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► SCIENCE DAILY Nov. 30, 2012 : Vitamin D Tied to Women's Cognitive Performance — Two new studies appearing in the Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences show that vitamin D may be a vital component for the cognitive health of women as they age.
► HUFFINGTON POST 9 May 2013 : Mark Templin, Wrongly Diagnosed With Terminal Cancer, Wins Lawsuit. A judge has ordered the Fort Harrison VA Medical Center to pay nearly $60,000 to a Winston man who was wrongly diagnosed with brain cancer and told he had just a few months to live.
► STRAITSTIMES 13 May 2013 : Ben Whishaw named best actor at top British TV awards
► TODAY in HISTORY
■ May 14, 1796 : Jenner tests smallpox vaccine
■ May 14, 1804 : Lewis & Clark set out from St Louis for Pacific Coast || ► in HISTORY
■ May 14, 1973 : The United States launched Skylab1, its first manned space station. Skylab 1 remained in orbit for six years before burning up during re-entry in 1979
► ABC NEWS 13 May 2013 : Top IRS Official Didn't Reveal Tea Party Targeting || ► CNN 14 May 2013 : Obama: Alleged IRS political targeting 'outrageous'
► DAILY MAIL 10 May 2013 : YouTube launches 79p monthly subscription channels to take on TV broadcasters
► NY TIMES 9 May 2013 : YouTube Offers 'Sesame Street' and Martial Arts, for a Fee
► BBC NEWS BEAT 7 MAy 2013 : YouTube star: Charging a 'bad idea'
► BBC 9 May 2013 : David Bowie video 'mistakenly' removed from YouTube
► Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Promo 1. Get your first look at "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." starring Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson and coming soon to ABC! Published on May 12, 2013 by Marvel
► The Alphabet
► The Making of "Hero"
► The Mountain. from TSO Photography. This was filmed between 4th and 11th April 2011. I had the pleasure of visiting El Teide.
Spain's highest mountain @(3718m) is one of the best places in the world to photograph the stars and is also the location of Teide Observatories, considered to be one of the world´s best observatories. The goal was to capture the beautiful Milky Way galaxy along with one of the most amazing mountains I know El Teide. I have to say this was one of the most exhausting trips I have done. There was a lot of hiking at high altitudes and probably less than 10 hours of sleep in total for the whole week. Having been here 10-11 times before I had a long list of must-see locations I wanted to capture for this movie, but I am still not 100% used to carrying around so much gear required for time-lapse movies.
A large sandstorm hit the Sahara Desert on the 9th April and at approx 3am in the night the sandstorm hit me, making it nearly impossible to see the sky with my own eyes. Interestingly enough my camera was set for a 5 hour sequence of the milky way during this time and I was sure my whole scene was ruined. To my surprise, my camera had managed to capture the sandstorm which was backlit by Grand Canary Island making it look like golden clouds. The Milky Way was shining through the clouds, making the stars sparkle in an interesting way. So if you ever wondered how the Milky Way would look through a Sahara sandstorm, look at 00:32. Available in Digital Cinema 4k.
► Spanish bond demand helps euro shrug off German data dip. A pause in the dollar's recent run helped steady oil and gold prices on Tuesday, while large demand for Spanish bonds
► European, US retailers split on Bangladesh reform plan
► Analysis: Controversies give Obama new governing headaches
WASHINGTON - With three major problems to deal with, President Barack Obama has learned what can happen to presidents caught up in allegations of scandal: they have to address them instead of anything else.
* Senior tax officials knew of extra Tea Party scrutiny
* Timeline: Events in U.S. IRS 'Tea Party' scrutiny scandal
* Obama slams IRS actions, calls Benghazi probe a 'sideshow'
* Republican expects more Benghazi "whistle blowers"
► Boat carrying 100 Rohingya Muslims capsizes off Myanmar
► Sharif seeks to ease mistrust with India
By John Chalmers - LAHORE, Pakistan - Nawaz Sharif, poised to become prime minister for a third time after a decisive victory in Pakistan's election, said the mistrust that has long dogged relations with India must be tackled. || Video
* Obama hails Pakistan for elections, pledges equal partnership
► Jolie has double mastectomy. Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie says she has undergone a preventive double mastectomy after finding out she has a gene mutation that leads to a sharply higher risk of both breast and ovarian cancer.
