The former Heavyweight boxing
champion and wife Lakiha Spicer invited hundreds of friends to a joint
birthday party in Las Vegas only to surprise them with a wedding
ceremony.

Two years after tying the knot, Mike Tyson
and wife Lakiha Spicer have said their “I Do’s” once again. The former
Heavyweight boxing champion and the mother of his two children renewed
their wedding vows in a traditional Muslim ceremony at the M Resort in
Las Vegas over the weekend, TMZ reported.

The retired boxer, who made a cameo on “The Hangover“,
and his wife allegedly invited hundreds of friends to a joint birthday
party. After the guests arrived, the two disappeared. They then
re-emerged in wedding outfits behind a massive curtain and proceeded
with the vow renewal ceremony. Mike later took to Twitter to share a
photo of him and Lakiha in the wedding outfits.

TMZ dished on that guests dined on a steak or chicken entree, while ET
claimed that the reception included a candy bar that featured gummy
bears, Sour Patch Kids, cherry rock candy, gumballs, chocolate-dipped
cherries and more. The latter also reported that each guest went home
with a goodie bag of Sugar Factory’s special sweets.

Words are, Mike and Lakiha decided to throw the party because they were
the only ones attending their wedding at a small Vegas chapel back in 2009.
They got married just two weeks after his 4-year-old daughter, Exodus,
 died tragically in a treadmill accident.

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Revival of Muslim empire

Tuesday, June 21, 2011
YUSUF KANLI

Is it not a wild idea to assume that the radical Islamist fantasies of the neo-Ottomanists of the dissolution period of the Ottoman Empire or the mostly Egyptian Arab forefathers of jihadist Islam or the restoration of the Caliphate movement might have a minute chance of coming true?

If we are to take out the fundamental difference between the neo-Ottomanist ideology, which was centered on the creation of a united “Caliphate State” something like today’s European Union, with the caliphate remaining in Istanbul – and the Egypt-centered Arab jihadist or the restoration of the Caliphate movement, that was obsessed with Arabs taking back caliphate to the holy Mecca, there was a common cause: To achieve the united state of the nation of Islam, or the “ummah.”

Creation of the modern, democratic and secular Turkish republic and the March 3, 1924 abrogation of caliphate was a setback to both the neo-Ottomanist and pan-Arabic caliphate movements or aspirations of a united caliphate state of the ummah. [This is a complex discussion as according to many researchers caliphate is not indeed abrogated; its functions were ended while the institution and its powers were transferred to the Turkish Parliament.] The obsession of reviving the state of Islam – like the state that existed during the lifetime of Islam’s Prophet Mohammad and the succeeding first four caliphs – never ever died out and indeed has been one of the fundamental pillars of the Muslim Brotherhood Movement, which this way or the other, under many names, exists all through the Arab geography today. Interestingly enough, though with some slight, yet very meaningful differences, the movement exists in non-Arab Muslim societies, including Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan and elsewhere.

Of course, no one can claim that al-Qaeda and the Nationalist View Movement in Turkey, or the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, are one and the same, though both come from the same tradition of political Islam. No one can claim either that both Hamas and the al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun of Egypt are one and the same. There are national and cultural divides between all these parties, which irrespective whether they officially declare it or not, aspire for the creation of the united caliphate state of the ummah, where shariah or the rule of Quran would strictly prevail.

Could the “Arab Spring” – as is so far said – succeed in creating democratic nation states in the Arab geography and beyond in the lands populated by Muslim people? Or, is there a possibility of the states of Middle East and North Africa turning into Sunni alterations of the Iranian theocracy? Or, as Newsweek asked in its June 20 edition, would the Greater Middle Eastern neighborhood eventually turn to Turkey and help the governance of political Islam there revive the Muslim Ottoman Empire? Though this last scenario was branded as “nightmarish” by the Newsweek and though very few Turks would object utopia of a Turkey-based revival of the caliphate state, it would not be at all easy either for the Turks to forget the “Arabs stabbed Turks in the back” rhetoric or for the Arabs not to remember what was it like for them to live under Ottoman rule. Definitely, there would not be a need for a new “Lawrence of Arabia” for the peoples of this geography to remember the recent history and the strong animosities coated with modern-day political interests.

Political Islam throughout this geography may wish to see their ultimate goal of creation of Muslim empire realized but if that target was so easy to attain it would have been achieved long ago, perhaps when there was still an Ottoman Empire. Like the Greek Megalo Idea, having utopias might help maintain integrity, but putting them into action might bring about farfetched disastrous consequences.

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Wednesday, 22 June 2011

Top 10 sexiest science stories of 2010

Whoever said science could never possibly be sexy didn’t have a chance to read this. According to Discovery News, below is the list of the top 10 sexiest stories of 2010.…
Thursday 9 December 2010 10:17 AM IST
Whoever said science could never possibly be sexy didn’t have a chance to read this.

