If you happen to visit Egypt one day, do remember not to flirt with girls, otherwise…read the following. Egyptian police have recently arrested hundreds of teenage boys in Cairo, reason being – sexual harassment. These boys, about 400 of them, at age of between 15 and 17, would be brought to a judge for flirting with girls. Police officials said that these teenagers would probably be fined in such cases.
According to sources, police have initiated the recent arrest after being pressurised by the Women’s rights groups. The groups have long been campaigned against sexual harassment and assault in Cairo. In one such case, a teenager was jailed one year for sexually assaulting two women. Another 17-year old teenage is facing trial for similar charge as well.
Sexually assault cases were relatively rare in Egypt, where there is no one law that defines sexual harassment. However, a man was sentenced to three years jail for groping a woman. During a Muslim holiday, 34 men had been arrested for allegedly assaulting women.
As global financial crisis seeps in, Russians are now cutting down their vodka production to avoid stockpiling. According to alcohol industry lobby and research group, Russia has been stockpiling its national drink six times higher at the start of the month than the same time a year ago. Reason being Russia could not sell off their vodka at the rate that they are producing; attributing to the impact of financial crisis. People are now more aware of their spending, including their expenses on drinks.
Effects of financial crisis have significant impact on alcohol poisoning as well, said Pavel Shapkin, president of the National Alcohol Association (NAA). NAA research organisation has reported an increase in alcohol intoxication, whereby people turned to cheaper vodka substitute.
There is now a need for the government to interfere in price of vodka, making it as affordable as possible to prevent drinkers from turning to anything containing alcohol content. There have been reports of drinkers turning to alcohol-containing cosmetics and cleaning agents. Widespread liver failure, jaundice and hepatitis could become serious if situation is left unattended.
For the first time, Internet addiction has been listed as a mental illness. The lead agency, General Hospital of Beijing Military Area, initiated the move by passing down standardisation. This standardisation shall be applied to the whole of China’s medical field in diagnosing of "Internet addiction".
According to experts, the new clinical standards define Internet addiction as a type of psychological and behavioral disorder caused by repeated and excessive use of Internet. Symptoms of such addiction include one that noted a daily continuous use of Internet reaching or exceeding six hours, in addition, with condition lasting three months or more.
Interested to know how much you face should be altered for it to look more attractive? The length of you lips, shape of your eyes, or nose of a certain length? Ask the Israeli scientists. They may not be able to physically change the way you look, however, they could tell you how your face could be enhanced based on their newly developed computer software.
This team of Isreali scientists has developed a software based on innate preferences that studies have shown for human faces. Professor Dani Lischinksi of Hebrew University in Jerusalem said that his team has fit in a set of mathematical model into data gathered from responses of people, whom were asked to rate each image given. Through this, the team is able to figure an optimised that one could have. Professor Lischinksi stressed that the software is not developed for everyone to look like stars in Hollywood; on the other hand, it served as a guide for effective make up application.
However, an interview with one woman revealed that she would not use the program as it might disappoint her by looking at her own perfect yet impossible look. The software also demands high qualit photographs to achieve desire optimisation, otherwise, the altered image might become distorted.
Masako Inoue, a zookeeper at the kushiro Municipal Zoo was tryng out a breeding plan for Tsuyoshi, a four-year-old, 200 kg (441 lb) cream-coloured polar bear with another of its playmate, a female polar bear since June. However, Inoue eventually realised that she was merely putting two female bears in the same vicinity.
Tsuyoshi had always been thought as a male bear since it was pegged three months after birth. Inoue did not have any doubt with regards to the bear’s gender only when she observed Tsuyoshi urinated in the same way as her female friend. A DNA examination was done on Tsuyoshi’s hair, followed by a manual exam, confirmed Tsuyoshi to be a female.
Misreading of gender is not uncommon for polar bears as their long hair makes it difficult to judge, especially for young bears. Inoue is coming out with another breeding plan with the help from other zoos.
If you are a fan of popular Star Wars, there is a good news here to share. Wielding of skywalker’s lightsabre would not be just restricted to game console such as Wii. Hollywood auction house had annouced the sale of the lightsabre pieced together from an old photography flashgun, estimated to fetch up to £120,000 ($184,000). The sabre was wielded by Mark Hamill in both Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back.
If this offer did appeal you, several other notable items of classic movie memorabilia will be up for grabs in the same sale. For instances, the bullwhip and fedora of Indiana Jones, which are expected to sell at £40,000 ($61,000) for each item. Others include three items offering at a minimum of £153,000 ($235,000). Which are a section of the original Death Star, C-3PO’s helmet and the 83in flying saucer used in sci-fi film Forbidden Planet
Debra Rogoff made an amusing discovery in her cracker box. Instead of crackers she found $ 10 000 in it.
Mrs. Rogoff went to the grocery store near her house and picked up a cracker box, which later was observed by her daughter to contain 100$ bills which amounted to 10 00 USD. Instead of being amused and keeping it, the Rogoffs grew curiosity towards how could the money had made into the cracker box.
As the element of doubt was building up strongly in their minds the idea of something big behind this discovery has been slowly developing in their minds. So without waiting another minute they have informed the police about it.
Police has enquired regarding it with the store keeper and recovered that an old lady approached him saying that she has mistaken her savings box for cracker box and placed it for replacement. The police returned the box to the lady, who found her cracker box safer than a bank. Neither the rogoffs nor the police ever heard a word of Thank You also from the old lady.
