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Online hangouts like Facebook and MySpace have offered crime-solving help to detectives and become a resource for employers vetting job applicants. Now the sites are proving fruitful for prosecutors, who have used damaging Internet photos of defendants to cast doubt on their character during sentencing hearings and argue for harsher punishment.

What happens when the stores that have forced many local mom-and-pop retailers to close are themselves going out of business because they can't adjust to rising costs and lower consumer spending?

See The World Through Ana's Eyes--What is this an ad for? I saw it last week and again today on a bus, but I still have no idea what it's advertising!

Masterworks Broadway Podcast of an Interview of Max Crumm Date Broadcasted - October 2, 2007 Genre - Broadway Max Crumm went through a lot to get his role in Grease as Danny Zuko such as being on a reality T.V. show. His interest in musicals started when he was very young, and now he finally is able to be in one. Masterworks Broadway has many podcasts having to do with Broadway and interviews with people who work behind the scenes on a specific show or people who are in the show. Max Crumm joins Masterworks Broadway to speak about what it is like to be in Grease, and how he got to where he is today.

ESPN Radio broadcast a podcast called "Roque" on Friday August 27th under the genre of sports. Roque, a variation of lawn croquet, took the place of croquet in the 3rd Olympics and is now extinct but for the small town of Angelica, NY. Played in the town since at least the 1800's, the game is played on a sport-specific pitch in the middle of town where a tournament is held every summer to keep the game alive. Women are not encouraged to play as a leftover tradition from when the sport was first played. "In the 1904 Olympics when Roque was on the program for the only time, so was tug-of-war," said Jeremy Schaap of ESPN.

NPR. Date Broadcasted: January 31, 2011. Genre: Arts Sarah Campbell, a senior curator of the Norton Simon Museum, "sheds light" on the museum it self and Mr. Simon himself. The museum holds much less pieces of paintings than any other but it only holds the fines pieces. This is due to the fact of Mr. Simons boldness, Sarah Campbell says. Mr. Simon has even bid agains the Metropolitan Museum, the finest one in the country. His consistency has brought im over 8000 fine pieces over three decades. Even though the painting he bid against Met. had been taken to them but Mr. Simon himself had quiet a lot of successes. Sarah Campbell describes the man and the museum very superiorly and one could just by hearing it, tell that she looks up to him and the museum. Mr. Simon died in 1993 but he was a fine businessman, and an owner of an amazing museum, which contains a fine history of arts.

Horace Mann School on Twitter!

Horace Mann Theatre Company on Twitter!

Should the FTC make sure there is truth in Advertising on the Web, especially in Blogs and Tweets?

Should the FTC make sure there is truth in Advertising on the Web, especially in Blogs and Tweets?

Media literacy is the ability to sift through and analyze the messages that inform, entertain and sell to us every day. It's the ability to analyze all aspects of the media like music videos, online environments and the many advertisements in sports. There are three stages of media literacy. 1: BE AWARE. Know what you watch and limit the amount of time on the internet, television, games, and other forms that market to the masses. 2: BE ABLE TO QUESTION AND ANALYZE THE MEDIA. Learn to analyze what you are watching by observing what is in the advertisement and what is left out. 3: KNOW BACKGROUND INFORMATION. Ask questions like who produces the media we experience and for what purpose? Who profits? Who loses? And who decides? This analysis allows us to understand who drives our global economy and ultimately allows us to make better decisions based on our own opinions.

My article is about what specifically media literacy is and how we can implement it into classrooms to give children a better understanding of our society. The article features 7 excerpts from other articles about media literacy, such as "The 3 Stages of Media Literacy", which states "the principles and practices of media literacy education are applicable to all media- from television to T-shirts, from billboards to the Internet". I believe that media literacy, while it is something that is not needed, can greatly enrich a person's life, especially in the society that we live in today that focuses so much on advertising and different forms of communication.

Vintage presents a timeless charm. Check out Delhi's latest watering hole - designed on the lines of Irish pubs, it brings you the flavour of old English haunts.

Rejoicing in the world of a hand-held tome, we bring you a review of the book Trashures - that tells you never to underestimate the beauty of garbage!! Check out the review by India's well-known sculptor Arzan Khambatta…

Penda brings to India a landscape design that promises to pull residents out of their home into the common amenity space! Read on to know more about this interactive urban space here...

International colour and trend forecaster, Latika Khosla talks to IAnD about how one can pursue a career as a colour and trend consultant. Check out the interview and leave us your views…

This real-estate office, designed on the lines of a creative studio is a welcome change from the regular conventional corporate make-up. Check out the simple but clever design interventions and leave us your views…

Nature Concert Hall held recently in Latvia gives an out-of-box take on installation art; bringing to life the most unlikely!

The recently completed Bronze Gallery at the National Musuem, New Delhi, is a winning competition entry by Matrika Design Collaborative! Read on to know more about enhanced visitor experiences here...

Opening one of its first outlets in the Middle East, The First Ferry designs themed-inspired MW Café for boxer, Anthony Debruijn and ex-rapper of The Outlawz, Mutah Beale

Google's new office takes workplace amenities to new heights. Check out one of Silicon Valley's largest elevated parks and leave us your views…

Green luxury are two words that best describe this 400 square meter yacht that houses integral features for on-board leisure. Fluidity in design blends with ultimate yachting indulgence creating an unmatched experience...