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MONDAY, JAN. 19, 2009

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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SATURDAY, JAN. 17, 2009

PETA Shows Support for Hairless Cats 18 

In a new effort to protect fish, animal "rights" group PETA is launching a new campaign to try and stop people from eating fish. Part of the new campaign includes dropping the name "fish" and re-naming them "sea kittens." I am so not joking. Ashley…

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FRIDAY, JAN. 16, 2009

Financial Success by the ring finger 22 

I first thought this was just a joke when I read it, but it's true: You can measure a man's ring finger to determine his success as a financial trader.Msn.com reports that The University of Cambridge in England employed researchers to find whether finger length…

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Jon Stewart Goodness 

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10cPresident Bush Kept Us SafeBarack Obama InterviewJohn McCain InterviewSarah Palin VideoFunny Election VideoQUESTION: How do you react when you hear sirens?

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THURSDAY, JAN. 15, 2009

Eek! Ack! It's a Suicidal Bunny! 24 

Suicide. It's horrible, It's tragic. It's...awesomely hilarious, if you are reading Andy Riley's Book of Bunny Suicides. It's filled with various ways the bunny kills himself. A bunny with the toaster in the kitchen, anyone? Really, the book is funny. But I guess it didn't…

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Video of the Week 

Tired of the incessantly-depressing news about Israel, Hamas, and the attacks on the Gaza Strip, but want to keep up with your current events all the same? Informed commentary on what's being done and what could be done concerning Middle Eastern relations, all set to…

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Bill Maher's New Movie 

Bill Maher must be trying to beat out Michael Moore for most controversial film, because his new one's a doozy. Maher's new film, Religulous, is a documentary on the world's religions and those who follow them. The footage in the film's trailer brings up some…

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What WOULD his report card look like?...(found at msn.com)

Grading the President? 29 

The inaguration is fast-approaching, meaning the end of a long eight-year journey for President George W. Bush. Opinions are inevitable when it comes to the leader of the Free World, yet is it right to 'grade' the President?Msnbc.msn.com now gives viewers the opportunity to play…

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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14, 2009

24 YEARS! 15 

I was horrified a few nights ago watching a show on MSNBC about a man named Josef Fritzl. Fritzl lives in Austria, and for 24 YEARS (yes, more than two decades) he kept his daughter held prisoner in his basement and fathered 7 children, 3…

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"Marry Me" 

This is about 7 mins, but totally worth it to watch until the end. A description from the short film's makers:"Directed by Michelle Lehman, last year's Tropfest Australia winning film, Marry Me, tells a little love story about "a little girl who likes a little…

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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.