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► GREEN TEA
■ SCIENCE DAILY Mar. 5, 2013 -Green Tea Extract Interferes With the Formation of Amyloid Plaques in Alzheimer's Disease — Researchers at the University of Michigan have found a new potential benefit of a molecule in green tea: preventing the misfolding of specific proteins in the brain.
■ SCIENCE DAILY Oct. 29, 2010 : Green Tea of No Use in Breast Cancer Prevention, Large Study Finds — Green tea does not protect against breast cancer. A study of data from approximately 54,000 women, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research, found no association between drinking green tea and breast cancer risk.
■ WEBMD : Health Benefits of Green Tea
■ ASK MEN : The Health Benefits Of Green Tea
■ DAILY MAIL : Why is green tea so healthy?
■ SCIENCE DAILY : Coffee, Green Tea, May Help Lower Stroke Risk, Research Shows
►CEREBRAL PALSY
■ WEBMD : Understanding Cerebral Palsy -- Symptoms
■ WEBMD : Cerebral Palsy - Symptoms
■ WEBMD : Understanding Cerebral Palsy -- the Basics
■ WEBMD : Understanding Cerebral Palsy -- Diagnosis and Treatment
■ SCIENCE DAILY 14 April 2013: Ordinary Skin Cells Morphed Into Functional Brain Cells
— Researchers at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine have discovered a technique that directly converts skin cells to the type of brain cells destroyed in patients with multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and other so-called myelin disorders.
■ DAILY MAIL 9 May 2013 : Two-year-old boy with cerebral palsy takes first steps after parents raise £50,000 for life-changing operation
■ FOXNEWS 13 May 2013 : Student with cerebral palsy named prom queen
A boy with cerebral palsy walks to his Marine dad for the first time. A boy with cerebral palsy was told he'd never walk, but did just that when he saw his returning Marine dad. Published on May 11, 2012 by CNN
► BBC HEALTH 10 May 2013 : Diabetes: dirty air 'may raise' insulin resistance risk
► NY DAILY NEWS 13 May 2013 : Life-threatening peanut allergy compels woman to leave University of Washington
► FOXNEWS 12 May 2013 : You can own a piece of history -- for as little as $50G || ► DAILY TELEGRAPH 13 May 2013: Air Force One plane up for auction starting at US$50,000 || ► TELEGRAPH 13 May 2013 : Air Force One goes on sale for $50,000
► DAILY MAIL 12 May 2013 : Regretting that bet now? Sir Richard Branson forced to dress as a stewardess after losing wager with AirAsia chief
► Blood Initiation. The highlands of Papau New Guinea...a place so remote the people who live here are among the most isolated. One of the native tribes practices an ageless ritual so secret that it has never before been witnessed by some members of the tribe. Uploaded on Jun 26, 2008 by NationalGeographic
► Boeing to fix batteries on all Dreamliner jets by end-May
► In Myanmar, apartheid tactics against Muslims
By Jason Szep - SITTWE, Myanmar - In an echo of what happened in the Balkans after the fall of communist Yugoslavia, the loosening of authoritarian control is giving free rein to ethnic hatred in Myanmar, where apartheid-like policies segregate Muslims from the Buddhist majority.
* Slideshow: Myanmar's Muslim Rohingyas
* VIDEO : Rohingya Muslims face threatening weather
► Sanctions hit North Korea's atom bomb work
By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols - UNITED NATIONS - Increasingly tough financial sanctions, an arms embargo and other international restrictions on trade with North Korea have significantly delayed expansion of Pyongyang's illicit nuclear arms program.
* Japan PM adviser Iijima arrives in North Korea
► Tea buffs gather in Japan for global festival. Tea enthusiasts gather in Japan to talk about one of the world's favourite drinks, as green tea growers in Shizuoka aim to boost tourism and the reputation of their crops following the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
► Canadian ISS astronaut returns to Earth a star. Canadian spaceman Chris Hadfield returns to Earth along with two other astronauts after a half-year mission to the International Space Station that saw him become a global celebrity through his Twitter microblog.
