Have you been in a situation to prove that you are just as well adjusted as your married friends? New studies find single folks are as healthy and happy as those married ones, marriage does not necessarily has healthy happy affect on us.

96 million U.S. adults who aren’t married (12 million of them over 40), more men and women have never been married than at any time since 1950 when the U.S. Census began tracking. Back then, about 10% were never married; today, about 25% of adults have never married. The new trend of single climes all time high – more than 32 million American adults now live alone,

Journal of Soical and Personal Relationships finds single people are as self-sufficient and psychologically sound as those with a ring on their finger. 2008 study found nearly as many never-married singles reported being in excellent or good health as married people.

The main disadvantage of your everyday speaker is that they are virtually sending sound in one direction only. Turn the speaker slightly away from you or step to the side of it, or simply put them out of center and it can sound like it’s on the other side of a wall and the stereo balance is off.
360 degrees of sound is just one cool feature of the USA Navy designed Dwarf 360° Omni-Directional USB Powered Vibrating Speakers. That’s right. You’d think the Navy would be working on torpedoes and periscopes. Instead they’ve been tweaking speakers to create the ultimate submarine dance-parties.

The Dwarf is small and can fit anywhere, from your desk, to a table, to the fireplace mantle. But to utilize the 360 degrees of sound you’ll want to put this right in the center of your place. The speakers can hook to an iPod, iPhone, PC, laptop, DVD player, CD, or MP3 players so you’re covered wherever you do end up putting it. And here’s the vibrating part: whatever the dwarf sits on, it will vibrate and use to amplify sound. Try it on a wood table, a glass table, the floor, your cat! Each will produce a different quality sound.

The dwarf includes a USB cable and a mini-USB port. Perhaps best of all, they only cost around $25. Perfect holiday gift? We think so. Check them out here.

So who won the Amazing Race?

After all teams traveled to Las Vegas, they all mastered the descent down the outside wall of Mandalay Bay, then  Brian and Ericka had a tough time at the Mirage. But then Meghan and Cheyne browsed thru counting the chips and continued to Wayne Newton’s house.

Yes, Meghan Rickey and Cheyne Whitney are the winning team. Meghan Rickey is an Account Executive and her boyfriend, a Brand Manager Cheyne Whitney, both are 23 years old, from San Diego California. The young couple met in an competitive game of tetherball in elementary school 10 years ago.

Meghan and Cheyne both work in fields where they deal extensively with different publics. Meghan often coaches competitive girls’ soccer The couple feels strongly that their occupations and experiences with team sports have taught them effective communication skills and the virtue of patience, which they believe will benefit them in the Race.

Meghan and Cheyne are very eager to use the power of positive thinking and their athleticism to compete as a team and hope that this experience further validates their friendship and love.

America recording artist Lady Gaga is one of the winners of American Music Awards 2009: Adam Lambert, Lady Gaga Dazzle; Jennifer Lopez Performs New Song “Louboutins”
Gaga’s born was born in March 28, 1986 in New York, named Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. Gaga started rock music scene after dropped from Def Jam Records, working as a song writer at Interscope Records, including Akon, who, after hearing Gaga sing, convinced Interscope chairman Jimmy Iovine to sign her to a joint deal with the label and Akon’s Kon Live Distribution label.

She began her commercial success in August 08 as The Fame was released to 4 countries, topping the Billboard Top Electronic Albums. In 2009, after New Kids on the Block and the Pussycat Dolls opened, Gaga embarked on her first headlining tour, The Fame Ball Tour.

Gaga pursues fashion and inspired by Madonna and Michael Jackson. She has sold over 20 million digital singles and more than four million albums worldwide.

Hollywood Romance – The Twilight Saga: New Moon leading actors Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have been engaged.

6’1 tall Robert Pattinson was born May 13, 1986 from London, has won Most Attractive Man of 2008, awarded by Hello Magazine. The 15 year old actor started his first role “Ring of the Nibelungs” (2004) (TV) (Kingdom). Then lately took the role in “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” (2005), Twilight (2008).

