Katelyn S. Irons | Echo Geeks-they've been the underdogs of the high school and college scene for the last three-quarters of a century. They've been the ones ignored from the party invites and stereotyped as klutzy and socially awkward. They've been taunted and bullied for their love of technology, ...
Katelyn S. Irons | Echo Microsoft will buy Nokia for $7.2 billion in the first quarter of 2014, assuming it receives approval from Nokia shareholders and government regulators. "Microsoft will purchase substantially all of Nokia's Devices & Services business, license Nokia's patents, and license ...
By Katelyn S. Irons | Echo Many students believe they need to invest in technology before coming to college. Tablets, e-readers, laptops and smartphones all have their tempting allure. Although each of these can be beneficial, don't make the mistake of thinking that you need everything. Make wise investments ...
By Katelyn S. Irons | Echo Lovable supervillain Gru, voiced by Steve Carrell, returned in "Despicable Me 2" with his crew of adorable minions in the middle of planning a princess-themed birthday party. Gru's life has been turned upside down after adopting three young girls, exchanging freeze-ray guns ...
By Katelyn S. Irons | Echo ★★★☆ Not many G-rated movies can get adults and teens interested, but Disney Pixar's latest movie-"Monsters University"-is one that older "kids" can get excited about. In this prequel, moviegoers are shown the story behind the unlikely friendship between Mike and Sulley, ...
Katelyn S. Irons | Echo In a move that allows the company to stay neck and neck with the growing pool of social media networks, Facebook recently introduced hashtags in status posts. Similar social networks such as Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr and Pinterest have been using hashtags to connect discussions ...
By Katelyn S. Irons President Barack Obama announced an ambitious new research initiative to map the human brain last week. The Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative will be launched in 2014 with $100 million in government and private funding. While this is ...
By Katelyn S. Irons Easter falls at a time when most of us will be home and trying to find ways to spend time with friends and family. Here are some family-friendly projects and crafts which could be a great way to connect. Perfectly patterned eggs: Perfect your typical Easter eggs with this easy but ...
By Katie S. Irons Cypriot officials are revising a financial bailout plan to rescue the country's troubled banking system. After much deliberation, the parliament of Cyprus rejected the 10 billion euro ($13 billion) bailout package that would have relied in some part on taxation of "ordinary bank depositors," ...
By Katelyn S. Irons Indiana representative Jeffrey Thompson, R-Lizton, has proposed that a committee meet this summer to discuss the benefits of moving the state to the Central time zone. He proposed benefits to the state's economic growth and educational system if the time zone moved back an hour. "I ...
Cassandra Beck poses with Ella after attending a Turkish wedding (Photo provided by Cassandra Beck).
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