Ok, January 1st: a day of hangovers and new commitments to ourselves to improve our lives in the New Year.

There's just something about those two 1's that give us that feeling of a fresh start and a chance to make life better than it was last year. Share with us how you resolution-makers plan to do it.

If yours wasn't on this list, do share your top priority resolution. If you are an anti-New Year's resolutions, tell us why? And if you've got yourself a resolution-keeping strategy, help out the rest of us schlubs with some tips. The comment box awaits. [h/t: lifehaker]

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE!

Invade Iran.. South Korea.. Middle East.. Italy.. France... just name it. Ok, can you locate it on map please? [Hat Tip: Zainab Alkhawaja]

David Copperfield says he plans to impregnate a girl on stage - without even touching her.

How Long Will You Live? God knows... But here is a 'Life Expectancy Calculator' for you.

One in six countries in the world face food shortages this year because of severe droughts that could become semi-permanent under climate change, UN scientists warned yesterday... Expect more war, and because of fighting over resources, more resources to be used to get those resources... just think about how much oil they are stealing from Iraq...

A couple of months ago, the Japanese entertainment giant Sony has patented an idea for transmitting data directly into the brain, with the goal of enabling a person to see movies and play video games in which they smell, taste and perhaps even feel things, it was reported today.

That sounded science fiction? Today I came across this article that says that by the middle of the 21st century it will be possible to download your brain to a supercomputer. If you're rich enough then by 2050 it's feasible. If you're poor you'll probably have to wait until 2075 or 2080 when it's routine.

Saudi Arabia's King Fahd admitted to Riyadh hospital; condition (un)known.