News Headlines (437) 17 December - 19 December 2013

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Your playful side is out in force now, and you should find it easier than usual to get a date (if you're looking) or impress people with your easygoing nature. Show off a little! For the moment, the universe will ask you to tone it down, just a notch. You need some sleep, you need some soft music and low lights -- and you need the affectionate attention of someone who'd like nothing better than to share it all with you. Bet you know exactly who to call, too. Your next quest is to stock up on provisions: candles, soft music and a couple of your favorite videos.

What do you mean? Is today the International Love Affair day, hm? Ehheheh ... what is not interesting from the dead is the silence of the river when I see it. And what is entertaining from the dead are the coolness of its stones and fragments of wood on it stream. - CZ

► You may not feel at your best, but you can still get an amazing amount of work done today. Take pride in that, even as your intense emotional state casts a shadow over tonight's activities.

I slept with him, had sex with him​​, orgasm with him, but I was still dreaming of him in my sleep after having sex with him. Just call me shameless!

If you've been doing some personal improvement work lately -- you know, the kind where you take a look at yourself and figure out where you could stand, say, an attitude adjustment, or a new outlook, or maybe you'd benefit from, say, daily painting projects -- you're now well on your way toward successful completion of this stage of the project. Take stock of what you've done so far and give yourself a pat on the back.

► GUARDIAN 14 December 21013 : Paying politicians too much harms their work ethic, study claims

► MIRROR 16 December 2013 : Avatar: Three sequel films to the James Cameron blockbuster will be filmed in New Zealand

► DAILY MAIL 13 December 2013 : And the award goes to... Louis' mom! Sandra Bullock brushes off Golden Globe and SAG nominations to focus on her son

► FOXNEWS  12 December 2013 :  Raw milk: 1 in 6 who drink it gets sick

► NY DAILY NEWS 12 December 2013  :  Oprah Winfrey on why she's never had children: "My kids would hate me"

► WAPO 16 December 2013 : Vitali Klitschko quits boxing to run for president of Ukraine

► INDEPENDENT 16 December 2013 : One Direction star Harry Styles wins court order to stop paparazzi harassment

► TECHCRUNCH 18 December 2013 : The Bitcoin Swan Dive Was Utterly Predictable

► NY TIMES 17 December 2013 : A Top Iraqi Official's Advice to Karzai? Take America’s Deal

► SPACE 18 December 2013 : For Our Future in Space, China Must Aim Further Than the Moon (Op-Ed)

ERIC GARCETTI

■ DAILY NEWS 18 December 2013 : L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti urges large businesses to cut wastewater output
■ STUDIOCITY.PATCH 18 December 2013 : Garcetti Issues Open Data Directive for City Departments

► NEWS & POLITICS : Stefan Molyneux: The History of World Wide Slavery, Nelson Mandela and Race Baiting. Published on Dec 13, 2013 by TheAlexJonesChannel



► NEWS & POLITICS : Cold Warzone: North Korea's Militarized Society. Published on Dec 13, 2013 by Journeyman Pictures



► ENTERTAINMENT : Godzilla - Official Teaser Trailer [HD]. An epic rebirth to Toho's iconic Godzilla, this spectacular adventure, from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, pits the world's most famous monster against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity's scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence.

Gareth Edwards directs "Godzilla," which stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson ("Kick-Ass"), Oscar® nominee Ken Watanabe ("The Last Samurai," "Inception"), Elizabeth Olsen ("Martha Marcy May Marlene"), Oscar® winner Juliette Binoche ("The English Patient," "Cosmopolis"), and Sally Hawkins ("Blue Jasmine"), with Oscar® nominee David Strathairn ("Good Night, and Good Luck.," "The Bourne Legacy") and Bryan Cranston ("Argo," TV's "Breaking Bad").

Published on Dec 10, 2013 by Godzilla



► GAMING : DON'T TRY THIS! - Impossible Quiz - Part 2. Published on Dec 11, 2013 by PewDiePie



► GAMING : NEW! Angry Birds Go! Cinematic Trailer. Published on Dec 10, 2013 by RovioMobile



► ENTERTAINMENT : Edge of Tomorrow - Official Trailer 1 [HD]. Oscar® nominee Tom Cruise (the "Mission: Impossible" films, "Collateral," "Jerry Maguire") and Emily Blunt ("The Devil Wears Prada," "The Adjustment Bureau") star in Warner Bros. Pictures' and Village Roadshow Pictures' sci-fi thriller "Edge of Tomorrow," under the direction of Doug Liman ("The Bourne Identity," "Mr. & Mrs. Smith").

The epic action of "Edge of Tomorrow" unfolds in a near future in which an alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable by any military unit in the world. Lt. Col. Bill Cage (Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loop—forcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again...and again. But with each battle, Cage becomes able to engage the adversaries with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (Blunt). And, as Cage and Rita take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy. Published on Dec 11, 2013 by Warner Bros. Pictures



► SPORTS: #GALAXY11: The Beginning. Our best, our bravest, our team. The world's greatest football players have joined together to fight for Earth. Published on Dec 18, 2013 by Samsung Mobile


► FILM & ANIMATION : Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Official Trailer | 20th Century FOX. A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth's dominant species. Published on Dec 18, 2013 by Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

► Cocoon - "Oh My God" 

► Ukraine leader boosted by Russia oil supply deal, seeks loans 

► How China's arms snatchers penetrate U.S. defenses - By John Shiffman and Duff Wilson
As Beijing seeks to close the military gap, Washington confronts a wave of attempts to smuggle sensitive U.S. technology. Third in a series. | Full Coverage

* Turf battles hinder U.S. efforts against smuggling
* The Chinese navy "dismembers" Japan
* Japan to bolster military, boost Asia ties to counter China

► U.S. Treasury cautions Bitcoin businesses on legal duties

► Claims of virgin births in U.S. near 1 percent: study

The problem will be buzzing if virginity is associated with a woman's chastity. You know what I mean. But because I'm a little busy today, so I donot have enough time to talk about morality. The sure thing is, I'm happy to talk about virginity because the hymen is the absoluteness of unmitigated women. You can not imitate us, man! Hehe.

