News Headlines (499) 1 May - 2 May 2014

ONLINE TODAY

► An argument flares up between you and a friend or colleague -- and it needs to run its course. That doesn't mean pursuing your opponent if they back down, just that closure is a must. Today might leave you wondering why you didn't decide to invest in breath mints sooner. It just doesn't matter who you're with or what you're talking about -- you've got an awful lot to say, and most of it goes beyond merely entertaining to actually encourage others. Everyone who loves you -- and even some who don't yet -- sits and listens with nothing more in mind than enjoying the ride.

"Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about." — Oscar Wilde

► BLOOMBERG 1 May 2014 : U.S. Signals Putin Not to Move Against New NATO Members

► DAILY BEAST 29 April 2014 : Kerry: U.S. Taped Moscow's Calls to Its Ukraine Spies 

► SCIENCE DAILY 29 April 2014 : Mother's diet affects the 'silencing' of her child's genes

► DAILY MAIL

■ 28 April 2014 : Finally! Apple to replace faulty power buttons on the iPhone 5 for free following TWO YEARS of complaints 
■ 1 May 2014 : British marine archaeologist claims to have found flight MH370 3,000 miles from the search zone after spotting debris painted in the colours of Malaysia Airlines 

► WIRE 1 May 2014

■ Russian Diplomats Are Trolling the U.S. Space Program
■ Ukrainian President Admits They've Lost Control of the East to Russia
■ Syria Is Using Its Remaining Chemical Weapons as Leverage
■ Spying, Ukraine Are the Main Topics for Meeting Between Obama and Merkel

► TELEGRAPH 2 May 2014 :  If we can hurt Vladimir Putin on Ukraine, why pull our punches over Syria?

► EURO NEWS 1 May 2014 : Tymoshenko dismisses civil war fears, says Putin’s regime facing its end

► MOSCOW TIMES 27 April 2014 : Separatists in Donetsk Give Khodorkovsky the Boot  || ► HUFFINGTON POST 1 May 2014 : A Sunday Morning in Paris With Mikhail Khodorkovsky

► WEEK 1 May 2014 : Bummed George Bush laments how Putin 'changed'

► SPACE

■ 30 April 2014 : How Albert Einstein Helped Blackmail President Roosevelt Over Manhattan Project Funding 
■ 1 May 2014 : Why Is Mars So Much Smaller Than Earth?

ERIC GARCETTI

■ ESPN LA 29 Aril 2014: LA mayor rebukes Time Warner Cable
■ DAILY NEWS 1 May 2014 : Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti headed to Washington, D.C., for White House Correspondents Dinner, meetings with federal leaders

► SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY : CROP CIRCLES The Quest for Truth - HD FEATURE FILM. Uploaded on Mar 17, 2011 by UFOTVstudios

► SCIENCE & ECHNOLOGY : REAL SPIES - FBI/CIA (documentary). Published on Sep 5, 2013 by TheBigbang1001

► PEOPLE & BLOG  : WARNING: WE ARE ON THE VERGE OF NUCLEAR WW3 (RUSSIA DECLARE WAR ON UKRAINE, OBAMA DECEPTION). Published on Mar 3, 2014 by Seho Song

► SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY : BBC Space Documentary - We are the Aliens. Clouds of alien life forms are sweeping through outer space and infecting planets with life. The idea that life on Earth came from another planet has been around as a modern scientific theory since the 1960s when it was proposed by Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe. At the time they were ridiculed for their idea -- known as panspermia. But now, with growing evidence, it's back in vogue and even being studied by NASA. Published on Aug 15, 2013 by Space Vacationers 
    
► ENTERTAINMENT : Scientists make breakthrough on bilharzia. A parasitic disease known as bilharzia, or schistosomiasis, has killed more than 200 million people, but scientists in northern Senegal say they have made a breakthrough in treating it.Bilharzia is carried by small snails that are invisible to the naked eye. It penetrates the skin slowly and destroys internal organs.The Diama dam, built in 1986 to protect farmland from brackish water, changed the Senegal River's ecosystem, wiped out the snail's only predator, the prawn, and allowed bilharzia to multiply and infect hundreds of thousands of villagers.Now scientists are reintroducing prawns into the ecosystem in enclosures and are seeing positive results.Bilharzia is the second most common parasitic disease in the world after malaria.Al Jazeera's Nicolas Haque reports from Lumpsar, northern Senegal. Published on Jan 23, 2014 by Al Jazeera English

► Priorities

► Ukraine detains Russian military attache for spying - By  Matt Robinson
KIEV - Ukraine detained Russia's military attache to Kiev on suspicion of spying and ordered the diplomat to leave the country.  | Slideshow

* IMF approves $17 billion bailout for Ukraine amid big risks 
* Video: Russians shrug off sanctions, IMF says country in recession

► Ukraine begins to retake town held by seperatists - By Maria Tsvetkova
MOSCOW/DONETSK, Ukraine - Ukrainian forces launched a "large-scale operation" to retake the eastern town of Slaviansk, from pro-Russian separatists holding the town.

* Ukraine wins IMF deal, faces $9 billion in debt payments this year
* Slideshow: May Day rallies 

► US Ambassador in Kiev condems events in east Ukraine

► Pro-Russian demonstrators storm police station in Lugansk

► First commercial flight lands at Qatar's $15 bn airport

► 100,000 Russians march on Red Square in patriotic fervour. Some 100,000 workers joined a May Day parade on mosMoscow's Red Square Thursday for the first time since the 1991 Soviet breakup, as the takeover of Crimea boosts President Vladimir Putin's standing amid a surge of patriotism.

► Raw: Over 7,000 Guitarists Attempt World Record. Thousands of guitarists gathered in the market square of the Polish town of Wroclaw on Thursday, and attempted to break the world record for the number of people playing simultaneously the Jimi Hendrix song "Hey Joe."

► NEWS

■ IMF says Russian economy already in recession 
■ India turns to Russia to help supply arms to Afghan forces 
■ China to conduct naval drills with Russia in East China Sea
■ GOP senators: Arm Ukraine, hit Russian banks 

■ Moscow May Day parade lauds Putin as rebels seize more Ukraine buildings



■ Ukraine renews military draft as unrest intensifies.Putin wants troops out of Ukraine's east



■ SLIDESHOW : Moscow revives May Day tradition 

■ Angelinos march for worker's rights in annual May Day protest



■ Cuba calls terrorism designation by U.S. absurd, manipulative



■ U.S. Jewish coalition rejects lobbying group

■ NATO official: Russia now an adversary

► HEALTH : Antibiotic resistance now 'global threat', WHO warns

► MAGAZINE : Marx in Manhattan -  The curious survival of the US Communist Party 

► CULTURE : Fading Gigolo and cinema's love affair with prostitutes

► Quiz of the week's news

Questions:
1. Skype confirmed this week it had removed some emoji symbols which have the potential to offend. Which of these did NOT go?
2. Sicilian capital Palermo is to get a new statue of Christ. Where is it to be located?
3. British musicians protested this week about which item being restricted in prisons?
4. Drag and drop the correct word to complete this BBC News headline: No more free * for Turkmens : bread, petrol, horses
5. A dig in the New Mexico desert has unearthed an unlikely cache of what?
6. Police have warned the public about approaching escaped animals on the loose in South Wales. What are they?
7. Which Norwegian food has won EU protected designation of origin status?


Answers :
1.It was vomiting. Both the middle finger and high-heeled legs were excised.
2. It's on the seabed. It is hoped the statue will attract divers and thus boost tourism.
3. It was steel-string guitars. The restrictions came as part of the government's incentives to prisoners to engage in rehabilitation.  
4. It was petrol. There had been a free allowance since 2008 but it is now being scrapped.
5. It was games for video games console Atari 2600. Much of the dumped stock was copies of a game based on ET and legendary for its awfulness.
6. It was wild boars. More than 40 of the animals were on the loose after a burglary at a farm.   
7. It's the air-dried cod or torrfisk fra lofoten. It joins the likes of Parma ham and champagne in being recognised.

