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Featured: Getting back to the college mindset

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Back to school essentials for less

You can save on back to school purchases by finding deals and shopping smart. Forbes shows you how. More>>

Wear wristwatch? Use e-mail? Not for Class of '14

Every year, Beloit College in Beloit, Wis., releases its Mindset List to give a snapshot of the world view of the incoming freshmen class. The list for the Class of 2014: More>>

Later school start times may foster better students

High school students at a private school in Rhode Island who started school a half-hour later in the morning were in better moods, more alert, less depressed and more likely to actually attend class than before the time... More>>

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Learn to respect every bite of food

Produced for The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network - Dr. Oz talks about the importance of food allergy education. Until there's a cure, education is the key! More>>

Smart choices for back-to-school

Produced for Intel, Kumon and Nouveau Eyewear/myneweyewear.com - Even celebrities are looking for bargains for back-to-school shopping! Katlean de Monchy has some great computer and eyewear buys for your kids as well as information on after-school enrichment programs. Miren el video en Español More>>

Heading off to college with style, flair -- and money in your pocket

Produced for J.C. Penney, Intel & Nouveau Eyewear - Heading off to college? Katlean de Monchy shows you how to arrive on campus in style and with the latest tech tools – and without putting a strain on the first-semester budget. Miren el video en Español More>>

Celebrating the 30th Annual National Veterans' Wheelchair Games

Produced for Paralyzed Veterans of America - Promoting rehabilitation through rigorous competition, the Wheelchair Games offer 17 different sports to veterans who use wheelchairs due to spinal cord injuries, amputations and neurological diseases. More>>

Planning an educational (and FUN) summer vacation on a budget

Produced for Hotels.com - New website VirtualVacay.com helps you put your family in the middle of a potential vacation spot to plan the perfect getaway.  You can also check out the I Need a Vacation Sweepstakes and find all sorts of travel deals. More>>

Bristol Palin stars in PSA about preventing teen pregnancy

Produced for The Candie's Foundation - Bristol Palin has teamed up with The Candie's Foundation on a new public service campaign to help educate young viewers about the significance of being financially and emotionally stable before having a baby. More>>

WiMAX - the superhighway just got an HOV lane

Produced for Intel - WiMAX coming to your city is making the entire city one wireless hotspot. Computer devices, laptops and cellphones are getting faster and faster and now WiMAX will not only allow users to be wireless anywhere, it allows them to download up to 10x faster. See the technology and devices that use WiMAX including 4G cellphones. Miren el video en Español More>>

4G WiMAX is coming and here are the gadgets for it

Produced for Intel, LG & Kumon - 4G WiMAX will gives you download speeds 5-10 times faster than 3G, and if you want to take advantage of that speed, you will want the latest in computers and cellphones. Miren el video en Español More>>

Kitty Crowther wins Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

Produced for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award - Illustrator Kitty Crowther received the world's largest children's literature award in a ceremony on 1 June from H.M. Queen Silvia of Sweden. More>>

Kumon's programs can make all the difference for children

Produced for Kumon - Kumon's after-school math and reading programs can make all the difference, both for children's grade and for their self confidence. More>>

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