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Anh Vu

You Can Now Watch "The Big Lebowski" With Your Facebook Friends - 0 views

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shared by Anh Vu on 25 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • You Can Now Watch “The Big Lebowski” With Your Facebook Friends
  • 48-hour rental is 30 Facebook Credits ($3), which is the same amount other studios are charging for similar titles.
  • Users that rent the film can “like” and make comments on memorable scenes and quotes throughout the film.
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  • They can also see what other Facebook fans and friends have said while watching the movie.
  • The cult classic The Big Lebowski is now available to rent on Facebook.
  • reward up to five friends with a $1 discount on the Facebook rental
  • Even though the film is available on DVD, Blu-ray and through digital download services such as Amazon, Cinema Now and Vudu, we think a Facebook offering makes sense for this type of film.
  • this would be a great way for friends spread out across the country to share a funny, infinitely quotable movie together.
Anh Vu

Facebook increases size of photos people post and makes them load twice as fast - The W... - 0 views

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shared by Anh Vu on 29 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • Facebook is increasing the size of photos that people post to its website and making them load twice as fast as before.
  • 33 percent wider, with a variable height
  • sharing photos is one of the most popular activities on its social network.
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  • Users upload more than 250 million photos each day
  • features will be available to users over the next few days.
  • letting users pre-approve having their names attached to a photo posted by a friend before that photo appears on their profile.
  • The tagged photo will still appear on the friend’s page and could show up in the news feeds of common friends.
  • users can remove their names
vy Nguyen

Teachers In Missouri Banned From Being Facebook Friends With Students | Care2 Causes - 0 views

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shared by vy Nguyen on 23 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • Students and teachers have had a rough time navigating the new world of social media together
  • tutoring and immediate email feedback from their peers and mentors, teachers and students also walk a dangerous line where they could become “too personally involved,” at least in cyberspace
  • bans “student-teacher friendships” on social networks, like Facebook at twitter.
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  • protect student safety and teacher jobs in some circles
  • others complain
  • person in over about 15 years.
  • language of the law makes it unclear what actually counts as a violation.
  • system that allows private messages
  • violating a similar ban if there was one,
  • teachers and current or former students
  • eacher allowing current students access to his or her facebook profile.
  • inappropriate student/teacher behavior while setting up barriers that may not really be necessary.  
Hye Rin Bae

Being Comfortable in Your Own Skin (Tone) - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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shared by Hye Rin Bae on 21 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • September 24, 2011, 2:30 am
  • Being Comfortable in Your Own Skin (Tone)
  • SURYATAPA BHATTACHARYA
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  • Suryatapa
  • at the age of six
  • Three months ago, I wandered into a salon in Kolkata with my mother and came
  • face-to-
  • face with a prejudice
    • Chozen Takei
      Chozen Takei on 21 Oct 11
       
      In the conversation between Suryatapa and the beautician, I noticed that people in India are trying insist people with dark skin to be more "whiter"
    • Chozen Takei
      Chozen Takei on 21 Oct 11
       
      The beautician made assumptions to Suryatapa that the cause of her dark skin is the result of roaming in the sun, but in fact, Suryatapa was born dark skinned. This tells me that in India, dark skinned people are not properly welcomed
    • Chozen Takei
      Chozen Takei on 21 Oct 11
       
      Suryapata's aunts and strangers make assumptions, statements, and suggestions to make her look "whiter," and this makes her very irritated.
  • my beloved aunts, and maddening when strangers suggest my dark skin is something to be “fixed.”
  • No one in India seems to think it unusual to try to slap some bleach, or a herbal equivalent, on my skin to reveal a whiter me.
  • Darkie, Blackie and Kaalia
    • Chozen Takei
      Chozen Takei on 21 Oct 11
       
      WHen Suryapata was a kid, people are her called names like "Darkie", "Blackie", and "Kaalia." Even when she is an adult, old friends call her names, and when she pointed that out, the friend told she was too sensitive.
  • My color defined me and it stuck.
  • self-conscious.
  • Kaalia, remember me? When I pointed out that it was insulting, I was called out for being “too sensitive.”
  • “We called you that with love,”
    • Chozen Takei
      Chozen Takei on 21 Oct 11
       
