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Let The Soundwagon Drive Your Music

by Laurie Kay Olson

Back in the day our tunes only came on vinyl and there are those afficionados who say that vinyl is the only true and pure way to listen to music. If you can still find vinyl albums this is great. What can be even harder to find is something to play them on. Well, how about something to play on them? The Soundwagon will drive your music right to your ears.

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Whole Foods' Brand Patina & Magnetic Marketing Expands Into Travel

by Ron Callari

Sometimes it takes a brand decades to use its specific combination of logo, words, font type, design, colors and value to evolve into a lifestyle choice. The promise, look, personality and feel is the brand's patina. It transcends the commercial transaction igniting what I call 'magnetic marketing,' or the time when the buyer and seller travel on the same wavelength, where they are more tightly attracted to each other, than any other time in the customer-brand relationship cycle.

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Chocolate Covered Shrimp Chips Are A Sick Sea Snack

by Steve Levenstein

Japanese confectionery powerhouses Lotte and Calbee have teamed up to celebrate the mutual 50th anniversaries of two iconic snack favorites, Ghana Milk Chocolate Bars and Kappa Ebisen Chips, by rolling out limited edition "Kappaebisen Ghana" chocolate covered shrimp-flavored chips. Hey, it worked for Reese's!

10 Innovative Mobility Aids For When You're Injured, Disabled, Or Just Plain Creaky

by Cindi Brown

Injuries are an unforunate fact of life. Anyone can twist an ankle or pull a back muscle, and of course everyone gets older and creakier, but life does not slow down just because you do. There are a number of great products out there to help you get up, down, and around, so you can keep living it to its fullest. Here are ten great mobility aids that can help you get moving:

Lastest Eyewear Technology Now Available: Self-Adjusting Eye Glasses!

by Boomer Babe

....Think about it. You read newspapers and hard-copy books at one distance, tablet and notebook computers at another distance, do crafts and hobbies at other distances.... And how far away do you have to hold food and personal care products these days to read the contents?

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

by T Goodman

.... 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.

Special MRI Correctly Diagnoses Alzheimer's Without Spinal Tap

by T Goodman

Nothing induces quite as much fear in a patient as the words 'spinal tap' or 'lumbar puncture,' a test used to resolve diagnosis in many neurological diseases. One disease that can be absolutely diagnosed by lumbar puncture is Alzheimer's disease, and the test is currently used to distinguish it from other neurological diseases, such as Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD), that commonly appear with consequent dementia. But a new MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) model that distinguishes the two diseases may prove critical to the success of future focused treatment...

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Plan Z, TAX the TAX Man!

Plan Z, A Trillion Dollars (or more) & A Fiscal Shoe For The Other Foot

by Ron Callari

After 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.

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

by Ron Callari

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.

From "First Time Girls" To "First Wives Club," Protests Go Viral Prior To Election [Videos]

by Ron Callari

Women's issues move center-stage once again in the final stretch of this year's contentious Presidential campaigns -- mainly, due to Richard Mourdock's and Todd Akin's extreme views on women's rights. On the left, the creative genius of HBO's hit comedy "Girls," Lena Dunham and 1960's pop icon Lesley Gore have released political ads that connect women of the 1960s to first-time female voters of 2012, which provided a needed counterpoint.

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First Warning Systems Creates Early Cancer Warning Bra (Video)

First Warning Systems Self Examination Bra

by Myra Per-Lee

A fortunate set of circumstances put 24-year old nurse Nedra Lindsay in an investigative study linking non-circadean temperatures in breast cells to abnormal growths within the breasts At her age, breast cancer was the last thing she expected to be faced with, but her study results indicated a follow-up with mammography....

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Innovative Program For Alzheimer's Patients With Sundowning Syndrome

by T Goodman

If you've had a loved one with advanced Alzheimer's disease, you likely know what sundowning syndrome is, even if you've never heard the term before. Alzheimer's patients with this syndrome either don't sleep at night or wake up after a short sleep and may create havoc, waking up caregivers and disturbing others in the home, possibly for hours. But a care center in New York City has an innovative program for night owl Alzheimer's patients, that lets them 'play,' while their caregivers sleep....

