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Koncepti për botën

Fundja, njeriu nuk ka ardhur në këtë botë për të qenë i lumturuar, por për ta përjetuar ekzistencën e kësaj bote, që është vënë në lëvizje nga një sistematizim absolut. Edhe pse dëshira jonë është për një qeverisje të lumtur, ndërkohë, realisht, duke u nisur nga thelbi joshës, bota nuk na mundëson këtë lloj nderi për të qenë të lumtur e të shenjtëruar sa herë që duam apo kërkojmë ne....

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A painting thought to be the earliest copy of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa and painted alongside the original has been discovered in Madrid's Prado museum, giving a fresh insight into what the model for one of the world's most famous paintings actually looked like. ...

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The revolution will not be tweeted

What makes the loss of online freedoms particularly disturbing is the lack of due process that must accompany an invasion of privacy in the physical world — court authorisation to access personal information, enter the home, sift through materials, and make seizures....

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Piedestale për ardhmërinë

Demokracia e një shteti shihet në sjelljen e tij ndaj kritikëve. Në 100-vjetorin e lindjes Max Frisch në Zvicër është vendosur në piedestalin e një shenjtori kombëtar. Koha ka treguar që kritikat e tij kundër arrogancës së pushtetit, kundër fuqisë mbytëse të kapitalit, kundër shtetit që nuhat e përgjon qytetarët e tij kanë qenë të sakta dhe të drejta. ...

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Who should judge the judges?

The rationale for the establishment of a commission must be that it will guarantee the independence of the system from inappropriate politicisation, strengthen the quality of appointments, enhance the fairness of the selection process, promote diversity in the composition......

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Të mbrohet flamuri i Kombit

Ky flamur simbolizon historinë, po se po, por edhe të ardhmen. Si i tillë, rreth këtij flamuri duhet të mblidhen të gjithë, ta respektojnë e ta nderojnë, por mbi të gjitha ta mbrojnë, para armiqëve të vërtetë dhe para miqëve të rrëjshëm. ...

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2012 - Year of the Dragon!

Spectators in southwest China's Sichuan Province gathered by a lake in Miyi County to welcome the Year of the Dragon with a light show projected onto a giant water screen....

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Egypt's scientists savour post-revolution year

Over the past year, the science budget has increased by more than a third, salaries have risen and plans have been made for a science and technology city. ...

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Our minds are conditioned by formulas: my experiences, my knowledge, my family, my country, like and dislike, hate jealousy, envy, sorrow, the fear of this and the fear of that. That is the circle, the wall behind which I live....

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Rushdie assassination threat

Sir Salman Rushdie has announced his withdrawal from a leading Indian literature festival after officials warned professional assassins were on their way to kill him....

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Stand up for Salman Rushdie

Reports that the State government had prevailed on the JLF to cancel the invitation to Mr. Rushdie were followed by his scheduled events being taken off its website. However, the organisers have announced that they stood by their invitation....

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Tackling health problems

A system called Bio Diaspora will be used, which tracks air traffic to help anticipate the global spread of diseases. The internet will also be closely monitored to spot early geographical evidence of “disease activity”....

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ElBaradei drops Egyptian presidential bid

Mohamed ElBaradei, the former nuclear inspector and Nobel laureate, has dropped his bid to become Egypt’s president, claiming the country still had no “real democracy” despite its Arab Spring revolution....

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Stephen Hawking finds women ‘a mystery'

As for his greatest mistake, Prof. Hawking said: “I used to think information was destroyed in black holes,” a belief he later revised. “This was my biggest blunder, or at least my biggest blunder in science.”...

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Preoccupation with dieting becomes neurosis

The ancient Greeks knew that slimming down was a question of time and moderation. For early Christians, gluttony, written on the body in flesh, acquired the status of a deadly sin — and we have been feeling guilty ever since. If we look back over the centuries, it's ......

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Happy New Year 2012!

Have a great Happy New Year 2012! ...

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Conserving the Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal was built in 22 years (1631-1653) with the orders of Shah Jahan and it was dedicated to Mumtaz Mahal, the wife of Shah. 20.000 workers labored and 32 crore rupees were spent during the construction of the monument and it was built according to Islamic architecture. It is one of the Unesco world heritage site. ...

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Lindje e Krishtit, apo lindje e vitit?

Pra, festat, datat, muajt, ritet, javët e kalendarët ishin shpikur njëherë, ku një popull si Shumerët i ruajti në gur dhe një popull si pellazgët, më vonë shqiptarët i ruajti në lahutë. Prandaj dhe ne shqiptarët nuk kemi asnjë lidhje me festën e Vitit të Ri më 01 janar......

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What the Moon brings

So I watched the tide go out under that sinking moon, and saw gleaming the spires, the towers, and the roofs of that dead, dripping city. And as I watched, my nostrils tried to close against the perfume--conquering stench of the world's dead......

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Christianity is alive and well

The coming of the Son of God in our flesh, celebrated at Christmas, is deeply and rightly ingrained in our culture as a unique turning point, the start of a new era. This was the act of redemption, a further pulling back of humanity from a destructive path by a unique act of self-sacrifice....

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Gëzuar Krishtlindjet!

“Uroj të gjithë besimtarët për Krishtlindje. Kjo është dita për reflektim. Kjo është dita simbolike e shpresës dhe paqes”, ka uruar Presidenti Topi. ...

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At Christmas Time

"'And we wish them a happy Christmas; we are alive and well, and I wish you the same, please the Lord... the Heavenly King.'"...

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Vaclav Havel – Heroi i Lirisë

“E vërteta dhe dashuria duhet të triumfojnë mbi gënjeshtrat dhe urrejtjen” - Vaclav Havel....

