Monthly Archives: March 2012

Tension in the Persian Gulf

It appears that there is yet another battle brewing in the Middle East and it is over oil.  The situation this time around is with Iran and the Strait of Hormuz most specifically. For some background information, the Strait of …

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Class Action Lawsuit Against Theaters Could Raise Ticket Prices

This past week a resident of Lovonia, Michigan filed a class action lawsuit against the AMC Theater chain for denying him the option of bringing in his own food and drink to the theater.  It’s a universally accepted fact that …

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Oscar Films See Financial Bump After Ceremony

Every year after the votes have been tallied and the winners announced at the Oscars, the films granted recognition in the form of a Best Picture nomination see a bump in their box office grosses.  Last year this has held …

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Twitter selling tweets

Since Twitter became popular, companies have been looking through Twitter postings, trying to get any information that may help them improve their products and services. But with more than 200 million tweets sent every day, not everyone has the time …

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Cell Phone Jammers

No one is allowed to just sit around in public anymore. Everyone is either on their phone or listening to music, etc. rather than just sitting. Anyone who just sits around on a bus rather than ignoring everything is considered …

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Vets Test Drugs, Still no Captain America

Several military veterans were essentially tricked into testing new drugs at Edgewood Arsenal back in 1968. “The idea was they would test new Army field jackets, clothing, weapons and things of that nature, but no mention of drugs or chemicals,” …

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Florida Citrus Bowl Renovations

The Amway center, home of the Orlando Magic held the 2012 NBA All-Star events this past weekend and people from everywhere came out to enjoy the festivities. With the Amway center being a few blocks from its previous location, many …

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iPad 3 Concepts

Rumors have been swirling for months and months about the next iPad’s supposed specs and rumored release date. On February 28, Apple issued invitations to an iPad-themed event on March 7. We don’t know for sure that we’ll see …

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Google’s Driver-less Cars?

Imagine a future where you can settle back with a nice mug of coffee during your commute while your car navigates on its own.

According to Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, such a future is practically here.

The Associated Press

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Gas prices high again?

It costs to be a free country, literally. Due to conflicts worldwide, as well as rising costs at home, our gas prices never seem to reach below three dollars these days. Many  U.S. Citizens own cars and utilize them for …

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