► Russia bails out Ukraine for $15 billion, oil breaks - By Darya Korsunskaya and Timothy Heritage
MOSCOW - Russia agreed to a $15-billion bailout for Ukraine and slashed the price of gas exports under a deal that fueled street protests in Kiev. | Video

* Ukraine's opposition slams Russian bailout
* Video: Russia's Putin meets Ukrainian President Yanukovich
* NATO commander concerned at Russian missile deployment

► Iran, six powers to resume nuclear talks after snag

► U.S.'s Kerry expresses regret to India over diplomat case

► Ukraine's opposition holds mass pro-EU rally
► Mandela statue unveiled on Reconciliation Day
► Washington's National Zoo all decked out for Christmas

► Russia, Ukraine sign deal removing trade obstacles


► NATO chief hopes for new EU defence commitment
► US Holocaust museum takes possession of Nazi diary

► Indulging in Chocolate Without the Calories
► Dementia Care Demand Grows As Boomers Age
► Raw: Pope Francis Celebrates 77th Birthday
► NASA Orders Urgent Spacewalk Repairs

► NEWS

■ Exclusive: West signals to Syrian opposition Assad may stay
■ Putin offers Ukraine $15 billion bailout, cheaper gas; Ukrainian protesters oppose the deal
■ Putin: Russia to buy $15 billion in Ukraine bonds

Ehehhee ... my darling does not have to be Russian to do the same thing, too.

(What do you mean, Cisca? You do not have to be Russian to be his partner, right? I mean, if you are Ukrainian, you can not ask all his assets just to keep you loyal to him, ahahhaa ..., because it means you can run all of hiss activities on behalf of yourself, and you do not need him but only his assets and his wealth. Then he may die anytime. Ow! It's the devil's idea. You do not go crazy like that, ok?)

■ US budget deal set to pass Congress Wednesday
■ Egypt sends Mursi, others, to trial for international conspiracy
■ Putin gambles on Ukraine bailout
■ Ukraine PM vows stability after Moscow deal
■ Russia adopts amnesty likely to free Pussy Riot, help Greenpeace 30
■ Netanyahu warns Chinese foreign minister against nuclear Iran
■ Saudi ready to act alone on Iran, Syria: ambassador
■ Senate debates U.S. defense policy bill amid rift over amendments
■ Obama meeting with task force reviewing NSA spying

► OMG! : Watch Brad Pitt Go from 20-Something to 50 in Seconds

► AUTOS : Paul Walker's GT-R from 'Fast and Furious' for Sale for $1.3M

► SCREEN

■ Can You Make it Through This Video Without Tearing Up?
■ Mother dies while delivering baby -- and lives to tell about it

► FEATURE : Kremlin strategy - What does Putin really want with Ukraine?

* Ukraine leader set for Moscow talks
* Stress gene linked to heart attacks

► HEALTH

■ US health watchdog cracks down on antibacterial soaps
■ Apple-a-day call for all over-50s

► TECHNOLOGY

■ Google buys military robot-maker Boston Dynamics
■ Christmas smartphone gadgets reviewed 

► China's love-hate relationship with virtual currency Bitcoin

► ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : Beatles rarities being released to beat copyright laws

► FUTURE

■ Artificial intelligence: The machines with alien minds
■ The Wright stuff: Ten great firsts in aviation
■ Infographic: Absolute zero to 'absolute hot'
■ What is one degree?

► TRAVEL : Living in: The world’s healthiest cities

► CULTURE : Best of 2013: The top 10 books

► SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT : Mystery early human revealed by DNA data

► Today's African Proverb

■ "A bird with fire on its tail burns its nest" - Sent by Andrea Agany Deng, South Sudan
■ "He who spends a night with a chicken will cackle in the morning" - A Tunisian proverb sent by Tut John Nyuon in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Really? Do you know that is one of the most fun things we do in the morning? Cackle. And we do not know who actually has become a chicken last night.

► Revealed: Norway spies on Russia for NSA
► Snowden offers to help Brazil investigate NSA spying when he's given asylum
► White House: No amnesty for Snowden
► License to frack: UK govt to radically expand shale gas test drilling
► Slaughtered like sheep': Eyewitnesses recount massacre in Adra, Syria
► Influential group of 5,000 US scholars votes to boycott Israel
► Facebook tracks all written messages, posted or not – study

Oh, yeah? Nice! Does Facebook also know what's on my mind today? Does Facebook also know what I want when I'm just sitting and staring at a face on my laptop screen .... aahahha ...My Face!

► OP-ED

■ Euromaidan: The new club of Russia haters
■ 21st century ghetto: Israel plays with human rights, using gaps in international law  

► BUSINESS : Russia, EU hint at financial aid in exchange for Ukraine's partnership
► Europe gets nuked in China moon rover promo
► Russia condemns Adra massacre, calls on world community to react
► White House releases recommendations for limiting NSA programs
► NSA ruined it!' Brazil ditches Boeing jets, grants $4.5 bln contract to Saab
► FED reduces bond-buying program by $10 bln per month
► FBI is global stakeholder in cryptocurrency, currently owns largest bitcoin wallet 
► Shocker: Snowden, Manning, NSA not on Google's 2013 top trends
► Ukraine is part of Europe (with or without the EU)

Oh, ... This headline is very romantic. I feel I want to cry. Seriously.

► Deals with Russia saved Ukraine from economic collapse – PM

What the heck? If you mean to say I was materialistic, and a persistent lover as well, ... ehehhee ...then you are problematic, too, ... just like me, eehhhe. So if the two news titles above combined, then it will be read like this: Although Deals with Russia saved Ukraine from economic collapse, but Ukraine is part of Europe (with or without the EU). Wow! So melodramatic. Both are so meaningful to Ukraine. To me, too.

► VIDEOS

■ Released video: China's Chang'e-3 lunar probe lands on Moon
■ 'They shoved people in baking ovens': Syrian rebels execute over 80 civilians
■ Tower of Inferno: Blaze burns out 20-floor building in China
■ Big Benn: Blair committed war crimes in Iraq
■ Meddling Affair: McCain praises Ukraine protests as Brussels pulls from trade deal
■ CrossTalk on NSA: Digital Octopus
■ Kusturica: Why does NATO still exist? To fight terrorism? It's laughable! 
■ 'West negotiates with terrorists as Syria atrocities reach new level'
■ US Federal judge: NSA phone surveillance program likely unconstitutional 
■ Revealed: Norway widely spies on Russia for NSA - new Snowden leak 
■ 'It's torture': Pirate Bay co-founder kept in solitary awaiting hacking trial
■ "Cameron's 'mission accomplished' = Afghan war was a waste"
■ 'Breivik has better conditions': Pirate Bay's Anakata deprived even of books in jail
■ CrossTalk: Syrian Collapse
■ Former MI5 officer: Easy to persuade fearful people to give up hard-won liberties
■ Pussy Riot, Greenpeace activists granted amnesty

■ 'NSA's goal is elimination of privacy worldwide' - Greenwald to EU (FULL SPEECH)



■ West doesn't mind if Assad stays as extremists massacre Syria
■ War on NSA? Brazil ditches Boeing jets in favor of Saab amid spying scandal

► Inside Story : Today's technology, tomorrow's trash?

