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Government Equalities Office: Where women earn 8% more than men | Mail Online

Government Equalities Office: Where women earn 8% more than men | Mail Online: "Its role is self-evident in its title, but it seems the Government Equalities Office may have gone a little too far in correcting unfairness on its own doorstep.

Its female employees are being paid an average of 7.7 per cent more than male colleagues.

Across Britain, men on average earn ten per cent more than women."

Bangkok's Lucrative Hangover: Sex, Drugs and Popular Sequels - TIME

Bangkok's Lucrative Hangover: Sex, Drugs and Popular Sequels - TIME: "In 'Farangs,' a short story by Thai-American writer Rattawut Lapcharoensap, a guesthouse owner grumbles about foreign tourists and their narrow tastes. 'P---y and elephants,' she says. 'That's all these people want.'

Actually, we foreigners want much more. We want a drug-dealing monkey and an ass-kicking monk. We want a facial tattoo, men with breasts, and Mike Tyson tunelessly singing 'One Night in Bangkok.' And we get them all in The Hangover Part II, a sequel to the highest-grossing R-rated comedy in U.S. box-office history."

5 Awful Things Nobody Tells You About Moving | Cracked.com

5 Awful Things Nobody Tells You About Moving | Cracked.com: "Oh, sure, you've moved before: To a better neighborhood, a bigger house or just to spite that bitch Stacy at work who said she lived in a 'very exclusive neighborhood.' It's not a big deal. You suffer through one shitty weekend, buy your friends cheap beer and sub-food quality pizza in exchange for manual labor, and you're done. But the big move -- the out-of-state, thousand-mile, cross-country, fuck-all move -- is a different story. There are all sorts of traps, pitfalls and dastardly sons of bitches lurking out there, just waiting to pounce on you in your vulnerable state of temporary Hobo-osity. And nobody warns you about them ... presumably because Big Moving has had all of their protesting tongues cut out and fed into the secret Misery Engines that really keep those trucks running."

Foods that Trigger Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare-Ups | Lifescript.com

Foods that Trigger Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare-Ups | Lifescript.com: "When you have rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a restaurant menu or open refrigerator can seem like a test: Can you find foods that satisfy your cravings without making joints swell, ache and stiffen?"

Woes of famous, powerful shine light on sex addiction | Deccan Chronicle

Woes of famous, powerful shine light on sex addiction | Deccan Chronicle: "Addictions to alcohol, drugs and gambling can destroy lives, but less well known and more controversial is the overwhelming need for sexual satisfaction so intense that psychologists compare it to crack cocaine.

US Representative Anthony Weiner stepped down from Congress under pressure from fellow Democrats, including President Barack Obama, after he admitted to ‘sexting’ in which he sent lewd pictures of himself to young women. He said he was seeking treatment for an unspecified problem."

Cheryl Cole to get Chihuahua from Ashley - News, People - The Independent

Cheryl Cole to get Chihuahua from Ashley - News, People - The Independent: "Cheryl Cole is to receive a pet Chihuahua as a birthday gift from ex-husband Ashley Cole.

The England and Chelsea soccer star - who Cheryl divorced in September 2010 amid revelations he cheated on her with several women - is said to have splashed out on a pet pooch to add to the beauty's existing brood for her upcoming 28th birthday on June 30 in the hope of winning her back."

5 resume mistakes that can ruin your career - Career news

5 resume mistakes that can ruin your career - Career news: "In today's competitive world, silly mistakes in your resume can lead to a major downfall in your career. Regardless of the advantage of good potentials, one can never prosper in his/her career development and is likely to loose a good career opportunity if he ignores such mistakes in resume. Following are the avoidable mistakes one should keep in mind while framing a resume."

Money and the Meaning of Life - Bill Taylor - Harvard Business Review

Money and the Meaning of Life - Bill Taylor - Harvard Business Review: "Everywhere you look, there's compelling evidence that the single-minded pursuit of wealth often leads smart people to do incredibly stupid things — things that destroy what money can't buy."

Bosses more likely to rip off their firm, says KPMG - Business News, Business - The Independent

Bosses more likely to rip off their firm, says KPMG - Business News, Business - The Independent: "Bosses are the biggest corporate crooks, according to a new report from KPMG. The accountancy group's research, published today, reveals that half of all UK corporate fraud is perpetrated by senior management or board members."

