Philippines presses for payment over damaged reef

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• Philippines presses for payment over damaged reef
• Love gel manicures? Here's how to keep your real nails healthy
• Love of art is blind for sightless museum visitors
• Choice of MBs a critical factor: Daim
• VIDEO: Pope Francis celebrates Easter Mass
• At least 12 killed in bus crash
• At least 12 killed in Mexican bus crash
• Religious 'radicals' driving Myanmar unrest: experts
• Dirty dip
• 'Green'-tinted SUVs at Seoul Motor Show
• Green cars on show in S. Korea
• Joint industrial estate remains open despite N. Korea threat
• HIV, hepatitis tests urged for 7,000 Oklahoma dental patients
• Sudanese rebel group releases 31 kidnapped Darfuris
• Household income continues to rise on economic transformation
• French exhibition celebrates 'king of the sky' Boudin
• A gem of an idea: sapphire glass for mobile device screens
• WTO braces for leadership race
• Jui Meng still Johor PKR chairman: SLC
• ll eyes on ECB to calm markets after Cyprus bailout

Philippines presses for payment over damaged reef Posted: 31 Mar 2013 12:34 AM PDT The Philippines Sunday welcomed the removal of a US minesweeper that had been stuck on a protected coral reef for 10 weeks, but stressed that compensation must be paid for the environmental damage. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Love gel manicures? Here's how to keep your real nails healthy Posted: 31 Mar 2013 12:30 AM PDT For women who like gel manicures, a new health report offers some advice on how to keep your real nails in good shape. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Love of art is blind for sightless museum visitors Posted: 31 Mar 2013 12:04 AM PDT Her eyes see nothing, but when Barbara Appel runs her fingers over the face of a Picasso sculpture in New York's Museum of Modern Art, she sighs with pleasure. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Choice of MBs a critical factor: Daim Posted: 30 Mar 2013 11:52 PM PDT Former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin feels that the choice of future menteri besar is the most critical factor if the BN wants to recapture Selangor and hold on to Negeri Sembilan. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

VIDEO: Pope Francis celebrates Easter Mass Posted: 30 Mar 2013 11:49 PM PDT Pope Francis celebrates his first Easter - the most important religious festival in the Christian calendar - at an open-air Mass in Saint Peter's Square on Sunday.

At least 12 killed in bus crash Posted: 30 Mar 2013 11:17 PM PDT MEXICO CITY, March 31 — At least 12 people died when a bus and a car collided in a mountainous part of the western Mexican state of Veracruz yesterday evening, local emergency services said. The accident near the town of Naolinco sent the bus tumbling down a slope some 200-300 metres, and left at least 15 passengers injured, a local official ...

At least 12 killed in Mexican bus crash Posted: 30 Mar 2013 11:45 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - At least 12 people died when a bus and a car collided in a mountainous part of the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz on Saturday evening, local emergency services said.

Religious 'radicals' driving Myanmar unrest: experts Posted: 30 Mar 2013 10:53 PM PDT Two years after a repressive junta ceded power, Myanmar is grappling with a surge in religious extremism that experts trace to anti-Muslim "provocateurs" including radical Buddhist monks. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Dirty dip Posted: 30 Mar 2013 10:45 PM PDT Thousands of slum dwellers taking an Easter Sunday dip into the polluted water of Manila Bay. The city government bars swimming in the bay owing to health hazards but is often helpless in implementing the ordinance. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

'Green'-tinted SUVs at Seoul Motor Show Posted: 30 Mar 2013 09:53 PM PDT Gas-guzzling SUVs, eco-friendly electric cars and the odd brave attempt to marry the selling points of both are taking centre stage at the biennial Seoul Motor Show. read more

Green cars on show in S. Korea Posted: 30 Mar 2013 09:51 PM PDT (South Korea, Seoul-AFP) - Array. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2013. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Joint industrial estate remains open despite N. Korea threat Posted: 30 Mar 2013 09:39 PM PDT An inter-Korea joint industrial complex, which lies inside North Korea, was operating normally on Sunday despite the North's threat to shut it down, a Seoul official said. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

HIV, hepatitis tests urged for 7,000 Oklahoma dental patients Posted: 30 Mar 2013 08:48 PM PDT OKLAHOMA CITY, March 31 — A Tulsa, Oklahoma, health centre yesterday began drawing blood samples from patients who may have been exposed to viruses at an oral surgery dental clinic that is under investigation. As many as 7,000 of Dr. W. Scott Harrington's patients are being notified by letter that health officials recommend they be tested for ...

