid Grammys showing - Kendrick Lamar, Daft Punk and Taylor Swift are nominated for top awards. Jay Z leads all nominees with nine. Macklemore, above, performs 'Thrift Shop.

* Photos : Nominated artists
* Ballot : Play at home
* Nominees : Complete list

► FRAMEWORK : Christmas lights from around the world 



Christmas decorations light up the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris. BY: Christophe Ena / Associated Press