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Enyeama shines despite language barrier

Super Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama has revealed that one of the biggest problems he’s had to face in France is mastering the French Language.
The 31-year-old has been in great form this season with Lille OSC where he has conceded in just three of the club’s 17 league games this season.
Enyeama reckons his French will improve remarkably in the coming days but admitted that he still struggles to communicate in the language.
“I am not yet fluent in the (French) language. I am still learning the language and by the help of God, I should be fluent by the end of the season,” he exclusively told supersport.com.
Enyeama will return to Ligue 1 action on Sunday when Lille welcomes Bastia to the Stade Pierre-Mauroy on match day 18.
It would have turned out to be a historic day for the Nigerian as he was expected to break Gaeten Huard’s long standing record by keeping a clean sheet against Bastia for 52 minutes.
He lost the chance to break that record last Sunday when Lille lost 0-1 to Girondins Bordeaux at the Stade Jacques Chaban-Delmas on match day 17.
The former Enyimba goalkeeper did not however let his head drop and stated at the post-game press conference that failure to break the record did not represent the end of the world to him.
"Honestly, I was never even thinking about the record,” he said.
He also maintained that enjoying life on the pitch during matches is most important to him.
“When I'm on the pitch I just enjoy myself. If I concede a goal, it's ok.
"I knew everyone had been waiting (for me to concede), so it made me smile.
“I think my teammates wanted to see me beat the record, but I will go into the game against Bastia only thinking about winning. This defeat is just what happens in football, life goes on," he said.
Enyeama is fast carving a niche for himself as one of Africa's best goalkeepers ever.
He won back-to-back Caf Champions League titles with Enyimba and then spent six years in Israel with Bnei Yehuda and Hapoel Tel Aviv before joining Lille.
At the 2010 Fifa World Cup finals in South Africa, he was one of Nigeria’s finest performers.
In the Super Eagles’ opening game which the team lost 0-1 to Argentina, the official match report on the Fifa website said, the South Americans "might have won by more but for Enyeama."
Argentina’s talisman, Lionel Messi who was denied time and again by Enyeama’s cat-like reflexes described him as "phenomenal" in that match.
He added to his growing collection of accolades by helping the Super Eagles win the African Cup of Nations trophy in South Africa.
Previously, Wolfsburg sporting director Dieter Hoeness turned down the chance to sign him because, at 5ft 11in, he was too small.
His frame again counted against him earlier in his career as Sam Allardyce also opted against signing him for Bolton in 2004.
Enyeama is now living the dream with Lille OSC in France and has ensured that the Mastiffs have the meanest defence in the division after letting in a paltry five goals in 17 league games this season

 

83 Dead In Governmental Aerial Bombardments, Syria

At least 27 children and eight women were among the dead, the group said; it reported that 50 more people had sustained injuries in the bombardments.
Helicopters dropped barrel bombs on 12 neighborhoods in the city, where people have strongly backed rebels opposing the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
The opposition organization says it is not the first time the Syrian regime has dropped barrels filled with explosives on Aleppo neighborhoods.
The LCC said 135 people died in total in the conflict on Sunday.
The United Nations estimates that more than 100,000 people have died since the Syrian conflict began in March 2011.
Hundreds of thousands of civilians have also been injured.
It began when government forces cracked down on peaceful protesters during the Arab Spring movement, and slowly spiraled into a bloody, full-blown civil war.
More than 2.3 million people have fled Syria, and another 4.25 million Syrians have become refugees within their country since the civil war began, according to an Amnesty International report released on Friday.

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Why This Man Had His Hand Attached To His ANKLE For A Month

Xiao Wei said: "I was just shocked and frozen at the spot, until co-workers unplugged the machine and retrieved my hand and took me to the hospital."
At his local hospital in Changde, in China's Hunan province, doctors said they were unable to save his hand. But they suggested that doctors at the larger regional hospital may be able to help.
Mr Wei said: "I am still young, and I couldn't imagine life without a right hand."
Seven hours after the incident, he arrived at the other hospital in Changsha. Doctors here were hopeful they could re-attach the hand, but not right away. So, in order to stop the severed hand from dying, they attached it to his ankle
One of them explained: "His injury was severe. Besides ripping injuries, his arm was also flattened. We had to clear and treat his injuries before taking on the hand reattachment surgery."
Nearly a month after his hand was severed, Xiao had recovered enough to undergo re-attachment surgery. While he will need to undergo several other operations, doctors are confident he will regain full use of his hand again

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Why 6-Yr-Old Girl Dragged Parents To Court?

