News Headlines (165) 25 February 2013

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► by latenight  -  Jimmy Fallon

■ Let's Move with Michelle Obama. Published on Feb 18, 2013 :: As part of the Let's Move! initiative, Jimmy visits the White House to compete in a fitness competition with Michelle Obama.  || ■ Evolution Of Mom Dancing. Published on Feb 22, 2013 :: In honor of the First Lady's "Let's Move" campaign, and to encourage parents everywhere to get up and get moving with their kids, Jimmy Fallon and Michelle Obama present the "Evolution of Mom Dancing."   (Reminder: Eyes of Tiger linked to Suren Manvelyan on my older post dated December 18, 2012)

► Zeenews : Regular good night`s sleep key to keeping heart healthy. Sunday, February 24, 2013

► CS monitor : Bees use the 'force' to choose the best flowers, study finds. Bees can alter the electrical charge of the flowers they touch. A new study finds that bees use these electrical cues to help them choose flowers with the most nectar and pollen. - By Pete Spotts, Staff writer / February 22, 2013

► YAHOO NEWS : McConaughey, Hunt win supporting Spirit Awards - Sat, Feb 23, 2013  ||  Eonline - Matthew McConaughey Hints at Magic Mike 2: Sequel Is "Legitimately Brewing" .Thu., Jan. 31, 2013   ||  Eonline : Matthew McConaughey Spills on Magic Mike Research and Recent Rapid Weight Loss -by Josh Grossberg and Marc Malkin

► Daniel Craig. 28 November 2012 - The double life of 007: He's the highest paid Bond ever - but dresses like a scruff and lives next door to a tattoo parlour...

► BBC History : Captain Cook and the Scourge of Scurvy - By Jonathan Lamb. Last updated 2011-02-17. Initially, Chistopher Columbus in 1492 found that many crew members were experienced bleeding gums. The disease continued to be found in the middle of the crew during the subsequent centuries. To this end, Dr. James Lind found the disease appeared due to lack of vitamin C because of the food the crews was generally only of bread and dried meat.

Preventing Illnesses and Diseases with Vitamin C



► ITALY ELECTION

■ REUTERS : Protest votes add to uncertainty in close Italy electio
■ REUTERS : Factbox: How Italy's election works
■ REUTERS : Italy urges high turnout in key election for euro zone
■ REUTERS :NEWSMAKER-Joker Grillo is wild card in Italian election
■ REUTERS : UPDATE 4-Gloomy Italians vote in election crucial for euro zone

■ DW : Italian voter turnout slightly down on first day of election ||  Italians head to the polls in two-day election  || Inside the Italian elections: Winners and losers || Skeptical Italian voters distrust politicians

■ GUARDIAN - Italy elections: an end to sleaze and cronyism? 
■ NATIONAL POST  : Investors watching Italy's elections closely as vote likely to have profound impact on Europe's economy

End of an Era: Italy's Berlusconi Resigns :: Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi resigned Saturday after parliament's lower chamber passed European-demanded reforms, ending a 17-year political era. (Nov. 12). Published on Nov 12, 2011 by AssociatedPress

■ Bersani favourite as Italian election nears. Pier Luigi Bersani, a cigar-chomping former communist, is tipped to become Italy's next prime minister after legislative elections on Feb 24-25. Published on Feb 18, 2013 by AFP || AFP in My older post on 19 February 2013

■ Italy votes in general election as Europe watches and waits. Italians are going to the polls on Sunday to vote in a general election that threatens to reverberate around Europe. Markets are watching nervously to see whether a government emerges that is strong enough to end the country's recession and avoid aggravating the eurozone's debt crisis.

The marginal favourite, Pier Luigi Bersani, has suggested he wants to form an alliance even if his centre-left Democratic Party wins a majority - to strengthen the government and curry favour with financial markets.

Four-times prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi is not standing himself but his campaigning has boosted support for his People of Freedom party. It has also marked a revival in the fortunes of the man who stepped aside in 2011 as Italy faced financial meltdown.

The result is made even less certain by the presence of the maverick Beppe Grillo, whose colourful denunciation of the traditional parties has captured people's imaginations and produced the biggest final election rally on Friday.

