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North Korea responds to UN with nuclear test threat


The UN resolution has raised the possibility of Kim Jong-un and other North Korean leaders being tried at the ICC

North Korea has threatened to conduct a nuclear test in response to a United Nations move towards a probe into the country's human rights violations.

Its foreign ministry on Thursday accused the United States of orchestrating a recent UN resolution calling for the investigation.

North Korea previously conducted nuclear tests in 2006, 2009 and 2013.

Its threat comes as new satellite images emerge indicating fresh activity at a North Korean nuclear facility.

A UN human rights committee on Tuesday passed a resolution calling on the Security Council to refer North Korea to the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity.

Pyongyang said the resolution was based on "fabricated testimonies" from North Korean defectors and "slander against Pyongyang".

The resolution's approval was a "grave political provocation" by the US and such "aggression..is leaving us unable to further refrain from staging a new nuclear test."

It added that its military deterrence "will be beefed up limitlessly" to guard against the US.

A US State Department spokesman said in response: "It would certainly be unfortunate to threaten with that kind of activity in response to the legitimate focus on North Korea's human rights situation by the international community."
'Unspeakable atrocities'

North Korea has previously rejected claims of human rights violations.

Following a UN report alleging the country was committing "unspeakable atrocities", a Pyongyang official held a rare open briefing last month where he denied the existence of prison camps, and said there were only detention centres.

Tuesday's resolution drew heavily on the report, which was released in February.

Analysts however say that it is unlikely that the Security Council will allow North Korea to be tried in the ICC, as Russia and China - which voted against the resolution - sit on the Council.

North Korean man "saw mother executed in front of him" in a camp

North Korea's nuclear test threat comes as a US research institute published new evidence that Pyongyang may be restarting a plant that can reprocess nuclear fuel into weapons-grade plutonium.

The US-Korea Institute posted recent satellite images showing activity at a radiochemical laboratory at the Yongbyon facility on 38 North, its website devoted to North Korea analysis.

The pictures show a cooling tower emitting steam, vehicles coming and going, and piles of "grey material" stacked outside a facility believed to be manufacturing fuel.

Previous nuclear tests by North Korea provoked international condemnation and sanctions.

bbc.com


Ofcourse China and Russia!!

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That's what I've been telling the mods for some time now. If managers want to discuss news, there are plenty other websites that are meant for it. Why posting news on this forum if it is already on some other websites with forums and all :) And those who want to post complete propaganda nonsense, they can go to for example youtube.

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This was all, now I will get back ontopic again.
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But maybe you prefer a lonely desert where you can spam freely your useless copy-paste "news".

Breached webcam and baby monitor site flagged by watchdogs


This edited screenshot shows a bedroom, living rooms, a hallway and a driveway in the UK

The public is being warned about a website containing thousands of live feeds to baby monitors, webcams and CCTV systems.

Data watchdogs across the world have drawn attention to the Russian-based site, which broadcasts footage from systems using either default passwords or no log-in codes at all.

The site lists streams from more than 250 countries.

It currently provides 500 feeds from the UK alone.

They include what appear to be images from:

an office in Warwickshire
a child's bedroom in Birmingham
a home's driveway in Nottinghamshire
a gym in Manchester, a pub in Salford
a shop interior in London

Some of the feeds showed a static image but did not otherwise appear to be working.

Camera owners are being urged to check their equipment and set hard-to-guess passwords containing a mixture of lower and upper case letters, numbers and other characters.

The privacy watchdogs have provided the name of the site to the media, however the BBC has opted not to publish it.

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office acknowledged that other members of the press might reveal the details, guiding people to the feeds.

"The bigger risk for ourselves is that people continue to use unsecure passwords," a spokesman told the BBC.

"The underlying problems with this don't just relate to this one webcam site, but potentially to anyone who uses a default password on any device."

"If there's an example that shows the dangers of using default passwords that we think could be used as a way of getting that message out there and saying this is a major problem... [then it's] a good opportunity."

Password problems

The site in question lists the feeds both by country and by device manufacturer.

China-based Foscam was the most commonly listed brand, followed by Linksys and then Panasonic.

"We are still trying to determine which Linksys IP cameras are referenced on the site," said a spokeswoman from the US firm.

"We believe they are older Linksys IP cameras which are no longer being manufactured.

How safe is your webcam?

"For these cameras we do not have a way to force customers to change their default passwords. We will continue to educate consumers that changing default passwords is extremely important to protect themselves from unwanted intruders.