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Kim Jong-il and North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has died following a stroke or heart attack. Here are 50 facts about the late dictator and his country. ...

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We have a great deal of knowledge about the world, about matter and the universe; we have also a great deal of historical knowledge about ourselves: will that knowledge free the human being from conflict? ...

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K: Would you differentiate between the mind and the brain or would you only use the word `mind' to convey the wholeness of the human mind?...

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100 years — Amundsen's dash to immortality

The British team led by Robert Scott managed to arrive at the South Pole only on January 17, 1912, 33 days after Amundsen had hoisted the Norwegian flag....

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Dita e të Drejtave të Njeriut dhe OSBE-ja

Në shekullin XXI, në vendet perëndimore, përmendja e mbrojtjes dhe promovimit të të drejtave të njeriut është bërë shumë e zakonshme, duke u shndërruar në një moto politike me të cilën të gjithë duket se bien dakord....

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Objects big enough for the eye to see have been placed in a weirdly connected quantum state....

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Mark Twain's classic scene of boyhood one-upmanship, when Tom Sawyer tricks his friends into whitewashing a fence for him, has been immortalised online by Google's home page. ...

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Gëzuar Festat e Nëntorit!

Ah, dua dhe lulet, kur i shfaqin pekulet, dhe fluturat që venë, mbi to dua të jenë; bilbili t'ia thotë nën diellin e ngrohtë....

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Secret history of Stonehenge revealed

The crucial new archaeological evidence was discovered during on-going survey work around Stonehenge in which archaeologists have been ‘x-raying’ the ground, using ground-penetrating radar and other geophysical investigative techniques. ...

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Kush e dogji flamurin e Ismail Qemalit?!

Flamuri ishte i tëri mëndafsh i kuq rrethuar me thekë ari dhe në mes kishte shqiponjën me dy krerë në ngjyrë të zezë. Shtiza mbajtëse qe prej bambuje dhe i lyer me ar në majën e së cilës gjendej një shqiponjë me dy koka prej fildishi…...

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Dita e Flamurit në Prizren

Në kuadër të shënimit të 28 Nëntorit - Festës së Flamurit Kombëtar, në Prizren pritet që të performojë Grupi Polifonik i qytetit të Gjirokastrës. Grupi muzikor nga Shqipëria është ftuar nga Fondacioni për Trashëgimi Kulturore, në mënyrë që anëtarët e tij të jenë pjesë e disa aktiviteteve kulturore......

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An Interview with Poet Krystyna Lenkowska

Writing poetry is not a race or a competition. It’s neither a regular job with agenda, a career tasks and effects oriented. I don’t know. I don’t even know if I am a poet. Czesław Miłosz would say: “poetry should be written rarely and not eagerly”. It is a very sophisticated advice for every poet. ...

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A challenge to Kindle lending library

Amazon.com launched its Kindle owners' lending library earlier this month, giving customers with an Amazon Prime membership (which costs $79 a year) the option to borrow one book a month for free, with no due dates. ...

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Çmimet Letrare në Panairin e Librit, 2011

Në përfundim të Panairit të 14-të të Librit, që po zhillohet në Pallatin e Kongreseve, janë shpërndarë edhe çmimet e vitit. ...

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Pyramid closed for 11-11-11

The closure follows a string of unconfirmed reports in local media that unidentified groups would try to hold “Jewish” or “Masonic” rites on the site to take advantage of mysterious powers coming from the pyramid on the rare date. ...

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Presidenti Topi viziton Panairin e Librit

Presidenti Bamir Topi vizitoi sot Panairin e Librit që po zhvillohet në Pallatin e Kongreseve në Tiranë. ...

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Jehonë e një të kaluare të trishtuar

«Kur personi që kisha përballë e llogariti se unë e përfundova së lexuari letrën, urdhëroi me një ton të prerë: — Vendos dhe përgjigju! ...

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Names, novels and the Booker

It has also gone to a number of other richly deserving works such as Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day, Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient, and, more recently, Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall. The Prize has had its share of controversies, but is only the richer for it. ...

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Në përvjetorin e Shoqatës “Pushkin”

4 vjetori i themelimit të Shoqatës së Artistëve “Pushkin” zanafillën e ka pikërisht më 22 Tetor 2007, atëherë kur i jep jetë manifestimit letrar “Poezia, art i fjalës”, të cilin e zgjeron edhe një vit më pas në edicionin e dytë....

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Europa dhe Shqiptarët

Ishin Rilindësit tanë, ata që me aktivitetin e tyre të shquar patriotik që edhe përkundër shumë rrymave të kundërta, arritën ta drejtojnë kombin shqiptar në rrugë të drejtë. Mirëpo, cilat ishin sfidat e atyre në atë kohë dhe cilat janë sfidat e kohës së sotme. ...

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Pak fenomenologji dhe ekzistencializëm

Shteti dhe fati i tij ndodhen aksidentalisht në një udhë të ndërlikuar që aspiratat e shoqërisë përfundojnë në tehun e shpatës. Udhë të re vështirë se mund të ketë për një kalim të matur juridikisht e politikisht....

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Full list of Nobel Peace Prize winners

OSLO—Here is the full list of Nobel Peace Prize laureates from 1901, when the prize was first awarded: ...

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Çmimi Nobel për Paqe 2011

Presidentja e Liberisë, Ellen Xhonson Sirlif, Lejmah Gbmove nga Liberia dhe Tavakul Karman nga Jemeni kanë fituar çmimin Nobel për Paqe....

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Nobel Prize for Literature goes to Tomas Tranströmer

Tranströmer has described his poems as "meeting places," where dark and light, interior and exterior collide to give a sudden connection with the world, history or ourselves. According to the poet "The language marches in step with the executioners. Therefore we must get a new language."...