► Ukraine's president to meet Putin amid crisis



► Inside Story : India gang rape: Progress one year on?
► Soapbox Mexico - Breaking taboos

► People and Power - Libya: Renditions. An exclusive Al Jazeera investigation has traced how intelligence extracted in prisons in Libya has been linked to the arrests of Libyan dissidents in the UK. A Libyan politician accuses the British government of being complicit in his rendition into Muammar Gaddafi's prisons. We hear how his Libyan interrogators then forced him to give up the names of Libyan residents in the UK and how these men were subsequently detained and placed on control orders by British authorities.



► Al Jazeera World : Forbidden Pilgrimage
► Life Apps: Once a Nomad

► DOMESTIC SURVEILLANCE : Snowden: Judgment Will Come - The NSA leaker says courts will keep ruling against the agency's surveillance practices

► REPUBLICAN PARTY : Boehner Faces Conservatives' Wrath - After staffer fired from right-wing group

► ASTHMA & ALLERGIES : Your Pets Protect You From Allergies - Scientists finally figure out why

► SCIENCE : Red Meat Isn't Green - Livestock's major environmental impact

► FEMINISM : It's a Man's World - Modern economy will always need men's heft



► HEALTH : Marijuana Linked to Brain Changes - Effects are like those seen in schizophrenia

► SPACE : Hubba-Hubba, Hubble - The giant telescope's latest image shows the 'light echo' from a dying star

► OPINION : My Wife Is Embarrassed by Me - Stay-at-home dad writes about his marriage

► MIDDLE EAST : Palestine's Baby Smugglers - With thousands of Palestinians imprisoned in Israeli jails, some are taking unusual measures to build families

► PENTAGON : The F-35 Won't Save Us Money - Joint aircraft systems are actually more expensive 

► CONGRESS : Senate Passes Budget Bill, in Break From Gridlock

► VIDEOS

■ Even Robots Get Sad
■ Snowden Offers Brazil Help Investigating U.S. Spying 

► Snowden offers Brazil help against U.S. spying, seeks asylum

► Budget deal appears to have enough GOP support to pass. Budget deal appears to have enough GOP support to clear Senate -  The $85-billion bill bitterly divides Republicans. 'Sometimes the answer has to be yes,' Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah), left, said Monday.

► In Honduras, rival gangs keep a death grip on San Pedro Sula - The Honduras neighborhood of Chamelecon is a network of gang turfs where residents' survival depends on abiding gang rules.

► The Manhunt for Christopher Dorner

* Dorner Murder in Irvine
* Dorner Fear and the City
* Dorner Longest Night
* Dorner A Killer Vanishes
* Dorner The Mountain

► 12 political photos that made us look twice in 2013

► Iraq war eyewitnesses: The stories behind the images

► LOCAL

■ Sheriff's special hiring program favored friends and relatives

■ Garcetti orders release of city data, but scope uncertain



► JACKET COPY - BOOKS  : Imagining Borges' 'Library of Babel'

Duplication, in Borges, implies the infinity. An endless division, exactly similar to the Zeno paradox about the distance as well as the story of the race between Achilles against the tortoise, or parable mirror as often used by Borges himself . In any Borges, implying a "similarity that is not the same anymore".

Zeno's famous paradox shows that one can not move from point A to point B, because before reaching point B, that person should get used to the midpoint between A - B. But he also could not get to the mid point of A - B , because he had to get used to a quarter of A - B , and so on until to infinite division .

In this paradox,  it is impossible for Achilles the champion sprinter chasing a turtle who also runs in front of him, because every time Achilles arrives to the last place of the turtles, at the same time a turtle also has moved forward, and so on .

Certainly among the majority of his prose, a story titled "Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" is his biggest game in the perception game about world. In this story, Borges creates a staunchly imaginary world, a kind of shadow of the everyday world in which we live, and how the two worlds suddenly interpenetration. The creation of an imaginary world itself is not done through empirical proofs fragments, or in other words do not create space and time literally. What is told is the story of an encyclopedia, and encyclopedias that are creating the imaginary world, perhaps, as we understand the world through a kind of encyclopedia.

Or as in "Shakespeare's Memory". In Shakespeare's Memory, this world would be a world of Shakespeare if you have a memory of Shakespeare. Thus, as we know, memory is a human perception of the world,
and through also the type of memory the human world will be real.
***

► Pictures in the News | Dec. 17, 2013

ALAIN SORAL : MY CUTE MERMAID TODAY
Your mermaid? ...

I like him, his thoughts, his mindset, his books, but I do not like boxing and wrestling. Sorry.


Seeing his face sweating is a sensual thing, but imagining the impact of Parkinson's for his future is a worrying thing.

Some supporting reasons

Maybe because I prefer a fun sport than painful sports.
Maybe because I prefer to feel the physical comfort rather than feel sick every time completion of the exercise.
Maybe because I do not like to see the bodies beaten with no accountability on how much and how hard they hit some punches, just for a win.
Maybe because I want his masculinity without physical violence.

I have never seen him compete as a boxing fighter, but even if he will do it -- free though -- I do not want to see him. I'm not willing to see what I like best of him getting hurt: his bald head, a beloved thing for me.

[Dear Mr Balding, do both your hands not feel pain when punching? Really, I see a unique combination of yourselves. Boxer and Author. Are your hands always in harmony with your head?]

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► Case of 'Food Poisoning' Passed from Mother to Child - Dec 14, 2012 | 10:12 AM ET | Rachael Rettner, MyHealthNewsDaily Staff Writer 

► Global warming belief growing among U.S. science doubters -Nearly 4 out of 5 Americans say temperatures are rising, global warming a serious problem | The Associated Press- Posted: Dec 14, 2012 

► Vision Problems Rise with Diabetes Rates - By Catherine Winters. MyHealthNewsDaily Staff | LiveScience.com – Tue, Dec 11, 2012 

► Vodka Saves Elephants from Death in Siberian Frost  || YAHOONEWS - Vodka helps stranded elephants survive in Russia: RIA / Reuters – Sat, Dec 15, 2012 

► Saber-toothed cat fossils found near Las Vegas - Associated Press – Sun, Dec 16, 2012 








► Conn. Mass Shooting Sparks Gun Control Debate.  Published on Dec 17, 2012 :: As the first of the littlest victims from Sandy Hook Elementary School start to be buried, the nation starts a painful debate on gun control and mental health issues. (Dec. 17) (VIDEO)

■ The Great Debate :: Will the NRA kill a global arms trade treaty? - By William Hartung | July 13, 2012
■ Gun control movement tries to shed election losing reputation
■ Newtown massacre: US braced for change - but gun lobby stays silent. National Rifle Association keeps out of the debate that is central to its raison d’être | Monday 17 December 2012 

► Psychologist: No 'Normal Reaction' to Shooting.  Published on Dec 17, 2012 :: Friday's deadly mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school can be a difficult event for children to process. Clinical psychologist Dr. Richard Fleitas says 'there's going to be no one, normal reaction,' but he says 'communication is key.' (Dec. 17) (VIDEO) 

