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After-school snacks 07/19/05
Children need after-school snacks. But University of Georgia experts say parents need to help kids make snacking the healthy, safe habit it needs to be.
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Wet roots 07/14/05
If the recent rainstorms have added a small pond to your landscape, now is the time to protect your landscape plants. Plants need water to survive. But too much of a good thing can be damaging.
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For the children 07/14/05
Used properly, safety seats save children's lives. The University of Georgia has been teaching technicians to help people use child safety seats right for 20 years. But those trainings have been in English. This fall, for the first time in Georgia, they'll offer one in Spanish.
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Hidden danger 07/14/05
Tropical weather systems like Hurricane Dennis leave some hidden dangers behind. Among them is carbon monoxide poisoning from using portable generators improperly, said a University of Georgia expert.
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Dennis damage 07/14/05
Heavy rain plus more heavy rain usually equals flooding. That's just what Hurricane Dennis brought to Georgia on July 10. And flooding was just one of many problems.
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Future scientists 07/07/05
It's hard to imagine two less likely partners toiling in a steamy, south Georgia tobacco field than Summer Wright and Shane Connell. The high school students' studies, though, could catch scientists' eyes worldwide.
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Hurricane season arrives 07/07/05
The wet summer that Georgia has experienced is increasing the risk of flooding across the state.
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Agrosecurity classes 07/07/05
Georgia just increased its agroterrorism preparedness another level by launching the local phase of the Agrosecurity Awareness Training July 1. Up to 3,500 agriculture first responders are expected to receive training over the next six months. The goal is to provide basic agrosecurity awareness training to people across Georgia who would likely mobilize during an agrosecurity incident.
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Georgia wild shrimp 07/06/05
Georgia white shrimp rated highest in a University of Georgia consumer survey of six shrimp varieties. That's good news for the state's shrimpers.
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Buy plants, cook stumps 07/05/05
Host Walter Reeves shows how to buy the perfect plant at your nursery and cook a stump in your yard on "Gardening in Georgia" July 16 on Georgia Public Broadcasting.