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Nobel Prize...

"In the first half of the 20th century the UK, Germany, and France dominated the sciences. The US emerged as the world leader after the second world war. Now, I believe we will begin to see as many Nobel prize winners from Asia as we do from the US and Europe." ...

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20 vjet miqësi

Kur Amerika u rikthye në Shqipëri 20-vjet më parë, kisha nderin dhe privilegjin të isha anëtar i delegacionit të parë diplomatik amerikan në Tiranë. Ishte një periudhë, që për mua dhe tre kolegët diplomatë amerikanë, do të mbetet përgjithmonë e paharrueshme në kujtimet tona. ...

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Migjeni dhe konstruktimi i vargëzuar i historisë

Ekzistencializmi pra, është më tepër produkt i mirëqenies ekonomike dhe varfërisë shpirtërore moderne perëndimore. E lidhur me mjerimin e shtresave të margjinalizuara të popullsisë fshatare në Shqipëri, për më tepër në një mjedis shoqëror tradicional ku jeta komunitare, lidhjet mes njerëzve dhe strukturat shoqërore ishin ende të forta dhe funksionale, ai duket pa vend. ...

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The real William Shakespeare

And why not Shakespeare? Then why should an aristocrat like Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, borrow the drunken bawdy youth's [Shakespeare's] name as his pseudonym? Those who question are either aristocrats or university educated and Shakespeare was neither of them. And some of the famous playwrights of his times were not....

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Huge Shakespeare festival for Olympics year

The Globe, the recreation of Shakespeare's own theatre on the bank of the Thames in London, is mounting all 37 of his plays, presented by guest companies in 37 languages, including Arabic, Yoruba and Armenian....

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The hidden river

Scientists have discovered in Brazil the longest underground river — running for a length of 6,000 km at a depth of nearly 4 km. It flows all the way from the Andean foothills to the Atlantic coast in a nearly west-to-east direction like the mighty Amazon River. ...

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The miracle that was Mother Teresa

For Mother Teresa, to love one's neighbour was to love God. This was what was essential to her, not the size of her mission or the power others perceived in her. “We are called upon not to be successful, but to be faithful,” she explained. Mother Teresa exemplified that faith — in prayer, in love, in service, and in peace. ...

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Mind Without Measure

They are both thinkers. But we have the idea that your thinking is yours, whereas thinking is the nature of man. Be clear on this point. When you think, it is not your individual thinking, it is the capacity of your brain to be active and respond in words, in form, and that is the nature of man. ...

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Unless the teacher has desirelessness, his own desires may blind him to the aspirations and capacities of the boys in his care, and he will be frequently imposing his own wishes on them instead of helping them in their natural development. ...

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Ancient Egyptians used 'hair gel'

Microscopy using light and electrons revealed that nine of the mummies had hair coated in a mysterious fat-like substance. The researchers used gas chromatography–mass spectrometry to separate out the different molecules in the samples, and found that the coating contained biological long-chain fatty acids including palmitic acid and stearic acid....

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Archaeopteryx dethroned

These fossils, exhibiting the same avian morphological features seen in Archaeopteryx, raised serious doubts about the basal fossil's very presence in the evolutionary tree of birds. Clinching evidence from the latest find has only confirmed these doubts. ...

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Mona Lisa recreated with coffee

The Mona Lisa, one of the world's most famous paintings, has been recreated with 3,604 cups of coffee - and 564 pints of milk. ...

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Pse raporti mes absolutes dhe relatives është relativ?

Për absolutizimin e njërës anë të së vërtetës janë të prira më shumë forcat diktatoriale e diktatorët. Për prijësit apo liderët e këtyre forcave, që janë të ngarkuara edhe me komplekse të tilla si ato të “shkëlqimit diellor” e të inferioritetit ndaj të huajit të plotfuqishëm......

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Etiquette

Etiquette requires that we shall treat all people with equal courtesy, given the same conditions. It has a tendency to ignore the individuality of people. We may not slight one man simply because we do not like him, nor may we publicly exhibit extreme preference for the one whom we do like....

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"Letërth mbi kohën", Kundrejt letrës së Poetit

Sot, nuk mund të besosh në asgjë, as tek politika, as tek individi, as tek ideologjitë mistike. Madje dhe një ide e re të servohet për të mirën e shoqërisë, mund të cilësohet si një ide e rrezikshme. Andaj, kritika dhe ideja janë për një shoqëri që ka prekur majat e Olimpit, e jo për shoqëri që janë krisur si qelqi natën. ...

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Argentina developing nuclear-powered submarine

"This brings us to the submarine ARA Santa Fe, which has been waiting for some years in the shipyard, which when ready will exit not with its original propulsion but with nuclear propulsion developed in Argentina." The submarine had been due for completion in 2015 as a conventional model......

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Mbi etikën

“Çdo gjë reale është e arsyeshme, çdo gjë e arsyeshme është reale”, shprehet Hegeli. ...

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Panairi i Librit Ulqin, më 23-30 Korrik

Panairi i Librit në Ulqin do të organizohet në periudhën 23 – 30 Korrik 2011, në vendin e quajtur Plazhi i Vogël, pranë lokalit të njohur “Hollegro”. ...

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Piramida dhe sindroma e prishjes

Sindroma e prishjes, shprehje e mendësisë totalitare dhe ves i trashëguar nga e kaluara (legjenda e Rozafatit dhe e Urës së Artës nuk kanë lindur rastësisht në Ballkan), është e fortë tek ata; është gjenetike....

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Piramida dhe identiteti urban i Tiranës

Përse është i rëndësishëm identiteti urban shumë pak i trajtuar në tërë Shqipërinë,me theks të veçanet në Tiranë. Sa lehtë e anashkalojmë e harrojmë ekzistencën tonë në këto hapësira....

