Lack Of Sleep For Teens Linked To Risky Behavior

Teenagers who don’t get enough sleep on school nights may be more likely to take risks with their health. A new CDC study shows high school students who sleep less than eight hours on school nights are more likely to drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes, seriously consider suicide, and engage in a variety of other risky behaviors. The study showed that more than two-thirds of high school students did not get at least eight hours of sleep on school nights. Students who did not get enough sleep were more likely to engage in at least 10 different risky behaviors than students who got enough sleep. The National Sleep Foundation recommends 8.5 to 9.25 hours of sleep for children aged 10 to17. The results showed 68.9% of high school students reported insufficient sleep. Teens who reported not getting enough sleep were:

• 86% more likely to have seriously considered attempting suicide.
• 67% more likely to smoke cigarettes.
• 64% more likely to drink alcohol.
• 62% more likely to feel sad or hopeless.
• 52% more likely to use marijuana.
• 41% more likely to be sexually active.
• 40% more likely to be in a physical fight one or more times.

Teens who didn’t get enough sleep were also more likely to drink soda, be physically inactive, and use a computer for three or more hours per day.

Dead Sea Scrolls Go Online

Two thousand years after they were written and decades after they were found in desert caves, some of the world-famous Dead Sea Scrolls can now be examined by anyone with a computer. Israel’s national museum and Google have put five scrolls online including the Bible’s Book of Isaiah, and Google’s technology allows them to be searched for specific passages and translated into English. The originals are kept in a secured vault in a Jerusalem building constructed specifically to house the scrolls. Access requires at least three different keys, a magnetic card and a secret code. The five scrolls viewable online are among those purchased by Israeli researchers between 1947 and 1967 from antiquities dealers, having first been found by Bedouin shepherds in the Judean Desert. You can see them at http://dss.collections.imj.org.il.

Dead Satellite Plunges Into South Pacific

NASA said yesterday that it finally figured out where its dead satellite fell back to Earth on Saturday: the South Pacific Ocean, far from any large land masses. NASA said the Air Force calculated that the satellite entered Earth’s atmosphere generally above American Samoa. Experts say they believe about two dozen metal pieces fell over a 500-mile span.

Top 10 Halloween Cities

Want to get good and scared this Halloween? Then head to Philadelphia! Philly takes first place on the Shindigz.com’s list of Best Halloween Cities in America. Its haunted sites like Fort Mifflin and Eastern State Penitentiary give it an eeriness that makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck, arms AND legs. The The city also has several hot trick or treating spots. But more than anything, Philly made its way to the top of the list thanks to Pennhurst Asylum. This spine-chilling attraction is set inside an old abandoned mental institution and has been featured on the SyFy channel’s “Ghost Hunters” on more than one occasion. The Best Halloween Cities:

1. Philadelphia, PA	6. Atlanta, GA
2. Denver, CO	7. Chicago, IL
3. San Francisco, CA	8. Las Vegas, NV
4. San Antonio, TX	9. Charleston, SC
5. Portland, OR	10. Cleveland, OH

Digital Abuse

A new poll confirms what too many people already know – the web can be a mean, nasty place. A survey by the Associated Press and MTV of youth in their teens and early 20s found that 56% of respondents had been the target of online taunting, harassment or bullying. A full three-fourths said they considered digital abuse a serious problem. Young people who frequently saw people being mean on social networking sites jumped to 55%, from 45% in 2009. However, compared to 2009, young people now are significantly more likely to intervene, with a majority now saying they would step in if they saw someone being mean online. According to the poll, 15% of young people had shared a nude photo of themselves online, and almost a fourth said they’d been exposed to sexting in some way, while 37% had some experience with sexting images.

Top Celebrity Halloween Costumes For 2011

From Lady Gaga to Prince William and Kate Middleton, Halloween is the perfect time to channel your inner celebrity. Whether you’re looking to turn heads at a party, in the office or trick-or-treating, ShopRunner.com has announced their top five celebrity costumes for 2011:

1. Lady Gaga – Perhaps the only celebrity that allows for a bit of sexy and a bit of scary.

2. Prince William and Kate Middleton – This year’s “it” couple is the hot couples costume this season.

3. Katy Perry – Ladies, feeling playful? Or looking to show your daring side for Halloween?

4. Charlie Sheen – The ultimate “Winning” costume for those with tiger blood running through their veins.

5. Kim Kardashian – For the die-hard reality TV fan, this costume will let you show off Kim’s best “assets.”

What’s Your Number?

