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Think or blink!!!

It sound better as Greed VS Needs! :)

Lifestyle
[h=3]The Real Difference Between Needs and Wants Most People Ignore[/h]The main difference between needs and wants is that needs are boring and wants are fun, right? Understanding the real differences between needs and wants will open your eyes and help you see why certain purchases are not beneficial to your financial health or your budget. This concept of needs and wants may seem cut and dry, but it isn’t.
The Cheat Sheet
 
Thrills which Kill!!! :scared:



U.S.
[h=3]Father of 10-Year-Old Killed on Waterslide Tells Fellow Lawmakers to Keep Perspective: ‘It Could Get Worse’[/h]The father of the 10-year-old boy who was killed in August while riding the world’s tallest waterslide at the Schlitterbahn water park in Kansas City, Kansas, spoke out about the accident on Monday. Kansas State Rep. Scott Schwab, who had just been sworn in as a leader of in the Kansas House, became emotional as he reflected on what happened to his son Caleb. “When your bill dies, or your amendment fails … let it go,” Schwab said according to The Kansas City Star. “Life isn’t worth wasting too much emotional energy on such things.
People

 
I listened to this farewell speech.

I was touched when he praised the First Lady for making him proud and also the nations proud. He thanked her for being his wife for 25 years, the mother of his children and his best friend.

He got emotional - which is normal any honest man speaking the truth.

How many Indian husbands would praise their wife openly, give her credit for her good qualities and thank her. for being his life partner???


 
Explain an Alien Mega structure from the earth???



Science
[h=3]Finally, An Explanation for the Alien Megastructure?[/h]Back in October of 2015, astronomers shook the world when they reported how the Kepler mission had noticed a strange and sudden drop in brightness coming from KIC 8462852 (aka. All of this led to a flurry of speculation, with possibilities ranging from large asteroids and a debris disc to an alien megastructure. This would have resulted in a big outburst of brightness from which the star is now recovering; and the remains of this planet could be transiting in front of the star, thus causing periodic drops. For the sake of their study - titled “Secular dimming of KIC 8462852 following its consumption of a planet“, which is scheduled to appear in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society - the team took the initial Kepler findings, which showed sudden drops of 15% and 22% in brightness.
Universe Today

 
They must be left in the cities of USA where the temperature goes down to (-) Fahrenheit degrees! :snow:



Lifestyle
[h=3]New Delhi hits chilliest temperature this season and people won't stop complaining[/h]The mercury has dipped to the season's lowest temperature so far of 4 degrees Celsius in India's capital city of New Delhi. SEE ALSO: 15 mesmerizing photos capture Kashmir's first snowfall of the season Delhi residents are complaining and documenting their methods of staying warm. Many are also trying to take the cold with some humor. A photo posted by Chandan Khanna (@khannachandan) on Jan 8, 2017 at 10:03am PST A photo posted by Dipankar Ghosh (@sweetdipankar) on Jan 10, 2017 at 5:00pm PST A photo posted by Mujtaba Haris (@mujtabaharis) on Jan 10, 2017 at 9:40pm PST A photo posted by Rajeev Singh (@rajeevsingh905) on Dec 25, 2016 at 10:53am PST A local news station even attempted to bring the
Mashable

 
Won't the planet be too hot for supporting life???
Or may be the forms of life there can thrive ONLY of extra heat!!! :flame:



Science
[h=3]Could Dark Streaks in Venus' Clouds Be Signs of Alien Life?[/h]The question of life on Venus, of all places, is intriguing enough that a team of U.S. and Russian scientists working on a proposal for a new mission to the second planet - named Venera-D - are considering including the search for life in its mission goals. If all goes as planned, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) could one day be cruising the thick, sulfuric-acid clouds of Venus to help determine whether dark streaks that appear to absorb ultraviolet radiation could be evidence of microbial life. Venus has long been a focus of Russian planetary science, which has the proud legacy of the record-breaking Venera space probes that landed on the Venusian surface in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
SPACE.com

 
For the sake of busy people who can't spare ~ one hour for listening to the speech ... here are the highlights!