* Agent Orange tied to aggressive prostate cancer risk
► PICTURES - Clashes in Paris
► The Philippines holds elections vital for reform
► PSG seals first French league title in 19 years. Paris Saint-Germain seal their first French league title in 19 years as David Beckham becomes the first English player to win a championship in four different countries.
► Sharif in talks to form Pakistan government
► Hong Kong transsexual wins fight to marry her boyfriend
► Waste guzzling fly factory wins African innovation prize
► Guns in the US
► Afro hairdressers contest held in Colombia. The ninth contest of Afro hairdressers took place on Sunday in Cali, Colombia with designers creating fantastical creations from hair. The Afro hairstyles have their origins in the time of slavery, when women sat to comb the hair of their children after work.
► Singapore opens inquiry into US scientist's death
► Rubber boom fuelling land grabs in SE Asia: activists
► Buenos Aires bus tour show Pope Francis hotspots
► Chris Bracey, King of Neon. Chris Bracey has been the King of Neon for more than thirty years. In recent months, he has exploded onto the art scene with his first exhibition in London, open until early June.
► Nigeria Islamist video claims attacks, shows hostages. The purported head of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has claimed two recent deadly attacks in the northeast in a video obtained by AFP Monday, which also depicts women and children apparently being held hostage.
► Obama hits out at claims of scandal in tax drama. Seeking to quell a growing scandal, President Barack Obama said Monday it would be "outrageous" if US tax authorities targeted conservative groups fiercely opposed to his White House.
► FAO recommends edible insects as environmentally friendly food. Beetles, caterpillars and wasps could supplement diets around the world as an environmentally friendly food sources if Western consumers will give eating edible insects a go, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation said on Monday.
► Carlos back in court to appeal French bombing conviction. Notorious Venezuelan militant Carlos the Jackal returned to court in Paris on Monday to appeal his conviction for a series of deadly bombings in France 30 years ago.
► Formula One champ Vettel blames tyres for drop to 4th. Sebastian Vettel has blamed his relative slump to fourth in Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix on Red Bull's inability to manage their tyres as well as rivals Ferrari and Lotus.
► Bangladesh miracle survivor talks to press for the first time. A woman who was pulled out from the rubble of collapsed garment factory complex 17 days after it caved in outside the Bangladeshi capital said Monday she survived on "water and four pieces of biscuits". Giving a full account of her time under the rubble, Reshma, 18, who was rescued on Friday night said she prayed all the time during her 17-day ordeal.
► US, Britain say common ground with Russia on Syria
► 'Newseum' adds names to journalists' memorial. The Newseum in Washington dedicated the latest names on its Journalists' Memorial on Monday, honouring those killed while carrying out their work. 82 names of those who died in 2012 were inscribed, while an additional 6 names from previous years were added, including that of AFP correpondent Alain Saint-Paul who was killed in Vitenam in 1969.
► Insects: food of the future? The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation has called on Western consumers to get over their disgust of insects as they are a great source of protein. In many countries around the world, people are already tucking in to beetles, caterpillars and wasps. And now even flies are being used to create animal feed.
► Panamanian claims to master art of peeling coconuts with teeth. He has the jaw of a shark and a huge craving for coconuts: Andres Gardin is known in Panama as the coconut-peeler and claims to have made the Guinness Book of World Records for peeling a record number of coconuts with his teeth.
► DRC's 27th Youth Theatre Fest concludes in Kinshasl. Closing day of the 27th edition of the Youth and Children Festival of Theatre Monday in Kinshasa. The festival brings together many young talents of the theatrical world of the Congo and offers a taste of culture and theater to the young children.
► Poland resumes exhumation of Stalinist-era mass grave. The exhumation of a Stalinist-era mass grave in the heart of the Polish capital Warsaw believed to contain the remains of around 200 victims of a post-war campaign of communist terror resumed on Monday following a winter break.