Sudanese rebel group releases 31 kidnapped Darfuris Posted: 30 Mar 2013 08:42 PM PDT DARFUR, March 31 — Sudanese rebels have released 31 Darfuris who they had kidnapped a week ago on their way to a conference for people displaced by the region's decade-long war, the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) said yesterday. Conflict has raged in Darfur since 2003 when mainly non-Arab rebels took up arms against the Arab-led ...

Household income continues to rise on economic transformation Posted: 30 Mar 2013 09:31 PM PDT The current average monthly household income of Malaysians at about RM5,000 compared to RM4,025 in 2009, is one of the initial fruits of the Government Transformation Programme (GTP) and the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP). read more

French exhibition celebrates 'king of the sky' Boudin Posted: 30 Mar 2013 09:27 PM PDT Array. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2013. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

A gem of an idea: sapphire glass for mobile device screens Posted: 30 Mar 2013 09:18 PM PDT The next generation of smartphones could have bullet-proof sapphire glass screens thanks to improved production techniques and falling prices. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

WTO braces for leadership race Posted: 30 Mar 2013 08:42 PM PDT The World Trade Organisation is bracing for the start of the race to lead the body that polices the rules of global commerce, a unique contest in the often-opaque sphere of international diplomacy. read more

Jui Meng still Johor PKR chairman: SLC Posted: 30 Mar 2013 08:32 PM PDT The Johor PKR State Leadership Council (SLC) deputy chairman Dr Ahmad Faidhi Saidi said Datuk Dr Chua Jui Meng is still Johor PKR and state SLC chairman. read more

ll eyes on ECB to calm markets after Cyprus bailout Posted: 30 Mar 2013 08:27 PM PDT The European Central Bank will hold off from cutting rates or announcing any other policy moves at its meeting next week so as to keep up pressure on governments to solve the eurozone's crisis, analysts said. read more This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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Time Sink: Columbia Tourism And Gaming Photojournalism In 'BioShock Infinite'

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• Time Sink: Columbia Tourism And Gaming Photojournalism In 'BioShock Infinite'
• In a Twist, Traditional Ads Launch Ford Into 'And Not Or'
• 'Major spill' after Exxon pipe ruptures in US
• Sun May Still Have Low-Mass Solar Companion, Say Astrophysicists Searching NASA WISE Mission Data
• Ouya Launches June 4th: Can The $99 Video Game Console Capture The Casuals?
• EcoBoost Moves To Prominence In Ford's New Brand Campaign
• VIDEO: Egypt's satirist stands up for freedom
• VIDEO: Egypt's satirist stands up for freedom
• Maduro calls opposition heirs of Hitler
• SolForge Starter Decks: Alloyin
• VIDEO: Elephant skeleton loses tusk in theft
• Suicide bomber, landmines rock northern Mali
• Three Killed in Two Attacks in Mali
• Argentina Seeks to Reassure Creditors
• VIDEO: Elephant skeleton loses tusk in theft
• 7 Ways to Grow from a Smart to a Wise Entrepreneur
• radiuus: Simple Hyperlocal Multi-Location Social Networking
• China's urbanization drive leaves migrant workers out in the cold
• 1 injured after suicide bomber attacks Timbuktu
• First direct Cairo-Tehran flight in 34 years

Time Sink: Columbia Tourism And Gaming Photojournalism In 'BioShock Infinite' Posted: 30 Mar 2013 10:21 PM PDT I recently played through the opening 20 minutes of Irrational Games' BioShock Infinite, but nearly 2 hours of real-world time ticked away. This protracted session wasn't caused by protagonist Booker DeWitt dying, nor by any work distractions pulling me away from the PC. No, I simply couldn't stop jabbing F12 and capturing an endless stream of screenshots.

