How to Make Yourself Irresistible to the Opposite Sex

1. Step 1

2. Appeal to all the senses. Choose clothing with soft fabrics that invite the sense of touch, wear fragrances that entice the sense of smell, speak with a sensuous voice and use words that are pleasant to hear, and maintain a well-groomed appearance that is pleasing to the eye.

3. Step 2

   Maintain a positive outlook toward life. Who wants to be around a person who is full of gloom and doom?

4. Step 3

   Make the most of what you have, both physically and mentally. Emphasize your best features while downplaying undesirable traits.

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The Iceman: Medical Knowledge We Never Dreamed of 5,200 Years Ago

The Iceman: Medical Knowledge We Never Dreamed of 5,200 Years Ago

Linsey Dyer and Rick Effland

The finding of the Iceman has brought new light from the Stone Age. On September 19, 1991, a body was discovered originating out of the melting ice of a glacier in a small mountain passage named Tiesenjoch. After the rescue team retrieved the body from the ice, they transported it to the Department of Forensic Medicine in Innsbruck. Where Archaeologist determined the body was a natural mummy. Professor Rainer Henn, Forensic expert, from the Department of Forensic Medicine at the University of Innsbruck said "In order for a body to be completely mummified as in this case, the body must first dry completely then covered in ice and snow." The mummy was an male adult remarkably well preserved. The condition of his equipment and organic material were also preserved in good condition. The age of the body is about 3,300 BC or late Stone Age. After a lot of argument the body was found to be on the Italian side by 300 feet and now resides in a museum there. Today he is known by many as "Ötzi" for the valley in which he was found, but we also know him as "the Iceman."

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20 Most Incredible Desert Oases [pics]

The yellow sand dunes stretch to infinity, whilst the scorching sun of the Sahel beats down on your head. You’re tired and you’re thirsty – you’ve been travelling for miles, searching for water. Yet nonetheless you are cautious: nothing is as it seems in this land of smokescreens and mirrors. “Water! Water!” you begin to scream. No… even imagination is playing tricks on you. But what if in the distance, past the undulating sand dunes, lay the waters of sand-locked lagoons and waterfalls surrounded by palm trees?

It is this vision of utopia, surrounded by barren wasteland that inspired us to catalogue some of the most incredible desert oases before they are devoured by the desert sands and become mirages themselves.

1. Ubari Lakes are part of Erg Awbari Oasis in the Sahara. Located near Fezzan and 30kms north of Germa in Libya, these salt water lakes are a central trading point for many locals, who gather at the edges of the lake selling souvenirs and other goods.

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Statue Of Young Barack Obama Unveiled In Jakarta

Non-governemnt organization called Friends of Obama initiated the statue of young Barack Obama in Obama’s former neighborhood in Indonesia, Jakarta.

The young Barack Obama statue is erected at the playground of the elementary school in Menteng Dalam where U.S. President studied.

(Photo by: Yue Yuewei)

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Top 30 Languages by Number of Native Speakers

Top 30 Languages by Number of Native Speakers

Data source: Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 15th ed. (2005) & Wikipedia.org.

	Language	approximate # of speakers		Where is it spoken as an official language?
1.	Mandarin Chinese	NATIVE: 873 million 2nd: 178 million TOTAL: 1.051 billion		OFFICIAL: People's Republic of China, Republic of China, Singapore
2.	Hindi	NATIVE: 370 million 2nd:120 million TOTAL: 490 million		OFFICIAL: India, Fiji
3.	Spanish	NATIVE: 350 million 2nd: 70 million TOTAL: 420 million		OFFICIAL: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, United States (New Mexico, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela
4.	English	NATIVE: 340 million TOTAL: 510 million		OFFICIAL: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Fiji, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, Hong Kong (People's Republic of China), India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Maritius, Micronesia, Namibia, Nauru, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevs, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somolia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
5.	Arabic	NATIVE: 206 million 2nd: 24 million TOTAL: 230 million [World Almanac est. total 255 million]		OFFICIAL: Modern Standard Arabic: Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Palestinian Territories, Quatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Western Sahara, Yemen. | Hasaniya Arabic: Mauritania, Senegal NATIONAL: Mali Note: These figures combine all the varieties of Arabic. Some data sources, e.g. CIA World Fact Book, World Almanac, Ethnologue, treat these varieties as separate languages.
6.	Portuguese	NATIVE: 203 million 2nd: 10 million TOTAL: 213 million		OFFICIAL: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Guinea-Bissau, Macau (People's Republic of China), Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé e Príncipe.
7.	Bengali	NATIVE: 196 million TOTAL: 215 million		OFFICIAL: Bangladesh, India (Tripura, West Bengal)
8.	Russian	NATIVE: 145 million 2nd: 110 million TOTAL: 255 million		OFFICIAL: Abkhazia (part of Georgia), Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyyrgyzstan, Russia, Transnistria (part of Moldova).
9.	Japanese	NATIVE: 126 million 2nd: 1 million TOTAL: 127 million		OFFICIAL: Japan, Palau
10.	German	NATIVE: 101 million 2nd: 128 million TOTAL: 229 million		OFFICIAL: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy (South Tyrol), Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Poland, Siwtzerland

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Sandra Bullock Happy to be Labeled as Worst Actress

Sandra Bullock Happy to be Labeled as Worst Actress

Sandra Bullock is happy to be labeled as Hollywood’s worst actress.

The 45-year-old star, who has been nominated for the Worst Actress honor at the forthcoming Razzie Awards for her performance in ‘All About Steve,’ insists the ceremony, which salutes the worst film offerings every year, is just as important as the Academy Awards and will be attending both events.

Sandra, who is up for Best Actress for her role in ‘The Blind Side’ at the Oscars, is quoted by website Absolute Now as saying, “I think it’s brilliant. It’s exactly the way it should have happened because it’s a great leveler. If you don’t show up for something like the Razzies then you’re a little hypocritical. You can’t just show up for the good stuff.”

Although she plans to attend both ceremonies, Sandra is more nervous about going to the Razzies, because she doesn’t know what to wear.

She added: “You gotta show up for everything. I can’t wait to go to the Razzies or the Oscars. In a way I’m less nervous about the Oscars because I just don’t know what I’m going to wear to the Razzies. It’s a big night!”

The screen beauty, who picked up an award for Best Actress in ‘The Blind Side’ at the Golden Globes last month, claims she is “more comfortable” with her work being criticised than praised.

She said, “I’m more comfortable with criticism than I am with goodwill, because I’m more familiar with it, and I’ve made friends with it. And the Razzies are a great honor.”

The Razzies take place on March 6, the day before the Academy Awards.

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