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58% Brit men want girlfriends ‘to stay the same size

58% Brit men want girlfriends ‘to stay the same sizeLondon, July 30 : More than half Brit men would like their girlfriend to stay the same, despite a whopping 55 percent of women worrying that their partner may not be attracted to them if they won’t have a good body.

The finding is based on the Fabulous Body Survey 2008.

The two sexes showed a stark contrast in their opinion regarding the female bodies, with women fearing more about looks than men.

Though 74 percent men agreed that women’s body size did matter, only 28 percent men wanted their girlfriends to drop a dress size.

British computer hacker faces extradition to US

London - A British computer hacker accused of breaking into top secret US defence and aerospace systems Wednesday lost his appeal against extradition to the US where he could face a life sentence if convicted of sabotaging vital defence systems.

Gary McKinnon, a 42-year-old computer and UFO enthusiast from Glasgow, Scotland, has been described as the "biggest military hack of all time."

His appeal against a 2006 High Court ruling was rejected by the Law Lords Wednesday, Britain's top appeal court.

McKinnon was never charged in Britain after admitting that he accessed 97 computers of the Pentagon and the US space agency NASA between 2001 and 2002 in an alleged search for information on UFOs.

A robot that relaxes when shown kindness, and flinches at anger!

A robot that relaxes when shown kindness, and flinches at anger!London, July 30 : It has a beating heart, a breathing belly and appears to react emotionally to the way it is treated – no it is not a human being but a mechanical robot ‘with feelings’.

Scientists have developed Heart Robot, which relaxes when it is shown kindness and flinches at anger. 

Heart Robot has sensors that respond to movement, noise and touch. Cuddle him, and he seems to soak up the affection. His limbs become limp, his eyelids lower, his breathing relaxes, and his heart beat slows down.

Foreign students can stay in UK for extra year

London, July 30: Foreign students can stay in UK for extra yearForeign students will be able to work in Britain or an extra year after graduating before being sent home, ministers will say.

They will also unveil measures to stop bogus colleges, which are used as fronts to allow illegal immigrants to enter the country.

Students are by far the biggest category for long-term visitors to Britain, with 1.6 million visas handed out in the past five years, The Telegraph reported.

New sports car can be folded in half to park in tight spaces

London, July 30 : A British designer has come up with a sports car that can be folded in half to park it in tight spaces.

Daniel Bailey, 22, has revealed that the BRB Evolution jacks up on its nose with its back wheels sliding underneath on two rollers, and thus uses 50 per cent less parking space.

He says that motorists will have to step out of the car before it morphs into its "upright" parking pose.

He adds that the car will run on electricity or hydrogen fuel, and will be more "sexy, sleek and mean" than other eco-cars.

According to him, his invention is inspired by the Lamborghini Murcielago and Peugeot 908.

Now, a jetpack that can allow Superman-like flight

London, July 30 : A New Zealand-based inventor has developed a real-life jetpack that can actually enable people to fly just like Superman.

Glenn Martin, who worked on this invention in secret over the past 10 years, unveiled it at AirVenture, an annual experimental aerospace show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Glenn’s son Harrison was the pilot who showed it off without mishap.

The company has also launched an accompanying website, which calls its invention the "world''s first practical jetpack".

The description of the Martin Jetpack on the website suggests that it does not have very sleek looks, and would come without music system options. 

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