In the upcoming movie, “What’s Your Number?” Ally, played by Anna Faris, is told by a group of girlfriends that women who have had more than 20 sexual partners will not find a husband. The movie begs the question, “What is an acceptable number of partners?” or in this case “How many men is too many?” Online dating site Lavalife.com polled singles to find out if the age-old double standard between men and women still exists. The results revealed that an overwhelming 79% of single men and 94% of single women agree there is still a gender bias of “stud” versus “tramp.” However, when asked if they were comfortable dating someone who has had more sexual partners than themselves, 7% of men and 77% of women answered “yes.”

Dads Less Likely To Die Of Heart Problems

While your kids may make you feel like they are giving you a heart attack at times, the opposite may be true. Men who never have children have a higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than men who are fathers, according to a study led by the Stanford University School of Medicine. The research tracked about 135,000 male members of AARP over a decade to determine how children influence a man's long-term health. Researchers restricted their subject to those who were either married or had been married in the past. At the start of the study the men – who were at an average age of 62.7-years-old – had never been diagnosed with heart disease or stroke. More than 9 out of 10 of the men had fathered children. Over the course of the study, about 10 percent of the men died, with one in every five deaths attributable to cardiovascular disease. After accounting for factors such as education and heart disease risk factors, the researchers determined that men who never reproduced were 17% more likely to have died of heart disease than those who had even one child.

Dogs Make The Best Personal Trainers

When it comes to getting in shape a person's best friend just might be a four-legged one. Experts say studies show dog owners walk more, walk faster, and are more likely to enjoy an active lifestyle because of their companion animal. Dogs are the reason behind two-thirds of the walks their owners take each week, according to a recent survey by pet food company Mars Petcare. One-quarter of people with children and pets regularly visit parks and other outdoor spaces because of their dog. And 44% of dog owners 65 and older exercise on a weekly basis because of their dog. This fall YMCAs in several cities are hosting their version of dog days. Called the Power of Pets, the programs includes dog run/walks, dog yoga and other dog fair activities. For more information, visit The Power Of Pets fan page at Facebook.com/powerofpets. The page will be regularly updated with upcoming event information, tips for exercising with your pet and facts about the benefits of human-animal interaction.

Facebook Fury

People aren't too happy with the new Facebook. According to a new survey by Sodahead, a social-voting-based site, about 86% of the Facebook users said they strongly disliked the changes that the site recently underwent. The most disapproval for the new features came from teens, with a whopping 91% of that group saying Facebook should nix the changes; 79% of young adults said they disapproved of the new changes. Women were more disappointed about the changes than men; 89% of women called for scrapping the new Facebook; and only 78% of men disapprove of the new features. The only group who liked the changes are information technology employees, 55% of which favored the changes. Other groups that were a little more supportive included people with incomes exceeding $100,000 a year (36%) and college students (30%). Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said at the F8 technology conference Thursday that the changes will help build “a completely new class of social apps,” allowing users to share every facet of their lives on the site. The new Facebook timeline debuts September 29th.

The Best Jobs For High School Dropouts

Believe it or not, high school dropouts do have career options, they just aren't always very lucrative ones. Workers without a high school degree earn an estimated $973,000 in their lifetime, roughly $330,000 less than they would with a high school diploma and only a fraction of the $2.3 million one earns with a bachelor's degree, according to a report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and Workforce. That means high school dropouts, on average, earn $24,000 a year, or $11.40 per hour. While the average salary may be low, the study found more than two dozen professions that hire high school dropouts and pay more than $1 million in lifetime earnings, closer to what one would make with a high school diploma. Here are a few of them, listed by TheStreet.com:

	Estimated lifetime earnings:	Percent of occupation with high school diploma or less:
Construction manager	$1.5 million	34.8%
Bus and truck mechanics	$1.5 million	63.3%
Office and administrative support managers	$1.4 million	26.8%
Wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives	$1.4 million	19.6%
Electricians	$1.4 million	46.7%

‘Sesame Street’ Trivia

The 42nd season of “Sesame Street” premiered yesterday, and the classic preschool educational series has added a few new things to its usual mix of song, dance and educational lessons. Elmo, Grover, Big Bird and the whole “Sesame Street” gang will focus on STEM education – science, technology, engineering and math – and will use clever spoofs and celebrity guests to teach kids. Among the famous names taking a walk down the “Street” this season are Elvis Costello, Amy Adams, Conan O'Brien, Nicole Kidman, Robin Williams, Joel McHale, Naomi Watts, Mark Ruffalo, Liev Schreiber, Mila Kunis, Sofia Vergara, Emma Stone, Seth Rogen, Andy Samberg, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Bruno Mars, Craig Ferguson, Jimmy Kimmel, Carmelo Anthony, Johnny Galecki, John Krasinski and Ken Jeong. Here are a few ‘Sesame Street” fun facts:

• Sesame Street has won more Emmy Awards than any other series in the history of television (122). It’s been on the air since November 1969 and airs in 125 countries. It is the most-watched children’s program in the world.
  
