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We all have our favorite snack foods or drinks that we indulge in to boost our spirits. For me I enjoy a local concoction called, Hawaiian Hurricane which is a mixture of buttered popcorn, Japanese crackers (mochi crunch), and furikake (nori or seaweed) and my personal touch of Reese's peanut butter pieces....

Creativity is a mental and social process involving the discovery of new ideas or concepts, or new associations of the creative mind between existing ideas or concepts. Creativity is fueled by the process of either conscious or unconscious insight. An alternative concep...tion of creativeness (based on its etymology) is that it is simply the act of making something new....

Get dizzy in the cleaning product aisle trying to choose the right products for your home? From bottles that feature “super” to “magical” to “extra strong”—the options are overwhelming, not to mention expensive. To save money, and limit the amount of time you spend in t...he grocery store, why not try conjuring up your own cleaning products? In the case of dishwashing liquid, all you need is 1/4 cup of lemon juice...

Other than strapping heroin to your leg or chugging local water out of the tap, do you know five common travel mistakes that can ruin your vacation? The Chicago Tribune examined a handful of travel oopsies and explains how to avoid the mistakes. Take note, travelers: • ...Waiting to review reservations • Not inspecting your rental car when you it up • Not purchasing insurance for your cruise • Staying at a hotel...

Yes, our feline friends are well-represented in the App Store. There are a wealth of kitty-themed widgets available for download. Luckily, Mashable was good enough to sift through the muck and compile a detailed list of the nine best iPhone apps for cat lovers. 6. Cat ...game. If you think encouraging your (hopefully declawed) cat to claw at your beloved iPhone is a good idea, then the cat game app, that recreates...

Australian researchers have discovered the key to staying slim and it’s not a cookie diet, chalky-tasting shakes or pill popping. Nope, the key to fending off unsightly pounds is to not put a ring on it. The study, appearing in the American Journal of Preventative Medic...ine, discovered that young women who got married or lived with a partner packed on four pounds over 10 years....

San Francisco residents hoping to rig up a wireless network in their 1920s era homes discovered the kryptonite to their Wi-Fi dreams: chicken wire. Before drywall emerged as a popular building material in the 1950s, many construction companies used plaster and chicken w...ire fencing in home building. Zip forward 80 years and it turns out that the chicken wire creates a nearly impenetrable mental shield, blocking wireless gadgets. Some San Franciscans have resorted...

For freelancers, year-end reviews—and self-eveluation—are crucial for continued success and staying fresh. Actually, if you’re self-employed you should really be reflecting far more frequently than every three hundred and sixty five days. But in keeping with the spirit ...of New Year’s resolutions, here are ten resolutions every freelancer should have. 1....

Canada’s highest court recently updated the country’s libel laws with a pair of decisions that will strengthen freedom of speech. The ruling established a “responsible journalism” defense that protects reporters sued for libel whose stories were in the public interest. ...In the first case, The Toronto Star was saved from paying one million in punitive damages—one of the largest awards in Canadian libel history—in a story detailing controversial plans for a new...

Consider slipping a pair of those funky 3D glasses into your pocket after seeing Avatar because you could soon use them at home. A joint venture between Discovery, Imax and Sony plans to develop a 3D television channel that will showcase a variety of 3D content, includi...ng entertainment and natural history programming....

Chances are, the majority of you reading this have get in better shape listed as one of your New Year’s resolutions. But, while getting healthy is great, injuries are not. So before you hit the gym in full force, read these four ways to injury proof your workout routine. 1. Find the right balance....

Here’s a compilation of fifty things that we didn’t know a year ago. These are my favorite: Grumpy people think more clearly because negative moods trigger more attentive, careful thinking. One mutated gene is the reason humans have language, and chimpanzees, our close...st relative, do not. French newborns cry in a rising French accent, and German babies cry with a characteristic falling inflection. Surfing the Internet may help delay dementia because it creates stimulation that...

What do movie mega-hits Avatar and Pocahontas have in common? Nope, not syphilis. Apparently the two share an eerily similar plot. Hmmmm… Check out the full plot parallels in what looks like book report form. Lucky for James Cameron, no one forked over 10 bucks to see... Avatar for the storyline. Get your flick fix. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

What a combination: Tiger Woods, Annie Leibovitz, and Vanity Fair. Can it get any better than this for a cover story? And Leibovitz took the photos before the implosion! More on golf and photography. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

It’s never too late to reinvent yourself, so check out these ten tips from Alexandra Levit of the Wall Street Journal. She is also the author of New Job, New You: A Guide to Reinventing Yourself in a Bright New Career. Here are three of her ten tips: Inventory your kno...wledge. Strut your skills. Engage your loved ones. If it’s time to get out of a rut, her posting and book are just the things...

So perhaps we’re edging toward that time when 2009 lists are gimmicky, overused, and boring (or was that three weeks ago?), but here’s one I just can’t resist posting: Time curated the top 10 magazine covers of 2009. (The top of the list, from February 22’s New York mag...azine, is shown above.) To be honest, I feel a bit of the weight of timeliness in posting this—for how many more years...

Designer Omid Sadri created this sweet piece of dishware specifically for the scrumptious Vietnamese soup noodle Pho. “Inspired by the form of a classical Vietnamese lantern, the bowl set here is designed to ‘simplify and enrich’ the experience of the famous Vietnamese ...dish,” explains Yanko Design blog. This is the coolest thing I’ve seen all day. Check out Yanko Design’s posts for more screen shots. How about more news, tips, and recipes on...

Publishing giant Modern Library has put together a two rad lists of the Modern Library’s board’s favorites and reader’s favorites. (There also appear to be cool links to 100 best non fiction books and Radcliff’s Rival 100 best novels—but sadly both aren’t working at the... time of this post.) What made the top five of each list? The Board’s List 1....

Gear up for 2010 with Journalism.co.uk's 10 essential things journalists must know in the coming year. The author impresses such knowledge as: - How to monitor Twitter and other social media networks for breaking news or general conversations in your subject area using... tools such as TweetDeck. Understand and use hashtags. - You are a curator....

Need some startup motivation and wisdom to start the year? Om Malik has compiled a top-ten list of startup posts from 2009. The list includes: “What Startups Are Really Like” by Paul Graham “What Is the Minimum Viable Product?” by Venture Hacks “Designing for Social Tr...action” by Josh Porter If you’re thinking of starting a company or are already in the process, this is a list that you need to check. More on startups BLAH. Photo credit:...