News Headlines (122) 11 January 2013

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► Hold the Diet Soda? Sweetened Drinks Linked to Depression, Coffee Tied to Lower Risk - Jan. 8, 2013 :: New research suggests that drinking sweetened beverages, especially diet drinks, is associated with an increased risk of depression in adults while drinking coffee was tied to a slightly lower risk. 

► Passive Smoking Increases Risk of Severe Dementia, According to Study in China - Jan. 9, 2013 :: An international study by scientists in China, the UK and USA has found a link between passive smoking and syndromes of dementia.

► 'Pokemon' Makes its First Leap Into 3D

► National Restaurant Association predicts hot culinary trends for 2013: Whole grains, healthy kids’ meals, gluten-free and sustainable seafood 

► 9 January 2013 - President Obama picks Beyonce for inauguration 

► Tom Cruise : If Arnold Schwarzenegger Can Be Governor, I Could Be President - Celebrity News January 9, 2013 || Tom Cruise turns down Psy's Gangnam Style dance request 

► 10 January 2013 - Grown hearing-hairs 'beat' deafness in mice By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News 


► Google's Android Is Coming to a Kitchen Near You




► Who's Afraid of a Big Black Hole. Published on Apr 8, 2012 by DocumentaryPlus :: Black holes are one of the most destructive forces in the universe, capable of tearing a planet apart and swallowing an entire star. Yet scientists now believe they could hold the key to answering the ultimate question -- what was there before the Big Bang? The trouble is that researching them is next to impossible. Black holes are by definition invisible and there's no scientific theory able to explain them. Despite these obvious obstacles, Horizon meets the astronomers attempting to image a black hole for the very first time and the theoretical physicists getting ever closer to unlocking their mysteries. It's a story that takes us into the heart of a black hole and to the very edge of what we think we know about the universe.




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Cult Leader Thinks He's Jesus (Documentary Exclusive). Published on May 16, 2012 by VICE :: Deep in Siberia's Taiga forest is Vissarion, a cult leader who looks like Jesus and claims to be the voice of God. He's known as "the Teacher" to his 4,000 followers, who initially seem surprisingly normal. Over time, however, their unflinching belief in UFOs and the Earth's imminent demise made this group start to look more and more like some sort of strange cult. Hosted by Rocco Castoro - Originally released in 2011 || Meeting of Vissarion with Nama Hari. Uploaded on Sep 15, 2011 by boggybg :: Meeting in the House of Blessing (the temple in Petropavlovka) with Nama Hari, a spiritual leader in the Krishna Consciousness on August 16, 2005.







► Lisa Vanderpump Shares Her 'Rules'. Published on Jan 10, 2013 :: Restauranteur and 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' cast member Lisa Vanderpump has been tapped to head up a spinoff about one of her LA hotspot restaurants Sur. 'Vanderpump Rules' airs Mondays on Bravo at 10/9c. (Jan. 10)




► Raw: Oscar Nominations Announced in Calif. Published on Jan 10, 2013 :: The 85th annual Academy Award nominations for best actor, actress and picture have been announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. (Jan. 10)



► Biden: Consensus Emerging on Gun Safety.  Published on Jan 10, 2013 :: Vice President Joe Biden says he will deliver recommendations to the president on steps to curb violence by Tuesday. Biden says a consensus is emerging over proposals such as tightening background checks and banning high-capacity magazines. (Jan 10)

► Israel Is OK with Hagel as Secretary of Defense - By Connor Simpson | The Atlantic Wire –  2 hrs 11 mins ago  (ehehhe .... odd headline. Is Israel America? So, if Israel says, "no", then the U.S. will also say "no"? Oh, Oh. Thus, the U.S. boss is Israel? ehehhee...)


► Egypt's president invited to Iran, discusses Syria - Associated Press 

► California shooting: Teacher talks down shooter, allowing students to escape - One student is critically wounded, two others injured, in a rural California high school where, just hours before, school officials had been reviewing lockdown procedures for such a case. By Stacy Teicher Khadaroo | Christian Science Monitor :

► Highlights of Hollywood's 2013 film lineup

►Astronaut' s incredible photos from space. Astronaut Chris Hadfield beams back incredible photographs of Earth from aboard the International Space Station. 