• The Muppets were created by the late Jim Henson. Big Bird, Grover, Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster and Bert and Ernie are some of the Muppets that have been around “Sesame Street” since the very beginning.
  
• Big Bird’s friend Snuffleupagus first appeared in 1971, and the number-loving Count came along in 1972. Elmo arrived in 1979. At first, he was known simply as Little Monster. Abby Cadabby became the newest Muppet on the block in 2006. The fairy in training is also the most modern Muppet: beginning last season, she is a digital creation rather than a physical, fuzzy puppet.
  
• The first episode of “Sesame Street” was sponsored by the letters W, S, and E and the numbers 2 and 3.
  
• Creators of “Sesame Street” were thinking of calling the show “123 Avenue B.”
  
• Big Bird is 8 feet, 2 inches tall.
  
• Snuffleupagus wears size 65 GGG shoes
  
• Oscar the Grouch was orange during the first season, before being changed to green.
  
• Actor Caroll Spinney, now 75, has played Big Bird since the first episode. He also plays Oscar the Grouch.
  
• Kermit the Frog made his last appearance on the show in 2001. He is the only original Muppet no longer on “Sesame Street.”
  
• Over 77 million Americans have watched Sesame Street as children.
  
• In 2002, producers of a South African version of “Sesame Street” (which became “Takalani Sesame”) announced that they were adding an HIV-positive Muppet named Kami.
  

Christmas In September

In a weak economy, it’s common for stores to roll out holiday goods this month. Christmas merchandise has been at Costco stores since September 1st and will begin showing up on some Home Depot shelves on September 19th. Kmart and Sears will begin selling Christmas trimmings September 25th, and Walmart and J.C. Penney will start selling Christmas merchandise before the end of the month. “Retailers are putting out a little bit of holiday stuff earlier each year,” says Mike Gatti of the National Retail Federation’s marketing division. “They know a substantial number of consumers will pick out Christmas tree ornaments even as they’re picking out Halloween pumpkins.” More than 37% of shoppers – and 42% of women – plan to do some holiday shopping by Halloween, according an NRF survey. Nordstrom is bucking the trend. “It’s been our long-standing tradition to not decorate our stores for the holidays until after Thanksgiving,” spokeswoman Pamela Lopez says. “We believe in celebrating one holiday at a time.”

2011 Fall Allergy Capitals

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) has announced the 2011 Fall Allergy Capitals rankings, and this season Knoxville, Tennessee, was rated the No. 1 Fall Allergy Capital due to high pollen counts, high use of allergy medications by patients and too few allergists to treat the burgeoning allergy population. Top 5 Fall Allergy Capitals for 2011:

1. Knoxville, TN	4. Jackson, MS
2. Dayton, OH	5. Oklahoma City, OK
3. McAllen, TX

See the full list at www.aafa.org.

What Cats Really Think

Temptations Treats for Cats and well-known animal communicator Sonya Fitzpatrick have announced the results from the world’s first-ever attempted cat survey, uncovering the truth about what cats really think. Fitzpatrick is best known for her television series on “Animal Planet.” After working with 250 cats for the survey, Sonya came away with answers to questions like what are felines’ biggest pet peeves and their favorite things to do – straight from the cats' mouth.

What is your favorite thing to do?
52% of cats said that staying on the move and roaming around the house is their favorite thing to do. And don’t bother leaving the TV on for them, only 1.6% watch TV as a favorite pastime.

What is your biggest pet peeve?
Believe it or not, it isn’t that dog that bugs most cats. Close to 50% of cats surveyed actually said getting wet was their biggest annoyance; 29% chose being woken up from a nap as their biggest frustration.

What is your favorite thing to do with your human?
52% said their favorite way to spend time with their human is to snuggle up and catch some zzz’s together.

Résumé Liars

When a résumé looks too good to be true, it just might be, according to recent research from OfficeTeam. Forty-three percent of managers polled believe job seekers include dishonest information on their résumés. Some workers agree that what you see isn’t always what you get: 21% said they know someone who stretched the truth on a résumé. The things we’re most likely to lie about on a résumé: Job duties (58%) and education (34%).