Best American High Schools: How We Compiled the List - Newsweek

Best American High Schools: How We Compiled the List - Newsweek: "The rankings are a measure of success in challenging and preparing students for post-secondary education – and life.
To compile the 2011 list of the top high schools in America, NEWSWEEK reached out to administrators, principals, guidance counselors, and Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate coordinators at more than 10,000 public high schools across the country. In order to be considered for our list, each school had to complete a survey requesting specific data from the 2009-2010 academic year. In total, more than 1,100 schools were assessed to produce the final list of the top 500 high schools."

Dedicate these songs to dad, on Father's Day - Rediff.com Movies

Dedicate these songs to dad, on Father's Day - Rediff.com Movies: "Bollywood films thrive on relationships and drama. There's a song for every season and every reason.

With Father's Day coming up, we decided to check out some popular songs that have been sung for daddy. Go ahead, dedicate these songs to your father on Sunday!"

Justice Goes Global - NYTimes.com

Justice Goes Global - NYTimes.com: "It was Michael J. Sandel, the Harvard University political philosopher.

This news will not come as a surprise to Harvard students, some 15,000 of whom have taken Sandel’s legendary “Justice” class. What makes the class so compelling is the way Sandel uses real-life examples to illustrate the philosophies of the likes of Aristotle, Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill."

The Night of the Blood Red Moon : Discovery News

The Night of the Blood Red Moon : Discovery News: "On the 20th Sept. 331 B.C., before the Battle Of Gaugamela between Alexander III of Macedon (Alexander The Great) and Emperor Darius III of Persia, an eclipse of the moon was observed.

Despite Alexander's army being considerably outnumbered, to astrologers of the time, the eclipse foretold Darius's defeat. As night fell on the battlefield, the eclipsed moon glowed a deep blood red, signaling blood would be spilled on that night, but not in Alexander's army."

What happens to your body after you drink a soda every day, for a long time - Healthy Living on Shine

What happens to your body after you drink a soda every day, for a long time - Healthy Living on Shine: "Sugar rushes and caffeine highs followed by a depressing energy crash are what happens to your body if you drink a soda right now, but plenty of Blisstree readers actually seem to be okay with that. Some of you think it’s alarmist to compare a caffeine and sugar rush to doing drugs, and some just don’t really care about the slump they’ll find themselves in after drinking 39 grams of sugar, but what makes us really worried about a soda-slurping habit is what happens over the long term."

Some black myths about Indians’ black money holdings | Firstpost

Some black myths about Indians’ black money holdings | Firstpost: "The avalanche of corruption scandals in recent months in India, and reports of many thousands of crores in black money stashed abroad, have justifiably triggered an uprising in India."

Hugh Hefner Finds Comfort in Exes After Fiancee Calls Off Wedding

Hugh Hefner Finds Comfort in Exes After Fiancee Calls Off Wedding: "After words spread that his wedding to Crystal Harris has been called off just five days before the big day, Hugh Hefner is showered with support from some of his exes. Bridget Marquardt, Kendra Wilkinson and Holly Madison are among those offering some comfort to the Playboy magazine founder."

Fight Arthritis: 10 Foods That Help and Hurt | Lifescript.com

Fight Arthritis: 10 Foods That Help and Hurt | Lifescript.com: "Food can’t cure arthritis, but it can make the disease less painful – or worse. Find out which 7 foods will ease your aching joints and help you lose weight, how much to eat and the 3 noshes that are making matters worse. Plus, what’s your osteoarthritis IQ? Take our quiz to find out…"

Gandhi's 'face' found on Google Mars - Technology & science - Space - Space.com - msnbc.com

Gandhi's 'face' found on Google Mars - Technology & science - Space - Space.com - msnbc.com: "Now that Google Mars, a new online map pieced together from satellite images of the Red Planet, is up and running, space enthusiasts the world over are finding interesting objects on the Martian surface."

Scientists Combine Human Cell, Jellyfish Into Living Laser - FoxNews.com

Scientists Combine Human Cell, Jellyfish Into Living Laser - FoxNews.com: "This one seems right out of the latest X-Men film.

Scientists have merged light-emitting proteins from jellyfish with a single human cell to create a unique first: a living, biological laser, according to a report published in the journal Nature Photonics."