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Yuri Gagarin statue unveiled in London

The daughter of the first man in space came to Britain today to unveil a statue in his honour – and revealed how Britons "astonished" him during a visit 50 years ago. ...

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Watch it, watch your own mind. Don't theorize. Look at yourself if you can, and see what is good and what is evil. The fact is never evil. Right? Anger is anger....

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K: I have knowledge of myself through my reactions, my feelings, through my responses to another in my relationship. I have been jealous, sensuous, angry. These are all reactions, but it is much more than that. All that I know is based on verbalization. ...

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Noisy and eternal

If Rome’s history is monumental, then so is the task of telling it. A story that lasts almost 3,000 years and is pivotal to so much of Western civilisation requires a chronicler of well-nigh unattainable erudition......

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What is my consciousness? My consciousness is made up of culture, ideas, traditions, propaganda, etc. The content makes up consciousness. Without content, there is no consciousness. ...

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Edwin Hubble in translation trouble

Amateur historians say famed astronomer may have censored a foreign rival. ...

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K: So go into habit. Why do you have habit? Why do you have a mind functioning in habit which means a mechanical mind? Why is it mechanical? Is it because it is very safe to be mechanical, secure?...

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Botuesit dhe bibliotekat

Afarizmi i botuesve të librit rrezikohet seriozisht në botën bashkëkohore, kur libri jepet, pos përmes “bibliotekave tradicionale”....

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Picasso painting sells for £13.5m

An anonymous American donor gave the painting to the University of Sydney last year on the condition that it be sold and the proceeds used for scientific research. ...

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World Heritage committee to discuss 2011 nominations

Carvings in Mongolia, Buddhist sites in Japan and the modernist architecture of Le Corbusier are among the 42 nominations. ...

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Culturomics: Word play

By mining a database of the world's books, Erez Lieberman Aiden is attempting to automate much of humanities research. But is the field ready to be digitized? ...

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K: Therefore, it is valueless. As long as it is an idea, it is valueless. Let us be clear. The fact is I am afraid: I don't face the fact that there is this feeling arising, but I create an idea about the fact and act according to that idea. I say don't do that, look at the fact without making it into an abstraction. Stay with fact, don't move away under any circumstances. ...

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When I look at the moon, the new moon coming up with the evening star, do I look at it as though I have never seen it before? The wonder, the beauty, the light, do I look at anything as though for the first time?...

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When we are talking about freedom from fear, we want outward freedom, freedom from chaos, anarchy, or dictatorship. But we never demand or enquire if there is an inner freedom at all: freedom of the mind. Is that freedom actual or theoretical?...

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If there is a threat to the very root of the human mind, to the survival of what is called human, then what is the action of man? Is there such a threat? Is it possible to meet it?...

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K: Take a river; it has a source. The Rhine, the Volga, the Ganga, all the rivers of the world have a source. The source is sorrow, not the drops of water. ...

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Një punim "Raphaelian"

Punime të tilla "Raphaeliane", sot janë tepër të pazakonta, dhe rrallëherë qytetarët e apasionuar nga artet pamore mund t’i përjetojnë ethet e strukturës "Raphaeliane" nëpër galeri artesh pamore. ...

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K: May I put this question differently? I am the result of the past. The `me' is the accumulation of memories, experience, knowledge - which is the past. The `me' is always active, always in momentum. And the momentum is time....

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K: Senses have their place. If I see a beautiful tree, it is beauty; the beauty of a tree is astonishing. Where does desire interfere with the senses? That is the whole point;not whether the senses are important or unimportant......

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So what is desire? Why do we suppress it? Why do you say it has a tremendous importance? I want to be a minister; my desire is for that, or my desire is for god....

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Assyrian language: what is it?

Assyrian is a dialect of Akkadian, an extinct Semitic language that was spoken in ancient Mesopotamia. ...

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But we never demand or enquire if there is an inner freedom at all: freedom of the mind. Is that freedom actual or theoretical? We regard the State as an impediment to freedom. ...

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Intervistë ekskluzive me poetin dhe publicistin e njohur, Bujar Plloshtani

Plloshtani: Njeriu është qenie e përsosur dhe e bukur. Por, ndonjëherë është kafshë iluministe që ndrit pa efekt. Politika është mbi individin, mbi kolektivin, mbi shoqërinë, andaj duhet të shërbejë për të mirën e tij....

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Light on human social structure

Biological continuity from chimpanzees to australopithecines. ...

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Moralizing Criticism and Critical Morality

The proletarians must, therefore, overthrow the political power where it is already in the hands of the bourgeoisie. ...

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We have been "programmed' biologically, physically and also" programmed' mentally, intellectually. We must be aware of having been programmed, like a computer. ...

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Tree of Life claims Cannes glory

Kirsten Dunst won acting honours for her turn as a depressed bride facing the apocalypse in Melancholia by Denmark's Lars von Trier, who was expelled from the festival for making an awkward joke about his sympathies for Hitler. ...

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Çmimi “Klosi”

Ky çmim, të cilin ne e dëshirojmë të përvitshëm, synon të nxisë një bashkëpunim më të afërt mes qytetarëve të këtyre viseve, sidomos në lëmin e Arsimit, Politikës dhe Krijimtarisë. ...

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Democracy, Destiny, Devout

The great vice of democracy is certainly not tyranny and cruelty: there have been mountain-dwelling republicans, savage, ferocious; but it is not the republican spirit that made them so, it is nature. ...

