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Booze It Up This Holiday Season With The Whisky Advent Calendar

Mike Moody — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 12:35:22 +0000

Well this is better than a candy of the day Advent Calendar! We’ve found the perfect gift for the classy boozehound in your life – The Whisky Advent Calendar. This lovely package is offers 24 tiny whisky samples behind each door. And here’s the best part: you never know what kind of whisky you’re gonna [...]

Have you been Booed?

Melissa — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:14:04 +0000

They’re popping up in a neighborhood near you: “We’ve Been BOOed!” signs . First one neighbor or friend , then another … and then it’s your house! So you ask what’s behind it all? Welcome to the wonderful world of Halloween BOO-ing! Its “the Phantom”, the Halloween BOO is an autumn take on “Secret Santa”. [...]

Jewel in a Haystack

Melissa — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:55:26 +0000

Congratulations to Justin Schoener, Chad Schafer, Lauren Belk, Heather Gould, and Tami Amonett their photos had the most likes in the Torin Bales Fine Jewelry “Love of Jewelry Contest”. They will be competing to find a jewel in a haystack this Saturday at Turkeyfest. Whoever finds the jewel will win a $1,000 gift certificate from [...]

Teen with Terminal Cancer Finishes Bucket List

Cameron Simcik — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:24:45 +0000

Alice Pyne isn’t your average teenager. The 16-year-old from Ulverston, England has been fighting cancer since she was12, and within the last year, her illness has been diagnosed as terminal. But that hasn’t stopped the spunky teen from making the most out of every moment.

How Can Setting a Budget Actually Make You Spend More? — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:30:05 +0000

People looking to buy something often set a price limit for themselves. But as new research found, that may not be such a good idea — in fact, budgeting could even make you spend more. In a study examining the spending habits of consumers, researchers from Brigham Young University and Emory University asked some buyers [...]

Are You Grumpy When You Wake Up? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 16:16:11 +0000

Everybody has to wake up at least one time every day. So you’d think we’d be good at it. But a new survey of 2,000 adults by Triton Showers has found that 60 percent regularly awake in a bad mood. All in all, the average person gets up on the wrong side of the bed [...]

Homemade Backyard Waterslide Looks Like Killer Fun

Mithun Divakaran — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 12:32:05 +0000

Dubbed by its makers as the “Backyard Waterslide of DOOM,” this group of fun-loving people built a killer backyard waterslide complete with a loop-the-loop. Watch as two people slide down simultaneously at opposite ends without ever making contact. A woman, decked out in a crash helmet, slides down from the left at high speed, while [...]

Best Photos of the Week – Crazy Hats, Tight Roping, and More

Hannah Gutenplan — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 12:06:06 +0000

It’s time once again for the best photos of the week. We have some intense competition photos (horse racing and dog surfing), some crazy fashions to wear to those competitions (though a feather hat may not be the best choice for the dog surfing) and some pics of celebrities, though epic, we never really wanted to see. Plus, the muscular alien from ‘Prometheus’ without his make-up on. Check out the photos below.

11 Signs Your Boss Hates You

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:00:25 +0000

Getting a job is no easy task in these times, but keeping it may be even tougher. If you’re lucky enough to have a job, then you may know how frustrating it can be to be to deal with a horrible boss. Here are some clues that your supervisor hates you: 1. He walks up [...]

14 Signs You Aren't Going to Graduate

Danny Gallagher — Sun, 20 May 2012 15:54:52 +0000

Graduation is just around the corner, and now is the time for high schoolers to start deciding what college they want to attend next semester and college grads to choose a career with the least potential for unemployment benefits in two years.

Some, however, won’t get a diploma that they can hang on their wall (assuming that they make enough to afford a frame for it). Here some ways to tell if you’ll be one of them.

10 Essential Tips to Help You Get the Best Deals at Garage Sales

Kathy Landin — Sat, 19 May 2012 11:57:46 +0000

With the popularity of eBay and craigslist, it has become very easy to get great deals on “gently used” items without leaving the comfort of your home, but as the weather warms up, we can’t deny that there is just something much more exciting about finding those great deals while on the hunt at garage sales all over town.

New Study Reveals Teens Are Smoking Less

Mike Adams — Fri, 18 May 2012 17:00:41 +0000

There is some good news being reported about the state of young people in America. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, fewer American teens and young adults are smoking cigarettes than they were nearly a decade ago. This new report consists of data collected each year between 2004 and 2010 as [...]

Why Everyone — Even Children — Needs to Wear Sunglasses

Shauna Wright — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:00:24 +0000

Sunglasses don’t just make you look cool, they’re also good for your eyes. But a lot of parents don’t seem to know that rule also applies to their kids. Research done by the Vision Council found that while three-quarters of adults regularly wear sunglasses, only about half make their kids wear them, too. And California [...]

Could Bank Tellers Someday Become Extinct?

Shauna Wright — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:00:46 +0000

Many of us do our banking via ATM or other electronic means, but how would you feel if actual in-person tellers didn’t exist? A few banks are testing out new systems with the possible goal of making that idea a reality.

Mom Suffering From Breast Cancer Pleads For One More Mother's Day

Mike Adams — Sun, 13 May 2012 13:00:47 +0000

This is a heartbreaking story about one women’s last chance attempt for compassion. Darlene Gant is a 46-year-old women suffering from stage-four breast cancer, and she doesn’t have long to live. Now her biggest concern is that she will not be alive to spend another Mother’s Day with her 11-year-old son, even though there is a trial drug in the works that could help prolong her life.

What Cities Are Best for Creating Jobs?

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:00:19 +0000

The economy has made it practically impossible to get a job in some corners of the country. Some, however, have had an easier time than others at creating opportunities for the unemployed to become employed once again. Forbes examined 398 US metro areas and surveyed employment trends from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for a [...]

10 Celebrity Moms We Wish We Had

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:30:47 +0000

We would never trade our mothers for any other person in the world. That’s because we love them to death, owe them big time for all the love and attention they gave us as children, and would not have become the people we are today without their care and dedication. That’s also because the laws of time, space and physics don’t allow such a thing to be done.

Of course, if such a thing could be done, we would have a hard time choosing a mother to replace the one we’ve got. The bar would have to be set pretty high just to weed out the potential candidates. These awesome celeb moms would certainly pass that bar, but not by much.

How Does Unemployment Affect a Job Seeker's Mental Health?

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 07 May 2012 23:00:48 +0000

The word “unemployment” gets thrown around a lot during tough times and especially during major elections when it’s easy to throw a number on a situation that affects a lot of people. It’s easy to forget, though, that being unemployed can affect a lot more than a person’s bottom line. A new study from the [...]

Is Multitasking Good for You?

Amy Sciarretto — Mon, 07 May 2012 21:00:40 +0000

Multitasking may often mean that we sometimes do too many things just “okay,” as opposed to a few things “very well.” But studies show that doing a lot at once makes us feel good, hence why we engage in such behavior. Productivity may be high, but performance can be low. Despite this fact, emotional and [...]

Men and Women Are Putting in Longer Hours at Work — But Who is Putting in More?

Amy Sciarretto — Sun, 06 May 2012 17:44:29 +0000

Studies show that both men and women are putting in more working hours than ever in addition to logging more office time. But which sex is working longer and harder? That’d be the fairer one. Software recruiting firm Bullhorn, Inc. conducted a survey of more than 5,000 workers and the results found that 54 percent [...]