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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC News, Dec 30, 2011


National Geographic spotlights work on horse history by archaeologist with ...
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
... fossilized teeth that showed signs of human-made bits and the presence of mare's milk in pottery shards – findings that were reviewed recently in the inaugural issue ofNational Geographic's new quarterly magazine, Exploring History. ...
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Fox Latin America apologizes for Facebook poll that asks if Jews were ...
New York Daily News
A staffer posted a poll on the Spanish-language network's Facebook as part of a promotion of a National Geographic Channel Christmas special asking "Who do you think is responsible for the death of Christ," the Associated Press reported. ...
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New York Daily News
What happened to National Geographic?
Alaska Dispatch
My heart sank a few weeks ago when Craig Medred posted his scathing criticism of theNational Geographic Channel's Alaska State Troopers, a “reality” TV series that's painfully short on reality. The National Geographic Society “used to be a bastion of ...
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St. Augustine Makes National Geographic Top 10 Worldwide List of Holiday Lights
Examiner.com
... and tours, during the ten weeks of Nights of Lights, contact St. Augustine/Ponte Vedra on Florida's Historic Coast by calling             800.653.2489       or visiting www.floridashistoriccoast.com St. Augustine Makes National Geographic Holiday Lights Top 10.
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Pictures We Love: Best of December
National Geographic
A man attempts to save his boat from crashing into another in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in a picture submitted to National Geographic's Your Shot in December. "The eye-catching angle of this picture lays bare the struggles of these boatmen. ...
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National Geographic
Top travel lists praise Nova Scotia's charms
TheChronicleHerald.ca
The glories of the Bluenose experience are touted as memorable and economical by Lonely Planet, CNN.com and National GeographicTraveler in their annual compilations. “It is significant to be simultaneously obtaining these unsolicited endorsements on ...
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TheChronicleHerald.ca
Saranac Lake's winter carnival gets national praise
WNYT
SARANAC LAKE - A winter carnival that has been held in the Adirondacks for more than a century is getting some national exposure. National Geographic ranks Saranac Lake's winter carnival the second best in the world. The winter carnival in anchorage, ...
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UFO creator says he wants to educate the public, and built a flying object to ...
Middletown Press
By JASON SIEDZIK TERRYVILLE — Marc Dantonio's experience in special effects — and interest in the extraterrestrial — came in handy when the National GeographicChannel came calling. While Dantonio built a flying object for the channel's “The Truth ...
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2011—A CARTOGRAPHIC RECAP
National Geographic
Although nothing compared to what we mapmakers experienced during the heady days following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in the early 1990′s,National Geographic maps have kept pace with–and portrayed–all of the major and minor geopolitical ...
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GET OUT: Animal Grossology
Washington Times
You can use your little one's fascination with all things coarse for educational purposes at the “Animal Grossology” exhibit at the National Geographic Museum. Here, your child will learn that the cow — not his friend Jimmy — is the gassiest creature ...
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Washington Times
Record rhino poaching in South Africa as horn prices rise higher than gold
HULIQ
According to National Geographic News Watch, at least 443 rhinos were killed in South Africa in 2011, up from 333 in 2010. The reason is obvious: a price for rhinoceros horns that has soared in recent years. The current street value for rhino horns in ...
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Aurora Pictures Of 2011
Huffington Post
According to National Geographic, auroras occur when "charged particles [from the sun] flow along Earth's magnetic field lines. The particles hit the atmosphere at the Poles and excite air molecules, which release the extra energy as light."
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Killer whale kills great white shark
Boing Boing
National Geographic has a short video about a 1997 whale watching excursion when the people got to watch a killer whale take down a great white shark. (Feel free to make heavy metal devil hands at your computer screen at any time while watching this ...
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Justin Bieber and other male teen brains destined for hassles in 2012
HULIQ
There's a view in a recent edition of National Geographic titled “Beautiful Brains,” that young males such as Bieber are “moody, impulsive, maddening; with experts answering the question: “Why do teenagers act the way they do?” In turn, the National ...
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Worst year in decades for endangered elephants
DAWN.com
Rhinos also have suffered: A record 443 rhino were killed this year in South Africa, according to National Geographic News Watch. That surpassed last year's figure of 333 dead rhino despite the government deploying soldiers to protect the endangered ...
