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The Vox Box archive for Jan. 19, 2009

MONDAY, JAN. 19, 2009

Weird News 

Here are two stories from one of my new favorite websites, NEWS of the WEIRD As the British government was poised in November to re-classify lap-dancing clubs from "entertainment" to "sexual encounter establishments" (thus imposing tougher licensing standards), the industry's trade association insisted to a…

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Kate Hudson, left, and Anne Hathaway in “Bride Wars.”  (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

Here Comes the Bride...War?

My mom, my sister, and I went to see Bride Wars yesterday at the theaters, and the cute comedy totally lived up to its hilarious "preview reputation." The two main characters, Liv and Emma, have been best friends ever since childhood, when the pair began…

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Final-ly! 15 

Students all over the United States are experiencing the stress of the upcoming (or dwindling) week of final exams.It's hard to say which is more prominent in finals week: studying or stress. Having to cram in every spare second of spare time a student has…

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A Case for Security 11 

As Mariah mentioned earlier, Security for tomorrow is going to be pretty heavy in DC. Like I said, I'm not surprised and here's why: Some idiot from Wisconsin made threats to assassinate Obama via posts made on a website (www.alien-earth.org). He's been arrested. From the…

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Kristen Stewart as Bella, left, and Robert Pattinson as the vampire Edward in a scene from “Twilight.”  (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

Twilight: all it's cracked up to be? 29 

Over the past year or two, Twilight mania has gradually taken over the lives of millions of teenage girls across the world. Stephenie Meyer is hailed as the new J.K. Rowling. Sparkly is the new standard for vampires. Middle-aged mothers are squealing at Robert Pattinson…

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Nine of the Weirdest Websites 

Webupon.com shares ten (one link isn’t working) of the weirdest, wackiest and most disturbing websites found on the web: Wildrecipes.comThis includes chocolate-dipped hotdogs, scrambled eggs and calves brains, and cheddar coffee. The DialectizerType any sentence into this webpage and pick the dialect you’d like to…

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Arrest Reminiscent of Hide-and-Seek 

A 22-year-old Florida woman was arrested on Friday after a 4-year-old girl revealed to police officers that she was hiding under the bed. The woman was arrested for "assault, harassing phone calls and violation probation carrying a concealed weapon without a permit."Police arrived at the…

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Mmmm...Quizilla read me like a book...

Yum!...My Personality is Delicious... 

While browsing the mall yesterday I took one quick glance toward Hallmark and was struck by one thought: Holy attack of the Valentine's Day....Yup - stores everywhere have started displaying the crazy number of candy-filled boxes and the hundreds of lovey-dovey huggable stuffed animals, leaving…

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Horseplay...

Jen's post tickled my funny bone, and as I was browsing through You Tube I found this (Thanks Jen for the inspiration! *wink, wink*): *Please note: This is NOT an endorsement of alcohol. I post this merely for entertainment purposes only. Have you participated in…

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The Internet is very helpful.  (Microsoft Graphic)

Awesome Websites 101 

Sometimes, you just find a website you love. Maybe it's a news site. Maybe it's a blog. Maybe it's a social site. Maybe it's an academic site. But it's a site you always go to. You might even have it linked for 1-click visiting.This Time…

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The Truth About High Fructose Corn Syrup 

With all of the ads either for or against high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) many people are wondering where to stand on the topic. So I looked up the truth about HFCS, and found some upsetting information.According to Linda Joyce Forristal, HFCS is cheaper than…

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A sign of definite intelligence - The Vox Book Club (The Spokesman-Review)

The Sleeper

Here's the back half of Part 4 for discussion of The Book Thief by Markus Zusak! Enjoy throughout the Big Bad Blog-A-Thon.....The SleeperIn this first section Liesel realizes that a) Max shares her nightmares, and b) It has become somewhat of an 'obsession' to watch…

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The Drug of Choice? 15 

Move over meth; make room for OxyContin. Yup. That's right oxycodone and hydrocodone. Spokane and Kootenai Counties have recently seen a surprising number of Pharmacy robberies involving the drug. Read the Spokesman Story here. OxyContin (brand name for oxycodone) is a prescription painkiller. Its somewhat…

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Security is Tight.  

If you have ever been to Washington DC, you have seen the incredibly tight security. There are security cameras everywhere. Snipers on the roof of the White House, and a motorcade that the President is protected by wherever he goes. That's small stuff, compared to…

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A sign of definite intelligence - The Vox Book Club (The Spokesman-Review)

The Standover Man

The Accordionist (The Secret Life of Hans Hubermann)-Death notes early on in this section: "I've seen so many young men over the years who think they're running at other young men. They are not. They're running at me." -If this scene has repeated itself as…

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"I Have a Dream" 

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Famous speech. Martin Luther King - I Have A Dream @ Yahoo! Video Sure does make you think... I do have a question though. Do you think segregation and racism are still problems today?

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How Often Do You Text? 15 

How often do you text? A few a day? All day every day? None? What about 14,000 a month? In this Insider Edition story, Reina Hardesty is said to have texted more than 14,000 texts in one month. I know a ton of girls who…

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Slumdog 

Taking a "little" study break yesterday from finals I went and saw Slumdog Millionaire. I had heard great reviews about it but I have to say it was one of the most incredibly moving films I've ever seen. Its all based around "Who Wants to…

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BLOG-A-THON!!! 

So, today we're all going to blog our brains out! Today we are having a blog-a-thon! We'll be posting stuff on this blog pretty consistently throughout the day. All we ask is that you participate simply by commenting on our posts. Come on. Its Martin…

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It's the end of an era...a very short era...

No Whoppers for You... 

Last week we tore down the wall built around doing mindless tasks for free food - (and what desperate lengths the fast food companies will go to advertise such...). Two words: Whopper Sacrifice. Ok, a few more words: Whopper Sacrifice = lame offer. (Completely non-existant…

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In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.