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Bachelors Business Blues
Thu Mar 17, 2011 1:21 PM EDT
It's possible you just wasted $100,000 dollars in tuition. According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, the greatest number of Bachelors degrees obtained in the United States have been in the area of Business. This rate has been consistent since 2008.
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Social Media Users Claim Japan Deserved It
Seeded on Wed Mar 16, 2011 4:15 PM EDT (The Villiage Voice)
Apparently the small minded have found a home among social networking. These "tweeps" are claiming Japan deserved the severe tumult that overcame their nation in the form of natural disasters.
The iBaby
Sat Mar 12, 2011 8:48 PM EST
No, there is no new technology called the iBaby. However, I wouldn't be surprised if Apple released that in the next few years. Mostly, this post is about how…just like the iPad, babies are the new fad!
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Gov. Otter Attempts to Pull Public TV Funding
Seeded on Sun Jan 31, 2010 1:04 AM EST (The Standard Journal )
Gov. Otter is seeking to pull funding from public television in order to maintain the upcoming budget. However, getting rid of public TV will not only be a loss to viewers it could also result in a loss of jobs.
The Evolution of Duh
Wed Dec 2, 2009 12:31 AM EST
I have found that growing up is really understanding the "Evolution of Duh". As you get older you realize things that others simply don't comprehend or understand, even though it's obvious and as blatantly ridiculous as Britney Spears having children.
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The Czar Nation
Mon Sep 7, 2009 12:00 PM EDT
The Czar. A man with power. The title originally came from the great ruler Julius Caesar. At the time of Caesar the title of Czar had to come from another emperor or Supreme Ecclesiastical leader.
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Texiquette
Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:53 PM EDT
Thanks to the 21st century there have been new developments in conversation. One of these new developments is texting. No one really talks on the phone anymore. What's the point? You could do so much more during a text conversation then you could on the phone.
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Fan the Fire of Gossip
Tue Mar 24, 2009 12:21 AM EDT
In a city of less than 40,000 your gossip isn't secure in the safety deposit box of life. Burlington, VT is not immune to your favorite stories being passed around the water cooler.
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Outsourcing: How to Get Through
Wed Jan 7, 2009 12:59 AM EST
Have you ever needed service on your computer? Maybe you just need to order a new pair of kicks and you can't do it online. Often your call for a service representative is redirected to another country. You might have to talk to someone who can barely speak English.
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The Community Plague
Mon Jan 5, 2009 12:58 AM EST
Three cherries appear on the digital LCD screen. The haggard looking 60-year-old woman has been sitting at that slot machine for the last six hours. Two empty bottles of imported beer sit beside her. She's spent a total of 500 dollars and only won fifty.
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Young Muslims Closet Their Political Feelings
Seeded on Fri Nov 7, 2008 11:00 AM EST (The New York Times)
Young American Muslims stayed close to the television as history was made on Tuesday. Unfortunately, they couldn't become public with their backing of Barack Obama for fear that hurt Obamas campaign.
Biofuel from Beer?
Seeded on Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:22 AM EDT (Sciam)
From beer to carbon dioxide, to algae, and then to oil. You might soon have the ability to grow your own oil at home with the right natural chemicals.
Man Installs Peeping-Tom Software on Womens Computers
Seeded on Thu Aug 7, 2008 11:39 PM EDT (Ars Technica)
It's no longer enough to drill a hole in the wall. Now one man in Florida has installed software on his female friends computers so he can spy on them. Who knew you could download a peeping tom.
Sex Offenders Get College Grants
Seeded on Mon Mar 31, 2008 12:31 PM EDT (The Scroll )
Refunds for rapists. Many dangerous sex offenders are recieving money to attend college.
Pronounced dead, man takes 'miraculous' turn
Seeded on Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:05 PM EDT (msnbc.com)
A man dies and then comes back to life. Now he struggles to become the person he used to be before his deadly accident.
Survival of the Citizens
Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:32 PM EDT
Sally and Jane were the same. They looked alike and grew up ten minutes from each other. They each moved away after high school. Sally and Jane both worked as waitresses. Both had one child and a history of cancer in their family.
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Money See Money Do
Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:45 PM EST
"Hi, my name is Sally and I can help you make up to 5,000 dollars a day!" You've heard them. The inevitable sales pitch that can hand you all of your hopes and dreams if you will only purchase a few hundred dollars in lipstick or herbal remedies.
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Gain Momentum
Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:50 PM EST
Each college student has choices. Mixers, togas, and hangovers, or, experience, leadership, and power. If a future is what you're seeking then the later of the six options might be something to look into at your university.
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Teen Girl Shot in Head Testifies Against Shooter
Seeded on Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:13 PM EST (WCAX)
She was shot in head and no one thought she would live. After a miraculous recovery 17 year old Holly Ploof from Burlington, Vermont will tesify against the man who shot her.
Shoot or Be Shot
Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:38 PM EST
Our country is devastated with shooting after shooting. Crazed college students or citizens who think town meeting day is the plague of our state government. So should we should throw in the towel, give up our guns, and all start singing We Didn't 'Aim to Fire'? Yes.
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Don't Burn The Flag
Thu Feb 21, 2008 11:23 PM EST
If you were alive in the sixties then you remember the uncivilized civil rights movement. You remember the Chicago Convention that made journalists fear for their lives, and, you remember Berkeley. If you are my age you don't.
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Piggy Banks
Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:39 PM EST
There are many piggy banks around the world. Banks with little curly pink tales. Banks run by stern men with deep pockets and slickly gelled hair. Those banks most likely have a few cents to their name. America's bank, not so much.
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Super America
Mon Feb 11, 2008 2:09 PM EST
Remember the good ole' days when your family would take trips across the country in the wagon? Well times have changed. Now it's trips through three countries with little or no passport restrictions and some drugs in the trunk.
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Bohemian Club
Fri Feb 8, 2008 12:50 PM EST
They are the leaders of nations. They are the beginners of war and the enforcers of peace. So it would make sense that they all assemble in a single place to enjoy each others company and participate in a mock human sacrifice.
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Text Message Driving Discouraged
Seeded on Fri Feb 1, 2008 2:44 PM EST (WBKO TV)
Police in Bowling Green Kentucky are going to let people text message while they drive. The catch, it's for a test to see how dangerous texting while driving really is.
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