Monthly Archives: April 2012

Social Skills Compromised by Technology

                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

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Web Surfers to Pay Online Using Social Media

A major European media company is looking to boost internet sales for newspapers and music vendors through social media websites like Facebook and Twitter.

The internet poses a problem for newspaper publishers who wish to make money from the articles …

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Heart Attack May Have Attributed To Houstons Death

Almost two months after the shocking death of Whitney Houston the Los Angeles coroner reported that Houston’s death was accidental, but last week officials stated they suspect she might have suffered a heart attack before her accidental drowning.  The toxicology …

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The most underrated actor of our generation

For as long as I can remember I have loved movies. It doesn’t matter what is going on in my life, going to the movies has always been an avenue to relieve my stress. In my lifetime, I’ve probably spent …

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Overweight Babies

Unfortunately, we all know Americans are known for being fat. Obesity over the past few years has sky rocketed. Commercial after commercial we see weight loss programs such as Weight Watchers that attempt to make a difference in our daily …

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Grade school teacher’s aide fired for refusing to hand over Facebook password

Kimberly Hester, a grade school teacher’s aide in Michigan, was fired for refusing to hand over her Facebook password to her supervisors. Hester posted a picture of a co-workers’ shoes and pants bunched around her ankles on Facebook in April …

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Oikos University Shooting

A gunman who opened fire at Oikos University, a Christian schoolin Oakland, Calif., this morning, killing at least seven people and wounding three others, may be in custody, police said.According to police, the gunman entered the school at 10:30 a.m., …

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Fired over Facebook

Social media sites have become a part of our lives in various ways. Many people often log onto these sites multiple times during the day to update their personal information and to observe the other updates made by friends or …

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The Hunger Games and….Racism?

Recently I saw The Hunger Games in theaters. Being a fan of the books before the movie came out, I was really excited to see all of the characters come to life on screen. My expectations were exceeded by the …

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Launching A Cable Network Is No Easy Task

It used to be that when viewers turned on their tv’s they had the big three networks to choose from (NBC,ABC,CBS), but that is no longer the case, and it hasn’t been for decades.  Since the advent of cable television …

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