Sometimes life has surprises in store that can alter the very core of
our existence; bring modifications that we never thought were possible.
One such great surprise or better to call it a gift that life offers us
is to create and nurture a new life. The birth of my daughter made me
do what I never thought was actually possible. Thanks to my bundle of
joy I was finally able to stop smoking cigarettes.

A 19-year old man from the Russian city of Yekaterinburg
has survived after stabbing himself in the head with a pair of
scissors, Russian web-site Life.ru reported on Tuesday. According to
the website, the man, whose name was reported as Mark Makarenkov, was
having a row with his girlfriend and suddenly grabbed the scissors and
stabbed himself in the temple.

Yes, the state of our economy is depressing. Yes, job losses are
stressful and painful. Yes, it’s much harder to survive when money is
exceptionally tight.

Celebrities around the world are making millions of dollars endorsing
various gadgets, from cellphones to digital cameras. Whether or not
these expensive ad campaigns actually work is hard to know, but what is
certain is that these corporations will continue to empty their wallets
in order to get these hot celebrities to promote their products.

Two senior members of staff at EDF, the world’s largest operator of
nuclear reactors, have been charged with spying on environment agency
Greenpeace.