"We're kind of the poster child for the infrastructure component of what's at stake in the coastal land loss issue, " Ted Falgout, director of Port Fourchon, told the Louisiana Explorer in 2003.

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Even Dr Ericsson concedes that there might be a genetic component separating the child willing to persevere with a rigorous schedule from the child who would rather play videogames.

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Obama was in New Orleans to highlight the importance of building healthy habits at a very young age, a key component of the Let's Move Child Care initiative, which is designed to get child care centers to promote healthy eating and exercise habits.

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