► Deadly car bombing hits Libya's volatile Benghazi. A deadly car bombing in the Libyan city of Benghazi has unleashed international condemnation and highlighted the insecurity still ravaging the city which is the cradle of the uprising against late dictator Moamer Kadhafi.
[Libya's new government is formed of two-faced peoples. They can slander the old regime of dissatisfaction with the share portion of The Cake Revolution. Think about this possibility. After all, you, Libya, please introspective! If you're accustomed to depose your leader by unconstitutional means, then do not be offended if one day you will experience the same fate. Ehehehhee. Play it, Sir!]
► Scientists Measure LA's Carbon Footprint. A project at CalTech and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is trying to measure the carbon footprint of human activity in the Los Angeles basin. (May 13)
► Beatles Guitar May Fetch $300,000 at Auction. Rare guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison among the rock memorabilia up for auction this coming weekend at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York. (May 13)
► Teacher's Cancer Fight Imparts Valuable Lessons. A Texas science teacher with pancreatic cancer is using her fight against a seemingly impossible foe to help inspire her students and colleagues. (May 13) ::
► Gov't Secretly Probed AP Phone Records. The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press. The news cooperative filed a letter of protest on Monday calling the broad search of records "unprecedented." (May 13)
► SHOPPING : Taste test: Mustard
► AUTOS : 1967 Toyota 2000GT fetches $1.15 million at auction
► UN: Eat more insects; good for you, good for world
► SHINE : Boston Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Disturbing Female Fan Club
► Saudi man traveling with pressure cooker arrested
► GOOD MORNING AMERICA : Kids' Hilarious First Reactions to Food Caught on Camera.... ahahahahaa... Here is a cooker, this is the pressure. ... boom!
► SHINE : 10 Outrageous New Wedding Dresses
► Builders bulldoze big Mayan pyramid in Belize
► Glowing Plants: Street Lights of the Future?
► AUTOS : Lamborghini Egoista one-off crashes Lambo's 50th birthday
► MUSIC : Singing Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" Gets Woman Kicked Off Plane
► PHOTOS
■ 1200 Pingpong Balls Create Optical Illusion
■ Jerry Holbert LL
■ Thanks-mom-for-everything
■ Creepy Ghost Town Comes up for Air
► SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT : Commander Hadfield and International Space Station crew land safely
► Angelina Jolie has double mastectomy
► H&M and Zara to sign Bangladesh safety accord
► Outrage at Syrian rebel shown 'eating soldier's heart'
► Anger at Syria 'heart-eating video'Photograph posted online by Lens Young Homsi purportedly showing war-damaged buildings in Homs, Syria (13 May 2013) - A video which appears to show a Syrian rebel eating the heart of a dead soldier is condemned by the opposition and Human Rights Watch.
* Obama: Syria 'a combustible mix' -VIDEO
* US and UK vow to bolster opposition
* The endless Syria conundrum
* Analysis: No easy answers
* Guide to the Syrian opposition
* Syria's unwinnable war
► MAGAZINE
■ Charles Correa - India's greatest architect?► FEATURES
■ From Dante to Dan Brown: 10 things about Hell
■ France and Germany: A tale of two countries drifting apart
■ Learning online at the feet of India's gurus
■ Skylab: Why don't we live in space yet?
■ French films woo British audiences
► ANALYSIS
■ Pakistan elections: Imran Khan out but not down
■ Threat from novel coronavirus 'remains low'
► HEALTH
■ Kidney problems linked to traffic fumes
■ 'Weight loss gut bacterium' found
► FUTURE
■ Are mobile phones dangerous in hospitals?
■ Venter: 'We know 1% of what we'll ultimately know'
► SCIENCE
■ When does your mental health become a problem?Sleep Profiler
■ Improve your sleep and improve your life
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► My Sleep Profiler Results
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Your sleep is very well optimised, scoring 85 %.
You said you sometimes have a problem with sleep, though you are not at all sleepy during the day, which indicates your body is getting the sleep it needs. Quality of sleep is more important than quantity. You may find your personalised advice below useful for the odd bad night.
