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► SCIENCE DAILY May 1, 2013 : Growing Gap Between Teens' Materialism and Willingness to Work Hard — Are today's youth really more materialistic and less motivated than past generations, or do adults tend to perceive moral weakness in the next generation?
► YAHOO NEWS 2 May 2013 : Mila Kunis Voted Sexiest Woman In The World By FHM: See Her Greatest Style Hits || ► DAILY MAIL 2 May 2013 : Did Leos Mila Kunis and Helen Flanagan top FHM's sexiest women list because of their horoscope? || ► INDEPENDENT || ► STANDARD
► BILLBOARD 3 May 2013 : Jon Bon Jovi Applauds New Jersey’s New Overdose Law || ► REUTERS 15 November 2012 : Drug charges dropped against Jon Bon Jovi's daughter
► SF GATE 3 May 2013 : Film collection marks 100 years of Indian cinema || ► GUARDIAN 3 May 2013 : Bollywood's Jackie Shroff to celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema in Bradford. Star to attend special screening of his film Hero as city marks Britain's role in Bollywood's global success story
► BBC 10 April 2013 : North Korean tourism: Holidays in a secretive republic || ► TELEGRAPH 2 May 2013 : North Korea tour to go ahead. A British tour operator said it will continue with its inaugural trip to the region of North Korea where American guide was arrested.
► TODAY in HISTORY
■ Christopher Columbus arrived in Costa Rica in 1502 on his last trip to the New World, ....Eh, what date in May?
■ 4 May 1924 : Opening date of Paris 1924 Summer Olympics
■ 4 May 1979 : Thatcher became Prime Minister
► Discover Costa Rica. Costa Rica is one of most highly valued tourist destinations in this planet. This small piece of land includes all of the necessary components to satisfy the taste of thousands of travelers visiting each year. Costa Rica's territorial division includes 7 provinces, which are: San José, Alajuela, Cartago, Heredia, Guanacaste, Puntarenas, and Limón. Together they offer an attractive tourist destination, of almost limitless possibilities, that include extensive rainforests, volcanoes, rivers traveling through the mountains, beaches and natural resources safeguarded by an important organization of national parks and forest reserves. Uploaded on Jan 21, 2012 by bestdestination
► The Dark Side of Costa Rica Tourism. Costa Rica is a mecca of tourism, filled with beauty and amazing eco-adventures. Explore the bright and dark side of this popular vacation spot. This video seeks to raise awareness for tourists on how to address the rising growth in illegal tourist activities impacting this nation and others around the globe. If you see suspicious tourist activity please report it to the hotel, tourism officials and police authorities. Work to end these exploitative practices. Uploaded on Aug 16, 2011 by SISGIGroup
► The Drug War in Mexico: Two Informants and Hollywood vs. Reality. The Times's Ginger Thompson explores the link between two D.E.A. informants: one, a character played by Benicio Del Toro in "Traffic," the other, a former adviser to Mexico's drug czar, now living as a fugitive. Published on Apr 29, 2013 by TheNewYorkTimes
► Obama Goes To Mexico To Talk About How Truly Fantastic Drug War Profiteering Can Be. May 02, 2013 BBC News. Published on May 2, 2013 by MOXNEWSd0tC0M
► Mexican Drug War - U.S failed war on drugs. BADIRAGUATO, Mexico — Neat, freshly painted buildings and a renovated church line the central square. Shiny SUVs rest curbside. Some lack license plates, as if the law doesn't apply. Mansions crown the surrounding hills.
Badiraguato, a town of 7,000 in Sinaloa state, shouldn't have such wealth. It's among the poorest municipalities in Mexico. But you're better off not asking questions here. This is a secretive place, hot and quiet in the Sierra Madre foothills. There's an army barracks, but soldiers mostly stay inside. It's the heart of drug country, home to Mexico's most powerful criminal syndicate: the Sinaloa cartel, led by Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. For well over a century, local farmers have harvested marijuana and opium in the rugged mountains surrounding Badiraguato. Since the 1980s, the Sinaloa cartel has acted as their Wal-Mart, transporting the mind-bending cargo north with quasi-corporate efficiency, and distributing it to a narcotics-craving United States market.
