News Headlines (225) 26 April 2013

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► SPIEGEL 25 April 2013 : Oversexed Education: First-Graders Shown Explicit Sex-Ed Book

► SCIENCE DAILY Feb. 16, 2011: Losing Hair at 20 Is Linked to Increased Risk of Prostate Cancer in Later Life, Study Finds  — Men who start to lose hair at the age of 20 are more likely to develop prostate cancer in later life and might benefit from screening for the disease, according to a new study published online in the cancer journal Annals of Oncology.

► MASHABLE  25 APril 2013 :World's First 'Braille Smartphone' in Development

► US MAGAZINE 13 April 2013 : Shakira on Motherhood: "Nobody Told Me It Would Be This Hard" :: ||  ► Latest Gallery : Halle Berry's Second Pregnancy: See Her Growing Baby Bump! ||  ► Beyonce and Blue Ivy Step Out in Paris, Gwyneth Paltrow Wears a Sheer Dress and No Underwear: Today's Top Stories

► ATLANTIC WIRE  24 April 2013 : Gwyneth Paltrow Is the 'Most Beautiful Woman' Alive — and You Can't Stop Her || ► REUTERS : Gwyneth Paltrow named People's most beautiful woman

Wow! This headline is so undermining the existence of fellow women. But, I never care about the beauty of other women, as long as my partner keeps saying that I am the most beautiful woman for him. Actually I never believe his words about my beauty, but I see my baby, my mother, the elderly, the children of our neighbors like the way I greet them. I have always felt the eyes of children and elderly are the most honest eyes in seeing something. So I think my partner's opinion is objective enough. He is not a womanizer man, he's also not a Venustraphobia. He said he was just a very confident man because of his love to me.

► TODAY in HISTORY

■ Apr 26, 1954: Polio vaccine trials begin
■ 26th April 1962 : The Moon Ranger IV Crash Lands On Moon. The first US rocket lands on the moon Ranger IV three years after the first Russian landing of Lunik II in 1959.

► Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997). Uploaded on Dec 1, 2011 by bluecinderella4



► The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1997. Uploaded on Mar 17, 2011 by BardandQueen



► HARRY POTTER DELETED SCENES. Uploaded on Nov 19, 2010 by smosh



► Eminem & Rihanna - I Love the way you Lie - Igor Presnyakov - acoustic cover

► BBC Knowledge Explainer DNA


► P a n d e m i c



► a Forest within a Forest



► Fata Morgana

► In Guantanamo hunger strike, courts favor Obama

WASHINGTON/MIAMI - As detainees at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, widen their hunger strike, President Barack Obama's force-feeding policy is under fire. But the law is on his side, an analysis of court rulings shows.

* More medics sent to Guantanamo as hunger strike grows
* U.S. condoned torture after 9/11, must close Guantanamo: report
* Yemeni man describes force feeding in New York Times op-ed

► Hollande arrives for sales trip in China
► Paris ringroad, 'Le Periph', is 40
► French fashion uses power of 'knitting grannies'
► M a l a r i a

► Roma take centre stage at Budapest music school. A school set up by renowned guitarist Ferenc Snetberger is giving young people from poor backgrounds a chance to make it in music.



► Australia, NZ remember war dead on ANZAC Day
► Spanish unemployment rate at record 27.16%
► Elderly, women and young bear brunt of China quake
► Tokyo's leafy Yasukuni shrine stirs raw emotions
► US military chief says ready for N. Korea threat

► Putin vows no return to 'Stalinist' repressions

[Putin looks young and handsome, because he was not a smoker.]



► Greenpeace 'polar bears' protest Arctic oil
► Hagel: Syria used chemical weapons on 'small scale'
► Synchronised yoga world record set in Bangkok
► Britain opens first embassy in Mogadishu in 22 years
► Ex-presidents at opening of George W. Bush library  || ► Obama, ex-presidents honor Bush at library opening

► Baby gorilla born at Tokyo zoo

► Salvador Dali show lights up Madrid museum. Salvador Dali is the subject of a new exhibition at the Reina Sofia museum in Madrid, with over 200 works by the Spanish painter and master of surrealism on show.



► Brazil's boom creates billionaires. According to the "World Wealth Report 2013" put together by luxury estate agents Knight Frank, Sao Paulo in Brazil comes ninth in global rankings of the cities with the most millionaires. AFPTV met one of them. || ► Cozete Gomes
► US anti-doping chief (Travis Tygart) tells French how it's done
► Protesters target gun lobbyists in Washington 
► Five dead, eight injured in Karachi bomb blast
► Dozens found alive in collapsed Bangladesh building 

► 2 Boys, 3 Adults Shot to Death in Illinois Town
► Bill Clinton: 'I Like President Bush' ||  ► Obama: Bush Compassionate and Generous ||  ► Bush: Honor of a Lifetime to Lead the U.S. ||  ► Presidents Praise George W. Bush at New Library

