News Headlines (391) 13 October 2013

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► Your energy will be strong today -- when it's working, that is. Through the day your energy is probably going to turn off and on unpredictably, but this will not distract you too much. Plus, you need to slow down anyway, and a temporary blip in your circuitry will give you the breaks throughout the day that you need. So if you suddenly feel the urge to turn off your computer and go for a walk, do it. You won't get anything done until you clear your mind. Your goals are within reach if you just push yourself a little further! You should find that it's easier than ever to flow past obstacles. Stop yammering and start adapting -- things are getting better!

Are you predicting or asking for consolation? Ehehehe, I feel the U.S. problem will end up after 17 October this year. Then there will be two points in a line towards the end of October 2013. If I'm wrong in feeling, sorry. If I'm wrong in feeling, sorry. No need to be panic or cursing between the parties, because the U.S. government will not go bankrupt, well ... just need some sort of diet.

► "The greatest obstacle to international understanding is the barrier of language." - Christopher Dawson

► DAILY MAIL11 October 2013

■ British Red Cross volunteers to ask supermarket shoppers to donate groceries to struggling families in bid to tackle food poverty
■ Father, 50, is diagnosed with tongue cancer after seeing symptom in photo of a warning label HE was designing for cigarette packet

► NY TIMES 7 October 2013 : Sponges Recycle Food for Reefs

► NBC NEWS 9 October 2013 : How to watch NASA's Juno zip by Earth on its mission to Jupiter

► SCIENCE DAILY

■ 4 October 2013 : Astronomers Discover Large 'Hot' Cocoon Around a Small Baby Star
■ 8 October 2013 : Blood Vessel Cells Can Repair, Regenerate Organs

► NEWSCIENTIST 2 February 2012 : Fomalhaut's giant exoplanet may be small lava world

► SCIENCEMAG

■ 4 October 2013 : ScienceShot: Einstein's Secret? A Well-Connected Brain
■ 7 October 2013 : ScienceShot: Why Some Male Marsupials Die for Sex
■ 8 October 2013 : ScienceShot: Where Should I Drink My Whiskey?  A new study finds that the environment in which people sip a whiskey influences how they perceived certain aspects of the beverage and even changes how much they liked it, researchers report today in the journal Flavour

► DAILY KOS 11 October 2013 : Rep. Louie Gohmert says John McCain 'supported al Qaeda'

► HUFFINGTON POST 11 October 2013 : Miss Venezuela Pageant Bridges Political Divide

► GUARDIAN 12 October 2013

■ Middle-class young 'will fare worse than their parents'
■ Letters detail punitive tactics used on Guantánamo hunger strikers

► SLATE 12 october 2013 : The Shutdown Continues, the Supreme Court Gears Up, and Malcolm Gladwell Defends Himself

► NEWSMAX 12 October 2013 : Obama Bites Tongue as Cruz Confronts Him at White House Meeting

► PBS NEWS HOUR 10 OCtober 2013 : How will shutdown stalemate shape future negotiation in Congress?

► EDUCATION : Vladimir Putin Full Length Documentary: The Putin System. CBC's "The Passionate Eye" presents The Putin System - a point-of-view documentary that presents an ominous view of what Putin is willing to do to ensure Russia regains its position on the world stage. The Putin System chronicles the remarkable life of Putin, a tough, young leader who is not afraid to make harsh decisions and holds a secret purpose-to restore the old Russia of his dreams. The Putin System is directed by Jean-Michel Carré in association with Jill Emery for the French production company Les Films Grain De Sable. Published on Nov 7, 2012 by Putinery



► EDUCATION : Obama and the plan for World War 3 - Best documentary film 2013. Published on Feb 28, 2013 by AlexVerve1



► ENTERTAINMENT : Putin Laughs Off Hilary Clinton's Threat To Russia. Published on Jul 31, 2012 by chasingthetruths

► Documentary BBC - A History of Syria (2013). Robin Barnwell, who directed and produced 'A History of Syria with Dan Snow', explains the challenges of filiming amid the conflict, and describes the spirit of the Syrian people he met.

The Syrian Airlines jet performed an alarming dive on its nighttime approach into Damascus airport in an attempt to avoid any hostile fire. The exterior lights on the aircraft were switched off to make it less visible to any rebel fighters attempting to shoot the plane down. Syrian army artillery rounds were flying through the air, thudding into residential suburbs not far from the airport.

Once we'd landed, I saw little of the Syria I knew from my previous two visits. The airport that had been the gateway to the country for tourists was quiet. The road to the centre of Damascus was eerily empty. Our driver drove as fast as he could, speeding us past signs welcoming us to Syria on a road that regularly comes under attack or is caught in the crossfire in a conflict that has now cost more than 70,000 lives and displaced millions. How, I wondered, had Syria and its people, whom I had such warm memories of, reached such a state?

Like many people, I first travelled to Syria in 1995 to immerse myself in the country's extraordinary and varied history. Now I was in Damascus to direct and film a documentary that would explain how history had helped shape and influence the appalling civil war that is tearing Syria and its different communities apart. It was a strange relief to be in Damascus, as visas for journalists and filmmakers, issued by the Syrian government, are difficult to obtain.

The programme's Middle East producer had doggedly convinced a suspicious Syrian Ministry of Information that now was the right time to make a history of Syria after weeks of officials telling us to come back after the 'current, temporary problems' were over. We persisted in pushing for access because history can help explain the current violence in Syria; violence that has become increasingly incomprehensible for audiences of news programmes around the world.

I was surprised by my own ignorance about the subject. It was only after weeks of reading and meetings with experts before actually arriving in Syria did I map the historical connections, linking present day events with the past. How though, were we to go about making a documentary in a country consumed by civil war?

