Scientists have uncovered the first concrete evidence that playing music can significantly enhance the brain and sharpen hearing for all kinds of sounds, including speech.

Nearly all Web sites with streaming content are monetizing it with video advertising, according to a survey of sites in the Advertising.com network.

For people interested in dating other shallow bimbos (like this guy), this may be for you.  Prospective members must submit pictures and must be rated an 8 or higher by people already in the club. Once they are in, they are permitted to e-mail other "hotties" for $9.95 a month.

Perhaps only in China can investors find companies engaged in online video sharing also doing brisk business in mining of minerals.

England:  Startling new evidence has emerged about how banks overcharge customers who go into the red. Managers at Barclays boasted to an undercover reporter that bouncing a check or stopping a direct debit costs the bank as little as $3-$4 (£1.50 or £2) to administer.

Today’s timewaster: "Dwarf on a Wharf." Toss the little people onto a moving ship.  This is fun!

Most of us are messy, and most of us are messy at a level that works very, very well for us.  In most cases, if we get a lot neater and more organized, we will be less effective.

The average US home now receives an average of 104.2 channels of television, according to Nielsen Media Research. And at any given time, 72 of those channels are showing an abs-workout infomercial.