{"id":238,"date":"2013-10-19T05:05:08","date_gmt":"2013-10-19T05:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/?p=238"},"modified":"2013-10-19T05:05:08","modified_gmt":"2013-10-19T05:05:08","slug":"global-glimpse-currentworld-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/2013\/10\/19\/global-glimpse-currentworld-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Glimpse: CurrentWorld Events"},"content":{"rendered":"

By AUDREY JENKINS<\/strong> –\u00a0STAFF WRITER<\/em><\/p>\n

Provo, Utah: In a society that highly values digital media sharing, we the people often find ourselves Instagraming everything from our cats to our cars.<\/p>\n

However, a new study from Brigham Young University has found compelling evidence that may make you think twice before Instagraming your next delicious meal.<\/p>\n

Instagraming food, the study claims, causes over-exposure to food that makes the actual eating experience less pleasurable.<\/p>\n

In a study published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology, marketing professors at BYU asked 232 people to look at pictures of sweet or salty food. Then they were asked to have a salty snack.<\/p>\n

Those people who looked at the salty food pictures report enjoying their salty snack less than those who only looked at pictures of sweet foods. \u201cIn a way, you\u2019re becoming tired of that taste without even eating the food,\u201d Dr. Ryan Elder said. \u201cIt\u2019s sensory boredom.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stockholm, Sweden: A 65-year-old man convicted of sexual assault for masturbating on the beach was recently acquitted by the district court of Sodertorn.<\/p>\n

According to the court, the man could not be charged for assault because his \u201cactivities\u201d were not directed at any person in particular.<\/p>\n

Nosy Be, Madagascar: Three men were murdered by a mob in Madagascar for suspected involvement in the organ trafficking of a small child. On Oct. 3, local police found the body of a missing 8-year-old child, his genitals and tongue cut off.<\/p>\n

After a day-long search, an angry local mob reportedly burned two European men to death and lynched a local on a popular tourist beach.<\/p>\n

With tensions high in Madagascar in response to the upcoming Oct. 25 elections, government officials have publicly condemned the brutality and ordered a full investigation of the incident.<\/p>\n

United Kingdom: Three universities in the United Kingdom\u2014the University of Birmingham, the University of Edinburgh, and Heriot-Watt University\u2014have conducted a joint study that has finally provided some scientific evidence to negate the phenomenon that we all know so well: the selfie.<\/p>\n

According to the study, \u201cIncreased frequency of sharing photographs of the self, regardless of the type of target sharing the photographs, is related to a decrease in intimacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the researchers, sharing too many photos of yourself can produce a negative alienating effect on your viewing audience.<\/p>\n

On the plus side, the study also found that close friends do not have a problem viewing selfies of their friends.<\/p>\n

In fact, selfies may actually produce a positive bonding effect within tight-knit relationships, leading us to posit that it may be time to move your selfies from Facebook to Snapchat.<\/p>\n

London, England: Malala Yousafzai has been declared the winner of the 2013 RAW in WAR (Reach All Women in WAR) Anna Politkovskaya Award.<\/p>\n

The 16-year-old from Pakistan was given this award for female advocates of human rights in times of war and conflict after rising to Internet fame for her 2009 blog about desiring a safe education in Pakistan\u2019s Swat Valley.<\/p>\n

After surviving an attack from a Taliban gunman a year ago, she was flown to the U.K. for treatment, and now resides in Birmingham.<\/p>\n

Arizona: One of the world\u2019s most gruesome drugs has finally made its way into the United States.<\/p>\n

Banner Poison Center in Arizona reports the country\u2019s first two known cases of Krokodil use.<\/p>\n

Krokodil, which becae popular during heroin shortages in Russia, is a dangerous and lethal drug that ruptures blood vessels, causing surrounding tissue to die and turn green and scaly before rotting off, sometimes to the bone.<\/p>\n

A deadly mixture of codeine, gasoline, paint thinner, and alcohol, scientists estimate that the average life span of a Krokodil user is one to two years.<\/p>\n

Originally popularized because of cheap production compared to heroin, the drug has become particularly feared because of its ability to eliminate all rational thought or self-preservation instincts in its users, making them dangerous addicts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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