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► CBS NEWS 12 June 2013 : Short walks after meals may help lower risk of Type 2 diabetes || ► ABOUT WALKING 3 June 2013
► METRO UK 14 June 2013 : Romanian match suspended as armed police storm pitch to arrest a player || ► YAHOO SPORT 13 June 2013 : Football match stopped by armed police hunting criminal player
► NY TIMES 13 June 2013 : Birthday Song's Copyright Leads to a Lawsuit for the Ages || ► NATIONAL POST 13 June 2013 : Film company sues owners of 'Happy Birthday' song over copyright
► GUARDIAN 13 June 2013 : Eddie Redmayne set to play Stephen Hawking in biopic || ► INDEPENDENT 13 June 2013 : Birdsong's Eddie Redmayne set to play Stephen Hawking in biopic Theory of Everything
► C NET 10 June 2013 : Google to be banned in Pakistan if it doesn't clean up YouTube
► GAMING : FINALLY RECEIVED MY AWARD! Published on Jun 13, 2013 by PewDieDie
► TRAVEL
■ La Bella Italia - The Most Beautiful Place on Earth - Southern Italy. By : VioletSantoro
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* Part 3
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■ Learn to Travel: Travel to Learn: Robin Esrock at TEDxVancouver. Robin Esrock's success as a global adventurer, travel writer, TV producer and international TV personality was no accident, although it did start with one. Struck down on his bike at a Vancouver intersection, Robin hobbled away with a broken kneecap, and one year later, a modest $20,000 insurance settlement. It was just enough for him pack up his things, quit his job, and set off on a one-year solo round-the-world backpacking adventure to 24 countries. He named his journey Modern Gonzo, and committed to record his year of living dangerously, with online weekly reports, photography, videos, and interviews with every person he met. In doing so, he pioneered a new era of multi-platform, switched-on and wired-in travel journalism, leading to adventures beyond his wildest dreams. Published on Feb 1, 2013 by TEDxTalks
► Facebook got 9,000-10,000 government data requests in second half 2012
► Web companies begin releasing surveillance information after U.S. deal
► Moderate Rohani on course for outright Iran election win
DUBAI - Moderate Iranian cleric Hassan Rohani looked to be heading towards an outright victory over his conservative rivals in the presidential election, initial results showed on Saturday. | Live Coverage
* Far from Iran election, former guerrillas lobby Washington
* Video: Iranians vote in presidential poll
* Timeline: Recent events in Iran
► U.S. considers no-fly zone in Syria
By Parisa Hafezi and Erika Solomon - ANKARA/BEIRUT - The United States is considering a no-fly zone in Syria, potentially its first direct intervention into the two-year-old civil war, Western diplomats said on Friday, after the White House said Syria had crossed a "red line" by using nerve gas. | Video
* U.S. aid to Syria rebels likely to include mortars, RPGs: sources
► VIDEOS
■ White House says Syria no-fly zone would be costly, difficult
■ Syrian opposition representative: "We need tanks, air jets..."
■ Erdogan urges protesters to end Gezi Park occupation
■ Newtown marks six month anniversary of massacre
► PHOTOS
■ Photos of the week
■ Editor's choice
■ Celebrity dads
■ Syria's dangerous sky. The United States is considering a no-fly zone in Syria, potentially its first direct intervention into the two-year-old civil war.
■ Iran Votes
► Airbus A350 takes to the sky in first test flight. Airbus's next-generation A350 plane has taken off on its first test flight, in a milestone for an airliner that the firm hopes will challenge Boeing's 787 Dreamliner in the lucrative long-haul market.
► NATO urges UN probe into Syria 'chemical weapons'. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen welcomes a "clear" US statement accusing the Syrian regime of using chemical weapons, and said Damascus must let the UN investigate the allegations.
► Fifty years ago, Tereshkova became first woman in space. On June 16, 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to fly into space in a scientific feat that was a major propaganda coup for the Soviet Union. Two years after Yuri Gagarin's historic first manned flight.