Permission to film almost anything and anyone was frustratingly difficult to obtain. The official from the Syrian Ministry of Information assigned to take us around kept apologizing for the numerous new restrictions that had been put in place. Getting access to the beautiful Old City of Damascus now involved negotiating a way through sandbagged checkpoints past soldiers who were suspicious of foreigners and visibly on edge.

Surreally, though, Syrians were rushing around going about their daily business, seemingly ignoring the near constant sound of gunfire and fighter jets which screeched overhead to bomb targets in the suburbs. An even stranger sense of normality prevailed in other locations we filmed, particularly in Syria's coastal city Lattakia, where no fighting was taking place. We mingled with couples watching the sunset over the Mediterranean and for a moment one was back in pre-conflict Syria. But the effects of war were never far away. Published on May 14, 2013 by NewDOCUMENTARlES



► SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - Uploaded on Jul 27, 2011 by NASAtelevision : NASA Mission to Jupiter Ready for Launch. NASA's Juno spacecraft is ready for launch. The solar-powered spacecraft will arrive at Jupiter in July 2016 and orbit its poles 33 times to find out more about the gas giant's interior, atmosphere and aurora. Juno is currently scheduled to launch from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on August 5 at 11:39 am Eastern.  ||  ► Juno Mission Launches to Jupiter. NASA's Juno spacecraft is on its way to Jupiter after being launched aboard an Atlas V rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida on August 5 at 11:25 a.m. Eastern. The solar-powered spacecraft will arrive at Jupiter in July 2016 and orbit its poles 33 times to find out more about the gas giant's interior, atmosphere and aurora. Scientists believe Jupiter holds the key to better understanding the origins of our solar system.



► NEWS &POLITIC : Will Congress allow a government default? The debt ceiling deadline is growing closer and there is still no sign of a deal in Washington. Will Congress allow a government default? Hari Sreenivasan talks to Meredith Shiner from Roll Call about the major issues behind the negotiations and the timeline leading up to the debt ceiling deadline. Published on Oct 12, 2013 by PBS NewsHour

► Choros

► Iran rejects West's demand to ship out uranium stockpiles

► VIDEO: House bid rejected, Senate Democrats and Republicans now negotiating

► Snowden warns of government spying in first Russia video

► Porsche Exhibit Showcases the 'art of Speed' An exhibit of 22 racing and street cars made by Porsche opens Saturday at the N.C. Museum of Art in Raleigh. "Porsche by Design: Seducing Speed" includes actor Steve McQueen's 1958 Speedster and singer Janis Joplin's 1965 Cabriolet. (Oct. 11)





► Day 12 of Government Shutdown ||► Reid: Open the Government, Let Us Pay Our Bills

► NEWS

■ Netanyahu urges Britain and France not to ease sanctions on Iran
■ Congress lumbers while threatened default looms
■ Emerging Senate proposal focus in budget battle
■ Focus of shutdown negotiations shifts to Senate
■ JPMorgan's Dimon on US default: 'You don't want to know'
■ Pope stresses 'service' role for women in Catholic Church
■ Snowden: mass surveillance making us less safe
■ Gabby Giffords' Gun Control Group Hopes to Go Head-to-Head With NRA in 2014

► SCREEN : The Flip Side – Cats &Dogs



► TRAVEL : 9 beautiful places to learn horseback riding
► OMG! : Vanilla Ice Heads to Amish Country

► SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT : Sponges help coral reefs thrive in ocean deserts
► FUTURE : Are we on the brink of the first mile-high building?

► 'No Monsanto!': World marches against GMO food 
► Kerry fails to secure deal on US 'troop immunity' in Afghanistan 
► Cash-for-Castles: Italy sells off historic sites to plug budget holes
► Wizard of Woz: Apple's Wozniak speaks to RT about NSA spy scandal

► VIDEOS

■ Default Deadlock: Obama, Congress play chicken in debt deadline countdown
■ 'Stop Monsanto!' Hundreds of protests held worldwide against GM food
■ 'Crap Town': London rated worst place to live in UK

► Inside Story : CAR: 'A state of lawlessness'
► Inside Story : The human cost of piracy 

► The Gridlock Economy Blues
By Rana Foroohar - Get ready for the new normal, where blue chip stocks trump government bonds, and politics trump the economy

Haiya .... I giggle with the headline above. One word: Blues. I love the blues, you know?

* Senate Hopes to Save the Day
* 5 Blows to Expect if Shutdown Doesn't End Soon 
* America Blames GOP

► VIDEO : Malala: "I Want to Be a Prime Minister"

► POLITICS : Government shutdown: Focus in budget talks turns to Senate



► FRAMEWORK : The Week in Pictures | Oct. 7-13, 2013 - Posted By: Marc Martin

News Headlines (382) 4 October 2013

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► You need to make sure that you're paying close attention to what others are doing and saying today -- otherwise, you may find that you're totally lost when it's time to get together tonight.



► SCIENCE DAILY 30 September 2013 : Plentiful Mid-Life Stress Linked to Heightened Risk of Dementia in Late Life— The response to common life events may trigger long lasting physiological changes in the brain, say the authors. ||  ► SCIENCE DAILY 27 May 2011 : Stress May Increase Risk for Alzheimer's Disease — Protein deposits in nerve cells are a typical feature of Alzheimer's disease: the excessive alteration of the tau protein through the addition of phosphate groups -- a process known as hyperphosphorylation -- causes the protein in the cells to aggregate into clumps. As a result, nerve cells die, particularly in the hippocampus, a part of the brain that plays an important role in learning and memory, as well as in the prefrontal cortex which regulates higher cognitive functions.|| ► BBC 1 October 2013 :Mid-life stress 'precedes dementia' 

► SCIENCEDAILY 1 October 2013 : Short Sleepers Most Likely to Be Drowsy Drivers. Federal data suggests that 15 to 33 percent of fatal automobile crashes are caused by drowsy drivers, but very little research has addressed what factors play a role in operating a vehicle in this impaired state. New research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania is revealing that short sleepers, those who sleep less than six hours per night on average, are the most likely to experience drowsy driving , even when they feel completely rested. The study is published in the October issue of the journal Accident Analysis and Prevention.

