Halloween is celebrated on the 31st October and the name Halloween descends from the old name Hallows Eve, the night of the dead. It is also said that on this night dedicated to the dead, that there are more spiritual energies, making it a more receptive night to contact the dead, and for the dead to contact the living.. spooky..

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Researchers found, when the baby looked away from the face, the music stopped and a new sad song would start. On the other hand, the babies stared at the face three to four seconds longer, when the happier “Ode to Joe” played. Babies as young as 5 months can distinguish an upbeat tune, like “Ode to Joe” from Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, from a lineup of gloomy tunes.  (more…)

A good watch can be a good investment. Some watches go up in value because manufacturers of watches often raise the prices on their watches each year or some discontinue producing a particular luxury watch, which makes the timepiece go up in value. A luxury watch becomes a smart purchase. Moreover, it is a status symbol for some people.
For centuries, watches have been viewed as fine works of art and perceived as much more than a simple timepiece. It means precious metals and sometimes adorned with diamonds and jewels. When I am thinking about high quality watches, Rolex, Cartier or Patek watch come to mind.

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To help celebrate its 10th birthday, Google, the ambitious Internet giant is launching Project 10^100 (pronounced “10 to the 100th”). If you got an idea that could change the world, Google will pay you $10 million to bring your idea into the real world. Google will choose up to five winning ideas and will be announce in February.
Google said in a news release, “These ideas can be big or small, technology-driven or brilliantly simple – but they need to have impact.” Like Hippo Water Roller, developed in Africa, can holds 24 gallons of water and can be rolled with little effort like a wheelbarrow.

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The US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and Bank of England injected tens of billions of dollars into money markets after the fall of Lehman Brothers, the banking titans. Lehman Brothers declared itself bankrupt and file for it on Monday. Macquarie Private Wealth associate director Marcus Droga said, “I’m not suggesting the US market will crash tonight, but in terms of landmark events, it’s an historic day.”

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A group of Republican Women is boycotting the Oprah Winfrey show. They also cancel their subscriptions to Oprah’s “O” magazine. Linda Ivell, president of the federation, said “Women in Florida helped build Oprah into the icon she is today”. “With our Republican sisters across the nation, we have collectively enjoyed her entertaining, informative and female-driven programming as we raised our families and became more empowered as women. We are deeply disappointed in Ms. Winfrey’s decision to sit out the greatest political moment in the history of women since suffrage.”

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After The Dark Knight broke all records at the box office shortly after its release, Depp is being tipped to be the next Batman villain. Producers are convinced that the role of the Riddler is perfect for Depp (I do agree!!), Johnny’s a pro. In the 1960s, the Riddler was played on the small screen by Frank Gorshin and by Jim Carrey in 1995 movie Batman Forever. Michael, who played Bruce Wayne’s butler Alfred Pennyworth told MTV: “I was with a Warner Bros. executive and I said, ‘Are we going to make another one?’ They said, ‘Yeah’. I said, ‘How the hell are we going to top Heath Ledger as the Joker? And he sayd, “I’ll tell you how you top Heath – Johnny Depp as the Riddler and Philip Seymour Hoffman as the Penguin. Depp recently described the prospect of playing The Riddler as “fun”. He said, “I heard about that. It seems like it’d be a fun gig for a while, yeah.”

Best: The slim-cut suit and checked tie worn by Zac Efron worked well as did his slicked-back ‘do:

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Health is our wealth. You can’t buy health, you work it out! Keeping the body in good shape is important, but equally important is having access to proper medical care. It is the time to think about health insurance. What is health insurance? Literally meaning, it is an insurance wherein the insurer pays all of the medical costs covered by a customer’s health insurance policy. However, many people think health insurance is not that important. They consider that health insurance waste their money. Well, if you one of them, think again. Health is priceless. It should become our first priority.

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The football association and the England football team today backed the Government’s campaign “It doesn’t have to happen” to tackle knife crime urging young people not to carry knives. The injuries and deaths don’t have to happen! Stop knife crime! Many young people out there have experienced the terrible effects of knife crime.

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