It seems that MySpace is not planning to just sit and watch the ridiculous growth of Facebook in the U.S. and other countries. It made its intentions clear when it proposed to buy iLike, the popular social music recommendation service that has around 50 million registered users, reported various...
A snob is someone who is acting beyond what he or she really is. They tend to think of others as belonging to a lower social circle. They believe that they are superior that other in terms of intellect, wealth and even appearance. When a person is labeled as snob, it doesn’t necessarily mean that...
Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it” - William Pitt the Elder, British Prime Minister from 1766 to 1778. Our nations’ leaders are supposed to be paragons of virtue and strength, ever striving to better the populace’s lot in life and aid their country’s economic,...
Sociology uses socioeconomic status to classify people. This classification uses the measure of someone’s wealth and their social standing (level of education, where they live). The classifications are used to address various issues within communities from the housing issues, prevalence of crime...
Portland State University (PSU) is a public co-educational, state university located in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1946 and initially called the Vanport Extension Center. In 1948, however, the devastating Vanport flood caused the school to be relocated to downtown Portland where it reopened...
Believed to have descended from huge dogs found on the Tibetan highlands, these large and powerful dogs originated in Alentejo a region in south-central Portugal. “Rafeiro” means mongrel in Portuguese. This rare livestock guardian dog type also goes by other names such as Alentejo...
Founded as the Childers’ Classical Institute in 1906 in Abilene, Texas, Abilene Christian University (ACU) is affiliated with the Churches of Christ. It is one of the largest private universities in the southwest consisting of the College of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration,...
A pension plan is an set up wherein a person will continue to receive income on a regular basis even though he or she has stopped being part of the workforce. In general, a pension plan pays out the income in monthly installments over a long period of time, instead of merely paying out a lump sum....
A catastrophic computer event is unfolding. Yesterday NetWitness Corp., a group of computer security researchers located out of Herndon, Virginia, discovered a massive, 75GB amount of stolen data accessed through the Kneber botnet. This spells trouble for computer users across the world and has...
In the US, an antitrust law was originally derived from the Sharman Antitrust Act, which was the first piece of legislation that restricted businesses and individuals from creating monopolies or cartels. Another piece of antitrust litigation is the Clayton Antitrust Act, which was later amended by...
