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Woman adopts 1,500 stray dogs

Sunday, October 19, 2014 | By Unknown

A Chinese woman has given up her job, her home and her car to adopt more than 1,500 stray dogs.

Ha Wenjin gave up her business career and sold her house, car and jewellery to set up her unofficial dog rescue centre in Tangquan County, Nanjing.

"At first I did this in my spare time, but as I gathered more and more abandoned pets, I had to work full time for them," she said.

She has taken on 10 workers to help her look after the dogs - and another two to help care for 200 adopted cats at a second centre she has set up nearby.

But her project was put at risk when local government officials, who don't recognise her work, reclaimed the land for redevelopment.

"I had to find a new place which was deserted and not close to any human habitat, as 1,500 dogs are not quiet," she said.

"And the place had to be very cheap to rent, as most of our income comes from donations."

Finances are so tight that she partly relies on volunteer days when people bring hundreds of 'pork buns' to feed the dogs.

Ha eventually found a site, in Houyu village, Pukou County, but desperately needs funds to get the new animal rescue centre up and running.

And she is hoping more volunteers will turn out help her move the dogs on four buses on 4 December - and to clean the vehicles afterwards.

World's hottest chilli - from Grantham

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A chilli grown in Lincolnshire has won the title of the hottest grown anywhere in the world.

A novice who eats it can require hospital treatment for mouth blisters and burns, reports The Sun.

The new variety is named Infinity for its 'never-ending' burn, which cannot be quelled by even the best antidote, milk.

It put the notorious Bhut Jolokia, which is so hot it's used in mob-control grenades in India, into second place.

Grower Woody Woods, 37, of Fire Foods in Grantham, said: "It is like eating red-hot coal. To grow such a burning hot chilli in our climate is unbelievable."

He and pal Matt Simpson, 38, bred the Infinity in a greenhouse by crossing existing varieties. They hope to market the seeds this year.

Tests by Warwick University rate Infinity at 1,067,286 on the Scoville Scale which is used to measure the heat of peppers.

The former record-holder, the Indian Bhut Jolokia, is 1,041,427. A jalapeno measures just 2,500 to 5,000. Weapons-grade pepper spray is 2,000,000.

Dog joins troops on parachute jump in Norway

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A four-legged recruit to the special forces joined troops on a parachute jump into one of Europe's biggest military training exercises in Narvik, Norway.

The explosives sniffing pooch - a member of Austria's version of the SAS - took part in Operation Cold Response in Norway along with British special forces and Royal Marines assault teams.

Securely strapped to his handler and with a muzzle to stop him damaging his mouth on landing he plunged 10,000ft from a transporter plane.

"It's something he does a lot and he's very comfortable with. He has a much cooler head then most recruits," said one operation trooper.

Far from panicking at the experience of hurling themselves out of a plane at 10,000ft, the Austrians' Belgian Shepherd dogs appear to be perfectly calm both before and during the jump.

One handler explained: "They don't perceive height difference the same way humans do, so that doesn't worry them. They're more likely to be bothered by the roar of the engines, but once we're on the way down, that doesn't matter and they just enjoy the view."

He was also eager to point out that the dogs, like their human colleagues, are regarded as valued team members and aren't put into situations that could prove unnecessarily dangerous.

Mammoth Could Be Brought Back To Life In 4 Years

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Researchers will attempt resurrecting the mammoth, a species believed extinct for over 5,000 years, after finally obtaining tissue last summer from a carcass preserved in a Russian mammoth research laboratory.

The team will be led by Professor Akira Iritani, professor emeritus at Kyoto University, notes Physorg.com.

Though the study began in 1997, the researchers were unable to determine how to safely extract DNA until a 2008 experiment by Dr. Teruhiko Wakayama, during which he cloned a mouse that had been in deep freeze for 16 years.

They plan on taking nuclei from the mammoth cells and inserting them into an elephant's egg cells from which the nuclei have been removed. This will create an embryo that contains the mammoth's genes. The embryo will then be inserted into the elephant's womb, and the animal will, hopefully, give birth to a mammoth. According to The Daily Tech, Iritani said:

"The success rate in the cloning of cattle was poor until recently, but now stands at about 30 percent. I think we have a reasonable chance of success and a healthy mammoth could be born in four or five years."

According to PCmag.com, the team will need a working sample of tissue of at least three square centimeters. The team has had trouble in the past because they had only been able to obtain tissue samples from mammoths found in Siberia, which were rendered unusable because of the frost.

The effort has now become a joint one, bringing together the United States (two African elephant researchers), Russia (the head of the Russian mammoth research lab), and Japan (Professors Minoru Miyashita and Akira Iritani).

If everything goes as planned, a mammoth will be born in 4 to 6 years. It will take so long because it will most likely be at least two years before they can impregnate an elephant, and then there will be a 600 day gestation period.