Impressive to many in government but disappointing in the campaign, Mario Monti is leading a centrist coalition. It is thought he may have a future role in a government headed by Bersani. Published on Feb 24, 2013 by Euronews

► Provocations Campaign Film -- Featuring Alexander Skarsgård. Published on Feb 2, 2013 by calvinklein 
► Historia de la Música (Lecciones Ilustradas). Published on Jan 5, 2013 by pmoralesdelosrios 
► Does the Middle East still hate America? Published on Feb 4, 2013 by RTAmerica 
  ► Africa Music - Fatoumata Diawara 


► Enquête exclusive - Espagne l'incroyable business des maisons closes

► Baby Blizzard AKA Nano Nemo

► Right-wing leader triumphs in crisis-hit Cyprus. Right-wing leader Nicos Anastasiades wins a presidential election in Cyprus, securing a mandate to negotiate a crucial bailout for the EU state on the brink of bankruptcy.

► Daytona: We're Willing to Relocate Fans ||  Johnson Wins Daytona 500; Patrick Finishes 8th 
► Raw: Pope's Last Blessing From Window 
► Raw: Rare Fidel Castro Appearance 
► Today in History for Sunday, February 24th

► Cuban leader Raul Castro announces he will retire in 2018
► Egypt's Morsi calls for dialogue on elections
► Pope, on last Sunday, says following God's wishes
► So, North Korea Phoned the U.S. and Didn't Have Anything Nice to Say 

► US forces 'must leave' Afghan region

The Afghan president orders US special forces out of Wardak province, over claims Afghans working for them are involved in torture and disappearances.
* Q&A: Foreign forces in Afghanistan
* Isaf rejects Afghan casualty report

Footage From The War In Afghanistan &Interview With Journalist Ben Anderson. Ben Anderson shows us gripping video from the half decade he spent on the front line of battle in the war in Afghanistan. Television reporter Ben Anderson spent over five years embedded with British and American troops in Afghanistan, covering the war for GQ, HBO, and VICE. In this episode of VICE Meets, he unveils his latest book, No Worse Enemy, in a multimedia presentation alongside Rolling Stone contributing editor Michael Hastings. Published on Jul 10, 2012 by VICE

► Park sworn in as S Korea president || VIDEO
► Chelyabinsk gripped by 'meteor fever'
► Frank McClean: Forgotten pioneer of the sky
► TRAVEL - Our favourite images of the week
► Fragments of ancient continent buried under Indian Ocean

Fragments of an ancient continent are buried beneath the floor of the Indian Ocean, a new study suggests.
* America and Asia 'will join up'
* Europe's future lies under Africa
* Subsea mountains' 'march to ruin'

► Hathaway wins best supporting actress

The Oscars ceremony is taking place in Hollywood, hosted by Seth MacFarlane, and looks likely to be one of the most unpredictable Academy Awards for years. 39
* Live: Oscars 2013 Live
* Oscars 2013: Red Carpet glamour - VIDEO
* Oscars 2013: In quotes
* BBC reporter's Hollywood diary

► Brain's 'stroke shielding' cracked
► In pictures: China celebrates Lantern Festival

► Bad math to cost US trade leadership, trillions of dollars.
► Bio-Print: Can organs be created in future with 3D printers?
  Guns: Control or Not Control (RT Documentary)



► Karzai orders US Special Forces out of two provinces, citing torture and murder
► Israel demands Palestinian leaders quell unrest following prisoner death (PHOTOS)
► Foreign powers send heavy weapons to 'moderate' Syrian rebels - report 
► EU holds breath over crucial Italy election
► Over 30 injured in car crash at NASCAR race (PHOTOS)
► 'Listening tour': John Kerry on first foreign trip as US secretary of state
► Jackpot: Nevada expects big money after online gambling legalization
► 'Basta!': Topless activists attack Berlusconi at polling station (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

► Israeli and Palestinian films compete at Oscars. Hollywood is getting ready to hand out the industry's most prestigious film awards: the Oscars. Among the contenders for best documentary is a film directed by an Israeli, and another by a Palestinian. Both the Israeli 'The Gatekeepers' and Palestinian 'Five Broken Cameras' tell the same story, but from two quite different perspectives.

► Mass austerity protests hit Spain. Spanish riot police have come to blows with protesters on the streets of the capital Madrid. The scuffles follow a day of marches against austerity and corruption. Many demonstrators called for the prime minister to resign.

► Italians vote in unpredictable election   || ► Italians vote in key parliamentary elections



► Inside Syria - The female factor. Women make up half of Syria's population, yet they are often invisible in the political and media discussions taking place since the conflict began two years ago. Now, mothers, wives and daughters are increasingly becoming weapons of war on the frontline of the battle between government forces and the opposition. So, what is the role of women in the Syrian conflict? To discuss this, Inside Syria with presenter Hazem Sika is joined by guests: Afra Jalabi, a member of the Syrian National Coalition; Aida Dalati, a Syrian-American activist and author; and Hanadi Assoud, a member of Hands Off Syria, a group of Syrians who support the government and defy any foreign intervention in the country.

