News Headlines (127) 16 January 2013

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Slow Motion Water Balloons Splashes - Sony FS700 480 fps. Published on Jan 1, 2013 by Pablo Vicente :: Ok so Henny and I know each other since a while and we have filmed some fitness videos, but since it was December, rainy and cold what better idea could we have other than to get some balloons and splash water on a slippy court yard to test the slow motion camera. Balloon catching by Henny. Film and balloon throwing including headshot by me || ► This is the most popular UltraSlo water balloon shot. Uploaded on May 21, 2010 by Ultraslo


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Giant 6ft Water Balloon - The Slow Mo Guys. Uploaded on May 3, 2011 by theslowmoguys || ► DOG vs. WATER BALLOONS. Uploaded on Aug 2, 2009 by kbad73



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Male Model Slow Motion Shower Compilation - Canon in D Major. Published on Jan 10, 2013



► 'Hello baby!' Jennifer Lopez avoids any awkwardness as she warmly greets ex P Diddy at Golden Globes after-party... and introduces him to new beau Casper - By Sarah Bull | PUBLISHED: 14 January 2013

► Diet May Not Impact Certain Health Outcomes in Older Persons - Jan. 14, 2013 — Eating diets high in sugar and fat may not affect the health outcomes of older adults ages 75 and up, suggesting that placing people of such advanced age on overly restrictive diets to treat their excess weight or other conditions may have little benefit, according to researchers at Penn State and Geisinger Healthcare System.

► 10 January 2013 - China's one-child policy impact analysed - By Rebecca Morelle Science reporter, BBC World Service || Science Podcast: 11 January Show. Listen to stories on China's one-child policy, anti-inflammatory therapy for chronic disease, selling expertise to investors and more. In this show: From a social economic perspective, Lisa Cameron discusses some of the consequences of China's one-child policy. Ira Tabas reviews recent advances in anti-inflammatory therapies in treating and preventing chronic disease. Deputy News Editor Jeffrey Mervis highlights the promise and peril of so-called "expert networks."

► (Related info :: my older post 12 January 2013 / BBC) Tahirul Qadri - Pakistani cleric: catalyst for change or military stooge? || Pakistan turmoil deepens as court orders PM's arrest || Pakistan turmoil deepens as court orders PM's arrest  || Pakistani Supreme Court orders arrest of prime minister in corruption case -By Nasir Habib and Jethro Mullen, CNN January 15, 2013  || Pakistan Observer :: Qadri welcomes apex court verdict

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National Geographic : CIA Secret Experiments. Published on Jul 6, 2012 by Eric Duguay :: It's the height of the Cold War and the United States government is desperate to combat the spread of Communism. The CIA launches a highly classified, top secret research program into the covert use of biological and chemical agents. In simulated attacks on enemy populations, entire cities in America are contaminated with bacteria, exposing millions of Americans to germ warfare. But the real focus of the research is on mastering the art of mind control. Psychiatrists at top academic institutions work under secret contract with the agency. Psychiatric patients, prisoners, even unwitting members of the public are exposed to a startling array of experiments designed to facilitate interrogations, induce amnesia and program in new behavior. Every psychological technique is explored, including hypnosis, electroshock therapy and lethal cocktails of drugs. What was the extent of these brainwashing experiments? How did the CIA become involved in such far-reaching and disturbing research? Join us as National Geographic presents: CIA Secret Experiments.






► Pakistani protesters celebrate news of an arrest warrant for the prime minister. Thousands in Islamabad are demanding the government's resignation at a demonstration led by a popular cleric. The country's Supreme Court on Tuesday gave authorities 24 hours to arrest Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and 16 others in connection with a corruption case. The latest ruling follows a court decision last year declaring government power contracts illegal. But an accountability bureau's lack of action on that decision led to Tuesday's ruling. The court order and the mass protest near parliament are the latest in a series of challenges for the administration spurring political uncertainty.


