Hampton University senior Josh Gopeesingh, a chemical engineering major has been named a finalist for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. He will interview in Barbados on Nov. 23 as the only finalist from an HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Univ ...
Posted Friday, November 15th 2013 at 12:15PM
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In this new era of exercise and fitness, there are countless old myths floating around that just won’t go away. One of the most widespread is the notion that strength training turns fat into muscle and that if you stop this type of training your musc ...
Posted Friday, November 15th 2013 at 10:37AM
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By Margaret Heffernan
(MoneyWatch) When Warren Buffett looks for companies to buy, he looks for two qualities in the CEO: energy and integrity. The benefits of energy are obvious -- every entrepreneur and leader needs stamina to keep going thr ...
Posted Wednesday, November 13th 2013 at 12:07PM
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Greetings again friends!
November is Diabetes Awareness Month and November 14th is World Diabetes Day. If current trends continue, 1 in 3 individuals will develop diabetes in their lifetime. Together, we can stop this trend. Stay tuned as I will ...
Posted Sunday, November 3rd 2013 at 12:55PM
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Traditional fasting reduces the risk of numerous chronic diseases including heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. However, most people find it quite difficult to completely abstain from foods and beverages for an extended period of time. Those who do ...
Posted Saturday, November 2nd 2013 at 12:08PM
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Over the last 10 or so years I’ve observed a complete turkey takeover. I’m not talking about the traditional Butterball that dresses the holiday table or even the shaved lunchmeat that’s typically inserted between two slices of bread. I’m referring t ...
Posted Saturday, November 2nd 2013 at 12:02PM
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I have a confession to make: When I drink coffee, I prefer to add an Equal low-calorie sweetener to it. Yes, that would be aspartame. And guess what? My reason for using an occasional packet of Equal has absolutely nothing to do with a desire to avoi ...
Posted Saturday, November 2nd 2013 at 11:58AM
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Posted Friday, November 1st 2013 at 7:55PM
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In August 2013, President Barack Obama announced the Administration’s plans and proposals for combating rising college costs and making college affordable for American families. The President’s plan included three parts: paying for performance; prom ...
Posted Tuesday, October 29th 2013 at 12:06PM
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The classic animated Halloween-themed PEANUTS special, "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" (OAD on ABC 10/30/01), created by late cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, as well as a bonus PEANUTS cartoon, "You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown," in which Linu ...
Posted Monday, October 28th 2013 at 1:50PM
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We as a society need people to lead the way and
blaze a trail for the betterment of mankind.
Dr. Gates is that man!
Monday October 28th is the day we recommend
you find reasons to celebrate him.
Not only is he investing time in developing our
Education system, but he is passionate about
...
Posted Sunday, October 27th 2013 at 10:17PM
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We as a society need people to lead the way and
blaze a trail for the betterment of mankind.
Dr. Gates is that man!
Monday October 28th is the day we recommend
you find reasons to celebrate him.
Not only is he investing time in developing o ...
Posted Sunday, October 27th 2013 at 10:17PM
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Today is a great day. What word comes to mind if you can choose one
to describe this day?
How about the word "Greatness". Take a moment to enjoy the opportunity
to experience "Great" history happen.
Fact: it is great that we can awake, take ...
Posted Wednesday, October 23rd 2013 at 8:55AM
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Did you see the OSU Buckeyes Football Game vs. Iowa State?
The Halftime Show was most amazing! Watch the video!!
A tribute to Michael Jackson - AWESOME Right?
Kudos to TECHNOLOGY and one of my favorite websites
- GOOGLE! Doesn't the homepage animation make you
say "Wow that is so AWESOM ...
Posted Tuesday, October 22nd 2013 at 3:57PM
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The University of the Virgin Islands will host the second annual International Colloquium on Black Males in Education at 8 a.m. on Oct. 24-25, in the Administration and Conference Center first floor conference room on the St. Thomas Campus. The them ...
Posted Friday, October 18th 2013 at 5:47PM
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With tens of millions of dollars worth of support from all the bigwigs in tech, a new nonprofit called Code.org wants to bring computer science into schools.
Its first initiative will be a worldwide “Hour of Code” during the second week of December, with materials provided that include coding tut ...
Posted Friday, October 18th 2013 at 5:35PM
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DURHAM Every year, more than 12,000 patients in the United States are diagnosed with life-threatening diseases such as leukemia or lymphoma for which a bone-marrow transplant or a transfusion of umbilical cord blood is their best or only hope of a c ...
Posted Friday, October 18th 2013 at 2:39PM
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