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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC News, Sep 30, 2011

National Geographic Channel Announces Fall Lineup
Broadcaster
National Geographic Channel delivers a slew of new and returning series to the fall lineup; from shocking tales of survival abroad and the extreme science behind miraculous death-defying feats, to quirky experiments and redneck rocket men! ...
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Local videographer wins Emmy for work in National Geographic series
Ocala
Mark Emery and his wife Mary pose with an Emmy statuette after winning he won an Emmy on Monday for his outdoor cinematography as part of National Geographic'sseries "Great Migrations." (Courtesy of Mark Emery) By Rick Allen Although the statuette ...
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Video
National Geographic
Latest News - See the latest videos of breaking news from National Geographic.National Geographic Today - Get the latest news from National Geographic in this daily brief. Adventure Video - Videos from National Geographic Adventure. Dream it. Plan it. ...
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Malta man hosts new TV show 'Mad Scientists' on National Geographic Channel
Glens Falls Post-Star
Courtesy photo National Geographic Channel Inventor Cameron Carlson shows off his original Chainlink for host John Bowler, left, in Truckhaven, Ca. The steering for the Chainlink is done by way of hydraulics and brake skidding. ...
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Nat Geo Wild to Launch in Spain
World Screen
This brings FIC's portfolio of channels available in Spain to eight: FOX, FOX HD, Fox Crime, National Geographic Channel, National Geographic Channel HD and Baby TV. Among the highlights of the channel's Spanish slate are Beard Nomad, ...
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Redefining the Environmental Movement
National Geographic
Over the next 15 weeks we will hear each others' voices, hopefully gaining new insights and ideas that can come from classroom reflection and interactive discussion through through National Geographic online. With everyone prepared to participate we ...
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Night Sky News: Watch Mars Buzz the Beehive
National Geographic
He is a regular contributor to National Geographic News and is the national cosmic correspondent for Canada's Weather Network TV channel, space columnist for CBC Radio network, and a consultant for the Canadian Space Agency. ...
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Weird & Wild: Glow-in-the-Dark Millipede Explained
National Geographic
For instance, scientists at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center in Atlanta are using green fluorescent protein in rhesus macaques (see picture) to study Huntington's disease, which destroys nervous system tissue, Chris Combs reported in 2009 in ...
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September 29th is National Coffee Day, Enjoy!
Examiner.com
According to National Geographic, around 800 AD in Ethiopia, goats were eating the berries of the coffee plant and “dancing” from shrub to shrub. Interested, the goatherd also ate some of the coffee berries and was soon dancing with them. ...
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"Frontier Force" shines spotlight on Montana law enforcement
KRTV Great Falls News
A new National Geographic television series called "Frontier Force" allows people around the country to see what it is like to be a Montana law enforcement officer. "They have portrayed us in a really great light. They come along, they see what we do, ...
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BioBlitz lets citizens explore their own backyard for science
KVOA Tucson News
TUCSON - National Geographic is giving any Tucsonan the chance to help scientists catalog and count species of plants and animals in Saguaro National Park. BioBlitz 2011 is a 24-hour event where teams of scientists, students and the general public work ...
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Explorers to recount adventures at forum
SignOnSanDiego.com
Two accomplished explorers will discuss their National Geographic adventures at a free public forum at the University of California San Diego on Saturday. Mountaineer Pete Athans – one of only three people in the world to have climbed Mt. Everest seven ...
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Poverty, not population, is ruining coral reef ecosystems
The Conversation
Joshua Cinner receives funding from ARC, WIOMSA, National Geographic, MacArthur Foundation. Our goal is to ensure the content is not compromised in any way. We therefore ask all authors to disclose any potential conflicts of interest before publication ...
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The Conversation
Scottsdale keeps pace as good place to hike
AZ Central.com
29, 2011 08:17 AM Phoenix recently earned notice from National Geographic magazine for being one of the nation's best hiking cities. But Scottsdale, with its rugged hiking, mountainous landscape and top-notch trailheads, is no underdog. ...
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AZ Central.com
Michelle Obama will chair next year's centennial cherry blossom festival
Washington Post
In addition, the festival is collaborating with the National Geographic Society to produce the commemorative “Cherry Blossoms: The Official Book of the National Cherry Blossom Festival,” due out in February. Among other events, the National Gallery of ...
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2600 MAGAZINE NOW IN THE TOP 10 ON AMAZON KINDLE
2600 News
We're currently ahead of such giants as PC Magazine, National Geographic, Forbes, and Fortune. We're also at the very top of the list of magazines that don't rely on advertising to keep publishing. This is all possible entirely due to reader support. ...
