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Cassidy: Do home computers help kids learn?
Two recent studies show that having a computer at home can actually hurt students test scores. But maybe the machine itself isnt the answer or the issue.

Govt Mules By A Thread Listening Party
Govt Mule will preview its latest studio album for fans on Wednesday, September 30th in New York City. The By A Thread listening party will take place at Brooklyn Bowl and a limited number of guaranteed entry spots are available to folks who pre-order the new disc.

Local libraries offer job resource
Job seekers now have another free electronic resource at the Opelousas-Eunice Public Library System to help them in their hunt for new work.

Scam Protection - Forex Companies Fight Back
InvestTechFX strongly encourages the use of online information to its traders, however urges them that this information is not always reliable. InvestTechFX scam protection explains some of the techniques traders and other internet researchers can use to protect themselves from misleading and fraudulent information on the internet. www.investtechfx.com

Smart phones may become your next bank branch
Some time soon, you may be able to cash your checks by mobile phone. Just take a picture of the check with the phone's camera, transmit it to the bank, and it's cashed. No need to visit a bank branch

Who are you? The census helps demographers know
A demographic tool defines all of us by our postal codes, via core data from the imperiled long-form census

The 80s: the best of times, the worst of times
Top Gun, the Smiths, The A-Team popular culture reached its height in the 1980s didn't it? Toby Litt on a decade he hated at the time, but is reluctantly starting to admire There's a fantastically annoying ad on Spotify at the moment for yet another Hits of the 80s compilation CD. Voiceover man hails "the decade that just won't die" which is true, even though, along with a large number of ...

Multi-function, but no Wi-Fi
IT'S excellent for those who have no recording device and who want to watch movies on their big-screen TV.

Health Extension Update
The Internet can be fun and educational, but it can also be a dangerous place for children. Parents need to maintain an open line of communication with their children to make sure they are safely using the Internet.

Mission impossible? Seattle wants more from its libraries
Seattle library patrons want branches open more hours, especially on Sunday, and would like a social-media outlet using the library's website, according to a survey. But with budgets bleeding red, these are tough goals.