2,400 Year Old Bongs With Cannabis Residue Found

Confirming Herodotus's accounts of cannabis use in ancient times, tests on 2,400 year old gold relics revealed cannabis and opium residue. 

Herodotus is considered to be the father of "History" and recorded rituals involving the use of plants which produced strange smoke by the Scythians. 

Seven pounds of gold artifacts were discovered in a Scythian burial mound in southern Russia, including two bucket-shaped vessels, three gold cups, a heavy finger ring, two neck rings, and a gold bracelet. The residue on the vessels revealed traces of cannabis and opium, proving that the Scythians did indeed use these drugs.

National Geographic: Gold Artifacts Tell Tale of Drug-Fueled Rituals

President Park and Sewol Ferry Tragedy

The Sewol Ferry tragedy, where almost 300 students died over several days trapped inside the capsized ferry, is still riddled with questions. Although, the ferry was found to lack sufficient ballast and top heavy with too much freight, there is much controversy surrounding the rescue efforts. After the tragedy, the Presidential Office said that it was not the control tower for these types of accidents. But on the afternoon of the tragedy, President Park visited the emergency command station and made orders. The tragedy happened at 9;30 am.

The families of the deceased are probably the ones most informed and they have asked for over two and a half years on the whereabouts of President Park on that morning. They have never received a reply stating that the President's whereabouts are state secrets. Then last week, they said that the President was in her private residence on the Presidential compound, performing duties. Everyone asked, if that's all, why all the silence for over 2 and a half years?

Previously, when asked about the President having cosmetic surgery on the day of the tragedy, the President's Office said that no nurses were on duty and no doctors came that day.

Recently, two military nurses were found to be on duty on that day. The media tracked them down and interviewed them. The nurses state they were at the medical facility inside the Presidential compound, but they did not see the President that day, and that the President did not have cosmetic surgery that day.

How do they know? They did not see her. They were in a separate building away from the President's residences. Why did they add that part? Both of them in separate interviews.

Now, the press has found out that there were two more nurses on duty. In addition, they allege that two military doctors in charge at the time had been promoted in unusual circumstances. Then there is the plastic surgeon who received favors from the President. Although the President swears that her friend had given the favors by misleading her.

Stranger than any fiction story. Stay tuned...

Dark Matter, Dark Energy and Black Holes

Black holes are sucking in matter, dark energy is expanding space. There should be some relation. Are there things that can escape gravity?

There are things with no mass. How are they sucked in by black holes? How does dark matter fit in?

Black stars. Instead of black holes, they are black stars. Maybe, they shoot out space. Start of a good story.

Those are physical parts of the world. Let's delve into the metaphysical.

World Record For Peaceful Demonstration In Seoul?

Could it be a world record for the largest ever peaceful demonstrations? Most likely.

Over 2.3 million protested throughout Korea, over 1.8 million in Seoul, demanding that President Park step down. Most are pissed that she had the audacity to lie to them on national TV. Not once, but thrice, pretending to apologize to the country.

Hankyoreh: Torches blaze as 2.32 million call for Pres. Park’s resignation (Great pics)

Korea Times: More than 2 million take to streets  (Great pics)

Korea Herald: Record 2.3 million attend anti-Park rally  (Great pics)

Trying to look at the bright side.

Grew up watching Johnny Carson and David Letterman. Now, I smile when I watch Dave Chappelle and Jimmy Fallon.

Good to smile, once in a while. Listening to a lot of good music also helps. 

Seoul Anti-Park Protests - 6th Week

The protest organizers announced at 7:30 pm that over 1.5 million people had attended the demonstrations in Seoul demanding President Park step down immediately. Another 400,000 demonstrated in other cities around Korea.

As of 9:00 pm, over 2.12 million have participated in demonstrations all over Korea.

40% Income Tax On Over $450,000

In return for passing next year's government budget, the opposition parties succeeded in increasing income tax to 40% on those making over 500 million won a year, which is about $450,000. They also managed to squeeze in 8.6 billion won (about $800 million) for pre-school education.

On the impeachment front, the ruling party says they will agree to the President stepping down in April 2017 with presidential elections in June 2017. If the President doesn't consent by Dec. 9, the ruling party moderates will vote for impeachment.

The media is playing up the new sanctions against North Korea as some really big thing.

Chosun Ilbo:  Too Many Self-Employed, a Drain on Korea's Economy

There are very few jobs in Korea and we have a lot of foreign workers too. 

Why Are President Park's People Taking Xanax?

The presidential spokesman said that 836 Xanax and other pills were for jet lag and were given to presidential staff.

Are Korean presidential doctors ignorant of the existence of modafinil? They are doctors. Of course, they know about modafinil. Then what were the pills for? Many point out that since so many were prescribed and used, someone could have been addicted.

Most media are not reporting much on this issue. They must believe the presidential spokesman.