Joe Craig had an awkward moment recently while walking his dog in East Finchley, London. He heard some screams from a parked car's boot and made up his mind to rescue the trapped person.
Since he couldn't see inside as it was dark, he got closer and was sure the urgent, muffled screams were coming from the boot. He rushed to the car, which was rattling. When he flung open the boot, he saw a couple having sex. Before he could shut the boot back, his dog jumped in, taking the couple by surprise. Craig pulled the dog away, and asked the couple to carry on.
Tuesday, 15 March 2016
Man robs photo booth, gets snapped
A photo booth snapped several pics of a man who allegedly stole $75 (over Rs5,000) out of the booth at an arcade and bowling alley in Batavia, Illinois. Several photos of the suspect were taken by the machine at the arcade.
Though he escaped with the cash he stole from the booth, he may not be able to hide from police for long, as he failed to avoid the booth's built-in security feature. "What the person didn't know was, if you start to tamper with this machine in any way, it takes your picture while you're sitting there," said the police.
Though he escaped with the cash he stole from the booth, he may not be able to hide from police for long, as he failed to avoid the booth's built-in security feature. "What the person didn't know was, if you start to tamper with this machine in any way, it takes your picture while you're sitting there," said the police.
Moms who sleep next to babies likely to breastfeed longer
You may want to start sharing your bed with your newborn as according to a research, sleeping with babies can boost breastfeeding. The study found that mothers who sleep next to their babies for at least an hour a week are more likely to carry on breastfeeding for longer, but those who go to the baby's cot are more likely to stop breastfeeding before six months.
Experts recommend exclusive breastfeeding for around the first six months as breastfed babies have less chance of diarrhoea and vomiting, fewer chest and ear infections, less likelihood of becoming obese and therefore developing type 2 diabetes and other obesity-related ill nesses later in life. The longer breastfeed, the longer the protection lasts and the greater the benefits.
Researcher Helen Ball said that in this paper they show that mothers with the strongest intent to breastfeed are the ones who sleep with their babies the most, adding that these mothers therefore need information on how to make bed-sharing while breastfeeding as safe as possible. Ball noted that given the complex relationship between bed-sharing and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), appropriate guidance balancing risk minimisation with support for breastfeeding mothers is crucial.
Why wedding night sex is waning
ACCORDING TO A POLL, ONE IN THREE DIDN'T CONSUMMATE THEIR MARRIAGE UNTIL AFTER THE BIG DAY, POINTING OUT A DECLINE IN WEDDING NIGHT SEX
A new poll has revealed that one in three newly-weds didn't consummate their marriage until after the big day, pointing out a decline in wedding night sex. A survey of 711 married adults showed that nearly half of those who were surveyed stated fatigue as the main reason for not making love on the big night.
Although, more than three quarters of those surveyed did make love on their wedding night, the reasons for those who didn't remain the same, with exhaustion topping the list of reasons at 37%, followed by drinking too much at 23%. Worryingly, 8% of 18 to 39 year olds didn't actually remember whether they had sex or not, although whether this is down to tiredness, alcoholism or both is unknown.
(Source: ANI)
Woman on TV, two years after 'dying'
A grieving husband suffered the greatest shock of his life when he saw his dead wife, whom he had buried two years back, appear on a popular TV show. Abragh Mohamed had even held a funeral for his beloved wife after he thought she was dead.
Mohamed was told by doctors at Casablanca Hospital, Morocco, that his wife had succumbed to the serious injuries she had suffered during the accident. But she turned up on a TV programme Al Mujtafun. Mohamed's wife called in then to request the host of the show to help her connect with her husband whom she has lost contract with. She gave the producers of the show his name, address and contact number.
Mohamed was told by doctors at Casablanca Hospital, Morocco, that his wife had succumbed to the serious injuries she had suffered during the accident. But she turned up on a TV programme Al Mujtafun. Mohamed's wife called in then to request the host of the show to help her connect with her husband whom she has lost contract with. She gave the producers of the show his name, address and contact number.
New way to decode lipstick stain to solve crimes
Scientists have developed a new method for lifting and analysing lipstick smears from surfaces at crime scenes, which may help forensic teams identify the brand of the cosmetic and narrow down on suspects.
For years, forensic scientists have applied various methods to remove lipstick samples from crime scenes and analyse their chemical constituents. Many current methods involve difficult or expensive steps such as a tedious lipstick removal process or examination of samples by Raman spectroscopy or X-ray diffraction. However, these methods require specialised equipment and training, which are in short supply in under-funded and over-worked forensics labs. Researchers at Western Illinois University in US began with an established method of lipstick sample extraction, but then eliminated unnecessary steps and improved upon the rest.
The final method is a two-part process. First they add an organic solvent to remove most of the oils and waxes, and then they add a basic organic solvent to extract the remaining residue.