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Raw: Is N. Korea's First Lady Pregnant? Published on Dec 17, 2012 :: The wife of North Korea's young leader might be pregnant, judging by video that shows her with what appears to be a baby bump. In the video aired on state TV, Ri Sol Ju is shown walking slowly next to her husband, Kim Jong Un. (Dec. 17) 

■ Now, though, the leader's wife has been named by North Korean media to be "comrade Ri Sol Ju." Of course, that doesn't rule out the possibility that Ri Sol Ju and Hyon Song-wol are the same person.  ( Nay / Newstories: Astrid Adrienne (27) )

► Foxx Still Haunted by 'Django' Role. Published on Dec 17, 2012 ::  Actors Jamie Foxx and Kerry Washington discuss their new Spaghetti Western, "Django Unchained." (Dec. 17) (VIDEO) 

► Hugh Jackman Gets Two Honors in One Day. Published on Dec 13, 2012 :: Hugh Jackman gets nominated for a Golden Globe on the same day as he receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (Dec. 13) (VIDEO)



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Django Unchained - Official Trailer (HD). Published on Jun 6, 2012 || ► Django Unchained - Official Trailer #2 (HD). Published on Oct 10, 2012



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► White House highlights 'obstacles' to taking action on guns 

► Deciding fate of massacre site can help healing -By THOMAS PEIPERT and DAN ELLIOTT | Associated Press 

► Newtown Shooter's Computer Badly Damaged - By CHRISTINA NG and RUSSELL GOLDMAN | Good Morning America

► Newtown mourns victims ( PHOTOS)  - Mourners in Newtown, Connecticut, headed for the first two of 20 funerals of schoolchildren massacred in their classroom as the rest of the nation anxiously sent children back to school on Dec. 17 with tightened security. 

► Herding Cats for Hollywood - By MICHAEL CIEPLY | New York Times



► Dinner Tonight: Linguine with Kale + Pomegranate Roasted Carrots 



► Why Matt Damon never denied rumors about a gay relationship with Ben Affleck 

► Notable deaths 2012   ||  Russell Means, an American-Indian activist, died on October 22nd, aged 72 -Nov 10th 2012

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The Last Of The Mohicans End Scene. Uploaded on Jan 23, 2010 :: The Last Of The Mohicans End Scene Madeleine Stowe Russell Means Jodhi May Wes Studi Daniel Day - Lewis. Music film The Last Mohican-Trevor Jones



► In the eye of the beholder - In the series, "Your Beautiful Eyes, " Armenian photographer Suren Manvelyan captures what the eye can't see--an incredible look inside the human cornea--which, in these striking images, appears to be a vast, crater-like surface of an uninhabitable planet. For more of his popular series of macro close-ups of the human eye, together with a similar series on "Animal eyes", go to Suren Manvelyan

► 18 December 2012 - School killings spark gun debate

Two senators backed by the US gun lobby call for changes to firearms laws, as the first victims of the Connecticut shootings are laid to rest.
* In statistics: Guns in the US
* Jonny Dymond: Media blitz
*  Gun lobby silent over Newtown 
* Mark Mardell: Twenty trees 
* Bloomberg: 'Act now on gun crime' - VIDEO 
* Family's tribute to 'angel' Dylan 
* Silent tribute for victims - VIDEO 

► 18 December 2012 -  17 December 2012  - Grail gravity satellites slam into Moon |  By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News

Nasa's Ebb and Flow gravity mapping satellites end their highly successful mission to the Moon by crashing into a mountain.
* Grail mission shows battered Moon -  5 December 2012 Grail satellites show Moon's violent history  By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News, San Francisco 
* First US woman into space dies - 24 July 2012 Sally Ride, the first US woman in space, dies aged 61

► 18 December 2012 - Indian art, Venice style | By Rajini Vaidyanathan BBC News, Kochi

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Venice Architecture Biennale 2012.  Published on Aug 27, 2012 :: The 13th International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale 2012 is directed by the architect David Chipperfield. The show is titled Common Ground and takes place from August 28 until November 25, 2012 in Venice, Italy. 119 architects, photographers, artists, critics and scholars present 69 projects in the biennial's Central Pavilion at the Giardini and in the Arsenale. Many of the projects have been specifically created for this exhibition. The title Common Ground expresses that David Chipperfield wanted to put the emphasize on what we have in common.

This video provides you with a tour of the exhibition on the professional day. Coverage of the national pavilions will follow soon. Among the participants are architects such as Zaha Hadid Architects, Norman Foster, Märkli Architekt, Herzog &  de Meuron, SANAA, Ateliers Jean Nouvel, and OMA, as well as artists such as Thomas Demand, Thomas Struth, and Olafur Eliasson. The show runs until November 25, 2012.

Venice Architecture Biennale 2012: Common Ground. 13th International Architecture Exhibition -- La Biennale di Venezia. Arsenale and Central Pavilion at the Giardini, August 27, 2012.

► Police arrest two men for threatening elementary schools
► Notoriously pro-gun Senator says Newtown tragedy should start gun control debate 

(That's true, even I and my partner have been arguing for a long time about this condition. And if our debate was starting to lose control -- eg, such as when I started setting up my suitcase and started to fill my bag with my clothes, though I' was not ready to say "Goodbye" to him on my tongue, as well as in my heart -- then usually he would use his ultimate shotgun; a rifle most powerful to subdue my annoyance. He started to shoot me, but then he died first. And we were never bored to death many times... ehehehe.... )

► Hacktivists strike Westboro Baptist Church over Newtown tragedy
► Medvedev upholds Russian arms ban after US school massacre
► Italian technician, two Russian workers kidnapped in Syria
► New wiper virus targets Iranian computers
► Russian Nationalists attack plans to build more mosques in Moscow
► Israel steps closer to 1,500 new settlements in East Jerusalem
► Bulgaria asks for permanent US troops presence – report 
► US Navy pulls two aircraft carriers from Syria shores
► Russia to ban US adoptions in retaliation to Magnitsky Act 
► Moscow fires warning shot across bow of US naval-based ABM
► Best of Russian ballet captured by French lens 

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Gun control debate heats up in US. Published on Dec 17, 2012 :: An increasing number of US congressmen have called for a national dialogue about measures to curb gun violence following the shooting last week at a an elementary school in Connecticut that killed 26 people, including 20 children and six adults. White House officials have said that President Barack Obama would make preventing gun-related violence a priority in his second term in office and stricter laws would be part of the effort. Obama met US Vice President Joe Biden and a handful of cabinet members to begin discussions on ways the country should respond to the shootings in Newton, Connecticut.



