Monthly Archives: April 2016

Half of Your Brain Remains Alert When You Sleep in a New Place

A new finding shows that only half of your brain is asleep when you are sleeping in a new place (such as a hotel or a friend’s house), while the other half of your brain seems to stay awake. This …

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The Root to Stress for Young Girls

Could it be that social media is the root to girls anxiety? What causes this stress in the first place? Whether we like it or not, we face a world that is centered around self image. Not only does this …

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We Talk About The Racism Portrayed In The Film ‘American History X” and Why Is It Still Relevant

In this moving film we see the reality that racism creates among different types of people. Even though the movie was released almost 20 years ago, we still struggle today with his big issue. The movie shows us how being …

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Titanfall 2 Announced for a Multi-Console 2016 Release

Earlier this week, Respawn entertainment announced that the sequel to its hit 2014 title, Titanfall, will be available later this year, and more importantly, will have a multi-platform release. Titanfall originally released in 2014 as an Xbox One exclusive title, …

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Hearthstone, and it’s Existence on Mobile Devices

Hearthstone, a collectible card game (CCG) released by Blizzard on March 11, 2014 exclusively via their Battle.net service and sales platform for the personal computer, arrived to iOS on April 16th and Android devices on December 11th. At this point, …

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Earthquake strikes Ecuador leaving a rising death toll

10,000 troops and 3,500 police are aiding affected areas this weekend after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the north west coastal areas. As of 10:00pm EST, at least 246 people have been confirmed dead.

A state of emergency was declared …

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Iceland’s Prime Minister Resigns Amid Panama Papers Controversy

The financial crisis of 2008 rocked the world economy, destroying markets, destabilizing countries, and throwing the world in complete financial disarray. This crisis was largely the result of poor, borderline illegal financial decision of the world’s most prosperous banks and …

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Rare Earth Metals: The Elements of Electronics

Technology has progressed exponentially since the mid-20th century. At one time our computers were run with transistors and endless rolls of magnetic tape. Programs were written on thousands of punch cards. Computers looked more like reel-to-reel stereos.

However, technology became …

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Scientists in China Are Developing Solar Energy That is Dependent on Rain

Solar energy power has a been a big topic for many years now. Many of us learned about it in elementary school and have seen how far this reliable and renewable energy source has come and how many successes it …

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Technology, The Law and Why we should be worried!

By Shawn Presley

By now we have all heard about the Brussels Terrorists attacks and the death and capture of the perpetrators involved. However, the tragedy has spurred an indirect controversy that may have a lasting affect on all of …

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