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Ashton Kutcher took to the Internet on Thursday to rail against his neighbor for doing home construction at 7am. On video, the sleepy actor shows viewers his porch, where his bedroom is, and then points to a work crew building a home down below. The neighbor, screenwriter Bruce Goldsmith, has responded, calling Kutcher “silly” and “out of line.”

… Late Thursday afternoon a calmer Kutcher got back in front of his webcam and apologized for verbally bashing his neighbor over the day’s early morning hammering incident.

Living in Las Vegas appeals more to men than women. Affluent adults are twice as likely as poorer folks to want to live in Boston. Young people like big cities such as New York and Los Angeles. More Americans would rather live in a place with more McDonald’s than one with more Starbucks. Those are some of the findings of a Pew Research Center survey on where Americans would most like to live.

… Whether they favor cities, suburbs or the countryside, almost half wish they lived somewhere else. City dwellers are more likely to dream of living somewhere else, and men in rural areas are far happier living there than women.

… Denver, San Diego and Seattle are the top picks of the 30 largest metropolitan areas.

Stinking of booze, 24-year-old Charles Claudio Simpkins allegedly climbed into the back of a Boston police cruiser patrolling a theater district early Saturday morning and told the officer, “Do you know who I am? (Blank) you, give me a (blanking) ride. I work for the district attorney’s office.” Simpkins is in his final year at Harvard Law School and — until his bust on charges of being disorderly and resisting arrest — was hand-picked by Harvard to be an intern in a district attorney’s office.

Jay Leno has become America’s favorite TV personality for the first time, moving up from number 3 last year in a new Harris Poll. TV’s crankiest doctor, or rather Hugh Laurie, the man who plays Dr. House, is number 2 on the list, up from number 4 last year. Last year’s number one, Ellen DeGeneres, is now at number 3. Rounding out the top 5 television personalities are two talk show hosts, Oprah Winfrey at number 4 and David Letterman at number 5.

Forget counting sheep, ditch the sleeping pills and don’t bother with a glass of warm milk, a good remedy for women who can’t sleep is a happy marriage. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have found that women who are happy with their husbands or partners have less trouble sleeping than their single, unattached counterparts. Money worries, alcohol and caffeine consumption, and how often they had sex, had little impact on getting a good eight hours of sleep each night.

Scientists (at Newcastle University) say cows which are given names and treated as individuals produce more milk. Researchers discovered that farmers who name cows could see an increase in their annual milk yield by up to 500 pints. It’s believed that having a name not only improve the cow’s welfare and self-being but also her perception of humans. The scientists also claim dairy farmers who regard their cows as intelligent beings capable of experiencing a range of emotions also see the benefit.

So what holiday or national event do you think is the biggest for beer sales? If you said the Super Bowl, you’re… wrong. By a longshot.

1. 4th of July – 68 million cases of beer
2. Labor Day – 64.5 million
3. Memorial Day – 64.4 million
4. Father’s Day – 63.4 million
5. Christmas/New Years – 59 million
6. Thanksgiving – 56 million
7. Easter – 53 million
8. Super Bowl – 51.7 million

A short snooze during the day will boost your mood and your intelligence — but there’s more to it than simply closing your eyes

• A nap of 60 minutes improves alertness for up to 10 hours.
• Research on pilots shows that a 26-minute “NASA” nap in flight (while the plane is manned by a copilot) enhanced performance by 34% and overall alertness by 54%.
• One Harvard study published last year showed that a 45-minute nap improves learning and memory.
• Napping reduces stress and lowers the risk of heart attack and stroke, diabetes, and excessive weight gain.
• A British study suggested that just knowing a nap was coming was enough to lower blood pressure.
• A short afternoon catnap of 20 minutes yields mostly Stage 2 sleep, which enhances alertness and concentration, elevates mood, and sharpens motor skills. To boost alertness on waking, you can drink a cup of coffee before you nap. Caffeine requires 20 or 30 minutes to take effect, so it will kick in just as you’re waking.
• Naps of up to 45 minutes may also include rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which enhances creative thinking and boosts sensory processing.
• Limit your nap to 45 minutes or less, if you need to spring into action after dozing. Otherwise, you may drift into slow-wave sleep. Waking from this stage results in sleep inertia, that grogginess and disorientation that can last for half an hour or more.