News Headlines (396) 18 October 2013

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► Your explorations are the stuff of legend, and today you need to make sure that your legend is heard far and wide. You may find that your people are more than willing to follow your lead. Okay, so there's only one more night left for you to spend celebrating. Does that mean you won't be able to relax and enjoy it? Oh, sure. Like you've ever had a problem letting go before, no matter where you were or who you were with. Ha! But speaking of problems, your worst one now will be deciding which wonderful invitation to accept -- poor, poor you!



► SCIENCE DAILY

■ 16 October 2013 : As Chimpanzees Grow, So Does Yawn Contagion
■ 17 October 2013 : Gene Regulation Differences Between Humans, Chimpanzees Very Complex

■ 17 october 2013 : Marmoset Monkeys Know Polite Conversation



► LIVE SCIENCE 16 October 2013 : Oreos As Addictive as Cocaine? Not So Fast

► DAILY MAIL

■ 15 October 2013 : Sleeping beauties: Fascinating, voyeuristic time-lapse photographs capture slumbering subjects over a whole night
■ 15 October 2013 : The death-defying goats that don't give a dam! Animals scale Italian lake's near-vertical barrier to lick stones for their minerals
■ 15 October 2013 : Hillary who? Bloody-minded London traffic warden defies five furious secret service agents to give Hillary Clinton a ticket
■ 16 October 2013 : How women blow £400,000 a day playing Candy Crush, the most addictive online game ever
■ 16 October 2013 : The best of Man's Best Friend: Award-winning photographs show dogs of all shapes and sizes at work and play

► HUFFINGTON POST 13 October 2013 : Busan International Film Festival ||  ► 15 Minutes With Daniel Ziv

► INDEPENDENT.ie. 16 October 2013: Actress Judi Dench serenaded by protesting firemen at movie premiere



► KSAT 17 October 2013 : Obama wants new approach after shutdown. US now funded through Jan. 15; debt cushion extended through Feb. 7

► GUARDIAN 17 October 2013

■ US shutdown: Christine Lagarde calls for stability after debt crisis is averted
■ Skull of Homo erectus throws story of human evolution into disarray

► WAPO 17 October 2013 : Now we know why Netanyahu wouldn't apologize for the Gaza flotilla raid

► GIZMODO 17 October 2013

■ The Stealthy Barracuda UAV Is Germany's Future Flying Force
■ China's Building Cities So Fast, People Don't Have Time to Move In

► SPACE 17 October 2013 : 10-Year-Old NASA Space Telescope Now Spying on Alien Planets

► NPR 17 October 2013 : Thursday Morning Political Mix

► MICHELLE MALKIN 17 October 2013 :  Obama, Biden welcome back furloughed federal workers with high praise, snacks

► DAILY KOS 17 October 2013

■ GOP spin: Re-elect McConnell because he eventually figured out the Republican shutdown needed to end
■ In the end, Ted Cruz was a wimp
■ Open for business: Back to work ... gradually. National Zoo among federal establishments to reopen

► E ONLINE 17 October 2013 : Robert Redford Suggsts Racism Partly Behind Government Shutdown, Republican Attacks on Obama

► USA TODAY 17 October 2013 : Snowden says he took no secret files to Russia

► THE STREET 17 October 2013 : Why Warren Buffett's Goldman Sachs Stake May Mirror IBM ::

► PETS & ANIMALS - Published on Jun 20, 2012 by Michael Poggi

Finger Monkeys || Don't Get Scammed! Pet Marmoset Monkeys

► M o b i u s

► Budget fight leaves Boehner 'damaged' but still standing
By Caren Bohan - WASHINGTON - The debt and budget crisis that gripped Washington was the story of a Republican Party at war with itself.

* Lawmakers launch budget talks as Washington returns to work
* Obama: Americans 'completely fed up' with Washington
* Washington becomes the biggest risk to the U.S. economy
* For some voters, rising disgust with Washington
* Kaletsky: The positive side of the budget debacle

► Budget battle may delay Fed taper until 2014
By Alister Bull - WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve may have to wait until early next year before it sees sufficient strength in the U.S. economy to begin scaling back its bond-buying stimulus, after a destructive Washington budget battle that may take a bite out of growth.

* Fiscal policy fight may dampen U.S. economic growth: Reuters poll

► Obamacare tech spending soared before launch
By Sharon Begley - NEW YORK - Even as officials warned that the technology behind Obamacare might not be ready to launch on October 1, the administration was pouring tens of millions of dollars more than it had planned into the federal website.

* Obama backs Health Secretary Sebelius despite 'Obamacare' woes

► OPINION : Are there still 'millionaires next door'?

