Facebook is a powerful tool for connecting people and ideas. Members of the site have been shown to foster more close relationships with others, scoring several points higher on tests of companionship and emotional support in a 2011 Pew Research Center study of Americans' Internet habits. And more than ten percent of the entire world are citizens of the Facebook nation.

Sometimes life gives you lemons. Other times it gives you smelly coworkers, strange fetishes, and embarrassing autocorrect mistakes. No matter how you live your life, awkward situations occur. Here's how to deal with the worst of them:

Confronting a Smelly Coworker
I once had an obese boss with a rotting flesh wound and had to smell him every day. Oddly, he was a tennis coach. I ended up quitting because it was so nauseating, but in retrospect I learned there were better ways to handle this kind of putrid circumstance.

We must raise our voices in unison and ask that the world community insist on peace, particularly for those in the midst of perpetual conflict. Our brothers and sisters in the DRC and Great Lakes region have the right to expect our solidarity as we show support for all peace building efforts.

Tinder? What's a Tinder? As my mom pursued Google a completely perplexed expression came across her face, and she read allowed, "tinder (noun), a dry substance that readily takes fire from a spark?" That's when I considered how I could explain to someone from a "pre-Internet generation" the mobile application that seems to be ruling the hookup culture and sex lives of young people today.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has conducted warrantless searches of Americans' communications as part of the National Security Agency's surveillance operations that target foreigners located outside of the U.S., the administration's top intelligence official confirmed in a letter to Congress disclosed Tuesday.

Western New Mexico University covered its website in babies Tuesday.

As in little human babies. It's kind of adorable. Or creepy. We haven't decided yet.

The home page features ads for babies to learn ABC's in online classes and skipping pre-school to start work on a college degree in the summer.

My computer is my life. Really.

I'm not a gamer. Or a hacker. Or fully "networked" Millennial. But I've had this jones since 'way back in the '70s, when the Chicago Sun Times became one of the first newspapers to go completely digital and made my life as a reporter sooooo much easier.

As some of you may know, I created the website Honest Slogans wherein I construct and write slogans for brands and what people really think of them.

My guess is that you have had this experience before. You're walking down the street. Your eyes are looking forward and you notice a person coming your way. You prepare to say "good morning," "hello," or something similar, only to have the other person drop their eyes to avoid contact. You may choose to acknowledge him or her anyway, to which you get a half-hearted reply or no response at all. And if the person is walking past you from behind, you can be almost certain that no exchange will occur. Similar scenarios may play out during your morning jog, in a workplace elevator, or in many other social contexts.

Since the 1890s, man has been using technology to try and find signs of intelligent life in the universe. Nicola Tesla, the brilliant inventor and engineer, was said to be one of the first when he suggested that an extreme version of his wireless electrical transmission system could be used to contact Martians.

In case you (somehow) managed to miss the first two "Hobbit" films, we've got a quick and easy way for you to catch up. Quite a lot of chit-chatting and trotting across the countryside takes place over the nearly six combined hours of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" and "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug," so if you'd like to skip all of that and get to the action, here's your chance.

Dr. Seuss once said, "You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book."

March is National Reading Month, a time to celebrate the importance of reading, foster children's growth as readers and promote a lifelong love of literature.

Technology has opened up possibilities for reading that were unimaginable a decade ago. Technology has improved the reading experience for children by making it more interactive. E-readers and other devices also have made it possible for children to have a 1,000-book library in the palm of their hands.

You probably remember Little Golden Book classic The Poky Little Puppy from your childhood. Not a dog person? Then maybe The Shy Little Kitten or The Little Red Hen was more your style.