Body and Health
You are a "Lark"
* You are built to be at your best earlier in the day. Surprisingly, it also means as a result your body clock is less flexible than people with owl-like body clocks.
* It is important for you to keep to a regular routine of waking hours. Creating a habit of waking at the same time each day (even weekends) helps your body know when to sleep.
Environment
Sharing your bed could be disrupting your sleep
* You said your partner wakes you - if you want things to change take an honest look at what is causing the disturbances and work together to overcome them.
* Consider differences in body weight, as different levels of support on your mattress maybe the answer. Purchasing two single (different) mattresses for a double bed may help to accomodate different needs and levels of support.
* How about inviting your partner to try the Sleep Profiler?
Your bedroom should be mainly for sleep
* Sleep experts recommend that bedrooms should be for rest, relaxation and a good night's sleep.
* If getting to sleep is a problem, remove distractions from your bedroom if you can. If you use your mobile telephone as an alarm clock, try to turn off the mobile to avoid getting any late night calls or text messages. The alarm clock function still works when the mobile is off.
Lifestyle
You know what works.
* Well done - the things you do to help you sleep should be working - did you know there are real scientific reasons?
* A warm bath offers a chance to relax (vital for a good night’s sleep) and in a more practical way, it makes the blood vessels in your extremities dilate and help cool the body.
* There's new evidence that hormones released during sexual activity can promote sleep.
There are things you can do to improve your sleep
* Health has a direct impact on sleep.
* Exercise is a good way of improving your the start to the day. But if you exercise too close to bed time, it will make it difficult for you to sleep. After a heavy workout, your muscles may be tired, but muscles only need to rest, not sleep. Your brain will be too stimulated to calm down quickly
* Smoking and alcohol also affect your sleep - causing you to wake more easily out of light sleep (a stage of sleep that occurs for about half a normal night's sleep)
Have you considered caffeine as a way to increase your alertness?
* Sleep experts say caffeine is a safe, natural chemical that acts as a stimulant so is good way to alleviate tiredness.
* However, the effect only kicks in after about 20 minutes - so beware if driving - it won't make you any safer until it is in your system. (The psychological effect of drinking caffeine is probably instantaneous, but only makes you feel more alert).
* Either as an alternative, or in combination, to alleviate tiredness, you could try napping for 15 minutes - test show a 30% improvement in concentration when you have a coffee and a nap.
Psychological
How to get past your worries and get to sleep
As you've spotted, trying to sleep when worried is very difficult, so it would be a good idea to try some techniques to help you relax before trying to sleep.
*Having a time to calm down after a hectic day is important - try taking a bath, reading a book or taking a gentle walk outside.
* Simple breathing exercises can also help
* Some people find that Lavender oil, Valerian or other herbs help them to sleep.
* If you still have problems, you could try massage, aromatherapy or acupuncture.
■ Sleep information created with Jim Horne and Clare Anderson of Loughborough University
► CULTURE
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► Israeli PM meets with President Putin for Syria-dominated talks
► In global Monopoly game there can be only one winner
► Market Buzz: Awaiting US import and eurozone industrial data
► US Justice Department acknowledges wide-ranging surveillance of AP
► Shackles, masks and nasal tubes: Gitmo revises force-feeding techniques (PHOTOS)
► Sales-driven panic? New SARS-like virus spreading worldwide, boosting media coffers
► Massive blast outside hospital in Benghazi, Libya, up to 17 dead (PHOTOS)
► Russia's Soyuz space module returns home with ISS crew
► OP-ED : 'Assad must go': Western-Gulf intransigence bulwarks peace in Syria
► CIA agent trying to recruit Russian intelligence officer detained in Moscow - FSB
►VIDEOS
■ Turkey vs Syria: Ties fray amid blame game over border bombing
■ Just My Opinion: NY mayor defends 'Stop-and-frisk' policy
■ Tory Euro-Tension: UK ministers back EU exit vote
■ CrossTalk: US Foreign Policy - Manufacturing Deception?