OSCAR

► Star-Gazing: Stunning Images of Celebs on Tonight's Red Carpet
► Oscar Watch: Our Best Bets for Who Will Win
► Oscars 2013: TIME's Complete Coverage

► NRA promises new ads, blasts 'real consequences' of background checks



► Pictures of the Week: February 15 – 22

► O S C A R

■ Jennifer Lawrence wins best actress
■ Oscars 2013: A tie for the sixth time in Oscar history
■ Oscars 2013: Ang Lee wins best director for 'Life of Pi'
■ Adapted screenplay: 'Argo' | Original screenplay: 'Django Unchained'
■  Supporting actress: Anne Hathaway
■ Foreign language film: 'Amour'
■ Documentary: 'Searching For Sugar Man'
■ Supporting actor: Christoph Waltz

► P O L I T I C

■ Hagel on track to narrowly win confirmation as Defense secretary
■ Democrats, Republicans take to airwaves as 'sequester' approaches
■ Mitt Romney to resurface with high-profile appearances
■ Changing of the young guard at the Obama White House

► For L.A. County's child protective services agency, change's slow

► L.A. Affairs

■ A fly-by at the gym, then a long workout
■ A glutton for love and other delicious dishes

■ True love, just as she was about to spike it

News Headlines (164) 24 February 2013

ONLINE TODAY

► I, pet goat II. A story about the fire at the heart of suffering. From Heliofant



► MECHANIC POEMS



► Article: Milk and Yogurt May Boost Hipbone Strength - by Cari Nierenberg, MyHealthNewsDaily Contributor. Date: 22 February 2013

► Article:  Vote: What Would You Name Squirrelly Mammal Ancestor? -by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer. Date: 21 February 2013 ||  Meet Your Mama: First Ancestor of All Placental Mammals Revealed -  by Charles Choi, LiveScience Contributor. Date: 07 February 2013   ||  TELEGRAPH - Dr Jonathan Bloch (Similar topic: My previous post on 10 February 2013)

► REUTERS : Commander's ''Victory or Death'' letter finally to return to the Alamo - By Jim Forsyth AUSTIN, Tex. | Fri Feb 8, 2013

► Mandela family launches wine collection in Miami - By SUZETTE LABOY — Feb. 22, 2013

► Actress Megan Fox to star in new "Ninja Turtles" film

► REUTERS : Cuba's Raul Castro jokingly hints at possible retirement ||  EURONEWS

► BBC 20 February 2013 : Farm virus 'can infect wild animals' - By Helen Briggs BBC News (Similar topic: BBC - My older post 23 Februari 2013)

► Directed Energy Solar Targeting of Asteroids and Exploration (DE-STAR) : Asteroid-Blasting, Solar-Powered Lasers Could Save Planet - Feb 19, 2013 || SPACE : Asteroid-Targeting System Could Vaporize Dangerous Space Rocks - by Megan Gannon, News Editor. Date: 15 February 2013  || AIDA (Asteroid Impact & Deflection Assessment) Asteroid-Smashing Mission Picks Space Rock Target - by Mike Wall, SPACE.com Senior Writer. Date: 23 February 2013



► Scientists build 'mechanically active' DNA material. October 23, 2012 ||   UC Santa Barbara - October 23, 2012 :: Scientists Build 'Mechanically Active' DNA Material. Researchers at UCSB have designed a "smart" material made of DNA that responds with movement when stimulated

► Published by Game of Thrones

■ Game Of Thrones Season 3: Trailer. Game of Thrones Season 3 is coming. The new season returns on March 31st.  
■ Game of Thrones Season 2: Stark Children Beatboxing Game of Thrones Theme Song. Published on Jan 8, 2013
■ Game of Thrones: You Win or You Die

Gangnam Style fever popularized Psy has now faded. Well, there is a new virus called the Harlem Shake. It is the song title made ​​famous by a disc jockey native Brooklyn, New York, United States, real name Harry Rodrigues. His stage name is Baauer. Harlem Shake songs full of rhythm that can make the body to shake and minimal lyrics.

Baauer known to have made ​​the rhythmic dance music aka the beat since the age of 13 years. Regular dance music genre that he made ​​was trap, electronic, house, and bass.