The girl’s father, Tawanda Gumbo, 30, a commuter omnibus tout, and her mother Constance Hukuimwe (27) appeared before Chitungwiza magistrate Kudakwashe Jarabhini, who sentenced them to four months and five months in prison, respectively, for child neglect.
Tawanda’s sentence was suspended on condition that he does 140 hours of community service, while Constance’s sentence was suspended for five years on condition that she does not commit a similar offence.
The court heard that between June and November this year, the couple, who stay in Manyame Park, always left the complainant with her two younger sisters aged four and three years without adequate food as they went to their different chores.
As a result, the complainant resorted to begging for handouts from neighbours to feed her siblings and herself.
To add to their predicament, the house had no ablution facilities, which forced the complainant and her siblings to relieve themselves in dishes and plates.
The court was told that at one time when the couple was away, the children’s blankets were accidentally destroyed by a burning candle while they were asleep.
A concerned neighbour eventually alerted police, leading to the couple’s arrest.
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Funeral Guests Remember Mandela’s Life

Nelson Mandela’s coffin was escorted to the funeral hall on Sunday. Watch highlights of the coffin making its way to the hall, where guests included Oprah Winfrey, Prince Charles and Richard Branson.


 

The most amazing plant - Chinese bamboo

In the Far East, there is a tree called the Chinese bamboo tree. This remarkable tree is different from most trees in that it doesn’t grow in the usual fashion. While most trees grow steadily over a period of years, the Chinese bamboo tree doesn’t break through the ground for the first four years. Then, in the fifth year, an amazing thing happens – the tree begins to grow at an astonishing rate. In fact, in a period of just five weeks, a Chinese bamboo tree can grow to a height of 90 feet. It’s almost as if you can actually see the tree growing before your very eyes. Well, I’m convinced that life often works in a similar way. You can work for weeks, months and even years on your dream with no visible signs of progress and then, all of the sudden, things take off. Your business becomes profitable beyond your wildest dreams. Your marriage becomes more vibrant and passionate than you ever thought it could be. Your contribution to your church, social organization and community becomes more significant than you have ever imagined. Yet, all of this requires one thing – faith. The growers of the Chinese bamboo tree have faith that if they keep watering and fertilizing the ground, the tree will break through. Well, you must have the same kind of faith in your bamboo tree, whether it is to run a successful business, win a Pulitzer Prize, raise well-adjusted children, or what have you. You must have faith that if you keep making the calls, honing your craft, reading to your children, reaching out to your spouse or asking for donations, that you too will see rapid growth in the future. This is the hard part for most of us. We get so excited about the idea that’s been planted inside of us that we simply can’t wait for it to blossom. Therefore, within days or weeks of the initial planting, we become discouraged and begin to second guess ourselves. Sometimes, in our doubt, we dig up our seed and plant it elsewhere, in hopes that it will quickly rise in more fertile ground. We see this very often in people who change jobs every year or so. We also see it in people who change churches, organizations and even spouses in the pursuit of greener pastures. More often than not, these people are greatly disappointed when their tree doesn’t grow any faster in the new location. Other times, people will water the ground for a time but then, quickly become discouraged. They start to wonder if it’s worth all of the effort. This is particularly true when they see their neighbors having success with other trees. They start to think, “What am I doing trying to grow a bamboo tree? If I had planted a lemon tree, I’d have a few lemons by now.” These are the people who return to their old jobs and their old ways. They walk away from their dream in exchange for a “sure thing.” Sadly, what they fail to realize is that pursuing your dream is a sure thing if you just don’t give up. So long as you keep watering and fertilizing your dream, it will come to fruition. It may take weeks. It may take months. It may even take years, but eventually, the roots will take hold and your tree will grow. And when it does, it will grow in remarkable ways. We’ve seen this happen so many times. Henry Ford had to water his bamboo tree through five business failures before he finally succeeded with the Ford Motor Company. Richard Hooker had to water his bamboo tree for seven years and through 21 rejections by publishers until his humorous war novel, M*A*S*H became a runaway bestseller, spawning a movie and one of the longest-running television series of all-time. Another great bamboo grower was the legendary jockey Eddie Arcaro. Arcaro lost his first 250 races as a jockey before going on to win 17 Triple Crown races and 554 stakes races for total purse earnings of more than $30 million. Well, you have a bamboo tree inside of you just waiting to break through. So keep watering and believing and you too will be flying high before you know it.

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VIDEO: NSA Can Decode Private Cell Phone Calls, Texts: Report

The latest leak from from Edward Snowden suggests the NSA can crack the world’s most commonly used cell phone encryption.

Chinese man kill himself after girlfriend won't stop shopping

A Chinese man jumped seven stories to his death after eyewitnesses said his girlfriend refused to stop shopping. Tao Hsiao, 38, had been shopping with his girlfriend at the Golden Eagle International Shopping Center in Xuzhou, China, when she asked to go to one more shoe store, according to Gawker. The pair had been browsing the stores for five hours.

