Monthly Archives: February 2014

The Many Benefits of Doing An Internship During Your College Years

I personally have not started an internship yet but I do believe that it is a great opportunity that every college student should take advantage of. When you’re done with your General Education classes in the first two years of …

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Recap: 2014 NBA All-Star Weekend in New Orleans, LA

News Photo: Musician Gary Clark Jr performs the National Anthem…

 

NBA All-Star Weekend was held this year in the always festive New Orleans, LA home of the Pelicans. All-Star Weekend couldn’t have come at a greater time for me, just in time for basketball to fully capture my attention …

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Hennessey Venom GT becomes fastest car in the world.

The Hennessey Venom GT broke the record as the fastest car in the world hitting the 270.49 miles per hour mark this past Valentines Day at the Kennedy Space Center. The NASA landing strip in Cape Canaveral was the location …

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PGA: Day wins Match Play Championship in a thriller

Jason Day (Australia) moved to No. 4 in the World Golf rankings following his victory over Victor Dubuisson (France).  This match play tournament, unique in its own right compared to traditional stroke play tourney’s, was held at the always pristine …

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For The Sixth Year The Downtown Food and Wine Festival Was Another Success

The sixth annual food and wine Festival was another success. Hundreds of people gathered at the heart of downtown Orlando at Lake Eola along Robinson street for a fun filled fest. The festival took place this past Saturday and Sunday …

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Finding the Right Spot: How a Student Found Study Solace

Where are you most productive? Do you need to work in total quiet or do you like some background noise? Sometimes I end up in the most awkward places at the most inconvenient times in search of a productive hour …

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Zello app explodes in popularity among Venezuelan and Ukrainian protestors

Zello has been swelling in popularity over the past few days as protests in Venezuela and Ukraine reach historical sizes. This little app run by a company in Austin, Texas is helping to fuel protests that could change the world. …

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Is Social Media a Platform for Revolution?

Over the last couple of days I noticed that people constantly resort to social media (Facebook, Twitter,YouTube, etc) to share stories regarding social change. It made me wonder if the ability of voicing one’s opinion through social media is enough …

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New Drug Test Can Detect Over 500 Drugs Using a Single Urine Sample

There has been a major advance in drug detecting technology as Uwe Christians turns over new leaves in mass spectrometry. Current urine sample tests can be misleading or simply wrong. Other tests take different types of samples, like blood, hair, …

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10-ton Australian icon stolen overnight gains worldwide attention

Australia is known to be the land of ‘big things’. From the Big Banana in Coffs Harbour, the Big Merino in Goulburn, or the Big Guitar in Tamworth, there is over 150 big things around Australia. The novelty sculptures were …

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