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“It's a social shift that is affecting many businesses who provide a service linked to birthday celebrations. For example, it's led to us creating online group gifting, where friends can come together through social media to ...
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The pressure to have a birthday recognized in social media is a stress producer
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Top Dog: Who Makes the Best Kosher Hot Dog in America? Delete the scoop?
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Public business schools are becoming more appealing for cost-conscious students.
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There are links on this sites to both undergrad and graduate programs. Delete the scoop?
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In paying $1.1 billion for Tumblr, Yahoo has just gotten the attention of the 300 million, predominantly young people who have made the site one of the most engaged communities on the web.
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Teens find Tumbler so appealing, in my next post http://jteennews.wordpress.com , I'll analyze what about that platform speaks to teens Delete the scoop?
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After discussing it with “the cabinet” of advisors to HUC president Rabbi David Ellenson, Marmur decided to initiate a faculty-wide discussion across HUC’s campuses in New York, Cincinnati, Los Angeles and Jerusalem. Delete the scoop?
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Cellist, 69, finds path to Judaism The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A. Harrell, converted to Judaism two summers ago, but over the years, he had always connected with the religion.
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The Los Angeles Times reported that California is coping, almost feverishly it seems, with new measures that require students to turn in digital devices before taking standardized tests. "The proli... Delete the scoop?
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The world’s 1.5 billion Muslims don’t all think alike. Delete the scoop?
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Forty students from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance took a classical approach to the flashmob as they flashwaltzed Tchaikovsky's Waltz of the Flower... Via Reuven Werber Delete the scoop?
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The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership voted to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks,
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Experts: US Schools Should Make Physical Education A Core Subject
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The recommendation is for about 60 minutes of physical activity. This, while 44% of school administrators report cuts in PE time.
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Great Quote: "Our culture’s failure to prioritize the needs of the family over the values of “free enterprise” is a primary factor in the disintegration of the American family." Delete the scoop?
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The Facebook generation is fed up with Facebook. That's according to a report released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center, which surveyed 802 teens between the ages of 12 and 17 to produce a 107-page report on their online habits. Delete the scoop?
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The New Jersey Assembly on Monday overwhelmingly approved revised legislation barring employers from forcing current workers or job hopefuls to disclose their user names and passwords for social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, after...
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"Creativity is a renewable resource, one that’s universally, if not evenly, distributed. We don’t decide how much we get, but it’s up to each of us—and the nation as a whole—to tap what’s there."
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How important is creativity as a characteristic in others? Would you rate it over a sense of humor? Find out how others rated it in this infographic and article. Delete the scoop?
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Staying Present: Adult Mentors are Essential to Teens’ Lives and to Effective Jewish Teen EngagementVia Reuven Werber Delete the scoop?
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Since the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement got its start in 2005, the decision to schedule an appearance in Israel has been become a difficult one for popular recording artists.
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"...2012 saw Israel host to Madonna, Lady Gaga, Metallica, Rihanna, Chris Cornell, Linkin Park, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers...." Delete the scoop?
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Evernote is great but it's not the only choice for productivity and todo lists. Here are some upandcoming apps to suit all personalities from the type... Delete the scoop?
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How can organizations aimed at putting an end to child abuse send a message to children without also tipping off adults? It might be as simple as creating an ad that only children can see. Delete the scoop?
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Search Volunteer Opportunities for Teens Across the Nation. Volunteen Nation provides volunteer listings and resources for youth interested in service.
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"Gun Violence Prevention Sabbath" will be observed at 150 Synagogues and Churches. via The Jewish Week.