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[Best Syndication News] It's Groundhog Day a holiday that is recognized on February 2nd in the US and in Canada. The holiday is rather a fun one, that has the animal rights people wanting a robot groundhog to be used instead of a real one. If the groundhog sees its shadow it will go back underground and there will be six more weeks of winter. If the groundhog doesn't see its shadow then winter is almost over.

The Pennsylvania German's have made this a tradition, with the folklore of predicting spring. The largest celebration of Groundhog Day with crowds gathering upwards of 40,000 people are in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. All to see if the groundhog will go back into hiding.

It appears that it was different results for more winter or early spring as the following cities have reported according to Wikipedia. 9 cities reported an early spring, while 5 cities reported 6 mores weeks of winter.

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(Best Syndication News) A study published in the Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine indicates that abstinence-only intervention can be effective in young adolescents to prevent sex.

The study involved 662 randomized African American students in grades 6th and 7th grade. The kids were divided up into four groups and given different forms of education. Here is a list of the interventions:

1) 8 hours of abstinence-only intervention targeting reduced sexual intercourse

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[Best Syndication News] Bistahieversor sealey is a new species of the Tyrannosaurs that were found in New Mexico. The January issue of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology fellow paleontologists from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History discuss the new variety of dinosaur that was discovered.

The discovery was in a federal wilderness area, from there the newly discovered tyrannosaur was airlifted via helicopter to be researched further. This is the first time in 30 years that a valid new species of tyrannosaur dinosaurs have been named in the North America west.

The tyrannosaur was made famous in the feature film Jurassic Park and other Hollywood films, which they are best known for their sharp teeth and strong jaws to be king of the dinosaurs.

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(Best Syndication News) Local school districts have been hit hard by the recession. Some are cutting back on school programs and are charging for bus service, band and sports. These extra costs are forcing parents to reevaluate public schooling.

With free online schools available around the country, many school districts are scrambling to provide their own online curriculum. Dr. Eric Johnston, Superintendent with the Snowline School District in Southern California, says they already have an online home school program for senior high students and they plan to expand it to all K-12 grades.

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[Best Syndication News] High school seniors across the nation are beginning the application process for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This year the process has been made easier and can be completed at school computers or online at home with live online chat to help you through the process.

This simplified process for the FAFSA is to help achieve President Obama's challenge to see the United States having the highest percentage of college graduates by the year 2020. In order to ensure financial support for the 2010-11 academic year, students need to apply for the FAFSA beginning January 1st, 2010.

The "free FAFSA on the Web" is accessible through the Internet and removes the need to fill out paperwork and will speed up the results of the application. If you have questions along the way, you can use their live online chat to get help with a customer service representative.