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Dog Walking for Summer Dough

Busy people may need someone to help walk their pets. That's where you come in. Dog walking can be a lucrative summer business if you get along with the canine set. Plus you get exercise to boot. Listen to this week's show for suggestions about starting a dog walking business.

Check out this site for important information about labor laws kids and their bosses have to abide by.

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Computer Winners for 2009

The following are our 2009 computer winners:

Essay Contest

Amiefawn Broadbent - Grade 4, Humansville, Missouri for her essay Don't Do It!
Hannah Farmer - Grade 5, Trenton Middle School, Trenton, MO for her essay You Have a Choice.

Links Contest

This contest was for teachers who placed a link to KidsCast on their home pages. 

The winner is Garnita Woodson from Madison C-3.

Video Contest

This contest was for classrooms that sent in videos with students promoting healthy behaviors.

The winner is the 2nd grade from Elsberry, MO for their video Don't Smoke. 

Congratulations to all our winners!  Contact us with questions.

Podcast Yourself

Is there a specific topic you and your friends talk about all the time?  If the answer is yes, you should podcast about it. And you can post your podcasts on KidsCast.  You might choose a subject like sports, or movies. What about a hobby you have, like building puzzles, or making jewelry? Tell us what you know, through an audio show. You can even do a podcast by yourself. Send us questions or files and we'll post them right here.  Just make sure what you say is appropriate. There are various ways you can record yourself. If you have a computer, there's probably a plug in for a microphone. Then find a free audio recording site online. Follow the steps to make a recording that you can send through email. If you have an old tape recorder, send the tape or CD to the following address:

KidsCast
Learfield Communications, Inc.
505 Hobbs Road
Jefferson City, MO 65109

Give us your name, email address, home town, a phone number and what you want your podcast to be called.

Energy Vampires Scare the Environment

Just because an electrical appliance isn't in use doesn't mean it's not using energy. Sometimes just being plugged in allows an object to suck energy from the wall.  These are called energy vampires and they're in almost every American home.  Listen to this week's show for tips to avoid these little suckers. Just one home can make a difference for the health and safety of our environment.

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The Flu and You

There's been a lot of talk in the news over the past couple weeks about a new kind of flu. It's been called the swine flu but the proper name is H1N1. Some schools have even closed their doors as a precautionary measure to make sure students don't spread the illness. So what can you do to keep from getting the H1N1 flu? Follow these simple steps to keeping yourself healthy all the time. Not just when there's fear of an epidemic.

• Wash your hands often.
• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, then throw the tissue away.
• Avoid touching or scratching your eyes, nose and mouth.
• Stay away from other people if you do get sick. Stay home and rest.

Playground Equipment Safety

Playground equipment gets beaten and battered by all the kids who play on it day in and day out. So it's important that you don't get battered by pieces of equipment that aren't quite up to standard. Listen to this week's show for things you should look out for on the playground to make sure you don't get hurt.

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