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Sunday, January 26, 2014

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

Here are the top five comment generating posts of the past week...

10 Movies That Define Pittsburgh

www.buzzfeed.com: Pittsburgh may not be America’s entertainment capital, but it has been the background for more than a few films. These 10 films came the closest to encapsulating the Western Pennsylvania experience, presented in chronological order


The Weirdest Interview Questions Hiring Managers Ask

Fast Company | Business + Innovation: Glassdoor on Friday released its list of the top 25 oddball interview questions, which were compiled by its data science team based on tags and community feedback. While the list is tech-heavy, it's not just Silicon Valley that's fond of brainteasers. Other companies have been known to throw such curveballs, including Bed Bath & Beyond ("If you were a box of cereal, what would you be and why?”), Urban Outfitters (“You're a new addition to the crayon box, what color would you be and why?”), Applebee's ("What is the funniest thing that has happened to you recently?"), and Norwegian Cruise Line ("Do you believe in Bigfoot?").


8 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Just Rely On SpellCheck

www.lifehack.org: “She could sew seeds better than she could sew clothes.”
The above sentence is one that I came across while reading a self-published novel the other day, and is a perfect example why one cannot merely rely on a spell-checking program to ensure that one’s writing is error-free. Although “sew” and “sow” are homophones (they sound the same despite having different spellings and meanings), they are obviously not interchangeable: we sow seeds, and sew clothes.


Actor loses voice on stage during Sam Mendes's King Lear

Stage | theguardian.com: It is every actor's nightmare: losing your voice on stage in front of a packed house. But during Tuesday's preview performance of Sam Mendes's King Lear at the National Theatre, with Simon Russell Beale in the title role, that was exactly what happened.


7 Things You Need To Do To Avoid Mental Burnout

www.lifehack.org: It’s way too easy to get swept up in the daily grind of work. Bringing home that stress cuts into your family time, and you already have enough going on with your home life. Trying to balance a social life and more on top of all of that only adds to the weight on your shoulders. When all of this adds up, you might feel like you can’t tackle anything, even the simplest of daily tasks. These tips will help you avoid mental burnout and all the unhappiness it can bring into your life.



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