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Men would prefer dating beautiful bimbos than ugly, clever women

Men would prefer dating beautiful bimbos than ugly, clever womenLondon, Mar 20 : It seems that beauty is more important than brains, for a new survey has revealed that men would prefer dating beautiful bimbos than ugly, clever women.

The study carried out by www. OnePoll. com has shown that more than 50 pct men would rather go for good looking girls because it was important to impress their friends.

Nearly 80 pct of the respondents said that they would be intimidated by a clever girl.

However, the responses from girls were completely opposite.

Late Natasha Richardson leaves a shattered family behind her

Natasha-RichardsonLondon, Mar 20 : Late Hollywood actress Natasha Richardson, who died after a skiing accident, has left a shattered family behind her.

Her husband Liam Neeson and mother Vanessa Redgrave were left grief-stricken, when she was declared dead.

While Neeson had tearful eyes and a thwarted face, Vanessa fainted in shock after her death at New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital.

Natasha’s 72-year-old mother was singing the song ‘Edelweiss’ to the ‘The Charge of The Light Brigade’ actress in her last moments.

Lindsay Lohan pays her last respects to Natasha Richardson

Lindsay LohanLondon, Mar 20 : Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan expressed her sadness over the death of Hollywood actress Natasha Richardson, and paid her last respects to the talented actress.

Lohan fondly remembered Natasha, who played her mother in the flick ‘Parent Trap’, and recalled the motherly love she showered on her during the filming of the flick.

“She was a wonderful woman and actress. She treated me like I was her own,” the Sun quoted Lohan as saying.

Google Earth detects tsunami ‘trigger’ spot in Caribbean

Google Earth helps spot Lost WorldLondon, March 20 : A scientist has used Google Earth to detect a spot in the Caribbean that can trigger a tsunami in the future.

According to a report in New Scientist, the spot was found by Richard Teeuw from the Geohazard Research Centre at the University of Portsmouth, UK, and his colleagues.

“We were doing fieldwork on the volcanic island of Dominica in the Lesser Antilles and initially just used Google Earth to identify good study areas,” he said.

Anil Kapoor to play counter-terrorist cop in US TV show ‘24’

Anil KapoorLondon, Mar 20 : After playing an evil TV host in the Oscar-winning film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor will now be seen fighting terrorists in the hit US TV show 24.

The 49-year-old actor will be playing the role of an Indian counter-terrorist cop, who teams up with Kiefer Sutherland''s Jack Bauer to take on terrorists.

"Anil would play Jack Bauer''s counterpart in India,” the Daily Star quoted a source as telling National Enquirer.

"It''s not known yet whether Anil will appear in just one episode of whether he''ll be a recurring character.

Now, a device to read e-mails out for you while driving

Now, a device to read e-mails out for you while drivingLondon, Mar 20 : Imagine opening your inbox and a female voice alerting you to a new email and even reading it out for you. Well, it has now become a reality, thanks to a new device called iLane.

Designed for a car, iLane features a synthesised female voice, which alerts users when a new email has been received and reads out the message.

The gadget, by Intelligent Mechatronic Systems, even responds to the voice to draft a reply, reports the Telegraph.

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