From Huffington Post: Two separate serious shark attacks off the coast of Oahu and Maui in Hawaii last week have closed beaches and terrified swimmers. The victims of both attacks are recovering, and each recently described the scary incidents to local news media. The first attack: July 29 White Plains in Ewa Beach Oahu teenage …

Are your dreams of becoming the next Jimi Hendrix or Ry Cooder not materializing fast enough? Before you scratch ‘mastering the guitar’ off your bucket list, check to see if you’re making one of the top ten beginner blunders covered by the Paul Bright of the Beginner Guitarist Academy. 1.STRING BUZZING Have you ever heard …

“Success at work means adapting to your colleagues as you work toward a common goal. Success means adapting and growing! As I consult and train teams to do this well, I have learned to laugh at the ever present debate about and between introverts and extroverts. When or when will the debate end?” 1. You …

Via: DegreeSearch.org “The ocean is full of bizarre creatures, among them are some very odd sharks. We’ve illustrated our top 5 picks with facts, but here is a slightly longer list with links to photos or videos of these guys in action. To learn more about sharks, tune into The Discovery Channel for Shark Week …

By now y’all might know that whistleblower Edward Snowden is in Russia – probably to stay. With that in mind, Time Magazine has compiled a list of top 7 things that he should see, while there. More or less tongue-in-cheek but good info for the rest of us! Here’s how they start their article: A …

Hollywood often makes at least part of their films in Hollywood North, a.k.a. “Canada”. This weekend’s Vancouver Sun shows us some of the homes the stars choose to rent while on location in Vancouver – including one spectacular home that rents for $50k a month and that has been home to Matt Damon, for example. …

“Many view their social media pages as a place where they can voice their opinions and show off pieces of their lives. However, there’s a fine line between being you and being annoying, especially on Facebook and Twitter, where it’s harder for someone to tell your tone.” Wondering what can cause people to unfriend, block, …

Awww! Love manatees? Huffington Post has some great photos of them just doing their thing and generally being their cute selves. See link below. Meanwhile, some manatee factoids from Wikipedia: manatees have a mass of 400 to 550 kilograms (880 to 1,200 lb) they are about 9 feet long they have a large, flexible, prehensile …

Bacon has had its day in the sun that is the Internet, so we believe it’s time to honor another favorite comfort food, cheese. Luckily, a number of YouTube contributors got the ball rolling with their ballads to our favorite dairy byproduct. A Song About Cheese, by Will Dixon This is the song for all …

There’s something about studying the phases of the Moon that triggers a craving for Oreos, much like studying anything does…or just waking up, for that matter. So, grab a pack and settle in for the most delicious lesson you’ll ever have on heavenly bodies with the help of this infographic from Optics Central. Via Optics …

Funny guy! The Week has a post about John Adams’s funniest insults. Apparently he was quite good at them. He’s been called “combative” and apparently even the “18th century Don Rickles”. Here are some of his best – you can see the others over at The Week, link below: 1. ON BENJAMIN FRANKLIN “His whole …

China is slowing significantly as its policymakers try to rebalance the economy as one driven by consumption rather than exports. This is taking a toll on its manufacturing sector… …But China’s manufacturing sector is still gargantuan. Earlier this year, Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s David Cui published a report titled Not So Trivial Facts, which …