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DAWN.com
Vision Quest – 2011 The Year In Pictures
Indian Country Today Media Network.com
AP Images Photo by Joseph D. Lavenburg/National Geographic/Getty Images Ap Images AP Images Survival International released photos of this Brazilian tribe, one of the world's last uncontacted tribes, whose existence is threatened by illegal logging. ...
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Indian Country Today Media Network.com
HISTORY ends the year on a high
MediaMughals
The channel garnered 31% market share vis-à-vis Discovery's 26% and National Geographic's 18%. Since its launch, HISTORY has added an unprecedented impetus to the genre, growing it by 55% (Week 52 v/s Week 38- 41'11). HISTORY continues to garner the ...
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Readers Guide: World computer systems are threatened by a virus in 'Worm'
The Patriot Ledger
He takes us into the world of the "Maphead" - from the kids who compete in theNational Geographic Bee each year to the participants in the Royal Geographic Society's London Map Fair. Italian author and medievalist Umberto Eco's new novel is an...
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Vlamik Thapar's slide Lecture "Tigers in the world" at BCIS
Sunday Times.lk
He has produced and narrated documentaries on India's natural habitat for the BBC, Animal Planet, Discovery and National Geographic. The Indian Cultural centre, Colombo in association with Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies will sponsor his ...
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New DVDs due for release Jan. 3
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
(R; language, violence, drugs, sex) **1/2 THE LAST LIONS (Virgil) National Geographic documentary follows an African lioness in a desperate struggle to protect her young cubs from an attacking pride after she loses her mate. The filmmakers hit all the ...
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Pinoy travel photographer wins NatGeo photo contest
GMA News
Filipino travel photographer George Tapan's photo on Onuk Island, Palawan won First Place in a National Geographic photo contest, besting about 20000 entries from 130 countries. George Tapan We welcome healthy discussions and friendly debate! ...
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Vitality cities: the Beach Cities' quest for longer, healthier lives
Easy Reader
The public health initiative grew from Buettner's work with National Geographic identifying the areas in the world where people live the longest and healthiest lives, known as Blue Zones; Vitality City seeks to apply lessons from how those people live ...
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Easy Reader
City's recycling rate goes above national average
American Recycler Newspaper
Before joining First Wind, Martin served as chief engineer for Lindblad Expeditions based in Seattle, Washington, which partnered with National Geographic to do small eco-tourism trips all over the world. He also served as relief chief engineer for ...
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National Geographic Channel Australian Competition 2012
PR-CANADA.net (press release)
Once again the National Geographic Channel Australian competition 2012 runs from between 26th March to the 4th April 2012. Entries for this competition will close on the 29th February 2012. Primary teachers that are interested in participating can go ...
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Entertain the family during the long weekend
Washington Post (blog)
Designed more for kids — and those with a scatalogical sense of humor — “Animal Grossology” is on view at the National Geographic Museum through Jan. 2, and the museum is open on New Year's Day. The interactive displays offer insights into some of...
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Yellowstone Park in winter
Idaho State Journal
Along the way, Lyons was flagged down by longtime friend and National GeographicCinematographer Bob Landis and park wolf biologist Rich MacIntire. They directed us to a spot along the highway where the Canyon Pack of 11 wolves were expected to cross....
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Upstate Shredding on TV
WBGH
The documentary series on the National Geographic Channel visited the scrap metal recycler in an effort to put a value on the iron that makes up the tower. While at the yard, the show's host even operated the company's shredder. ...
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2011—A CARTOGRAPHIC RECAP - News Watch - National ...
By Juan Valdes
Although nothing compared to what we mapmakers experienced during the heady days following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in the early 1990′s, National Geographicmaps have kept pace with–and portrayed–all of the major and ...
News Watch
One Health Headlines: Friday, December 30, 2011 ...
By Michael San Filippo
Florida Today. MU Researchers Find Pet Kidney Injuries Are Similar To Human Kidney Injuries Health Canal. Wildlife trade and uncontrolled deforestation threaten Africa's parrots. National Geographic News. Dogs can be vets' best friends ...
Aardvarks2Zebras
2011 worst year in decades for endangered elephants as large ivory ...
