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Written by Chris Gaylord - CSMonitor
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Wednesday, 17 February 2010 |
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Article Source: CSMonitor
How teenager Jamie Bell made the viral video A Brief History of Pretty Much Everything.
In the beginning, there was lined paper. Then, the big bang rippled through the ream and started A Brief History of Pretty Much Everything.
This new viral video may not have the professional polish of T-Shirt War or the genial charisma of the wedding dance video, but it distills the lovable, quirky charm of a creative kid with too much free time on his hands. It's a three-minute-and-12-second reminder of why YouTube is one of the most important galleries of modern culture – even without silly Super Bowl ads.
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Written by MSNBC - Reuters
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Wednesday, 17 February 2010 |
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Article Source: MSNBC - Reuters
Obesity, asthma, ADHD resolve by adulthood, study says
HICAGO - More than a quarter of American children have a chronic health condition such as obesity or asthma, but many children overcome these problems with time, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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Written by Vanessa Miller - The Daily Camera
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Thursday, 11 February 2010 |
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Article Source: The Daily Camera
At most schools, climbing on lockers, jumping from balconies and scaling walls while balancing on railings will get land you in detention.Not at Boulder's Fairview High School.
A relatively new "parkour club" has gotten permission from Fairview Principal Don Stensrud to practice the physical discipline inside the school. And Stensrud is working with the Boulder Valley School District to prepare a legal document that would hold the students responsible for any property -- or bones -- they break.
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Written by Aimee Heckel - The Daily Camera
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Sunday, 07 February 2010 |
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Article Source: The Daily Camera
Jessica Lester knows this one girl in high school who sits at her desk all day with only a four-minute break in between each class. Then she goes home and does homework until bedtime. The only time she spends outside is walking to her car.
Sounds about typical for many high-schoolers across the country.But 12-year-old Jessica, of Niwot, says she can't imagine such a life. "If that was me, I'd die," Jessica says. Since kindergarten, Jessica has been a student at Boulder's Running River School, a nature-based school with 45-minute recesses every day, schoolwide camping trips and weekly hikes yearround -- rain or snow.
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Written by Amanda Paulson - CSMonitor
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010 |
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Article Source: CSMonitor
US kids are launching fundraisers, holding bake sales, and emptying their own piggy banks to help those affected by the Haiti earthquake.
When Hannah Lucas first saw images from Haiti after the earthquake hit, she sobbed.Then, the 8-year-old said, “Mommy, we need to do something. I need to do something,” remembers her mother, Robin Lucas. Americans have responded faster to the disaster in Haiti than they have to previous crises, and many of those contributing – by launching fundraisers, holding bake sales, or emptying their own piggy banks – are children.
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