► Release demand for UK Greenpeace activist in Russia

► Obama says Washington must 'regain' trust of Americans || ► Obama says shutdown encouraged US foes, depressed friends  || ► US Vice President Biden welcomes back federal workers



► Israel army protect Palestinian pupils from settlers



► University study reveals chimpanzees catch yawns



► Elite French winemakers seek elusive Chinese blend

► U.S. Government Shutdown 2013

■ Senate Votes to Reopen Gov't, Avoid Default
■ Raw: House Votes to Avoid US Default
■ A Deal: Voting to Avoid Default, Open Government
■ Obama Thanks Senate for Passing Debt Deal
■ Reid: 'We Cannot Make Same Mistake Again'
■ Biden, White House Welcome Federal Workers
■ Federal Workers Head Back After 16-Day Shutdown
■ President Lays Out Post-shutdown Agenda
■ Congress' Top Budget Writers Meet Over Breakfast
■ Government Reopens; Negotiators Start Anew

► NEWS

■ Russia says Iran nuclear talks were 'quite promising'
■ Rebel snipers kill high-ranking Syrian general
■ Israeli bird expert outraged after Hezbollah captures endangered eagle and claims espionage
■ Turkey revealed Israeli spy ring to Iran: report
■ Analysis: U.S. 'soft power' takes a hit over government shutdown
■ Obama: shutdown encouraged US foes, depressed friends
■ Government open again, Obama bemoans damage
■ Snowden: No classified documents taken to Russia
■ Russia, U.S. deny date set for Syria peace conference
■ Analysis: Awash in oil, U.S. reshapes Mideast role 40 years after OPEC embargo

► NEWSBEAT : Madonna banned from cinema for texting during film

► Nobel laureates urge Putin to free Greenpeace activists

► MAGAZINE

■ Cruel miscarriage - A country where a woman may be jailed for losing a child. El Salvador: Where women may be jailed for miscarrying

■ The man who lives in an egg



■ Lance Armstrong: The master storyteller. The Armstrong fairytale - Were fans too ready to believe cyclist's story?



► FEATURES : Searching for colour - The two years in Paris that changed Vincent van Gogh



► SCIENCE &ENVIRONMENT : Baby laughter study: Survey looks at children chuckle



► U.S : Take a seat in LA's toilet-themed restaurant



► LATIN : Couple marry after 80 years together




► CULTURE : Silvio Berlusconi: Behind the bandana

What's up? Does he suffer from hydrocephalus in his old age? Hmmm... it seems, what he needs is binding his head with a bandana on his another head.

.... If he becomes older and wiser, it's much better than he's flirtatious and becomes an old predator of the underage girls. I have an uncle as old as he is, and I respect my uncle because he's behaving as it should, according to his age.

Berlusconi, if you turn out to be good and pious, perhaps you -- actually -- ought to be pitied.

► FUTURE

■ Google's balloons that could bring the internet to all



■ How to fix a rocket moments before it's due to launch

► ANALYSIS

■ Damian Grammaticas - Should UK worry about China nuclear investment?
■ Lyse Doucet -  How new and old are fighting for Afghanistan's future

► Today's African Proverb : "The fire which will one day burn you is the same as that which warms you" - Sent by Ann Lemaiyan, Kenya

So, all things in this world has two opposite sides, right? Just as, only those who have hurt us are able to make us happy.

Uh, by the way, is this the equivalent of, "Our Earth today is the same Earth that will destroy us in one day? And that the process of destruction has been seen since the last few years?

It could have been, Cisca! Just like a lover that will hurt you in one day is a lover who loves you today. So, if you have more than one lover, then your suffering will also be plural.

The point is : Hell on one day is Heaven on this day. Get this!

► OP-ED

■ Kicking the can: Budget deal will not solve Washington's problems 
■ If you think the world of banking will become utterly transparent, that's false

■ 'Now it is impossible to defeat Syria'

I think this is not the problem to defeat, but the future of Syria with or without Assad, because of civil war in Syria that is still raging is not only a political dispute, but also ideological. Observing the political stance of Iran towards the Syrian crisis, we can conclude that Syria is being groomed to become the second Shia State in Arabia, after Iraq.

Although they are different sects -  Syria adopts Nusairi Shia and Iran adopts the Imami Shia, but the two sects are considered equally, extreme and militant. Syria condition is almost the same with Iraq. The Sunnis continue to be slaughtered by the Syrian army. If Syria and Iraq still controlled by Shiites, the two countries will be a major threat to Arab countries.

Iran's ambition to make Iran as the leader of the Islamic world is very big. Remember the Iran Gate? Why the term of "U.S. is the Great Satan" of Iran did not arouse the U.S. anger to invade Iran, hm? Whereas, Iran itself also stores the nuclear weapons. You can compare it to the U.S. invasion to Afghanistan and Iraq. Only by assuming without evidence, the U.S. attacked them. Iraq was accused of storing chemical weapons. Later, that allegation was not proven. Afghanistan was attacked without permission on charges of protecting Osama bin Laden.

When the war broke out between Iraq and Iran for 8 years, Iran got the political advantage. After the long war, Iraq was despised by the U.S., even the Arab states were also provoked by the West to fight against Iraq. In fact, Iraq was the most daring to fight against Israel. Some of its Scud missiles landed in Tel Aviv. In fact now, Iran has not been involved directly war with the U.S..

The facts show that Iranian aids to Muslim countries are not free, because behind all their aid they carry out the Shia mission. In Palestine, just maybe, Hamas "had" aided by Iran against Israel. However, if our ratio analyzes the Iranian political movement, then there is the great mission of Iran to draw sympathy for building the Shiite empire in Middle East.

Iraq has become Shia. Now, next, who else? Well, what is clear is, the sheets in Islam history never forget that in the Second Crusade Shia had been betrayed and weakened the Islamic army.

Then, Gaza-Palestine must not fall into the hands of Israel and the Shiite. We want Gaza - Palestine is in the lap of Islam, right?