Toys ‘R’ Us Releases ‘Hot Toys’ List

Toys “R” Us has released its annual list of what are expected to be the hottest toys for the upcoming holiday season. With Christmas Eve a little more than three months away, many children across the country have already started making their wish lists and checking them twice in hopes that Santa will deliver their most desired present under the tree. Toys ‘R’ Us says these are the toys that will be on those lists:

Air Hogs Hyper Actives by Spin Master, $49.99: Radio controlled miniature racing cars.

Air Swimmers Extreme by Animal Planet, $49.99: Inflatable fish and shark balloons that are radio controlled and seem to swim through the air. Helium tank sold separately.

Lalaloopsy Silly Hair dolls by MGA Entertainment, $34.99: Rag dolls with button eyes and bendable hair. They come with an accompanying pet with a bendable tail.

LeapPad Explorer by Leapfrog, $99.99: A tablet-like device which children can use to read books, play educational games and take pictures.

Monster High Fearleading 3-Pack by Mattel, $42.99: Three dolls which are offspring of famous monsters, dressed in “Fear Squad” cheerleading outfits.

Moshi Monsters Moshling Mini-Figures 3-pack by Spin Master, $5.99: Tiny collectible monsters related to a hit online game.

My Keepon by Wow! Stuff, $39.99: A bright yellow blob-like robot that dances to music.

Nerf Vortex Vigilon by Hasbro, $24.99: A foam dart gun that launches foam discs up to 50 feet.

Ninjago Lightning Dragon Battle by Lego Systems Inc., $79.99: A 645-piece construction set offered exclusively at Toys R Us with characters from Lego’s popular Ninjago line.

Poppin’ Park Elefun Busy Ball Popper by Hasbro’s Playskool, $29.99: A colorful elephant that can launch plastic balls and plays music.

Power Wheels Dune Racer by Mattel’s Fisher-Price: $279.99. A child-size dune buggy that can ride over grass, gravel and mud.

Radica Fijit Friends by Mattel, $49.99: Robotic toys that dance and respond to squeezes and spoken words.

Sesame Street Let’s Rock! Elmo by Hasbro, $69.99: An Elmo doll that sings and comes with a drum, tambourine and microphone.

“Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure,” by Activision, $69.99: A video game that includes action figures that can be placed in a portal and then appear in the game.

The Trash Pack Garbage Truck by Moose Toys, $19.99: A garbage truck that can hold 10 collectible Trashies, which are tiny collectible characters. It comes with two special edition Trashies and is a Toys R Us exclusive.

NASA Satellite Expected To Hit Earth This Week

A 12,500-pound NASA satellite the size of a school bus is falling to Earth faster than expected. The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, or UARS, is currently tumbling in orbit and succumbing to Earth’s gravity. It will crash to the surface sometime between Thursday and Sunday. But exactly where the UARS spacecraft will fall is still unknown. The debris is expected to fall over a swath of Earth about 500 miles long. There is a 1-in-3,200 chance of satellite debris hitting a person on the ground, odds NASA says are extremely remote. NASA expects the satellite to fall over a region somewhere between the latitudes of northern Canada and southern South America; an ocean splashdown is likely. It’s the biggest piece of NASA space junk to fall to Earth in more than 30 years and should create a light show. The satellite will partially burn up during reentry and, by NASA’s calculation, break into about 100 pieces, creating fireballs that should be visible even in daytime. An estimated 26 of those pieces will survive the re-entry burn and will spray themselves in a linear debris field 500 miles long. The largest chunk should weigh about 300 pounds. NASA has advised the public not to touch any debris that may reach the surface, should it be discovered. Instead, the space agency says that anyone who finds debris should contact their local law enforcement agency.

2011 World Records

The latest edition of the Guinness Book of World Records boasts a number of record-breaking feats. In all, there are 2,500 new records in the Guinness Book of World Records. Here are some of the more bizarre records:

• New Zealand entertainer Skye Broberg can fold herself into a box the size of a small suitcase.
  
• Telecoms computer expert Rolf Buchhol, 52, has 453 body piercings, making him the world’s most pierced man.
  
• Udo Kretzshmann has the world’s largest playable violin, seven times normal size with a bow 17 feet long.
  
• California college student Chanel Tapper has the world’s longest tongue, which measures 3.8 inches. The 21-year-old’s lizard-like tongue is about the same length as an iPhone.
  