► Mandela's childhood village anxious over his health. As Nelson Mandela nears the end of a week in hospital, people from his childhood village of Qunu begin to accept that he might not return home. || ► Mandela's childhood village worried but hopeful. Residents of Nelson Mandela's childhood village in the Eastern Cape hope that their former president and neighbour will be well enough to come home soon.
► New cartoon of Chavez in heaven mocks Uncle Sam. A new cartoon series "Chavez in heaven", launched by Venezuelan state television, shows late president Hugo Chavez reaching heaven and received by many late Latin American leaders including Simón Bolívar and the Argentinian guerrilla Ernesto "Che" Guevara, while American symbol "Uncle Sam" comes to a sticky end.
► Syrian opposition welcomes US pledge for military aid. The Syrian National Coalition said it 'welcomed the clear signals' sent by the United States, which sharply toughened its line on Syria, promising rebels weapons for the first time after saying it had evidence the regime had used chemical weapons.
► US shoots down Syria 'no fly zone' idea. The White House on Friday all but ruled out the notion of mounting a no-fly zone in Syria, billing it as difficult, dangerous and costly, and unsuitable to halting close quarters ground battles.What are you talking about? Even donkeys do not want to fall in the same place. Why don't you learn from Libya confict? If you are used to getting power to overthrow your government, then you will be ousted again in the next period. It is a natural law. So, learn to be more constitutional in conveying your intent, not with military equipment!
► Argentina's protected whales threatened by seagulls. The Valdes peninsula in Southern Argentina, a world heritage site, is a haven where the Southern Right whales come rest, breed and give birth six months later, from June onwards. But in the past few years, more and more seagulls coming for the fish waste have been disturbing the ecosystem, crucial for the survival of this protected species.
► Hollywood returns to the slow art trend of typewriters. In this digital world where many can click, tweet, or chat on a smart phone or computer, some hipsters are choosing a lower-tech means of writing: the typewriter. Actors, writers, journalists, and filmmakers are snatching these bulky vestiges of the past.
► Obama to Step Up Support of Syrian Rebels. President Barack Obama has authorized sending weapons to Syrian rebels, after the White House disclosed that the United States has conclusive evidence President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons against opposition forces. (June 13)
► Obama on Fatherhood: 'Best Job I've Got'. President Barack Obama says a Father's Day luncheon at the White House on Friday was a great way for all the dads to celebrate the coming occasion and remember how lucky they are. (June 14)
► US letter: Syria regime used sarin twice in Aleppo
► Obama, Putin face difficult talks on Syria at G8 conference
► Analysis: Transforming Syria's war could take more than arming rebels
► The Surveillance Matrix: Which Terror Plots Could the NSA Have Stopped?
► Darwin's Frogs Are in Steep Decline
► Pope wades diplomatically into gay marriage debate
► FINANCE : 3 Ways to Give Dad the Gift of Health: Dr. Oz
► Google launches Internet-beaming balloons
► NSA snooping: Facebook reveals details of data requests
US authorities made thousands of data requests to Facebook last year, the firm says, after a vast surveillance scheme was revealed in leaked papers.
* Beware the humble contractor
► Hassan Rouhani leads Iran presidential election vote count
Reformist-backed candidate Hassan Rouhani is well ahead in the race to succeed Iran's President Ahmadinejad, according to early results.
* Rouhani takes early lead - VIDEO
* Long queues mark election - VIDEO
* Profile: Hassan Rouhani
* Q&A: Iran's elections
* Election in depth
* PHOTOS
► SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT : A350 marks new phase in aero-engines
► TRAVEL
■ Episode 3 - Pt 3: Monkeying around in China. The Baoxiang Temple, near the old caravan town of Shaxi, has been welcoming visitors for more than 100 years. The catch? Visitors are expected to help feed the clan of golden monkeys.
■ Have the Italian Riviera all to yourself
► FUTURE : PRISM, surveillance, metadata and terrorism
► CULTURE
■ Cinema's best and worst fathers► MAGAZINE
■ Arts and culture: The week in pictures
■ Golan Heights: Picking cherries within earshot of a war zone
■ 10 things we didn't know last week
► Viewpoints: Arming the rebel groups in Syria
► VIDEOS
■ Syria conflict: Will the US plan to arm the rebels work?
