Ever had an ice cream you didn’t enjoy? Obviously not, because Ice cream just has to be the best food ever. But, this universal popularity also means a variety of different cultural, experimental or just plain weird flavors. Here we present 10 such blends from around the world. 1. Horse Meat For various reasons, consumption of horse meat is a taboo for most people. However, when it comes to Japan, their food concepts are radically different. Well known for consumption of raw seafood as Sushis and Sashamis, the Japanese also savor a relatively unknown raw delicacy known as Basashi or … Continue reading Whats your favourite Ice cream flavour?

Facebook fuels American flag business in Pakistan dawn.com Pakistani Islamists shouting slogans during a protest in Karachi against the published caricatures of Prophet Mohammed on Facebook. In Pakistan a row about Facebook, censorship and religious sacrilege means booming demand for replica American and Israeli flags to go up in flames at protest rallies. – AFP Photo Pakistan Eunuch tells Pakistan court wedding claims ‘conspiracy’ Eunuch tells Pakistan court wedding claims ‘conspiracy’ KARACHI: In Pakistan a row about Facebook, censorship and religious sacrilege means booming demand for replica American and Israeli flags to go up in flames at protest rallies. That … Continue reading At least Facebook helps sell American flags to Mullahs!

by Farah Zahidi Moazzam dawn.com The race begins quite early. It starts with animated discussions about which school the baby-to-be will go to. One-year-olds are sent to playschools that guarantee admissions in top-of-the-line schools offering O Levels. Before admission tests, tiny tots are taken for regular visits to familiarise them with the schools they will apply for admission to, and photos of that school’s principal are lifted off the internet and repeatedly shown to the toddlers to make sure they are relaxed during the interview. Fast-forward eight to 10 years. Mothers (and I confess to being one of them) can … Continue reading The politics of professionals

Face-off with Facebook By Irfan Husain dawn TV coverage of the recent demonstrations in Pakistan against Facebook showed angry, bearded faces of men who, it must be said, would be hard pressed to describe what the social networking phenomenon is about. –Photo by Reuters Of late, Facebook, the global social networking site, has been experiencing a series of glitches on its path to world conquest. With over 400 million users, and revenues in excess of a billion dollars, it is one of the Internet’s biggest success stories. And no, Pakistan’s decision to impose a ban on the site has nothing … Continue reading Mullahfication of Pakistans Internet?

VIEW: The desire for peace –Ikram Sehgal There is now a dire and immediate need to change old mindsets and give way to a new and positive thinking. Both Pakistan and India need to avoid shortsighted policies for political point-scoring or short-term gains Peace and good relations between Pakistan and India will remain a dream unless two core issues are sorted out. Kashmir has lingered for over 60 years for a resolution while the one now taking priority is the dispute over water. The water dispute directly threatens the very survival of Pakistan because of the continuing impasse over our … Continue reading Pakistan and India – desire for peace?

COMMENT: Embedded with the Taliban? –Dr Mohammad Taqi Many in the Pakistani media used the 2007-2009 lawyers’ movement in Pakistan as an ablution ritual to distance themselves from their fundamentalist past and created a centrist illusion around themselves “Newspapermen commit murder every day and week and go unpunished. Not that they escape judgment when they murder the King’s English; for that crime they are duly condemned. But day in and day out, they ‘kill stories’ with impunity. Or without criticism they may even ‘bury’ a story that is ‘alive’…” — Dorothy Colburn, ‘Newspaper Nomenclature’, February 1927 A couple of weeks … Continue reading In Bed with the Taliban?

Uh-oh! I hope T-Rex doesn’t like the smell of coffee! By Daily Mail Reporter Suddenly the prospect of a grumpy boss waiting in the office didn’t seem so scary. As he turned the corner, this startled worker found himself face to face with something just a little more frightening. No doubt this confrontation with a toothy T-Rex in the rush hour got the adrenaline pumping more than his early-morning coffee. Monster morning! A giant Tyrannosaurus Rex attracts attention from a pedestrian on his way to the office The animatronic dinosaur model was being hoisted into Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery … Continue reading T-Rex in Birminghamstanibad!

Sony unveils super-thin OLED screen that can be rolled around a pencil By Daily Mail Reporter Sony has developed was it calls ‘the world’s first’ flexible colour video screen, that is so sheer it can be rolled around a pencil. The Japanese electronics giant created the 4.1″ across prototype using an ultra-thin flexible material covered in organic semiconductors. The OLED screen has a 432 x 240 resolution with a 1000:1 contrast ratio and a brightness of 100cd/m2. The ultra-thin screen continues to show a clear picture even when it is rolled A video shows how the 0.08mm thick screen continues … Continue reading Sony unveils super-thin OLED screen

Rogue car clamper who fleeced £3k a day from ‘vulnerable’ motorists is jailed By Andrew Levy ‘Just desserts’: Andrew Baker, 29, outside Birmingham Crown Court. He has been jailed for two years over a car clamping scam A rogue car clamper who fleeced more than 100 victims out of tens of thousands of pounds was jailed yesterday for two years. Andrew Baker targeted motorists whether they were legitimately parked or not, clamping their cars within minutes of them arriving at car parks across three towns or cities. Many of the 29-year-old’s ‘vulnerable’ victims were accompanied by children while others were … Continue reading Time for British Motorists to RESIST the car clampers!

Transportation Low-emission, and self-repairing, these two features are enough to make Audi A9 Hybrid Concept one of the cars most expected in the future. Designed by Spanish car designer Daniel Garcia, the Audi A9 will do a much better work than Audi’s current flagship model A8. Its windscreen and the roof are made from nanotech material that can automatically repair itself when damaged. Powered by a hybrid engine, the vehicle will result less pollution than usual ones. Other character also includes bodywork with a unique “electronic paint”, which means you can change the vehicle’s color via simple touch of a … Continue reading Audi A9 Hybrid Concept