News Headlines (201) 2 April 2013

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► SCIENCE DAILY Mar. 29, 2013  :: Smoking Immediately Upon Waking May Increase Risk of Lung and Oral Cancer (www.webmd.com/oral-health/guide/oral-cancer)  — The sooner a person smokes a cigarette upon waking in the morning, the more likely he or she is to acquire lung or oral cancer, according to Penn State researchers.

► WFSB Mar 30, 2013  - Suspects arrested after standoff in New Haven


► PEOPLE - Enrique Iglesias's Atlantico Rabbit

► MIAMI HERALD  04.01.13  : Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez gets joyous Miami welcome

Message from Yoani Sánchez (Frankfurt Book Fair 2010). On October 7, 2010 the Bertelsmann Stiftung organized a panel discussion on the status and prospects of democracy in Latin America in the new centre "Weltempfang" at the Frankfurt Book Fair, a cooperation between the Book Fair and the German Foreign Service. Participants of the discussion included Dr. Eva Karnofsky (Journalist and Writer, Bad Honnef), Dr. Hans-Jürgen Puhle (Professor of Political Sciences, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt), Dr. Martín Kohan (Writer and Critic, Buenos Aires) and Josef Beck (Head of the Department Latin America/Andean states and Deputy Representative for Latin America in the German Foreign Service, Berlin). Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez was also invited and willing to take part in the discussion, but the Cuban authorities denied her a permission to leave the country. She therefore recorded a video message for the panel and the audience of the discussion which we reproduce here with her permission. Uploaded on Nov 5, 2010 by BertelsmannStiftung

► Maria Sibylla Merian (2 April 1647 – 13 January 1717)

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■ NY BOOKS - The Flowering Genius of Maria Sibylla Merian

► 3 days short of war.  Published on Mar 21, 2013 by uriminzokkiri



► North Korea Documentary PROPAGANDA video - REAL FOOTAGE. Published on Jan 24, 2013 by baghdadinvest
► What Happening In Pakistan And Afghanistan - Dr. Zakir Naik. Published on Jan 29, 2013 by ask4gain

► Swimming pool
► Chump And Clump
► Adumu
► Kagemono: The Shadow Folk
► A Letter From The Western Front
► Out of Sight
► Electropolis
► Danger Planet
► The Subway Time
► Blind Spot
► Oceansize
► The Goat and The Well
► Sigg Jones
► From the hoop
► End of a Scarer
► Rock in the Road 

► On The Water

► Octogenarian Japanese climber aims for Everest record

► Amid tensions, U.S. deploys warship off South Korea

By Jack Kim - SEOUL - The United States has positioned a warship off the Korean coast as a shield against ballistic missile attack as South Korea's new president vowed swift retaliation against a North Korean strike amid soaring tensions on the peninsula. 
* North Korea to restart Yongbyon nuclear reactor
* North Korean leader dials down hostile rhetoric
* White House not seeing major mobilizations by North Korea

► VIDEOS

■ North Korean army use U.S., South Korean images for target practice
■ Alley oops! Obama struggles in basketball display 
■ Wealth Strategies: Biotech stocks at an inflection point
■ Donkeys get dolled up for Colombian festival

► PICTURES

■ Octogenarian Japanese climber aims for Everest record
■ On the banks of North Korea
■ Pictures of the month: March
■ White House Easter Egg Roll

► S. Korea leader vows 'strong' retaliation to North   || ► S.Korea conducts military drills near N.Korea border || ► Inter-Korea industrial estate open despite threat
► Sombre Easter for Syria's Christians
► Taiwan adds new ships to patrol disputed islands
► White House hosts annual Easter Egg Roll || ► Haitian voodoo followers celebrate Easter
► CAR rebel leader calls for unity at Easter event
► Venezuela's Capriles cries foul ahead of election
► Making a nuclear weapon    || ► Underground nuclear tests

► After DA Shooting, TX County Still 'In Shock'  || ►Texas Prosecutor Killing Raises Alert ?
  ► Obamas Welcome Children to Easter Egg Roll. President Barack Obama and his family have welcomed thousands of children to the White House for the annual Easter Egg Roll. The South Lawn was transformed into a rainbow of colors as boys and girls played games. (April 1)



► Rehabilitated Eagles Released Into Alaska Wild
► New Search for 911 Victim Remains Underway

