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Gloomy weather ‘sharpens the mind’

Gloomy weather ‘sharpens the mind’New York, Apr 18 : Gloomy weather might leave you feeling blue but it''s great for the brain, claim scientists.

The negative effect that bad weather has on people's mood actually sharpens their mind, researchers from Australia's University of New South Wales School of Psychology claimed.

"People performed much better on our memory test when the weather was unpleasant and they were in a slightly negative mood," The New York Daily News quoted Professor Joe Forgas, who quizzed shoppers at a Sydney store over a period of two months, as saying.

YouTube signs deal with Hollywood studios to show TV episodes, movies

YouTube signs deal with Hollywood studios to show TV episodes, moviesNew York, Apr. 17 : In another step in its transformation from an online jumble of amateur videos to a destination for mainstream TV programs and movies, YouTube said Thursday that it had signed deals with Hollywood studios to showcase thousands of TV episodes and hundreds of movies on its Web site.

Google, which owns YouTube, said it might eventually bring another innovation to the site: payment for some premium content.

When Lindsay met Samantha

When Lindsay met SamanthaNew York, Apr 17 : Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson might be finding it hard to get over their split, for the couple keep running into each other at Los Angeles hot spots.

According to the sources, the `Mean Girls' star went to dinner with mom Dina and sister, Ali at Cecconi''s in West Hollywood, where Sam was also present.

"Sam was there, too. They talked for a little and seemed polite, but it was a very brief encounter," the New York Post quoted a source as saying.

Justin Long ‘still longs’ for Drew Barrymore

Justin Long ‘still longs’ for Drew BarrymoreNew York, April 17 : Justin Long still yearns for his former girlfriend Drew Barrymore or so it appeared to onlookers as he showed up to support the actress at the premiere of her new movie "Grey Gardens".

The couple, who had called it quits in July last year after being together for almost a year, had reportedly arrived without their dates and hugged each other for a long time after the screening.

Whoopi Goldberg sheds her flying fears!

New York, Apr 17 : Whoopi Goldberg sheds her flying fears! is trying her best to beat her flying fears by travelling via air.

Last month, the `View' star shuttled back and forth to LA in a bus instead of taking a flight, when the show was being taped there for a week.

However, recently Goldberg managed to fly to London, where the musical version of the movie `Sister Act' will be previewed next month.

The actress took a private jet, and was accompanied by a doctor who stood by with needles and sedatives, if in case she panicked.

ROUNDUP: YouTube Symphony earns praise on debut

YouTube Symphony earns praise on debutNew York - After 3,000 online auditions, 15 million hits on their YouTube channel and just two days of intensive rehearsal, the 96 musicians who form the YouTube Symphony orchestra made their public debut in a well-reviewed concert at Carnegie Hall.

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