Twitter Happiness Map

Alexdavies.net has created a Twitter Happiness Map which shows a state’s happiness based on happy and sad tweets. Using a statistical model, they determine words that are correlated with happiness or sadness and use this raw data to generate the map. The map is a static map based on a sample of tweets collected this year and some states do not have enough data to generate a listing. 42 states had enough information to participate in this exercise and the results had Tennessee as #1 on the happiness map and Nevada being #42.

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America’s Safest Drivers

Thecarconnection.com has used Allstate Insurance Company’s annual America’s Best Drivers Report to determine America’s safest driving city. This year’s top honor of “America’s Safest Driving City” is Fort Collins, Colorado. Fort Collins’ average driver will experience an auto collision every 14.5 years, which is about 31 percent less likely than the national average. Other safe cities to make the list include Chattanooga, Tennessee; Boise, Idaho; Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Knoxville, Tennessee.

Churchill has short-term temporary housing in Tennessee and nationwide. Please contact us at 866-255-0593 for more info.

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America’s Best Swimming Holes

Travelandleisure.com rates nature’s best swimming pools across America. Some of our favorites are Cummins Falls in Cookeville, TN which features a 50 foot cascading water falls and Sliding Rock in Brevard, NC, a family friendly locale with an angled rock face that swimmers use as a waterslide.

Churchill has short-term temporary housing in Tennessee and nationwide. Please contact us at 866-255-0593 for more info.

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How Much Time You Waste In Traffic?

Infrastructurist.com has reported on a study done by the Texas Transportation Institute which compares wasted hours due to traffic in 14 major cities from 1997 to 2007. Out of the 14 cities in this study, only Seattle has reduced commuting times by approximately 10 minutes. The Texas Transportation Institute has congestion data available on most major US cities.

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10 National Parks to See Before You Die

Dailygreen.com’s 10 National Parks to See Before You Die highlights the 10 most visited parks in the United States. Coming in at #1 is the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina/Tennessee. The park’s nickname is Wildflower National Park due to the magnificent views of the foliage in the spring and early summer time.

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Earth Hour Is This Saturday!

Saturday, March 27, is Earth Hour. Join the WWF‘s call for action on climate change by turning off your lights for one hour, starting at 8:30 p.m. local time. The Earth Hour movment began 3 years ago in Sydney, Australia, as a way to get an entire city to help do something about climate change.  Nearly one billion people turned out for Earth Hour 2009 – involving 4,100 cities in 87 countries on seven continents. Celebrity supporters of Earth Hour include Edward Norton, Gisele Bundchen, Steve Nash and Tom Brady.

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Top 25 Cities For Artists & Designers

Artbistro.com has named the Top 25 Cities For Designers and Artists. The criteria for the list included the cities’ growth rates, average salaries, costs of living and the rate of unemployment increase since February 2008. Some notable cities on the list include Hartford, CT which made #24 on the list and Nashville, TN which was #15 on the list.

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Valentine’s Day in Nashville

Staying in Nashville and need something to do on Valentine’s Day? About.com has a list of Nashville’s Top 2009 Valentine’s Day Events.

Some of the highlights include:

Valentine’s with Jim Brickman and the Nashville Symphony who will be playing Brickman’s hits, “Valentine,” “The Gift” and “Love of My Life.”

Ricky Springfield performing at the Wildhorse Saloon. He will be performing his hits on Saturday, February 13th and Sunday, February 14th with special guest Brother Trouble.

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Lilith Fair coming to Nashville

Tennessean.com is reporting that the Lilith Fair is coming to Nashville, Tennessee. The Lilith Fair features all female musicians will include Sheryl Crow, Sarah McLachlan, Mary J. Blige and Ke$ha along with many others for 2010. Click here to see the full lineup. You can signup for the Lilth Fair newsletter and receive a free MP3 download of “Angel” by Sarah McLauchlan.

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America’s Best Adventures

National Geographic’s America’s Best Adventures highlights some of the best trips in the United States.

Some of our favorites are:

Canoeing the Adirondacks in New York – Nearly one million acres of the Adirondack Park are available to the public. A grand flat-water paddling circuit nestled between the park’s marquee High Peaks and Five Ponds wildernesses has recently opened and this new route will take you through a 4 day trip in the wilderness.

Hiking the Roan Highlands in Tennessee – Roan Mountain is the highpoint of the Roan-Unaka Range of the Southern Appalachian Mountains, home of the largest natural rhododendron garden in the world. Visit the Roan Mountain State Park to see the alpine catawba rhododendron bloom in late June.

Churchill has locations in New York and Tennessee. We can help you with your short-term housing needs.

Photo courtesy of Nationalgeographic.com