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Thousands of members of the British Armed Forces took part in a parade and flypast at Windsor Castle Saturday as part of celebrations to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years on the throne. World War II era Spitfires and Lancaster bombers, helicopters and Tornado fighters were among the 78 aircraft to soar overhead as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee tribute.
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Iran says it is enriching uranium to make medical isotopes and fuel for nuclear reactors
IRAN
The US has plans in place to attack Iran if other measures fail to stop it developing nuclear weapons, Washington's envoy to Israel says. Dan Shapiro said the US hoped diplomacy and sanctions would persuade Iran to alter its nuclear programme, but a military option was "ready". US President Obama has previously said military action has not been ruled out. The US and its allies say Iran is developing a nuclear bomb, an accusation Tehran denies. Talks between Iran and six world powers are due to resume in Baghdad on 23 May. (BBC)
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Sukhoi Superjet 100
All 45 on board the Sukhoi Superjet 100 are dead. The Superjet 100, Russia's newest passenger plane, slammed into Mount Salak, a volcano south of Jakarta, after disappearing from radar screens in bad weather. Plane is on a steep slope at an altitude of 6,000 feet, making it difficult to reach. The brand new type, Superjert 100, was on its second demonstration flight of the day when it lost contact with air controllers at Jakarta's Halim Perdanakusuma Airport.
Bad weather, again, can't be the main cause to the accident. There is some pilot error or wrong instructions from the trafic control. LOF
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A sharp rise in the number of deaths in the Syrian uprising is casting fresh doubt on the success of a UN peace plan, and testing a ceasefire deal.
The UN is pressing to increase its monitors from a handful to 300 and chief envoy Kofi Annan is due to brief the Security Council again.
Tensions boiled in Syria's two largest cities Friday as violence erupted in Aleppo and the U.N. secretary-general tied al Qaeda to last week's suicide attack in Damascus.
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What will Matter
(by Michael Josephson used with permission of the author)
o Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end.
o There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days. All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten will pass to someone else.
o Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance. It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed. Your grudges, resentments, frustrations and jealousies will finally disappear. So too, your hopes, ambitions, plans and to-do lists will expire. The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.
o It won't matter where you came from or what side of the tracks you lived on at the end. It won't matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant. Even your gender and skin colour will be irrelevant.
o So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?
o What will matter is not what you bought but what you built, not what you got but what you gave.
o What will matter is not your success but your significance.
o What will matter is not what you learned but what you taught.
o What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage, or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.
o What will matter is not your competence but your character.
o What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when your gone.
o What will matter is not your memories but the memories that live in those who loved you.
o What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.
o Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident. It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice.
Choose to live a life that matters!
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A wave of attacks by militants have taken place in Kabul and three other areas of the country. Attacks have rocked Kabul and other areas. Government forces say they repelled the offensives. The insurgents' positions in Kabul and Logar have now been cleared. NATO commander praises Afghans for handling attacks unaided.
- U.S. ambassador, Afghan national security adviser initial framework for future relations
- The proposal does not address the future presence of American troops
- President Barack Obama wants to have a deal signed by May's NATO summit
A Nato soldier in the eastern Afghan province of Kunar has been shot dead by a man in an Afghan army uniform, officials say. Nato says the incident is under investigation.There have been a growing number of cases where Afghan soldiers have killed Nato colleagues. At least 20 foreign troops have been killed in "rogue shootings" this year.
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Closing Speech by RI President Kalyan Banerjee
Dear Friends! One of the biggest RI Conventions is over with a real touch to Rotary and international feeling round the world: 35000 visitors, from more than 100 countris and from all continents!
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NEW! TRF AREAS OF FOCUS
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NEW! ROTARY LEADER
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