(CNN) North Korea is its own world in many ways. Now, it is getting its own time zone to match.
State news agency, KCNA, has announced that North Korea will set its clocks back by 30 minutes to "Pyongyang time" on August 15--the 70th anniversary of liberation from Japan.
That will reset the time to GMT+08:30, as it was before Japanese colonization.
"The wicked Japanese imperialists committed such unpardonable crimes as depriving Korea of even its standard time while mercilessly trampling down its land with 5 000 year-long history and culture and pursuing the unheard-of policy of obliterating the Korean nation," KCNA reported on Friday. Full Story
Friday, August 7, 2015
Thursday, August 6, 2015
Russia's Putin Lays Claim to North Pole
The area is potentially home to valuable deposits of oil and gas, which have become more accessible as Arctic ice has continued to melt at unprecedented rates.
According to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, each nation is entitled to an exclusive economic zone that extends 200 nautical miles into the ocean from the nation's baseline. Russia, however, is invoking a separate rule because it "can demonstrate that the continental shelf on which it sits actually extends farther than 200 miles. In such cases, the law recognizes a 350-mile limit," according to CNBC.
The United Nations rejected a similar claim by Russia in 2002, citing a lack of scientific evidence to substantiate it. This time around, Russia has pulled out all of the stops. Russian leaders claim to have sent a mini-submarine to the region to collect scientific evidence. The sub reportedly planted a small Russian flag on the sea floor beneath the North Pole, the New York Times reports.
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Poll shows Eleanor Roosevelt a favorite for the new $10 bill
(Reuters) 08/05/15 - More than one in four Americans are hoping the soon-to-be redesigned $10 bill will feature Eleanor Roosevelt, according to a McClatchy-Marist poll released Wednesday.
The poll showed the former first lady in first place with 27 percent, trailed by African-American abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who received 17 percent of 1,249 votes, and Native American explorer Sacagawea, who received 13 percent.
Who will replace Alexander Hamilton on the bill has been the subject of much debate since Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced in June it will be the first in more than a century to feature a woman.
The poll showed the former first lady in first place with 27 percent, trailed by African-American abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who received 17 percent of 1,249 votes, and Native American explorer Sacagawea, who received 13 percent.
Who will replace Alexander Hamilton on the bill has been the subject of much debate since Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced in June it will be the first in more than a century to feature a woman.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
'Wiccan Ritual Killing' Leaves Family of Three Dead in Pensacola: Police
Florida.
(nbcnews.com) - A triple homicide in Florida is suspected to be a "Wiccan ritual killing" related to the "blue" moon, police said Tuesday.
The three victims, all from the same family, were found after a welfare check on Friday, July 31, said Escambia County Sheriff's Office spokesman Sgt. Andrew Hobbes.
"It appears that this might be connected to some type of Wiccan ritual killing and possibly tied to the blue moon," Hobbes told NBC News.
A "blue" moon is what it's called when there are two full moons in the same calendar.
Voncile Smith, 77, and her two sons, Richard, 49, and John, 47, were discovered when one of the son's employers realized he hadn't shown up for work.
Voncile and John both died of blunt force trauma and had their throats cut, police said. Richard was shot in the ear, "as he came into the house," and had his throat cut, Hobbes said. Police believe a claw hammer was used to commit the murders, Hobbes said.
No evidence of a forcible entry was found and, while police have spoken with a person of interest in the case, no arrests have been made, Hobbes said.
When asked how the evidence suggests these are ritualistic or Wiccan killings Sgt. Hobbes said, "The injuries to the victims, the positions of the bodies and also the person of interest right now is also a practitioner."
According to Hobbes, Richard Smith worked for Homeland Security and a supervisor contacted the sheriff's office, who dispatched a unit to check the home at 4605 Deerfield Drive in Pensacola. Full Story
Monday, August 3, 2015
Hundreds take to Taiwan's streets to demonstrate against 'one China' textbook revisions
(abc.net.au) - Hundreds of people have taken to Taiwan's streets to protest against revisions to textbooks that students say aim to brainwash them into accepting a "one China" view of history.