"Right now we are just lifting samples off of paper, but in the future we are hoping to use different articles and media that could be found at a crime scene," said Brian Bellott. To avoid methods that involve complex training, the team investigated three types of chromatography - thin layer chromatography (TLC), gas chromatography (GC) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). GC and HPLC methods rely on injecting a sample into a machine and reading the results on a computer, whereas TLC involves looking at samples on a special surface under UV light.
Different brands of lipsticks have unique compositions of organic molecules, which give distinct chromatography signals.
(Source: PTI, Washington)
Monday, 14 March 2016
IS jihadis use the pill to keep raping sex slaves
Locked inside a room where the only furniture was a bed, the 16-year-old learned to fear the sunset, because nightfall started the countdown to her next rape.
During the year she was held by the Islamic State, she spent her days dreading the smell of the IS fighter's breath, the disgusting sounds he made and the pain he inflicted on her body . More than anything, she was tormented by the thought she might become pregnant with her rapist's child. It was the one thing she needn't have worried about. Soon after buying her, the fighter brought the teenage girl a round box containing four strips of pills, one of them colored red.
"Every day , I had to swallow one in front of him. He gave me one box per month. When I ran out, he replaced it. When I was sold from one man to another, the box of pills came with me," explained the girl, who learned only months later that she was being given birth control.
It is a particularly modern solution to a medieval injunction: According to an obscure ruling in Islamic law cited by the IS, a man must ensure that the woman he enslaves is free of child before having intercourse with her.
IS leaders have made sexual slavery as they believe it was practiced during the Prophet Muhammad's time integral to the group's operations, preying on the women and girls the group captured from the Yazidi religious minority almost two years ago. To keep the sex trade running, the fighters have aggressively pushed birth control on their victims so they can continue the abuse unabated while the women are passed among them.
More than three dozen Yazidi women who recently escaped the IS and who agreed to be interviewed for this article described the numerous methods the fighters used to avoid pregnancy , including oral and injectable contraception, and sometimes both. Some described how they knew they were about to be sold when they were driven to a hospital to give a urine sample to be tested for the hCG hormone, whose presence indicates pregnancy.
The rules have not been universally followed, with many women describing being assaulted by men who were either ignorant of the injunction or defiant of it. But over all, the methodical use of birth control during at least some of the women's captivity explains what doctors caring for recent escapees observed: Of the more than 700 Yazidi rape victims who have sought treatment so far at a UN-backed clinic in northern Iraq, just 5% became pregnant during their enslavement, according to Dr Nagham Nawzat, the gynecologist carrying out the examinations.
In its official publications, the IS has stated that it is legal for a man to rape the women he enslaves under just about any circumstance. Even sex with a child is permissible, according to a pamphlet published by the group. The injunction against raping a pregnant slave is functionally the only protection for the captured women. The IS cites centuries-old rulings stating that the owner of a female slave can have sex with her only after she has undergone 'istibra' - "the process of ensuring that the womb is empty," said Bernard Haykel, an expert on Islamic law. Most of the Sunni scholars who ruled on the issue argued that the requirement could be met by respecting a period of sexual abstinence whenever the captive changes hands, proposing a duration of at least one menstrual cycle, according to Brill's Encyclopedia of Islam.
(Source: NYT NEWS SERVICE, written by Rukmini Callimachi)
During the year she was held by the Islamic State, she spent her days dreading the smell of the IS fighter's breath, the disgusting sounds he made and the pain he inflicted on her body . More than anything, she was tormented by the thought she might become pregnant with her rapist's child. It was the one thing she needn't have worried about. Soon after buying her, the fighter brought the teenage girl a round box containing four strips of pills, one of them colored red.
"Every day , I had to swallow one in front of him. He gave me one box per month. When I ran out, he replaced it. When I was sold from one man to another, the box of pills came with me," explained the girl, who learned only months later that she was being given birth control.
It is a particularly modern solution to a medieval injunction: According to an obscure ruling in Islamic law cited by the IS, a man must ensure that the woman he enslaves is free of child before having intercourse with her.
IS leaders have made sexual slavery as they believe it was practiced during the Prophet Muhammad's time integral to the group's operations, preying on the women and girls the group captured from the Yazidi religious minority almost two years ago. To keep the sex trade running, the fighters have aggressively pushed birth control on their victims so they can continue the abuse unabated while the women are passed among them.
More than three dozen Yazidi women who recently escaped the IS and who agreed to be interviewed for this article described the numerous methods the fighters used to avoid pregnancy , including oral and injectable contraception, and sometimes both. Some described how they knew they were about to be sold when they were driven to a hospital to give a urine sample to be tested for the hCG hormone, whose presence indicates pregnancy.
