Pakistanis consider India a greater threat than Taliban and Al Qaeda with a quarter viewing Pakistani terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, blamed for 2008 Mumbai attacks, favourably, according to a new study.
Most Pakistanis sampled (53 per cent) said they saw India as the biggest threat to the country versus 23 per cent for the Taliban and 3 per cent for Al Qaeda, suggests the poll released by the Pew Research Centre, a Washington based think tank.
A quarter of respondents said they had a favourable view of LeT versus 35 percent who said they had an unfavourable view, while 40 percent offered no opinion about the outfit that US experts warn is trying to expand its reach beyond the region.
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Sister sells war hero's medals to go on cruise.
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The sister of a British soldier who was killed in Afghanistan sold his medals and uniform so she could buy clothes to go on a Mediterranean cruise.
Royal Marine Rob Deering, 33, was killed in Helmand province in Afghanistan in December 2008 when he stepped on a booby trap while trying to help injured comrades.
His 37-year-old sister - Elaine - inherited his four war medals, his uniform and an inscribed memorial shell casing. But a year later, she sold the entire lot on eBay for 1,100 pounds.
EBay trader John Langley, who travelled to her house to buy the items, was so shocked to be offered the mementos that he tracked down the dead soldier's fiancee and gave her the medals for free.
Royal Marine Rob Deering, 33, was killed in Helmand province in Afghanistan in December 2008 when he stepped on a booby trap while trying to help injured comrades.
His 37-year-old sister - Elaine - inherited his four war medals, his uniform and an inscribed memorial shell casing. But a year later, she sold the entire lot on eBay for 1,100 pounds.
EBay trader John Langley, who travelled to her house to buy the items, was so shocked to be offered the mementos that he tracked down the dead soldier's fiancee and gave her the medals for free.
iPhone voted ‘Coolest Thing on the Planet’
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Apple’s iPhone has been voted the coolest thing on the planet.
A poll of 3,000 Brits saw the iPhone just ahead of its maker Apple, which was at the second place.
The Internet was the third coolest thing according to the Costa Coffee study.
At the fourth place was the iPod, while Aston Martin's DB9 rounded up the top 5.
Cadbury's chocolate and auction site eBay also made it to the top 10.
Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp was the coolest celebrity in 21st while Cheryl Tweedy (48th) and Ant and Dec (52nd) topped John Lennon (59th) and Beyonce Knowles (68th).
A poll of 3,000 Brits saw the iPhone just ahead of its maker Apple, which was at the second place.
The Internet was the third coolest thing according to the Costa Coffee study.
At the fourth place was the iPod, while Aston Martin's DB9 rounded up the top 5.
Cadbury's chocolate and auction site eBay also made it to the top 10.
Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp was the coolest celebrity in 21st while Cheryl Tweedy (48th) and Ant and Dec (52nd) topped John Lennon (59th) and Beyonce Knowles (68th).
Unborn baby saves mom's life by kicking in womb!
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You may call it a miracle -- a baby saved his mother's life before he was even born just by kicking in the womb only to alert doctors of a tumour inside.
Mother-to-be 26-year-old Claire feared she was losing him 18 weeks into the pregnancy. But, doctors discovered the "miscarriage" was actually a tumour of the womb -- which her unborn son had kicked free, the 'News of the World' reported.
Claire was advised to have an abortion immediately so her cancer could be treated. But she said: "I couldn't end my baby's life when he had just saved mine.
Mother-to-be 26-year-old Claire feared she was losing him 18 weeks into the pregnancy. But, doctors discovered the "miscarriage" was actually a tumour of the womb -- which her unborn son had kicked free, the 'News of the World' reported.
Claire was advised to have an abortion immediately so her cancer could be treated. But she said: "I couldn't end my baby's life when he had just saved mine.
Now an ice cream made exclusively for dogs in UK.
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In Britain an average person consumes almost eight litres of ice cream a year, with the great majority eaten during the summer months.
The K99 ice cream van serves two flavours of dog ice cream, Dog Eat Hog World, which is a gammon and chicken sorbet, and Canine Cookie Crunch, which is a dog biscuits and ice cream mix.
Both are made from soya milk and have, according to the organisers, been developed by animal nutritionists and are perfectly safe for all dogs to eat.
Post-dinner tipple cuts health risks in elderly
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Now say cheers! A peg or two of alcohol after dinner can reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and dementia in elderly people, claim scientists.
Research shows that elderly people who take one or two drinks a day have up to 30 percent lower mortality rates than teetotallers. And the best time to enjoy a tipple is after a meal, when it can be absorbed by the food rather than making the drinker feel light-headed.
According to Daily Mail, researchers at the University of Western Australia studied the effects of regular drinking on about 25,000 people over 65.
