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Animals that are not well suited for their environment will perish before they have offspring, and their mixture of genes will die with them. So basically, all living creatures have just two ultimate priorities that guide their actions: survive and pass on genes. By understanding of the former, the evolution, it is possible to understand how your customers' brains make decisions, and the possibilities and restrictions related to them. And by understanding the brain, it is possible to understand how and why your customers behave like to do, and how you can influence on their behaviour.
Should you excel in sales, marketing, R&D or leadership, you must know how humans behave and how to influence the core, the brain.
So, let's get back to the evolution. Early brains on our planet, some 500 million years ago, were extremely simple, their functions included mainly breathing, heart beat regulation, balance and basic motor movements. But the brain evolved and 150 million years ago emerged the hindbrain, enabling for example emotions and motivational behaviour. The even more sophisticated part of the brain, and the area with the greatest amount of recent evolutionary change, has evolved across nearly seven million years ago and is called the cortex. The cortex is responsible for higher cognitive functions like language, thinking, problem solving and information processing. Consequently, the modern human behaviour emerged around 100,000 - 50,000 years ago.
Thus, the brain has evolved a structure after another and the parts dominated the behaviour astonishing 500.000.000 years ago are still there! Still influencing your customers' behaviour and playing more-or-less by the rules valid back then. Even "the latest update" of the brain is whopping 50,000 years old.
The environment 50,000 years ago was all about survival. And the brain was forced to adapted into it. The adaption was possible by acquiring as much sensory information from environment as possible, and processes it extremely fast enabling proper reactions in the situation of potential threat or reward. The main principle of the brain was not to deliberate thoroughly all aspects in the current situations and weighing the evidence, but instead acquire all information accessible instantly and without effort, process it extremely fast and act according to very simple good/bad heuristics. The more adequately the brain could respond to environmental challenges, the better the chances of survival. This kind of information processing had to be unconscious, without any "interference" of slow conscious deliberation.
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At Keele University, we're different. Nestled in 600 acres of countryside in the heart of the UK, we have a big campus but a small and cosmopolitan community. We proudly rank 1st for student satisfaction in the National Student Survey for the last three years. This is because it's more than green and lovely, it's a place of research and academic excellence too.
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This post has changed dramatically within the last few hours. Let me explain…..
When I woke up this morning, I was a grump. My back hurt because we need a new mattress. I've been staying up too late and staying in bed too long which adds to the grumpiness. Technology hated me this morning, which did not help the situation. And today is my one year anniversary from starting this blog. (My first post wasn't for another month, but the blog address itself was born one year ago today.) You know what? That made me even grumpier.
Because I decided to go back and read my first few posts. And as I read them, I realized nothing had changed. I mean, some things changed, like homeschooling, for example. But as a whole for myself, nothing changed. My mental state is the same. My attitude and issues are the same. My blocks that keep me from moving forward and making any significant changes are the same. The same. The same. THE SAME.
So, what did I DO for a whole year!? I mean, how could I have made zero progress? Don't get me wrong, there were some baby steps in there, but nothing stuck. My cleaning routine for my house went well for a month, then we all got sick and I stopped. My No Excuses July was the best month I've had in a long time because I was doing something for me, but then July ended and I stopped. August rolled around and I was back to being sick of myself, so I stopped posting because the whining going on in my head was unbearable and I did not want to have to put you guys through it. Again. So I stopped posting.
I stopped moving forward. But do you know what didn't stop?
The excuses.
Oh, we all got sick and I got out of my routine, so I'll just try again another time.
I rocked July, but hey, now it's August 1st, so it's ok for me to take a short break. I'll start running again next week.
I have a great blog idea, but I just don't have the time right now with homeschooling, so I'll just do it later.
Another time. Next week. Later. Someday. Next month. Monday.
These words are the bane of my existence. I always rationalize that I will start some other time. I even do it in the morning…. Oh, look, it's 6:24. Might as well wait til 6:30 to get up.
My issues are insane.
So, my originally planned blog post this morning was all that stuff above. It was me beating myself up again about the lack of change and the regrets of doing nothing to "fix me" and on and on and on. I'm quite certain there were some witty quips in there as well, but I forgot to write them down and they've since left my brain.
So, what changed?
I sat down to do our budget for next month before I started writing and found out that an extra paycheck this month will help with paying down some of the debt that we've had forever. Progress! I took a look at my oil business and noticed that we have officially surpassed our best month in the short time I've been working it. Huh, more progress! Small little changes have been working in some areas, but I've just chosen not to see them and instead have focused almost completely on my (internal, made-up) problems. I've kept telling myself that I'll never change, or I'll never get out of this rut, or I'll never be able to pay off the debt or build another successful business….. But you know what? That isn't true. Those small successes with the debt and the business were enough to change my whole attitude around in a very short time. So, if I can do it there, what's to stop me from making the changes to improve my household and my health? To improve my relationship with my family? To improve my relationship with me? So, what's stopping me?
I am. Plain and simple. I'm allowing excuses to run every aspect of my life, and then I'm feeling sorry for myself and allowing myself to wallow in my pity-party-woe-is-me hole. I'm allowing all my negative self-talk to win every time. I know I can beat it – I did it in July for crying out loud! – so, why not now?
But see, that's the key. Now. Not Monday. Not next month. Not tomorrow. Not later.
Now is when I need to (re)start. Now is the only way I will be able to look back a year from today and see significant changes instead of feeling regret of another year of the same crap all over again. Now is the time, but this is a two part issue. Now sounds good, but it can't be for just a week or just a month. If I put a time limit on it, I have a bad habit of stopping just when things are on a roll. I need to start now and continue until the changes are made. Until the habits are set.
So, then the question becomes…. How?
Again, my mind automatically goes through all the reasons why now isn't convenient. Now is too hard, too cold, too whatever. (It's really, really hard to argue with your own mind and win, especially when your mind has won the arguments 99.9% of the time in the past.) So, how do I win this argument? How do I make this time different? Thankfully, this past weekend gave me the answer.
Do it.
That's all. I have to just do it instead of thinking about it. Oh, I should probably clean the bathroom but…. Nope. Just do it. I really should reach out to so-and-so but….. No. Do it. I have to really get serious about setting up schedules in this house, maybe later….. Do it. Do it now!
You will never get it done if you are always going to start tomorrow – unknown
I think the only way I will succeed at anything I want to do is to not give me the opportunity to argue with myself. If there is no time to rationalize or justify excuses – or even come up with excuses – things will get done. So that's my new mantra starting now.
