Monthly Archives: November 2012

Antibiotics not for viral infections

Posted on November 13, 2012 by mpabian

It’s that time of year when everyone seems to have a little cold. For some of us, it seems like much more than a little cold – but in fact, that is all it is. I myself was in the …

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What’s going on with the Florida Ballot System?

Posted on November 13, 2012 by kbowerman

Amid recounts and various problems within the early voting system and one week after the votes were in, several key issues are still left undecided in Florida.

Suzy Trutie, spokeswoman for Miami-Dade County, told USA Today that most of the …

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I’m Not Alone

Posted on November 13, 2012 by christophertart

In William Deresiewicz’s “The End of Solitude”, he argues the point that due to technology man is never truly alone anymore. He doesn’t particularly argue a certain side of the issue; he doesn’t claim that it is a good nor …

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Creepy Creepers Creeping Creepily

Posted on November 12, 2012 by michaelsoler

Social media is turning us all into creepers, and I use the term creeper lightly. I used to hate that word. It just sounds like something a valley girl would say: “Oh em gee, Josh is just like, such a …

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It’s over so now the work can begin

Posted on November 11, 2012 by jehewkin

Working on this campaign has been one of the best years of my life. The people I have met, the things I have learned, the events I have been a part of, and the late late nights are all things …

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Here Come the Holidays!

Posted on November 9, 2012 by grichards

Here come the Holidays. Christmas trees are up in the mall, radio stations are slowly but surely being taken over by Christmas music, you can’t even pass a candle store without the woodsy balsam scents permeating from within, and Disney …

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Twitter and the Lies it Produces

Posted on November 9, 2012 by sdelgado17

My post last week was about how Twitter was beneficial during Hurricane Sandy. However, this week it is about how Twitter and social media has been a home to many fabrications, which was illustrated during Hurricane Sandy.

An article by …

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Warfighters Fought Over Warfighter Fight

Posted on November 8, 2012 by alandelav

The U.S. Navy has released a statement this week, that at least seven current Seals are being disciplined after information was released back to the agency of their involvement in the creation of the new Electronic Arts Inc video game, …

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The dying art of talking to strangers or patiently waiting

Posted on November 8, 2012 by jadeamurray

I recently made the switch to an iPhone, a decision I am quite happy with for a number of reasons, including that I no longer have to bring a phone, iPod and camera everywhere since it contains all of these …

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Advice from Thailand: the universality of media convergence

Posted on November 8, 2012 by curry chandler

A recent article on the Nation Multimedia web site featured advice on how to stay alert in an era of convergent media. The suggestions originated from a seminar on strategic journalism and the article featured quotes from Somkiat Tangkitvanich, the …

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