Episode No. 4 of “The Midwest Teen Sex Show,” a new video podcast, opens with a shot of a young woman holding a crying baby. Nearby, two young boys are noisily scuffling and trading noogies. Looking into the camera, the obviously stressed-out mother of three says nothing, but her expression says: How did I get [...]
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Thu, November 8 2007 » Wall Street Journal » Comments Off
A New Library in Arizona Fans a Heated Debate Over What Some Call the ‘Googlization’ of Libraries
By all accounts, patrons of the Perry Branch Library in Gilbert, Ariz., are happy with the new digs.
Since the doors opened last month, visitors have checked out about 900 items a day, far more than the 100 to 150 [...]
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Fri, July 20 2007 » Wall Street Journal » Comments Off
As recent graduates, several of Hung Truong’s classmates will be headed for typical next steps in their technology careers: working as programmers or pursuing master’s degrees in computer science.
But the 23-year-old, who received his undergraduate degree from the University of New Mexico, instead plans to study the growth of social-networking sites like Facebook and why [...]
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Tue, May 29 2007 » Wall Street Journal » Comments Off
Bette Ghidotti had hoped to spend some time on the beach while at her Sarasota, Fla., vacation home, but fatigue from her cancer treatment was keeping her indoors. Though she could have brought up her symptoms with her doctor, her semimonthly appointments are focused on chemotherapy and prescriptions, she says, leaving little time for discussing [...]
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Tue, November 28 2006 » Wall Street Journal » Comments Off