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Parental Forgiveness Cuts Bullying Conduct

July 11th, 2006 at 11:26 pm » Comments (0)

Australian researchers say they’ve determined parental forgiveness and reconciliation can lessen the recurrence of bullying among adolescents.



What is the Youth Market’s Favorite Site?

July 11th, 2006 at 11:19 pm » Comments (0)

What Web site is most favored by young people? MySpace? YouTube? CollegeHumor.com? Nope, think more vanilla than that.



Significantly Lower HIV Infection Rate Among Circumcised Men

July 11th, 2006 at 11:12 pm » Comments (0)

Circumcising men routinely across Africa could prevent millions of deaths from AIDS, World Health Organization researchers and colleagues reported Monday.



Washington’s Influence on the Internet

July 11th, 2006 at 10:59 pm » Comments (0)

After years of benign neglect, the Federal government is finally involved in the Internet — big time. And the decisions being made over the next few months will impact not just the future of the Web, but that of mass media and consumer electronics as well. Yet it’s safe to say that far more Americans […]



Study: Busy People Live Longer

July 11th, 2006 at 10:49 pm » Comments (0)

Elderly people who load the dishwasher, climb stairs or just keep moving are bound to live longer than their sedentary counterparts, a study said on Tuesday.



Van Gogh Painting Sold for $9

July 11th, 2006 at 7:37 am » Comments (0)

When Scottish art dealer Alexander Reid returned from Paris in 1887 with two paintings by Vincent van Gogh, his father berated him for bringing such "atrocities" home and sold them to a French dealer for five pounds ($9) each.



Drawing the Line Between Plagiarism and Research

July 11th, 2006 at 7:16 am » Comments (0)

The online line between studying and copying may be blurring. CBS found that 90% of US teenagers use the web to research school assignments, and 57% of them say they do so frequently.



Matusushita To Sell World’s Largest Plasma TV

July 11th, 2006 at 7:04 am » Comments (0)

Matsushita Electric Industrial, the owner of the Panasonic brand and one of the world’s biggest consumer electronics makers, is planning to sell plasma screen televisions the size of double mattresses by the end of this year.



Study: How Babies Learn to Speak

July 11th, 2006 at 6:51 am » Comments (0)

A U.S.-led study suggests new technology is providing a better understand of how infants learn to comprehend and produce language.