Harlem is a name of a place in New York, United States. Shake means sway. The origin idea of Harlem Shake reminds us of Gangnam Style song belongs to Psy who also took the name of a place in South Korea, Gangnam.

On YouTube, it's been a lot of Harlem Shake videos uploader with each other's work. Ranging from domestic to overseas. Everything has now been afflicted by Harlem Shake fever. Perhaps, this is due to perform it is look easy. Video only lasted 30 seconds. In the first 15 seconds, the average video features a helmeted dancing alone in the midst of other people who were busy doing a variety of activities eg typing, reading, watching television, and others. Then at 15 seconds remaining, the people who previously looked serious,  now they turned into a "craze".

An amateur comedian Filthy Frank who uploaded Harlem Shake video by his own version for the first time to YouTube on 2 February2013. To this day, more than 40 thousand  Harlem Shake videos uploaded to the internet.

DO THE HARLEM SHAKE (ORIGINAL). Published on Feb 2, 2013 by DizastaMusic

Interested to try? ehehehe...this Harlem Shake is still better than War Shake, for example. Well, the world still looks more beautiful when it is united with the awareness that each of us may actually has a hidden madness. We will not be ashamed to admit it when all of us agree on one fundamental thing. And you do not have to tell me as I do not have to say it to you. Ugh, I'm serious. (Shh!)


► Harlem Shake

■ Muslim Version. Published on Feb 19, 2013 by cresfactor
■ V1 (TSCS original). Published on Feb 2, 2013 by TheSunnyCoastSkate
■ Parkour Edition. Published on Feb 9, 2013 by AshraFilms
■ University of Guelph. Published on Feb 9, 2013 by HarlemShakeUOGuelph
■ Manchester City Football Club. Published on Feb 20, 2013 by mcfcofficial
■ Drum Corps Style. Published on Feb 22, 2013 by DCIFanNetwork
■ Public Prank. Published on Feb 13, 2013 by RomanAtwood
■ Office Edition - Pancentric Digital. Published on Feb 15, 2013 by Pancentric
■ Times Square NYC feat. NYPD. Published on Feb 13, 2013 by CBC
■ German Firefighters (original). Published on Feb 19, 2013 by FeuerwehrAhrensburg
■ Barack Obama Edition. Published on Feb 15, 2013 by Alphacat
■ Terrorist Edition. Published on Feb 15, 2013 by YouJord
■ Grandma Edition. Published on Feb 10, 2013 by Hank Rao
■ UGA Men's Swim & Dive. Published on Feb 11, 2013 by GeorgiaMens SwimmingDiving
■ Jeff Gordon Edition. Published on Feb 14, 2013 by Pepsi
■ Top 10 -  BEST EDITION . Published on Feb 11, 2013 by TheSpongeVlogShow 
■ Compilation (BEST VIDEOS). Published on Feb 16, 2013 by EpicVideosHome
■ FAIL. Published on Feb 15, 2013 by PewDiePie
■ Happy Endings. Published on Feb 15, 2013 by filthyclown
■ Full Song. Published on Feb 13, 2013 by greatfunlaugh

► Top 10 Helicopters 

► Marvel's Avengers Assemble (2012) - Official trailer | HD. Uploaded on Feb 29, 2012 by MarvelUK



► Dead Cat turned into Remote Controlled Helicopter by Dutch Artist - Orvillecopter. There's something that doesn't just seem quite right about stuffing a dead cat and turning it into a remote-controlled flying helicopter. Dutch artist Bart Jansen has done just that and debuted his creation, the "Orvillecopter", at the KunstRai ArtFair in Amsterdam at the weekend. Published on Jun 6, 2012 by WorldNews365

► Hollywood prepares for Oscars night
► Beckham 'excited' at prospect of PSG debut
► France says drug-tainted horsemeat likely in food chain

► Today in History

► Dozens of Fans Injured in NASCAR Crash. At least 30 spectators were injured when chunks of debris, including a tire, sailed into the grandstands during a last-lap accident in the second-tier Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway. (Feb. 23)  ||  I did not understand why I had to publish NASCAR in my older post on February 21, 2013. But I could just feel something. And it turns out, something is this news. So far, to my fiance - every time he goes away with his car, or when we'll go three as a family (He, The Baby & Me) or he just rides alone --- I just said, 'Dahling, please be careful in driving. "And when yesterday I was so worried for no reason --I could just hug him while I kept opening my eyes. I was scared. I felt I'd see something clearly when I closed my eyes. --- usually he would understand why sometimes I  became in such a way. For the moment, at that time we did not want to joke.

