News Headlines (231) 2 May 2013

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► WEBMD 23 April 2013 : Obesity Linked to Prostate Cancer, Study Finds. Men who had a biopsy that didn't find cancer were at raised risk for disease later if they were obese ||  ► NEW YORK TIMES 26 April 2013 : Obesity Tied to Prostate Cancer Risk

► GUARDIAN 30 April 2013 : Maria Shriver returns to NBC as women's correspondent || ► WAPO 30 April 2013 || ► NY TIMES 30 April 2013

► SPIEGEL 30 April 2013 : Modern Monarch: Holland Crowns a Laid-Back King || ► Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ca

► TODAY in HISTORY

■ Prominent Russians: The Romanovs  || Romanov Dynasty  || ► 5 Romanovs You Should Know
■ May 2, 1953 ::  King Hussein Jordania was officially crowned King

► Pelican eats bird. Uploaded on Nov 6, 2006



► Amazing! Bird sounds from the lyre bird - David Attenborough - BBC wildlife. Uploaded on Feb 12, 2007 by BBCWorldwide



► A Brown Pelican Gets a Bath. Oiled birds are not waterproof. The cold water of oceans, rivers, and lakes will penetrate their oiled feathers and reach their skin. The cold water quickly chills the bird, lowering his temperature dramatically, a death sentence. Waterproof feathers insulate birds against heat and cold and allow them to thermoregulate, keeping their body temperature within a safe range.Sometimes birds are oiled by fuel oil (as in the Cosco Busan Oil Spill), algae blooms, or even sitting on oily fish.

This California Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus) is not very soiled, so he requires only two tubs of "soapy" water. We use Dawn detergent, which is donated by Proctor and Gamble. The detergent does a good job of removing oily substances, does not burn delicate skin, and rinses clean.After the bird is washed, he is thoroughly rinsed with an oxygenated showerhead. The water in the tubs and shower is very warm, ensuring that the birds do not become cold during the process. As his feathers are rinsed, they are no longer matted down. They stand up and look dry, as the water runs off of them. This is the first step in waterproofing.

After his shower, he is wrapped in a sheet and taken to a large pelican box with a special fan to blow warm air at him. He then begins to preen his feathers, the final step in waterproofing. Note how the techs hold the pelican's bill. Pelicans do not have nares (nostrils), so they must breathe through their mouths. The tech is very careful to hold the bill in such a way that it is open, not closed. The entire washing/rinsing procedure is not shown in this video, as it would be too long for YT. Uploaded on Aug 17, 2009 by MyWildlifeVideos |||  ► Storm Battered Brown Pelicans Admitted to Hospital. The relentless storms and torrential rains in California are impacting pelicans and the number of wet, cold and often hypothermic birds arriving at our centers is growing rapidly.

International Bird Rescue Research Centers rehabilitation clinics in San Pedro near Los Angeles Harbor and Fairfield, near San Francisco Bay, are currently taking in many wet and cold brown pelicans. Our Los Angeles center has rescued 40 birds in the past 48 hours and more are being captured. Our Fairfield center in California has also received approximately 40 birds, and that number is also growing. We expect to have about 100 wet and cold brown pelicans.

Like all water birds, pelicans have waterproof feathers that allow them to float and stay insulated from weather changes. Waterproof feathers also allow them to fly and plunge feed for fish. Brown pelicans tend to feed and congregate near harbors and river mouths where nutrients from the runoff attract fish and other creatures. Pelicans can easily become dirty from pollution in these areas and can lose their waterproofing. The current massive runoff from the storms has brought even more grease, car oil sheen, fish oils and other forms of surface pollution into the coastal areas where these birds feed. Many brown pelicans have been found soaking wet and hypothermic. Since the storms keep coming, one after another, the wet birds do not have time to dry off and feed and succumb to hypothermia.

The silver lining in this scenario is that the majority of these birds respond very well to being washed and rehabilitated. Jay Holcomb, Executive Director, IBRRC. These birds need to be washed. About half were washed on January 24. Birds also received medication, as needed. Some had injuries.

► TADUFEU - ESMA 2011

► Americans want U.S. to keep out of Syria conflict: poll

* Syria mediator is determined to resign, U.N. diplomats say

► What options does Obama have to close Guantanamo?

