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Rick's 'Guess The Album Cover:' – 1983

Rick Andrews — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:30:06 +0000

As you know, my favorite group in the world is Huey Lewis & The News. The first time I saw them in concert was when they were the opening act for Loverboy in 1981. I've seen them over a dozen plus times through the years. The most recent was last summer (2012) at Sandia Resort & Casino in Albuquerque.

5 Common and Major Interview Mistakes

Kathy Landin — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:50:33 +0000

Job interviews are hard enough without sabotaging yourself by making some major mistakes that hiring managers say are all too common. These seem like obvious interview no-nos, but they’re at the top of every recruiter’s list of things they see people doing all the time that kill their chances of being offered a job. If [...]

Economy Adds 175,000 Jobs, Unemployment Rate Rises Slightly to 7.6%

Chris Chaberski — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:47:04 +0000

Job growth in May beat economists' expectations, coming in at 175,000 new positions added, which aligns closely with the yearly average. The unemployment rate rose ever so slightly, from 7.5 percent to 7.6 percent, a result of more people entering the work force, according to the Labor Department.

Woman's Extreme Diet Includes Nothing But Water, Tea and Light

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:50:34 +0000

Talk about your crash diet. A Seattle woman has begun an unusual experiment in which she will try to live on only light, water and tea. Navenna Shine has already gone a month with the new eating regimen and plans to keep it up for a total of four to six months. She’s following a [...]

Deadbeat Dad With 22 Kids Is As Charmingly Confused As You'd Expect Him to Be

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:10:58 +0000

Were it not for George Washington, you could argue that Orlando Shaw is actually the father of our country. That’s because the Nashville man has 22 children. With 14 women. And he’s only 33 years old. Yes, Shaw spawns children like gremlins soaked in water and for that he’s in some legal trouble. The roster [...]

How to Build and Maintain a Koi Pond

Carl Pettit — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:18:31 +0000

A koi pond can literally add life to your backyard or garden, as well as sublime beauty and maybe even some much needed tranquility. If you’d like a touch of East Asia bubbling gently behind your house, you’ll have to do more than dig a simple ditch, line it with rocks, fill it with water [...]

Here's How You Can Celebrate the Awesomeness That Is National Donut Day

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:24:21 +0000

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. That’s right: Friday is National Donut Day. You can celebrate this most sacred of holidays by injecting some sugary goodness into your body. Dunkin Donuts will give a fee donut to anyone who orders a drink. Krispy Kreme is trying to one up the competition by offering [...]

6 Dead, 14 Injured in Philadelphia Building Collapse; Search Operations Halted

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:19:55 +0000

Late Wednesday night, a 61-year-old woman was found alive amid the rubble of a collapsed building in Philadelphia and taken to a nearby hospital where she remains in critical condition. The search for other survivors has been halted as of Thursday morning.

'Showrooming' Is the Shopping Wave of the Future

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:34:44 +0000

Showrooming is a trend that continues to cause traditional brick and mortar stores problems. For those of you in the dark, showrooming is when someone goes to a store to test or look at a product before buying it online. It’s a practice that really gained attention during this past holiday shopping season and shows [...]

84-Year-Old Winner of $590 Million Powerball Lottery Finally Claims Prize

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:32:57 +0000

The winner of the largest Powerball prize ever, $590 million, is Gloria C. Mackenzie, 84, of Zephyrhills, Florida. Lottery officials made the announcement in a news conference Wednesday afternoon. Mackenzie opted not to attend the news conference, but issued a statement that revealed that on May 18 another customer at the Publix Supermarket in Zephyrhills, [...]

Building Collapses in Philadelphia, Trapping and Injuring Multiple People

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:43:22 +0000

On Wednesday morning, a four-story building in Philadelphia collapsed unexpectedly, trapping some people under the rubble and injuring others. As of noon, rescue workers are digging through the destruction in hopes of finding at least two people who are still missing. Twelve others have already been found and taken to local hospitals. None of them [...]

Insane Brawl Ruins Charity Amputee Soccer Match

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:29:09 +0000

A soccer match for charity featuring amputee players sounds warm and fuzzy story, but it turned out to be anything but. This match, played out somewhere in Europe, got ugly quickly. In the video, you can see two opposing players get a little too physical and it soon spills over into utter mayhem, putting a [...]

Boneheaded Woman Collecting Workers Comp Caught on 'The Price Is Right'

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:25:40 +0000

The price was definitely not right. A postal worker from North Carolina has been busted for worker’s comp fraud after she was spotted spinning the big wheel on ‘The Price Is Right’ after claiming an on-the-job injury prohibited her from lifting mail trays. An indictment stated Cathy Wrench Cashwell spun the wheel twice. The indictment, [...]

Survey Reveals Surprising Number of Married Couples Meet Online

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:55:23 +0000

The stigma of meeting that special someone online may officially be a thing of the past. A new survey has found that 35% of marriages between 2005 and 2012 occurred between lovebirds who met online. Out of the couples that met online, about 45% did so on a dating site, while the rest first came [...]

Exhausted Mother Defies Odds to Give Birth to Third Set of Twins

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:26:41 +0000

The third time continued to be the charm for one mother. A Scottish woman recently gave birth to her third set of twins. Karen Rodger, 41, and her 44-year-old husband welcomed two girls via C-section. They join the couple’s two other sets of twins, all of whom are boys. There must be something in the [...]

Brutal Weather Tears Through Midwest Again, Killing 'Storm Chasers' Trio, 10 More

Chris Chaberski — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:28:19 +0000

A series of tornadoes hit Oklahoma Friday night, killing at least 13 people and leaving many more missing, without homes or stranded. Other storms and flooding also hit Arkansas and Missouri, and remnants of that severe weather moved east all the way to New England, where 19,000 are still without power on Monday morning.

What Are the Names of 2013′s Hurricanes?

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:46:58 +0000

Don’t look now, but hurricane season is here. Last year brought devastation and millions of dollars in damages in the form of Sandy and 2013 could be another doozy. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, “The forecast calls for 13-20 named storms, 7-11 of which are expected to become hurricanes, including 3-6 major [...]

You Can Help Oklahoma Tornado Victim Reunited with Dog Get a New Home — Here's How

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 31 May 2013 17:37:36 +0000

Remember the woman in Moore, Oklahoma who found her dog, Boweser, in the rubble during a news report after the devastating tornado last month? Well, the good news keeps on coming for her. An online campaign designed to help raise money to help Barbara Garcia build a new home has brought in more than $50,000 [...]

How Would Women Spend Their Time If They Had an Extra Hour Each Day?

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 31 May 2013 14:12:22 +0000

You’ve heard the expression “There’s just not enough time in the day.” But what if there was? Four hundred women between the ages of 21 and 60 were asked what they would do if they had an extra hour in the day. The most popular answer? Sleep, with nearly a quarter of all respondents saying [...]

Teacher Says She's Dying So She Can Get Out of Work for an Entire Year

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 30 May 2013 19:53:51 +0000

Ashley Barker lied so she could skip work. Now, she doesn’t have to worry about having a job to go to at all. Barker, a first-grade teacher at Laurel Elementary School in Florida’s Polk County, is under fire for telling her superiors she and her father were both dying, just so she could get out [...]