► 'There are no winners': Obama says shutdown and threat of default damaged US reputation
► Stenographer snaps during House vote, rails against Freemasons
► Saudi Arabia rejects UNSC seat over 'failure to deal with conflicts'
► Canadian First Nation anti-fracking protest: Arrests, pepper-spray, snipers, torched cars 
► Radioactivity level spikes 6,500 times at Fukushima well  
► Pentagon to sell bunker busters, cruise missiles to Gulf monarchies in $11bn deal
► Snowden: There's no chance Russia, China have NSA docs


► VIDEOS

■ What's Next? Trust trashed, $24bn lost as US kicked debt ceiling into 2014
■ Grilling Guardian: 'Cameron declares war on investigative journalism'
■ Behind Bars: RT goes inside Gitmo
■ Eco-Pirates or Green Warriors? Greenpeace CEO says charges should be proportionate
■ Trapped &Terrified: Workers' misery 'turns World Cup in Qatar into shame'
■ 'Brand America lost in shutdown, public patience ran out'

► Bear cubs orphaned by Russian hunters



► China worried by prospect of US debt default

► Fault Lines - Egypt and the US: After the coup

► Inside Story : Why are so many people still hungry?

► 101 East : Unhealed Wounds of Osh. A look at continuing discrimination and failure of justice three years after deadly ethnic clashes in south Kyrgyzstan.

► INVESTIGATIONS : Caribbean Cruz - An old college friendship led to financial entanglement with a Jamaican private equity firm and a British Virgin Islands holding company. Neither was disclosed during his 2012 campaign

► RUSSIA : Russian Sets Self Ablaze to Fight Putin Bureaucracy - Act follows self-immolation threats by two others, as citizens try to force state to fulfill basic functions

► SCIENCE : Trying to lose weight? Don't go it alone, study says

► LOCAL : Mayor Garcetti suggests czar for earthquake preparedness



► Pictures in the News | Oct. 17, 2013

News Headlines (395) 17 October 2013

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► Try something -- anything -- because your energy is driving you to experience all that life has to offer. Your great spirit demands action, and you just can't let it down. Go for it! You have absolute power and complete control now. This is the perfect time to attain your goals, so put them in your sites and go for them. Everyone will have a hard time saying no to you right now. Friends count themselves lucky to know you, and enemies just don't matter. Tonight, go out and have a good time with family and friends.



► SCIENCEDAILY 16 October 2013

■ Genetic Errors Identified in 12 Major Cancer Types— Examining 12 major types of cancer, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified 127 repeatedly mutated genes that appear to drive the development and progression of a range of tumors in the body. The discovery sets the stage for devising new diagnostic tools and more personalized cancer treatments.

■ How the Largest Star Known Is Tearing Itself Apart. An international team of astronomers has observed part of the final death throes of the largest known star in the Universe as it throws off its outer layers. The discovery, by a collaboration of scientists from the UK, Chile, Germany and the USA, is a vital step in understanding how massive stars return enriched material to the interstellar medium - the space between stars - which is necessary for forming planetary systems.

■ Babies Know When You're Faking, Psychology Researchers Show. If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands! That's easy enough for children to figure out because the emotion matches the movement. But when feelings and reactions don't align, can kids tell there's something wrong? New research from Concordia University demonstrates that they can -- as early as 18 months.



► NEWSDAILY

■ 16 October 2013 : US shutdown threatens hopes for Antarctic reserve
■ 17 October 2013 : Congress pulls US back from brink, averts default
■ 17 October 2013 : NSA deeply involved in US drone strikes

► TODAY in HISTORY : 17 October

■ 1979 : Mother Teresa of India, awarded Nobel Peace Prize. In her Nobel Lecture, Mother Teresa said: "I think that we in our family don't need bombs and guns, to destroy to bring peace - just get together, love one another, bring that peace, that joy, that strength of presence of each other in the home. And we will be able to overcome all the evil that is in the world." || ■ Listen to an Audio Recording of Mother Teresa's Nobel Lecture  ||  ■ Watch : Mother Teresa 1986 ( A.J.B. ) FILM  || ■ Watch : La vie de Mere.Teresa.De.Calcutta. film intégrale





■ 2007: The Dalai Lamareceives the United States Congressional Gold Medal. || Watch : Dalai Lama Address: Congressional Gold Medal - Part 1|| Part 2 ||  Part 3



■ 2012 : Lance Armstrong loses a host of endorsements in the wake of his doping scandal || ■ Watch : Lance Armstrong Steroid Allegations Leads Cyclist to Step Down as Livestrong Leader  || ■ Watch : Lance Armstrong talks Oprah backlash at RAGBRAI



► GUARDIAN 16 October 2013

■ US government shutdown to end after Congress passes debt ceiling deal
■ Iranian man who survived execution must be hanged again, judges say

► NY TIMES 16 October 2013 : Republicans Back Down, Ending Crisis Over Shutdown and Debt Limit

► TECHCRUNCH 17 October 2013 : Cory Booker And The Silicon Valley Makeover Of The Democratic Party

► CNN 17 October 2013 : Obama signs bill to end partial shutdown, stave off debt ceiling crisis

► FOXNEWS 16 October 2013

■ NRA pushes back against Illinois proposal to increase gun penalties
■ Bush: 'Unlikely' Iran's stance toward Israel has changed

