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As they should!

It should have never happened in the first place, though!

KFC Thailand has had to do some damage control and apologize for posting a Facebook message that urged people to hurry up and order a bucket of chicken… during Wednesday's tsunami scare!

So basically as people were being told to evacuate from beaches, the company went ahead and said this:

"Let's hurry home and follow the earthquake news. And don't forget to order your favorite KFC menu."

That's extremely insensitive! Whoever thought that was a good idea — and then the person who gave permission to post it — should be fired. That's a no-brainer.

More than 8,000 people in Thailand died in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami (230,000 in Indonesia), so you can see why people are so upset!

Tags: beach, brain, chicken, company, facebook, fired, india, indonesia, kfc, ocean, people, thailand, tsunami

Who wants some shrimp?? We doooo!

Get your chef's hat ready and check out today's recipe from Mariko!

Indian Spiced Shrimp with Ginger Sauce
These shrimp are delicious! This recipe is versatile; serve it as a main, on a salad with fresh mango and grilled onions or as an appetizer. Serves 4

¾ apricot preserves (look for natural, lower sugar varieties)
1 Tbsp grated fresh ginger
1 Lb shrimp (raw, XL, peeled and deveined)
1 Tbsp Indian curry powder

Combine preserves and ginger in small saucepan, and cook over medium heat for 2-3 minutes. Add shrimp, curry powder and 3 Tbsp of apricot sauce in large bowl, and mix until combined. Spread out on baking sheet, and broil (550+ degrees) for 3-4 minutes, or until opaque. Serve with remaining sauce for dipping.

This sounds weak-at-the-knees good!

We can't wait to try it out!

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Tags: delicious, email, facebook, fresh, good, heat, india, mariko amekodommo, natural, question, questions, recipe, recipe of the day, recipes, salad, sugar, twitter

We haven't discovered the Fountain of Youth yet, but a 100-year-old former Mr. Universe bodybuilder believes he's found the secret to living a long life.

Manohar Aich hit the big 1-0-0 last Sunday and credited his ability to remain happy during difficult circumstances as the reason he has lived a full century, explaining:

Tags: age, alcohol, diet, fountain of youth, india, lifestyle, manohar aich, mr. universe, training, vegetables

This will definitely scare you into not smoking for awhile!

In India, vendors sell loose cigarettes so electric lighters are installed to light cigarettes on the go.

One vendor got creative with its electric lighter and tried to scare some sense into smokers!

The new lighter chants, "Raam Naam Satya Hai," an Indian death chant used when someone dies.

Needless to say, many smokers were a bit wary to light up when they heard the chant!

The Cancer Patients Aid Association set up the experiment which caused some smokers to throw away their cigarettes in shock. Unfortunately, most Western countries require cigarettes to be packaged but verbal warnings tend to have more effect than written ones.

Check out the video above to see this clever way to help smokers quit lighting up.

Tags: cigarettes, death chant, electric lighter, india, lighter, smoking

This must have been a terrifying experience!

A married woman in India was told by a fertility doctor in 2003 that she had tested positive for HIV after undergoing routine blood tests. Fortunately, a second and third opinion revealed she did NOT have the disease, but the damage was done.

Court documents reveal she was "insulted, humiliated, harassed by all and subjected to untold mental cruelty," after receiving the diagnosis.

She initially took the doc responsible to court was awarded compensation from the fertility specialist. However, the doctor argued that she instructed the plaintiff to come back in 15 days to confirm the blood test results. Since no documents were made available to support this counterargument, the judge thankfully sided with the woman wrongly diagnosed with HIV.

Ruling that there was both negligence and deficiency of service on the doctor's part because she disclosed positive test results of a serious infectious disease without any confirmation, the judge recently awarded the plaintiff 1 lakh, or about $2,500.

We can't imagine getting that awful news only to find out it wasn't actually true. "Really pissed off," definitely comes to mind, so we totally agree with this ruling. Hopefully this doctor won't jump the gun and incorrectly diagnose a life threatening disease next time she gives a patient a blood test.

[Image via AP Images.]

Tags: aids, diagnosis, doctor, fertility, hiv, incorrect, india, indian woman, judge, lakh, second opinion

Been together more than 25 years?

Get to cuddlin' to help boost that satisfaction in your relationship! This is according to a new study of middle-aged and older couples. (Though, we can't see how some snuggling wouldn't help those younger lovers too!)

The study also found that tenderness is more important to men than to women, that men are more likely to report being happy in their relationship, and that women are more likely to be satisfied with their sexual relationship, said the researchers from the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University.

The study included more than 1,000 couples from the United States, Brazil, Germany, Japan and Spain who had been together for an average of 25 years. The participants were 40- to 70-year-old men and their female partners.

Also, both women and men became happier the longer they were together as long as they had larger levels of gettin' it on together (sexual functioning, in other words).

We were just about to ask something when it was answered for us:

"We recognize that relationship satisfaction and sexual satisfaction may not be the same thing for all couples, and in all cultures," Heiman said. "Our next step is to understand how one person's health, physical affection and sexual experiences relate to the relationship happiness or sexual satisfaction of his or her partner. So, we hope for more couple-centered than individual-centered understanding on relationship functioning and satisfaction."

In a general sense, it's a very interesting statistic. But, like we were about to ask, what if it isn't the same thing for everyone?

It's good to see that researchers want to shave it down to a couple-centered understanding, because we feel like that's the way to help and council lovers in need!

[Image via AP Images.]

Tags: age, brazil, couple, germany, happy, health, india, love, new study, relationship, research, researchers, sex, study, women

Alicia Keys and Jesse Metcalfe attended the Keep A Child Alive Black Ball in London on Wednesday evening.

The event celebrates the organization that has raised over $10 million for children and families with HIV/AIDS in Africa and India since Keys founded co-founded it in 2004.

Alicia arrived with her husband, Swizz Beatz, and pulled double duty co-hosting and performing at the event!

The singer took to the stage with British artists Paloma Faith and Beth Ditto to wow guests that paid £1,500 for a seat at the exclusive charity ball with an all female rendition of George Michael's Freedom.

Sounds like a fantastic evening dedicated to a fantastic cause! Click here to learn more about Alicia's awesome charity organization!

[Image via Ramey Pix.]

Tags: africa, aids, celebs, hiv, india, keep a child alive, london, swizz beatz