► Raw: Orphaned Polar Bear Cub Makes His Debut. An orphaned polar bear cub named Kali made his public debut at Alaska Zoo in Anchorage. (April 1)

This video has been removed by the user. Sorry about that. [ Related Video : My older post on March 21, 2013. AP video : Raw: Meet Kali, Alaska Zoo's Littlest Polar Bear. An orphaned polar cub is making its temporary home at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage. An official says the bear's mother was killed March 12. The cub is about 3 or 4 months old and weighs just over 18 pounds. (March 20). Published on Mar 20, 2013 ]

► SHINE - Michelle Obama's Recycled Fashion
► OMG! - Celebs on Spring Break 2013
► SHOPPING - Woman's Day staff rates orange juice brands
► GRIND TV - Go cheek to whisker at Argentina's Lujan Zoo. The wisdom—and track record—of the zoo is hotly debated
► TRAVEL - Best treetop hotels

► OMG! - Travis Fimmel's Transformation From Calvin Klein Poster Boy to 'Vikings' Grunge Star



► FINANCE - Judge rules Stockton, Calif., to enter bankruptcy
► PHOTOS

■ Scary pics of real-life Spiderman   || SEE MORE
■ Homes-destroyed-in-washington-landslide

► N Korea 'to restart nuclear reactor'

North Korea says it will restart its main Yongbyon nuclear complex, closed since 2007, amid high tension on the peninsula.

* Views from border crossing - VIDEO
* N Korea TV: 'State of war' - VIDEO
* What is driving N Korea threats?
* How potent are the threats?

► Burma school hit by deadly blaze

Thirteen children die in a fire blamed on an electrical fault at a Muslim school in the Burmese city of Rangoon, officials say.

* Burma president warns 'extremists'
* Communal rioting spreads in Burma

► Does the 'five-second rule' about dropping food really exist? [Related Video : my older post 5 December 2012. V sauce's video]

► Should you wait an hour after eating until swimming?

Ouch. Of course. Do not swim after eating a lot (Note: Eat a lot of what I mean is eating with both hands to put the meals into the mouth. Weight. Full. There are no words. Nom nom nom only. What if just snacks? What I found was that it's OK. We snacking before swimming and we ate a lot after swimming.

► A friendly bug that feasts on plastic

► The first Australian Geisha girl. It was not an easy task for an outsider, but Fiona – known as Sayuki – is hoping her new venture will attract more tourists to sample some of Tokyo's traditions.

► Mumbai's moveable feast

► AUTOS : Infotainment opens up ||  ► Trout fishing with the Land Rover LR2

► Land Rovers in Deep Deep Water. Uploaded on Sep 15, 2008|| ► 2013 Freelander LR2 - OFFROAD



► Today's African Proverb :: "The thing that bites you is inside your clothes" - A Swahili proverb sent by Ann Lemaiyan, in Kenya and Nuhu Yussif in Ghana

► N. Korea to restart nuclear plant 'to provide material for weapons program'
► China mobilizes military, on 'high alert' over N. Korea threats
► OP-ED - Korean Peninsula 'on a knife edge'
► Connecticut passes tough post-Newtown gun regulations
► Rivers of oil in Arkansas town: Many 'didn't even know' Exxon pipeline ran under their homes
► Bitcoin Versus Government: Is Bitcoin the new gun rights battle? 
► Jailed for principles: Israeli teenager spends over 100 days in prison for refusing to join IDF
► Top scientists to Obama: Ban mutation experiments that will make avian flu more infectious
► NATO seeks cheaper alternative to Russian transport hub – official

► VIDEOS

■ Lunar Resort: Russia plans to build observatory, lab on Moon
■ US F-22 jets join S. Korea war games, 'situation on knife's-edge'
■ CrossTalk: Crisis Capitalism
■ Mali Maelstrom: 'New redivision of Africa has begun'

■ Keystoned? Oil rivers flow through Arkansas after Exxon pipeline spill

► Empire : Diplomacy, Obama and the Middle East. As the recent Arab League summit in Doha showed, new alignments and new cartographies of power are being drawn across the Middle East-- a region in flux that is underscoring the relative decline of one-time US domination. With Israel scrambling to maintain its assumed nuclear and strategic pre-eminence, and the US keen to retain some authority in a Middle East where it dithered in responding to the uprisings of the Arab Spring, as it has on the crisis in Syria, Empire unpacks the rhetoric of Obama's Israeli visit and dissects the real issues that the US President, Israel and the Arab world, urgently need to address.


