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Youth find their voice on Tunisian radio PDF Print E-Mail
Written by Nafessa Syeed - CS Monitor   
Wednesday, 18 January 2012

Article Source: CS Monitor

More than 100 young volunteers received technical training and now produce Web radio program focused on youth perspectives in Tunisia.

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California Teen Becomes Youngest to Climb 7 Summits PDF Print E-Mail
Written by Fox News - AP   
Sunday, 25 December 2011

Article Source: Fox News - AP

Big Bear, Calif. –  A Southern California teenager became the youngest person to successfully climb to the summit of the seven tallest mountains on Earth's seven continents, according to his website.

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Whiz kid with Asperger's syndrome aims high PDF Print E-Mail
Written by Dan McFeely - The Indianapolis Star   
Monday, 21 March 2011

Article Source: The Indianapolis Star - USA Today

INDIANAPOLIS – When Jacob Barnett first learned about the Schrodinger equation for quantum mechanics, he could hardly contain himself. But entirely normal for Jacob, a true child prodigy.

"Whenever I try talking about math with anyone in my family," he says, "they just stare blankly." So do many of his older classmates at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, who marvel at seeing this scrawny little kid in the front row of the calculus-based physics class he has been taking this semester.

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Young Activists Seek Roles on Energy, Climate PDF Print E-Mail
Written by ANDREW C. REVKIN - International Herald Tribune   
Monday, 10 January 2011

Article Source: International Herald Tribune

A comment contributor in  this weekend’s open discussion over at Climate Progress is seeking help. He describes himself, essentially, as an aspiring, yet despairing, young energy and climate activist who still hopes to make a difference despite his conviction that “civilization is imploding.”

“Ian” muses on fence chaining, canvassing, politics and personal carbon cutting but essentially rejects those options as he broaches them. (And he’s right to note their deep limitations!).

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Young people prefer praise to sex, money PDF Print E-Mail
Written by Sharon Jayson - USA TODAY   
Friday, 07 January 2011

Article Source: USA Today

Sex, booze or money just can't compare with the jolt young people get from a boost to their self-esteem, says a new study of college students that found the desire for praise trumped other desires or needs.

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