7 Key Points From Obama’s Gun Proposal – Twenty-three executive orders, that sure is a lot. Caitlin Dickson digs into Obama’s gun-control proposal to see what he can do right away—and what he’ll have to beg Congress for. [dailybeast]

Germany To Bring Gold Home – Germany’s central bank is hauling home tens of thousands of gold bars currently stored in the US and France, in a high-security operation spread over eight years. [news24]

Prince Albert Denounces Grace Kelly Film Starring Nicole Kidman – Prince Albert II of Monaco has criticised a new Hollywood movie about his mother, Grace Kelly, as “needlessly glamourised and historically innacurate”. [independent]

NRA Puts Obama Children In Firing Line – America’s National Rifle Association trotted out an advertisement which mentioned the president’s own children before labelling him an elitist hypocrite. [stuff]

1000s Enter Axe Space Promotion – Thousands of space hopefuls have applied for the Axe Apollo Space Academy which will send 22 people into space. [news24]

KZN Poacher ‘Witch Doctor’ Charged For Giving Poacher Muti – A “witch doctor” has been arrested after apparently giving a Mozambican rhino poacher muti, the Daily News reported on Wednesday. [news24]

Crashed Helicopter Pilot Flew In James Bond Films – During Pete Barnes’ 18-year career as a pilot the 50-year-old had flown air ambulances and worked as a pilot on adverts and films such as James Bond’s Die Another Day, Saving Private Ryan and Tomb Raider II. [skynews]

Russian Mafia Boss Shot Dead By Sniper – One of Russia’s most powerful mob bosses was shot dead by a sniper in broad daylight in central Moscow on Wednesday, in a suspected contract killing. [guardian]

Analysts Are Unimpressed With Facebook Graph Search – Investors and consumers are still in the process of figuring out exactly what Facebook Graph Search means for the future of the social network, but right now, the first reaction from many analysts seems to be “meh.” [mashable]

Tiger Woods Wants To Remarry Elin – According to the National Enquirer, Woods wants to remarry Nordegren and he’s offering a huge chunk of change to get her back. The magazine also reports that Tiger even proposed to her over Christmas, getting down on one knee and presenting Nordegren with a ring. [foxsports]

Hollande Vows To Fight Mali Rebels Until They Are ‘Destroyed’ – Air raids continue “day and night” in the battle with insurgents in Mali, but France’s president has dismissed suggestions of colonialism. [mail&guardian]

All US Boeing Dreamliners Grounded – U.S. regulators have ordered airlines to ground all U.S.-registered Boeing 787 Dreamliners until a fire risk linked to batteries aboard the jetliners is fixed. [cnn]

Packed Heathrow Dreamliner Flight Axed Amid Safety Fears – A packed Boeing Dreamliner flight from Heathrow was cancelled as safety fears over the ‘plastic plane’ intensified. Qatar Airways refused to give reasons for the grounding. [dailymail]

Blockbuster UK Faces Closure – The U.K. arm of DVD rental firm Blockbuster Wednesday called in administrators to sell or wind down the company after U.S. parent Dish Network Corp. failed to find a buyer. [wallstreetjournal]

Costa Concordia Captain ‘Regrets Nothing’ – The former captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner says he understands why some people “hate” him, but has no regrets about his actions in the aftermath of the shipwreck that left 32 people dead. [nbc]

Lance Armstrong Confession Could Cost Him Tens Of Millions – Lance Armstrong may not face criminal charges for admitting to doping, but fending off millions in civil claims could be tougher than climbing the Col du Tourmalet, experts say. [nbc]

Jennifer Lawrence Explains Meryl Streep Dig In Golden Globe Speech – Jennifer Lawrence has publicly defended her “I beat Meryl” quip during her acceptance speech at the Golden Globe Awards. She was simply quoting the comedy film The First Wives Club, which sees Bette Midler joking that her Oscar is proof she is better than Meryl. [newsau]

Megan Fox Speaks In Tongues and Is Symmetrical: an Analysis of Esquire’s Terrible Profile – Megan Fox is a cuckoo clock rooster crowing “Wack-a-doodle-doo” at the midnight moon, and still the primary focus of her new Esquire profile is that Megan Fox is pretty. [gawker]

Chimp Hooked To Porn In Spanish Zoo – A female chimpanzee at a zoo in Spain was given her own TV and a remote control to pick what she wanted to watch. Zoo officials were surprised on finding that all she watched was a porn channel. [dnai]

Lindsay Lohan’s Dad Says She Is A High-Class Escort – Desperate for money, troubled actress Lindsay Lohan is still living the high life by working as a professional escort, her father Michael Lohan and other insiders exclusively revealed in the new issue of Star magazine. [radar]

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Gym Regularly But Cannot Shed A Gram Of Weight? Here’s What’s Wrong – Metabolic Syndrome is a big disruption in your hormones and the way you metabolise sugar and fats. This impacts your physical appearance. Typical candidates for metabolic syndrome are young ladies who go to gym regularly, but cannot shed a gram of weight. Men easily show accumulation of fat around the abdomen and man boobs and struggle to trim off and tone fat. Unfortunately, we are exposed to more harmful pollutants and pesticides and can’t avoid it. In the podcast, find out how to limit this problem and keep it under control and what you need to put in place to avoiding extreme damage. [podcast]

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