Obama seeks $5 billion to counter Islamic State threat – The Hindu – The Hindu: Mobile Edition

http://m.thehindu.com/news/international/world/obama-seeks-5-billion-to-counter-islamic-state/article6393347.ece/?maneref=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2F

A close look at the moon – Science – The Boston Globe

http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/science/2014/09/08/close-look-moon/4SzqSQ6pXVvj92GH8I7cqO/story.html

Bomb goes off in central Santiago

Bomb goes off in central Santiago http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-29119724

Peru anti-logging activists murdered

Peru anti-logging activists murdered http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-29119833

Share a tweet: The library in Cafe Pushkin, Moscow….a restaurant in an old mansion. pic.twitter.com/96gQnZuSJa — Bibliophilia

The library in Cafe Pushkin; Moscow….a restaurant in an old mansion. pic.twitter.com/96gQnZuSJa

— ✍ Bibliophilia (@Libroantiguo) September 9, 2014

Pushkin MuseumP1060645 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Historic monuments: Cetatea Fagaras (2min), Tara Fagarasului, Romania

Fagaras IMG 5674 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Română: Panoramic spre sud al Munţilor Făgăraş. Fişier media obţinut cu date SRTM oferite liber de NASA. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Cetatea Fagaras (2min)

  Primăria Făgăraş

English: the castle in Făgăraș (Fogaras, Fogarasch), Romania (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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CO2 rises at fastest rate since 1984

CO2 rises at fastest rate since 1984 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-29115845

Burying Ukraine’s fallen innocents

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EU adopts fresh sanctions on Russia

EU adopts fresh sanctions on Russia http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29119885

Russia ‘blocks Estonia’ over captive

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Day in pictures: 8 September 2014

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Home Depot confirms breach of credit card system

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Pro-Choice Icon Wendy Davis Opens Up About Aborting Her Own Children

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Retraining the NYPD after chokehold death – CSMonitor.com

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Number of children crossing into U.S. alone plummets since June

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FBI: U.S. air marshal assaulted in Lagos

http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/08/us/air-marshal-assaulted/

LA Times – Ray Nagin, former New Orleans mayor, begins serving 10-year sentence

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Unidentified Respiratory Virus Likely to Hit Kids Across Country – ABC News

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More Young Adults Insured Since Passage of Affordable Care Act: Study – US News

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Top U.S. health adviser wants end to partisan fighting over Obamacare

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Kidney and Thyroid Cancer Rates Up Among U.S. Children, Study Finds – WebMD

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‘Messianic’ prostitution ring busted

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Iran arrests ‘fighters bound for IS’

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Ex-US envoy in money-laundering case

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Russians ‘operated BUK’ in MH17 area

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Iraq swears in unity government

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Liberia ‘faces huge Ebola surge’

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Philadelphia Homicides 1988 – 2012 | Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia Homicides 1988 – 2012 | Philadelphia Inquirer.

Numai ecouri, cugetare poetica de George-B ©Always George-B (the smudge and other poems)

Numai ecouri, cugetare poetica de George-B

Ecourile sant acum tacute:
In spatiile ntunecate,
In unghiurile ascutite, urma ecoului devine muta…
Nu, nu este vina ta ca nu auzi, nu creze ca esti surda:
E numai un effect al vremii care sta ascunde-n umbra,
E numai ramasita razelor calde de lumina…
acum o piele de oaie atatnind
din umeri si-atingand pamantul, rece, inghetat,
ca un altar in culmile ghetarilor vesnici
doar linisteaa asurzitoare sta marturie unui trecut cu sunet,
cu voci de neuitat, cu muzica si cantec – ce toate s-au dus…

Ecourile sant acum tacute.

