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  • Unlike! Research links social networking to unhappiness

    08/18/2013 4:50:00 PM PDT · by ReformationFan · 2 replies
    Fox News ^ | 8-15-13
    Facebook could be spreading unhappiness through society as well as keeping people connected, research has shown. The number one social networking site is strongly associated with declines in well-being, psychologists claim. Scientists found the more time people spent on Facebook over a two-week period, the worse they subsequently felt. In contrast, talking to friends on the phone or meeting them in person led to greater levels of happiness. "On the surface, Facebook provides an invaluable resource for fulfilling the basic human need for social connection," said Study leader Ethan Kross, from the University of Michigan. "But rather than enhance well-being,...
  • PLEASE! STOP POSTING SAME MESSAGE ON ALL BOARDS!

    08/16/2002 7:39:49 AM PDT · by Merchant Seaman · 754 replies · 30,137+ views
    Annoyed Reader
    The purpose of FreeRepublic.com's multiple message boards is to limit the topics for each board to particular topics. Posting the same message on all the boards defeats the purpose of multiple-boards for special topics. It is very annoying to see the same message on every bulletin board. PLEASE! DO THE READERS A FAVOR. STOP CROSS-POSTING YOUR MESSAGES!
  • CA: State GOP refuses to budge on taxes, unlike Republicans across the U.S.

    06/30/2003 10:17:08 AM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 27 replies · 233+ views
    Mercury News ^ | 6/30/03 | Ann E. Marimow
    <p>SACRAMENTO - In at least a half-dozen states, Republican governors and legislators have bucked their party's aversion to taxes and reluctantly pushed increases to deal with unprecedented budget shortfalls that have wracked state governments.</p> <p>Not in California.</p> <p>Republicans aren't budging on their ``no new taxes'' pledge. Democrats, for their part, oppose deeper spending cuts. The standoff has paralyzed the Legislature, which -- short of a miracle -- will fail to meet its constitutional deadline to enact a budget by midnight tonight.</p>