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Shutterstock Think being calm is key before a big speech? Think again. A new study suggests it’s more important to be excited. Next time you’ve got a public speaking engagement or exam coming up, psych yourself up by telling yourself how excited you are rather than trying to calm down and you may actually perform better. That’s according to a ...

David Tonnessen,PacificCoastNews/David Tonnessen,PacificCoastNews A healthier looking Amanda Bynes is photographed on a Christmas Day stroll with her mmom, Lynn, and father, Rick. Amanda Bynes’ parents got the best gift of all this holiday – drama-free bonding time with their troubled daughter. Rick and Lynn Bynes took the former child star on a stroll with their dogs near their Thousand Oaks, ...

Catherine Jones/Getty Images/iStockphoto Year after year, losing weight is top on the list of Americans’ resolutions. New Year’s resolutions are as easy to break as they are to make, but experts say keeping it simple helps people hold onto those promises of self-improvement. From losing weight and eating better to fighting less and giving more, resolutions run the gamut, but ...

Silvina Salinas/AP A man is treated after he was bit by a palometa, a type of piranha, while wading on Christmas in the Parana River in Rosario, Argentina. A swarm of biting fish injured more than 70 people who were bathing at a popular beach in Argentina on Christmas, a medical official said on Thursday. A 7-year-old girl had her ...

SUZANNE PLUNKETT/REUTERS Arsenal ride Theo Walcott’s double to come back from behind against West Ham United. MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Arsenal is on top of the Premier League heading into the second half of the season as Arsene Wenger looks to win the trophy for the first time in a decade. Theo Walcott’s double ensured Liverpool’s stay atop the standings ...

Over the past few months, Nvidia has made a number of high-profile announcements regarding game development and new gaming technologies. One of the most significant is a new developer support program, called GameWorks. The GameWorks program offers access to Nvidia’s CUDA development tools, GPU profiling software, and other developer resources. One of the features of GameWorks is a set of ...

Nicola McDowall is on the look-out for the midwife who helped deliver her baby [ANDREW MILLIGAN/PA] In a “one in a million” chance, the community midwife was filling up her vehicle and stepped in to help. But after safely seeing the baby boy into the world she left…without leaving her name. Now Nicola McDowall and her partner Julian Skinner are ...

Beyonce via YouTube Beyoncé takes a moment to speak with her terminally ill teen fan. Beyoncé went beyond saying that she cares about her fans’ wishes — and actually made one come true. The pop superstar danced with Taylon, a terminally ill girl, at her Mrs. Carter Show earlier this month in Las Vegas. Beyonce via YouTube Beyoncé embraces her ...

Pack-Shot/shutterstock.com Doctors used to recommend that women steer clear of peanuts while pregnant and nursing, out of concern they might lead to allergies in children. But now a new study provides evidence of the opposite – that eating nuts during pregnancy can protect against allergies. Women who eat peanuts while pregnant are less likely to have children with peanut allergies ...

Jason Merritt/Getty Images Actually, Kristen Wiig is not glad to see you if you’re posting on Facebook. Kristen Wiig doesn’t mind strolling a red carpet — but the “Bridesmaids” genius is no fan of her fans. When she attended the recent “Secret Life of Walter Mitty” premiere in New York, Wiig was approached by a booster who asked to take ...