► Today's African Proverb : "A hasty hyena bites the horn" - A proverb from Ethiopia and Eritrea sent by Tarek Mo Alemseged, Glenville, US

► State Guard, police hold night drill in Kiev (VIDEO)
► Iraqi elections: 'Most corrupted one will be the winner' 
► Labor rallies around the globe as world celebrates May Day - LIVE UPDATES 
► IMF gives green light for $17 bn Ukraine aid package
► NSA spies on more US citizens than Russians – Snowden
► BP pipeline sprays 'oily mist' over 33 acres of Alaskan tundra
► Turkish police clash with May Day protesters in Istanbul
► US doesn't care about Ukraine, wants to prove it's still in charge – Lavrov
► Ukrainian troops begin special operation in Slavyansk
► Defiant Apple, Facebook, other firms to inform public of govt surveillance requests
► NATO's second-in-command says Russia is now an enemy, not a partner
► Pentagon says it cannot replace imported Russian rocket engines 
► Fracking-linked earthquakes likely to worsen – seismologists
► Germany drops Snowden's invite to testify on NSA spying in person 
► Fair Russia leader seeks to oust MP for opposing Crimea accession

► OP-ED

■ US-Russia relations need a return to reason
■ Who's really 'presenting lies as facts'? How State Dept. exposes itself to propaganda
■ Scarlet letters: US tool that usurps sanctions?

► BUSINESS

■ Ukraine's gas debt to Russia reaches $3.5 bn
■ Russia sues EU over 'Third Energy Package' - report
■ 'Russia in recession' – IMF

► VIDEOS

■ Locals of east Ukraine cities quit jobs, join protest for greater autonomy. Local administration building, prosecutors office and police headquarters of Ukraine's eastern city of Lugansk have been taken over. Protesters are demanding an amnesty for political prisoners and a referendum on self-determination. RT's Paula Slier met those occupying the administration building in Donetsk, the hub of the pro-autonomy protests.



■ Juice Rap News: Israel vs. Palestine (ft. Kerry, Bibi & Norman Finkelstein)
■ Far-east wildfire ignites military depot, massive explosions rock Siberia, deaths reported

■ Scoring Political Points? NATO bolsters forces in Eastern Europe. Washington repeated its lament for NATO members to boost defense spending. The call has been given greater impetus because the Alliance is stepping up its defense capabilities in Central and Eastern Europe. NATO has sent over 60 more jets to the region. It's also expected to triple its air missions in the Baltic starting next month. Independent researcher and writer Soraya Sepahpour Ulrich believes this is about political points scoring.



■ 'Two steps back: Both EU and Russia should not meddle in Ukraine' - Geert Wilders to RT

■ RT criticized again by US State Dept. for 'false claims' & 'selective editing'. RT has fallen under the criticism of the State Department yet again; accusing the news agency of propagandizing the reports from Ukraine.



■ Guilty by Association? Kerry blames EU for stirring up Ukraine unrest

■ Tear gas, water cannon as May Day protesters clash with police in Istanbul. Riot Police in Istanbul used tear gas and water cannon to break up crowds of protesters during May Day demonstrations. The authorities have blocked off Istanbul's iconic Taksim Square. RT's Sara Firth reports.



■ Anti-govt protesters beat police, storm Prosecutor's Office in Donetsk, E. Ukraine

► Economic top dog: will China overtake US?
► People & Power - Israel's drone dealers
► Iraq Election: Will there be change?

► Lifelines: River of Hope. River Of Hope profiles the work underway in the Senegal Basin to combat the deadly disease schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia. The approach is novel and the results impressive.

► COLUMNISTS

■ Tit-for-Tat: Putin's Maddening Propaganda Trick - by : Michael Crowley 
■ Where Democracy And American Zionism Butt Heads - by Michael Scherer  
■ The Part of Your Brain That Made You Eat That Doughnut - by : Jeffrey Kluger 

► Watchdog : U.S. War on Drugs in Afghanistan 'A Failure'

► Report : U.S. Should Boost Consumer Privacy Protections

► LOCAL

■ Sterling furor presents test of L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti's leadership
■ Eric Garcetti, L.A.'s back-to-basics mayor. He is building a foundation, but for what?

► FRAMEWORK

■ Pictures in the News | April 30, 2014 - Posted By: Marc Martin
■ Pictures in the News | May 1, 2014 - Posted By: Marc Martin 

In a long-exposure image, embers off burned trees leave long trails in the mountain area near Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. PHOTOGRAPH BY: STUART PALLEY / EPA

News Headlines (496) 26 April - 27 April 2014

ONLINE TODAY

► 26 April 2014 : It's just a little too easy to get frustrated today -- so make sure that you're not taking out that energy on other people. Try to find creative outlets for any negative emotions you may feel. You need to stick to the schedule for now, rather than turning your life upside-down on a whim. Today's energy favors routine, regularity and consistency above all else. Even if you find yourself wistfully glancing at travel brochures, remember that virtue really is its own reward. You've got plenty of time for thrills -- on your terms, that is -- once you make sure to take care of everything on your to-do list.

► 27 April 2014 : You need to use this great energy to take action -- it could be almost anything, really. The important thing is to get moving and stay in motion so you don't have time to think too hard. You've got to free your mind for the rest to follow. You've been putting up too many rules to govern your life, but now you might find them more burdensome than helpful. If so, you need to examine what's so important that caused you to build these real and imaginary fences. You need to spread your wings, but first you need to unlock your cage.

► NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TV : MEGASTRUCTURES ECOARK|| ► INHABITAT : EcoARK Pavilion made from 1.5 Million Plastic Bottles 14 April 2010



► MOSCOW TIMES 25 April 2014 : Khodorkovsky Accuses Putin of Pursuing 'Personal Grudge' Against Ukraine

► DAILY BEAST 25 April 2014

■ Exclusive: Putin Halts All Talks With White House
■ Putin's Crimean Medal of Honor, Forged Before the War Even Began
■ Republicans Are Racists? No, It's Just All a Big Coincidence
■ Obama's Deportation Catch-22

► CS MONITOR 25 April 2014 : Peace talks over, Israelis and Palestinians push on as solo acts

► WIRE 24 April 2014 : Fatah and Hamas Reconcile, Agree To Recognize Israel (Which Then Walks Out of Peace Talks)

► BUSINESS INSIDER 25 April 2014 : Here Are The Parts Of Ukraine Where Putin Might Invade To 'Protect Ethnic Russians'

► WAPO 25 April 2014: Rep. Michael Grimm indicted, according to people familiar with case


"Life is all memory, except for the present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going."— Tennessee Williams

MIKHAIL PROKOHOROV

■ NY DAILY NEWS 24 April 2014 : Mikhail Prokhorov looms over Chris Algieri-Ruslan Provodnikov fight at Barclays Center
■ ENTERTAINMENT and SPORTS PROGRAMMING NETWORK 26 April 2014 : Mikhail Prokhorov: We responded
■ NETSDAILY 24 April 2014 : Mikhail Prokhorov to fulfill promise: Will be at Brooklyn Nets - Toronto Raptors games in Brooklyn

VLADIMIR PUTIN

■ BLAZE 25 April 2014 : The Jimmy Fallon Comedy Sketch Where Dr. Phil Tries to Save Putin and Obama's Strained Relationship
■ HAMILTON SPECTATOR 26 April 2014 : Sanctions revive search for secret Putin fortune 

■ ABC NEWS 25 April 2014 : President Obama: Vladimir Putin 'Not Stupid Man' But Unlikely to Cave to Sanctions

Mr. Obama, you are just a big mouth! What's on your mind is so easy to read. You support Fascism in Europe, Extremism in the Middle East, and Militarism in Latin America! Conflict in Ukraine, Venezuela, and Syria have one thing in common: the U.S. government supports the "opposition" who is very eager to overthrow the government in power. Support is given politically, financial, or military.

The weirdness is, in all cases, the leading group which is controlled by "opposition" has nothing to do with democracy -- European fascist groups in Ukraine, extremist Wahhabis in Syria, and the elite / the enthusiast of military dictatorship tradition in Venezuela. If the group is in power, then the state conditions will be much worse than it does now, for example Ukraine. The day after the democratically elected government fled from Kiev, the 'opposition' leader to immediately notified the public that they 'had to make some unpopular decisions'. The new prime minister calling his cabinet as 'Kamikaze government.'

This 'suicide' government is required to seek loans from Western financial institutions -- such as IMF and European Commission -- which pretend to still maintain their prestige in exchange for money. Ukraine should do a massive savings where the standard of living in Ukraine will be destroyed like Greece. This is the real reason why the ousted President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych began to move closer to Russia, because Putin agreed to give money to Ukraine with no strings attached.

In Syria you consistently rely on right-wing extremists as the "opposition" leader against the Assad government. The Wahhabi extremists role in the style of al-Qaeda have been ignored by media, though their cruelty already piling up on Youtube. Syria is one of the most modern, cosmopolitan in the Middle East and is now being dragged back into the Dark Ages. Your ally in the region wants Syria looks like Saudi Arabia / your other close ally, where there is no political freedom, religion, or matters relating to employment.