■ Car bomb kills at least 15 outside hospital in Benghazi, Libya
■ 'Spy' Sting: Russia detains US diplomat suspected of CIA recruitment. A suspected CIA agent has been arrested in Moscow trying to recruit a Russian security officer. The man was reportedly posing as third secretary in the U.S. Embassy's Political Department
■ No brain, more humane. In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss the brainless food of the future that is the consumer of today. From shopping for clothes to buying equities, consumers and investors ask not where the profits or discounts come from. In the second half, Max talks to Mark Campanale and Luke Sussams of CarbonTracker.org about unburnable carbon, wasted capital and stranded assets.
■ War on Leaks: US govt seizes AP phone records. The US Justice Department has admitted to spying on Associated Press reporters. AP condemned the sweeping phone surveillance as an invasion of privacy and a threat to the freedom of press. RT's Gayane Chichyakyan reports.
■ Mission Accomplished: Soyuz returns from ISS after 146 days in space. A Soyuz space capsule has successfully touched down on the Kazakh steppe, bringing home the 35th ISS expedition under the command of Canadian Chris Hadfield. While in orbit, the team leader released a series of videos showing how everyday life takes on a whole new dimension in space. RT's Sean Thomas reports from mission control near Moscow.
► Listening Post - Feature - Predicting the next president. The US presidential election was one of the biggest stories of 2012, and when it came to predictions, there was only one winner. Statistician Nate Silver cut through the political ads, the barrage of polls and did what mainstream media struggled to do, predicting a simple win for President Barack Obama. Silver, who runs the numbers blog on the New York Times website, Five Thirty Eight, did not just predict the win -- he accurately predicted the result in all 50 states.
► Artscape- The New African Photography: Neo Ntsoma. Award-winning photographer Neo Ntsoma revisits DJ Cleo and the stars of South Africa's democratic dawn to take new portraits and discuss the impact of both apartheid and freedom on their lives.
► Inside Story - Bulgaria: Voting to stave off chaos. A fragile political system, an ailing economy and a burdening EU membership weighs heavy on Bulgarian shoulders. Inside Story, with presenter Shakuntala Santhiran, discusses Bulgaria's quest for political stability and economic prosperity with guests: Ivan Bedrov, a political analyst and journalist; Dimitar Bechev, a senior policy fellow and head of the European Council on Foreign Relations. He is the author of "The Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Macedonia" ; and Vladimir Karolev, a Bulgarian economist and investment advisor for the Balkan Advisory Company.
► Inside Story Americas - The US legacy on Vieques. Cancer, birth defects, and disease is the legacy, residents say, of decades of US weapons use on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques. Ten years after the bombing stopped we examine the United States' refusal to acknowledge a link.
► The GOP's New Attack on Obama: He's Bush and Cheney Rolled Into One!
By Zeke Miller and Michael Crowley
* Government Probe Targets AP Phone Records
* Joe Klein: GOP Focuses on Political Spin, Not Answers
* GOP Fights to Rebrand 'Party of No'
► STYLE : Marc Jacobs Taps Lily McMenamy for Ad Campaign After She Appears Topless on His Runway
► HEALTH : Task Force Recommends Screening All Adults for Alcohol Misuse
► PHOTOGRAPHY
■ Shifting Sands: Surreal Landscapes of the UAE
Photographer Philip Cheung spent the past five years as a newspaper photographer in the United Arab Emirates, photographing the country's fast-changing landscapes
■ Frank Sinatra Has a Shave: An Engaging Portrait of Ol' Blue Eyes
■ Barbara Walters: Career in Pictures
► Barbara Walters to retire from TV journalism
► Angelina Jolie has double mastectomy
The actress says knowing that she possesses a gene that gave her an 87% chance of developing breast cancer led to the decision. Jolie's mother died from breast cancer at age 56.
* Not every woman should get the BRCA gene test, U.S. panel says
* From the archives: A threat of cancer, a drastic decision
► DAILY DISH : It's a hot one: 23 cold recipes to help you keep your cool
► OP-ED : Vin Scully is the true voice of Los Angeles- By Doug Smith
► BUSINESS : The war for mobile messaging is on
► COLUMN ONE : Bieber vs. Beethoven; a new twist on battle rap
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