Monthly Archives: March 2014

Why Sprint and T-Mobile Should be Allowed to Merge, and Why You Should Care

Sprint and T-Mobile are currently awaiting on regulatory approval of their proposed merger.  This merger — which has been widely reported on since speculation of a $20+ Billion bid by Sprint and new Sprint owner SoftBank began in December — …

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My Experience at Universal Knights

Last night marked my first experience doing the universal knights. Although waiting in line for my ticket a couple weeks ago was terrible (especially that i waited from 3:00 to about 8:15ish) I was happy that I was able to …

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New Zealand school trys giving students rule-free recess to much success.

A school in New Zealand recently experimented with a “no rules” recess policy as part of a study in order to observe how a “no rules” setting affected school learning performance. Swanson School is a 500 student elementary school that …

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Russell Crowe’s Latest Movie ‘Noah’ To Be Banned in Indonesia & Many Other Countries

The Darren Aronofsky film Noah, starring Russell Crowe, is set to be banned in Indonesia by the Indonesian Censorship Board on the basis of portraying a religious figure. The story of Noah and his world renown ark are present in …

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Mercedes Continues to Dominate After Round Two

This past weekend was the second round of the 2014 Formula 1 World Championship in Malaysia. There were many stories going on at once, primarily the one concerning flight MH370. There was a small tribute paid to those who were …

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Death Toll Is On The Rise For Washinton State Mudslide

On March 22, 2014 at around 10:45 am one of the deadliest mudslides in U.S. history, struck  the rural town of Darrington, which is about 55 miles from Seattle. The slide cut off the city of Darrington and dammed up …

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Rearview Cameras To Be the New Standard For Vehicles

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has just passed a law that will require that all vehicles under five tons have rearview cameras. As of May 2018, all manufactured motor vehicles will have to include this feature.

The rearview camera …

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Ultra Music Festival 2014 Might Have Been the Last

Ultra is an outdoor electronic music festival that is held in Miami, Florida. These electronic music festivals seem to get a bad reputation for disorderly conduct and above all the use of drugs. During one Ultra festival a woman overdosed …

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Concern Over Climate Change and Pollution Mounts.

Last week, the World Health Organization released findings that described a rather startling fact regarding the issue of air pollutants.

In a report released regarding an estimate of the amount of deaths related to exposure to air pollution in 2012, …

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Champions League Quarterfinals preview: Is there a clear-cut favorite?

This week marks the beginning of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals, which offer some enticing matches where every team can be a potential winner, excluding Manchester United. United are still in a transitional period after Sir Alex Ferguson, manager of …

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