Islamic version of Saudi Arabian being the type of ultra-right favored by dictatorial monarchy in the country. Like your fascist friends in Ukraine, you rely on other ultra-right ideology in Syria in an effort to create a pro-US government.

Latest opposition coalition / Syrian armed terrorists calling themselves the Islamic Front. U.S. media portray this group as "good rebels" versus al-Qaeda that also fights the Syrian government. But of course, the U.S. media is just silence when the strongest militia in Islamic Front, Ahrar ash-Sham, declare themselves as representatives of the "original" al-Qaeda in Syria. The U.S. politicians have long known that the Ahrar ash-Sham ideologically linked to al-Qaeda, you know?

If you are successful and Islamic Front to power, then Syria will experience cultural devolution as Afghanistan in the Taliban era. In the meantime, you and the U.S. media will continue to provide significant political support for the unfeasible opposition.

Venezuela has also recently been in the news because rocked by ultra-right opposition protests supported 100 percent by your regime. Your regime provides the political and financial support to Venezuelan opposition. If the Venezuelan opposition in power, I know exactly what they will do. In an instant they will take over power in a US-backed military coup in 2002. They will instantly dissolve all democratic institutions which governing the country. They prefer the type of political system that serves them well for hundreds of years pre-Chavez dictatorship.

Your government chooses this type of foreign policy because the target countries "has been out of the orbit of U.S. control, and only the ultra-right groups are keen to pull back into the U.S. orbit. Finally, the U.S. capitalists will reap mounting profits when a country depends on the U.S. loans and products such as the weapons, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, and others.

That's why you will not let Latin America, the Middle East, or Eastern Europe to be independent or fall into the orbit of the US regional power's balancer such as Russia. Too much profit at stake. Peace is not an option for you, right?

To stop the madness of endless war of your foreign policy, the U.S. government itself must be changed fundamentally. The U.S. rulers are those who support the capitalist economic system. You never stop to provoke a war for profit, whereas the economic system without a profit motive does not need the foreign wars.

Show me who your friends are and I will tell who you are!
***
(CZ - Do not ever say Putin is stupid, stupid!)

■ USA TODAY 25 April 2014  : Obama, Putin would save each other from drowning
■ WAPO 27 April 2014 : In Mr. Putin’s Russia, the lights of liberty are flickering 
■ WAPO 25 April 2014 : Vladimir Putin hates everything about the Internet except 'Website Vladimir'
■ DAILY MAIL 25 April 2014 : 'We are in danger': Ukrainian foreign minister says he fears Russian invasion amid claims Putin 'wants to start World War Three'
■ FORBES 26 April 2014 : Vladimir Putin And His Bodyguard Of Lies 
■ NY POST 26 April 2014  :  What does Putin think of Stalin comparisons? We'll never know
■ GUARDIAN 24 April 2014 : Ofcom should be looking again at Putin's TV news channel
■ EURONEWS 26 April 2014 :  Google is a 'CIA project' says President Putin 
■ TIME 23 April 2014 : Vladimir Putin - By Madeleine Albright 
■ HUFFINGTON POST 24 April 2014 : Putin: Sanctions Hurting Russia's Economy, But Not Critically 
■ ITAR- TASS 24 April 2014 : Putin: Sanctions may benefit Russian economy but MasterCard, Visa made mistake
■ TELEGRPAH 26 April 2014 : American Way: For Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin is just a distraction from long game with China
■ NEW REPUBLIC 24 April 2014 : John McCain Compared Putin to Hitler, But No One Noticed

► WIRE 26 April 2014 : Russia Responds to Threat of More Sanctions By Violating Ukraine's Airspace

► FILM & ANIMATIONS : Megastructures: Eco Ark. Turning Taiwan's trash into a treasure. The Eco Ark pavilion is hailed as a new benchmark for the future of green buildings. Adhering to the mantra of "Reduce, Reuse and Recycle", the nine-storey high Eco Ark Pavilion is built largely out of recycled plastic bottles. It weighs 50 percent less than a conventional building, yet it is strong enough to withstand the forces of nature, including fire! This is the opening title sequence from this one hour documentary produced by NHNZ for NGCI and NGC Asia. Uploaded on Jun 14, 2011 by NHNZMedia

► NEWS & POLITICS : International Focus - Building Green in Taiwan 11/20/11. Architect, Arthur Huang, Gregory Thomson from the UWM Institute for Ecological Design, and Perry Shen Director General of the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Chicago, joins Doug Savage, Assistant Director of the Institute of World Affairs in discussing the art and economics of green building in Taiwan and around the world. Uploaded on Jan 9, 2012 by International Focus 



► PETS & ANIMALS : Donkey Mates with Zebra. Meet the Zonkey. Published on Jul 19, 2012 by Africa Adventures



► ENTERTAINMENT : 8 Facts About Food That Will Totally Creep You Out. Published on Jun 11, 2013 by BuzzFeedVideo

► Reflections -- The Imagination Series 

► G7 leaders agree to swift new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine

► Indian Ocean undersea hunt for MH370 set to be extended

► The Chinese take Manhattan: replace Russians as top apartment buyers

► Swift, new sanctions to be imposed on Russia  - By Thomas Grove and Matt Spetalnick
SLAVIANSK, Ukraine/SEOUL - The leaders of the Group of Seven major economies agreed to swiftly impose further sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis, and the United States could unveil its new punitive measures as early as Monday. | Video

* Video: A war of words in Ukraine

► Obama says U.S. committed to supporting MH370 search 

► Ukraine blames Moscow for detentions - By Thomas Grove
SLAVIANSK, Ukraine - Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine offered to release eight captive international observers in a prisoner exchange, as Western governments prepared new sanctions against Moscow. | Video

* Must send message to Russia to stop destabilizing Ukraine: Obama

► Obama, Kerry warn Russia over Ukraine as sanctions bite
► SpaceX sues US Air Force over satellite contracts

Raw: Obama Plays Soccer With Japanese Robot



► Raw: Rare Baby Zonkey Born in Mexico Zoo. A zoo in northern Mexico welcomed a rare baby zonkey, a cross between a donkey and zebra.



► Raw: Military Helicopter Explodes in Ukraine

► NEWS

■ Georgia leader warns West not to alienate Russia
■ Crimea faces motor fuel shortages as Ukrainian supplies dry up
■ Exclusive: U.S., EU seen imposing sanctions on Russia on Monday - sources 

■ Putin Stops Talks With White House 



Of course, because Russia is not a member of NATO!

■ Merkel: EU ministers to meet on Russia sanctions
■ Kim urges N.Korea soldiers to ready for 'impending conflict'

What the heck is done by the big boy? He does not sing or dance in K pop or try Gangnam style at all, but he holds the binoculars from a distance, inspecting the rocket launch with a strange hairdo which grows on the his too small head for his chubby cheeks, and he walks with a grin to the ranks of his army -- the people who were born not to smile but only for dead or alive, so do not ever expect them to reply with their grinning or friendly wink, and Jong Un is very happy about it, .... ehhehee ... but still he makes me wonder to myself, "What's in his head?" Certainly it is not about his super crested haircut, stupid! So, what? Nuke and innocent people (South Koreans) are lying dead? So, there is a plan for humanity crimes under his funny hair growth?

Auw...Jong Un! If I'm your mother, I'll pinch your ass as punishment for what you're thinking! Go against the wall! Stand up! Lift your leg then tweak your right ear with your left hand and tweak your left ear with your right hand. Do it alternately for half an hour in 2 hours. No TV shows, food, snacks and drinks at all for you, understand?

Starvation for 2 hours will not make you die, but with such sanction you will understand that living in hunger is still more valuable than dead, although the death will set you free from hunger, understand? If you do not understand at all, then there will be new sanctions await you over your lack of understanding.

Stop your enmity with your compatriots!

Signed: CZ - punishment title: If I was Kim Jong Un's mother.

■ Baltic states lead push to cut Russia gas reliance
■ Merkel voices 'great concern' on Ukraine in call to Putin
■ Russia says could replace any Western food sanctions from elsewhere 

■ Why new Russia sanctions won't stop Putin



■ Russia's Lavrov: West plotting to control Ukraine



■ Lavrov accuses US of seeking to 'smear Russia'

You will never dare to attack Russia with your military strength, America! The state does not have much money to do that, because it is tantamount to suicide. Remember one important thing, you are almost bankrupt because of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. How much money did you spend and how many Americans have died because of your ignorance to satisfy the Bush's paranoid symptoms, hm?