In a Twist, Traditional Ads Launch Ford Into 'And Not Or' Posted: 30 Mar 2013 09:49 PM PDT When Ford debuts its new long-term advertising campaign next month, it will do so with a twist -- at least for Ford. The new "And Not Or" effort will will begin with traditional TV and print treatments and only then segue into an extensive social media and digital phase.

'Major spill' after Exxon pipe ruptures in US Posted: 30 Mar 2013 10:01 PM PDT Company shuts 50-centimetre pipeline after thousands of barrels spill near the town of Mayflower in state of Arkansas.

Sun May Still Have Low-Mass Solar Companion, Say Astrophysicists Searching NASA WISE Mission Data Posted: 30 Mar 2013 09:28 PM PDT Our sun may indeed have a far-flung gravitationally-bound companion --- just not with the size or orbit that could have triggered periodicity in earth's paleontological record, say astrophysicists now actively searching data from NASA's WISE (Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) spacecraft.

Ouya Launches June 4th: Can The $99 Video Game Console Capture The Casuals? Posted: 30 Mar 2013 09:11 PM PDT "As much as we appreciate the console's clean interface and developer friendly environment," writes Game Informer's Matt Bertz, "if Ouya expects gamers to migrate to its platform, it needs to offer experiences we can't get anywhere else. "

EcoBoost Moves To Prominence In Ford's New Brand Campaign Posted: 30 Mar 2013 08:59 PM PDT Ford is planning an expansive new brand advertising campaign beginning in April, and EcoBoost will be the star.

VIDEO: Egypt's satirist stands up for freedom Posted: 30 Mar 2013 09:25 PM PDT An arrest warrant has been issued for popular Egyptian political satirist Bassem Youssef, for allegedly insulting Islam and President Mohammed Mursi.

VIDEO: Egypt's satirist stands up for freedom Posted: 30 Mar 2013 09:25 PM PDT An arrest warrant has been issued for popular Egyptian political satirist Bassem Youssef, for allegedly insulting Islam and President Mohammed Mursi.

Maduro calls opposition heirs of Hitler Posted: 30 Mar 2013 08:19 PM PDT Interim president says the opposition are 'heirs of Hitler' for criticising the presence of Cuban doctors in Venezuela.

SolForge Starter Decks: Alloyin Posted: 30 Mar 2013 08:17 PM PDT SolForge starter decks allow players to obtain a healthy assortment of cards that exemplify the corresponding faction's core strengths and abilities.  Already available on the iOS version of SolForge, the starter decks should quickly become available on the upcoming Steam/PC launch.

VIDEO: Elephant skeleton loses tusk in theft Posted: 30 Mar 2013 08:16 PM PDT Police in France have arrested a man for allegedly breaking into the Museum of Natural History in Paris, and cutting a tusk off the skeleton of an elephant that once belonged to a French king.

Suicide bomber, landmines rock northern Mali Posted: 30 Mar 2013 07:25 PM PDT BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A suicide bomber attempted to force his way past the defenses of the city of Timbuktu on Saturday, detonating himself on its outskirts, while a landmine exploded in another part of northern Mali, killing a total of three, officials said.

Three Killed in Two Attacks in Mali Posted: 30 Mar 2013 07:36 PM PDT A suicide bomber attempted to force his way past the defenses of the city of Timbuktu on Saturday, detonating himself, while a land mine exploded in another part of northern Mali, killing a total of three, officials said.

Argentina Seeks to Reassure Creditors Posted: 30 Mar 2013 02:03 PM PDT Argentina's government pledged to keep paying its debts after it submitted a proposal to settle with litigating creditors that some analysts say is unlikely to convince the judges who will rule in the case.

