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Awesome Engagement Photos Inspired by Disney Movies. Freedivers plunge in for amazingly close great white shark encounters. Video: Denver’s opening kickoff bounces off goal post, lands on 20. Video: Denver’s opening kickoff bounces off goal post, lands on 20 By Chris Chase Posts Website Email By Chris Chase | Shutdown Corner – Mon, Jan 9, 2012 10:51 AM EST Matt Prater must have been in a hurry to get Sunday's AFC wild-card game underway. The big-footed kicker could hit 1,000 more kickoffs and never get it to do this again. Prater hit the goal post again later in the game, but the ball errantly bounced toward the sideline rather than directly into the hands of the official spotting it.

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Most New Year’s Resolutions don’t last.

5 Trips That Will Change Your Life

So maybe instead of “going to the gym” or “reading a few more classics” you should put something completely new and life-altering on your list–a resolution that’s easy to keep because you’ll want to keep it. Something like “treat yourself to the trip of a lifetime.” From rafting the Grand Canyon to trekking in the Himalayas, the world is filled with true once-in-a-lifetime adventures and destinations. Some are expensive, some are moderate, others can be surprisingly affordable, but all will pay you back with experiences you’ll treasure the rest of your life. Trips to Take That Will Change Your Life Grand Canyon (Courtesy of Arizona River Runners) Raft the Grand CanyonFew adventures earn the moniker “Trip of a lifetime” as regularly as a whitewater descent of the Grand Canyon, America’s most famous natural landmark.

Easter Island, Chile (Courtesy of Larry Olmstead)

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Workplace Wonderland. Davison International Inc., a 285-employee company that designs and creates kitchen gadgets, toys and other consumer products, relocated in 2006 to a 61,000-square-foot building in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Workplace Wonderland

Its interior, which followed a year-long, $5 million renovation, is intended to encourage creativity and a positive attitude among staff. One third of its inventions are its own creations. The remainder are commissioned by third parties. Inventalot Courtesy Davison This castle, Inventalot, has a round table for meetings. Pirate Ship Courtesy Davison Stationed aboard the pirate ship are a handful of product designers who specialize in children's toys. Giant Shoe This giant shoe is a work space intended to inspire ideas for new baby products. Animal House The blue house is where Davison staff researches and designs pet products like the Hydro Bone -- a rubber toy that releases water as the dog chews, and which sells for around $10. Continued Kitchen products are conceptualized in this house.

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In-Flight Amenities That Make Us Hope for Tarmac Delays. With these 8 outrageous amenities from various airlines, long-haul flights aren’t long enough.

In-Flight Amenities That Make Us Hope for Tarmac Delays

Courtesy of Asiana Airlines Sommelier Service on Asiana Airlines Once a month, three flight-attendants-turned-sommeliers describe, pair, and decant wines for business and first-class passengers flying from Frankfurt and Los Angeles. Asiana foots the bill for its flight attendants to secure the sommelier licenses from international schools, such as the Wine, Spirit, & Education Trust. Call reservations (800-227-4262) to find out which flights will offer this service. Nets Owner Mikhail Prokhorov Takes Big Entourage To French Alps.

A One-Horse Town Down to Two People. MESSEX, Colo.

A One-Horse Town Down to Two People

—One of the few disadvantages of living in Messex, people here say, is the noise made by coal trains rumbling along the nearby railroad tracks. The train engineers "just don't know how to lay off the horn," says David Ulibarri. "They act like somebody's there. There ain't nobody there. " Nobody except Mr. The tenuous survival of Messex shows how long it can take for a town to die. [More from WSJ.com: If Your Teeth Could Talk...] "There are would-be hermits out there in the world," says Randy Cantrell, a professor of rural sociology at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. The 2010 Census found 13 hamlets with one or two residents, including Lotsee, Okla., Gross, Neb., and Bonanza, Utah. In Messex, two deaths over the past couple of years have cut the population in half.

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