Iritani realizes the potential ramifications of this procedure. He notes, "If a cloned embryo can be created, we need to discuss, before transplanting it into the womb, how to breed it and whether to display it to the public. After the mammoth is born, we'll examine its ecology and genes to study why the species became extinct and other factors."

Mammoths were between 10 to 12 feet tall and weighed from 6 to 8 tons. They are estimated to have gone extinct more than 5,000 years ago, probably due to a combination of the change in climate, hunting, and disease, and remain a symbol of the last ice age.

Unique! Monkey's 'Profession' As a Midwife!

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Peking - For all living things, giving birth is a tremendous momentum. However, remarkable, monkey took part in the birth process neighbor, by acting as a midwife.

Events of a monkey to help others who give birth, very rarely recorded previously in detail - through photographs and video. In 2013, a group of scientists watched the hairy monkey black-and-white, snub-nosed labor are helping each other. But only a few details about their interactions were published.

In the wild, animals destined for delivery alone. A female usually maternity unaided, alone elsewhere. Unlike human mothers who give birth with the assistance, as well as possible interventions that make the process run smoothly.

Recently, Chinese scientists witnessed the langur monkey or lutung helping other female births. And they document them properly. At that time, Meng Yao, an assistant professor at Peking University, Beijing, and colleagues are studying a group of white-headed lutung living in the wild in China.

Although there is endemic, the species is very rare, there are only 800 animals living free - making them the list of the most endangered primates in the world.

In the journal Primates, Professor Yao and colleagues describe the events of monkeys who played midwife in Nongguan Hills, Guangxi, China. Near Chongzuo Biodiversity Research Institute, Peking University.

There, between male and female herd, a 5-year-old lutung give birth for the first time.

When he would pull out the baby, the other females took part. 'Midwife' was 14 years old and had given birth five times - one of them even in the same day.

Seeing a monkey plays a role as a midwife is very surprising the scientists who witnessed it. "His behavior was very unexpected," said Professor Yao. "The female was actively approaching each other in labor, pulling the baby out of the birth canal. Interestingly, the mother had no objection to his actions."

"The phenomenon of 'midwife' barely audible among non-human primates." The researchers managed to record the complete sequence of behavior in detail, between the parent and 'midwife,' and their interaction thereafter.

Here's the sequence: the midwife sat and looked at the other younger females experienced 70 contraction. He was approaching when the baby's head and shoulders visible. Then stand on two hind legs and grabbed the newborn in his hands, then pulled it to his chest.

Within 18 seconds, he pulled the baby from the birth canal as a whole the mother, then licking it.

Finally, the mother asked for her baby, the older females do not mind handing it over. The midwife then sat next to a new parent for a while.

Scientists can only speculate about the behavior. "Midwifery is a common practice among humans. Believed to be the unique behavior of people," said Professor Yao.

However, it may be common among other primates, unlike previously thought. But, only possible in species where females do not form a hierarchy and compete with each other.

Macaques and baboons, for example, are more likely to abduct a baby from each other than helping fellow females give birth.

Type of Japanese Comics (Manga) By Readers

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Who does not know Doraemon's country of origin? Yes, Japan! State of the cherry blossoms is already well-known almost all over the world in producing quality manga. This Japanese comics do tend to loved by many because it offers a lot of interesting stories that deserve to be read and enjoyed.

In Japan, comics are divided based on the target audience, such as kodomo (kids), shoujo (young women), shounen (teenage boys), josei (adult female), and seinen (adult male). The division of a Japanese comic has long been applied in this country, making it easier for readers to buy it. But many people do not know this. Therefore, you should begin to recognize more about the 5 types of Japanese comics as follows:

Type Comics Kids (Kodomo)
In Japan, the genre of children's comics is easily recognized because the story is light and ordinary characters displayed in the children. The plot is even more likely mild and usually the theme of friendship and sometimes mild adventure. Examples of Japanese comic children who may we know is Doraemon, Ninja Hatori, Arale, Kobo-Chan, P-Man and many more.

Type Comic Young Women (Shoujo)
Young women are the target of the comic genre is teenage girls. This is because the story is shown by this comic is more likely to tell the main characters, who are mostly women.

The main character is usually involved in a love story in school life, sometimes in color intrigues the reader little touching. Examples of Japanese comic girls who we know is Fruits Basket, Esper Mami, Sailormoon, and so on. In addition, Shoujo comic is also often packaged in a beautiful series of comics that do not consist of long episodes.

Type Comics Adult Women (Josei)
Comic genre of women today is almost similar to a comic glimpse of shoujo, but the plot is more complicated and complex that a little difficult to understand by female teens. josei comics stories displayed more likely takes place on campus, work, home, and so on. However, there are also limits also taking setting in high school and remained in the complex storyline and still romantic.

An example of this genre is comic Hana Yori Dango, The Wallflower, Glass Mask, and so on. And another thing, this josei comics did not hesitate to show scenes of "adult" explicitly so that the comic producers in Indonesia usually label "grown" on the cover of the comic.