According to Discovery News, below is the list of the top 10 sexiest stories of 2010:

1. The naked dwarf: Known as the “Portrait of Dwarf Morgante,” the subject was a court jester, part of the Medici court in the Florentine Renaissance.

he paintings were grouped into a two-sided canvas, providing onlookers with a front- and rear-view.

Originally painted by Agnolo di Cosimo, better known as Bronzino, around 1553 with a full frontal view, the portrait was altered during the 18th century to hide the subject’s private parts.

2. Why booze makes everyone look attractive: A study found that a few drinks can affect the way you look at a person. Alcohol can inhibit our ability to detect asymmetry in faces. Symmetry is an important aspect of what makes a face attractive.

The study further suggests that men were less prone to losing their symmetry-detecting ability when intoxicated than women.

3. Women like to cozy up after sex: A study published this year in The Journal of Sex Research found that women usually want intimacy after a roll in the hay.

A cozy chat, a caress and other bonding behaviours are what women prefer after sex.

Men, on the other hand, typically want a drink, a smoke-anything that will increase the chances of a second encounter.

But in long-term relationships, both genders think it’s equally important to say, “I love you,” after sex.

4. Note to all single men out there: Wear more red – According to a study published this year in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, women are more attracted to men wearing red and find them more sexually desirable.

Red appears to signal rank in virtually all cultures. The researchers point out that China, Japan and sub-Saharan Africa populations have all tied red to prosperity and elevated status.

5. All a woman needs to attract a man is her natural scent: a study published in the journal Psychological Science found that men who caught the scent of an ovulating woman from a T-shirt had higher testosterone levels than men who smelled either fresh T-shirts or those from non-ovulating women.

6. While humans may not necessarily be enticed by the smell of perfume, big cats are a different story: Researchers with the Wildlife Conservation Society found that jaguars, pumas and other wildlife were attracted to the smell of Calvin Klein’s Obsession for Men.

When around the scent, these cats would repeatedly sniff the source of the smell, lingering around its origin. One pair of jaguars even shows some very rarely seen mating behaviour, so the smell seems to turn these animals on.

7. Frogs sing during sex: Frogs apparently like to hear something smooth when they’re in their groove, according to research published in the journal Animal Behaviour.

In fact, some female frogs are known to sing during sex. The rhythmic click calls of the females are so attractive to males that they move rhythmically back and forth whenever they hear these calls during mating.

The song seems to turn the males on, according to the research.

8. Meet Roxxxy, the robotic companion who will-whether you’re entranced or repulsed by “her”-haunt your dreams.

This sex robot was initially designed to be a health aid, intended to provide extra care to patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other conditions.

The robot didn’t catch on, so the inventors repurposed their design. Instead of a health care worker’s uniform, the robot wears lingerie.

Rather than providing drug information or exercise instructions, the robot’s voice function is used to create a sexy personality: ranging from shy [Frigid Farrah] to adventurous [S and M Susan].

9. Why men cheat: The answer is there’s no one answer, according to Helen Fisher, a biological anthropologist at Rutgers University.

Fisher divides the brain into three systems: the sex drive, the desire for romantic love and attachment.

Because these systems don’t necessarily need to work together, “the brain is, alas, built to enable us to love more than one person at a time,” Fisher explained.

However, because we all have a different biological map, according to Fisher, some are more susceptible to cheating behaviour than others.

10. Long before human ancestors began pairing up, fish were having sex: Fossils of extinct fish from the genus Materpiscis found in the Gogo Formation of Western Australia suggest that sexual intercourse began as early as 410 million years ago.

Researchers made this connection after discovering a 380-million-year-old female specimen that still retained a single embryo connected by an umbilical cord.

The discovery of this kind of advanced reproductive technique among prehistoric fish fossils has important implications for our understanding of animal evolution. (ANI)

NEW HOPE FOR A HEALTHY HEART

A miracle pill that repairs tissue damage of a heart attack and a cheek swab that assesses the impact of statins on your body are just two developments likely to improve the prognosis for those at risk of heart disease…
Wednesday 22 June 2011 1:40 PM IST

IMAGINE popping a pill that could repair the damage suffered by your heart after an attack. Or even halt a heart attack in its early stages. You may have to wait a decade for this development, but rest assured that it’s on its way.

British scientists have found a means of repairing cells damaged during a heart attack in mice, leading to expectations that a pill capable to perform this repair in humans would be available in ten years. This breakthrough discovery has created hope for millions of people at high risk of heart attack. Experts predict this would take the form of a preventative drug for people at high risk and may even be effective for people in the early stages of a heart attack.

“The pill to mend a damaged heart sounds like science fiction but might a possibility in a decade,” says Dr Neeraj Bhalla, chairman and HoD, cardiology, BL Kapur Memorial Hospital.

