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Searching the Internet

Yazan: Administrator | 20 January 2010 | No Comments
Categories: In Other Words...

Now that there is a new search engine around, have you changed? Bing, which was introduced by Microsoft saw a 0.4% growth in December to 10.7%. However, the leader is still Google, with 72.75%. I decided to do a little test and see if the search results are any different. I [...]

Obesity is Suicide

Yazan: Administrator | 03 September 2008 | 5 Comments
Categories: In Other Words...

It seems that someone has used his creative genius to come up with ads that depict overeating as suicide. From his website he states:
It is no secret that the American culture is known for overindulgence. This public service campaign dramatizes the effects of poor eating in a way we can all understand.
There is a [...]

Losing Weight

Yazan: Administrator | 11 February 2008 | 3 Comments
Categories: In Other Words...

I wonder how many new diets there are in the United States right now. Everywhere I turn there is someone new telling you how to lose weight. There are pills, shakes, bars, exercise machines, food plans, hypnosis, acupuncture, etc. I wish they would come up with the chocolate diet. Now there [...]

Flying South for the Winter

Yazan: Administrator | 12 December 2007 | 1 Comment
Categories: In Other Words...

Today the temperature is quite mild here in New Jersey. It is a balmy 50 degrees! However, I know the cold weather will be returning shortly. I do NOT like the cold weather. I do NOT like the snow. I am thinking that I should be looking at Wilmington NC [...]

Educating Youth

Yazan: Administrator | 20 November 2007 | No Comments
Categories: In Other Words...

My 8th Grade daughter came home the other day to tell me about her Social Studies test. The test was open note. I asked how she thought she did and she said it was easy. Then she told me that some of the other kids were struggling. These kids come to [...]

Evaluate Yourself?

Yazan: Administrator | 19 September 2007 | 2 Comments
Categories: In Other Words...

I used to work for a University. Every year, you were supposed to be evaluated by your boss. I didn’t mind since I knew that I was a good employee. However, I had a boss one year that wanted us to do employee self evaluation. Huh? He gave us the [...]

Another reason not to smoke

Yazan: Administrator | 21 August 2007 | 3 Comments
Categories: In Other Words...

We were in the mall the other day and my daughter pointed out a women who was carrying a portable oxygen concentrator. The tubes ran from the oxygen tank to her nose. She wanted to know what she was doing. I took this as a good teaching opportunity and pointed out that [...]

Happy 4th!!

Yazan: Administrator | 04 July 2007 | No Comments
Categories: In Other Words...

I love the 4th of July! The flags, the songs, the parades and the fireworks. I often reflect on how great our country is. We have so many freedoms and so much abundance. I have traveled to various countries around the world and I am still grateful that I live in [...]

Gambling

Yazan: Administrator | 12 June 2007 | No Comments
Categories: In Other Words...

When I was a senior in High School, we did a lot of fun activities. We went to the beach and Disneyland, but the funnest trip was right to our own High School. The PTO actually set the place up to look like a casino. There were roulette wheels, poker tables, blackjack [...]

You know its spam when…

Yazan: Administrator | 07 June 2007 | No Comments
Categories: In Other Words...

I just received an email wanting me to “confirm” my information at my mortgage company. Some of these emails look so real that you have to be careful. This one had the following subject line:
corporate customer cervice: confirm your information!
Hmmm…. You know its spam when they can’t even spell SERVICE right!!

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