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3 Pakistani Scholars Complete post doctorate
Police find burglar asleep at crime scene
Police find burglar asleep at crime scene
Man with 12 fingers
Arab League calls for unfreezing of Libyan assets
Karachi: Rangers launch search operation in Lyari
Nawabshah: Firing on Khyber Mail, one killed
Karachi: Gulfraz Eleven wins Ramzan hockey tournament
Army operation in Karachi is temporary solution: Information Minister
US Open preps for hurricane
Irene begins destructive run, kills 8 in NC
Brains of older adults wiser than young people
Omega-3s reduces severity of brain damage
Govt to empower party workers: Gilani
Al Qaeda number two killed in drone attack

3 Pakistani Scholars Complete post doctorate

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Three Pakistani scholars Dr. Wajid Aziz Loun, Dr. Muhammad Imran Yousuf and Dr. Qazi Abdul Rehman Abid have successfully completed their post-doctoral studies from the University of Leicester, UK; University of Dundee, UK and University of Heidelberg, Germany, respectively. The core expertise of Dr. Wajid Aziz Loun, Assistant Professor, Azad Jammu and Kashmir University, Muzaffarabad is in Biomedical Information Systems and his focused area of research is Biomedical Signal Processing. He worked under the supervision of Dr. Fernando. S. Schlindwein. His post-doctorate research was an extension of his PhD work, where he applied HRV analysis techniques to investigate the risk of coronary heart disease in growth restricted children and asphyxia monitoring. During his research, he worked as a team member of the Bioengineering Research Group and applied HRV analysis techniques to clinical data obtained from 9 to 10 years old growth restricted children. Dr. Muhammad Imran Yousuf is working as Assistant Professor at Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi. His area of study was Teacher Education and the focus of his project was to seek the peace perceptions of prospective teachers in UK and Pakistan. He worked under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Brian Hudson, Chair of Education and Associate Dean (Research), and Dr. Ian Barron at School of Education, Social Work and Community Development at University of Dundee. Dr. Yousuf took full advantage of the opportunities to engage with the wider research community in UK. He attended the Islamic Studies Network Regional Workshop about the current picture and future possibilities of Teaching Islamic Studies in Scotland organized by the Higher Education Academy at University of Edinburgh, UK. Dr. Qazi Abdul Rehman Abid, Associate Professor, Department of Urdu, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan has also returned to Pakistan after completing his research on “Post-colonial Study of Early Urdu Criticism”. The topic is new to the world of intellectual discourse. Franz Fanon and Edward Said are considered the pioneers in this field. In the framework of post-colonial discourse, Dr. Abid analyzed early Urdu criticism. He participated in the dialogues and lectures at South Asia Institute University of Heidelberg. He presented two papers on Iqbal and Faiz Ahmad Faiz in the seminars held in South Asia Institute. He wrote five research articles which will be published this year. He also intends to publish a book on the aforementioned topic.

Police find burglar asleep at crime scene

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Police say a Brainerd, Minn, man who was arrested for burglary may have fallen asleep at the scene of the crime.  Brainerd police received a call about the burglary, KSAX-TV of Alexandria reported. The person who reported the break-in told police the man was either asleep or passed out inside the home. When police arrived at the house, they found Kristopher Paul Piognee, 29, asleep on the floor. The house was being renovated at the time; no one was home. Piognee allegedly broke a window to get inside the home and was attempting to steal copper pipes. Police said the garage also was broken into, along with another empty home in the neighborhood.

Police find burglar asleep at crime scene

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Police say a Brainerd, Minn, man who was arrested for burglary may have fallen asleep at the scene of the crime.  Brainerd police received a call about the burglary, KSAX-TV of Alexandria reported.  The person who reported the break-in told police the man was either asleep or passed out inside the home.  When police arrived at the house, they found Kristopher Paul Piognee, 29, asleep on the floor. The house was being renovated at the time; no one was home.  Piognee allegedly broke a window to get inside the home and was attempting to steal copper pipes.  Police said the garage also was broken into, along with another empty home in the neighborhood.