By Tsitsi Jonas
Rhinos also have suffered: A record 443 rhino were killed this year in South Africa, according to National Geographic News Watch. That surpassed last year's figure of 333 dead rhino despite the government deploying soldiers to protect the ...
The Zimbabwe Situation - Zimbabwe...
Fox Apologizes To Jews For Jesus Facebook Poll
By The Huffington Post News Editors
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Fox Latin America has apologized for a poll on whether Jews killed Jesus Christ that one of its staffers put on a Facebook page promoting the National Geographic Channel's Christmas special. The poll asked readers who they think is responsible for the death of Christ: Pontius Pilate, The Jewish People or the High ... Fox apologizes to Jews for Facebook poll suggesting Jews were responsible for death of Jesus - Vanguard News Network Forum ...
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
Fox News apologizes to Jews for Jesus Poll « politics from the eyes ...
By musesofamom
Fox News apologizes to Jews for Jesus Poll. FROM AP: Fox Latin America has apologized for a poll on whether Jews killed Jesus Christ that one of its staffers put on a Facebook page promoting the National Geographic Channel's Christmas ...
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Because You Said So? - Association for Psychological Science
It May Be Hurting Your Credit Score - The New York Times - December 30, 2011. Cites: Psychological Science; A Thing or Two About Twins - National Geographic - December 30, 2011. Members in the News - Thomas Bouchard, Nancy Segal ...
Association for Psychological Science
Mysterious Mass Sacrifice Found Near Ancient Peru Pyramid
An apparent ritual mass sacrifice—including decapitations and a royal beer bash —is coming to light near a pre-Inca pyramid, experts say.
news.nationalgeographic.com/.../111228-mass-sacrifice-beer-h...
Spectacular Dam "Removal:" - Video - National Geographic
National Geographic Kids ... National Geographic Home ... News · Stories Home · Animals & Nature · People & Places · Science & Space · History · News Bites ...
video.nationalgeographic.com/.../us-condit-dam-salmon.html
Some Spiders Have Brains in Their Legs - News Bites - National ...
Learn more about this spider study on National Geographic News. Watch a jumping spider stalk a bee on National Geographic Kids. Photograph by Don ...
kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com/.../some-spiders-have-brain...
Before Kim Jong-Il Died: Inside North Korea - National Geographic ...
Go inside Kim Jong-Il's North Korea with Nat Geo: streaming video of a groundbreaking ...
news.nationalgeographic.com/.../111219-kim-jong-il-died-dea...
National Geographic's UFO hoax over Connecticut mall
Winsted - Photo and video analyst for Mutual UFO Network Marc Dantonio created a "quadcopter" for an upcoming National Geographic special, "The Truth Behind ...
www.digitaljournal.com/article/316718
National Geographic twins: Johanna and Eva's beaming eyes painting ...
Photogenic six-year-olds Johanna and Eva Gill are just two of many subjects portrayed in the National Geographic feature. Martin Schoeller, of New York, ...
www.dailymail.co.uk/.../National-Geographic-twins-Johanna-...
National Geographic Al Arabiya
National Geographic Al Arabiya magazine is distributed across the pan-Arab region, providing readers with superior content about the world and all that is ...
www.ameinfo.com/285293.html
National Geographic's picture of the year - CBS News Video
CBS News video: National Geographic's picture of the year -National Geographic revealed ...
www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7392311n
National Geographic Films shutting down, say insiders - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - National Geographic Films, which is associated with the hit documentary "March of the Penguins" in 2005, ...
news.yahoo.com/national-geographic-films-shutting-down-ins...
News Bites - National Geographic Kids: December 21, 2011 Archives
Learn more about this spider study on National Geographic News. Watch a jumping spider stalk a bee on National Geographic Kids. Photograph by Don ...
kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com/kidsnews/2011/12/21/
Local photographer earns honorable mention from National ...
Surf Taiwan News, Browse the World » ... Central News Agency ... Each year, theNational Geographic selects a number of winners and one grand-prize winner ...
www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=1794834
Best Pictures 2011 | National Geographic - Care2 News Network
From a rain-pelted dragonfly to a double rainbow over Indonesia, see the winning shots of the 2011 National Geographic Photo Contest.
www.care2.com/news/member/674014475/3050327

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