The 10 survivors of Taiwan’s worst air disaster in more than a decade include a 34-year-old woman who called her father after scrambling from the wreckage and seeking help at a nearby home. Hung Yu-ting escaped through a hole in the fuselage that opened up after the plane plowed into homes Wednesday while attempting to land on the outlying resort island of Penghu, killing 48 people. “She called me on […]
Turnips are nutritious cruciferous root vegetables used extensively in a variety of cuisines across Europe, Asia, and Eastern America. Turnip, which is scientifically known as Brassica rapa, belongs to the Cruciferae family, which includes super foods like kale, collards, cabbage, brussels sprouts, and broccoli. Small young turnips called “baby turnips” are roots harvested early in the growing stage and are delicate, sweeter and eaten raw in salads. Mature turnips have […]
Roona Begum was rushed to hospital last year with an extreme form of hydrocephalus – water on the brain The condition caused her head to swell to three times its normal size Surgeons carried out a series of operations reducing the circumference from 37 to 23 inches but warned her parents she was unlikely to survive A year on and doctors are amazed the three-year-old is alive and smiling Mother […]
Five ways Calgary rules Canada: 1. According to Statistics Canada yesterday, Calgary boasted the country’s top median total family income in 2012, at $98,300, surpassing the Ottawa area, which held the 2011 crown but now stands at $94,230. Edmonton, at $96,030, also bested Canada’s capital. 2. Calgary is projected to lead Canada’s major cities in economic growth this year, at a pace of 3.4 per cent, according to the […]
Type 2 diabetes is more common in people who work shifts, a large international study suggests. The findings, published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, indicated men and those doing rotating shifts were at highest risk. It is thought that disruption to the body clock affects waistlines, hormones and sleep – which could increase the risk. Diabetes UK said shift workers should eat a healthy balanced diet. The disease can lead […]
I had never heard of drinking ayahuasca until I traveled to the jungle of Columbia. It was there that I first caught wind of backpackers discussing ceremonies, shamans, visions, and purging. Some wished to try ayahuasca with a curiosity akin to recreational drug sampling. Others seriously pondered the potential for emotional and spiritual growth. I was captivated — torn between disbelief and a desperate curiosity for the lofty claims made […]
United Nations: Approximately 2.2 billion people around the world are “poor or near-poor,” a UN flagship report said Thursday, calling for stronger collective global action in response to vulnerabilities in order to securing human development progress. The 2014 Human Development Report, released Thursday by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), said 1.2 billion people live on $1.25 a day or less, Xinhua reported. The latest Human Development Index (HDI) included in […]
Researchers at York University have discovered that moose saliva may help the animals control a potential dangerous toxin found in the grass they frequently eat. A professor of biology at York University said biologists at the university enlisted the help of the Toronto Zoo in collecting spit samples from the captive animals. Dawn Bazely said the saliva was then applied to a grass which hosts the toxic fungus. The fungus […]
Police say crash happened after bus pulled on to unmanned railway crossing without checking for a train Twelve children were killed instantly, while another six died in hospital. All were aged between seven and 14 Twenty are thought to still be in hospital, with 15 of them still in critical condition following crash this morning A father died when he had a heart attack after being told both his children […]
I recently celebrated my one-year anniversary of quitting smoking. Well, of finally quitting … like most smokers, I had tried to quit many times and failed. But this quit stuck, and I’d like to share the top 10 things that made this quit successful when the others failed. 1. Commit Thyself Fully. In the quits that failed, I was only half into it. I told myself I wanted to quit, […]