* Obama renews vow to close Guantanamo detention camp

► Starving Virginia settlers turned to cannibalism in 1609: study

► VIDEOS

■ Obama says Guantanamo problems "not a surprise"
■ Woman reveals new face after successful transplant. Massachusetts women reveals new face after receiving a successful face transplant. Walking proudly in front of reporters and cameras, Carmen Blandin Tarleton shows off her new face. The 44-year old mother of two received a face transplant in February of this year after being burned with industrial strength lye by her now ex husband. Tarleton said the transplant instantly relieved the pain she suffered in her neck area. (SOUNDBITE) (English) TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT CARMEN BLANDIN TARLETON, SAYING, "That was my biggest desire - was to have all the pain in my neck relieved and I got that instantly. I know my face will improve over the next months and in the first year, so I am not anxious or anything of that not happening. I know that's going to happen. So it's just a heaven sent - I'm so much more comfortable today than I have ever been in the last six years." A team of doctors and surgeons worked for about 17 hours to complete the surgery. The lead transplant surgeon said Tarleton's case was special because her immune system had already rejected the donor tissue at the time of transplant. (SOUNDBITE) (English) TRANSPLANT SURGEON DR. BOHDAN POMAHAC SAYING "Together with our colleagues in transplant medicine we were able to work through our plan to get Carmen where she is today almost miraculously with no apparent sign of rejection." Doctors say Tarleton will eventually gain control over her face muscles and sensation will gradually return to her face. Julie Noce reports.
■ Assad urges his supporters to "remain fearless"

Let Assad taking care of the conflict in Syria as Afghanistan attempts to tackle the Taliban and its alliances. Done! There is no war but internal conflict only. Done! It's like you take care of the condition of a home life where you can not be the parents of unruly children in the family. Let the parents take care of their own families in a process of growth and development of their children. Conflict in the family is the other side of how a unity talks. I know what I'm saying is just an example, but you will understand how to manage a country with a simple concept of managing the integrity of a family.

► PICTURES

■ Inside Chechnya
■ Face transplants
■ Queen Beatrix passes crown to son
■ Animals around the world

* Le Tamarin Pinché = Saguinus Oedipus = Cotton-top Tamarin
* Tamarin Empereur = Saguinus Imperator = Emperor tamarin
* And I will find other Tamarins here, until I see me and my fiance are listed here, perhaps? We are Tamarin's family, ahahahaa

► Cotton-top Tamarin Monkey eating. Watching the cute Cotton-top Tamarin Monkey eating at the zoo in Palm Cove. Uploaded on Dec 29, 2007 by Matthew Harman  ||  ► Emperor Tamarins at London Zoo - Making Animal Babies - BBC.
A family of Emperor Tamarins at London Zoo are tranferred to an outdoor enclosure to improve their breeding. Great video from BBC show Making Animal Babies. Uploaded on Apr 9, 2009 by BBCworldwide

► IBM creates 'world's smallest movie'
► Amsterdam's Van Gogh reopens after facelift
► Italy's new prime minister receives France's support. The new Italian prime minister, Enrico Letta, presented Wednesday the realization of the banking union as the first priority of the European Union, coming to the conclusion that "we must not lose time," during a press conference with the French president.

► Family to Claim Boston Bomb Suspect's Body. Relatives of the dead suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing will claim his body now that his wife has agreed to release it, an uncle said as officials in both Washington and Russia deepened their investigations into him and his ties. (May 1)

I estimate, they are not going to give any explanation. Media will help them explain to them that he had been buried. Wait a few more days to prove my estimation.

► Boston Police: 3 More Bombing Suspects Held ||  ► 3 Charged in Boston Investigation 

Ahahaha .. what the heck is this? I'm telling you, I do not know how can I laugh when actually I'm in the mood to bite my lip hard.

► Scientist: Colonial Settlement Shows Cannibalism
► May Day Rallies Take on Labor, Immigration ||  ► Raw: May Day Turns Violent in Seattle
► Vt. Woman Disfigured in Attack Reveals New Face
► Immigration Debate Gives Life to Annual Rallies
► Need an Annual Physical? There Are Apps for That. Want to know your blood pressure, weight, if you have an ear infection or eye problem? Portable medical devices that plug into smartphones can get you quick answers. They're changing how doctors and patients communicate. (May 2)

► Artist Von Anhalt  replaces paintbrush with jet engine thrust
► Eternal flame at JFK gravesite undergoing repairs
► Paula Broadwell: "I've made some mistakes, but I'm trying to look forward"
► PICTURES

