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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC News, May 25, 2012

Boy, 14, wins National Geographic Bee on Bavaria question
ABC7Chicago.com
May 25, 2012 (WASHINGTON) -- In the end, it came down to an educated guess as to which Bavarian city located on the Danube River was a legislative seat of the Holy Roman Empire from 1663 to 1806. And with that, 14-year-old Rahul Nagvekar took the top ...
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Indian-Americans sweep this year's National Geographic Bee
IBNLive.com
PTI | 03:05 PM,May 25,2012 From Lalit K Jha Washington, May 25 (PTI) Indian-American students have swept the prestigious National Geographic Bee, bagging the top four positions of this year's tough national competition, where US President Barack Obama ...
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New travel books: Beach, road trip, kids outdoors
Press News
AP Published: May 25, 2012 12:42PM NEW YORK (AP) -- A field guide for beaches, a road trip guide and a couple of books for city-dwellers looking to get outdoors with kids offer inspiration and information for planning adventures this season. --National ...
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Home Values Continue to Climb in April
MarketWatch (press release)
SEATTLE, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- National home values rose for the second month in a row, climbing 0.7 percent from March to a Zillow Home Value Index[i] of $147300. This is the largest monthly increase in home values since January 2006 ...
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UW Writer-in-Residence Reaches Summit of Everest
University of Wyoming News
May 25, 2012 — Twenty-six years after he unsuccessfully attempted to climb Mount Everest as a graduate student at the University of Wyoming, Mark Jenkins has reached the summit of the world's highest mountain. Jenkins, a Laramie resident who works as ...
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University of Wyoming News
Trimac announces letter of intent to acquire Liquid Cargo Lines Limited
MarketWatch (press release)
CALGARY, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Trimac Transportation Ltd. ("Trimac") (TOR:CA:TMA) announced today that it has entered into a letter of intent for the acquisition of all the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of Liquid Cargo ...
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Senate confirms General Dubie as new deputy commander of NORTHCOM
vtdigger.org
by Press Release | May 25, 2012 (THURSDAY, May 24) – The US Senate Thursday night confirmed the Adjutant General of the Vermont NationalGuard, Major General Michael Dubie, to a top post in the US military's homeland defense mission.
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Democratic statewide convention Saturday
vtdigger.org
by Press Release | May 25, 2012 MONTPELIER, VT – On Saturday, May 26 th at the Barre Municipal Auditorium in Barre, the Vermont Democratic Party will host its statewide Democratic Convention. Delegates from across the state will come together to elect ...
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King Tut at Pacific Science Center: An Exhibition Not to be Missed
The SunBreak (blog)
by Philippa Kiraly on May 25, 2012 A mere thirty-three hundred years ago, the young king Tutunkhamun was laid to rest in a concealed tomb together with everything he might need for his comfort in the afterlife. As with most other Egyptian royal tombs, ...
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Governor's Highway Safety Program: Memorial Day Weekend, A Dangerous Three ...
vtdigger.org
by Press Release | May 25, 2012 The start of this year's summer season kicks off this weekend with the nationally celebrated Memorial Day holiday. Typically, this three day weekend is the gateway to many more splendid warm weather activities a great ...
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Disney Baby Blogs: Our Exciting New Venture!
Child Mode
by Nadia Carriere on May 25, 2012 Being raised in a strict household, television was taboo for most of my upbringing, but we watched many educational films and movies that we would rent from our local library or video store (remember those?).
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Child Mode
The Arizona Survivalist Show: Five Tools You'll Need to Survive, Well, Anything
Phoenix New Times (blog)
By Ando Muneno Fri., May 25 2012 at 12:00 PM It's good to know that the people who make a living preparing people for the End of the World as We Know It (TEOTWAWKI) don't think it's all going to come to fire and tears this year . . . or maybe they'll...
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Phoenix New Times (blog)
Park University Student Earns Two Prestigious Fellowships
Park University
By Jenalea Myers - May 25, 2012 - 1:30 pm Park University senior Rachel Dryden, a geography/physical science major from Dearborn, Mo., has been awarded two prestigious internationally competitive fellowships for the 2012-13 academic year.
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New travel books: Beach, road trip, kids outdoors
Newsday
Region/State Newsday > News > Region/State Print Aa New travel books: Beach, road trip, kids outdoors Published: May 25, 2012 12:32 PM By The Associated Press The Associated Press () (AP) -- A field guide for beaches, a road trip guide and a couple of ...
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Infrastructure-connectivity issues pushing back tourism:MPSTDC
IBNLive.com
PTI | 01:05 PM,May 25,2012 Bhopal, May 25 (PTI) The Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation (MPSTDC) has said that infrastructure deficit and poor connectivity are still the main factors that were obstructing growth in the toursim sector.
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Happy 200th Birthday, War of 1812! On America's Most Bumbling, Most Forgotten War.
