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Researchers also dished that this newly developed technology of increasing the bandwidth will be fixed into existing broadband networks and users will not be able to replace them or buy a new one. (ANI)

Breaking up is hard to do... so what's your worst break up story?

My girlfriends are hard on me because I'm famous for the " It's not you, it's me" line. Even worse, I'm the kind of girl that doesn't feel that I need to tell you why I don't want to see you anymore if it's under five dates. I feel that five dates and under is a "trying on period". If I don't feel it fits, I'll return it without needing a reason beyond " It's not you, it's me". Horrible right... but I'm working on it- I promise.

So tell me, what is your worst break up story, either as the giver or the receiver?
Do you have a break up line you stick to?

© Rex Rex Have you ever wondered to yourself, “Was that person just flirting with me?” This may not only happen at a bar or party. It could be after a pleasant exchange at the supermarket, a few shared glances at a coffee shop, or following a more involved conversation at a social event. It is important to read these situations properly because the line between friendly and more than friends can be difficult to discern.
First off, it is important to realise that when men and women look at the same behaviour, men are more likely see behaviours as more flirtatious, seductive and promiscuous.  Whether it is wishful thinking on their part or a failure to properly identify cues, men are not setting themselves up for accuracy and are going to have a harder time knowing if a woman is actually flirting or merely being friendly.
Much of what takes place when people flirt is intentionally subtle and hard to decode. Though that may seem counter-productive for relationship formation, it is strategic.  Often the person doing the flirting is not sure whether the target of their affection will have similar levels of interests. By cloaking their intentions in ambiguous flirting, the flirter can “test the waters” without being too vulnerable.
It is no surprise then that knowing if someone is flirting with you is difficult. In fact, a recent study looked at how accurately people perceive flirting by having over 100 heterosexual strangers engage in conversation with another participant. Afterwards, researchers asked each person if they flirted during their interaction and whether they thought their partner flirted with them. Participants accurately detected flirting only 28% of the time. A follow-up study found that outside observers who were not in the actual interaction were even less accurate, suggesting that their objectivity did not help but only made things worse.

If you want to be better than 28% accuracy at detecting flirting, research has uncovered a few things to look for that may help. To determine what people do to show romantic interest in others, researchers had two opposite-sex strangers meet, and videotaped their interaction for 10 minutes. Afterwards, researchers asked each person about their romantic interest and matched it up with their behaviours during the interaction. The amount of laughter itself did not indicate romantic interest. However, males who were more interested gave off more dominance signals (e.g. taking up space/leaning forward) during laughter, while women who were more interested engaged in more body presentation (such as sitting in a way or postures that accentuate physical features).
A similar study gave participants the opportunity to flirt, videotaped it, and then asked participants to indicate whether certain behaviours were indeed flirting.  Behaviours early in the interactions, were not indicative of actual interest. This suggests that the initial glances you exchange with someone probably do not hold much meaning.  In fact, women with low and high interest gave off the same amount of solicitation signals. Real interest was only discernible if women kept giving signals over time.  Later in the conversation, women who were interested tended to tilt their head, used more hand gestures, smiled a suggestive way, and were more likely to play with their clothing.
Overall, men were more interested in females than females were in them, and were most interested when they considered females physically attractive. Men who were more interested tended to spend more time talking throughout the interaction. Importantly, female’s non-verbal signals (e.g. head-nodding) served as indicators to encourage or discourage men’s talking. Men need to pay attention to these signals because the study also found that women reacted negatively if men spoke too much. 
To create a catalogue of women’s flirting behaviour, a researcher observed over 200 women in a singles bar to identify 52 flirting behaviours.  Some of the most common behaviours included smiling, glancing around the room, solitary dancing, and laughing. But as mentioned earlier, though these are common, none are clear-cut signs of actual interest.  Subtlety reigns.
Accuracy in detecting flirting would increase rapidly if the flirters of the world were simply more direct and obvious about their intentions. Incidentally, research shows that direct flirting is what most people prefer. Alas, it is clear that attempting to accurately detect flirting is a challenge. Yet, it is important to get it right. You don’t want to risk embarrassment by misreading the signals, but more importantly, you don’t want to miss out on potentially starting a great relationship if someone is interested.