Ever since former President Felipe Calderon deployed thousands of soldiers and federal police to combat organized crime in 2006, the country has been ravaged by violence. An estimated 70,000 people have been killed in often brutal territorial warfare. Yes, there have been victories for the government: In March 2009 the attorney general's office published a most-wanted list of 37 high profile drug lords. As of February 2013, two-thirds of them are either dead or in custody. By now, the majority of the seven major drug trafficking cartels battling for dominance have been crippled. Most have partially or completely fractured into smaller groups. Even the infamous Los Zetas, whose leader Heriberto Lazcano was killed last fall, have recently suffered severe blows.
Only the Sinaloa cartel seems to have survived the onslaught relatively intact. In fact, some critics of the government even claim Sinaloa has "won" the drug war. El Chapo is still at large, after his spectacular escape from prison in 2001.* In mid-February Guatemalan authorities investigated rumors that he had been gunned down, but the president's spokesman later told GlobalPost they found no evidence of this. His inner circle cronies Juan Jose Esparragoza and Ismael Zambada also still operate freely. And while they succesfully evade capture, the cartel has made substantial territorial advances, and has amassed extravagant wealth.
"El Chapo is going to get stronger if he is not arrested in the next year and a half," a senior official of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) told Forbes in a June 2011 interview. Since then, the Sinaloa cartel ousted its rivals in the lucrative smuggling corridors of Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez. El Chapo himself is now the most wanted man on the globe, with US authorities offering a $5 million reward for any information leading to his capture. In a business as opaque as the drug trade, it's hard to get reliable figures on the size of a crime group's territory, the breadth of its wealth or the extent of its market share. Court documents, arrests and drug seizures, however, paint a picture of the Sinaloa cartel as a multinational, highly flexible organization, quick to adapt to new circumstances and showing a resilience unlike any of its rivals.
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"Everybody is killing everybody", says local photographer Julian Cardona, who for thirty years has documented Juarez in terminal decline. In a city where no tourist or foreigner dares to come, locals are leaving in droves and many neighbourhoods lie abandoned and deserted. The remaining inhabitants barricade themselves behind high walls and barbed wire. Even funerals are no longer safe. "They know relatives or friends are going to be attending", says Julian. Unable to offer its population safety and security, the police force, guilty of widespread corruption, is unwilling to stand against the terror of the criminal gangs. Meanwhile, even innocent children are being caught in the crossfire. Arcelia Medrano tearfully recounts the brutal slaying of her child when gunmen accidentally walked into the wrong house. "They took my son to hospital. He was riddled with bullets." Published on Jan 21, 2013 by journeymanpictures
► Even If Pakistan Requests India To Take Over Pakistan, India Will Refuse - Pak Air Force Officer. Ex-Pakistan Air Force Air Vice Marshal Abid Rao spills the bitter truth that's on every Indian's mind. India harbors no territorial ambitions toward Pakistan. It considers Pakistan as a no-go area infested with terrorism and extremist mindset. It just wants to keep this cancer as far as away as possible. And yet Pakistanis delude themselves that India, somehow, is planning to take over Pakistan and live under this exaggerated fear. Published on Apr 19, 2013 by DLXArea1
► Israel confirms Syria strike, says hit Hezbollah-bound missiles
► In Malaysia, online election battles take a nasty turn
► Bangladesh urges no harsh EU measures over factory deaths
► Karzai urges Taliban to fight Afghan enemies after Pakistan clash
► Protests in Chinese city over planned chemical plant
► 100 Years of Indian cinema
* Bollywood films celebrities love to watch - pollAs India celebrates 100 years of cinema, we asked celebrities to name their favourite Indian film. It was a tough choice. After all, there are tens of thousands of films to choose from. How could they select only one? || Vote for the greatest Bollywood film ever
* Seeds of Indian cinema grew from one photographer's obsession
► Video: U.S. claims hypersonic flight record
Boeing Co's X-51A Waverider made history this week when it achieved the longest hypersonic flight by a jet-fuel powered aircraft, flying for 3-1/2 minutes at five times the speed of sound, the U.S. Air Force said on Friday. | Full Article
* Solar-powered plane takes off for flight across U.S.► PHOTOS
■ Religious rituals in India
■ Lights, camera, action
■ Say cheese!
► Hong Kong struggles to combat waste crisis
► Pakistan parties channel millions into ads
► Global drug trafficking
► Rap takes over at Afghan music festival
► One year into term, France's Hollande is struggling
► US urges N.Korea to free jailed American
► French media NGO points finger at censorship
► Death of Indian 'spy' in Pakistan sparks anger
► Pakistan prosecutor in Bhutto, Mumbai cases killed
► Former Somali pirate: 'We were like orphans'
Pirate activity off the coast of Africa poses a considerable loss of economic activity in the surrounding countries. It is known in the World Bank report. [ ■ Ending Somali Piracy: Go After the System, Not Just the Pirates || ■ Ending Somali Piracy Will Need On-Shore Solutions and International Support to Rebuild Somalia] One of the losses suffered by the company is the supply lines to play because of the threat of pirates, making the cost of fuel rises, so does the cost of additional security personnel in the delivery. In addition to making the world companies have to pay extra, the pirates were also closed the door trade in neighboring countries, especially in the tourism and fisheries sectors.
