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In Newtown and across the country, random acts of kindness (connected online through the hashtag #26Acts) are being performed in memory of each of the lives lost in the shooting. Warren Tidwell started the 26 Acts of Kindness Facebook page to promote these acts of generosity. After performing his own acts of kindness, Tidwell said, "I felt empowered,
READ MOREA 12-year-old from Newtown, CT decided to stop playing violent video games after the tragedy in his town. Now he's trying to get other young people to follow his example by throwing away their violent video games at a dump site. The boy's parents helped him to set up a Facebook group called "Played Out"
READ MOREIn a time when families are struggling to make giving part of their budget, with donations still 11 percent below pre-recession rates, childrens' generosity is more heartening than ever before. Here are some ways for kids to give back — with or without money — at every age. The Huffington Post, 12/18/2012
READ MOREOnce the butt of jokes, college athletes who study kinesiology are now landing high-paying jobs. The commercial and academic value of exercise studies is dramatically increasing. The Wall Street Journal, 12/20/2012
READ MOREResearchers at John Hopkins University have found that within the past 20 years, there were close to 10,000 reported instances when a foreign object was left in a patient, the wrong surgery was performed, or the surgery was performed on the wrong patient or wrong part of the body. These surgeries cost the healthcare industry
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