► PC WORLD : US gov't still has no enrollment numbers for Obamacare website

► DAILY KOS 16 October 2013

■ Boehner raises the white flag in Republican shutdown
■ CNN cuts away from McConnell speech to cover Speaker Cruz's reaction
■ GOP surrender roundup: Sadness, woe and conservative civil war
■ Republicans have been 'pretty reasonable' says Republican who still hasn't voted to end shutdown

► NPR 16 October 2013  : The 1973 Arab Oil Embargo: The Old Rules No Longer Apply

► EDUCATION : BBC- 1941, Stalin and the Man of Steel. Marking the 70th anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, historian Professor David Reynolds re-assesses Stalin's role in the life and death struggle between Germany and Russia in World War Two, which, he argues, was ultimately more critical for British survival than 'Our Finest Hour' in the Battle of Britain itself.

The name Stalin means 'man of steel', but Reynolds's penetrating new account reveals how the reality of Stalin's war in 1941 did not live up to that name. Travelling to Russian battlefield locations, he charts how Russia was almost annihilated within a few months as Stalin lurched from crisis to crisis, coming close to a nervous breakdown.

Reynolds shows how Stalin learnt to compromise in order to win, listening to his generals and downplaying communist ideology to appeal instead to the Russian people's nationalist fighting spirit. He also squares up to the terrible moral dilemma at the heart of World War Two. Using original telegrams and official documents, he looks afresh at Winston Churchill's controversial visit to Moscow in 1942 and re-examines how Britain and America were drawn into alliance with Stalin, a dictator almost as murderous as the Nazi enemy. Published on Aug 8, 2012 by bottacka



► NEWS & POLITIC : Mother dies After seeing her 3 daughters get married SNELLVILLE, Ga. -Three sisters from Snellville shared a very special memory with their mother when they got married in an emotional triple wedding ceremony on Sunday afternoon. Becky Swales wanted to live to see her daughters walk down the aisle. That wish came true, but she lost her battle to breast cancer early Monday morning.

Jodie, Sarah and Kaylie Swales said their vows to their fiances with their mom sitting in the front row. The sisters, who were all engaged, planned their triple wedding after learning she only had a few months to live. They were originally scheduled to wed on October 26.

But last week, doctors delivered the heartbreaking news that Becky's battle might be over in just a couple of weeks, so the girls decided to change their plans. They moved their ceremony up to Sunday afternoon-- ensuring that their mom would be there to see it.

"It's kind of bittersweet," Jodie Swales told FOX 5's Krista Littlefield before Sunday's ceremony. "We are happy that she's here, but this will probably be the last big thing that we do with her."

"It's awesome having her here, but it's hard having her suffer while she's here," said daughter Kaylie. The girls' dad, Otis Swales, walked all three brides down the aisle. He says he relies on his faith. "It's hard, but I'm proud of my daughters," he said. "I just pray God gives me strength to get through every day."

Becky Swales passed away Monday morning, the family said. Mother dies After seeing her 3 daughters get married. Published on Oct 15, 2013 by DailyNews 

► Locked in a Vegas Hotel Room with a Phantom Flex


► Typophile Film Festival 5 Opening Titles

► Default threat ends, Obama signs debt bill
By Richard Cowan and David Lawder - WASHINGTON - Congress approved an 11th-hour deal to end a partial government shutdown and pull the world's biggest economy back from the brink of a historic debt default.

* Bill to spare U.S. economy from debt crisis also delivers favors
* Factbox: Details of U.S. Congress bill to avoid default
* U.S. government employees to return to work on Thursday
* Video: Seven surprising shutdown shakeouts

► U.S. government employees ordered back to work on Thursday

► Asian markets hail 11th-hour deal to avert US default
► Insight: As Obamacare tech woes mounted, contractor payments soared
► New Jersey voters elect Democrat Cory Booker to U.S. Senate
► U.S. Senate confirms Kennedy as ambassador to Japan
► U.S. says talks intense, serious after Iran hints at atomic concessions
► Edward Snowden has more secrets to share, father says after Russia visit

► VIDEOS

■ U.S. House of Representatives passes bill to avert government default
■ House floor stenographer charges dais, shouting
■ U.S. Congress ends debt impasse 
■ Reid: "We cannot make the same mistake again"
■ Snowden's father returns to U.S. after visiting Moscow

► The Philippine's oldest church is badly damaged by latest quake

► Russian court gives Navalny suspended term on appeal

► Clashes in Italian town during funeral for former Nazi

► US will do short-term debt deal: analysts || ► US Senate leaders announce deal to end fiscal impasse

► Cows slaughtered as Pakistan celebrates Eid al-Adha || ► Muslim pilgrims ritually stone devil as hajj nears end

I do not eat meat, sorry. I'm also not happy to see them slaughtered. Not only because of the possibility of tapeworms in their flesh, but because of what should be cut is not just the meat of sacrificial animals, but the evil things within the human self, for example, fond of corrupt, greedy, do not care about poverty, anti-charity, abusive, belligerent, and similar matters.

I do not judge when mentioning one by one our iniquities, because I know I'm not perfect and have a chance to do the same ugliness. Realizing my shortcomings, that's why I'm always aware and introspective.

Uh, by the way, why the human face looks more ferocious than the cow's face when the man cut the cow?

