In this fast paced world, kids can grab the wheel of a toy SUV before learning how to ride a bike, trade in their juice boxes for "beer" (minus the alcohol, of course), and sometimes even master a cell phone before they can read.
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Non-Alcoholic Beer Popular with Japanese Kids
Australians Embrace Online Banking
In banking the customer service mantra is: "Convenience, convenience, convenience."
Australian Con-Woman Nabbed
An Australian woman nicknamed the "Catch Me If You Can Thief" appeared in court Friday charged with 34 counts of fraud after she was arrested with more than 100 fake identities and wigs.
Millions of Cameroon Girls Abused with ‘Breast Ironing’
Worried that her daughters’ budding breasts will expose them to the risk of sexual harassment and even rape, the mothers begin by ‘ironing’ the girls’ bosoms with a heated stone.
Navy Agrees to Limit Sonar in Training
After the National Resources Defense Council made their pitch in court, a judge issued a temporary injunction against the Navy. The judge found that NRDC had shown "considerable convincing scientific evidence" showing that military sonar can harm marine animals.
America’s Stongest Brands
Harris Interactive, in its "EquiTrend Brand Study," went online and polled 25,666 US consumers, ages 15 and older, in order to measure and compare the brand quality and equity scores of over 1,000 brands within 39 categories.
World’s First Poker Competition for Computers
The American Association for Artificial Intelligence is set to hold the first poker competition for computer programs in Boston later this month.
Energy Department Unveils Ethanol Roadmap
The U.S. Energy Department Friday unveiled a new research roadmap for developing cellulosic ethanol as a gasoline alternative.