■ Gay Couples Marry in Midnight Unions
■ Jamestown Cannibalism

► Mobs of monks. Buddhists are pacifists - so why are they attacking Muslims? Why are Buddhist monks attacking Muslims?
► Russia seeks new generation of 'heroes'
► HEALTH : H7N9 bird flu is a 'serious threat' - researchers warn  ||  ► WAPO 9 April 2013 , "Chinese army colonel says avian flu is an American plot against China" 

► FUTURE

■ Phone-powered mesh networks to connect in a crisis
■ Driving Mars Rovers: 'It can get a little boring'

► TRAVEL -  The bottom line of travel writing


► AUTOS

■ Chevy Impala: New thinking from an old horse || ■ Unimog, the monster Mercedes

► 2014 Chevy Impala First Drive Review. The new 2014 Chevy Impala represents a modern version the classic big American Sedan. Of course the big difference being that unlike Chevrolet Impalas of the 1950's and 1960's the new 2014 Chevy Impala is front-wheel-drive instead of RWD. In this TFL(http://www.tflcar.com/)car first drive review we spend some quality time with the big GM ride getting to know the new Impala in San Diego, California. With a 3.6L engine that puts out 305 HP, the new Impala is certainly not underpowered, but is it better than the old car which GM mainly sold to rent-a-car fleet and commercial customers. You'll have to watch this first drive review to find out. Published on Mar 16, 2013 by romanmicagearguy   ||  ► 2014 Chevrolet Impala LTZ - Interior Walkaround - 2012 LA Auto Show. Published on Jan 4, 2013 by AutoMotoTube

► Mercedes Benz Special Trucks UNIMOG Plant in Woerth. Uploaded on Jun 8, 2011 by AutoMotoTVgerman



► Today's African Proverb : "There's no bad bush where you can throw away a bad child" - A Krio Proverb from Sierra Leone sent by George Dankhwa in the US

► Guantanamo attorney dead in apparent suicide
► Three new suspects taken into custody in Boston Marathon bombing case
► Fresh ExxonMobil pipeline spill hits Missouri
► North Korea sentences American to 15 years hard labor
► White House explains 'fundamental concerns' about CISPA

► VIDEOS

■ Sharia Scare Shakes UK: 'Law of the land go to hell'
■ May Day Mayhem: Cops teargas, water cannon Turkish protesters
■ 'West lets Israel play with nukes so Egypt quits talks'
■ Mission Not Accomplished: Violence after Bush's victory tears Iraq apart 10 yrs on
■ Police arrest three more Boston suspects, Tsarnaev's friends
■ Worldiwde Worker Woes: May Day clashes in Germany, Spain, Colombia, Chile
■ Blood for Oil: Fuel frenzy could spark war as Kurds seek secession from Iraq

► Is Pena Nieto testing US ties?
► Inside Story - The dark side of austerity

► Anti-Muslim violence flares up in Myanmar. At least one person was killed, ten people were injured and hundreds of homes and shops in Muslim neighbourhoods were burned as angry Buddhist mobs turned violent in central Myanmar. Two mosques were also destroyed in the Okkan village, which is about a hundred kilometres north of Yangon. The latest anti-Muslim violence in Myanmar was reportedly sparked Tuesday by a collision between a Muslim woman and a Buddhist monk walking on a street. Buddhist mobs were seen hurling bricks at buildings and police were called in to contain the violence. Eighteen people are reported to have been arrested. Al Jazeera's Scott Heidler reports from Bangkok.



► Witness - Grandma's Tattoos. A filmmaker makes a journey into her own family's history to investigate the terrible truth behind her grandmother's odd tattoos and, in the process, unveils the story of the Armenian women driven out of Ottoman Turkey during the First World War.



► Conflicting death tolls in Nigeria violence. Al Jazeera has obtained evidence that the number of people killed in recent fighting between Nigerian security forces and an armed group in the north could be far higher than officially reported. The Nigerian Army is standing by its claim that no more than 36 people died when its soldiers fought with Boko Haram fighters in Borno state. But locals and aid organisations say as many as 200 people were killed in the violence. Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege, one of the only television journalists to have gained access to the area, reports from Baga, Nigeria.



► Women smokers more likely to get colon cancer. For many years doctors have been aware that smoking affects men and women in different ways. Recently, they say, there has been a surge in the number of cases of colon cancer. Now a team of Norwegian researchers says women smokers are specifically at risk. The researchers looked into the medical histories of more than 600,000 people over the course of 30 years.  So far doctors cannot explain why smoking seems to attack the female digestive system more aggressively than the male. One leading cancer specialist says this new research is a warning to women.  Al Jazeera's Dominic Kane explains. 