► Obama to propose sweeping gun control measures Wednesday 


► New York enacts gun-control laws. Jan 16 - New York signs into law one of the nation's toughest gun-control measures and the first to be enacted since the mass school shooting in Connecticut. Sarah Charlton reports. PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signs the first gun-control measures into law since last year's deadly shooting at a school in Connecticut. The bill brings into force tough new rules on assault weapons, ammunition capacity and screening for people who are mentally ill. SOUNDBITE: THOMAS ABINANTI, NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBER, SAYING (English): "Let's stop glorifying violence, guns and those who use them. All I hear today is 'We need to have these weapons to defend ourselves.' Well, we are not going to be invaded by an army." The legislation was proposed in the wake of the Newtown shooting last month which left 20 students and six adults dead. It also came on the day of another deadly shooting - as two people were killed when gunfire broke out in the carpark of a Kentucky college. Gun rights groups, such as the National Rifle Association (NRA), lashed out at the New York bill, saying it was rushed too quickly through the statehouse. As the measures passed, protesters gathered in Connecticut calling for an end to the sale of assault weapons. On Wednesday (January 16), President Barack Obama is expected to unveil recommendations to curb gun violence.


► Analysis: In spending wars, Obama strikes at Republican leverage

► West African leaders discuss Mali troop deployment  - Jan. 15 ::  Regional military chiefs meet in Bamako to speed up deployment of 3,300 regional troops in Mali. Travis Brecher reports. West African military chiefs met in Bamako on Tuesday to discuss plans to speed up the deployment of 3,300 regional troops in an effort to push Islamist rebels out of northern Mali. Leaders from the Economic Community of West African States gathered to decide on a deployment schedule, with some West African troops set to be on the ground in a week's time. Senegal, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria and Guinea have all offered troops. The original timetable for the UN-sanctioned African force did not initially foresee full deployment before September due to logistical constraints. But the plan has been fast-tracked after a plea for help by Mali's government after mobile columns of Islamist fighters began threatening key settlements. France has already poured hundreds of troops into Mali and has kept up air strikes on Islamist militant targets. Their mission has been aided by deliveries of military equipment by British RAF C-17 cargo planes.  || PHOTOS


► Maserati wooing the American market with new sedan. Maserati unveiled its new sedan, the Quattroporte, at the North American International Auto Show. Reuters Correspondent Jennifer Clark says the luxury car is a key piece of Fiat's latest strategy.  || ► Bentley' latest offering: $238,000 gets you a 200 mph ride. Bentley Motors' global sales are rising as premium car buyers return to the market, with Europe still the exception. A look at the newest car for the rich and successful, with an accent on luxury.



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Cadillac ELR Luxury Coupe Breaks Cover at NAIAS. Published on Jan 15, 2013 by NAIASDetroit ::  With its distinctively sleek and striking profile, the 2014 Cadillac ELR luxury touring coupe delivers an electrifying presence. The 2014 ELR is a further expansion of Cadillac's Art & Science DNA... delivering luxury, dramatic design and energy efficiency -- creating this engaging, fun-to-drive coupe. 




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NY Senate Passes Gun Control Bill. Published on Jan 14, 2013 :: The New York State Senate passed a strict gun control bill Monday night. It's the first gun control measure approved since last month's massacre in Connecticut. (Jan. 15)  || ► People in New York Praise Gun Control Bill. Published on Jan 15, 2013 :: People in New York City's Times Square told the Associated Press they support the gun control bill passed by the New York State Senate Monday night. Some expressed support for gun ownership rights while also praising the proposed law. (Jan. 15)


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Carney: Obama to Unveil Gun Proposals Wednesday. Published on Jan 15, 2013 :: Facing powerful opposition to sweeping gun regulations, President Barack Obama will unveil his proposals Wednesday, barely over a month since the massacre of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. (Jan. 15) || ► Cuomo: NY Gun Control Bill Is 'Common Sense'. Published on Jan 15, 2013 :: New York Gov. Cuomo signed a bill into law Tuesday, to restrict gun sales and require reporting of threats by mentally ill. (Jan. 15)


