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The ten things you didn''t know about men and sex

Washington, Sept 21 : If you thought men''s sexual response is quite simple and their needs can be met easily, then you certainly need to revise your knowledge of the "birds and bees," for men aren''t as simple as they are made out to be.

According to Fox News, here are 10 things that you didn''t know about men and sex:

1. Trapped Sperm

Bush admin backed Rwanda General to UN posting despite evidence of HR abuses

Bush admin backed Rwanda General to UN posting despite evidence of HR abusesUnited Nations, Sept 21 : For the fear that Rwanda will withdraw its troops from Darfur, in western Sudan, the Bush administration okayed the appointment of Rwandan general - Maj. Gen. Emmanuel Karake Karenzi – to a top UN peacekeeping post - Deputy Commander of the Joint UN-African Union mission in Darfur, despite his poor human rights record.

Bush, Obama, McCain condemn Islamabad blast

Bush, Obama, McCain condemn Islamabad blastWashington, Sept 21 : US President George Bush and both the Presidential candidates – Democrats’ Barack Obama and Republican John McCain – have condemned yesterday’s suicide bombing at a hotel in Islamabad killing 50 persons and injuring more than 200.

A statement released by the US Presidency said: “President Bush offered his sincere condolences to the families of all those lost in today''s vicious attack.”

BOSS to help probe presence of dark energy in the universe

Washington, September 21 : A major mapping program known as BOSS (Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey), started in midsummer 2008, would help to probe the presence of dark energy in the universe.

Investigating dark energy has emerged as one of the most crucial tasks of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), under which falls the latest survey.

Astrophysicist David Schlegel, since 2004 a member of the Physics Division at the U. S. Department of Energy''s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is the principal investigator of BOSS.

Scientists developing a 3-D archeological collection of Arctic animal bones

Washington, September 21 : Scientists at the Idaho State University (ISU) in the US are creating an online, three-dimensional archeological collection of Arctic animal bones, which will be an important tool for researchers worldwide.

The researchers developing this 3-D collection are Herbert Maschner, ISU anthropology research professor, Corey Schou, professor and director of the ISU Informatics Research Institute, and, Matthew Betts, curator of Atlantic Provinces Archaeology at the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

BOSS to help probe presence of dark energy in the universe

BOSS to help probe presence of dark energy in the universeWashington, September 21 : A major mapping program known as BOSS (Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey), started in midsummer 2008, would help to probe the presence of dark energy in the universe.

Investigating dark energy has emerged as one of the most crucial tasks of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), under which falls the latest survey.

Astrophysicist David Schlegel, since 2004 a member of the Physics Division at the U. S. Department of Energy''s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is the principal investigator of BOSS.

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