©Always George-B (the smudge and other poems)

Germany arrests al-Shabab suspects

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Ukraine rebels ‘free 1,200 captives’

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Schumann – Symphony No 2 in C major, Op 61 – Harding: make music part of your life series

Schumann – Symphony No 2 in C major, Op 61 – Harding

  Opus 13

Robert Schumann
Symphony No 2 in C major, Op 61

1 Sostenuto assai – Allegro, ma non troppo
2 Scherzo. Allegro vivace
3 Adagio espressivo
4 Allegro molto vivace

Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Harding, conductor

London, Proms 2013

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P. I. Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 (Fedoseyev): make music part of your life series

P. I. Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 (Fedoseyev)

  Erudite Music Channel

P. I. Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 (1880):
1. Pezzo in forma di sonatina: Andante non troppo — Allegro moderato
2. Valse: Moderato — Tempo di valse
3. Élégie: Larghetto elegiaco
4. Finale (Tema russo): Andante — Allegro con spirito

Moskow Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor – Vladimir Fedoseyev
Recorded live at the Alte Oper Frankfurt, 1991

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quotation: Fine feathers don’t make fine birds. Aesop

Fine feathers don’t make fine birds.

Aesop (620 BC-560 BC) Discuss

today’s holiday: Horn Dance

Horn Dance

The ancient Horn Dance, believed by many to have originated in Norman times or before, is performed at Abbots Bromley, a small village in Staffordshire, England, as part of the Wakes Monday celebration each year. A dozen local men, ranging in age from 12 to more than 50, dress in 16th-century foresters’ costumes. Six of them carry reindeer antlers mounted on short wooden sticks. The men dance their way around the parish boundaries, stopping to perform at homes and farms along the way. There is also a Hobby Horse, a man dressed as Maid Marian, a Fool, and a young archer. More… Discuss

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this day in the yesteryear: First V-2 Rocket Hits London (1944)

First V-2 Rocket Hits London (1944)

Developed by Germany during World War II, the Vergeltungswaffe 2 (V-2) rocket was the world’s first modern ballistic missile and the first known manmade object to enter outer space. Thousands were launched on Allied targets during the last year of the war, causing more than 9,000 deaths. One of the rocket’s first targets was London, which was hit just days after Hitler declared his plans to start V-2 attacks. To what did the British government initially attribute the resulting explosion? More… Discuss

today’s birthday: King Richard I of England (1157)

King Richard I of England (1157)

Among the few kings of England remembered by reputation, not number, Richard the Lionheart reigned from 1189 to 1199. After rebelling against his father, Henry II, Richard rose to the throne upon Henry’s death. He set out on the Third Crusade shortly after his coronation. Unable to capture the strongly fortified city of Jerusalem, Richard negotiated a treaty with Saladin that allowed Christian pilgrims access to its holy sites. How much time did Richard spend in England during his entire reign? More… Discuss

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Is Schwarzenegger to Blame for Your Spare Tire?

It doesn’t take a scientist to figure out that being a couch potato isn’t good for one’s waistline, but it does take one—in fact, it took an entire team—to figure out which genre of TV or film is likely to do the most damage. The answer, as it turns out, is action. People watching an action film ate twice the amount of food by weight and 65 percent more calories than those watching an interview program. All in all, the researchers conclude, people should avoid snacking when watching TV, particularly when watching highly distracting content like action movies. More… Discuss

The Irish Potato Famine

The Irish Potato Famine

By the early 1840s, nearly half of the Irish population, particularly the rural poor, depended almost entirely on the potato for sustenance. The Irish Potato Famine, which lasted from 1845 to 1849, led to the deaths of more than a million people from starvation or famine-related diseases. A watershed moment in Ireland’s demographic history, it also provoked a massive exodus, and the British government‘s minimal relief efforts worsened Anglo-Irish relations. What caused the potato crop to fail? More… Discuss

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word: bewitch

bewitch 

Definition:	(verb) Cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something.
Synonyms:	hex, jinx, enchant
Usage:	After reading Harry Potter, I spent hours on end trying to bewitch a broomstick to fly. Discuss.

DNA analysis of fourth victim’s shawl reveals Jack the Ripper was a Polish hairdresser gone mad

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CBC News – Why ISIS may not be as powerful as we think

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Scientists Transmit Thoughts from one Brain to Another – ABC News

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Business Standard

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LA Times – Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy dies at 93

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Obama says military will help fight Ebola outbreak in West Africa | Fox News

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Aye, we can: British markets jittery over Scotland vote

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Sibling bullying ups depression risk

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The persistence of conspiracy theories about MH370

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