Do it.
(In fact, that's how this post managed to be written.)
So, here's to new beginnings! Not next year or even next month. Now.


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Tunisia: Ten years on - no justice for Bab Saadoun and Bouchoucha prisoners while civilians continue to be brought before military courts
On 28 and 30 August 1992, 265 alleged members of the unauthorized Islamist movement al-Nahda were sentenced to heavy prison terms in trials that grossly violated international standards. The trial took place in connection with an alleged 'plot' by members of al-Nahda to overthrow the Tunisian government. Though many of those tried in the two military trials had been arrested since the autumn of 1990 details of the alleged 'plot' were only announced by Tunisia's Minister of the Interior in May 1991.
The charges on which the trial took place were vague and imprecise and individuals were rarely charged with any specific act. The prosecution's case rested almost exclusively on uncorroborated police statements which had been extorted under duress. Most defendants did not have access to a lawyer during pre-trial detention.
Ten years on some 103 of those sentenced for political reasons in 1992 are still in detention, most of them serving sentences of between 20 years' and life imprisonment. The majority of these are prisoners of conscience, imprisoned solely for the peaceful exercise of their beliefs.
'Ten years after the Bab Saadoun and Bouchoucha trials the Tunisian authorities are again using the argument of a 'terrorist' threat to justify flagrant violations of the human rights of actual or perceived political opponents', Amnesty International said.
Since the year 2000 dozens of civilians have again been sentenced to heavy prison terms after grossly unfair trials before military courts. Today, as a decade ago, little or no evidence is produced to warrant heavy prison terms based on vague charges of alleged 'terrorist' activities.
Up to 1000 long-term political prisoners are detained in harsh conditions in Tunisian prisons, most of them prisoners of conscience. Many suffer from serious health problems, sometimes resulting from past torture. This is often aggravated by the absence of basic medical care in Tunisian prisons and ill-treatment by prison staff. Among those who died in detention since the early 1990s are Ezzeddine Ben Aicha, 33, and Sohnoun Jouhri, 43. They were sentenced in Bab Saadoun in 1992 and died in detention in 1994 and 1995 respectively. Their deaths have so far remained uninvestigated.
Sadok Chourou, a professor at the Faculty of Science of Tunis University and President of Al-Nahda at the time of his arrest in December 1990, was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Bouchoucha military court on 28 August 1992. Since his arrest he has reportedly been kept in solitary confinement and is said to suffer from ill-health.
Former prisoners and their families are routinely subjected by the Tunisian authorities to a range of measures, such as arbitrary denial of passports, exclusion from medical insurance, arbitrary arrest or restrictions on their ability to earn an income. These measures are for the most part not in accordance with Tunisian legislation and violate international human rights standards.
Journalist Abdallah Zouari, who had been sentenced by the Bab Saadoun military court to 11 years' imprisonment in 1992, was released on 6 June 2002 on completion of his sentence and arbitrarily placed under so-called administrative control (contrôle administratif). He was once again arrested on 19 August and remanded in custody after appealing a decision by the Ministry of Interior that ordered him to move from his home in Tunis to the town of Khariba-Hassi Jerbi in southern Tunisia. On 23 August Abdallah Zouari was sentenced to eight months' imprisonment for non-compliance with administrative control after an unfair trial. He has been on hunger strike since 19 August to protest against his arrest.
During the summer of 1992, Amnesty International observed the military trials of Bab Saadoun and Bouchoucha and made public its findings of blatant violations of basic principles of fair trial enshrined in international standards and as guaranteed by Tunisian law.
Amnesty International noted that most of those who were tried had been detained unlawfully beyond the maximum period allowed by Tunisian law; arrests dates had been falsified to conceal prolonged incommunicado detention. Many defendants stated in court that they had been tortured or ill-treated to force them to sign false confessions which were later used as evidence against them. Most of the defendants had no access to lawyers during pre-trial detention. In the trials of Bab Saadoun and Bouchoucha 51 defendants were tried in absentia, almost half of these were sentenced to life imprisonment. At least four people died during pre-trial detention while the circumstances of their deaths remain uninvestigated.
Faisal Barakat was arrested in the morning of 8 October 1991 and died later that day presumably as a result of torture. Although he appeared on the list of accused of the Bab Saadoun trial, he was never tried, because the charges against him were officially annulled 'because of death'. More than ten years later the circumstances of his death are still uninvestigated.


text: I noted from reading about the processor requirements that this has risen a bit and recommended is a 2.4 Ghz one. Mine is an AMD 1.8 Ghz one I think. What are the consequences of having too slow a processor? I have 2 Gigabyte of RAM by the way. A bit loath to shell out for a 3.0 Ghz or greater new processor if the one I have will do the trick. Had no problems with this with the GPO package. And I beleive AMD processors are actually faster than Intels so a 1.8 Ghz might be the equivalent of a 2.3 or 4 Intel one.


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Though it contained several points, Sebi's plan to curb the "practice of providing trading tips/messages containing buy/sell/hold recommendations on securities" (i.e. point number 4.5.2) got maximum attention.
If this discussion paper is accepted without any change, no person will be allowed to provide trading tips and stock-specific recommendations to the public through short message services (SMSs), email, phone etc or through social media like WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook, etc. unless such persons obtain registration as an investment adviser or are specifically exempted from obtaining registration.
Since it was construed as Sebi's effort to censor social media, there was a furore against this consulting paper. Instead of expressing their views through proper channel (by replying to Sebi), most on social media decided to troll Sebi.
Some of the tweets were repetitive (i.e. same words were tweeted by several twitter handles) giving hints that some of these tweets are done by bots and paid by someone. Several eminent personalities also expressed their opinion against this social-media censoring.
Maybe because of these social media uproar, Sebi seems to have soft-pedalled this without taking any further action and the problem of tips continues unabated.
First, this has become a big irritation for investors because most of these tips are unsolicited (eg unsolicited SMSes, emails, tagging investors into their tip posts, etc).
Second, some investors or short term traders have started believing in these tips and thereby losing money. Since most of these tip providers do front-running (i.e. first buy a stock and then give buy recommendations on it), this also amounts to market manipulation.
What SEBI should do
We are not suggesting censoring the social media because it is impractical. But definitely, Sebi need to be alert on this front and to create specific mechanisms so that investors can complain immediately.
For example, Sebi can create a specific phone number/email to which investors can forward all unwanted tips received through SMSs/email. Investors who lost money based on some tips also should be allowed to complain using similar method.
