http://www.biz-day.com/leisure/ Business Day Leisure Headlines en-us Bangkok Feb. 11: Several international millionaires gathered at a Bangkok restaurant to enjoy exquisite fine dining, with a meal priced at nearly $25,000 per diner. 'The big spenders ate a multi-course meal prepared by six international three-star Michelin chefs at an event called "Epicurean Masters of the World," Sky News reported. 'The meal from Beluga caviar to Dom Perignon sorbet also featured $195,000 worth of wine. 'Celebrated Paris chef Alain Soliveres called the event... http://www.biz-day.com/read/leisure/10_feb_07/c4h58-m/worlds_wealthy_meet_25_000_head_dinner_thailand.htm A rep for Kate Moss says the model and her rocker boyfriend were not wed in Thailand as British tabloids are reporting. 'Kate Moss and Pete Doherty did not tie the knot during a Buddhist ceremony in Thailand New Years Day, a spokesman for Kate Moss said. "There has not been any kind of marriage ceremony in Thailand. [Moss] is on holiday," the model's representative told the Associated Press, adding that the British tabloid reports of the nuptials are "entirely false." Additionally, not one... http://www.biz-day.com/read/leisure/01_jan_07/fv6p2-p/spokesperson_denies_moss_doherty_wedding.htm Bangkok, Dec 24: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has decided to postpone the Bangkok International Film Festival from late January to July 2007, due to certain scheduling conflicts between the multiplex and the organizer that was contracted to host the event. 'The festival last year commenced in the famous Paragon Cineplex on the top floor of a colossal shopping complex in Siam Square area. According to the TAT International Public Relations Division director, Mr. Chattan Kunjara na... http://www.biz-day.com/read/leisure/23_dec_06/ei564-w/thailand_postpones_bangkok_film_festival.htm A penthouse apartment, a luxury car, a vacation in France and lots of money, the wish list is never ending. But if they are fulfilled, how would you thank God? 'Well there is the wishing well system that has been tried and tested for many as many centuries, but if you want to be different try letting a herd of cows run over you! 'Well a tribe in central India does exactly that on the annual festival of Gai Gori. A herd of cows is prepared for the task, men from the tribe, lie face down... http://www.biz-day.com/read/leisure/04_dec_06/d6cxu-3/indian_wishing_cow.htm London, Dec 4: If you want to give a boost to your heart, raise a toast with a glass of red wine from south-west France.'A recent study by a team of British researchers published in Nature magazine shows that red wines from this region have the highest levels of procyanidins - the compounds in grape seeds that are responsible for making red wine good for the heart.'Roger Corder at Queen Mary's School of Medicine in London and his colleagues used cultured endothelial cells from blood... http://www.biz-day.com/read/leisure/04_dec_06/ekxbm-u/red_wine_south_west_france_best_heart.htm Sydney, Dec 4: Being stuck in the rain may soon become the 'in' thing, thanks to Japanese boffins who have invented an umbrella that comes equipped with the internet.'Developed at the Okude laboratory in Tokyo's Keio University, the high-tech umbrella comes with an integrated digital camera, built-in Wi-Fi and an attached projector.'The umbrella not only captures still images and video, but is also able to automatically upload them to Flickr and YouTube respectively.'Named "Pileus",... http://www.biz-day.com/read/leisure/04_dec_06/zzn76-f/now_an_umbrella_that_doubles_up_an_internet_browser.htm London, Nov 29: With ordinary interface devices (like a keyboard, mouse, touch screen and ultrasonic pen), the interaction of humans with computers is restricted to a particular device at a certain location within a small movement area.'Now the Interactive Systems Research Group, at the Reading University in UK is aiming to create tangible interfaces that will make the interaction possible via augmented physical surfaces, graspable objects and ambient media ( e.g. wall, tabletop and air), as... http://www.biz-day.com/read/leisure/29_nov_06/zs6zy-d/soon_your_desk_surface_could_become_your_keyboard_mouse.htm London, Nov 14: Researchers for aircraft manufacturer Airbus have developed a "refreshment cell" in their jets that would freshen up passengers with dry air instead of wetting them with water. 