Josh Welch was suspended for two days for brandishing a gun at school. It wasn't exactly a semi-automatic, but it did have icing. A teacher saw Josh, who is seven years old, eating his breakfast (a pop-tart) and believed that he was biting it in a way that created the shape of a gun.

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Imagine your son or daughter expressed to you their desire to use their love of science to help their fellow man. Perhaps they could develop ways to create energy, food or drinking water, maybe prevent or cure a disease, or accurately predict hurricanes or earthquakes. You might be proud, you might encourage them...you might think twice, now.

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You could make the argument that cell phones are a relatively recent technology, and that society is still adjusting to their almost constant presence. Many feel that the constant use of mobile phones has hurt communication, by focusing people's energy on those who aren't present at the expense of those who are.

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Does your week include at least two-and-a-half hours of moderate activity per week?

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The goal of the Make-A-Wish foundation is to "enrich the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions." And that's what they were trying to do by offering 4-year-old McKenna May a trip to Disney World...

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