Why do so many women complain that they're unable to achieve orgasms? Why are beauty magazines screaming with advice, all vying to get your attention, on how best to reach a mindblowing climax? Why do some women fail to enjoy lovemaking sessions?

Clinical Psychologist Seema Hingorany says a fear of getting pregnant or being exposed to a sexually transmitted disease can interfere with a woman's sexual pleasure. Female orgasmic disorder is a fairly common sexual disorder that affects the way a woman climaxes during sexual activity. Women are unable to experience an orgasm despite adequate sexual arousal. "Educate yourself regarding safe sex practices. Stress can also lower testosterone. Making love is not something we are born knowing — one has to learn how to give and receive sexual stimulation and satisfaction. Due to a variety of reasons — cultural, religious and personal — some women are uncomfortable discussing and exploring the sexual techniques that might bring on or intensify an orgasm. Many women don't view sex as a normal and enjoyable part of a relationship. They may associate sex with shame, guilt or fear," says Seema.

Senior Sex Therapist and Counsellor Dr Rajan B. Bhonsle says that inability to reach an orgasm is very common amongst women. "It either stems from your own deep rejection of your sexuality, or as a result of a moralistic upbringing. At times, there is a physical problem that prevents woman from reaching orgasms. With some guidance most of them can learn how to achieve one," says Dr Bhonsle.

Multiple orgasms
Women can enjoy multiple orgasms as their body needs no time to reset sexual drives after an orgasm. Given the significance of intercourse, and the way it is depicted in movies, many couples have an unrealistic expectation of it. Many young women are confused and puzzled when they try it a few times and do not find it as delightful and fascinating for them as they expected.

Sexual dysfunctions
"Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD) is characterised by lack of sexual desire, decreased libido and lack of lubrication, causing difficult or painful intercourse or the inability to climax. Any one or a combination of these symptoms can hinder a woman from having a satisfying sexual alliance," says Dr Bhonsle.

Homeopath and Clinical Psychologist Dr Kanan Khatau Chikhal says that while therapy can help, it is also important that couples take an extra initiative to be more intimate. "Women should realise that it's fine to tell their partners what stimulates them. The Keigel Exercise although devised for women with urinary trouble, is also helpful. It includes contracting the vagina and relaxing it about 60 - 70 times a day.

Treatment
A therapist will explore issues in your past and encourage you to become familiar with your body and what pleases you sexually. Books and videos are often helpful. Certain techniques are often successful in helping a woman learn how to have orgasms. There is no one right way to experience sexual pleasure — one must adapt their lovemaking style to best suit their needs.

NEW DELHI: The country's first advertisement showing a lesbian couple preparing to meet the parents is making waves on social media. The online video shows two women in a live-in relationship flirting and dressing up for the day, chatting about the expectations they face and their love for each other.

Titled 'The Visit', the ad for a fashion portal's ethnic wear collection has got over 2 lakh hits on YouTube over 10 days.  

"We tried to avoid the stereotypes associated with gay people. There was no one woman looking more masculine or feminine in the film. We tried to give it a candid feel like it is any other couple being apprehensive about meeting the parents," says Avishek Ghosh, co-partner of Hectic Content, the production house that made the film conceptualized by ad agency Ogilvy & Mather, Bangalore.

"The ad has got 3 million views across social media like Facebook, YouTube etc," says Manish Aggarwal, VP (marketing) at Myntra Fashion which is promoting the ad. The visibility of same-sex couples is what makes this ad timely says LGBT rights activist Ashok Row Kavi. "This is a bold statement. Lesbians around the world have been in the news, they are getting married and fighting for their rights. This is what society sees, same-sex couples living happily, and there is a huge audience that accepts this," says Kavi.

