The Water Cooler

May 21st, 2010

This Week’s Topics…

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    Heroes
    There are everyday heroes- doing even the most menial of tasks with grace and…
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    Technology
    Maybe your the kind of person who reads all the terms of service when websites make you…
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    Health
    Sometimes I realize my role as mother is to be a soothing voice of reason and…
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    Advertisements
    This is possibly the best campaign ad ever done. It has all the elements! Brandishing…
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    Health
    Really? A chocolate milk diet? But the guy touting it is a renowned author of current…
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    Computers
    How can you trust what your kids are doing online? What if the games they played let them…
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    Movies
    For some of us, it's never too early to look forward to the next Narnia movie. SixSeeds'…
Heroes

Rising to greatness

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by John Kingston
There are everyday heroes- doing even the most menial of tasks with grace and thoroughness. Then there are the heroes of true courage, who risk their lives to help others. Jose Rosales just happened to be heroic in both senses.

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Technology

Facebook is your friend... or your big brother?

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by Mark Basnage
Maybe your the kind of person who reads all the terms of service when websites make you click "Okay." Or maybe you've just heard that Facebook has been changing how it treats private information. Alarmed or not, it's good to know what's happening to your information, and your kids'. CBS takes a look at the "Five Hidden Dangers" on Facebook.

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Health

Mom's voice is like a hug

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by Jean Yih Kingston
Sometimes I realize my role as mother is to be a soothing voice of reason and perspective. When I do this well, I can actually "feel" the level of my child's stress decrease. It's like magic. A recent study shows a mother's comforting voice can act as "a hug" and can truly decrease levels of stress hormone, "cortisol" while increasing "oxytocin", providing a feeling of well-being.

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Advertisements

Best. Campaign Ad. Ever.

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by David French
This is possibly the best campaign ad ever done. It has all the elements! Brandishing weapons? Check. Music seemingly taken straight from a John Wayne western? Check. Trash talk over Facebook postings? Check. Riding off on horseback? Check. All on a youtube viral video? Has their ever been a more seamless combination of the old and new?

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Health

Oh yeah: the chocolate milk diet

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by Jean Yih Kingston
Really? A chocolate milk diet? But the guy touting it is a renowned author of current bestseller, Eat this, Not That and has written two books about abs. I might give this one a try because chocolate milk brings me back to those glorious elementary school days.

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Computers

Togetherville

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by John Kingston
How can you trust what your kids are doing online? What if the games they played let them interact with kids of your friends? That's one of the features of Togetherville, profiled in this video on the Wall Street Journal.

http://solution.allthingsd.com/20100518/togetherville-social-network/

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Movies

Narnia Time

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by Rebecca Cusey
For some of us, it's never too early to look forward to the next Narnia movie. SixSeeds' contributor Mike Flaherty and his team at Walden Media have been busy.

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