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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC News, May 11, 2012

Good news! National Geographic says Mayan calendar goes well beyond Dec. 21, 2012
al.com
According to a press release from the National GeographicSociety, painted numbers on a house built by the Maya in Guatemala and discovered nearly a century ago, suggests that the famed Mayan calendar has days reaching well beyond 2012.
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Unprecedented Maya Mural Found, Contradicts 2012 "Doomsday" Myth
National Geographic
"The paintings we have here—we've never found them anyplace else," excavation leader William Saturno told National Geographic News. And in today's XultĂșn—to the untrained eye, just 6 square miles (16 square kilometers) of jungle floor—it's a wonder ...
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Marietta Seventh Grader to Represent Georgia in National Geographic Bee
Patch.com
National Geographic Bee Sahr Singh, a seventh grader from Marietta, is among 54 of the nation's brightest young geography brainiacs that will gather in Washington, DC, from May 22 to 24 to take part in the 24th annual National Geographic Bee.
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Hawaii 4th grader in National Geographic Bee
KITV Honolulu
Mika Ishii, a fourth grader from Honolulu, will represent Hawaii in the 24th annual National Geographic Bee in Washington DC May 22 through 24. Ishii is one of only 54 who have qualified for the finals of the competition, with $50000 in scholarship ...
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NASA PART II. MANNED SPACE FLIGHT — “A breath taking success…”
National Geographic
Posted by Bulent Atalay of Author, National Geographic Books; author, Smithsonian Books; Prof. UMW, Adj Prof UVA. on May 8, 2012 An astronaut is seeing climbing down from the Lunar Lander. “That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.
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Hot Springs Boy to Represent Arkansas in National Geographic Bee
KARK
A sixth grader from Hot Springs is getting set to represent Arkansas in the 24th annual National Geographic Bee. When Christian Boekhout, 11, goes to Washington, DC May 22-24, he will compete with fourth-through eighth-graders that range in age from 10 ...
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Olentangy school-board member hires bodyguard
Columbus Dispatch
Hayden Toftner, a sixth-grade student at Olentangy Berkshire Middle School, will compete in the National Geographic Bee starting May 22. Brooks correctly spelled "theomachy" at a regional competition in March to advance to the national competition.
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Sb Soon on Wordpress with National Geographic
ScienceBlogs (blog)
ScienceBlogs was handed over to National Geographic long ago. Behind the scenes, work has progressed to migrate the site from Moveable Type to Wordpress and put NG's yellow-margins branding onto everything. And now the switch-over is imminent.
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Cabinetry Makers are National Geographic Fish Tank Kings
woodworkingnetwork.com
By Bill Esler | 05/10/2012 4:02:00 PM FT. LAUDERDALE, FL - Living Color Aquariums, the company that builds landmark aquariums and the cabinetry and casework to go with, is the subject a six-episode series on National Geo WILD Channel, called "Fish Tank ...
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Ancient Mayan workshop for astronomers discovered
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
AP In this undated photo made available by National Geographic, conservator Angelyn Bass cleans and stabilizes the surface of a wall of a Maya house that dates to the 9th century AD in the Maya city Zultun in northeastern Guatemala.
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Fellow Travelers, Explorers and Photographers - Show Us Your Untamed Americas ...
Sacramento Bee
By National Geographic Channel WASHINGTON, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National Geographic Channel spent more than two years in the field, traveling thousands of miles from Alaska to Patagonia, to capture the extreme wildlife of the ...
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Cory Richards, climber rescued from Everest, returns to Boulder healthy
Daily Camera
(Cory Richards / National Geographic) Climber Cory Richards is safe and sound back in Boulder, but he still isn't sure what happened to him up on Mount Everest. On April 28, Richards, of Boulder, and National Geographicexpedition leader Conrad Anker ...
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In Guatemala, never-before-seen Mayan artwork is discovered
Washington Post
The project was supported by the National Geographic Society. The painted figure of a man — possibly a scribe who once lived in the house built by the ancient Maya — is illuminated through a doorway to the dwelling, in northeastern Guatemala.
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MV Agusta F3 675 Featured on the National Geographic Channel
Sport Rider Magazine
The National Geographic Channel will unveil all of the secrets of this revolutionary motorcycle in an episode of “Megafactories”, a documentary completely dedicated to the prestigious manufacturer in Varese. The episode will reveal the intricate ...