Ahaha this scene reminds me of their hypocrisy, the cigarette business. After they sell cigarettes and make people suffer from various diseases due to tobacco use (Although you may argue by saying that the business of selling cigarettes is also a source of income for the cigarette factory workers and government also reap considerable tax on the business of selling cigarettes, and I think for this debate should involve the economists, sociologists and health expert ) then perhaps to cover up the feelings of guilt to (dunno whoever, whatever) they give scholarships to schools and colleges. Maybe people will think it is a good action, but I see it as harassment. As if they say, "See? We give scholarships to education community which have failed to teach the students about the importance of anti-smoking awareness, because our business is selling cigarettes. Tadaa ..." ||  ► Damn right, George Bush should face criminal proceedings for waterboarding. Though signatory to the convention against torture, Canada neglected to investigate George Bush. Will the UN now act? - GUARDIAN 17 November 2012

► Giant Floating Head Found in Hudson River

► OMG! : Shakira Admits Losing Baby Weight Was 'Stressful' and Motherhood is 'Hard'


► TV - Daytime in No Time
► SHINE : Bikini Body in Four Weeks? Believe It
► HOMES : Manhattan's Most Expensive Home Officially Hits the Market at $125 Million

► PICTURES

■ Chernobyl today - Ukraine will mark the 27th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, the world's worst civil nuclear accident, on April 26. A look at life inside the exclusion zone today.<br>

■ What Seven Million Tulips Looks Like

► MAGAZINE : The fashion world's silver stylistas

► DNA: the 'smartest' molecule in existence?
Researchers revisit measurements to determine the temperature of the Earth's core, finding it to be 6,000C - as hot as the surface of the Sun.

* X-rays journey to centre of Earth
* 'New metal type' at Earth's core

► Earth's core far hotter than thought
► VIDEO : Malaria cases on rise in Nairobi
► FUTURE : Darpa: The element of surprise  ||  ► Space deflector shields inspired by the Moon
► TRAVEL : In Istanbul, raki and a bottomless pit of gluttony || ► The ethics of asking strangers to pay 
► AUTO : Aston Martin Rapide S: Four-door ferocity
► PICTURES

■ World historical sites damaged in conflict
■ Hand-bike riders summit Cadair Idris in Snowdonia
■ Joint Warrior war games in Scotland
■ Dark Pripyat

► Today's African Proverb : "Advice is a stranger - if he is welcome, he stays for the night; if not, he leaves the same day" - A Malagasy proverb sent by Lasu Morris, Juba, South Sudan

Welcome, advice. A cleric dies, leaving a question, "I always advise people, but who will advise me?"

► Putin says no Stalinist tendencies in society, confirms Berezovsky's letters
► Russian 'smokers' rights' movement holds founding convention

Oh, right to smoke? Sounds democratic, is not it? Okay. You want to die because of smoking? Go ahead! Die from the toxins in cigarette smoke is the choice of your life, not our business. But believe me, your phrase will be broken by the right of our right to a healthy life: smoke-free.

► VIDEOS

■ Putin on Boston blasts: We suffered from terrorists, called 'insurgents' by West. The deadly bombing of Boston Marathon confirms Russia's position that terrorists are a common threat to all nations and must never be supported for political gains, says Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin was commenting in Moscow during his annual Q&A session on the flood of comments in the US, many of them from common people, which blamed Russia, where the suspects in the bombing were born, over the crime.

ehehehe ...Such a scenario is typical American style. Beware of that, Russia! Actually the U.S. respects you. Its problem is it does not know how to put itself beside you.

■ Boston bombing facts & fantasies: Tsarnaevs felonious or framed?

■ Insult to Injury: UK's disabled must 'prove' handicaps to get benefits. Life as a disabled person in Britain could soon become a lot harder. They're now being asked to prove, face to face, that they deserve the help that until recently had been taken for granted.



■ I just write, "I'm glad to see my favorite presenter, Rory Suchet, is not appointed to present news about Boston clowns. "Tit for tat or inner contact? He presented it!  'Why did they need to kill my son?' - Tsarnaev's mother
■ US Defense Sec. Hagel 'confident' chemical weapons used in Syria
■ Deadly Blaze: Dozens killed, 3 survive fire at Moscow mental hospital
■ Drums of War: US claims chem weapons used in Syria, red line crossed? . This video has been removed by the user. Sorry about that.

► People & Power - America's War Games. The United States' military expenditures today account for about 40 percent of the world total. In 2012, the US spent some $682bn on its military - an amount more than what was spent by the next 13 countries combined. Now that the war in Iraq is over and the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan will be complete in 2014, the stage might therefore appear to be set for a decrease in US defence spending. Even in Washington DC, many have argued that the defence budget can be cut substantially and the resulting "peace dividend" could be diverted to more pressing domestic concerns, such as dealing with the nation's continuing economic problems.




