Category Archives: Technology

Saturday Open Thread | Black Child Prodigies Week | Jaylen Bledsoe

Posted on January 10, 2015 by rikyrah

Happy Saturday, Everyone. More Black child prodigies. Today we feature Jaylen Bledsoe. Jaylen Bledsoe Jaylen Bledsoe, 15, of Hazelwood, Mo., is a rare breed of high school sophomore. He started his own tech company, Bledsoe Technologies, which specializes in Web … Continue reading →

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Henrietta Lacks & The SCOTUS Ruling NO on Gene Patents

Posted on June 16, 2013 by rikyrah

After hearing oral auguments April 15, this week, the Supreme Court of the USA turned in a unanimous decision against HUMAN gene patents. When the decision came before the court and after this week’s decision, 3 Chics thought about the Henrietta Lacks … Continue reading →

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Video | President Obama Visits Mooresville, NC Middle School for National Show & Tell- Updated

Posted on June 6, 2013 by rikyrah

Join a National “Show and Tell” President Obama is headed to North Carolina to see firsthand how one middle school is developing a cutting edge curriculum that embraces technology and digital learning.

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Videos | America’s INFRASTRUCTURE & BRIDGES to NOWHERE

Posted on May 27, 2013 by rikyrah

OVER 80,000 US BRIDGES ARE FUNCTIONALLY OBSOLETE And for the last 5 years, President Obama has been calling on CONGRESS to help write legislation so that he can sign the bills into law for decent 21st century AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Video | First Lady Michelle Obama Delivers Commencement Address at MLK, JR. Academic Magnet High School

Posted on May 19, 2013 by rikyrah

First lady Michelle Obama delivers the commencement address to graduates of Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Magnet High School on Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan Continue Their LYING Tour With Reruns Of China | SEE, SEE, SENSATA!

Posted on October 13, 2012 by rikyrah

Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dumb are back on the campaign trail with their trailmix of LIES. Romney’s Company Forces U.S. Flag to Be Lowered in Illinois If Mitt Romney is elected president, the American flag itself may actually be restricted … Continue reading →

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THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT & CONGRESS: Americans Have Been Taught To HATE It

Posted on August 26, 2012 by rikyrah

From ALTER-NET Teaching People to Hate Their Own Govt. Is at the Core of the Project to Destroy the Middle Class How would you teach the middle class to hate their own government using a strategy that takes into consideration … Continue reading →

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Mitt Romney’s VP Shortlist

Posted on August 10, 2012 by rikyrah

Hat tip Democratic Underground for photo Let’s examine the VP picks shall we: Govenor Tim Pawlenty aka “T-PAW” “What you mean the 35 W Bridge done collasped ….And  I left the state of Minnesota with a $5 billion state budget deficit?” Rob … Continue reading →

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Video | President Obama Supports Wind ENERGY Tax Credits| Mitt Romney Opposes Wind ENERGY Tax Credits

Posted on August 4, 2012 by rikyrah

OUR JOBS COME FROM THE WIND.   President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy is making America more energy independent by reducing our dependence on foreign oil and investing in renewable oil. And that’s why the President supports extending the Wind Energy Tax … Continue reading →

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Serendipity SOUL| Tuesday Open Thread | African American Architects Week

Posted on July 31, 2012 by rikyrah

UPDATE: FIRST THINGS FIRST: Today’s featured architect is Paul Revere Williams, a LEGEND IN ARCHITECTURE.       Photo and write up credit here Wiki:  Paul Revere Williams, FAIA (February 18, 1894 – January 23, 1980) was an American architect based in … Continue reading →

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