Topic Reading-Vol.1572-7/31/2016

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Pokemon Go takes over town near North Korean border

The hottest game, or a game changer game, Pokemon Go has created a new hot tourist spot in South Korea. Why? Because the game can’t be played anywhere else in the country yet but this tiny city. The city is just outside the index grids that is used to block the country for the use of the world hottest game.

Enthusiastic game fans not only in South Korea but also from China where the game hasn’t been launched take a three-and-a-half-hour bus tour to this northeastern border city to North Korea. Though GPS doesn’t function in this near-border town due to security reasons, those tourist-players enjoy chasing and catching the zombies with their beloved smartphones.

And they aren’t the only ones who enjoy the game. The city officials and businesses also enjoy benefits of this unexpected, sudden tourist boom which has made the remote city known to everyone in the country.

Japan will soon enjoy, or already has, having such game enthusiasts from Korea, China or any other countries that this break-through smartphone game hasn’t been launched.

Enjoy reading and learning how much time and money would you invest on this new entertainment.

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/22/asia/south-korea-pokemon-sokcho/index.html

Topic Reading-Vol.1571-7/30/2016

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Bangladesh’s Genetically Modified Eggplant                

Pesticide or GMC?

One is proven toxic and harmful chemical substance which protects the crop from its destroyers and ensures the yield while damaging the skins of the handler and also posing risks to the consumers unless the crop is well rinsed. The effects and side effects are both known and economical benefit is also proven.

The other, Genetically Modified Crops, is still uncertain. They seem to provide higher yields but cause apparent threats to neither the growers nor consumers. For a country like Bangladesh where the population is growing rapidly in limited cultivatable land space, it is vital to have effective and efficient solutions to increase agricultural output while improving the lives of the farmers.

In this multi-media report, you’ll see a new government initiated attempt in Bangladesh to make use of GMC.

Enjoy seeing this program and think if you agree with the proponents or opponents of GMC.

http://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2016/gmo-eggplants-aubergines-bangladesh/index.html#2208

Topic Reading-Vol.1570-7/29/2016

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US: What did Muslims at the RNC think of Donald Trump?

Do American Muslims like or hate Donald Trump? He once said that he would ban Muslims to enter the U.S. should he become president. Now he’s the Republican’s Presidential candidate running against Hillary Clinton. While some of the Christian Republican big names didn’t commit their support to this radical bigmouth, there are some rank and file Muslim Republicans who pledged their support in the convention.

What makes them expect him to do the right thing for them?

Enjoy reading comments by some of the domestic Muslim supporters to an agitator against foreign Muslims.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2016/07/muslim-republicans-donald-trump-160723142629534.html

Topic Reading-Vol.1569-7/28/2016

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The nation that hates to be late

Do you always come to the meeting or class on time?

Swiss has been famous for high quality watches. Therefore, it isn’t surprising that punctuality is pretty much expected and practiced in the nation. For the Swiss, punctuality is expected to show respect to others and their time. For example, trains come and arrive on time, taxies get to the destination as said they would, and deliveries are made within the assigned time window, not to mention showing up the meeting on time with others. That sounds very convenient and efficient, doesn’t it?

But extreme punctuality could cause congestions because everyone does the same thing at the same time precisely, such as s coffee break or store opening. Also, it could be an unbearable pressure when you happen to be met by unexpected event such as a traffic jam or an accident.

Expecting others to do something also means being expected by others.

Enjoy reading and thinking if you feel more comfortable living in a place where people are strictly punctual.

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160711-the-nation-that-hates-to-be-late

Topic Reading-Vol.1568-7/27/2016

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London vacations are dirt cheap. Thanks Brexit!

Brexit. Good news or bad news?

It seems like a great opportunity for those who are going to spend money in the U.K., as the British pound fell to its all-time low since 1981 overnight. You can save between 10 and 15 per cent on everything you buy or spend depending on which currency you are converting. For example, you could see the queen’s palace at US$95 now, which was $111 before the referendum.

It’s bad news for those who had invested in the U.K. before the referendum as the value of the investment declined according to the devaluation of the British pound.

Who is the biggest saver? Mr. Masayoshi Son, who recently decided to purchase the UK’s microchip giant ARMS group at 24 billion pounds. How much did he save?

Enjoy reading and thinking if you set the U.K. for your next vacation destination or investment option.

http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/06/news/london-vacation-cheap-holiday-brexit/index.html

Topic Reading-Vol.1567-7/26/2016

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Tesla: Elon Musk reveals latest 'masterplan'

It is always easy to analyze or criticize any futuristic picture drown by a challenger, who creates innovative ideas and tries to realize them.

Mr. Musk looks at the future and makes his business plan to realize it, such as creating practical electronic cars and reusable space transport, while ordinary people are just sitting on the fence. When Tesla and Space X projects were pronounced, very few people believed they would be realized, even though those concepts were well accepted.

It’s easy to say to cut the use of fossil fuels but it isn’t actually to do so because it requires attention, cooperation and participation from many. The same is true for the reusable rocket that many thought would be impractical technologically or commercially.

Enjoy reading and thinking of the feasibility of his newly revealed next agenda.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36852725

Topic Reading-Vol.1566-7/25/2016

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Australian school bans clapping to protect sensitive children

Alternative ways to cheer and praise. Students of a school in Sydney are banned to clap their hands. This new policy was introduced in consideration of the students who are too sensitive to noise. Students now cheer silently, showing excited faces or punching the air.

Isn’t that practicable to eliminate the sound effect completely and depends on another sense, visual, to express one’s thought or emotion?

It seems that people are expected to be more sensitive to others and things aren’t that simple any longer.

Enjoy reading and thinking if you can adopt newly emerging policies or practices.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-36842731