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Powered By Service Empowers Youth To Lead Communities

Shawn Wilson | Posted 10.16.2009 | Impact

Read More: Youth, Service, Volunteer, Role Models, Shawn Wilson, Powered by Service, Usher's New Look, Volunteerism, Impact News

Service is often only characterized as random acts of charity or volunteerism. Some young people only experience service as something a teacher or a judge forces them to do. In reality, service is the most powerful way people can use their talents to shape their communities.

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What's Good For the Goose...

Fred Silberberg | Posted 09.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Marriage, Women, Divorce, Family Law, Role Models, Spousal Support, Men, Father's Rights, Child Custody, Child Support, Family Values, Divorce-Psychology, Living News

There seems to exist a double-standard in the minds of many women caught in the midst of a divorce which makes me wonder, why the battle for equal rights?

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Leslie Van Houten: A Friendship, Part 1 of 5

John Waters | Posted 09.03.2009 | Home

Read More: John Waters, La Bianca, Pink Flamingos, Tate, Leslie Van Houten, Charles "Tex" Watson, Manson Family, Manson Girls, Female Trouble, Role Models, Charles Manson Murders, Stephen Kay, Home News

I have a really good friend who was convicted of killing two innocent people when she was nineteen years old on a horrible night of 1969 cult madness.

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Jenny Sanford -- The Political Spouse Role Model for My Daughter

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Role Models, Mark Sanford, Jenny Sanford, Joanne Bamberger, Punditmom, Family Values, Political Spouses, Politics News

The message often sent to our kids is that it's okay for husbands to wander and that wives will still stick around, regardless of how badly they've been betrayed. That is, until Jenny Sanford.

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The Buyers' Market for Role Models

Peggy Drexler | Posted 07.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Role Models, Sons, Single Motherhood, Single Mothers, Children, Fathers, Living News

The demand for role models might exceed the supply. But they are there. The job for all single mothers is to put their sons in a position to find them.

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7 Lessons In Life From Lauren Conrad

Air America Media | Verena von Pfetten | Posted 07.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Role Models, The HIlls, Lauren Conrad, Mtv, Happiness, Life Lessons, Living News

Though she is arguably one of the least interesting characters to ever grace the screen of a reality TV show, Lauren Conrad -- star of MTV's increasin...

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Be Your Own First Lady

Chelsea-Lyn Rudder | Posted 07.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Michelle Obama, Michelle Obama First Lady, Women of Color, Women and Politics, Role Models, Washington D.C., Self-Esteem, Michelle Obama Style, Living News

A year ago Michelle Obama's detractor's attempted to pigeon hole her into the caricature of "the angry black woman." Today, she is an American icon who is admired around the world.

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Michelle Obama Touches On The Importance Of Role Models For Girls

Huffington Post | Johanna Smith | Posted 06.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Girls, Role Models, Community, Women, Michelle Obama First Lady, Michelle Obama, Service, Giving, The Giving Life, Living News

Michelle Obama recently spoke with Time Magazine's Michael Scherer and Nancy Gibbs about her role in the White House. The First Lady described how she...

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Best/Favorite Films 0f 2008

Scott Mendelson | Posted 02.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Speed Racer, Lakeview Terrace, Msnbc, Kung Fu Panda, Wall-E, Entertainment, 2008, Hancock, Role Models, Bush's War, Dark Knight, Bank Jon, Frozen River, Movies, Don't Mess With the Zohan, Paul Rudd, Entertainment News

These are the most enjoyable, most moving, most compelling, and most intriguing movie going experiences I had in 2008.

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For Your Consideration: Counterfeit McCartney

Toby Barlow | Posted 01.30.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Paul McCartney, Role Models, Oscars, Music, Wings, Entertainment News

I'm just going to put this on the table: "Love Take Me Down" absolutely needs to be nominated for an Oscar.

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2008 Film Wrap-Up, Part I: The Moments That Mattered

Scott Mendelson | Posted 01.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mamma Mia, Wall-E, Entertainment, 2008, Year-End, Meet the Browns, Mark Wahlberg, Indiana Jones, Hancock, Role Models, Dark Knight, Happening, Saw V, Tyler Perry, Valkyrie, Movies, Entertainment News

Let's discuss certain scenes, moments, character beats, and what-not that worked in 2008, regardless of the quality of the films that contained them.

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Why All Women Should Love Michelle Obama

Heather Wood Rudúlph | Posted 12.12.2008 | Living

Read More: Role Models, Michelle Obama First Lady, Michelle Obama, Role Model, Barack Obama, First Lady, Michelle Obama Style, Living News

Most of us can learn a thing or two from this woman who came from humble beginnings on the South Side of Chicago to excel at the country's top institutions, with the goal of helping others.

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Madagascar Earns $63.5 Million at Box Office: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 10, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.11.2008 | Media

Read More: Dreamworks, Role Models, Mgm, Movie, Facebook, Mediabytes, Movies, Blockbuster, Box Office, Apple, Shelly Palmer, Madagascar, Escape 2 Africa, Rumors, Youtube, Britney Spears, Media News, Netflix, Set Top Box, Myspace, Paramount, Media News

"Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" took home the top spot at the Box Office this week. The DreamWorks-Paramount production took in $63.5 million at 4,056...

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