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Elevator Prank Sparks Terror Among Unsuspecting Passengers

Elevator Prank Sparks Terror Among Unsuspecting Passengers - Many pranks are just light-hearted attempts to poke fun at someone and maybe elicit a few laughs. But some of them are meant to be terrifying. One recent gag performed on the Brazilian hidden-camera show "Programa Silvio Santos" definitely falls into the scary category.

The clip, called "Ghost in the Elevator," shows unsuspecting people boarding an elevator. The lights start to flicker and then go off altogether. In the darkness, a creepy-looking little girl enters the elevator through a hidden door. When the lights come back on, the passengers can see the child, who seems to have appeared out of nowhere.

People's reactions are priceless. Several people attempt to not look at her or just ignore the girl, perhaps hoping she'll disappear. Others visibly recoil and make their way toward the far corners away from the little girl. Their sense of panic is noticeable, and when the girl lets out a scream, that's when the real fun begins.

Some bloggers have called the gag "the scariest elevator prank ever." One person praised the little girl's horror-movie-worthy performance, writing, "Her hair, that little doll, her clothes, and her screaming? Absolutely amazing."

The video was uploaded on November 25 and has attracted more than 1.6 million views so far -- and that number is steadily increasing.

This video will certainly make all who watch it a bit more cautious the next time they step into an elevator. ( Trending Now )

I can’t be the candy queen forever

Katy Perry. (Carter Smith)

Like her BFF Rihanna, Perry is often criticized for her risqué clothes and behavior despite her young fan base. But she realizes you can't make everyone happy and she has "no regrets" for not living up some people's ideas of a role model. "I'm not going to be everything to everyone," Perry, 27, tells the magazine. "I can't tell a person when it's time for them to have sex. Or if they should have a cigarette … But I try to live my life with a lot of integrity, and, hopefully, that sends a message."

Colorless Katy. (Carter Smith)

Another thing Perry has no regrets about is her short-lived marriage to comedian Russell Brand, the demise of which was caught on film for her concert movie, "Katy Perry 3D: Part of Me." Despite the heartbreak, she still believes in love — but any possible suitors will have to work hard for her affections. "I'm a woman who likes to be courted — strongly," explains Perry, who has been linked John Mayer and Florence + the Machine guitarist Robert Akroyd post-Brand. As for walking down the aisle again, she adds, "Never say never, I guess you'd say. I'll let love take the lead on that." ( celebrity.yahoo.com )

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Duchess of Cambridge Tops Best-Dressed List, Cheers on British Olympic Team

According to the article, "Middleton is said to find the constant clothing changes required by her itinerary, sometimes up to five a day, to be rather stressful." They added that the Duchess "Continues to decline the services of a royal dresser, preferring instead to shop for herself."

Kate's well-deserved award comes after a week of back-to-back engagements, most of which involved the ongoing Olympics festivities and competitions. From charity events to athletic venues, here's a look at where the fashionable royal turned heads this week.

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge has topped the Vanity Fair International Best-Dressed List for the second year in a row.

Olympic Equestrian Eventing - Cheering on Zara Phillips

Kate, William, and Harry were among the group of royals who gathered to support Zara Phillips, the daughter of Princess Anne, in her quest for an Olympic medal. Kate paired her navy blue Smythe jacket, which was first seen during her trip to Canada last year, with navy trousers, wedges, and a sleeveless Breton-striped sweater. During the event coverage, Kate was seen smiling adoringly at her husband, and the two seemed extremely happy and at ease together.

Creative Industries Reception - Royal Academy of Arts

On Monday, while William and Harry attended the men's gymnastics team final, Kate stepped out for charity to attend a reception at the Royal Academy of Arts. Wearing the lovely dove grey Roksanda Ilincic dress from her trip to the United States, the Duchess appeared effortlessly glamorous and happy. In a departure from her usual style, she pulled her hair into a sleek chignon and sported a pair of new (different!) nude LK Bennett heels.

Buckingham Palace Reception and Olympics Opening Ceremony

While Queen Elizabeth made an unforgettable entrance at the Opening Ceremony, Kate turned heads in an ice blue coatdress by Scottish-born, London-based designer Christopher Kane. Putting pesky pregnancy rumors to rest, the Duchess was photographed sipping a glass of champagne while chatting with guests. Later in the evening, William, Kate, and Harry were on-hand for the opening ceremony, where they cheered the British athletes as they entered the arena.