“In the past, several attempts were made but they never worked out. Now, scientists are working on a pill which will directly stimulate the stem cells in the heart and convert them into health muscle cells, which will aid in repairing the damaged heart,” he adds.

Currently, any damage caused during a heart attack is permanent. Though more people survive attacks than in the past due to more effective medication, the damage to the heart is irreversible.

GRIM SCENARIO

NEWS about this pill is welcome in India, especially as the outlook for heart disease among urban Indians bleak. Indians accounted for 60 per cent of the world’s heart disease load 2010, and this figure is slated to rise. Findings of a seven- year study conducted among 1,100 young adults in New Delhi confirm this.

The study, published in the Journal the American College of Cardiology , found that all the risk parameters for cardiac disease including — hypertension, obesity and diabetes rose in this group over the time of study. Such a remarkable rise suggests that young adults in India could have high rates of heart disease and stroke. No wonder, the need to expedite preventive measures of heart risks is being felt like never before.

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MAGIC HEART PILL

COMBINATION of low- dose aspirin, statins and two blood pressure- lowering medicines, the polypill has been promoted as an effective means of reducing the risk heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular problems across the world. It was first proposed the British Medical Journal eight years ago and has now moved out of labs to the chemists’ stores.

Short- term trials of polypill have shown that it’s as effective as its individual components – aspirin, statin, beta blocker and ACE inhibitor. The one- a- day pill is touted to cut the risk factors for heart diseases.

However, outcome studies are still awaited, which will show how successful is polypill in preventing heart diseases,” says Dr Bhalla.

The good news is that it’s now available in India too, courtesy Cipla and Cadilla. Dr Reddy’s has joined the fray as it’s likely to launch its ‘ Red heart pill’ soon.

Its research wing began work on the ‘ Red heart pill’ ( as it is has been called) in 2005. An international trial of Dr Reddy’s four- inone combination pill has found it can cut the risk of heart disease and stroke by 50 per cent with everyday use. It was also concluded that those with a higher risk of heart disease will be able to get greater benefits from the pill, to the tune of 80 per cent.

But experts say that the pill may not be suitable for everyone so every patient should be assessed and treated on an individual basis. More research is needed to clear the doubts that still exist about it.

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DNA TEST FOR STATINS

ANOTHER development creating a stir among experts is a DNA analysis that can foretell the side effects of statins before you start using them. Statins, as we know, are the most prescribed drugs in the world for reducing cholesterol levels and cutting the chances of a heart attack. On the flip side, they come with certain side effects such as muscle pain and weakness.

About 20 per cent of those who take the drugs often complain of these and the FDA recently issued a warning against a specific statin, Zocor,

DRUGS FOR DAMAGED HEART

ALTHOUGH prevention is being touted as the first step in improving cardiac health, studies are also being directed on finding ways of reducing the damage done to the heart during an attack. A new anti- clotting drug, Ticagrelor, could cut one in five deaths following a heart attack. This finding by the University of Sheffield comes in the wake of cardiologists’ claims that in the last one year, many deaths of patients following a heart attack were largely avoidable.

Anti- clotting drugs have been available for ages but this new one, Ticagrelor, comes with a fillip and is 20 per cent more effective than the older one, Clopidogrel.

What’s more, Ticagrelor works as well on those above 75 years as on younger patients.

However, there are concerns about the cost of the newly licensed drug. It is almost ten times the cost of Clopidogrel. It could also have some serious side effects like shortness of breathing, bleeding and skin allergies.

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BIO-ABSORBABLE STENTS

WHILE the wait for Ticagrelor continues in India, those with cardiac problems can rejoice over bio- absorbable stents that have found their way into the country. Recommended for dilating blocked arteries, metallic stents have been in use for a long period. Arterial blockage has various causes. At times age, chronic diseases, or congenital factors make artery walls weak, causing them to recoil and narrow.

In such cases stents help with dilatation. “ Metallic stents are known to cause infections, recurrence of blockages in the same area or clot formations in the long run,” says Dr Viveka Kumar, senior consultant, interventional cardiology and electrophysiologist, Max Healthcare. In extreme cases a tumour may also develop due to long term presence of the device.

Though medicated stents developed a decade ago have fewer side- effects, they are still not absolutely safe. “Those on stents – whether medicated or non- medicated are supposed to be on blood thinners for the rest of their lives. This makes it difficult for them to undergo surgeries or any medical procedure involving heavy bleeding later in their lives,” says Dr Kumar.

Now, stents made of bioabsorbable materials are being used. Although they are in trail phase currently, large scale commercial usage is likely to begin in a year. “ Unlike the metallic stents, these new stents don’t stay within the artery forever.

Rather, they provide support to the dilated artery walls for a few months and then gradually dissolve in a year,” says Dr Atul Mathur, director, interventional cardiology, Fortis Escorts Hospital.

