Category Archives: News

Researchers may have found a cancer cell’s ‘off’ switch

Posted on August 26, 2015 by StevenTorresRamos

Aside from their abnormal growth rates, cancerous cells aren’t that much different from normal healthy tissue. That’s why radiation and chemo treatments can’t effectively target just tumors. However, a team of researchers from the Mayo Clinic believe they’ve discovered a … Continue reading →

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When Is SysAdmin Day

Posted on July 30, 2015 by StevenTorresRamos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MOqNC5YrKs System Administrator Appreciation Day is a 24-hour event occurring on the Last Friday of July. Always has been on the Last Friday of July. It has never been on any other day. It has never been on … Continue reading →

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Financial Control Board Should Take Over Debt-Laden Puerto Rico, Lawmaker Says – The New York Times

Posted on June 25, 2015 by StevenTorresRamos

In one of the strongest bids yet for federal intervention into Puerto Rico’s fiscal woes, a member of Congress is calling for a control board to take over the island’s beleaguered government. Representative Jeffrey D. Duncan, a South Carolina Republican, … Continue reading →

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University of Florida researchers say lupus treatment shows early promise | UF Health, University of Florida Health

Posted on June 23, 2015 by StevenTorresRamos

A new treatment that may reverse the effects of the most common type of lupus has shown promising results after undergoing early testing by a team of researchers at University of Florida Health. The findings of a two-year study that … Continue reading →

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Scientists Cure Lupus in Mice with a One-Two Punch

Posted on June 23, 2015 by StevenTorresRamos

Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that knows no bounds and can damage any part of the body, from the skin to the joints to the organs. There is no cure for lupus, a disease that flares up and then … Continue reading →

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Texas Cop Suspended After Footage Emerges of Brutal Pool Party Arrests

Posted on June 8, 2015 by StevenTorresRamos

On Saturday, video was uploaded to Youtube of police officers screaming at and arresting children at a community pool in Texas. One officer, confronted by two boys while grabbing a young girl by the neck and shoving her head … Continue reading →

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12-Year-old Girl Tries to Poison Her Mom for Taking her iPhone Away

Posted on May 14, 2015 by StevenTorresRamos

We all react differently to harsh punishments, but this story perhaps edges towards the more extreme end of the scale. After having her smartphone confiscated by her mother, a girl from Boulder, Colorado, decided poisoning her would be the best … Continue reading →

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Proposed privacy bill protects industry more than it does people

Posted on March 2, 2015 by StevenTorresRamos

If the return of Frank Underwood stoked a thirst for real drama from the nation’s capitol, perhaps the White House’s late-Friday news dump of the proposed Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights will whet your whistle. Alongside common-sense things like Congress … Continue reading →

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FCC approves net neutrality rules, reclassifies broadband as a utility

Posted on February 26, 2015 by StevenTorresRamos

It’s a good day for proponents of an open internet: The Federal Communications Commission just approved its long-awaited network neutrality plan, which reclassifies broadband internet as a Title II public utility and gives the agency more regulatory power in the … Continue reading →

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Office in education

Posted on February 25, 2015 by StevenTorresRamos

Get Office free from your school Office 365 Education for Students is available for free to students who are enrolled at qualifying schools. Install Office on up to 5 PCs or Macs and on other mobile devices, including Android, iPad®, … Continue reading →