VIDEO: Elephant skeleton loses tusk in theft Posted: 30 Mar 2013 08:16 PM PDT Police in France have arrested a man for allegedly breaking into the Museum of Natural History in Paris, and cutting a tusk off the skeleton of an elephant that once belonged to a French king.

7 Ways to Grow from a Smart to a Wise Entrepreneur Posted: 30 Mar 2013 07:17 PM PDT Most of the entrepreneurs I have met are smart, but many are not always wise. That means they may show great insights into a new technology that has marginal business value, their passion may motivate team members more than customers, or they may allow themselves to be pulled over the ethical line in their success drive. Wise leaders are authentic, timeless, and enduring.

radiuus: Simple Hyperlocal Multi-Location Social Networking Posted: 30 Mar 2013 07:09 PM PDT In my last post I discussed hyperlocality and social networks and discussed how Nextdoor delivers a uniquely focussed version of this idea.

China's urbanization drive leaves migrant workers out in the cold Posted: 30 Mar 2013 06:26 PM PDT By Lucy Hornby and Jane Lee BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Twenty minutes' drive from Shanghai's glitzy financial district, dozens of migrant workers are preparing to abandon homes in old shipping containers, as one of the more unusual solutions to China's housing shortage faces the wrecking ball. Cheap but crowded neighborhoods are being cleared across China as part of a stepped-up "urbanization" campaign by China's new leaders. The country aims to spend an estimated $6 trillion on infrastructure, including housing, as a projected 400 million people become urban residents over the next decade. ...

1 injured after suicide bomber attacks Timbuktu Posted: 30 Mar 2013 06:39 PM PDT BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A military official says a suicide bomber has driven a car loaded with explosives to a checkpoint on the outskirts of Timbuktu, blowing himself up at the western gate of the city.

First direct Cairo-Tehran flight in 34 years Posted: 30 Mar 2013 06:26 PM PDT The first commercial flight in 34 years took off from Cairo to Tehran, a sign of improving relations between the two.

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Battle to keep the remainder of the Berlin Wall

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• Battle to keep the remainder of the Berlin Wall
• Thomas McEvilley, Critic and Scholar of Non-Western Art, Dies at 73
• Sudanese rebel group releases 31 kidnapped Darfuris
• Phil Ramone, Record Producer and Winner of 14 Grammys, Dies at 79
• Kosovo Albanians angered by Serbia talks
• Protest simmers nonstop in New Delhi street
• Opponents of 'bedroom tax' protest
• Turin Shroud shown live on Italy TV
• Serena storms to record Miami win
• Juventus pull clear in Italy
• Maduro calls Venezuela opposition "heirs of Hitler"
• VIDEO: New rules hit Italy's race tracks
• São Paulo Journal: Lowrider Culture Spreads to Brazil and Beyond
• Egypt's prosecutor general orders arrest of well-known satirist
• Scores killed in Nigeria religious violence
• VIDEO: Scientists study starving sea lion pups
• Late bogeys spoil McIlroy's round
• Teachers back strike action on pay
• Former ETA head, blamed for airport bomb, dies in hospital
• Music producer Phil Ramone dies

Battle to keep the remainder of the Berlin Wall Posted: 30 Mar 2013 12:19 PM PDT BERLIN — The workers used the early morning darkness to obscure their secretive task: removing pieces of the longest-remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall. When the wall fell in 1989, Berlin's residents were eager to clear away the hated divider as quickly as they could. Now many of the people who fought to scrub it from the map are scrambling to preserve what remains. This week, they came up against a developer determined to build on his property, situated in the former no man's land between East and West Berlin. Read full article >>

Thomas McEvilley, Critic and Scholar of Non-Western Art, Dies at 73 Posted: 30 Mar 2013 12:02 PM PDT Mr. McEvilley's evisceration of a Museum of Modern Art show on "primitivism" in 1984 put curators on the defensive and changed the debate about multiculturalism in art.

Sudanese rebel group releases 31 kidnapped Darfuris Posted: 30 Mar 2013 12:21 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Sudanese rebels have released 31 Darfuris who they had kidnapped a week ago on their way to a conference for people displaced by the region's decade-long war, the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Saturday.