Politics
[h=3]The 10 Most Memorable Moments From Obama's Farewell Speech[/h]Still-our-President Barack Obama delivered his farewell address tonight, speaking from the place where his political career began, Chicago. The speech touched on his road to the White House, his accomplishments in office, and most of all, his vision for America. In 60 minutes, he reminded a room full of electrified supporters and friends why he was elected not once, but twice and how he believes our democratic institutions need to evolve to survive. Also! He carved out a few minutes to thank Michelle, make Malia (and the rest of us) tear up, and let everyone in the world know that in Joe Biden he's gained a bro mance. Obama mentioned his successor who's announced his intention to reverse much
ELLE



 
Cleansing must begin at oneself - both internally and externally! :moony:





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U.S.
[h=3]Russian serial killer Mikhail 'werewolf' Popkov confesses to killing 81 women to 'cleanse' streets[/h]A former policeman from Siberia already convicted of 22 murders has confessed to another 59 killings, bringing the total to 81. The claims by Mikhail Popkov - dubbed "The Werewolf" by Russian media - are being taken seriously and if confirmed he would become the worst serial killer in Russian history and the third worst in the world. Popkov was arrested in 2012 and told police he had killed women because he was disgusted at the way they got drunk and left their homes to "party". Many of his victims were collected from local train stations when inebriated, sometimes in Popkov's police car. He later raped then murdered them with axes and screwdrivers and twice attended the scene of his own killings
International Business Times UK

Serial killer ex-cop admits to killing 25 more women
New York Post
'Werewolf' strikes again? Russian serial killer may be behind 37 more deaths
Fox News
 
The ninth one of the nava grahas???



Science
[h=3]Our solar system might have a ninth planet, and researchers have an idea of where it came from[/h]We all grew up learning that our sun has eight friends: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Now, researchers who believe that a ninth planet is actually hanging around our galactic neighborhood have a theory as to how it got there. The scientists think that the yet unseen ninth planet may be a "rogue," which entered out solar system not at its inception, but long after the fact. The theory of Planet Nine was born out of the movements of objects in the Kuiper belt, which is a disc-shaped collection of mostly small objects that exists beyond Neptune. In early 2016, Caltech scientists studying the peculiar orbits of objects in the Kuiper belt came to the conclusion that the only reason many of the Kuiper belt objects would behave in such a manner is if a massive planet was actually pulling them with its gravity. The world would have to be on the order of 10 times the size of Earth for the math to work out. As Space.com reports, a new paper by New Mexico State University undergrad James Vesper, with help from professor Paul Mason, accepts the theory that our solar system has a guest we didn't know about, and suggests a scenario that explains its existence. After running over 150 computer simulations to test the idea, Vesper claims that the unseen planet may actually be a rogue world that was grabbed by our solar system as it floated aimlessly in space. There are many, many rogue planets in space, and without a star to orbit they sometimes enter other solar system, either temporarily or for much longer stretches of time. In Vesper's simulations, a rogue world coming into contact with our solar system ended up sticking around, either by ejecting another planet or simply by sliding in and making a neat little orbit of its own. Further research is ongoing, and astronomers think they'll be able to either confirm or debunk the Planet Nine theory sometime this year.
BGR News

 
Bromance = Brother + Romance!
It is a nice catchy word! :)


 
If husband poses as his murdered wife who will pose as the husband??? :confused:
U.S.[h=3]Husband Allegedly Poses as Wife in Facebook Messages to Cover Up Murdering Her[/h]An Orlando man allegedly tried to cover up his wife’s murder by posing as her and posting messages on her Facebook page to make it look like she was still alive, PEOPLE confirms. After allegedly strangling 30-year-old wife Kristen McShane, George Joseph McShane, 42, posted the messages so family and friends would not become alarmed when the mother-of-two failed to return their calls or text messages, according to an arrest report obtained by PEOPLE. On Jan. 7, George McShane, who lists himself as “single” on his Facebook page, allegedly wrote on his wife’s wall: “I can’t believe I dropped my phone in the toilet.
People
 
At first it was selfie leading to suicide.
Now it is the selfie of the suicide! :doh:

U.S.

12-year-old girl live streams her suicide, video sparks outrage

Days after a 12-year-old girl broadcast her suicide live on a social media site; Polk County Police Chief Kenny Dodd said he can't stop people from sharing the video online. In the video, Katelyn Nicole Davis claimed she had been physically and sexually abused by a family member, then hung herself in the front yard of her Cedartown home on December 30. Chief Dodd was initially unaware video of the girl’s death was being shared on social media. “We were actually contacted by a police officer from California who saw it the night of the event,” Chief Dodd told FOX 5's Deidra Dukes. The police department’s been flooded with Facebook messages, emails, and phone calls from as far away as Great Britain
Fox News


 
Why is it a Wolf full moon???

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LifestyleThe First Full Moon of 2017 Will Rise on Thursday Night—And It's Going to Be Spectacular

Madison Alcedo,Country Living 10 hours ago

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From Country Living
If you were excited about getting a glimpse of September's Harvest Moon eclipse, you're not going to miss 2017's first full moon on Thursday, Jan. 12. January's full moon-also known as the Wolf Moon-was named by Native American tribes, according to The Old Farmer's Almanac.

