News Headlines (213) 14 April 2013

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► SCIENCE DAILY Jan. 4, 2013  : Rainfall, Brain Infection Linked in Sub-Saharan Africa  — The amount of rainfall affects the number of infant infections leading to hydrocephalus in Uganda, according to a team of researchers who are the first to demonstrate that these brain infections are linked to climate.

► CBS Philly 12 APril 2013 : Study: 80% Of People Grab Smartphone Within 15 Minutes Of Waking

► INQUISITR 12 April 2013 : Vodka From Milk: British Dairy Farmer Creates New Tipple

► YAHOO SHINE 12 April 2013 : Womb Transplant Patient Derya Sert is Pregnant, Confirms Doctor ||   ► VIDEO - First Successful Uterus Transplant Recipient Now Pregnant



► YAHOO OMG! 11 April 2013 : Drew Barrymore grew a beard during pregnancy

► INQUISITR 12 April Macaulay Culkin Sings Beach Boys With Adam Green [VIDEO] 

► VOGUE 8 April 2013 : Donatella Versace Honoured With Throne

► FASHIONISTA : Law Proposing Jail Time for Purchasing Counterfeit Designer Goods Could Still Pass :

► YAHOO MOVIES : House at the End of the Street

► NEWS SCIENTIST 8 April 2013 : Sea urchins evolving to cope with ocean acidification

► SPACE  8 April 2013 : Green Meteorite's Age Casts Doubt on Possible Mercury Origin

► SCIENCE DAILY Apr. 8, 2013 : Gulf of Mexico Has Greater-Than-Believed Ability to Self-Cleanse Oil Spills  — The Gulf of Mexico may have a much greater natural ability to self-clean oil spills than previously believed, an expert in bioremediation said on April 8 in New Orleans at the 245th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS).

► SCIENCE MAGAZINE

■ ScienceShot 29 March 2013 : Monkey Smiles Are Contagious
■ ScienceShot 2 April 2013 : Living on the Commune, Ant Style
■ DAILY MAIL 19 March 2013 : Martin Rietze and  Sakurajima volcano near the southern tip of Japan

► NEWSCIENTIST 28 March 2013:  Tiny blue-bellied fish discovered in the Rio Negro

► Trident II D-5 Fleet Ballistic Missile ||  ► BBC 13 April 2013 : Protesters march against Trident in Glasgow || ► SPACE DAILY 23 June 2013 :: Trident II D5 Missile Scores Record 134 Test Flights In A Row 

► ABOUT : Wind Shear ||  ► WIND SHEAR.  It is a difference in wind speed or direction between two wind currents in the atmosphere.

► House At The End Of The Street Trailer. Published on Mar 29, 2012 

► UK Unleashes Trident D5 Nuclear SLBM. The Royal Navy Vanguard class SSBN, HMS Vigilant, successfully test launches a Trident II nuclear submarine-launched ballistic missile.  The Vanguard class has a capacity to carry up to 16 Trident II SLBMs. UK Trident II's are equipped with UK-produced warheads, designed and manufactured by Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) in Aldermaston and Burghfield, UK. Published on Oct 29, 2012 by TheArmchairSoldier 

► Dog attacks TV for baseball. My German shepherd, Millie, loves baseball so much that she went after the ball on the TV. Luckily my boyfriend, Carl Brooks, was able to save the TV! Published on Mar 30, 2013 by jillian stover

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► The Man with the Beautiful Eyes

► U.S., China agree on Korean denuclearization

► Venezuelans vote on future of "Chavista" politics.  CARACAS - Venezuelans decide on Sunday whether to honor Hugo Chavez's dying wish for a longtime loyalist to continue his hardline socialism or hand power to a young challenger vowing business-friendly changes.

► VIDEOS

■ Thatcher death "party" in London draws small crowd
■ Thatcher's daughter thanks supporters
■ Newtown mom makes plea on U.S. gun laws
■ Indonesian plane plunges into sea

► Football: Maradona visits Chavez tomb 
► Poland erects statue in honour of John Paul II 
► Bolivia launches 'Quinoa Trail' for tourists 
► Capriles: Venezuela's energetic opposition leader 
► SKorean island prepares for attack from North

► Indian girl with swollen head needs 'miracle' 

► Shunt for Hydrocephalus. This video demonstrates insertion of a ventricular catheter into the brain for treatment of hydrocephalus. Hydrocephalus is a disorder in which cerebrospinal fluid builds up in the brain in excessive amounts. A ventricular catheter allows for evacuation of excess CSF from the brain. The catheter can drain into an external bag (ventriculostomy) on a temporary basis or can be connected to another piece of tubing that travels under the skin into the abdomen (VP shunt) for permanent CSF diversion. Uploaded on Nov 12, 2009 || ► The Future of Hydrocephalus Treatment.  Every year approximately 150,000 people world-wide receive treatment for Hydrocephalus. Uploaded on Aug 18, 2011

► Raw: 2 Dozen Hurt As Plane Overshoots Runway. A Lion Air plane carrying more than 100 passengers and crew overshot a runway on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on SaturdAsay and crashed into the sea, injuring nearly two dozen people, officials said  || ► Lion Air Jet Crashes Into Sea in Bali; 45 Hurt

► US, China Pledge to Work Together on NKorea
► Venezuela Prepares for Post-Chavez Elections
► PSY Says He Hopes NKoreans Enjoy His New Single

► If North Korea Nukes Are Fired, Alaska's Fort Greely Is Last Line of Defense
► Venezuela's choice: Chavez heir or fresh start
► Italy's Berlusconi says he would be PM candidate if new vote held
► OMG! : Jane Seymour, Fourth Husband James Keach to Divorce After 20 Years
► SPORTS : 8 Foods That Will Make You Look Better
► SHOPPING : How to get the eyebrows you've always wanted
► PHOTOS : 400 years old sunken treasure recovered

► Kerry in Japan amid N Korea tensions
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Japan in the last leg of his Asian tour focused on lowering tensions on the Korean peninsula.

