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These Are Some Amazing Dance Moves [VIDEO]

Danny Merrell — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:56:02 +0000

Yes, I know I work for a country station, but still, this guy is pretty dang amazing!

Hallmark Sympathy Cards for the Unemployed

Shauna Wright — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:00:41 +0000

With the US unemployment rate hovering around nine percent, it’s nice to know someone‘s business is thriving. In this case, that someone is Hallmark, which recently began selling sympathy cards aimed at those who’ve lost jobs. In the past, Hallmark produced cards expressing condolences to those who suffered through the Great Depression, military draftees and [...]

If Rock Stars Took Spelling Tests, They Just Might Fail

Shauna Wright — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:00:02 +0000

When rock bands name themselves, it seems they feel proper spelling and/or grammar is only for the radically uncool. Otherwise, we’d have Deaf Leopard, The Beetles, and Fish. And then what would we be?

According to this rock and pop spelling test from Pen

Raleigh, NC Is the Best City to Live — Did Your City Make the Top 20?

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:00:27 +0000

The 377,487 residents of Raleigh, the state capital of North Carolina, have something to cheer about as their city has been rated the number one city to live in the nation by Businessweek.com’s first-ever ranking of America’s Best Cities. The rankings were created by looking at 16 factors, including the number of nightlife and cultural [...]

5 TV Show Remakes That Didn't Stink

Kirthana Ramisetti — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:00:02 +0000

Hollywood loves to crank out remakes of beloved TV shows, and this season is no exception. Television viewers will be treated to new versions of 'Charlie’s Angels' and 'Prime Suspect.' More often then not, though, these reboots fail, but there are a few success stories. Here are five TV remakes that were actually successful — or at least stayed on the air for more than one season.

Hawaii Remains the Nation's Happiest State, But What's the Unhappiest One?

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:00:31 +0000

Just like it did last year, Hawaii snagged the top spot in Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which ranks the happiness level of each state.

The index bases happiness on a combination of six factors: emotional health, physical health, healthy lifestyle, job satisfaction, access to health care and safe places to exercise, and, finally, life evaluation — which includes a self-evaluation about your present life situation and your anticipated life situation in five years.

About 177,000 Americans 18 and older took the survey, which was administered between January and June of this year. North Dakota and Alaska took second and third, respectively, while West Virginia rated the unhappiest state. Check out where your state landed below.

Can Wasting Time Online Improve Employee Productivity?

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:00:46 +0000

In a study that anyone who works in an office will heartily embrace, researchers found that spending small parts of the day wasting time on the Internet makes workers more productive because it acts to mentally refresh them.

“Browsing the Internet serves an important restorative function,” concludes the report from the National University of Singapore.

Watch Things Vibrate at 1,000 Frames Per Second

Jordan Breindel — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:00:19 +0000

If you didn’t already know that slow-motion effects make everything look way cooler, direct your attention to this mesmerizing video in which everyday stuff like water and metal vibrate at 1,000 frames per second (compare that to typical TV and movie shots, which are typically 24, 25 and 30 FPS).

The video was produced by Propadata Films for Fluke Corporation, a Washington-based manufacturer of electronic test equipment, and they’ve promised to release a making-of video — look for that on Fluke’s YouTube page in the near future.

New Straw Lets You Eat and Sip All At Once

Shauna Wright — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:00:08 +0000

You know the drill. You get to the bottom of a bowl of soup or the milk remnants of your morning cereal, and you’re left with two choices: spoon up the rest in tiny increments, or tip the bowl to your face like a four-year-old. Now you have a third option. The Sip N Spoon [...]