► George W Bush's presidential library, museum and policy centre has opened in Dallas, Texas. All modern-day presidents have been honoured with such libraries in their home states, including Richard Nixon, whose library draws about 100,000 visitors a year with its exhibits and research opportunities. The complex, which opened in 1991, is built around the thirty-seventh president's childhood home in southern California. Nixon is best remembered for the Watergate scandal, an illegal spying operation on his political enemies, and the cover-up that followed, events extensively dealt with in the library's exhibits.  Al Jazeera's Rob Reynolds reports from California. || ► Bush Waterboarding

► Watch Christopher Hitchens Get Waterboarded (VANITY FAIR). How does it feel to be "aggressively interrogated"? Christopher Hitchens found out for himself, submitting to a brutal waterboarding session in an effort to understand the human cost of America's use of harsh tactics at Guantánamo and elsewhere. VF.com has the footage. Uploaded on Jul 2, 2008 by Vanity Fair



► Guantanamo Bay interrogation video released - 15 July 08. Lawyers for a Canadian prisoner held at Guantanamo Bay have released a videotape showing him being interrogated. The pictures offer the first glimpse inside the secretive and isolated US prison in Cuba. In the video, a Canadian Security Intelligence Services agent is shown grilling Omar Khadr in 2003, when he was 15. The video shows him weeping, his face buried in his hands. Khadr also tells his captors he's been tortured. The Canadian citizen is accused of throwing a grenade that killed a US soldier during a 2002 firefight in Afghanistan. Al Jazeera's Dan Nolan tells the story. || ► Inside Story Americas - Has torture become acceptable? The European Court of Human Rights condemns CIA torture and members of the US Senate intelligence committee calls it "a terrible mistake". But will such criticism be overshadowed by a film that falsely suggests that the use of torture led to the killing of Osama bin Laden?



► Putin fields questions during annual phone-in. Russia's President Vladimir Putin has been speaking to the nation in one of the live televised question and answer sessions that have become a trademark of his presidency. Almost two million people sent in questions to the president, with many tackling him on Russia's current economic issues. Al Jazeera's David Chater has been gauging the reaction in Russia's eastern outpost Vladivostok.



► The Stream - Water wars?

► Inside Story - The fight for global vaccinations. Global vaccination programmes are offering children a better start in life. It is universally recognised as one of the most successful and cost effective health programmes in the world. Immunising children against a range of diseases that can cause serious illness, disability or death. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that immunisation prevents up to three million deaths every year, but it says an estimated 22 million children worldwide are missing out on basic vaccines.

► Study: Porn May Not Be Such a Bad Influence on Sexual Behavior

► Syria's Possible Chemical Weapons and a Reminder that Intel Isn't Always Right
By Mark Thompson

* The Thick Red Line: White House Cautious on Syria's Chemical Weapons Use
* Why Reports of Chemical Weapons Attacks in Syria May Never Be Confirmed
* Syria: The Mystery Behind a Deadly Chemical Attack

► The 20 'Most Well-Read Cities' in America, According to Amazon.com
► Can Frozen Food Companies Make TV Dinners Cool Again?
► The Epic Vistas of the World's Largest Algae Farm
► Jewel of Manhattan: LIFE in Central Park, Summer 1961

► COLUMN ONE : Watch out! Angry little girl is sharing her feelings

► Pictures in the News | April 25, 2013 - Posted By: Marc Martin 


  Paris — A room called "Le Nuage," or The Cloud, designed by French art distributor Zébra3/Buy-Sellf. Le Nuage has four single beds and can be rented for a night or more. PHOTOGRAPH BY: PIERRE VERDY / AFP / Getty Images


  New Delhi — An Indian Hindu devotee dressed as a monkey participates in a religious procession during Hanuman Jayanti, a celebration of the birth of Hindu monkey god Hanuman. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Tsering Topgyal / Associated Press


  Miyashiro, Japan — White tiger cubs play around in their enclosure at Tobu Zoo Park. Four cubs, three males and one female, were born at the zoo, marking its first-ever cubs. PHOTOGRAPH BY: KIYOSHI OTA / EPA

You tired to curb the passions and to endure the pain. Also waiting for the changes you want. I understand how scratched your heart. And how your self-esteem trampled. Thrown out. Those who embrace you when you are needed. However, compassion touches me. In your weary you stand tall. Although as wasted, you are calm and silent like coral. In your silence, still upright. Like sheer cliffs that often you rock. Abstinence cry if you do not need it. Although cornered you keep waiting. Stoic. Smiling while injured.

My tigress, they will burst when you are cornered. However, keep patient, conquer yourself. Don't be afraid. Even if you know that they are allied. Because one day the mountain will explode. Even the smallest mountain. And, at that time they will know how ferocious a wounded tiger if her revenge is fueled. Therefore my beautiful tiger, uprise again. Running and clawing this cruel life. And do not complain. Keep the spirit.
***

Q : What is this, Cisca? Do you imagine learning as a tigress?
A : Nope. This is a poem by Reinhold Messner posted by him to me. When reading it I was reminded to you, tigress.

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