Monthly Archives: August 2011

Next iPhone Coming to Sprint?

Possible metal-back design for iPhone 5

A supposed leaked photo of the iPhone 5 with its metal-backed design.

Want an iPhone but are reluctant to switch carriers and risk getting spotty reception? Well if you’re with Sprint the wait may soon be over. The Wall Street Journal reports that starting this October, Sprint will be the next carrier in the U.S. to get the new version of the much-heralded smartphone. Considering the WSJ was the first to announce Apple’s arrival on Verizon, it’s safe to say that come October, Sprint customers will be able to jump on the iPhone bandwagon.

The real draw of the iPhone on Sprint is that, unlike Verizon and AT&T, Sprint is currently the only carrier in the U.S. to have true 4G service via WiMax.

The iPhone 5, while still mainly a mystery, is expected to be thinner, lighter, and faster than the current iPhone, while sporting an improved digital camera and Apple’s upcoming iOS 5 operating system.

Michele Bachmann Claims Acts of Nature are God Sent

She won’t be the first or last person to link God to natural disasters that wreak havoc on human well-being. Some people feel acts of nature are caused by an angry God who is upset that people on earth are not following His wishes. Do you agree with such a perspective? Many people were shocked by the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that shook parts of the East Coast last week. The wrath of Irene, a Category 1 hurricane, caused billions of dollars of destruction and killed more than 20 victims. Michele Bachmann, the GOP’s presidential candidate, considers both natural disasters a warning from God that should be acknowledged.

“I don’t know how much God has to do to get the attention of the politicians,” Bachmann said to supporters. “We’ve had an earthquake; we’ve had a hurricane. He said, ‘Are you going to start listening to me here? Listen to the American people because the American people are roaring right now. They know government is on a morbid obesity diet and we’ve got to rein in the spending.’ ”

“Of course she was saying it in jest,” Alice Stewart, spokeswoman for Bachmann’s campaign, said in a statement sent to some media outlets.

Do you think Bauchmann is playing a political game or were her comments innocuous?

Highlights of the MTV VMA

American Apparel Seeking Plus-Sized Models

Do you think you have what it takes to be a model? American Apparel is launching a brand new size: an XL. That isn’t exactly plus-size depending on whom you ask but considering typical modeling standards, an XL is not ideal. If you think you have that “look” then submit your pictures. Hey, it could be you in the next campaign.

Visit their official website here.

President Obama says “Irene is Not Over”

Did You Spot Nicki Minaj at the VMAS?

Well, how you could not with an outfit like that. She really knows how to stand out in a crowd. Nicki won the first award of the evening, Best Hip-Hop video, for the bubblegum pop sounding tune “Super Bass.”

Beyonce Knowles, 29, Announced Pregnancy at the VMAS

Superstar Beyonce Knowles announced on the red carpet while holding her belly that she is expecting a child. Congratulations Beyonce! I am sure her husband Jay-Z is a very proud father and the family is jumping for joy by the news.

 

Obesity in the U.S. and the U.K.

Obesity is a non stop problem in the United States, and recent studies show that if nothing changes from now until 20 years from now, about 50 percent of American men and women could be obese, adding another 65 million obese people to the population.

This study was released from an article on a four-part obesity series in the journal titled Lancet that used past trends to predict what the future may look like for people in the United States and the United Kingdom if they keep gaining weight like they do now.

Together with bigger clothes will come more diseases, leading to higher healthcare prices. The study used both height and weight measures over 20 years to calculate body mass index and with this, make hypotheses. According to the study, in the U.S., obesity prevalence could go from about 32% in 2007 to 2008 to about 50% for men and from 35% to about 45% to 52% for women. In the U.K., rates could go from 26% for men to 41% to 48%, and from 26% to 35% to 43% for women.

If this does not mean much to you, think of it this way: these higher percentages may lead to more than 8 million diabetes cases, 400,000 cancer cases, and 5 million cases of coronary heart disease.

People are not the Only Things Dropping when Bullies are Around!

In an interesting article (which can be seen here :Bullying victims see lower GPAs, particularly high achieving blacks, Latinos), it brought up a correlation with the issue of bullying and lowered GPA’s  in school. The article noted that the children that get bullied are beginning  to have  a decrease in their grade point averages. This is very prominent within minority students .

The article, while very interesting, was at no surprise. It is very much like the correlation between students dropping out of high school and single-parent family homes or students having failing grades and its correlation with abuse in the home. If a child is not able to direct its full attention into their studies or doesn’t know how to place a balance on life, then there will be a drop in the grades. The drop in the grades signifies a call for help, especially when the student is bright and has a promising future. School officials and citizens alike must not take signs such as these for granted.

 

Osama Bin Laden’s Successor Killed in Pakistan