► World plans for a post-Assad Syria   || ► UN considering all options for post-Assad Syria || ► US military's 'chemical warfare' post-Assad contingency plans

► Iraqi Christian leaders trying to restore hope
► The Stream - The autism spectrum

► Inside Story - Protecting patents and patients. Swiss drug maker Novartis has lost a battle in India's highest court to patent an updated version of its cancer drug Gleevec. The Supreme Court has dismissed the application, saying the new version was only slightly different from the old one. The landmark ruling sets a precedent covering patents on all existing drugs in India. Updating medicines to gain new patents is known as 'evergreening.' Novartis  has declared the modification took years of research and makes the drug more effective, and the company has succesfully patented the new version in nearly 40 other countries.

► India's Victory for Generic Drugs Could Be a Defeat for Future Investment

By Krista Mahr

* How an Indian Patent Case Could Shape the Future of Generic Drugs
* Polio in India: How the Country Fought the Disease — And Won
* Drug-Resistant TB in India 

► North Korea Vows to Restart Nuclear Facilities

* Is Kim Jong Un Driving North Korea to a Nuclear Dead End?

► Australian Mogul Wants to Open Giant Dinosaur Park in Australia

Q : So, what is it called when I always miss the dinosaurs in the present century?

A : Actually you miss the days of the evolution of your ancestors, Cisca. The result is you!

► Where Are Our Bright Science-Fiction Futures?
► The 10 Most - Viral Links From Around the Web   ||  The 10th  - The First Honest Cable Company 

► The Guide: April 2013 Edition

► When Cover Lines Collide: Mixed Messages From LIFE Magazine

► L.A.'S RACE FOR MAYOR

* Kevin James backs Garcetti for L.A. mayor
* Eric Garcetti opposes moving LAX runway

► Tech roundup: Google leads way in April Fools' Day jokes
► Sen. Bob Casey backs gay marriage
► Senators disagree on how close they are to a deal on immigration
► Labor and business leaders clear hurdle in immigration talks

► FRAMEWORK

■ Dodgers open the 2013 season against the Giants - Posted By: Marc Martin  || STORY
■ Springtime in Yosemite Valley . Posted On April 1, 2013 - By: Marc Martin

■ Pictures in the News | Posted on April 1, 2013 - By: Marc Martin



Hamburg, Germany — A rainbow is reflected in a fountain on the river Alster in northern Germany. PHOTOGRAPH BY: MARKUS SCHOLZ / AFP / Getty Images

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An Indian devotee poses with decorative painted Easter eggs at a Church on Easter Day in Dimapur on March 31, 2013. Colourful painted eggs are distributed to worshippers to mark Easter Day. (AFP PHOTO/STR)


A Hindu covered in coloured powders celebrates "Holi" at a temple in Kuala Lumpur on March 31, 2013. Holi, the festival of colours where people smear each other with coloured powder and water, is celebrated by Hindus across the country. (AFP PHOTO/MOHD RASFAN)


A participant competes during the 8th annual comic tobogganing competition, dedicated to the upcoming All Fools' Day and the end of a winter sports season, at the Vetluzhanka ski stadium on the suburbs of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, March 30, 2013. About 80 participants competed in tobogganing down from a snow slope on basins, baths, refrigerators and other items, according to organizers. (REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin)


Young Slovak men dressed in traditional costumes pour a bucket with cold water over a woman as part of Easter celebrations in the village of Trencianska Tepla, 145 km north of Bratislava on April 1, 2013. Slovakia's men traditionally splash women with water and hit them with a willow to evoke youth, strength and beauty for the upcoming spring season. AFP PHOTO / SAMUEL KUBANI


Young Slovak men dressed in traditional costumes pour a bucket with cold water over a woman as part of Easter celebrations in the village of Trencianska Tepla, 145 km north of Bratislava on April 1, 2013. Slovakia's men traditionally splash women with water and hit them with a willow to evoke youth, strength and beauty for the upcoming spring season. AFP PHOTO / SAMUEL KUBANI