Jesus, the Alpha & the Omega
Nelson Mandela (1918 – 2013)
A wise and humble leader, who is cognizant of his own human and political capabilities. A man of principles and unafraid to stand up for the rights of the downtrodden, at the expense of his own life. A rare gift to the world of politics and diplomacy.
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Hidden Treasures of M78.
Credit: ESO / Igor Chekalin. M78, about 1,600 light-years away and nestled in the nebula rich constellation Orion, the large, bright, reflection nebula is well-known. This image of M78 was selected as the winner of the Hidden Treasures 2010 astrophotography competition, held by the European Southern Observatory (ESO), it shows amazing details within bluish M78 (centre), embraced in dark, dusty clouds, along with a smaller reflection nebula in the region, NGC 2071 (top). Yellowish and even more compact, the recently discovered, variable McNeil's Nebula is prominent in the scene below and right of centre. Based on data from ESO's WFI camera and 2.2-metre telescope at La Silla, Chile, this image spans just over 0.5 degrees on the sky, about 15 light-years at the estimated distance of M78.
NASA Mars Exploration Programme 
The human brain is the fattiest organ in the body. It contains 60% fat out of its total weight of 3 pounds.
American Psychological Association
Wildlife Conservation Network 
The Blackfoot Indians were a nation of American Indians with four distinctive tribes, one in Montana and the other in Alberta, Canada. Fierce buffalo hunters, this nomadic tribe followed their food source. With no experience in pottery, crafts or agriculture, they relied on the land. While natural food sources and small subsidized, the buffalo were their main source of food, clothing, shelter, tools and weapons. Today the surviving heirs still live on much of the Montana land they had long ago.
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The flag of Malaysia is composed of a field of 14 alternating red and white stripes along the fly and a blue canton bearing a crescent and a 14-point star known as the Bintang Persekutuan (Federal Star). The 14 stripes, of equal width, represent the equal status in the federation of the 13 member states and the federal territories, while the 14 points of the star represent the unity between these entities. The crescent represents Islam, the country's state religion; the blue canton symbolises the unity of the Malaysian people; the yellow of the star and crescent is the royal colour of the Malay rulers. It was first raised on 16 September 1963.
The U.S. Department of State Travel Warnings
The UK Foreign Service Travel Advice 
The self-portrait is an 1889 oil on canvas painting by the post-impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh. The picture was painted in September that year, shortly before he left Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in southern France. This self-portrait, which may have been his last, was one of about 40 van Gogh produced over a 10-year period. He would paint himself because he often lacked the money to pay for models. He took the painting with him to Auvers-sur-Oise, near Paris, where he showed it to Dr Paul Gachet, who thought it was "absolutely fanatical." The Musée d'Orsay in Paris obtained the picture in 1986.
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ASIA BIBI MARKS 9 YEARS INCARCERATED FOR BLASPHEMY. Click on image for more information.