► SPORTS - At least 28 fans injured as car slams fence in Nationwide race at Daytona. Kyle Larson walked away from the crash that injured several in the front row of Daytona's grandstand.

► SCREEN - World's Most Expensive Omelette. If you take a look at the breakfast menu at Norma's restaurant at the Parker Meridien Hotel in New York City, you might do a double take when you see "The Zillion Dollar Lobster Frittata." Accompanied by a line that says "Norma's Dares You to Expense This" this egg dish comes in at a whopping $1,000 dollars and is the most expensive omelette in the world.



► HEALTH - Raw or Cooked: Which Vegetables Are Healthier?
► SKorea's new leader faces NKorea nuke crisis
► Merkel ally says France is "problem child", must save more
► France's Hollande urges compulsory labeling amid horsemeat scandal
► World's Smallest Space Telescopes Launching Monday - By SPACE.com Staff
► Colorful Map of Mercury Snapped by NASA Spacecraft  || VIDEO
  ► AUTOS - At Sweden's Speed Weekend, where jet-powered insanity hurtles across ice



► SHINE - Baking with Nutella: Gooey Chocolate Hazelnut Buns
► SHINE - The Real Reason Marriages Fail

► Rare Baby Crocs Released into Wild

► Close encounter with a Siamese Crocodile - Saving Planet Earth: Crocodiles - BBC. Uploaded on Aug 28, 2009 by BBC Earth



► GOOD MORNING AMERICA - Proposal Horror Story: Cops, Machine Guns, Lost Ring
► MOVIES - Best and Worst Oscar Dresses of All Time
► MOVIES - Oscar Stars' Most Embarrassing Roles

► Italy votes in key general election

Italians vote in a general election regarded as crucial for the country's effort to tackle its economic problems and for the eurozone at large.
* Wary Italians make a choice -VIDEO
* Hewitt: Europe waits for Italy
* Q&A: Italian election
* Berlusconi's enduring appeal
* Unease in Naples
* Rivals' media battle

► France's military operation in Mali in 'final phase'
► Silver Linings wins pre-Oscar awards

Silver Linings Playbook takes four awards at the Independent Spirit Awards on the eve of the Oscars.
* Twilight sweeps board at Razzies
* Reporter's log: Oscars 2013
* Find out all about the Oscar nominees

► A Point of View: The Winter Queen of Bohemia
► How do you count Catholics?
► Australia: Where the good life comes at a price
► Robert Smith-Barry: The man who taught the world to fly
► Week in pictures: 16-22 February  ||  In pictures: Brit Awards 2013 
► Tightrope walkers' stunts mark end of Chinese New Year (VIDEO)
► Oscars: Best film race too close to call (VIDEO)
► Chemical link to otter penis problem

Chemicals may be linked to a decrease in males otters' penis bone weight, scientists say.

* Otter videos, news and facts
* 'Size does matter' for bank voles
* Highs and lows for British mammals
* Otters now in each English county

► Big Picture: Virus-catching particles made

► CrossTalk: Mutual Annihilation
► Porn Purge: Iceland web censors strike Orwellian fear
► Resistance Day: Thousands across US rally to protect arms



► Bountiful Beauty: Fashion industry forced to change as UK puts on weight



► Sochi 2014: The Final (Olympics) Countdown



► Flying high: Iran seizes another foreign spy drone
► Int'l protests mark Bradley Manning’s 1,000 days in prison (PHOTOS)
► Palestinians urge inquiry into Israeli jail death
► 'Citizens' tide' of anti-austerity protests hit Spain (PHOTOS)
► Kurdish women in Syria create first female battalion
► Time running out for US missile shield deal – Medvedev
► Grammar Nazi style: Russian MPs aim to ban foreign words
► US to bomb Guam with dead mice
► US deploys troops to Niger
► US grounds all F-35s after discovering potentially fatal flaw
► FBI believe Ohio neo-Nazi planned to murder Jews and blacks with arsenal of weapons
► America's most contaminated: Radioactive waste leaks into northwestern river
► 'A very unfortunate decision': French President gets UNESCO peace prize
► UK spends fortune on army as if it still had Empire'
► Did the Pope quit to dodge blame for misdeeds or just to do the right thing?

► Inside Story Americas - Haiti: Victimising the victims?