► Westerners choose a monk's life in Thailand. Thailand is famous for its beach tourism but some western visitors choose to shave their heads, don a saffron robe and enter monkhood -- even if they don't all manage to do it for life.How do I know that your trip is enjoyable? So, I do not feel amazing things with the news of Chris Hadfield return to Earth, because I do not have any experience about space travel. Well, at least, "Welcome back to earth. Is chocolate sold in outer space?"
► Dozens missing off Myanmar as cyclone looms. Dozens of Rohingya Muslims are missing after their boats capsized off Myanmar as they fled a looming cyclone, police said Tuesday, amid fears tens of thousands of displaced people are in the path of the storm.Almighty god with all His will. I try to envy or feel inferior because of this show, but I can't. Then I realize that Religion / Belief stands above all nationalities. And I'm proud of my awareness of this. Thank you, God. Thank you for opening the door of understanding in my heart to accept that what is important from what is called "religion" is not a Religious Parade, but to apply the value of kindness to fellow human beings and maintain over a life with full responsibility.
► Cannes prepares for glitz, glamour, and arthouse auteurs. Cannes is rolling out the red carpet for filmmaker Steven Spielberg, head of this year's film festival jury, with the legendary moviemaker due to dine with his fellow judges on the eve of the 12-day Riviera movie fest.
► First Kurdish fighters from Turkey arrive in Iraq. The first group of Kurdish fighters leaving Turkey as part of a peace drive with Ankara arrived to handshakes and embraces in Iraqi Kurdistan early Tuesday after a gruelling week-long journey.
► US government reacts to AP phone record subpoena. The leak that prompted the seizure of journalist phone records at a US news agency was a "very serious" matter which "puts the American people at risk," Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday.
► Bear causes panic in Californian neighborhood. A bear causes panic among sunbathing residents in California when the animal enters their garden.
► SHINE : 5-Year-Old NJ Boy Uses ABCs to Save Dad's Life
► HEALTH : Southern cities ranked among laziest in U.S.: magazine
► French economy returns to recession
► UK unemployment rises to 2.52 million
► Afghan soldiers take fight to Taliban 'brothers'
► FUTURE
■ Simpler solutions for unlocking secrets of ageing minds
■ The weird and wonderful world of 3D printing
► CULTURE
■ Nine films to watch out for at Cannes 2013
■ Gatsby and the Kardashians: The missing link
► TRAVEL
■ Episode 18 - Kanda Festival, Japan► AUTOS
■ Otherworldly Hawaii, for less
■ Hyundai Santa Fe Sport: Rock star
■ Speed, evolved: Porsche's 2014 911 Turbo S vs 1986 959
► Today's African Proverb : "If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together" - Sent by Seel Simon in Benue state, Nigeria and Wisdom Chuks Agbakwuru in Darmstadt, Germany
And do not ask me where I'm going, why, how, if one day I'll go so far, so fast, so alone. Not an incognito, nor thrilling holiday with my beloved partner. Guess what.(What?)
► Cloak, dagger and a blond wig? FSB says CIA agent nabbed in Moscow (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
► AP probe: White House claims no knowledge, Justice Dept defends actions
► New cables 'expose' US govt lobbies worldwide for Monsanto, other GMO corps
► Guantanamo denying detainees lawyer contact without invasive body search
► Israel foundation protest nakba
► OP-ED : Why Obama's 'red line' in Syria has turned pink - by Patrick Henningsen
► Belarus-Russia joint air defense base no threat to NATO - LavrovAhahahaa.... A tickle title! I like that! The pink color is a symbol for women. Nah!
► Jolie's double mastectomy highlights Supreme Court 'cancer gene' patent battle
► Military sexual assault prevention officer accused of running prostitution ring
► OP-ED : AP probe to have 'horrific chilling effect on journalism'
► VIDEOS
■ 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.
■ '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
■ 'Libya fragmented & dangerous, exports jihadism to neighbours'. 13 people were killed, and dozens wounded in a car blast that ripped through a crowded street in Libya's second largest city, Benghazi. This comes amid a hectic pull-out of foreign embassy staffers from the country - due to the recent spike in violence. Let's get more perspective on the situation now, with Eric Denece, Director of the French Center for intelligence studies.
