News Headlines (248) 19 May 2013

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► THE ATLANTIC 17 May 2013 : Study: Men's Biceps Predict Their Political Ideologies ||  ► DAILY MAIL 17 May 2013 : Men who are physically strong are more likely to have right wing political views 

► ABC NEWS 17 May 2013 : Aimee Copeland Gets Bionic Hands

► NATIONAL POST 13 May 2013 : Officials back off bra ban for historic Milwaukee bowling alley

► Invictus - Poem That Inspired A Nation. " Invictus " is a short poem by the English poet William Ernest Henley (1849-1903). It was written in 1875 and first published in 1888. Nelson Mandela had the poem written on a scrap of paper on his prison cell while he was incarcerated.
This is a Inspiring poem which simply means, we must strive to make each day a good one no matter what our circumstances maybe. How we think determines how we feel.

► A Family Portrait

► North Korea fires short-range missiles for two days in a row

► Netanyahu takes aim at weapons 'leakage' in Syria

► Iran hangs two spies working for Israel and U.S.: report

► France in talks with U.S., Israel to buy drones: minister

► 'Bunga bunga' and beyond: Italy's political slang
By Naomi O'Leary - ROME - An encyclopedia of Italian political slang has shone a light on a colorful and Byzantine world where lawmakers and journalists speak a language you won't find in any ordinary dictionary. 

* Fiat says moving headquarters to U.S. not on agenda

► Los Angeles mayoral race narrows, latest opinion poll shows

► Sofia Coppola presents 'The Bling Ring' at Cannes  || ► France's Desplechin brings new film to Cannes || ► Koreeda presents 'Like Father, Like Son' at Cannes

► HIV vaccine 'doable' says co-discoverer of AIDS. AFPTV speaks with Dr. Robert Gallo, co-discoverer of the AIDS virus, ahead of the 30th anniversary on Monday of the identification of what is now known as HIV.

► Tech-savvy pet bloggers convene at social media conference. Social media...for pets. That's the idea behind BlogPaws, an online community of pet lovers and bloggers that gathers at an annual conference to get their 'paws' on the latest pet-friendly gadgets.

► Yoga changing perceptions in Africa. The Africa Yoga Project has introduced yoga to Kenya as a tool for social change, training over 100 instructors who offer free outreach classes in community centers, slums, orphanages and prisons across the country.

► Raw: Gun Scare Mars Cannes Film Festival. A live outdoor television broadcast from the Cannes Film Festival was briefly interrupted on Friday when what sounded like gunshots sent crew and spectators scurrying for cover. (May 18)

► Unusual Offshore Octopods: The See-Through "Glass" Octopus [Video]

► HEALTH  : 7 Signs of a Bad Doctor
► TRAVEL : Hottest museums to see this summer
► SCREEN : Dog Cries Watching The Lion King
► SCREEN : New Relationship? Don't Do This For 30 Days.
► Mystery of Moon's Magnetic Field Deepens
► NEWS : Syria's Assad: Little chance peace talks would succeed - newspaper
► NEWS : Russia sends Syria advanced anti-ship missiles: U.S. officials
► NEWS : North Korea fires projectile into eastern waters
► NEWS : Human Cloning? Stem Cell Advance Reignites Ethics Debate ||► Could Human Beings Be Cloned?
► NEWS : Are Recessions Good for Your Health?
► MOVIES : Hidden Gems of the Summer
► MOVIES : 'Star Trek' Tech: How Long Before We Really Have Transporters, Tricorders, and Holodecks?
► SHINE : Disney World Scheme: Entitled Families Hire Disabled Guide to Bypass Lines - Report
► FINANCE : The New Science of Giving

► Abandoned Stars Wars sets in the desert. New York-based visual artist and filmmaker Rä di Martino has taken a series of eerie and beautiful photos that capture scenes of abandoned Hollywood film sets. Martino spent over a year traveling throughout the desert towns of Morocco and Tunisia hunting down the old Star Wars sets. 'No More Stars' showcases the backdrop of Luke Skywalker’s home on the fictional desert planet Tatooine, its massive structures that now stand like ancient ruins forgotten by time and man. Rä di Martino's work can be seen at Tate Modern.

► Imran Khan blames rival for killing
Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan's PTI party, is blaming one of his political rivals for the killing of PTI official Zahra Shahid Hussain.

* Pakistan killing on eve of vote -VIDEO 
* Imran Khan out but not down 
* Karachi: Brutal hometown
* Key players in Pakistan's politics

► John Lennon's guitar sells for $408,000 

► MAGAZINE

■ Camel Getting the hump. The world's largest camel herd - in Australia
■ Can jellyfish venom help humans?
■ Prisoners in the Seychelles, accused of piracy. Seychelles cells -  The jailed Somali pirates sharing an island with millionaires 

► VIDEOS

■ Denmark wins Eurovision Song Contest
■ David Beckham's emotional farewell
■ France gay marriage signed into law
■ Pakistan politician Zahra Shahid Hussain killed in Karachi
■ British explorer Daniel Hughes reaches summit of Everest
■ Anti-austerity protests in Rome
■ Plane catches fire on landing at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport

► PICTURES

■ Things come apart
■ Week in pictures: 11-17 May 2013



A 52ft-high (16m) rubber duck, which has attracted crowds of admirers in various locations around the world, lies deflating in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour. The giant bird, created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, was found lying on its side on Tuesday night and was completely flat by Wednesday.

