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Tuesday, December 04, 2012

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

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

Happy Teens Grow Up to Be Wealthier Too

TIME.com: Which comes first, happiness or money? Much scholarly head tapping has been devoted to examining whether richer people are happier and if so, how much richer? Nobel prize-winners have even looked into it. But a new study suggests that the question could perhaps be looked at the other way around. Happier teenagers, this study suggests, grow up to be richer adults.
-- 16 Comments Here

Shredded police documents found in Macy's parade confetti

UPI.com: Parade-goers in New York City say they found shredded police documents mixed in with confetti at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The documents contained confidential information, including detectives' Social Security numbers, bank information and unveiled undercover officers' identities, WPIX-TV, New York, reported.
-- 14 Comments Here

How That Football Field Was Blown Up in The Dark Knight Rises

gizmodo.com: The Dark Knight Rises was pretty incredible for many reasons. But one of the most jaw-dropping bits was when Bane blew-up an American football stadium right at the start of a game. Here's how they actually did it.
-- 11 Comments Here

No students move following CU dorm segregation for gun owners

The Denver Post: Since the University of Colorado's Boulder and Colorado Springs campuses began segregating dorms for students with valid concealed-carry permits this year, not a single student has asked to live where guns are allowed. On Aug. 16, CU announced that both campuses would establish a residential area for students over age 21 with a permit to hold a concealed handgun. In all other dormitories, guns are banned. "So far, no one has moved," CU spokesman Ken McConnellogue said.
-- 10 Comments Here

In Midtown, Disney Offers a 'Pop-up' Look at 'The Lion King'

NYTimes.com: Exhibits that offer a glimpse behind the scenes at films like the “Harry Potter” movies are becoming increasing common as part of so-called experiential marketing efforts by the Hollywood studios. Now, an entertainment giant with a major presence on stage as well as in film wants to find out if such exhibits could stimulate interest in Broadway shows.
-- 10 Comments Here

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