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National Geographic picks Great Allegheny Passage
DAILY AMERICAN REPORTERNational Geographic travel editors picked the Great Allegheny Passage as one of the 10 best places to get away this fall. The hiking and biking trail, which curves through southern Somerset County, is among a group of destinations that include...Tags: Science and Technology, Trips and Vacations, Travel
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Marvin W. Meyer dies at 64; expert on Gnosticism
Marvin W. Meyer, an expert on Gnosticism and ancient texts about Jesus outside the New Testament who challenged the traditional portrayal of Judas Iscariot as the ultimate biblical villain, has died. He was 64. Meyer, whose book "The Gospel of Judas"...
Tags: Heroism, Skin Cancer, Documentary (genre), Religion and Belief, Book
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Helen Cantrell, Todd Gipstein, Jim McKie At Alexey von Schlippe In Groton
The Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art, in the Branford House Mansion on UConn’s Avery Point Campus in Groton, opens its Late Summer Exhibition of four New England artists on Friday, July 20, with an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. The show...
Tags: Old Lyme, Groton, Arts, Arts and Culture, Fine Artists
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Is Machu Picchu reaching its peak?
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAt the top of the mountain, where an attendant will take your $46 ticket, foot traffic is steady and cellphone reception is excellent. At the bottom of the same mountain, the town teems with pizzerias, tourists chatter in half a dozen languages and a...Tags: National Government, Technology, Politics, U.S. Senate, Alan Garcia
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Granger speller oh so close, but not in Scripps National bee finals
Nine spellers advanced into the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee Thursday night, but Margaret Peterson, 12, of Granger, was not among them. Even though she correctly spelled "googol" and "epistolary" in the second and third rounds, she did not...
Tags: Science and Technology, Science
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Missouri City teen wins National Geographic Bee
Rahul Nagvekar, a 14-year-old student from Quail Valley Middle School in Missouri City took the gold, so to speak, at the National Geographic Bee. A smart kid, who, from a very young age enjoyed examinging a globe given to him by his parents. He used...Tags: Science and Technology, Science
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Jesuit Student In National Geographic Bee Top Ten
WGNO NewsMay 24, 2012 11:07 AM UPDATE: Anthony Stoner placed 8th overall in the National Geographic Bee. The final round will air tonight at 7 p.m. central time on the National Geographic Channel. -------------------- While some teenagers have posters on their...Tags: National Geographic Channel (tv network), Italy, Science and Technology, Science
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Material Measure examines geographies real and imagined
There's this tendency for the inhabitants of cities, large or small, to get stuck in their own immediate geography. It's a practice of self-documentation and grounding, one that's intended to create a sense of self by defining a sense of place, but that...
Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, Fine Artists, Libraries
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Granger sisters to compete in national spelling, geography competitions
GRANGER – Two local sisters will represent our area in two national competitions in Washington D.C. next month. Their specialties? Spelling and geography, and they have a winning history in both. This isn’t the first time they have...
Tags: Science and Technology, Swiss Confederation, Memorial Day, Science
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Sioux Falls: Seventh-grade student wins state geography bee title
A Sioux Falls student will represent South Dakota in the National Geographic Bee. The Sioux Falls Argus Leader newspaper reported that Patrick Henry Middle School seventh-grader Adam Wiegert won the recent state geography bee. The national bee will be May...Tags: Science and Technology, Science, Patrick Henry, Washington, DC
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Lawsuit over Junction City alcohol sales dismissed
tkleffman@amnews.comA lawsuit filed by a Danville liquor store to halt the sale of alcohol in Junction City has been dismissed. Boyle Circuit Judge Darren Peckler issued an order Monday granting Junction City’s motion to dismiss the complaint filed by Liquor Mart...Tags: Judges, Science and Technology, Crime, Law and Justice, 2010 Census, Laws
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