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 Studies Support
4-H Mission
Auburn, June 21---Two recent university studies
confirm what 4-H professionals and volunteers have known all along:
kids who participate in 4-H and similar out-of-school programs tend
to be better off than those who don’t. (More...)
 Smith
Named to Head Alabama Cooperative Extension System
AUBURN --
Auburn University Interim President William F. Walker has appointed Gaines Smith as acting extension director of the Alabama
Cooperative Extension System, effective July 1.
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What
Is a Master Gardener? And What's So Special About Becoming One?
Auburn, June 15---What
is a Master Gardener? It's an individual who learns about the art
and science of horticulture and shares that information with others.
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Don't
Let Itching Ivy Poison Your Summer
Auburn, June 8---Many
Alabamians fall prey each year to the discomfort, itching and pain
from contact with poison ivy, poison oak or poison sumac.
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Urban
Forestry Grants Available
Auburn, June 1--- Scores
of cities and towns across Alabama are seeking progress under the
shade tree.
As many mayors and city planners have learned,
enhancing a community’s scenic appeal often is as valid a factor
for growth as expanding the local industrial or recreational park.
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Experts
Say Bt Cotton a Boon for Pocketbooks and the Environment
Auburn, June 1---Five
years ago, things looked bleak for many cotton farmers.
Pesticide-resistant tobacco budworms, a perennial
cotton pest, were chewing a hole in cotton yields and profits.
Pyrethroid insecticides, the class of chemicals used to control worm
outbreaks, had become largely ineffective.
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The
Interview: A Major Step in the Job Search
Auburn, June 1---The
goal of any job search is to land the job of choice. One of the
hurdles job applicants must get over to reach that goal is the
interview.
Since there are many
types of interviews, knowing the type of interview you will have
helps you better prepare, says Dr. Jacquelyn Robinson, a community
workforce development specialist with the Alabama Cooperative
Extension System.
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Notebook
Computer Batteries Recalled Because of Fire Hazard
June 1---More
than 283,000 batteries used in notebook-style personal computers are
being recalled by Dell Computer Corp. of Austin, Texas, and the U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission. The batteries can overcharge,
causing them to become very hot, release smoke and possibly catch
fire.
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 STATE
CELEBRATES ALABAMA MASTER GARDENERS DAY
JUNE 27, 2001
June 1---This
month, thousands of Alabama Master Gardeners join the Alabama
Cooperative Extension System in celebrating 20 years of Master
Gardening in Alabama! Not many Extension education programs have
enjoyed the long-running success and have given Cooperative
Extension a household name to hang its hat on like the Alabama
Master Gardener Volunteer Program. (More...)
 Paleolithic
Diets Worth a Closer Look, Expert Says
AUBURN, June 1--- Some
nutritionists believe we would all be a lot healthier if we ate more
like our paleolithic ancestors.
In one respect, they’re right. Prehistoric diets,
after all, were almost entirely free of saturated fat, sodium and
sugar – factors associated with the rising levels of obesity,
heart disease and diabetes commonplace in our own century. (More...)
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