Medical Study Says: If You Can’t Run, Shake!

Body vibration machine…. For many who are obese, health problems may keep them from achieving
their goals through diet and exercise regimens. But new excercise
research shows that ‘shaking’ may improve the immune systems of obese
individuals until they can undertake more strenuous exercise.

New Year Resolutions Traced Back To Medieval Times

The Annunciation by Fra AngelicoThough our ancestors back in the 1300’s probably didn’t resolve to turn
their abs into 6-packs at the beginning of every new year, new research
indicates that they did make wishes and predictions at the new year, a
tradition believed to have evolved into today’s resolutions.

Domestic Violence Seen As Factor In Several Mental Illnesses

1 in 4 Women Will Suffer Domestic ViolenceWhile there is much evidence that child victims of domestic violence experience psychological trauma that may lead to mental
illness, a just-published study
looks at the prevalence of domestic violence in the lives of adult men and women with mental illnesses….

Plan Z, TAX the TAX Man!

Plan Z, A Trillion Dollars (or more) & A Fiscal Shoe For The Other FootAfter a volatile election year, heightened bi-partisan bickering, a
drift-less mandate and a still-divided government, perhaps it was
senseless to think a lame duck could waddle to our fiscal rescue. On the
other hand, maybe we were waiting for the wrong shoe to drop.

Calling All Inventors! Dean McDermott Wants Inventions For Gourmet Dads

‘Gourmet Dad’ Dean McDermott has paired with invention search site Edison Nation
to find the best new gadget for dads in the kitchen.  You don’t have to
be a dad to submit your gadget invention, just a really sharp innovator
who knows what a gourmet dad would find appealing for his role
as favorite chef to his family.

Calling All Inventors! Kyle Richards Wants Your Hair Care Ideas

If you have ideas for new hairdo gadgets, cool hair accessories, or hair styling products, the Kyle Richards (Real Housewives) inventor
competition curls right up to you!  Run by Edison Nation, the
competition is looking for the next do-it-yourself product that will
make you look like you’ve just left the poshest hair salon.

Generational Memes: YOLO vs YOOO, Tenacious Teens vs Obsolete Oldies

Millennials vs. Boomers cover both ends of the age spectrum. There’s an X and a Y in between, but according to
most authorities, a generation of folks is approximately 15 years apart,
where they are defined by their own uniquely similar characteristics.

Audi R8 China Edition: A Supercar for China’s Super Rich

Audi R8 China Edition: A Supercar for China's Super RichThe 2012 Audi R8 China Edition is a lot of car for a lot of money – almost half a million U.S. dollars buys one of the 80 available. It also highlights the German automaker’s latest attempt to establish their brand in the hearts, minds and budgets of China’s rapidly expanding wealthy class.

Calling All Inventors! Casting Call For Season 3, INVENTION USA!

Invention USALast night was the premiere of Season 2 of The History Channel’s inventor show, Invention USA. 
No sooner did the season begin, that casting calls for Season 3 of the
hit series get on the road too. So now inventors have another chance to
strut their stuff before the casting directors and the show’s hosts, Reichart Von Wolfsheild and Scotty Ziegler.

Mayor Booker SNAPS To Social Media Food Stamps Challenge

When TwitWit, who goes by the handle @MWadeNC
tweeted Newark Mayor Cory Booker that "nutrition is not the
responsibility of the government," a gauntlet was laid that is now being
played out in Twitterville as well as the real world. Booker (@CoryBooker),
a prolific member of the Twitterati has amassed celebrity status with a
Twitter following of over 1.2 million, while TwitWit whose profile
describes herself as a "Daughter of the American Revolution" has only
1008 (as of this posting).