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Teasing about weight can affect pre-teens profoundly, study suggestsTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 2:13PMSchoolyard taunts of any type can potentially damage a child's sense of self-confidence. But a new study suggests that a particular kind of teasing -- about weight -- can have distinctive and significant effects on how pre-teens perceive their own bodies.

Video: Gerlach takes on readers' queriesTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 11:30AMNORRISTOWN — U.S. Congressman Jim Gerlach, R-6th Dist., said during a Times Herald TV/Online interview on Tuesday afternoon that the key issue in his November election campaign was jobs.

Senior Power: Is Tthere a Senior Culture?Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:28AMCulture : Noun. The word "culture" is commonly used to refer to the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution, organization or group, which suggests the possibility of a senior culture.

Google chief bids to charm suspicious Germans - SummaryTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:12AMBerlin - Google sought Tuesday to soothe Germany's suspicions about the web search company, with chief executive Eric Schmidt telling an audience in Berlin that Google's technology, in and of itself, was innocent.

Reuseit.com Named to Inc. 5005000 List of Fastest-Growing Companies for Second Consecutive YearTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 9:50AMCHICAGO, IL. For the second consecutive year, Reuseit.com has been named to the exclusive Inc. 5005000 list of the nations fastest-growing private companies. Reuseit.com is ranked 97th in the lists retail segment. The company will officially launch its new site and webstore on September 15th, capitalizing off the success of its groundbreaking website Reusablebags.com. Reuseit.com provides...