Monthly Archives: May 2006

Nick Lachey doubles weight, asks wife for half…

Jessica Simpson vs. Nick Lachey — TMZ reports that the divorce is becoming bitter over money and he sure looks bigger than he used to…. Continue reading

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Payola – The FCCs rules of the game

In the 50s, Payola was the way to get the “DJs” to play the records that needed to achieve success on the airwaves. They knew that it was instantly the way to get airplay, and thereby sell records. It’s hard … Continue reading

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College 2.0 – Virtual Classrooms Looming

Have we gone to far too fast? We’ve seen tons of stories these days about professors recording their lectures and posting them online for download, but one professor in the UK is going even further. He’s getting rid of in-person … Continue reading

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Marie Osmond’s Daughters Kick Up Heels

Pop star-turned-doll maker Marie Osmond has launched a personal crusade to clean up the Internet after learning her two teenage daughters have been posting sexually explicit correspondence on their MySpace.com websites. Continue reading

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The age old question: Did Jesus forbid masturbation in the Gospel of Matthew?

Tonight in a random conversation with another online-a-holic, I was able to be presented with the age old debate of “Does the bible forbid masturbation.” Interesting topic, and so little data on the top of my head about it, I was off to search for knowledge in my pursuit to settle an argument. Continue reading

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Colaboración en línea (Online collaboration) at work!

Online Educational Collaboration is an incredible thing. It was a concept that many do not speak of, aside from those seeking tech support in the varied online forums. Today, I stumbled across WordReference Forums, and was enlightened to see people engaging in deep conversation regarding the proper construction and usage of the Spanish language; identification of the source and proper locations for use of the ‘strain’ of use…. Continue reading

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At the Zoo on Yahoo! News Photos

A new born Egyptian tortoise sits on the finger of its keeper at Chester Zoo, north west England, May 23, 2006. The zoo has hatched six of the tortoises also known as Testudo Kleinmanni, which are currently on the critically endangered list. REUTERS/Phil Noble Continue reading

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CARGO – Buh Bye…. Another Conde Nost discard

Cargo’s been a good magazine in this GQ II era mens publication foray – and this time, Cargos’ bye bye. There have been many magazines over the years, M was one such magazine from some time ago – cancelled but they are more than happy to extend my existing subscription to Cargo over to GQ. Continue reading

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Planets circling dead stars – what a beautiful sight!

The beauty of the universe never ceases to amaze me. NASA continues to astonish me with their beautiful imagery captured through the Hubble telescope and other devices. It’s amazing that we can now peek so far into the Solar Systems … Continue reading

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24 Season Finale – Yes, I was hooked

Fox’s 24 final episode was incredible – kept you sitting on the edge of your seat. Just trying to fathom how Jack Bauer could unleash the powers of CTU and the Whitehouse on getting into that chopper was pretty amazing. Season finales are usually a bit more “hanging” that this episode, but it’s been VERY long day.

David Palmer’s death being shattered by the President’s Wife during the carrying of the casket was great – and the way that she was able to enable to President to confess to everything was pretty slick- and oh, thank you Jack Bauer for having Chloe’s ex build that special communication device. It was able to stay on the president. Continue reading

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