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► SCIENCEDAILY 8 April 2013 : TESS Project Will Launch Telescopes to Perform Full-Sky Search for Transiting Exoplanets — Following a three-year competition, NASA has selected the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) project at MIT for a planned launch in 2017. The space agency announced the mission -- to be funded by a $200 million grant to the MIT-led team -- this afternoon.   || ► SPACE DAILY Apr 06, 2013  : NASA Selects Explorer Investigations for Formulation   || NEWS.AU 7 April 2013 : Google-sponsored planetary search satellite slated to be launched in 2017  ||  ► DAILY TELEGRAPH  7 April 2013

► Showbizspy 7 April 2013 : Adele : Wedding Dress Designer Revelead? Jenny Packham? || ►  Showbizspy 20 March 2013 :  ADELE and her fiance Simon Konecki are planning a top-secret wedding. 

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► DAILY MAIL 27 February 2013 : Is pollution shrinking our penises? Otter study points to humans

► YAHOONEWS Apr 7, 2013 : 5,000 NYC pay phones will take you back to 1993

► LATIMES 7 April 2013 : Miranda Lambert is Academy of Country Music Awards' top winner

► TV3.ie 8 April 2013 : Kate Hudson creates own tea "Earl Grey cappuccino"

► TODAY IN HISTORY

■ April 8, 2013 : Margaret Thatcher died at the age of 87.|| ► CNN : Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first female PM, dead at 87



■ April 8, 1899 : Martha M. Place was the first of 26 women (including one juvenile) to die in the electric chair when she was executed at Sing Sing prison. She was the first woman to die in the electric chair.

■ Apr 8, 1994: Kurt Cobain is found dead in his home outside Seattle, Washington, with fresh injection marks in both arms and a fatal wound to the head from the 20-gauge shotgun found between his knees.

■ April 8, 2003  : DEMOCRACY NOW : U.S. Bombs Al Jazeera and Abu Dhabi TV Offices in Baghdad Killing One.  We Talk to Jihad Ballout From Al Jazeera. A US bombing raid also hit Al Jazeera's Baghdad office. Al-Jazeera reporter Tareq Ayoub has died from injuries sustained in the attack, and a cameraman is in the hospital. The office of another Arabic news network, Abu Dhabi TV, was also hit. The BBC reports the station has lost contact with its reporter. Iraqi state television went off the air in Baghdad today. U.S. military officials indicated they had targeted television transmitters. || ► WSWS : Journalists' organizations demand inquiry - US bombs Al-Jazeera center in Baghdad || ► ALJAZEERA's Dahr Jamail : Iraq: The deadliest war for journalists.More journalists were killed during the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq than in any war in history.

■ 9th April 1986 :: The French government ruled against the privatization of leading French car maker Renault but did agree to shares in the car maker to the public.

■ April 9, 1991 : Georgian parliament passed a declaration of independence from the Soviet Union

■ April 9, 1998 : About 180 pilgrims were trampled to death when panic erupted after several fell off an overpass during the stoning of the devil ritual in Mina. ||  ► BBC 12 January 2006 : Hundreds killed in Hajj stampede

► DAILY MAIL 15 January 2012 : 'She didn't get who David Cameron was': Former Tory minister Jonathan Aitken on Margaret Thatcher's dementia. Iron Lady was confused when cabinet member mentioned Prime Minister's name

► NEWS SKY 9 April 2013 : Argentines Welcome 'Odious' Thatcher's Death   ||  ► EURO NEWS 9 April 2013 : Falkland reactions to Thatcher death.

► VANCOUVER SUN 8 April 2013 : How Margaret Thatcher restored capitalism's 'vast nervous system'. Opinion: She understood why government must not have control over their citizens’ economic lives

► GUARDIAN 8 April 2013 : Mikhail Gorbachev: the Margaret Thatcher I knew

► Marxist 08 April 2013 : Thatcher is dead - the struggle against Capitalism continues! Written by Socialist Appeal (Britain)