Senior Mid Day crime reporter J Dey shot dead outside house in Mumbai - www.daily.bhaskar.com

Senior Mid Day crime reporter J Dey shot dead outside house in Mumbai - www.daily.bhaskar.com: "Country's most effective journalist to cover crime and underworld, J Dey, was on Saturday shot dead outside his residence in Powai in Mumbai.

The senior crime reporter worked with Mumbai-based tabloid Mid Day as the Special Investigations Editor.

Journalist J Dey was attacked by four unknown assailants, of which two were bike-borne."

Twitter is the new Facebook - CNN.com

Twitter is the new Facebook - CNN.com: "Following a whirlwind week and a half of product announcements, you can throw Twitter's attempts to differentiate itself as an 'information network' out the window -- there is little doubt the company is now entrenched in serious competition with Facebook for the much grander social networking crown."

How Steve Jobs' Pixar experience helped lead to Apple's iCloud - CNN.com

How Steve Jobs' Pixar experience helped lead to Apple's iCloud - CNN.com: "The folks at Amazon and Google must have been wringing their hands on Monday when Apple CEO Steve Jobs showed off a new service called iTunes Match."

Admit Digvijay to a mental hospital, says Hazare - Rediff.com News

Admit Digvijay to a mental hospital, says Hazare - Rediff.com News: "The war of words between veteran social activist Anna Hazare and the Congress gets uglier by the day.

On Friday the anti corruption crusader, who was in Pune after his token fast in New Delhi two days, slammed Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh.

'There is a mental hospital in Yerawada in Pune, he should be admitted there,' said Hazare on Singh."

What the Heck Are We Doing on Twitter? - Josh Bernoff - The Conversation - Harvard Business Review

What the Heck Are We Doing on Twitter? - Josh Bernoff - The Conversation - Harvard Business Review: "One of the main reasons we updated our book Groundswell in a new paperback edition was to provide some advice on corporate uses of Twitter. Two things we said in the original Groundswell (2008) were (1) pick a corporate objective before implementing a social technology strategy and (2) keep an eye on this Twitter thing, it's going to be big."

29 “truths” to immeasurable success

29 “truths” to immeasurable success

There are certain truths every graduating senior — and, in fact, every person in general — could benefit from knowing, to help and guide them as they tackle “the real world.” You may have heard some of these short, sweet, success-oriented instructions before, but they bear repeating because they’ve withstood the test of time, and because if you pay attention and take them to heart, they can guide you in the direction of great things. Life will never stop challenging your abilities, your integrity, and your motivation, so you have two choices: You can meet life’s challenges forewarned and thus forearmed, or you can learn a lot of important lessons the hard way.

Why Successful People Leave Work Early

Why Successful People Leave Work Early: "Try this for a day: don't answer every phone call. Stop checking your email every two minutes. And leave work early. You'll be astounded at how much more you'll get done.
According to a study published in the Psychological Review conducted by Dr. K. Anders Ericcson, the key to great success is working harder in short bursts of time. Then give yourself a break before getting back to work."

Twitter finds a place in the classroom - CNN.com

Twitter finds a place in the classroom - CNN.com: "Students tap away at their cell phones, laptops and iPads during Enrique Legaspi's high-tech history lesson.
In some grade schools, pulling out these devices during class would result in a one-way ticket to the principal's office. But Legaspi encourages this behavior, as long as the kids are using Twitter."

Lance Armstrong: It's not about the bike - Others, More Sports - The Independent

Lance Armstrong: It's not about the bike - Others, More Sports - The Independent: "A video posted to Lance Armstrong's website in 2009 shows the cyclist training for the Tour de France on the fearsome Col de la Colombière, one of the great climbs."

Men should be allowed sex slaves and female prisoners could do the job - and all this from a WOMAN politician from Kuwait | Mail Online

Men should be allowed sex slaves and female prisoners could do the job - and all this from a WOMAN politician from Kuwait | Mail Online: "A Kuwaiti woman who once ran for parliament has called for sex slavery to be legalised - and suggested that non-Muslim prisoners from war-torn countries would make suitable concubines.

Salwa al Mutairi argued buying a sex-slave would protect decent, devout and 'virile' Kuwaiti men from adultery because buying an imported sex partner would be tantamount to marriage.