Research shows that elderly people who take one or two drinks a day have up to 30 percent lower mortality rates than teetotallers. And the best time to enjoy a tipple is after a meal, when it can be absorbed by the food rather than making the drinker feel light-headed.
According to Daily Mail, researchers at the University of Western Australia studied the effects of regular drinking on about 25,000 people over 65.
Scientists solve chicken and egg riddle ?
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(cnn.com) Researchers in Britain have been credited with cracking the age-old conundrum about the chicken and the egg. But are they right?
After the publication of the rather dry-sounding scientific paper, "Structural Control of Crystal Nuclei by an Eggshell Protein," press headlines proclaimed the answer was... the chicken.
However, one of the paper's lead authors, Colin Freeman, from the University of Sheffield in northern England, told CNN that the result was not as conclusive as it seemed.
"I would argue that the concept of an eggshell came about way before the chicken, it's dinosaur or even pre-dinosaur thing. That's something to talk to an evolutionary biologist about probably," he said.
After the publication of the rather dry-sounding scientific paper, "Structural Control of Crystal Nuclei by an Eggshell Protein," press headlines proclaimed the answer was... the chicken.
However, one of the paper's lead authors, Colin Freeman, from the University of Sheffield in northern England, told CNN that the result was not as conclusive as it seemed.
"I would argue that the concept of an eggshell came about way before the chicken, it's dinosaur or even pre-dinosaur thing. That's something to talk to an evolutionary biologist about probably," he said.
Medical Help Refusal=Death=Just Fine? What the hell is happening in the world.
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A consumer court has asked a Delhi doctor to pay compensation of Rs 3 lakh to the family of a seriously injured soldier who died outside his clinic two years ago and reminded him of the Hippocratic Oath he had taken to "render help to a dying man".
The Delhi State Consumer Redressal Commission in its recent ruling also asked the Medical Council of India to take appropriate action against Dr A.K. Minocha, who has a clinic in west Delhi's Janakpuri locality.
The commission, headed by Justice Barkat Ali Zaidi, said in its scathing indictment, "It is not only a government doctor who is bound to render help to a dying man. Every doctor is bound by the Hippocratic Oath and must render help to a seriously injured person."
The Delhi State Consumer Redressal Commission in its recent ruling also asked the Medical Council of India to take appropriate action against Dr A.K. Minocha, who has a clinic in west Delhi's Janakpuri locality.
The commission, headed by Justice Barkat Ali Zaidi, said in its scathing indictment, "It is not only a government doctor who is bound to render help to a dying man. Every doctor is bound by the Hippocratic Oath and must render help to a seriously injured person."
Brain scans may help find your ideal job
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Neuroscientists will soon be able to pinpoint your talents by just looking at the landscape of your mind.
They are slowly mapping the brain so they can match particular areas to particular skills and knowledge, reports The Telegraph.
The so-called "psychometric assessments" could also show how good you are with your hands and whether you have any "super talents".
The latest research by the University of California scanned the brains of more than 6,000 volunteers and compared the brain map with the results of battery of eight cognitive tests to see if there was a correlation between brain and aptitude.
They are slowly mapping the brain so they can match particular areas to particular skills and knowledge, reports The Telegraph.
The so-called "psychometric assessments" could also show how good you are with your hands and whether you have any "super talents".
The latest research by the University of California scanned the brains of more than 6,000 volunteers and compared the brain map with the results of battery of eight cognitive tests to see if there was a correlation between brain and aptitude.
No 'Bajaj' for their popular bike brands?
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Rajiv, who is the Managing Director of the firm while addressing shareholders in its annual report for 2009-10, Rahul said it pleased him that the company is leveraging its key brands to maximise profits.
"Your Managing Director often says that while products may generate market share, brands provide pricing power and create higher profits. I am increasingly tending to agree with him," the senior Bajaj wrote.
His comment is in contrast to the opinion he expressed earlier about the changes brought in by his son on the branding front.
Rajiv had said the 'Bajaj' name will be done away with from the motorcycles as the brand has been diluted, having presence from electricals to insurance to automobiles.
"Your Managing Director often says that while products may generate market share, brands provide pricing power and create higher profits. I am increasingly tending to agree with him," the senior Bajaj wrote.
His comment is in contrast to the opinion he expressed earlier about the changes brought in by his son on the branding front.
Rajiv had said the 'Bajaj' name will be done away with from the motorcycles as the brand has been diluted, having presence from electricals to insurance to automobiles.
Eating lunch off toilet seats safer than office desk!
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Having lunch off a toilet seat is safer than a typical office desk, according to an American microbiologist.
