Truth & Lies Exposed

In an unexpected turn, the American Lung Association has all but flat-out told smokers to continue to smoke instead of trying an electronic cigarette to control their nicotine cravings.

The ALA bases their recommendation on a “lack of data” and “only one study being available”. However, there are 11 documented clinical studies on electronic cigarettes that they have failed to take note of. They have chosen to only recognize the study done last year by the FDA. Even though the FDA’s study showed nearly identical ingredients to currently approved smoking cessation products, the ALA wants to keep smokers away from e-cigs until more studies are done.

It is widely recognized that tobacco smoke is the common killer in cigarettes, not necessarily the ingredients themselves. (continue reading…)

Is twitter just another water cooler, where people congregate to hear the latest news or gossip?

Recently, at the twitter water cooler;

It’s been an interesting couple of weeks, and being the observer that I am…I wonder about the truth to these so called gossip, and rumors…

How do you know when it’s a blown out of proportion partial truth or an out right lie?

You don’t!

OR DO YOU?

One thing that I know is this;á somewhere in gossip, rumors or inconsistency of stories, there is some truth to what we hear.

“hey did you hear about______?”

No one just randomly starts a lie, or makes something up out of the blue. OR MAYBE THEY DO??? (continue reading…)

“What Basic Communication Programs do YOU need to have?”

{Newbies and Experienced Bees}

Years ago, I used to wonder how true it would be that we would be in a communication world where people could ditch the telephone and speak with others through a computer. How would it work that we would to be able to see the person you are speaking with?

Really, back then I thought it would never happen, at least not in my day! It has, it is here…and quite frankly I am amazed and amused by all of the technology and communication tools we have available to us. (continue reading…)

You need to get these accounts opened up!

Just to start,

If you have not yet done this, now is the time!

Go to; http://www.myspace.com and open up an account with Myspace.  Don’t be concerned about content or putting anything up at all other than your name!

When you are asked to put in a user name, I would suggest using your own name. Using your own name is a good thing for many reasons, which we will get into later.

If for some reason your name is taken then add a number or an underscore to your name. (continue reading…)