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US declares Lebanese politician "global terrorist". Published on Dec 17, 2012 :: The US government has placed sanctions on a former Lebanese politician with strong ties to Syrian President Bashar Al Assad. Rosiland Jordan has more on the case of Michel Samaha. || ► Syrian refugees brace for harsh winter. Published on Dec 17, 2012 :: Syrian refugees fleeing violence have suffered from harsh living conditions in numerous neighbouring countries. In Lebanon, where there are more than 150,000 Syrians officially registered as refugees, winter is bringing more challenges. Al Jazeera's Mohamed Vall reports from the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon.



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Berlusconi engaged to 27-year-old woman. Published on Dec 17, 2012 :: Less than a fortnight after revealing plans to run again for Italy's top job, Silvio Berlusconi has made another surprise announcement. In a TV interview, the billionaire media mogul revealed he's newly engaged - to a woman 49 years his junior. Al Jazeera's Simon McGregor-Wood reports.


■ Berlusconi announces engagement to 28-year-old as 'bunga bunga' partier tied to former PM hit with court fine Associated Press | Dec 17, 2012 

■ Bird Flu Kills 4-Year-Old Boy in Indonesia
■ Syrian Vice President Says Army Can't Win
■ Argentina Launches Process to Break Up Media Group 
■ Hollywood Hacker Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
■ Israel Pushes on With East Jerusalem Building Plan 
■ Census to Offer Internet Response Option 
■ Police: Man Held After LA Schools Threatened 
■ Obama, Boehner Meet at the White House on Fiscal Cliff 
■ Italian Technician, 2 Others Abducted in Syria 
■ School Nurse Hid for 4 Hours After Conn. Shooting
■ Movement Seen in Fiscal Cliff Talks
■ Students Nervously Return to School After Shooting
■ 2 Kansas Officers Fatally Shot Outside Market 
■ CNN: Source: Obama to Nominate John Kerry
■ CNN: Syrian VP Calls for 'Historic Settlement' 

► Sandy Hook Victims: A Tribute to the Lives We Lost

By Samantha Grossman, Terri Pous, Ishaan Tharoor and Audrey Yoo
* Newtown Starts Over: How Will Tragedy Change the Community?
* Grief and Support After Connecticut School Shooting

► 'I Am Adam Lanza's Mother': When Parents Fear Their Kids 
        * Mom Behind Viral Essay Sparks Backlash 

► Longtime Hawaii Senator Daniel Inouye Dies at 88 
► When Massacres Force Change: Lessons from the U.K. and Australia 
► Betting on Hunger: Is Financial Speculation to Blame for High Food Prices?
► Tunisia's Struggle Remains, Two Years After Martyr's Death 
► Culture Wars: Philippines Finally Passes Reproductive Health Bill 
► Tiny Beauties: Visions From Under the Microscope

► White House weighs action after shootings 

By Kathleen Hennessey and Richard Simon - Efforts to tighten gun show sales or reinstate a ban on assault weapons carry political pitfalls, even after the Connecticut school rampage. Opposition is expected in the Republican-led House.
* Shooter's family had kept a watchful eye on him 
* Connecticut governor calls for ban on assault weapons
* Public opinion on guns shifting after massacre

► LAPD to step up presence at schools

By Los Angeles Times Staff  - Chief Charlie Beck sets a goal of having uniformed officers visit campuses every day, saying the depatment must address a "new reality" after the Connecticut shootings.
* Sandy Banks: The need to find a lasting good
* Nine guns seized in alleged threat to L.A. schools 
* PHOTOS
* FULL COVERAGE 
* Connecticut school shooting victims

► 'Fiscal cliff' deal closer as Obama-Boehner talks accelerate 
► Hawaii's nine-term senator, Daniel Inouye, dies at 88
► Advocates: Newtown killings giving new momentum to gun control 
► Senate Democrats defend $60.4-billion Sandy aid package 
► By catering to 'elite' fliers, American Airlines misleads others
► On the Spot: Tips for holiday travelers
► Pictures-in-the-news

My Favorite Songs Today

News Headlines (36) 9 October 2012 - 10 October

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Obama: 'Today We Celebrate Cesar Chavez' || Romney: Time to Change Course in Middle East



U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday (October 8, 2012) made the Cesar Chavez -- the Mexican American labor leader -- as a national monument. President Barack Obama called Cesar Chavez as a hero who brought hope to millions of poor people and peasants who had lost their rights, and they could be without Chavez "never seen" by the most Americans.

"Today we celebrate the life of Cesar Chavez," Obama said during the celebration in La Paz - farm laborers in California where Chavez lived and worked for more than two decades. "The world is a better place because of Cesar Chavez decided to change it."

Chavez, who died in 1993 at the age of 66, buried in there, where the monument was built. Chavez widow, Helen, still living in La Paz, California.

Site area of ​​approximately 75 hectares in La Paz it is the location of the central planning and Chavez union coordination since 1971. Chavez and many other labor activists living, practicing and making strategies there.

Steps taken by President Obama was able to improve the support of a number of Hispanic voters and progressives for Obama whose his election slogan in 2008 was "Yes We Can" borrowed from Chavez motto, "Si, se puede."
*****

I was only joking when my fiance also said jokingly asked me, "Honey, in your mind's eyes --- (and in the seventh year of our relationship he's been infected by the disease from me who also rely on intuition, not only the fact ...) Who is the winner of the 2012 elections in the U.S.?"

"I do not know. Did you think I was a psychic?"

"I don't say like that, but almost all of your estimate is right."

"Estimate is a very scientific term dahling, ...." I smiled because he was so excited to see "my vision", whereas maybe my vision was wrong. "I do not know." I said.

"... Come on hon, you see a bit ..., maybe?" He tried to smile, pretty sweet. I smiled back at him. He rarely smiled when we made love, his smile more often seen when we were discussing, especially discussions with political topics. When we were in the discussion, I smiled more often than him. When our discussion was over --- I did not know who started the new situation, but then I found myself .... haaa ... I'm pregnant! --- Whoa .... I'm pregnant!

"I see there's Obama."

"Really?"

"Hm."

"What if you're wrong?"

"Mmm... then we're not going to get married"

"Arghh ... why are we going to get married if Obama wins?"

"These are my terms dahling." I laughed while saying a requirement with a real gesture, kissing his bearded cheek. I was thinking, "Does he know that I love him so?"
***

9 OCTOBRE 2012

► Chavez wins third re-election in tightest race yet - By FRANK BAJAK and IAN JAMES 
► In landmark election, Venezuelan voters see two futures. Venezuelan voters, who are electing a president today, will either keep Hugo Chavez in power or give a chance to his challenger Henrique Capriles. - By Andrew Rosati | Christian Science Monitor
► Analysis: Chavez win keeps Venezuela oil policy intact - By Daniel Wallis and Marianna Parraga
► 'World News' Political Insights: Mitt Romney's Big Moment - By Rick Klein | ABC OTUS News 
► Five things to watch in the U.S. vice presidential debate - By Andy Sullivan | Reuters
► Mitt Romney's 'peace-through-strength' foreign policy speech: 4 takeaways - By The Week's Editorial Staff 



10 OCTOBRE 2012

► US officials: We didn't link Libya attack to video - By BRADLEY KLAPPER and LARRY MARGASAK | Associated Press
► NATO: Military plans ready to defend Turkey if shelling continues along Syrian border -By The Associated Press
► Is Turkey trying to start a war with Syria? - By The Week's Editorial Staff | The Week
► Best of wildlife - Our favorite wildlife animal photos from this week's news stories.  