► What did Google Earth spot in the Chinese desert? - By Dylan Stableford, Yahoo! News


► P H O T O S

■ Rare snowstorm blankets Jerusalem - The Holy City of Jerusalem has been covered in a brilliant white blanket after the worst snowstorm in 20 years. Schools and highways have been closed as Israel and much of the surrounding region has been hit by five days of rain, wind and snow and temperatures have dipped below freezing.  

■ NatGeo celebrates 125 years - On Jan. 13 2013, the National Geographic Society will celebrate its 125th anniversary  as one of the world's largest educational and scientific organizations. To commemorate the day, NatGeo will host a Google+ Hangout featuring Robert Ballard, James Cameron and Jane Goodall. Here is a look back at some of NatGeo's most memorable moments in time. 

■ Trapped killer whales free themselves - The killer whales trapped under ice in a remote Quebec village reached safety after the floes shifted on Hudson Bay, according to the mayor's office in Inukjuak. (Jan. 10)  

■ 2013 CES -Highlights from this year's International Consumer Electronics Show.

■ Berlin elephants feast on Christmas trees - The Berlin Zoo treated its elephants and some of its other animals to the donated pine trees for lunch Jan. 4. Before gobbling the greenery, elephants young and old played with the trees, whose strong smell attracts them.

■ Best of wildlife - Our favorite wildlife animal photos from this week's news stories. 

► If the drab decor in your bedroom has made you lose that lovin' feeling, watch Jeff Meacham teach homeowners Kate and Steve how a do-it-yourself headboard and inexpensive lighting solutions can bring the sexy back to any bedroom.


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► Pakistan blast victims mourned

The Pakistani province of Balochistan announces three days of mourning after at least 92 people die in explosions in the city of Quetta.
* Snooker hall hit - VIDEO
* In pictures: Attacks in Pakistan
* Sectarian schism
* Fatal blast hits Mingora

► Astronomers spot huge spiral galaxy
Astronomers peering near a known large galaxy are shocked to find that it is in fact much larger - five times wider than our Milky Way.

* In pictures: Galactic smash-ups
* Stars born in galactic wilderness

► Storms blanket parts of Mid-East in snow. 11 January 2013 - The worst storms to hit the Middle East in a decade have claimed several lives and left large parts of Israel and Jordan blanketed in snow. Across the region, many schools are shut and thousands of homes are without power. The freezing conditions have brought misery for thousands of Syrians living in refugee camps in northern Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon. James Kelly reports. (VIDEO) || NEWS -  10 January 2013  Deadly storms blanket parts of Mid-East in snow

► Mexican scheme offers computers and cash in return for guns. 10 January 2013  -  Mexicans are exchanging their guns for computers and even cash in a new government scheme aimed at reducing violence. It is estimated that over 60,000 people have died due to drug-related violence in Mexico since late 2006. Daniel Gallas reports. (VIDEO)

► Whitby landslip exposes human bones at 'Dracula graveyard'. 10 January 2013  - Human bones have been exposed at a church graveyard in Whitby after a landslide took away part of the cliff. The large landslip, at the cliff on which St Mary's Church stands, has exposed ancient graves when rock started to crumble. Peter Harris reports. (VIDEO) ||  NEWS - 10 January 2013 Whitby landslip exposes human bones at 'Dracula graveyard' || RELATED NEWS - 19 December 2012 :: Demolition of landslip homes in Whitby nears completion 

► 11 January 2013 - The magic of India's Kumbh Mela |  By Mark Tully Former BBC India Correspondent

► Czechs to vote for new president  || Vladimir Franz , despite face tattoo he is Presidential Contender  || Totally tattooed professor nicknamed Avatar is now THIRD in race to be Czech president

► 11 January 2013 -  Silbo gomera: A whistling language revived | By Laura Plitt BBC Mundo, La Gomera 

► 11 January 2013 - Salvaging the Costa Concordia :: Almost a year ago, more than 3,000 people were relaxing aboard the opulent cruise liner Costa Concordia at the start of a week-long Mediterranean cruise. Today the ship is the subject of possibly the largest and most daunting marine salvage operation ever attempted.

