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Health & Wellness

Cheap Alternative to the Gym: Tap Into Your Mobile Device

Exercise is critical to looking and feeling good, but the high cost of getting in shape is often a barrier for those on a tight budget. In fact, a 2018 Dare to Be Free survey found that 28 percent of participants said they would exercise more if they could find cheaper alternatives to the gym.   Here's the good news: You can exercise for FREE by spending time researching options. […]

todayJuly 31, 2019

Food & Drink

Summer’s Hottest Ice Cream Cone Topping Is…

...another Ice Cream Cone.  You heard me right.  As ridiculous as it sounds, it's taken off like a rocket cone, as teeny ice cream cones atop larger ice cream cones seem to have become the biggest foodie trend of the summer.   All over Instagram, ice creameries, apparently stocked with baby-sized ice cream cones, are adding the redundant topping to their scoops. The trend seems to have been around for […]

todayJuly 31, 2019

Tech Made Simple

How Much Can We Trust Facial Recognition Technology?

It’s easy to be alarmist about facial recognition, but at the end of the day, it’s a simple matching system. The algorithm establishes a set of features and looks for matches, just like a search engine or a speech-to-text system. The problems come with how people use that capability — whether it’s commercial marketing or, more controversially, police surveillance.   Those problems get particularly bad if you don’t use the […]

todayJuly 30, 2019

Home Improvement

Why Expensive Home Renovations May Not Boost Your Sale

As modest increases in inventory begin to attract more buyers to the market, it may seem wise for your sellers to undertake renovation projects to boost their competitive edge. Kitchen and bathroom upgrades, for example, are among buyers’ most desired features and can fetch a handsome return on investment, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). But even as remodeling demand rises—the NAHB predicts home improvement activity will […]

todayJuly 30, 2019

Food & Drink

Pickle Juice for Cramps: Does It Work?

Pickle juice has become a popular remedy for leg cramps over the years — specifically for the cramps runners and athletes get after a workout.  Some athletes swear by it, attesting that yeah, pickle juice really works.  Still, some skeptics have doubted that pickle juice relieves leg cramps at all, and there’s really no solid scientific reason yet proving just how it works, so some write it off as a […]

todayJuly 30, 2019

Fashion

New Balance Signs On to Fight Climate Change

New Balance is the latest big brand to support the United Nations’ Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action as well as RE100, a global corporate initiative dedicated to renewable electricity.   In joining the U.N.’s effort, the Boston-based company increases the tally to 48 firms. PVH Corp., Puma AG, Schoeller Textil AG, Kering, Burberry Group, Gap Inc., Target Corp. and Hugo Boss AG are among the other corporations that have […]

todayJuly 30, 2019

Health & Wellness

Got Muscle Cramps? Drink Pickle Juice!

Pickle juice has become a popular remedy for leg cramps over the years — specifically for the cramps runners and athletes get after a workout.  Some athletes swear by it, attesting that yeah, pickle juice really works.  Still, some skeptics have doubted that pickle juice relieves leg cramps at all, and there’s really no solid scientific reason yet proving just how it works, so some write it off as a […]

todayJuly 30, 2019

Home Improvement

The Biggest Home Improvement Mistakes

DIY home improvement jobs can end in disaster. And even when they don’t, projects can become time-consuming and costly. Botched DIY home improvement jobs can also lead to quarreling among loved ones, shows a new survey from Porch.com, a home improvement website. Porch.com surveyed more than 1,000 homeowners to discover the biggest sources of tension and mistakes during home improvement projects.   A third of homeowners say they tackle house […]

todayJuly 29, 2019

Food & Drink

National Chicken Wing Day Deals

Monday, July 29 is National Chicken Wing Day, and a whole host of restaurant chains just can't wait to offer you some freebies and deals to help you celebrate.  Eat Up!   Buffalo Wild Wings: Get a free snack-sized order of wings with the purchase of any small, medium or large order of boneless or traditional wings Monday. Dine-in only, while supplies last. Duffy’s Sports Grill: Get 50% off an order of […]

todayJuly 29, 2019

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