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Dita botërore e lirisë së shtypit

Dita Botërore e Lirisë së Shtypit festohet çdo vit, anë e mbanë botës, me 3 Maj. Ky, sipas Kombeve të Bashkuara, është një rast për të nënvizuar parimet themelore të lirisë së shtypit, si edhe për të vlerësuar lirinë e shtypit......

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How is the mind to be made new, fresh, innocent?

But a young mind is always deciding anew, and a fresh mind does not burden itself with innumerable memories. ...

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What does it mean to see the totality of something? Is it ever possible to perceive the totality of something which is moving? ...

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Google Earth presents Royal Wedding procession tour

Google Earth is marking the event by providing a flashy 3D tour of said procession, so those who aren’t there waving flags and throwing confetti can check out the route and famous landmarks along the way. ...

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William becomes Duke of Cambridge

Buckingham Palace said in a statement: "The Queen has today been pleased to confer a Dukedom on Prince William of Wales. His titles will be Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus. ...

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Tradition and Revolution

The mind which is crowded with impressions and information about the object, sees. The mind, the brain, the whole structure is never empty. It is full and through this burden it looks....

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California ponders cell-banking venture

State agency grapples with technical and ethical challenges. ...

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Mr Wang, who is China's richest property baron according to the 2010 Hurun Rich List with a fortune in excess of £2.5bn, has not commented directly on any the reports....

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Tuition fees 2012...

MPs voted in December to raise tuition fees for full-time undergraduates from £3,350 a year to £6,000 in 2012 and up to £9,000 in "exceptional cases". ...

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23 Prilli - Ditë Botërore e Librit

“Botuesit, bibliotekat, lexuesit dhe shitësit e librit, duke afirmuar Ditën Botërore të Librit dhe leximit, do afirmonin paqen dhe edukimin e përhershëm të njerëzimit. Çfarë dite e bukur do të ishte kjo ..! ...

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Creativity

But most creativity, as we call it, is man-made. That is, this creation takes from the known. Right? You know the great musicians, Beethoven, Bach and so on, it is from the known they act. ...

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Your brain may control your computer, but who's controlling your brain? You wouldn't want a computer to unquestioningly act on what's inside your head. ...

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Shija klasike

Shija klasike duhet kuptuar si: - një vlerë e ngritur shpirtërore e cila mbetet e pavdekshme në art, por edhe në çdo lloj krijimi tjetër ku shpirti dhe mendja përcaktojnë teorinë e njohjes....

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E mjera Piramidë, pa mbrojtje drejt shkatërrimit

Piramidat e Egjiptit, thonë mbrojtësit, nuk janë ndërtuar në demokraci, por në tiranitë më të pamëshirshme, që njeh historia. ...

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Democritus And The People Of Abdera

"Our citizen," said the spokesman with tears in his eyes, "has lost his wits, alas! Study has corrupted Democritus. If he were less wise we should esteem him much more....

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Twelve of the best new novelists

As a marketing exercise, it worked. Novelists began featuring in newspapers and magazines; new novels – and the advances that novelists had received – became news items....

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John Lennon's unseen art to go on show

Previously unseen drawings by John Lennon are to go on display in a new exhibition of the Beatle's art work. ...

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Picasso painting La Lecture up for auction

The 1932 painting is expected to fetch between £12m and £18m. ...

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Space-age technology on 16th century history

A virtual jigsaw may help academics solve a mystery about the wealthy family closely linked to Henry VIII. ...

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Socrates was a product of the Greek renaissance. Great men come in groups, like comets sent from afar. Athens was seething with thought and feeling......

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Herbert Spencer

Liberty of action is the first requisite to progress, and the prime essential in human happiness. It is better that men have wrong opinions than no opinions--through our blunders we reach the light. ...

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Mona Lisa backdrop “unveiled”

A bridge and a road glimpsed over the shoulder of the Mona Lisa, often believed to be imaginary, belong to Bobbio in northern Italy, according to Carla Glori, who says that a numerical code...

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U.S., U.K. scientists draw up list of world's plants

The list was compiled and edited by botanists and computer scientists at Kew Gardens in London and the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis....

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WikiLeaks Founder Signs Book Deal

London — Julian Assange, the founder of the WikiLeaks antisecrecy organization, will release an autobiography next year, having signed publishing deals that he told a British newspaper may be worth $1.7 million. ...

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Chernobyl now open to tourists

Ukraine announces official tours of the 1986 nuclear disaster site. ...

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Mistletoe could vanish within 20 years

The trust says that in the cider heartland — Somerset, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire — traditional orchards have declined dramatically in the past 60 years....

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The Temple

Later incidents are chaotic. As I stared at the uncannily lighted door and windows, I became subject to the most extravagant visions - visions so extravagant that I cannot even relate them. I fancied that I discerned objects in the temple......

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Jehona aktuale e Kongresit të Manastirit

Kur u arrit uniteti gjuhësor para 102 vjetëve, shqiptarët nuk i kishin mundësitë e sotme që të krijojnë një hapësirë të përbashkët kulturore e shpirtërore. ...

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"Genius? I'm not even a proper writer!"

"Hans Keilson may be the greatest novelist you've never heard of. Born a German Jew in 1909, he wrote his first book aged 23. Now, a mere 77 years later, he's set to become a literary sensation for his depiction of hiding from the Nazis. ...

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Dickens home wins grant

The tall, narrow house in Doughty Street, central London, where Dickens lived for three years from 1837, has been awarded a £2-million grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund, in time for a comprehensive renovation before the bicentenary of the author's birth in 2012. ...

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Digital keys for unlocking the humanities' riches

Members of a new generation of digitally savvy humanists argue it is time to start exploring how technology is changing our understanding of the liberal arts. ...