► Evolution of Design | 10 January 2013 - Chevrolet Corvette 

► Will we ever… lose all of our coral reefs? 

► Mini guide to Thailand's islands 



► 'App to block overused buzzwords' 

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Gitmore: 'US exports Guantanamos across planet'. Published on Jan 10, 2013 :: Human rights groups are calling on the U.S. President to deliver on his promise made more than 4 years ago, and shut down the notorious Guantanamo Bay detention facility. But, Barack Obama recently authorized the military to keep holding terror suspects there without charge or trial, as Gitmo remains in business 11 years since it was opened. RT talks to activist Aisha Maniar, who's been campaigning for the closure of Guantanamo. || 
► Gitmo 'medieval torture chamber' turns 11, more years ahead? Published on Jan 10, 2013 :: Human rights groups are calling on the US President to deliver on his promise made more than 4 years ago, and shut down the notorious Guantanamo Bay detention facility. But, Barack Obama recently authorized the military to keep holding terror suspects there without charge or trial, as Gitmo remains in business 11 years since it was opened. For more, RT talks to Doctor Mark Mason.



► Obama nominates Jack Lew, White House chief of staff, as new secretary of Treasury 

► Post-Assad plans: US focuses on Syrian chemical arms 

► Warning shot: Gun violence lands US lowest life expectancy among rich nations

► Demanding the right to digitally protest: Hacktivists petition the White House to legalize DDoS 

► Cool Find: Russian team takes ice from biggest Antarctic sub-glacial lake, searching for life 

► Farmers demand an appeal in Monsanto GMO case 

► Russia-US adoption agreement valid till 2014 – Putin's spokesman

► "Take Syrian president's ideas into account" - Moscow 

► 'Socialism is the future' – Russian Communist leader 

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Basel Banksters: Secretive elite group pulls strings of finance. Published on Jan 10, 2013 :: As the economic crisis continues to rage on, regulators are coming under fire for making banks' lives easier rather than the people's. And it appears the wider public knows little of how and where the big decisions about the global financial future are being made, as RT's Peter Oliver reports. || ► US wants UK in EU: 'Cameron insincere, America should mind its own business'. Published on Jan 10, 2013 :: A UK referendum on an EU exit is not in America's interest - that's according to President Obama's assistant secretary on European and Eurasian affairs. The statement has caused further divisions within Britain's coalition government. This comes as Prime Minister David Cameron prepares to make a speech on the future of European policy later this month. RT's Laura Smith reports from London as well as she interviews Gerard Batten, MEP, member of UK Independence Party.

► 101 East - Risky Business. Published on Jan 10, 2013 :: There are plans to drill thousands of new gas wells a year, many of them under farms and rural communities in the middle of Australia's agricultural heartland. Is coal seam gas the answer to the country's energy prayers? 101 East explores further. (VIDEO) This video has been removed by the user. Sorry about that.

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Tutu's Children - A new moral task force for Africa? Published on Jan 10, 2013 :: A group of 25 remarkable young Africans, part of an experiment championed by Desmond Tutu, have promised to dedicate their talents to transforming the African continent as a new moral task force, offering hope for the future. 

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Captain "Shiny" (James McClurg) guides the topsail ketch Hawaiian Chieftain, a replica of a typical European merchant trader of the turn of the 19th century, during a mock cannon battle with the Lady Washington in Long Beach

■ Tall ships arrive in Long Beach - January 10, 2013 :: Two-ship cannon battles and tours are on the agenda for the brig Lady Washington and the topsail ketch Hawaiian Chieftain when they visit Long Beach. The tall ships are anchored in Long Beach's Rainbow Harbor through Wednesday. INFO | Posted By: Marc Martin  
■ Pictures in the News | January 10, 2013 - Posted By: Marc Martin