5’5 tall Kristen Stewart was born April 9, 1990 in California, has won MTV Movie Award – Best Female Performance & Best Kiss, The Best Teen Choice Award from Twilight, that made her $2,000,000.

Are you a coffee addict like me that needs at least 3 runs per day to your favorite coffee shop,  just to stay alive? Yes, I’ve been a slave to coffee addiction for as long as I can think back, and I just love my white foamed, heavenly smelling cup of coffee.

The only part about my daily routing that has changed is that I replaced the trip to Starbucks with a trip to my coffee machine in my kitchen. And I’ve been rewarded with an even better tasting brew while saving a ton of cash. Now you say, “I’m not craving a regular drip, I need a real latte!”. Don’t fret, just bare with me and I promise you heaven in coffee land.

First off, you will need a coffee machine. No Panic! You can get started with a simple, small yet very capable espresso machine for around 40 bucks. I really like the Mr. Coffee ECM20 Steam Espresso Maker as this one also provides the steam for that delicious milky foam. And for that part you probably also want to get a Stainless-Steel Milk Frothing Pitcher. Now the only part missing is the coffee beans itself. And opinions differ greatly in that department, so I give you my take on it and encourage you to play and vary until you find your own favorite.

The most touted coffee brand is Scuro from Illy and you’re looking at around $15 per 100 grams. But my favorite coffee which I’m drinking for year is Lavazza Qualita Oro Espresso. Like Illy, both come ground and vacuum sealed in a can, so they keep their flavor and you don’t have to grind the beans. And you can get the Lavazza for about half the price.

Fabulous relationship is not a result of hours, days or years of hard working.  Terri L. Orbuch, Ph.D., who followed 373 couples for over 22 years as part of a marriage study funded by the National Institutes of Health. “It’s small changes in behavior and attitude that can transform your relationship.”

Secret 1. Understand Each Other’s Needs

Most of us believe that the main reason relationships break up is conflict, financial issues, communication problems, or sexual incompatibility. Dr. Orbuch thinks that the main reason is frustration, day-to-day disappointment of the gap between what you expect and how your partner acts. “To diffuse that frustration, share your expectations with each other. Maybe you desire more affection and he craves more relaxed couple time. “And be sure to check in with your partner once a year, as added pressures or life changes can create new expectations,” Orbuch says.

BBC survey shows that the happiest women are the age between 28 to 32. Over 4000 women between age of 25 and 65 were involved this study.

The study has proven that women start to feel successful in their careers at 29, get the most pleasure from sex at 28, and are the happiest about their personal life at 30. At 32 they reach the peak of financial stability and family happiness.One of the authors of the study commented that between 28 and 30 the woman’s hair and figure are in their best shape and thus the woman feels the utmost confidence in herself.

Women generously spend tremendous money on the maintenance of their attractiveness. An average investment on beauty products and services is $1000 annually (around $83 per month). Daily makeup application adds up to roughly five days a year, or 22 minutes per day.

Scientists discovered: The Mediterranean diet seems to protect not only against heart disease and cancer, but also against depression.

Residents of the Mediterranean have the highest life expectancy, according to international studies. The so-called Mediterranean diet, consisting of vegetables, fruits, fish, lots of olive oil and little red meat has proven to protect against cancer, heart and arteries preserved deposits and also controls weight limits. Now added to the benefits of the studies by scientists at the University of Las Palmas and Navarre: This healthy diet can also help against depression.

Men are less depressive than Women

The experts where supported by more than 10,000 adult university graduates over a period of over four years. Those respondents who considered themselves very strictly to the guidelines of the diet, were more often male, athletic, former smokers, and married. Moreover, they were on average older than those who did not participate with the rules exactly. During the study period, 480 participants suffering from depression: 156 men, 324 women. The group of strict diet zealous showed up at 30 percent less illness than the rest of the study group.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Association

Rule #1: Being Mysteries

Maintaining a little mystery creates intrigue, which will keep those in your circle hanging on your every word. It’s for this reason that you are often standing here in a Mona Lisa smile while the rest of folks spill their entire mental file cabinet to everyone, everywhere.