Slate Magazine
By James M. Lundberg|Posted Friday, May 25, 2012, at 12:18 PM ET This year marks the 200 th anniversary of the War of 1812, a fact that may elude all but the most committed enthusiasts of America's more obscure wars. Don't expect coverage to compete ...
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Traditional Leaders and the Fuel That Fires Homophobia
AllAfrica.com
By Mandy De Waal, 25 May 2012 As the National House of Traditional Leaders lobbies for gay rights to be excised from the Constitution, and the chair of the Constitutional Review Committee sprouts anti-gay statements, lesbians and gays continue to be ...
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Student harnesses power of rain
Vancouver Courier
By Cheryl Rossi, Vancouver Courier May 25, 2012 2:05 AM A 14-year-old Vancouver student is one of 90 regional finalists in the second Google Science Fair for his project to turn rain into energy. Raymond Wang is one of four Canadian finalists in the ...
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Analysis: China's nine-dashed line in South China Sea
GMA News
By DAVID LAGUE, Reuters May 25, 2012 12:41pm HONG KONG — Alongside an armada of paramilitary patrol vessels and fishing boats, China has fired off a barrage of historical records to reinforce its claim over a disputed shoal near the Philippines in the ...
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Teams Selected to Compete in Rand McNally's Best of the Road® Rally from ...
MarketWatch (press release)
SKOKIE, Ill., May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- America, buckle up and get ready for the Best of the Road Rally! After a month-long call for submissions, Rand McNally and USA TODAY have announced the five team finalists who will embark on the ...
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Special Operations Delegates from 96 Nations Meet in Florida
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08:24 GMT, May 25, 2012 WASHINGTON | Special operations delegates from 96 nations gathered this week in Tampa, Fla. for a conference that US Special Operations Command hosts every few years. Navy Adm. William H. McRaven, Socom's commander, ...
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Top Town Finalists Named in Rand McNally's Best of the Road®
NEWS.GNOM.ES (press release)
SKOKIE, Ill., May 25, 2012 /NEWS.GNOM.ES/ — America has spoken and the results are in! After a month-long call for nominations and votes, Rand McNally and USA TODAY announced town finalists in the search for the Best of the Road.
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Sitta - Land Is Out of Eac 'Empire'
AllAfrica.com
By Masembe Tambwe, 25 May 2012 EAST African Cooperation Minister Samuel Sitta has insisted that land remained a sovereign matter and cautioned against ongoing attempts to drag it into the regional economic grouping arrangement.
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Farming mayor hopes to sow seeds of change
Faversham People
By Faversham Times | Friday, May 25, 2012, 08:00 DAVID Simmons is used to getting his hands dirty. He has worked on the family farm for 35 years and is a familiar face at the town's market, usually armed with punnets of strawberries, raspberries and ...
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J&K Has Enough Talent to be At Par With Others: Moily
Outlook
PTI | Srinagar | May 25, 2012 Jammu and Kashmir had enough talent to be at par with any state of the country in terms of development but there should be a passion among the youth to move towards positive direction, Union Minister for Corporate Affairs ...
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SA awaits SKA decision
BusinessTech
By Quinton Bronkhorst | 25 May 2012 An announcement to reveal the winning bid to host the R15.75 billion Square Kilometre Array (project) is expected this afternoon (25 May 2012). If awarded to South Africa, the project is set to bring major investment ...
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BusinessTech
Bala Mohammed - a Bridge Across Niger and Benue
AllAfrica.com
By Shehu Musa, 25 May 2012 That the incumbent minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Senator Bala Mohammed personifies a bridge across the Niger and Benue has never been in doubt, which that explains why today he stands firmly like an Iroko ...
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Tucson teen a National Geographic Bee finalist
By Ryan Clark
Posted May 252012, 7:42 am. Ryan Clark Cronkite News Service. WASHINGTON – Raghav Ranga was 6 when his parents clued in to the possibility that the Tucson boy might be destined for the National Geographic Bee: That's when he ...
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2 Questions the Geography King of California Missed in the Bee ...
By Jon Brooks
May 252012, 12:07 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks · Add your comment. Yesterday Varun Mahadevan, the 13-year-old geography king of California, came in third in the National Geographic Bee. (The Fremont Argus has a report.) Afterward, he ...
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National Geographic Bee 2012: And the winner is..... - Nat Geo ...
By My Wonderful World Intern
National Geographic Bee 2012: And the winner is..... By My Wonderful World Intern on May 252012 10:15 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks. One might think that the brightest geographic minds in the world reside within the ivy-covered walls of our universities, in high levels of government, or at prestigious publications, such as National Geographic. ... OfficialNational Geographic News article about the 24th annual Bee. Article by Juan Valdes, Bee judge and chief Geographer for ...