So, if during this time the western media always proclaim your might, it is just because you are enthusiast of sensational things, -- it is the root of your culture: party, sensation, hypocritical diplomacy, and always feeling warm in a blanket of lies -- but you are no longer rational.

■ NRA slams anti-gun Bloomberg at annual meeting

■ AP Interview: Tymoshenko calls for NATO membership

This woman has become the Russia slanderer. Cunning and dirty.

You will never be the president of Ukraine, Tymoshenko. I do not see the profile of a good president is within you. A good president will always think objectively and will always shy away from personal conflict with anyone. But you do not do it. Whenever there is an opportunity to perform in public, you always spit your hatred to Putin. And this is a very dropping stance for the would-be leader, because if you become the country leader, you should not run your foreign policy based on your subjective views, understand?

I suggest you to do more of psychiatric consultation before bragging more about the relationship of Russia and Ukraine in public. The impact of depression as a hallmark of every ex-convict is clearly visible in your expression. Mmm, are you behind her release from prison, America? Ehhhehee

■ 'Russia seeks World War Three: Ukraine PM

I wonder how an idiot can become a prime minister in Ukraine and so vociferous in distorting the facts. What the hell's so special to see you walking and holding intimate with the U.S. in front of Russia, hm? Ukraine, you're just a dead fly in a Russia's dinner plate. Although you feel great because you have been helped by the U.S., and you feel comfortable in NATO's caresses, but you're not the U.S., and you're not a superpower. And you do not have enough military and political strength against Russia. Please be aware of this important fact.

Stop jumping for joy as seeing two forces are entangled in a conflict because your impertinence!

► ANALYSIS

■ Staying out - Tensions and stakes rise amid strike at China footwear factories
■ War of words - Alarming rhetoric shows how dangerous Ukraine has become

► Set of human glass eyes auctioned in Lichfield

► FUTURE

■ What do animals dream about?
■ Will nuclear-powered spaceships take us to the stars?

► 10 Things - Czech deer still avoid the Iron Curtain, plus other factlets. 10 things we didn't know last week

► Lavrov to RT: Americans are 'running the show' in Ukraine
► 'Propaganda bullhorn': John Kerry attacks RT during Ukraine address
► Russian media urge UN, OSCE, UNESCO to protect journalists in Ukraine
► Money for nothing? Boeing says F-35 isn't so stealth after all 
► NASA worried by unusually big iceberg six times the size of Manhattan (PHOTO, VIDEO)
► Ukraine govt asks public to donate soap, linen for special 'anti-separatist' units
► Russia questions NATO military buildup near border
► Draft Russian law restricts surrogacy for single people
► Authorities advise state companies to send employees to Russian resorts - Putin 
► Russia unexpectedly raises interest rates
► Visa admits Russia sanctions hitting business 
► Helicopter explodes at Kramatorsk airfield in eastern Ukraine (VIDEOS)

► I would 'absolutely' save Putin from drowning – President Obama

Who do you think you are, Mr. Obama? Russian rescuer of drowning? Oh yeah? But I do not think so. You are too excessive in imagery political. Are you a type of dolphin trainer, hm? Your appearance is very supportive of it. : a cute and fun dolphin trainer from the United States. Ehehehe....

Stop feeling like a hero to feed the dying people, okay? It is just your sluggish chips diplomacy style, not based on sincerity and goodwill for the common good. Moreover, Putin is very good at swimming, you know!

► OP-ED

■ 'State Dept aspires to be news agency packaging propaganda messages' 
■ Europe spooked by Transatlantic Partnership?
■ 'Mr. Kerry, let's talk about Fox News, BBC and Al-Jazeera bullhorns'- by : Pepe Escobar 

► Three Ukraine elite Alpha group agents captured in Donetsk region
► Airborne gunmen attack Ukrainian militia checkpoint near weapons depot
►  US insists going after reporters who publish leaked info 'not violation of press freedom'
► 'Tanks, APCs, 15,000 troops': Satellite images show Kiev forces build-up near Slavyansk 
► Dual Pope canonization ceremony
► OP-ED : Living behind the CNN curtain - by Max Keiser

► VIDEOS

■ Ukraine airport blast: Moment of massive explosion caught on tape in Kramatorsk

■ Escobar on RT: US fears opposing views are gaining strength. The top US diplomat John Kerry has accused Moscow of using RT International as a tool to distort reality. Pepe Escobar, a foreign affairs journalist, joins RT to talk more about Washington's attack.



■ One Step from Death: Train clips man's heel as he crosses the line. In video provided by Czech police, the unidentified man is seen walking over the crossing just as a fast train approaches at a speed of 120 km per hour. The train clips his foot and a shoe is seen flying through the air. Police said the man escaped with an injured leg.



■ Putin: Internet began as CIA project



■ CrossTalk: Ukraine Info War 

■ Obama: I would absolutely save Putin from drowning. American President Barack Obama said he would "absolutely" save Russian President Vladimir Putin if he were drowning. During his press conference last week, Putin said Obama would save him if he were drowning, calling him a "a decent, courageous man."



■ Celente: No end in sight to Ukrainian crisis
■ Fake facts in US media affecting White House policies

■ Chernobyl 28 Years Later: Chilling video from nuclear disaster zone
■ Fashionable Fascism? Fury as Nazi clothing shop opens in London 
■ Underground Life: 'Diggers' hunt for Moscow's hidden subterranean secrets 
■ Press Stress: Journos ask for help over threats & beatings in Ukraine

■ State Dept's Jen Psaki grilled over 'infringement of press freedom' . The US State Department announced the launch of its third annual "Free the Press" campaign, which will purportedly highlight "journalists or media outlets that are censored, attacked, threatened, or otherwise oppressed because of their reporting." AP reporter Matthew Lee grilled Jen Psaki about the contradiction of its press freedom campaign and the James Risen case at th e briefing, repeatedly asking if the government considers press freedom issues in the United States the same way it does abroad.



■ Heli-dropped gunmen attack checkpoint in Donetsk region, aim at arms depot
■ RT crew reports from attacked checkpoint in Ukraine's Soledar after shootout 
■ 'Washington organized events happening in Ukraine' - ex-OSCE VP

■ Ehud Barak: Iran wants to annihilate Israel, we take this threat seriously

I pity those who woke up every morning with the thought they would be killed. How unhappy their lives, because their fears has become their world, and their consciousness has been cut off from reality. Technology of Iran is a religious-based technology; Islamic technology. And you may check in all the teachings of Islam, there is not a single verse in the Quran which justify Islam to be a destroyer religion for other people, because Islam is a religion for the benefit of living together.

If Iran wants to wipe you off this world's map, Israel, hence, does not need too much time to let you prepare for victory over Iran while allowing you occasionally hit Syria and Lebanon. Iran will do that since Ahmadinejad's leadership. And all of what you are afraid of never happen until now.

So my advice, you do not need to accuse Iran will annihilate you if what you have in your mind is just fear and dread.

Oh, dahliiing, ...... I'm fantasizing about the international psychology organization whose job is to provide a series of enlightenment and spiritual guidance for the nation's mental illness. So far the world has its international court, international law, etc, and all institutions with national shades, but they forget that mental health is the most important thing in the present era. I believe that nuclear weapons will not hurt even an ant if they are in the hands of sane people.

Human good will defeat all the force of arms, and this human sanity needs to be preserved and maintained so that it is not eroded by terrible madness.
***

► The cost of Russia's Ukrainian adventure
► Michael Kirby: 'Holocaust-type phenomenon'. UN investigator of North Korean human rights crimes says widespread abuse is sanctioned and enforced by the Kim regime.
► Pakistan: Journalism under fire
► Will elections in Syria make any difference?

► Russian Jets Over Ukraine

* Kerry Warns Russia on Ukraine (VIDEO)

► Rep. to Face Criminal Charges

You see? My instinct was right about this guy: I do not like his facial expression in front of news reporter's camera. And he did poorly in temperament. You do not have to be a mind reader to know what's in the heads of people like him here. Just follow your animal instincts to get to know the basic character of Americans in general.

► G.O.P.: Actually, It's Democrats Who Overlook Women
► Drone War Doesn't Stop Al-Qaeda's 'Obsession' With Striking U.S. 
► G7 Nations Confirms New Russia Sanctions As Military Observers Detained
► Almost Half of Homeless Men Had a Previous Brain Injury

► NATION : U.S. electricity prices may be going up for good

► WORLD

■ U.S., allies to add sanctions against Russia over Ukraine 
■ South Korean prime minister offers to resign over ferry sinking 

► TRAVEL : A quiet riot at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

► OPINION : Putin's Ukraine incursion brings back the bad old bear

Blah! not a special American. Not a special news if nearly all Americans are Russophobia. They think if the red bear will return, then the U.S. will be a mangy frog!