Type Comic Young Man (Shounen)
The goal of shounen comics are adolescent boys. It can be seen from the main character is male, and more likely to be involved in an exciting adventure tinged fights intrigues, magical battles, sword fighting, a duel between robots, and so on. An example of this comic teenagers, among other Naruto, Bleach, Bakuman, Yu-Gi-Oh, Hunter x Hunter, Captain Tsubasa, Samurai X, Slam Dunk, One Piece, Dragon Ball, and so on.

Type Adult Male Comics (Seinen)
Comics this one has targeted the men who have a more complex storyline than shounen comics. Comics seinen shounen glance, it is similar to, but intrigue story shown tend to be more severe, rough, adult humor, and require more complex thinking. An example of this comic genre of adult men, among others, Gantz, Initial D, Otoboke, Kariage, and so on.

In addition, Crayon Shinchan comic was included in the seinen genre for featuring a story line contains adult humor and it was about more inclined to teach adults to understand children's thinking.

So, have you know the type of Japanese comic shared by readers? Thus you will not go wrong again to determine a suitable comic for yourself and children. This is because, the flow and purpose of each comic has a level of complexity that is different. Is not that so? Let's be wise in choosing!

Yoshizumi, Japanese Intelligence That Turned Being Devoted To Indonesia

Friday, October 17, 2014 | By Unknown

Japan to send troops to Indonesia to possess. But this is precisely the one soldier who offered his life for Indonesia.

SOEKARNO honor two Japanese soldiers who fought for Indonesia. Besides Ichiki Tatsuo, the other one is Tomegoro Yoshizumi.

Yoshizumi born in Oizumi-Mura Nishitagawa in 1911. At the age of 21, he became one of the many Japanese military rearview sent to the South (Dutch East Indies). At that time, Japan sent many rearview to various countries for a variety of purposes, which is not merely political and military.

"Since opening up, Japan maximizing espionage work for the prosperity of the nation," wrote Wenri Wanhar, Historia journalist, in his book, Traces Intel Japan: The Story of defection Tomegoro Yoshizumi. The rearview Japan was disguised by running a variety of professions, from businessmen to grocery shop brothel.

Yoshizumi disguised as a worker in San'yo shop, the shop of one of the relatives. After that, he plunged into a successful business and merchant. He built relationships with many people, both in Java and outside Java, such as Sulawesi.

In 1935, Yoshizumi carry out the role of a journalist in Nichiran Shogyo Shinbun. In addition to preaching the Japanese victory over Russia in 1905, is aggressively campaigning newspaper jargon "Asia for Asians" and "Japan's older brother", thereby earning the harsh response of the Dutch government. Through his writings in Tohindo Nippo newspaper fusion product Nichiran Shogyo Shinbun and Java Nippo, Yoshizumi the unity of the Japanese in the Dutch East Indies.

Beginning in 1941, Yoshizumi, editor Tohindo Nippo, the Dutch government deported because journalism activities. In Japan, he also coordinated with Kaigun or Japanese Navy. He then was employed to observe and participate in the operation of the South, including Indonesia.

Yoshizumi the Dutch government arrested the day after the Japanese invaded Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, December 8, 1941. He underwent severe detention in Australia. However, such detention made him turn 180 degrees. It was said by Nishijima, Yoshizumi friend. "Yoshizumi previously a Japanese nationalist right-wing anti-Communists of being a Marxist," wrote Wenri.

The idealism of the left that are then made sympathetic to the Indonesian independence movement and bring it into one of several key figures who helped bring about the independence of Japan Indonesia.

Yoshizumi, when the heads of intelligence sections Kaigun Bukanfu (Japanese Navy liaison office), actively networking and designing underground movement. Yoshizumi meeting with Tan Malaka -and Nishijima- Ahmad Subardjo home shortly after the proclamation of independence August 17 makes a bigger step in the fight.

"Short stories, two Japanese were asked to be an Indonesian," wrote Wenri. Tan Malaka gave Indonesian name "Hakim" to Nishijima and "Arif" for Yoshizumi.

Yoshizumi involved in the struggle for Indonesian independence. First he stole the goods in the warehouse headquarters Bukanfu Kaigun then sell it on the black market. The proceeds given to Tan Malaka to fund a guerrilla war. Yoshizumi also accompany Tan Malaka to Banten. Of Banten, he went to Surabaya. He was in contact with Affandi, union leaders PAL shipyard in the Ujung, Surabaya. To Affandi, he gave input about the establishment of a weapon factory in Mojopanggung, Blitar, and Kediri.

Yoshizumi Tomegoro fall on August 10, 1948 in Blitar, East Java, when guerrilla maintain the independence of Indonesia. Today, his grave can be found at the Heroes Cemetery, Blitar, East Java.

source : aneh unik