■ Syngenta Photography Award
■ Berlin Barbie doll house attracts fans and foes

► No swarms in space: DARPA axes $200mn 'fractionated sat' project
► Inequality surges in world's richest countries, esp. in times of crisis
► N. Korea fires 4th short-range missile in 2 days – Seoul
► Tehran ready to allow experts to Parchin in exchange for deal with IAEA – Iran's ambassador to Russia  
► 'Few Western powers really want solution': Assad skeptical about proposed Geneva peace talks

► VIDEOS

■ Homeland Insecurity: Terror suspects slip through $700bn US net?

■ 'Bitcoin bomb may blow up banks' bondage, hence US attacks'

■ 'Turkey brought war to doorstep by supporting Syrian rebels'

■ Too Rich To Pay: UK giants slash tax bills amid tense austerity

■ Boeing 737 catches fire upon landing at Moscow airport

■ 'Neo-Ottomanism driven Turkey does NATO's job, adds fuel to Syrian fire'

■ Danger Deception: 'CIA anxious to perpetuate threats to back ops'



■ Surveillance for Sale: 'UK exports spyware to Bahrain to track activists'

■ Cops beat, teargas Turkish protesters angry at govt stance on Syria

■ Meow! Secret Hermitage Helpers (RT Documentary). Russia's State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg is home to countless pieces of art from around the world. RT goes behind the scenes of the former imperial palace on the Neva River to meet volunteers of all kinds...including cats.

► Inside Story - Boko Haram and the battle for Nigeria's north. The Nigerian army is back on the offensive. Its target: the armed group Boko Haram. And this time it is determined to defeat them. Nigerian troops have deployed fighter jets, helicopter gunships and thousands of soldiers to take back territory the group seized in northeastern Nigeria. This week, President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in three states. The offensive has been welcomed by many who have seen Boko Haram's violent campaign kill around 2,000 people since it began in 2009. But rights groups have called for restraint. They say they have documented cases of abuse by Nigerian forces in the past, including summary executions and random shootings. So, just how much of a danger is Boko Haram to Nigeria? And is military action the best answer? To discuss this, Inside Story, with presenter Jane Dutton, is joined by guests: Doyin Okupe, a senior special assistant to President Jonathan on Public Affairs; Vicki Huddleston, former US ambassador to Mali and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs; and Lucy Freeman, the deputy director for Africa at Amnesty International and author of the report Nigeria trapped in the cycle of violence.

► Counting the Cost - Debt: Trouble in paradise

► Assad insists he will not step down. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he will not resign before elections in 2014 and warned against the opposition, in an interview with an Argentine newspaper. Assad also said that he blames foreign intervention for the crisis, and he cautiously welcomed a proposed international peace conference launched by the US and Russia. Assad spoke to Clarin and the Argentine state news agency Telam in the frank and lengthy interview in Damascus, released on Saturday, in which he also denied that his government has used chemical weapons against the civilian population. Al Jazeera's Dominic Kane reports.

► Inside Syria - Syria: Atrocities on both sides? We look at whether alleged abuses committed by Syrian opposition fighters are merely isolated incidents. Kamahl Santamaria, is joined by guests: Rania Abouzeid, the Middle East correspondent for Time magazine; James Fetzer, a professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota; and Louay al-Mokdad, the political and media coordinator for the Free Syrian Army. 

► The Week in News, As Seen Through the Photographer's Lens

* Hong Kong's Giant Inflatable Duck Is Now Deflated
* The Week's Best Political Cartoons

► PHOTOGRAPHY

■ A Solar-Powered Plane Soars Across the U.S.
■ Angelina Jolie: Actress-turned-Activist
■ Fashion Highlights from the Cannes Film Festival

► Food and Beverage Industry : Slices of History: Great Moments in Pizza Innovation

How To Make a Pizza. Published on Apr 30, 2012 by HowToBasic

► L.A.'S RACE FOR MAYOR

■ Wendy Greuel, Eric Garcetti dash across L.A. to shore up support
■ Spending in L.A. mayor's race breaks records
■ Steve Lopez: Do we love L.A.? We don't always vote like it
■ Two views on how Angelenos should roll

► L.A. AFFAIRS :  But then a funny thing happened

► COLUMN ONE

■ Wrestler takes sumo food home to Brazil
■ Early terrorist in U.S. condemns today's jihad
■ Battle rap stars draws YouTube millions
■ Making a drastic choice when cancer looms 

► BOOKS

■ Dan Brown's 'Inferno' has heat but no warmth 
■ Tom Waits, captured by Anton Corbijn

► CULTURE MONSTER : Case study conservation on the Eames' Case Study House