That's when, police say, Tao reached his limit. "He told her she already had enough shoes, more shoes that she could wear in a lifetime and it was pointless buying any more," an eyewitness said,according to the Daily Mail. "She started shouting at him accusing him of being a skinflint and of spoiling Christmas. It was a really heated argument." The fight ended when Tao tossed the pair's shopping bags and jumped over a balcony, smashing into Christmas decorations before hitting the floor below, Chinese news site Hexun.com reported. Tao was pronounced dead at the scene. No one else was injured. No word yet on the girlfriend's reaction. Or whether she went to that last shoe store

Mandela's remains transferred to air base

THE remains of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela have been transferred to Waterkloof air base for a farewell from the African National Congress.

The military handed over Mandela's flag-draped coffin to the African National Congress (ANC) at a solemn ceremony broadcast live on South African television. The remains were to be returned to military control later on Saturday. It will then be flown to the Eastern Cape in preparation for Mandela's funeral the following day. Mandela's casket is expected to arrive on Saturday afternoon and to be greeted by a full military ceremony. The late president died just over a week ago at age 95. His body lay in state for three days this week, drawing huge crowds of South Africans who mourned his death and celebrated his successful struggle against apartheid.

Premier League: Manchester United striker Robin van Persie ruled out for a month

Boss David Moyes confirmed Van Persie suffered the injury when he took the corner which led to Phil Jones' goal in the 1-0 Champions League victory over Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday. "Robin van Persie is out for a month," said Moyes, who has a number of injury problems going into this weekend's game with Aston Villa. "It is unfortunate because I think if you look at our record with Wayne Rooney and Robin in the team it is actually very good and we have not had them for quite a period recently."Marouane Fellaini has a bit of a back injury. Michael Carrick is missing and Robin is going to miss four weeks with a thigh strain. That is a big blow to us." Goalscoring responsibility will now fall to Rooney who has been in great form this season despite United's problems. Rooney is edging towards Bobby Charlton's club scoring record of 249. Rooney will clock up 500 first-team appearances (including with Everton) on SundayHe's been in the game a long time already but is someone who can go on and play many, many more games." Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra and Chris Smalling were also sidelined for the Shakhtar game, while United have suffered back-to-back Premier League defeats against Everton and Newcastle, but Moyes is staying positive about the situation. He said: "I have no doubt it will get better. I am sure we have plenty of players who can cover it and we don't miss them too much." While Moyes does have alternatives to Van Persie, in midfield his squad has been left bereft by the absence of Michael Carrick, who has been sidelined for a month with an Achilles injury. "I do (feel United have felt Carrick's loss)," said Moyes. "We need him for his creativity. We have missed him for lots of other reasons as well. It is important. "We were looking for a couple of midfield players in the summer. We weren't able to get two. We got one. "We needed one who could give us something else if we did get an injury to Michael or one who could have played with him. "We have definitely been a little bit short in that area. Hopefully he is not too far away and he will be back in a couple of weeks and Moyes thinks that, at 28, the England international is getting better. "There are big things ahead for Wayne and some big targets ahead - he can break Sir Bobby's record," Moyes said. "As he gets older, he's adaptable and such a good football player. If he gets older and loses his pace, he can play a bit deeper. There are some fantastic legends around this club and Wayne has got a chance of turning out as one of them."He's been in the game a long time already but is someone who can go on and play many, many more games." Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra and Chris Smalling were also sidelined for the Shakhtar game, while United have suffered back-to-back Premier League defeats against Everton and Newcastle, but Moyes is staying positive about the situation. He said: "I have no doubt it will get better. I am sure we have plenty of players who can cover it and we don't miss them too much."While Moyes does have alternatives to Van Persie, in midfield his squad has been left bereft by the absence of Michael Carrick, who has been sidelined for a month with an Achilles injury. "I do (feel United have felt Carrick's loss)," said Moyes. "We need him for his creativity. We have missed him for lots of other reasons as well. It is important. "We were looking for a couple of midfield players in the summer. We weren't able to get two. We got one. "We needed one who could give us something else if we did get an injury to Michael or one who could have played with him. "We have definitely been a little bit short in that area. Hopefully he is not too far away and he will be back in a couple of weeks."

