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THERE'S A NEW SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE WHERE YOU CAN TRACK MOUNTAIN GORILLAS:

Yesterday, officials in Uganda announced that they're launching a new social networking website later this month. It's called FriendAGorilla.org, and it'll allow users to track to the movements of MOUNTAIN GORILLAS.

According to Ugandan officials, once users pay the $1 fee to sign up, they'll be able to watch live video feeds of mountain gorillas in the wild, and they'll even be able to track the gorillas' movements by GPS.

Plus, they'll receive weekly updates alerting them of new births, and other gorilla-related info. --A spokesperson for the Uganda Wildlife Authority says, quote, "All this will be possible by one logging on the website FriendAGorilla.org, which will work in the same way as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace.

"Once you befriend a gorilla, you will be interacting with your gorilla friend on a weekly basis, and you will get updates on the movement of your gorilla friend." (Yahoo News / East African Business Weekly)

(--You can link to the website here, but so far there's just a clock counting down the days, hours, minutes, and seconds until the site launches . . .)http://www.friendagorilla.org/

HERE ARE SEVEN WAYS WOMEN SABOTAGE THEMSELVES AT WORK:

Ladies . . . do you ever get the feeling that your co-workers don't appreciate the work you put in as much as they should? Well, you may be right. And the worst part is . . . it might even be partially your fault.

--Here are six ways women sabotage themselves in the workplace:

#1.) You're too accommodating: You want to please your boss, so you'll do anything that's asked of you. But if your boss asks you to do something that's way outside the realm of your normal duties, you need to know when to say "no."

#2.) You gossip: Everyone gossips sometimes, but the stereotype is that women gossip more than men. --So if you're caught talking trash at work, you could develop a reputation as a gossiper much more easily than your male co-workers. (--It's not fair, I know.)

#3.) You don't speak up: You might think you're being polite by not speaking up at meetings. But bosses tend to see people who do speak up as more self-confident and assertive, while they see those who don't as ineffective.

#4.) You use too many words: In general, women tend to use more words than men to get their point across. And that dilutes their message. -It's thought that to be most effective, the average woman should use about 25% fewer words in work emails and conversations.

#5.) You use "I" instead of "we": When you say, "I don't see what you're driving at", you sound like you're complaining. When you say, "Here's what can happen if we're not clear", you sound like an effective problem-solver.

#6.) You're too sensitive: Some men love it when their female co-workers get emotional at work. Why? Because it reinforces the idea that the office is a place for MEN, not women. Don't let your co-workers or bosses buy into that mentality.

#7.) You don't demand what you're worth: When negotiating contracts, women tend to ask for less money than men because they don't feel as comfortable promoting themselves, and they don't want to come across as greedy. --But a study from Carnegie Mellon University found that when women don't negotiate a fair starting salary, it costs them roughly $500,000 by the time they're 60. (Forbes)

NEARLY TWO IN FIVE AMERICANS HAVE LIED ABOUT THEIR WHEREABOUTS TO THEIR SIGNIFICANT OTHER:

Recently, "Reader's Digest" conducted a survey to find out how many people have lied to their significant other at least once about their WHEREABOUTS. --What they found is that nearly TWO in FIVE Americans . . . or 39% . . . admit they've told their partner they were going to one place, when they actually went to another.

Now, that may sound bad. But compared to Russia, where 62% of people have lied about their whereabouts, and Singapore, where 61% have lied about their location, Americans don't look like such creeps. --In fact, the only countries where people lie LESS often about their whereabouts than we do here in the U.S. are France and Malaysia, at 35%, and Italy at 33%. (--You can link to the full breakdown of what people lie about, here . . .)http://www.rd.com/your-america-inspiring-people-and-stories/have-you-ever-lied-to-your-spouse-around-the-world-with-one-question-international-issues-readers-digest-details/article159346.html(Reader's Digest)

HERE ARE NINE WAYS TO TRICK YOUR BODY:

The human body is a fascinating system of complex structures. But . . . if you know how it works . . . you can trick it into doing what you want it to do.

--Here are nine easy tricks you can use to manipulate your own body:

#1.) Improve your hearing: If you're talking to a mumbler at the bar, turn your RIGHT ear toward them, since that ear is better at picking up the rapid rhythms of speech. --But if you're trying to identify a song that's playing softly, you should turn your LEFT ear toward the music, since that one's better at picking up musical tones.

#2.) Improve your memory: Most of our memory consolidation happens during sleep, so anything you read right before bed is most likely to be encoded as long-term memory.

#3.) Cure a toothache: Canadian researchers found that rubbing ice between your thumb and index finger can reduce toothache pain by as much as 50%, because the nerve pathways in the area stimulate a part of the brain that blocks pain signals.

#4.) Stop a nosebleed: Instead of pinching your nose and leaning your head back, try stuffing some cotton on your upper gums and pressing against it hard.

#5.) Reduce your pain: Researchers have found that coughing can have a numbing effect on pain. --Why? Because coughing causes a sudden, temporary rise in pressure in the chest and spinal canal, which inhibits the pain-conducting structures of the spinal cord.

#6.) Cure brain freeze: Press your tongue against the roof of your mouth, covering as much of it as you can. The more pressure you apply with your tongue, the faster the headache will go away.

#7.) Clear your stuffed nose: Alternate between thrusting your tongue against the roof of your mouth, and using your finger to press between your eyebrows. This causes the bone that runs through the nasal passage to rock back and forth, clearing your sinuses.

#8.) Cure a tickling throat: Stimulating the nerves in your ear creates a reflex in the throat that can cause a muscle spasm, which relieves the tickle.

#9.) Hold in a NUMBER ONE: If you really have to pee, try thinking about SEX. Why? Because thinking about sex preoccupies your brain, and helps make the feelings of discomfort more tolerable. (AOL Health)