Similarly, Sebi can create separate ids for Twitter, Facebook, Whatsapp, etc. Since investors will be forwarding this voluntarily, collating data like this will be far easier than scanning social media for manipulation.
Sebi can also treat these forwards as complaint and take action without waiting for a formal complaint. What mentioned above is the tips (both solicited and unsolicited) from unregistered entities. But what about the registered ones?
Sebi consulting paper also says "research analysts or research entity shall provide the research report to all class of clients at the same time". This is a great move and will stop the current practice of giving the research reports to institutional clients first and then only to retail subscribers.
To clean up stock research and to make more transparent, Sebi needs to force research analysts and research entities to keep their old reports in a common place (some research houses are already doing it by publishing on their sites). This will help existing client of one research house to know the capability of other houses.
To protect the interest of existing clients (i.e.who either pay for reports or accessing reports due to brokerage accounts), this public posting can be done after a week.


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Don't judge this week by what happens at the start of it!
The week kicks off with a rather nasty Mars/Saturn clash. Mars is the planet of anger and aggression and Saturn is the planet of limitations and telling everyone what to do.
When these planets harmonise, they can do wonderful thing; they are all about the drive to get things done in a really structured way, for example.
However when they clash, as they are clashing this week, the energies are more about wanting to do something and coming up against a lot of restrictions, laws and reasons why you can't do it! (Sounds a bit like 2020 all over, right?)
The way to handle these energies is to be a good citizen, do as you would be done by, and if you're banging your head against a brick wall; stop! The more you rage against the establishment at the start of this week, the more likely you are to end embroiled in a drama. The more you push the limits of what is being laid down as the law, the more likely you are to end up frustrated. And that's putting it nicely.
The good news is that once this clash is done, the energies are 100% friendlier. Specifically, after Monday we get some lovely alignments which can 1. Undo any dramas with just a conversation 2. Bring lots of love into any relationship 3. Unite soulmates 4. Inspire meaningful money-making ideas 5. Make love go deeper.
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Chubb Chairman and CEO Evan Greenberg insists the global P/C insurer has strong fundamentals, but warned at the same time that the ongoing pandemic crisis will spur unpredictable revenue challenges affecting many lines of coverage.
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Mick McCarthy believes that next season could represent a coming of age for Sunderland's crop of young players after admitting he is ready to put his faith in youth as he attempts to steer the club back to the Premiership.
The Black Cats manager, who is tracking the 20-year-old Manchester City striker Stephen Elliott, has already dispensed with the services of three of his most experienced players this summer, with Jason McAteer, Phil Babb and Joachim Bjorklund having all been released.
The likes of George McCartney, Kevin Kyle and Sean Thornton are again set to play a key role at the Stadium of Light next term as the Wearsiders mount a renewed challenge for promotion.
And, having targeted the likes of Elliott, 22-year-old Morten Gamst Pedersen and 23-year-old Steve Caldwell so far this summer, it seems McCarthy hopes to assemble a young squad capable of playing together for the considerable future.
"Young players will only get better by playing games in the first team," said McCarthy, who, as well as giving McCartney, Kyle and Thornton regular action last season, also introduced the likes of Grant Leadbitter, Neil Teggart and Ben Alnwick to the senior squad.
"You can train them and coach them all you like. You can try to improve them but you get the best results by giving them matches against better players and better teams.
"I have always found that once they have had a certain amount of coaching and got themselves to a certain level, they begin to improve themselves.
"They will start to notice certain things and pick things up. Kevin Kyle is a good example; he just got better and better over the course of last season."
McCarthy, who is hoping that 19-year-olds Teggart and Richie Ryan will agree new contracts this summer, sent the likes of Chris Brown and Michael Ingham out on loan last season, and the pair will return boasting the benefits of regular Nationwide League action.
And that could be a shrewd move by a manager who, with the futures of Darren Byfield and Tommy Smith still uncertain, is hoping to bolster his squad with a move for Elliott.
McCarthy is well aware of the striker's potential from his tenure at Lansdowne Road.
The Republic of Ireland Under-21 international scored 11 reserve-team goals in 15 appearances last season and although he is highly-rated by Kevin Keegan, his path to the Manchester City first team has been blocked by the likes of Nicolas Anelka, Robbie Fowler, Paulo Wanchope and Jon Macken.
Elliott, understood to be available for a nominal fee, made two substitute's appearances last season against Bolton and Middlesbrough. But he is keen to establish himself as a first-team footballer, an opportunity the Black Cats can offer.


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A community gathering for people who love to dance. Join us and enjoy a safe space to dance without talking, drinking and the nightclub vibe. This is about getting great exercise, freeing your mind and body, and connecting with yourself and others in vibrant health. The last 10 minutes will be dedicated to a short meditation practice.
Ecstatic Dance empowers people of all shapes, sizes, and backgrounds to freely express themselves; the liberating atmosphere creates a melting pot of acceptance which offers opportunity to dance without inhibition.
• The dance floor is a non-verbal space
• The dance floor is a place of respect and safety
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An extension -restructuring combining modernity and tradition for the Maore population…
The extension of the hospital of Mamoudzou turned out to be a true challenge. There were important needs to meet, and the whole population was longing for a modern equipment. Emergency, imagery, hospitalization, neonatology, administration and the nursing college define the program. Besides the hospital constraints, the site presented a difficult situation as its interventions which were taking place were linked to one another, and this led our team to re-think of its architectural solution several times. Indeed, this hospital had to take into account of existent dilapidated areas, to future evolutions, to envisage what the needs to come would demand as necessary targets for this building. A compound of curved roofing and concrete interlocked, our plan presenting sober lines shows our concept of a modern public equipment, inscribed in the centre of Mamoudzou, a sensitive area of Mayotte.
- Mayotte Health Center
- R & C, REC architect, C & H architect, AMA architect associate - BET: SECHAUD AND BOSSUYT, ECONOMIST: MAZET AND ASSOCIATESonomist
- 2010
- 36 000 000 €


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|"Is this all real? Or has this been happening inside my head?"
The topic of this article is of a real-life subject that has been mentioned "in-universe" in a canon source. The Harry Potter Wiki is written from the perspective that all information presented in canon is true (e.g., Hogwarts really exists), and, as such, details contained in this article may differ from real world facts.
Brazil is the largest country in both South America and the Latin America region. Its capital city is Brasília.
The Caxambu Style Borborygmus Potion was developed in Caxambu, Brazil.
