Hula Dancing is Proving to Be an Unlikely Source of Reform for Male Prisoners
Though hula dancing is usually associated with grass skirts and dashboard figurines, these male inmates have found spiritual relief in the Hawai'ian art.
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For the First Time in 21 Years, Copyrighted Works Enter the Public Domain: 'The drought is over'
Due to a piece of legislation that was passed in 1998, there have not been copyrighted works added to the public domain in 21 years - until now.
Man Transforms His Workspace into Winter Castle Complete With a Working Drawbridge
When his firm started hosting annual competitions for the most festive workplace, this engineer grabbed some cardboard and staples and went all out.
Renewal in Kansas City Jazz Scene Encouraging
Much as prognosticators claim to see green shoots in the nation's struggling economy, Kansas City's jazz scene demonstrated encouraging signs of renewed vigor after an extended period fraught with challenges.
Swimming Pool Built in the Sky - Transparent Bottom Looks Down 24 Stories to Street
The Holiday Inn Shanghai - Pudong Kangqiao features a cantilevered swimming pool that hangs over the building giving swimmers a bird's eye view onto the street more than 250 feet below. This gives guests a delirious sense of swimming in the sky -- they can see the street clearly down below while passers-by on Xiuyan Lu can see the swimmers way up above.
Student Creates World's Most Cut-proof Bike Lock
Using modern materials, Felix Ure believes he has succeeded in making a cut-proof bike lock that is indestructible. You will marvel at the innovative design to make it easy to carry while riding.
Artist Paints Homeless Portraits, Donates Money Toward Their Care
Brian Peterson was moved to make a difference by painting portraits of Santa Ana's homeless, and selling them to help pay for the person's housing.
33 Amazing Designs You Wish You Had on Your Home
What would your dream home look like if you had unlimited resources? Would you wrap a cat walkway around the house, or create a mini beach outside your door with a fire pit, or add a slide alongside your stairway? Here are some great examples of homes where people have been able to realize their greatest home design fantasies.
Tuskegee Airmen Join Obamas for White Houseâ Screening of New Lucas Film About the Black Aviators
President Barack Obama and the First Lady invited Star Wars Director George Lucas and a few of the cast members from his new film, Red Tails, to the White House Friday for a movie night. But the guests of honor were a few of the original Tuskegee Airmen, the black WW II aviators whose story -- brought to the big screen thanks to Lucas's own money -- is opening in theaters on January 20.
Facebook Privacy: 10 Settings Every User Needs to Know
Facebook's privacy settings are extremely detailed, giving you the ability to fine-tune the privacy aspects of almost every little part of your Facebook account. Unfortunately, for most users, this level of micromanagement makes Facebook's privacy settings a convoluted mess. Here are 10 essential settings you should know about.
Inspiring Woman Paints the Sunrise Every Day
After a life-threatening cancer diagnosis from her doctor, a Kansas woman realized the fragility of life and began painting the sunrise each morning. The talented artist working in pastels now has a visual diary of the expansive prairie sky that started one morning in 2005.
Happstr, the App That Finds Your Happy Place … Literally
Looking for happiness? Now there's a map for that. Mobile web app Happstr lets users mark the locations at which they're happy on a map and browse for happy spots left by others nearby.
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