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Today is Groundhog Day! Wow, it seems like Christmas was just yesterday and Valentine’s day is right around the corner. In celebration of Valentine’s Day, Sweety High is offering special baking prize packs!  Sweety High members are also competing for a grand prize baking kit with more than 20 pieces by submitting pictures of their very best baking creations.

What is Sweety High you may be wondering? Sweety High is a new social networking site for young ladies! It was designed for self expression for girls ages 9 to 14 and combines your online and offline life into a single gaming experience. Whether it’s earning virtual currency, meeting your heroes, or becoming a Sweety celebrity, the possibilities are as limitless as your imagination.

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When a new year rolls around, one of the first resolutions so many people make is to get healthier during the new year. Whether it’s eating better, working out, losing weight or simply taking vitamins, it’s the top resolution. Sadly many don’t stick with it because it can be very frustrating and disappointing.

I have never really been big on taking vitamins. This is a little funny considering my eating habits are atrocious. I have tried in the past a few times but I never felt any different taking them and it seemed like a waste of money.  For 2012, Centrum has released a new line called ProNutrients.

ProNutrients is a new line of dietary supplements launched by the makers of Centrum multivitamins, and is formulated to naturally work with a multivitamin. The line includes Omega-3, Probiotic, and Fruit & Veggie—three supplements that support health and well-being.  Each supplement is backed by the nutritional expertise of Centrum, identifying the right ingredients to take consumers’ nutrition to the next level. Here is a little bit about each one.

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U.S. troops are among the Americans most vulnerable to identify theft and the military is doing little to protect them. By requiring service members to provide their Social Security numbers as part of routine tasks, the military is exposing them to an increased risk of identity theft, according to a report released last month by several professors at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.

The authors are specifically concerned about the use of birth dates and Social Security numbers on travel orders and military ID cards. IT is also becoming a concern that it is a requirement for troops stationed in Iraq, Afghanistan and other foreign posts to provide their Social Security numbers to cash personal checks.

U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson was recently appointed chairman of the U.S. House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee, and he said the panel will review the study’s findings. The potential problems stemming from identity theft are particularly great for deployed troops. read the rest of this entry »

It’s always hard to find gifts for the tweens and teens because they either want something crazy or their taste is changing each week.  The options are often high-priced electronics and video games that stick kids to the couch. This year, there’s a fresh, new alternative that will get the kids up, active and out the door.  The Rockboard Scooter is the coolest new hybrid on two wheels!

I am now the Mom of a Tween (OMG!) and I sometimes don’t know what is “cool” to get for him. He has gone through a few scooters in the past few years. (which are all still kicking, literally.) They are all pretty much the same as far as how they work, what you need to do to get moving and such. Right?…….WRONG! I was recently contacted by a company to review a product called the Rockboard. I thought I would go ahead and do it since the boys love their scooters.

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