What can I say: Poor old Warnie! and Gee! What a Surprise!

Cricketer Shane Warne and his wife Simone announced early this morning that their 10-year marriage was over.

“It is with regret that we inform you that we have decided to separate,” their joint statement said.

The announcement came a week after an English tabloid newspaper, The Sunday Mirror, published a story in which a 25-year-old London student claimed the controversial Australian cricketer had badgered her for sex after a night out in London in April.

Chloe Saltau | The Age | Link

The ?City Hideout? is a portable temporary dwelling made to fit one seated adult. The collapsable metal box resembles the kind of streetside sheds that commonly house electrical devices such as streetlight controls, new-age parking meters, and small generators. The hideout can be easily assembled on any corner or rooftop as the ultimate urban camouflage. Cool Hunting | Link

The reigning Miss World, Peru’s Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia, is considering suing a plastic surgeon after he told the press he had given her buttock implants and trimmed her ears.

?He has said that I’m his product, the product of Peruvian plastic surgery, and says he moulded my body, that he removed fat, and everything,? she said. ?He’s talking about things he never did.?

MSN | Link

A litter of robotic puppies exhibiting a form of artificial curiosity is being put through kindergarten at Sony’s research and development lab in Paris, France.

The Aibo pups display an innate artificial curiosity similar to that seen in baby animals. They slowly learn to explore the surrounding world, before playing with toys and trying to communicate with other Aibo dogs. New Scientist | Link

People with bigger brains tend to score higher on standardised tests of intelligence, according to new study findings.

Now, have I told you that people often tell me I have a big head!

For men with low sperm counts, sexual abstinence ? but only for a day ? increases semen quality. More prolonged sexual abstinence may actually reduce sperm numbers, a new study indicates.

Does that mean that having sex every day might be an effective form of contraception?

Reuters | Link

Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia.

Onya Charlie!