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- December 15, 2010
I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy, by Lori Andrews, documents the dangers we face today in terms of our loss of privacy on the Internet. New York Post, 1/7/2012
READ MORE“Thomas just wouldn’t do anything other than play on his computer and phone. I’d lock digital devices in my safe, but he would outsmart me.”
READ MOREA new survey has found that 6% of Oregon 8th graders have tried a potentially deadly activity called "the choking game," data which is consistent with previous studies from other states and Canada. Players apply pressure to the main artery in their neck, with a belt, towel, rope, or other item, to limit oxygen and
READ MOREIn this commentary and follow-up to yesterday's Wall Street Journal piece written by Amy Hoak on “How to Make a Lowball Offer," Jenny Pesillo offers some helpful tips to home buyers as she ponders what exactly is considered a lowball offer. San Francisco Chronicle blog, 10/10/2011
READ MORE“Every parent wants their baby to be safe, but once the market is flooded with an unsafe product, it’s hard to bring it back. They’re in thrift stores. They’re in daycares. They’re being handed down from sister to brother. They’re everywhere. The impetus should not be on brand-new parents. The impetus should be on the company to make sure that the product is safe in the first place.”
READ MOREHas sugar led to a public health crisis? Dr. Robert Lustig, a California endocrinologist, thinks so. He points the finger at sugar for contributing to obesity and related diseases like diabetes and heart disease, all of which he claims are preventable. He also says that sugar is the most addictive substance, because you need to
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