Since 2006, the growth of the tourism sector in East Africa has been growing 25% slower than other African countries, mainly because of the lack of tourists who want to travel to those countries. Based on World Bank data, the exports of marine products in East Africa are affected by the pirates, fell 23.8% since 2006. In 2006 the activities of pirates began rampant in East African waters. The countries that were affected by their activities among others, Comoros, Djibouti, Kenya, Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania, as well as Yemen, and Pakistan.
Although the pirates used the means of terrorism -- piracy and hostage-taking -- but they were not members of terrorist group. The government did not feel the need to carry out a rescue mission as soon as possible. If the pirates were terrorists, of course the government would take action immediately. The goal was of course to look for advances to the United States.
United States itself --- which always feel it is the World's Policeman --- did not consider the Indian Ocean region --- which face to face with the Coast of Somalia and Kenya -- was a dangerous area, although there often occured the piracy. Why? Because the United States considers Somalia is not like Afghanistan, Libya, or Iraq which are rich in oil. Poor condition save Somalia from the U.S. invasion. If only Somalia is a country rich in oil, then it is certainly the pirates will be charged as the Islamic fundamentalist group.
► EU says eurozone recession to continue in 2013
► Syria rebel overcomes injuries to retun to front
► Obama in Mexico calls for US immigration reform
► Chanel No 5 gets exhibition in Paris
► Syria crisis puts pressure on Israel border
► Journalist thought held by Syria: family
► Bangladesh building disaster death toll passes 500
► Record 32 tons of hashish seized in Spain
► Growing wildfire near LA threatens homes
► US markets finish at record high
► Turkish cinema lovers fight to save Art Deco treasure
► Malaysian elections: the new media battle
► Cuban star Chucho Valdes releases album. Cuban jazz pianist Chucho Valdes, son of the late Bebo, is releasing a new album in France, Border-Free, and plays a concert at the Chatelet hall with his group, the Afro-Cuban Messengers.
► Obama: US-Mexico Stereotypes Must Be Broken
► Raw: Plane Crashes into Kyrgyzstan Pasture
► Bionic Hand? There's an App for That. Double-amputee Jason Koger used to fly hundreds of miles to visit a prosthetist when he wanted to adjust the grips on his bionic hands. Now, there's an app for that. (May 3)
► US Gun Lobby Says It's Fighting a 'Culture War'
► Obama Doesn't Foresee Ground Troops in Syria. Obama says that as commander in chief he doesn't like to rule things out, but he doesn't foresee a scenario in which American boots on the ground would be good for the U.S. or good for Syria. (May 3) || ► Obama: No U.S. Ground Troops in Syria
► NRA official: 'Culture war' more than gun rights
► Israel bombs Hezbollah-bound missiles in Syria: official
► Small Wash. school closes because of nice weather
► SHOPPING : Best & Worst Value Menu Items
► GOOD MORNING AMERICA : Desert Storm Vet Helps Reunite Purple Heart Medal
► SHINE : Easy Chicken Taco Bowls for Cinco De Mayo
► FINANCE : Rat meat sold as lamb in latest China food scandal ; top court beefs up food safety laws
► MAGAZINE
■ Burkina Faso: Beating river blindness by fly-catching► FEATURES
■ Six childcare gurus that have changed parenting
■ Breaking in : Anti-establishment parties defy EU► FUTURE
■ Q&A: H7N9 - The dangers that lurk behind the new strain of flu
■ How many birds are killed by windows?
