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'We were trapped': Eyewitness to the massacre in Kiev

CNN

25 Feb 2014

updated 7.52 PM EST, Mon February 24, 2014. Editor's note. New York-based Ukranian-born filmmaker 'Yana' -- whose real name is not being used to protect her safety -- has been in Ukraine since November, 2013 and was filming in Kiev last week when government special forces attacked civilian protesters in Maruinska Square. Here is her story ... Much more like a revolution ... Protesters sleep on the floor inside a Kiev monastery on February 19 ... 1....(size: 20.1Kb)

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Chart-topping Benedictines of Mary nuns release Lent album

Detroit news

24 Feb 2014

Gower, Mo. Eight times a day, a group of nuns files into a chapel in their rural northwest Missouri monastery to chant and worship ... How this album and the nuns earlier releases Advent at Ephesus and Angels and Saints at Ephesus came to develop a following among classical and religious music lovers is something the monasterys prioress can only explain in religious terms....(size: 9.2Kb)

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Head for the clouds in Bhutan

London Evening Standard

24 Feb 2014

Fittingly for such a deeply Buddhist land, the lodge takes inspiration from the monastery which it sits above, as well as the surrounding farmhouses....(size: 1.0Kb)

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How to Achieve Happiness and the Unsung Heroes of Compassion (The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama)

noodls

24 Feb 2014

Meanwhile, reports I receive from Tibet about monasteries that have turned away from Dolgyal practice and are developing harmony and friendship with other monasteries in their region are encouraging ... told me that while he was still in his monastery, he never gave a thought to money, but once he was out in the world he realized how important it is....(size: 9.9Kb)

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Bottled spirit

Deccan Herald

24 Feb 2014

My curiosity got the better of me ... It was a bright September morning, my wife and children and I had left Gangtok after visiting the Tsangpo monastery, and were driving back ... ....(size: 0.9Kb)

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World-class wines, country cuisine and architectural interplay all blend in La Rioja

The Miami Herald

24 Feb 2014

Given the hours spent oozing along roads in L.A., you'd think my ideal vacation would not include driving ... Add world-class wines, rustic farm-to-table cuisine, small country hotels, centuries-old monasteries and churches - and some exciting contemporary architecture ... It was not my first visit ... It's all natural ... You can visit World Heritage monasteries and marvelous old churches, or get out in nature and hike or bike ... No worries, though ... S....(size: 8.4Kb)

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First full trailer for HBO's 'Silicon Valley' (with Steve Jobs joke)

CNET

24 Feb 2014

Having delivered a tiny snippet a couple of weeks ago, HBO now releases a longer trailer for its new Mike Judge-helmed show. The only women are in scant clothing. by. Get email alerts. Shocked at hearing a Steve Jobs joke. (Credit ... It's not as if the jokes write themselves ... Will anyone beyond the Valley's hoodie-wearing monastery enjoy these jokes -- or even get them? That is the exciting challenge the creators have set for themselves ... . . ....(size: 3.7Kb)

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Belgium leaders, masses give ecstatic welcome on arrival of Chinese pandas

South China Morning Post

24 Feb 2014

Two giant pandas on loan from China for the next 15 years received a red-carpet welcome in Belgium on Sunday where they were greeted by Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo ... Watch. A news report on the pandas' arrival ... Built on ruins of a medieval monastery, Pairi Daiza Zoo is considered one of the best zoos in Europe, already housing other rare or vulnerable species such as the red-crowned crane and the red panda. ....(size: 4.1Kb)

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No Fimbulvinter, No Ragnarok – But Vikings Are Back on The History Channel

The Examiner

24 Feb 2014

( Then again, winter is not over yet.) ... Several of the major characters, notably Ragnar Lothbrok, as portrayed by Travis Fimmel, are based on real people of that era, and many of the events depicted – such as last season’s attack on the English monastery at Lindisfarne – actually occurred. Vikings, however, is no documentary ... Mark G ... Lincoln’s War set, Mark continues to be enthralled by stories from the age of Lincoln ... ....(size: 4.1Kb)

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Arrest warrant issued for Ukraine’s ousted, missing President

Fox31 Denver

24 Feb 2014

Ousted Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych. KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s ousted President is a wanted man. He’s also a missing man. Viktor Yanukovych is not in Kiev. The mayor of Kharkiv, where Yanukovych was Saturday, says he hasn’t seen him in a few days. He’s also apparently not hiding in a bunker in a Ukrainian Orthodox monastery, a church spokesman said, swatting down the latest speculation ... The U.S ... U.S ... ....(size: 5.1Kb)

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Fugitive Viktor Yanukovych out of sight but running out of options

The Guardian

24 Feb 2014

Pro-Russia demonstrators in Sevastopol on Monday. Photograph. Darko Vojinovic/AP. Is he shuttered away in a monastery outside Donetsk, smuggled into a Russian naval base in Sevastopol, or escaping on a luxury yacht from the port of Balaclava? As an arrest warrant went out for the deposed Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych on Monday, there were many rumours but few firm facts about his location ... Sign up for the Guardian Today ... ....(size: 5.7Kb)

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Monument to corruption: Ukraine's most-wanted man built $75M home on a $25G salary

Fox News

24 Feb 2014

Published February 24, 2014FoxNews.com. The Ukraine’s most-wanted man, ousted President Viktor Yanukovych, remains on the run as his stunned countrymen tour his dream home, the impoverished nation’s answer to Versailles and what some are calling a “monument to corruption.” ... The property, built on the site of a 14th century monastery, was originally a Soviet-era dacha, or country home, used by communist leaders as a getaway ... ....(size: 5.5Kb)

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Mahindra Adventure 'Wild Escape 2014' concludes with a Roar (Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd)

noodls

24 Feb 2014

Th e Mahindra Adventure calendar comprises a series of events throughout the year such as the popular off-roading event, the Great Escape, several Challenges (sporting events in keeping with the company's promise of providing adrenaline pumping challenges), Multi-Day Escapes, such as the Monastery Escape (10 days) & Royal Escape (6 days), the Tri- ......(size: 6.2Kb)

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