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Is Porn Replacing Sex?

I was both surprised and deeply saddened by a video on CNN this morning that asked “Has Porn Hijacked Sexuality?” The video shows an interview between CNN anchor John Roberts and author and sociologist Gail Dines.  Dines is the author of the book Pornland which looks at the effect of pornography on people’s view sex and even of their own bodies. The...

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Why are Christians jerks?
Why are Christians jerks?

Ever run into a self-righteous loudmouthed Christian online? Sadly, you're probably not alone. Jonathan Acuff is the author of Stuff Christians Like, a blog that pokes gentle fun at Christian culture using humor and perceptive critiques. His post today for CNN is provocatively titled: "My Take: Why Christians are jerks online." He identifies two...

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What are you Searching For?
What are you Searching For?

Far more people in Canada used the Internet for "personal interactions" last year than those who didn't. According to Statistics Canada, "Eighty per cent of Canadians age 16 and over used the Internet for personal reasons in 2009, up from 73 per cent two years earlier." I was a bit surprised that only 80% used the Internet. Less surprising is that...

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Eating Down the Fridge
Eating Down the Fridge

Recently my husband and I had his sister and her husband over for supper. I explained rather sheepishly that my meal choices were made because I was trying to clean out the kitchen of random food items. I mean, it wasn’t all canned mushrooms and Jello, although I did make Jello Jigglers for the first time since I was 12, because who doesn’t have...

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5 Alternative Ways to Find a Job Online
5 Alternative Ways to Find a Job Online

If you are one of the millions of people who have lost their jobs recently, you've no doubt tried searching popular job websites like Monster or CareerBuilder. However, there are many other job search resources available on the web. Here are some websites you may not have tried: Meta-Job Searches Why search just one site when you can automatically...

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Facebook: Why all the love?
Facebook: Why all the love?

Gone are the days of smoke signals, telegrams, typewriters and rotary dial phones. These forms of communication are practically prehistoric in comparison to the tools of communication defining this generation, namely Mark Zuckerberg’s little invention: Facebook. In the four short years since it’s inception Facebook has taken over like the...

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Top 10 Free Ways to Protect your PC
Top 10 Free Ways to Protect your PC

Updated for 2010-2011: Download great free software to keep your computer safe! How well would you cope if all of the data on your computer was suddenly inaccessible? Or what if your credit card numbers were stolen online? Unfortunately these are ever-present dangers. But there is free software available that will allow you to safely protect...

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Building a Virtual Team
Building a Virtual Team

“We miss you when you’re here.” It sounds like such a strange thing for someone on my team to say, but in my world it actually makes sense. I remotely manage a staff team and fly in for meetings about once a month. On one such trip one of my staff stopped me in the hall and said, “We miss you when you’re here.” When I asked her what she...

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