| Red Rover lets student ideas come over
Chicagoan Tom Krieglstein has been an award-winning online pioneer since he was in college seven years ago. His latest concept landed him a $10,000 prize from a new Web2.joe community for small businesses and entrepreneurs called Ideablob.com. Ideablob enables entrepreneurs to share and compare ideas, and gives them a chance each month to win $10,000 to grow their ideas. The online Ideablob community votes on the winner, and Krieglstein won the November balloting with his idea to develop freshmen-orientation software that integrates with online social networks to match freshmen college students to other students, groups and courses. Ideablob enables entrepreneurs to share and compare ideas, and gives them a chance each month to win $10,000 to grow their ideas. The online Ideablob community votes on the winner, and Krieglstein won the November balloting with his idea to develop freshmen-orientation software that integrates with online social networks to match freshmen college students to other students, groups and courses.
Guidance counsellors say culture clashes – including abuse ...
It is unclear if a generational culture clash played a part in the murder of 16-year-old Aqsa Parvez this week, but GTA schools say they do see immigrant kids torn between home and mainstream Canada. "These kids are totally caught in the middle. I've had students come to us who have been physically and verbally abused ... yet they tell us it's culturally acceptable for parents to beat them," said Stulberg. "Girls tell us their brothers follow them in the halls to make sure they're not talking to boys," she said, adding families have sent girls and boys who misbehave "back home to be married." On the other hand, the veteran counsellor says she feels badly for immigrant parents who see typical teenaged behaviour as blasphemy. "They gave up everything to bring their families here for all the opportunities Western culture can offer, but socially, they expect their children to act as if they're at home." Stulberg says teachers report cases of suspected abuse to police, but also try to serve as go-betweens with students and their parents, along with two settlement workers.
Online dating 'sad and frustrating'
Susan Frohlick, an anthropology professor at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, says the women she surveyed gained a sense of empowerment from their online dating experiences. But they still wanted the man to make the first move and expected him pick up the tab. "Women are finding it as a useful tool to enter into the dating world, they find that it's safe, they find that they can be a little more bold than they would in face-to-face relationships," Ms Frohlick said of her survey, which looks at how women over 30 view online dating. "But, at the same time, they are experiencing frustration because it does seem that the internet in many ways is just the same old bar scene." .
British Dating Site Focuses on Sexless Relationships
For anyone looking for sex, the Internet is often the first stop, with its array of dating sites and chat rooms devoted to the subject. It is probably the last place that those seeking a celibate relationship would consider looking. However, an online dating agency has been launched for those seeking intimacy without intercourse. Platonicpartners.co.uk says that it will help the silent minority of adults seeking "celibate, platonic, non-physical or partly physical relationships" and help them to find a mate. - Click here for FOXNews.com's Personal Technology Center. The site was founded by Susie King, a former life coach, who was moved to set up the forum after a close friend attempted suicide because of his sexual impotence.
Helena's Dating Rant
Helena Christensen has decided to pipe up. She's chatting up a romantical storm... And raining all over the rumour mill's parade. She's blasted the chat that she's been seeing Heath Ledger clear outta the water. So mind what you say - because if she catches you uttering such things we reckon she'll have your guts for garters. But quite frankly we can think of worse things than being linked to top celeb hotties. Yet it really rubs Helena up the wrong way. She told People: "It is so annoying. "I can't even tell you. "The funny thing is that they write, 'just out of a relationship with Josh (Hartnett) and now with Heath (Ledger)'. "Josh is one of my dearest friends.
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