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<channel><title>COOLER, SMARTER, BETTER, HIPPER</title><link>http://www.wral.com/news/local/blog/5280459/</link><description>In an age when oil is running low, technology is riding high and everyone's looking to buckle down, the quest is on to be COOLER, SMARTER, BETTER, HIPPER. Here you'll find the latest and greatest in sustainability, gizmo wizardry and good-life affordability courtesy of Billy Warden (Gen X) and Greg Behr (Gen Y).</description><copyright>Copyright 2009 by Capitol Broadcasting Company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.</copyright><pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:27:14 -0500</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:27:14 -0500</lastBuildDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Lip-smackin' sustainability</title><link>http://www.wral.com/news/local/blogpost/6425431/</link><description>&lt;img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/11/15/6425440/cookie-160x120.jpg" alt="cookie" /&gt;Along with the rains came the most sustainable folks from across the state to meet, mingle and celebrate the NC Sustainable Business Awards.</description><media:thumbnail url="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/11/15/6425440/cookie-160x120.jpg" height="120" width="160"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:27:14 -0500</pubDate><category>News</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wral.com/news/local/blogpost/6425431/</guid></item><item><title>Out of the box with Pandora</title><link>http://www.wral.com/news/local/blogpost/6375553/</link><description>&lt;img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/11/08/6375568/radio-160x120.jpg" alt="radio" /&gt;It's funny &#x2013; we missed most of the big Internet Summit because we were slaving away at the office to the sounds of Pandora.com.</description><media:thumbnail url="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/11/08/6375568/radio-160x120.jpg" height="120" width="160"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:15:25 -0500</pubDate><category>News</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wral.com/news/local/blogpost/6375553/</guid></item><item><title>Green everywhere?</title><link>http://www.wral.com/news/local/blogpost/6275356/</link><description>&lt;img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/10/24/6275365/Kids_2_LR_RGB-160x120.jpg" alt="green" /&gt;GreenCo just shared findings from a recent Touchstone Energy Cooperatives&#x2019; survey. </description><media:thumbnail url="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/10/24/6275365/Kids_2_LR_RGB-160x120.jpg" height="120" width="160"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:52:15 -0400</pubDate><category>News</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wral.com/news/local/blogpost/6275356/</guid></item><item><title>New plaza is the place to be, even before it opens</title><link>http://www.wral.com/news/local/blogpost/6228348/</link><description>&lt;img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/10/16/6228358/plaza-160x120.jpg" alt="The grounds of the new City Plaza." /&gt;Ah, that new plaza smell!  Better than a new car any day.  Generators, paint ... and the scent of a creative culture.</description><media:thumbnail url="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/10/16/6228358/plaza-160x120.jpg" height="120" width="160"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:16:52 -0400</pubDate><category>News</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wral.com/news/local/blogpost/6228348/</guid></item><item><title>Close as your turn signal</title><link>http://www.wral.com/news/local/blogpost/6177481/</link><description>&lt;img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/10/10/6177496/bumper-160x120.jpg" alt="bumper sticker" /&gt;As everyone was trying to make sense of the machinations behind the Nobel Peace Prize, we bumped into the bumper sticker pictured.   And it spoke to us.  Not in a 'burning bush' way, but in an appeal to pay more attention to the sometimes average chores right in front of us.</description><media:thumbnail url="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/10/10/6177496/bumper-160x120.jpg" height="120" width="160"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:11:56 -0400</pubDate><category>News</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wral.com/news/local/blogpost/6177481/</guid></item><item><title>Heeeeeeere's the Chamber!</title><link>http://www.wral.com/news/local/blogpost/6110763/</link><description>&lt;img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/09/30/6110792/pig-160x120.jpg" alt="pig" /&gt;A zippy, full-scale send-up of "The Tonight Show," complete with a spunky band, was the theme for the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce&#x2019;s annual meeting Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009.</description><media:thumbnail url="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/09/30/6110792/pig-160x120.jpg" height="120" width="160"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:09:32 -0400</pubDate><category>News</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wral.com/news/local/blogpost/6110763/</guid></item><item><title>Inside our new museum and its tunnel of treasures</title><link>http://www.wral.com/news/local/blogpost/5943836/</link><description>&lt;img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/09/05/5943840/warden2-90x120.jpg" alt="Larry Wheeler " /&gt;The future arrives at the North Carolina Museum of Art in April, but we got a sneak peek this week. </description><media:thumbnail url="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/09/05/5943840/warden2-90x120.jpg" height="120" width="90"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 10:03:33 -0400</pubDate><category>News</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wral.com/news/local/blogpost/5943836/</guid></item><item><title>Technocrats vs. tea parties</title><link>http://www.wral.com/news/local/blogpost/5812199/</link><description>&lt;img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/08/12/5783608/adam1-160x120.jpg" alt="health care" /&gt;So what happened to the Web revolution in policy-making promised by so many media mavens? Maybe the real key to political persuasion isn't technology but passion.</description><media:thumbnail url="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/08/12/5783608/adam1-160x120.jpg" height="120" width="160"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:33:20 -0400</pubDate><category>News</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wral.com/news/local/blogpost/5812199/</guid></item><item><title>Digital desire</title><link>http://www.wral.com/news/local/blogpost/5784222/</link><description>&lt;img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/08/12/5784230/marsha-160x120.jpg" alt="Marsha" /&gt;We've always been fond of our pal Marsha, but her recent trip to Europe made her ridiculously hot.  Marsha, you see, bopped through Italy, Germany and the Czech Republic with a netbook&amp;nbsp;&amp;ndash; something we want sooooo bad.  </description><media:thumbnail url="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/08/12/5784230/marsha-160x120.jpg" height="120" width="160"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:57:44 -0400</pubDate><category>News</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wral.com/news/local/blogpost/5784222/</guid></item><item><title>Candle over rubbing alcohol for swimmer's ear</title><link>http://www.wral.com/news/local/blogpost/5668411/</link><description>&lt;img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/07/28/5675837/ear-160x120.jpg" alt="ear" /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Greg:&lt;/strong&gt; Billy, I don't really know how to describe what I saw you doing the other day. It was curious, intriguing and something that looked like it could lead to some third degree burns.</description><media:thumbnail url="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/07/28/5675837/ear-160x120.jpg" height="120" width="160"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:53:18 -0400</pubDate><category>News</category><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.wral.com/news/local/blogpost/5668411/</guid></item></channel></rss>