► Raw: Philippines Quake Damages Historic Churches

► Arrest in LA Airport Ice Explosions 


► Raw : Typhoon Wipha Hammers Japan
► Purchase a Picasso for $135

► Raw: Sheep Makes Surprise Visit to Auto Shop 


► Cash on Hand May Save US Credit Rating || ► Sen. Cruz Won't Delay Bipartisan Budget Deal  || ► Bipartisan Budget Deal Reached in Senate ||  ► Carney: 'No Winners' in Budget Fight || ► House Hearing on Park Closings Evokes Blame Game || ► Stocks Rally After Senate Announces Debt Deal

► Woman Evicted After 9-Year Stay at Wis. Hotel

► NEWS

■ Israel urges maintaining Iran sanctions despite Geneva proposals
■ EU praises Iran nuke talks; more talks in 3 weeks ■ Russian opposition leader Navalny avoids jail, vows defiance
■ Syria rebel video claims new split in opposition
■ Israel warns Iran talks must not be 'another Munich'
■ Germany's Merkel tells Putin of her concern at Greenpeace arrests
■ Congress votes to end shutdown, avoid US default
■ A cautionary note about the GOP disaster
■ China Party journal decries Western 'democracy trap'
■ Egypt: Relations with United States in 'turmoil'
■ Kangaroo hops through terminal, shuts down part of Melbourne Airport
■ Oreos the Next Target in the War on Drugs

► GOOD MORNING AMERICA
■ Soldier's 'Salute Seen Around the World' Brought Men to Tears



■ Mom Dies Day After Seeing Daughters Marry



► FINANCE : Apple Could Have the Same Problem Steve Jobs Warned About 30 Years Ago

► OMG! :Pic: Neil Patrick Harris in transgender role. You Won’t Recognize Neil Patrick Harris in His New Drag Role!

► MAGAZINE

■ Mystery of the world's most-kissed woman - Resusci Anne and L'Inconnue: The Mona Lisa of the Seine
■ World's harshest regime for problem drinkers? Forced rehab: A solution for Australia's grog addicts?

► Russia 'regret' over attack on Dutch diplomat

► US Congress approves debt deal
The US Congress passes a bill to reopen the government and raise the federal debt limit, with hours to spare before the nation risked default.

     * Obama decries governing by crisis - VIDEO
    * The view from LA: 'Ridiculous'  - VIDEO
    * Europe shares dip after US debt deal
    * Mardell: Capitol Hill showdown
    * Will Congress ever learn?
    * How bad are US debt levels?
    * As it happened: Debt deal
    *  In depth: US debt ceiling

► ANALYSIS

■ Mark Mardell -  Shutdown-debt ceiling crisis was a classic Western showdown

Yup! They are like a married couple with a condition in which the husband is a crazy husband and the wife is nagging wife! So, in the years ahead, do not be surprised if this show can be repeated again, mmm...who knows?

But, shhh, ...it seems, the U.S. is still always be a super star, right? Its internal absurdity has always been the world's attention. See? Supehstah? Yeah? Ah? Wo, wondehful, dahling.

■ Nuclear talks -  James Reynolds on how Iranian minister's backache broke the ice

► VIDEO
■ Who is fighting who in Syria?



■ Giant 18ft oarfish found off Californian coast



► Today's African Proverb : "A boy who tries to wrestle with his father gets blinded by the old man's loin cloth " - An Igbo proverb sent by Nnamdi A Udoye in the UK

Wow, very sensual. Feel like want to spawn.

Stop your silly remarks, Cisca! Do not be blinded by physical things, remember? He has not showered, you know? He does not use scented soaps when bathing, he never brushes his teeth, he does not wear shoes and perfume, he does not know driving, he.... haiyaa.., stop it! Do not watch him, flirty! Do not ever imagine you are his Jane and he is your Tarzan, ahahhaa .... never!

Good advice for stimulation after ideas standoff: Ask your partner wearing only his underwear during a weekend leisure activities at home. Then, shut down your windows and computer, please?

► US avoids default as Congress passes deal to end shutdown
► Plan B: Central banks getting ready for financial Armageddon
► 'Manufactured' crisis cost US $24bn -S& P
► Latest Snowden leak details NSA's involvement in lethal drone strikes

► German filmmaker imprisoned for exposing dire Qatar World Cup worker conditions



► Washington state sues lobbying group opposed to GMO food labeling effort



► VIDEOS

■ Re-orientation: UK woos China as clock ticks toward US default
■ Russian oppositioner Navalny dodges prison with 5yr suspended sentence
■ Hit Hard by Shutdown: Vets run on fumes amid US budget brawl
■ CrossTalk: Internet Captured (ft. Ray McGovern)
■ Devastating: Video of church crumbling as deadly earthquake hits Philippines
■ Russian Meteor Recovered: Giant chunk lifted from lakebed
■ Deal! Senate agrees on debt ceiling to end shutdown
■ Default Deadline: US incompetence, can-kicking or clown show?
■ Debtonation Defused: US avoids default as Congress reaches deal
■ Escobar: More shutdowns ahead as US ruled by casino capitalism

► Deadly typhoon lashes Japan's east coast
► Inside Story : Iran: Breaking the nuclear deadlock?
► earthrise : series five, episode three

► MIDDLE EAST : Bibi Still Doesn't Trust Iran -  As the U.S. and Iran strengthen diplomatic relations, Israel's prime minister warns that the Middle Eastern country is still a threat

► CHINA : What's the Secret to China's Success? - A wildly popular online cartoon has the answer

► BUSINESS of SPORTS : Mark Cuban Found Not Guilty of Insider Trading

► Obama signs bill to end government shutdown, avoid default

* The Final Deal: Don't Call It a Ransom
* Women Are the Only Adults Left in Washington

► VIDEO : What if the U.S. Defaults? TIME Explains



► DRUG POLICY : Washington Approves Marijuana Rules - Sales are expected to begin in mid-2014

► NATION : Government crisis is averted for now - The House and President Obama sign off on the Senate agreement to end the federal shutdown and raise the debt ceiling without compromising his healthcare law.