► ENERGY BLOG NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 1 October 2013 : Jellyfish Invasion Shuts Down Nuclear Reactor  ||  ► NY TIMES 1 October 2013 : Jellyfish Invasion Paralyzes Swedish Reactor

► BOING BOING 28 September 2013 : Just look at End Cape's tattooed bananas.||  ► KOTAKU 27 September 2013 : You've Never Seen Tattoos Like Banana Tattoos

► GUARDIAN 1 October 2013 : 10 best photographs of the day

► WAPO 2 October 2013 : Polish police searching for vandal who cut arm off of Reagan statue

► TODAY in HISTORY

■ Oct 3, 1993 : Ambush In Mogadishu
■ Oct 3, 1975 : London's Spaghetti House siege ends
■ Oct 4, 1957: Soviet Union launches Sputnik I
■ Oct 4, 1992 : El Al jumbo crashes in Amsterdam

■ Oct 4, 1970: Janis Joplin dies of a heroin overdose



► NPR 3 October 2013

■ For Tea Party, Shutdown Is Worth The Pain

* Shutdown Quiets NASA, So Space Station Astronauts Enjoy View
* Shutdown Diary, Day 3: More Talk, Little Action

■ Some Online Journals Will Publish Fake Science, For A Fee
■ Why Gorillas Aren't Sexist And Orangutans Don't Rape
■ The Good Listener: Must We All 'Love' Music? Must We All Have 'Good Taste'?

► HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 3 October 2013 : L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti on Why He Made Tom Sherak Film Czar





► SOUTH CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO 3 October 2013 : Maven's Morning Coffee: Mayor Garcetti works with business community, Gov. Brown comes to LA for bill signing, LAUSD's iPad problem

► DAILY KOS 3 October 2013

■ Reports: Boehner privately says he will let Democrats raise the debt limit
■ Obama refuses to capitulate, Republicans at a loss

► WISEBREAD3 October 2013:6 Reasons You're Not a Millionaire

► PC WORLD 3 October 2013 : Microsoft might win U.S. import ban against Motorola Android phones :

► NY POST 3 October 2013 : DC attacker a dental hygienist, shot dead after chase

► SPACE 3 October 2013 : 3D Printing on Mars Could Be Key for Martian Colony

► FOXNEWS 3 October 2013 : Jungle horror: A survivor of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army tells his story

► ENTERTAINMENT : Kamaliya - Love Me Like [official video]. Music video for Kamaliya's new single Love Me Like, filmed in Mumbai and directed by Ben Luti. Taken from the new album 'ClubOpera' - released November 2013. Published on Sep 26, 2013 by Kamaliya



► NEWS & POLITIC: The IPCC Exposed. The IPCC has released its latest assessment of the state of climate science, and this time it's even more dire than their 2007 assessment. Global warming is "unequivocal" and humans are the "dominant cause" to a certainty of 95%. But how are these uncertainties calculated? And how does the IPCC process work anyway? Join us this week on The Corbett Report as we dissect the latest IPCC hype and examine the organizations processes and conclusions. Published on Sep 27, 2013 by corbettreport

► Good Books - Metamorphosis



► Your Lucky Day

► Israel to run for U.N. Security Council seat for 2019-20

► Dollar languishes at eight-month low, U.S. debt ceiling a worry

► U.S. shutdown seen dragging on as debt ceiling fight nears 03 Oct 2013. The shutdown of the U.S. government appeared likely to drag on for another week and possibly longer as lawmakers consumed day three of the shutdown with a stalling game and there was no end in sight until the next crisis hits Washington around October 17.| Video

► Driver shot dead in car chase near Capitol
By Richard Cowan and Margaret Chadbourn - WASHINGTON - A dramatic car chase through the streets of Washington from near the White House to the Capitol ended in gunfire when law enforcement officers shot and killed the driver as lawmakers and aides huddled in a lockdown. | Video

* Government workers, lawmakers witness police chase

► California governor signs law expanding protections for journalists

► Kerry says US won't be 'played' by Iran 

► Endangered species. Reviving species driven to extinction could be possible within the next few years, according to some experts. Biogeneticists believe genetic material teased from preserved tissues could be used to help clone animals. Some 20,000 of the world's plant and animal species are currently threatened with extinction according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. VIDEOGRAPHIC 

► Obama slams Republican speaker over govt shutdown

► Amnesty reacts after deadly boat disaster off Italy

► Shots fired outside US Capitol, triggering lockdown  ||  ► Street witnesses tell about the shooting incident at US Capitol   ||  ► Suspect in US Capitol shooting confirmed dead: police

► Update on Panda Cubs at Atlanta Zoo



► Obama Pins Government Shutdown on Boehner || ► Cantor: Democrats Must Negotiate to End Shutdown ||► Democrats Blame Boehner for Shutdown



► Raw: Reports Shots Fired at US Capitol || ► Witness Describes Capitol Shooting Scene

► Raw: White Lion Cub Debuts at Serbia Zoo

► NEWS

■ Stock Market News for October 3, 2013
■ U.S. shutdown seen dragging on as debt ceiling fight nears
■ Obama cancels visits to Indonesia, Brunei due to U.S. government shutdown
■ Russia charges all 30 Greenpeace activists with piracy
■ Iran will be judged by its actions, Kerry tells Israel
■ Potentially Dazzling Comet ISON Spotted from Mars by Spacecraft (Photo)

► SHINE

■ Woman's "Dream Wedding" Pinterest Board Comes to Life 
■ Food Fight: L.A. Restaurant Claims to Make Country's Best Pizza

► GRIND TV

■ Beachgoers in Spain discover 30-foot giant squid. Carcass found in Cantabria is that of the mysterious and fabled Architeuthis Dux; it remains unclear whether the deep-sea denizen will be put on display.
■ Dream trips down Grand Canyon being shattered. Some have waited 18 years for a chance to raft the Colorado River, but the government shutdown has ruined those plans; one trio has spent $40,000

► $1m 'drugs money' thrown out of plane over Bolivia

► Hundreds feared dead from Italy boatRescued migrants arrive onboard a coastguard vessel at the harbour of Lampedusa.



