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- Dec. 17, 2007: The Effect of "In Your Face" Political Television on Democracy
Television can encourage awareness of political perspectives among Americans, but the incivility and close-up camera angles that characterize much of today's "in your face" televised political debate also causes audiences to react more emotionally and think of opposing views as less legitimate. These findings come from a research project conducted by political scientist and communications scholar Diana Mutz of the University of Pennsylvania, and are published in the November issue of the American Political Science Review. - Dec. 17, 2007: 'Danger: Avoid Death' Warning Wins Top Prize in Eleventh Annual Wacky Warning Label Contest
A label on a small tractor that warns, "Danger: Avoid Death," has been chosen as the nation's wackiest warning label in an annual contest sponsored by a consumer watchdog group. The Wacky Warning Label Contest, now in its eleventh year, is conducted by Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch to reveal how lawsuits, and fear of lawsuits, have driven the proliferation of common-sense warnings on U-S products. Other entries included a label on an iron-on T-shirt transfer that warns: "Do not iron while wearing shirt." The third place prize is for a label on a baby-stroller featuring a small storage pouch that warns, "Do not put child in bag." - Dec. 17, 2007: Americans Believe Baseball Players Named in Mitchell Report Should be Punished
Results from a national study among six-hundred-one Americans revealed that more than half at 59 percent, believe that the major league baseball players cited in the Mitchell Report should be punished for using performance enhancing drugs. The study was conducted by H-C-D Research. - Dec. 14, 2007: VH1's '100 Greatest Songs of the 90s' Grunges Up as Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' Takes the #1 Spot
The fans have spoken and V-H-1 is celebrating the music of the Nineties like it never has before. In an online poll, V-H-1-dot-com users have voted Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" as the greatest song from the Nineties. It was the decade that brought you Madonna's "Vogue," Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know" and Hanson's "MMMBop," and once again V-H-1 taps its collective memories and revisits it all. V-H-1's "One Hundred Greatest Songs Of The Nineties" premieres December seventeenth. - Dec. 14, 2007: Many Parents of Obese Young Children Do Not Recognize Their Kids' Weight Problems, Says New University of Michigan Poll Conducted on KnowledgePanel(SM)
Four in ten parents of obese children ages 6 to 11 say that their kids are actually "about the right weight" and rarely report being "very concerned" about their child's heaviness. This is according to a new poll from the University of Michigan's C-S Mott Children's Hospital. The survey was conducted on KnowledgePanel, the representative nationwide panel created and maintained by Knowledge Networks. This national study on children's health found that among the parents of the 6-11 year old obese children, 13 percent rate their child as being "very overweight" and only 7 percent say they are "very concerned" about their child's weight. - Dec. 14, 2007: Italy, Eastern Europe Named Top Destinations for Packaged Travel
Americans' love affair with Italy continued unabated through 2007 despite the record-high Euro. This is according to the U-S Tour Operators Association, whose members send eleven million people yearly on vacation. For the fifth straight year Italy placed first as the most popular international destination for vacation packages and tours, according to an annual informal poll of U-S-T-O-A member companies. More than one in four responding companies cited Italy as top destination, with England coming in a distant second. Italy also placed top as the biggest destination of 2007. - Dec. 14, 2007: BabyCenter's Annual Top 10 Baby Names List Reveals Sophia the New Most Popular Baby Name for Girls
BabyCenter has unveiled its annual BabyCenter Top 10 Baby Names List for 2007. Sophia jumped up six spots into the number one spot as favorite girl's name for the first time while Aiden continued to top the list as the most popular boy's name for the third year in a row. - Dec. 13, 2007: Surprise!! Orbitz Insider Index Finds July 4th Week Tops Thanksgiving as Busiest Travel Week of 2007
Orbitz has released its list of the top travel and long weekend destinations this year. The retrospective look at 2007 travel data reveals a somewhat surprising shift in holiday travel, as July fourth trumped Thanksgiving as the most traveled week of the year.
Historically, the Thanksgiving holiday is one of the busiest travel periods of the calendar year. However, the Orbitz Insider Index found that Thanksgiving was actually the fifth busiest travel week of 2007, based on Orbitz bookings, as Independence Day inspired more people to travel than any other week in 2007. The busiest travel weeks of 2007 were July fourth, Memorial Day, Christmas, the last week of March, and Thanksgiving. - Dec. 13, 2007: Petfinder.com Announces Top 10 Most Popular and Most Unusual Names for 2007
Petfinder.com, the largest online database of adoptable pets, has announced the 2007 Top Ten Pet Names for cats and dogs gathered from Petfinder.com's more than eleven-thousand animal shelters and rescue group members.
Topping the charts as the number one names for our country's 260-thousand adoptable pets on Petfinder.com are Buddy for pooches and Smokey for felines, with traditional pet, and people, names following close behind.
Buddy, Max, Sadie, Jack and Daisy are the top five dog names; Smokey, Lucy, Angel, Oreo, and Midnight are the favorite five for cats.
While the most popular names for 2007 remain similar to years past, some individuals decide creativity is key when naming their animal companions. 2007's Top Ten Most Unusual Pet Names leave some things to the imagination. They include Not Pants, Zhivago, Fat Alice, Barney Google, and Cinderella Cookiedough. - Dec. 13, 2007: 94% of Parents Polled Say Today's Kids Are Spoiled, But 55% Say Their Own Kids Are Part of Problem: Cookie Magazine/AOL Survey
A new poll conducted by Cookie magazine and A-O-L Money and Finance concludes that 94 percent of parents surveyed feel American children as a whole are spoiled. A majority think their own kids are contributing to the situation.
Poll results show that nearly one in five parents gives their children weekly cash allowance without any discernable responsibility attached -- such as regular chores. 37 percent of respondents said they reward a huge accomplishment with money, while just four percent of parents polled insist that a portion of the child's allowance go to charity. - Dec. 12, 2007: Survey Reveals Majority of Americans Are Tired of Making New Year's Resolutions and Instead Prefer to Create Lasting Lifestyle Solutions
More than 75 percent of Americans would prefer to never again make a New Year's resolution, wanting instead to adopt long-term healthy lifestyle solutions, according to a new survey conducted by Opinion Research Corporation for Whole Foods Market, the world's leading natural and organic foods supermarket. The national survey asked participants if they could choose one resolution, what it would be. Survey results revealed:
-- Thirty-three percent of respondents chose making the world a better
place as their top resolution in 2008
-- Thirty-two percent of those surveyed responded spending more time with
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