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Thousands of Species, Each a Work of Art
New York Times (blog)
By KERRI MACDONALD Joel Sartore has been a conservation photographer for more than 20 years, shooting primarily forNational Geographic. About seven years ago, he brought his gear into a makeshift studio and began working with zoo-raised animals, ...
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New York Times (blog)
Runner's High Hardwired in People—And Dogs
National Geographic
(See National Geographic Adventure's running guide.) The team, led by the University of Arizona's David Raichlen, recruited ten humans to run and walk on a treadmill. Eight dogs and eight ferrets were specially trained to do the same.
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National Geographic
Newly discovered Mayan calendar goes way past 2012
WTSP 10 News
(National Geographic) (USA TODAY) -- Newly discovered wall writings found in Guatemala show the famed Maya culture's obsession with cycles of time. But they also show calendars that go well beyond 2012, the year when the vanished civilization, ...
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WTSP 10 News
Student headed to Geographic Bee
CBS42
The Hoover 7th grader will represent Alabama in the 24th annual National Geographic Bee in Washington, DC. The competition is May 22-24. Fourth-through eighth-graders between the ages of 10 and 14 will compete in the 2012 Bee.
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Report: 8th-grade students still lag in science
Columbus Dispatch
Hayden Toftner, a sixth-grade student at Olentangy Berkshire Middle School, will compete in the National Geographic Bee starting May 22. Brooks correctly spelled "theomachy" at a regional competition in March to advance to the national competition.
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NGCI Creates UK Content Hub
World Screen
By Mansha Daswani WASHINGTON, DC: Hamish Mykura, the recently appointed executive VP and head of international content at National Geographic Channels International, will head up a new London-based commissioning and content hub for the global channel ...
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Newsflash! People Like Talking About Themselves
National Geographic
The scientists noted that “participants valued sharing a response about the self at just under one cent…putting a new twist on the old phrase 'a penny for your thoughts.'” For all the latest science news, check out the National Geographic's ...
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National Geographic Channels International creates programming and content hub ...
Media Update
National Geographic Channels International's (NGCI) chief executive officer Hernan Lopez announced the creation of a programme commissions and content hub in the UK Following the appointment in March of Hamish Mykura as executive vice president and ...
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Media Update
New Leakey Film Brings Early Humans to Life
National Geographic
For decades, the National Geographic Society has supported the Leakey family's groundbreaking research into early human evolution, from patriarch Louis in 1965, to son Richard, his wife Meave, and their daughter Louise today.
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Schools key in war on obesity, report says
Columbus Dispatch
Hayden Toftner, a sixth-grade student at Olentangy Berkshire Middle School, will compete in the National Geographic Bee starting May 22. Brooks correctly spelled "theomachy" at a regional competition in March to advance to the national competition.
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Maya calendar workshop documents time beyond 2012
msnbc.com
Saturno's excavation and documentation of the house were supported by the National Geographic Society. By Alan Boyle Archaeologists have found a stunning array of 1200-year-old Maya paintings in a room that appears to have been a workshop for calendar ...
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msnbc.com
Newsflash! People Like Talking About Themselves – News Watch
By Michael Jourdan
According to a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, people really, really like talking about themselves. Thirty to forty percent of the things people say are focused on themselves. What's more, 80% of posts on ...
News Watch
1THING Austin | Sustainability Starts With 1THING - Great Energy ...
By National Geographic News
[ Great Energy Challenge Grantees ]. Thursday, May 10, 2012 | By National Geographic News | No Comments. Learn more about the energy-saving projects being funded as part of National Geographic's Great Energy Challenge program.
1THING Austin
1THING Portland | Sustainability Starts With 1THING - Great Energy ...
By National Geographic News
[ Great Energy Challenge Grantees ]. Thursday, May 10, 2012 | By National Geographic News | No Comments. Learn more about the energy-saving projects being funded as part of National Geographic's Great Energy Challenge program.
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Oldest Known Mayan Calendar Debunks December 2012 Myth
By History.com Staff
http://www.history.com/news/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/xultun_001.jpg. In 2010, a ... The resulting discoveries are being reported in the June issue ofNational Geographic magazine and in the May 11 issue of the journal Science.
