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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC News, Nov 04, 2011

National Geographic comes to Howe Manning
Wicked Local
The map is part of National Geographic's Giant Traveling Maps Program and was sponsored by Middleton PTO. By Anonymous Students at Howe Manning School in Middleton explored Africa in a big way last month — with the world's largest map of the continent ...
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Modern Humans Wandered Out of Africa via Arabia
National Geographic
Courtesy of National Geographic Maps. Modern humans migrated out of Africa via a southern route through Arabia, rather than a northern route by way of Egypt, according to research announced at a conference at theNational Geographic Society this week. ...
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Iceland tops 2012 travel polls in National Geographic and Lonely Planet
IceNews
Iceland and its capital, Reykjavik are both currently topping the polls, making appearances in National Geographic and Lonely Planet as popular 2012 travel destinations. The country topped the National Geographic Traveller Magazine's list of the ...
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Nat Geo brings adventure reality show X-treme Trail
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National Geographic Channel and Nissan will give television viewers an experience into the unchartered terrains of India through its new adventure reality showX-treme Trail. The 6 part series, premiering on November 5, for the very first time, ...
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Honey Badger Don't Care But We Do!
National Geographic
That is the catch phrase from a viral YouTube video that uses National GeographicWild tv footage with new, smart aleck (and occasionally vulgar) narration to go along with scenes of the honey badger running backwards, chasing a jackal, ...
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National Geographic recommends 'best of the world' for 2012
Opodo
National Geographic Traveler has recommended some of the most exciting destinations on offer to people planning an overseas adventure in 2012, such as Iceland, which it describes as a 'world of knife-cut valleys, gargantuan fjords [and] monumental...
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Md. woman shares worldwide traveling experiences with husband in book of ...
The Republic
That quote introduces and is the point behind a coffee table book of photographs from around the globe put together by the family of the late Tom Abercrombie, one of last swashbuckling, globe-trotting writer-photographers at National Geographic. ...
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Mission Data develops app for National Geographic
Louisville Business First
It is a companion to the National Geographic Kids books by the same name. Company officials first met representatives from National Geographic by chance during the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, said Jim Cook, Mission Data's vice ...
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Another Use for Old National Geographics: Art for Sake of Wildlife
Patch.com
She created the Eco-Elephant as a collage made entirely from recycled National Geographic magazines. It took three weeks to complete and was much like “putting together a jigsaw puzzle.” The piece is one of 64 interpretations on display in the ...
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'Being There' lets audiences travel the world
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Mattias Klum -- renowned "National Geographic" photographer and filmmaker -- says he will take people on the finest armchair tour they can get to the "most amazing places and cultures on the planet." Klum -- from Uppsala, Sweden -- will be bringing his...
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Head-butting Elephants at Sabi Sabi
National Geographic
This week on my radio show, National Geographic Weekend, I talk with Sabi Sabi Earth Lodge guide Brett du Bois about elephant behavior and we also discuss our encounters with rhinos and leopards. This video shows some of the elephant action we...
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7 Billion: Celebrating a population milestone
USA Today
By Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY To commemorate the world's population reaching the 7 billion mark, the National Geographic Society released an app that not only celebrates human diversity and innovation but explores the challenges of a growing population ...
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Check Out This Incredibly Cool Augmented Reality Interactive Ad From NatGeo
Business Insider
The folks at digital creative agency Appshaker have put together an amazing augmented reality space for National Geographic in Hungary (via Simply Zesty). The idea is fantastic, plus it's targeted and well executed. Kids love this sort of stuff, ...
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Video: Breaching Elwha Dams, III
The Daily Score
The Elwha only has a short, steep stretch that runs between the National Park and saltwater. (If you haven't yet, do watch this stunning National Geographic Geographic video on the Condit Dam demolition on the White Salmon River. ...
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Busy as a Moth
Southern Fried Science
Two weeks ago I participated in the 5th annual National Geographic BioBlitz over in Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona. It was a great excuse to get back into the field and it was the first time I collected Arizona in the fall. ...