Man with 12 fingers

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Yoandri Hernandez Garrido, 37, known as "Twenty-Four" shows his 12 fingers in Baracoa, Guantanamo province, Cuba. Hernandez is proud of his extra digits and calls them a blessing, saying they set him apart and enable him to make a living by scrambling up palm trees to cut coconuts and posing for photographs in this eastern Cuban city popular with tourists. Known as polydactyly, Hernandez s condition is relatively common, but it s rare for the extra digits to be so perfect. They call him "Twenty-Four." Yoandri Hernandez Garrido s nickname comes from the six perfectly formed fingers on each of his hands and the six impeccable toes on each foot. Hernandez is proud of his extra digits and calls them a blessing, saying they set him apart and enable him to make a living by scrambling up palm trees to cut coconuts and posing for photographs in this eastern Cuban city popular with tourists. One traveler paid $10 for a picture with him, Hernandez said, a bonanza in a country with an average salary of just $20 a month.

Arab League calls for unfreezing of Libyan assets

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The Arab League early Sunday called on "the UN and countries concerned" to "unfreeze the assets and property" of Libya, in a statement released here after a special meeting of Arab foreign ministers. The ministers "call on the Security Council and the countries concerned to assume their responsibilities in these difficult circumstances that the Libyan people are undergoing by rescinding the decision to block the funds, assets and property of the Libyan state," the communique said. They also called on the UN "to permit the National Transitional Council (the Libyan rebels  political organ) to occupy the seat of Libya in the United Nations and its various organisations." The number two of the NTC, Mahmud Jibril, headed the Libyan delegation at the League meeting here. Jibril stressed that the NTC urgently needed financial aid, warning of "instability" in Libya if the rebels failed to restore salaries and services needed by the people.

Karachi: Rangers launch search operation in Lyari

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Heavy contingents of Police and Rangers has reached Lyari and launched search operation. Regular force and anti terrorist squad are taking part in search operation. Meanwhile, Rangers have been deployed at entrance and exit points of Lyari. The Rangers have started snap checking in different areas of Lyari. The Rangers and police are patrolling in different areas of Lyari

Nawabshah: Firing on Khyber Mail, one killed

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According to reports, one passenger of Khyber Mail is killed with the firing of unidentified attackers leaving another injured. The reason for the incident could not be known.

Karachi: Gulfraz Eleven wins Ramzan hockey tournament

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In the final match of Ramzan Hockey tournament, Gulfraz Eleven beat the Hanif Khan Eleven by 3-1. Muhammad Asif scored two goals while Nadeem Aedi scored one goal from the victorious team. Aditional Collector Customs Preventive Manzoor Memon distributed the prizes among the players. A large number of former and current hockey players also watched the final match.

Army operation in Karachi is temporary solution: Information Minister

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Federal Information Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, while talking to media, said that Army operation in Karachi is not the permanent solution of the problem. According to her only political solution is the best. ‘Situation is getting better with the targeted operation, she said. She also admitted that people of Karachi cannot rejoice Eid celebrations until they will not sure about their safety.

