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An anchor for a CBS affiliate in LaCrosse, Wisc., took what could have been a hurtful comment from a viewer and turned it into a powerful tirade against online bullying. Jennifer Livingston of WKBT-TV read a letter from a viewer who took issue with the fact that she is overweight. “Obesity is one of the worst choices a person can make and one of the most dangerous habits to maintain,” the viewer wrote. “I leave you this note hoping that you’ll reconsider your responsibility as a local public personality to present and promote a healthy lifestyle.” Livingston’s husband, fellow WKBT anchor Mike Thompson, posted the emailed letter on his Facebook Page and received an outpouring of support. Emboldened by this, Livingston singled the writer out as a bully. “The truth is I am overweight,” Livingston said. “You can call me fat and yes, even obese on a doctor’s chart. To the person who wrote me that letter, do you think I don’t know that? Your cruel words are pointing out something I don’t see? You don’t know me. You are not a friend of mine. You are not a part of my family, and you admitted that you don’t watch this show so you know nothing about me besides what you see on the outside — and I am much more than a number on a scale.” She continued: “We are better than that bully. We are better than this email. We are better than the bullies that would try to take us down.” What do you think? Were you impressed by Livingston’s response? Let us know in the comments. View As Slideshow »Sometimes you need to look at things a litter bit closer than usual to see the humor -- or the harsh realities -- that they really hold. At Legoland Florida’s Miniland USA, this is absolutely the case. Over the course of two days, travel writer and blogger Raymond Walsh found and photographed a number of unexpected Easter Eggs that are built into the giant Lego structure. According to Walsh's blog, more than 100 Master Builders from North America, Europe, and Asia worked for two years to complete the Miniland USA attraction. According to the photos he collected, some of them had a very twisted sense of humor.  Just one smile can brighten up a room. A smile is a universal symbol: It's one of our first means of communication as babies and requires no translation across cultures. Although smiling may seem like a uniquely human trait, it's not uncommon to see smiles from animals -- or even inanimate objects. Thanks to the proliferation of Internet communication, smiles have even become a part of our written language. Last week for the Mashable Photo Challenge, we honored the 30th anniversary of the emoticon by asking our readers to submit photos that represented a smile.  With the release of the iPhone 5, Apple scrapped the old, reliable 30-pin connector in favor of its newfangled Lightning connector. Millions of 30-pin connector cords will be stranded in households across the world. These proud workhorses of the iWorld shouldn't be simply put out to pasture. Save the planet by repurposing your noble iPhone cord to one of these completely realistic hacks.  Our texts, emails, tweets and other forms of communication may have shrunken in size, but there is no excuse for poor grammar -- especially punctuation. A misused or missing comma or apostrophe could completely change your sentence. "Let's eat, grandma" becomes "let's eat grandma" instead. Who would do such a horrible thing to their grandmother?! National Punctuation Day is Sept. 24. To  Scrollbars help gadget users pinpoint their location in the vast computer sea. Are you at the top of the page or the middle of a document? The trusty scrollbar will let you know. Twitter user Ivan Listes offers a look back at the history of scrollbars with a simple graphic that probably won't have you pining for the days of clunky red scrollers.  |
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