Torch Relay and Greenhouse Charity Visit

Last Thursday, Olympic ambassadors William, Kate, and Harry greeted the Olympic Torch outside of Buckingham Palace. All three wore official Team GB shirts, but Catherine also sported a pair of skin-tight, electric blue Zara jeans and sky-high Stuart Weitzman wedges. Earlier that day, the trio helped launch the new Greenhouse charity on the outskirts of London. There, Kate looked stunning in a $55 grey and white Hobbs dress, and she bravely played table tennis while wearing her Pied a Terre espadrille wedges. ( celebrity.yahoo.com )

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Football team rise above disaster to have dream season

Football team rise above disaster to have dream season -- In sport, finishing fourth rarely provokes scenes of rapture, nor does it excite the keyboards of headline writers.

But for Vegalta Sendai who finished in that position in last season's J-League -- Japan's top soccer competition - fourth place was truly a miracle.

The Japanese soccer club has rarely tasted glory in its short history. Despite having a small but vociferous fan base, the team is better know as perennial nearly-men; forever stuck in Japan's second division as promotion to the big league eluded them season after season.

Yet in March last year Vegalta Sendai was looking forward with optimism to a rare season in Japan's top flight. On March 11 those dreams turned to rubble.

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Japan still grapples with disaster

Japan remembers tsunami losses

When a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and devastating tsunami hit Japan's Tohoku region, the city of Sendai was one of the hardest hit. Tens of thousands of people from the area were killed or remain unaccounted for.

Every aspect of life was affected and the city's beloved soccer club -- majority owned by the city and the Miyagi prefecture - was no different.

The team's stadium was declared to be "in ruins" by J-League chairman Kazumi Ohigashi, its training ground destroyed.

Vegalta's foreign players, so traumatized by what they saw, canceled their contracts and returned home. The players that remained helped in the clean up operation and ran soccer camps for the orphans. The league was suspended.

"Immediately after the earthquake and tsunami we, as a team, wondered if we should, and could, continue to play soccer," said the team's coach, Makoto Teguramori.

But it was controversially decided that the J-League would continue. The club was homeless and its fans traumatized but Teguramori believed that Vegalta Sendai could "be the symbol of hope for the entire Tohoku region and to lead and encourage the reconstruction efforts with our strong performance."

Which is exactly what happened. Despite only ever being a minor footnote in Japan's soccer history, Vegalta Sendai went on an incredible 11 game unbeaten run and sat at the top of the league table. Before their first match of the restarted season against Kawasaki Frontale the fans displayed a banner that read: "Thank you for all [our] friends. We do not lose until we regain a hometown."

By the time the team did eventually lose for the first time, Vegalta Sendai had been good to their word. Not only did they beat Kawasaki Frontale 2-1 in dramatic fashion that day, the stadium was quickly rebuilt and the team returned for the rest of the season.

"Everyone who follows the J league was shocked by Sendai's performance. I met so many people who were encouraged by Vegalta. At the same time, they, fans and players, know that to keep on keeping on is important," explained Koji Takao, a writer for Japan's leading Weekly Soccer magazine.

"The people in Sendai started a rush constructing job on the stadium. Although there was some serious damage after March 11 they could host a game against Urawa on April 29. So the speed of reconstruction of the stadium was very fast."

Not everyone could watch Vegalta's matches though.

"People in Tohoku still couldn't watch that game as there was no electricity," he added

After losing for the first time in June many in Japan assumed that Vegalta would then plummet like a stone. But after a brief drop in form the team went on another 11 game unbeaten run that only ended last November.

"To have one good run is difficult to do under the circumstances," said Takao. "To have another good run and bounce back to the top table of the J-league made people in Sendai and Tohoku proud."

In the end, Vegalta Sendai's fairytale dream of winning their first ever J-League championship was a bridge too far. But their fourth placed finish represented their best ever season.

The 2012 J-League season began last Saturday, the day before the anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami. Vegalta Sendai started as they ended last season with a 1-0 win against Kashima Antlers.

But like the Japanese women's national team, who famously won the World Cup last June by beating the U.S. in the final, Vegalta Sendai's performances on the pitch resonated far outside soccer.

"What Vegalta and Nadeshiko Japan [Japan's women's national soccer team] show is how not to give up," said Takao.