This naturally chucks the need for blood thinners and also the risks of side effects.

By Clint Thomas | Yahoo! India News – Tue, Jun 21, 2011

By
early June the southwest monsoon breaks and there are three months of
wind and water with short spells of sharp, glittering sunshine that
thrilled children snatch to play with. The countryside turns an immodest
green. Boundaries blur as tapioca fences take root and bloom. Brick
walls turn mossgreen. Pepper vines snake up electric poles. Wild
creepers burst through latente banks and spill across the flooded roads.
Boats ply in the bazaars…thus Arundhati Roy begins her Booker Prize
winner – The God of Small Things. Although the novel – which is set in
Ayemenem village adjoining Kumarakom – does not render the unspeakable
beauty of Kumarakom, aren’t the aforementioned words enough to lure you
to the most beautiful place in Kerala (arguably)? And If I say Kumarakom is the capital of the God’s own country, will you disagree?

Well,
honestly, this is my fourth trip to Kumarakom, with an intention of
doing a photoblog on Yahoo! Strangely, it had been raining all these
four times, maybe, to make me realize that the beauty and majesty of
Kumarakom are at its best during monsoon.

And
this time, I’m in a houseboat, the perfect place for chilling out -and
much more ;-). Houseboats are big barges with five-star amenities –air
conditioned bedrooms with contemporary bathrooms, modular kitchens that
prepare the choicest Kerala-style food, home theatre and whatever else
you want. Some of them have as many as five bedrooms, some have
conference halls and some are even double-storied.

Every
here and there you see a fisherman, hounding for Karimeen (pearl spot).
The boat captain excitedly explained to us four different methods to
catch a pearl spot fish and how clinically they do it. Interesting!

At
the prow of the houseboat sits Sreehari, 15, after whose name the boat
is named. He doesn’t just share his name with the boat, but he owns it!
The young guy too has his share of knowledge to impart – about Tiger
Prawns, another taste of the Kumarakom. He flashes his torch into the
water, toward the stone wall of the canal’s side and I see two small
bulbs flashing between two stones. And he says those are the eyes of a
Tiger Prawn. Wow!

Before
I clicked this photo, it never occurred to me that lightning is the
best source of light for night photography. Yes, this photo was clicked
at 11:40 pm, there was lightening and the photo came out like this.

It
may be the company of boatmen, the palatable Karimeen (pearl spot) fry,
mouth-watering tiger prawns curry, a bottle of chilled beer from the
boatmen’s icebox, a romantic night with your other half, or the cruise
across the Vembanad Lake, Kumarakom guarantees you something to cherish
for a lifetime.

A herbal delight!

Herbs & spices from your kitchen can perk up your sex life…

IT NOT just spices up your curries, but also punches up your sex life.

Researchers
have found that fenugreek or methi can increase the sex drive by a
quarter, according to a report in the Daily Mail. When libido levels of
60 healthy men aged between 25 and 52 who took an extract of the herb
were checked, it was found that their scores were much higher than those
who took dummy pills.

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The
tests were carried out by the Centre for Integrative Clinical and
Molecular Medicine in Brisbane, Australia. Fenugreek seeds contain
compounds called saponins which are said to stimulate the production of
male sex hormones including testosterone.

The local grocery store
or even your household kitchen can prove to be the best apothecary for
shooting up the sexual drive, as supplying the right food to the brain
can turn you on. For example, the ubiquitous spices like black pepper, chilly pepper, cumin, fennel, flax seeds, and turmeric powder can work wonders for distraught couples. These and other herbs can stimulate the libido, perking up people’s sex lives.

Experts have since long suggested the use of Chinese herbs such as Ginseng
— a sexual stimulant — and native African Kola nuts — known to be great
energy boosters — among others. These herbal aphrodisiacs are most
sought after, as they are cheap, effective and have minimal side
effects.

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Studies have also shown that a diet which includes soy
can raise the temperature in the bedroom as soy is beneficial to the
prostate — a very important male sex organ. A food rich in granola, oatmeal, cashews, walnuts, garlic and onion,
can lead to improved blood circulation, also boosting the male sex
drive. Even a diet rich in iron and zinc can prove helpful for those
having a tough night life.

Many experts say that an unhealthy supply of Vitamin E
can affect the sexual function as well. A diet rich in dopamine can
lead to greater results. Dopamine is a feel good chemical released by
the brain. It motivates people to pursue pleasure and have sex.

• Also,
  fish, legumes, cottage cheese, red meat, milk, beetroots and peas if
  included in the diet, can increase the sexual stamina.

Ayurvedic experts have their own dose of suggestions. Tribulus, Sarsaparilla, Siberian Ginseng, Saw Palmetto are herbal plants which have a proven record of increasing the sex drive, according to them.