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Sunday, May 24, 2015

IS militants kill 400 in Palmyra: Syria

Ladies, dial 181, whenever in distress

Reddit Users Helping a Mom During Huge Tragedy

Rohingyas :Boat People

The plight of 'Rohingyas' as depicted: Curtsy from my FB friend Mrinal Devburman,

Hundreds More Migrants Rescued off Indonesia

Myanmar’s Thein Sein Discusses Plight of Boat People with U.S. Diplomat

Delhi Slum Better Than Life in Myanmar, Rohingyas Say

Vietnam Condemns Chinese Ban on Fishing in South China Sea

China Stops Tibetans Leaving The Country on Vacation

As reported in 'The Japan News' : The Associated Press People sit on deck chairs on an artificial beach as a bride and groom ride a classic American convertible car on the Malecon in Havana, Cuba, on Thursday. The artificial beach is part of a collective artistic intervention named “Behind The Wall” for the Havana Biennial art fair.

HAVANA (AP) — A surge in interest in all things Cuban is extending to paintings and sculpture, with U.S. art collectors and dealers descending on Havana for a monthlong exhibition amid expectations that art prices will rise because of the detente between the former Cold War rivals. The event known as the Biennial, or the Bienal in Spanish, was opening Friday with works by artists from 40 countries at museums, galleries and outdoor spaces around Cuba’s capital. But most of the attention is on the works of native-born artists, especially for the legions of foreign collectors and dealers who have been filling hotels and restaurants in recent days. While the decades-long U.S. economic embargo remains in place and general tourism is still illegal, the Obama administration has eased restrictions on travel and commerce. Cuban officials say the number of U.S. visitors — both legal and otherwise — was up by more than 30 percent in the first four months of the year. That is carrying over into the Biennial, said Alberto Magnan, a Cuban-American gallery owner from New York who represents artists taking part in the exhibition. “The energy is better than I’ve seen in any of the Biennials,” said Magnan, who attended five of the previous exhibitions. “I’ve seen more U.S. collectors than I’ve ever seen and it hasn’t even begun yet. Times are changing and I believe that with the new Obama policy it’s changing faster than we think.” Even under the embargo, it’s legal for U.S. citizens to purchase Cuban art, though works cannot be directly commissioned by a U.S. buyer and cannot have been financed by the Cuban government. Some collectors have taken advantage of that loophole, though prices remain relatively low, according to Howard Farber, a resident of New York and Miami Beach whose foundation publishes the online Cuban Art News magazine. He sees that changing fast. “You’re getting a lot of collectors who are running to Cuba to buy art,” Farber said. “It’s the biggest opportunity for an art collector to start a collection.” Art critic Rafael Acosta de Arriva agreed. “It’s going to be a moment of major effervescence,” he said. “It’s good to note that the Bienal is not put together to promote the commerce of art but to explore artistic themes. But the collectors tend to take advantage of this great moment and a lot of buying and selling gets done.”Speech

ISIL breaks into Palmyra’s museum

As reported in 'The Japan News'May 24, 2015 : The Associated Press DAMASCUS (AP) — Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters broke into the museum of Palmyra, though a Syrian official said its artifacts have been removed and are safe while the U.S.-led coalition conducted airstrikes on the group’s installations near the captured ancient town — the first such reported attack in the central province of Homs. The U.S. Defense Department said in a statement that U.S.-led coalition aircraft had attacked an ISIL position near Palmyra, which goes by the modern name Tadmur, destroying six antiaircraft artillery systems and an artillery piece. The ISIL group captured Palmyra on Wednesday, raising concerns around the world they would destroy priceless, 2,000-year-old temples, tombs and colonnades located in the town’s south. The strikes would appear to help the embattled forces of forces of President Bashar Assad, which have had a succession of recent defeats to the ISIL group and other rebels. But experts and archaeologists said the airstrike, coming days after the group overwhelmed the city, was too little too late. “It is like closing the doors after the horses have bolted,” said Amr Al-Azm, a former Syrian antiquities official and currently a professor at Shawnee State University in Ohio. A picture circulated on Twitter accounts of ISIL supporters showed the black flag used by the extremists raised over the town’s hilltop Islamic-era castle, a structure hundreds of years old. Al-Azm said the fact that the castle dates back to an Islamic civilization may protect it from the kind of destruction ISIL members have inflicted on pre-Islamic heritage sites such as the ancient cities of Hatra and Ninevah in Iraq. The group says the ancient relics promote idolatry, but, it also maintains a lucrative business by excavating and selling such artifacts on the black market, according to antiquities authorities. One activist in the city of Palmyra, who goes by the name of Khaled al-Homsi because of security concerns, told The Associated Press that the militants smashed a statue in the museum’s foyer — a replica that depicts ancient residents of Palmyra. Maamoun Abdulkarim, the head of the Antiquities and Museums Department in Damascus, told the AP that militants entered the museum in the town’s center Friday afternoon, locked the doors and left behind their own guards. He said that the artifacts earlier had been moved away to safety. “We feel proud as all the museum’s contents were taken to safe areas,” he told reporters. But Abdulkarim warned that the Islamic State group’s control of the town remains a danger to its archaeological sites. Al-Azm said he doubts the museum was totally emptied because larger pieces would be hard to move. He said the museum also contained at least two mummies, and carvings from the nearby tombs, mostly dating to the 1st, 2nd and early 3rd century. Al-Azm said he fears that the “real looting” will take place at the site itself, adding that the group will take its time to recruit local antiquities experts to help in running the illicit trade. But he worried that the Temple of Bel, the majestic structure in the heart of this desert oasis, will ultimately be destroyed. “It is the poster child of an IS cultural heritage atrocity,” he said, saying the temple in later years was used as a church and has walls covered in frescoes. Al-Azm said the only way to save the ancient site is by driving the ISIL group out of the town. So far, the ISIL militants have been primarily concerned with consolidating their control over the city, conducting house-to-house searches for government soldiers and pro-government militiamen and, in some cases, publicly killing those that they find, according to activists and government officials. They have also restored electricity partially to the town, and urged government employees to return to work.Speech

