HANGZHOU ASIAN GAMES?
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It is considered to be the most beautiful city in Chiba and Hangzhou, which once was the capital, and now leads China’s Zhejiang province, has formally submitted a bid to host the 2022 Asian Games.
TIMES SQUARE BARE
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Times Square, NYC is the intersection in Midtown Manhattan, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets. They call it the crossroads of the world.
First came a Naked Cowboy, an American street performer on New York City's Times Square who wears only cowboy boots, a hat, and briefs, with a guitar strategically placed to give the illusion of nudity.
USA FATALITY ESTIMATES
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The US may have its deadliest traffic year since 2007, according to the National Safety Council, with nearly 19,000 people killed as a result of motor vehicle accidents between January and June.
This is a 14 percent increase over the same period last year. The number of injuries and the costs associated with traffic accidents also rose significantly, according to estimates from NSC.
HEATWAVE
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued an Air Quality Advisory for New York City today, August 17 until tonight at 11:00 PM.
Active children and adults, and people with respiratory problems, such as asthma, should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors. For more information, visit the National Weather Service at http://www.1.usa.gov/16w10Sq or the Department of Environmental Conservation
POLITICIAN PUNDIT
Actor Ronald Reagan was elected US President, as well as fellow thespian Arnold Schwarzenegger and celebrity wrestler Jessee Ventura Governors of California and Minnesota, respectively.
The parade of celebrity political pundits dates back to Charles Lindbergh, who used to pal around with Hermann Göring back in the 1930's. Jane Fonda once inspected North Vietnamese gun placements during the war in the 60's. And others may want to trace the history of celebrity advocacy back as far as John Wilkes Booth, who shot Abraham Lincoln.
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TERRORISM IN ASIA
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A deadly bomb blast HAS rocked a downtown commercial hub during the evening rush hour Monday, killing at least 16 people and injuring scores more. Authorities say this is a popular tourist hub and the attack was intended to cause maximum damage.
Bomb explodes at Bangkok shrine, killing at least 16 http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db04305/Articl…
BBC News - Bangkok bomb: Deadly blast rocks Thailand capital http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33963280
DANGERS OF BULLFIGHTING
PLEASE... Do not ever try this at all. Spain's horniest bullfighter Saul Jimenez Fortes, who has been a prominent matador, was gored once again on Sunday at the Feria de San Isidro bullfighting festival in Salamanca.
This time the bull's horn entered up through his chin and reaching the base of his skull, according to published reports.
Unfortunately for him, this was his first time back in the ring since May, when he was also gored and lifted on the bull’s horn into his neck, a serious injury requiring several hours of surgery and several months of therapy.
YOGA THERAPY
During the last 10 years, the number of articles in peer-reviewed journals worldwide about clinical trials of yoga therapy to alleviate disease-related symptoms increased 3-fold. This large-scale analysis of published research studies spanning 46 years, 29 countries, and more than 28,000 study participants is published in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, a peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available free on The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine website until September 17, 2015.
Pamela Jeter, PhD, Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD) and Maryland University of Integrative Health (Laurel, MD), Sat Bir Khalsa, PhD, Harvard Medical School (Boston, MA), and coauthors found that yoga therapy was most often used for the treatment of mental health, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory disease. They report their findings in the article “Yoga as a Therapeutic Intervention: A Bibliometric Analysis of Published Research Studies from 1967 to 2013.” This study was supported in part by the Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust (PYP USA).
HEADLESS BODY ON A TOPLESS BEACH?
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Public safety authorities are probing the discovery of a headless body found on a beach, which could have been used by topless sun worshipers.
The corpse was spotted by a local fisherman on the shore at Bispham, Lancashire, but police have not yet identified whether it was from a man, or a woman.
The location, which is known as Blackpool is a major seaside resort and borough of Lancashire, North West England.
Headless body washes up on Blackpool beach | via @Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11807566/Headless-body-wash...
NYC MAYORAL RESPONSIBILITIES?
First he had the public advocate position, which is supposed to be the most important job in NYC city after the Mayor because according to the city charter, the public advocate succeeds the mayor if he becomes incapacitated during his term in office. What did he do for the public?
In practice the office provides is a bully pulpit for attention causing trouble. That is what apparently happened here with the publicly funded stepping stone job that allowed a run for mayor.