When Gretchen Baxter gets home from work as a New York City book editor, she checks her Blackberry at the door. "I think we are attached to these devices in a way that is not always positive," says Baxter, who'd rather focus at home on her husband and 12-year-old daughter. "It's there and it beckons . That's human nature (but)...we kind of get crazy sometimes and we don't know where it should stop." 

Americans are connected at unprecedented levels--93% now use cell phones or wireless devices; one third of those are "smart phones" that allow users to browse the web and check e-mails, among other things. The benefits are obvious: checking messages on the road, staying in touch with friends and family, efficiently using time once spent waiting around. The _ : often, we're effectively disconnecting from those in the same room. 

That's why, despite all the technology that makes communicating easier than ever, 2010 was the year we stopped talking to one another. From texting at dinner to posting on Facebook from work or checking e-mails while on a date, the connectivity revolution is creating a lot of divided attention, not to mention social anxiety. Many analysts say it's time to step back and reassess . 

"What we're going to see in the future is new opportunities for people to be plugged in and connected like never before," says Scott Campbell. "It can be a good thing, but I also see new ways the traditional social construction is getting somewhat torn apart." 

Our days are filled with beeps and pings--many of which pull us away from tasks at hand or face-to-face conversations. We may feel that the distractions are too much, but we can't seem to stop posting, texting or surfing. "We're going through a period of adjustment and rebalancing, " says Sherry Turkle and she wants to remind people that technology can be turned off. "Our human purposes are to really have connections with people," she says. "We have to reclaim it. It's not going to take place by itself." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What percentage of Americans use wireless devices?
2. What are 1/3 of those?
3. What did we stop doing in 2010?
4. What social media site is mentioned?
5. What kind of anxiety is it causing?
6. What are we going to see more of in the future?
7. according to whom?
8. What does Sherry Turkle want to remind people to do?
9. What does she think human's purpose is?
10. Does she think it will happen all by itself?
11. What does Gretchen Baxter do when she gets home?
12. Where does she live?
13. Is she married?
14. Does she have children?
15. How old is her child?
Answer: 1. 93%
2. smart phones
3. we stopped talking to one another
4. Facebook
5. social anxiety
6. new opportunities for people to be plugged in and connected
7. Scott Campbell
8. she wants to remind people that technology can be turned off
9. to really have connections with people
10. no
11. she checks her Blackberry at the door
12. New York City
13. Yes
14. Yes
15. 12

CHAPTER XVIII 

THE NEW DECK HAND 

Having said so much, Peter Slade seemed more inclined to talk, one reason being that he wanted to get at the bottom of the mystery which had brought Tad Sobber and his uncle to that part of the globe. Tad had hinted of great wealth, and of getting the best of the Rovers and some other people, but had not gone into any details. 

Peter said he had come to Nassau to join his mother, who was stopping there for her health. His father was coming on later, and then the family was going across the ocean. 

"I know there is something up between your crowd and the Merrick crowd," said the youth. "You are both after something, ain't you?" 

"Yes," answered Tom. 

"What?" 

"I can't tell you that, Slade. It's something quite valuable, though." 

"Well, I guess Sobber's uncle will get ahead of you." 

"Perhaps so. What is the name of the tramp steamer he is looking for?" 

"The _Josephine_." 

"Was she to be here?" 

"They hoped she would be." 

"Were they going to hire her?" asked Sam. 

"I suppose so." 

"Then Merrick had money." 

"Yes, he had some, and that Spaniard had some, too." 

A little more conversation followed, and then the Rover boys asked Slade where he was going to stop, and said they might see him later. 

"This is mighty interesting," remarked Tom, as he and his brother hurried to their hotel. "We must tell father of this without delay." 

But Mr. Rover could not be found until that evening, when the party came back from the visit to the flower gardens. He listened with deep interest to what was said, and then went off on a hunt for Sid Merrick and the tramp steamer _Josephine_ without delay.  What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What brought Tad and his uncle?
2. What had Tad alluded to?
3. and?
4. Who was there for his mom?
5. Was his father there?
6. Was he going to be
7. Is Tom open with Slade about his intentions?
8. Who had money?
9. and?
10. Was Mr. Rover around at the time?
Answer: 1. A mystery
2. Great wealth
3. And of getting the best of the Rovers and some other people
4. Peter
5. No
6. Yes
7. No
8. Merrick
9. And Spaniard had some, too
10. No

(CNN) -- Glasgow Rangers won their 53rd Scottish title and ninth under manager Walter Smith as a 1-0 win over Hibernian on Sunday gave them an unassailable points advantage over city rivals Celtic. 

Kyle Lafferty scored his third goal in four games to secure the three points for Rangers, who were the defending champions. 

Earlier, Celtic beat Dundee United 2-0 with Senegalese striker Diomansy Kamara and Robbie Keane, with a last-minute penalty, scoring the goals. 

It was their fifth straight league win under interim manager Neil Lennon, but Rangers' title triumph was a formality which was confirmed later at Easter Road. 

Lafferty was on target after 17 minutes as Kenny Miller set him on his way to score with an angled drive. 

Smith, who won his first seven Scottish titles with Rangers in his first spell at the club, savored the latest victory which has come against the backdrop of financial worries and uncertainty over the future ownership of the famous club. 

"You always feel grateful for the fact that you've won a trophy and you are in this position, as Rangers teams are a lot of the time," he told gathered reporters. 

In Bundesliga action on Sunday, Europa League semifinalists Hamburg were thrashed 5-1 at Hoffenheim. 

Strikers Chinedu Obasi and Vedad Ibisevic both scored twice for the hosts in the rout which followed Hamburg's goalless draw with Fulham in the first leg of their last four Europa clash on Thursday and ahead of next week's return. 

In Spain's La Liga, Valencia kept their third grip on third place with a 1-0 win over Deportivo la Coruna as David Villa scored a first half penalty.  What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who was defending their title?
2. How earned them three points?
3. How many times have the gotten the Scottish title?
4. Who is their manager?
5. Who did the beat on Sunday?
6. What was the score?
7. Who does Kamara play for?
8. What is his position?
9. Who did they beat with a score of 2-0?
10. Who is their manager?
11. Is that his permanent job?
12. Who did Hamburg face?
13. Did they win?
Answer:
1. Rangers
2. Kyle Lafferty
3. 53
4. Walter Smith
5. Hibernian
6. 1-0
7. Celtic
8. striker
9. Dundee United
10. Neil Lennon
11. no
12. Hoffenheim
13. no