Saturday, May 23, 2015

'Scarlet Fever' Bombarding The Fashion World

German Girl meets Assamese Boy on Facebook, Fell in Love & Got Married in Assam

As reported in TNT News:

GUWAHATI: Love has done it again. This time in Assam’s Golaghat district when a girl from Germany arrived at a remote village at Barpathar area in the district after she fell in love with a local youth on Facebook. They have decided to marry as per Hindu rituals. The groom, Abani Koch, a class XII passed boy of Barpathar Hezari Gaon met his better half German girl Saly on Facebook about three years ago. “One day I was searching Facebook users of Koch community and found Saly Koch. Immediately, I sent a friend request which was accepted by her. Subsequently, we started messaging and finally continued to communicate,” he said. The couple continued to communicate for almost a year till they fell in love with each other. On May 17, Saly flew down to India and arrived at Jorhat. “I have covered 8000 kms to meet him. Now, I am very happy with Abani and his family. I love Assam and love my life here with Abani,” she said Abani is earning his livelihood by doing a small job in a local private tea garden to maintain his two-member family including his 55-year-old mother. The family members are now busy in doing all required official procedures to get the German girl here legally. After completion of official process, marriage ceremony between Abani and Saly will be organized. An artist by profession, she has completed international workshop on Energy, Economy and Environment modelling. Her father is a businessman and mother is a teacher by profession.

That mother of all extinctions

Ukraine Crisis: Donbass. Chronicle of Genocide. Banned on TV / Донбасс. ...

Israeli Neutron Bomb Yemen

By Gordon Duff and Jeff Smith, Editors A video received from Yemen, believed to be taken May 20, 2015, of an explosion, when analyzed by nuclear weapons experts is, by very high probability, a neutron bomb that could only have been an Israeli attack. The analysis: A. Its not a conventional 2k lb bomb. It’s much bigger. B. Its either a very large MOAB bigger than 4,000 lbs. or; ???? Max weight for an F-15 / 16 is about 2,000 lb payload per bomb rack making the deployment of a MOAB impossible. C. Its appears to be a small neutron bomb. The size, color, lightning effect and duration of the fire ball being suspended in mid air and the very large mushroom cloud is the main give away. The CCD cameras imaging device was “scintillating” (detecting Neutrons) That is the white pixel flashes in the video. When the photo has white pixel flashes in it, that is because it is being hit by neutrons from the nuclear fireball blast. It overloads the ccd’s electronic circuit producing white flashes. If the radiation is too high it will burn out the chip. They ha big problems with this in Japan with the Fukushima robots cameras failing due to very high radiation counts. D. Delivery is most likely by an IDF F-16 with a Saudi paint job on the plane. They are not even hiding their use anymore, they just don’t publicly admit it and the IAEA does nothing or says nothing. That is the true war crime. The UN just ignores it unless the US, France or GB complains…….. Russia and China say nothing. E. This is now the second known use of nukes in Yemen by Saudi Arabia………….. Jeff Smith is a nuclear physicist and former IAEA inspector.

Male Servants Wanted : Job Creation in a Lesbian Nation

Thursday, May 21, 2015

Is China Fueling Myanmar's Wars?

Saturday, May 16, 2015

Ancient ruins at Palmyra endangered by IS advance in Syria

When Asia came together at old fort

Fresh terror dossier after Dawood slip

Modi uncovers China e-visa surprise

Friday, May 15, 2015

Dilemma of Two Dangerous Words In Somalia (interview)

GI tag for citrus fruit

CM plea to Modi on China dams

We were not prepared for quake: PM

Greenpeace muzzle jab

Katrina Kaif at Cannes film festival

As reported in 'The Telegraphindia.com' Katrina Kaif arrives for the screening of Mad Max: Fury Road at the Cannes film festival on Thursday. (AFP)

Indian target stink in Kabul

On border dispute, China has to change tack on some issues: Modi

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Did Pakistan trade Osama bin Laden?

The Beast (Part II)

Psychopaths, 9/11 And Everlasting War

Police Abduct 10 Children From A Family In Kentucky Because Of Their “Off The Grid” Lifestyle

Steven Spielberg and Natalie Portman on Anti-Setimitism…Lovely! (Part I)

More Neo-Cold War Blowback – Backfire bomber production renewed

Why I Hate to Lose My Lush Green Lawns to This Drought

Sunday, May 10, 2015

Mother's Day :Faces of Women

Respecting & putting mothers in high esteem in Indian culture is weaven since time immemorial. In almost all epics like Mahabharata, Ramayana, Puranas & other mythological or historical episodes Mother's were given & revered on the top slot. During day to day life in India we give first priority to revered our mother for their love & sacrifices for bringing up their household through her control & command. With passing of time & IT connectivity Mother's day is catching present Indian society to bolster Mother's to even higher echelon by gifting & showing affection & love by their sibling materialistically in Indian context. Any way respect Mother's & Happy Mothers's day.