Archive for June 8th, 2008

If you've ever put on just-washed workout clothes only to find they still smell like the gym, you're not alone. That's what MBA students at the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler School of Business found while conducting research for their sportswear startup, Nolia Athletic Apparel. The students surveyed runners, many of whom said their athletic clothing stayed stinky and also chafed.

Gasoline rose to a milestone mark Sunday as the national average compiled by motorist group AAA reached $4 a gallon for the first time.

Checked out the bestseller lists lately? In February you would have spotted motivational expert Marci Shimoff's "Happy for No Reason," which claims to teach you "how to experience sustained happiness for the rest of your life." In March came "The Geography of Bliss" by journalist Eric Weiner, a travelogue of places on Earth where people are the happiest. Both of these follow on the heels of "Stumbling on Happiness" by Harvard psychologist Dan Gilbert, which has been translated into 20 languages.

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More than 3,000 times daily, struggling homeowners call the foreclosure Help Hotline for advice on how to save their homes.