"Our newer cameras display a warning to users who have not changed the default password; users receive this warning whenever they log into the camera, until they set a new password."

Foscam and Panasonic have yet to respond.

This is not the first time problems with Foscam cameras have been highlighted. In 2013, a family based in Houston, Texas revealed that they had heard a voice shouting lewd comments at their two-year old child coming out of their Foscam baby monitor.

The company provided a software fix the same year that prompted owners to revise default login credentials, but many owners are unlikely to have installed it.

For now, the ICO said it was unable to halt the Russian website or others like it beyond the UK's borders.

"If a website in the UK did this we would take action against it because firstly it's a breach of the Data Protection Act because you are accessing people's information and you shouldn't be, and secondly there are also issues around the Computer Misuse Act as well," the spokesman added.

Password tips:


The University of Surrey's Prof Alan Woodward is among security experts who have suggested internet users should now update their login details.

He suggests the following rules should be observed when picking a new password.

Don't choose one obviously associated with you

Hackers can find out a lot about you from social media so if they are targeting you specifically and you choose, say, your pet's name you're in trouble.

Choose words that don't appear in a dictionary

Hackers can precalculate the encrypted forms of whole dictionaries and easily reverse engineer your password.

Use a mixture of unusual characters

You can use a word or phrase that you can easily remember but where characters are substituted, eg Myd0gha2B1g3ars!

Have different passwords for different sites and systems

If hackers compromise one system you do not want them having the key to unlock all your other accounts.

Keep them safely

With multiple passwords it is tempting to write them down and carry them around with you. Better to use some form of secure password vault on your phone.

bbc.com

Why do so many people die shovelling snow?


Residents shovel their sidewalks along Coit Avenue in the wind and snow in Grand Rapids, Mich.

At least two people have died from heart attacks while shovelling snow in Buffalo, New York. Every winter, about 100 people in the US die doing this. Why?

A study looking at data from 1990 to 2006 by researchers at the US Nationwide Children's Hospital recorded 1,647 fatalities from cardiac-related injuries associated with shovelling snow. In Canada, these deaths make the news every winter.

Cardiologist Barry Franklin, an expert in the hazardous effects of snow removal, believes the number of deaths could be double that. "I believe we lose hundreds of people each year because of this activity," says Dr Franklin, director of preventative cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation at William Beaumont Hospital, Michigan.

His team found that when healthy young men shovelled snow, their heart rate and blood pressure increased more than when they exercised on a treadmill. "Combined this with cold air which causes arteries to constrict and decrease blood supply, you have a perfect storm for a heart attack," he says.
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The Answer

raises blood pressure and heart rate more than normal exercise
cold air constricts blood vessels
cardiac risks are higher in early morning
rare exercise for sedentary over-55s

Snow shovelling is particularly strenuous because it uses arm work, which is more taxing than leg work, and means the shoveller has to stand upright thus diverting blood away from their heart to their lower limbs. They also have to strain against the snow, especially if it is wet and heavy, causing a further increase in heart rate and blood pressure.

Many people hold their breath during the hard work, which also puts a strain on the body. To add to this, the prime time for snow clearance is between 6am and 10am which is when circadian fluctuations make us more vulnerable to heart attacks. Dr Franklin considers snow shovelling to be so dangerous that he advises anyone over the age of 55 not to do it.


Sue Radka helps shovel out a friends driveway on in Lancaster, N.Y.

"People at greatest risk are those who are habitually sedentary with known or suspected coronary disease who go out once a year to clear snow," he says, adding smoking and being overweight drastically increase the risk. If you must do it, push rather than lift the snow, dress in layers, take regular breaks indoors and don't eat or smoke before shovelling.

Using a snow blower is a better option, but there have also been heart attacks recorded in men using blowers, including one fatality in Buffalo on Wednesday. "People don't have any idea how taxing it is on the heart," says Dr Franklin.

bbc.com

Bankers' bonus cap: UK to get signal in battle with EU


Canary Wharf, London, home to several large banks

The UK government is due to receive an indication on whether its battle to overturn an EU law on bankers' pay is likely to succeed.

A legal adviser at the European Court of Justice will give his opinion of the government's objections to the law.

The EU introduced a cap on bankers' bonuses in January this year.

The government has asked the court in Luxembourg to consider six arguments challenging both the scope and the legal basis for the new rules.

Non-binding

The law limits annual bonuses within banks to the equivalent of one year's salary, or two years' salary if shareholders give their approval.

