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12 hrs ago | Newsday

Pastor Dottin upset over delay in CoP

PASTOR Clive Dottin, member of the Police Service Commission , yesterday said he was upset that Cabinet has failed to decide whether or not to accept Pennsylvania State University to select a new Commissioner of Police .

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Related Topix: Penn State University Park

Tue Nov 10, 2009

R & D

New fossil plant discovery links Patagonia to New Guinea in a warmer past

This is foliage of Papuacedrus prechilensis Wilf et al., comb. nov. , from the middle Eocene Ro Pichileuf flora of Ro Negro Province, Patagonia, Argentina.

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Related Topix: Penn State University Park, Entomology, Science

China Daily

Girls taking sweetened drinks may gain more weight

LOS ANGELES: Girls taking two or more sweetened drinks daily may have more body fat later, a new study suggests.

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Related Topix: Penn State University Park, Life, Nutrition, Food, Fruits

Mon Nov 09, 2009

India Gazette

Sugary drinks linked to weight gain

New Delhi, November 09 : Children who take sweetened beverage a lot at age five are more likely to be overweight when they reach the age of 15, a new study has claimed.

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Related Topix: Penn State University Park, Life, Fruits, Food

Sun Nov 08, 2009

AndhraNews

Adult fish bully juveniles and push them into predators mouths

Obesity significantly reduces chances of successful pregnancy For overweight women looking forward to becoming a mum, heres some bad news: a new study has shown that obese women are as much as 28 percent less likely to become pregnant and have a successful pregnancy.

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Related Topix: Penn State University Park

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Press Release News From 24-7 Press Re...

Optical Image Technology Named 2009 KM Promise Award Finalist

Optical Image Technology is a national finalist in the KM Promise Award, which recognizes technology companies that have been exceptional in fulfilling technology promises to clients.

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Related Topix: Knowledge Management, State College, PA, State College Metro, Penn State University Park

Pittsburgh Tribune

Newsmaker: Teresa Shellenbarger

Occupation: Shellenbarger is the doctoral program coordinator and a teacher in Indiana University of Pennsylvania's Department of Nursing and Allied Health Professions.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Widener University, Southern Connecticut State University, Penn State University Park

Wed Nov 04, 2009

AndhraNews

Longer toes, shorter legs make sprinters super speedy

Obesity significantly reduces chances of successful pregnancy For overweight women looking forward to becoming a mum, heres some bad news: a new study has shown that obese women are as much as 28 percent less likely to become pregnant and have a successful pregnancy.

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Related Topix: Penn State University Park

Tue Nov 03, 2009

GlobeNewswire

Learn About the History of the Pennsylvania Grape Industry New Book...

Xlibris, the leading print-on-demand self-publishing services provider, today announces the release of History of the Pennsylvania Grape Industry, an engaging new book authored by Carl William Haeseler, Ph.D, Professor Emeritus of Pomology and Viticulture .

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Related Topix: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Government, Penn State University Park, UMass Amherst

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Fast runners have shorter heels

Subtleties in anatomy might help coaches determine whether to steer young runners towards distance or short races A new study helps to explain what separates the fleet-footed from the heavy-footed: ankle structure and toe length.

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Related Topix: Penn State University Park, Genetics, Biology, Science

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Canada.com

Extinct Tasmanian "tiger" DNA has clues to demise

DNA taken from the hair of two extinct Tasmanian "tigers" suggests the Australian marsupials last seen 70 years ago may have become too inbred to survive as a species, researchers have reported.

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Related Topix: Penn State University Park

Thu Oct 29, 2009

OfficialWire

Anxious Moms-To-Be Risk Smaller Babies

Anxiety in pregnant women can affect a baby's size and gestational age, U.S. researchers said.

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Related Topix: University of Pittsburgh, Penn State University Park, Pittsburgh Metro

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Lower Township Gazette

Information seeker finds a scholarship that fits

NORTHFIELD Sheila Mussa teaches the self-contained multiple-handicapped students at the Northfield Community School and is, by her own description, an information seeker.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Laura Bush, Penn State University Park

Nature Publishing Group

The PPAR-I3 agonist, darglitazone, restores acute inflammatory...

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism advance online publication 28 October 2009; doi: 10.1038/jcbfm.2009.221 The PPAR- agonist, darglitazone, restores acute inflammatory responses to cerebral hypoxia-ischemia in the diabetic ob/ob mouse IAS was supported by the National Institutes of Health grant RO1 DK075130.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Hershey, PA, Food, Hershey Foods, Penn State University Park, Diabetes, Health

PR-inside.com

Total Nutraceutical Solutions To Launch Natural Organic Whole Food Mushroom Vitamin D Supplement

This supplement is plant-based and not animal-based and provides a new approach to Vitamin D supplementation in health-conscious individuals.

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Related Topix: Sylvan, Agriculture, Wilmington, MA, Inventions, Science / Technology, Penn State University Park

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

10,000 Friends needs new name

The Pennsylvania State University agricultural department has been researching responsible exploration and extraction of gas from the Marcellus shale formation for years.

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Related Topix: Reading, PA, Reading Metro, Penn State University Park, Tioga County, PA

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Aero-News Network

EADS North America Taps Sean O'Keefe As CEO

EADS has named Sean O'Keefe as Chief Executive Officer to lead the operations of EADS North America.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, US Navy, Aerospace-Defense, Louisiana State University, Penn State University Park

Fri Oct 23, 2009

Daily Yomiuri

a Study of Brands / Tumi trades on trust, tradition

U.S. travel and business luggage maker Tumi is known for its high quality, functionality and innovation.

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Related Topix: Apparel, Marketing, Penn State University Park

Microwave Journal

HRL Demonstrates Wafer-scale Graphene-on-silicon Technology

HRL scientists announced they have fabricated and demonstrated graphene-on-silicon field effect transistors at full wafer scale-a revolutionary advancement in electronics that will enable unprecedented capabilities in high-bandwidth communications, imaging and radar systems .

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Related Topix: Semiconductors, RF Micro Devices, Electronics, Penn State University Park

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Interiorscape

Re: imidacloprid insecticides

1, 1999, interiorscapers have made 7,189,554 hits at INTERIORSCAPE.com! Reads: 217 Interesting article from Mother Earth News about the effect of imidacloprid insecticides in honeybees.

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Related Topix: Apiculture, Science, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Penn State University Park

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