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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC News, Mar 30, 2012

National Geographic's New TV Show 'Wicked Tuna' Trivializes Plight of ...
Center for Biological Diversity (press release)
SAN FRANCISCO— A new National Geographic Channel show, Wicked Tuna, focuses on a group of fishermen trying to catch one of ocean's most majestic and imperiled fish, the bluefin tuna. The program comes at a time when key fisheries for bluefin tuna ...
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The week in tech: 5 must know things
USA TODAY
If you don't stop and look around some time, you'll miss it. Since we're a news organization, we figured we'd do the looking around for you. Here are the five things from this week that you absolutely must know about tech.
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USA TODAY
James Cameron plans 3D film about ocean dive
China Post
Cameron said he plans a TV special for National Geographic and a 3D theatrical release on the Deepsea Challenger missions, which included his seven-mile (11-kilometer) descent to the ocean's deepest point in the Marianas Trench in the western Pacific.
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SAMS student heads to state Geographic Bee competition
The Shippensburg News-Chronicle
By TRISHA GRACE A passion for collecting stamps coupled with an interest in history are just some of the things that helped geography whiz kid Jim Smith advance as a semifinalist to the Pennsylvania National Geographic Bee.
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TV sets sail with Titanic anniversary specials
San Francisco Chronicle
(03-29) 12:35 PDT , (AP) -- From dramas to docs, the Titanic centennial won'tescape TV's notice. On special programming, viewers will be welcomed aboard the doomed luxury vessel, hear stories of its passengers and crew, and explore the legacy of its ...
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Getting Deep with Sylvia Earle
National Geographic
I did this story several years ago but was reminded of the experience when James Cameron and National Geographic teamed up this week to dive the Mariana Trench, the deepest place on the planet. We talk about Cameron's adventure & my own dives this week ...
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Sustaining the 'Wicked Tuna'
Center For American Progress
National Geographic's new series "Wicked Tuna" puts the spotlight on the bluefin tuna, a fish that has become one of the world's poster children for overfishing. By Michael Conathan | March 30, 2012 Bluefin tuna is one of the poster children for ...
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Center For American Progress
Kalamazoo Today: Michigan's Geographic Bee at WMU; Kalamazoo County will help ...
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
By Fritz Klug | fklug@mlive.com Mark Bugnaski / GazetteRohan Janakiraman, a student at Slavson Middle School in Ann Arbor, looks out to his family after being eliminated from the National Geographic Geography Bee at Western Michigan University in 2011.
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Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
Cameron: Earth's Deepest Spot Desolate, Foreboding
Sudan Vision
The minute-long snippet, released by trip sponsor National Geographic, is just a coming attraction. Cameron will keep diving in the area, some 200 miles southwest of the island of Guam, where the depth of the trench is called Challenger Deep.
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Do you know what a biome is? These young geography experts do
Fort Worth Star Telegram (blog)
Tine Valencic, an eigth grade student at Colleyvill Middle School who won theNational Geographic Bee last year is here at the state contest. He gave a pep talk to the students before the preliminary round, telling them to relax and focus on the ...
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COLUMN: Local bones going on TV
Glens Falls Post-Star
An episode of a National Geographic Channel television show that focuses on forensic examination of human remains will feature an examination of historic local remains in an episode to air Thursday (tonight). “The Decrypters” will analyze 250-year-old ...
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A Local Soldier's World War II Sketchbook
Housatonic Times
Photo courtesy of National Geographic In October 1944, Joseph Farris, a young Danbury native, was bound for France aboard the USS General WH Gordon. World War II was slowly coming to an end as 1943 had seen a series of German defeats in Eastern Europe, ...
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Wheaton resident competes at National Geographic Bee today
Suburban Life Publications
By Sara Smith, sesmith@mysuburbanlife.com Wheaton's Alex Blake will participate in the National Geographic Bee state finals today with 100 other students from across Illinois. The bee will be held at College of DuPage. Preliminary rounds will be held ...
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National Geographic Bee state finals in Kalamazoo
Port Huron Times Herald
AP KALAMAZOO — The Michigan state finals of the 24th annual National Geographic Bee are taking place at Western Michigan University. Organizers say 100 students from across the state will compete. The event takes place Friday at the Kalamazoo school's ...
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Did A Childhood Trip Change Your Life?