5 Key Principles to Pregnancy Nutrition

If you already eat a healthy diet, there may only be small adjustments you need to make to your diet to ensure you are eating right for the next night months. These five key principles will ensure that you remain fit and healthy, and that baby gets all the nutrients he or she needs to grow to be strong and healthy. #1 Drink Plenty of Water For a healthy pregnancy, it is critical that you drink enough water, as it will help to flush the toxins from your body and fight water retention. Water will also help with constipation and headaches associated with pregnancy. #2 Avoid Processed Foods The best way to begin your pregnancy is with proper nutrition. That includes the elimination of processed foods that are high in fillers, sodium, salt, and preservatives, which could potentially pose a risk to baby. In addition, you are far more likely to gain extra water and suffer with fluid retention when your diet contains processed foods. Instead, opt for healthy, whole food choices that are good for you and baby. #3 Buy Organic Organic foods are becoming more readily available and they are also becoming more affordable. Therefore, your goal should be to buy organic whenever possible. This is especially true when it comes to dairy products, meats, and eggs. Organic foods are higher in amino acids and fatty acids than the non-organic version. When it comes to fruits and vegetables at least make sure that those with the highest pesticide concentrations are organic. These are peaches, celery, apples, strawberries, blueberries, spinach, bell peppers, kale, cherries, grapes, and potatoes. #4 Eat Vegetable With Every Meal As you get further along in your pregnancy it becomes even more important to make sure that you eat vegetables with every meal. They are high in fiber and that will help with constipation associated with pregnancy. You’ll also feel fuller and you’ll obtain tons of nutrients. #5 Every Meal Should Include Healthy Fats Healthy fats include olive oil, organic butter, coconut oil, raw nuts, nut butters, and avocado. These fats will help you to feel full while providing you with nutrients, and they provide the kind of healthy fats that help with your baby’s cognitive development. Include these five key principles in your pregnancy nutrition and you’ll be on your way to well balanced nutrition throughout your pregnancy. Of course, you should always follow your doctor’s orders when it comes to nutrition.

IMAGINE you could disable a car remotely just by pressing a button. It's not a distant dream: devices that use radio waves to disrupt the control computers of modern cars are already in the pipeline. Police will be able to use them to halt suspect vehicles in their tracks. At the request of police in France, Spain and Germany, a European Commission-funded consortium is developing such a device. Meanwhile, electronics firm E2V of Chelmsford, UK, is developing a similar system for both the police and the military, and successfully tested its technology last week. Europe has given €4.3 million to the SAVELEC (Safe Control of Noncooperative Vehicles Through Electromagnetic Means) project. As part of this, engineers at the German Aerospace Center DLR in Stuttgart have pored over automotive Engine Control Units (ECUs) to identify vulnerabilities in microchips that can be exploited using radio signals. The electronics and portable antennas that will transmit those signals are being designed at IMST, a German radio antenna research lab in Kamp-Lintfort. At MBDA, the French missile maker based near Paris, staff are running simulations with large groups of volunteers drivers to gauge how they react when cars cut out at speed. "We want to be able to stop the really powerful cars that we cannot stop with the tools police forces have today," says Cécile Macé, a systems engineer at MBDA. "Really fast cars on the motorway are hard to stop in a safe way," she notes. Police in Dallas, Texas, for instance, last year stopped using stingers –strips of tyre-shredding spikes – after five officers were killed attempting to deploy them. The new devices work not by frying a car's electronics as military electromagnetic pulse weapons do, but by temporarily disabling them. "We want to disturb the car's electronics so we can stop it, but we don't want to break the car and leave it stuck on the motorway. And we don't want to harm the occupants, nearby pedestrians or the police with the beam either," says Macé. Drivers should not feel the beam – but they might hear something. "This is known as the Frey microwave hearing effect and consists of audible clicks... just a pop in the ear," she says. The SAVELEC consortium has yet to test its system, but the aim is to have a prototype ready by 2016. For now, it is releasing few details in order to prevent people from developing countermeasures – or their own version. But the system is likely to be much smaller than the one E2V is working on. Named RF Safe-Stop, E2V's device uses a 350-kilogram transmitter mounted on an SUV and a horn-like metal waveguide to beam microwave pulses at a car or motorbike up to 60 metres away. With the vehicle's wiring acting as an antenna, the pulses disable the ECU temporarily by constantly forcing it to reset itself. That stops the vehicle. E2V gave a proof-of-principle demonstration at Throckmorton airfield in Worcestershire, UK, last week. Both teams need to be wary of unintended consequences, says Jay Abbott of Advanced Security Consulting in Peterborough, UK, warning that the technology might also affect steering and brake systems. "Disrupting all of them at once could potentially leave a car travelling at speed as a dead weight, with limited control over its direction and braking."