• In 2009, Reverend Darrell Best of Illinois converted his 1940s fire truck into a wedding chapel. Just two years later it is featured in the Guinness Records Book as the fastest wedding chapel in the world. “The Best Man” will let couples to tie the knot while travelling at speeds of up to 62 mph.
  
• Charlotte Lee of Huntington Beach owns 5,249 different rubber ducks. Her rubber friends are kept in glass showcases in a dedicated duck room.
  
• W.R. “Rusty” Haight of San Diego owns the dubious distinction of being in the most car collisions. By February 2003, the traffic collision reconstructionist had endured 718 collisions as a human crash-test dummy.
  
• The person who holds the most Guinness World Records is Ashrita Furman. He holds the titles for, among other things, long-distance pogo-stick jumping, most glasses balanced on the chin, most hopscotch games in 24 hours and fastest time to pogo-stick up Toronto’s CN Tower.
  

You can see more at www.guinnessworldrecords.com.

5 Things You Spend On, Then Never Use

How many times have you seen your neighbor, family member or friend buy something – then decide you just HAD to have it too? Some folks don’t want to just keep up with the Joneses – they want to be the Joneses. But when looking to impress peers combines with impulse buying, you can end up piddling away potential savings on things you never really needed after all. Mainstreet.com, lists five ways some of us spend on things we rarely use and will seldom fully appreciate:

Exercise Equipment	Outdoor Kitchens
Swimming Pools	Espresso Makers
Wine Cellars

NFL Fun Facts

It’s football season! Before you join your friends for some football, brew and pizza, check out these NFL fun facts from www.DailyInfographic.com:

• During a regular NFL game, you are likely to watch: 11 minutes of actual playing, 17 minutes of replays, 3 seconds of cheerleaders, and 67 minutes of just standing there.
  
• It takes 3,000 cows to supply the leather for a year’s supply of footballs for the NFL.
  
• The smallest playing NFL history is Jack “Soapy” Shapiro, who played blocking back for the Staten Island Stapletons in 1929; He was 5’1” and weighed 119 pounds.
  
• That yellow line costs $20,000 per game. Just think: 16 games x 32 teams x 2 teams per game equals $5.12 million worth of yellow lines a year during the regular season!
  
• 80% of all Super Bowl tickets go to corporate sponsors.
  
• Pizza delivery drivers are in more accidents on Super Bowl Sunday than any other day of the year; there are 9 million pizza slices delivered on Super Bowl Sunday - 44% more than on a normal Sunday.
  
• The money following the Super Bowls, antacid sales increase by 20%.
  
• An estimated 90 million people flush the toilet during the Super Bowl half time.
  

Giant Jellyfish May Take Over The Ocean

With fish numbers all over the world falling thanks to overfishing and habitat destruction, a surprising predator has sprung up to take their place – the jellyfish. Due to their low energy requirements, the floating blobs of stingers don’t need to be as active or accurate to spread and fill the ecological niche afforded them by changes in the ecosystem, researchers say. And jellyfish appear to be adapting to be better hunters too. An active predator fish has to spot prey and chase after it, but jellyfish just passively wait for their prey to come into contact with their poison stingers. So jellyfish are evolving into larger and even slower moving organisms, able to cover more area with their tendrils while still needing only small amounts of energy to survive. Unless overfishing is curbed and habitat restored, researchers at Spain’s Oviedo University say we face “a future ‘gelatinous’ ocean reminiscent of the early Ediacaran Period some 600 million years ago.”

Unmarried And Single Americans Week

“National Singles Week” was started by the Buckeye Singles Council in Ohio in the 1980s to celebrate single life and recognize singles and their contributions to society. The week is now widely observed during the third full week of September (September 18-24 in 2011) as “Unmarried and Single Americans Week,” an acknowledgment that many unmarried Americans do not identify with the word “single” because they are parents, have partners or are widowed. Here are some facts about singles from the U.S. Census Bureau:

99.6 million: Number of unmarried people in America 18 and older in 2010. This group comprised 43.6% of all U.S. residents 18 and older.

44.9%: Percentage of unmarried U.S. residents America 18 and older who were women.

61%: Percentage of unmarried U.S. residents 18 and older who had never been married. Another 23.8% were divorced, and 14.4% were widowed.

16.4 million: Number of unmarried U.S. residents 65 and older. The elderly comprised 16.5% of all unmarried and single people 18 and older.

88: Number of unmarried men 18 and older for every 100 unmarried women in the United States.

59.1 million: Number of households maintained by unmarried men or women. These households comprised 45% of households nationwide.

31.4 million: Number of people who lived alone. They comprised 27% of all households, up from 17% in 1970.