Throughout the year, if you notice people referring to the full moons with a range of nicknames, it's because tribes gave each month's full moon its own name in order to keep track of the seasons, which is pretty genius, if you ask us. Some of the year's other full moon monikers include Snow Moon, Flower Moon, Strawberry Moon, and Hunter's Moon.

But that begs the question: Why Wolf Moon for the month of January? During the cold, wintery month, hungry wolves would often gather around Native American villages and howl at the moon-makes sense!
In order to catch Thursday's moon at its brightest, EarthSky advises heading outside between midnight and sunrise to witness the Wolf Moon in full effect.

https://www.yahoo.com/style/first-full-moon-2017-rise-174848274.html
 
By now we must have become immune to seeing the pictures of netas and

their female counterparts - in everything donated by someone to someone else! :horn:



World
[h=3]Indians upset over calendar featuring PM Narendra Modi on the cover[/h]Indians are unhappy with the fact that their Prime Minister has now entered wall calendars and table diaries. Issued by the government-owned Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC), the 2017 calendars and diaries carry a cover photograph of Narendra Modi, instead of Mahatma Gandhi, who'd been on it for decades. SEE ALSO: People are hating on India's national airline for wanting to reserve seats for women Modi is seen weaving 'khadi' (a handspun cotton cloth) in a 'charkha' (a traditional spinning wheel) in the classic Gandhi pose, which was a symbol of the nationalist movement in pre-independent India. Khadi's association with Gandhi is not only historic but also philosophical as it reflects
Mashable

 
I am surprised to note that there are No street lights where we live.

Thankfully ever householder leaves a light ON at the front and the side/ back side of the house!

Coyotes are seen roaming even during daytime.

God help those who go out and gt into trouble

with their car for some unforeseen reasons!



World
[h=3]India is majorly changing the way its streets light up at night[/h]India is changing the way its streets light up at night, and it’s saving a lot of energy doing so. SEE ALSO: India built the world's largest solar plant in just eight months Earlier this week, India’s union minister Piyush Goyal announced that more than 200,000 streetlights in south Delhi have been replaced with LED bulbs as part of what he described as the "world’s largest" project of its kind. Unveiled in 2015, the National Programme for LED-based Home and Street Lighting has already replaced 1.5 million streetlights with LED bulbs in several states including Punjab, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Goa, and Maharashtra. "It is much more difficult to conserve power, than to produce power," Prime
Mashable

 
Two 12 year old girls stab their classmate - listening to whom...what...why?? :shocked:



U.S.
[h=3]Should 12-Year-Old Girls Be Charged as Adults for Trying to Kill a Classmate for ‘Slenderman?’[/h]For more than two years, since they were 12 years-old, Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser have spent their life inside separate Wisconsin facilities awaiting trial before being charged as adults for attempted first-degree intentional homicide. Of course they’re guilty, but how much do we hold them accountable?” asks Irene Taylor Brodsky, the director of HBO documentary Beware the Slenderman, which debuts Jan. 23. On May 31, 2014, the girls told investigators they plotted to kill their friend because Slenderman, a fictional Internet character, would harm them and their loved ones if they didn’t.
People

 
I know the probable/ possible reason...

Those who can't find suitable lovers in the opposite sex
may settle for lovers in the same sex!!!

A monkey trying to mate with a deer has caused
shockwaves and the explanation given is this!

Researchers concluded that a lack of options for the monkey led to the foray in the forest, stating, "The most realistic hypothesis would be that of mate deprivation, which states that males with limited access to females are more likely to display this behavior."

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/monkey-attempts-sex-deer-rare-event-article-1.2943842
 
Enjoy the Rainbow colored dream!

 Lifestyle[h=3]This Ice Festival in China Is a Rainbow-colored Dream[/h]There's an icy winter wonderland in Harbin, the capital of the northernmostand coldestprovince in China. The city hosts an annual celebration, the International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival , where ice sculptors compete to create more and more elaborate buildings of ice, all illuminated in multi-colored lights. Preparations for the event begin months in advance, with workers digging huge ice blocks from the frozen Songhua River. The massive festival has several themed zones, and the main attraction is the Harbin Ice and Snow World, which covers more than750,000 square meters and features up to 300,000 cubic meters of ice and snow. While impressive in daylight, the show really gets going at night, when the large-scale ice structures are illuminated by technicolor LED lighting . The festival officially opened January 5, and typically runs through late February. Over one million visitors are expected to attend this year.
Travel+Leisure
 
Hurry, Worry and Curry are the three main enemies of the Modern man! :(

Health
[h=3]6 Signs That You Are Under Too Much Stress[/h]For the most part, people can recognize the signs of being stressed out. You’re constantly overthinking, worrying and getting sick. Stress deteriorates our physical and mental health and is our reaction to harmful situations - real or not. Yet, many
The Cheat Sheet
 

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