All Sides in Syria Killing Thousands of Detainees in Crimes against Humanity, UN Reports

All Sides in Syria Killing Thousands of Detainees in Crimes against Humanity, UN Reports  http://bit.ly/1PuoXx2


Thousands of detainees have been killed while in the custody of the warring parties in Syria over the past four and a half years, with thousands held by the Government beaten to death or dying from torture and anti-Government groups brutalizing and executing prisoners in war crimes and crimes against humanity, a United Nations commission on 8 February 2016 reported.

“Nearly every surviving detainee has emerged from custody having suffered unimaginable abuses,” Paulo Pinheiro, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria, said of those held by the Government in releasing the report in Geneva – Out of sight, out of mind: Deaths in detention in the Syrian Arab Republic.

“For ordinary Syrians, the spectre of arrest or abduction and the near-inevitable horrors that follow have paralyzed communities across the country,” he said.

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125 Million People in Need, 60 Million Forced from their Homes, 37 Countries Affected

125 Million People in Need, 60 Million Forced from their Homes, 37 Countries Affected – World Humanitarian Summit   http://bit.ly/1PunIxK


World leaders must come together in 2016 to renew their commitments to humanity and unite to prevent and end crisis and reduce vulnerability, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 9 February 2016 said, telling UN Member States that the World Humanitarian Summit will provide an opportunity for “concrete steps towards ending the suffering experienced by billions of people today.”


“We need to show the millions of people living in conflict – with chronic needs and constant fear – the solidarity that they deserve and expect,” the Secretary-General said at the launch of his report, One Humanity: Shared responsibility, for the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit, set for 23 and 24 May in Istanbul, Turkey.

“The urgency of these challenges and the scale of the suffering mean we must accept our shared responsibilities and act decisively, with compassion and resolve,” he added.


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Boost Brain Chemical Dopamine and Lose Weight, Increase Energy, Relieve Depression

Boost Brain Chemical Dopamine and Lose Weight, Increase Energy, Relieve Depression — Here’s What You Need To Know - http://bit.ly/1TecVtZ


Dopamine is naturally produced by the brain and controls the body’s movements, stimulates metabolism and proper body weight, supports the circulatory system and governs the brain’s information flow. Too little dopamine in the system is responsible for a lack of response in an individual, deadening the ability to feel emotion and creating a sense of indifference.

In addition, low dopamine levels slow the metabolism, contributing to weight gain, low energy, sluggishness and depression. Too little dopamine can cause unwanted bodily movements, jerking, twitching and slurred speech. Proper levels of dopamine are necessary to prevent conditions such as Parkinson’s disease. In the right amounts, dopamine encourages weight loss and helps the body maintain its proper weight.

Mysterious Mummified Predator Baffles Experts

Mysterious Mummified Predator Baffles Experts - http://bit.ly/1o88TYn

Farmers in China domesticated Asian Leopard Cats 5,000 Years Ago

Farmers in China domesticated Asian Leopard Cats 5,000 Years Ago - http://bit.ly/1KLHGoE

Farmers in China may have domesticated Asian leopard cats during the Neolithic era, more than 5,000 years ago, a new study says. This is a different species than the only living type of domestic cat today, the Felis catus that so many people keep as pets. In modern China, people now keep Felis catus, not the leopard cat (P. bengalensis) that farmers domesticated so long ago, says a press release from the French Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. (The small Asian leopard cat should not be confused with the clouded leopard, a much larger big cat in Asia). The one species of domestic cat in the world today, descended from a wildcat in Africa and the Near East, later replaced the domesticated leopard cat in China, the researchers said.

Study Casts New Light on Diseases We Inherited from Neanderthals

Study Casts New Light on Diseases We Inherited from Neanderthals - http://bit.ly/1KLFL3D

Mysterious Menominee Crack Is Unusual Geological Pop-Up Feature

Mysterious Menominee Crack Is Unusual Geological Pop-Up Feature  - http://bit.ly/1o84hSf