Newton Scamander travelled by Brazil sometime, as it is known he studied the Fire Slugs in the country's rainforests.
In 1991, Harry Potter talked to a boa constrictor of Brazilian descent. When Harry freed the snake, it left saying: "Brazil, here I come ... Thanksss, amigo."[1]
In 1993, the yearly International Warlock Convention was held in Brazil. It was hosted by the Brazilian Ministry of Magic, which stated that it was "proud" to host the event.[2]
Wizarding world
Brazil has a wizarding community of its own. The Amazon rainforest along with the municipalities of Caxambu, Manaus and Teresina may have significant magical populations, as the Daily Prophet saw fit to include forecasts for them in its international weather section.[3]
The Brazilian Ministry of Magic[2] is the main governing body among the magical community of Brazil.
Castelobruxo,[4] one of the eleven wizarding schools, is located in northern Brazil amid the Amazon rainforest. Young witches and wizards from across South America attend this school. Castelobruxo is implied to be as old as Hogwarts, that is, over a thousand years.[citation needed]
William Weasley had a Brazilian pen-friend who attended a Castelobruxo. When said pen-friend wanted him to go on exchange trip, Bill had to decline because his parents could not afford it. Unfortunately, his pen-friend got offended and sent Bill a cursed hat that made his ears shrivel up.[5]
Games and sports
The Brazilian National Quidditch team has won the Quidditch World Cup five times[6] since the 20th century, when it managed to reach the quarter-finals.[7] It was a finalist in the 1982 Quidditch World Cup and the runner-up of the 2014 Quidditch World Cup.
Quodpot, a variant of Quidditch, is immensely popular in North and South America, which might include Brazilian wizarding community.
Magical creatures
Native to Brazil
The following creatures are native to Brazil:
The following creatures were all found worldwide:
Behind the scenes
- In the real world, Brazil is officially named República Federativa do Brasil ("Federative Republic of Brazil").
- Eduardo Lima is a Brazilian graphic designer who worked in every movie of the franchise since Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and plans to work in the Fantastic Beasts film series. Together with fellow designer Miraphora Mina, he founded the MinaLima Design company.
- Alfie Enoch, who plays Dean Thomas in the film series, is the son of a Brazilian mother and an English father.[8]
- Ponciano Almeida, who plays the student performing acrobatic feats as Durmstrang students entered the Great Hall in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, is a Brazilian actor.
- Editora Rocco is a Brazilian publisher that published the Brazilian Portuguese translations of the Harry Potter series.
- Lia Wyler is the Brazilian translator who worked on the series for the publisher.
- J. K. Rowling has suggested that Brazil may be a potential location of the Fantastic Beasts series.[9] This was later confirmed by Dan Fogler, who played Jacob Kowalski.[10]
External links
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
- Quidditch Through the Ages (real)
- The Making of Harry Potter (Mentioned only)
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game (Mentioned only)
- Pottermore
- Fantastic Beasts 3
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 2 (The Vanishing Glass)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter Limited Edition - A Guide to the Graphic Arts Department: Posters, Prints, and Publications from the Harry Potter Films (see this image)
- ↑ The Making of Harry Potter - (see this image)
- ↑ Writing by J.K. Rowling: "Castelobruxo" at Pottermore
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 7 (Bagman and Crouch)
- ↑ Pottermore - PLACE YOUR BETS WITH LUDO BAGMAN (Archived)
- ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages (real), Chapter 8 (The Spread of Quidditch Worldwide)
- ↑ Alfie Enoch on Wikipedia
- ↑ https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1030186761568354305
- ↑ https://www.heyuguys.com/dan-fogler-interview-the-walking-dead-fantastic-beasts-3/


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Someone once said to me, "Life is hard. The moment you accept that, it becomes easier." I thought about that for a long time and realized they were right; knowing it's hard means you know what you have to deal with, as opposed to thinking it's all sunshine and roses all the time.
Hence, you're setting yourself up for massive disappointment 'round the clock.
And though our horoscope can help set our minds at ease, as astrology often does, when you're one of the depressed zodiac signs, it seems like there's no upside.
But what causes depression? It differs depending on the person, but the difficulties we come across affect us in certain ways. For instance, for one person the idea of staying home and doing nothing might be considered the worst thing they could possibly do, whereas another might treasure that solitary life.
Our zodiac signs are very telling when it comes to our individual depression triggers. Some people really don't care and let negativity roll off their backs, while others nurture and feed their depression with more negativity and depression.
But all of us feel blue at times, and there are always going to be those buttons that, when pushed, get us down. Here are the most depressed zodiac signs and what causes feelings of depression for each of them.
Aries (March 21 - April 19)
What depresses Aries is being ignored.
These people burn very brightly, and if your attention is not on them, they sink into depression. They are adamant about being validated by your approval of them, and when they don't get it, they sink.
Taurus (April 20 - May 20)
Stagnation depresses Taurus.
They set themselves up for this, too, as they tend to find comfortable situations that end up boring them. Yet, they stick around for more, which they know is wrong, but they do it anyway.
Lack of movement, halted progress — these are the things that do a Taurean in.
Gemini (May 21 - June 20)
Heartbreak. Yes, we all feel depressed when we feel heartbreak, but Gemini simply doesn't get over it. They will carry the seeds of betrayal and love lost with them for a lifetime.
While they may be laughing, remember: these are the "Tears of a Clown" people. The outer clown face masks the inner pain.
Cancer (June 21 - July 22)
Cancer is unhappiest when they don't look good.
Yes, it may sound superficial, but Cancers are very much into their appearance, and if they don't look like some sort of ideal, they plummet into depression. They combat their depression with physical fitness, so all is well.
Leo (July 23 - August 22)
Leo becomes very disturbed when they don't get what they want, whether it's a person, a thing, or an idea.
Leo needs to be in control, and when things don't go as planned, they wallow in depression. They also let you know they are wallowing just in case you missed out on their sadness.
Virgo (August 23 - September 22)
The great ruminator, Virgo gets very depressed thinking about their own life.
They tend to overthink and create fictional scenarios in their heads, and always these scenarios end in disaster. Virgos anticipate bad times ahead, and, in doing so, they ruin their now moment with heavy depression.
Libra (September 23 - October 22)
The control freak of the zodiac, Libra is quite saddened and even depressed at not being able to control every single thing there is.
And when their lives get a little crazy, they go doubly insane because of the lack of control. This causes depression and anxiety for these sensitive souls.
