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Cubans tune in to Real Madrid vs Barcelona

Nobody thinks the beautiful game is about to run baseball off this Caribbean island, although it's indisputable that Cubans have developed a near-fanatic interest in Messi and Ronaldo, Kaka and Xavi.

McDermott makes name for self at No. 19 Creighton

At Creighton, Doug McDermott is no longer overshadowed by another star.

SEAL-mania grips nation in wake of bin Laden raid

Joe Stumpf snaps the 115-pound barbell up to his chest and swiftly lifts it over his head, holding it with gritting teeth and locked arms as sweat streams down from his gray hair line.

Malzahn's way: Hit defenses fast and hard

Nolan Richardson was running the "40 minutes of hell" style of basketball when Gus Malzahn first felt the need for speed as a high school coach in Arkansas.

Tesla Motors shares stall in 2nd day of trading

Shares of Tesla Motors Inc. spiked Wednesday as investors continued bidding up the stock following the electric car maker's blowout public offering. The excitement cooled late in the session, with shares paring their gains to end down slightly on the day.

Robotic hamsters are holidays' unlikely new craze

When Lori Fowlkes first saw robotic Zhu Zhu Pets toy hamsters in September, she remembers her kids started jumping up and down and saying "Please! Please! Can we buy them?"

Turn on the guilt: Shows we’re ashamed to love

Summer is the perfect time to indulge our guilty pleasures. Whether it's a pitcher of frozen drinks poolside, a trashy novel for the plane ride, or a skipped work day spent at the baseball game, there's just something about these warm months that beckons us to be bad.

On the Net: Beyonce music videos dominate YouTube

A number of high profile musicians have made enormous dents on YouTube: Soulja Boy, Rihanna, the Jonas Brothers and Chris Brown among them.

France's Carla Bruni-Sarkozy steals the show

In his first presidential visit to Israel, Nicolas Sarkozy has said Israeli-Palestinian peace is immediately attainable, talked tough against Iran's nuclear program and delivered an address to parliament.

Mad cow fears grip SKoreans

To street protesters in the South Korean capital, American beef is a menace to be feared — and stopped.

US Coach Foresees Many More Swim Records

The Speedo LZR Racer swimsuit is making such a splash in the pool that U.S. coach Mark Schubert believes every record in the sport could fall at the Beijing Olympics.

Ark. AG Probes `Hannah Montana' Tickets

Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has demanded documents from five ticket-sales Web sites in an investigation into whether a quick sellout of a "Hannah Montana" concert violated scalping laws.

`Hannah Montana' Concert Tix Too Hot

Forget The Police, Justin Timberlake or Bruce Springsteen. The undisputed hottest concert ticket of the year is for 14-year-old pop star Miley Cyrus, star of the Disney Channel's "Hannah Montana" TV show.

Puppy love makes teenagers lose the plot

Adolescents who claim they are "madly in love" might not be too far off the mark: a new study suggests that they show almost manic behaviours.

Wedding Guests Cancel for Saints Game

Tara Chauffe understands she'll have some competition on her wedding day. She's getting married in New Orleans Saturday evening, the same time the Saints will be playing the Philadelphia Eagles in the Superdome. Chauffe says she's already had a dozen guests who've canceled because of the playoff game.

Stock Fever Abates As Saudi Market Falls

Caught in the fever of Saudi Arabia's booming stock market, Rashed al-Subaie sold his two cars and some land, hoping to double his $46,000 capital — a reasonable expectation then.

Gamers Give PlayStation 3 Rave Reviews

Crammed in the corner of a hotel's banquet hall, they stood and stared silently, mesmerized by what they were seeing. They were watching a soldier gunning down a giant monster on one TV and Miami Heat's Dwayne Wade taking over an NBA game on the other screen. What they were really experiencing was the new Sony PlayStation 3.

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Why We Should Beware Budget-Deficit Mania
Source:

No smart family would choose to balance the family budget over borrowing money to send the kids to college. The same logic holds for the nation as a whole.

Study: Youth now have more mental health issues
Source: Associated Press

A new study has found that five times as many high school and college students are dealing with anxiety and other mental health issues as youth of the same age who were studied in the Great Depression era.

Brain Stimulation: Can Magnetic or Electrical Pulses Help You? -
Source: US News & World Report

Medicine has long gone straight to the master organ, the brain, in an attempt to heal various psychiatric, neurodegenerative, and movement disorders.

'Paradise Lost' meet 'Dante's Inferno' ...
Source: Fishbones and Milk"

My personal experience with Bi-polar disorder explained with the help of a literary metaphor or two...

Learning about Bi-polar
Source: Child and Adolescent Bi-Polar Foundation

In this article there is a section with symptoms of bi-polar. This is very useful as they have taken it right from the DSM-IV criteria. I also like that they bring realization to the fact that bi-polar disorder can be seen in infancy.

is this mania?

this is my best description while its fresh in my mind... its starts of like a growing, swirling white noise in the back of my skull... then images and sounds are as if they are all coming at me at once and its hard to concentrate.

"Why do you paint?"

I got into a discussion with a colleague about what i do in my spare time and since i happen to be an art teacher, everyone that i work with assumes that i am also an artist. They happen to be correct. I am an artist. I consider myself a painter.

Palin Mania Sweeping Nation
Source: CBS News

There's a new economic boom in Alaska -- and it has nothing to do with oil. Call it "Palin-mania."

Identified: Chemical Signature Of Manic Depression
Source: Scientific Blogging

Manic depression, also known as bipolar disorder, is a psychiatric condition characterized by alternating mania and depression, affecting about one in every hundred people worldwide.

Bright light therapy eases bipolar depression for some
Source: PhysOrg.com

Bright light therapy can ease bipolar depression in some patients, according to a study published in the journal Bipolar Disorders.

Divorcing A Bipolar Spouse

Divorce rates are through the roof, and the reasons are as varied as the colors of a spectrum. Mine is simple - in a complicated way.

Update: Visualizing Your Brain to Happiness.

Two days later. And, astonishingly, the depression is not back. To the contrary, I have rebounded into a low grade manic state. Part of me wants to say it has never happened before, the abrupt shift without the total collapse.

The Maddness Behind the Creative Process
Source: psychologytoday.com

A new study published claims serious depression strikes artists ten times more often than it does the general population. Is that quite hard to believe?

Become a Simpson Character

Think the guest stars are one of the best parts of The Simpsons? Wish you could be one yourself? Now you can.

Fast Thinking Improves Mood
Source: Psych Central

A new study on manic thinking suggests a therapeutic means to improve individuals' mood, self-esteem, feelings of creativity, feelings of power, and energy level could be harnessed by simply thinking "faster".The mental manipulation could be useful in everyday situations, w …

Harry Potter mania!
Source: desicartoonist.blogspot.com

Harry Potter mania!

Tulips!
Source: The New York Times

Melancholy underlies the tulip's beauty; perfection tempered by impermanence.

Prognosis worse with childhood bipolar disorder
Source: Sciam

When bipolar disorder arises in childhood, it may take far longer to diagnose and have a worse prognosis, a new study suggests.

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