"That's why Japanese people cheered for the team. But that cheer was probably not only for the team. It was also for ourselves and the people who suffered." ( cnn.com )

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People who regularly exercise are more healthier, fitter and tend to have more attractive bodies

People who regularly exercise are more healthier, fitter and tend to have more attractive bodies - People who regularly exercise are more healthier, fitter and tend to have more attractive bodies - People who regularly exercise are more healthier, fitter and tend to have more attractive bodies. This should be enough motivation for folks who think that their weight is normal and hence, do not need to exercise. If the prospects of better health doesn't motivate you, perhaps exercising for the sake of better sex might. Here are some exercises that will help you to enhance your prowess in bed:

Push-ups:

Push-ups are great for obvious reasons. They help to strengthen the arms, shoulders and stomach muscles. Sporting a paunch might be a major turn off for quite a lot of people. Having firm, sexy abs is very attractive physical attribute. Having strong abs is very useful for males especially when it comes to the man-on-top position.

Squats:

Doing squats, a lot of muscles are put to work producing greater amount of hormones, which in turn will boost your sex drive. They improve one's strength and stamina of gluteus muscles and the upper legs thereby helping to improve one's performance. Doing squats also helps one achieve a firm and attractive bottom.

Bench press:

Doing bench presses, helps to strengthen the chest and shoulder muscles. Women find chest muscles sexually appealing and it will help men to support themselves longer without getting exhausted easily. As for women, doing bench presses will make the breasts firm and seem full.

Cardio:

Whether it is doing aerobics, running or swimming, doing cardio-vascular exercises help increase blood circulation in the body. Having a good blood flow and circulation helps in the process of arousal, which is especially essential for men performance-wise. Also, doing cardio helps release of endorphins in the brain, which are known as the happy hormones.

Kegel's exercise:

Last but not the least, Doing Kegel's exercise can help make a remarkable difference in your sex life. Pubococcygeal muscles also known as PC muscles are the muscles used to stop urinating midstream. That's because, for men, regularly doing Kegel's exercises will help them to control the muscles that contract during ejaculation and therefore prolong ejaculation. As for women, doing Kegel's exercises will help you gain gain control over the vaginal muscles, thereby getting greater sexual satisfaction. ( indiatimes.com )

Man Suffers Heart Attack after Dancing at Office Christmas Party

Death by ‘Gangnam Style’: Man Suffers Heart Attack after Dancing at Office Christmas Party - A father of three collapsed and died from a heart attack after dancing to Psy’s “Gangam Style” at his office Christmas party in Blackburn, northern England.

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On Saturday night Eamonn Kilbride, a 46-year-old IT manager at Thwaites brewery, had been enjoying the party at the Whitehall Country Club in Darwen, Lancashire with his wife, Julie — who was also there celebrating her birthday. Julie Kilbride told the Sun that her husband had been up on stage dancing and “entertaining everybody.” Shortly after, he collapsed.

After failed attempts at resuscitation, Kilbride was rushed to Royal Blackburn Hospital, where paramedics pronounced him dead shortly after 11:30pm. A coroner’s report indicated that he died from acute heart failure, a condition which can be exacerbated by vigorous exercise.

The news has prompting health professionals to warn individuals not to “stray outside [their] comfort zone” during the festive season. Professor Bernard Keavney, a cardiologist at Newcastle University, told the Telegraph that men should “be somewhat measured” about the exercise they do. He added:

“I certainly wouldn’t say that people need to avoid “Gangnam Style” over the holidays. [But] if you’re unused to taking vigorous physical exercise, you shouldn’t throw yourself into violent exertion without due preparation.”

Eamonn Kilbride is survived by his wife and three children: Laurajade, 22, Jack, 21 and Conor, 18. His wife told the press after the tragedy that her husband was “always the life of the party and loved dancing.” ( time.com )

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Giffords to have surgery while husband is in space

Giffords to have surgery while husband is in space – Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' recovery isn't slowing down while her astronaut husband speeds around the Earth.

Giffords will undergo surgery Wednesday so doctors can replace a piece of her skull with a plastic implant, another encouraging step since the Arizona congresswoman was shot in the head more than four months ago.

The surgery — coming just days after Giffords traveled to Florida to watch her husband, Mark Kelly, launch into space — was confirmed to The Associated Press by two people familiar with the congresswoman's care. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the information has not officially been released.