"There's more faecal bacteria in your kitchen sink than in your toilet after you flush it. People nuke their bathrooms, but not their kitchens," The New Zealand Herald quoted Dr Charles Gerba, of Arizona University, as saying.
He added: "There are 200 times more E. coli on the cutting board than on a toilet seat. It's safer to make a sandwich on a toilet seat than on a cutting board in the average home."
This is because many people don't sanitise the board properly after cutting up raw meat, or don''t use separate boards for raw meat and ready-to-eat foods.
"There's more faecal bacteria in your kitchen sink than in your toilet after you flush it. People nuke their bathrooms, but not their kitchens," The New Zealand Herald quoted Dr Charles Gerba, of Arizona University, as saying.
He added: "There are 200 times more E. coli on the cutting board than on a toilet seat. It's safer to make a sandwich on a toilet seat than on a cutting board in the average home."
This is because many people don't sanitise the board properly after cutting up raw meat, or don''t use separate boards for raw meat and ready-to-eat foods.
Mexican man caught smuggling small 18 monkeys in his clothes.
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Mexican authorities have arrested a man who was trying to smuggle 18 small monkeys into the country by carrying them in his clothing.
Roberto Sol Cabrera, a Mexican citizen, was stopped at a random check at Mexico City's international airport after arriving from Lima.
In a statement, police said Mr Cabrera Zavaleta had been behaving "nervously".
Once he was searched, it was discovered that he had hidden 18 titi monkeys in a girdle around his waist.
After his arrest, Mr Sol Cabrera confessed that the animals had travelled in his luggage, and that he had put them under his clothing "to protect them from X-rays" as he was going through customs.
The animals had been put into socks, police explained, and two of them were dead at the time of confiscation.
In a statement, police said Mr Cabrera Zavaleta had been behaving "nervously".
Once he was searched, it was discovered that he had hidden 18 titi monkeys in a girdle around his waist.
After his arrest, Mr Sol Cabrera confessed that the animals had travelled in his luggage, and that he had put them under his clothing "to protect them from X-rays" as he was going through customs.
The animals had been put into socks, police explained, and two of them were dead at the time of confiscation.
Germans party in oneof the country's busiest stretches of "Autobahn".
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This is one of the craziest venue i ever heard for the Party Goers. Germans had organised an enormous party on one of the country's busiest stretches of "Autobahn".
At least 1m people are expected to drop in on a banquet being held on Sunday on a 60km stretch of motorway.
Only pedestrians and cyclists are now allowed on this part of the A40/B1.
The event is part of cultural celebrations in the western Ruhr area, Germany's former industrial heartland.
The party organisers said they had given away 20,000 tables for "the longest banquet in the world" in the middle of the motorway between the cities of Dortmund and Duisburg.
Divers find 230-year-old champagne in Baltic shipwreck which is tastes Fabulous
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Divers have found bottles of champagne some 230 years old on the bottom of the Baltic which a wine expert described on Saturday as tasting "fabulous."
Thought to be premium brand Veuve Clicquot, the 30 bottles discovered perfectly preserved at a depth of 55 metres could have been in a consignment sent by France's King Louis XVI to Russian Tsar Peter the Great.
If confirmed, it would be by far the oldest champagne still drinkable in the world, thanks to the ideal conditions of cold and darkness.
"We have contacted (makers) Moet & Chandon and they are 98 per cent certain it is Veuve Clicquot," Christian Ekstroem, the head of the diving team, told AFP.
Thought to be premium brand Veuve Clicquot, the 30 bottles discovered perfectly preserved at a depth of 55 metres could have been in a consignment sent by France's King Louis XVI to Russian Tsar Peter the Great.
If confirmed, it would be by far the oldest champagne still drinkable in the world, thanks to the ideal conditions of cold and darkness.
"We have contacted (makers) Moet & Chandon and they are 98 per cent certain it is Veuve Clicquot," Christian Ekstroem, the head of the diving team, told AFP.
YouTube theme song on Paul the octopus
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Paul the octopus now has the ultimate accessory of every bona fide television celebrity - his own theme song.
Penned by a man billed as a novelty animal song writer, Parry Gripp, the tune features a somewhat nasal vocal track over a simple electronic beat.
The chorus is sung to the immortal words: "Paul, the Octopus, We love you, He picks the winner, When he eats his dinner, Paul the Octopus, We love you."
Paul's acquired his celebrity status while building a 100-percent record in predicting eight games correctly at the World Cup.
Penned by a man billed as a novelty animal song writer, Parry Gripp, the tune features a somewhat nasal vocal track over a simple electronic beat.
The chorus is sung to the immortal words: "Paul, the Octopus, We love you, He picks the winner, When he eats his dinner, Paul the Octopus, We love you."
