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  The National Weather Service has begun to get more specific about what we can probably expect, beginning tomorrow, with the winter storm across the Houston Metro area. Herein, then, a summary: TIMING Recent computer models have suggested the precipitation will arrive earlier on Thursday than previously expected. As a result forecasters believe light snow […]

 The Electric Reliability Council of Texas ordered an end to the rolling electrical outages Wednesday afternoon. The agency said the blackouts were needed to compensate for a generation shortage due to numerous plant trips that have occurred because of the extreme weather. The blackouts were designed to last 10 to 45 minutes per neighborhood, but […]

Try this sequence of neck and shoulder stretches that are demonstrated by Robin Downes of Yoga Flava during a recent appearance on Sistah Talk TV. These gentle exercises can help relieve muscle fatigue. You should do these every 1-2 hours. Excerpts from Sistah Talk Tv Show Original Air Date 1.8. 2011 and Robin Downes of […]

97.9 The Box’s Qui West and Da Boi Genius find out who has the FRESHEST KICKS inside the Toyota Center (Downtown Houston) for 2011 H-Town Sneaker Summit Winter Edition: Follow them on Twitter: @Qui_West @DaBoiGenius @979TheBox This past Sunday, the H-Town Sneaker Summit held their Seventh Annual Winter Event at Houston’s premier sports and entertainment […]

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Here’s another reason to get some good sleep in the week leading up to a major test or presentation: Sleep selectively enhances memories that you expect to need in the future, a new study suggests. Researchers in Germany tested a group of 141 healthy adult participants on tasks involving recalling words, locating a two-dimensional object, […]

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Marshall “Eminem” Mathers is continuing his road to Recovery by appearing in a Lipton Brisk Iced Tea Super Bowl commercial next week as a claymation figure. The series of ad campaigns ran in the late 90’s with Frank Sinatra as one of the claymation pop culture icons. The Shady Records exec is being featured as […]

Not only is Bun B a southern rap impresario, he’s also an academic. At the top of the year, the Texas rap legend began teaching “Religious Studies 331: Religion and Hip-Hop Culture” at Rice University. In celebration of Black History Month, MTV News spoke to Professor Trill about why he chose to step off the […]

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Are you looking for ways to avoid being hungry in between your meal times?  Finding healthy and simple snacks could be the key for you to not binge or go against your healthy lifestyle. 

Women tend to naturally visit the doctors more frequent than men, especially if they feel something is wrong with their body. But often times, we ignore minor signs that actually can lead to serious health issues. These 5 common cancer symptoms can be easily overlooked: Unexplained Weight Loss For most women, this is a dream […]

Sometimes Jack Frost brings more than just cold weather into our lives during the winter months. Many women suffer from seasonal depression (aka the winter blues) because of the decrease in daylight that occurs in the fall and winter along the hormonal changes that come along with it. If you could use a hearty boost […]