Scorpio (October 23 - November 21)
Fear depresses Scorpio.
They enjoy living fearlessly, doing what they want, and reaping the fruits of their efforts. They love this so much that they are continuously aware of the idea that it isn't going to last forever.
The fear of death and endings haunts Scorpio, as well as depresses them.
Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21)
Being alone is a huge depression trigger for adventurous Sagittarius.
Oddly enough, the one sign that could be considered the most comfortable with being alone is also the sign that secretly worries about being alone for too long. It's as if they made their beds, but laying in them depresses them.
Sagittarius are solitary people who love being this way... until it hits them that it might be very lonely after a while.
Capricorn (December 22 - January 19)
Aging depresses Capricorn.
They never quite accept that this is a natural process and are always fighting against the odds. Capricorns are the first to undergo surgery to change their appearance, but sooner or later the aging bug hits them hard, and always leaves them hopelessly depressed.
Aquarius (January 20 - February 18)
Aquarians don't take well to being told they're wrong.
And because of that, they will spend an eternity trying to prove you are wrong for even implying that they aren't right.
The fight itself weakens them, takes them down a notch, as they are not natural to defending themselves. The work of it is what causes depression in them, as well as hopelessness.
Pisces (February 19 - March 20)
Family depresses Pisces.
Not so much the family itself as the inability for some families to get along. They are sticklers for order and tradition, and when their family life seems to go off track, so do they.
Highly sensitive they are, but when it comes to blood, they are off the charts with it, and that is what causes depression in Pisces.
Ruby Miranda is a New Yorker who learned astrology, I Ching and all types of cartomancy and numerology from her crazy, gypsy mother. She currently writes for a wide range of esoteric publications.


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Kiss Before Dying (Pt. 2)
Part Two: School of Hard Knockouts
Morning's light forced open James's weary eyes.
He shielded his face with his left hand while the right fumbled for his cell phone. He noted the time digitally painted on the screen and threw off his covers.
His entire body ached and he moved with the speed of a crotchety eighty-year-old man in no hurry to answer the door. It was a five-minute trek to the bathroom and he laughed at the absurdity of it all.
Once in the bathroom, James checked his reflection and was relieved at what he saw. There was slight discoloration around his left eye, and his lip was a bit swollen, but nothing that would indicate just how thoroughly the man had beaten him.
Instead of looking like he had been jumped by a dozen Marines as he expected, his face displayed the normal wear of a hard spar. He was immensely grateful that he did not have to explain any significant damage to his uncle.
Wincing, James removed his clothing from the previous evening and turned on the shower. His right side was purple from where the man had tenderized him with incredibly powerful close range strikes. The sting of hot water made him flinch, but his body adjusted quickly and slowly the aches that had aged him several decades began to diminish.
As he lathered with and rinsed off the body wash from his skin, his mind wandered.
What was the connection between his opponent and Johari? She seemed as surprised by the man as James had been, yet the man had addressed her with familiarity.
Despite the embarrassment of the beat down, his desire to fight the man again was fueled not by payback but a sense of respect.
James's tryout had been against a world class mixed martial artist and even after the ensuing loss, he could visualize a path to victory. The previous night's opponent was faster, stronger, and more resilient than anyone he had ever fought.
He lathered and rinsed twice more before ending his shower time. Towel wrapped around his waist, he exited the bathroom a few minutes later with significantly more pep in his step. Last night's mysteries could be investigated after breakfast.
James pulled on a white tee shirt and checkerboard pajama bottoms then ventured towards the delicious smells originating from the kitchen.
Upon entering, he saw his uncle standing at the stove.
"Excuse me, sir, but do I know you?"
"Me? I'm the guy that lets you live in his house rent free."
"Oh! Uncle June, is that you? Wow, it's been so long since I saw you, I forgot what you looked like."
"Funny. How are you liking the institute?"
"More than you apparently. What's this I hear about you taking a new job?"
"Possibly taking a new job."
"Doing what?" James took a seat and took another whiff of the breakfast sausages that were literally making him salivate to the point he had to swallow.
"Nothing you'd be interested in. Old people stuff."
"You don't know that. We like the same music. I could go for some Otis Redding or Fela Kuti to scrub that new mumble rap from my brain."
"What about you, Mr. Nosy? Anything new in your life? I know it's only your third day, but you learn how to throw a decent punch yet?"
"If you weren't so old, I'd demonstrate."
"Don't use that weak excuse. I'd beat you like you stole something."
"Sad. They say the mind is the first thing to go."
"No breakfast for you."
"I mean not yours obviously. You're the most brilliant man on the planet and I am honored to be your nephew."
"Too late. I forgot you were here, so I only made enough for me. You know, the mind ain't what it used to be."
"I set myself up for that one."
"If only you knew how to set up your takedowns better."
"Can't remember I live here but can criticize my technique. Typical."
Uncle June set a plate in front of him.
"Quit whining and eat."
"Love you, Unc."
Ninety minutes later, James pressed his student ID card to the access reader to the training room where he fought the man the previous night.
He was the sole occupant. The initial inhalation of disinfectant made his eyes water and the squeak of his shoes was impossibly loud.
Ignoring the odd sensations, James entered a storage room and flipped the light switch.
James slipped on a pair of black MMA gloves and slipped off his shoes. He placed them on a shelf and turned off the light.
Back in the main training area, he began hitting the punching bag furthest from the entrance.
Slow punches gradually became faster until he developed his usual rhythm.
As his fist thudded against the canvas, he suddenly felt that he could hit faster and harder.
On his toes, James danced around the bag and tagged it with speedy punches that felt as if they packed more power than prior sessions. The usual divots his fist created were noticeably deeper. Suddenly, he felt a small shock wave travel the length of his spine.
"Someone's energetic."
James stopped to look at a slightly older man who had spoken.
"Hey, Billy."
Billy Henderson was dressed in a tank top and boxing shorts. A pair of boxing gloves hung around his neck and a small tote bag from his right shoulder.
"Hey, kid. Your uncle said you might be here."
"Of course he did. He tell you to teach me a lesson since he's too old and broken down to do it himself?"
"That old man would kick both our asses at the same time and you know it." He set his tote bag on the floor.
"I wouldn't give him the satisfaction."
"Meet me in my office and come get this work."
"You want me to switch gloves?"
"Nope. Your strength is grappling. I don't want to handicap you."
James joined Billy in the ring as the older man tightened his gloves.
The two of them attempted to gauge one another's distance. Billy had always been quicker than James and until now James relied on blocking, then slipping in for a take-down.
