"high-tech" Articles & Blogs:
Will the Internet Ruin Your Children's Brains? (Hint: No) (Video)
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Tech guru Molly Wood investigates the ‘dangers’ of Internet use for teenagersPost | Today 7:00 am
Editor’s Note: Molly Wood is an executive editor and on-camera personality at CNETTV.com.
Molly hosts the weekly Buzz Report video blog, a so...[Read on] |
Happy Ada Lovelace Day
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Today is Ada Lovelace Day - an international celebration of women in technology.
Who was Ada? The daughter of poet Lord Byron and the Countess of Lovelace, Ada Lovelace (b. Dec. 10 1815) is considered the world’s first computer programmer. She was one ...[Read on] |
Minivan moms can be pretty high-tech
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I am a high-tech Mom and here's the proof: I purchased my first CD burner in 1989 and used it to create holiday music mixes I gave to friends at Christmas. I was one of the first people I knew to sign up for broadband internet in 1998. I opted for a DV...[Read on] |
The iPad: Yet another product from the he-man's woman-haters club?
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Despite sounding like a space-age feminine hygiene product, Apple's new iPad launched today with nary a lady or lady part in site. Even though we here at BUST were as excited about the launch of this product as anyone from the cock-and-balls set, Apple se...[Read on] |
How women rule the web
| Women make up the majorities on social networking and e-commerce sites, and the time and money they spend on these sites considerably exceeds those figures for men. Even on social-gaming sites, thought to be a preserve of men, women predominate. In all, t...[Read on] |
Tricky tech problems chicks can fix
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So I have a bit of a problem.
This past weekend, just three weeks after I excitedly bought the brand new 5th generation 16 gig iPod nano (see it here in all its stupendous, working glory), I found that not everything was perfect with my shiny new gadge...[Read on] |
LIVE’S High Heel-a-thon
| The 2010 Regis and Kelly LIVE! High Heel-A-Thon is set to take place on Wednesday, September 22nd. The High Heel-A-Thon is a fun 150-yard dash in support of The Heart Truth®. Although this is simply a fun event in heels, a lot of serious athletes als...[Read on] |
Title IX: 38 Years Later
| by Kavitha Sivashanker, Fellow, National Women's Law Center
Today marks the 38th anniversary of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX is a federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in all federally funded educational programs. It has op...[Read on] |
HS sports: 'one of the next great markets'
| According to rankings, the biggest high school football game in the country tonight will be played in South Florida tonight and will -- courtesy of ESPN -- be aired for the nation to watch. Marketers from Nike and other major brands will be watching becau...[Read on] |
Glee Tackles High-School Bullying
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Last night's episode of Glee spotlighted high-school bullying, in the form of Kurt, McKinley High's only openly gay student, who is physically and verbally abused for his sexuality, and Shannon Beiste, the new football coach who threatens Sue's budget exp...[Read on] |
Celebrate Ada Lovelace and Women in Technology
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We all owe a lot to Ada LovelaceLost Heroines | Today 3:00 pm
Do you know what today is? Well, yes, it’s Tuesday, but it’s also Ada Lovelace Day.
Now, you may be thinking, "Who the heck is Ada Lovelace?" In fact, we were thinki...[Read on] |
What They Forget to Teach in High School
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My daughter graduated from college last week, and although I've known her for 22 years, I'm still amazed at this miracle that has grown from a good idea in my mind into a fabulous, full-grown person. When I thought about having a kid, the reality was comp...[Read on] |
Coach Sharp to lead Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund
| Great news from the WBCA! We've landed a great leader to guide the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund.ATLANTA -The Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund®, in partnership with The V Foundation for Cancer Research, announces Marsha Sharp, avid women’s basketball pioneer, as th...[Read on] |
Does Best Buy Own the Word “Geek”?
| Electronics giant Best Buy issued a cease-and-desist letter to a Web site, Newegg.com, that was encouraging users to “Geek On.” Best Buy offers the services of a team of uniformed tech savants, known as the Geek Squad, who will assist customers in set...[Read on] |
How Much Car Tech is Too Much?
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Last week we talked about ways women like to be pampered in the car. This week I wonder how much is too much?
I was in an Acura RDX crossover SUV recently that greeted me when I put the key in the ignition with a glorious "Welcome" message in the spe...[Read on] |
Designing Santa's Ultimate Toy Delivery Vehicle?
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What would Santa drive if you were creating the ultimate toy delivery vehicle, and could rely on more than reindeer power to propel it? The scientists at GE Global Research have made it a tradition each year to showcase the latest and greatest technology...[Read on] |
Cheerleading one's way to compliance
| A short but somewhat informative article about the issues surrounding competitive cheerleading and its potential to resolve some schools' Title IX issues around opportunities. Appropriate given the recent attempt by Quinnipiac to earn compliance by cuttin...[Read on] |
NYC high school sprinting star in desperate need of bone marrow donor
| I started my running "career" as a sprinter, way back in the day. (Actually, my first running was from the batter's box to first base, but that's a story for another day.)Today, when I write feature articles about runners, one of the questions I often ask...[Read on] |
Diablo Cody gets new gig
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Seems that Diablo Cody is continuing to beat the odds. Even though the Jennifer’s Body box office was weak she seems to have gotten her next gig. Let’s also keep in mind that Toni Collette won a surprise best actress Emmy on Sunday night for the U...[Read on] |
This National Girls and Women in Sports Day, Urge Schools to Support Their Female Athletes
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by Neena Chaudhry, Senior Counsel, National Women’s Law Center
On February 3, 2010, join NWLC in celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day. On this day every year, advocates, students, and parents across the country show their support for wo...[Read on] |
Diapers and Diplomas: One More Challenge Facing Latinas in Schools
| by Megan Tackney, Program Associate, National Women’s Law Center
Latinas have the highest teen pregnancy rate of any racial or ethnic group in the country. A staggering 53 percent of Latina teens get pregnant at least once before age 20. That’s ...[Read on] |
Why Can’t DIII Football Be Co-Ed?
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By Laura Pappano
The phrase “college football” evokes testosterone-charged pre-U.S. Marine-style intensity and mammoth bodies colliding at ridiculously odd angles and high speeds.
That may accurately describe DI teams o...[Read on] |
Bad-ass high school students get misogynist songs banned from prom
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Love this.
Twenty songs that refer to women as "hos" and other derogatory names won't be played at the Arcadia High prom Saturday night.
That's because senior Madeline Conrique and fellow members of the Women's Health and Issues Club brokered a deal wit...[Read on] |
Bad-ass high school students get misogynist songs banned from prom
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Love this.
Twenty songs that refer to women as "hos" and other derogatory names won't be played at the Arcadia High prom Saturday night.
That's because senior Madeline Conrique and fellow members of the Women's Health and Issues Club brokered a deal wit...[Read on] |
Are we all crash test dummies for the food industry?
| People often ask me how I manage to eat, given what I do for a living. It’s true—by all rights, I should be starving. As the lead author of the new report just released from Center for Science in the Public Interest, The Ten Riskiest Foods Regulated...[Read on] |
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