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Melinda Beck looks at "adult orphans" who have lost both their parents and their siblings, making them the last leaf on their family tree. At holidays, there's a certain sadness that nobody else knows the particular traditions. The Wall Street Journal, 11/22/2011
READ MOREMusic sensation Taylor Swift tells Lesley Stahl that she is reminded of her status as role model every day and takes it very seriously. During her interview on "60 Minutes," Swift, who ended up being named Artist of the Year at the American Music Award show televised Sunday night, says "the truth is that every
READ MOREBullying continues to plague our children, and as they become more technologically-inclined, so does virtual-bullying. A new study into virtual-bullying both online and by text-message shows that kids aged 10-15 years are being increasingly harassed through these technological mediums. Additionally, "unwanted sexual solicitation" from text-messages has increased by 1.9 times, from 2006 to 2008. HealthDay, 11/21/2011
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READ MOREWith a few keystrokes, friends and strangers can help defray treatment costs for patients who have started fund-raising campaigns on web sites like IndieGoGo, which is becoming increasingly popular. The New York Times, 11/21/2011
READ MOREUNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Shakira has been an advocate for education for quite a while, from traveling to the Israeli Presidential Conference in Jerusalem to talk about “Education for Peace” to donating $400,000 to a school in Haiti. In her most recent endeavor, she traveled to India to meet with adolescent girls and discuss the importance
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