in the news Archive

  • Is there any pursuit of happiness in the NEWS?

    I just watched the TED talk, "The Happy Planet Index" by Nic Marks. I found this talk particularly interesting because I had just been contemplating that as a society, it would serve us well to talk, report and focus on those things that truly contribute to our happiness and well being.

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  • lunar eclipse

    The early morning lunar eclipse was pretty amazing with the best photos on the east coast at around 3:15 a.m. This awesome photo was taken by Emily Rogers (emojave-photography.tumblr.com).

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    no more restocking fees at Best Buy

    Consumerist.com posted today’s Best Buy announcement where as of December 18, no more crazy restocking fees for returned items. The message on the Best Buy web site states: “Best Buy continually listens to our customers, and they told us they want to give confidently this...

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  • change is in the air…new home page layout on youtube.com

    After going to youtube.com to watch yet another video (this time a link a friend shared, "The Digital Story of the Nativity" which was pretty creatively done) I noticed a button on my home page to try a different home page layout.

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  • just in time for the Holidays

    Google has launched a new web site, TeachParentsTech.org, that's set up to provide some tech help to parents through the use of videos on topics ranging from "the basics" to "finding information."

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