Archive for September, 2009
Our World, is a news based website that caters to teenagers in an attempt to get teens engaged in discovering and understanding the news. Our World, which was created by entertainment producer, Martin C. Jones, is said to be created for the MySpace generation. The generation whose whole life is either displayed in either Facebook [...]
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When News and Blogs Collide
In a rush of word spills of opinions and chatter, the Internet has inadvertently changed the way the news is viewed. In this new age of “gimmie, gimmie, now”, blogs have become the go-to hot spots on the Internet for those who want their information with one click of the button. As newspapers and blogs [...]
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1) Resurrecting the Sugar Tax In A Urge To Stop Obesity The New England Journal of Medicine reports that in order to fight against obesity, that the government should evoke taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages. Specialists have linked not only obesity to sugar enhanced drinks but to cardiovascular disease and diabetes as well. The Journal reports [...]
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One good thing about starting the new school year is that not only do I get a chance to open up a crisp new notebook (what? You don’t like that new notebook smell?) and buy new clothes, its also because I get to meet new people. Sure back-to-school should be about enjoying your new schedule [...]
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With a hodge-podge of links, photos and headlines, San Antonio’s WOAI news station website is almost overwhelming to the casual viewer as it features almost every slice of news and feature, and literally throwing all of it in your face once you enter the URL. In connection with the San Antonio’s local news channel WOAI, [...]
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