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Panetta: No U.S. Troops on the Ground in Mali. Published on Jan 15, 2013 :: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday that the U.S. has ruled out putting any American troops on the ground in Mali, but officials are hoping the French will be able to succeed in establishing better security for the West African nation. (Jan. 15)  || ► Raw: France to Send 2,500 Troops to Mali. Published on Jan 15, 2013 :: France is tripling the number of troops deployed to Mali to 2,500, part of the massive preparation for a land assault to dislodge the Islamist extremists occupying the West African country's north. (Jan. 15)

► Obama proposing gun limits, faces tough obstacles - By JULIE PACE and ERICA WERNER

► Analysis: Mali's Islamist groups united by war threat - By David Lewis | Reuters 

► French triple troops in Mali, prepare for massive land assault as al-Qaida rebels gain ground - By Rukmini CallimacHi And Baba Ahmed, The Associated Press

► France to stay in Mali until stability restored - By Bate Felix and Elizabeth Pineau 

► Boeing 787 jets in Japan grounded after problems - By ELAINE KURTENBACH and YURI KAGEYAMA

► Japan's Abe turns to Southeast Asia to counter China - By Linda Sieg and Jonathan Thatcher 

► House passes $50.5 billion in Sandy aid, Republicans trim items - By David Lawder

► White House doubts Syria chem. weapons report - By Olivier Knox, Yahoo! News 

► U.S. condemns comments by Egypt's Mursi as Islamist leader - Reuters 

► NRA hits Obama over 'hypocrisy' of armed guards for daughters -  By Olivier Knox, Yahoo! News

(So, what do you want? Can't stop the barbaric actions before your own child die shot?)

► Is Obama Shaping a New Majority? - By Pat Buchanan

► Obama gets a second chance at speech for the ages - By CONNIE CASS | Associated Press 

► SPIN METER: Obama and His Social Security Warning - ABC OTUS News

► Suicides in military rise, even as combat lessens - By ROBERT BURNS

► Maduro stands in for Venezuela's ailing Chavez in key speech - By Daniel Wallis and Brian Ellsworth

► 'Mars Flower' Photo Puzzles Scientists - By Mike Wall | SPACE.com 

► End Near? Doomsday Clock Holds at 5 'Til Midnight - By Live Science Staff | LiveScience.com

► "What I Wish I Knew Before I Got Divorced" - By Woman s Day
► Dr. Oz's Immunity-Boosting Smoothie Recipe - By YouBeauty.com


► The happiest and unhappiest cities for workers - By Jacquelyn Smith | Forbes.com
► Is your Internet fast enough? Is your Internet speed too slow to keep up with your online needs? It may be time to upgrade your home Internet service.

► Foods You Should Cut From Your Diet 



► Lance Armstrong confronts doping charges in interview  


► Your Password Isn't Safe: 90% Are Vulnerable to Hacking, Says Report - By Lisa Scherze
► What's ahead for Social Security in 2013 - Reform and the coming debt-ceiling debate 


► Clever Cats Wins Shell Game Every Time 

► Japan emergency hits Dreamliners

Japan's two main airlines ground their Boeing 787 Dreamliners after one was forced to make an emergency landing because of battery problems.
* Dreamliner in emergency landing - VIDEO
* Japan orders Dreamliner inquiry
* Dreamliner plane to be reviewed -VIDEO
* New safety scares for Dreamliner

► 16 January 2013 - French set for Mali ground combat

French troops prepare for their first major ground combat with Islamist rebels in Mali after heading out from the capital, Bamako.
* France's war in the desert
* Corera: Dangers to France
* Mali crisis: Who's who?
* History of Mali conflict