► ENTERTAINMENT : George Clooney reportedly engaged to Amal Alamuddin

► FRAMEWORK : Pictures in the News | April 25, 2014 -  Posted By: Marc Martin



The moon rises in the sky above the domes of the Smolny Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Dmitry Lovetsky / Associated Press

News Headlines (476) 28 March - 30 March 2014

ONLINE TODAY

► 28 march 2014 : Something or someone comes to you in a dream -- but don't be scared! It may be difficult to understand, but this message is vital to your understanding of something big that's coming up soon. A strange but wonderful new friend has just entered your world, and you're loving every minute of your time together. They may end up being more interested in you than as just friends, though, so if you're not thinking along those same lines, you had better mention that early on. Otherwise, you could end up having to come up with some explanations -- to yourself in the mirror, that is -- sometime in the future.

► 29 March 2014 : Your karmic balance is in need of a little readjustment, so make sure that you're doing good deeds, thinking good thoughts and generally trying to make your world a better place. You're feeling the urge to give generously, and if you decide to follow through as much as you've done in the past, you may need someone close to physically restrain you, or at least grab your wrist before you toss the deed to your home in the collection basket. If you're in the black and can afford all this giving, good on you. Just make sure you don't indulge so much that you need to ask for help yourself!

► 30 March 2014 : Your passionate nature is fully engaged right now, so it's a good time to shower your sweetie with affection, ask out that new hottie or dive into some non-romantic activity that you care deeply about. If anyone decides that it might be fun to see just how far you can be pushed, they are in for a serious lesson. At this point, you're not willing to go very far at all. If people came with warning labels (how did that get skipped?), yours would say 'Danger -- Do not exceed capacity.' Of course, with your fiery energy, this situation isn't exactly rare, so the next best thing is to shut all doors as soon as you can.

I will be friendly to him. I can never know his pain, and may I be the reason for his new expectations. And the most important thing is, I will not be upset if he forgets about the things that I think they are important, whereas, according to him they are not important at all.

► CS MONITOR 27 March 2014

■ How US-Russia tensions boost Beijing (+video)
■ What happens when Sisi, Egypt's hero, collides with Egypt's reality?

► WIRE 26 March 2014

■ Paul Ryan's Last 24 Hours: Immigration Reform Is Inevitable; He Isn't Racist
■ Either Putin and the Whole Russian Military Don't Use Electronics, or the CIA Messed Up

► WASHINGTON TIMES 25 March 2014: Group wants Legislature to study family issues

► ATLANTA CBS LOCAL 18 March 2014 : Study: Men’s IQs Drop Under Stress While Women's Rise

► XINHUA  27 March 2014 : Experts seek ways to end smoking in Europe

► VOA NEWS 27 March 2014 : Obama Hails IMF Loan to Ukraine, Unity on Russia 

► SPACECOASTDAILY 25 March 2014  : WATCH LIVE: ISS Set For Launch From Russia Today ||  ► AP BIG STORY  26 March 2014 : Snag delays arrival of crew at space station

► STEVEN SEAGAL

■ WIRE 28 March 2014 : Steven Seagal Loves Putin and Might Become a Russian Citizen Because of Ukraine
■ ABC NEWS 28 March 2014 : Steven Seagal Backs Putin on Crimea 
■ NY DAILY NEWS 28 March 2014 : Steven Seagal defends pal Vladimir Putin over Crimea, calls Russian president 'one of the world's great living leaders'
■ GUARDIAN 28 March 2014 : Steven Seagal: Vladimir Putin is one of the 'great world leaders'
■ USA TODAY 27 March 2014 : Steven Seagal praises 'brother' Vladimir Putin

► CS MONITOR

■ 28 March 2014 : Saudi Arabia woos Pakistan with $1.5 billion grant. Why now?

■ 27 March 2014 : After Crimea: What Putin might do next (+video)



■ 27 March 2014 : IRS scandal 101: Why House doesn't have all Lois Lerner e-mails yet

► BIRMINGHAM MAIL 27 March 2014 : Video: The incredible moment a 40-year-old woman hears for the first time thanks to medics at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital 

► SCIENCE DAILY

■ 28 March 2014 : Marriage linked to lower heart risks in study of more than 3.5 million adults 



■ 27 March 2014 : Inspiration linked to bipolar disorder risk
■ 29 March 2014 : Are statins good for your love life?
■ 27 March 2014 : Immunotherapy approach to Alzheimer's studied in fly models
■ 27 March 2014 : Smoke-free air policies seem to protect the heart 
■ 24 March 2014 : Small number of counties leads way in reducing smoking rates in US

► MARKET WATCH 27 March 2014 : Do you take statins? If not, you may have to. New cholesterol guides may put 13 mln more Americans on the drugs 

► LIVE SCIENCE

■ 28 March 2014 : The Ark: Could Noah's Tale Be True?
■ 27 March 2014 : Ukraine's Combat Dolphins Now Swim for Russia 
■ 27 March 2014 : 'Anti-Aging' Hormone May Actually Shorten Life 
■ 27 March 2014 : First-Ever Excavation of Nazi Death Camp Treblinka Reveals Horrors 
■ 28 March 2014 : Being Gay Is Natural: Just Ask Bonobos (Op-Ed)

► SCIENCEMAG

■ 24 March 2014 : Scientists Fix Errors in Controversial Paper About Saturated Fats
■ 14 March 2014 : ScienceShot: Jumping Spiders Recruit Ant Bodyguards
■ 17 March 2014 : ScienceShot: Alabama and South America Used to Be Neighbors 
■ 18 March 2014 : ScienceShot: Displaced Snakes Slither Back 
■ 18 March 2014 : ScienceShot: Why Is Dark Chocolate Good for You? Ask Your Gut

► HUFFINGTON POST 28 March 2014 : Burger King Offers To Cater Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Wedding  || ► ROLLING STONE 28 March 2014 : Kanye West's Wedding Could Be Catered by Burger King . "We're available," the fast-food chain said in a statement  || ► CBS NEWS 28 March 2014 : Kanye West booked and released from Los Angeles police custody: Report 

► WIRE

■ 28 March 2014 : McDonald's Strikes Back in Breakfast War with Free Coffee
■ 28 March 2014 : The Climate Crisis, in 3 News Stories
■ 28 March 2014 : Russia Threatened Several Countries Ahead of UN Vote on Crimea
■ 30 March 2014 : What You Need to Know About the U.S. and Russia's Critical Meeting Over Ukraine

► CBS NEWS 24 March 2014 : Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: How technology assists in underwater searches

► SPACE 21 March 2014 : NASA Seeks Innovative Ideas for Wild Asteroid-Capture Plan 

► SPIEGEL DE 29 March 2014 : 'A' for Angela Merkel: GCHQ and NSA Targeted Private German Companies

► FILM & ANIMATIONS : X-Men: Days of Future Past | Official Trailer 2 [HD] | 20th Century FOX. The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods in X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. The beloved characters from the original "X-Men" film trilogy join forces with their younger selves from "X-Men: First Class," in an epic battle that must change the past -- to save our future. Published on Mar 24, 2014 by X-Men Movies 



► ENTERTAINMENT : Hercules Starring The Rock -- Exclusive Trailer. Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' film HERCULES, starring Dwayne Johnson, bows on July 25th. Based on Radical Comics' Hercules by Steve Moore, this ensemble-action film is a revisionist take on the classic myth, HERCULES. The epic action film also stars Golden Globe Winner Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Joseph Fiennes, Peter Mullan and Academy Award®-nominee John Hurt.
Director: Brett Ratner
Release: 7/25/2014
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Joseph Fiennes, Peter Mullan, John Hurt, Rebecca Ferguson, Ingrid Bolso Berdal, Aksel Hennie, and Reece Ritchie.
Published on Mar 25, 2014 by Machinima ETC



► NEWS & POLITICS : The Crisis is Not Over! A Conversation with Legendary Investor Jim Rogers. Stefan Molyneux speaks with legendary investor Jim Rogers about the future of the world economy, the coming economic shift and how to prepare for the future.

