Minors Drink, The Killers are American, Boliva Nationalizes Gas, Anna Nicole Wins for Now, and Spring Babies Not So Spring
1. Bolivia's President Evo Morales announced yesterday that he will be nationalizing the country's natural gas industry, aligning with his said plan of nationalizing all natural resources. Companies that refuse to sign contracts within six months recognizing state control will be forced to leave the ol' "donkey on a gold mine." Not the most pleasant thing to be called by others but it probably won't be seeing anytime on Valderrama's Yo Mama... well, that's probably a good thing. (CNN)
2. After getting married, seeing Hot Fuss go triple platinum, and touring the world, The Killers' Brandon Flowers says he's 12 years old again, or, uh, as he prefers to call it, reborn. Though his music was very much influenced by the English, it dawned on him that he was not English. "... I got married, and you look at things differently. I mean, I don't really know anything about Manchester, England. I've been there a couple of times, and I realized, 'This feels like the Smiths, but it's not me.' " That said, expect American influences, particularly Springsteen, on their next, self-described, optimistic album. (MTV)
3. The Supreme Court just approved Anna Nicole Smith's pursuit to claim her husband's fortune, overturning a U.S. States Court of Appeal ruling that the case should remain in the Texas state probate court. Justice Ginsberg explains this ruling on the basis that Smith's accusation of her late husband Howard Marshall II's son's wrongdoing against her that makes this case more than a probate matter, which means that the case will be heading back to the federal district court, and given the nature of the relationship between the junior Marshall and Smith, it will likely stay there. (NYT)
4. Those born in spring and the early summer surprisingly exhibit darker traits than those in autumn and early winter, according to a study published in this month's British Journal of Psychiatry. Results from the largest suicide sampling ever (26,915) showed that, compared to their counterparts, the brighter seasoned babies had a 17% increased suicidal inclination, which was more pronounced in females (29.6%) than males (13.7%). The Priory Group, a mental health organization, also found more people commit suicide in May than any other month. Whoa, whatever happened to the bringing of May flowers? (Manchester Online)
5. Want to make lots of money? Perhaps selling to underage drinkers is the way to go, as a Columbia U study points out the demographic spends $22.5 billion on alcohol, which translates to 1/6 of the industry's sales. Also, remember the way to their livers is beer. That's 75% of minors' alcohol of choice. Also, remember that in no way does the alcohol industry support such behavior that shoves money in their pockets. President of the Beer Institute, Jeff Becker, comments, "Over the past two decades, our members have invested more than $50 million a year on prevention programs that help parents talk to their children about this very serious issue." Tobacco, is that you? (Washington Times)
2. After getting married, seeing Hot Fuss go triple platinum, and touring the world, The Killers' Brandon Flowers says he's 12 years old again, or, uh, as he prefers to call it, reborn. Though his music was very much influenced by the English, it dawned on him that he was not English. "... I got married, and you look at things differently. I mean, I don't really know anything about Manchester, England. I've been there a couple of times, and I realized, 'This feels like the Smiths, but it's not me.' " That said, expect American influences, particularly Springsteen, on their next, self-described, optimistic album. (MTV)
3. The Supreme Court just approved Anna Nicole Smith's pursuit to claim her husband's fortune, overturning a U.S. States Court of Appeal ruling that the case should remain in the Texas state probate court. Justice Ginsberg explains this ruling on the basis that Smith's accusation of her late husband Howard Marshall II's son's wrongdoing against her that makes this case more than a probate matter, which means that the case will be heading back to the federal district court, and given the nature of the relationship between the junior Marshall and Smith, it will likely stay there. (NYT)
4. Those born in spring and the early summer surprisingly exhibit darker traits than those in autumn and early winter, according to a study published in this month's British Journal of Psychiatry. Results from the largest suicide sampling ever (26,915) showed that, compared to their counterparts, the brighter seasoned babies had a 17% increased suicidal inclination, which was more pronounced in females (29.6%) than males (13.7%). The Priory Group, a mental health organization, also found more people commit suicide in May than any other month. Whoa, whatever happened to the bringing of May flowers? (Manchester Online)
5. Want to make lots of money? Perhaps selling to underage drinkers is the way to go, as a Columbia U study points out the demographic spends $22.5 billion on alcohol, which translates to 1/6 of the industry's sales. Also, remember the way to their livers is beer. That's 75% of minors' alcohol of choice. Also, remember that in no way does the alcohol industry support such behavior that shoves money in their pockets. President of the Beer Institute, Jeff Becker, comments, "Over the past two decades, our members have invested more than $50 million a year on prevention programs that help parents talk to their children about this very serious issue." Tobacco, is that you? (Washington Times)
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