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Elderly Who Uses Facebook Have Sharper Minds

23. February 2013

Using Facebook with guidance is good for the elderly.(ehow.com)

Those elderly who wants to keep their minds sharp despite their age should start using Facebook now.

A recent study has shown that those people who are over 65-year-old have sharper minds due to their use of Facebook. The researchers from the University of Arizona have discovered that over 65s who use the social networking website performed better in cognitive tests than those who simply surfed the internet or didn’t use it all. The researchers explained that the ever-changing nature of Facebook – such as the constantly rolling updates – could boost mental acuity.

The researcher said using Facebook has greatly helped those elderly who constantly used it. They revealed that posting updates on Facebook could also improve the cognitive performance of older adults. The experts said the online games on Facebook could also boost the mental alertness of the elderly. Read more »

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China Beat US As Top Exporting Country In 2012

10. February 2013

China has beaten the United States as the top exporting country in the world for 2012.(guardian.co.uk)

China has won another bragging rights against the United States, after the top Asian country was recently crowned as the top exporting country in the world for 2012.

According to reports, China’s total trading of goods last year amounted to $3.87 trillion to beat the US who earned $3.82 trillion in imports and exports last year. Some economic experts were surprised on the strong economic showing of China against the US who has a bigger economy compared to the Asian country.

The experts said China’s economy is booming after the country’s official decided to focus on trade and foreign investment to boost its economy after decades of seclusion. The experts revealed that China’s economic growth averaged 9.9 per cent a year from 1978 through 2012. Read more »

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Briton Charged For Threatening To Kill 200 School Kids In U.S.

09. February 2013

A British national now faces criminal charges for threatening to kill 200 school children in the United States at a Facebook account. (copyblogger.com)

Be careful what you post on Facebook or end up in jail.

A 24-year-old British national now faces criminal charges for allegedly threatening to kill 200 school children in the United States at a Facebook page. According to reports, Reece Elliott planned to kill school children studying at a school in Warren County, Tennessee.

Due to the threats some 3,000 pupils in the area refused attend their class fearing that the threats will become a reality. In his FB message posted at an online memorial page set up for a Tennessee student who died in October, Elliot said:’My father has three guns. I’m planning on killing him first and putting him in a dumpster. Read more »

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Sex As A Way To Lose Weight Is Not That Effective

02. February 2013

A recent study has shown that sex is not that effective in making people lose weight. (glamour.com)

Here is a piece of bad news to all those people who wants to lose weight through sex.

A recent study has shown that having sex is not that effective in burning up calories in our body. According to the study, a six-minute sex would only burn 21 calories not 300 calories as some experts would tell.

The researchers said going to the gym is still better in terms of losing weight than having sex. The researchers said if a person wants to lose weight he or she should do exercise and not simply engaged in sex. Read more »

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Study Shows Condom Don’t Make Sex Less Fun

23. January 2013

A recent study has shown that the use of condom does not make sex less fun.(guardian.co.uk)

Contrary to what most people think, having sex with condoms is as fun as having intercourse without it.

A recent study in the United States has shown that having sex with condoms is as ‘highly arousing and pleasurable’ as unprotected sex. The researchers said having sex with condom is still fun since men don’t find it difficult to maintain an erection while putting a condom on. Medical experts expressed joy over the result of the study since it further promotes safe sex to avoid sexually transmitted infections, HIV, and unintended pregnancies. Read more »

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Hillary Clinton Is Most Admired Woman In The World For The 17th Time

31. December 2012

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is the most admired woman in the world for 2012. (biography.com)

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton might not be feeling good physically at the moment, but the former first lady still had reasons to smiles these days.

This developed after he was crowned as the most admired woman in the world for the 17th time in her personal and professional career. According to reports, Clinton got the accolade for the past 11 years. The honor was given to her based on a USA Today/Gallup poll, which asks Americans to name their most admired man and woman living in any part of the world. Read more »

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Britney Spears’s X Factor Stint Could End Soon

27. December 2012

The X-Factor stint of American pop superstar Britney Spears could end soon.(eonline.com)

The happy days of American pop superstar Britney Spears as judge of X-Factor could soon be over.

This developed after it was reported that the management of X-Factor is not happy with the performance of Spears in her first year with the show. The show producers are reportedly feeling shortchanged on the not so good performance of Spears on the show despite her $15 million contract. The producers reportedly wanted a crazy Spears on the show but what they got was a boring pop superstar. Read more »

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For The 2nd Time Obama Gets Time Magazine Person Of The Year Honor

19. December 2012

United States president Barrack Obama is Time's Person of the year for 2012.(people.com)

The year 2012 is a huge year for United States president Barrack Obama.

After getting reelected as the chief executive of America for four more years, Obama was also recently declared as the Person of the year for the prestigious magazine Time. Time picked Obama based on the consensus of its editors who all decided to pick Obama for the second time as its person of the year. Read more »

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Despite Protest Obama Shook Hands with PSY In White House Charity Event

12. December 2012

Despite some protest, United States president Barrack Obama has allowed PSY to perform at a recent White House charity event. (zimbio.com)

Christmas is indeed a season of giving and forgiveness.

Despite numerous calls from certain sectors not to include PSY in a White House charity event for his anti-war performance in 2004, President Barrack Obama still proceeded to allow the South Korean rapper to perform on the event. According to reports, not only Obama allowed PSY to perform he also took time to shake hands with the fast rising South Korean celebrity.

Certain groups earlier protested the inclusion of PSY in the White House event after the rapper sang an anti-American protest song he sang that included the lines, ’‘kill those f****** Yankees who have been torturing Iraqi captives…kill them all slowly and painfully in 2004 in Seoul, South Korea. Eight years after the infamous event, PSY apologized for his action. Obama for his part accepted PSY’s apology and made him part of the event which aims to raised money for the Children’s National Medical Center. Read more »

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