At least 130 African migrants die and many more are missing as a boat carrying them to Europe sinks off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa.

* Andrew Harding: Risks for migrants
* How tragedy unfolded -VIDEO
* Pope: Boat sinking 'a disgrace' -VIDEO
* Mayor: 'We need to stop this'

► Chase and gunfire at US Capitol
A police chase in Washington DC ends in gunfire, sparking panic at the White House and US Capitol and leaving a woman dead and two officers injured.

* Police press conference -VIDEO
* 'I heard about 10 shots' - VIDEO
* Video of police chase
* US senators 'heard shots'

► Lagarde: US debt limit fix 'mission critical'
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde says failure to raise the debt ceiling would be far worse than the current shutdown.

* Republican 'suicide caucus'
* US markets fall on debt fears
* 'Bemused, not amused' -VIDEO
* Obama: Shutdown can end 'now'

► VIDEOS

■ 'Obamacare' boost to Indian pharmaceutical industry

■ US Blackhawk Down military disaster remembered



■ US shutdown: View from deserted landmarks

► MAGAZINE

■ Acquired taste - The sharp, salty liquorice that is both loathed and loved
■ Children of the revolution - How children of the world united at a Soviet boarding school 

► HEALTH

■ 'Tobacco-free' plan for Republic of Ireland
■ 23andMe's 'build-a-baby' patent criticised 

► FUTURE

■ How technology is creating a revolution on TV



■ Do special running shoes help prevent foot injury?

► FEATURES : Happy endings - Why is a kids' book about rabbits being read at weddings?



► PICTURES :  Ocean expeditions

► US Capitol shooting: Police kill woman after she rams WH barricades, no weapon found



► Japan to pay $3.1bn to remove US troops from Okinawa, will host spy drones
► Ex-NSA/CIA chief Hayden jokes of putting Snowden on kill list
► Russian Parliament siege – as seen 20 years ago: LIVE TIMELINE
► Tripoli embassy attack sparked after Libyan officer killed by Russian woman - FM
► Obama administration asks Congress to hold off on new Iran sanctions
► OP-ED : Reset with Iran: Obama, Netanyahu in new squabble
► Russian Parliament siege – as seen 20 years ago: LIVE TIMELINE
► Russia charges all Arctic Sunrise Greenpeace activists with piracy over oil rig protest
► Russian military: 'Space troops not yet ready to fight aliens'

► VIDEOS

■ Black October '93: Tanks in Moscow, Blood on Streets (RT Documentary). In October 1993, Russia was on the brink of civil war. Deputies from the Supreme Soviet of Russia -- the main legislative body in the country - were on one side and President Boris Yeltsin and his supporters on the other. In decree 1400, the president proclaimed that the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation and its deputies were to discontinue their legislative, administrative and executive functions. The deputies responded with a decree removing Yeltsin from the Presidency. This resulted in two days of street fighting, hundreds dead and injured.



■ 'No sarin detected in West Ghouta environment, only in human samples' - UN's Angela Kane. As real dialogue replaced gunboat diplomacy, the world narrowly averted yet another catastrophic intervention. Syria opened its doors to international inspectors and committed to the destruction of its sizeable chemical arsenal. And yet questions still remain about where, when and by whom chemical weapons may have been used. Is such a Herculean task even possible? Angela Kane, the UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, joins Oksana to discuss these issues.



■ Rebel Infighting: Secular & extremists clash as radicalism grips Syria
■ US Capitol shooting: Gunshots, lockdown in front of Capitol building in Washington, DC
■ Eyewitness video: Capitol Hill police chase & gunfire caught on camera
■ DC shooting: Driver rams White House barricade, Capitol police kills suspect after chase

► 'Black Hawk Down' haunts US
► Village at the End of the World

► Woman Killed at Capitol. A woman was shot and killed after driving into a White House barricade and leading police on a chase to the U.S. Capitol.

* Updates on Shots Fired at U.S. Capitol - VIDEO
* How Congress Reacted To The Capitol Shooting On Twitter

► CONGRESS : Boehner May Buck Hardliners On Debt Ceiling
The GOP Speaker could take on his party's most conservative politicians to avoid a government default.

* Newt Gingrich: Founding Fathers Liked Shutdowns

► HEALTH CARE : Obamacare: Promise vs. Reality

► POLITICS : Nothing will benefit the Democrats more than Republican men who disdain her (Wendy Davis )

► LOCAL : Road conditions in L.A. region judged worst in country

► POLITICS NOW

■ Obama cancels Asia trip, citing government shutdown. The president was scheduled to leave Saturday to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Indonesia and the East Asia Summit in Brunei.
■ Boehner needs Democrats to raise debt limit

► BUSINESS : How healthcare can work when it is a right, not a privilege. The experience of an American traveling in Britain shows the vast difference between affordable, accessible healthcare and the U.S. system.

► OPINION : "It seems reasonable to assume that e-cigarettes are, if not harmless, at least more benign than tobacco. But scientists warn that such assumptions could be mistaken."