And she even had an idea of where to 'purchase' these sex-salves - browsing through female prisoners of war in other countries."

More than 9 in 10 Americans believe in God - Religion - Salon.com

More than 9 in 10 Americans believe in God - Religion - Salon.com: "Results of a Gallup poll released over the weekend reveal that more than nine in 10 Americans believe in God. Ninety-two percent of Gallup's 1,018 respondents (hailing from all 50 states) answered 'yes' when asked whether they believed in God."

BBC NEWS | Health | Teen depression on the increase

BBC NEWS | Health | Teen depression on the increase: "The numbers of young people suffering from depression in the last 10 years has risen worryingly, an expert says.
Government statistics suggest one in eight adolescents now has depression."

Modern day manxiety | Deccan Chronicle

Modern day manxiety | Deccan Chronicle: "Gym at 6 am, shower, make-up and dress by 7, calorie calculated breakfast by 8. Before heading out, a final look in the mirror. Lustrous hair: check, glossy skin: check, manicured nails and plucked eyebrows: check! That’s the routine off the pages of 23-year-old Nayan Bora’s life. “My girlfriend found my stubble pokey, so I went for a clean-shaven look and she loved it. I was a tad overweight so I join her gym to shed the extra pounds. Well, if all that makes me any less a man, then so be it,” says Nayan. Well, love has always come at a price! Gone are the days when a bouquet of flowers and a surprise dinner would sweep your girl off her feet."

World’s first man ‘functionally cured’ of HIV – The Express Tribune

World’s first man ‘functionally cured’ of HIV – The Express Tribune: "In a first, a San Francisco native has apparently been cured of the deadly HIV virus.
Timothy Ray Brown, 45, had tested positive for HIV, the virus symptomatic of AIDs , back in 1995. However, he has managed to eliminate the virus from his body with what doctors describe as a “functional cure”."

PM did not discharge his national duty: Ramdev - Rediff.com News

PM did not discharge his national duty: Ramdev - Rediff.com News: "Claiming the support of all major parties barring the Congress to his agitation, yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Monday said the Centre would not be able to bear the consequence of the satyagraha.
'I have respect for the prime minister on a personal level but he did not do discharge his national duty (unhone rastra dharm nahi nibhayaa),' Ramdev told mediapersons referring to the police crackdown at Ramlila Ground."

World environment day 2011 - celebrating the forests that sustain us. on Environmental Expert

World environment day 2011 - celebrating the forests that sustain us. on Environmental Expert: "World Environment Day (WED) is an annual event on June 5th that is becoming the biggest and most widely celebrated global day for positive environmental action.

This year's WED theme - chosen by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - is 'Forests: Nature at Your Service', which is meant to highlight the crucial environmental, economic and social roles played by the world's forests."

BBC News - China: Teenager 'sells kidney for iPad'

BBC News - China: Teenager 'sells kidney for iPad': "A teenager in China has sold one of his kidneys in order to buy an iPad 2, Chinese media report.

The 17-year-old, identified only as Little Zheng, told a local TV station he had arranged the sale of the kidney over the internet."

BBC News - Hackers claim they stole a million Sony passwords

BBC News - Hackers claim they stole a million Sony passwords: "Among today's main media stories is claims Sony has been hacked again.

A hacker group has claimed it has attacked the Sony network and stolen more than one million passwords, email addresses and other information, reports BBC News. Lulz Security said it broke into servers that run SonyPictures.com."

2Gone, one to go Tehelka exposé puts Dayanidhi Maran in the dock

Tehelka - India's Independent Weekly News Magazine: "TEHELKA’s exposé of DMK leader and Union Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran’s involvement in a Rs 700 crore telecom scam (Hello? Who Will Bell This Cat by Ashish Khetan and Raman Kirpal, 4 June) has created a political storm. It showed how Maran, during his tenure as telecom minister in UPA-1, allotted licences without revising the 2001 rates to Aircel. In a possible quid pro quo, Maxis owner Ananda Krishnan invested Rs 700 crore in Sun Direct TV and Sun Radio, a company owned and run by Maran’s brother Kalanidhi and his wife Kaveri. While Maran has sued TEHELKA for what his lawyer calls “a concocted lie under the pretext of investigative journalism”, there is a growing demand for his resignation. Reports even suggest that the CBI might soon summon Maran."