► Listening Post - Spies, secrets and Israeli media. This week we focus on Israel and the story about one prisoner that revealed multiple layers of censorship. Prisoner X was a suspected Mossad operative-turned-double agent who, in 2010, reportedly committed suicide in an Israeli jail. In cases deemed too sensitive or a threat to national security, the Israeli government can issue gag orders that prevent the media from covering the story, which is what it did in the case of Prisoner X. But on February 12, the Australian network ABC News released a report revealing the prisoners real name - Ben Zygier -- and details of his time in Israel. Grappling to contain the story, the Israeli government issued another gag order to prevent the Israeli media from citing international coverage. But with the story accessible to Israelis via social media, the order proved defunct. To discuss what this case reveals about Israeli censorship in the age of new media, we speak with Ian Black, the Middle East editor for The Guardian; Ronen Bergman, the senior correspondent for Military and Intelligence Affairs for the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper; Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler, the head of Media Reform project at Israel Democracy Institute; and Noam Sheizaf, a journalist who writes for +972 Magazine. Published on Feb 23, 2013
► Inside Story : Kicking up a fuss over goal-line technology
► South2North - The great energy challenge
► Counting the Cost - Kazakhstan's changing fortunes
► Spanish king's son-in-law in court
► Italy election means little in Naples

► Al Jazeera talks to filmmakers Dror Moreh and Emad Burnat, the filmmaker behind The Gatekeepers. He achieves the remarkable feat of interviewing all surviving former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets. Meanwhile, Emad Burnat helms the Oscar-nominated documentary 5 Broken Cameras. The documentary is filmed by Burnat, a Palestinian villager, who gets his first camera upon the birth of his fourth son, Gibreel.

► US grounds F-35 fighter fleet

► Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us

By Steven Brill
* Steven Brill Discusses His Cover Story
* What's Behind the Exorbitant Price of Health Care

► Why Girls May Be Protected Against Autism

* Autism Numbers Are Rising, But Why?
* Disorder Affects Boys Four Times More than Girls

► What's an Oscar Worth at the Box Office?
► Why Rich Switzerland Is Livid About Rich-Executive Payouts
► Oscars 2013: Great Performances
► How Berlusconi May Upend the Italian Elections
► North Korea Warns US Commander in South Korea Over Drills
► Peeking Inside Health Care: Nick Veasey’s Medical X-Rays
► LIFE at the Oscars: Classic Photos From Hollywood's Biggest Night

► Oscar predictions: We call the 4 acting races

By Glenn Whipp - And the winners will be ... for starters, supporting actress Anne Hathaway in 'Les Miserables.' Unless the academy really likes Sally Field.
* James Bond tribute: Seven facts about 007

► Los Angeles Elections

* Next mayor faces stark budget test
* 'Great 9th' district may lose more black political clout
* Lopez: Bloomberg meddles in LAUSD races, pays for junk
* City union groups give big money to Greuel campaign
* Candidates on the issues
* Interactive map: How L.A. voted
* Editorial Page endorsements

Overcast - from James Lancett . The story of a cartoon character and his struggles to get by in the real world due to an ever-present rain cloud above his head. A graduation film directed and animated by James Lancett and Sean Weston, with music by Thomas E. Brown.

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A student wearing make-up looks on during a parade ahead of the Jewish holiday of Purim outside the Bialik Rogozin school in south Tel Aviv on February 22, 2013. (REUTERS/Nir Elias)



A hummingbird sips nectar from an almond blossom in Amman February 23, 2013. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

News Headlines (163) 23 February 2013

► HARLEM SHAKE

■ Original Army Edition. Published on Feb 10, 2013 by Kenneth Håkonsen 
■ BIGGEST (University of Texas at Austin) Original. Published on Feb 13, 2013 by ATXCoop
■ Ultimate Compilation 2013. Published on Feb 16, 2013 by yourDailyFailVideo
■ KSLA News Edition. Published on Feb 9, 2013 by FemBossNews 
■ Tennessee Swimming. Published on Feb 10, 2013 by samrariden 
■ Puppy Edition. Published on Feb 12, 2013 by jonathanjoly

► First Person Mario: Endgame. Published on Feb 21, 2013  by freddiew  || First Person Mario
► MOST VIOLENT GAME EVER? Published on Feb 15, 2013 by SMOSH
► Bubble bursting at 18,000fps - The Slow Mo Guys
► Draw My Life - Anthony Padilla. Published on Feb 7, 2013 by AnthonyPadilla 
► DRAW MY LIFE - Fridays with PewDiePie. Published on Jan 31, 2013 by PewDiePie
► Top 10 Fighters
► "Too Big to Fail has become Too Big for Trial".  Published on Feb 15, 2013 by Senator Elizabeth Warren
► Les infos dont on parle peu n°17 (2 Fevrier 2013)
► Les plus grands énigmes scientifiques inexpliquées
    ► ALAIN SORAL - JANVIER 2013 by ComprendreLempire



