"Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem." Ronald Reagan

Teen Arrested for Creating Website to Bully Other Teen

Seeded on Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:31 PM EDT (Wired News)

A Missouri ninth-grader has been arrested for creating a website that disparaged another teen, the most recent arrest in a series of crackdowns by Missouri authorities on so-called cyberbullying.

us-news, on-line, bullying, missouri, cyberbullying, teen, harassment

They weigh 80 stone, claim thousands in benefits - and can't work. Who do t

Seeded on Tue Mar 24, 2009 3:20 PM EDT (the Mail online)

This family of four in the UK receives public assistance because they are unable to work due to their sizes. It's everyone's fault but their own. Whatever happened to personal responsibility and accountability?

health, weight, obesity, diet, public-assistance, blame, personal-responsibility, accountability

Vet groups: Definition of combat is outdated

Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:16 PM EDT

By Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press Writer (Clipped by Miss Dynamite)

A World War II-era law established that veterans who "engaged in combat with the enemy" receive special treatment when they seek disability compensation, making it less burdensome for them to prove the injury was from their time in the service.

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defining, veteran, world-war-ii-era, politics, a-veteran

VA hires vets to go find comrades who need help

Tue Mar 24, 2009 12:38 PM EDT

By Lisa Orkin Emmanuel, Associated Press Writer (Clipped by Miss Dynamite)

Derek Graner can scan a crowd of veterans and pick out those needing help.

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veterans, outreach, derek-graner, us-news

Obama: Stimulus tax cuts will be felt by April 1

Seeded on Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:28 AM EDT (USA Today)

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A Parallel Between A Children's Networking Site and the 'Vine

Mon Mar 9, 2009 2:18 PM EDT

Last night I sat down to read a back issue of Good Housekeeping and I came across an article written by someone very much like myself. She was a mother of young children who were into social networking on kid oriented sites like clubpenguin.com.

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technology, internet, children, social-networking

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