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Why You Will (Eventually) Own A Smart Home

Smart homes are becoming the next big thing in technology. After getting home from a long day at work, you can now ask Alexa or Google Home to turn off the lights and play some relaxing music. There are so many things you can do. Open your blinds. Drop on in other rooms in the house. Listen to music and the news hands free. Turn on that fan downstairs. Integration In Today's World Today, you can almost connect your entire house to the internet. The tv's, the lights, the speakers, and even non traditional devices like kitchen appliances and space heaters. That comes in very handy when you want to turn these on and off or dim the lights without having to get up (or if you've left the lights on before you left the house to go to work this morning and want to turn them off).  Phones also are starting to have these assistants that can control many things on your phone. (Siri, Google Assistant, Cortana, and now you can download Alexa).  People control their cars...

Avengers: Endgame Review (SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!)

(Img: The Verge) Avengers: Endgame is one of the most hyped movies of the past year or so. After all, it is the sequel to Avengers: Infinity War which came to theaters (and Netflix) in 2018. The movie was filled with lots of action and suspense, as well as crossing over some of the heroes of other, less popular Marvel movies, such as Ant-Man and the Wasp, Valkyrie from Thor: Ragnarok, etc. A Quick Summary (Spoiler Warning) The movie starts off with Hawkeye with his family, right after the Snap (this will be capitalized throughout this article to put emphasis on Thanos' snap at the end of Avengers: Infinity War). He and his daughter were practicing using a Bow and Arrow (Hawkeyes' weapon). His daughter went to go and ____, but was quickly turned to dust along with the rest of his family. The rest of the heroes that were in Infinity War decide to go find Thanos on the planet he's hiding on. They question him for the infinity stones only to find out that he's dest...

California Synagogue Shooting

There was a recent shooting at a synagogue in Poway, California, according to the Twitter account of a San Diego sheriff. The tweet read, "A man has been detained for questioning in connection with a shooting incident at the Chabad of Poway synagogue. Deputies were called to Chabad Way just before 11:30 am. There are injuries. This is a developing situation." Update #1: A man has been detained for questioning in connection with a shooting incident at the Chabad of Poway synagogue. @SDSOPoway Deputies were called to Chabad Way just before 11:30 a.m. There are injuries. This is a developing situation. — Poway Station (@SDSOPoway) April 27, 2019 Before this, the sheriff had tweeted, "Be aware of increased law enforcement activity in the 16000 block of Chabad Way as deputies investigate reports of a man with a gun. Please stay clear of the area and allow deputies to safely do their job." Be aware of increased law enforcement activity in the 16000 block of...

Why You Need To Vaccinate Your Children

In today's world, more and more people are deciding not to vaccinate their children. This may seem like a no-brainer thing to do. After all, you do need to be vaccinated in order to participate in event he simple things like school. But some people believe that it is not necessary to be vaccinated to be healthy. They decide to believe in alternative medicines, like homeopathy and crystal therapy . Why This Is a Bad Idea  After visiting England and Wales in a place where a measles outbreak was already occurring, a 15 year old boy was evaluated for the symptoms of the disease. Nucleic acid of the measles virus was found in his urine test. About a month later, another boy aged 16, who was not vaccinated, was reported to have the measles virus. He went on a scouting trip with the first boy. The 16 year old was not checked, however, due to the firs boy not reporting that he and the other one had been around each other. This chain goes on all the way to a 4 year old boy who ...

Donald Trump States He Doesn't Believe R. Kelly Accusations

Earlier today, Donald Trump stated that he doesn't believe the R. Kelly accusations of sexual abuse against minors. "I just don't believe in them," he told the Press. A Timeline Of Allegations & Accusations  R Kelly has been assumed to have had sexually abusive relationships with underage girls. It started all the way back in August 31st of 1994, when 27 year old Kelly married then 15 year old Aaliyah . A marriage certificate stating Aaliyah was (obviously falsely) 18 years of age During the early 2000's, Kelly was investigated for allegations of child pornography. He was later charged with 21 counts of possession, with the trial beginning in Chicago on May 9, 2008. He was declared not guilty. Recently, these investigations have been picking up again. Reactions To These Accusations R Kelly has faced major backlash on these accusations on social media. He has been getting reactions similar to the one below with the hashtag #fuckrkelly ...

Being An Entrepreneur In Today's World

Being an entrepreneur isn't easy. It never was, and it never will be. Lots of work goes into creating your own company from scratch. What kind of company do you want to be? What side of the industry do you want to be on? Which people or businesses can I team up with? There are many things to consider. In today's world, creating your business or company is as easy as ever. Why Its Getting Easier In today's world, being an entrepreneur is as easier than ever before. Want to start an online store? Set up a website and market it. Want to sell dad joke t-shirts? Buy them, sell them for a slightly marked up price. According to Forbes , "'Now days, the entry barrier to become 'an entrepreneur' has never been as low as it is today with the Internet being the way it is.'" Since you don't have a physical store, you can be open 24/7/365. That's attractive to customers (or visitors, if that's how you set up your business). You can lite...