► Deaf Belgian twins (Marc Verbessem and Eddie Verbessem) end lives as they start going blind. 16 January 2013  - A hospital in the Belgian capital Brussels has helped identical twin brothers to die by lethal injection, reopening the debate on euthanasia. Doctors said it was not just because the twins were deaf and blind that they had a right to die, but also due to the bond that existed between them, and the fact they could not bear being unable to communicate with each other. Russell Trott reports. (VIDEO)

► Young people and self-esteem: Your views

► El Salvador: A dangerous place to be a woman. 15 January 2013 - El Salvador is a country long blighted by violence, and the abuse of women is a particular problem, with the highest murder rate of women in the world. But now women are starting to speak out about their treatment in the hope that tackling the issue of violence against women will become a priority for the country's authorities. BBC Mundo's Ignacio de los Reyes reports.(VIDEO)

► Recruiting drug couriers from Tajikistan

► Obama gun control plan raises hopes in Chicago

► Behind the scenes at former Yugoslavia war crimes court. 16 January 2013 - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia is a UN court and it deals with war crimes that took place in the Balkans conflicts in the 1990s. Bosnian Serb former commander Ratko Mladic and his wartime political chief, Radovan Karadzic, are some of its high-profile cases. From the holding cells, to the courtroom, to the archives of evidence, the BBC's Michael Buchanan was given exclusive access behind the scenes at the ICTY. (VIDEO) 

► Uncovering the past 

► Woodpecker inspires cardboard bike helmet

► Plant-powered planes show promise

► A bull in Denver’s Brown Palace

► How to make clouds indoors: The art of Berndnaut Smilde. 16 January 2013  - A Dutch artist is generating a storm of attention with his art - Berndnaut Smilde creates clouds indoors. The delicate displays only exist for a brief moment in time, leaving just a photograph or an image in the mind of the few who see him at work. Smilde has three upcoming exhibitions this year including Ronchini Gallery in London which opens on Wednesday. It is rare that anyone get to see the science behind these unique creations.  Anna Holligan went to meet Berndnaut Smilde to see how he controls the weather. (VIDEO)

► China rising in Detroit  || ► Ford Atlas, a world-hauler

► Ever wanted to ride a giant robot?  Mechanical mammals are old hat - Jules Verne was writing fiction about a steam-powered elephant back in the 19th Century (The Steam House -La Maison à vapeur, 1879). Giant robotic spiders, however, are a different story altogether. Spencer Kelly gets the chance to drive a giant robotic spider around Las Vegas.

► Polish inmates paint religious art to pass time. 15 January 2013  -  Inmates in eastern Poland are learning to paint religious iconography (Jan Grigoruk), as part of a scheme aimed at engaging their talents. It's thought that the lessons help make the time pass more quickly. They have also worked to reduce some prison sentences for good behaviour. Iain Smith reports. (VIDEO)

► 2012 was in top 10 warmest on record -  By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent, BBC News

► 16 January 2013 - Bioluminescence: lighting up the natural world 

► Owners appeal to Obama over California Ferret ban

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CA Ferret Owners Campaign to Legalize Their Pets. Uploaded on Mar 7, 2011 by AssociatedPress ::  California's ferret owners are ramping up their campaign to overturn a statewide ban on the long, furry carnivores. (March 7)


► Ivory demand threatens African elephant survival. 15 January 2013 - The Kenyan government has warned that an increase in poaching is edging the African elephant closer to extinction. Conservationists believe that the growing demand for ivory in China and other Asian countries, is partly responsible. Gabriel Gatehouse reports. (VIDEO) || NEWS -  8 January 2013 Kenya hunts ivory poachers after elephant family killed || More News - my older post 15 January 2013 BBC 15 January 2013  - African elephant poaching threatens wildlife future - By Gabriel Gatehouse BBC News, Kenya/Nigeria 

► 14 January 2013  -  In pictures: Kumbh Mela gets under way

► 15 January 2013  -  Photos of unofficial World of Warcraft theme park in China

► Today's African Proverb :: "The tongue cannot claim to be ignorant of what the teeth are doing" - Sent by Ibrahim Batambuze, Mukono, Uganda

Haaa ... it is happening while I'm chewing the food. Food. Yah, well, ...then do not ask me what's going on between the tongue and teeth when I and my partner are kissing. Do not believe what was done by our lips at that time, ehehehe....