More than 100 youths stormed Taiwan's ministry of education on Friday in a bid to repeal changes to history books likely to hit school shelves this week.
Dozens were still camped out in the building's courtyard on Monday (local time).
The demonstrations follow months of smaller protests in which students threw paint balloons, shouted slogans and staged sit-ins in front of the ministry.
Last month, dozens were arrested for scaling ladders and breaking into the building.
One later took their own life, though the motivation was unclear.
The protests, the largest in over a year, reflect a surge of nationalism among Taiwan's youth, who are far more likely than their elders to identify as Taiwanese rather than Chinese.
They also come ahead of January elections in which the youth movement will likely help sweep in a party which leans towards independence from China, something Communist Party rulers in Beijing will never condone, even though the island is self ruled.
"We are Taiwan. China is China," Liu Tzuhao, 18, said in front of a makeshift memorial to the suicide victim at the protest site.
Taiwan's ruling Nationalist Party fled to the island after losing the civil war against China's communists in 1949. Full Story
More than 100 youths stormed Taiwan's ministry of education on Friday in a bid to repeal changes to history books likely to hit school shelves this week.
Dozens were still camped out in the building's courtyard on Monday (local time).
The demonstrations follow months of smaller protests in which students threw paint balloons, shouted slogans and staged sit-ins in front of the ministry.
Last month, dozens were arrested for scaling ladders and breaking into the building.
One later took their own life, though the motivation was unclear.
The protests, the largest in over a year, reflect a surge of nationalism among Taiwan's youth, who are far more likely than their elders to identify as Taiwanese rather than Chinese.
They also come ahead of January elections in which the youth movement will likely help sweep in a party which leans towards independence from China, something Communist Party rulers in Beijing will never condone, even though the island is self ruled.
"We are Taiwan. China is China," Liu Tzuhao, 18, said in front of a makeshift memorial to the suicide victim at the protest site.
Taiwan's ruling Nationalist Party fled to the island after losing the civil war against China's communists in 1949. Full Story
Sunday, August 2, 2015
The Corn (GMO) Syrup in Coke makes it Highly Damaging: It’s the Real (Unhealthy) Thing
(theweeklyobserver.com) - One of the most popular Coke Commercial was “Things go Better with Coke.” Well, it seems somebody just broke the bubble although a lot of health conscious people know that soft drinks are really bad to health.
“It’s the real Thing” was another popular Coke Commercial. The corn syrup in coke is the real health damaging ingredient in coke. It’s disguised as vegetable oil. Corn in this case is GMO generated which means it has a built in pesticides which makes it even worse. So what more does the infographic has to offer. Much, much more I suoose.
An infographic that shows how Coke damages the body becomes viral. The infographic was created by Niraj Naik aka The Renegade Pharmacist. Although some people claim that it is exaggerated, much of it is true.
Naik says that it is the high fructose corn syrup in Coke that makes it damaging. Naik explains: “High fructose corn syrup is found in pretty much all processed foods such as ready meals, fast foods, sweets, and fizzy drinks and most people are totally unaware of its danger.”
Naik also narrated that his experience as a pharmacist has given him a close up of the debilitating effects of the soda on ailing people whose conditions were made worse by the addiction to the softdrink. He advises people to “wean themselves” of the beverage. He shares a secret to ending the addiction through HuffPost UK Lifestyle:
“My first piece of advice to them would be to do a simple swap, replacing fizzy drinks with water and fresh lemon or lime juice. In many cases just doing this would have a dramatic effect on their health. This indicates to me that fizzy drinks and sugar are big issues relating to blood pressure and metabolic diseases like diabetes and heart disease.”
Segments of the infographic however were contested by two experts interviewed by Buzzfeed. The part which states that people may vomit “from taking in Coke’s 10 teaspoons of sugar if it weren’t for the phosphoric acid that cuts the flavor” was dismissed by associate research nutritional biologist from the University of California Davis,Kimber Stanhope as untrue. Stanhope explains:
“By far the majority of people have no trouble consuming 10 teaspoons of sugar-sweetened beverage. We have studied hundreds of participants in our studies who consumed beverages that contained more than 10 teaspoons of sugar, but no phosphoric acid. Not one ever vomited due to the sweetness, and I don’t remember any of them ever reporting that they felt nauseated due to the sweetness.”
