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Brennan LaBrie, 10, Interviews Marcelas Owens, 11, Health Care Reformer

2010-03-26T13:09:08.849Z

10-year-old TIME For Kids reporter Brennan LaBrie sits down and chats with 11-year-old Seattle based health care reformer Marcelas Owens.

A CANCELED PLAYDATE (And a Pretty Good Excuse)

by Brennan LaBrie

I had a playdate planned – but I guess I’ll have to put it off for a little while.

Something came up.

My friend had to go see the President of the United States.

A new friend of mine, Marcelas Owens, was flown to Washington, D.C., to attend the signing of the new healthcare bill. Marcelas, 11, stood right next to President Obama as Obama signed the new bill into law.
Marcelas got to be a part of this special day by going through something very hard: his mother, Tiffany, died in 2007 after her heart condition, pulmonary hypertension, caused the loss of her job and with it the loss of her health insurance and home.

She had been an advocate for healthcare reform. She spoke out for healthcare and died because she had none.

After her death, Marcelas felt he wanted to speak up as well. (Read More)

Brennan LaBrie, 10, Presentation At Totem Falls Elementary

2010-01-22T04:47:32.296Z

On January 13-14, 2010, TIME For Kids reporter Brennan LaBrie gave a presentation to 600 K-6 students at Totem Falls Elementary. Part 1

Canon FS200 Is The Best Price/Performance Flash Camcorder On Market

2009-12-03T18:11:41.975Z

The Canon FS200 Flash memory camcorder was purchased a couple of days before Thanksgiving at Best Buy on Sale for $199.99.

The FS200 is the best pocket camcorder under $200 on the market.

Standout Features: External Mic, Headphone Jack, 37X Optical Zoom, Quick Charge Battery (20minutes=60minutes)

From The Port Townsend Library media room, 10-year-old KidReporter Brennan LaBrie gives a brief tour around the body of the Canon FS200 Flash based camcorder. Part 1.

Battery Stats:
Max recording: 205-210 minutes
Typical recording: 100-105 minutes (start/stop)
Playback: 290-295 minutes

Battery Charging Time
140 minutes (with camcorder)

NOTE: On a totally depleted battery, a 20 minute charge will produce 60 minutes of recording time.

This video was shot with a Canon FS200:

Record Mode: Extendend Play (9 mbps)
Standard Screen Size (not 16X9)
Auto mode: Focus, WB

Editing Software: Windows Movie Maker
File: WMV (3.1 mbps)

NOTE: FS200 requires SD cards with 128MB of memory or more.

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Brennan LaBrie Interviews Apolo Ohno At FollowApolo Alaska Airlines Event

2009-11-22T17:20:12.151Z

10-year-old Brennan LaBrie, TIME For Kids Reporter, goes one-on-one with Winter Olympic Seattle based speed skater, Apolo Ohno.

Seattle Shorecrest High School Music Video - Hey Ya

2009-11-16T16:31:40.690Z

This video is produced by the Shorecrest video department. It is directed by Nathan Kartchner and Cody Will-Braton, Director of photography and Steadicam operation by Kollin O'Dannel. Thank you everyone for your support and cooperation.