News Headlines (146) 5 February 2013

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by VICE

► Testing Explosives from The Anarchist Cookbook. Published on Nov 26, 2012 :: We rented an empty warehouse to test out some of the explosive recipes from The Anarchist Cookbook.  



►The Business of War: SOFEX. Published on Jul 5, 2012 :: SOFEX is where the world's leading generals come to buy everything from handguns to laser-guided missile systems. It stands for "Special Operations Forces Exhibition Conference" and it's essentially a trade-show where just about anyone with enough money can buy the most powerful weapons in the world. Hosted by Shane Smith | Originally released in 2012




► Excess Sugar Linked to Cancer -  Feb. 1, 2013 — Sugars are needed to provide us with energy and in moderate amounts contribute to our well-being. Sustained high levels of sugars, as is found in diabetics, damages our cells and now is shown that can also increase our chance to get cancer: The dose makes the poison as Paracelsus said.

► Poor Mental Health Leads to Unhealthy Behaviors Among Low-Income Adults - Feb. 4, 2013 — Study says binge drinking, smoking, and illegal drug use may be used to cope with depression and anxiety

► Discounting iPhone Apps Increases Revenue by 159%

► He's bringing sexy back! Justin Timberlake shows he hasn't lost his spark as returns to the stage after nearly three years away -By Daily Mail Reporter - PUBLISHED:  3 February 2013 || ► Justin Timberlake Pulls Off an Easy Comeback in New Orleans

► Britain and the EU : Cameron's Dutch dilemma? - Jan 11th 2013 by Charlemagne | BRUSSELS  ||  ► Britain decides on its place in Europe :: http://dawn.com/2013/02/04/britain-decides-on-its-place-in-europe/  ||  ► It's a date! Cameron rushes forward his Big Speech on Europe to this Friday to avoid upsetting the French and Germans- PUBLISHED:14 January 2013  ||  Ken Clarke says Cameron must focus on EU's 'positives' as Lord Mandelson claims eurosceptics are 'getting away with murder'  ||  ► SPIEGEL.de - Interview with Tony Blair: 'Leaving Europe Would Be Very Bad for Britain'


► U.N. to consider validity of China's claim over disputed islands :: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/24/us-japan-china-islands-un-idUSBRE90N16Z20130124  ||  ► The ASAHI SHIMBUN - ANALYSIS: China, Japan seek to dial down tensions, but risks remain - February 05, 2013 




► Sochi venues take shape ahead of Winter Olympics. Published on Feb 3, 2013 :: With a year to go until the start of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russian authorities are hard at work trying to get the southern city ready to host the competition -- with no expense spared. 

► The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Published on Feb 4, 2013 :: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a huge mass of rubbish, or trash vortex, held in place in the north-east of the Pacific Ocean by swirling underwater currents. This build-up of marine debris is a danger to many marine mammals, birds and underwater ecosystems as a whole. VIDEOGRAPHIC 

► International students flock to French patisserie school. Published on Feb 4, 2013 :: If you want to learn to be a pastry chef, it makes sense to study in the home of the croissant and the millefeuille. That's why students from around the world flock to France's School of Patisserie in the Loire to brush up on the finer details of desserts à la française.

► Cambodia cremates ex-king Sihanouk. Published on Feb 4, 2013 :: Thousands of mourners massed in the Cambodian capital Monday as the kingdom cremated its revered former king Norodom Sihanouk, who steered his country through six turbulent decades.

► Israel will 'regret aggression against Syria': Iran. Published on Feb 4, 2013 :: Israel will regret its latest "aggression against Syria", Iran's security chief Saeed Jalili told reporters during a visit to Damascus on Monday. 

► Momo, the carnival kin. Published on Feb 4, 2013 :: Every February for the last four years, an unassuming bank employee has thrown off his ordinary suit for five days of multi-coloured feathers and sequins. Milton Junior is "King Momo" who reigns over five days of festivities at Rio's carnival.

► Obama injects new urgency in push for gun laws. Published on Feb 4, 2013 :: President Barack Obama Monday heaped pressure on Congress for action "soon" on curbing gun violence, flanked by uniformed police officers he said should not be outgunned on US streets. 

► US, France agree on need to set up UN Mali force. Published on Feb 4, 2013 :: The United States and France agree on the need to hand over international military operations in Mali to a United Nations mission as soon as it is "prudent", US Vice President Joe Biden said on Monday while on a visit in France.

► Skeleton under car park is England's Richard III: scientists. Published on Feb 4, 2013 :: A skeleton found under a carpark in the English city of Leicester was confirmed Monday as that of King Richard III, widely depicted as one of history's most notorious villains.




► Obama: 'Weapons of War Have No Place on Streets'. Published on Feb 4, 2013 :: The fate of his gun proposals on Capitol Hill uncertain, President Barack Obama is seeking to rally support from the public and law enforcement community for his calls to ban assault weapons and install universal background checks for gun buyers. (Feb. 4)

► It's 'common sense' – or is it? The politics of Obama's new favorite phrase. Politicians from the president to the tea party use the rhetoric of 'common sense' to support their thinking on key issues. But is the phrase really telling us anything at all? -By Linda Feldmann | Christian Science Monitor

► For U.S. gun clubs, NRA membership has its privileges - By Andy Sullivan | Reuters – Sun, Feb 3, 2013 

► Photos of the Day - A roundup of today's best photos.

► Rio's dog carnival parade - Canines were in fine form as they strutted their stuff (and snazzy costumes) at the annual "Blocao" dog carnival parade in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro.

► Snakes mesmerize in 'Serpentine' series - Photographer Mark Laita unveils a pantheon of spectacular snakes in this electrifying collection. From the iridescent blue Malaysian coral snake to the aptly named beautiful pit viper, the world’s most dangerous and gorgeous snakes are pictured in his new book 'Serpentine,' showing off their fascinating colors and textures—as well as the sensual forms their movement creates. 

