In women’s tears, a chemical that says, ‘Not tonight, dear’
January 9, 2011
When we cry, we may be doing more than expressing emotion. Our tears, according to striking new research, may be sending chemical signals that influence the behavior of other people.
Longoria’s Vegas restaurant goes bankrupt
January 9, 2011
The bosses of actress Eva Longoria’s Las Vegas restaurant and nightclub have filed for bankruptcy after racking up debts of almost $5.7 million.
The Desperate Housewives star launched the Sin City branch of Beso with business partner Todd English in December 2009 — a year after opening her flagship Hollywood restaurant with the same name.
The lawyers for Beso LLC filed legal papers in a Vegas court Thursday.
The lawyer said the company was expected to pile up losses of more than $76,000 a month, while Beso executives owed nearly $1.8 million in lease payments, contactmusic reports.
Longoria, who owns a third of Beso, had poured her own cash into the firm and recently boosted the business with a $1 million loan and covered $375,000 in legal fees.
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Here are the top tips to avoid snoring
January 9, 2011
The British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association has provided tips to cure snoring problems.
According to the Daily Express report the Association have the following solutions:
IPL auction, Day 2: Marsh goes to Pune, Kochi bag Owais Shah
January 9, 2011
Young Aussie batsman Mitchell Marsh was bought by Pune Warriors, coached by dad Jeff, for $290,000 as Kochi IPL bought English batsman Owais Shah for $200,000 on the second day of Indian Premier League auction in Bangalore on Sunday.
Home entertainment sales drop for sixth straight year
January 9, 2011
For the sixth straight year, home entertainment revenue has slid as surging interest in digital distribution and Blu-ray disks failed to make up for dropping DVD sales and rentals.
ARM says Microsoft needs it for mobile
January 9, 2011
Microsoft’s plan to make Windows compatible with ARM Holdings chip designs will help the software giant establish a major presence in smartphones and tablets, ARM’s president said.
Aretha Franklin says she is ‘feeling great’
January 8, 2011
Aretha Franklin has told a US magazine she is “feeling great” after surgery for an undisclosed illness, saying “the problem has been resolved”.
Franklin, who left a Detroit hospital in December after treatment, told Jet she would not discuss reports the treatment was for pancreatic cancer.
Jessie J tops BBC Sound of 2011 list
January 8, 2011
BBC Sound of 2011 winner Jessie J performs in session for BBC Radio 1
Pop singer and songwriter Jessie J has come top of the BBC Sound of 2011 list, which showcases the best rising music stars for the coming year.
Jessie J, real name Jessica Cornish, from Romford, Essex, has been described as a British answer to Rihanna or Pink.
Harry Potter plagiarism case dismissed
January 8, 2011
A US judge has dismissed a legal action accusing Harry Potter author JK Rowling of copying the work of another author.
The estate of late author Adrian Jacobs claimed that the plot of fourth Harry Potter outing Goblet of Fire plagiarised parts of his book The Adventures of Willy the Wizard.
Guard ‘cleaned up’ after Michael Jackson drug death
January 6, 2011
A bodyguard to Michael Jackson has testified the singer’s doctor ordered him to clean up medical paraphernalia in the moments after he died.
And a paramedic said Dr Conrad Murray did not mention he had given Jackson propofol, an anaesthetic found to have caused the singer’s death.