[Every day I read the news. Every day I marvel at the progress of science and technology, but every day I also do not understand why we do not have the same awareness of the importance of health when compared with the pleasure in smoking. Maybe I'm a fool to think that modern societies are those who do not smoke. And the worse thing is, I think I'm living in a modern civilization.]

► Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif discusses election dangers
► The Stream - The connected generation
► People & Power - Congo's Tin Idea

► Gauging Hezbollah's Syria role. Saying it has "real friends in the region", Hassan Nasrallah, secretary general of the Lebanese-Shia group Hezbollah, has promised not to let the government of neighbouring Syria fall. Nasrallah's televised address on Wednesday angered the Syrian opposition who have accused his group of supplying assistance to the forces of Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president.

In his speech, which came after two bomb attacks in the Syrian capital, Nasrallah called the armed opposition too weak to succeed in its two-year-long fight against Assad. In an already volatile region, what does the admission of Hezbollah - Lebanon's most powerful political and military organisation - assistance to Assad's forces mean for the neighbouring nations? As the conflict in Syria rages past its second year, how important is Hezbollah's involvement?

Joining Stephen Cole on this Inside Story, to discuss the report are guests: Kamel Waznee, founder and director of the Centre for American Strategic Studies in Beirut; Louay Safee, from the political office of the Syrian National Coalition; and Nicholas Noe, Mid-EastWire.com founder.



► Will Obama close Guantanamo? The closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention centre was a top priority for Barack Obama during his first term as the US president, but since he began his second term, Obama has barely spoken of Guantanamo. The prison in Cuba was also left largely out of the public discourse in the United States. But a now three-month-long hunger strike by more than 100 detainees has changed that.

As the strike by detainees protesting their indefinite detention continues, the Pentagon has cleared the force feeding of 20 detainees, a move supported by Obama. But the American Medical Association, the largest association of US physicians, has sent a letter to Chuck Hagel, US secretary of defense, protesting against the force feedings, saying they violate medical ethics.

"We urge you to ensure that this matter receives prompt and thorough attention to address any situation in which a physician may be asked to violate the ethical standards of his or her profession," read the AMA letter. But one Pentagon spokesman told Carol Rosenberg, Miami Herald reporter, that it is "un-American" to let a detainee starve and that it "violates the very code of civilised peoples everywhere".

So, has the strike finally tipped the scales so that it is finally time for justice to be done? Inside Story Americas, with presenter Shihab Rattansi, discusses with guests Vincent Iacopino, senior media advisor for Physicians for Human Rights; John Knefel, independent journalist and Vincent Warren, Center for Constitutional Rights executive director.

► Homeland Insecurity: After Boston Bombing, the Struggle Between Liberty and Security
By Massimo Calabresi and Michael Crowley

* TIME/CNN Poll: Americans More Concerned About Civil Liberties
* Death in Dagestan: One Jihadi's Possible Link to Bombing Suspect
* Details From the Newest Suspects

► Greenhouse Effect: CO2 Concentrations Set to Hit Record High of 400 PPM

► PHOTOGRAPHY

■ David Guttenfelder: A New Look at North Korea. Photographer David Guttenfelder is named the recipient of the 2013 Infinity Award for Photojournalism by the International Center of Photography.
■ Honoring the Best Young Photographer of 2013
■ Hundreds Dead as Garment Factory in Bangladesh Collapses

► Obama to nominate Penny Pritzker as Commerce secretary
► Rep. Lamar Smith defends tentative changes to research funding
► Medicaid has mixed record on improving health for poor, study says
► Most Americans remain in the dark on immigration bill

► FRAMEWORK

■ Bubbles the chimp
■ May Day protest - Posted On May 1, 2013 - By: Marc Martin 
■ Pictures in the News | May 1, 2013 - Posted By: Marc Martin

I do not know why an owl and this pretty little girl can be here. Moreover I do not see the link between them, but I feel too good to remove them. Maybe one day they can inspire me, such as: the little girl is the personification of myself and a pair of owl eyes is the personification of ... mmmm...my partner, maybe? ... When he looked at me in such a way because of something related to the affairs of an owl, maybe? eeheheh (Hello, Dahling) When you are so cruel, and I am so helpless. Completed.







I do not know how could it be, I was just looking for a short-legged-long-billed duck, until finally I was stranded in Las Vegas with him, my current partner. Life is full of surprises? Ah, not really. It has been a long time. Currently, no surprise that can actually make me really surprised.