* National debt explained: four facts to know
* Yosemite reopens after deal

► THE ECONOMY HUB  | Michael Hiltzik

* Flash: Shutdown ending, austerity still the rage
* The "income verification" myth buried in the shutdown deal [Update]

► LOCAL

■ In vetoing gun-control bill, Brown misses the mark 

■ L.A. mayor weighs quake retrofit strategy - While some council members call for swift action to identify buildings at risk of collapse in an earthquake, Mayor Garcetti moves cautiously.


► OPINION : What's behind the pink of Breast Cancer Awareness Month?

News Headlines (394) 16 October 2013

ONLINE TODAY

► This is not a good time to take on new plans or projects -- even a first date should be rescheduled, if possible! You just need to focus on the past, and that's not conducive to novelty. It's time to give that horse one last lash and let it rest in peace. At this particular moment in time, it will be far easier to get mad and stay that way than to forgive and forget; but that doesn't mean it's the best thing to do. In fact, if you're really still interested in keeping things together between you and the person you've been feuding with, why not lay all your cards out on the table, be totally honest and get the problem solved once and for all?

Sorry, I can't. I've tried, but I couldn't.

► LATIMES 26 February 2011 : Bilingualism good for the brain, researchers say || ► NY TIMES 17 March 2012 : Why Bilinguals Are Smarter || ► TIME 18 July 2013 : How the Brain Benefits From Being Bilingual

► DAILY MAIL 14 October 2013

■ Tesco in the dog house with animal charities and shoppers after gift brochure features controversial 'All I want for Christmas is a puppy' message
■ Believe it or not, this is inside a hospital: The Chinese pharmacy overrun with RATS
■ Heidi Klum and ex-husband Seal share a tender kiss as they reunite almost two years after split for daughter's birthday

► TODAY in HISTORY - 16 October

■ 1946 : Nazi war criminals executed
■ 1964 : China joins A-bomb club

■ 1956 : Elvis makes movie debut in Love Me Tender

This song is still tasty to be heard. 2013 -1956 = 57. Unit of measurement behind this series of numbers is year. If linked with the passage of time, I think it's not a short time. Do you know what is in the greatness of a song so that it can enter the small eternity throughout the years? A foresight to see something hidden in the hearts of its listeners. Only love can do that into all the songs. Created to be felt.

Love is the basis of relationship between me and him. So, listen to this song makes me always full of spirit, just like when I am admiring the mighty muscles of a bodybuilder, for example. Strong. Pheromones. Sex. Orgasm. Why do I not see there is money attached to your forehead, stupid? Or like when he is admiring the symmetrical face of a beautiful woman. Smooth, floating, a bit haughty. I'm not a political whore, damn you!

And as to follow the flow of time, memory also has its own groove to be remembered. So monotonous. So boring, sometimes. This situation is just like when you are offered a new appetizers after ye have eaten all your desserts, and you're full with your main meals on the first term. Oh, my God! I have to repeat all of this from the beginning? Aaaaw....!




Honey, you lied when you said you loved me. And I had no cause to doubt you . But I'd rather go on hearing your lies than go on living without you. Now the stage is bare and I'm standing there with emptiness all around. And if you won't come back to me, then make them bring the curtain down.

Shut up! Come down from the tree, silly monkey!

► GUARDIAN 15 October 2013

■ US warned of credit downgrade as Republicans inch closer to the brink
■ Yasser Arafat's belongings have traces of polonium-210, say Swiss scientists
■ Plummeting morale at Fukushima Daiichi as nuclear cleanup takes its toll
■ US debt limit talks in disarray after House GOP fails to back Senate deal

► SLASH DOT 15 October 2013

■ Silicon Valley Stays Quiet As Washington Implodes  || ■ COMPUTER WORLD 14 October 2013 : Silicon Valley stays quiet as Washington implodes
■ British Police Foil Alleged Mall Massacre Copycat Plot

► NPR 15 October 2013

■ Tuesday Morning Political Mix
■ Redefining Rock Bottom: Another Scary Poll For Congress

► DAILY KOS 15 October 2013

■ Deep shutdown thoughts from America's Dumbest Congressman
■ House Republican rush to offer own plan to end their shutdown

► E ONLINE 15 Octobrr 2013 : Fifty Shades of Grey, Gravity, Back to the Future and Other Movies With Recast Roles

► SPACE 15 October 2013 : China Readies Moon Rover for December Launch

► PC WORLD 15 October 2013 : Supreme Court shouldn't review NSA spying case, U.S. gov't says

► ENTERTAINMENT : 2013 Man Booker Prize Readings. An evening of readings from the books written by the six short-listed authors. Hear the work that could win one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, in an evening chaired by renowned journalist and author Mark Lawson.