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Një pjesë e harruar e Shqipërisë natyrale

E ngjyrosja territorin me te kuq dhe vizatoja shqiponjën ne mes me të zezë ashtu siç e kam bërë edhe tek kënga “Im proud to be Albanian”. ...

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Europe’s institutions and what they do

The EP meets in Brussels and Strasbourg, as well as having offices in Luxembourg. Elections are held every five years, and every EU citizen who is registered as a voter is entitled to vote. ...

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Google to bring Dead Sea Scrolls online

The first photographs are slated to be online within months. The scrolls will be available in both original languages and in translation. ...

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Socrates — a man for our times

"Sokrates (470–399 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher who is widely credited for laying the foundation for Western philosophy. ...

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Përurohet "Rruga e Paqes"

"Rruga e Milleniumit për Paqen" në Tiranë, që do të jetë në hyrje të Liqenit Artificial parashikon që drejtuesit e vendeve të ndryshme të botës......

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A hidden language revealed

While the number of spoken languages continues to decline, at least one new one has been added to the inventory, though Koro too is on the brink of extinction. ...

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Sir Isaac Newton, the alchemist

The 17th century genius' other career rivalled and sometimes surpassed in intensity his devotion to celestial mechanics. ...

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Doli në qarkullim Romani "Varri i Pagëzimit" i shkrimtarit Artan Mullaj

Libri " Varri i Pagëzimit" është realisht një nga librat që lexohen jo vetëm me kënaqësi, por dhe me një kureshtje e zhbërje e ribërje modelesh,mendimesh,përfundimesh në cdo faqe që lexohet....

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Fossilised big red penguin discovered

Scientists believe it could explain how the smaller, modern-day creature evolved....

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Kim Jong Il makes son General

Kim Jong Un expected to be the next leader....

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Fuqia e fjalës

Fjala ësht lundra valavitëse që vozit në oqeanin t’onë. Po a ngjet vallë një gjë e tillë? ...

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5 Hidden dangers of Facebook

An expert in online privacy drew attention to the five dangers of sharing information on social networking site Facebook....

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Për liberalizimin e vizave

Italia dhe Sllovania i dërgojnë letër BE për liberalizimi i vizave me Shqipërinë dhe Bosnjen. ...

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Population ageing: an area of darkness

The organisation and delivery of elder health care must be approached with enthusiasm, altruism and generosity....

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World's oldest stock certificate found

The Westfries Museum, in Hoorn, the Netherlands, has identified it as being the oldest share in the world. ...

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Which is the best online dictionary?

The Chambers 21st Century Dictionary, with its 75,000 words and phrases and 110,000 definitions, is free online. ...

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New light on Stonehenge

This virtual excavation, using the digital information collected, pointed out the exact location of the new henge....

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The secret behind Mona Lisa's smile

The secret of how Leonardo da Vinci produced the optical effects that created the Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile can be revealed for the first time. ...

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Reflections on Respect

Trust, belief, credibility and trustworthiness are under threat. We must value them the more for their being in trouble. ...

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Shkupi

Sot janë të pakta gjurmët e Shkupit dardan, si dhe të atij të kohëve të Justinit (518-527) me origjinë ilire nga Bederiana pranë Shkupit, Justinianit të Madh (527-565), nipi i Justinit, i lindur në Tauris, fshat në afërsi të Shkupit......

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Berati, "magjia" e turizmit shqiptar

Qyteti i Beratit ose qyteti i "një e mbi një dritareve" përbën rastin më unikal të një qyteti turistik, që pret e përcjell turistë gjatë gjithë stinës së vitit. ...

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Michelle Obama visits Ronda

Michelle Obama followed in the footsteps of Ernest Hemingway and Orson Welles when she paid a visit to Spain's oldest bullring, the Plaza de Toros in Ronda, a picturesque town in the hills above the Costa del Sol. ...

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British no longer willing to queue

Queuing, along with warm beer and afternoon tea, was once a quintessential British trait. But it would seem we are no longer prepared to wait in line. ...

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Behind Facebook's success

It also ties in with contemporary knowledge society, marked by the ability of individuals quickly to create, package, and share content around the world....

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Errata

Flavigny's morals are attacked, and his reputation overturned by a horrid imputation. Yet all this terrible reproach is only founded on an "Erratum"! ...

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Wooden Stonehenge found

An ancient wooden version of Stonehenge has been unearthed at the site of the world famous Bronze Age monument in Wiltshire. ...

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Ebooks outsell hardbacks at Amazon

The online bookseller says sales of its e-reader and ebooks have reached a tipping point. ...

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Panairi i Librit në Ulqin dhe Prizren

“Ulqini 2010”, veprimtaria e rëndësishme kushtuar librit do të nisë më 28 Korrik dhe do të përfundojë më 4 Gusht. ...

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Restored da Vinci back on show

The painting has been in the National Gallery collection since 1880 but its uneven finish — with some areas, such as the faces, complete and others......

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Oldest text found in Jerusalem

The clay fragment was found by researchers sifting through debris removed from beneath a tower from the 10th century BC....

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Flowers are not forever?

Later this year the results of a huge global analysis by the Royal Botanic Gardens, in Kew, west London, of all the world's estimated 400,000 plants are due to be published...

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A test for longevity

Scientists studying the genomes of centenarians in New England say they have identified a set of genetic variants that predicts extreme longevity with 77 per cent accuracy. ...

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Queen Elizabeth meets tennis royalty on rare visit to Wimbledon

The Queen, who last visited the All England club in 1977 — the year Virginia Wade won the women’s singles title for Britain — was welcomed by thousands of fans......

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CNN ends ties with Associated Press

CNN's current contract with AP expires June 30th. CNN said it will have a new deal with Reuters, but will mainly rely on its own resources. ...

