A gay teenager who pulled a stun gun on students he said bullied him has been expelled from his Indianapolis high school until January. 
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
ID thieves could net $26B in tax refunds
Criminals who file fraudulent tax returns by stealing people's identities could rake in an estimated $26 billion over the next five years because the IRS cannot keep up with the amount of the fraud, Treasury Inspector General J. Russell George said Tuesday. 
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Body scanning gaps cause for concern
A foiled plot to sneak a bomb through airport checkpoints and onto a plane bound for the United States calls attention to gaps in screening measures that are supposed to detect threats airport metal detectors miss. 
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Beep! Long commute can hurt your health
Commuters who log 16 or more miles each way on their daily haul to the job tend to pack plumper paunches and post higher blood pressure when compared to those with shorter excursions, according to the first research exploring the intersection of travel distances and health impacts.
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NOAA reports warmest 12-month stretch on record
The previous 12 months were the warmest in the U.S. since record keeping began in 1895, government scientists reported Tuesday, with the period averaging 55.7 degrees Fahrenheit — nearly three degrees warmer than the average May-April.
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Norway's Moms Have It Good
The Rundown News Blog
Norway is the best country in the world to be a mother, according to a new report from the international nonprofit Save the Children. Niger replaces Afghanistan as the worst country for moms. Afghanistan had been at the bottom of the list for the previous two years.
The 13th annual State of the World's Mothers report ranked the well-being of mothers in 165 countries - 43 developed nations and 122 in the developing world - based on a variety of criteria including health, nutrition, education, and economic and political status. Countries that did not release sufficient data were not included in the study.
At 25th in the world, the U.S. jumped six spots from 2011. "While the U.S. has moved up in the rankings, ahead of last year's 31st place, we still fall below most wealthy nations," said Save the Children President and CEO Carolyn Miles in a statement. "A woman in the U.S. is more than seven times as likely to die of a pregnancy-related cause in her lifetime than a woman in Italy or Ireland."
In addition to the country rankings, the report highlights the important role nutrition plays in the overall well-being of mothers and their children.
"I think the major message from the report is what we call the hidden crisis of malnutrition -- 170 million kids are suffering from malnutrition. It's something that has a big impact on the country rankings," Miles told the NewsHour. "It kills kids. So it is a big issue when it comes to being a mom."
According to Save the Children, malnutrition is the underlying cause of at least one-fifth of all maternal deaths and more than one-third of child deaths worldwide.
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The Case against Student Aid
Mises Daily : Mises Institute on Austrian Economics and Libertarianism
Abolishing Federal Financial Aid (FFA) programs would have positive effects both for the institutions of higher education and for college and university students. The current culture of debt and inefficiency can be replaced by one that teaches students responsibility, hard work, and frugality.
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Monday, May 7, 2012
IRS forms: Charity funds don't go to vets
A national charity that vows to help disabled veterans and their families has spent tens of millions on marketing services, all the while doling out massive amounts of candy, hand sanitizer bottles and many other unnecessary items to veteran aid groups, according to a CNN investigation. 
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Accident-Zone: Poorer Neighborhoods Have Less-Safe Road Designs
Scientific American - News
Approximately 40,000 people will die on U.S. roads this year, and thousands more will be injured. A disproportionate number of those traffic injuries will befall people from lower-income communities. According to new research, pedestrians in the poorest neighborhoods of Montreal were six times more likely to suffer traffic injuries than pedestrians in the wealthiest neighborhoods. Bicyclists and motorists in poorer neighborhoods were also at greater risk; they were four times more likely to be injured on the road.
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Dinosaur Farts May Have Warmed Ancient Earth
Discovery News - Top Stories
The greenhouse gas methane produced by all sauropods across the globe would have been about 520 million tons per year. Sent with Reeder
Friday, May 4, 2012
Thamanjimmy Videocast #1: 5/4/2012
Thamanjimmy Videocast #1
The first of many!
Topics discussed:
1) FL drug testing ruled unconstitutional
2) 4th Amendment
3) Pay gratuity or get arrested!
Thank you for watching/listening.
I will try to watch out for my "again's," "basically's," and "silly's."
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