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Our minds play tricks on us all the time and they see things the way we want them to see it. The image you see first, therefore, says a lot about who you are based on your choice. by Team DailyNet May 11, 2018 Our personalities are quite complex and there are multiple traits which come into play to create the personality which we reflect. Our personalities have multiple sides and there are numerous dimensions of our personality which come together in a cumulative way to describe our overall attitude. Image Source: Pixabay That being said, we do have some primary traits which form the backbone of our personalities. While we add different dimensions to our thoughts with our experience and knowledge, the central qualities which define u

Eiko Kadono's playful tales about a young witch and her furry companion have entertained generations of Japanese readers, and have now earned her one of the highest honours in children's literature. Last month the 83-year-old was awarded the 2018 Hans Christian Andersen Award, sometimes called the Little Nobel Prize for Literature. The jury described the "ineffable charm" of Ms Kadono's picture books and novels, deeply rooted in Japan. She was inspired to write her most famous series - Kiki's Delivery Service or Majo no Takkyubin in Japanese - after her young daughter drew a picture of a witch with musical notes flying around it. "I made Kiki around the same age as my daughter was at that time, just between childhood and adulthood," Ms Kadono said, according to the Asahi Shimbun. "It's all about this kid getting to fly with her own magic." Late bloomer Born in Tokyo, Ms Kadono was evacuated from her home at age ten and sent to n

Orion Span A US-based start-up company has an ambitious plan to launch a luxury hotel into low-Earth orbit. The "Aurora Station" will give space tourists an amazing view of planet of Earth and is supposed to be an "affordable" way for citizens to enjoy space. Of course, with a twelve night stay aboard starting at around $9.5 million (£6.8 million) we'd take issue with the affordable part. Orion Space "We are launching the first-ever affordable luxury space hotel," said Frank Bunger, the CEO and founder of Orion Span - the start-up behind the idea. Speaking at the Space 2.0 Summit in San Jose, California, Bunger explained that the company was building the hotel itself and that, when finished, it'll be about the size of a large private jet. Interestingly, some of the engineers who are working on the project also helped to design and operate the modular International Space Station (ISS) currently orbiting our planet. And it's also worth r

  A monkey with a human face has caused a social media storm with its incredible expressions. Stunned tourists filmed the primate, which looks remarkably like a distressed man, at Tianjin Zoological Gardens in China. The cute clip soon went viral on Chinese social media and has been viewed more than 1.5million times since it was uploaded at the beginning of the week. Shocked viewers couldn't believe how much the money's eyes and mouth shared an uncanny resemblance to a human. Some even joked whether the primate was actually a zoo keeper. One commented: "Are you sure this is not the zoo keeper?" Another said: "Its eyes are trying to tell us something, don't you think?" A viewer added: "It looks lost!" Last week another animal with incredibly human-like features went viral.  Yogi the fluffy Shih-poo set fire to the internet after a photograph of him and his pal Daria, an eight-year-old Shih Tzu, was posted on Reddit

When the Vikings left the familiar fjords of Norway for icy, uncharted territories, they were at the mercy of weather. They had no magnetic compasses, and no way to ward off stretches of heavy clouds or fog that made it difficult to navigate by sun. How the explorers traversed open ocean during these times is a mystery that has long captivated scholars. Norse sagas refer to a sólarstein or “sunstone” that had special properties when held to the sky. In 1967, a Danish archaeologist named Thorkild Ramskou suggested these were crystals that revealed distinct patterns of light in the sky, caused by polarization, which exist even in overcast weather or when the sun dips below the horizon. Multiple translucent crystals fit the bill, namely calcite, cordierite and tourmaline. None have ever been found at Viking archaeological sites, but a calcite crystal was discovered in the wreck of a British warship from the 1500s, indicating it might have been a tool known to advanced ocean navigators.

A sperm whale found dead on the coast of  southern Spain was killed by swallowing 29 kilos (64 pounds) of plastic, government officials have confirmed. During an autopsy of the creature, investigators uncovered plastic bags, netting and a jerry can in the whale's digestive system. The death of the marine mammal has prompted authorities to launch a campaign against dumping plastic waste at sea. The body of the young male sperm whale, which was around 10 metres (33 feet) long and weighed more than six tonnes, was discovered washed ashore at Cabo de Palos in Mercia at the end of February. Experts at the region's El Valle Wildlife Rescue Centre, which carried out the procedure, said it had been unable to digest or excrete the plastic it ingested. The official cause of death was peritonitis, an infection of the inner lining of the stomach. Consuelo Rosauro, director-general for the natural environment in the region, told The Telegraph: 'Many animals get trapped in the rubbish