This morning was different, however. Billy seemed slower, almost sluggish. James easily beat him to the punch. For the first time, James did not have to block or parry a single strike. There was no need for grappling Billy at all. Kicks missed by centimeters, and James slipped past punches like they were being thrown by a novice.
Billy crashed to the ground after a punishing left jab, right straight, left hook combination.
"You okay?" James asked as he squatted down next to Billy.
"Yeah. When the heck did you get so fast?"
"Man, stop playing. You were taking it easy on me."
"No, I wasn't. You keep improving like that and you might just be a match for your uncle before he really is too old for a fair fight."
A little over two hours later, James returned home equal parts thrilled and confused by his victory over Billy.
"Where ya been?" The voice was not the one he had expected.
"You smell nice," he told Michelle as he got closer to the woman sprawled on the sofa, watching a true crime show.
Her hair was tied back in a ponytail and she wore a sleeveless black blouse that revealed a hint of her stomach. A pair of form fitting jeans completed the look.
With little effort, James scooped her into his arms then sat down where her head had been.
"Uncle June said you got beat up."
"I hate him so very much."
Michelle wiggled against his arms, then turned to face him.
"Oh, my God! Who beat you up that bad?"
"It's not that bad."
"I'm sorry, but have you seen your face? You are not allowed to speak to me in public until your face heals."
"It is not that bad."
"Try to see this from a woman's point of view."
"My manliness will not allow me to."
In response, she poked him where his eye was discolored. Pain hissed its way through his gritted teeth.
"Okay, manly man. What happened?" She stared him down and he sighed.
"I lost my first challenge."
"Of course you did. The whole reason I vouched for you was so you could get some actual training for a change before you go picking fights."
"You hear that?"
"The sound of the bus you just threw my pride under."
"You'll get over it. Or under it. Suck it up." Michelle maneuvered her body into a seated position in his lap. She kissed his discoloration. "Go get dressed. I'll give you money for some chocolate chip pancakes. But I'm dropping you off up the street."
Throughout the evening, James's mind tried to make sense of the events of the last couple of days.
At random intervals during class, people's breathing would suddenly sound as if they were right next to his ear. He could smell far too many scents to process properly. The air tasted funny. Had he ever tasted air before? The little body hair he had would stand at attention without warning. His vision was sharper as were his thoughts. He found it much easier to compartmentalize his curiosity and still focus on the lesson.
Absently, he grabbed his tablet and headed out of the classroom. A few steps away from the classroom, he felt a similar but more intense tingle in his spine.
"You've gotten a bit stronger. Good." James's focus narrowed then pierced the crowd of students.
His opponent from two nights ago was standing nonchalantly less than ten feet away from him.
"Five minutes. You know where to find me."
Five minutes later, James was facing off with the man once again.
"Don't hold back like you did the first time."
"Sure, kid. Try to last a little longer this time."
They both assumed fighting stances. James rushed forward as if propelled by an invisible force. He had closed the distance between them in a heartbeat.
Most of James's punches missed him but each one got closer to the mark.
The man landed the first blow—a short hook to the jaw—but James ignored it.
James then lunged at his opponent and this time the man had to block the ensuing punch. The force alone was enough to knock the man off balance.
Even as he regained his balance, James was in his face and scored with a short hook to the body. The man stepped back then swung an impossibly quick kick, but James swatted the foot downwards and aimed a counter punch at the ribs.
Twisting his torso and sliding his foot slightly, the man simultaneously avoided the blow and put his next attack in range.
Surprised by his own speed, what should have been a knockout punch barely grazed James' chin.
James dove at the man's legs and caused him to backpedal. The man barely got his arms up when James suddenly spun from his crouch and thrust a foot aimed at the chest.
Again, the sheer power behind the attack was enough to do damage. The man stumbled back several steps before he could regain his balance.
James did not feel the usual stamina drain he would at this point despite hammering the man with punches until James found an opening and buried his knee into the other man's stomach.
His opponent responded with a teeth-rattling uppercut but James simply bear hugged him and slammed him to the ground.
"James!" He looked up to see Johari and scooted away from his opponent.
"Jabari. Why?"
"We're running out of time." Jabari sat up.
"So you beat him up again?"
"Hey, I think I was winning this time."
"Sure you were. Anyway. I think I know what I'm doing. I am a man of considerable talents."
"Save your business pitch for paying customers."
"Not to be rude, but what exactly is going on?"
"I'll tell you later. I sent you an address. Meet me there tonight. We will talk then. Let's go, Mr. Man."
"Of considerable talents. You gotta say the whole thing."
"Don't make me hurt you."
"I surrender." Jabari stood. "Hopefully, we get to play again real soon."
He watched the two acquaintances leave then looked at his fist. His adrenaline was stuck in fight mode. Turning his attention towards the punching bags, he shook his head. They would have to do for now.
It had taken 90 minutes, but James had finally exhausted his energy.
As he entered his home, he was nearly brought to his knees by that increasingly familiar sensation. Someone was here; someone dangerous.
However, the danger was offset by the delicious aroma of steak, garlic mashed potatoes, and sweet potato pie.
On guard, James followed his nose to the kitchen.
"What's the occasion, Unc?"
The aura of danger hit like a gale force. After the initial wave, James saw the source.
He opened his mouth, thought better of it, and sat down across from the strange woman at their table.
"Good evening, James."
"Good evening, Miss…"
"De La Luna. Please call me Elisa."
Just then, his uncle set a six-ounce cut of meat and a mountain of potatoes in from of him.
His eyes were drawn to Elisa's corkscrew curls. They spiraled to her shoulders and framed her face very well. She was dressed in cream-colored business casual wear. Her lips wore a weary smile.
The atmosphere was tense. But the food smelled incredible.
"Go ahead and eat," his uncle commanded. "Ms. De La Luna, would you excuse us for just a moment."
"Of course, Professor. Where is your bathroom?"
"Next to the hallway closet."
"Thank you."
The moment she left, James gave into to his ravenous hunger and began shoveling buttery mashed potato into his mouth.
He ripped into the steak as if he had not eaten in days.
"Could've sworn I taught you better table manners." Uncle June slid him a glass of water as he choked down a piece of meat he probably should have chewed more.
After downing the entire glass, James offered a meek apology. "What's going on, Unc? Who is that lady?"
"Hopefully someone we can trust." That got his attention.
"What do you mean? Are you in some kind of trouble?"
"That remains to be seen. Things are happening. Things I prepared for but had hoped would never happen."
