So, And Thus...: Oso

Dr Aikarakudy Alias, a psychiatrist, who has been working on the relationship between body hair and intelligence for 22 years, told the eighth Congress of the Association of European Psychiatrists yesterday that hairy chests are more likely to be found amongst doctors and the highly educated than in the general population.

His research amongst medical students in America found that 45 per cent of male trainee doctors were "very hairy", compared with less than 10 per cent of men generally. In Kerala, southern India, research among medical and engineering students and manual labourers showed that both groups of students had more body hair on average than manual workers.

In addition, "When academic ranking amongst students was examined, the hairier men got better grades," said Dr Alias. The top six engineering graduates had more hair than the bottom eight.

And a study of 117 Mensa members (who have an IQ of at least 140) were also found to have a tendency to thick body hair. Some of the most intelligent men appeared to be those who had hair on their backs as well as on their chests.

But what about hairy women?

May 13, 2009 8:52:40 AM | Oso, Science

February 11, 2009

Koala Video

Video taken of the thirsty koala.

Feb 11, 2009 9:16:29 PM | Current Affairs, Oso

A Koala In Need Is A Freind With Tree

These fires in Australia have been devastating. It makes me sad to know that so many lives have been taken.

I saw this pictures quite a few times yesterday, and being that I'm a koala lover, I had to post it.

pnj.com | National News | Pensacola News Journal

SYDNEY (AP) -- It was a chance encounter in the charred landscape of Australia's deadly wildfires: A koala sips water from a bottle offered by a firefighter. David Tree noticed the koala moving gingerly on scorched paws as his fire patrol passed. Clearly in pain, the animal stopped when it saw Tree.

"It was amazing, he turned around, sat on his bum and sort of looked at me with (a look) like, put me out of my misery," Tree told The Associated Press on Tuesday. "I yelled out for a bottle of water. I unscrewed the bottle, tipped it up on his lips and he just took it naturally.

"He kept reaching for the bottle, almost like a baby."

The team called animal welfare officers to pick up the koala Sunday, the day after deadly firestorms swept southern Victoria state.

Feb 11, 2009 9:42:43 AM | Current Affairs, Dontcha Hate..., Food and Drink, Oso

February 09, 2009

I just got my copy of Karine Hannah's CD "Karine".

Album cover:

back page of the CD booklet:

That's me at the bottom (#1)! (ok, I know I need a professional picture taken)

I co-wrote the song "Whatever" with my friend Ayhan.

Here's a link to the song in iTunes:

"Whatever" - Karine Hannah

The album is also available at Amazon:

Also available at CD Baby:

CD Baby: KARINE HANNAH: Karine

Montreal-born Hannah began singing at age 4. In her teens she performed in musical reviews and on local Canadian TV shows. With her powerful, passionate vocal delivery, Grammy-winning producer Jim Steinman heard a demo and called her "the best singer I have heard since Celine Dion." Apparently, the world's best-selling singer agreed: Hannah was invited to perform at Dion's wedding celebration in December 1994, accompanying a 21-piece orchestra directed by David Foster, serenading guests as they were seated for dinner.

Hannah moved to New York in 1998, working with industry legends Diane Warren and Rick Allison as well as Turkish pop superstar Sezen Aksu. Over the next decade, flexing her vocal versatility, she was trademarked at various times as a gospel singer, rock goddess, pop diva and soul songstress.

Feb 9, 2009 8:24:03 AM | It's Official!, Lucky Bitch!, Music, Oso

February 04, 2009

Koala Dipping

Follow the link to see the pictures of the koala cooling off in the tub.

Cute Overload! :)

According to Sender-Inner Kathy M., "A guy at work's wife sent him these photos of a little Koala who just walked into the back porch looking for a bit of heat relief. She filled up a bucket and this is what happened!"