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Argonne scientist energizes quest for lost Leonardo da Vinci painting
PhysOrg.com
Credit: Dave Yoder/National Geographic Society. Perhaps one of Leonardo da Vinci's greatest paintings has never been reprinted in books of his art. Known as the "Battle of Anghiari," it was abandoned and then lost—until a determined Italian engineer ...
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PhysOrg.com
New Drilling Technologies Reshape Oil World
Daily Markets
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC — “Oil exploration is moving to new corners of the country as drillers use a combination of technologies to tap crude that was always known to be there, but only now can be produced economically. Colorado's El Paso County, ...
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What Kind of Science Television Viewer Are You?
Scientific American (blog)
By Joanne Manaster | September 29, 2011 | 3 As a little girl, some of my fondest memories were watching science and nature shows on American public television with my family: NOVA, National Geographic, Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, and The Undersea ...
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Travel porn, re-examined
San Francisco Chronicle
Many travel magazines (but not, I hasten to point out, National Geographic, which is real journalism in both prose and photographs) live in a world without politics, a world laid out like a banquet for those with money enough and time. ...
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Your Students, Your Schools -- Ankeny & Saydel
DesMoinesRegister.com
Fourth grade has the privilege to field test the new National Geographic Science curriculum that will be implemented district-wide next school year. In this program, science is brought to life through hands-on inquiry and National Geographic explorers...
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Photographer Spotlight: David Herschorn, Day 2: On Travel Photography: Part 1
Daily Californian
The traveler, from veteran National Geographic explorers to eager honeymooners to college students, is never complete without a camera, snapping away to remember all the great times passed, beautiful places seen and interesting people met. ...
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Interval International Welcomes Jungle Bay Resort & Spa to Its Quality ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The mixed-use property has been featured in publications including National Geographic Traveler, the New York Times, and Travel + Leisure as a model of ecotourism, while winning numerous awards for its sustainable development. "Jungle Bay is recognized ...
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Touch Press Brings Latest Title March of the Dinosaurs to iPad
Benzinga (press release)
Touch Press, in partnership with National Geographic Channel and Wide Eyed Entertainment, is proud to announce its new March of the Dinosaurs App for iPad is now available on the App Store. This richly interactive storybook recounts the adventures of a...
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USGS rejects name change for Scio-area lake
Albany Democrat Herald
The national board rejected the proposal on a 7-2 vote with one abstention, according to Louis Yost, executive secretary for the national board on geographic names. Yost said it would take new information not available at the time of the decision for ...
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Spain gets Wild channels
Broadband TV News
... IPTV platform Imagenio and cable operators R and Euskatel. With their launch, FIC's portfolio in Spain will increase to eight channels, the others already available being Fox, Fox HD, Fox Crime, National Geographic Channel and Baby TV.
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Sayonara Song – Digital Nomad
By Andrew Evans
National Geographic Society. P.O. Box 98199. Washington, DC 20090-8199 800-647-5463. Lat/Lon: 38.90531943278526, -77.0376992225647. Inspiring people to care about the planet since 1888. Learn More » · Subscriptions ...
Digital Nomad
2011 Solar Decathlon - News Bites - National Geographic Kids
Read news stories on the National Geographic Kids News Bites blog! Blog Main · Photos · Widget · Privacy Policy. Thursday ... See pictures from the 2011 Solar Decathlon on National Geographic News. Read about cow power on National ...
News Bites - National Geographic Kids
Hotel Central: Southwest Dream Catchers – Intelligent Travel
By Intelligent Travel
From the October issue of National Geographic Traveler magazine. Located in the Painted Desert, the 100-room Moenkopi Legacy Inn and Suites (from $89) became the first new hotel in 50 years on Hopi tribal lands when it opened in 2009 ...
Intelligent Travel
“Hector Sierra Named General Manager at National Geographic ...
By alexfischler
Hector Sierra, a Pace Graduate, has been promoted from chief operating officer to general manager and senior vice president at National Geographic's books publishing group, according to an account on mediabistro.com. Read the story here ...
Press Room
Cutting Oil Use Should Be Focus of U.S. Energy Research, New ...
By Mason Inman
National Geographic Society. P.O. Box 98199. Washington, DC 20090-8199 800-647-5463. Lat/Lon: 38.90531943278526, -77.0376992225647. Inspiring people to care about the planet since 1888. Learn More » · Subscriptions ...
News Watch
National Geographic presents 'Border Wars' « Mexico Institute
By mexicoinstitute
Check out this link to National Geographic's Border War series. Next Sunday's episode offers a peek into the dire the situation confronted daily in Ciudad Juarez by the journalists covering Mexico's brutal drug war. More than 70 Mexican ...
