Monthly Archives: April 2012

Hidden Orchestra within the Congo

Posted on April 8, 2012 by jperez110

I originally saw this special on 60 minutes on Easter Sunday evening and I honestly couldn’t believe my eyes. I was flipping through the channels where I was immediately drawn to a special about the Democratic Republic of Congo. Not …

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Advancements in Cochlear Implants for Deaf People

Posted on April 8, 2012 by bhecker

There was a time when a child born deaf had very few choices. For over one hundred years, the only option for parents was to send their son or daughter away to a boarding school for the deaf. In these …

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UCF Aims To Stop Sexual Violence

Posted on April 7, 2012 by shannonadams

“Until the Violence Stops” was the theme of the night Saturday, March 31 at the Florida Cape Ballroom at the University of Central Florida. The event, sponsored by UCF Victims Services and Knights Advocates, was geared towards raising awareness about …

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How to Stop Spam Texting

Posted on April 7, 2012 by bhecker

I don’t know if this is happening to anyone else, but recently I have been getting spam text messages about “selling junk cars for cheap!!!” I’m not sure if it due to the fact that I recently switched to MetroPCS …

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Charges filed against five who removed teen’s kidney

Posted on April 6, 2012 by shannonadams

Last year, a Chinese teen sold his kidney to raise money to buy an Apple iPad and iPhone. Now, five people, including the surgeon who conducted the operation, are being charged with “intentional injury.” According to prosecutors, the boy, who …

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Jet Crashed in Virginia Beach

Posted on April 6, 2012 by bsnider92

When a f-18 military jet crashed in Virginia Beach, it set 4-5 seperate buildings aflame, causing quite a bit of damage. There were about 20 apartment building that were either damaged from the crash or from the fire damage that …

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Stress and its effect on the immune system

Posted on April 4, 2012 by bhecker

With it being almost the end of the semester and that much closer to finals, stress is something almost everyone is dealing with. Have you ever noticed that whenever you need to meet a deadline, a cold will always seem …

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Bike & Ped Concerns Are A Sign of the Times

Posted on April 4, 2012 by lyle evan peterson

The signs have been subtle over this March starting early with a 3/4/12 Beth Kassab’s Sunday local front-page appeal for a suburbia not designed to endanger small children by speeding-up traffic; or, for that matter, finding the fastest part …

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Junk Food Linked to Depression

Posted on April 4, 2012 by jlyzniak

I for one am a guy who enjoys his junk food. Sometimes nothing can satisfy my hunger like a ten piece chicken nugget meal at McDonalds or a Dorito Taco Loco at Taco Bell. I definitely need to get around …

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Social Skills Compromised by Technology

Posted on April 4, 2012 by evannebersberger

Technology is ubiquitous. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? We are all so connected via email on our phones, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. all being literally at our fingertips through smart phones and Ipads, I mean it …