Monthly Archives: February 2012

Exchanging Privacy for Money

Ever imagine how many times an hour someone searches a topic via google? Let alone how much time is actually spent on the web a day? I have seen the ads where a very interesting offer is made to make …

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Conan O’Brien Guest Stars on How I Met Your Mother”

Last year when Neil Patrick Harris stopped by Conan O’Brien’s late night show they spoke of a charity auction that O’Brien attended, and won, that afforded the winner a walk on roll on CBS sitcom “How I Met Your Mother”.  …

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Five-Year Battle Over Treasure

Imagine you went diving off the coast of a foreign country and found an immense treasure to find that later on, you would not have rightful possession of it? That is the case with odyssey Marine Exploration and the Government …

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A Look At Online Piracy

Online piracy has become a focal point for discussion in 2012.  SOPA garnered widespread controversy and the shutdown of popular content hub Megavideo created cries of censorship, but who is really to blame?  It seems to be Hollywood’s inability to …

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Caffeine: A Poisonous Drug

Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts, and McDonald’s all have one thing in common: they are known as some of the power-houses for your everyday morning coffee while on your way to work and/or school. Coffee is all the rage now-a-days, whether you

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Student Loans, Help or Hinderance?

Within our society today, we are encouraged and expected to obtain college degrees in order to ensure a financially stable future. Attending college is now more accessible than ever before. Many minority students and students from out of state or …

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UCF Needs A Chapel [Art & Archetecture]

Umbrella Covered Patio

As I write this, I’m sitting on a paver-patio, hearing the roar of kitchen fans behind me, a bird singing in front of me within the cypress patch known as the dome. The fans behind me are attached to a …

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How We Get News

While researching for something to write about this week, I immediately went to CNN.com. Every story I wanted to read immediately took me to a video about the story, rather than a written story. Upon looking further into CNN.com I …

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Zero Tolerance For One Intoxicated Pilot

Every time I fly to different states/countries, I can only hope that the pilots are well experienced and sober. I’m going to Las Vegas this coming weekend, and I’d like to make it there and back alive. The 29 passengers …

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Georgia tackles childhood obesity in a new way

Let’s begin with some statistics from the state of Georgia:

Almost forty percent of children in the state of Georgia are overweight or obese. That is the second-highest rate in the country, and several states follow closely behind. More shocking, …

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