35%: Percentage of women age 15 to 50 with a birth in the last 12 months, as of 2009, who were widowed, divorced or never married.

11.7 million: Number of single parents living with their children in 2010. Of these, 9.9 million were single mothers and 1.8 million were single fathers.

792,000: Number of unmarried grandparents who were caregivers for their grandchildren in 2009. They comprised about three in 10 grandparents who were responsible for their grandchildren.

393:  The number of dating service establishments nationwide as of 2007. These establishments, which include Internet dating services, employed nearly 3,125 people and generated $928 million in revenues.

Working From Home

Is working from home an efficient alternative to the traditional office job or a productivity killer? The results of a new CareerBuilder survey may bolster the arguments for both sides. While 17% of Americans who telecommute at least part of the time spend one hour or less per day on work, 35% work eight or more hours – a major increase from a 2007 study in which only 18% of telecommuters said they worked eight or more hours; 40% of telecommuters work between four and seven hours per day. The national survey reveals that Americans are able to work from home on a more regular basis post-recession: 10% telecommute at least once a week – up from 8% in 2007 – while 37% of telecommuters say they are more productive at the office, 29% report they are more productive at home; 34% do not see a difference. Telecommuters say the biggest distractions at home are:

Household chores	31%	Errands	19%
TV	26%	Internet	18%
Pets	23%	Children	15%

The best part about working from home? The survey found that 30% of telecommuters tend to work in pajamas – 41% of females and 22% of males.

Best Dressed

Three Jennifers, a Ginnifer and two Kates – one of them a duchess – all make People magazine’s annual Best Dressed List. People’s Best & Worst Dressed of 2011 issue comes out today, and they released a sneak peek at the Top 10 Best Dressed Women. Kate Middleton made it, and so did Jessica Alba (whom they’ve dubbed the “Maternity Clotheshorse”), Jennifer Lopez (“The Rule Breaker”), Ginnifer Goodwin (“The Hipster), and Blake Lively (“The Risk Taker). As for the worst dressed – a feature called “Where Have They Gone Wrong?” includes names like Snookie, Ke$ha, and Johnny Weir. The Top 10 Best Dressed Women:

Blake Lively	Jessica Alba
Jennifer Lopez	Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
Mila Kunis	Kate Bosworth
Jennifer Aniston	Ginnifer Goodwin
Jennifer Hudson	Reese Witherspoon

Most Dangerous Celebrities In Cyberspace

Heidi Klum has been named the most dangerous celebrity in cyberspace, inviting malware and viruses to flourish on computers. Internet security firm McAfee said searching for downloads and screensavers for the “Project Runaway” judge and former Victoria’s Secret model runs a nearly one in 10 chance of landing on a malicious website with spyware, spam, phishing and other viruses. CNN talk show host and “America’s Got Talent” judge Piers Morgan was named the most dangerous male celebrity. Cyber criminals often used the name of popular celebrities to lure people to websites that are laden with malicious software. McAfee said singers and sports stars tended to be safer searches than movie stars and models. Cameron Diaz topped the cyberspace danger list in 2010, and was No. 2 this year. The most dangerous celebrities in cyberspace for 2011:

1. Heidi Klum	6. Mila Kunis
2. Cameron Diaz	7. Anna Paquin
3. Piers Morgan	8. Adriana Lima
4. Jessica Biel	9. Scarlett Johansson
5. Katherine Heigl	10. (Tie) Emma Stone, Brad Pitt and Rachel McAdams

Gisele Bundchen, Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts have all dropped out of this year’s top ten list.

Fatherhood Depletes Testosterone

Men who become fathers have lower testosterone levels, researchers find. But that appears to be beneficial in helping to raise children. Having more testosterone may help men find mates, but fathering children makes their testosterone levels decrease rapidly – by as much as 25%. Researchers at Northwestern University and the Philippines studied 624 single men in the Philippines beginning in 2005. Over time, 162 of them entered into stable relationships and had children. Tests showed that the fathers’ testosterone levels decreased by an average of 26% during the day and 34% at night compared to single men. Experts say the study suggests that men’s bodies evolved hormonal systems that helped them commit to their families once children were born. It also suggests that men’s behavior can affect hormonal signals their bodies send, not just that hormones influence behavior. And it underscores that mothers were meant to have child care help.