UN Warns International Travelers Of New SARS Virus

by T Goodman

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) issued a global alert today, warning of a newly identified SARS virus (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) found in a Qatari patient now being treated in the United Kingdom. Although the WHO did not issue specific travel warnings yet, it is awaiting any evidence that this, the most deadly kind of upper respiratory infection you can get, poses a serious public health risk.

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Japanese Gulag For Social Media Activist Michael Q.Todd Spotlights Deportation Practices

by Ron Callari

His bio reads, "I aim to connect and promote great people who will make a difference by collaborating than individually. . . and my goals are eradication of poverty and a sustainable economy by 2015." One of his fervent passions and ongoing initiatives is to help save the Taiji dolphins from captivity and slaughter. Doesn't sound like a candidate for Japan's harsh immigration-and-detention system, does it? Yet Michael Q. Todd found himself taken into custody in the Shingu Jail on September 16h for a lapsed visa.

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Jon Stewart vs Bill O'Reilly To Beat The Obama-Romney Debates?

by Ron Callari

He's done it before. Back in 2010 when the Tea Party Republcans helped overtake the majority in the House of Representatives, Comedy Central's Jon Stewart jumped into the debate ring with his co-faux newscaster collaborator, Stephen Colbert. Touted as the "Rally to Restore Sanity And/Or Fear," the event was well attended in DC. This go-around Stewart has targeted Bill O'Reilly, the Fox News talk-show host to help iron out some of the pressing issues of this year's presidential election campaign.

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Folding iPad Stand Puts Your Tablet on Hold

by Steve Levenstein

iPad owners everywhere are raising their voices about raising their iPads. It may be the latest First World Problem but fear not, Apple Fanboys (and Fangirls), Shanghai Donya's got a first-rate solution: the Folding iPad Stand.

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Foursquare's Magnetic Marketing Goes Mad Men With Promoted Updates

by Ron Callari

It was inevitable the game-like features of Foursquare's 'mayorships,' 'badges' and 'check-ins' would ultimately pave a path to paid advertising. Yes, that unassuming little geolocation-based app that launched three short years ago at South by Southwest and has amassed over 20 million registered users has decided to monetize. Finally slipping into their big boy pants, Dennis Crowley and Naveen Selvadurai's company have launched "Promoted Updates," with clients Madison Avenue ad agencies have been known to court over the years.

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Is The Ubiquitous "Keep Calm" A Meme Or A Moan?

by Ron Callari

Ever wonder why the World War II British slogan "Keep Calm and Carry On" has surfaced some 70 years later to become today's most ubiquitous meme? Not only has the Internet been cyberventillating variations on the theme online for over a year now, one can find t-shirts and other memorabilia easily accessible for purchase in the real world.

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High-Tech Locators Find Keys, Glasses... Even Your Cat!

by Boomer Babe

Find One, Find All® (FOFA®) Locator

There I go! Can't find my keys again. Just when I think I'm ready to hop in the car for another day's commute, my car keys, mobile phone, wallet, purse, reading glasses, and/or sunglasses can't be found. Whoops, where did I leave my coffee thermos? read more »

The disappearing act those slylies pull every day has been a source of needless frustration in my life, and I finally decided I had to stop them. I checked into several locating devices and found two locators I'd like to share with you, as each has appealing but different features for different needs... the FOFA® and the Loc8tor.

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Social Media Solutions For Casinos Is Better Bet Than Traditional Marketing

Social Media Solutions For Casinos Is A Better Bet Than Traditional Marketing

by Ron Callari

Casinos need to up their game when it comes to rolling the dice on social media's 4 R's - Reputation, Relationships, Recommendations & Reach. While a tad behind the curve, casinos are catching up with the hospitality industry at large with their management of social media initiatives. Today, there are platforms, tools and marketing techniques that can help create a customer experience that can distinguish a casino brand from the pack, while far exceeding traditional marketing results.

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