Electric Car Looks More Worse Than Honda Element (I didn't think it was possible) and Other News

• Ten coworkers are going to split the $216 million dollar jackpot from New Jersey [CNN] I've never been much of a gambler (or a winner).....but this makes me wanna go out and try my luck. :(
• Jewel is out and Holly Madison (Hugh Hefner's most recent ex) is in with Dancing With the Stars [US]
• The newest generation of Robots [Boston] We've got a huge T-rex, some seal pups and some royalty in these pictures. My personal favorite are the pups (I have many weaknesses).
• China (once again) says it will put aside differences with Taiwan [El Pais] Mentiras (Spanish for "lies")
• RESEARCH MONEY PUT TO GOOD USE: The Aptera 2e [Bloomberg] Electric (100 miles per charge) and three wheels? Two seater? Looks like a giant bug (like all cars, to be honest). Cool!
• Mortgage bailout to help every 1 out of every 9 US homeowners [WSJ] Hm...considering that 1 out of every 5 is "underwater" then this means that --> 5 out of 9 of those "underwater" are getting help. I hope. My fractions are unflawed but the assumptions could be. 
• YouTube hub for Official Music Videos? [WSJ] I hope this comes up!! Knowing the US, it will be only available there for a while. Poo.
• Google Health enables you a secure place to put your health information as well as share it with people you trust. [Google Health] I just signed up today!

I had a great day yesterday, and I walked home singing this song:

Things I Wonder #5

Why do most fashion models have their makeup done in ways that make them look dead?

Does anyone really find it attractive?  

Don't go all mannequin on me.

On a side note, I wish that Photoshopping people became illegal. 

Call it false advertising, if you will.

UPDATE:

Look at this picture here. QED 

Why are we teaching little girls that this is what people should strive to resemble? I think it's hideous.

Things I Wonder #4

Why are people obsessed with where they think they're going to go after they die? 

Can you really feel that much better being told where you'll end up? Is it really that essential to know? 

Being told that I'll come back as a horse or a cow or never coming back (and going to a hot place or even a place with roads paved in gold) doesn't really affect the way I live my life. So why do we insist on having religions tell us (when they couldn't possibly know themselves) where people go to when they die?

I guess we're fickle. 

I mean, it may comfort people to think that bad people are punished by a higher being, but at the risk of there being no higher being, I guess the justice system needs to be stricter after all.

Oprah takes in the luckiest dog in the world and more news

• Blackstone CEO takes a 99% pay cut (base is $350,000) [Reuters] I also found a link to coverage of his $3 million 60th birthday party [NY Times]
• RESEARCH MONEY WASTED: Study reports alcohol abuse may lead to depression [Reuters] If you had paid me as much money as you spent on this study, I could have told you the same thing. And I would have only charged you $2000.
• Hospitals, on average, are banking on a zero profit margin [Reuters] Hm...hm.....I wonder what this really implies. Obviously, since less and less numbers of Americans have health-insurance, this means that people are not so quick to go to the hospital. They reported in the survey that over half of 400 hospitals surveyed are actually losing money. But does this also mean that people are getting hurt less? Does it mean that more people are dying because they aren't going to the hospital? What does it all mean? Could it make the human race stronger? What is there was suddenly an epidemic right now? What would happen?
• Case in point: More and more strains of flu are resistant to main flu drug [Reuters] no duh. WHO GETS PAID TO WRITE THESE ARTICLES? I WANT TO BE A JOURNALIST!!
• Children who watch more than 2 hours of tv a day are twice as likely to develop asthma. [Reuters] I'm screwed.
• Masters of Arts degree in The Beatles offered in Liverpool Hope University [Reuters] Dude, I totally knew that English people were a bit weird.
• If I were home right now, I would make this for dinner: Portobello, Broccoli and Red-Pepper Melts [Martha Stewart] *wipes away drool*
• Luckiest dog on the planet: Oprah adopts cocker spaniel [Chicago Sun Times] I wish Oprah adopted me.
• HS4 = High School Musical 4 [Broadcasting & Cable] And girly screaming shall commence...now. Sigh. This is madness!
• We just found another moon orbiting Saturn. It's a cutie (and super small, as far as moons go) [CNN]
• Dream job: candidates pitching [CNN]

Valerie's First Walk!!!

I'm so happy (such an awww moment) that my cousin posted this on Youtube of his second daughter:

I'm so proud of you! And stop growing so quickly!!! >.<