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Has technology ruined handwriting?0
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- July 31, 2013
Constant use of technology and typing on keyboards may cause some people to forget how to write in cursive. We have gotten so used to relying on auto-correct and sending texts and emails that we place convenience above handwriting. A 2012 study by a UK-based company called Docmail provides further support, finding that more than
READ MOREHarvard-bound teen graduates HS, starts fund for homeless kids0
- Making a Positive Difference
- June 9, 2012
Dawn Loggins – the Harvard-bound N.C. high school student who was abandoned by her parents and doubled as the school's janitor – has graduated and set up a fund to help other homeless kids. Dawn spent much of high school homeless and served as a school custodian both before and after classes. She graduated June
READ MOREHarrelson Hailed As a Hero0
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- October 14, 2011
Actor Woody Harrelson is being called a hero by animal rights activists after sending a letter to U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Raymond Odierno. Harrelson’s letter prompted military leaders to stop using live monkeys in chemical attack training exercises in Maryland. Harrelson said, “I’m sure you agree that our military personnel deserve state-of-the-art training
READ MOREHarmless soil-dwelling bacteria successfully kill cancer0
- Health & Healing
- September 6, 2011
Cancer therapy could soon change because of a bacterial strain that specifically targets tumors. A scientist at the Society for General Microbiology’s Autumn Conference at New York University says that this strain of bacteria will start being tested on cancer patients in 2013. Breakthrough Digest Medical News, 9/3/2011
READ MOREHard Times Generation: Families living in cars0
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- November 29, 2011
Scott Pelley brings "60 Minutes" cameras back to central Florida to document another form of family homelessness: kids and their parents forced to live in cars. It is the second time they've gone to Florida to profile families that have found themselves jobless and then homeless. One father didn't want to appear on camera, but
READ MOREHappy? Positive outlook may be good for your heart0
- Health & Healing
- April 24, 2012
New research, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has found that people with a better sense of well-being tend to have healthier blood pressure, cholesterol and weight, and are more likely to exercise, eat healthier, get enough sleep and avoid smoking. Optimism in particular seems key, as a number of studies found the most
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