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Flight of the Conchords - "The Humans are Dead"A hilarious look at the music of the post-robotic revolution world. Disclaimer: a not-so-nice word or two for those of you with virgin ears.

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The Glow:Spokane (high)lights

It's been quite a while since a good ol' 'Glow' article has hit the Vox, but never fear! My adventures will continue! With the first day of Spring Break comes the absolute need to get out of the house:...

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Culminating Projects

For this year's and last year's graduating senior classes, a new graduation requirement has been added among the class and credit prerequisites: the culminating project. In this assignment, senior...

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Defendant's Mouth Taped Shut in Court

In Pocatello, Idaho, a judge ordered a defendant's mouth taped shut after he lost patience with the man's interruptions.The move was ordered by 6th District Judge Peter D. McDermott during a probation...

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Encore for 17 Again

Just imagine what would happen if your dad returned to age seventeen and attended your high school for a week.  Just imagine if he guided you through an unexpected breakup.  Just imagine if he gave you...

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Lights, Camera, Community Action!

Spring is a time of renewal, reinvention, and reinspiration.  So my question is this: What have you done recently to serve your community?It's easy to forget about volunteerism as the weather warms up,...

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If only her name was Toto...

A six-pound, eight-month-old Chihuahua named Tinker Bell was reunited with her owners recently after a 70-mph gust of wind blew her nearly a mile away. The owners credited a pet psychic with Tinker...

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Raising the bar on pandemic protection

The swine flu? (I just heard about this on today's morning news...)  The World Health Organization, (WHO), reports Mexico's infection-count at 26 cases with 7 death while the U.S. Government having a...

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Video of the Week

Not fond of swearing, but not sure that "gosh darnit" aptly expresses the pain of a stubbed toe? Try some wizard swears on for size!

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Charity-A-Day: Cell Phones for Soldiers

American soldiers are detached each day from the lives they once led, but teenagers Robbie and Brittany Bergquist are striving to reach out to these troops with an organization all their own known as...

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Why You Shouldn't Worry About the Swine Flu

  As the media reports more and more on the swine flu, Americans are getting more and more scared. Some schools have been closed, and germaphobics everywhere are on lockdown. What the media has failed...

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Who's Running?

Today is the day, folks! Stretch those calves! Double-knot those laces!  Got your Powerbar? Good...because today is Bloomsday.So who is running Bloomsday this morning? Ever run in the past? What's the...

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Who's Ready?

Tomorrow is the first day of a week and a half of AP tests. There are multiple tests a day all of this week and next week. Tomorrow, there are the United States Government and Politics, Comparative...

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Unique Ways to Lighten Up...

Trends are fickle and ever-changing: Our music, clothes,  -  even food can go 'in' and 'out' of style!  Yet with this amazingly cool and crazy lamp, it's good to know that our trends are taking a turn...

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Video of the Week

Monty Python's Dead Parrot sketchIt's AP week, we all need something brainless.

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"Real Life Twitter" by collegehumorQuestion: What is your opinion of Twitter? Is it frivolous fun, or is it just inane? Is it somehow better to say these things online rather than in real life?

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Ducks on Parade

Okay, this video is adorable. Last year, a guy in downtown Spokane, who works at Sterling Savings Bank, saved a group of baby ducks after they nested in the concrete awning above the bank. He caught...

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No Car? No Problem!

I was looking on the Year of Plenty blog, here, and it had a post about a town in Germany that is car free. Not bicycle friendly or walking friendly, but bicycle and walking only. The town, Vauban,...

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"For Jo" by RiddleTMAll of you Harry Potter fans out there ought to enjoy this.

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"Your Voice was the Soundtrack of My Summer"

Signs of summer vacation: yearbooks, finals, tans, job applications, shorts, sandals, and heat.Summer is teasing students.  It is peeking around corners, giggling, and running away.  The beautiful...

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