Mexico Institute
National Geographic: Guns Germs And Steel
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-Winning Book It is perhaps the most fundamental question of world history: why are some civilisations conquered and others conquerors? Author and scholar Jared Diamond's surprising answer found in his ...
Icresi.com
Get Grossed Out at the National Geographic Museum & Tickets ...
By Thien-Kim aka Kim
Located in Washington, D.C., the National Geographic Museum is a good stop for tourists and DC metro natives alike. Along with their exhibits, there are free photography exhibitions in their gallery. (Keep reading after my Grossology report for ...
I'm Not the Nanny
BioBlitz 2011: Saguaro National Park & Electronic Field Trip - My ...
By My Wonderful World Intern
Information about the live event, how to register for the electronic field trip, schedules, goals, links, and more are provided below thanks to National Geographic Education, and the partners of BioBlitz 2011--Enjoy! 2010-10-29_0000081.JPG ...
My Wonderful World Blog
Climate Record In Cave Stalagmites | Geology.com
By Brad
National Geographic has a photo gallery that takes you on a trip... Mexico's ... National Geographic will air the program "Into the Lost Crystal Cave" on... Philippines ... National Geographic posted this video of a dive into a deep, cold-water. ...
Geology News
55 Breathtaking Timeless images taken all over the world [Nat-Geo ...
By admin
National Geographic has been on the forefront of photography for over100 years. Their timeless images taken all over the world will live on as some of the best nature & human photography of all time. The examples listed below are only from ...
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Paula Kahumbu Gets Top Conservation Award | Ndege News
By AirKenya
In June this year, Kenyan conservationist Paula Kahumbu was awarded the prestigiousNational Geographic/ Buffet award for leadership in African conservation alongside Moi Enomenga, an Ecuadorian community leader of the Amazon. ...
Ndege News
Pictures: Maya Royal Tombs Found With Rare Woman Ruler
Two royal tombs—one containing a rare female ruler—have been discovered at Maya ruins in Guatemala, a new study says.
news.nationalgeographic.com/.../110922-rare-mayan-female-r...
Sharks - National Geographic News
Sharks carry a "remarkable" substance that stops viruses—a discovery that may lead to new antivirals for humans, a new study says.
news.nationalgeographic.com/.../110919-sharks-drugs-medici...
New Life-Forms Found at Bottom of ... - National Geographic News
New life-forms have been found living in freshwater springs at the otherwise barren bottom of the Dead Sea, new research shows.
news.nationalgeographic.com/.../110928-new-life-dead-sea-ba...
Will Tar Sands Pipeline Threaten ... - National Geographic News
Environmentalists worry that a diluted bitumen, or dilbit, spill from the proposed Keystone XL pipeline could threaten groundwater in the U.S., especially the ...
news.nationalgeographic.com/.../110919-keystone-xl-tar-sand...
Jane Goodall Celebrates ... - News Watch - National Geographic
National Geographic Society. P.O. Box 98199. Washington, DC 20090-8199 800- 647-... Search National Geographic. Search nationalgeographic.com. Submit ...
newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/.../jane-goodall-celebrates-...
National Geographic Live! - People, Plants and Pollinators - YouTube
Emerging Explorer Dino Martins says that from long-tongued bees to hawk moths , pollinators are the hidden workers that keep the planet running.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmL_XTrPOMw
Mercury "Hollows" Found—Pits May Be ... - National Geographic News
The planet Mercury is dotted with holes that appear to be unlike anything else yet seen in the solar system, new NASA pictures show.
news.nationalgeographic.com/.../110929-mercury-nasa-messe...
National Geographic Photographer Ditches Website in Favor of iPad ...
Ex-Magnum and current National Geographic photographer Michael Nichols first launched his website back in 2001 but left it untouched until last year, when he ...
www.petapixel.com/.../national-geographic-photographer-ditc...
Wangari Muta Maathai: A Life of Firsts – The Great Energy Challenge
National Geographic Society. P.O. Box 98199. Washington, DC 20090-8199 800- 647-5463. Lat/Lon: 38.90531943278526, -77.0376992225647. Inspiring ...
www.greatenergychallengeblog.com/.../wangari-muta-maathai...
National Geographic Egypt Underworld HDTV XviD-W4F ...
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'Rocket City Rednecks' on National Geographic Channel - NYTimes ...
In “Rocket City Rednecks,” on the National Geographic Channel, a rocket scientist from Huntsville, Ala., and his friends assemble engineering projects using ...
tv.nytimes.com/.../rocket-city-rednecks-on-national-geographi...
Review: National Geographic's 'Our World' for the iPad | Touch and Go
'The World by National Geographic' app is a hybrid globe and atlas that will put the world at students' fingertips.
blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/.../review-national-geographics...

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