Money Woes

As economic uncertainty continues to churn, many consumers report they are facing tough financial challenges. According to a survey by Harris Interactive for CouponCabin, 45% of U.S. adults said they feel less financially secure than they did one year ago, while 16% said they always worry about money. Adults with higher incomes are also feeling the economic pinch, as 39% with household incomes of more than $75,000 per year said they feel less financially secure than they did one year ago. A variety of different hurdles are contributing to financial insecurity. When asked why they don’t feel financially secure, respondents said:
 

Live paycheck to paycheck	59%	Debt like student loans and car payments	32%
Underpaid at my current job	41%	Credit card debt	26%
Unexpected expenses always pop up	40%	The recent stock market ups and downs	21%
Can’t keep up with my bills	35%	Amount owed on mortgage	16%

Despite many money issues, 83% of adults said they feel they live within their means. However they believe many things are overpriced, including:

Fuel for my vehicle	80%	Utilities	58%
Medical care	70%	Communication (telephone, cell phone, etc.)	58%
Entertainment (cable, movies, etc.)	63%	Education	41%
Food	59%	Housing	37%

The Post-Vacation Blues

TripAdvisor has announced the results of its post-vacation blues survey of Americans who took leisure trips this summer. The survey found that 34% often struggle with the blues following their return from vacation, while 20% say they always do. As temperatures begin to drop, stress levels rise for many recently-returned travelers; 84% say their stress-o-meter readings return to pre-vacation highs soon after returning home; 43% feel the strain within the first week back, and 19% within the very first day. In addition, 41% said they find it depressing that Labor Day represents the end of summer. Other findings:

Travelers’ Top Five Post-Vacation Blues-Busting Measures:

• Begin planning the next trip - 73%
• Regularly view pictures or videos of the trip - 52%
• Create a photo album of the trip - 41%
• Take weekend breaks to bridge the gap until the next vacation - 18%
• Cook the local cuisine enjoyed on the trip - 16%

Mid-Vacation Vexations:

• On a typical one-week vacation, 64% start to feel anxious about the end of their trip before it’s over.
• Day five of a one-week trip is the most anxiety-inducing, with 17% feeling apprehensive about returning home following just four days of rest and relaxation.
• 4% confess that the worry of returning home looms large from day one of the trip.

Work Woes:

• Travelers cite the return to work as the most challenging aspect of returning from a vacation (34%).
• Within the first month of being back to the grind, 12% confess they have falsely phoned in sick.
• 8% consider finding a new job, while 4% are regularly late for work, in the first month back from vacation.

Celebs In Guinness Book Of World Records 2012

Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and Rihanna have all earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records 2012. The annual listing of all things giant and tiny will be in stores today. A few of the records:

• Lady Gaga receives an award for the “Most Twitter Followers” with 11,259,372 fans behind her on the social media site. She also scored an award for “Most Weeks on U.S. Digital Hot Songs” with “Poker Face.” Her hit stayed there for a whopping 83 weeks.
  
• Justin Bieber earned “Most Popular Video of Any Kind Online” for “Baby.” It logged 463,820,304 views as of February 16th.
  
• Author J.K. Rowling made the list as the “First Billionaire Author” thanks to sales of more than 400 million copies of the “Harry Potter” books worldwide.
  
• Willow Smith earned “The Youngest Transatlantic Top 20 Artist,” thanks to “Whip My Hair” hitting the top 20 when she was only 10 years old.
  
• Rapper Lil Wayne is in the book for “Most U.S. Hot 100 Hits by a Rap Artist” – 64 between 1999 and 2010.
  
• U2 scored “Highest Grossing Music Tour” for the “360” outing, which by April 2011 had raked in more than $539 million for 110 shows between July 2009 and July 2011.
  
• Hugh Laurie has the “Highest Paid Actor in a TV Drama” record with $400,000 per episode of “House."
  
• 17-year-old Angus T. Jones, of “Two and a Half Men,” is listed as “Highest Paid Child Star.” He earned $250,000 per episode.
  
• “iCarly” star Miranda Cosgrove was the “Highest Paid Child Actress,” earning $180,000 per episode.
  
• The wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton was crowned “Most Live Streams for a Single Event,” with 72 million streams.
  
• “Hawaii Five-O” nabbed “Highest Rated New Show,” as the CBS cop drama had 19.34 million viewers on January 23rd.
  
• Johnny Depp, Hugh Laurie, Sandra Bullock, Miranda Cosgrove and Angus T. Nelson are world record-holders for money – though some of the records already are tumbling.  Depp’s listed as “Highest Paid Actor” for taking in $75 million between June 2009 and June 2010. Sandra Bullock led the actresses with $56 million.
  