► Mali crisis: France moves troops to the front line

► Japanese carriers ground Dreamliners after emergency landing

► New York governor signs post-Newtown gun restrictions into law

► 'Aaron was killed by the government' - Robert Swartz on his son's death 

► US set to lose top rating over debt ceiling. Again

► Mission Impossible? Ex-Ministers suggest ways to restore Russia-US partnership

► Iran reiterates religious ban on atomic weapons ahead of IAEA talks

► Glenn Beck plans to build utopian city - Independence, USA 

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Glenn Beck admits islam is the truth. Uploaded on May 25, 2011 || ► Glenn Beck on Keith Olbermann's Special Comment about Ground Zero Mosque. Uploaded on Aug 17, 2010 by rightscoop

► Listening Post - Al Jazeera: Breaking into the US news market. Published on Jan 15, 2013 :: As Al Jazeera has bought the American cable channel Current TV, what kind of journalism can it offer Americans? || ► Listening Post - Feature: Frederica Jansz: Sri Lanka's media crackdown. Published on Jan 15, 2013 :: After years of threats, what made one of Sri Lanka's boldest journalists leave her home country?



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Pakistani journalist: PM arrest order came as 'surprise and shock'. Published on Jan 15, 2013 ::The Pakistani Supreme Court has issued an arrest order for Raja Pervez Ashraf, the country's prime minister. The order stems back to a case on rental power agreements when the now prime minister served as the federal minister for water and power. Elsewhere on Tuesday, thousands of people have rallied in the capital against government corruption.

Raza Rumi, editor of The Friday Times, a Pakistani newspaper, told Al Jazeera the high court's order "came as a bit of a surprise and a shock. It definitely puts immense pressure on the elected government in Islamabad, which is already buckling under". Speaking to Al Jazeera from Islamabad, Rumi said with the leading Pakistan People's Party "due for an election", the "uncertainty" created by the arrest order puts into question whether the nation can or will hold upcoming elections.

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► Pictures in the News - Jan. 15, 2013

Lyon, France & A man walks on a snow-covered bridge in Lyon. (And I saw a man passing in front of my computer screen .... geez .. I'm sure it's not you, Marc Martin.. ehehehhe)

► Lyon's light festival. Published on Dec 7, 2012 by telegraphtv :: Lyon, in southeastern France, beamed brightly as its neighbourhoods and buildings were illuminated, part of the city's annual 'Light Festival'. A giant exploding 'Magic Cube' kicked off the four-day festival as thousands of visitors poured into the city's Place Bellecour to watch the displays.  Organisers say there are 66 different displays stretching across the city as far out as Lyon airport.  Across from Place Bellecour and over the Saone river into Lyon's old quarter, Vieux Lyon, the Cathedrale de St Jean shone with wacky light and sound animations. The most amusing display featured two impish characters causing havoc over the facade for Vieux Lyon's station, Gare de Saint Paul. Authorities have closed off Lyon's central Presqu'ile district from all traffic for the duration of the Festival to allow visitors to move around on foot and explore the different light displays around the town.

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Groups of attendees took to their recently built snow forts for cover during Guinness World Records breaking world's largest snowball fight in Seattle, Washington January 12, 2013. Officials confirmed 5,834 attendees to break the previous record. REUTERS/Jordan Stead

Indian clowns share a light moment before preforming at the Kohinoor Circus in Siliguri on January 14, 2013. The Kohinoor Circus, inaugurated in 1988, is one of the most popular as it travels throughout India. At present, there are only ten circuses still active in India whereas in the first half of the 20th century, there were as many as 50 circuses touring the country. AFP PHOTO/ Diptendu DUTTA