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Photo courtesy of UCL News . Photo courtesy of Public Relations Blogger . Is it wrong to ban sex offenders from social networking sites? Some think so and some think not. While checking the frigid forecast on the Daily Freeman , this story was one of the latest headlines this past week. The AP reported that an Indiana law preventing registered sex offenders from using social media websites accessed by children was declared unconstitutional by a federeal appeals court. Even though U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt noted that the internet remains open to convicted offenders, she ruled that social networking did create a "virtual playground for sexual predators..." I am not a parent, but I am an auntie, teacher, childcare volunteer and mentor and can understand why officials and others would want to enact a law such as this. With the iElectronics evolution and new smartphones and tablets coming out every week, talking about this is purely inevitable. I could b

Photo courtesy of 360° Success . Finding a soul mate seems nearly impossible in today's society. With divorce rates, adultery, and sex out of boredom increasing by the second, it's not surprising that people have lost faith in the sacred authenticity love once had. The attributes and values that people look for in a potential mate have evolved drastically over the years and no one can find a perfect man today. In every sitcom and movie I have watched, women delve into their snacks and love lives, spending all hours of the night constructing their "ideal guy." (Girlfriends, Sex and the City, etc). This topic has been discussed so much that studies are being done on them. Christine Roberts of the New York Daily News wrote about a study conducted by dating website, WhatsYourPrice.com , on the perfect man for a woman. Out of the 9,000 plus women who participated in the survey, 40 percent of women who reside in NYC say that their perfect man should be in hitting t

"What do you want to be when you grow up?" This is the first of many questions most people remember from their childhood. As time goes on, aspirations begin to change with life experiences. In most cases, what starts out as a job becomes an occupation and eventually turns into a career. It's easy to think of jobs, occupations, and careers as the same thing. While they may be linked into the same cluster, each one yields a very different meaning. Jobs can be defined as positions consisting of duties and tasks performed by a person in exchange for payment on either a full-time or part-time basis. These paid positions serve as a purpose for one to make and save money for something else, such as rent or mortgage or a new car. Some people work at a job mainly to make ends meet while others utilize all of their effort and energy to do their responsibilities as well as learn new skills. This can be a good quality and eventually impact one's career goals. An occupation is