How a beautiful stranger will send a man’s stress hormones soaring…especially if he’s not in the same league Sensation: Bo Derek bewitched Dudley Moore in the film 10 and scientists have shown this effect can cause inferior men health-worsening stress A racing pulse and sweaty palms are well known as the signs of instant attraction. Now research shows that for men just five minutes spent alone with a beautiful stranger causes so much stress it may be bad for the heart. The effects are worst for men who might think they are not “in the same league” as the woman … Continue reading Spending time with beautiful ladies will end your life faster!

Rip-off Britain: iPad to cost 25% more in the UK than it does in US stores British consumers will have to pay far more than their US counterparts for Apple’s new iPad, it has emerged. Apple has announced that the starting price in the UK will be £429 for the 16GB model with a WiFi link to the internet – around 25per cent more than the US. The equivalent price for the same device on the other side of the Atlantic is around £340. British consumers will have to pay around 25 per cent more than their US counterparts for … Continue reading Ripping off British Sheep: iPad to cost 25% more in the UK

Dr Michael Nazir-Ali says his main concern is that his two sons are OK following the attack The former Bishop of Rochester’s two sons have been set upon in a racial attack, it has emerged. Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, the first Asian bishop appointed by the Church of England, last night condemned the gang assault. Pakistani-born Dr Nazir-Ali, who retired last September, said: ‘Any act of violence is concerning but it makes it even worse that it was racially motivated. ‘My main concern is making sure the boys are OK. ‘I was the Bishop of Rochester for 15 years and we … Continue reading EDL thugs attack sons of UK’s first Asian bishop

The study of our language and literature is so fundamental to society that everyone ought to have access to it Alexander Hay guardian.co.uk The benefits of a degree in English should not be overlooked. Photograph: Lorna Roach For English degrees, the future does not look good. The cost of a degree will skyrocket if the top-up cap is removed, while the money an arts graduate earns is all too often pitiful, with some undergraduates never breaking even after their hefty debts are repaid. Worse is to come. Academics are warning that the present “age of austerity” will lead to big … Continue reading Offer free English degree courses to all?

Four Lions: Laugh? I roared Four Lions is the first comedy clear enough about the subtleties of the Muslim experience to satirise it properly Tania Ahsan guardian.co.uk Arsher Ali in Four Lions, Chris Morris’s comedy about jihadist suicide bombers Chris Morris’s eagerly awaited debut feature film, Four Lions, is released today. As the man behind the Brass Eye special on paedophilia, Morris doesn’t so much court controversy as stalk it. Four Lions is a comedy about jihadist suicide bombers. Even the description seems to suggest that Morris has taken to wearing a sign on his back saying “fatwa me” but … Continue reading Four Lions is the first comedy clear enough about the subtleties of the Muslim experience to satirise it properly

Which militant group inspired Times Square suspect? dawn.com Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani-American believed to have planned a car bomb attack in New York’s Times Square. – AFP ISLAMABAD: Evidence of ties between the failed New York bomber and Pakistan’s Taliban may only lead investigators to a murky militant network that is difficult to crack and offers no clues on possible future attacks. Pakistan’s Taliban claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing on Saturday and a US official said investigators see “plausible links” between Pakistani-American Faisal Shahzad, the main accused, and the group but had not yet made a final determination. Reconstructing … Continue reading Is intelligence failing?

Let’s begin again By Kuldip Nayar dawn.com Samajwadi party supporters chant slogans and offer sweets during a rally in Allahabad celebrating the sentencing of Ajmal Kasab. The lone surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks that left 166 people dead was condemned to death by an Indian judge May 6 after a year-long trial over the bloody attacks that traumatised the nation. –AFP Photo/Diptendu Dutta Eleven-year-old Devika has not yet reconciled to what happened to her on Nov 26, 2008. While waiting at a bus stop, she was hit by a bullet and lost her right leg. That gunman Ajmal … Continue reading When will India deal with its Hindu Taliban?

Unanswered questions Dawn Editorial House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS),(C) speaks while flanked by Rep.David Price (D-NC) (L) ,House Intelligence Committee Chairman Silvestre Reyes (D-TX)(2nd-L) and House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-MO) (R),during a news conference on Capitol Hill on May 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. The House national security chairs spoke about the response to the attempted car bombing in Times Square and the arrest of Faisal Shahzad. – Photo by AFP. Provinces Four policemen killed in Mansehra attack Four policemen killed in Mansehra attack A lone wolf or member of a terrorist network? That is … Continue reading Faisal Shahzad – A lone wolf or member of a terrorist network?

The infrastructure of jihad By Cyril Almeida dawn.com This undated photo shows Faisal Shahzad, right, and his wife Huma Mian. Shahzad was arrested at a New York airport on charges that he drove a bomb-laden SUV meant to cause a fireball in Times Square, federal authorities said. –AP Photo/Orkut.com From the moment the world saw footage of the SUV belching smoke in Times Square, you just knew that it was going to be a Pakistani. And Faisal Shahzad didn’t disappoint. Never mind that the plot seems to be have been ridiculously amateurish, that the ‘bomb’ seems to have been assembled … Continue reading Is there an American Taliban infrastructure in place in the US?

Where a few plotters of terror and mayhem succeed, many more fail in spectacular fashion. Here’s a list of the standouts. By Freya Petersen Published: May 6, 2010 09:27 ET A police officer in New York’s Times Square on May 3, 2010, two days after a thwarted car bombing. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters) BOSTON — We begin with a simple truism: All bombers are losers. Now consider our list of the top-10 “loser bombers” — well, nine of them would-be bombers whose equipment, strategy, conviction or brains failed them when it mattered most, and one (very) amateur Kamikaze pilot. What all 10 have in common … Continue reading Top Ten Loser Bombers