Doctors removed a piece of Giffords' skull to allow room for brain swelling shortly after a would-be assassin shot her in the head Jan. 8, critically wounding her, killing six people and injuring 12 others at a political event in her hometown of Tucson, Ariz.

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D-Ariz - FILE - In this March 2010 file photo provided by the office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., Giffords poses for a photo. Still recovering from a gunshot wound to the head, Giffords was at Kennedy Space Center on Monday, May 16, 2011, to witness husband Mark Kelly and his five crewmates blast off and head to the International Space Station

The three-term Democratic congresswoman has been wearing a helmet adorned with an Arizona state flag. Doctors said when she arrived in Houston in late January they hoped to do the cranial surgery in May.

Dr. Richard Riggs, chair of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, said the surgery to place the plastic implant is relatively simple. Recovery is short — a day or two at the most — and is mostly from the effects of anesthesia, he said.

"This gives her quality of life because she won't have to worry about the helmet and protection when moving around," said Riggs, who is not involved in Giffords' care.

The implant is placed under the scalp, allowing hair to grow on top so it is not visible. Riggs said the piece of skull that doctors removed likely was contaminated or shattered by the bullet that pierced the left side of Giffords' brain. That would make the skull unfit to be reattached, which is why doctors would use an implant, Riggs said.

Giffords' chief of staff, Pia Carusone, declined to comment on whether Giffords would undergo the surgery on Wednesday. Giffords' doctors do not comment on her condition without approval from her family.

Giffords returned to Houston and rehab late Monday after watching her husband's shuttle launch in Florida. When Endeavour's five Americans and one Italian got off the ground Monday, Giffords watched in private from a wheelchair on the roof of the launch control center and remarked, "good stuff, good stuff," according to her staff.

That Giffords would watch the shuttle launch seemed improbable a little more than four months ago. And some patients don't have this type of surgery until after they are released from the hospital.

Her doctors have said she has made remarkable progress in what will be a long recovery.

The next step will be to release her from the hospital. Then she will continue speech, occupational and physical therapy at an outpatient clinic. ( Associated Press )

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'Good stuff,' Giffords says of shuttle launch

'Good stuff,' Giffords says of shuttle launch – Sitting in a wheelchair atop NASA's launch control center with other astronaut families, wounded congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords watched her husband launch into space Monday aboard space shuttle Endeavour. And she smiled.

Inside Endeavour somewhere is a handwritten personal note she wrote the shuttle commander, her husband Mark Kelly.

The handful of shuttle watchers, including Giffords' nurse, were mostly quiet as Endeavour took flight. It's hard to hear amid the roar of the spacecraft.

Then Giffords said, "Good stuff, good stuff," according to the congresswoman's aide.

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Kelly took her wedding ring into space, which he has done on past flights. But this time she wanted something back: his ring to stay on Earth. She had it around her neck on a silver chain from a funky Arizona jewelry store that included a heart and an Arizona map.

"Relief was her biggest feeling," chief of staff Pia Carusone said in a post-launch press conference. "She was very proud. She's always proud of Mark.

"There were hugs around," Carusone said. "It was very celebratory among the families."

After liftoff, Kelly's identical twin Scott gave red tulips to Giffords and a red rose to his brother's two daughters.

There were no photos. Astronauts' families watch liftoff in private.

This is the next to last shuttle flight as NASA winds down the 30-year shuttle program. During the 16-day mission, Giffords will provide two wake-up songs dedicated to Kelly and she will talk to him in a video conference from Houston. She headed back to Houston hours after the 8:56 a.m. launch to return to the rehabilitation center where she is staying.

The Arizona congresswoman was wounded in an assassination attempt in her hometown of Tucson on Jan. 8. Six people were killed and 12 others were wounded. Kept out of the public eye since then, Giffords has weakness on her right side, and difficulty speaking. ( Associated Press )

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Tips to improve hair health and appearance

Tips to improve hair health and appearance - A dermatologist has offered tips on how you should take care of your hair. Dermatologist Zoe D. Draelos, MD, FAAD, consulting professor at Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, N.C., discussed the most common sources of hair damage and tips to reverse damage and maintain healthy, lustrous hair.

“One of the most common misconceptions about hair is that it is alive, when in fact hair is nonliving and does not heal itself once it is injured,” Dr. Draelos said. “For this reason, once the hair is damaged it cannot heal itself except through new hair growth at the scalp.