► Cuban leader Fidel Castro - Fidel Castro, whose revolution seized Cuba in 1959, left office in 2006 due to a life-threatening intestinal condition. His younger brother Raul now serves as president. 

► Thousands mourn former Cambodian king - Cambodians bade goodbye Feb. 4 with tears, chanting and fireworks to former King Norodom Sihanouk, their revered "King-Father" who led them through half a century of political tumult that took them into the abyss of genocidal Khmer Rouge rule and back out again.  

  ► Morrow Royal Pavilion: They Made This Out of Beer Bottles?  (Has been publised in my previous post: ON LINE TODAY 1 February 2013)

► Can France restore the magic of northern Mali?
► Roll forward the doomsday train
► Nasa's 'crazy' robot lab
► Ten weekends in Europe's great outdoors
► Can Tunisia persuade tourists to return?
► 2013 Land Rover Range Rover, rich and rugged
► First Drive: Nissan Juke Nismo 
► Tuberculosis vaccine hopes dashed

► Mossad vs Assad: 'Syrian rebels ally of Israel intelligence'. Published on Feb 3, 2013 :: President Bashar al Assad says Syria can take-on any force that confronts it, while accusing Israel of trying to destabilize the country. It was his first public statement since an alleged Israeli air-strike inside Syria last week. Israel's Defence Minister has given the strongest indication yet that the IDF was behind the attack.

► CrossTalk: Unimarriage? Published on Feb 4, 2013 :: Should same-sex marriages be accepted? What's driving the change in the institution of marriage? Are equal marriage rights democratic? Why aren't civil unions enough for gay couples? And if marriage is about love and the emotional needs of adults, then what about their children? CrossTalking with Peter Tatchell, Godfrey Bloom and Thomas Peters. 

► You've Got Mali: Hollande's neo-colonial warfare killing French welfare. Published on Feb 4, 2013 :: Once the world's second-largest colonial empire, France may be striving to regain influence in its former African colonies, the Mali operation being part of such policy. Many believe Mali as well as neighboring Niger are keys to France's energy security. And French President Hollande can't risk harm to his economy - because as RT's Maria Finoshina reports - there are increasing doubts about whether or not he can turn it around.



► 'Racism in their DNA': Israeli fan fury as football team signs Muslims. Published on Feb 4, 2013 :: A group of the Jerusalem-based Beitar fans have lashed out at the club's boss's decision to bring two Muslims from the Russian Chechen republic into the squad.



► Hacker in chief: Obama given right to launch 'preemptive' cyberattacks 
► Syrian opposition seeks talks with Assad government
► Alabama hostage situation has ended - child safe, kidnapper dead
► UK deploys toy-sized spy drones in Afghanistan

► Boy freed in FBI operation to end Alabama hostage crisis. Published on Feb 4, 2013 :: A five-year-old boy taken hostage in the United States has been freed in an FBI operation. It ends a week long police standoff with his abductor Jimmy Lee Dykes. Dykes kidnapped the child after killing a bus driver in Alabama. He was killed in the FBI raid. Tom Ackerman reports.




► Inside Story - Are Afghan forces ready to take the reins? Published on Feb 4, 2013 :: David Cameron, the British prime minister, is hosting a key summit with Afghan and Pakistani leaders to discuss bringing peace to Afghanistan. This is the third such meeting since last summer. But for the first time, army and intelligence chiefs from both sides will join the talks - and they have plenty on their plates. NATO troops are scheduled to leave Afghanistan by the end of next year. But a senior Afghan commander warns that withdrawing British troops could spark what he calls a global jihad. Inside Story with presenter Jane Dutton is joined by guests: Heather Barr, an Afghanistan researcher in the Asia division of Human Rights Watch; Mosharraf Zaidi, a former adviser to Pakistan's foreign minister; and Mark Kimmitt, a former US Assistant Secretary of State for Political and Military Affairs.

► In Praise of Unusual Flying Objects 
  ► UFO Sightings in Colorado. Published on Jan 29, 2013 by VICE :: How can you talk about Space and not talk about UFOs? In the latest installment of Spaced Out we venture to Hooper, Colorado (Population of 105) to investigate some of the stranger things that have gone down in our skies - from shooting stars to strange weather patterns to aliens descending on Earth in their extraterrestrial space pods.



► Forgotten Spaces: Jon Tonks' Search for Empire

► F R A M E W O R K ::  Pictures in the News | February 4, 2013 - Posted By: Marc Martin  




► Take Ecstasy to Save Your Marriage? Published on Feb 4, 2013 by TheYoungTurks :: "The divorce rate is high. Internet dating has killed romance. And we are all going to die alone. But it might not have to be that way, says Oxford ethicist Brian Earp and colleagues Anders Sandberg and Julian Savulescu. Not if couples start taking ecstasy, that is. So-called love-inducing drugs like oxytocin and MDMA could be the answer to a commitment-averse culture." An Oxford ethicist argues that couples should be allowed to take MDMA, or ecstasy, in order to save marriages. Could the "love-enhancing" drug save romance? Ana Kasparian and Kevin Pereira (Super Creative) discuss. Read more in Alternet.

