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'Going Rogue' - the book of blame: 3 Reasons Why Sarah Palin Will Always be Mediocre (176 comments)
Good News Wednesday Has an Anniversary! (29 comments)
How can a parent survive the teen years? (41 comments)
Where do you place in your family by birth, and do you think it affects your life? (36 comments)
The least corrupt countries in the world...Do you agree with the list, and will America ever make the top 10? (Poll) (27 comments)

Liberal, Conservative, Right-Wing: What do labels mean to you? (Poll)

Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:06 AM EST

As a Briton on Newsvine, the first uncomfortable thing I noticed when I joined two years ago was the way people are labelled immediately with political monikers. Personally, I have never joined a political party.

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politics, democrats, republicans, president-obama, liberals, left-wing, labels, world-war, centrist, briton

How can a parent survive the teen years?

Fri Nov 20, 2009 7:55 AM EST

By Ms CYPRAH

The teenage years can be a nightmare for many parents. This is the time they are likely to feel impotent, frustrated, useless and powerless. However, they really don't have to be too painful or unnerving, neither do they even have to happen that way.

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home-garden, parents, survive-teen-years, understanding, space, trust, respect, communication, control

Where do you place in your family by birth, and do you think it affects your life?

Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:01 AM EST

By Ms CYPRAH

Austrian psychologist Alfred Adler (1870-1937) was the first one to place emphasis on 'birth order' in the family and the effect it is perceived to have on children.

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Are you still bitter about a break-up? (Poll)

Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:13 AM EST

By Ms CYPRAH

Are you still churning inside at the loss of a relationship? Feeling wronged by it? Can't seem to let it go? Wishing you were still together or feeling angry at their actions?

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home-garden, relationship, anger, problems, grief, denial, acceptance, break-up, bitter, distrust

The Wrong Side of History - Nicholas Kristoff New York Times Op-Ed Columnist

Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 8:01 AM EST (The New York Times)

Seeded by multifariousone

Critics storm that health care reform is "a cruel hoax and a delusion." Ads in 100 newspapers thunder that reform would mean "the beginning of socialized medicine."

health, health-care-reform, social-security, medicare

Do you think your child could be a failure? Whatever you do, don't show it.

Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:30 AM EST

By Ms CYPRAH

Parents who think their child is a failure are primarily reflecting the subconscious thoughts about their past, expecting that child to fulfil the hopes and dreams that haven't materialised for them.

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children, parents, motivation, failure, self-fulfilling-prophecy, expectations, potential, nurturing, career-ideal, subconscious-thoughts

The least corrupt countries in the world...Do you agree with the list, and will America ever make the top 10? (Poll)

Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:33 AM EST

By Ms CYPRAH

The annual Corruption Perceptions Index for 2009, devised by Transparency International, has revealed that the best countries in the world (of 180) for fighting corruption and abiding by the law.

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politics, uk, america, power, sweden, new-zealand, denmark, switzerland, singapore, cartels

Good News Wednesday Has an Anniversary!

Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:10 AM EST

By rottlady (Clipped by rottlady)

This week marks the one year anniversary for the concept of Good News Wednesday. Our friend, Azsky13 wrote the article kicking off the idea of posting only good news concentrating on one day a week.

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'Going Rogue' - the book of blame: 3 Reasons Why Sarah Palin Will Always be Mediocre

Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:37 AM EST

By Ms CYPRAH

I have been watching with fascination as Sarah Palin pulled out all the stops to have her book, Going Rogue out there in the public domain and drawing maximum attention.

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politics, media, sarah-palin, vice-president, press, leadership, responsibility, katie-couric, mistakes, character

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