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Friday, September 6, 2013

BBC News - Tony Blair: Iraq War made UK 'hesitant' over Syria intervention

BBC News - Tony Blair: Iraq War made UK 'hesitant' over Syria intervention
Tony Blair

Syrian refugees camp in Yayladagi, Turkey  LEGAL AWARENESS WELFARE (LAW):

Attack on other country by an individual one or group of countries seems as sort of crime committed, whereas, only International communities, for instance, UNO and its allied organizations are believed as the most 


competent and authenticated to do need needful on Syria for its alleged crime of using chemical weapons on Syrian civilians.

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Peking duck not all its quacked up to be | AMAZING & INTERESTING - geo.tv

Peking duck not all its quacked up to be | AMAZING & INTERESTING - geo.tv
 Peking duck not all it's quacked up to be

AMAZING & INTERESTING! > BUT WHY SO HIGH ENTRY FEES!<

// BEIJING:China's first authentic version of the giant Rubber Duck that has made a splash around the world and inspired fakes across the country made its debut Friday -- but some complained that visitors had to pay to see it.
The inflatable yellow bird -- which has made appearances from Australia to South America since 2007 -- attracted huge attention in China after it arrived in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour to rave reviews, bobbing up and down in front of the city's distinctive urban skyline.
Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman promotes the oversized toy's universal appeal on his website as knowing "no frontiers" and "soft, friendly and
suitable for all ages".

But the artwork took a commercial turn in China, with property developers setting up imitations in Hangzhou, Tianjin and other cities, that was criticised by the ruling Communist Party's mouthpiece the People's Daily.
Previous displays of the Rubber Duck have normally been free, but the moneymaking continued with the authentic creation in Beijing as it went on show at the International Garden Expo on the outskirts of the city, which costs 100 yuan ($16) to enter.
After a few weeks the duck will shift to the Summer Palace, a tourist spot that also charges an entrance fee.
Expo official Qiao Xiaopeng said there were currently no plans to offer a free day but that the vast grounds -- spanning 246 hectares (600 acres) -- could accommodate large numbers of visitors.
The first crowds were small on Friday. Viewers meandered a pathway on the bank of a river where the duck floated before a backdrop of flowers and greenery spelling out in large letters: "International Garden Expo".
Kang Jing, 26, said she thought viewing the duck should be free, at least for Beijing residents.
"That would let more people come see it, which would be better," she said. The duck was not completely inflated by the time of its debut, its beak somewhat limp and body tilting forward."It should be fatter and cuter," said Kang.
The duck looked smaller than she expected, Kang added -- even though the Beijing version was made to be 18 metres (59 feet) high, compared with 16.5 metres in Hong Kong.//
Most ducks have ranged from five to 15 metres although one in France reached 26 metres, according to Hofman's website.
Wu Yiying, 26, said the entrance fee was reasonable because she could see the expo and photograph the real duck.
The fakes were good "for people in other places who can't come to Beijing or Hong Kong, if they really want to see it," she said.
"But ultimately the designer designed this and we should respect what he created."
A well-known restaurant, Quanjude, sought to take advantage of the
installation by using it to advertise its own showpiece, Peking duck.

A sign at the expo entrance showed the artwork in a chef's hat with the words, "Come see the big yellow duck and eat a Quanjude duck
burger".(AFP)

>>>>> BUT WHY SO HIGH ENTRY FEES !<<<<<
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Thursday, September 5, 2013

1,200 California chickens to retire on the East Coast | AMAZING & INTERESTING - geo.tv

1,200 California chickens to retire on the East Coast | AMAZING & INTERESTING - geo.tv
 1,200 California chickens to retire on the East Coast


AMAZING & INTERESTING:  

CHICKENS TOO RETIRE TO HAVE AN AMUSING AND CAREFREE LIFE REST OF LIFE !
 

// SACRAMENTO:Their egg-laying days behind them, some 1,200 Northern California chickens are heading for a cozy retirement on the East Coast, where they will live outside of cages and have plenty of room to spread their
wings.

The Sacramento Bee reports that an anonymous $50,000
donation is funding Operation Chicken Airlift, which will send the hens
on a cross-country cargo flight to upstate New York on Wednesday
evening.