The authors shortlisted for the prize are:
Below are the authors short-listed for the prize:
We Need New Names - NoViolet Bulawayo
The Luminaries - Eleanor Catton
Harvest - Jim Crace
The Lowland - Jhumpa Lahiri
A Tale for the Time Being - Ruth Ozeki
The Testament of Mary - Colm Tóibín
Streamed live on Oct 13, 2013 by Southbank Centre



► The Truth About the Government Shutdown. Published on Oct 1, 2013 by Stefan Molyneux

► MANY STEPS



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► Lawmakers push default deadline to limit
By Richard Cowan and Thomas Ferraro - WASHINGTON - With just a day to stop a U.S. debt default after House Speaker John A. Boehner and his team failed to build a consensus amongst their troops, the Senate now prepares for a last ditch effort to produce a deal that would help avoid a lapse in the government's borrowing authority.

* Obama says he believes fiscal impasse will be resolved
* Influential Heritage group urges House to kill fiscal bill
* Treasury: credit warning a sign of urgency in debt debate
* Felix Salmon: The default has already begun

► U.S. fiscal talks stumble as lawmakers race against time

► Asian stocks hunker down as U.S. debt deadline looms
SYDNEY - Asian stocks marked time on Wednesday with nervous investors praying that frantic talks in Washington to avert a U.S. debt default could lead to a deal before the Oct 17 deadline, after which the government would run out of ways to borrow.

► Dollar firms vs yen on hopes for U.S. debt deal

► Any U.S. sanctions relief on Iran likely to start slowly

► Big powers, Iran seek progress at nuclear talks
GENEVA - World powers will press Iran for details of its proposal on resolving their decade-old nuclear dispute during a second day of talks in Geneva Wednesday.

* World Wrap: Nuclear PowerPoint
* Video: Iran presents proposal on nuclear standoff

► OPINION : On Iran, Obama's bigger challenge is with his allies - By Mark Leonard

► VIDEOS

■ Fitch to U.S.: make a deal or get cut!



■ House Republicans look for a way out of fiscal impasse
■ Iraqis pray for peace on first day of Eid
■ Assad attends Eid prayer at Damascus mosque

► Dramatic footage of India stampede, people using saris to escape

► Australia Antarctic mission focuses on penguin poo



► Russia keeps Greenpeace ship captain behind bars

► World powers in fresh talks with Iran on nuclear drive

► Indonesia celebrate Eid al-Adha  ||  ► Pakistani goat markets teem with buyers before Eid || ► Afghan Muslims pray for Eid al-Adha, prepare for feast ||  ► Flood of Muslim pilgrims stone devil in final hajj ritual



► US veterans protest shutdown, worry about benefits ||  ► US debt ceiling talks in limbo as House plan stalls

► Thousands of sea turtles lay their eggs on Mexico beach

► Raw: Syria Fighting Rages Despite Muslim Holiday
► Boehner: 'No Decisions' About Debt Deal || ► Reid: House GOP Trying to 'torpedo' Progress  || ► House GOP Plan Unclear As Debt Deadline Nears || ► Government Shutdown Affects Alaska Crab Season

► Kangaroo Discovered Hopping Around in Airport



► Arrest in LA Airport Ice Explosions 
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► NEWS

■ Russian police detain killing suspect after race riot
■ Assange: Snowden is 'healthy and safe'; has applied for asylum in Ecuador, Iceland
■ Bomb in mosque kills governor of Afghan province in highest profile assassination in months 
■ Putin foe Navalny faces prison if appeal is rejected
■ Marco Rubio's incredible vanishing act
■ Syrian fighters battle on, ignoring Muslim holiday

(Oh, they are exactly like working overtime without paid. Dear Syria, news about you start boring us. Like a stage show, you should pay attention to the situation when each one of your audience secretly slipped away leaving your show. And you still continue to act with gusto. Tsk!)

■ Israel warns against nuclear compromise with Iran

Can you continue your life with the same fear every day? Yes, I can. Why not? Thus the Israel answer to whatever about Iran. And this is exactly when you think your boyfriend is just a pleasant mighty penis, without you will never want to help to lift the burden on his mind, or occasionally you give him the opportunity to devote his feelings with tears in your arms. Why not? Your lover is not only a sex machine, but he's also just a man who also has a heart to feel.

And ye Israel, you always assume that Iran is only a form of nuclear weapon that is always ready to exterminate you from the earth map. Why can not you change your mindset that will make you live as a nation which always happy with the notion that Iran is a nation with leaders who also have a heart to feel?

The good feeling will lead us to good actions. And good action will ignore the force of arms to slaughter mankind.

Trust me on this one thing, that the good people will always stand on the firepower of their own creation, and  they can not be enslaved by the power of their own homemade weapons just to kill fellow human beings. The existence of the weapon is not to make men into beasts, but should be closer to the things of humanity.

So, dear Israel, you do not need to be paranoid like that. You can not navigate your life with happiness if you're always living in fear, war and paranoid.

Be a great nation who knows how to enjoy the happiness of life, okay? Your nightmare has ended. There will be no more genocide in the whole earth. Calm down, and start to always perform as an elegant nation. Mwah!

