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Cyberbullying Awareness and Prevention
As we dive deeper into the digital age, younger children now called “technology natives.” But, despite being familiar with this brave new world, they’re still susceptible to the potential harms new technologies can bring—including cyberbullying. Because October is National Bullying Prevention Month, it a great time to check in with your teens and pre-teens and applyHere are ways to help prevent your child from being cyberbullied or cyberbullying others:
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World Series game time moved up!
In case you haven’t heard, tonight’s World Series game was bumped up. It will start at 7 EST/6 CDT/4 PST with the pregame show beginning a half hour before.
Your onscreen guide may not reflect this last-minute change so grab your peanuts and Cracker Jack early!
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Cheap Tunes Tuesday: Elvis Costello
Today I’m listening to Costello’s third studio album, Armed Forces. A reporter from the New York Post took to the album right away, saying it was a “killer in several senses of the word.” The album is known for brief, energetic tracks, with lyrics that seemed to stick with you. Perhaps this record isn’t a full indication of his entire catalog, but it’s a fun blend of synthpop, a bit punk rock, and a bit of new wave sort of wrapped into one. Generally speaking, you could easily mistake this for something that came out last week.
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Facebook hoaxes and scams
Admit it, you’ve seen Facebook posts and wondered if they’re true. We’re not talking about probably-Photoshopped photos or memes that make you go “hmmmmmmm.” We mean those posts about giveaways, privacy notices, contests, and more. Are they legit? The hard part is, some are and some aren’t, so the trick is to know the difference. We break down what posts you shouldn’t worry about (the hoaxes) and the ones you should (the scams).
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Walking Dead rises again October 23
In case you don’t recall (in painstaking detail that’s kept you awake at night), we were left in April with Negan giving a gruesome and fatal blow to the head of one of Walking Dead’s cast of characters. We weren’t shown who…but hopefully we’ll find out on Sunday.
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