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Americans, Both Young and Old, Believe Government Needs Better Moral Leadership: Only one in five Americans Believe Most Politicians are Honest ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Regardless of the candidate they support, most people agree on the need for more honest and moral leaders. This desire is shared not only by most adult Americans, but also by most teenagers. These are...; Tags: Government, Harris Interactive, Leadership, youth; Research articles 2008-10-27
They May Not Be Able to Vote, But Youth Grasp Value of Campaign Messages: Affinity to candidate brands may provide marketers with an important glimpse into today's youth ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- While they may not be of voting age yet, today's youth are engaged with the 2008 Presidential election. Seven in ten (70%) 8 - 17 year olds say they are very or...; Tags: Harris Interactive, MARKETING, Obama, survey, Youth, youth; Research articles 2008-10-21
If Kids Could Vote, Half Would Support Obama: Three in Five Youth Believe This Presidential Election is More Important Than Previous Ones ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- American youth have a clear favorite for the next president: Barack Obama. While the presidential candidates are running a close race among adult Americans, the country's youth would vote decisively. Half (50%)...; Tags: Harris Interactive, MARKETING, Obama, Youth, youth; Research articles 2008-10-08
United Way and NFL Partner for Tenth Annual Hometown Huddle: NFL players, coaches, and leadership joined United Way staff and volunteers on Tuesday, October 7 for the tenth annual NFL/United Way Hometown Huddle -- a series of volunteer projects implemented on the same day in all 32 NFL cities nationwide. NFL and United...; Tags: Benefits, FINANCE, HEALTHCARE, NFL, SOFTWARE, United Way, Youth; Research articles 2008-10-08
Web Wise Kids Applauds Congressional Passage of Child Online Safety Legislation: Web Wise Kids applauds Congress for passing legislation that takes a positive step forward in promoting youth online safety. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-HI) and Vice Chairman Ted Stevens (R-AK) ensured that provisions were included in the Broadband Data Improvement Act (S. 1492) that will support efforts to...; Tags: INTERNET, MARKETING, U.S. Congress, Web, youth; Research articles 2008-10-03

World Tonight: Bad behaviour: ANTI-social behaviour may be a form of mental illness, research suggested today. Scientists at Cambridge University believe the hormone cortisol could be linked to adolescents becoming unruly. They said cortisol usually increases when people undergo the anxiety of stress. The research showed disruptive male youths did not produce the same...; Tags: anxiety, University of Cambridge, youth; Research articles 2008-10-01
Marketers and Parents: Don't Forget Traditional Non-Tech Toys: New Report Released by Harris Interactive Youth Center of Excellence at The Sandbox Summit[R] ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Forget the beeps, buzzes and whistles - while tech toys are still popular, non-tech toys remain strong favorites. This is according to a new study released today at the Sandbox Summit([R]), New...; Tags: Harris Interactive, MARKETING, Wendy, Youth; Research articles 2008-09-24
Channel One News Opens "One Vote" Presidential Poll - Teens Nationwide to Cast Their Vote in Largest Online Election: -Network Chooses Seven Teens as On-Air Commentators, Documenting Opinions of Next Influential Voting Class and Introduces "You Tell It," Online Video Platform Encouraging Youth "Citizen Journalism" NEW YORK -- Channel One News, the preeminent news and content provider for teens, reaching more than six million students in middle schools...; Tags: NBC Universal Inc., network, NETWORKING, team, youth; Research articles 2008-09-22
Special Olympics Received $4.4 Million in Funding From U.S Department of Education to Support Youth Initiatives: Today, Special Olympics launched Project UNIFY, a new youth initiative which engages young people throughout the United States to serve as agents of change and advocates of respect in their schools. This initiative was made possible by $4.4 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Education pursuant to fiscal...; Tags: disability, Leadership, U.S. Department of Education, youth; Research articles 2008-09-18
Jawad Rathore Teams Up With the Raptors Foundation for Kids to Send 16 Deserving Inner City Kids to the Raptors Basketball Academy: Jason Kapono of the Toronto Raptors can be seen in video highlights speaking with inner city kids at the Raptors Basketball Academy presented by adidas . Also featured, is Jawad Rathore, President of Phoenix-CRMC discussing the important role athletes play in shaping young...; Tags: adidas AG, E-mail, MARKETING, video, youth; Research articles 2008-09-03