An eight-year old German boy was reported to have crashed his teacher’s after he was sent out of class for disrupting a lesson. The boy managed to pinch his 40-year-old teacher car key when she latter was not looking. Despite being untrained, the young fellow was capable of starting the engine and accelerating the vehicle into first gear.
After approximately 25 m, the boy could no longer manoeuvre the vehicle well, which later crashed into a Volvo that was parked in the car park outside the school. When questioned, the boy revealed that he wanted to drive back home to complain to his mum about being sent out of class.
Police estimated a total damage of 8000 euros in the total incident.
Having a cold beer or a can of fizzy drink is what most can think of when it comes to a hot weather. How about the idea of refrigerating the whole beach? This is what Palazzo Versace fashion house, a luxury hotel in Dubai, is planning to do for their wealthy hotel guests. The project will include a network of pipes beneath the sand containing a coolant that could absorb heat from the surface, thus guests could enjoy strolling comfortably along the beach even on a hot sunny day. The overall control would be via an automated thermostat system.
If you think this is the end of the luxury, think twice. To make the hotel even more attractive, there have been proposals to refrigerate the swimming pool and installing giant blowers to create gentle breezes over the beach. These are how far the luxury hotel is preparing to cater for its wealthy guests in the competitive hotel business.
Competition among hotels are becoming more intense in Dubai, especially with one of the world’s first seven stars hotel, the Burj Al Arab, being launched in the city. Armani, a competitor hotel with Versace, is building a similar branded hotel.
Though the above might sounds attractive to potential tourists, on the other hand, such plans have angered the environmentalists. Rachel Noble, the campaigns officer at Tourism Concern commented that such destructive lifestyle would contribute to climatic change, whose consequences would be felt by the poor.
Imagine if your friend send you an email late in the night, asking you to join her for a wine. Researchers from the University of Toledo reported what doctors believe to be the first ever case of sleepwalk mailing, in other words, using the internet while sleeping.
The case happened on a 44 year-old woman, who got up after sleeping for 2 hrs to send three emails to her friends. Apparently, the woman did get up of the bed, but did not wake up from her sleep. What she did was complex, which required her to on the computer, connect to the net, and log on to compose three emails.
Mails composed were not well-formatted and written in strange language with a mixture of upper and lower cases.
Neurologists commented that sleepwalk mailing is far beyond simple sleepwalking, as in such event it required complex behaviour and co-ordinated movements including typing, composing and writing the messages. It also amazed neurologists that the woman was able to remember her password to turn the computer on, though she remembered none of such happenings after she woke up.
The causes are still not understood, but researchers believe that it might be triggered by prescription of medication.
If you happen to visit Egypt one day, do remember not to flirt with girls, otherwise…read the following. Egyptian police have recently arrested hundreds of teenage boys in Cairo, reason being – sexual harassment. These boys, about 400 of them, at age of between 15 and 17, would be brought to a judge for flirting with girls. Police officials said that these teenagers would probably be fined in such cases. 
As global financial crisis seeps in, Russians are now cutting down their vodka production to avoid stockpiling. According to alcohol industry lobby and research group, Russia has been stockpiling its national drink six times higher at the start of the month than the same time a year ago. Reason being Russia could not sell off their vodka at the rate that they are producing; attributing to the impact of financial crisis. People are now more aware of their spending, including their expenses on drinks. 
For the first time, Internet addiction has been listed as a mental illness. The lead agency, General Hospital of Beijing Military Area, initiated the move by passing down standardisation. This standardisation shall be applied to the whole of China’s medical field in diagnosing of "Internet addiction". 
Interested to know how much you face should be altered for it to look more attractive? The length of you lips, shape of your eyes, or nose of a certain length? Ask the Israeli scientists. They may not be able to physically change the way you look, however, they could tell you how your face could be enhanced based on their newly developed computer software. 
Masako Inoue, a zookeeper at the kushiro Municipal Zoo was tryng out a breeding plan for Tsuyoshi, a four-year-old, 200 kg (441 lb) cream-coloured polar bear with another of its playmate, a female polar bear since June. However, Inoue eventually realised that she was merely putting two female bears in the same vicinity. 
If you are a fan of popular Star Wars, there is a good news here to share. Wielding of skywalker’s lightsabre would not be just restricted to game console such as Wii. Hollywood auction house had annouced the sale of the lightsabre pieced together from an old photography flashgun, estimated to fetch up to £120,000 ($184,000). The sabre was wielded by Mark Hamill in both Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back.
Debra Rogoff made an amusing discovery in her cracker box. Instead of crackers she found $ 10 000 in it.
An eight-year old German boy was reported to have crashed his teacher’s after he was sent out of class for disrupting a lesson. The boy managed to pinch his 40-year-old teacher car key when she latter was not looking. Despite being untrained, the young fellow was capable of starting the engine and accelerating the vehicle into first gear. 
Having a cold beer or a can of fizzy drink is what most can think of when it comes to a hot weather. How about the idea of refrigerating the whole beach? This is what Palazzo Versace fashion house, a luxury hotel in Dubai, is planning to do for their wealthy hotel guests. The project will include a network of pipes beneath the sand containing a coolant that could absorb heat from the surface, thus guests could enjoy strolling comfortably along the beach even on a hot sunny day. The overall control would be via an automated thermostat system. 
Imagine if your friend send you an email late in the night, asking you to join her for a wine. Researchers from the University of Toledo reported what doctors believe to be the first ever case of sleepwalk mailing, in other words, using the internet while sleeping. 