It is designed to reduce the incentives for bankers to take excessive risks, which was seen as one of the major causes of the financial crisis.

The government argues that big banks are likely to replace one off bonus payments with higher basic salaries, which are more difficult to cut when the business climate deteriorates and that the new rules may persuade bankers to relocate outside Europe.

The opinion of the advocate general is not legally binding, but the Luxembourg court may consider his reasoning in reaching its verdict.

A final ruling is not expected until next year.

bbc.com

The brave world of super-commuters



Gerad Kite used to spend his lunch hour walking along London's Marylebone Road breathing in the traffic fumes. Now, more often than not, the acupuncturist can be found sitting in the garden of his 17th century home in Southwest France, taking a leisurely lunch or working on his new book.

Kite hasn’t given up his career. Rather, he is one of a growing number of super-commuters – people who travel 145 km (90 miles) or more each way to their place of work. Many swap the daily commute for weekly or fortnightly travel and say their faraway homes give them a lifestyle not achievable within a shorter commute.

Every two weeks Kite flies 965 km (600 miles) to London from his local airport, cramming in two weeks’ worth of client treatments into several days. He rents a room near his work when he’s in town.

His income declined when he made the switch to super-commuting, but Kite said his travel expenses are low and the cost of living in France is much lower than in London — to the point he’s been able to pay off his debts.

“It's a better lifestyle,” Kite said.

Experts who study commuting estimate there could be hundreds of thousands of super-commuters worldwide, made possible in large part because of technological advances and the proliferation of low-cost airlines. Combined, these make it cheaper and easier for employees to work and commute from remote locations.

For instance, across Europe, low-cost airlines Easyjet and Ryanair now offer over 1,000 routes between them, with the cost of return flights between European destinations sometimes as low as 40 euros ($50), about the same price as a weekly travel pass on London's underground train network. In fact, a growing number of Easyjet's 12 million annual business travellers are super-commuters, according to the airline.

Between 2002 and 2009, the most up-to-date data available, New York University’s Rudin Center for Transportation found that the number of super-commuters in Houston doubled to 251,200, accounting for 13.2% of the local workforce. In Manhattan, the group grew by 60% to 59,000, with Philadelphia – 161 km (100 miles) away from the city centre – the biggest source of the city's long-distance workers.

But super-commuting is much broader than such relatively short-distance trips. London's Metropolitan Police once had a police officer who commuted from New Zealand – 19,312 km (12,000 miles) away – working two months on and two months off. It is estimated that around 300,000 Lebanese travel three hours by plane to work in the Persian Gulf, often in the oil industry, yet maintain residency in Lebanon. Less extreme: the 322 km (200 miles) roundtrip from Tucson to Phoenix, the most popular super-commute in the United States, counting almost 55,000 workers who work in a range of industries, according to the Rudin Center research.


Gerad Kite commutes to London from his home in southern France. (Gerad Kite)

Wake-up call

David Furlong, a 52-year-old financier, recently purchased a property in the south of France and commutes weekly to the City of London, a move made possible because his employer allows him to work one day per week from home.

He’s in London Monday through Thursday, and works from his home office on Friday. It costs him more to maintain two homes, but the trade-off is long weekends in the sun and a calmer home environment. That’s one reason higher costs, or a loss of income, are worth it to some people who want a more peaceful life at home.

Furlong said he had a “wake-up call” after several friends and colleagues passed away at an early age, he believes partly as a result of over-work.

“At that point, I told myself I had to change something. It was about finding balance in my life,” he said.

When work beckons

One New York City super-commuter is the husband of Megan Bearce, author of Super Commuter Couples: Staying Together When a Job Keeps You Apart. Just six months after the family relocated to Minneapolis, Bearce's husband was offered his dream job in New York, more than 1,600 km (1,000 miles) away.

The couple decided to give it a try, and four years later they have not looked back.

“It's actually been really great,” Bearce said, although she advises would-be commuters to “weigh what it is costing you financially and emotionally.”

Long-distance commuting can mean greater expenses, for instance, but “if you are going to New York, for example, the salary increase may offset the higher cost”, she said.

Not everyone who opts to super-commute does so out of choice, according to Bearce. In the US, after the financial crisis it was difficult, if not impossible, to sell homes in some areas of the country and the job market was extremely tight. People had to look further away for work, but were unable to move, she said. The same has been true outside the US, too.

