NEWSBITES FOR KIDZ™ OCT 31 2004

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Camille Hoang, 9, lifts the arm on a huge water pump, one of several physical activities at the museum that get kids moving while helping them learn, at the Chicago Children's Museum Saturday, Oct. 16, 2004 in Chicago. The American Medical Association has singled out a project, Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children or CLOCC, as a model for how communities can tackle the nation's obesity epidemic. The consortium will be the subject of the AMA's two-day obesity 'summit' starting Tuesday, Oct. 19. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Mon Oct 18, 1:58 PM ET Camille Hoang, 9, lifts the arm on a huge water pump, one of several physical activities at the museum that get kids moving while helping them learn, at the Chicago Children's Museum Saturday, Oct. 16, 2004 in Chicago. The American Medical Association has singled out a project, Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children or CLOCC, as a model for how communities can tackle the nation's obesity epidemic. The consortium will be the subject of the AMA's two-day obesity 'summit' starting Tuesday, Oct. 19. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Alejandro Hernandez places candy skulls on a terraced slope where National Autonomous University of Mexico students collected more than 5,600 of the edible skulls, which are traditional offerings during Day of the Dead festivities in Mexico, constructing the the largest skull wall in Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2004. Mexicans honor the dead on Nov. 1, when the souls of dead children are believed to arrive, and on Nov. 2, when adults are believed to return. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte) Sun Oct 31, 7:49 PM ET Alejandro Hernandez places candy skulls on a terraced slope where National Autonomous University of Mexico students collected more than 5,600 of the edible skulls, which are traditional offerings during Day of the Dead festivities in Mexico, constructing the the largest skull wall in Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2004. Mexicans honor the dead on Nov. 1, when the souls of dead children are believed to arrive, and on Nov. 2, when adults are believed to return. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte

Chinese children are reflected on a puddle as they enjoy autumn weather in Shanghai October 30, 2004. Weather in China's business capital is forecasted to be cloudy for the next few days. Picture taken October 30, 2004. NO ARCHIVES, CHINA OUT REUTERS/Stringer Sun Oct 31, 1:21 AM ET Chinese children are reflected on a puddle as they enjoy autumn weather in Shanghai October 30, 2004. Weather in China 's business capital is forecasted to be cloudy for the next few days. Picture taken October 30, 2004. REUTERS/Stringer

Cambodian school children look on as King Norodom Sihamoni's motorcade passes in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004. King Norodom Sihamoni, a former ballet dancer, was enthroned late Friday in an elaborate ceremony that included blessings chanted by Buddhist monks, the blowing of conch shells and traditional music played with drums and gongs. Sihamoni's ascension came two weeks after he was selected by a panel of political and religious leaders to succeed his father, Norodom Sihanouk, one of Asia's most colorful rulers who abdicated three weeks ago citing ill health. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)Fri Oct 29 2004

Cambodian school children look on as King Norodom Sihamoni's motorcade passes in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004. King Norodom Sihamoni, a former ballet dancer, was enthroned late Friday in an elaborate ceremony that included blessings chanted by Buddhist monks, the blowing of conch shells and traditional music played with drums and gongs. Sihamoni's ascension came two weeks after he was selected by a panel of political and religious leaders to succeed his father, Norodom Sihanouk, one of Asia's most colorful rulers who abdicated three weeks ago citing ill health. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)

Turkish children wave flags as they watch a parade marking the 81st anniversary of the foundation of the Turkish republic in Istanbul.(AFP/Mustafa Ozer)Fri Oct 29, 8:00 PM ET Turkish children wave flags as they watch a parade marking the 81st anniversary of the foundation of the Turkish republic in Istanbul.(AFP/Mustafa Ozer)

Children pose in Halloween outfits during a marketing campaign at a local shopping mall in Hong Kong(AFP/File/Mike Clarke) Fri Oct 29,11:35 AM EChildren pose in Halloween outfits during a marketing campaign at a local shopping mall in Hong Kong(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)