Paul's acquired his celebrity status while building a 100-percent record in predicting eight games correctly at the World Cup.
World’s First Red-Fleshed Apple Produced in Britain
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Trees producing the first red-fleshed apples were on sale in Britain on Friday.
The Redlove, grown in Devon, southwestern England, boasts a rosy color from skin to core and was said to be richer in healthy antioxidants than other apples.
Saplings were being sold by British seeds and plants company Suttons, after a Swiss grower spent 20 years breeding the variety.
The apples were set to go on sale within five years.
How FIFA WC change the fortune of Octopus Paul.
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Paul made correct predictions of the outcome of all seven of Germany's matches as well as of Sunday's final by choosing to eat a morsel of food from a box emblazoned with the flag of the winning team.
TV stations in Germany and Britain broadcast live images of his decision for the final.
A Spanish town in northwestern Galicia, which celebrates an annual Octopus Festival has already requested that the salty soothsayer be allowed to join them as a guest of honour.
Whatever the decision, Paul has been rewarded with honorary citizenship of the town of O Carballino.
A Spanish wildlife defence group, ADDA, has also suggested that he be given a spot to live out the rest of his days in a marine sanctuary in Spain, rather than cooped up in an aquarium.
TV stations in Germany and Britain broadcast live images of his decision for the final.
A Spanish town in northwestern Galicia, which celebrates an annual Octopus Festival has already requested that the salty soothsayer be allowed to join them as a guest of honour.
Whatever the decision, Paul has been rewarded with honorary citizenship of the town of O Carballino.
A Spanish wildlife defence group, ADDA, has also suggested that he be given a spot to live out the rest of his days in a marine sanctuary in Spain, rather than cooped up in an aquarium.
Spain asks Germany if Paul the octopus can visit
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Madrid's main aquarium is rolling out the red carpet to get Paul, the "psychic" octopus who uncannily forecast Spain's World Cup win over the Netherlands, to grace the champion country with a visit.
The Zoo Aquarium sent a request to the Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen in western Germany this week to host the mollusc, whose prescient picks during the tournament propelled him to international fame, a spokeswoman said.
"We have not received a response," she told AFP.
Paul made correct predictions of the outcome of all seven of Germany's matches as well as of Sunday's final by choosing to eat a morsel of food from a box emblazoned with the flag of the winning team.
The Zoo Aquarium sent a request to the Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen in western Germany this week to host the mollusc, whose prescient picks during the tournament propelled him to international fame, a spokeswoman said.
"We have not received a response," she told AFP.
Paul made correct predictions of the outcome of all seven of Germany's matches as well as of Sunday's final by choosing to eat a morsel of food from a box emblazoned with the flag of the winning team.
Varanasi man designs pickpocket-proof jeans that gives electric jolts.
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Imagine a pickpocket trying to steal your wallet but getting a 220-volt jolt! Wearing a special pair of jeans - designed by a Varanasi school dropout using basic scientific principles - might just help avoid a hole in your pocket.
The jeans has been designed by Shyam Chaurasia, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi district. That's not all, with slight modifications, according to him, you can make all your garments "power-packed".
"You just need to fit a small battery-operated kit in the garment that you want to make power-packed," Chaurasia, 21, told IANS. Varanasi is around 300 km from Lucknow.
The jeans has been designed by Shyam Chaurasia, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi district. That's not all, with slight modifications, according to him, you can make all your garments "power-packed".
"You just need to fit a small battery-operated kit in the garment that you want to make power-packed," Chaurasia, 21, told IANS. Varanasi is around 300 km from Lucknow.
2.5 mn Muslims threaten to leave Facebook over removal of certain Islamic pages
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Angry over the removal of certain Islamic pages from Facebook, more than 2.5 million Muslim users are likely to quit the social networking website, according to a media report.
Following the removal of four extremely popular Islamic pages from the website, the Muslim community has expressed anger and a template letter that has been pasted into numerous Facebook pages accused the website's founder Mark Zuckerberg of "ignoring the feelings of more than 2.5 million Muslims", the Daily Mail reported.
The letter reads: "Although you have attended the world's best communication skills courses you have been most successful in growing great hatred and hostility between you and Muslims around the world, but seriously this time you have caused an almost unrepairable [sic] damage."
Following the removal of four extremely popular Islamic pages from the website, the Muslim community has expressed anger and a template letter that has been pasted into numerous Facebook pages accused the website's founder Mark Zuckerberg of "ignoring the feelings of more than 2.5 million Muslims", the Daily Mail reported.
The letter reads: "Although you have attended the world's best communication skills courses you have been most successful in growing great hatred and hostility between you and Muslims around the world, but seriously this time you have caused an almost unrepairable [sic] damage."
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