► Margaret Thatcher, 1925 - 2013: A look at her victory in the Falklands. Margaret Thatcher is dead aged 87. Here we look at the event that arguably secured her a second term in power - the 1982 Falklands War. Retaking the Falkland Islands was the defining moment in Margaret Thatcher's premiership and is believed to have consolidated her nickname, "The Iron Lady". The war waged against the Argentine military also contributed to her winning a second election with a landslide majority in 1983, a year after the war began.
The war officially began in 1982 when Argentine forces invaded the British territories of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia in the South Atlantic. Recovering the islands would require a substantial military operation, so Mrs Thatcher dispatched a large naval task force from the UK. It was the biggest UK naval operation since the Second World War.
Nearly 30,000 people sailed south, including ships, two aircraft carriers, submarines, aircraft and ground troops. She said afterwards: "If anyone had told me at the beginning that we should send 27,000 men and over 100 ships, I wouldn't have believed it."
Throughout the 74-day conflict, Mrs Thatcher wore black, and constantly spoke of "our boys".
"Everyone was at risk," she said. "We were always worried about the vulnerability of the supply lines especially. When it was all over there was a tremendous sense of relief. A feeling that whatever problems I have to go through now, at least I won't have to go through that terrible period when every time the phone rings, every time the door opens, you worry."
The following January, Mrs Thatcher visited the Falklands, being greeted like a saint by the islanders. Report by Mark Morris. Published on Apr 8, 2013 by itnnews



► Falklands War: Last Raid of the Nuclear Vulcans | BBC Military & War Documentary. This gripping film tells the humorous yet heroic story of how a crumbling, Cold-War era Vulcan flew the then longest range bombing mission in history and how a WW2 vintage bomb changed the outcome of the Falklands War. On 30th April 1982, the RAF launched a secret mission; to bomb Port Stanley's runway, putting it out of action for Argentine fighter jets. The safety of the British Task Force depended on its success. But the RAF could only get a single Vulcan 8,000 miles south to the Falklands as just one bomber needed an aerial fleet of thirteen Victor tanker planes to refuel it throughout the 16 hour round-trip. From start to finish, the seemingly impossible mission was a comedy of errors, held together by sheer British pluck and ingenuity. On the brink of being scrapped, only three of the ageing nuclear bombers could be fitted out for war, one to fly the mission and two in reserve. Published on Jan 18, 2013 by DocumentaryRoom



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► Obituary: Iron Lady Thatcher changed face of Britain

► "Iron Lady" mourned, but critics speak out

By Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton - LONDON - Britain and admirers worldwide are mourning Margaret Thatcher, who has died aged 87, as the "Iron Lady" who rolled back the state and faced down her enemies during 11 years as Britain's first woman prime minister.
* Thatcherism: the radical ideology that became the global norm

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■ Reuters Breakingviews: U.S. workers stuck euro-style
■ North Korea tells foreigners to evacuate from the South

■ Cherry blossoms have bloomed

► PICTURES

■ The Iron Lady
■ The South Korean military

► S. Korea suffers from North's Kaesong access ban  ||  ► S. Koreans return from Kaesong industrial zone

► Britain's 'Iron Lady' Margaret Thatcher dies || ► Thatcher, Britain's 'Iron Lady', dies aged 87 || ► Argentines react to the death of Margaret Thatcher  || ► Britain's Margaret Thatcher, the 'Iron Lady', dead at 87 || ► People leave flowers outside Thatcher's home in London  || ► British PM Cameron pays tribute to ex-PM Thatcher ||  ► Former French leaders pay tribute to late Thatcher || ► Thatcher had shameful policy of militarism: Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams

► Katy Perry visits children in Madagascar
► Salvador stadium ready for World Cup 2014
► Bamboo bikes prove a hit in London
► Single dose HIV drug launched
► Kerry in Jerusalem as Israel recalls Holocaust 

► The Holocaust in color Nazi rising terror and concentration camps. Uploaded on May 15, 2009   || ► Jewish Target: 'Not just Nazis behind Holocaust'



► French cannabis activist charged with possession of cannabis
► Pakistan court orders Musharraf to appear over treason
► WikiLeaks launches searchable US historical archive
► Palestinian refugees protest UN's Gaza aid suspension
► Flotilla raid victims to pursue Israel in court despite apology
► Saudi gives illegal foreign workers three months' grace
► Iraq marks decade since fall of Baghdad 

► Margaret Thatcher, Iron Lady, Dead at 87 || ► World Leaders Mourn "The Iron Lady" ||  ► Blair: Thatcher Pursued a Course of Conviction