IMAGINE you could disable a car remotely just by pressing a button. It's not a distant dream: devices that use radio waves to disrupt the control computers of modern cars are already in the pipeline. Police will be able to use them to halt suspect vehicles in their tracks. At the request of police in France, Spain and Germany, a European Commission-funded consortium is developing such a device. Meanwhile, electronics firm E2V of Chelmsford, UK, is developing a similar system for both the police and the military, and successfully tested its technology last week. Europe has given €4.3 million to the SAVELEC (Safe Control of Noncooperative Vehicles Through Electromagnetic Means) project. As part of this, engineers at the German Aerospace Center DLR in Stuttgart have pored over automotive Engine Control Units (ECUs) to identify vulnerabilities in microchips that can be exploited using radio signals. The electronics and portable antennas that will transmit those signals are being designed at IMST, a German radio antenna research lab in Kamp-Lintfort. At MBDA, the French missile maker based near Paris, staff are running simulations with large groups of volunteers drivers to gauge how they react when cars cut out at speed. "We want to be able to stop the really powerful cars that we cannot stop with the tools police forces have today," says Cécile Macé, a systems engineer at MBDA. "Really fast cars on the motorway are hard to stop in a safe way," she notes. Police in Dallas, Texas, for instance, last year stopped using stingers –strips of tyre-shredding spikes – after five officers were killed attempting to deploy them. The new devices work not by frying a car's electronics as military electromagnetic pulse weapons do, but by temporarily disabling them. "We want to disturb the car's electronics so we can stop it, but we don't want to break the car and leave it stuck on the motorway. And we don't want to harm the occupants, nearby pedestrians or the police with the beam either," says Macé. Drivers should not feel the beam – but they might hear something. "This is known as the Frey microwave hearing effect and consists of audible clicks... just a pop in the ear," she says. The SAVELEC consortium has yet to test its system, but the aim is to have a prototype ready by 2016. For now, it is releasing few details in order to prevent people from developing countermeasures – or their own version. But the system is likely to be much smaller than the one E2V is working on. Named RF Safe-Stop, E2V's device uses a 350-kilogram transmitter mounted on an SUV and a horn-like metal waveguide to beam microwave pulses at a car or motorbike up to 60 metres away. With the vehicle's wiring acting as an antenna, the pulses disable the ECU temporarily by constantly forcing it to reset itself. That stops the vehicle. E2V gave a proof-of-principle demonstration at Throckmorton airfield in Worcestershire, UK, last week. Both teams need to be wary of unintended consequences, says Jay Abbott of Advanced Security Consulting in Peterborough, UK, warning that the technology might also affect steering and brake systems. "Disrupting all of them at once could potentially leave a car travelling at speed as a dead weight, with limited control over its direction and braking."

New Drug Cuts Breast Cancer Risk in Half: Study

The drug Arimidex reduces the risk of developing breast cancer by more than 50 percent among postmenopausal women at high risk for the disease, according to a new study. The finding, scheduled for presentation Thursday at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in Texas, adds hope that Arimidex (anastrozole) might be a valuable new preventive option for some women. The research will also be published in the journal The Lancet. "Two other antihormone therapies, tamoxifen and raloxifene, are used by some women to prevent breast cancer, but these drugs are not as effective and can have adverse side effects, which limit their use," study lead author Jack Cuzick said in a new release from the American Association for Cancer Research. "Hopefully, our findings will lead to an alternative prevention therapy with fewer side effects for postmenopausal women at high risk for developing breast cancer," said Cuzick, head of the Cancer Research U.K. Centre for Cancer Prevention and director of the Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine at Queen Mary University of London. About 80 percent of U.S. breast cancer patients have tumors with high levels of hormone receptors, and these tumors are fueled by the hormone estrogen. Arimidex prevents the body from making estrogen and is therefore used to treat postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. The study included more than 3,800 postmenopausal women at increased risk for breast cancer due to having two or more blood relatives with breast cancer, having a mother or sister who developed breast cancer before age 50, or having a mother or sister who had breast cancer in both breasts. About half the women took Arimidex for five years while the others took a placebo, or dummy drug. Those who took the drug were 53 percent less likely to develop breast cancer than those who took the placebo. Side effects among the women taking the drug included hot flashes and small increases in muscle aches and pains. The study received funding from the drug companies AstraZeneca and Sanofi-Aventis, and Cuzick is on the speaker's bureau for AstraZeneca. Two breast cancer experts in the United States expressed optimism about the new findings. "This is very exciting information," said Dr. Amy Tiersten, associate professor of medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in New York City. She said that although tamoxifen and raloxifene can also cut a woman's odds for breast cancer, "these medications can slightly increase the risk of blood clots and uterine cancer." "It is great to have a less toxic option to offer patients in the preventative arena," she said of Arimidex. Dr. Stephanie Bernik, chief of surgical oncology at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, agreed. "It is with open arms that we can add [Arimidex] to the medications that can be offered to postmenopausal women that are at high risk of developing breast cancer," she said. "Because [Arimidex] has less side effects, more women are likely to undergo preventive treatment," Bernik said. "This will eventually help decrease the incidence of breast cancer in women in this category." "We are planning to continue following the study participants for at least 10 years, and hopefully much longer," study author Cuzick said. "We want to determine if [Arimidex] has a continued impact on cancer incidence even after stopping treatment, if it reduces deaths from breast cancer, and to ensure that there are no long-term adverse side effects."