■ Syria chemical weapons: 'A red line that has been crossed'
■ Kenya's Maasai cricketers aiming for Lords
► First Lady of Space: Tereshkova's flight TIMELINE
► Microsoft, Facebook release stats to reassure users on NSA surveillance
► Invented 'to shut people up': European democracy smells of teargas
► Syria no-fly zone: US to throw 'gas on the flames'?
► OP-ED : US and Israel aim for Hezbollah in Syria
► Chemical, used by Monsanto, found in urine of Europeans - study
► Canadian scientists use math to kill cancer
► Moderate cleric Rohani leading in Iran elections
► Nazi commander found living in US since 1949, past undetected
► Snowden 'aiding our enemies', former CIA chief of staff says
► VIDEOS
■ Massive Syrian refugee wave brings terror threat to German doorstep. While the US is still to decide just how far it might go with Syria, its EU allies are preparing themselves for a possible flood of refugees from the war-torn state. Germany could bear the brunt, giving shelter to some 10000 who've fled Syria. That's as Germany already fears the radical threat potentially posed by the return of hundreds of Europeans, who've gone to fight Assad.
■ Escobar: Obama starts Syria war to deviate from Snowden scandal. CIA whistle blower Edward Snowden has reportedly been stopped from flying to the UK. The man who lifted the lid on America's secret surveillance activities is being pursued by Washington. For his latest revelation, he told a Hong Kong newspaper that the U.S. repeatedly hacks into Chinese computer networks. For more about the leaks and Snowden's future we're now joined live by Pepe Escobar, a roving correspondent for the Asia Times.
► People and Power - Imran Khan : Pakistan Decides. Last month Pakistanis voted in the country's first fully democratic transition of power - a general election to decide the political shape and colour of a new government. One of the most prominent candidates was Imran Khan, former international cricket star turned politician, whose Pakistan Tehreek-Insaf (PTI) was competing for office with the country's two largest parties, the PPP and the PLM-N.
► Inside Story - ILO: Eliminate child labour. A new report to mark World Day Against Child Labour by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) paints a grim picture of children working in the shadows and calls for 'concerted and joint action at national and international levels to eliminate child in domestic labour.'
► Inside Story - Choosing Iran's next president. Millions of Iranians are going to the polls this Friday to elect a new president. This is a critical moment for Iran, which is increasingly isolated from the West, dealing with rising unemployment and several international sanctions.
► Inside Story Americas - US government department under scrutiny? This week a whistleblower, Aurelia Fedenisn, made some significant allegations about the culture of cover ups at the US state department after turning over documents to a Republican senator. She alleged that senior state department officials called off a number of investigations into serious misconduct by the department's employees. Moreover, the subsequent investigation into the alleged cover ups was itself subject to a cover up.
► Talk to Al Jazeera - Frank Chikane: 'One day we will lose him'. This week, Talk to Al Jazeera sits down with Frank Chikane to discuss his concerns about South Africa after Mandela, and the radical changes he thinks the country needs to implement before a revolt starts.
► U.S. and Israel Shift Focus to Destroying Assad's Arsenal
By Karl Vick - Behind the scenes in Syria, U.S. and Israeli officials are considering aggressive tactics to secure the regime's chemical weapons
* Is Obama Prolonging the War in Syria?► The 5 Places in Hong Kong Snowden Should Hide In
► China has several options on Edward Snowden. Each carries risk, and analysts say Beijing is playing it savvy by doing nothing right now regarding the man who disclosed the NSA cyber surveillance program.
Oh, come on, how long is a person able to sing? There's no song does not end, right? Well, I hope this scandal will end peacefully. Remember, at least, Snowden is an American. Are you Americans? So, love the Americans.
► FRAMEWORK
■ 113th U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club. Posted By: Marc Martin
■ Pictures in the News | June 14, 2013 - Posted By: Marc Martin