Stanhope also denied that increased insulin levels cause the liver to create fat.
On the other hand, Michael A. Taffe, associate professor for the Committee on the Neurobiology of Addictive Disorders at the Scripps Research Institute opined that the claim that likens the effect of the high caffeine content of Coke on the brain to the effect of heroin is also highly exaggerated. “Everything about drugs needs to be understood in terms of dose and tolerance. This sensationalistic description makes it sound more dramatic than is the experience for the average Coke drinker. It’s way overblown, as such things tend to be,” says Taffe.
The infographic however, was for the most part, able to present factual information of what Coke does to the body within one hour since it is consumed:
In the first 10 minutes, 10 teaspoons of sugar, equivalent to 100 percent of the recommended daily intake, enters the body. Within 20 minutes, blood sugar levels increase, creating “insulin burst”. It takes another 20 minutes before caffeine is fully absorbed by the body. “The adenosine receptors in [the] brain are now blocked preventing drowsiness.” Within 60 minutes since the intake of Coke, “the phosphoric acid binds calcium, magnesium and zinc in your lower intestine, providing a further boost in metabolism. This is compounded by high doses of sugar and artificial sweeteners also increasing the urinary excretion of calcium.” After an hour, one feels the urge to pee. Along with urine, calcium, magnesium and zinc as well as sodium, electrolyte and water, are excreted. Then one experiences “sugar crash” and feels “irritable and/or sluggish.” Full Story
“It’s the real Thing” was another popular Coke Commercial. The corn syrup in coke is the real health damaging ingredient in coke. It’s disguised as vegetable oil. Corn in this case is GMO generated which means it has a built in pesticides which makes it even worse. So what more does the infographic has to offer. Much, much more I suoose.
An infographic that shows how Coke damages the body becomes viral. The infographic was created by Niraj Naik aka The Renegade Pharmacist. Although some people claim that it is exaggerated, much of it is true.
Naik says that it is the high fructose corn syrup in Coke that makes it damaging. Naik explains: “High fructose corn syrup is found in pretty much all processed foods such as ready meals, fast foods, sweets, and fizzy drinks and most people are totally unaware of its danger.”
Naik also narrated that his experience as a pharmacist has given him a close up of the debilitating effects of the soda on ailing people whose conditions were made worse by the addiction to the softdrink. He advises people to “wean themselves” of the beverage. He shares a secret to ending the addiction through HuffPost UK Lifestyle:
“My first piece of advice to them would be to do a simple swap, replacing fizzy drinks with water and fresh lemon or lime juice. In many cases just doing this would have a dramatic effect on their health. This indicates to me that fizzy drinks and sugar are big issues relating to blood pressure and metabolic diseases like diabetes and heart disease.”
Segments of the infographic however were contested by two experts interviewed by Buzzfeed. The part which states that people may vomit “from taking in Coke’s 10 teaspoons of sugar if it weren’t for the phosphoric acid that cuts the flavor” was dismissed by associate research nutritional biologist from the University of California Davis,Kimber Stanhope as untrue. Stanhope explains:
“By far the majority of people have no trouble consuming 10 teaspoons of sugar-sweetened beverage. We have studied hundreds of participants in our studies who consumed beverages that contained more than 10 teaspoons of sugar, but no phosphoric acid. Not one ever vomited due to the sweetness, and I don’t remember any of them ever reporting that they felt nauseated due to the sweetness.”
Stanhope also denied that increased insulin levels cause the liver to create fat.
On the other hand, Michael A. Taffe, associate professor for the Committee on the Neurobiology of Addictive Disorders at the Scripps Research Institute opined that the claim that likens the effect of the high caffeine content of Coke on the brain to the effect of heroin is also highly exaggerated. “Everything about drugs needs to be understood in terms of dose and tolerance. This sensationalistic description makes it sound more dramatic than is the experience for the average Coke drinker. It’s way overblown, as such things tend to be,” says Taffe.