Says ad-man K V Sridhar, "This trend started last year, with Fastrack ads that hinted homosexuality, Tanishq that showed a re-marriage etc. In India, while living in is still a shock, this ad has gone a step ahead. It is commendable."
 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The wedding dresses have it all -- long trains, full layered skirts, floral appliqués, ruffles and sparkling bodices. Their detailing is the kind you see on designer gowns made of silk and lace. But they're not. They're all made out of toilet paper.

The gowns were showcased at the finale of the annual Cheap Chic Weddings Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest in New York on Wednesday. Ten designers vying for a $10,000 prize painstakingly putting them together from the most basic materials.

The rules were simple, contest co-creator Laura Gawne told Reuters. "They have to use Charmin toilet paper, any kind of tape, any kind of glue and they can use needle and thread," she said.

"No closures, no Velcro, nothing. No attachment of fabric, nothing," said her co-creator, Susan Bain.

The sisters Bain and Gawne began the competition to promote their wedding site. The contest, now in its 11th edition, is held in conjunction with toilet paper brand Charmin.

This year, it was held at bridal store Kleinfeld, which will turn the winning dress into a ready-to-wear gown.

Before the show began, designers applied the final touches as models held onto toilet rolls needed for the add-ons.

"We have 4,585 petals that were all hand-cut and traced," Carol Touchstone, who came in third place, said of her floral dress. "We used tape, glue and Charmin."

The winner was a tuxedo-style halterneck dress with a removable jacket, accessorised with a top hat and bow tie, by Donna Pope Vincler. She said it took her about three months, 22 rolls and lots of tape and glue to make.

"It's amazing how strong glue and toilet paper can be. After I made it I was hitting on it like a drum ... it's very sturdy," she said. "I don't even know how many layers (there are)- I just did it until I thought it would stay together."

The relationship between birth month and disease incidence in 1.7 million patients. Good news if you were born in May. Not so much if you were an October baby. (Graphic: Columbia University Medical Center)

Mary Boland, a PhD student at Columbia University Medical Center, was investigating old studies relating the time of year a person is born to the odds of developing asthma, when she had the idea for her team’s new study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association: Does your birth month affect your health outcomes later in life? 

“It turns out that if a newborn is exposed to high levels of dust mites in their first few months of life that they have higher incidence of a certain type of asthma later,” says Nicholas Tatonetti, PhD, an assistant professor of biomedical informatics at Columbia University Medical Center and Columbia’s Data Science Institute. “This kind of study has been done quite a bit in a one-off fashion, studying this disease or that disease. … We were curious if we could recapitulate some of those early findings.”
And so they did.
With access to data on 1.7 million patients treated at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center between 1985 and 2013, the researchers used an algorithm to look at relationships between birth month and disease risk. The goal was to see if there were any spikes in specific diseases at certain times of year.
Overall, May babies seem to have the lowest disease risk and October babies have the highest.
In fact, the scientists found 55 diseases that correlated with the season of a person’s birth, and also uncovered 16 entirely new correlations — including nine types of heart disease.
“The most striking was a trend we found that those born in late winter or early spring were more likely to have heart disease,” Tatonetti tells Yahoo Health. “And we didn’t find just one type of heart disease associated with birth month, but we actually found several.”

The average life span for each birth month, which shows that those born in the first half of the year tend to have shorter lives. (Graphic: Columbia University Medical Center)
People born in March have the highest risk of atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure and mitral valve disorder, and the scientists suggest that 1 in 40 cases is related to a seasonal variable. The scientists suggest this may have something to do with fluctuating levels of vitamin D. Since heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, this could help doctors hone in on early prevention strategies.

The incidence of disease per birth month, which shows higher incidences in those with earlier birthdays. (Graphic: Columbia University Medical Center)

Month-related disease risks may often be determined by changing environmental and circumstantial factors. For example, the researchers found that asthma risk for New York patients peaked with July and October births. A previous study conducted in Denmark found that risk was heightened for people born in the months of May and August — when the country’s sunlight levels are most similar to New York’s. Sunlight is a factor in asthma exacerbated by dust mites.

