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Viral Youtube Video is, Ironically, About the Dangers of Using Social Media Too Often
A Youtube video by writer and director Gary Turk has gone viral thanks to high-profile retweets by celebrities like Jordin Sparks and Andy Murray. In a strange relationship between the message and its audience, the video, which so far has been viewed almost 11 million times, is actually a critique of how often we use social…
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Boston University Receives $3 Million to Develop New Cloud Computing Project
Over the next three years, Boston University will work on developing the Massachusetts Open Cloud (MOC), thanks to a pledge of $3 million in funding from Governor Deval Partrick. The MOC is a cloud program with the capacity to serve as a catalyst for economic growth and technological innovation. BU will partner with the Massachusetts Green…
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Health Insurers Within New York’s Capital Region Release Their ACA Numbers
As of March 31, the open enrollment period for the federal Affordable Care Act’s new health insurance exchanges is now closed, and since the cutoff date, plenty of numbers have been released. Most recently, data shows that health insurers from New York State’s capital region added about 35,000 new members to the ACA’s coverage plans. But that’s…
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Tennessee Suffering From Massive Dental Care Crisis
Tennessee’s teeth are in danger. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a third of the residents of the Volunteer State didn’t visit a dentist at all in 2013. Of the elderly population (65 and older), 53% have lost at least six teeth, and 31.5% have lost every single one of their teeth. And…
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Doris Payne, 83, Pleads Guilty to Another Instance of Stealing Diamonds
On Monday, April 28, 83-year-old Doris Payne pled guilty to one felony count each of burglary and grand theft for an October jewelry theft, the Washington Post reported. At an upscale jewelry store in Palm Desert, Calif., Payne made off with a $22,500, 3.5-carat diamond-encrusted ring. The carat originated as a natural unit of weight: the weight…
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Supreme Court Case on Aereo Spells Potential Changes for Cloud Industry
The U.S. Supreme Court is currently considering the legality of an internet service called Aereo, which allows its users to stream and record live television. Oral arguments have begun and so far, the future does not seem to bode well for Aereo as the justices ask telling questions about the technology’s scope. The IT industry has…
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Giants’ Wilson Waiting on MRI Photograph for Clean Bill of Health
New York Giants running back David Wilson is a model patient. The 22-year-old received a hit in an October 6th home game against the Philadelphia Eagles that resulted in a herniated disc. On January 16th, Wilson underwent surgery to fuse together the vertebrae surrounding the disc to relieve the pressure. Most herniated disks result in pain at the site,…
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Forty Veterans Die While Waiting for Medical Treatment at Phoenix VA System
It’s no secret that veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces face innumerable challenges every day of their postwar lives. Not all of them, of course, but it’s slowly becoming apparent that it’s the majority. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, between 11 and 20% of all Iraq and Afghanistan vets will be afflicted with psychological…
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Businesses are Investing Record Amounts of Money in Online Video Advertising
The IAB and PwC Digital Adspend Study revealed this month certain trends in the industry. Not only has digital ad spending increased by 17.5% making a record six month high of £66 per person online for a total of over £3 billion in spending, but video advertising has experienced a shocking amount of growth, accounting for…
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Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter Dead — Boxer Passes Away at Age 76
Boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter – the person who was wrongfully convicted in 1960s and spent 20 years in jail – has died on Sunday. Media reports claim that Carter had breathed his last during the time of sleeping at his home in Toronto. It is said that he was getting treatment of prostate cancer at…