Phil Ramone, Record Producer and Winner of 14 Grammys, Dies at 79 Posted: 30 Mar 2013 12:18 PM PDT Mr. Ramone, who worked with some of the biggest stars of the last 50 years, defined the role of record producer as being roughly equivalent to that of a movie director.

Kosovo Albanians angered by Serbia talks Posted: 30 Mar 2013 12:21 PM PDT Demonstrators in Mitrovica raise anti-government slogans in lead-up to meeting to decide fate of Serb-dominated north.

Protest simmers nonstop in New Delhi street Posted: 30 Mar 2013 12:17 PM PDT NEW DELHI — The massive protests that swept India after the gang rape of a paramedical student in the capital last year may seem to have disappeared from the headlines here. The young woman who was assaulted died; the government gave her family a new apartment and financial compensation. The accused are on trial and a new law has stiffened the penalties for sexual assault. Read full article >>

Opponents of 'bedroom tax' protest Posted: 30 Mar 2013 08:54 AM PDT Thousands of people demonstrate against changes to the benefits system which they describe as a "bedroom tax".

Turin Shroud shown live on Italy TV Posted: 30 Mar 2013 11:52 AM PDT The Turin Shroud - which is revered by many Christians as the burial cloth of Jesus Christ - is shown live on Italian TV and modern media platforms.

Serena storms to record Miami win Posted: 30 Mar 2013 12:03 PM PDT Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova in the Sony Open final to become the fourth woman to win an event six times.

Juventus pull clear in Italy Posted: 30 Mar 2013 12:48 PM PDT Serie A leaders extend their lead at the top after downing hosts Inter Milan 2-1 in thrilling Derby d'Italia.

Maduro calls Venezuela opposition "heirs of Hitler" Posted: 30 Mar 2013 11:50 AM PDT CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday called the country's opposition "heirs of Hitler," accusing them of persecuting Cuban doctors working in the South American country the way Jews were persecuted in Nazi Germany.

VIDEO: New rules hit Italy's race tracks Posted: 30 Mar 2013 11:45 AM PDT Horse-racing tracks around Italy are facing the threat of closure, and many of the animals who race at them could be destroyed.

São Paulo Journal: Lowrider Culture Spreads to Brazil and Beyond Posted: 30 Mar 2013 09:48 AM PDT A subculture with roots in East Los Angeles is spreading in parts of Asia and Europe, and is raising eyebrows in South America's largest city.

Egypt's prosecutor general orders arrest of well-known satirist Posted: 30 Mar 2013 11:39 AM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's prosecutor-general on Saturday ordered the arrest of the country's best-known satirist, Bassam Youssef, for making fun of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and his Muslim Brotherhood.

Scores killed in Nigeria religious violence Posted: 30 Mar 2013 12:34 PM PDT Security tightened after Christian villagers in Plateau state accuse ethnic Fulani Muslims of burning their homes.

VIDEO: Scientists study starving sea lion pups Posted: 30 Mar 2013 11:28 AM PDT Efforts are being made to find out why hundreds of starving sea lion pups are washing up on the beaches of California.

Late bogeys spoil McIlroy's round Posted: 30 Mar 2013 11:35 AM PDT Three bogeys in the final six holes check Rory McIlroy's progress at the Houston Open after an impressive front nine.

Teachers back strike action on pay Posted: 30 Mar 2013 11:24 AM PDT Teachers chant 'Gove must go' as the NUT conference supports plans for industrial action over pay and pensions.

Former ETA head, blamed for airport bomb, dies in hospital Posted: 30 Mar 2013 11:18 AM PDT MADRID (Reuters) - The former head of Basque separatist group ETA believed to have ordered the Madrid airport bombing that ended a truce in 2006 has died while serving a prison term in France, an ETA prisoner support group said on Saturday.

Music producer Phil Ramone dies Posted: 30 Mar 2013 11:15 AM PDT US Grammy Award-winning producer and compact disc pioneer Phil Ramone has died aged 72, his son says.

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