      I have knowledge about neighbors, aunts, and strangers. Whenever they see you, they make staements, assumptions, and suggestions based on what you look. For instance, if you look skinny, they encourage you to eat more. If you look "dark," they make statements that you look really dark. 
  • Well-meaning aunts and their neighbors worried about my marriage prospects.
  • Like that should justify the hurt.
    • Chozen Takei
      Chozen Takei on 21 Oct 11
       
      Suryapata's aunts worried that her being dark skinned could affect her marriage, so they are worried, and suggest using homemade concoction, little less sun exposure, and extra layers of sandalwood paste.
  • Perhaps, they suggested, a little less sun exposure, or maybe a few extra layers of sandalwood paste or a homemade concoction that the neighborhood swore by?
    • Chozen Takei
      Chozen Takei on 21 Oct 11
       
      I believe that the aunts never give up because they want Suryapata to look "whiter". Until she is totally bleached, then they will stop making statements and assumptions about her.
  • I wouldn’t let anyone touch my face.
  • The aunts sighed but never really gave up.
  • Instead, in this country, it is everyone’s business to correct it or cover it up.
    • Chozen Takei
      Chozen Takei on 21 Oct 11
       
      I realize now that in India, it is everyone's business to correct or cover up one's dark skin. Even though it is a personal thing, it is open to the public opinion. 
  • The personal is open to public opinion, whether it makes you squirm or not.
  • Few Indians seem to be comfortable in their dark skin.
  • So it is no surprise that a multi-billion rupee market in fairness products thrives in India.
  • whitened versions of themselves, urging you to pick up a tube or two of the latest product.
    • Chozen Takei
      Chozen Takei on 21 Oct 11
       
      In this passage, the context relates to Vietnam. In the passage, it explains that in India, there are many advertisements and commercials on the latest product of lotions, soaps, and deodorants to make you "whiter". Similarly, in Vietnam and internationally, the market of products of whitening cream and other lotions or soaps is thriving. Everyone that is looking forward to a "whiter" skin is urging to buy these products. 
  • From lotions and soaps to whitening underarm deodorant; every body part it seems is could be a few shades lighter.
  • Urban legends abound of how turmeric and milk, with their blood cleansing properties, had turned someone’s friend’s sister into a fair maiden – so I gulped down this vile concoction, gagged and never touched it ever again.
  • adolescent weakness,
  • I too was convinced to go on a regimen of drinking milk with crushed turmeric.
    • Chozen Takei
      Chozen Takei on 21 Oct 11
       
      When Suryapata was a teenager, like most teens nowadays, she was convinced in using products to make her look "better". But when she was an adult, she care less for these products and feel more comfortable and contented about herself. This shows that teens are usually not happy about the way they look, so they do stupid things that can harm themselves. 
  • As an adult I’ve become much more comfortable with the color of my skin.
    • Chozen Takei
      Chozen Takei on 21 Oct 11
       
      Before reading this article, I already know that in the US, having dark skin is a good aspect, and many people even look forward to tanning. But in India, people are being discontented by the dark skin.
  • Over a decade of living in North America – where tans are pursued and Halle Berry is a beauty icon – helped that.
  • So when I moved back to India, I was surprised and offended all over again, as I confronted people who still think porcelain skin is the epitome of beauty.
  • society that embraced a wider spectrum of skin tone.
  • Victorian ideas of beauty,
  • “Do you do tanning?” I was dumbstruck and could barely stammer out a surprised “no.”
  • In retrospect, her assumption says a lot about how Indians equate skin tone with beauty, confidence and social standing.
  • Suryatapa Bhattacharya is the India correspondent for “The National” newspaper.
    • Chozen Takei
      Chozen Takei on 21 Oct 11
       
      After finishing reading the article, I realize that different cultures have different POVs and understanding. 
  • Chozen Takei on 21 Oct 11
     
    In India, having a dark skin is discourage. Suryapata, now an adult, tells of how her life is affected because of having a dark skin. 
  • Hye Rin Bae on 24 Oct 11
     