► Obama Says He's Determined for Gun Bill. President Obama warned Congress not to use delaying tactics against tighter gun regulations and told families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims that he's "determined as ever" to honor their children with tougher laws. (April 8)   || ► Congress Returns to Guns, Immigration and Budget. As senators return to work after a two week break, negotiations are underway on an agreement for expanded background checks for gun sales. (April 8)   ||  ► Carney: Congress Has Obligation to Gun Victims. President Obama will bring Sandy Hook families to Washington on Air Force One following his speech in CT so they can meet with lawmakers about gun legislation. WH Spokesman Jay Carney said lawmakers "have an obligation" to victims vote. (April 8)



► Surgical Robots Gain Popularity and Scrutiny 
► Kerry: Israeli-Palestinian Peace Possible

► Margaret Thatcher, Iron Lady, dead at 87

► North Korea warns foreigners to leave South

* SKorean managers: NKoreans not working at factory

► Iran announces uranium mining after nuclear talks fail

► Libya appeals Egypt court decision on Gaddafi cousin extradition

► Navy's New Laser Weapon Blasts Bad Guys From Air, Sea

► FINANCE - Why Pizza, Tacos, and Pop-Tarts Have Gone 'Crazy'

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► Live Fish Found In Likely Tsunami Debris

► Groom Surprises Bride With Wedding

► Baboon sounds may hold key to origins of human speech



► Chile successfully exhumes body of poet Neruda

► AUTOS : Priceless Lamborghini Miura P400 SV burns on a London street



► Father: Slain diplomat died doing what she loved. Anne Smedinghoff, the first American diplomat to die on the job since last year's attack in Benghazi, Libya, was one of five Americans killed Saturday in a suicide car bombing while they were delivering textbooks to school children. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

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► PHOTOS

■ Margaret Thatcher
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► Thatcher funeral set for next week

The funeral of former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher will take place on Wednesday, 17 April, Downing Street announces.

* Commentators divided on Thatcher's legacy
* Thatcher dies: Reaction in pictures

► The 1980s conundrum. What would UK be like if Margaret Thatcher had never been? 
► Why Liverpool never loved Margaret Thatcher
► Newspaper review: Margaret Thatcher's legacy considered
► HEALTH : Scientists track leukaemia's origins 'back to the womb'

► VIDEOS

■ Margaret Thatcher: Mixed reaction to former PM's death
■ Lady Thatcher's body moved from Ritz hotel
■ US reaction to death of Lady Thatcher
■ Japan deploys anti-missile batteries over N Korea threat
■ On patrol with the team protecting Nepal's rhinoceroses
■ Lions lose out as Kenyans encroach on their territory
■ Gun control: Obama's passionate plea for new legislation
■ What Iraqi symbol could replace Saddam Hussein statue?
■ Manet exhibition to hit cinemas
■ Fatbergs: Burning fat and oil to generate London power
■ Topless women target Putin in protest 
■ 'Name meshing' embraced by British newly-weds. When the actor Chris O'Dowd married TV presenter Dawn Porter last year, the two of them did something very modern. They merged their surnames, and became the O'Porters. According to the UK Deed Poll service, almost 800 British newly weds have already "meshed" their names together this year. Bryony MacKenzie has been to meet the Puffins, one couple who decided to embrace the trend.

► North Korea - a country never at peace

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► 'Who controls the past controls the future': Assange presents massive Project K leak
► US to deploy new laser weapon to Persian Gulf
► Saddam down: Iraq a decade on 
► Iran boosts uranium production – state TV
► OP-ED : 'EU - empire destroying people's freedom' - Marine Le Pen
► Foreign Agents law demands financial control, not NGO closure – Putin in Hannover 

► VIDEOS

■ Haa, ...Andrew "Robin William" Farmer! Mork and Mindy,  ehhheee. Mork! ehehehee - Hacktivists warn Israel: 'Be ready for larger surprises' 
■ Pyongyang warns foreigners to evacuate S. Korea, Japan deploys Patriot missiles 

■ Video: Femen attacks Putin in Hannover. Topless activists from the Femen protest group tried to disrupt the visit of Russian President Putin and Chancellor Merkel to the Hannover Messe tech show. They had anti-Putin slogans on their semi-naked bodies and were shouting obscenities. Published on Apr 8, 2013.