Intelligent Travel from National Geographic Traveler Magazine (blog)
Read on as he shares his story, then tell us about the trip that changed your life in the comments section below for a chance to appear in National Geographic Traveler magazine. Don't forget to include your name and the city where you live.
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Geography Bee contestants know their way around the globe
Post-Tribune
By Carrie Napoleon Post-Tribune correspondent March 29, 2012 5:10PM Twelve Northwest Indiana middle school students will be among the 100 statewide vying for a shot Friday to represent Indiana at the National Geographic Bee in Washington, DC, in May.
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National Geographic photo show returns
Toronto.com
An underwater photo by Robert Ballard, one of the speakers coming to Roy Thomson Hall with the National Geographic Live series. By Barbara Turnbull After a wildly successful first season,National Geographic Live will return with twice the opportunity ...
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Toronto.com
Enter his frozen, striking world
The Olympian
“We don't tell stories in data and numbers. I'm trying to translate the data into powerful stories that inspire great change.” That's the idea behind Nicklen's work. In National Geographic stories and the book “Polar Obsession” – the basis for ...
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Director James Cameron awestruck by deepest spot in the ocean
GayToday
Asked if he encountered anything he might use in his next feature film, he replied, “I can't answer that question right now.” But he said, “Anything that I've ever seen underwater goes into the hopper of imagination that gets refracted out into the ...
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What's happening March 30: RI National Geographic Bee at RIC
The Providence Journal
By Maria Armental In this April 1, 2011, photo then North Cumberland Middle School 8th grader Chase Boni, center left in yellow, who won the Rhode IslandNational Geographic Bee, shakes hands with Ian Sabula, then a 7th grader at Barrington Middle ...
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Check out Friday's Geography Bee at Boise State
The Idaho Statesman
Geography whizzes competing for Idaho's top spot have a chance to win $100, a complete National Geographic on DVD and a free trip to represent Idaho at the 24th annual National Geographic Bee in Washington, DC, May 22-24. First place in the National ...
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Steve Burns fires up new shingle
Variety
By Ed Meza BERLIN -- ZDF Enterprises and Studio Hamburg are joining forces with former National Geographic Channels and Discovery Networks exec Steve Burns on a new international joint venture. Based in Annapolis, Maryland, the new production company, ...
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Warren Township 7th grader heading back to state Geography Bee for 2nd year
New Jersey Hills
State winners are invited to the headquarters of National Geographic, Washington, DC, sponsor of the Geography Bee, in late May to compete in the national finals for scholarships in the amount of $25000, $15000 and $10000. Last year, his mom, ...
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SC students compete in state's Geographic Bee
WCNC
Friday's competition at the South Carolina State Museum is sponsored byNational Geographic and is open to fourth through eighth graders who qualified through their local schools and districts. The 101 competitors will be quizzed about their knowledge ...
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Afghans Share Unique Genetic Heritage, DNA Study By The Genographic Project
National Geographic
Led by National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Dr. Spencer Wells, The Genographic Project has continued to surface numerous studies revealing new developments on shared genographic history. Not only has DNA analysis been applied to nearly 75000 ...
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State geography bee being held in Bismarck
Wahpeton Daily News
The winner will move on to the 24th annual National Geographic Bee . 1 Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. 2 Don't Threaten or Abuse. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
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Local students advance to state geography bee
Brookings Register
Three local students have made it to the state round of the National Geographic Bee, where they'll compete against 74 other students for a trip to the national contest. Brookings students Jacob Weber, a fifth-grader, and John Olson, an eighth-grader, ...
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State geography bee finals are Friday in Nashville
The Tennessean
AP NASHVILLE — One hundred students from across Tennessee will compete Friday in Nashville in the state-level competition of the 24th annual National Geographic Bee. The fourth- to eighth-graders will vie at Fisk University. The winner will represent ...
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Beyond Cattle: Family Farms Provide a Good Life for People and ...
By nlevins
National Geographic Society. P.O. Box 98199. Washington, DC 20090-8199            800-647-5463 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            800-647-5463      end_of_the_skype_highlighting      . Lat/Lon: 38.90531943278526, -77.0376992225647. Inspiring people to care about the planet since 1888. Learn More » · Subscriptions ... Visualizing the True Cost of an… Mar. 30, 2012 (0) · NewsWatch » ... Editor's Note: Rane Cortez works for The Nature Conservancy and is based in Belem, Brazil. She has just moved for two months to the highly-deforested frontier town of São Felix do ...