US Open preps for hurricane

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As Hurricane Irene s first showers arrived, the site of the US Open was quiet and nearly empty Saturday, a stark contrast to the customary hustle and bustle two days before the Grand Slam tennis tournament s start. Normally, thousands of fans attend the celebrity-and-music-filled Arthur Ashe Kids  Day, but that event was canceled Friday because worries about the approaching hurricane. And while dozens of players usually would be scattered around the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, a light rain pushed them off the courts before noon.   Sure, it s somewhat scary, you know, because we don t know how hard it s going to hit us. I ve got family. We re in New York City; it s not just a regular city. It s quite something with all the buildings,   16-time major champion Roger Federer said.   So it s unusual, but we ll follow the news closely.  Maria Sharapova, the 2006 US Open champion, shrugged her shoulders when asked about the hurricane.   Well, I m a Florida girl, so I m used to this stuff. I think everyone s a bit overreacting about everything, but of course you have to take precaution and all that. But, I mean, where are we going to go?   said Sharapova, who moved from Russia to the United States as a kid.   I just hope that our hotel is nice and tough and sturdy,   she added with a chuckle.   That s all we can do, right?   She and Federer spoke at pre-tournament news conferences Saturday; top-ranked Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were originally scheduled to attend but did not. The tennis season s last major tournament is scheduled to begin Monday and finish on Sept. 11. Each of the past three years, rain disrupted the end of the tournament, pushing the men s final to Monday and sparking discussion about whether the USTA should put a roof over a court. This year, the bad weather is hitting at the start. Workers prepared Saturday for the brunt of the storm by   taking away anything that was not secured to the ground,   US Tennis Association spokesman Chris Widmaier said. That included wood benches, potted plants, banners and television equipment at the six courts from which matches are broadcast. The entire facility was being shut before 5 p.m. on Saturday, and will be closed to the public on Sunday. After the hurricane moves out of the area, the USTA will assess whatever damage there might be. Organizers will consider several factors before deciding whether to go ahead with play on Monday, including the condition of the entire facility, whether there is electrical power, and whether players, officials, tournament employees and spectators can make it out there. The city s transit system was shut down Saturday and won t reopen until at least Monday.   Based on the most recent forecasts, we re looking at winds in the 40 to 60 mph range. We know our structures are certainly capable of withstanding that. They re all structurally sound,   said Daniel Zausner, managing director of the National Tennis Center.   If the forecasts are off, and things are significantly worse than that, then we re going to be in the same position as everyone else in the area.

Irene begins destructive run, kills 8 in NC

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At least Eight people, including an 11-year-old boy and a 55-year-old surfer, have died in storm-related incidents since Hurricane Irene slammed into the US east coast, officials said. The child died Saturday when a tree fell on an apartment complex in Virginia, while the surfer died Friday when he took to his board in treacherously high surf off the Florida coast, emergency officials told AFP. Hurricane Irene opened its assault on the Eastern Seaboard on Saturday by lashing the North Carolina coast with wind as strong as 115 mph and pounding shoreline homes with waves. Farther north, authorities readied a massive shutdown of trains and airports, with 2 million people ordered out of the way. The center of the storm, which was estimated to be some 500 miles wide, passed over North Carolina s Outer Banks for its official landfall just after 7:30 a.m. EDT. The hurricane s vast reach traced the East Coast from Myrtle Beach, S.C., to just below Cape Cod. Tropical storm conditions battered Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, with the worst to come. On Saturday afternoon, forecasters said Irene s effects could be felt as far north as Canada even after it weakens. A tropical storm warning extended from the U.S. border to Nova Scotia s southern coast. Irene weakened slightly, with sustained winds down to 85 mph from about 100 a day earlier, making it a Category 1, the least threatening on the scale. The National Hurricane Center reported gusts of 115 mph and waves as high as 7 feet. At least three deaths were directly caused by the storm. In Nash County, N.C., emergency officials said a man was crushed by a large limb that blew off a tree. In Newport News, Va., a city spokeswoman said an 11-year-old boy was killed when Irene s winds sent a tree crashing through his apartment building. Winds had been gusting well above 60 mph in the area. Also in Virginia, someone was killed when a tree fell onto a car. Hurricane-force winds arrived near Jacksonville, N.C., at first light, and wind-whipped rain lashed the resort town of Nags Head. Tall waves covered the beach, and the surf pushed as high as the backs of some of the houses and hotels fronting the strand. "There s nothing you can do now but wait. You can hear the wind and it s scary," said Leon Reasor, who rode out the storm in the Outer Banks town of Buxton. "Things are banging against the house. I hope it doesn t get worse, but I know it will. I just hate hurricanes."

