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Isn't it about time your teenager found a job? Times Online, UK - 1 hour ago Unlike the situation with tax, under-16s do not have to pay national insurance (NI), however much they earn. But once children turn 16, they become liable ...

02.29.2008 4:11 pm [ Hillary Clinton ] [ 2008 ] [ Democrats ] [ culture ] [ civil rights ] [ military ] [ national security ] [ economy ] [ Iraq ] [ health care ] [ diplomacy ] [ General ] 100 Reasons to Support Hillary Clinton will appear on "The Daily Show" Monday. It will be Howard Wolfson v. David Axelrod on "This Week." I get a lot of terrific emails. This is from one of them I received today. It is entitled "100 Reasons to Support Hillary." It is

I am asking all of you to read this. I just learned about this from Regina's blog. I know this family. I have taught Peyton in his religious education classes and vacation Bible school. This boy is the sweetest, kindest boy. He is so creative and he was always eager to volunteer to help. I know, like us, a lot of you don't have a lot of money, so I am asking that you pass this on to others, so we can find ways to help this family. If you can give, please do, there is a list of locations and mo

NY Reports Record Child Support Collections Posted on Friday, 29 of February , 2008 at 4:00 pm ALBANY—Record child support collections were made in New York State in 2007. Collections are managed by the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) and the reported increase will impact thousands of children across the state by helping working families achieve financial security. In addition to historic collections, the agency reported more children are receiving health insurance and pay

A Contemplation Of Trust in Social MediaFri Feb 29, 2008 2:37 PM EST As any frequent reader of this column will note, I am generally reluctant to slip into the first person in my writing and less than enthusiastic when it comes to discussing the "meta" goings on within the Social News community in which I publish. Continue reading this entry ...technology, social-media, meta, msnbc, reader, writer, pundit, the-joke1511 For Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama It All Comes Down to Ohio, Texas, and He

Children with special health care needs—-including autism, ADHD, asthma—are not consistently getting the care recommended by the government, and the care and services they receive varies from state to state. Go here to see state-by-state details of the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs. From the February 28th Science Daily: The survey is especially significant because it finds that more than 10 million American children have a special health care need – that amounts to

Dear Senator Obama: First, let me offer my congratulations. No, I’m not trying to jinx you. And yes, I remember New Hampshire. But let’s be honest: You’ve arrived. The cat is in the bag. The check’s in the mail. The fat lady has sung. And, as much as I respect Senator McCain, and as much as I’m still undecided for which of you I’ll vote in November, my gut (in chorus with others) has convinced me that you’ll garner enough votes to make you the next POTUS, regardless of what the waffling fenc

So, here's the story. The non-partisan New England Journal of Medicine agrees with the SCHIP analysis at Daily Kos:SCHIP helps poor kids; SCHIP expansion helps millions moreThe reason to oppose SCHIP expansion was ideological and had more to do with the structure of how the government would function than any reason suggested by RepublicansThe House Republicans, being a regional party, used the higher cost of living in the North to hide the lower benefits available in the SouthAre we exaggeratin

Rather than microthoughts, as I titled my found weekly links, I picked up the name data dump that Flagg707 of FutureJacked called it (thanks!). An article on perception, wine and the brain by The Boston Globe (via 3quarksdaily). Key quote: "The human brain, research suggests, isn't built for objectivity. The brain doesn't passively take in perceptions. Rather, brain regions involved in developing expectations can systematically alter the activity of areas involved in sensation. The cortex is "c

I had originally planned to post on whatever subject corresponds to the item I'm giving away each day, but I'm at a loss as to what in the world I could give away relating to mental illness. The only things I could come up with are illegal (free Adderall and Concerta for all! No, not really, no.). I had also planned for today to be an environmental post, giving away Diane MacEachern's book Big Green Purse, but with my current frame of mind, an informational, yet subjective, post about bipolar d