The number of disease associations per birth month. (Graphic: Columbia University Medical Center)

Perhaps ADHD diagnoses spike with births later in the year (late November), because of the relative immaturity of these children compared with their peers in school. The age cutoff for schoolchildren in New York City is Dec. 31, meaning higher demands are placed on them earlier, with less time for development.

The researchers hope this sort of data may help uncover new risk factors for some diseases. However, Tatonetti says that, while significant for future study, there’s no need to panic about your month-related disease risks.
 “The risk we found that can be attributed to birth month is on par with what you would find from genetic analyses,” he explains. “Lifestyle, diet, and exercise are still stronger factors when considering your health.”
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Every parent has received bad advice at one time or another. Be it child-rearing techniques that seem to stem from the Stone Age or poorly conceived tips from adults who've never actually raised children, most new moms and dads quickly learn the art of nodding politely then changing the subject.
But what about those so-bad-you-stop-what-you're-doing-and-call-your-relatives kind of parenting tips? We're talking about the kind of advice that's so ill-advised you remember and discuss it years later. Do people really still give infants alcohol? Do some parents actually believe that TVs make good babysitters? Yes, they do, which is why we thought it'd be a good idea to make a list of the most misguided parenting tips out there. We'll go over egregious offenders for every age level, and we'll even set the record straight on one controversial practice that's both dangerous and gaining popularity. (Hint: It involves slumbering with a pint-sized partner.)

Does the setting make you think a wine is more (or less) expensive than it really is?

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Before coffee snobs, there were wine snobs. And they were sometimes insufferable. So much so that the wife of one particular collector couldn't resist making a playful switch during one of the wine tastings her husband held with likeminded associates. She surreptitiously took the party's dump bucket (the one into which all the extra wine is tossed during a tasting) and poured it into an empty wine bottle. She later served it during the tasting, label hidden, claiming it was a special wine they simply had to sample. The cobbled concoction of disparate varietals and competing profiles was so well received -- so very well received, in fact -- that she couldn't bring herself to confess the prank.
It's a version of a blind taste test that's been replicated in various circles the world over, one that's called the assumption that expensive wine actually tastes better than cheap wine into question. In one legendary switch, a fledgling California wine entered a blind tasting against wines crafted by storied French Bordeaux producers -- and came out on top. Clearly, when it comes to wine, one's perception comes into play.
Some studies even show the average wine enthusiast prefers cheap wine to expensive wine, while wine connoisseurs may be able to tell the difference between cheap and expensive wines -- but only just. The lesson? When we do not know a wine's price, most of us will get just as much enjoyment from a cheap bottle as we would from its pricey counterpart [source: Goldstein].
Before you reset your wine budget to an all-time low (Two-Buck Chuck, anyone?), consider the complications. The taste of wine isn't really dependent on, well, the wine. The taste is a combination of the alcoholic beverage in the glass and the environment in which you taste it. The temperature of the wine matters. So do the circumstances, the company you keep and the food with which you pair it.
When you drink a wine, no matter the price, your perception of the wine will influence the way you experience the taste. If you believe it to be an expensive wine, then it will probably taste that way.
In one study, 20 participants tasted five Cabernet Sauvignons sorted by price (from $5 to $90) while inside an fMRI machine that measured brain activity. However, only three actual wines were used. One of the $5 wines, for example, was secretly served as a $45 wine as well.
The study's participants found the more "expensive" wines tasted better. The $90 bottle was preferred to the $10 bottle, even when they were same wine. But here's the kicker: Because the subjects believed they enjoyed the expensive wines more, they actually did enjoy them more. The prefrontal cortex lit up when the most expensive wines were sampled, amplifying their pleasure when drinking it [source: Lehrer].
Turns out, there's a lot more to a pleasurable wine-tasting experience than the wine itself. The taste of wine simply cannot be separated from our perceptions about its price and quality, as well as environmental factors -- such as good company and scenic views -- that influence how we interpret the moment.