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International Child Porn Ring Uncovered

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After James Freeman was vetted and approved for membership in what police describe as a highly sophisticated child porn network, he expressed his appreciation by posting two folders online: one labeled “mild,'' the other “wild.''

“All I can say is that they are worth the download,'' wrote Freeman, known in the global porn ring as “Mystikal,'' according to court documents. “My thanks to you and all the others that together make this the greatest group of pedos ever to gather in one place.''

Freeman was one of 12 Americans indicted last week in a worldwide investigation that ultimately charged 22 people with participating in the porn ring – and intentionally blocking police from investigating it.

In all, more than 400,000 pictures, video files and other images showing children engaged in sexual behavior were produced, traded and distributed globally in the online pornography ring, according to U.S. and international authorities. The sting, which started in Australia, also netted accused pornographers in England, Canada and Germany.

Some victims were as young as five years old. Others were preyed upon for innocent characteristics such as wearing their hair in pigtails.

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Child Growth and Development: What My 2-Year Old Can Do

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This is the final installment of a series of articles about my son’s growth and development at different ages: 19-month old, 20-month old, and 23-month old.

By the time K reached 24 months, he’s like a grown-up. He can talk, express his feelings, and even quarrel!

As I said before, this list is written not to compare but as a record for me. I am waiting for the day – when K can read – to arrive and I want to show him this list.

Here’s a list of what my son can do as a 2-year old:

Breakfast keeps U.S. teens lean

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Teenagers who regularly eat breakfast tend to weigh less, exercise more and eat a more healthful diet than their breakfast-skipping peers, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

The study involved 2,216 adolescents in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area of Minnesota whose eating patterns, weight and other lifestyle issues were tracked for five years. They were just under 15 years old when they entered the study, which was published in the journal Pediatrics.

The more regularly the teens ate breakfast, the lower their body mass index was, according to the study. BMI is a measure of body weight relative to height. Those who always skipped breakfast on average weighed about 5 pounds more than their peers who ate the meal every day.

"What we found in the study was that kids who eat breakfast frequently, and especially every day, they're more healthy overall in terms of their lifestyle," Mark Pereira of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, who led the study, said in a telephone interview.

"They're much more physically active and they have a better diet overall. So they have lower fat intake, lower cholesterol intake, higher fibre intake."

An estimated 25 percent of U.S. children regularly skip breakfast, the researchers said. This comes amid rising obesity rates among young people.

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Teen Weight Loss: 11 Simple Rules to Help Your Teens Lose Weight Safely

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The key thing to a teen losing weight is to have much healthier habits.  Today, teenage obesity is a growing problem, and there is plenty you can do as a parent in order to help your teen with any weight problems he may have.

Although there is no magic formula to helping your teen lose weight, the real key to succeeding is by helping them to lead a healthier kind of life that they can then carry on into adulthood.

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Six Possible Causes of Anger in Children

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Anger in your child could also be due to certain provocations that they are facing with. Besides, these anger-causing factors differ from child to child. Every human has a certain specific cause which can cause anger in him or her and these are unique to every individual.

Therefore, it is not possible to categorize any particular factor or factors as the main anger triggers in your child. But nevertheless, here are a few common causes responsible for triggering anger in your child.

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