■ Will we ever… know what happened before the Big Bang?► CULTURE : Sculpture of ancient Rome: The shock of the old
■ Best science and technology pictures of the week
► ANALYSIS
■ Chaudhry Zulfiqar murder: Another crisis for Pakistan► SCIENCE
■ Syrian massacre allegations fuel sectarian sentiment
■ 'Green wall' to target Sahel terrorism
■ Solar Impulse plane starts bid to cross US
► VIDEOS
■ Somalia: What you need to know► AUTOS : Porsche 911 Turbo, Turbo S: An eye-watering pair
■ Shark steals swordfish from New Zealand fishermen
■ Smartphones 'as addictive as cocaine'
■ Spain moves to protect bullfighting tradition
► PHOTOS
■ Week in pictures: 27 April - 3 May 2013
■ Fighting deadly child diseases in Somalia
■ Day in pictures: 3 May 2013
■ California wildfires
► Israel bombs missile shipment in Syria - reports
► Obama 'does not foresee' sending ground troops to Syria
► Support for Tsarnaev brothers raises controversy
► Tsarnaev's widow under new scrutiny as investigators find radical Islamist material on her computer
► 'Astronomical costs': Gitmo consumes $900,000 per prisoner annually
► Portugal to lift retirement age, working hours in austerity drive
► Holy Week nearly over in Russia, Easter celebrations at hand
► Government-operated spyware on the rise around the world – report
► US military secrets leaked to Chinese hackers for three years
► OP-ED : 'Re-writing legal language and political nudging – new US strategy for Syria'
► VIDEOS
■ Life between checks: RT crosses Iraq security line
■ UKIP Rises: 'Real democrats' push forward as third power[There is no problem? Good. But who can promise if this is done in the years before the American troops pulled out of Iraq then the situation is going to be fine? Well for example in 2005, 2006, etc. You could be kidnapped. And the situation would be more difficult if you could not speak Arabic or Kurdish at all]
■ Whistleblowers Gagged: 'US national security used to cover up torture'. With the mass hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay nearing the end of its third month - pressure's being stepped up on President Obama to deliver on his long-running pledge to close the notorious facility. RT's Gayane Chichakyan talks to Ambassador James Jones, a member of a key US think tank, which has slammed Washington's treatment of the detainees there as torture.
■ Blatant Blitz: Israel bombs Syria, targets chem weapons depot? Israel has openly intervened in Syria for the second time this year, according to US officials. They say Tel Aviv has carried out another bombing run on a target inside Syria following a previous strike in January. RT gets reaction from Conn Hallinan, contributing editor for the U.S. think tank Foreign Policy in Focus and the latest from RT's Middle East correspondent Paula Slier.
■ Drone Age: US kids allured by UAVs, college courses in demand. As many as 10000 drones could be prowling American skies by 2020, says the US Aviation Administration. And as Washington continues to boost domestic surveillance in the name of public safety, growing numbers of young Americans are choosing to get in on the action. RT's Anastasia Churkina has the story.
► 101 East - The world's richest city
► Washington Redskins: Native Americans see red. Since 1939, indigineous groups in the United States have protested the name of Washington's National Football League team, the Redskins, saying it is offensive to native groups. Although there are scores of sports teams across the US using indigenous names and mascots, the term "redskin" - coupled with the team's prominence - is considered particularly offensive to Native Americans. For years, the team's owners have firmly refused any possibility of a name change, and current Redskins owner Dan Snyder, is no different. :
► Bangladesh: Sanctions for safety. As funerals for the more than 400 garment workers killed in a building collapse last week continue, the European Union has threatened Bangladesh's garment industry with trade sanctions to encourage improvements in safety for the 3.6m people employed in the still growing industry. Worth an annual $20b, Bangladesh's garment industry is the world's second-largest clothing exporter after China. But 80 percent of the more than three million people employed as garment workers are women working six days a week for up to 12 hours per day. In some cases, children have been known to be employed by the companies that provide the global supply of cheaply-made clothes. Many of the factories pay as little as $38 per month.
Recent events have brought the dangers inherent in the working conditions in the 4,000 factories across the country - where overcrowding and locked fire doors are common sites - to the fore. In November, a factory fire on the outskirts of the Bangaldeshi capital, Dhaka, killed scores of garment workers. The 112 people who died in the nine-storey factory operated by Tazreen Fashions represented the country's worst factory fire. A building collapse near Dhaka killed more than 400 last week. In the days following the collapse, it was revealed that factory bosses forced 3,000 workers to continue working despite police orders to evacuate the building because of cracks found in the structure the day before the collapse. Thousands of Bangladeshi workers demonstrated in May Day rallies to demand the death penalty for the owner of the factory, who is under arrest.
Now, the European Union, the country's largest export market, is considering a review of its trade policies with Dhaka to encourage improvements in safety. "The EU is presently considering appropriate action, including through the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) - through which Bangladesh currently receives duty-free and quota-free access to the EU market under the 'Everything But Arms' scheme - in order to incentivise responsible management of supply chains involving developing countries," read a statement issued by the office of Catherine Ashton, the EU foreign affairs chief.