'Earlier this year, Boeing had filed a patent for an in-flight shower that bathes passengers in water mist. But the Airbus system promises to be easier to use, as passengers would not need to undress. 'The "refreshment cell" is a small chamber, like a toilet, containing a chair on a slow-moving... http://www.biz-day.com/read/leisure/14_nov_06/gz29u-u/now_dry_air_will_freshen_up_long_haul_airbus_travellers.htm Washington, Nov 14: The phrase opposites attract may hold true in the scientific world of magnetic theory, but it is not the case with female budgerigars who prefer to mate with members of the opposite sex that sound just like them. 'The study also found that males that paired with more similar-sounding females gave more help to the females when they were nesting. 'Biologists Marin Moravec, Professor Nancy Burley and Professor Georg Striedter conducted the study, which was published in... http://www.biz-day.com/read/leisure/14_nov_06/zwf8v-a/females_may_be_attracted_males_who_sound_more_like_them.htm Washington, Nov 1: It seems more and more videos downloaded from the internet are coming with their very own surprise.'Security firms are reporting increased instances of booby-trapped Windows codecs - file compressors - required to play some video formats.'Some of the codecs do help to play clips, but others are disguised as a variety of nuisance or malicious programs. Some fake codecs plague users with pop-up adverts, while others invisibly install keyloggers that try to grab... http://www.biz-day.com/read/leisure/01_nov_06/fdrsy-w/video_downloads_latest_trojan_horse_hackers.htm London, Oct 31: Most of you may be addicted to your morning cuppa coffee, but a new study has revealed that your favourite brew may reduce your ability to father normal children.'Just three cups a day is thought to damage sperm and lead to failed pregnancies or birth defects. '"Independent of age, men with substantial daily caffeine consumption have increased sperm damage," scientists were quoted by the Mirror, as saying. 'It offers a possible reason for plummeting fertility levels... http://www.biz-day.com/read/leisure/30_oct_06/d6xx5-e/three_cups_of_coffee_day_can_hit_mens_sperm_counts.htm Washington, Oct 28: Though Thailand's new military installed government is thrilled to welcome Hollywood heavyweights like Sylvester Stallone and Denzel Washington to shoot films in the country, they have asked producers to make sure that violent scenes do not harm the environment, nor target ethnic minorities. 'Stallone will spend several weeks in Thailand early next year, shooting for his comeback movie Rambo IV: In the Serpent's Eye in the country's lush, mountainous northern provinces.... http://www.biz-day.com/read/leisure/27_oct_06/i74m5-f/rambo_warned_not_destroy_thailands_environment_during.htm London, Oct 26: U.S. researchers are developing a device called "Tower of Babel" that will make it possible for users to silently mouth a word in their own language and have it translated and said in another. 'The researchers said the effect was like watching a television programme that had been dubbed. 'The system is still not foolproof, but experts say the technology is "within reach." 'Current translation systems use voice recognition software that makes conversations difficult.... http://www.biz-day.com/read/leisure/25_oct_06/i7s7c-t/now_computer_that_translates_you_speak.htm Washington, Oct 24: A new study led by US researchers has shown that a drink or two per day can reduce the odds of a heart attack in otherwise healthy people.'Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston studied more than 8, 867 healthy men for about 16 years and assessed their daily alcohol intake (beer, white wine, red wine, or spirits).'Between 1986 and 2002, 106 men had heart attacks. Those who drank between 15 and 29 grams (about two drinks) per day had the lowest... http://www.biz-day.com/read/leisure/23_oct_06/hvgie-s/drink_day_halves_mens_heart_attack_risk.htm After the Sunset is not, despite all appearances, the first studio movie to be pieced together entirely from clips of other movies. But it sure seems like it. It's that cliched. Pierce Brosnan plays Max Burdett, the world's foremost jewel thief, who has pulled off one last heist and is trying to go straight. ' And if you think you've seen that one before just wait, because Woody Harrelson plays his alter ego, FBI agent Stan Lloyd, hot on his trail and dogged by his failure to catch him. So... http://www.biz-day.com/read/leisure/21_nov_04/z9unf-d/after_sunset_short_plot_good_at_cliches.htm