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A very Merry Christmas from the HeroRATs! As they sit back and enjoy their year-end break in the delicious summer sunshine of Tanzania with friends and family, the little heroes would like to thank each and every one of you for the grandest of support and the loveliest of messages a rattie could ever ask for. We hope that you receive the same kind of love and appreciation from your loved ones, and that Santa rewards you with lots of gifts! Ever wondered what the HeroRATs write to Santa for? Watch this short video to know what's on a rat's mind on Christmas. It is guaranteed to bring a jolly ol' smile to your face! http://www.apopo.org/en/

Scared of everything? Move to Russia!) Find out why our expert Dmitry Miheyev thinks that relocating to Russia can heal your fears and neuroses How relocating to Russia can heal one’s fears and neuroses: Voice of Russia

After hearing of the recent school tragedy in the US, one Israeli 11 year old asked his mother, "Where was the guard?" When he heard that there are no armed guards at US schools he asked, "So who protects the kids?" In the wake of the horrific tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School DoubleTapper discusses how Israel secures it's schools and prevents mass shootings and terrorist attacks.

The final orbital launch of 2012 occurred tonight, December 19th 2012 at 21:49 UTC from Kourou in French Guiana. The Ariane 5 rocket took off on her 7th mission of 2012 carrying Skynet 5D for Britain and Mexsat 3 for Mexico. The Skynet 5D and Mexsat 3 communications satellites. Skynet 5D will provide military communications services for the British Ministry of Defence. Mexsat 3, also known as Mexsat Bicentenario, will provide communications services for the federal government of Mexico.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has stressed the importance of taking preemptive measures against new terror and extremist threats in the post-Soviet zone. Addressing today’s 33rd meeting of CIS security agencies and special service chiefs, Mr. Putin said the fast-changing globalized world and modern information technologies required CIS member states to join their forces and use high-tech methods to stave off new threats and combat new challenges. Putin calls for joint CIS effort against new threats: Voice of Russia

When tasked with designing a water bottle for 100 year’s time, Tokyo designers Takram instead came up with artificial organs to help the body use water more efficiently as drinking water becomes scarce. The Shenu: Hydrolemic System includes inserts for the nasal cavity to retain moisture normally lost through breathing, heat-exchangers and a radiating colar at the neck to lower body temperature and reduce perspiration, and a urine condenser and faecal dehydrator to reclaim water from waste before it leaves the body. They also predict that food will be replaced by capsules of nutrients and hormones.

Today is International Human Rights Day! Former first Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt played a key role in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on this day in 1948 at the United Nations.   Celebrate today and watch her speech on the importance of Human Rights  

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has summarised the outgoing year and shared his take on the government’s outlook in a televised live interview to five Russia’s major TV channels, both state-run and independent. 'We will focus on the year-end results', he tweeted Friday. Dmitry Medvedev shares his views in a major interview: Voice of Russia - UK Edition

Following the announcement that David Cameron, George Osborne and Boris Johnson would all favour a renegotiation of Britain's relationship with the EU, Bow Group Chairman Ben Harris-Quinney discusses the viability of renegotiation at European level. Cameron said to want a looser relationship with Europe: Voice of Russia - UK Edition

As Hanukkah is just around the corner (This weekend), Students at Israel's Technion Live - Technion ~ Israel Institute of Technology figured out a rather modern way to light up the traditional Hanukkah menorah. As those who built it say - Hanukkah is the holiday of miracles and here is another one!

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers: Because under the uniforms, every soldier is a boy, a girl, a son, a daughter, a father, a brother. As Alexis commented to an earlier post:"The IDF is like no other army in human history: humane & strong. Also, these are young people giving their time & lives, dealing with intense situations most people absolutely could not and would not handle". Too many of our neighboring countries want to wipe us off the map. This is why we all have to go to join the IDF. Enjoy the clip:

“Natural and man-made disasters have caused suffering for people around the world, in past ages, today, and surely tomorrow. The devastation of disasters such as Fukushima, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the Chilean Copiapó mine collapse all serve to highlight our fragility in the presence of unforeseen events,” according to the challenge’s website. BGU is the only foreign university to develop software for US robot.