Author Archives: James Cannon
Insurers Will Pinch Hit for Religious Institutions to Pay for Contraceptive Care
In order to satisfy the needs of religious institutions that balked at the prospect of having to pay for birth control for their employees under the new Obama health care law, the Obama administration came up with a compromise proposal … Continue reading
Phone Therapy Helps Depressed Patients
Scientists at Northwestern University, led by psychologist David Mohr, are developing a smartphone which can detect depression in phone users and offer help to improve the user’s mood. David Mohr thinks of his phones as virtual therapists: “We’re trying to … Continue reading
Posted in Tech News
Tagged David Mohr, Northwestern University, phone therapy, smartphones
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Super Watched Super Bowl
For the third year in a row fans tuned-in by the millions, making the Super Bowl football game the most-watched television broadcast in history. According to Nielsen estimates 111.3 million fans turned on their TVs to watch the NBC sponsored … Continue reading
Posted in Consumerism
Tagged New England Patriots, New York Giants, Nielsen, Super Bowl, Twitter
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Payless Shoes Expanding to Asia
Collective Brands Inc, the owners of Payless discount shoe stores, announced that it plans on opening its first franchised branches in Vietnam, Thailand and Korea this coming year. In the planning stages are 16 stores throughout the three Asian countries, … Continue reading
Posted in Companies
Tagged Collective Brands, Korea, LuAnn Via, Payless, Thailand, Vietnam
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