9 OCTOBRE 2012 

► 8 October 2012 - Afghanistan's government 'could collapse' after 2014 - report 
► The equation of dual citizenship - In Travel Tips 05 October 2012 | By Suemedha Sood 
► China's historic splendour - 02 October 2012 | By Lonely Planet Traveller
► 9 October 2012  - North Korea warns US on missiles after South deal 
► Art on an overpass in Hong Kong - 08 October 2012 | By Hana R Alberts
► In Boston, leaf peeping by bike - In New England Biking | 08 October 2012 - By Mara Vorhees 
► A Day In The World is 'largest global photo exhibition'



10 OCTOBRE 2012

► 10 October 2012 - Zetas death: Mexico's Felipe Calderon lauds Lazcano killing
► 10 October 2012 - US 'had no warning' of attack on Benghazi consulate
► 8 October 2012 - Nobel Prizes: Is there a secret formula to winning one?
► 8 October 2012 - William Klein and Daido Moriyama at Tate Modern | News in Pictures

 9 OCTOBRE 2012

► Birthday-boy Putin ‘trusts his instincts’, public concurs - Published: 08 October, 2012 

►
Hugo Still The Boss: Chavez re-elected for 3rd term


►
CrossTalk: Green-On-Blue Quagmire


► Russia capable of neutralizing US missile defense threat'. Published: 08 October, 2012
► 'No food, no drugs': Libyan troops siege ex-Gaddafi stronghold. Published: 07 October, 2012 - Edited: 08 October, 2012 
► Stealing a US election? Nothing's easier! Published: 06 October, 2012
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Turkey beats war drums as Kurds mobilize at Syria border




A recent poll by the Ankara Social Research Center showed that more than two-thirds of Turks oppose intervention in Syria, although there was the incident of Turkish military aircraft shooting on the waters of Syria. The poll reported in the weekly Turkish, al-Akhbar also found that the majority of citizens wanted Erdogan to take a more neutral stance on the Syrian conflict. The poll reflects a new reality. It's more difficult to use it in order to provoke and manipulate the public to support the war.

In the past, the leaders would provoke or took advantage of such incidents to gain broad support from the public for war. But this time, the Turks are  increasingly skeptical of the war provocation.

Turkey's political maturity reflects the lessons in their decade long struggle for Islam and democracy and against the Kemalist secular fascism.

The Turks calm reaction to the incident offers a reason for optimism. If the quietness like this continues to occur, maybe one day will be the fact that  the people in this world really want peace, and the world leaders should give up and give it to them.
The international community has also called on both countries to refrain and avoid the show of military force. However,  the officials from both countries are still struggling on the issue about the shooting of Turkish military aircraft by Syria.

Tehran also urged Ankara and Damascus to hold back and evaluate this issue with wisdom and tolerance and dialogue through the completion of the peace, calm and maintain stability in the region.  Erdogan said Ankara would announce the final attitude and conduct the necessary measures after the incident was cleared up entirely. Turkish government spokesman also said the shooting of the plane was not going to go unpunished.

Turkey willl formally consult with its allies in NATO about the reaction should be done. Envoys from NATO member countries were scheduled to meet in Brussels (October 9, 2012) to discuss the issue.

WelI, I think all parties should accept the existence of other elements that are trying to take advantage of existing conditions by spreading provocation on the border between the two countries. Syrian and Turkish border areas can not be excluded from this condition, because after the armed terrorist groups to spread unrest in Syria and create security instability in Syrian cities, there are thousands of Syrians seeking safety in the border region of Turkey. Armed groups also has a motive to create such conditions to depose Bashar Assad's government. Moreover when many cities before it is mastered by them falling into Syrian military's hands, then to open another battlefield become an option.

Do not forget one very important fact. In a crisis, there are always people who are always going to try to create another crisis and attempt to thwart any attempt to end the crisis. Terrorist groups in Syria (whose hands have been stained with the blood of innocent Syrian citizens) can not see how the government pardoned and freed prisoners who did not kill or loot the treasure. Therefore, these groups are trying to create an armed conflict between the two neighboring countries.

The Group who easily massacre over 90 innocent people with the aim of overthrowing the Syrian government image and attract other countries to intervene in the country certainly has a motive to do this. Those who do the daily bombing by car bombs are very easy to perform this action. Those who do not want to see Syria in a safe state, then fire several shells into the Turkey is a thing very easy to do.

In this case, the Turkish government should look at this possibility. They should provide the possibility of a situation that thecannon fire from the Syrian region is an act of terrorist groups in Syria. In this case, the Turkish government should look at this possibility. They should provide the possibility of a situation that cannon fire from the Syrian region is an act of terrorist groups in Syria. Because, we who have the common sense would say that the Syrian military have been involved in armed conflict with the elements of foreign for months in their country, so why do they have to open a new war front?

In addition, the irrational decision of the government and the Turkish military by spreading the war to Syria and drag NATO to be involved in this war is not profitable for the region. if this happens, then the most aggrieved parties are Syria and Turkey themselves.
*****

► Espionage fiasco: 'Top Chinese firms should be banned from US' – report. Published: 08 October, 2012
► Israeli cyber attacks targeted offshore oil, gas platforms – Iran IT head. Published: 08 October, 2012 -Edited: 08 October, 2012
► Doomsday device: Russian beacon to track menacing asteroid Apophis.  Published: 08 October, 2012
► Taking photos of clouds earns Texas man a visit from the FBI. Published: 08 October, 2012
► Misfire: NATO mortar 'gift' from Turkey to Syrian rebels – newspaper. Published: 09 October, 2012 -Edited: 09 October, 2012 



10 OCTOBRE 2012

►
Shell explosions in Central Russia leave mushroom cloud-like plume of smoke



► 4,000 tons of shells explode in Central Russia, leave mushroom cloud-like plume of smoke (PHOTOS, VIDEO). Published: 09 October, 2012 - Edited: 09 October, 2012 

Ammunition explosions disrupt the Russian military test program in Orenburg region, about 1,500 kilometers south of Moscow, on Tuesday (October 8, 2012). Russia's Defense Ministry said there were no casualties in the blast and all the soldiers and a number of local residents were evacuated immediately.