China Rejects More US Corn Amid Rising Trade Conflict

China has blocked the entry of another U.S. corn cargo, and three more may be turned away, after tests found a strain of unapproved genetically-modified corn. But some believe the rejection may have been prompted by other trade disputes between the two countries. The latest cargo of 59,100 tons was denied entry on Tuesday after quarantine officials in the eastern province of Zhejiang detected MIR 162, a GMO strain not yet approved for import by the agriculture ministry, a quarantine official said. Since the middle of November, quarantine authorities in China, the world's second largest corn consumer, have already turned away about 180,000 tons of the grain. "It is really causing big trouble and it seems to be related to bilateral trade conflicts," said a corn trader with a domestic trading house. U.S. government data show that China's appetite for corn remains strong. It was the top destination for U.S. supplies last week, which analysts say outweighs any concerns about the rejections of a few cargoes. The U.S. Agriculture Department said on Monday it inspected 17.6 million bushels of corn earmarked for China last week, which made up 44 percent of the total amount of corn the government inspected. "If they are still importing it, it makes us wonder if this is more of a political game that China is playing," said Terry Reilly, senior commodity analyst at Futures International. "As long as China is taking U.S. corn on a weekly basis ... we are not going to get bearish on this topic." About 2 million tons, or 78.736 million bushels, of U.S. corn is headed for China in ships and China has already committed to buying another 3 million tons of the U.S. grain. China last month fought back against accusations by the United States that it was blocking a World Trade Organization technology deal, with Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng calling the United States "irresponsible." This month, China also launched a trade dispute against the United States to challenge Washington's accusations of having dumped cheap exports on the U.S. market. Traders said another three cargoes had already tested positive for MIR 162, a GMO strain developed for insect resistance, and were expected to be turned away from ports in Guangdong and Fujian. Some are not even being unloaded, making it easier to ship them to other markets, including Japan. "Rejections will be frequent, following large arrivals in coming weeks," said one industry source who asked not to be identified, due to the sensitivity of the issue. "Some cargoes simply berth offshore and buyers are not unloading the cargoes before testing results are complete." The U.S. corn market appeared unaffected by China's rejection. Chicago Board of Trade March corn futures were up 2 cents at $4.29-1/2 a bushel late Wednesday morning. Prices have increased 4.2 percent since China's first rejection in November. Large volumes of the rejected corn have been snapped up by importers in other Asian countries, sometimes with price cuts, European traders said. China expects a record corn harvest this year and faces a massive glut due to weak consumption by the animal feed industry. Its corn output in 2013/14 is likely to rise 5.9 percent on the year to a record 217.7 million tons, surpassing consumption, seen at 197 million. The country's corn consumption fell 1.1 percent from the previous year, partly due to outbreaks of bird flu early in 2013, the China National Grain and Oils Information Center says. Read Latest Breaking News from Newsmax.com http://www.moneynews.com/Markets/GMO-China-corn-reject/2013/12/11/id/541285#ixzz2nJ7lG8XZ Urgent: Should Obamacare Be Repealed? Vote Here Now!

What the Bible Says About Money (Shocking)

Most people know Sean Hyman from his regular appearances on Fox Business, CNBC, and Bloomberg Television, but what they don’t know is that Sean is a former pastor, and that his secret to investing is woven within the Bible. Perhaps that can explain why, despite his uncanny ability to predict precise moves in the stock market, Sean is often laughed at for his unique stance on investing. For example . . . a few months ago Sean appeared on Bloomberg Television. At that time, Best Buy (BBY) was dropping to all-time lows of $16 a share. Sean predicted the stock could go down to $11 a share, and would then quickly rebound to $25 per share, and after that would rally to $40 per share over the next year. Another commentator on the show actually mocked Sean for his stance, saying “$40 on Best Buy? If that’s the case Apple (AAPL) is going to $1,500. That’s the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard!” (Editor’s Note: At the time, Apple was trading at $650 per share). Within a few weeks, Sean would receive the last laugh. Best Buy dropped down to $11.20 a share and has since rebounded up to $42 a share — a 360% gain — exactly as Sean predicted. (Ironically, Apple has dropped down to about $400 per share). During a recent private dinner with Sean, once he’d blessed the food, I wasted no time asking him what his secret is for investing so successfully. I expected Sean to say that it was his years of experience at Charles Schwab or perhaps one of the complicated algorithms he uses for timing the stock market. So when Sean responded that his secret to investing was the Bible, I was thoroughly shocked. Yes, I knew Sean was a Christian (anyone who spends more than 1 minute with him will pick that up!). However, people usually keep their faith separate from things like . . . investing. But not Sean. For Sean, the Bible is his FOUNDATION for investing. He explained to me how there is actually a “Biblical Money Code” woven into Scripture. Sean says it is this Biblical Money Code that took him from making a mere $15,000 a year to now giving away up to $50,000 a year. Sean also credits this code with helping him turn his father’s $40,000 retirement account into $396,000. Certain investment titans, Sean says, such as Warren Buffett and John Templeton, have already used this code to amass billions. What Sean had to say impressed me so much that I asked him to put a presentation together that reveals how anyone could use this “Biblical Money Code.” I’ve personally watched this presentation several times and it is already spreading virally. During the video, Sean uses the teachings of King Solomon, Jesus of Nazareth, and the Apostle Paul to show how anyone can get out of debt . . . make sound investments . . . and morally build substantial wealth. Sean even reveals a “debilitating ‘financial sin’ that blinds many . . . and could be costing you up to 41% of your life savings at this very moment.” What’s so deceiving about this sin is how innocent and safe it appears at first. And at the end, he finishes up with his “12-12-12 plan for investing.” This is a simple step-by-step plan to go from being a saver, to an investor, to a philantropist.