The rules have not been universally followed, with many women describing being assaulted by men who were either ignorant of the injunction or defiant of it. But over all, the methodical use of birth control during at least some of the women's captivity explains what doctors caring for recent escapees observed: Of the more than 700 Yazidi rape victims who have sought treatment so far at a UN-backed clinic in northern Iraq, just 5% became pregnant during their enslavement, according to Dr Nagham Nawzat, the gynecologist carrying out the examinations.
In its official publications, the IS has stated that it is legal for a man to rape the women he enslaves under just about any circumstance. Even sex with a child is permissible, according to a pamphlet published by the group. The injunction against raping a pregnant slave is functionally the only protection for the captured women. The IS cites centuries-old rulings stating that the owner of a female slave can have sex with her only after she has undergone 'istibra' - "the process of ensuring that the womb is empty," said Bernard Haykel, an expert on Islamic law. Most of the Sunni scholars who ruled on the issue argued that the requirement could be met by respecting a period of sexual abstinence whenever the captive changes hands, proposing a duration of at least one menstrual cycle, according to Brill's Encyclopedia of Islam.
(Source: NYT NEWS SERVICE, written by Rukmini Callimachi)
Investors favour cos with women board members
Companies with women on heir executive and supervisory boards are valued more highly by the stock markets, especially if they made it to the top without a gender quota, a new study has found. Investors rate their performance as being bet er than that of their male peers, researchers said.
Economists from Technical University of Munich (TUM) and University of Hong Kong studied share price development of companies following he exit of top managers due to death or illness in a sample of around 50 countries. They looked at around 3,000 cases in 51 countries where no gender quota requirements were in place during the selected period (1998 to 2010).
The study shows that share prices ell by 2% on average following the sudden departure of a woman director. In cases where a woman was replaced by a man, there was an even bigger drop of 3%. Conversely, when the departing board member was a man, the share price remained steady . "Women who have reached the highest management level without the help of a mandatory gender quota therefore contribute more value to a firm than their male peers," said Daniel Urban, of Technical University of Munich.
The second part of the analysis shows that shareholders do not value women per se more highly. Rather, they evidently judge the actual performance delivered by a firm's executive and supervisory boards.
The researchers came to this conclusion by looking at the representation of women on the executive and supervisory boards of companies in the countries studied. The proportion was just 3% in Japan, 8% in US and 20% in the Philippines.
Economists from Technical University of Munich (TUM) and University of Hong Kong studied share price development of companies following he exit of top managers due to death or illness in a sample of around 50 countries. They looked at around 3,000 cases in 51 countries where no gender quota requirements were in place during the selected period (1998 to 2010).
The study shows that share prices ell by 2% on average following the sudden departure of a woman director. In cases where a woman was replaced by a man, there was an even bigger drop of 3%. Conversely, when the departing board member was a man, the share price remained steady . "Women who have reached the highest management level without the help of a mandatory gender quota therefore contribute more value to a firm than their male peers," said Daniel Urban, of Technical University of Munich.
The second part of the analysis shows that shareholders do not value women per se more highly. Rather, they evidently judge the actual performance delivered by a firm's executive and supervisory boards.
The researchers came to this conclusion by looking at the representation of women on the executive and supervisory boards of companies in the countries studied. The proportion was just 3% in Japan, 8% in US and 20% in the Philippines.
Sunday, 13 March 2016
Woman on TV, two years after `dying'
A grieving husband suffered the greatest shock of his life when he saw his dead wife, whom he had buried two years back, appear on a popular TV show. Mohamed was told by doctors at Casablanca hospital, Morocco, that his wife had succumbed to the serious injuries she had suffered during the accident. She turned up on a TV programme Al Mujtafun. Mohamed's wife called in then to request the host of the show to help her connect with her husband whom she has lost contact with. She gave the producers of the show his name, address and contact number.
British women pay £147 to reach the Big O
A new fad, called orgasmic meditation, helps female clients improve sex lives with a little help from strangers.
File this away under wild and wacky. According to a UK tabloid, some women will go to great lengths to improve their sex lives. A new trend suggests that many are paying strangers to touch their private parts and provide sexual stimulation.
The trend, which has been labelled 'orgasmic meditation', involves group masturbation classes. The classes are about "a larger state of consciousness, improving intimacy in relationships and generally increasing your orgasm skills". Orgasmic meditation has been growing in popularity since it was founded in 2001. There are more than 10,000 practitioners all over the world and 2,000 in the UK alone. The sessions attract couples ranging anywhere between 20-year-olds and 80-year-olds.
Orgasmic meditation was founded by Nicole Daedone and her San Francisco-based organisation OneTaste.
Daedone once said: "The female orgasm is vital for every woman on the planet." Each session costs £147.
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