Youtube videos I watched today and Recommended channels 001. Miss Tibet 002. David Wynn Miller QUANTUM GRAMMAR SEMINAR SEPTEMBER 2012 2 OF 25 003. Is The Universe Alive? 004. La Sonora Matancera - Boleros de Oro Vol. 1 005. Mass UFO Sightings Over LA! The Man Who Summons UFOs 2013 Live UPDATE! 006. UFO Sightings 2013 Today UFO Caught On Tape This Week over metro Detroit OVIN 007. Best of just for laughs part 8. Uploaded on Sep 16, 2011 by Salah Amani 008. Shortest Wedding in History 009. Our history is not what we think 010. André Rieu - Boléro (Ravel) 011. The Most Beautiful Waltz Music 012. The Harrier 013. We are Preparing for Massive Civil War, Says DHS Informant 014. Helicopter Wars - Vietnam Ambush FULL 015. CZ 82 016. Spirit Science 1 - 15 FULL MOVIE SERIES 2012 017. What is this? Captured in Russia 2012 018. Anunnaki & Nibiru - Everything you need to know 019. 200,000 Year Old Annunaki Cities Discovered in Africa 020. Le pont du nord 021. Pearl Harbor [FULL MOVIE] [GERMAN] 022. Géopolitique du mondialisme 023. Viki Anime: Tezuka 024. Combat Footage Documentation 025. Iraqveteran8888 026. National Geographic 027. HICKOK45 028. The Young Turks 029. FILM ARCHIVES 030. FILM ARCHIVED

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Nightmare Wedding Stories: Bride Shares Details of Her Frustrating Big Deal




► After-Meal Exercise May Reduce Heart Disease Risk - By Rachael Rettner | MyHealthNewsDaily Staff Writer – Thu, Jan 17, 2013

► Bathrooms are 'most hygienic place to eat' in hotel rooms - By Travelmail Reporter . PUBLISHED: 15 January 2013 :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2262139/Hotel-beds-dirtier-bathroom-area.html  || Bathroom 'cleanest' place in hotel to eat

► Celebrity holiday photos boost Caribbean bookings 

► Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson top Forbes list for highest earning romantic Hollywood couple as films gross $1.17bn

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Qui est Mokhtar Belmokhtar? Published on Jan 17, 2013 by ReportageTube  ||  ► Algérie: 41 otages occidentaux dans un site gazier. Published on Jan 17, 2013 by euronewsfr:: Il y a 24 heures, des islamistes prenaient d'assaut le complexe gazier de Tigantourine dans le Sud-Est de l'Algérie. En représaille à l'intervention française au Mali, ils y détiennent en otages 41 Occidentaux. Le site se trouve a proximité de la ville d'In Amenas, non loin de la frontière lybienne. Les islamistes affirment avoir repoussé hier soir un assaut de l'armée algérienne. Alger refuse toute négociation: "Il semblerait qu'ils veulent ressortir de cette région pour sortir du pays avec des otages, ce qui ne saurait êtrre accepté par les autorités algériennes." a déclaré Dahou Ould Kablia, le ministre algérien de l'Intérieur.

Les autorités algériennes imputent la prise d'otages à Mokhtar Belmokhtar, un ancien membre d'Al Qaïda au Maghreb Islamique ayant fondé son propre groupe en décembre dernier. La France sait qu'elle est visée: "Tout cela n'est pas sans lien, chacun l'aura compris, par rapport à l'action que nous menons, la France, mais aussi les pays africains, ceux que participent à ce qu'on appelle la MISMA qui a vocation à permettre au Mali de retrouver le plus tôt possible son intégrité territoriale." a déclaré le président François Hollande. L'attaque aurait fait au moins deux morts. Parmi les otages, il y aurait des Américains, treize Norvégiens, cinq Japonais, un Autrichien, un Irlandais et plusieurs Britanniques.150 employés algériens seraient aussi detenus sur le site.



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Sahel Le désert de tous les dangers - 2012 - Fr - Film Entier - France reportage- Guerre au Mali. Published on Jan 18, 2013 by ExcluBuzz :: De Gao à Tombouctou, le Nord du Mali est dominé depuis six mois par des milices islamistes qui imposent leur loi. Cette zone dans la tourmente, où sont toujours détenus quatre otages français, est un endroit stratégique pour la France, puisqu'une partie de l'uranium qui permet aux centrales nucléaires de produire de l'électricité provient des mines d'Arlit, situées à 300 kilomètres de là, au Niger. Qui sont les nouveaux maîtres du Nord-Mali ? Certains ont versé dans le trafic de cocaïne avant de prendre les armes et de rallier AQMI - Al-Qaida au Maghreb islamique. Zoom également sur la vie sous tension des expatriés français qui continuent à exploiter les sites miniers malgré le danger permanent.



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Inside Story - Libya ... Syria: What is the difference? Uploaded on May 19, 2011 by Aljazeera English :: We look at two countries, two conflicts, and two very different international reactions.







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Obama 2nd-term Agenda: Debt, Immigration, Guns. Published on Jan 18, 2013 :: As President Obama gets set to begin his second term, he's hoping renewed clashes over America's mountain of debt won't blow up his plans for immigration reform and measures to curb gun violence. (Jan. 18)



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GOP Official: House to Vote to Lift Debt Limit. Published on Jan 18, 2013 :: The Republican-controlled House will vote next week to permit the government to borrow more money to meet its obligations, a move aimed at heading off a market-rattling confrontation with President Barack Obama over the so-called debt limit. (Jan. 18)

► Algeria: 12 hostages have died in the siege - By ANIS BELGHOUL and PAUL SCHEMM | Associated Press 

► Event organizers brace for flu - By KATIE MOISSE | ABC News

► Readers' ideas: At the start of Obama's second term, the problems and solutions on our minds - By Tim Skillern | The Lookout

►  Who Knew? Videos - Inaugurations are meticulously planned -- but things can still go wrong. Four years ago, Chief Justice John Roberts bungled the presidential oath, and organizers of the first inauguration forgot a Bible.