Nat Geo Education Blog
In the media: Week of May 20 | UC Health
By alecrosenberg
In the media: Week of May 20. May 252012. A sampling of news media stories involving UC Health: .... 'High concern' in wake of rat study, National Geographic News. This article reports on a UCLA study showing that a steady high-fructose ...
UC Health
Harrington & Elias Summit Everest | Climbing Narcissist
By Narc
The North Face National Geographic Mayo... http://t.co/YnKd94fu · about 10 hours ago via FacebookReplyRetweetFavorite ... Hard route, speed ascent, overnight on the summit without oxygen this isn't particularly news worthy). GD Star Rating loading... Reply. Joe May 252012 at 7:54 am #. Think the fact that several people have died this season is a sign that it is still a test piece for most regardless of the money. Fair play to them both and anyone else that has spent the time to get in ...
Climbing Narcissist
Holy Roman Empire! Texas Kid Wins National Geographic Bee ...
By haguekr
The finals of this years National Geographic Bee on May 24th in Washington, D.C. Rahul ... But on May 24th, Rahul came up with the right answer: Regensburg. And that made him the winner of the 2012 National Geographic Bee. ... surprises,” Rahul said in a report posted on National Geographic's website. “That's what makes it exciting. And once it's exciting, you don't think of it as studying. You think of it as fun. “It's been a great way to learn about the world.” MORE NEWS STORIES ...
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Business Watch- Friday May 25, 2012 | News 92 FM
By Brent Clanton, Business Editor and Author
May 252012 · 0 Comments. By Brent Clanton, Business Editor and Author. (Credit: ThinkStock Images). China's Challenge China is challenging US anti-subsidy tariffs on steel and paper. China's mission to the WTO accused Washington of ...
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Memorial Day - National Geographic News
National Geographic Daily News ... Published May 25, 2012 ... War beginnings, the holiday has changed considerably and now may be best known as the start ...
news.nationalgeographic.com/.../120525-memorial-day-weeke...
National Geographic Asia map makes stop at ... - Amarillo Globe-News
May 25, 2012 2:22 pm ... Michael Schumacher / Amarillo Globe-News ...Bushland ISD's Asia map from National Geograophic comes with a variety of games and ...
amarillo.com/.../national-geographic-asia-map-makes-stop-bus...
Winner from MMS heads to National Geography Bee ... - Darien News
Winner from MMS heads to National Geography Bee in D.C.. Published 10:01 a.m., Friday, May 25, 2012. Middlesex Middle School Principal Debi Boccanfuso, ...
www.dariennewsonline.com/.../Winner-from-MMS-heads-to-...
Indian origin teen wins National Geographic Bee - Hindustan Times
14-year-old Rahul Nagvekar took the top prize at the National GeographicBee. It was a close victory. ... Advertisement. HindustanTimes Fri,25 May 2012. news ...
www.hindustantimes.com/world.../Article1-860907.aspx
14-year-old Texan wins National Geographic Bee | Corpus Christi ...
State News. 14-year-old Texan wins National Geographic Bee. Posted:May 25, 2012 4:04 AM Updated: May 25, 2012 4:16 AM. Bookmark and Share. Rating: ...
www.kristv.com/.../14-year-old-texan-wins-national-geograph...
Indian-American teenagers sweep this year's National Geographic Bee
Indian-American students have swept the prestigious National Geographic Bee, bagging the top four ... Press Trust of India | Updated:May 25, 2012 15:36 IST ...
www.ndtv.com/.../indian-american-teenagers-sweep-this-years...
J'can pilot named 2012 National Geographic Emerging Explorer
May 25, 2012 ... Get FREE News Updates. First Name ... You are here: Home| News|Local News|J'can pilot named 2012 National GeographicEmerging Explorer ...
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14-year-old Texan wins National Geographic Bee | News Tribune
WASHINGTON (AP) — A first-time contender from Texas won the annualNational Geographic Bee Thursday in Washington, claiming the top prize in a contest ...
www.newstribune.com/.../14-year-old-texan-wins-national-ge...
2012 National Geographic Bee Winner: Rahul ... - News To Talk
May 25, 2012. by admin. image credit: nationalgeographic.com. According to several international news sites reports, the 2012 National Geographic Bee Winner ...
newstotalk.com/2012-national-geographic-bee-winner-rahul-n...
Tucson teen a National Geographic Bee finalist
independent nonprofit online news ... Tucson teen a National GeographicBee finalist · Why income inequality is a losing issue ... Posted May 25, 2012, 7:42 am ...
www.tucsonsentinel.com/.../tucson-teen-national-geographic-b...
Newsvine - U.S. News - 'I was nervous': Texas whiz kid beats teens ...
U.S. News - 'I was nervous': Texas whiz kid beats teens in 2012 NationalGeographic Bee. Seeded on Fri May 25, 2012 9:33 AM EDT. Read Article...
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