news from: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2015/04/10/2003615572

A meeting of the legislature’s Internal Administration Committee descended into chaos yesterday, after Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators accused their Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) colleagues of “conspiring” with activist groups to disrupt a committee meeting a day earlier.

The KMT legislative caucus said it would file a disciplinary report on DPP Legislator Pasuya Yao (姚文智), as it accused him of neglecting his duties as committee convener on Wednesday during a legislative review of the Referendum Act (公民投票法).

They said that Yao’s decision to allow Academia Sinica researcher Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌) to attend the meeting as an observer threatened the personal safety of KMT Legislator Chang Ching-chung (張慶忠), with Huang launching a series of verbal attacks at Chang after the meeting.

Wearing a face mask in a gesture of protest, Chang yesterday demanded an explanation from Yao, saying he was extremely frightened by Huang and was unable to sleep because of the incident.

SIX HABITS OF CONFIDENT PEOPLE

“Feast” it's a SHORT film running in front of Big Hero Six.

The short won both an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 87th Academy Awards.

It is hilarious and touching! I hope you like it!

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-2693000/Forget-ugli-fruit-meet-ugly-fruit-bowl-French-supermarket-introduces-lumpy-misshapen-fruit-vegetables-sold-30-discount-combat-food-waste.html

French supermarket introduces lumpy and misshapen fruit and vegetables - sold at a 30% discount - to combat food waste

• Intermarché launched Inglorious Fruits and Vegetables earlier this year
• It wanted to prove that unattractive produce is just as edible
• The supermarket gave the ugly fruits and veg their own aisle
• The project was a success with the store almost selling out

It is well known that we eat with our eyes as well as our stomach, however one French supermarket is attempting to re-educate our perspectives on lumpy, ugly, misshapen fruit and vegetables with a new initiative.

The third largest supermarket chain in France Intermarché, launched a campaign earlier this year that sought to put an end to food waste.

Inglorious Fruits and Vegetables celebrates the 'ugly' produce that is often thrown away by growers and considered unfit for consumption.

Resource: http://www.medicaldaily.com/microwaves-are-bad-you-5-reasons-why-microwave-oven-cooking-harming-your-health-250145

Reaching for a frozen entrée from your freezer, reading the simple directions on the back, and popping it into the microwave oven can lead to a meal that took a total of three minutes. And it's a modern convenience utilized in many American households. According to The Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communication and Computation (SMECC), more than 95 percent of American homes own a microwave oven because it is seen as “almost impossible/pretty difficult” to do without.

Here's the rub: while your frozen meal may consist of Lean Cuisine-type products with healthy ingredients and low calories, the way you cook your food directly affects the amount of nutrients your body consumes. This common household appliance can significantly zap the nutritional value of your food and your health, leaving you susceptible to developing health complications due to continuous microwave use, and begging the question: is convenience worth sacrificing your health?

Read More: Tired And Hungry: Brain Scans Point To Why Sleep Deprivation Triggers Junk Food Eating

Microwaves Zap Food Nutrition

Heating your food in the microwave can strip away its original nutrients. What may have started as a nutritious plate of food has now evolved into “dead food” due to the dielectric heating of microwaves. “They bounce around the inside of your [microwave] oven and are absorbed by the food you put in it,” writes Dr. Joseph M. Mercola, licensed physician and surgeon. The water molecules rotate rapidly in the microwave and in the food in high frequencies which creates molecular friction and heats up your food. This causes the molecular structure in your food to change, and as a result diminishes the nutrient content in the food.

 The Way We Think About Charity is Dead Wrong

Q1, If you want to contribute to charities, which charity and which event you will choose? And why?

With the news that we're now spending more time on our phones than with our significant others, it might be time to think about reducing our screen time.

In fact, 62% of recently polled Brits said they hate how much time they spend on their phones. If you also wish you were less addicted to your device, we might be able to help.

here's no better time to start than now — beginning at sundown on March 6 through sundown on March 7 is the National Day of Unplugging. It started out as a project from Reboot, an organization that "affirms the value of Jewish traditions and creates new ways for people to make them their own." It's an outgrowth of Reboot's Sabbath Manifesto, which encourages people to unplug from their phones and tablets in order to better connect with the world around them.