The infographic however, was for the most part, able to present factual information of what Coke does to the body within one hour since it is consumed:
In the first 10 minutes, 10 teaspoons of sugar, equivalent to 100 percent of the recommended daily intake, enters the body. Within 20 minutes, blood sugar levels increase, creating “insulin burst”. It takes another 20 minutes before caffeine is fully absorbed by the body. “The adenosine receptors in [the] brain are now blocked preventing drowsiness.” Within 60 minutes since the intake of Coke, “the phosphoric acid binds calcium, magnesium and zinc in your lower intestine, providing a further boost in metabolism. This is compounded by high doses of sugar and artificial sweeteners also increasing the urinary excretion of calcium.” After an hour, one feels the urge to pee. Along with urine, calcium, magnesium and zinc as well as sodium, electrolyte and water, are excreted. Then one experiences “sugar crash” and feels “irritable and/or sluggish.” Full Story
Saturday, August 1, 2015
Cruel Summer: Mideast Hit With 165F Heat, 'Highest Ever Recorded'
(newsmax.com) - Scorching heat has put temperatures as high as 165 degrees in the Middle East, as a "heat dome" passes its way through the region.
"That was one of the most incredible temperature observations I have ever seen — and it is one of the most extreme readings ever in the world," AccuWeather meteorologist Anthony Saglia told The Telegraph of the 165-degree heat-index reading in the western Iran city of Bandar Mahshahr.
Saglia said the heat index — the "feels-like temperature" — in the city was among the highest ever recorded.
The index was recorded by weather experts, who also predicted that the country could be enduring some of the hottest urban temperatures ever, the Telegraph reports.
The dew point, which measures the moisture in the air, reached 90 degrees, Popular Science reports. The figure is very unusual and very high, indicating that a lot of moisture is in the air.
However, the temperature figure was just a few degrees lower than the heat index ever recorded: 178F in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on July 8, 2003, according to the Telegraph.
The National Weather Service says that with a heat index over 125 degrees, "heat stroke is very likely."
In Iraq and other neighboring countries, the government has urged residents to drink lots of water and stay out of the sun amid fears they could be struck down by what weather officials called a "heat dome."
The dome is a high-pressure ridge that is passing over the region. It has exacerbated electricity and water supplies, making the heat even more unbearable.
Last month in Pakistan, a heat wave killed more than 1,200 people, Al Jazeera reports.
The temperatures in the Middle East are expected to remain high for the next few days, according to The Weather Channel, leading some countries to order mandatory days off to keep people from venturing into the heat.
Read more HERE
"That was one of the most incredible temperature observations I have ever seen — and it is one of the most extreme readings ever in the world," AccuWeather meteorologist Anthony Saglia told The Telegraph of the 165-degree heat-index reading in the western Iran city of Bandar Mahshahr.
Saglia said the heat index — the "feels-like temperature" — in the city was among the highest ever recorded.
The index was recorded by weather experts, who also predicted that the country could be enduring some of the hottest urban temperatures ever, the Telegraph reports.
The dew point, which measures the moisture in the air, reached 90 degrees, Popular Science reports. The figure is very unusual and very high, indicating that a lot of moisture is in the air.
However, the temperature figure was just a few degrees lower than the heat index ever recorded: 178F in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on July 8, 2003, according to the Telegraph.
The National Weather Service says that with a heat index over 125 degrees, "heat stroke is very likely."
In Iraq and other neighboring countries, the government has urged residents to drink lots of water and stay out of the sun amid fears they could be struck down by what weather officials called a "heat dome."
The dome is a high-pressure ridge that is passing over the region. It has exacerbated electricity and water supplies, making the heat even more unbearable.
Last month in Pakistan, a heat wave killed more than 1,200 people, Al Jazeera reports.
The temperatures in the Middle East are expected to remain high for the next few days, according to The Weather Channel, leading some countries to order mandatory days off to keep people from venturing into the heat.
Read more HERE
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