    Being Comfortable in Your Own Skin (Tone)
Mojo joanne

Palin to visit Fair on Friday, activist says | Iowa Caucuses - 0 views

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  • Sarah Palin of Alaska will make an appearance Friday at the Iowa State Fair, a popular venue for presidential candidates.
  • Palin, who captures intense media attention wherever she goes, has been accused of spotlight-grabbing before. She slipped into New Hampshire the day Mitt Romney was there to announce his second presidential run. She visited Iowa in June for a movie screening the day President Barack Obama was in the state. Palin sent an email via her political action committee, SarahPAC, just before 4 p.m. Wednesday, saying she’s relaunching a tour of historic sites around the country. “The heartland is perfect territory for more of the One Nation Tour as we put forth efforts to revitalize the fundamental restoration of America by highlighting our nation’s heart, history, and founding principles,” she wrote. “We accept with gratefulness an invitation to meet folks at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines this week. … I’m also excited to try some of that famous fried butter-on-a-stick, fried cheesecake-on-a-stick, fried Twinkies, etc. I’ll enjoy them in honor of those who’d rather make us just ‘eat our peas’!” A State Fair spokeswoman said no one from Palin’s staff has contacted the fair. Palin, a former governor and 2008 vice presidential nominee, had not been expected to appear in Iowa before Labor Day weekend, when she’s scheduled to address a tea party gathering in Waukee. She has been flirting for months with a presidential bid, but has said only that she will make her decision in early fall.
  • “I think it will be a very interesting week for those who thought it was getting a little stale around here,” he added. Rogers said Organize4 Palin, a grass-roots group unaffiliated with Palin, also been doing screenings of the two-hour documentary about Palin, “The Undefeated,” around Iowa in the last three weeks. Palin made her first visit to Iowa in seven months on June 28 for the premiere of “The Undefeated” at an opera house in Pella. That visit fell a day after GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann announced her campaign in Waterloo. On that visit, Palin invited Beach, a GOP fundraiser, to lunch. Over a meal at a Panera Bread in Urbandale, Beach described the fair. “She’s gotten to be a very good friend of mine, and I’m really excited she’s coming,” Beach said.
  • Mojo joanne on 11 Aug 11
     
    this is the news abt blahblah blah
Andy Chen

Kirby set to return to Wii and 'Dream Land' - 0 views

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Kirby set to return Wii and 'Dream Land'

shared by Andy Chen on 25 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • Publisher Nintendo revealed the platformer originally called Kirby Wii will be titled Kirby's Return to Dream Land and will launch Oct. 24.
  • The next Kirby adventure for the Nintendo Wii will take a trip to Dream Land this October.
  • The game follows Kirby and friends as they retrieve parts of an alien spaceship that has crashed in their world. Dream Land features drop-in, drop-out cooperative play, allowing up to three other players to join in as either Meta Knight, King Dedede or Waddle Dee.And as our preview shows, there is plenty of hugging. The game will be featured heavily during this weekend's Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle.
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  • Kirby set to return to Wii and 'Dream Land'
  • Andy Chen on 25 Aug 11
     
    "Kirby set to return to Wii and 'Dream Land'"
vy Nguyen

Teens on Facebook are more likely to drink and do drugs, says study - Tech Talk - CBS News - 0 views

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shared by vy Nguyen on 29 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • A recent study finds that teens on social networks are more likely to experiment with drinking alcohol and drugs.
  • way before the Internet was born, let alone social networks.
  • Is it fair to assume that underage drinking and substance abuse is Facebook's fault?
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  • it's the images of intoxicated friends they've seen online that could reel them in.
  • after seeing images of their peers doing just that
  • images alone are enough to convince some youth that substance abuse is a normal thing,
  • "Forty percent of the teens in CASA's survey said they have seen images of intoxicated kids, including some who are passed out, as well as pictures of peers using drugs," says WebMD.
vy Nguyen

Study: Too Much Facebook Bad for Teens | GamePolitics - 0 views

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shared by vy Nguyen on 31 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • A new study suggest that too much time on social networking sites such as Facebook or playing video games is bad for teens
  • stomach aches, sleeping issues, anxiety, and depression.
  • howed that teenagers who spend a lot of time with technology like "video games or the internet" had more stomach aches, sleeping issues, anxiety, and depression.
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  • using Facebook were more "narcissistic" because services such as Facebook allow users to "share themselves constantly on their terms."
  • Rosen also found that middle school, high school, and college students studying for exams over 15 minutes were only able to focus for two to three minutes before moving on to other things like texting or apps.
  • help kids to practice life behind a safety curtain
  • hare tidbits about themselves, practice being empathetic and interact with their friends without having to deal with other people’s reactions right away."
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