Ammunition explosion occurred three times. The first explosion occurred at  Dongus firing range, at around 09:55 Moscow time. The blast occurred as ammunition unloaded from the train. The first blast was triggered another explosion which resulted in a fire at the site.

Central Military District which responsible for a testing said firefighters immediately available to extinguish the fire after another explosion.

The Ministry of Defence has sent an investigative commission to the location. "The situation is being monitored by surveillance and the minesweepers," said Yaroslav Roshchupkin told reporters.

This incident is not the first ammunition explosion in Russia's military facilities. On 26 September, an officer was killed by the explosion of ammunition at the range Totsky, 180 kilometers northwest of Orenburg.

On May 30, three soldiers were injured in an explosion at military places in the Russia Far East Khabarovsk. Last June, a fire and explosion rocked a depot in Udmurtia Defense Ministry, killing at least three people and at least 95 people were injured.
*****

► Athens police fire tear gas in crackdown clashes at anti-Merkel protest (PHOTOS, VIDEO). Published: 08 October, 2012 - Edited: 10 October, 2012
► NATO 'will defend' Turkey against Syria as Ankara moves F-16s to border. Published: 09 October, 2012
► 14yo schoolgirl activist shot in head by Pakistani Taliban. Published: 09 October, 2012 - Edited: 09 October, 2012
►
Taliban Gunmen Shoot 14-year-old Girl Activist



► October surprise: US and Israel prepare to strike Iran. Published: 09 October, 2012
► Deadly 'brain-eating' microbe outbreak in Pakistan. Published: 09 October, 2012
► 'No plans' for CSTO to fill NATO vacuum in Afghanistan. Published: 09 October, 2012
► Moscow rules out talks with Tbilisi on S. Ossetia, Abkhazia independence. Published: 09 October, 2012 

► Israeli PM Netanyahu announces early elections. Published: 09 October, 2012 - Edited: 10 October, 2012
► DHS to start testing drones over US for 'public safety'. Published: 09 October, 2012 

►
Mitt and Run: Romney backs Syrian rebels in policy speech

In this video I'd love to see the profile of RT presenter who (to me) Gayane Chichakyan is more attractive to be watched than to hear Romney's speech.

9 OCTOBRE 2012 

►
Inside Story - Should Afghans be grateful to the US?


►
Romney urges more assertive US foreign policy

I was thinking back, "What happened to the world in late 2012 - early to mid 2013 if Mitt Romney becomes the U.S. president? "

Thoughts of future replied loudly, "World War III, Cisca! Only war. Yeah, war. He has no diplomatic skills, because a businessman is born only for profit. And don't forget, there are various types of benefits and its utilization. After all, if you become a president ... you could make the country bankrupt but you do not go bankrupt. Your people live in poverty, but there is no state budget cuts to finance the war, ... why not? Especially if you're fighting for friend requests."

"What? War for friendship?" I asked stupidly to the future.

"Well, sort of. In the Middle East he has no "Hello, how do you do" to any country except Israel. I notice he does not have a "Hello" to China or Iran or Russia!"

"Russia? Are they going to fight in the ice ... . I mean ... the cold war, maybe? Whowaa...."

"For those who do not understand foreign policy, his speech sounded pretty good. But I think his speech is full of cliche and not substantive, ...you know - taking peace through strength, clarity and resolution? Hmmm... the ideas are not foreign policy. Mitt Romney just exploiting the weaknesses of Barack Obama's appearance in the presidential debate last week, but it's unclear whether his speech about his foreign policy will drive his ranking in the campaign in which the economy is the dominant issue."
*****

► Palestinians: Lost in representation



10 OCTOBRE 2012

► Rights without reservation 


►
Al Jazeera World - The Smell of Gunpowder



►
Inside Story: Have Morsi's first 100 days been a success?



►
Inside Story Americas - How will Chavez's victory impact the world?


►
Skydiver to jump from 'edge of space'. Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner is preparing to attempt the highest-ever free fall to Earth. The 43-year-old daredevil will break the sound barrier soon after jumping from a balloon 37km above the surface of the planet. The record-breaking mission is fraught with danger as the aviator floats to "the edge of space" before reaching about 1,110 kph on his five-minute descent to the New Mexico desert.  Al Jazeera's Tarek Bazley reports.

9 OCTOBRE 2012
 
Featured Headlines

■ Gurdon, Yamanaka Win Nobel Medicine Prize
■ Skydiver Eyes Record-Breaking Jump in NM 
■ China Tech Giants 'Pose' Security Threat
■ Syria Oppo May Accept Role for Assad's Party
■ Must-Reads from Around the World
■ Egypt: 19 Troops Killed in Sinai Accident
■ Iran 'Blocks' Cyberattacks on Oil Platforms
■ Leaks Author Defends Pope's Butler 
■ Afghan Intelligence Office: Car Bomb Kills 2 
■ Commercial Capsule Launched to ISS 
■ CNN: Will Biden be an Attack Dog at Debate? 
■ CNN: Romney to Give Foreign Policy Speech 

► Will the Next Front in the Syrian Revolt Be with Turkey?

By PIOTR ZALEWSKI / AKçAKALE
* Turkey Retaliates, but Likely Won't Invade Syria 

► The Sudans' Fragile Peace: Will Economic Necessity Create Brotherly Love?

By William Lloyd George
* Displaced by War, Sudanese Refugees Face Worsening Crisis - PHOTOS 

► The Balkan Wars: 100 Years Later, a History of Violence

By Ishaan Tharoor
* Balkan Wars: Scenes from the Front Lines - PHOTOS 

■ Third Balkan War (1991–2001)

Featured Headlines

■ China Is Reforming Labor Camp System 
■ Mexico Drug Boss Reported Killed 
■ NKorea: South, U.S. Within Missile Range 
■ U.N.: Gbagbo Allies Reached Out to Islamists 
■ Re-elected Chávez Faces Economic Woes 
■ IMF: World Economy Outlook Still Bleak 
■ State Dept Extended U.S. Security in Libya 
■ 'Friendly Fire' Killed Border Patrol Agent 
■ Hamas, Israelis Exchange Fire in Gaza
■ Gurdon, Yamanaka Win Nobel Prize 
■ Detroit Top Cop Retires Amid Scandal 
■ China Tech Giants 'Pose' Security Threat 
■ CNN: Deadly Meningitis Outbreaks 
■ CNNMoney: Calif. Gas Prices Set Record 
■ Chávez Wins a Third Term in Venezuela - Six More Years: Hugo Chávez Wins a Third Term in Venezuela (PHOTOS)  

► Hugo Chávez Wins Big, Gives Rivals Six More Years to Climb out of the Hole
► What History Tells Us About Obama's Chances Now 

► After Libya Fires Its Prime Minister, Will the Country Itself Fall Apart?

