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Childhood Obesity: How We Can Attack the Fat

  Originally Published by “Parenting on the Peninsula”; A Monthly Journal for San Mateo County Parents Editor’s Note: What this article didn’t mention due to lack of space is that my childhood obesity was chiefly due to food insecurity among a number of other factors. There doesn’t seem to be a better time to talk …

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Is a Convergence of Broadcasting and Games on the Horizon? Game Developers Gallery Exhibit Debuts at 2018 NAB Show in Las Vegas

Editor’s Note: Special thanks to Antoine St-Pierre with ATM Cegep de Jonquiere. LAS VEGAS, Nev.— The over 100,000 attendees at this year’s 2018 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show, may have noticed something different—perhaps even unique. Gaming made its first-ever, debut, at the world’s largest tradeshow for media, entertainment and technology during the event on April …

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Washington Post Features The Laughter Effect Work

Permission granted by The Washington Post to repost. Originally posted by The Washington Post on February 4, 2018. Image credit, CMSI. American University wants us to laugh together By Sarah Larimer People can seem so tense these days, Megan Rummler said. They walk around in their own orbits, consumed by their own thoughts and opinions. But …

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A Photo Story: Smithsonian’s National Zoo

A photo of a Schmidt’s red-tailed monkey taken on Jan. 22, 2018 at Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C. reveals a heart-shaped nose. Native to central Africa, these small monkeys are characterized by white cheeks and a long tail and are primarily frugivores (fruit-eaters). Elements of Photography: rule of thirds, emotion and texture. (Photo by …

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Helping Asian American Youth: A Four-Part Editorial Series on Washington D.C. Area Charities

Feature Story Three: Asian American Lead (AALEAD) Supports Low Income, Underserved Asian American Youth There are approximately 20 million Asian Americans living in America, according to Pew Research Center. While skimming current data, the Asian American population are portrayed as overwhelmingly financially and economically prosperous, but this depiction varies widely among Asian subgroups. Asian Americans have remarkably …

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