Confident women know that being nice is sexy — but allowing people to walk all over you makes you look pathetic. So wipe that “welcome” sign off of your forehead, stop bending over backwards to make a coworker like you, or twisting you value system in knots to appease a man.  People respect those who maintain some boundaries, and it’s human nature to walk all over doormats like people-pleaser.

You slept in. You’ve got minus 5 minutes to get ready, and you can’t show up at your lunch meeting stinking like last night’s bedroom adventure. You need a shower, and you’ve got to shower at the speed of not-getting-fired. If you’ve got zero seconds to spare, here are the few hints you can do to put the petal to the metal bathroom mat.

Remove the Flow Restrictor

Because of a law designed to conserve resources, most states mandate that new shower heads be fitted with a flow restrictor. With the restrictor in place, the maximum water flow allowed is 2.5 gallons per minute. Ridiculous. How is one supposed to blast the suds off ones body and into the hallway with such a paltry flow? Remove it !!

To remove it, take the shower head off the water pipe using a wrench. It will be on there pretty tight, so you might have to use a pipe wrench if a crescent doesn’t do it. Next, remove the gasket (a small black rubber donut). You should be able to see the flow restrictor now – a small plastic piece at the inlet of the shower head. It’ll be either pink, white, or green, and you can usually pop it out using a slotted screwdriver. If everything goes right, you’ll feel like a marginalized minority at a protest in the 60s.  But, in a good way.

Medical Marvels

Mother Rajo Devi, a 70 year old woman, and her husband Bala Ram, 72 old man, pose at the Hisar Fertility Centre in Hisar, India, on Monday, Dec. 8.  Rajo Devi gave birth to her first child at the age of 70 years after receiving in vitro fertilization treatment, making her the world’s oldest woman to have a child.

Wow, you better believe it. An Indonesian woman has given birth to a 19.2 pounds (8.7-kilogram) baby boy, the heaviest newborn baby ever recorded in history, a doctor reported on Wednesday.

The still unnamed baby  is 24.4 inches (62 centimeter) long, was born using a caesarean section on Monday at a public hospital in the North Sumatra province, a gynaecologist who took part in the operation told AFP.

“This heavy baby made the surgery really tough, especially the process of taking him out of his mum’s womb. His legs were so big,” doctor Binsar Sitanggang said.  “He’s got strong appetite, every minute, it’s almost non-stop feeding. This baby boy is extraordinary, the way he’s crying is not like a usual baby. It’s really loud.” he said.

Recent research has shown that the withdrawal method as a form of contraception isn’t as useless as commonly assumed. There is a  perception that using withdrawal (or “pulling out”) is as good as doing nothing (or “leave it in”), but most of us know this isn’t true at all — it has worked for most of us (although hard to prove), if not on a regular basis.

Taking hormones, using condoms and diaphragms doesn’t work well for everyone, for a plethora of reasons, making the withdrawal method a reasonably attractive choice for many.

A 2008 research paper published in Contraception magazine shows that withdrawal is only 2% less effective than condoms, go figure. Condoms have a 2% failure rate, withdrawal comes in with 4%. However, the real problems kick in when condoms, or withdrawal, are used incorrectly, pushing the total realistic failure rate up to almost 20%. In retrospective, performed properly, withdrawal is actually a scientifically proven, and fairly reliable contraception method for adults in committed sexual or romantic relationships. However, it isn’t called coitus interruptus for no reason: Pulling out interrupts the flow of sex, and some people might find this too interrupting.

Keep in mind that some positions are better suited than others for executing this method, as they allow easy removal of the penis, and can provide some nice visuals — you get a squirt on your breasts, buttocks and bellies, and can enjoy this aspect of lovemaking as well as feeling more secure in your choice of birth control. This is all a matter of taste, of course.

The Best Two Withdrawal Positions

The “Pull-out Puppy”

The Pull-out Puppy, also called doggy style offers not only easy removal of the penis. You know he’s in control, has free movement and can have more trust on his swift actions.