► Christie: NRA ad with Obama daughters 'reprehensible' -  By Olivier Knox, Yahoo! News



► Colosseum cleaning yields old frescos, graffiti - By NICOLE WINFIELD

► Top Earners Set to Pay Most, Especially Married People - By Margaret Collins | Bloomberg – Thu, Jan 17, 2013

► 3 Big Myths About the Federal Debt Limit - By Michael Santoli

► Hostage nations' Algeria concern

Nations with hostages held by militants at an Algerian gas plant express concern as an "extremely difficult" rescue operation enters a third day.
* Q&A: Hostage crisis 
* Protecting workers in dangerous places 
* Reaction rooted in history
* '10 Britons' in Algeria standoff
* Freed hostages on Algerian TV - VIDEO 
* Siege awakens Algeria's ghosts 

► Armstrong 'disgraced and humbled' - Lance Armstrong says he feels "disgraced, humbled and ashamed" at his use of performance-enhancing drugs.

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► Portland's culinary southern side

► Gorilla spotting in the Republic of Congo 

► Meet the greenest cars of 2013 

► Facebook: Why some "Likes" are worth more than others

► 19 January 2013 - Making hyacinths bloom in winter :: Their blooms are colourful and fragrant, their roots long and dangly. Weeks before spring flowers start popping up outside, indoor gardeners have been making hyacinth bulbs flower in water alone during the short and gloomy days of January.  The bulbs must be kept in vases in cool and dark conditions, then, at the right moment, brought out into the light and warmth of the house. Julie Berk, an American living in London, blogs on indoor gardening. She grows tulips and crocuses like this too, but here she shares her hyacinth tips. Continue reading the main story [an error occurred while processing this directive] -  Music by ZZ Top and KPM Music. Photography by Paul Kerley and Julie Berk. Slideshow production by Paul Kerley. Publication date 19 January 2013.

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► Foreigners remain 'in danger' as dozens confirmed killed in Algerian hostage crisis

► Facebook democracy: Israelis 'share' votes with Palestinians 

► Snowpocalypse Russia: Snow 'tsunami' swallows streets, cars, buildings (PHOTOS)

► Fukushima debris hits Hawaii 

► Firearms instructor leaves gun in school bathroom 

► Russian opposition activist commits suicide after Dutch asylum rejected

► Russia extends blacklist of American citizens 

► Tutu's Children - Sharing Archbishop Tutu's dream. Published on Jan 18, 2013 :: Each of the 25 top African professionals who have arrived in Cape Town for a leadership retreat have their own idea of what the continent needs from their generation of leaders.  They have been inspired by heroic examples to serve society. But they are about to encounter heavy responsibilities and tough soul-searching on the road to great leadership. In this episode of Tutu's Children, the course participants are told to trade counters in a mock marketplace. The young leaders compete to make a profit, but the three hour-long game is not about trading at all. The real aim is to expose their attitudes to power and privilege.

The golden rule is that you must hold hands to negotiate. Even if you do not go through with a deal, you must keep holding hands until the end of the round. But rules are made to be broken! (VIDEO) ( Related video :: my older post 11 January 2013, Tutu's Children)

► 101 East - Phoning from the Philippines. Published on Jan 18, 2013 :: The Philippines is emerging as a great outsourcing nation for cost efficiency, but are there limits to its success? (VIDEO)

► Inside Story - Boeing's Dreamliner nightmare. Published on Jan 18, 2013 :: As airlines around the world have grounded the 787 Dreamliner planes, what is at stake for Boeing and the global airline industry? Joining Inside Story, with presenter Shuilie Ghosh, are guests: Simon Calder, a senior travel editor for the Independent newspaper; Harsh Vardhan, an aviation consultant, and former managing director of the Indian airline Vayudoot; and aviation expert Chris Yates. (VIDEO)

► Inside Story Americas - Guatemala: Struggling for justice. Published on Jan 18, 2013 :: Former military leader Rios Montt is facing trial for crimes against humanity committed during the civil war. Presenter Kimberly Halkett talks to Rafael Espada, the former Guatemalan vice president about the recent government decree and Guatemala's human rights issues. Inside Story Americas is also joined by guests: Annie Bird, the co-director of Rights Action, who has worked for 17 years documenting human rights abuses with community-based organisations in Central America; and Kate Doyle, a senior analyst of US policy in Latin America for the research and advocacy organisation National Security Archive. (VIDEO)

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Pakistan FM asserts supremacy of parliament. Published on Jan 18, 2013 :: Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistan's foreign minister, has spoken to Al Jazeera's James Bays about the political instability in the country. Khar says only parliament can decide the fate of the prime minister, after courts issued an arrest warrant for him. She also discusses the recent march against government corruption headed by Pakistani-Canadian cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri.

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■ State Dept.: 1 American Dead in Algerian Standoff 
■ Overcharging Batteries Eyed in Boeing 787 Mishaps 
■ Robert Chew, Actor on 'The Wire' Dies at 52 
■ Obama Backers Aim to Outflank NRA on Gun Control
■ HSBC to Pay $249M to Settle Foreclosure-Abuse Case
■ French Journalist Killed in Syria
■ Ex-New Orleans Mayor Charged with Bribery, Fraud
■ More Flu Meds Made Available as Epidemic Continues 
■ Body of Chicago Lottery Winner Exhumed for Autopsy
■ Japan Probe Suspects Excess Voltage in 787 Battery
■ GOP Eyes New Election Laws
■ Yelp to Add Restaurants' Health Inspection Grades
■ Bolshoi's Artistic Director Attacked in Moscow
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■ CNN: Man Arrested After Philadelphia Subway Push 

► Debt Ceiling: How the GOP's Retreat Could Strenghten the Party

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► Algeria's Hostage Crisis: What Was Behind a Militant Leader's Plot?

* Algeria: Much Remains Unclear in Hostage Standoff

► Anti-Doping Officials Say Armstrong Must Say More
► Squeezy the Pension Python: Why Illinois is Going Broke 
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► Obama's second inauguration will be a lower-key affair 

► Obama loyalists are now Organizing for Action - Their new advocacy group will support the president's second-term policies using access to his campaign's substantial databases. 

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