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Share this beautiful New Year poem titled Happy 365 Days, by Catherine Pulsifer with your loved ones, wishing them a happy new year.   Happy 365 Days Catherine Pulsifer   Happy New Year to you and your family too May you celebrate the day and look forward to the new May you see a year full of happiness and health May your pockets be full and you will have your share of wealth. Each year brings  challenges  that is for sure Persist and persevere and you will endure.  For success will be found for the one who does that At the end of the year you will deserve a good pat.  Take the time to enjoy those near to you And always stay positive, never be blue. The important things in life are never things It is the  relationships  we have and the love they bring.  Always be thankful for the blessings you have And that includes being thankful for your Mom and Dad. Be sure to thank  God  each and every day For with Go...

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice against Sampadoria in a 2-1 victory yesterday to carry his goal tally to 49. For the first time since 2011, Ronaldo has scored less than 50 goals in a calendar year. He reached his peak in 2013 with a goal tally of 69. Messi however is the highest goalscorer in a calendar year, with 91 goals scored in 2012.  Ronaldo is Serie A's top scorer with 14 goals, while Messi is La Liga Santander's Pichichi with 15 goals. Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich and Bundesliga top scorer for the year with 46 goals, comes third. Mohamed Salah and Liverpool triumphed in a 5-1 win over Arsenal yeserday, scoring once to take his goal tally to 44, and comes fourth. Harry Kane comes fifth with 42 goals, and Antoine Griezmann, sixth with 40 goals. See the top scorers and their stats below. 51 goals from 54 games: Lionel Messi (Barcelona & Argentina) 49 goals from 53 games: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/Juventus & Portugal) 46 goals from 56 games...

The death of a loved one is always an extremely painful thing to bear, and people of different cultures grieve in diverse ways, some more unique than others. A typically unique way of grieving is that of the Dani (an Indonesian tribe). Finger-cutting is a fundamental part of grieving for women of the Dani tribe, and pertains to their women only. According to The Globe and Mail, an estimated 250,000 Dani tribe members live in a town named Wamena, in the extremely remote central highland area of Papua Province. Wamena is only accessible by plane.  Upon the death of a loved one, the top joint of one of a woman's fingers would be amputated, and smear ashes and clay across their faces. Prior to amputation, a string would be firmly tied to the upper half of the woman's finger for 30 minutes, to cause numbness. This was to reduce the pain from amputating the tip. In most cases, the responsibility of cutting off the top joint of the finger is assigned to one of the woman's...

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child defines a child as: a “human being below the age of 18 years, unless under the law applicable to that child, majority is attained earlier.” Violence against the girl child, also known as gender-based violence refers to violent acts that are primarily or exclusively committed against children. A steady improvement has been observed in the girl child’s life but many girls are still subjected to horrific practices like female genital mutilation, sexual exploitation and abuse, and child marriage. Son preference often results in female infanticide. For centuries, adolescent girls (and even younger girls) have been forced into marriage, usually with men many years their senior.  Child marriage puts girls at risk of sexual, physical and psychological violence throughout their lives. Globally, girls who marry before 15 are 50% more likely to face physical or sexual violence from a partner. Sadly, child brides are more likely...

Throughout Cristiano Ronaldo's nine years at Real Madrid, he and Lionel Messi enjoyed a fierce rivalry in La Liga, battling for individual honors, and domestic and European trophies. Ronaldo, in quest of a new challenge left Real Madrid this summer - for Juventus - and later challenged his Argentine counterpart to follow suit. The ex-Manchester United and Real Madrid forward said,  "I played in England, Spain, Italy, Portugal, in the national team, while he is still in Spain. Maybe he needs me more." He added, "For me, life is a challenge, I like it and I like to make people happy."  "I would like him to come to Italy one day. Like me, accept the challenge." Messi recently told  Marca  he sees no need to leave because he's at the best team in the world. The Barcelona captain said, "Accepting Ronaldo's challenge to join Italian football? I don't need any change.  "I'm at the best team in the world. My challenges a...

Barcelona midfielder Arthur Melo is optimistic about a possible return of his countryman Neymar to Camp Nou. Arthur switched from Gremio to Barcelona ahead of this season at a €40 million transfer fee. After a €222 million transfer from Barcelona to PSG in the summer of 2017, Neymar helped PSG to a domestic treble. Neymar has been in great form with PSG this season as well, scoring 16 goals in 18 appearances, all competitions included. 11 of the goals scored by Neymar were recorded in 12 Ligue 1 games. The Brazilian playmaker is rumored to be unhappy in France, and could be leaving PSG sooner than expected.  Arthur told Mundo Deportivo , "I personally am praying for him to come because he is a star, it is indisputable, and I think that the better players the team have, the better."  "Personally, I am doing a lot of work to get him back, but he has his life, he knows what he's doing and I don't know how deep those negotiations are, if there are op...

Barcelona forward and captain Lionel Messi in an exclusive interview with Marca, discussed themes such as family, Cristiano Ronaldo, Pep Guardiola, Andres Iniesta, Neymar, La Masia and the Barcelona philosophy. The full interview will be published by Marca today. The mercurial No. 10 is of the opinion that family is more important than his career as a footballer and all the awards and trophies involved. His five Ballons d'Or, five Golden Boots and others don't matter as much to him. The following are snippets from his interview with Marca. "I love football, but family is above everything," said Messi, before moving onto other specific themes. About his rivalry with Ronaldo, he said "The rivalry with Cristiano was very healthy and very beautiful for the spectators." Messi admitted he wasn't surprised finishing fifth as he said, "I heard the nominees for the Ballon d'Or and I knew I would not be in the fight." Stay tuned for th...

In assessing Eden Hazard's performance for Chelsea in their 2-1 victory at Watford, Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri brought up Barcelona ace Lionel Messi. Hazard crossed a century of Chelsea goals in the Blue's triumph at Watford, being the lone goalscorer for Chelsea in the game. The 27-year-old forward is looked upon as a talisman in Chelsea, and has been directly involved in 19 Premier league goals in 18 games this season, the most for any player in the league. Given Hazard's crucial importance to Chelsea, Sarri qualifies Hazard's importance to that of Messi and Ronaldo to their respective teams. "He is very important for us. Messi is very important for Barcelona," said Sarri. "Hazard scored twice today. He is very able to open space for his team-mates." "Maybe we played with quality against Leicester, but today we had much better application for the 90 minutes," he added. Still talking of Hazard, he said, "It is difficu...

Madonna, the 60-year-old 'Queen of Pop', known for her singing prowess and sense of fashion is undeniably an icon of our times. The very outspoken pop icon whose career spans four decades is the best-selling female artist of all time. Madonna has sold more than 70 million albums internationally, and achieved 21 top hits in the United States. She has sold 300 million records globally, and is the biggest-selling tourist artist in the world. One of Madonna's renowned qualities is saying things as they truly are. Be sure to go through the list below which is comprised of the truth-teller's most inspiring quotes. ·       “I hate polite conversation. I hate it when people stand around and go, 'Hi, how are you?' I hate words that don't have any reason or meaning. Also I hate it when people smoke in elevators and closed in places. It's just so rude.”  – Madonna ·    “To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anythin...