■ P1 || ■ P2 || ■ P3 || ■ P4 || ■ P5 || ■ P6
► Top Ten U.S Military machines 

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► In Rich and Poor Nations, Giving Makes People Feel Better Than Getting, Research Finds.  Feb. 21, 2013 — Feeling good about spending money on someone else rather than for personal benefit may be a universal response among people in both impoverished countries and rich nations, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

► Is this the world's cutest kitten? Daisy the tabby becomes instant internet sensation after heartwarming pictures are posted online.By Daily Mail Reporter.  PUBLISHED: 20 February 2013 (VIDEO)

► BUSINESS INSIDER : Chinese Entrepreneur Offers Official $32,000 To Swim In This Disgusting River For 20 Minutes - by Adam Taylor/ Feb. 20, 2013 ||  in WAPO

► Adam Levine Talks New Clothing Line, Says Women's Clothes Are "Like Me but With Breasts and a Vagina" - by Bruna Nessif Thu., Feb. 21, 2013 || VIDEO

► CDCP : Understanding the Cholera Epidemic, Haiti | Volume 17, Number 7—July 2011

■ REUTERS : U.N. says will not pay Haiti cholera compensation claims
■ BBC : UN rejects Haiti cholera compensation claims
■ NPR
■ ALJAZEERA
■ NY TIMES- A Chance to Right a Wrong in Haiti 
■ IJDH  - UN rejects damage claim for Haiti cholera victims
■ IJDH Nicole Phillips - Duvalier Hearing this Week Could be Historic, Despite U.S. Obstruction
■ REUTERS -Duvalier defies court order to face human rights accusations
■ 24 Oct 2011 - Video: A Month in Focus – October 2011. This video update highlights some of MSF's activities over the past month
■ Goudou Goudou, les voix ignorées de la reconstruction. Publié le mardi 11 janvier 2011. Mis à jour le samedi 15 janvier 2011.
■ By Victor Thorn - AMERICAN FREE PRESS : BIG OIL BEHIND HAITI QUAKE?

After Sandy, Haiti Hit With More Cholera. Hurricane Sandy hit Haiti in late October, bringing with it a rise in cholera cases. Even though the Ministry of Health's response to cholera remains inadequate, many aid organizations are leaving the country. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) runs five cholera treatment centers to respond to the epidemic and teams have increased the number of beds in order to deal with the influx of patients. At the treatment centers, patients receive oral or intravenous rehydration and the most severe cases receive antibiotics.  Published on Dec 18, 2012 by MSF



Inside Story Americas - Is the UN repackaging Haiti's cholera aid? Published on Dec 21, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish ( My post : 22 December 2012)

Victor Thorn American Free Press writer began his article with the question "Does the American oil companies kill hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the process of extracting the oil wells? "He also cited a statement by a social commentator and human rights lawyer Ezili Danto who argued that the process of hydraulic fracturing to be the cause of the earthquake on Jan. 12 in Haiti.

Thorn said, in essence, the main factor behind the disaster in Haiti is oil. He said, "Do you think, for what purpose 20 thousand American troops now occupy and control the weak and poor country of Haiti?"

For decades, cholera has never happened in Haiti. The disease came a few months after the January 2010 earthquake that left thousands of people homeless and living in makeshift camps. Nepalese peacekeepers who had arrived suspected of carrying cholera to Haiti.
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► Russia Today - 3,000-year-old pyramid of Pharaoh's adviser discovered in Luxor  || BBC

► Works of art in Hong Kong hotel bedrooms
► Istanbul paints itself as a hub for modern art
► Young US blacks see lives shattered by gun violence

► Dance legend Carolyn Carlson sets off on new tour

► First Lady Dances Up a Storm on 'Fallon'



► Ryan Travis Christian - Art, an Act of Creation, Can Involve Destruction

► Raw Audio: Oscar Pistorius Granted Bail

► Raw: Woman Is Surrogate Mom for Baby Monkey

► MUSIC - The Origins Of The Harlem Shake Dance Precede Baauer Viral Videos
► SHINE - World's Worst Tattoo is Fixed
► SHINE - 30 Best Restaurants in America
► HOMES - America's worst cities for dating

► SHOPPING - End winter chapped lips once and for all
  ► SCREEN - Cat Uses Lightning Kick To Go Inside



► TRAVEL - Where it's safe to visit, and where it's not || HAITI
► Obama administration urges justices to overturn anti-gay marriage law
► US troops in Niger to set up drone base
► Photos of the Day - A roundup of today's best photos.
► World's oldest marathoner to retire - Fauja Singh, the world's oldest marathon runner at 101-years-old, will take part in a 10-kilometer race at the Hong Kong Marathon on Feb. 24 before he officially retires from public races.