■ 'N. Korea war could start by accident, neither side wants to be seen as weak'
■ 'Iron Lady' Margaret Thatcher dies at 87 after stroke
■ CrossTalk: Arrest Blair!
■ 'Kissinger Cables': Wikileaks unveils US foreign policy 'database' of docs 

► Could magic mushrooms hold cure for depression? A former British government drugs adviser has warned that clinical trials to cure depression are being blocked by EU drug regulations. Professor David Nutt is calling for a change in the rules so that research can begin into whether magic mushrooms could hold a cure for depression. But how exactly could this psychedelic drug - illegal in many countries - be used to treat depression? Al Jazeera reports.   ||   SCIENCE DAILY 5 April 2013 : First Trial to Investigate Magic Mushrooms as a Treatment for Depression Delayed by UK and EU Regulations — The world's first clinical trial to explore the use of the hallucinogenic ingredient in magic mushrooms to treat depression is being delayed due to the UK and EU rules on the use of illegal drugs in research.



► Male rape victims meet in Uganda. Sexual violence is one of the most widely used weapons of war, often against women. Yet men are also victims. Their numbers remain unknown mostly because traumatised male survivors are too ashamed to come forward. But for the first time in sub-Saharan Africa, victims are meeting in Uganda, to openly talk about their experiences. Al Jazeera's Malcolm Webb reports from Kampala.



► Palestinians sceptical about US diplomacy
► Billions pledged for rebuilding Darfur 
► The Stream - Striving for perfection
► Syria 'rejects' UN bid to investigate chemical weapons

► Obama pushes for gun control legislation. Barack Obama, the US president, has urged Americans to pressure a reluctant Congress to pass new gun control legislation as he traveled to Connecticut, where December's school massacre took place. This week, the US Congress is to consider new legislation on gun control. But chances of the new measures getting approval of legislators is slim, as no major gun legislation has passed the Congress since 1994. The American public seems to strongly support universal background checks on gun sales, but politicians are divided. Al Jazeera's Cath Turner reports.



► Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher dies || ► Former British leader Margaret Thatcher dies at 87 ||   ►Thatcher was British version of Reagan: Johnson   || ► Argentines remember war under Thatcher

► World reacts to death of Margaret Thatcher. 



► Inside Story - The Thatcher legacy



► Chavez's cult figure shaping Venezuela polls. Venezuela's murder rate, economy and land rights are among the major issues for voters in Sunday's presidential election.  But the poll is being influenced by memories of the late former president Hugo Chavez, who is becoming a cult figure in his country. Critics say the government, including administration candidate Nicolas Maduro, is shamelessly exploiting Chavez's image for electoral gain. Al Jazeera's Lucia Newman reports from Caracas.

► President Obama Brushes Back His Activist Left

By Michael Scherer
* Why the Fiscal Cliff Deal Should Have Included Social Security
* What Budget Cuts? Members of Congress Push for Spending Increases
* White House: Keystone Pipeline Won't Cure Climate Change
* Why Many Americans Feel Like They're Getting Poorer

► Was Thatcherism Good (or Bad) for the Economy?

* Thatcher Funeral to be Held Apr. 17
* Margaret Thatcher's Foreign Policy: On the Wrong Side of History?

► When an Archive is Lost: Jacques Lowe's Rare (And Recently Restored) Look at JFK's Camelot
► Marian Anderson and the Concert That Sparked the Civil Rights Movement

► Inside Syrian Rebel Group Northern Storm

► First to spot Gorbachev as reformer, Thatcher sped Cold War's end

► Margaret Thatcher is lionized and lambasted

► Margaret Thatcher's dementia : cause of death or unrelated factor?

Actually ye do not goes without asking questions like that, anyway I will always read your article. But today you ask like that, "Margaret Thatcher's dementia : cause of death or unrelated factors?" And today I feel it is a naive question. My question is, at what age a person can be said to deserve to die?

(What do you mean, Cisca? Your question sounds equally naive.)

If there is longevity, ... ah well, just read this article. Thousands of dementia sufferers rarely see loved ones.

► Newtown families help Obama press for gun reform

► In contest for black support, Greuel wins Maxine Waters' backing

► COLUMN ONE  : A hunt for dark matter in a former gold mine

► East-West parking ban speeds downtown traffic

► reFramed: In conversation with Mike Brodie

► Pictures in the News | April 8, 2013