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Indonesian authorities visit Bali bombers' families

Jakarta - Indonesian officials on Friday told the families of three Muslim militants on death row for the 2002 Bali bombings to be prepared for the executions.

Imam Samudra, Amrozi, known also as the "smiling assassin" and his brother Mukhlas, alias Ali Ghufron, will each face a firing squad over their roles in the 2002 Bali bombings, which killed 202 people, mostly foreign visitors.

Indonesia does not announce the specific date or time of executions, but the attorney general's office has said the three condemned militants would be executed in early November.

The post-mortem of Sarah Palin’s 150,000-dollar shopping spree

Sarah PalinMelbourne, Nov 7: The attacks on Sarah Palin are set to intensify as the full story about the Alaska governor’s 150,000 dollar clothes shopping spree has emerged.

The defeated Republican vice-presidential nominee came under fire last month after it was revealed the Republican Party had spent about 150,000 dollars on designer clothes for her and her family, reports the Australian.

But now, Newsweek magazine has reported the shopping was far more extensive than was previously revealed.

Sexy female models give men the body-blues too

Washington, Nov 7: Previous studies have shown that media images of female models have a negative impact on how woman view their own bodies. But now, a new study has found that this same effect holds true when men view female models.

For the study, lead author Jennifer Aubrey at the University of Missouri measured male exposure to ‘lad’ magazines, such as Maxim, FHM and Stuff, which she observes contains two main messages: the visual, which mostly contain sexually suggestive images of women; and textual, which contain articles that speak in a bawdy, male voice about topics including fashion, sex, technology and pop culture.

Here''s how you can sneak to a concert''s front row without being caught

London, Nov 7 : Want to get a close view for your favourite star while he''s performing onstage? Well, then here''s a guide that will help you sneak to the front of a concert queue without being caught - just look for friends and avoid jumping in front of die-hard fans.

A new study, led by Marie Helweg-Larsen, a social psychologist at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania, examined people waiting for front-row access to U2 concerts.

And it was found that "super-fans" are the ones most irked by queue-jumpers.

Many people got angered if someone cut in front or behind, and cutters who jumped beside a friend were less likely to attract scorn.

Obama’s exercise routine could leave his predecessors gasping

Barack ObamaLondon, November 7: U. S. President-elect Barack Obama, 47, follows much heavier an exercise routine as compared to most of his predecessors.

He says that exercise lets him remain fresh and focused despite a lot of pressure.

"The main reason I do it is just to clear my head and relieve me of stress. My blood pressure is pretty low and I tend to be a healthy eater," the Guardian quoted him as telling American fitness magazine Men’s Health.

Obama says hey Rahm

President elect Barack ObamaWashington, Nov 7: President elect Barack Obama has a selected his chief of staff and his name is Rahm. Though the name has nothing to do with the Hindu mythological figure of Ram, Indian Americans who are loyal Obama supporters are sure to be happy with the name that sounds so like the Hindu God.

Representative Rahm Emanuel is a former Clinton Administration official and a fellow member of Congress from Illinois and the President elect says that he selected Rahm for the crucial job because he has "deep insights into the challenging economic issues that will be front and center for our administration."

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