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Buddha relics enshrined at Chinese temple

The relics were sent to the country from India by Emperor Ashoka and buried beneath a Chinese temple over 1,000 years ago....

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Orange for Kingsolver

The Kentucky-born writer described her victory as a “lovely shock” and said she was “delighted”. ...

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Monet to raise £40m

One of Monet's celebrated water-lily paintings is to be auctioned in London for a price expected to reach up to £40 million. ...

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Reflections on my country's 200th birthday

Argentina glories in its achievements as a democracy in the economic sphere and reiterates its commitment to human rights and international law. ...

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Zvicër, një kapsulë për dixhitalizimin e informacionit

"Informacioni dixhital na ve përballë problemesh që janë krejt të reja. Një problem është vjetërimi i shpejtë i mjeteve të regjistrimit, siç janë kompjuterat.”...

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Tagore works to be auctioned

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky. R. Tagore ...

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“Të përqafojmë modernen pa humbur identitetin”

Përshëndetja e Nobelistit, Orhan Pamuk, me rastin e marrjes së titullit “Honoris Causa” në Universitetin i Tiranës. ...

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Cuba to host int'l poetry festival

The International Poetry Festival in Havana is registered at the International Federation of International Poetry Festival of UNESCO. ...

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The Nile River

Herodotus, the great Greek philosopher, wrote of the Nile: "the river rises of itself, waters the fields, and then sinks back again; thereupon each man sows his field and waits for the harvest."...

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Monet’s water lilies, King Richard’s ruins (Normandy)

Giverny is a pilgrimage destination for Monet fans. The artist, who died here in 1926 at the age of 86 and is also buried here, spent more than 40 years in this village in the south-west of Normandy....

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VE Day

Victory in Europe (VE) Day was declared on Tuesday 8 May 1945. It marked the formal end of war in Europe....

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Picasso artworks you don't know

Picasso gave the drawings on display to his chauffeur, Monsieur Bresnu and his wife, who served as the artist's confidantes in later life....

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From Third World to New South

With fast-growing, large economies that speak from strength rather than weakness, the South does not ask for aid, but demands to be able to trade. ...

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Gjuha Shqype

E njat tok' që je tue gzue, e ke zan' tash sa mij' vjet, shqiptaria, që mbet mblue sot nën dhe, edhe shqip flet. ...

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Etiquettes of gymming

The human traffic in locker rooms, combined with absence of sunlight, creates a perfect environment for germs to flourish....

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Greco-Roman mummy found in Egypt

The Greco-Roman tombs, in Bahariya Oasis, 300 km (190 miles) southwest of Cairo, were discovered during probes that indicated they may be part of a much larger necropolis, Egypt's Culture Ministry said......

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Kremtohen Pashkët!

Pashkët janë dita më e shenjtë në kalendarin e krishterë që përkujton rilingjalljen e Jezu Krishtit tre ditë pas vdekjes së tij....

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Japanese architects win Pritzker Prize

The current works of these two architects include the Hyundai Factory, Seoul, in Korea and the House for China International Practical Exhibition of Architecture, Nanjing....

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Setback to French move to ban veil

Wearing a full-body veil is already forbidden in some cases: for public servants exercising their duties, in schools or in businesses where it would interfere with work, for example....

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2 U.K. papers to charge for online access

Owners of The Times newspapers announced that from June free access to their redesigned websites would be restricted to only those who already have a seven-day subscription to their print editions....

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Da Vinci code: Doomsday in 4006

Leonardo da Vinci predicted that the world would end in 4006, a Vatican researcher has claimed. ...

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Berlin, Panairi më i madh për turizmin

Për këtë vit, Agjencia e OKB-së për Turizmin Global parashikon një rritje prej 3-4 për qind të vëllimit të turizmit në shkallë globale. ...

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Google and our digital future

It would benefit all if the final ruling strikes an equitable and fine balance — one that protects the rights of authors and publishers......

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Create U.N. women's agency

“We hope soon to have a dynamic entity for gender equality and women's empowerment within the U.N. system. That would provide more coherent programming and a stronger voice for women,” said Mr. Ban....

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Britain heading for hung Parliament?

Britain had a hung parliament last in 1974, when Conservative PM Edward Heath chose to cling on to power before the Liberal Party refused to back him......

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Down at the Front

I am now remaining in and around Washington, daily visiting the hospitals. Am much in Patent-office, Eighth street, H street, Armory-square, and others. ...

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Fingerprinting history

DNA studies have revealed patterns of early human migration around the world....

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Malaria, broken leg killed Tut, say DNA tests

The findings were from two years of DNA testing and CT scans on 16 mummies, including those of Tutankhamun and his family......

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Building schools to fight terrorism

Attention needs to be paid to the education system in Yemen to prevent the country from becoming a breeding ground for the al-Qaeda. ...

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Sculpture sells for record $104m

"It's a phenomenal result ... I think the result pretty much reflects the depth of the market,'' Helena Newman......

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‘Lost’ Booker Prize for 1970 novels

The Booker was originally awarded for any book published the previous year. However, in 1971 it became a prize for the best novel published that year. ...

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Mystery visitor misses the date

The visitor left roses and cognac at Poe’s grave for decades....

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Marathon New Year holidays in Russia

Believe it or not, but Monday, January 11, is the first day when Russians report to work after ringing in the New Year. ...

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World's tallest building

Dubai is set to open the world’s tallest building amid tight security on Monday, celebrating the tower as a bold feat......

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Eiffel Tower or Taj Mahal?

Eiffel Tower "beats " Taj Mahal to be World's favourite building......

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Vallja e përjetësisë

Lasgush Poradeci u lind buzë Liqenit Ohër, në Pogradec, më 27 Dhjetor 1899....