* Japan missile defences ready - VIDEO 
* Analysis: 'Stern test' for Kerry
* North Korea's missile programme
* Missile defences in the region

► 'Stradivarius trees'. How do you spot a tree that makes good violins?
► Hidden knowledge. What's the difference between a scientist and a magician? 
► Loch Ness Monster: Is "Nessie" just a tourist conspiracy?
► US animal activist laws 'may impact globally'
► TRAVEL : Our favourite images of the week
► In pictures: Goa's 'nomads'

► Drones out of everywhere! Washington march against US drone warfare
► Chavista legacy hangs in the balance as Venezuelan elections open 
► 'Less-than-lethal rounds' shot at Gitmo inmates resisting transfer to solitary 
► Anti-Thatcher protesters gather in Trafalgar Square (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
► Putin sends 2 intl children's rights bills to Duma for ratification
► Russia strikes back with Magnitsky list response
► Judge recuses himself in Mubarak retrial, case adjourned indefinitely
► 'Less-than-lethal rounds' shot at Gitmo inmates resisting transfer to solitary 

► VIDEOS

■ Bali plane crash video: Boeing 737 slams into sea with over 100 aboard 
■ Fascists in Fashion: Crisis & despair drive Italians to extremes
■ Just My Opinion: Cash wasted on wars as US nears infrastructure cliff 

■ Guards shoot at Gitmo inmates forcing them to solitary cells. Inmates at the Guantanamo Bay prison have clashed with guards during an attempt to end a two-month long hunger strike there. Officers tried to forcibly remove detainees from communal living quarters and isolate them in individual cells. Non-lethal rounds were fired at the prisoners as they resisted with improvised weapons.

■ War of Lists: 'Russophobic US lawmakers damage relations with Russia'.  Moscow has evened the score against Washington by drawing up a list of Americans it's now banned from entering the country, due to human rights abuses. That's after the US carried out a similar move against a number of Russians.
■ Muslims vs Christians: Schismatic chaos creeps up in Egypt.
■ Gain Game: US funnels cash to loyal forces abroad
■ 'US shooting itself in leg, Obama hostage to anti-Russian lobby'

► PICTURES: Gagarin's fateful flight: Russia celebrates the first man in space

► Newest bird flu strain found in Beijing. A young girl has been infected with the H7-N9 birdflu virus in Beijing. She is the first known case in the Chinese capital. At least 11 people have died from this new strain of bird flu, mainly in eastern China. Al Jazeera's Caroline Malone reports.

I do not know why I feel I have to say these words. I have these words inside me.

If you have a nuclear bomb and detonate it at the north pole, then your action is not going to make a huge loss. But the situation would be different if you detonate the bomb in New York, for example. Yes. So? So what, Cisca? What is its analogy with the case of bird flu in China? Why China? Look to China further.

► Inside Story - Building BRICS for the poor?
► Listening Post - Bassem Youssef - No laughing matter 
► Inside Story Americas - Feature - Charles Hardy: Cowboy in Caracas

► Inside Story Americas - Ruling a post-Chavez Venezuela || ► Capriles unites Venezuela's opposition || ► Venezuela steps up security ahead of Sunday polls

► Russia blacklists 18 Americans in Magnitsky row || ► White House puts 18 Russian citizens on sanctions list

► NRA sponsors car racing event to raise profile. The National Rifle Association (NRA), the largest pro-gun lobby in the United States, is sponsoring this year's hugely popular car racing event to be held in Texas.  Millions of car racing fans will tune in on Sunday to the NRA 500, the famed racing event which was earlier known as Texas 500.  For many, it's not just a race car rally, but a rally for pro-gun supporters.  Al Jazeera's John Terrett reports from the city of Fort Worth, US.



► Seoul celebrates Psy's new release

► US and China join forces over North Korea || ► US and China vow to work together on N Korea ||  ► Kerry visits Japan to discuss Korean crisis

► Hundreds 'celebrate' Thatcher's death
► Inside Syria - 'Terrorists' by association 

► The World in Focus: Best Pictures of the Week
By Phil Bicker

* North Korea Propaganda: How to Smash the Puppet Traitors
* The Final 42: Looking Back At Mariano Rivera's Phenomenal Career

► U.S. and China Talk About a Non-Nuclear North Korea. But Does It Matter?
        * North Korea Missile Watch

► Coachella 2013: 2 Chainz, Action Bronson represent rap

► L.A. at HOME : Modern makeover for Malibu town house 



► The Week in Pictures | April 8-14, 2013

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People hold photographs of 17-year-old Rehtaeh Parsons during a memorial vigil at Victoria Park in Halifax, Nova Scotia April 11, 2013. Parsons died on Sunday after committing suicide following an alleged sexual assault and bullying, according to local media. REUTERS/Paul Darrow


This photo taken on March 24, 2013 shows Russin President Vladimir Putin as he plays with his dogs Buffy (up) and 'Yume' at his residence Novo-Ogariovo, outside Moscow. Bulgarian shepherd dog Buffy was presented to Putin by his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borisov while Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda offered Putin the puppy Yume as a gift during the G20 in Mexico in June. (AFP PHOTO/RIA NOVOSTI/PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/ALEXEY DRUZHINYN)


A worker hand-picks Giant Tecolote Ranunculus flowers at the Flower Fields in Carlsbad, California April 10, 2013. The flowers are sold for commercial purposes and the fields are a tourist attraction. REUTERS/Mike Blake