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Serving The Citizens of Western North Carolina Since 1995 University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Passivley browsing social media is not good for you — and other useful findings on resilience and happiness from the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Lab. Michael M. Prinzing and Barbara L. Fredric...
So, I looked at what was trending on Twitter and was surprised to see 'Stop Getting Tested' was trending. I thought maybe it was a play on words, that it meant just the opposite of what it said. Nope, it was something that was really said. What? Let ...
Harvard Medical School: New study reveals how the brain organizes information about odors By KEVIN JIANG -- July 2, 2020 Research The premiere of the movie Scent of Mystery in 1960 marked a singular event in the annals of cinema: the first, and ...
Science Daily: Date: July 2, 2020 Source: Cell Press Summary:How old is your tail-wagging bundle of joy in human years? According to the well-known ''rule of paw,'' one dog year is the equivalent of 7 years. Now scient...
Science Daily: Science NEWS Date: June 29, 2020 The device is inexpensive, flexible and highly durableSource:University of California - Los AngelesSummary:Bioengineers have designed a glove-like device that can translate American Sign Langu...
Where did I put my weekend? – June 21, 2020 – Dr. Sarah Johnson, medical director of Landmark Recovery, an addiction treatment program based in Louisville, Ky., with locations in the Midwest says that, virtual events aside, the lockdowns nearly put a...
Teleportation: Important step in improving quantum computingDate:June 19, 2020 Source:University of RochesterSummary:Researchers are exploring new ways of creating quantum-mechanical interactions between distant electrons. The research marks an impor...
June 22, 2020 Joeletta Patrick crested a small hill on Saturn Boulevard at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, to a sight that changed her life. There in the near distance, like a giant at rest, lay a Saturn V rocket — the tallest, heavies...
High levels of emotionality and conscientiousness are indicators for stockpiling behaviorDate:June 12, 2020Source:Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologySummary:People who feel more threatened by COVID-19 and rank highly on scales of emoti...
National Library of Medicine -- 1991 National Center Biotechnology Information R J David 1, J W Collins Jr Affiliations expand PMID: 1842536 Pubmed Abstract The gap between black and white infant death rates in the United States has grown over ...
Where is the London Bridge? Obvious answer, in london, right? Nope! This has to fall under the category of "How Odd." I was really surprised to learn that not only is London Bridge not in the city of London, but it's here in the United States. So, yo...
Brunswick County Schools responded to questions on their FaceBook page about Joann Tucker. Tucker's Facebook post went viral on social media. The meme, a noose included the words "If we can't make America great again we will have to make evil people ...
WHO DO YOU #WEARORANGE FOR? The #WearOrange Campaign and National Gun Violence Awareness Day was inspired by Chicago teens who refused to be silent in the face of gun violence after their 15-year-old friend, Hadiya Pendleton, was killed by a stray bu...
As we approach 100,000 Americans dead from COVID-19, a search online was done to be able to see just how many people that would be in a group. "Visualizing Crowd Size" on Lime link from December 18, 2018 shows photographs from 50 people, 100. 15...
NEW YORK (AP) — Before the pandemic, Shalinder Singh spent Sundays at his gurdwara, helping serve a community meal for 300 people or more at the Sikh place of worship in suburban Detroit. Now, he's all about pizza. By LEANNE ITALIE Singh ...
Beautiful Sarge kitty Keebler is now residing at The Dog House in Waynesville. You may visit her there, and who knows? She might go home with you if the chemistry is good. ❤️? Find out more about Keebler and other adoptable pets @ link below&nb...
Quick and Easy Snacks! Peach Pie Smoothie! MMMMMMMMMM..................... Level: EasyTotal: 5 minPrep: 5 minYield: 1 serving, 2 cups Ingredients 1/2 cup nonfat or 1 percent lowfat milk 1/2 cup nonfat plain yogurt 1 cup frozen unsweetened peach...
How Odd: Today's Odditty is a Fish Story! This one is True! Check it out! HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A nine-year-old boy in Tennessee became the third child in his family to catch a monster fish, reeling in an 80-pound sturgeon that outweighed him ...
Because in These Hills, You Can Laugh, Cry, and Rebuild—All in a DayThe air's been thick lately in alot of places —with smoke, yes, but also grit and grace.We've been through it: Hurricane Helene...
Inspired by The Minimalists and that nagging pile of stuff you keep ignoring If you've watched The Minimalists: Less Is Now on Netflix, you know exactly where I'm going with this. Joshua Fields Millbu...
A Town Hall Marked by Engagement and FrustrationTensions ran high at U.S. Representative Chuck Edwards' (R-NC) town hall in Asheville on March 13, where hundreds of constituents gathered to voice thei...
Western North Carolina is still rebuiding after Hurricane Helene swept through in September 2024, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Trees—nature's best defense against flooding, erosion...
Alright, folks, it's that time of year again—when we collectively lose an hour of sleep but gain an hour of evening sunshine. Daylight Saving Time (DST) begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 9, 2025, so b...
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