Articles by 박한나
박한나
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영국 상점 "눈물 모아 만든 소금" 판매
영국 런던의 한 상점에서 사람의 눈물을 모아 만든 조리용 소금을 판매해 화제다.구매자가 선택할 수 있는 눈물의 종류도 화가 나서 난 눈물과 슬픔의 눈물, 웃음 뒤의 눈물, 양파를 썰다 난 눈물 그리고 재채기를 하다 난 눈물 등 으로 다양하다.제품을 판매하는 온라인 쇼핑몰에 따르면 이 소금은 사람의 눈물을 체취해 끓인 후, 결정화 과정을 거쳐 손으로 일일이 거두어들이는 제조과정을 거친다.소금의 가격은 한 병에 7파운드(약 1만 3천원)이며, 5병 들이 한 세트는 30파운드(약 5만 5천원)으로 온라인과 오프라인 매장에서 판매된다.또한 이 가게는 울적함과 고통을 무마시켜 준다는 사탕 등 독특한 제품들을 판매해 고객을 늘리고 있다. <영문 기사>U.K. shop sells salt made from human
Podcast May 28, 2012
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2 Tibetans set selves on fire outside Lhasa temple
Two men engulfed themselves in towering flames outside a temple that is a popular tourist site in Lhasa, marking the first time a recent wave of self-immolations to protest Chinese rule has reached the tightly guarded Tibetan capital. The official Xinhua News Agency said one of the men died and the other was hospitalized after they set themselves on fire Sunday outside the Jokhang Temple. The r
World News May 28, 2012
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U.K. shop sells salt made from human tears
A London emporium has launched a type of cooking salt made from human tears, the Daily Mail reported. Customers can choose the salt product from a range of tears, including anger, sorrow, laughter, chopping onions or sneezing.According to the shop, Hoxton Street Monster Supplies, their salt “combines centuries-old craft with the freshest human tears which are gently boiled, released into shallow
Industry May 28, 2012
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Russian diplomat in Japan dies in fall off cliff during volleyball
A Russian general consul to Japan died after falling off a cliff during a volleyball game, reported Russian media Saturday citing the Russian embassy in Tokyo.Vladimir Pushkov was attending a party with colleagues in the state of Agano when he tried to return a ball that had overshot the court. But he lost control and fell off a cliff.Pushkov's deputy was then seriously injured in an attempt to re
World News May 28, 2012
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Couple splits over wife's 550 cats
An Israeli man says he wants to divorce his wife because she refuses to part with her 550 cats.The man, whose name was not reported, petitioned the Rabbinical Court in Beersheba for divorce from his cat-loving wife this week, The Times of Israel, Jerusalem, reported Sunday.He told the court he was unable to sleep in the couple's bedroom because his wife's hundreds of cats were constantly sleeping
Culture May 28, 2012
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Lee criticizes pro-N. Korea groups in S. Korea
President Lee Myung-bak on Monday urged "pro-North Korea" groups in South Korea to wake up to reality and stop blindly accepting nonsense assertions Pyongyang makes, calling their unconditional following of the communist regime "problematic."It was the first time Lee, who has tried to avoid ideological remarks, has openly criticized those sympathetic to North Korea by using the word, "jongbuk," wh
Politics May 28, 2012
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Man gets 120 years for brutal killing
A New Jersey couple received long prison sentences for carjacking a visitor to Atlantic City, forcing him into the trunk of his car and then stabbing him.Craig Arno, 46, was sentenced Thursday to 120 years, The Press of Atlantic City reported. Superior Court Judge Michael Donio said Arno must serve at least 100 years without parole, guaranteeing he will die in prison.Arno's former girlfriend, Jess
Travel May 25, 2012
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Teen solves centuries-old math problem
A 16-year-old in Germany who solved a centuries-old math problem credited his accomplishment to "schoolboy naivety."Shouryya Ray, whose family moved from India to Dresden when he was 12, solved a pair of fundamental particle dynamics problems posed by Isaac Newton more than 350 years ago to make it possible to calculate the flight path of a ball and predict how it will hit and bounce off a wall, T
Technology May 25, 2012
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Thinking of death makes some compassionate
Some people try to avoid all thoughts of death but U.S. researchers advise thinking about death can bring out the good in people.Kenneth Vail at the University of Missouri reviewed experiments involving people thinking about death. He also reviewed assessments of how people who were not directly involved in catastrophes responded after learning about them.Vail said people commonly felt a need to r
Technology May 25, 2012
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Ahn brings in ex-presidential press secretary as his spokesman
Potential presidential hopeful Ahn Cheol-soo has recently brought in a former presidential press secretary as his spokesman in a move seen as suggesting the popular professor and software developer is gearing up his bid for the top office. Ahn, 50, has been widely considered a potential opposition candidate in December's presidential vote since he demonstrated powerful influence over voters during
Politics May 25, 2012
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Chimpanzees have human-like personalities
Chimpanzees and orangutans really do have personalities "like people," British researchers say.The new findings address a long-standing debate about whether great apes possess human-like personalities or if such perceived behavior is an anthropomorphic projection of human observers, they said.Using a statistical method to remove any biases in human observers of apes' behavior, researchers at the U
Culture May 24, 2012
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Kitten freed after getting her head stuck in tire
A 10-week-old kitten that got her head stuck in a car wheel was rescued after one hour of struggle. The stray cat was discovered by a man living in Sparkbrook, Birmingham, who heard a desperate meowing and contacted one of the U.K.’s animal welfare charities, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Rescuers from the RSPCA tried to pull her out of the spare tire but failed. “I t
Technology May 24, 2012
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Seoul warns Pyongyang of 'grave consequences' from nuclear test
South Korea on Thursday warned North Korea of "grave consequences" and new international sanctions if the North goes ahead with a nuclear test, with Seoul officials assuming that Pyongyang is technically ready to conduct a third nuclear test. Officials and analysts believe that the North may soon set off a nuclear device following its failed launch of a long-range rocket on April 13. Pyongyang's t
North Korea May 24, 2012
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Man sues ex-fiancee for wedding deposits
A New York man has sued his ex-fiancee -- who twice broke off their engagement -- for nearly $50,000 in rent and wedding deposits he said she owes him.Steven Silverstein filed the suit Tuesday in Manhattan Supreme Court. He said even though Kendra Platt-Lee returned a $32,000 engagement ring, she still owes him, including half of the $54,367.87 she withdrew from their joint bank account, the New Y
May 24, 2012
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Prison for killing 'trophy' girlfriend
The 20-year-old son of a rich English jeweler was sentenced to at least 16 years in prison Tuesday for strangling his 17-year-old girlfriend.Elliot Turner was convicted Monday of the murder of Emily Longley, a model from New Zealand, The Daily Telegraph reported.His parents, Leigh and Anita Turner of Bournemouth, were found guilty of perverting the course of justice for allegedly trying to cover u
World News May 24, 2012
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