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Presidente InterContinental Cozumel Resort & Spa Celebrates Responsible ...
PR.com (press release)
In partnership with National Geographic's Center for Sustainable Destinations and part of InterContinental Hotels & Resort's Responsible Business Week, employees of Presidente InterContinental Cozumel Resort & Spa participated in activities to sustain...
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One might think that PlayStation is a Child's play
Coastweek
By improving concentration skills, research studies on hand-eye coordination from theNational Geographic say that “video games train the brain to better process certain visual information.” (Roach, 2003). This also means that students who play ...
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Thayer native part of Antarctica science team
The News
They will be accompanied by a team from National Geographic. Herbold graduated valedictorian of his 1995 Thayer High School class. It is his third trip to Antarctica, and first with National Geographicaccompanying him. Herbold, Professor Craig Cary ...
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Tisbury eighth-grader follows her passion, dogs
Martha's Vineyard Times
After watching the National Geographic series Dogtown on TV, Olivia was so impressed with the show's subject, the Best Friends Animal Society, that, after reading "every word on their website," she decided to volunteer at the organization's sanctuary ...
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PICTURE THIS: A visit to Africa
Wicked Local
The map, measuring 35-by-26 feet is designed as a geo-game board to introduce students to the power of maps and the diverse geography of Africa. It was at Howe Manning for approximately two weeks, as part ofNational Geographic's Giant Traveling Maps ...
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Don't Be Bored: Click Click
Washington City Paper (blog)
... of Art. But if you're not the mingling type, there's plenty of exhibits, including “Ocean Soul: Photographs by Brian Skerry” (an excerpt pictured at right) at National Geographic and documentary-heavy photo curation and events at FotoWeek Central....
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Maggie Sansone set for Saturday concert at Centre for the Arts
The Star Democrat
She has performed at the Kennedy Center, National Geographic Grosvenor Auditorium and many other venues. She has earned numerous awards, including the Washington, DC-based WAMMIE; has written hammered dulcimer music books published by Mel Bay ...
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National Media Has Fallen for Philadelphia
MarketWatch (press release)
Capogiro Gelato Artisans sit in the #1 spot on the "Top 10 Places to Eat Ice Cream" list recently published in National Geographic's Food Journeys of a Lifetime book. The publication points to Capogiro's fresh ingredients, handcrafted techniques and ...
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Coyotes are spreading in Fairfax County Parks
Examiner.com
According to National Geographic, “Modern coyotes have displayed their cleverness by adapting to the changing American landscape. These members of the dog family once lived primarily in open prairies and deserts, but now roam the continent's forests ...
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Lantern festival
Toronto Star
Nature photos from National... National Geographic photographers have explored world's beautiful, remote and endangered areas - and... The Style List, Oct. 25 What caught our eye this week: Pumpkins and Halloween have given us a big fat crush on orange ...
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US Seeks proposals for advancement of NSDI
FutureGov Magazine
By Clarice Africa | 4 November 2011 The United States Geological Survey and the Federal Geographic Data Committee formally announced the request for proposals to support the 2012 National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Cooperative Agreements...
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Taking the kids and doing more than hitting the slopes at snow resorts this winter
Hartford Courant
A National Geographic story and NOVA/National Geographic special are in the works. If you are in Denver, visit the museum and watch as fossils from the site are prepared and let the kids touch tusk fragments, mammoth and mastodon teeth. ...
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The world is getting crowded
San Antonio Express
National Geographic put together a cool viral video about the 7 billion threshold. It's one of those three-minute productions that have great graphics, interesting statistics and catchy music. I watched it and found that five babies are born every ...
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Modern Humans Wandered Out of Africa via Arabia – News Watch
By David Braun
Modern humans migrated out of Africa via a southern route through Arabia, rather than a northern route by way of Egypt,” said a news statement released by IBM. National Geographic and IBM's Genographic Project scientific consortium ...
News Watch
Daylight Saving Time Ends This Sunday - News Bites - National ...