The Tigers have come to terms with free-agent reliever Joba Chamberlain, reports FoxSports.com's Ken Rosenthal. CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman has confirmed the deal. The contract is reported to be for one year at $2.5 million plus incentives. Detroit has already signed Joe Nathan to work as closer, but with Drew Smyly headed to the rotation and Joaquin Benoit unlikely to return, they're in need of bullpen depth. As for the 28-year-old Chamberlain, he's coming off a 2013 in which he logged 4.93 ERA and 1.46 K/BB in 42 relief innings for the Yankees. For his career, he owns a 3.51 ERA out of the bullpen. Chamberlain missed a month last season because of an abdominal strain, underwent Tommy John surgery in June 2011 and then suffered a serious ankle dislocation in March of 2012. As a rookie in 2007, Chamberlain was dominant in limited action. After the Yankees attempted to make him into a starter, however, his performance suffered, even after being returned to a relief role. A change of scenery and coaching might do Chamberlain well.

The Tigers have come to terms with free-agent reliever Joba Chamberlain, reports FoxSports.com's Ken Rosenthal. CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman has confirmed the deal. The contract is reported to be for one year at $2.5 million plus incentives. Detroit has already signed Joe Nathan to work as closer, but with Drew Smyly headed to the rotation and Joaquin Benoit unlikely to return, they're in need of bullpen depth. As for the 28-year-old Chamberlain, he's coming off a 2013 in which he logged 4.93 ERA and 1.46 K/BB in 42 relief innings for the Yankees. For his career, he owns a 3.51 ERA out of the bullpen. Chamberlain missed a month last season because of an abdominal strain, underwent Tommy John surgery in June 2011 and then suffered a serious ankle dislocation in March of 2012. As a rookie in 2007, Chamberlain was dominant in limited action. After the Yankees attempted to make him into a starter, however, his performance suffered, even after being returned to a relief role. A change of scenery and coaching might do Chamberlain well.

Mandela's body lies in state as thousands view casket

PRETORIA, South Africa -- World leaders and thousands of South Africans on Wednesday filed past the flag-draped casket containing the body of Nelson Mandela, having a final look at the anti-apartheid icon in the amphitheater where he was sworn in 19 years earlier as the country's first black president. Some made the sign of the cross, others simply gazed at Mandela's face through a glass bubble atop the coffin at the Union Buildings, the government offices in South Africa's capital, Pretoria.Mandela was dressed in a black and yellow patterned shirt, a trademark style that he adopted as a statesman. His eyes were closed. His white hair swept up from his forehead. Mandela family members and world leaders viewed the body Wednesday morning. By the afternoon, long lines had formed to see the casket but the government said the "cut-off" point had been reached, urging people instead to arrive early on the following two days to get their chance. Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, South African President Jacob Zuma and other leaders passed by the casket in two lines. Four junior naval officers in white uniforms kept watch. Celebrities including singer Bono of the band U2 also paid their respects. So did F.W. de Klerk, the last president of white rule who shared a Nobel Peace Prize with Mandela for ending the apartheid era. "I hope that his focus on lasting reconciliation will live and bloom in South Africa," de Klerk said

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Sun will destroy all satelite in 2014

