Jacki Viles
Digital Journalist based in Atlanta, GA, United States, United States.
Joined on Jul 12, 2011
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Atlanta -
In conjunction with the new release of the latest movie in the Star Trek series, ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’, the popular search engine, Bing has added the alien language, Klingon to their Bing Translation application page.
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As the polls close tonight, Icelanders are glued to their televisions and social media. The last five years have been a very tough ride as Iceland recovers from one of the worst economic hits in modern history.
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Atlanta -
He came to work for us in 2003. My daughter told me he was a Lost Boy. "Oh, wow," I said. And my mind started rewinding and playing what I’ve heard about the war in the Sudan over the years.
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Atlanta -
Today is the deadline for the 35 defendants named in the Atlanta Public School cheating scandal to turn themselves in to jail. So far 5 of them have shown up at the Fulton County Jail earlier today.
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Atlanta -
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is aimed at improving the quality of education for public school students. All public schools receiving federal funding must administer standardized tests to students.
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Atlanta -
Food stamps usage in the U.S. has been going steadily up since 2008. With so many Americans out of work and in some cases losing their homes, the family pet has become the next heartbreaking sacrifice.
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Atlanta -
Netflix customers across North America were forced to interact with their family members or find alternate entertainment on Christmas Eve due to a streaming media outage.
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In a lucrative, albeit provocative turn of events, anti-virus software king John McAfee has penned a book deal while behind bars in Guatemala.
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The very popular ‘Find Yours’ online promotion on Expedia.com which features Twitter content and video uploads has gotten more than they bargained for last week.
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Atlanta -
Emory University hosted a premiere of the documentary, ‘From Silence to Recognition’ this evening. The short film chronicles their anti- Semitic practices from the late 1940’s through the early 1960’s.
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I have slowly distanced myself from politics over the past 15 years. I’ve become more and more disillusioned with our nation’s leadership at large.
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Tokyo -
Nuclear energy had been touted as the cheap energy solution of the future 50 years ago. But the sad fact is that there are no small incidents when you are talking about nuclear energy. The cost in lives for cheap energy has taken its toll.
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The New Yorker’s very popular Facebook page found itself on the wrong side of Facebook censorship on Monday and their page was temporarily banned.
At issue is a cartoon by Mick Stevens depicting an Adam and Eve scenario sitting under a tree.
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Indianapolis -
Another blow to the performance arts community came over the weekend with news that the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra has cancelled its first two weeks worth of performances due to its ongoing financial crisis.
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Atlanta -
Facebook friends got you down? Can you barely drag yourself to your laptop and open your Facebook page lately? Do you have an overabundant amount of friends who you don’t know posting senseless unwanted junk all over your newsfeed?
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Atlanta -
The world would have never heard of the city of Atlanta if it wasn't for the popularity of the book, 'Gone With The Wind' and the author, Margaret Mitchell. It was 63 years ago this week that Ms. Mitchell was run over and killed crossing the street.
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Atlanta -
I was perplexed after watching the opening ceremonies of the London Summer Olympics. It was nice. It’s always nice. But something was missing. Oh dear! I think the Brits forgot my city.
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Atlanta -
It is being reported by WSB- TV this evening that two local Atlanta area Apple Stores have denied the sale of Apple products to customers who are of Iranian descent.
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Atlanta -
Living in the South has made me a kudzu warrior. I’ve battled that vine at most of the properties I’ve owned in Georgia. At times, I’ve sat and watched it grow. Know your enemy. That’s right. I’ve put my time in.
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Atlanta -
It's bad news for allergy sufferers in Atlanta as the pollen count reached record highs this past Monday. The original record was set in 1999 at 6,103 particles per cubic meter.
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