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Travels on the Run: Jerusalem's Walls – Intelligent Travel
By Barbara A. Noe
Return to Tristan. Mar. 23, 2012 (6) · Photo by Andrew Evans, National Geographic Traveler Digital Nomad » ... On my second lap, I can't help but to stop and buy one of these huge oblong loaves sprinkled with sesame seeds, which I carry like a football around the final corner of the walls. There, a bench in a small park beckons, where I perch and enjoy ... The Radar: Top travelnews, stories, trends, and ideas from across the Web. Got Radar? Follow… Aerial view of Phnom Penh, the ...
Intelligent Travel
Amazing Ocean Facts Premiere – Nat Geo TV Blogs
By Brad
National Geographic Society. P.O. Box 98199. Washington, DC 20090-8199            800-647-5463 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            800-647-5463      end_of_the_skype_highlighting      . Lat/Lon: 38.90531943278526, -77.0376992225647. Inspiring people to care about the planet since 1888. Learn More » · Subscriptions ...
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April Fools' Day Is This Sunday - News Bites - National Geographic ...
Read news stories on the National Geographic Kids News Bites blog! Blog Main · Photos · Widget · Privacy Policy. Friday ... Read more about the history of April Fools' Day on National Geographic News. Photograph by Old Visuals / Alamy ...
News Bites - National Geographic Kids
Lucy - National Geographic News
National Geographic Society. P.O. Box ... The bones don't belong to the Lucy fossil's species, Australopithecus ... (The Society owns National GeographicNews.) ...
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James Cameron on Earth's Deepest Spot - National Geographic News
And although he wasn't able to capture as many samples on this first dive as science teams might have been ... (The Society owns National Geographic News. ) ...
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James Cameron Now at Ocean's Deepest Point
(The Society owns National Geographic News.) "I think ... or ROVs, descend at about 40 meters (130 feet) a minute, added Stern, who isn't part of the expedition.
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James Cameron May Dive Mariana Trench This Weekend, If ...
(The Society owns National Geographic News.) ... current ROVs descend at about 40 meters (130 feet) a minute, added Stern, who isn't part of the expedition.
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Pictures: Glowing Blue Waves Explained - National Geographic News
National Geographic Society ... National Geographic Daily News ... that wasn't bioluminescent or a night that [bioluminescence] couldn't be seen," Hastings said .
news.nationalgeographic.com/.../120319-glowing-waves-ocea...
King of Wasps - National Geographic News
National Geographic Society. P.O. Box 98199. Washington ... NationalGeographic Daily News ... In general, "we don't know what this wasp does," Kimsey said.
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UPFRONTS 2012: National Geographic Channel Picks Up Four ...
TV PILOTS 2012: COMPLETE GUIDE. BERLUSCONI THE FILM CASTING CALL. UPFRONTS 2012: National Geographic Channel Picks Up Four NewSeries ...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/.../upfronts-2012-national-geogr...
Hyperspeed Planets Are Hurtling Out of the Milky Way?
National Geographic Society ... National Geographic Daily News ... "The problem is that you don't have a star or an external heat source, so your planet would ...
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"Lost" Great Wall of China Segment Found? - National Geographic ...
National Geographic Daily News ... for National Geographic News ...What's more , it wasn't the work of Genghis Khan or his heirs but actually a long-lost ...
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Rare "Emerald Cut" Galaxy Found - National Geographic News
National Geographic Society ... National Geographic Daily News ... By contrast, the models show that galaxies with lots of star-forming gases don'tbecome ...
news.nationalgeographic.com/.../120320-rectangular-galaxy-e...
Cameron's Historic Dive Cut Short by Leak - National Geographic ...
National Geographic Daily News ... I didn't find anything that looked alive to me, other than a few [shrimplike] ... (The Society owns National Geographic News.) ...
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BP Oil Spill? - National Geographic News
Brian Handwerk. For National Geographic News. Published March 22, 2012. As they walk the sands of Orange Beach, Alabama, T. Prabhakar Clement and Joel ...
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Grasslands More Diverse Than Rain Forests—In Small Areas
National Geographic Society ... National Geographic Daily News ... That's a lot of area for species to flock, but height isn't everything when it comes to the...
news.nationalgeographic.com/.../120320-grasslands-rain-fores...
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