Mentorship: Pass It On

Mentorship- Pass It On

In the last few months we've been inundated with stories by and about high-achieving strong women in media and technology - how they got there, how they feel about it and how other women can succeed on their own terms in a world still dominated by male leaders. As a woman in digital media who has achieved at least some level of success, I feel like I should have my own stories to tell of triumph over adversity, showing those men a thing or two about how to lead woman-style. Smashing a glass … [Read more...]

Facebook pulls page that denigrates female Marines

Facebook pulls page that denigrates female Marines

WASHINGTON — Facebook has removed a page that denigrated women in the Marine Corps after a House member complained to the Pentagon and called the page another example of the military's lax attitude toward sexual harassment. The page was cited by Rep. Jackie Speier in a letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and top military brass released Wednesday. She also addressed it to Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos and in it asks officials to tell her how they plan to respond. The Marine … [Read more...]

Is America In Permanent Decline?

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During a recent interview with a big Los Angeles-area newspaper, a reporter asked me, “Is America now in permanent decline?” My answer was, “No.” Our country is not in permanent decline. But I’m concerned that our leadership is. Actually, our leadership in Washington is failing miserably, and there’s little evidence they’re turning it around. Unemployment remains high and is basically stuck there, and GDP is growing at a pathetic 1% -- so the country is failing on two of the … [Read more...]

What Twitter is, and isn’t

What Twitter is, and isn’t

You learn a lot about people by their Twitter personalities, and usually it’s more than you’d ever care to know. The social media service is overrun with attention-starved show-offs who rush to judgment without an ounce of reflection. And we don’t just mean most politicians. Then there’s Bill Clinton. The quintessential social animal only joined Twitter two weeks ago, essentially after being shamed into it by comedian Stephen Colbert. Mr. Clinton’s excuse for not joining sooner … [Read more...]

LINDSAY LOHAN Judge Tells Shawn ‘YOU SAVED HER!’

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Lindsay Lohan was saved from almost certain arrest by the lawyer she once stiffed and fired ... this according to the judge. TMZ has learned ... Shawn Holley snuck into court this morning, along with prosecutors, where the judge formally 86'd attorney Mark Heller from the case and announced Holley would be Lindsay's new lawyer. Judge Jim Dabney told Shawn, "You snatched her from the precipice." Translation: The judge was about to issue an arrest warrant because Lindsay was a rehab … [Read more...]

H-1B visas: LinkedIn, Facebook lead in lobbying for immigration

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WASHINGTON: The television advertisement that hit the airwaves in Florida last month featured the Republican Party's rising star, Sen. Marco Rubio, boasting about his get-tough plan for border security. But most viewers who watched the commercial, sponsored by a new group that calls itself Americans for a Conservative Direction, may be surprised to learn who bankrolled it: senior executives from Silicon Valley, like Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and Reid Hoffman of LinkedIn, who run … [Read more...]

Obama urges graduates to blunt special interests by getting involved

U.S. President Obama delivers remarks to the graduating class of 2013 at Ohio State University

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Sunday urged college graduates to participate in politics and said that without broad public involvement special interest groups can defeat legislation supported by the majority. Obama, who said he is "obsessed with this issue" of inspiring citizens to engage with the political system, in a commencement address to Ohio State University was indirectly referring to the recent defeat of a proposal to expand background checks for gun purchases. The measure … [Read more...]

Obama tells Mexicans a ‘new Mexico’ is emerging

U.S. President Obama delivers a speech during his visit to Mexico City

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama told the Mexican people on Friday that he sees a "new Mexico" emerging, with a deepening democracy and growing economy, and that Mexico and the United States should be viewed as equal partners. "I have come to Mexico because it is time to put old mindsets aside," Obama said in a speech to university students. "It's time to recognize new realities, including the impressive progress in today's Mexico." Obama tried out a little Spanish on his audience, … [Read more...]

Mark Bridger approached April Jones’s sister on Facebook, court hears

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Man accused of murdering schoolgirl made contact with 14-year-old half-sister two years ago, jurors are told The man accused of abducting and murdering April Jones dated a 15-year-old girl when he was in his 30s, and approached one of April's half-sisters via a social networking site when she was around 14, a jury has heard. In a statement to police, April's father, Paul, said he remembered thinking the teenage girl Bridger was seeing was "a little young" for him, the court was told. … [Read more...]

Latin American presidents love Twitter — maybe too much

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BUENOS AIRES, April 28 (Reuters) - When a million angry Argentines flooded the streets earlier this month to protest her government, President Cristina Fernandez decided to post a message on Twitter. And another. And then another. "Yes, I'm a bit stubborn, — and I'm also old. But in the end, it's lucky to arrive at old age, isn't it?" one tweet read. She also mused about a 19th century fresco in her "gorgeous" palace, and the merits of a state-run literacy program. At the end of the … [Read more...]

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