History in the Headlines
Good News: The 2012 Apocalypse Isn't Happening After All
By Cassie Murdoch
Good News: The 2012 Apocalypse Isn't Happening After All · oops mayan apocalypse 2012 calendar ... Unprecedented Maya Mural Found, Contradicts 2012 "Doomsday" Myth [National Geographic]. Image via Febris/Shutterstock. Contact ...
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Mayan prophecy: The world won't end, as a ... - Bangor Daily News
By UnBylined
National Geographic | AP. Conservator Angelyn Bass cleans and stabilizes the surface of a wall of a Maya house that dates to the ninth century in the Mayan city of Zultun in northeastern Guatemala. By Brian Vastag, The Washington Post ...
Bangor Daily News
Good News, Neatoramanauts: The Mayan Doomsday is Delayed
By Alex
Photo: Tyrone Turner/National Geographic Did you just put a down payment on that luxury missile silo condo to spend the Apocalypse in comfort? See if you can ... Good News, Neatoramanauts: The Mayan Doomsday is Delayed. By Alex in ...
Neatorama
Maya Wall Calendar Discovered - Science News
By scinews@sciencenews.org (Science News)
Home / News / Article. Maya wall calendar discovered. Ancient astronomical records found on room's painted walls. By Bruce Bower. Web edition : Thursday, May 10th, 2012. Text Size. access · Enlarge magnify. HOME IMPROVEMENTInside a structure excavated at the ancient Maya city of Xultun, researchers found walls bearing astronomical tables and paintings of big-wigs such as these.Tyrone Turner, copyright 2012 National Geographic. Astronomical tables dating to the golden ...
Science News
Keystone Pipeline Debate Reopens with Submission of New ...
By Tim Profeta
It is produced for National Geographic's News Watch each Thursday by Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions. Keywords: climate, climate change, energy, environment, gas prices, hydraulic fracturing, Keystone ...
The Great Energy Challenge
Mayan mural contradicts 2012 doomsday myth
By Eric Sorensen
Breaking News from Guatemala today as National Geographic News reports a large Mayan mural has been found and it contradicts the myth concerning doomsday happening later this year! According to the article, the excavation revealed ...
13 Weather Authority Blog
Supermoon Coming Saturday—Not a Threat to Earth
Despite disaster fears, "nothing particularly special" will happen during the year's closest full moon—except a great sky show, experts say.
news.nationalgeographic.com/.../120503-supermoon-saturday...
New "Bumblebee" Gecko Discovered - News Bites - National ...
Read news stories on the National Geographic Kids News Bites blog! Blog Main ... Learn more about the bumblebee gecko on National Geographic News.
kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com/.../new-bumblebee-gecko-d...
NG Student Expeditions Photo Contest Winners - News Bites ...
The winners of the 2012 National Geographic Student Expeditions Photo Contest have been chosen from more than 1800 entries. The contest was open to high ...
kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com/.../ng-student-expeditions-p...
News Bites - National Geographic Kids: May 1, 2012 Archives
Read news stories on the National Geographic Kids News Bites blog! Blog Main ... Learn more about the bumblebee gecko on National Geographic News.
kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com/kidsnews/2012/05/01/
News Bites - National Geographic Kids: April 27, 2012 Archives
The winners of the 2012 National Geographic Student Expeditions Photo Contest have been chosen from more than 1800 entries. The contest was open to high ...
kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com/kidsnews/2012/04/27/
News Bites - National Geographic Kids: May 2012 Archives
Learn more about the bumblebee gecko on National Geographic News. Get the facts on geckos in this Creature Feature. Photograph courtesy Robert Fisher, ...
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Andrea Reid, Biologist Information, Facts, News, Photos -- National ...
Get information, facts, and more about Andrea Reid, Biologist from NationalGeographic.
www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/bios/andrea-reid/
Max Lowe, Photographer/Writer Information, Facts, News, Photos ...
Get information, facts, and more about Max Lowe, Photographer/Writer fromNational Geographic.
www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/bios/max-lowe/
Photo - News : National Geographic World Music
Earlier today Brooklyn's homegrown Afrobeat pioneers Antibalas announced plans to release their first new album in five years. The self-titled record will be...
worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/view/page.../en_US
William Saturno, Archaeologist Information, Facts, News, Photos ...
Get information, facts, and more about William Saturno, Archaeologist fromNational Geographic.
www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/.../william-saturno/?...
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