Cheater, Cheater

Romantic jealousy seems to have a gender divide when it comes to cheating. Men typically ask more questions about the sexual aspects of an affair while women inquire more about emotional infidelity, a new study at the University of Scranton finds. The study used the reality TV show “Cheaters” to explore jealousy-fueled interrogations of infidelity. Researchers viewed 102 cases of “love triangle” confrontations between the cheater, the victim, and the person they were fooling around with. They analyzed whether a victim’s comments to the two-timer represented sexual jealousy or emotional jealousy. The research found that when men were the victims of infidelity, 57% of the questions to the cheating partner focused on the sexual aspects of the affair. Women only asked about the intimate details 29% of the time. And when the ladies were the victims, 71% of their questions centered on the emotional side of their mate’s fling, versus 43% of men’s inquiries.

App Gender Wars

What’s your favorite Android app? According to Nielsen, women would most likely say Facebook while men would gravitate towards Maps. In breaking down the most-used Android apps, Nielsen found a similar amount of love for things like Pandora and Angry Birds, but when split by gender, the most popular app for men was Google Maps at 77.1%, while 81% of woman gravitated toward Facebook. Facebook and YouTube were also tops with me, while Google Search and YouTube were also winners for women. Other popular apps that made both lists include Barcode Scanner, Angry Birds Rio, Talk-Text to Voice, Adv. Task Killer Free, and Adobe Reader. The top 10 most used Android applications (overall):

1. Android Market	90.5%	6. YouTube	51.4%
2. Google Maps	74.6%	7. Adv. Task Killer Free	26.1%
3. Gmail	74.5%	8. Angry Birds	25.9%
4. Facebook	73.5%	9. QuickofficePro	25.3%
5. Google Search	71.9%	10. Pandora Radio	23.9%

Funniest Films Of All Times

The classic 1984 mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap” has been voted the greatest comedy of all time by a panel of comedy stars including Dan Aykroyd, Jackie Mason, Stephen Merchant and Jack Whitehall for Time Out. The film, which follows the fortunes of the fictional rock group Spinal Tap as they look to revive previous fortunes, finished ahead of “Airplane!” and “Monty Python’s Life Of Brian.” The full list of 100 comedies can be viewed over on the Time Out website. The Top 10:

1. ”This Is Spinal Tap”	6. “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy”
2. “Airplane!”	7. “Withnail And I”
3. “Monty Python’s Life Of Brian”	8. “Groundhog Day”
4. “Annie Hall”	9. “Some Like It Hot”
5. “Monty Python And The Holy Grail”	10. “The Jerk”

Best Places To Live In America

Plano, Texas, has been named the best place to live in America by AreaVibes, in its list of the 100 best places to live. The scores were calculated using 10 factors: cost of living, crime, education, employment, health & safety, housing, transportation, local businesses, weather and city reviews. AreaVibes rated all major cities with a minimum population of 200,000 and Plano was the clear winner with a total score of 84.66 out of 100. See the full report at www.areavibes.com. Rounding out the rest of the top 10 cities were:

1. Plano, TX	6. Seattle, WA
2. Madison, WI	7. Honolulu, HI
3. Scottsdale, AZ	8. Dallas, TX
4. Austin, TX	9. Colorado Springs, CO
5. Lincoln, NE	10. Virginia Beach, VA

Best Colleges

Princeton University tied Harvard University as the top-ranked National University in U.S. News & World Report’s 2012 rankings of Best Colleges. The annual report provides rankings of colleges and universities that award undergraduate degrees. See the full report at www.usnews.com/education. The top 10 on the list:

1. (Tie) Princeton	5. (Tie) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1. (Tie) Harvard University	5. (Tie) Stanford University
3. Yale University	5. (Tie) University of Chicago
4. Columbia University	5. (Tie) University of Pennsylvania
5. (Tie) California Institute of Technology	10. Duke University

National Toy Hall Of Fame Finalists

Twister and the Rubik’s Cube are among six Hasbro toy and game lines that have been named finalists for induction into the National Toy Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame announced the 12 finalists, which also include Hasbro’s Transformers and Star Wars action figures, Jenga and the Simon electronic flash game. Also in the running are the dollhouse, Mattel’s Hot Wheels, Dungeons & Dragons, the pogo stick, puppets and radio-controlled vehicles. Two will be selected for induction in November. Forty-six toys have earned a place in the Rochester, New York-based Hall of Fame. Among them are Crayola crayons, Silly Putty and Hasbro’s Mr. Potato Head and the Easy-Bake Oven. Toys are chosen for induction based on several criteria, including “icon status,” longevity and innovation.