Month: June 2018

A Blogging Break

Posted on Monday, 25 June, 2018 by Zheluo Cai

TUESDAY, 26 JUNE TO SUNDAY, 1 JULY 2018 We will be in Malaysia for a Retreat with a Missions Group & Conducting a Session on Introduction to Trauma on the Mission Field

Old Huts To Chic Chalets In The Swiss Alps

Posted on Monday, 25 June, 2018 by Zheluo Cai

After a long ascent via hairpins through smaller and smaller villages in the Swiss Alps, the bumpy track around the mountainside eventually petered out into a stony path, indicating we had reached the end of our journey. I had a sinking feeling that we were in the wrong place. There

What Is A Fatty Liver Disease?

Posted on Monday, 25 June, 2018Monday, 25 June, 2018 by Zheluo Cai

Your liver is the largest organ inside your body. It helps your body digest food, store energy, and remove poisons. The fatty liver disease is a condition in which fat builds up in your liver. There are two main types: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) The alcoholic fatty liver disease also called

London, The World’s Most Popular City For Work

Posted on Monday, 25 June, 2018 by Zheluo Cai

London has been crowned the most popular city in the world for work in the biggest ever study of workforce migration trends, but the popularity of the UK as a whole has dropped. In the giant survey of 366,000 overseas workers from nearly 200 countries, the capital beats New York,

Photographs June 2018 4

Posted on Monday, 25 June, 2018 by Zheluo Cai

Credits: National Geographic Society, Travel Photographers of the Year Competition 2018.

Global Religious Freedom Takes Its Biggest Hit In Over A Decade

Posted on Monday, 25 June, 2018Monday, 25 June, 2018 by Zheluo Cai

Christians around the world face mounting political and social pressure over their beliefs, as government restrictions, nationalist parties, and harassment aimed at minority faiths continues on a global upswing. Religious antagonism saw its biggest surge in over a decade in 2016, with the world’s two biggest faith groups—Christians and Muslims—ranking

In Western Europe Christians Are Less Religiously Committed Than American ‘Nones’

Posted on Monday, 25 June, 2018 by Zheluo Cai

The Story: A new survey finds that while most people in Western Europe consider themselves to be Christians, they are less religious than ‘nones’ (i.e., atheists, agnostics, and religiously unaffiliated) are in America. The Background: Pew Research finds that most adults surveyed in Western Europe still consider themselves to be Christians—even if they seldom

Mystery Massive Explosion 200 Million Light Years Away

Posted on Monday, 25 June, 2018 by Zheluo Cai

A massive explosion spotted 200 million light years from Earth has baffled astronomers. The strange spot, nicknamed ‘the cow’, is up to 100 times brighter than a supernova and is growing at an incredible rate. Scientists say the flash is a 9,000°C (16,000°F) cloud of high-energy particles bursting outwards at

God Gives Most

Posted on Sunday, 24 June, 2018 by Zheluo Cai

2 Corinthians 9:6 – 15. Our attitude towards money is indicative of how functional our faith is in God and by implication the growth in the effectiveness of our Christian testimony. This was Paul’s exegetical direction as he commended the Corinthian church in his Second Epistle for their generosity in

ICC Pushes To Investigate Myanmar Rohingya Atrocities

Posted on Sunday, 24 June, 2018 by Zheluo Cai

Harrowing accounts of Rohingya women tied to trees and raped for days by Myanmar’s military and men being pushed into mass graves, doused with petrol and set alight have been sent to the international criminal court. The evidence has been sent by a coalition of Bangladesh organisations to International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors who

Preparing For The Asteroid Apocalypse

Posted on Sunday, 24 June, 2018 by Zheluo Cai

Among Earth’s natural disasters—hurricanes, floods, earthquakes—the one humans probably ponder least is asteroids, huge objects zipping through our solar system at ludicrous speeds. Federal officials call an asteroid or comet collision “low probability, but high consequence,” NASA-speak for it will probably never happen, but if it does we’re toast. With that in mind, the U.S. and

Lyme Disease, A Bigger Threat Than You Think

Posted on Sunday, 24 June, 2018 by Zheluo Cai

This time of year, the U.S. is crawling with ticks. It’s a concern because the rapacious bloodsuckers spread disease when they bite. The most common tick-borne ailment is Lyme disease, but the official case count—which helps public-health authorities formulate prevention strategies and allocate resources—doesn’t come close to the actual number. Around

Thousands Of Children Imprisoned Across Africa

Posted on Saturday, 23 June, 2018 by Zheluo Cai

The legendary editor of the Guardian newspaper CP Scott famously declared in 1921 that “Comment is free, but facts are sacred.” Unfortunately, when it comes to hard evidence on how many children are locked up in prisons, detention centres, migrant and refugee camps, rehabilitation units or other institutions across the

Scientists Scramble To Save The Banana

Posted on Saturday, 23 June, 2018 by Zheluo Cai

A British company has joined the race to develop a banana variety resistant to diseases and climatic changes that threaten to disrupt the availability of the country’s favourite fruit – or even kill it off altogether. The UK alone consumes more than 5bn bananas a year, while the fruit is

Chatham House: 2018 Risks And Opportunities In International Affairs

Posted on Saturday, 23 June, 2018 by Zheluo Cai

There is a sense that the established order in global affairs is shifting. The rules, norms and institutions that have governed state-to-state relations and international policymaking for decades are being challenged by phenomena that include diminished US leadership, a more assertive China, political populism and technological change. The ‘destination’ remains

What Does Running Do To Your Brain?

Posted on Saturday, 23 June, 2018 by Zheluo Cai

It may seem obvious – as you push on through a long run, veering wildly between sensations of agony and elation – that running can have a huge effect on your state of mind. It is an intuitive idea that a growing number of neuroscientists have begun to take seriously,

The Grus Constellation

Posted on Friday, 22 June, 2018 by Zheluo Cai

Grus is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for the crane. It is one of twelve constellations conceived by Petrus Plancius from the observations of Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman. Grus first appeared on a 35-cm diameter celestial globe published in 1598 in Amsterdam by Plancius and Jodocus Hondius and was depicted in Johann Bayer’s star atlas Uranometria of 1603. French

The Beauty Of Bettas By Visarute Angkatavanich

Posted on Friday, 22 June, 2018 by Zheluo Cai

A few years ago, Bangkok-based photographer Visarute Angkatavanich started selling his work through microstock sites, and so he went in search of some interesting subjects to populate his gallery and generate some sales. Interestingly, he found what he was looking for in his own house: his pet fish. Ever since he was

Connection Between Stress And Autoimmune Disease

Posted on Friday, 22 June, 2018 by Zheluo Cai

A massive study spanning 30 years of data and examining a cohort of over one million people has found a strong association between persons suffering from stress disorders, including PTSD, and an increased risk of developing autoimmune diseases such as arthritis and Crohn’s disease. The link between certain traumatic life

The Safest Places Around The World

Posted on Friday, 22 June, 2018 by Zheluo Cai

Gallup’s 2018 Global Law and Order report offer leaders an update on the progress countries are making toward achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of “promoting just, peaceful and inclusive societies” and highlights those countries that are in need of dire change. This report reveals the answers to the following questions