Brains of older adults wiser than young people

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The brains of old people are slower, but wiser which help them achieve a level of performance equal to that of their young counterparts, according to a new study.  “The older brain has experience and knows that nothing is gained by jumping the gun. It was already known that aging is not necessarily associated with a significant loss in cognitive function. When it comes to certain tasks, the brains of older adults can achieve very close to the same performance as those of younger ones,” said Dr. Oury Monchi and Dr. Ruben Martins of the University of Montreal. “We now have neurobiological evidence showing that with age comes wisdom and that as the brain gets older, it learns to better allocate its resources. Overall, our study shows that Aesops fable about the tortoise and the hare was on the money: being able to run fast does not always win the race—you have to know how to best use your abilities. This adage is a defining characteristic of aging.” For this test, participants were asked to pair words according to different lexical rules, including semantic category (animal, object, etc.), rhyme, or the beginning of the word (attack). “Funny enough, the young brain is more reactive to negative reinforcement than the older one. When the young participants made a mistake and had to plan and execute a new strategy to get the right answer, various parts of their brains were recruited even before the next task began. However, when the older participants learned that they had made a mistake, these regions were only recruited at the beginning of the next trial, indicating that with age, we decide to make adjustments only when absolutely necessary. It is as though the older brain is more impervious to criticism and more confident than the young brain,” stated

Omega-3s reduces severity of brain damage

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A new study has found that a diet rich in omega-3s reduces the severity of brain damage after a stroke.  Universite Laval researchers co-directed by professors Jasna Kriz and Frederic Calon, showed that the extent of brain damage following a stroke was reduced by 25percent in mice that consumed DHA type omega-3s daily. The team observed that the effects of stroke were less severe in mice that had been fed a diet rich in DHA for three months than in mice fed a control diet.In mice from the DHA group, they saw a reduction in the concentrations of molecules that stimulate tissue inflammation and, conversely, a larger quantity of molecules that prevent the activation of cell death. “This is the first convincing demonstration of the powerful anti-inflammatory effect of DHA in the brain,” highlighted Frederic Calon of Universite Laval’s Faculty of Pharmacy.This protective effect results from the substitution of molecules in the neuronal membrane: DHA partially replaces arachidonic acid, an omega-6 fatty acid known for its inflammatory properties. “The consumption of omega-3s creates an anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective environment in the brain that mitigates damage following a stroke,” stated Jasna Kriz, of Universite Laval’s Faculty of Medicine. “It prevents an acute inflammatory response that, if not controlled, is harmful to brain tissue,” Kriz added.

Govt to empower party workers: Gilani

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Addressing an Iftar dinner hosted in honour of PPP office-bearers, Gilani said that Pakistan was strong because of 1973 Constitution, nuclear capability and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) having roots in all the four provinces, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. The PM said that after Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s government, the present PPP government was the first elected and democratic government, which successfully presented its fourth budget, besides resolving all major and outstanding national issues in an amicable manner. Gilani stated that ZA Bhutto was a visionary leader of international stature but unfortunately, he was obstructed by a dictator. However, he added, in his short tenure, Bhutto, while taking all stakeholders on board, had managed to give the country 1973 Constitution 1973, which was keeping it intact.  The PPP founding leader also launched the nuclear programme which made Pakistan an invincible state, he said and added that the PPP being a federal party was equally important in making the country stronger. Acknowledging the importance of party’s affiliated organizations, he said they were PPP’s backbone as without which no party could survive. Gilani also assured the workers that the party’s developmental funds would also be released.

Al Qaeda number two killed in drone attack

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According to reports, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman was killed in Pakistan in another big blow to the terrorist group that the US believes to be on the verge of defeat, a senior Obama administration official said Saturday. The Libyan national who was the network s former operational leader rose to Al Qaeda s No. 2 spot after the US killed Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden during a raid on his Pakistan compound in May. As per media report, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said last month that Al Qaeda s defeat was within reach if the US could mount a string of successful attacks on the group s weakened leadership. Al-Rahman was killed Aug 22 in the lawless Pakistani tribal region of Waziristan, the official disclosed Saturday on condition of anonymity. The official would not say how al-Rahman was killed. But his death came on the same day that a CIA drone strike was reported in Waziristan. Al-Rahman, believed to be in his mid-30s, was a close confidant of bin Laden and once served as bin Laden s emissary to Iran. Born in Libya, al-Rahman joined bin Laden as a teenager in Afghanistan to fight the Soviet Union.

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