Jim Rogers is an American businessman, investor and author. He is currently based in Singapore. Rogers is the Chairman of Rogers Holdings and Beeland Interests, Inc. Published on Mar 14, 2014 by
Stefan Molyneux



► NEWS & POLITICS : The Enemy of My Enemy. We've seen the rollout of the MSM propaganda using over-the-top hyperbole and flat-out lies to try to demonize Russia in the lead up to the "new cold war." But is this just part of the dialectic, trying to get us to buy into one side or the other in a rigged game? Should we devolve into mere spectators choosing sides in a squabble between #TeamObama and #TeamPutin? Published on Mar 9, 2014 by corbettreport



► ENTERTAINMENT : Joanne Milne's Implants are turned on and she hears for the first time. Published on Mar 27, 2014 by BirminghamMailNews



► FILM & ANIMETIONS : LEGO Star Wars II The Original Trilogy. Film animowany Lego Star Wars. Published on Feb 9, 2013 by wwwTOYSLANDpl



► EDUCATION  : German Death Camp Treblinka - Survivor Stories. The dark heart of the German Nazi holocaust, Treblinka was an extermination camp where over 800,000 Polish Jews perished from 1942. Only two men can bear final witness to its terrible crimes. Samuel Willenberg and Kalman Taigman were slave labourers who escaped in a dramatic revolt in August 1943. One would seek vengeance in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, while the other would appear in the sensational trial of Adolf Eichmann in 1961. This film documents their amazing survivor stories and the tragic fate of their families, and offers new insights into a forgotten death camp. Published on Nov 8, 2013 by The Eagle Unbowed



► EDUCATION : Treblinka Sobibor Nazis From History Franz Paul Stangl. Franz Paul Stangl was an Austrian-born SS commandant of the Sobibor and Treblinka extermination camps during the Operation Reinhard phase of the Holocaust. He was arrested in Brazil in 1967, extradited and tried in West Germany for the mass murder of 900,000 people, and in 1970 was found guilty and sentenced to the maximum penalty, life imprisonment. He died of heart failure six months later. Published on Sep 7, 2012 by sue581000



► EDUCATION : Warsaw Ghetto: The Unfinished Film. A propaganda film the Nazis filmed in the Warsaw Ghetto prior to the start of transpotrations to the death camps (circa April 1942). It's an unedited draft with an unknown purpose. Uploaded on Feb 8, 2012 by Ron Barak



► FILM & ANIMATIONS : Uprising (2001). A film about the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. Published on Jun 9, 2013 by Ofir Cohen

► CHILD EATER 



► Paint Showers 



► ReeBoT

► Malaysian jet search resumes, U.S. sends second Poseidon plane

► Search for lost jet shifts after new lead  - By Lincoln Feast and Michael Martina
SYDNEY/PERTH - Australian authorities said they were shifting the focus of their Indian Ocean search for the wreckage of the Malaysian jet, moving it 1,100 km (685 miles) to the northeast.

* Families of some Chinese passengers get insurance payouts

► IMF throws Ukraine a financial lifeline - By Natalia Zinets and Elizabeth Piper
KIEV/MOSCOW - Ukraine won a $27-billion international financial lifeline, rushed through in the wake of Russia's annexation of Crimea.

* As Kiev looks West, Putin turns east to build Eurasian dream

► The bill for climate change is coming due - By Richard Schiffman
There is major trouble ahead for global agriculture if we don't reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.

* Climate change to disrupt food supplies, brake growth: U.N. draft 
* U.N. author says draft climate report alarmist, pulls out of team 

► IMF agrees $14-18 billion bailout for Ukraine

Is this cool news? Ehehehe, I doubt it. Cool is if, "Ukraine, you need money? Take this, this is for you. You do not need to return it to us for ever, just consider it a gift to welcome your birth as the youngest member in our membership. We love you, Ukraine. Hope you have fun with us. Mwah. "

But it is not so, is not it? What is happening is, "Take this. You can smile now. Pay tomorrow, ok? Do not delay payment of the debt, because the interest will be accumulating, ok? Well, congratulations to struggle in setting up a new state. Beware of bankruptcy! hahaha"

► Russia military buildup near Ukraine rising: U.S. - By Phil Stewart and Mark Hosenball
WASHINGTON - Russia's reinforcement of troops near Ukraine has brought the total forces there to as many as 40,000, U.S. officials estimated. | Video

* Putin calls Obama to discuss U.S. proposal on Ukraine: White House
* Mousavizadeh: Putin's action is no surprise

► Russian-U.S. crew makes belated arrival at space station 

► Leaving politics behind, Russian-U.S. crew blasts off for space

► Fresh objects seen in new Malaysia jet search area

► Obama says U.S. military strikes could not have stopped Syria misery

► Search for Malaysian jet grows, Australia appoints oversight body 

► China seizes $14.5 billion assets from former leader - By Benjamin Kang Lim and Ben Blanchard
BEIJING - Chinese authorities have seized assets worth at least 90 billion yuan ($14.5 billion) from family members and associates of retired domestic security tsar Zhou Yongkang, who is at the center of China's biggest corruption scandal in more than six decades.

* Philippine ship dodges China blockade to reach outpost
* China's Xi turns to panda diplomacy to seek EU trade deal 
* China unveils anti-graft rules for urbanization drive: state media 

► Russia sees no need for Ukraine incursion, Tatars seek autonomy

► OPINION : The G7 and the limits of Russia's 'political isolation'

► HEALTH : Smoking bans cut premature births and child asthma attacks 

► EU, Ukraine officials meet to discuss economic reforms

► Harper, Merkel condemn Russia, ready for more sanctions

► 'Naked' Yanukovych exposed at Ukrainian anti-cafe

► Ukraine opposition's Tymoshenko to run for president 



► Ukraine far-right rally after police shoot leader dead

► Russian forces tighten grip on Perevalne military base in Crimea 

► Obama meets Pope Francis for first time  ||  ► Obama 'moved' by Pope's message, invites him to US

Excuse me, I feel like throwing up. Is there a place for me to throw up?

► Cherry blossoms wow tourists in Tokyo

En printemps …
En printemps, quand le blond vitrier Ariel Nettoie à neuf la vitre éclatante du ciel,
Quand aux carrefours noirs qu'éclairent les toilettes
En monceaux odorants croulent les violettes
Et le lilas tremblant, frileux encor d'hier,
Toujours revient en moi le songe absurde et cher
Que mes seize ans ravis aux candeurs des keepsakes
Vivaient dans les grands murs blancs des bibliothèques
Rêveurs à la fenêtre où passaient des oiseaux…
Dans des pays d'argent, de cygnes, de roseaux
Dont les noms avaient des syllabes d'émeraude,
Au bord des étangs verts où la sylphide rôde,
Parmi les donjons noirs et les châteaux hantés,
Déchiquetant des ciels d'eau-forte tourmentés,
Traînaient limpidement les robes des légendes.
Ossian! Walter Scott! Ineffables guirlandes
De vierges en bandeaux s'inclinant de profil.
Ô l'ovale si pur d'alors, et le pistil
Du col où s'éploraient les anglaises bouclées !
Ô manches à gigot! Longues mains fuselées
Faites pour arpéger le coeur de Raphaël,
Avec des yeux à l'ange et l'air "Exil du ciel" ,
Ô les brunes de flamme et les blondes de miel!
Mil-huit-cent-vingt… parfum des lyres surannées ;
Dans vos fauteuils d'Utrecht bonnes vieilles fanées,
Bonnes vieilles voguant sur "le lac" étoilé,
Ô âmes soeurs de Lamartine inconsolé.
Tel aussi j'ai vécu les sanglots de vos harpes
Et vos beaux chevaliers ceints de blanches écharpes
Et vos pâles amants mourant d'un seul baiser.
L'idéal était roi sur un grand coeur brisé.
C'était le temps du patchouli, des janissaires,
D'Elvire, et des turbans, et des hardis corsaires.
Byron disparaissait, somptueux et fatal.
Et le cor dans les bois sonnait sentimental.
Ô mon beau coeur vibrant et pur comme un cristal.
***
ALBERT SAMAIN- Le chariot d'or

► MH370 victims' families desperately await hard evidence || ► Chinese relatives clash with Malaysian officials

► Chinese President Xi Jinping begins landmark visit to Germany || ► China, Germany rev up political, economic ties on Xi visit

► Grand Palais lights up for Paris Art Fair



► Putin praises Russian armed forces over Crimea takeover 



► French farmers bring sheep to Louvre Museum to protest. French farmers and their sheep demonstrate against the EU's Common Agricultural Policy outside the world-famous Louvre, saying they don't want to 'end up in a museum.'

Ow, cute sheeps. Are you coming to commit to strengthen the collective capacity of your community to regain control over the food system, reject the agro based industries, and expand and consolidate a strong civil society movement in Europe to re-establish the food sovereignty, hm? Do you also understand that the current system of food and agriculture has been based on industry and controlled by a handful of transnational corporations who only think of profits, contributing to loss of biodiversity, climate change, and certainly devastating to small farmers?