A group of children in their traditional dress play traditional games for the 'Garangaoo' celebration in a Doha neighborhood Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004. It is the custom in Qatar on the 14th day of the holy month of Ramadan for children to wear traditional outfits and roam from house to house to collect sweets, nuts and other goodies. (AP Photo)Thu Oct 28,10:19 PM ET A group of children in their traditional dress play traditional games for the 'Garangaoo' celebration in a Doha neighborhood Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004. It is the custom in Qatar on the 14th day of the holy month of Ramadan for children to wear traditional outfits and roam from house to house to collect sweets, nuts and other goodies. (AP Photo)

Ariel Knight, second from right, and an unidentified classmate, at right, area among a group of children from Bayshore Elementary School watching from the sidewalk as a cattle drive passes by in San Francisco, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004. The cattle drive is being held in conjunction with the Grand National Rodeo, which is to take place at the Cow Palace in Daly City, Calif., which is to begin Friday. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)Thu Oct 28, 3:16 PM ET Ariel Knight, second from right, and an unidentified classmate, at right, area among a group of children from Bayshore Elementary School watching from the sidewalk as a cattle drive passes by in San Francisco, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004. The cattle drive is being held in conjunction with the Grand National Rodeo, which is to take place at the Cow Palace in Daly City, Calif., which is to begin Friday. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Japanese schoolchildren in Tokyo. Japanese parents worried about their children will be able to put military technology in their schoolbags to track them down at all times, amid a nationwide preoccupation with security(AFP/File/Yoshikazo Tsuno)Thu Oct 28, 1:33 PM ET Japanese schoolchildren in Tokyo. Japanese parents worried about their children will be able to put military technology in their schoolbags to track them down at all times, amid a nationwide preoccupation with security(AFP/File/Yoshikazo Tsuno)

Sudanese women and children from the camp of Krinding dig for fresh water in an empty riverbed. Delegates at peace talks to end a conflict in Sudan's western Darfur region traded bitter accusations of ceasefire violations as African Union mediators battled to keep the conference on track.(AFP/Cris Bouroncle)Tue Oct 26, 9:05 AM ET Sudanese women and children from the camp of Krinding dig for fresh water in an empty riverbed. Delegates at peace talks to end a conflict in Sudan's western Darfur region traded bitter accusations of ceasefire violations as African Union mediators battled to keep the conference on track.(AFP/Cris Bouroncle)

A boy lifts his brother to find his way through evacuees at a makeshift evacuation center in Ojiya, northern Japan, October 26, 2004. More than 100,000 exhausted survivors of Japan's deadliest earthquake in a decade woke up in makeshift shelters for a third day on Tuesday as rain threatened to hamper relief efforts and trigger further landslides. Aftershocks continued to rattle rural Niigata prefecture, 250 km (150 miles) north of Tokyo, after the first big tremor on Saturday that killed at least 27 people and injured more than 2,700. Three people, including two children, were missing. REUTERS/Kimimasa Mayama

Tue Oct 26, 7:30 AM ET 

  A boy lifts his brother to find his way through evacuees at a makeshift evacuation center in Ojiya, northern Japan, October 26, 2004. More than 100,000 exhausted survivors of Japan's deadliest earthquake in a decade woke up in makeshift shelters for a third day on Tuesday as rain threatened to hamper relief efforts and trigger further landslides. Aftershocks continued to rattle rural Niigata prefecture, 250 km (150 miles) north of Tokyo, after the first big tremor on Saturday that killed at least 27 people and injured more than 2,700. Three people, including two children, were missing. REUTERS/Kimimasa Mayamap>

Indian schoolgirls watch QRIO, Sony Corp's small bipedal entertainment robot, as it performs a dance during a demonstration in a school in New Delhi, October 26, 2004. QRIO has been appointed by NFUAJ as the science messenger to introduce technology and engineering to children in an exciting and educational way. REUTERS/Desmond BoylanIndian schoolgirls watch QRIO, Sony Corp 's small bipedal entertainment robot, as it performs a dance during a demonstration in a school in New Delhi, October 26, 2004. QRIO has been appointed by NFUAJ as the science messenger to introduce technology and engineering to children in an exciting and educational way. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan

 

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