What color is the number 7? How does a symphony taste? What temperature is a muted television? A synesthete could tell you, with great certainty and consistency, the answers to the above questions, and describe many more sensory associations that seem irrelevant to most people.

Approximately 1 in 1000 people experience synesthesia - the elicitation of a sensory response independent of the stimulus itself. For instance, viewing a number or hearing a phonetic sound may elicit a colored response in the visual field, or a certain visual stimulus may elicit an auditory response.

We all know that feeling of the Midnight Munchies, when you're watching your favorite movie on late night HBO and you suddenly feel starving, even just a few hours past dinner. Instead of sleeping with the growing you sneak into the kitchen for a little snack, I'm guilty of this too so don't be ashamed. It's normal, and the culprit is actually your own tiny hormones, sparking late night signals tricking your mind into eating.

DALLAS, November 26 /PRNewswire/ --

- Trusted expert for securing financial institutions, Entrust hosts peer-to-peer discussion of emerging fraud threats and solutions at London forum

As the preferred security provider to seven of the top-10 global financial institutions, Entrust, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENTU), will host the Fraud Forum and Technical Advisory Council on Dec. 4 at 8 a.m. GMT in London, England.

ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands, November 26 /PRNewswire/ --

- Brings Free IM Buddy Calling, Landscape-Mode Chat, and Massive Instant Messaging and Social Network Support to iPhone and iPod Touch

Nimbuzz (http://www.nimbuzz.com), the most comprehensive mobile Instant Messaging, (geo) presence and VoIP provider launches into the Apple iPhone App Store. The free application lets users call, chat and message, for free, with their friends on virtually all major instant messaging communities and social networks, including Skype, Yahoo! Messenger, Facebook, MySpace, AIM, Windows Live Messenger, Google Talk, ICQ, Jabber, and more.

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HAIFA, Israel, November 26 /PRNewswire/ --

- Debenture Holders (Series C) Special General Meeting to Approve Change in Trustee

HAIFA, Israel, November 26 /PRNewswire/ --

- Company to Publish Liabilities Repayment Schedule

Oil Refineries Ltd. (TASE: ORL.TA) (the Company), Israel's largest oil refiner, announced that, on December 30, 2008, at 10:00 a.m., the Annual General Meeting of the Company's Shareholders will convene, at the Company's offices, located on the 26th floor of the Azrieli Centre, Square Building, 132 Menachem Begin Street, Tel Aviv, Israel, for the purpose of approving the following resolutions:

Decisions on the agenda:

CLEVELAND, Ohio and LOD, Israel, November 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Simbionix USA Corp, an international company using leading edge simulation to advance clinical performance, announces the world-wide release of a breakthrough training simulation of the laparoscopic colorectal procedure.

MUMBAI, India, November 26 /PRNewswire/ --

- Strengthens Vertical Integration, Acquires US Based Registered Narcotic API Importer Producer

MUMBAI, India, November 26 /PRNewswire/ --

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Reuters: SUN.BO, Bloomberg: SUNP IN, NSE: SUN PHARMA, BSE: 524715) today announced that its fully owned US subsidiary, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc., has acquired 100% ownership of Chattem Chemicals, Inc. (Chattem) from Elcat, Inc,. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Company will apply to regulatory authorities for appropriate clearances, as required.

STUTTGART, Germany, November 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellent Finance Solutions AG now offers an additional Transaction Controlling function for the S/Monitor software solution from its SMARAGD product family. This allows payment transactions to critical banks to be stopped even at a very late stage, significantly enhancing overall security in interbank trading.

It is becoming increasingly crucial for banks to be able to check outgoing payments and loans for risks of non-payment. They require an instrument for controlling transactions immediately before they leave the bank if they are going to be able to stop them. This requires fast reaction times.

MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina, November 26 /PRNewswire/ --

- This year the Davis Cup Finals will use environmentally friendly wind energy powered by Helix Wind, Inc.

U.S.-based Helix Wind, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of vertical axis small wind turbines, and EDAL RE Inc., an Argentina based renewable energy generation company, have joined up as official sponsors of the Finals for the Davis Cup (BNP Paribas) Argentina vs. Spain, which will be played between November 21st and 23rd in the city of Mar del Plata. EDAL RE is the exclusive distributor of Helix Wind small wind turbines in Argentina and Brazil.

As you gorge on food this Thanksgiving and throughout the holiday season, you might not want to think about the fat content of all the goodies you've indulged in. Nevertheless, your brain will be keeping tabs directly, suggests a report in the issue of Cell. 

Researchers have discovered in studies of rats that one type of lipid produced in the gut rises after eating fatty foods. Those so called N-acylphosphatidylethanolamines or NAPEs enter the bloodstream and go straight to the brain, where they concentrate in a brain region that controls food intake and energy expenditure.