► China, Germany rev up political, economic ties on Xi visit 

► Ukraine-Russia Border Village Residents Divided

► Raw: France's "Spiderman" Climbs Ariane Tower. France's dubbed 'Spiderman' Alain Robert, scaled another tower, the 500 foot building The Ariane in Paris' financial district, La Defense. Onlookers and police gathered to watch his climb.



► Raw: Sumatran Tiger Cubs Debut at London Zoo



► Raw: Obama Arrives in Saudi Arabia

Ah, ... a flirtatious visit greeted with a wishy-washy stance. Very harmonious! Putin does not have to visit Iran to make political coquetry in Israel, wheee...

► Raw: Quake Rocks Los Angeles Area



► Raw: World Turns of Lights for Earth Hour  || ► Lights Dim Worldwide for Earth Hour 

► NEWS

■ Ukraine finds new hero in besieged base commander
■ Russia to set up own payment system 
■ How US-Russia tensions boost Beijing
■ Freed from Ukraine jail, Tymoshenko runs for president
■ Ukrainian authorities dismiss criticism over Russian flights 
■ Most Germans unhappy with Merkel's new government: poll 
■ Nuclear Weapons 101: How to launch a weapon of mass destruction 
■ Either Putin and the Whole Russian Military Don't Use Electronics, or the CIA Messed Up
■ Russia's Largest Gay Club Has Shut Down 
■ Photographer Vincent Yu
■ Could a Ship Simulator Help Locate Missing Flight MH370?
■ For toddlers, sleeping less may mean eating more 
■ Paul Ryan's Last 24 Hours: Immigration Reform Is Inevitable; He Isn't Racist 
■ What happens when Sisi, Egypt's hero, collides with Egypt's reality?
■ UN rejects Russian annexation of Crimea
■ Exclusive: Russia threatened countries ahead of UN vote on Ukraine - envoys 
■ Steven Seagal Loves Putin and Might Become a Russian Citizen Because of Ukraine
■ After Crimea: What Putin might do next
■ Ukraine says 100,000 Russian troops near border 
■ Russia says it faces growing threats from U.S. and allies

■ Putin calls Obama to discuss U.S. proposal on Ukraine-White House



■ Putin has 'no intention' of further military moves into Ukraine: Ban

If Putin wants, you die, Ukraine! What do you have on the economy and the military, hm? Only weaknesses. Without the financial support of the West and its allies: You broke!

■ Yanukovych wants referendum on future of every Ukraine region

■ Dogs of Sochi arrive in U.S..



■ Saudis woo Pakistan with $1.5 billion grant -- Why now? 
■ US: Venezuela sanctions may be 'important tool'
■ Fidel, Chavez moment after failed 2002 coup captured
■ China angrily denounces Japan for Russia - Crimea analogy 
■ Obama may allow air defense help for Syria rebels 
■ Magnitude-5.1 earthquake shakes Los Angeles 

■ 39-Year-Old Deaf Woman Hears for First Time

Oh, how closely the interaction of auditory and visual function. Seeing her cry because -- according to her -- she can hear, I cry, even though I do not hear what she hears.

■ NATO allies agree on Stoltenberg as next secretary-general: sources

■ NJ Gov. Christie Defends Integrity of Report



■ Pot-smoking style linked to addiction risk
■ Eating cruciferous vegetables may lower inflammation

Eat a lot of vegetables and fruits and drinking water, do not smoke, do not drink alcohol, do not use drugs -- including marijuana and sedatives --, do not eat raw meat, do regular exercise and keep the spirit at all times - Loving message from me to you.

Please accept it with an open heart, for the sake of our health.

■ Black box detector to join Malaysian jet search || VIDEO : Raw: Ships to Attempt Recovery of New Objects 
■ New objects seen, but still no evidence of jet || ■ Malaysia Airlines Search Shifted Again and Quickly Spots Objects 
■ Russia counts economic cost of Crimea intervention
■ Crimea sets clocks to Moscow time
■ Crimean Tatars' want autonomy after Russia's seizure of peninsula
■ Putin suggests to Obama 'joint steps' to calm Ukraine: Kremlin 
■ Putin says Crimea takeover shows Russian military prowess
■ Another earthquake rattles southern California following 5.1 quake
■ McDonald's Strikes Back in Breakfast War with Free Coffee
■ China's Xi turns to panda diplomacy to seek EU trade deal

► MAGAZINE : Back in the USSR - The strange story of how Putin recreated the country of his youth

Why not? His idea is not to recreate the Soviet Union in other forms, but a project to combine human and economic capital of its members in order to "ensure stability of global development."
So,  Russia, let's get back to the heyday of the Russian Soviet Union! You under the leadership of Putin are more popular in the international arena, both within Europe, Asia and in the new bipolar between the United States and China.

► SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT : Why climate change is bad news for India tea producers 

► ANALYSIS

■ Crimea conundrum -  Stalin's joke sums up Obama's dilemma, says Mark Mardell
■ Nice or nasty? - Robert Peston asks if the IMF is imposing much pain on Ukraine

► HEALTH : Smoking bans cut asthma and premature births by 10%, study says  


► FUTURE

■ 'I had a double hand transplant'  - How it feels after a futuristic surgery Prosthetic hand 
■ Virtual reality's 'puke problem'  - How to beat queasy digital side-effects

► China ship in new plane search zone 
 A Chinese patrol ship is scouring a new area of the Indian Ocean for "objects" spotted in the search for flight MH370, Australian officials say.

* New search focus - LIVE
* 'Families will not give up hope' - VIDEO
* Abbott on 'inhospitable sea' search - VIDEO
* BBC on board spotter plane - VIDEO
* 'Refined data shifts search area' - VIDEO
* What's been spotted?
* Sonar kit used to find plane - VIDEO
* Search difficulties

► VIDEOS

■ Missing plane: Sonar kit in search for flight MH370
■ Legal action over missing plane
■ Malaysia plane: Families told search will carry on indefinitely
■ Plane search 'most difficult in aviation history'
■ Malaysia Airlines relatives 'embracing the finality'
■ Malaysia plane: 300 objects spotted in Indian Ocean
■ The hunt for flight MH370's 'black box'
■ Malaysia plane: What compensation can relatives expect?
■ Malaysia plane: The port at heart of search operation

► Putin calls Obama to discuss Ukraine
Russia's Vladimir Putin telephones President Obama to discuss the Ukraine crisis and US diplomatic proposals.

It is a diplomatic call, and who is calling first does not mean he has been defeated. Ehehhee, I, myself, usually, if I got a call from someone who I admire quietly, though in my appearance I always show myself better than someone then I feel I have been defeated by the initiative of "Who Calls First".

For those who love the aggressive actions and only dare to run their aggressive action behind the scenes, then, the most straightforward activities such as making a call just even just to say "hi" will be hard to do, because of lack of sportsmanship will always weigh on their attitude.

And the silly thing is, after they got a call, they will feel that they are cooler than who's calling, and they spread the event of "We've got a call" with great feeling even though they seem small indeed. Why? Because of you, Obama, for calling Putin even you can not do that, but you seem busy bragging here and there to teach about diplomacy to him, ehehhee ... America's funny clown!

* Russia's border moves
* Obama on Russian troops - VIDEO
* Waiting for Putin's next move - VIDEO
* Ukraine leader warning on far right

► TRAVEL

■ The rock-cut churches of Ethiopia - Is tourism hurting this sacred site. Is tourism undercutting Ethiopia's rock-hewn churches?
■ Was this Tarzan's home? - This lush landscape brings the story to life. Tarzan's bewitching jungle home

► Flight MH370: Chinese and Australian ships draw blank



► Chinese families 'seek jet answers'
Relatives of Chinese passengers on the missing Malaysian plane fly to Kuala Lumpur to seek answers, as the search enters its fourth week.

* Search turns up 'sea junk' - VIDEO 
* What's been spotted? 
* The search for flight MH370 
* 'Pinger locator' joins search - VIDEO 
* The debris images so far
* Ten unanswered questions 

► 10 things - North Pole has hosted 3 cricket matches, and other nuggets. 10 things we didn't know last week


► Today's African Proverb

■ "A child is like an axe: it hurts you but you still carry it on your shoulder" - A Bemba proverb from Zambia sent by Patricia Jonker-Cholwe, UK

True! Be careful with the two small stones in the path of our lives: Our children and our property. I do not fully agree if the child  described as an ax. They are still human, but they can turn out to be anything other than human if we are wrong in educating them. Furthermore, they are not only going to hurt us, but they are also likely to hurt themselves, others and the environment around them. So here I just emphasize how important a good education for the children from an early age.