By Vivienne Walt
* The Benghazi Consulate: Has the Crime Scene Been Contaminated?
* Libya's Flawed Attempt to Soak Up a Flood of Weaponry

► From the Edge of Space: Felix Baumgartner Prepares for a Death-Defying Dive - PHOTOS 

►
Austrian skydiver plans to go supersonic || Daredevil readies for supersonic space jump


►
Felix Baumgartner's Test Jump - Red Bull Stratos




10 OCTOBRE 2012

► Do Vice-Presidential Debates Matter? By Katy Steinmetz
► The Red and Blue Fantasies Behind the Big Bird War
► Jerry Sandusky Sentenced to 30 to 60 Years in Prison -By Nick Carbone October 9, 2012  || in LATIMES - Jerry Sandusky to be sentenced Oct. 9; hundreds of years possible ||  in NEWYORKER - A Critic at Large. In Plain View. How child molesters get away with it - by Malcolm Gladwell September 24, 2012 

► A Kinder, Gentler Merkel Comes Calling in Athens 

By Joanna Kakissis / Athens

* Anti-Austerity Protesters Clash with Riot Policemen in Central Athens -PHOTOS 
* Why Everybody Loves to Hate Angela Merkel

► Justice for the Mau Mau: Court Case in the U.K. Sheds Light on Grim Colonial Past 

By Kharunya Paramaguru
* The Bloody Mau Mau Revolt

►
Kenyan Mau Maus seek UK damages for torture - 23 Jun 09 || Kenyans allowed to sue UK for colonial abuse



► Mexico Says 'The Executioner' Is Dead—But Where's the Body?

By Tim Padgett and Ioan Grillo
* Top 10 Notorious Mexican Drug Lords 

► Photographers-Turned-Directors: Susan Bright's Favorites on MOCAtv 

9 OCTOBRE 2012

► Hidden weapons at airport security: TSA reveals 10 scary surprises - PHOTOS 
► Venezuela President Hugo Chavez wins reelection by wide margin 
► Romney challenges Obama on foreign policy 
► Buzz Bissinger, writer and voter, takes leap of faith on Romney 
► Unemployment numbers force evolution in Paul Ryan's stump speech 
► Twitter chatter: Describing Romney, Obama campaigns in 3 words 
► Gator glut continues on Long Island; 5th reptile found 
► Obama dedicates Cesar Chavez National Monument 

► FRAMEWORK - Pictures in the News | October 8, 2012 - Posted By: Marc Martin 



10 OCTOBRE 2012


► Romney says abortion wouldn't be on agenda, but campaign wavers

By Seema Mehta
The Republican nominee does not intend to pursue legislation to restrict abortion if elected president, setting off a late-night skirmish over the controversial social issue.

* Bill Clinton mocks Mitt Romney to Vegas crowd 
* Romney suggests he'd keep mortgage deduction

► Voters strongly favor government funding for PBS, poll finds
► An America eternally 'at war' - Military actions have become the tics of an overwrought great power.
► Jerry Sandusky's court ramble reflects 'banal self-delusion'

Former football coach Sandusky sentenced



► Cars with best value for fuel economy: Save money with this list  |  PHOTOS
► Holiday gifts for the 1%: Neiman Marcus offers henhouse, Paris trip
► THE GLOBAL GARDEN - Growing longan, the exotic 'dragon's eye' fruit

► Autumn colors 2012: Bishop Creek
► FRAMEWORK - Pictures in the News | Oct. 9, 2012 Posted By: Marc Martin

5 PICTURES TODAY

A Turkish woman holds her cat in front of a banner on September 30, 2012 during a march for animal rights on Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul. Demonstrators gathered against a proposed amendment to Law no. 5199 on the protection of animals. The new draft, which is slated to be discussed in Parliament by late October, authorizes the removal of stray animals, limiting the number of pets in houses and the termination of what is termed 'dangerous' breeds. Activists fear the regulation will lead to mass killing of cats and dogs regardless of whether they are pets or strays. (AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC)

A supporter of "Freedom Flotilla" movement masked as Pulcinella ( typical neapolitan mask) attends a rally in Naples to give tribute and waves to the crew of the Ship Estelle on October 6, 2012. The Estelle, the latest ship to try to break Israel's blockade on Gaza as part of the "Freedom Flotilla" movement, is to set sail from Naples in southern Italy today. The Estelle, whose voyage is being organized by an international pro-Palestinian coalition, will be carrying humanitarian goods to the Gaza Strip. There will be 17 activists from around the world on board, including passengers and crew from Canada, Israel, Norway, Sweden and the United States. (AFP PHOTO / MARIO LAPORTA)

A re-creation of Henry VIII's Imperial Crown is seen in this undated handout picture released in London October 8, 2012. More than 450 years after adorning one of Britain's most famous regal heads, the lost crown of Henry VIII has been re-created at the monarch's former palace on the outskirts of London. (REUTERS/Handout/Robin Forster/Historic Royal Palaces)

A Bavarian rifleman waits ahead the salute shooting on the steps of the Bavaria monument at the Theresienwiese fair grounds of the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, on October 7, 2012, the last day of the world famous beer festival. (AFP PHOTO/CHRISTOF STACHE)

A man stands behind a figure of computer-generated pop star Hatsune Miku as another man walks past, at the venue of the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in Tokyo Oct. 9, 2012. (REUTERS/Toru Hana)

"Hiyaaa .... Ciscaaa... this photo has been attached before. I've seen him many times, you know? So, for what this photo is attached again? You flirt? Haaa ... , you're a flirt, right? Yes, you're. Okay then, there's no forgiveness for you anymore! I'll teell your fiancé. Adriaaan... Adrian Zef, look! Look!... Look at your unique fiance's behavior. She's so... so...so meow..."

"Shhh ... shut up, Miss noisy! I just forgot to attach this info, that before the researchers said their theory, I've seen with the eyes of my heart : Alain Soral is cool, handsome, because he is bald. That's it. You do not believe me? Look, every face has character, and the Alain Soral's character is a great fit with the style of bald, even (to me) an artist like Bruce Wills does not have a character like Alain Soral, although Bruce Wills is also bald. Well ... you know why? Because our hair is not our face, and because not every face has a strong character. Look his eyes. Look at the way he looked at you! It was the eye of a nobleman in the appearance of a proletarian... ehehehe

"Nobleman? Proletarian? What? Ah,... you're a bit excessive in your opinion on this issue!"

"Eh-hehehe ... "

"Shut up!"

"Shut up!"

► Bald Men: More Masculine, Less Attractive? By Erin McLaughlin | ABC News Blogs – Tue, Oct 2, 2012  ||  in TIME - Shave It Off! How Bald Guys Can Look More Manly and Dominant By Alexandra Sifferlin  September 28, 2012  || GUARDIAN : Bald men have more dominant image, study finds.