  There's a reason racism in America is so pervasive and intractable, says actor and activist Danny Glover. Plantation capitalism is woven into the fabric of the country -- "the wealth of this country was built around slavery," he told CBS News' Major Garrett, host of "The Takeout" podcast. Glover argues that a factor in the addressing race is that Americans have not given up the psychology around this "The Missouri Compromise, 1822, is based on due process," he told Garrett. "That white people have a right to own a slave. Like they have a right to own a cow. Like they have a right to own a pig. Like it or leave it. So you imagine how people seem from that vantage point as simply possessions." The Missouri Compromise was an act of Congress preserving the balance between slave states and free states by allowing Missouri into the U.S. as a slave state and Maine as a free state. This week marked the anniversary of the assassination of Dr

A photo posted to the team's Twitter feed on 24 March after a playoff win Police in Canada have confirmed that 14 people were killed when a lorry and a bus carrying a junior ice hockey team collided on Friday evening. The Humboldt Broncos were travelling on Highway 35, north of Tisdale in the province of Saskatchewan. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said 28 people were on the bus, 14 of whom were killed, including the driver. The other 14 aboard the bus have been taken to hospital. Three are in critical condition. In a tweet, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote: "I cannot imagine what these parents are going through". The lorry and the bus collided at around 17:00 local time (23:00 GMT). The Humboldt Broncos, who play in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, were en route to a play-off game against the Nipawin Hawks. Their team list shows the players are aged between 16 and 21. Royal Canadian Mounted Police inspector Ted Munro said rescue efforts were ongoing and t

Tracy Dean has been driving the bus at Alpine School District in Utah for 10 years. A kind bus driver in Utah has been styling the hair of an 11-year-old student whose mother died two years ago.  Tracy Dean, 47, who has been driving a bus for Alpine School District for 10 years, recently began braiding the hair of a young student on her morning route, Isabella Pieri. "I can tell she was struggling with her hair," Dean told ABC News. "We usually do two French braids first and once in a while she just wants one braid. I also taught her how to brush her hair.  "She'd get on the bus and she'd say, 'I brushed my hair. Does it look good?'" Dean said. "I'll say, 'You did awesome.'" Isabella's mom, Patricia Pieri, died two years ago from a rare brain illness, the girl's father, Philip Pieri, told ABC News.  Philip Pieri, 47, said he works grueling hours at a convenience store near his home in American Fork, Utah. When

Richard Osborn-Brooks had been held on suspicion of murder A man arrested on suspicion of murdering a suspected burglar has been released without charge. Richard Osborn-Brooks discovered two intruders at his home in South Park Crescent Hither Green, south-east London, on Wednesday. The 78-year-old was arrested after Henry Vincent, 37, from Kent, was fatally stabbed during a struggle in the kitchen. The Met said Mr Osborn-Brooks had been released and would face no action. Det Ch Insp Simon Harding said: "This is a tragic case for all of those involved. "As expected with any incident where someone has lost their life, my officers carried out a thorough investigation into the circumstances of the death." Police said they were called at about 00:45 BST to the property over reports of a burglary when they found Mr Vincent collapsed in nearby Further Green Road. Henry Vincent was under investigation over a separate burglary involving another elderly victim

A Georgia sheriff, whose politically incorrect welcome sign went viral in 2015, has a new, bold message for visitors to his county. “Our citizens have concealed weapons,” the welcome sign reads in part. “If you kill someone, we might kill you back.” But it doesn’t stop there. “Enjoy your stay!” the sign added. “We have ONE jail and 356 cemeteries.” Jolley's previous sign in 2015 defended the American flag and Christmas. He paid $553 for the sign out of his own pocket. The text read: “WARNING: Harris County is politically incorrect. We say: Merry Christmas, God Bless America and In God We Trust. We salute our troops and our flag. If this offends you…LEAVE!” At the time, Jolley told “FOX & Friends” he was “humbled” after receiving so much support, especially in his community, where he said people made supportive yard signs and t-shirts. The politically incorrect sheriff didn’t shy away from talking about those who disagree with him, either. "I spent 20 yea

Yaser Murtaja was shot in the stomach during Friday's mass protests, bringing total death toll to 31 since March 30. . A Palestinian journalist shot by Israeli forces during a mass demonstration along the Gaza border has died of his wounds. Yaser Murtaja, a photographer with the Gaza-based Ain Media agency, was shot in the stomach in Khuza'a in the south of the Gaza Strip on Friday, according to the Palestinian health ministry. Murtaja, 30, was hit despite wearing a blue flak jacket marked with the word "press", discerning him as a journalist. Hosam Salem, a photographer at the scene of the incident told Al Jazeera on Friday that he witnessed Murtaja drop to the ground after he was shot by Israeli forces. "Yaser was filming with his camera next to me when we heard the sound of gunfire," Salem said. "He just fell on the ground and said, 'I've been shot, I've been shot'." The Palestinian journalist syndicate