■ AP Surveillance: 'Govts taking our rights away, not Al-Qaeda'. Up to a hundred reporters and editors at the Associated Press have been targeted, in a massive US government surveillance operation against the news service. AP is calling the monitoring network - created by the Justice Department itself - unprecedented in size and scope, and a gross violation of privacy. One consequence of this surveillance scandal is that whistleblowers will now think twice, before calling a news desk - that's according to investigative journalist and historian, Tony Gosling
■ 'Russia fights back in US shadow war against it'. Promises of millions, a new face and detailed instructions on a double-agent conspiracy in Moscow. Bearing the hallmarks of a Cold War spy thriller, Russia's counterintelligence agency says it caught a CIA officer trying to flip a Russian operative. Brian Becker from the ANSWER coalition thinks the US is waging an undercover war against Moscow.
■ Gun Parade: Mothers' Day shooting fuels arms control push in US. New Orleans police are seeking a teen suspect over the mass shooting at a Mother's Day parade on Sunday, which left 19 people wounded. The incident comes as President Obama continues his push for a clampdown on gun owners. But, as RT's Marina Portnaya reports, the firearm lobby is giving no ground. See the wistful gaze of Rory Suchet makes me more and more to remember the Kurds, eeehhehee ...Come, come here, come to see my mind, Tadaa, See? Not related at all, is not it? ehehe ... just forget it. Since earlier, I do still remember the Kurdish in Iraq, in the AFP's video above. If only all the presenters know, that our eyes look to them but our mind is not thinking about the same at all on what they say, ehehhee ...
► The Stream - Are the roots of radicalisation online?
► Many French voters lash out at Hollande. It is a year since Francois Hollande swept to power in the French presidential election. But now, his popularity has sunk to an all-time low for a president in his first 12 months. Many voters accuse Hollande of making promises in his manifesto, which he has failed to fulfil. Al Jazeera's Jacky Rowland reports from Paris.
► The Stream - The true cost of fashion. We look at responsibilities of clothing companies and ethics of consumers in light of the Bangladesh factory collapse that killed over 1,100.
► Inside Story - Nepal: Reconciliation or retribution? Will a commission into the former kingdom's civil war heal old wounds or tear apart a nation straining at the seams? Shakuntala Santhiran is joined on Inside Story by her guests: Mrinendra Risal, a member of the task force that drafted the current terms of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Rory Mungoven, head of Asia-Pacific for the UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights; and Howard Varney, a senior adviser for the International Centre for Transitional Justice, and a consultant for the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
► Palestinians mark 65th Nakba anniversary. Palestinians around the world are marking the 65th anniversary of al-Nakba Day - that's Arabic for "The Catastrophe". It commemorates the loss of Palestinian land because of the founding of the state of Israel in 1948. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled from their villages or were expelled. Al Jazeera's Jane Ferguson reports from the Occupied West Bank.
► Lessons from Angelina Jolie: The Tricky Calculus of Cancer Testing
By Kate Pickert
* Angelina Jolie's Double Mastectomy: It's Not the Only Option
* The Genetic Calculus of Angelina Jolie's Double Mastectomy
*From Rebel to Role Model: Her Public-Image Turnaround
► Faces of the Creators: LIFE's Most Revealing Artist Portraits
► In a disputed reef, Philippines sees face of Chinese domination
► COLUMN ONE : 'Go destroy them,' artist says of his paintings. Nader Haj Kadour painted hundreds of portraits of Syria's Assad family. Now rebels are tearing down and ripping apart the works he spent his career creating.
► FRAMEWORK - Pictures in the News | May 14, 2013 - Posted By: Marc Martin
3 PICTURES TODAY
Workmen prepare to remove broken windows at a cafe in Paris May 14, 2013 the day after clashes between troublemakers and police during celebrations for Paris St Germain's Ligue 1 soccer championship title. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Indian labourers stand on top of a grain transport truck that caught fire after an oil leak leakage in Allahabad on May 13, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/SANJAY KANOJIA)
British billionaire Richard Branson poses with a tray of drinks onboard an AirAsia flight bound for Kualu Lumpur while working as a flight attendant at Perth Airport on May 12, 2013. Branson honoured a losing bet with AirAsia group chief Tony Fernandes over whose Formula One racing team would finish ahead of each other at the Abu Dhabi race during their debut 2010 season. (AFP PHOTO/Tony ASHBY)
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