Consumer Reports Puts 20 Condoms to the Test

In the heat of the moment when most couples use a condom, they might not be thinking about how their choice of contraceptive might work when inflated with 25 liters of air. Or what would happen if it was submerged in water. But this is exactly what Consumers Union did. Their conclusion? While there was some variability in performance, it seems condom users are the winners.

Breathalyzer Man Busted

A Halloween reveler dressed up as a Breathalyzer machine was arrested early Sunday for drunk driving. James Miller, an 18-year-old college student, was busted in Oxford, Ohio after cops spotted him driving in the wrong direction on a one-way street. An actual Breathalyzer machine recorded Miller's blood alcohol content as .158, nearly twice the state's legal limit.

Ex-UPS Driver: I Was Fired For Not Delivering Pot

A former United Parcel Services driver who claims he was fired for refusing to deliver a package containing marijuana has filed a lawsuit against the delivery company. Forty-one-year-old Steven Mojica of Clarkston says in a lawsuit filed in Oakland Circuit Court that he was fired in August because he refused to deliver a 4-pound, next-day package that he believed contained illegal drugs to an address in the Detroit suburb of Pontiac. So what can brown do for you? Apparently not deliver the greens.

Giant crack in Africa may create a new ocean

A 35-mile rift in the desert of Ethiopia will likely become a new ocean eventually, researchers now confirm. The crack, 20 feet wide in spots, opened in 2005 and some geologists believed then that it would spawn a new ocean. But that view was controversial, and the rift had not been well studied. You should buy some property around where this is going to happen. Ocean front property, hell yeah!

Try these simple and fun ways to break out of your routine and find a more positive, confident you.

Developing a more positive, confident outlook on your life doesn’t necessarily mean you need to make sweeping changes. By choosing to incorporate some of the activities on the following slides into your everyday life, you’ll get a boost to your self-confidence and sense of well-being. Sadie Nardini, author of the Road Trip Guide to the Soul and co-owner of The Fierce Club yoga studio in New York City, states, “The most powerful tool for boosting confidence is to change your perspective into something that empowers, rather than disempowers you. They say ‘truth is relative,’ so practice changing the stories you tell yourself about how insecure, weak or not good enough you are to ones that focus on the best qualities of who you are.” Ready to get started?

Thinking negatively can boost your memory, study finds

Bad moods can actually be good for you, with an Australian study finding that being sad makes people less gullible, improves their ability to judge others and also boosts memory. The study, authored by psychology professor Joseph Forgas at the University of New South Wales, showed that people in a negative mood were more critical of, and paid more attention to, their surroundings than happier people, who were more likely to believe anything they were told.

Space hotel says it's on schedule to open in 2012

A company behind plans to open the first hotel in space says it is on target to accept its first paying guests in 2012 despite critics questioning the investment and time frame for the multi-billion dollar project.
The Barcelona-based architects of The Galactic Suite Space Resort say it will cost 3 million euro ($4.4 million) for a three-night stay at the hotel, with this price including an eight-week training course on a tropical island.