Exports to the EU bring in more than $11.4bn annually, but are the threat of sanctions enough to make the garment industry change its ways? Will customers of outlets like Mango and Wal-Mart, both known to utilise Bangaldeshi factories for their wares, accept potential price increases if multinationals have to look elsewhere for manufacturing? Joining Mike Hanna on this Inside Story, to discuss the possibilities for reform of a $20b industry are : Dipu Moni, minister of foreign affairs; Ben Vanpeperstraete, international policy officer for Clean Clothes Campaign; and Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin, Bangladesh garment manufacturers and exporters assocation president.
► China Rising - Episode 1: The Dramatic Rise. After centuries of Western dominance, the world's centre of economic and political weight is shifting eastward. In just 30 years, China has risen from long-standing poverty to being the second largest economy in the world -- faster than any other country in history. From angry farmers to weary migrant workers, powerful politicians and everyone in between, what China says and does, has become of undeniable importance to the entire world.
► Listening Post - Feature - Vice: News for the 'cool' kids. Here is a journalistic challenge: How does an American news operation get into North Korea, to the heart of Pyongyang, and get exclusive access to an enigmatic leader who is the central figure in a showdown with Washington over nuclear weapons? Easy. Just get a former basketball player who is covered in tattoos to go with you. And before you know it, Dennis Rodman and Kim Jong-un will be clinking glasses and your cameras will be there to cover the story. The company behind the stunt was a media outlet called Vice, and its exploits in Pyongyang - typical of its style - got world-wide coverage.
► Talk to Al Jazeera - Boris Johnson: Towering over London. The man at the helm of Europe's financial capital hopes to re-invigorate Britain's Conservative party with an infusion of new blood. Mayor Boris Johnson, who despite having limited real power, has managed to excite the citizens of one of the world's most influential cities more than any other recent mayor in London. Talk To Al Jazeera sat down with him to find out how he manages to balance the pressures placed on him with his monumental aspirations.
► South2North - Welcome to Nollywood. The world is celebrating one hundred years of Bollywood, the triumph of an industry that continues to challenge the status quo of western storytelling. But Bollywood might have to watch its back, as the Nigerian film industry, Nollywood, steps up to challenge the eastern industry for the title of most productive film industry. The fast-paced, high-turnover industry of Nollywood is revolutionising the movie-making model, and all without foreign aid or government subsidies. Nigerians are telling their own stories and making movies their way. So, what has this meant for the Nigerian people? In this episode of South2North, Redi asks about the future of Nollywood, and what to expect from the new generation of movie makers.
► Healing Bangladesh: Fashion Labels Can Help By Staying Put
By Krista Mahr and Haroon Habib
* Bangladesh Tragedy: Lessons from New York's Triangle Factory Fire► CNN : Suicides almost double among 50-somethings
* Bangladesh's Industrial Accident: Scenes From a Terrifying Tragedy
► Food and Beverage Industry : Proof Positive: Maker's Mark Blunder Results In Surprise Profit
► PHOTOGRAPHY
■ Wildfires Ravage California Coast
■ The World in Focus: The Best Pictures of the Week
■ LIFE at the Kentucky Derby: Photos From the '55 Run for the Roses
► California Gov. Jerry Brown unveils an 'ugly' prison plan
► Obama's sunny speech in Mexico raises eyebrows || ► Rich liberal donors throw weight behind Obama agenda
* American Prospect June 16, 2003 : How NAFTA Failed Mexico► U.S. policy seen as factor in Somalia famine deaths
* FOREIGN AFFAIR September / October 1993 : Can NAFTA Change Mexico?
► COLUMN ONE : A day in the strawberry fields seems like forever
► DAILY DISH : 25 Cinco de Mayo recipes: Guacamole, tostadas, chile rellenos and more
A total of six flamingo species have been identified: Greater Flamingo, Lesser Flamingo, James Flamingo, Andean Flamingo, Caribbean Flamingo and Chilean Flamingo. They are harmless and just fly away when they feel threatened. They have a good eyesight and color perception, a good hearing ability, but have a poor sense of smell and taste. As observed in the Philadelphia zoo, these birds display group activities with hundreds of birds participating together. Group displays like "Wing Salutes", "Head-flagging" and "marching" are a measure to regulate hormonal cycling for the mating season. The beauty of flamingos has never failed to grab human attention and that's the reason why many people wish to keep them pets.
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