► Madrid Fashion Week - Highlights from the Fall/Winter 2013 collection during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Madrid.(PHOTOS)

► Siberia permafrost thaw warning

Evidence from Siberian caves suggests that a global temperature rise of 1.5C could see permafrost thaw over a large area of Siberia.
* Siberia's rapid thaw causes alarm
* Methane release 'looks stronger' 
* Arctic melt releasing ancient gas

► Why speaking English can make you poor when you retire
► 10 things  we didn't know last week
► Fear stalks South Sudan, the world's newest country 
► Families of Quetta blast victims search for answers
► Oscar Pistorius case: Conflicting accounts
► The wilder side of sex
► Changing Fortunes - The Feminine Touch
► Best science and technology pictures of the week
► How credit card-friendly is your next destination?  || Christchurch's journey to recovery
► Viewpoint: Farm virus spreads to deer
► Patricia Mawuli, 24 - Ghana's female flying pioneer

► Today's African Proverb : "If a donkey kicks you and you kick back, you are both donkeys" - Sent by Keefa Nuwahereza, in Kampala, Uganda, and Nhial Kheer, in Nairobi, Kenya

ahahaha .... This was the first sentence today that made me laugh alone. Especially when my imagination poured on my head wildly. (Ssh!)

► Syrian opposition to pick PM, form own government
► 'Meteor threat wasn't expected for another 2,000 years' – Russian Emergency Minister
► 'Essential' freedom: Namibian women protest against mini-skirt ban
► Mission to transport 23,000 liters of bomb-grade uranium from Canada to US
► Tough cut: UK school fires dinner lady for accidentally serving non-Halal meal
► Bad karma: Moscow 'wizard' held over serial photo-model killings
  ► Prize for Killing? UN honors Hollande for peace as war goes on in Mali



► Haaa....my Daniel "Mr Spock" Bushell - The Truthseeker: US worst place to live? (E9) . Eh, it's been a long time I did not see my Rory " Sylvester Stallone" Suchet ... eheheheh



► 'Peaceful solution or Syria will be destroyed' - UN envoy Brahimi (RT EXCLUSIVE)

► Haa.... It's you there! U-turn-ity: Flip-flop addiction questions govt's stomach to rule UK

► Haiti's 'Baby Doc' ordered to appear in court ||  ► UN immunity plea angers Haiti cholera victims



► Biden says pro-gun lawmakers stalling change
  ► Nigeria works to clean up oil corruption



► Bangladesh divided over war crimes convictions
► 101 East - Educating Indonesia
► Inside Story Americas - America's growing education gap
► Horsemeat scare reaches Hong Kong ||  Horsemeat scandal puts focus on eating habits

► US organic farming slowly takes hold
► Inside Story - Tunisia at a crossroads
► Talk to Al Jazeera - Raila Odinga: Tackling Kenya's ethnic strife

► TIME's 2013 Oscar Predictions



► Armstrong Lawyers: Justice Dept. Joining Fraud Suit



► Late-Night Laughs: The 5 Best Comedy Clips of the Week

I Gave My Wife or Girlfriend A Terrible Gift For Valentine's Day. Published on Feb 19, 2013 by JimmyKimmelLive

► U.S. Ambassador Frustrated over Russian Boy's Death 
► Pictures of the Week: February 15 – 22

► LIFE Visits a Snail-Watching Society in (of Course) England

by NatGeoWild
World's Weirdest : Killer Cone Snail. Published on Jun 8, 2012 ||  World's Deadliest : Zombie Snails. Published on Oct 15, 2012

► Secretary LaHood say flights will be delayed if budget cuts hit
► Organizing for Action spurs small vigil outside NRA headquarters
► Organizing for Action targets GOP lawmakers in first ad buy
► Computer security firm blames cyber spying on Chinese military. Mandiant says a clandestine Chinese military unit has conducted sophisticated cyber espionage operations against dozens of American and Canadian companies.
► Oscars 2013 - J. Ralph on nomination for song: 'It's outrageous'
► FRAMEWORK :  The Week in Pictures February 18 – 24. Posted On February 22, 2013 by: Marc Martin