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“Women need to understand that the very things that they do to hair to make it appear beautiful, such as using hair dyes, perms and products that straighten the hair, will eventually end up damaging the hair’s structure and ultimately affect its appearance,” she stated.

To keep healthy hair looking its best, Dr. Draelos provided the following tips:

The less you do to your hair, the better. Avoid over-styling or processing hair.
Be sure to wash the scalp, which is where the oil is, and then let shampoo run through the hair. Shampoo is meant to clean the scalp primarily and can damage the hair if overused.
Let how oily your scalp is, determine how often you wash your hair. If your scalp is oily, wash hair more frequently than if the scalp was drier.
Conditioner should be used on the ends of the hair, not on the scalp, for best results.
Pick a shampoo and conditioner based on your hair shape, such as curly or straight, and your hair condition, such as damaged, fine, or frizzy. These products don’t need to be expensive to work well for your hair.
Wear a hat to protect hair from ultraviolet (UV) radiation. ( hindustantimes.com )

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Dads can keep the peace... by leaving childcare to mum

Dads can keep the peace... by leaving childcare to mum - Dads, if you want to avoid rows with your wife, play with the children but let her do the caring.

Although many fathers would say they are often in trouble for doing just that, a study suggests that couples have a stronger relationship when the father spends more time playing with their child.

But when he participates in care-giving – such as giving baths – parents undermine each other.

Couples have a stronger relationship when the father simply sticks to playing with the children

The study involved 112 couples, most of whom were married, and who had a four-year-old child.

Fathers and mothers filled out questionnaires which asked how often they played with their children and how often they were involved in care-giving activities.

Researchers then observed the couple while they helped their child draw a picture of their family and build a house out of blocks.

The U.S. researchers looked for signs of supportive co-parenting, and for evidence of couples criticising each other’s parenting or trying to ‘outdo’ each other.

A year later, the couples returned and took part in a similar activity.

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The results, reported in the Journal of Developmental Psychology, showed that when fathers played more with their child at the beginning of the study, the couple showed more supportive co-parenting in the second session.

But when fathers said they participated more in care-giving, the couples showed lower levels of supportive co-parenting a year later. ( dalymail.co.uk )

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Smokers Light Up Inside When Watching Actors Smoke

Smokers Light Up Inside When Watching Actors Smoke - When Don Draper lights up a Lucky Strike, the smokers in the Mad Men audience are simultaneously — and likely unconsciously — planning the actions involved in having a cigarette, according to a new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience.

Researchers led by Todd Heatherington of Dartmouth scanned the brains of 17 right-handed smokers and 17 right-handed nonsmokers while they watched the film Matchstick Men,Mad Men, contains many smoking scenes. Participants were not aware that the study was focused on smoking. Researchers found that brain regions involved in planning and coordinating hand actions lit up when smokers watched actors do so. These areas were active only for the hand that the smoker typically used to have a smoke.

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Although a quite entertaining spoof report on the study has been making its way around the Web, suggesting that these findings essentially belong in Duh: The Journal of Obvious Results, the paper does actually add support to research on “mirror neurons” as well as to the understanding of addiction.

Mirror neuron circuits become active not when people perform an action, but when they see others do so. For example, when if you see someone else smile, your mirror neurons turn on, even sending a preparatory signal to the muscles involved in returning the grin — whether or not you ultimately respond in kind.

Mirror neurons are believed to be critical in allowing us to recognize the thoughts and intentions of others. And understanding how they work has implications far beyond addictions — for example, autism involves difficulty with social relationships that rely on perceiving other people's intent, and altruistic behavior requires being able to take others' perspectives.

Further, in the case of the current study, the fact that regions of the brain involved in planning behavior for hand movements are activated only in smokers when they watch smoking and only in the appropriate hand region suggests that this mirroring is not just the unconscious mirroring everyone does when watching others act. Instead, this may be specifically setting smokers up for their next cig: prior research has shown that, not surprisingly, smokers are more likely to crave cigarettes when they watch films that include smoking than when they watch those that do not.

Other research on addictions suggests that getting hooked also affects areas of the brain involved in learning — essentially strengthening circuits that drive motivation to continue the habit. Smokers and other addicts learn “too well” to make their habits automatic, and new studies like Heatherington's could help us understand exactly how that may undermine self-control. ( time.com )

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