■ "God will drive the flies away from a tailless cow" - A proverb from Sierra Leone sent by Olakunle Adegbehingbe, London, UK

► Ukrainian nationalists threaten to storm parliament after leader's killing 
► Ukraine security officials mull banning Right Sector radical movement – report   
► UN vote shows Russia far from isolated – Churkin
► Exposed: Obama states Kosovo left Serbia only after referendum, but there was NO referendum at all     
► Obama's words on Russia's weakness only expose 'agony of USA' – leading senator
► White House unveils plan to end the NSA's bulk collection of metadata
► Turkey shuts off YouTube after 'Syria invasion plan' leak
► YouTube ban: How Turkish officials conspired to stage Syria attack to provoke war
► Russia's actions in Crimea 'completely understandable' – German ex-chancellor
► Putin, Obama discuss political chaos in Ukraine
► West ignores results of int’l missions that found no troop build-up near Ukraine borders – Moscow
► 'Against democratic principles': EU's Ashton denounces nationalists' pressure on Ukraine parliament
► DARPA project seeks hive mind for drones

► Darth Vader wants to run for Ukrainian presidency



► Ukrainian nationalists threaten to storm parliament after leader's killing
► Nationalists 'no longer useful, embarrassing' to Ukraine putsch regime
► Russia slams 'one-sided' UNHRC resolution on Syria 
► Turkey to vote in crucial local elections amid graft scandal and social media ban
► From Merkel to Tymoshenko: NSA spied on 122 world leaders, Snowden docs reveal
► Russia has no intention to send troops into Ukraine – Lavrov
► Israeli Supreme Court to hear war crimes case against top officials – report
► Obama ignores Saudi human rights record in meeting with King Abdullah

► OP-ED

■ Intellectuals standing ground on Ukrainian issue - by Andre Vltchek
■ Historical Iranian nuclear deal to be shelved again?
■ 'US desperate to isolate Russia on all fronts' - by Pepe Escobar

► VIDEOS

■ UN Assembly adopts res'n backing Ukraine's territorial integrity 
■ All roads lead...out of Rome? Sardinia plans secession referendum
■ Blessing or Curse? IMF agrees $14-18bn bailout for Ukraine
■ Navy DOLPHINs: New Crimean recruits pledge allegiance to Russia
■ 'It's not double but absence of standards at Western stance over Russia-Crimea' 
■ 'Erdogan banned Twitter to cover up corruption' - Turkish journalist
■ Ukrainian Unity? Coup-imposed govt suffers infighting
■ Gasoline Ally: Saudi oil keeps US loyal || ■ Violation Kingdom: US, Saudi ties tighten amidst human rights outcry
■ Economic Lifeline: Sanctions push Germany toward Chinese partnership

ehehee ... I want to be honest, diplomacy sometimes makes me sick. All I want is to slap you in the face, you know?

■ ¡No Pasarán! Thousands march in Madrid against education austerity cuts
■ CrossTalk: Cry me a river
■ Juice News: Crimea - Media War Games (ft. Abby Martin)

■ Standby NATO: Turkey plots justification to Syria strike. The Turkish government is red-faced after a leak on YouTube revealed a daring plot to justify invading neighboring Syria. An anonymous source posted audio of a secret meeting between top Turkish officials - discussing a false flag operation that would appear as a Syrian attack. It's not the first time Ankara has tried to rally NATO against Syria. RT's Marina Portnaya has a collection of Turkish attempts to spark a full-blown war with its neighbor, with the backing of the Alliance. 



■ Austerity Push: Britons struggle with high hidden debt. Consumer debt has hit record levels in the UK with many borrowing to cover basic necessities like rent and utility bills. And new information's now come to light, revealing the problem affects far more people than previously thought, as RT's Laura Smith now reports.

■ Lavrov: No Russian isolation in UN vote on Crimea. You might think the United Nations is a place where any country can speak its mind without being pressured by more powerful members. However in an interview to the Russian media, the country's Foreign Minister has shed light on some murky goings on. Let's now find out more about what Sergey Lavrov, who previously enjoyed a bright career at the UN, had to say from RT's Irina Galushko.



■ Blonde Bombshell: Crimea prosecutor Natalia Poklonskaya internet sensation & 'wanted' in Kiev. The newly-created Japanese anime icon who is wanted by Ukrainian national security service, Crimea's chief prosecutor Natalia Poklonskaya, says her attractive looks have never hampered her judicial practice and are, well, deceitful.



■ Going Underground: ATOS not fit for work, Forex rigging & Universities on border patrol (E65)

■ Jim Rogers: China will gain massive power & influence by bailing out EU. Europe is taking its chance to make sure China knows its arms are wide open for any investment it can get. President Xi Jinping is visiting the continent - and Paris and Berlin have laid out the red carpet. And the issue of human rights, so often a key part of talks between the EU and China, is strangely absent this time around. On Thursday, the EU trade chief agreed to drop a probe into under-priced Telecom equipment, imported from China. Karel De Gucht says that's because Europe needs to do much more to attract Chinese investment. There was some hushed criticism on China's rights record, with Human Rights Watch describing the conditions most Chinese people live in as "appalling". But investor and financial commentator Jim Rogers says Europe knows it has to be nice.



■ Dark Side Candidate: Darth Vader announces bid for Ukrainian presidency 



■ 'Against democratic principles': EU slams Ukraine's radical Right Sector

► People and Power - Karachi Cops 
► Inside Story - Is religion a source of unity or division?

► 101 East - Killer Crocs. As saltwater crocodiles stalk Australia's waterways, we investigate if they should be culled to curb attacks on humans.Heralded as the 'animal most likely to eat a human', saltwater crocodiles are a common feature in Australia's tropical north. The ancient predator is the world's largest reptile, growing up to seven metres long and weighing more than a tonne.Once endangered due to commercial hunting, their numbers had dropped dramatically to just 3,000. However, following the introduction of protection laws in 1971, this steadily increased, with scientists now estimating their population at more than 100,000. 



► Viewfinder Latin America - Liberating a prison
► Inside Story - Ebola: How far away is a cure?
► Counting the Cost - The cost of climate change
► Talk to Al Jazeera - Kapil Sibal: 'The future of India'  
► Listening Post - Turkey vs Twitter 
► Inside Story - Egypt: History repeating itself?

► Focus Shifts in MH370 Search 

* What the Missing Jet Tragedy Shows About China's Attitudes toward Southeast Asia

► Burma Mulls Curbs on Muslims 

► U.S. Autism Rates Jump 30% From 2012 

► Putin Calls Obama
* Russian Forces Double Along Ukraine Border

► Jeb Bush Blames Obama for 'American Pacificity'

► Let the Talks Begin 

* Ukrainian Opposition Leader Klitschko Drops Presidential Bid

► LOCAL

■ 5.1 earthquake rocks L.A. region; minor injuries, homes damaged

Well, because of its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire

■ Vin Scully: 'Little tremor here in the ballpark'
■ Quake hits on fault that caused '87 Whittier temblor
■ Interactive: Large quakes in the L.A. area
■ How to prepare for the Big One
■ Full coverage: Earthquakes in California and beyond
■ Photos: 5.1 quake

► WORLD

■ President Obama seeks to bolster ties with Saudi Arabia
■ Vladimir Putin calls Obama about Ukraine crisis 

► BUSINESS

■ Will Malaysia Airlines survive the loss of Flight 370? 
■ Stationing of armed officers at airports is focus of hearing

► OPINION
■ A Reagan judge, a Clinton judge, a Bush judge: Does it really matter?
■ Gun madness in Georgia 

■ G-7 expels Putin from a club to which he no longer wants to belong 



► FRAMEWORK : The Week in Pictures | March 24 – 30, 2014 - Posted By: Marc Martin



Anabelle Vaquero, 7, and her brother Leo, 5, stand underneath a 26-foot tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe in Palm Springs. The sculpture by Seward Johnson, modeled after a famous scene in the movie "The Seven-Year Itch," is being disassembled and shipped to New Jersey. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times



The painting "The Great Last Judgement" by Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens (1617) is packed in plastic by workers in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, Germany. Due to the museum being renovated from 2014-17, its largest artwork has been wrapped in plastic and later in wood to protect it. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Sven Hoppe / EPA



A straw Easter bunny is on display at the straw sculpture festival in Ludwigsburg, Germany. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Sebastian Kahnert / EPA