Government of Canada Takes Action to Prevent Crime in Toronto: Today, the Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, announced an investment of more than $4.9 million in funding over three and-a-half years for a project aimed at preventing and reducing street gang activity in Toronto. "Our government is concerned with gang violence in Toronto neighbourhoods and today's announcement...; Tags: Government, Government of Canada, Strategy, Toronto, youth; Research articles 2008-09-03
Qatari teen dies after 'race' attack in Britain: LONDON AFP — A gang of drunken youths brutally attacked a 16-year-old Qatari language student who later died of his injuries in what is being treated as a racist attack, British police said on Tuesday. Mohammed Al-Majed died at King's College hospital in London on Saturday a day after...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, attack, London, SECURITY, youth; Research articles 2008-08-26
Elmer Smith: What DHS can do, it must do well: DHS strives to protect children from abuse, neglect and delinquency. We also work to strengthen them and provide for families by enhancing community-based prevention services.Our ultimate goal is to ensure the safety and permanency of DHS Youth in nurturing environments. THAT STATEMENT from the Department of Human Services Web...; Tags: MARKETING, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Youth; Research articles 2008-08-22
Government of Canada Takes Action to Prevent Crime in Yukon Communities: Today the Honourable Rob Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, on behalf of the Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, along with the Honourable Marian Horne, Minister of Justice for the Yukon, announced an investment of over $850,000 to support six crime prevention projects in the...; Tags: CAREER, Government of Canada, youth; Research articles 2008-08-22
Government of Canada Continues With its Review of the Youth Criminal Justice Act: The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice & Attorney General of Canada, will today hold a roundtable discussion in Yellowknife on the functioning of the Youth Criminal Justice Act YCJA. The roundtable is part of the Minister's cross-country tour to meet key youth justice...; Tags: Government, Government of Canada, INTERNET, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, youth; Research articles 2008-08-21
Government of Canada Takes Action to Prevent Crime in the Northwest Territories: The Honourable Rob Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, on behalf of the Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, today announced more than $688,000 in funding to support five crime prevention projects that focus on helping at-risk Aboriginal youth in the Northwest Territories. "The Government...; Tags: Collaboration, Government, Government of Canada, INTERNET, Strategy, youth; Research articles 2008-08-21
Government of Canada Takes Action to Prevent Crime in Nunavut: The Honourable Rob Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, on behalf of the Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, today announced close to $570,000 in funding to support four crime prevention projects that focus on helping at-risk Aboriginal youth in Nunavut. "The Government of Canada...; Tags: Government, Government of Canada, Strategy, youth; Research articles 2008-08-20
Government of Canada Continues With its Review of the Youth Criminal Justice Act: The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice & Attorney General of Canada, will today hold a roundtable discussion in Iqaluit on the functioning of the Youth Criminal Justice Act YCJA. The roundtable is part of the Minister's cross-country tour to meet key youth justice...; Tags: Government, Government of Canada, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, youth; Research articles 2008-08-19
Unity Performing Arts Foundation: Building a New Fort Wayne Infrastructure: When Marshall White founded the Unity Performing Arts Foundation UPAF in June 2000, his primary goal was to raise a new kind of infrastructure in Fort Wayne - not buildings, but future stars. The result is a performing arts environment for young people, ages eight to 20, of diverse ethnic...; Tags: CAREER, Indiana University, Jones, Marshall, music, Shade, training, Unity, Youth; Research articles 2008-08-01
Ronaldinho says Brazil will blend youth and experience: HANOI AFP — Ronaldinho said on Thursday that Brazil will blend youth and experience as the 'auriverde' bid for a first Olympic football gold. "There are many young players who have a lot of experience and I think that will make the difference for us," Ronaldinho, who has just...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Brazil, youth; Research articles 2008-07-31