Freedom of the press and journalistic ethics

The Hindu : Opinion / Lead : Freedom of the press and journalistic ethics: "Freedom of the press and journalistic ethics is an important topic today in India — with the word ‘press' encompassing the electronic media also. There should be a serious discussion on the topic. That discussion should include issues of the responsibilities of the press, since the media have become very prominent and very powerful."

Guy Who Got Laid Off Just Glad Multi-National Corporation Will Make It | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

Guy Who Got Laid Off Just Glad Multi-National Corporation Will Make It | The Onion - America's Finest News Source: "tional, senior sales associate Edward Morway expressed relief that his employer of 14 years would be able to scrape by. 'When [department head] John [Condos] called me into his office and explained the tough business climate, my heart just sank for the company,' said Morway, adding that he 'immediately understood' how cutting his $79,000 annual salary would help keep the multibillion-dollar corporation afloat during a feeble economic recovery."

How the First Nine Months Shape the Rest of Your Life – TIME Healthland

How the First Nine Months Shape the Rest of Your Life – TIME Healthland: "author Annie Murphy Paul writes: 'What makes us the way we are? Why are some people predisposed to be anxious, overweight or asthmatic? How is it that some of us are prone to heart attacks, diabetes or high blood pressure?'

From the article, adapted from Paul's forthcoming book Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives"

India’s Wild East - LightBox

India’s Wild East - LightBox: "I traveled to India’s far northeast last month, before the monsoon rains set in and rendered the mines unworkable for the summer. In the Jaintia Hills, in the remote state of Meghalaya, miners descend to great depths on slippery, rickety wooden ladders. Men, women, even children squeeze into ‘rat hole’ tunnels lacing thousands of privately-owned and unregulated mines. There, they toil to extract coal by hand with primitive tools and no safety equipment."

Baba Ramdev: Indian Who Built Yoga Empire Works on Politics - NYTimes.com

Indian Who Built Yoga Empire Works on Politics - NYTimes.com: "The sun slumbered well beneath the horizon, but Swami Ramdev had been up for hours. Swathed in a saffron loincloth, he led his charges, a few hundred devotees in this holy city on the Ganges River and tens of millions more watching on television, through a rapid-fire series of yoga poses."

Marico, Dabur & Godrej Consumer beat MNCs in African haircare market - The Economic Times

Marico, Dabur & Godrej Consumer beat MNCs in African haircare market - The Economic Times: "Indian consumer product companies cheer when US First Lady Michelle Obama tours the world with her uber-cool hairdos or when Oprah Winfrey sways consumer purchasing habits with her ironed hair. These are the new strands of globalisation."

UAE lands leading Bollywood role - The National

UAE lands leading Bollywood role - The National: "The UAE has unseated the UK as the second biggest overseas market for Indian films and is even challenging the US, the largest market in terms of box-office earnings.

According to industry insiders, the Middle East - and specifically the UAE - has emerged as a key overseas market due to the large South Asian community here that enjoys Indian films."

Stray dogs menace stalks AP; 11 deaths so far - southindia - Andhra Pradesh - ibnlive

Stray dogs menace stalks AP; 11 deaths so far - southindia - Andhra Pradesh - ibnlive: "The menace of stray dogs has assumed serious proportions in Andhra Pradesh with 11 rabies deaths this year, even as thousands are falling prey to dog bites, leaving the state government grappling with the situation to provide relief to the victims."

View from NASA's Johnson Space Centre is out of this world | News.com.au

View from NASA's Johnson Space Centre is out of this world | News.com.au: "SOME of the world's most impressive landscapes have been captured on camera in a preview of what Virgin Galactic's space tourists will soon be able to experience.

Astronauts snapped away with their digital cameras from NASA's Johnson Space Centre to create the stunning video."

Facebook: Now 700 Million Strong?

Facebook: Now 700 Million Strong?: "Facebook is just about to reach 700 million users, according to Socialbakers, a blog that tracks Facebook statistics.
The countries that contributed most to the growth were emerging countries, especially Brazil, Indonesia and India. Brazil and India are interesting because they're huge and have other social networks. If Facebook dominates there, it can grow that much faster and dominate that much more. "