Eudald Ayats, a 35-year-old chemical engineer, lives in Barcelona, Spain where the economy is still suffering after a long recession. So, when he received a good job offer in Brussels, a two-hour trip by plane, he negotiated commuting and housing costs with his employer and now commutes weekly between the two cities. This decision means he can continue living with his partner, who remains in Barcelona.

“We have a better financial situation, and we both have jobs we love,” he said. “Work-life balance has shifted to two extremes [for me]. Monday to Friday morning is full work-mode, usually meaning long work hours, while Friday evening to Sunday is full family-mode, where working is forbidden with very rare exceptions.”

Proceed with care

Whatever the motivation for super-commuting, those who have done it advise caution.

“Have a Plan B if after six months it's not worth it,” Bearce said. And, Kite’s advice is to test the super-commute lifestyle before you leap. “Experiment first and then do it,” he said.

Terrence Karner, a 43-year-old consultant with advisory firm Deloitte in Chicago, is in the middle of a six-month placement with his firm's New York office to pursue better opportunities. He commutes weekly from Chicago and, while the work is stimulating, he’s sensitive to the pressures the long-distance commute puts on his wife.

“It is very, very important to be respectful of your spouse’s time commitments when you’re not there.” he said. “When I’m not at my house, I know that my wife is very busy with the kids and the house.”

Early on, Karner said he felt lonely during the week and it was hard to resist picking up the phone to call frequently — and harder still to hear his wife say she was too busy to talk.

Even so, the trade-off has been worth it, he said.

“It was outside of the comfort zone for me and my family,” Karner said, but the increased opportunities he’s had in New York have been a big benefit. “It's probably a cliche to say it, but the world economy demands it.”

bbc.com

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Funny (weird and amazing) news is indeed a good idea, like the Dutch topic :)

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Like this :)


Tickets for the number two: The country's first bus powered by HUMAN WASTE hits the road

Gas for the 40-seater Bio-Bus will be produced at Bristol sewage works - by local people


Number two: The Bio-Bus is powered entirely by human and food waste

Here's a bus that gets its drive from the rear…

The 40-seater Bio-Bus is powered on gas from human and food waste, which produces fewer emissions than diesel.

From Thursday, it will run a shuttle service between Bath and Bristol airport.

The gas is produced at Bristol sewage works, run by GENeco.

Manager Mohammed Saddiq said: “Bio-Bus is actually powered by local people.”

The gas is generated through the treatment of sewage and food waste that is unfit for human consumption.

Engineers believe Bio-Bus could provide a sustainable way of fuelling public transport while improving urban air quality.

The gas produces fewer emissions than traditional diesel engines and is both renewable and sustainable.

It is generated at Bristol sewage treatment works, which is run by GENeco, a subsidiary of Wessex Water.

And the company has also became the first in the UK to inject gas generated from human and food waste into the national gas grid network.

Mr Saddiq, general manager of GENeco, said: "Gas-powered vehicles have an important role to play in improving air quality in UK cities, but the Bio-Bus goes further than that and is actually powered by people living in the local area, including quite possibly those on the bus itself."

The Bio-Bus can travel up to 186 miles on a full tank of gas, which takes the annual waste of around five people to produce.

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CIA's Bin Laden 'Devil Doll' Up For Auction

Online bidding is open for a CIA-devised prototype doll meant to scare children away from the terror mastermind.



Gallery: CIA Considered Bin Laden Dolls
The doll's face peeled off to reveal a demon-like red complexion

An Osama bin Laden "devil doll" created almost a decade ago by the CIA is going on auction this month.

The agency came up with the idea of the action figurines as a way to scare children away from Bin Laden and counter his influence.

The plan, code-named Devil Eyes, was devised in 2005, when the terror mastermind was still America's most wanted man.

The 30cm (12in) dolls featured traditional clothing and had faces painted with dissolving material that would peel off and show a demon-like red complexion with black marks and green eyes.



Osama bin Laden was tracked down in Pakistan and killed on 2 May 2011

Three dolls are believed to have been created before the project was abandoned.

One of the figurines is going under the hammer at Nate D Sanders auction house on 20 November. Online bidding is already open.

The minimum bidding price was set at $2,500 (£1,500).

The dolls were created by the maker of the popular GI Joe toys and a veteran in the business, Donald Levine, according to The Washington Post, which reported the story last June.

The intended destination of the toys remains unclear. The Washington Post quoted one source as saying some dolls had been shipped to Karachi, Pakistan.



The minimum bidding price was set at $2,500 (£1,500) :O