From there the white Leghorn chickens will be ferried to
different sanctuaries. Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary in New York,
where 200 of the birds will end up, is providing perches, grass and even
a wooded area where they can roam.

Laying hens are generally too lean for human consumption and are usually slaughtered after they stop providing eggs.//

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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

House leaders back Obama on Syria - CNN.com

House leaders back Obama on Syria - CNN.com
 
 A U.N. team leaves its Damascus, Syria, hotel in a convoy on Monday, August 26. The team was to investigate an alleged chemical attack that killed hundreds last week in a suburb of the Syrian capital. Sniper fire hit a vehicle used by the U.N. chemical weapons investigation team multiple times Monday, according to the United Nations.


LEGAL AWARENESS WELFARE (LAW):

If an individual country or a group of countries of the world attack on Syria to conduct a civil war there on their own accord that can possibly spread war around as big as another world unpleasant war, United Nations Organization (UNO)  and its allied International Communities' organizations seem to have very little remarkable importance towards settling any national or international complication similar to that of Syria in future.
  
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BBC News - US swimmer Diana Nyad, 64, makes Cuba-Florida crossing

BBC News - US swimmer Diana Nyad, 64, makes Cuba-Florida crossing


 Diana Nyad on the beach in Key West, Florida, on 2 September 2013

Diana Nyad approaches Key West, Florida, on 2 September 2013
 Supporters of Diana Nyad watch her complete her swim in Key West, Florida on 2 September 2013
   
 Diana Nyad receives medical treatment at Key West, Florida, on 2 September 2013
 US swimmer Diana Nyad gestures during a press conference held at the Ernest Hemingway Nautical Club in Havana on 30 August 2013
CREATIVE LIVING AWARENESS WELFARE (CLAW):

COMMENT CONCERN - OPINION - SAY = REFLECTION:

Creative Living spirit gives inspiration to achieve goal of life ultimately and helps to live happier, healthier and lengthier.

NEVER TOO OLD TO CHASE YOUR DREAMS  - Diana Nyad.

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Benazir’s murder may never be solved: Munoz | PAKISTAN - geo.tv

Benazir’s murder may never be solved: Munoz | PAKISTAN - geo.tv
 Benazir’s murder may never be solved: Munoz

LEGAL AWARENESS WELFARE (LAW):

// ISLAMABAD:Heraldo Munoz, the lead United Nations (UN) investigator in a probe into former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, doubts the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) independently carried out the attack, but does not discount suspicions about involvement of intelligence operatives in her murder and later covering up of evidence.

An adaptation from Mr. Munoz’s upcoming book, ‘Getting away with the murder — Behind the Investigation of Benazir Bhutto’s Assassination’, published on Foreign Affairs magazine’s website, expresses fears that the murder would remain unsolved because of absence of both capacity and willingness of the government and courts to solve the case.

Mr. Munoz, currently UN Assistant Secretary General, had headed the UN Commission of Inquiry into the assassination appointed by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on the government’s request in July 2009. The commission submitted its report to the secretary general in March 2010..........//

THE WHOLE WORLD HUMANITY HAS ANXIOUSLY BEEN WAITING FOR THE MOMENT WHEN THE APEX JUDICIARY OF PAKISTAN WOULD DECLARE THE JUDICIAL JUSTIFIED JUSTICE ON THE FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF PAKISTAN BENAZIR BHUTTO'S ASSASSINATION.CASE WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY.

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Diana Nyad 1st to swim to Florida from Cuba without cage | AMAZING & INTERESTING - geo.tv

Diana Nyad 1st to swim to Florida from Cuba without cage | AMAZING & INTERESTING - geo.tv
 Diana Nyad 1st to swim to Florida from Cuba without cage

AMAZING INTERESTING:     WHAT A DARING ADVENTURE!

// KEY WEST: Looking dazed and sunburned, U.S. endurance swimmer Diana Nyad walked on to the Key West shore Monday, becoming the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the help of a shark cage.

Nyad arrived at the beach just before 2 p.m. EDT, about 53 hours after she began her swim in Havana on Saturday.

As she approached, spectators surrounded her in the water, taking pictures and cheering her on. Once on the beach, she was put on a stretcher and received medical treatment, including an IV. Her lips were swollen.

It was Nyad's fifth try to complete the approximately 110-mile swim. She tried......//

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