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A Tribute to All Mother’s
The modern Mother’s Day holiday was created more than 100 years ago by Anna Jarvis as a day for each family to honor their mother. My mom is a very special mother, and I am sure everyone has a story about how their mother has made a positive impact in their lives. My mother, like [...]
Full StoryToday is Write a Story Day
April 27th is marked as “Write a Story Day” and for bloggers this should be called “Write a Blog Day”. Our blogs are stories, some short and some long, but they are stories. TechJaws passed a milestone, with its 700th blog post in only 11 months since being launched in May 2008. It has been [...]
Full StoryNew Vaginal Gel Stops AIDS Virus
This is a major break through, but how often is AIDS transmitted from partners from the opposite sex? I believe in most studies that AIDS is transmitted from homosexual relationships and dirty needles from drug use. Regardless, this news is very encouraging and has already been approved by the FDA. The new vaginal gel prevents [...]
Full StoryWhen Social Networks Fry The Brain
There are many social networks such as; Facebook, MySpace, StumbleUpon, and Twitter. These social hangouts could be detrimental for teenagers on how they act, think and speak. If you have an addiction to a social network like MySpace this could be a problem. I know someone who could care less if bombs were dropping as [...]
Full StoryHoward Stern Going Off The Air?
Sirius XM’s money troubles could mean radio silence for shock jock Howard Stern. The shock jock came to Sirius to offer uncensored programming that features many of the crazy and shocking broadcasts the shock jock has dazzled fans with for many years. The satellite radio company could file for bankruptcy within days, according to the [...]
Full StorySex Assaults Surface on Facebook
It was MySpace turning over 90,000 sex offender’s names yesterday and now Facebook has its own sex crime to deal with. The social network Facebook caters to an adult fan base, where as MySpace is a stomping ground for mostly teens. MILWAUKEE – An 18-year-old male student is accused of posing as a girl on [...]
Full Story10 Tips for Better Business Travel
My last job I traveled a lot, I am starting to travel more with my current job and here are my 10 Tips for better Business Travel. If you follow even a couple of these it will make your trip go much easier. Get you boarding pass and seat assignment ahead of time. This will [...]
Full StoryLynyrd Skynyrd Says Goodbye to Billy Powell
One of the top southern bands of all time has gone through some really bad luck, and now they say farewell to another fallen member. Billy Powell, the former roadie who became a rock star for his keyboard work with the band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died early Wednesday morning apparently of heart problems at his home [...]
Full StoryDesperation Time for Illinois Gov
It seems Gov. Blago is trying all angles to win over confidence that he didn’t try to sell his Senate seat. Rod Blagojevich is now suggesting Oprah Winfrey to fill the Senate seat. I am sure this move was intentional considering the popularity of Oprah. I just don’t understand why Blago is on talk shows [...]
Full Story10 Lan Party Tips
Most of us may have been to a Lan party, playing games all night, eating junk food and drinking. We call them a Geekfest. Hostng a Lan party is a completely different animal. There are a lot of things you have to think about. Here are some things you have to do to have a [...]
Full StoryHelp our Vets with USA Together
The greatest thing one human can do is to put their own life on the line to protect another human. That is what our service men and women do every day. Some of our Vets are returning from service injured and have some problems in these hard economic times. I think they deserve better. The [...]
Full StoryTattoos Past and Present
TechJaws is a technology news site aimed at the general public, particularly at the technology-enthusiast, but today we are mixing it up little. This blog comes from Janet T, our first guest post. We hope you enjoy this post and share your comments. What is a tattoo? A tattoo is a permanent marking made by [...]
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