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Urim për Krishtlindjet

"Në këtë ditë feste është momenti për të dëshmuar virtytet dhe vlerat tona më të spikatura si njerëz, si popull"......

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The Christmas Box

The fruits are they of holy Christmas tide......

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Sarkozy takes on Google

Nicolas Sarkozy has vowed to keep Google's hands off France's classic books and national treasures by spending £680 million making them available on the internet. ...

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"Burqa won't get you French citizenship"

President Nicolas Sarkozy has proclaimed the burqa "not welcome" in secular France... ...

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World Architecture Festival in Barcelona

The Spanish city of Barcelona has hosted the World Architecture Festival, which celebrates global design....

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Germany to mark fall of Berlin Wall

Thousands of tourists have poured into the capital to mark the event, local Media reported....

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Frankfurt Book Fair 2009 Opens

The Frankfurt Book Fair 2009 opens Tuesday in Frankfurt, Germany, with China as its Guest of Honor....

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Portrait by Da Vinci revealed

The fingerprint on a painting that experts believe as a new Leonardo da Vinci....

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Taj Mahal, India

Taj Mahal at Agra, in India, is One of the Wonders of the World....

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World Media Summit begins in Beijing

"China will seek friendly cooperation with all countries on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence" (President Hu Jintao)....

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Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, falls on the 15th day of the eighth month on the Lunar calendar....

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507-carat white diamond mined

"The Cullinan mine has again given the world a spectacularly beautiful and important diamond..."...

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In stunning upset victory, woman to head UNESCO

The Board will now forward her nomination to UNESCO’s General Assembly to be held in November 2009....

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Mozart dies of strep infection: Study

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the 35-year-old composer, died on Dec. 5, 1791, and it took a whole week for a Berlin newspaper to announce that he had been poisoned....

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Milford Sound (NZ) in "Seven World Wonders" finals

Over 260 natural landmarks were nominated from people around the world....

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"Elixir of life discovered"

An "elixir of life" biochemical has been discovered in the soil of Easter Island, prompting suggestions that an "anti-ageing" pill could soon be produced....

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Bringing together the greats

Lennon, Hendrix guitars to go under the hammer....

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Michael Jackson dies at 50 in Los Angeles

Jackson, who became known as the "King of Pop" with the success of albums such as "Thriller," "Bad" and "Dangerous......

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Acropolis Museum opens

The museum holds more than 4,000 ancient works, including some of the best surviving classical sculptures that once adorned the Acropolis....

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UK court rejects bid to allow Hindu-style funeral pyres

The Council had said the practice is impractical. ...

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Picasso, Giacometti works fetch $7.7 million each

Pieces by Pablo Picasso and Alberto Giacometti have sold at a New York City auction of impressionist and modern art. ...

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New ancient pharaonic temples discovered in Egypt

This undated hand out picture released Tuesday April 21, 2009......

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Aphrodite

In Greek mythology, Aphrodite is the goddess of love, beauty and sexual rapture. ...

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Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter

Some 4.5 million people across the country attended Easter services, which traditionally last several hours over Saturday-Sunday night....

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New life for Anne Frank’s tree

“Our horse chestnut is in full bloom,” Anne Frank told her diary on Saturday, May 13, 1944, “thickly covered with leaves and much more beautiful than last year.” ...

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Donald Keene On... Yukio Mishima & Madame de Sade

Donald Keene is one of the world’s foremost Japanologists and interpreters of Japanese literature, the author of over 25 books in English and 50 in Japanese....

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Pritzker Prize for Peter Zumthor

Citation hails Peter Zumthor’s “architecture of permanence”....

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Pope urges hope to end war, poverty on Easter

Pope Benedict delivered his "Urbi et Orbi'' speech _ Latin for "to the city and the world'' _ at the end of his Easter Sunday Mass, attended by tens of thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square and the boulevard leading up to it. ...

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Easter 2009!

The date of Easter 2009 is Sunday 12 April 2009 (Western Christianity) and on Sunday 19 April 2009 (Eastern Orthodox Christianity). ...

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Communist Manifesto comes home

“The Communist Manifesto has been described as the best-known and certainly the most widely translated pamphlet of the 19th century,”......

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Women's Day

Success of the first International Women's Day in 1911 exceeded all expectation....

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Greeks argue over status and statue of Alexander

Alexander's name continues to carry great weight around the world. Greek, Macedonian and Albanian nationalists fight to claim his mantle....

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Charles Darwin

"In the struggle for survival, the fittest win out at the expense of their rivals because they succeed in adapting themselves best to their environment." ...

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Darwin's home nominated as world heritage site

Downe Bank, at the site, is a beautiful piece of chalk downland which in spring bears cowslips, wild violets, orchids and primroses....

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Kandidaturat e çmimit Oskar

“Frost Nixon”, “Milk”, “The reader”, dhe “Slumdog Millionare” janë kandidatura për filmin më të mirë....

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S.Ph.Huntington

It is my hypothesis that the fundamental source of conflict in this new world will not be primarily ideological or primarily economic. The great divisions among humankind and the dominating source of conflict will be cultural. ...

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Shpallen fituesit e Globit të Artë

Filmi Slumdog Millionaire fitoi çmimin kryesor në ceremoninë e Globit të Artë, që u zhvillua mbrëmë në Hollivud. Historia frymëzuese që i merr ngjarjet nga Bombei në Indi, fitoi katër çmime të Globit të Artë nga Shoqata e Shtypit të Huaj në Hollivud....

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Jen Hadfield wins TS Eliot prize for poetry

A relative newcomer to poetry who has been widely praised for her passion and awareness of the natural world has tonight won one of the genre's grandest awards – the TS Eliot prize for poetry....

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