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John Cusack finally joins the ranks of action heroes in 2012. In the film, he tries to save his family as the world comes to an end, with the help of some mind-boggling special effects and director Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow). Some serious prognosticators insist that 2012 might really be our doomsday based on the ancient Mayan calendar. Parade.com's Jeanne Wolf found out why Cusack isn't among them. His prediction."2012 taps into the paranoia around the world. Everybody sort of knows where the problems are, but they might be exaggerated in this case. I don't think it will all end suddenly, even though we're seeing the literal manifestations around the world with global warming. It may all be over eventually, but I think it's going to take a while for us to destroy ourselves completely." See photos of Former 80s Teen StarsHis self-destructive moment."There was a lot of running and jumping and tumbling because they had us on gimbals and moving floors. It was sort of like being
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Jay Stevens of Angola, Indiana, writes: Marilyn: In your comments about running ceiling fans in heating season, you noted that the writer should compare the expense of operating the fan to the savings of the furnace running less. As all of the electric energy used by the fan ends up as heat in the room, the only cost would be the difference in a unit of heat from the furnace and a unit of electric heat. So if the house is heated electrically, no additional expense would be involved.Related Content from Parade.comHouses With Electric Heat
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4 Ways To Control Your Appetite By Joy Bauer , PARADE So much of the diet advice we hear is contradictory, but one fact is indisputable: We are eating too much. Two-thirds of American adults are overweight or obese, and men and women weigh an average of 18 pounds more now than they did in the late 1970s. Since the region in our brain that regulates hunger-the hypothalamus-hasn't evolved in the past 30 years, is there anything we can do about controlling our appetites? The answer is a resounding yes. 1. Rate Your Hunger Before you automatically pop something into your mouth, rate your hunger on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being ravenous and 5 being stuffed. If you're at a 4 or a 5, your "hunger" is not physical, and you should examine what is compelling you to eat. Often the culprit is boredom or stress. The best remedy is to engage in a pleasurable activity unrelated to eating, like talking to a friend, taking a walk, or reading. 2. Stop Mindless Eating We're often so distracted by outs
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