Brittany @ May 5, 2009 # 4 Comments
The story of “Tent City,” Sacramento a supposed growing encampment of at least 200 people, down and out as a result of the current recession/depression, has recently flooded the news. Photos of this place are not unlike those taken during the Great Depression, which feature hundreds of rotted shacks with a migrant homeless population walking […]
andrea @ May 4, 2009 # 2 Comments
It’s not surprise that our economy is not at its best. It’s also no surprise that because of it, many people have changed their careers. Maybe you’re even thinking about doing it. Many people throughout the country are desperate for jobs and are going back to school to pursue something else. This isn’t surprising. What […]
Brittany @ May 4, 2009 # 2 Comments
According to a recent report by Fox News, a 10-year-old girl in England suffered burns on 70 percent of her body. The cause: an unmanned tanning bed. Apparently, the girl’s mother gave permission because the girl was “curious.” The full report on this story never mentions the accountability of the mother. The harmful, if not […]
Brittany @ May 4, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The new strain of the swine flu virus can finally live up to its name. Pigs on a farm in Alberta, Canada were confirmed on Saturday with the infection. This is the first known case of pigs having the virus. According to Fox News, a farm worker back from Mexico is the apparent cause. Fox […]
andrea @ May 3, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Maybe it’s because we’re lazy. Maybe it’s because we’re busy. Whatever the reason, we can expect to see a decline in new cars with manual transmissions. Because people usually do many things while driving, the thought of having extra steps is unappealing to many. With a phone in one hand, a coffee in another, a […]
andrea @ May 3, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Fox has recently purchased the film rights to the book “How to Talk to Girls” by Alec Greven, age 9. Greven has also written the books “How to Talk to Dads” and “How to Talk to Moms.” Greven, of Castle Rock, Colo., said he noticed that a lot of boys at his school were having […]
Brittany @ May 3, 2009 # 2 Comments
Maury Povich’s daytime talk show is joining a national campaign to prevent teen and unplanned pregnancy in young adults. Interesting idea coming from a show that gained the mass of its popularity in recent years with the type of episode known as “Who’s My Baby’s Daddy?” The effort by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen […]
Brittany @ May 3, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Twitter, the new free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read other users’ updates appears to be tweeting its way into more than just the hands of the current technology savvy generation of those age 5 through 25. Just this past week, 79-year-old Barbara Walters announced on “The View” […]
andrea @ May 2, 2009 # No Comment Yet
There’s a couple of new NCAA rules that have been recently approved by the NCAA’s Board of Directors that will start in the fall. The NCAA, NBA, NBAPA and National Association of Basketball Coaches have worked, and continue to work on new regulations for the NCAA including: NBA tryouts have been moved up to April […]
andrea @ May 2, 2009 # No Comment Yet
CrackBerrys, I mean BlackBerrys are everywhere. All with good reason. Smartphones are the way to go. You can get your e-mail anytime, all the time. You have access to a GPS system 24/7. When they call them smartphones, they mean it. BlackBerry leads in smartphone technology and has continued to outdo themselves with each phone […]