■ Report: George W. Bush's heart condition was potentially life-threatening

► SHINE

■ From Bland to Glam in 6 Simple Steps
■ 5 Surprising Signs You're a Sugar Addict
■ Woman's Get-Engaged Secret: Try On a Wedding Dress

► OMG!

■ Meet Ivanka Trump's Son Joseph Frederick
■ Kim Kardashian's Wedding Ring Fetches $749K at Auction
■ Cease Fire! Exes Heidi Klum and Seal Make Nice for the Kiddies

► FINANCE : Surprising No One, Steve Jobs Was a Jerk to His Girlfriend

► MOVIES : 9 Surprising Films Screened at the White House

► PICTURES : Wildlife Photographer of the Year

► US debt talks grind on amid disarray
Frantic political attempts to avert a US federal debt default pivot back to the Senate, as plans in the House of Representatives collapse.

* Mardell: Pointless grandstanding
* Yueh: Sound and the fury
* Explainer: What if talks fail? - VIDEO
* Top Republicans on Obamacare  - VIDEO
* Lifeline for children in jeopardy
* Q&A: Default
* Q&A: Shutdown

► MAGAZINE : Government shutdown leaves immigrants in limbo

► HEALTH : Air pollution 'still harming Europeans' health'

► ANALYSIS : Could Iran's phased plan defuse nuclear standoff?

► FUTURE

■ Will we ever... face a wireless 'spectrum crunch'?
■ Can a bang on the head cure amnesia?

► Moscow anti-migrant riot: Murder suspect in custody, 276 held at 'nationalist gathering'  
► Fitch puts US credit rating under review for downgrade 
► Freedom of the Press Foundation takes over Aaron Swartz's whistleblower project
► London to become Chinese offshore banking centre
► Greenwald quits Guardian for independent news project
► Phobos-Grunt-2: Russia to probe Martian moon by 2022
► UK Lord nominates Putin for Nobel Peace Prize over Syria plan
► OP-ED : Shutdown of US govt & 'debt default': Dress rehearsal for privatization of federal state system?

► VIDEOS

■ Not One Byte! German telecom giant plans to rout foreign spooks
■ Ciao .com: Intl firm switches domain to .ru to avoid snooping
■ Jim Rogers: US is exceptional...it's largest debt nation in the world!
■ 'Letter encryption should become an easy, standard tool'
■ Hidden Slavery: Journos detained after filming World Cup labor horrors in Qatar

► Inside Story : Where are Africa's leaders?

► Empire : The Brief: Is the US a reluctant empire?

► Iran presents new nuclear proposal

► House vote delayed as US debt deadline nears

► earthrise

■ Saving Namibia's Cheetahs
■ Pangolin Rangers

► WORLD FINANCE : China Got Into Bed With the U.S. Treasury and Can't Get Out
By Michael Schuman - Beijing may complain about Washington, but its reliance on American debt stems from the China's own economic policies

► U.S. GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN :  Boehner's Bad Night Clears a Path for a Deal

► DIPLOMACY : Signs of Optimism at Iran Nuclear Talks in Geneva - Iran's new leadership was ready for change, both at home and abroad.

* Iran Doesn't Trust America

► IRAQ : Almost 500,000 Dead in Iraq War, Study Estimates - The figure is actually a big drop from previous calculations

► SOCIETY : Krokodil Users Explain Horrifying Effects of Drug - They hope speaking out will stop others from trying

► INDONESIA : Bali: Indonesian Island Facing Aids Crisis. Bali's 'Gigolos',Carefree Sex Industry Lead to HIV Crisis. Reports of 100 new HIV cases every month on this Indonesian island mar its carefree image

► LOCAL : LAX dry ice explosions: Airport employee arrested in case

► NATION : Boehner's push for budget compromise fails - Conservative Republicans refuse to back his plan, which leaves a bipartisan Senate proposal as the only way to quickly solve the budget impasse as the risk of default grows near.

► OPINION

■ McConnell delivers; Boehner can't. God bless Mitch McConnell
■ Congress: The joke's on us
■ What would Jesus say about Republican attack on food stamps?

The selection of words in the news headings above shows a real panic. You upset but you want to laugh until tears without apparent cause , for then you upset again without any real resolution, right?

It is a political rape . We have a strong government but we do not feel fully feel loved and cared for by them . When they give an explanation to us , we do not fully understand it , even if we could accept their reasons . When they ignore us, we increasingly feel compelled to be free, yeah .. sort of thing.

Because the U.S. style is so unique in addressing its financial problems, I joked to my partner , "Dahling, is this kind of a trial of sexual impotence therapy? Is the failure of negotiations between you just like when a man fails to perform penile erection in front of his partner? And if the man is you, then his partner is me? And if you are the U.S. government and I am your people? Huh?"

Be patient, my dear. All of this will come to an end, despite struggling towards the end of October 2013. They will get back their wages.

You do not have any money at all, hm? Temporarily, go get a loan on your friends, please? Ehhhheeh...

It's embarrassing, damn! Tell me honey, how I could pay all our debts if we always pursued by other new debts? Moreover, they have not fully repaid their debt to us, yet. Haiya, ... this damn debt actually belongs to whom? Ahahahaaa...

► BUSINESS : Shutdown follies: Congress gets tough on the little guy

► JACKET COPY - BOOKS : Eleanor Catton's 'The Luminaries' wins 2013 Man Booker Prize