Showing posts with label Society. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Society. Show all posts

Thursday, 19 November 2009

A bottle a day...

And now its official! Drinking alcohol regularly can cut down the risk of heart disease in men by almost a third!  And the blessed people of Spain are the proof!  (Reminder to myself: get a villa in Spain ASAP!).

And those who drank between 3 - 11 shots of vodka (or equivalent) a day had 50% less chance of heart diseases!

Unfortunately, it does not work the same for women. 

Read the full details here.  But before that, can you pass the bottle please?

Tuesday, 17 November 2009

The 5 Worst Books Of The Decade - Times Online

The 5 Worst Books Of The Decade - Times Online

And now, as we approach the end of this decade, the lists have started coming out. For one, finding The Da Vinci Code in this list shocked me. I wonder about the literary taste of the reviewer!

Wednesday, 11 November 2009

Who's that sexy swine?

Oh, OK.  I'm not talking about me.  I was merely quoting the eight pigs who admired themselves in the mirror.

Accorging to a study, pigs have joined the list of animals (elephants, dolphins, some species of parrots, some primates and, of course humans) who are able to learn what a mirror image represents and use it to obtain information.  Young pigs were seen to me moving about in a pen while 'admiring' their image.

The study also reported that pigs interacted with the mirror in various ways (of course, they did not comment on the size of their ears!).  At first the pigs studies their images and movements; some grunted at their images, and one banged the mirror so hard with its nose that it broke!  Obviously, he'd some exalted notions about being a pig!  (my comments!)

Next time, when you want to call a spade a spade (or actually a pig, a pig), please ensure if it had the priviledge of watching itself in a mirror!