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Village Voice: Formed a band: Savvy teens and Brooklyn noise-rock luminaries combine for some do-it-yourself doo-wop

The Register: Schools can fingerprint children without parental consent

--"But parents who have campaigned against school fingerprinting might still be
able to bring individual complaints against schools under the Data Protection
Act (DPA)."

Forbes: Child health insurance programs pay off

--"Government-sponsored health insurance for low-income children boosts their
access to care and improves their quality of life, a new study finds."

Adelaide Now: Junk a staple of children's diet

--One in five South Australian children eats junk food or snacks high in fat and
sugar at least once a day, new State Government research shows.

Politics.co.uk: CSCI: Children’s top messages to government

--"Children and young people receiving care services have set out 50 key
messages on what makes a good service and what they want, in a report launched
today by the Children’s Rights Director for England."

People's Daily Online: China to dispatch more young volunteers to teach and serve abroad

--"According to the committee, applicants must have received college education,
have a clean record and good health. Before leaving for their posts abroad, they
shall receive training in discipline, principles of volunteer services, teamwork
spirit, security, psychology, knowledge about the country they'll work in,
professional skills and other subjects related to volunteer services. "

Reuters: US says disasters push children into dangerous jobs

--"Natural disasters around the world last year disrupted the lives of millions
of children, pushing many into armed conflicts, prostitution, drug trafficking
and other dangerous occupations, according to a new U.S. government report on
child labor."

allAfrica.com: Angola: National Seminar On Children's Rights Ends Today

--"The first national seminar on Minors Court and Children's Rights, taking
place in Luanda since Monday, ends this Wednesday, in the Judiciary Studies
Institute (INEJ)."

vnunet.com: Council builds child database

--"Somerset County Council is introducing a database as part of a government
scheme to improve care of vulnerable children."

CBC News: Youth smoking down, Health Canada finds

allAfrica.com: Ghana: Workshop to Assess Children's Act Underway

--"The Deputy Director of the Department of Social Welfare, Mr Steven Adongo,
has said the enactment of the Children's Act of 1998, Act 560, has helped to
decentralize the responsibility of child care and protection of more children in
Ghana."