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Robert Rodriguez joins Magic Johnson, Sean Combs in Comcast TV group
Company TownComcast announced four minority-owned channels that it intends to launch as part of its commitment to increase diversity in the cable landscape. Comcast picked ventures headed by former Lakers star Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Sean “Diddy&#... -
Head Start programs could face disruptions in funding, operations
At a Pomona preschool recently, children played with a large wooden train set, built a fort with colorful cardboard blocks and listened attentively as their teacher discussed ways to be safe in school and outdoors.
It was a typical day, but the program...Tags: Head Start, Unemployment, Unemployment, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Jerry Brown
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Let the preschoolers play
When it comes to fostering the well-being of preschoolers, one thing society should fear is fear itself.
Lively image to the contrary, 3- to 5-year-olds spend most of their time in preschool sitting down. As for running, jumping, climbing, sliding,...Tags: Schools, Schools, Education, Early Learning, Preschools
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Assembly race endorsements don't take a holiday
PolitiCalThe Thanksgiving holiday didn’t slow the pace for state Assembly candidates seeking supporters. Pasadena City Councilman Chris Holden, a Democrat who is running for the newly drawn 41st District, scored backing from the California League of... -
The princess costume and the trick-or-treat dilemma
A good day is when Luc wakes up and wants to be a tractor for Halloween. Or a helicopter. Or Hercules. Or anything other than a princess, bounding door-to-door in tiara and tulle.
A few weeks ago, the 4-year-old boy's desire to trick-or-treat as a...Tags: Human Body, Family, Minority Groups, Holidays, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Disney acquires mommy blogging site Babble
Company TownWalt Disney Co. has acquired Babble Media Inc., a parenting site that features advice about pregnancy, child development and related topics from some 200 mommy bloggers.... -
Mom who documents play-area filth is banned from McDonald's [VIDEO]
Nation NowMcDonald's mom: A mom is banned from several McDonald's in Arizona after finding evidence that children's play structures at many fast-food restaurants are covered in grime and germs.... -
Disease-causing pathogens at McDonald's, other fast food playgrounds [Updated]
Money & CompanyPlaylands at McDonald's and Burger Kings are unclean, says Arizona professor... -
The evolution of home economics programs
Go back, through a universe of chalk dust and repeating bells, to a classroom outfitted with a line of squat stoves, a long table stacked with dry goods, a row of teenage girls mixing dough in dented bowls, writing down the equation of a good pie in...Tags: Obesity, Food Network (tv network), Family, Science, Los Angeles Unified School District
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Can you be too sexy for certain situations?
Los Angeles TimesToo hot for a locker room chat? Too flirty to fly? While most of us will shuffle off this mortal coil without suffering from this kind of discrimination, a certain aesthetically pleasing subset of society is forced to suffer the slings and arrows of being...Tags: Travel, Miss America Pageant, Sports, Career and Workplace, Mark Sanchez
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Dr. Stanley I. Greenspan dies at 68; documented developmental milestones of early childhood
Dr. Stanley I. Greenspan, a psychiatrist who documented the developmental milestones of early childhood and developed the widely used "Floor Time" method for teaching children with autism and other developmental disorders, died April 27 at Suburban...Tags: Yale School of Medicine, George Washington University, Health, PBS (tv network), Hospitals and Clinics
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Jeanne Giovannoni dies at 78; UCLA professor helped expand understanding of child abuse
Jeanne Giovannoni, a UCLA professor whose research helped expand understanding of the categories of child abuse and how social workers, law enforcement and community members respond to them, died Dec. 17 at Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center. She was 78....Tags: University of California, Berkeley, Family, Career and Workplace, Employees, Children
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