"Can you cut the man of mystery act for a sec and give me a straight answer?"
"What if I told you vampires were real?"


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Thembisa, 24 July 2016 - ANC Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the party has done well to transform Thembisa township in Ekurhuleni.
JOHANNESBURG - Cyril Ramaphosa is the clear leader in e-tv&39;s latest poll.
Research company, MarkData, interviewed more than 300 ANC voters in Limpopo during September and October.
It suggests Ramaphosa is well-placed to land the party&39;s top job.
The ANC should have a new leader in a month and make no mistake, the race is on.
This week - Limpopo is in the spotlight.
The province will send nearly 650 members to the elective conference.
Just three provinces have bigger delegations.
Cyril Ramaphosa grew up in the region and it seems he&39;s a favourite son.
Seventy-seven percent of voters want Ramaphosa as ANC president.
Just three percent support Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.
Zweli Mkhize takes fourth spot, but he does make a mark - nearly eight percent say he&39;s their second choice.
Researchers have also probed sentiment towards President Jacob Zuma.
More than two thirds think he has a corrupt relationship with the controversial Gupta family.
Less than 10 percent don&39;t believe the relationship is corrupt, but some interesting details emerge here - nearly a quarter of voters refuse to offer an opinion.
The president could face tough action, if these voters get their way.
Sixty-six percent say he should be jailed, provided there&39;s proof of corruption.
Just over 10 percent think he should be pardoned.
The president&39;s fate is one thing, but the ANC&39;s next leader will face a massive challenge, summed up in just three words - radical economic transformation.
Eight percent of voters think the party should be more radical but most want more support for business.
Fifty-five percent say the private sector is the key to transformation.
That figure is in stark contrast to the last two polls - around 35 percent of voters in Mpumalanga and the Western Cape want more pro-business policies.
More results to come over the next few days.
The Race also airs on eNCA, with our panel unpacking the numbers on Monday at 3:30 PM.


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LOS ANGELES-Hollywood's latest sensation Donald Glover, eyebrow arched with the detached insouciance of a rockstar but the poise of a chess grandmaster, is trying to guess which surname Google auto-suggests when his first name is typed.
"Trump? Glover? I mean, are we going in order? Trump, Duck and then Glover," he asks.
Whisper it in Alabama, Kentucky or Oklahoma - shout it in his home state of Georgia - but the answer is Glover, not Trump, and entertainment's latest Renaissance man looks pleasantly surprised.
An accomplished actor, Glover is better known to rapt teenagers the world over as US hip hop phenomenon Childish Gambino.
"Oh, wow. I did it," he laughs, practicing the ear-to-ear grin he'll need if he ever adds an Oscar or a Tony to a trophy cabinet already groaning under the weight of Emmys, Golden Globes and a Grammy Award.
It has been quite a week for the 34-year-old actor, writer, producer, director, rapper, singer, DJ and comedian as he sits down with AFP to discuss his role as a young Lando Calrissian in "Solo: A Star Wars Story."
At the time of the interview, Glover's latest graphic music video "This is America" had racked up 100 million views in a week on YouTube, with its powerful takes on gun violence, racism and police brutality.
Every entertainment publication worth its salt has contributed to the white noise on what the enigmatic Glover could possibly have meant and how to interpret his edgy imagery.
"I haven't been on the internet since last Thursday," the normally prolific Twitterer laughs, adding that he prefers just to enjoy the moment and leave the navel-gazing to others.
As the awards roll in, Glover guards against reveling too much in past successes or daydreaming of possible future glories because a showbusiness career is "kind of like surfing."
"You just take that wave and that pulse and you just let it carry you," he says in his phlegmatic, not-quite-Southern drawl.
"Because it's like freestyling in any art form: the second we start thinking, 'Man, I'm really doing it,' you'll start to mess up."
Glover has tried his hand at sketch and stand-up comedy, been a writer on "30 Rock," an actor on "Community" and head writer, occasional director and star of acclaimed FX comedy "Atlanta."
Previously just a promising actor with small but impactful parts in "The Martian" and "Spider-Man: Homecoming," Glover's turn as the galaxy's sexiest gambler in "Solo" has elevated him to global superstardom.
Next up is another huge, iconic movie role, as Simba in Jon Favreau's live-action version of "The Lion King," not to mention a fourth and final Childish Gambino album.
He has been a fan favorite pretty much from the moment the first "Solo" trailer dropped, and Lucasfilm has said that a standalone Lando movie might happen one day - but not any time soon.
Glover - who divides his time between Atlanta, a couch at his studio in Los Angeles and the Hawaiian island of Kauai - was at his brother's house when he got the top secret news that he'd landed the part.
He celebrated by getting a pizza, going home and watching "The Empire Strikes Back." But he couldn't keep his excitement from his father, with whom he shares a first name and a deep love of all things "Star Wars."
"They were like, 'You can't tell anybody,' but I had to tell my dad. I felt like I would be betraying him if I didn't. I wouldn't have the part without him," Glover recalls.
The "Solo" script impressed, says Glover, because it featured not just rich, privileged, swashbuckling adventurers, but also the kind of unsung, everyday heroes who make society work.
"I love it because I think it's an honest reflection of, like, in order for you to have this nice fancy party with all this food, all that stuff, somebody is slaving away somewhere else," he says.
"They're working hard. And I just love that, and I think that theme is also in 'Atlanta.' There's an outside world that we're trying to get to. And right now, we're on the bottom."
For Glover, the most interesting aspect of the origin story of Han Solo and his childhood crush Qi'ra - played by Alden Ehrenreich and Emilia Clarke - is the extent to which people compromise their values to get a seat at the top table.
"It becomes 'you or them' at a certain point. And I think that's why I like this movie so much, because Han learns that. He's so naive and sweet at the beginning," he says.
"He's like... a Bruce Springsteen song: 'I'm gonna get outta this town, take my girl and we're going to fly into space.' And it's like, 'Yeah, it's not that simple.' Things change and you grow up."
"Solo: A Star Wars Story" hits US theaters on Friday.


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Some feel Beirut is being overshadowed by flood of global sympathy for Paris
Ruby Hamad says it feels like a "kick in the guts" every time someone changes their profile photo to the French flag.
Hamad, a columnist for Australian publication Daily Life, whose parent are from Lebanon and Syria, said she mourned for the people of Paris, but was upset a place she felt just as strong a connection to was being ignored by many on Facebook and within the media.