Read news stories on the National Geographic Kids News Bites blog! Blog Main · Photos · Widget · Privacy Policy. Friday ... Read more about daylight saving time onNational Geographic News. Spend your extra hour this weekend reading a ...
News Bites - National Geographic Kids
Honey Badger Don't Care But We Do!
By Miss Cellania
You can see that video at National Geographic News, with all its NSFW language. The original honey badger video, without the hilarious replacement commentary, is from a NatGeo wildlife program. Colleen Begg, the researcher who shot the ...
Neatorama
Rupert Murdoch Launches Compensation Scheme Website For ...
By Adam Taylor
Rupert Murdoch is the founder, chairman and CEO of News Corp., which includes, among others, Fox News and Movie Channel, BSkyB, National Geographic U.S., The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones and about 30 other news sources. ...
Business Insider
Arrest Of The Sun Journalist Spreads Murdoch Hacking Scandal
By AP
Rupert Murdoch is the founder, chairman and CEO of News Corp., which includes, among others, Fox News and Movie Channel, BSkyB, National Geographic U.S., The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones and about 30 other news sources. ...
Business Insider
Halloween 2011 - National Geographic News
Get the facts on Halloween 2011's most popular costumes, record-breaking pumpkins, and more in our Halloween roundup.
news.nationalgeographic.com/.../111028-halloween-facts-cost...
Glowing Scorpions - News Bites - National Geographic Kids
Learn more about glowing scorpion on the National Geographic News Watch blog. Learn more about 2011 BioBlitz on the National Geographic News Watch ...
kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com/.../glowing-scorpions.html
Daylight Saving Time Ends This Sunday - News Bites - National ...
Read news stories on the National Geographic Kids News Bites blog! Blog Main ...Read more about daylight saving time on National Geographic News. ...
kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com/.../daylight-saving-time-end...

7 Billion - National Geographic News
The seventh-billion person will be born on October 31, according to the UN—but how do they know?
news.nationalgeographic.com/.../111028-seven-7-billion-peop...

Photos: Speared Mastodon ...
A spear tip in a mastodon rib hints that an unknown North American culture was killing big game a thousand years before the famed Clovis culture.
news.nationalgeographic.com/.../111021-mastodon-bone-spea...
News : National Geographic World Music
Right before attending Folkelarm, we heard some intriguing news about the famous "Viking Viagra" cheese known as Gamalost that we first sampled 3 years ...
worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/view/page.../en_US
Ancient "Saber-Toothed Squirrel" Found - National Geographic
The fossilized skull and teeth of a fanged, shrew-like mammal have been discovered in Argentina, a new study says.
news.nationalgeographic.co.uk/.../101102-saber-toothed-squir...
Big Cats: National Geographic Campaigns to Save Lions, Tigers ...
Lions and tigers and leopards are disappearing in the wild, and the NationalGeographic Society champions their cause in a project called the Big Cats Initiative.
abcnews.go.com/Technology/big-cats-national.../story?id...
Dailymotion - National Geographic News _ Untold Civil War - a Film ...
National Geographic News series page at Hulu.comLearn the untold story of Sallie the bull terrier, one of the brave animal mas.
www.dailymotion.com/.../xlwuu5_national-geographic-news-...
National Geographic News Episode -1 Iceman Autopsy on ...
Watch National Geographic News Episode -1 online. Free National GeographicNews TV episodes from National Geographic Channel.
www.slashcontrol.com/free-tv.../1351306011-iceman-autopsy
Meeting Earth's most typical person - CBS News
With all the differences out there, CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann in search of a familiar face. Kaitlin Yarnell's team at National Geographic searched ...
www.cbsnews.com/8301.../meeting-earths-most-typical-person...
National Geographic takes you inside BMW plant | The Greenville ...
BMW's new X3 sports activity vehicle will star in an hour-long broadcast of “ Ultimate Factories” on the National Geographic channel Tuesday, bringing national ...
www.greenvilleonline.com/.../National-Geographic-takes-you-...

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