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...storms didn't just occur in a vacuum. They are fueled by record amounts of moisture in the atmosphere," Pennsylvania State University climate scientist Michael Mann said Tuesday in an email.Mann said the unusual warmth and moisture combine...

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Is 2012 the end of the world as we know it?

...year's celebration - were wrong.RESTALL and SOLARIARE the authors of "2012 and the End of the World: The Western Roots of the Maya Apocalypse." They teach art history, history and anthropology at Pennsylvania State University.

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PowerTalk 21 the national day for parents to talk with their kids about alcohol

...start this potentially lifesaving conversation. MADD's Power of Parents handbook, developed by MADD and Pennsylvania State University's Dr. Robert Turrisi, provides guidance for talking with teens about the dangers of drinking before age...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-04-16/powertalk-21-national-day-parents-ta
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Home life detailed: minute by minute

...State sociologist Geoffrey C. Godbey of ''Time for Life: The Surprising Way Americans Use Their Time'' (Pennsylvania State University Press, 1997). We spend 15 hours and 48 minutes in and around the home, according to the revised book...

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Parents must remember attitudes toward food are formed early in life

...research from psychologist Leann Birch, head of the department of human development and family studies at Pennsylvania State University, varying portion size for 3-year-olds has no real effect on consumption. But by the time children reach...

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Foreign briefs

...spent much of his career working in naval intelligence, and traveled often to Russia to carry out work for Pennsylvania State University's Applied Research Laboratory. Rebels attack Russian convoy in Chechnya URUS-MARTAN, Russia (AP...

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Parents should disband the clean-plate club

Resist the temptation to enlist your children in the Clean-Plate Club, Pennsylvania State University researchers recommend. Encouraging them to eat everything in front of them, especially when serving large portions, appears...

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Can energy deregulation still be the answer?

...now being blamed for the disease," says Richard L. Gordon, professor emeritus of mineral economics at Pennsylvania State University. Eventually, Fogel says, the market will close the supply-demand gap. But not, he cautions, without...

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Annual scramble to find lifeguards is under way

...communities must meet the need and those who advocate a new approach. Tom Griffiths, director of aquatics at Pennsylvania State University and author of the book, "Better Beaches," is among the latter. Griffiths favors hiring lifeguards for...

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Armyworms invade lawns in Northeast

...also can wreak havoc on farms, munching orchard grass, hay and corn. Dennis Calvin, an entomologist at Pennsylvania State University, said in some cases the worms have taken the corn down to the ground. Tom Durkis, the state entomologist...

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