It was a sentiment shared by many.
"The wholesale way the globe has united for #PrayForParis while ignoring Lebanon, when their tragedies occurred within 24 hours of each other, is a telltale sign of how little non-white lives matter," she wrote.
"To see the colours of the French flag on the Opera House and other landmarks across the world, while the green of Lebanon's cedar tree is conspicuously missing, to hear world leaders condemn what happened in Paris as a crime on 'all of humanity' while sweeping Lebanon's grief under the carpet, is to be told over and over again: You are not one of us."
Hamad was referring to an attack that took place in Beirut, Lebanon a day before the Paris, France attacks.
In Paris, at least 129 people were killed on Friday night by at least seven ISIS-connected assailants at a stadium, concert hall and in restaurants. In Beirut, at least 40 people were killed on Thursday by a double suicide bombing in a crowded marketplace.
Both attacks were claimed by the Islamic State, both attacks left dozens dead and wounded, and both attacks were in communal areas where ordinary citizens were going about their business.
The Paris attacks are the deadliest on French soil since World War II, while the attack in Beirut is the deadliest in the capital since the end of Lebanon's civil war in 1990, outside of the 34-day Israel-Lebanon war in 2006.
Hamad's concerns over what she sees as disproportionate attention to Paris are shared by many people across the globe. But they are particularly acute in Australia, a country with a Lebanese-born population of 76,000 people, according to the 2011 census, and 200,000 people who claim Lebanese ancestry.
"It's a curious state of affairs, when you consider that there are around three times as many people of Lebanese descent living in Australia, compared to French nationals," Chris Graham wrote for the New Matilda.
"You'd think if we were able to identify with anyone, it would be with Lebanese Australians -– after all, so many of them are among the most beloved in this nation, and have contributed enormously to public life."
Landmarks around the world lit up with the colours of the French flag in support of Paris. Only the Egyptian pyramids were lit with the colours of the French, Lebanese and Russian flags in a show of support for each country.
The world's leaders tweeted their support for France, and millions of people changed their Facebook profile photo to include an overlay of the French flag colours.
On behalf of the Australian people, I extend our deep sympathy to the people of France. https://t.co/AKDQ6unBSE
— Malcolm Turnbull (@TurnbullMalcolm) November 14, 2015
The U.S. Department of State released a tweet paying respects to the victims of Beirut, and many major news organisations covered the blasts — such as Sky News, Reuters, AFP, ABC News, Mashable — but as the Paris attacks broke, the coverage switched focus to France.
US strongly condemns today's terrorist attack in #Beirut. We extend our deepest condolences to the Lebanese people. https://t.co/c2fTCQg6QU
— Department of State (@StateDept) November 13, 2015
Some people questioned why Facebook did not allow people to change their Facebook profile photo to the flags of other countries, and why its safety check feature — which lets locals mark that they are safe — was only deployed in Paris. (Here's Mashable's guide to changing your photo to also support Lebanon.)
Facebook responded by saying it was testing the feature in France, but that it planned to eventually roll it out to other "human disasters." This was the first time the safety check had been used outside of a natural disaster.
@facebook, please do security check for all terror attacks. I have friends in Paris and Beirut. Their safety is equally important to me.
— Sara Guribye (@saraguribye) November 15, 2015
Dear Facebook: Nice French flag overlay. But how do I change my profile picture to show solidarity with the people of Beirut?
— ror (@Aurora_Hyseni) November 15, 2015
Blogger Joey Ayoub wrote about the divide he felt existed in the varying coverage of Beirut, being a man from Lebanon who spends time in France and studies in London. His blog post has been shared more than 10,000 times on Facebook.
"It also seems clear to me that to the world, my people's deaths in Beirut do not matter as much as my other people's deaths in Paris," he wrote. "'We' don't get a safe button on Facebook. 'We' don't get late night statements from the most powerful men and women alive and millions of online users. 'We' don't change policies which will affect the lives of countless innocent refugees.
"This could not be clearer. I say this with no resentment whatsoever, just sadness."
Although, there was outrage among some people, others believed it was due to the ongoing conflict in areas around Lebanon and the rarity of such incidents in Paris that led to the one-sided flood of support.
"In Lebanon we experience war and its consequences more than French people do," Lebanese journalist Doja Daoud told Al Jazeera. "This is a humanitarian thing, the same terrorism that kills Lebanese people, Iraqis and Syrians, killed the French."
The area of Beirut where the bombing occurred is also a stronghold of Hezbollah militants, which has been targeted by suicide attacks and bombings in the past. Due to the unrest in neighbouring countries, such as Syria, bombings could be perceived by the West to be a common occurrence, as the New York Times suggested. This was the first such attack since 2014.
Whatever the reasoning by social media users and news organizations alike, terrorist attacks such as those seen in Beirut and Paris prove that many countries are being affected by the infiltration of the Islamic State and its war against humanity. Many people are now urging the people of the world to stand together and fight against terror — no matter what country they call home.


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January 2007
Top 10 New Year's Resolutions
For Improving Your Home
At this time last year, you were filled with inspiration. Excitement was in the air because 2006 was to be the year that you improved the look and feel of your home. You were finally going to complete all of those household projects that you've been wanting and needing to do.
Fast-forward to present day. 2006 came and went. You were busier than you were in 2005, and every weekend was booked solid. Now, it's 365 days later, and your home looks exactly the same as it did last year. In other words, the "resolution" you made about improving your home fell apart. Aside from basic maintenance, nothing got done.
How did this happen, you ask? Maybe it's because your resolution lacked focus. Perhaps you just didn't know where to begin. That's where YOU Magazine comes in! To help get you moving in the right direction, we've compiled our list of the top ten New Year's resolutions for improving your home. In doing so, we've been careful to consider everything from the time and cost involved to the overall "bang for your buck" these improvements will provide.
So, without further ado, here are the Top 10 New Year's Resolutions for improving your home.
10. Rid Your Home of Clutter
9. Get Floored
8. Spring is for Cleaning
7. Deal with Roof "Issues"
6. Windows Upgrade?
5. Go with the Flow
4. Embrace the 21st Century
3. Two Words: Paint... and Paint
2. Curb Appeal
And the number one New Year's Resolution for improving your home�
Upgrade Your Kitchen and Your Bathrooms!
Alright, no more excuses! You now have the focus you need to achieve your home improvement goals. Remember, it's not important or likely that you'll accomplish all of ten of these items. How about trying one or two to start? After all, you'll need something to occupy your weekends in 2008!
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