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Tuesday, June 5, 2007

New Depression Rx: Get Married?

A recent study suggests that depressed people may benefit more from marriage than happy people. After surveying both depressed/recently married, depressed/unmarried, and happy/married couples, the depressed recently married couples came out on top, recording an increased amount of happiness from the time they were just depressed and single. But they still have unhappier marriages. Which would suggest that although marital quality sucks still for them, they do benefit from the emotional and psychological benefits of marriage. I think it somehow still proves that happy people might want to think twice about tying the knot. This is an unscientific analysis.

The big remaining question, she says, is why depressed people benefit more from marriage than happy people. It could be that marriage provides the companionship and emotional support needed to help alleviate depression

Source: news.yahoo.com

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1,683 guitarists play 'Smoke on Water'

More than 1,600 guitar players turned on their guitars and tuned up to play a rendition of Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water" at Community America Ballpark in Kansas City. They were trying set a world record by having the most people in one place, at one time playing the famous 70's guitar riff. The reason organizers chose "Smoke on the Water" was because it's one of the first songs many guitarists learn. At last count, 1,683 people participated.

The record had been 1,323 people playing the same song in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1994.

Source: news.yahoo.com

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Monday, June 4, 2007

Pigasso: The little oinks making a splash in the art world

These little piglets are so adorable you'll never eat another bacon sandwich again. Farm owner Chris Murray uses his piglets' snouts to create original paintings that some say could be compared to the works of Pollock maybe? The little piglets, aka Trotters Independent Painters, fell into the industry by accident when they broke loose at a craft fair and started to rummage around in the different coloured paints. The modern art created by the piglets sell for up to $35 each, and have raised almost $400 for a farm charity.

The pigs tended to go more for pointilism - they weren't too keen on cubism. We think of them as our little Pigassos

Source: dailymail.co.uk

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Food Fanatics and Facebook

There is a food critic inside of all of us. At least that's what Menuism.com is betting on. They've launched a new application on Facebook that will let anyone take part in a nationwide discussion about food. Users can rate the best and worst restaurants, upload their photos and find out where and what their friends are eating. It's also a great way to search restaurants that are in your area. I like the fact that it's real people rating the food and the restaurants as opposed to some food critic. Who better than your friends to give you yummy recommendations?

As an online hub of socialization for self-described “food fanatics”, Menuism will allow Facebook users to post restaurant reviews while being notified of where their friends are eating.

Source: webwire.com

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Friday, June 1, 2007

A 60-storey house for just one family

What kind of house would you build if you were worth $20 billion? I would built a 60-storey high-rise tower in the middle of downtown Vancouver, with a helipad, a health club, hanging gardens and six floors of parking. I would also employ 600 people to clean my tower and I would live there all alone...Alright, so I wouldn't do that, but India's richest man, Mr. Mukesh Ambani is doing it in Mumbai, India. The building is currently worth around 1 billion dollars. He will live there with his family.

Earlier this year, Forbes rated Mr Ambani as the richest resident Indian with a net worth of US$20.1 billion.

Source: dailymail.co.uk

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Glamour before the slammer: Paris Hilton goes to jail

Just like every good celebrity should do before they go to jail, Paris Hilton is
getting a make-over so she's camera ready when she walks into the Big
House. According to Rush and Molloy, she's hired personal stylists and a hair and make-up team to meet her at her home on Monday morning, before she has to report for duty. She is also reportedly penning a Martha Stewart style diary that'll be available once she finished her 23 day sentence.

"She will be glam, and Paris is the queen of the prop. Expect her hair pulled back in a ponytail, big sunglasses and maybe a Holy Bible under one arm. And she just got a new kitten, so maybe she'll hand that to her sister [Nicky] as she gets out of the car."

Source: nydailynews.com

Paris Hilton wants to strut into jail with as much primp and circumstance as she can next week -- and she'll be writing a diary inside that she hopes to hawk for "a million dollars."

Source: tmz.com

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The Life Aquatic: Scuba Diving in Paris

To promote the sport, scuba instructors began offering free lessons Friday — with wet-suits, scuba gear and even a biodegradable towel — at the foot of the French capital's famed landmark.

Source: news.yahoo.com

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