The Crespo family of Detroit, Mich. was named winner of the third annual National Family PLUS Cook-off, which was hosted at Bradford’s on Bishop in Atlanta by Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) and Kimberly-Clark Corporation on Wednesday, Nov. 17. Families representing Boys & Girls Clubs from around the nation competed in regional events to qualify for the national cook-off. Finalists represented Clubs from Harbor City, Calif.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Detroit, Mich.; Bluffton, S.C.; and Swink, Okla.
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The pathway to better health for teenage girls starts with the first meal of the day, and when they make a “good-for-me” choice their odds of having a healthier body weight and lower cholesterol improve. These are the latest peer-reviewed findings summarized in Public Health Nutrition. This analysis of the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study (NGHS) data was funded in part by the General Mills Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition. The NGHS followed the diets of 2,379 girls who, at the beginning of the study, were between the ages of nine and 10 from 1987 to 1997; 51 percent, or 1,213, were African American girls and 1,166 were Caucasian girls who lived in Berkley, CA, Cincinnati, OH and Washington, D.C.
The pathway to better health for teenage girls starts with the first meal of the day, and when they make a “good-for-me” choice their odds of having a healthier body weight and lower cholesterol improve. These are the latest peer-reviewed findings summarized in Public Health Nutrition. This analysis of the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study (NGHS) data was funded in part by the General Mills Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition. The NGHS followed the diets of 2,379 girls who, at the beginning of the study, were between the ages of nine and 10 from 1987 to 1997; 51 percent, or 1,213, were African American girls and 1,166 were Caucasian girls who lived in Berkley, CA, Cincinnati, OH and Washington, D.C.
McGraw-Hill Construction today released video highlights from its Outlook 2011 Executive Conference, where the industry's best minds and most experienced players discussed the economic outlook and latest industry trends. Outlook is the definitive event for construction professionals to prepare for the year ahead, and was held in Washington, D.C. in late October.
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El Servicio de Investigaciones Económicas del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (U.S. Department of Agriculture; USDA) informó esta semana que más de 50 millones de estadounidenses, incluidos 17 millones de niños, viven con hambre. El informe de 2009 sobre Household Food Insecurity in the United States (Inseguridad Alimenticia Familiar en los Estados Unidos) muestra cómo está afectando a nuestro país el problema del hambre. Con el objeto de crear conciencia nacional entre los adultos sobre el creciente problema del hambre, Feeding America y el Ad Council anunciaron hoy el lanzamiento de una nueva serie de anuncios de servicio público (PSA, según su sigla en inglés) con Matt Damon, Ben Affleck y otros actores, destinados a motivar a los estadounidenses a involucrarse en la lucha contra el hambre.
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Un nuevo juego de Internet llamado HealthSeeker™ Explorando tu Salud, Paso a Paso está ahora disponible para los 10 millones de usuarios latinos e hispanosii de Facebook®, con la intención de ayudar a la población con sugerencias para mejorar su estilo de vida y nutrición, y así controlar la diabetes. Con el fin de celebrar el día mundial de la diabetes el 14 de noviembre, la presentación de HealthSeeker™ busca proporcionar una experiencia en línea única para el creciente número de latinos e hispanos con diabetes, la cual combina una red social de apoyo con importante información acerca de cómo vivir con la enfermedad.
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The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) today announced the grand opening of its multi-risk research center in Chester County, S.C.
The state-of-the-art, multi-hazard applied research and training facility will significantly advance building science by enabling researchers to more fully and accurately evaluate various residential and commercial construction materials and systems. The facility is entirely funded by the property insurance industry.
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Ahora las mamás hispanas que viven en Estados Unidos cuentan con un canal en español dedicado totalmente a ellas y a sus niños en edad preescolar. Discovery Familia ha sido rediseñado para reflejar específicamente a la mujer hispana y lo que más valora en su vida: sus hijos, su hogar y su tiempo. Además de una nueva programación y una imagen renovada, cálida y accesible, el canal también estrena “Nuestros hijos”, una serie de consejos conducida por Jeannette Torres-Álvarez, experta en educación preescolar y la nueva embajadora de Discovery Familia.
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Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. y la Comisión Latina sobre el SIDA anunciaron hoy el lanzamiento del sitio web Mente, Cuerpo, HAART™ (MenteCuerpoHAART.com), un recurso en línea en español para los latinos que viven con el VIH, para proveedores de servicios de salud y para educadores de la salud. El sitio ofrece herramientas y consejos útiles sobre cómo mantener el bienestar mental, físico y emocional ante los desafíos diarios de la enfermedad.
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Journey back to the Fading Lands for the long-awaited conclusion of an epic tale of love, magic and destiny.Ellysetta could secure the world for Light or plunge it into Darkness. As the final battle draws near, and the overwhelming Army of Darkness approaches, Rain and Ellysetta must face their fate. To complete the truemate bond or make the ultimate sacrifice to save their world. Learn more about this book: http://bit.ly/dq1yKE Learn more about this author: http://www.clwilson.com Romance and Fantasy
Premonition is the central theme of this action adventure trilogy of the Deer people tribe of 13,000 years ago. Involving narrow escapes from cataclysms such as descending comets, tsunami and tribal invasion by malicious, evil raiders. 2nd theme is bravery, love, friendship, honor, innovation, survival, leadership, courage. Learn more about this trilogy and author: http://www.cdshelton.com YA, Action Adventure
The X PRIZE Foundation, an educational nonprofit prize organization, and Progressive Insurance, the country’s fourth largest auto insurance group, today, at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., awarded $10 million to three teams who successfully completed the rigorous Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE. The winning teams—Edison2 of Lynchburg, Virginia; X-Tracer of Winterthur, Switzerland; and Li-ion Motors Corp. of Mooresville, North Carolina—emerged from an original field of 111 competing teams, representing 136 vehicle entries from around the world. The winning vehicles were showcased to an audience of auto industry, business and government leaders. Each of the winning teams was also presented with a towering bronze trophy designed by Harry Winston, Inc.
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