HOUSTON -  NASA says that in 2013 the sun will awaken and destroy all satellites
NASA recently published a frightening report.   According to NASA astronomers, in 2014, after years of hibernation, the Sun will wake up and Earth will suffer some deadly consequences, including global failure all satellite communications.
In his report, Defense Secretary Liam Fox noted that the perfect electromagnetic storm will lead to a technogenic disaster on Earth. He cited recent statistics which indicate that the surface temperature of hot stars is rapidly increasing.
Solar storms will generate a great level of radiation that will affect the Earth’s magnetic field. This could prove to be a collapse for the humanity – trains and planes will stop, GPS-navigation will be affected, mobile and radio networks will disappear.
As Liam Fox stressed in his address, the society is too dependent on technology, and this makes it very vulnerable. Natural protectors of Earth will simply not cope with the “riot” of the Sun, which will lead to the failure of all computers. Also, due to solar activity banking system can be affected.  Astronomers fear complete chaos in world financial markets..
Failures in electric power around the world can stretch from hours to several months. However, negative consequences of this outbreak can be minimized if we prepare for the collapse in advance.
Scientists have been investigating solar activity for 11 years. Previous years have been rather quiet. But, according to experts, this is the calm before this storm. Rings of fire, ready to escape from the surface of the Sun in the near future, are equal to a hundred hydrogen bombs in terms of power. If their destructive power reaches Earth, it will cause great economic losses. According to preliminary estimates, they will be 20 times greater than the damage from the famous Hurricane Katrina.
For information: solar flares are the most powerful of all manifestations of solar activity. The energy of a large solar flare reaches 1032 erg, which is approximately 100 times greater than the thermal energy that could be obtained by burning all known oil and coal reserves on Earth.
Strongest corpuscular flow perturbs the magnetic field of our planet, resulting in very fast and strong change its characteristics. Particles moving at speeds of 400-1000 km / s, reach earth’s atmosphere within a day or two. This process is called magnetic storm.
It has long been known that solar flares provoke magnetic storms on Earth. In those days, doctors ask weather-sensitive people to be careful and avoid stress, both physical and emotional, because such cosmic phenomena increase the risk of cardiac diseases. It was observed that 13% of cases of myocardial infarction occur during magnetic storms.
Typically, these storms are accompanied by disturbances of the ionosphere, which in particular leads to interruptions in radio communication. Solar flares are a frequent and quite serious phenomenon. It is accompanied by a surge of electromagnetic radiation that can cause irreparable harm to our planet.
In 2002, NASA satellite recorded a giant flare on the Sun. It caused the formation of prominence whose diameter is 30 times greater than Earth’s. Scientists said that we were lucky: there was no release of energy in the direction of our planet. Otherwise, the emission of such a force would have lead to significant distortions in the magnetic field.
In November of 2003 there was another powerful flare that brought down a Japanese communications satellite Kodama, which was first transferring clearly wrong information, and then disconnected. This ejection of stellar matter was the third largest on record. Let us see what 2013 has in store for us.

How Nelson Mandela won over his jailers

JOHANNESBURG – If you wonder how Nelson Mandela changed a nation, Afrikaner Christo Brandt might have the answer.
"Mandela became like a father to me," Brandt said.
Growing up, Brandt never questioned the oppression of apartheid. At 18, he was a guard at Robben Island, the harsh prison where Mandela spent 18 of his 27 years behind bars.
Brandt was told he'd be guarding the worst of the worst.
"I asked the sergeant, 'What are these criminals in for?' He said, 'Many are terrorists who tried to kill our children on the border.'"
But Brandt came to know Mandela as a kindly gentleman, the prison peacemaker. For years he was assigned to oversee the few family visits Mandela was allowed. 
One day Mandela’s wife Winnie came to visit with their new granddaughter. Babies were not allowed on Robben Island. Putting his job on the line, Brandt smuggled the baby in, wrapped in a blanket, and put her in the arms of her granddad.
"I give him the baby and he takes the baby and he was shivering a little bit and he's got some tears in his eyes," Brandt siad. "He was quite emotional at that point."
A friendship was born. When Mandela became president, he gave Brandt a job at the Capitol. When Brandt's son was killed in a car accident, Mandela was the first to phone him.
"When he phoned me, you could feel he was half part of my family," said Brandt.

Rory Steyn, a tough Afrikaner cop, says he came to admire Nelson Mandela.

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 The same transformation happened to Rory Steyn. He was a tough Afrikaner cop who enforced apartheid's tough laws. Yet President Mandela tapped him to lead his security detail. "And who was I? I was just a dispensable white cop. If there was an issue, any doubts, just get rid of him. There's a whole queue of guards waiting to take his position. And he chose not to do that. Go figure," said Steyn.
The prisoner he once despised became the president he admired. Steyn believes Mandela's policy of reconciliation and healing lifted up the country many feared would fall into racial war.
"We could have been down the road of Syria or Afghanistan by now and we're not. And we have him to thank for that," Steyn said.
When he heard of Mandela’s death, the tough cop cried.
"The first emotion was a profound sense of loss and sadness," Steyn said.
Just like many South Africans this week, he was crying for the man who changed the nation.