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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC News, Jul 13, 2013

National Geographic freelancer, paragliding instructor charged after flight ...
Washington Post
Beth Foster, a spokeswoman for National Geographic, said recently that the organization does not believe Steinmetz broke any laws and will provide him and Zhang with legal help, if necessary. She didn't immediately return an email from the AP on Thursday.
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National Geographic photographer, assistant charged with trespassing
Kansas City Star
Steinmetz was on assignment for National Geographic magazine, snapping photos for a series about food, as he flew in a motorized paraglider above Brookover Feed Yard in Garden City. Zhang was waiting for him on the ground. “Much discussion has ...
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National Geographic photographer interested in BHSU student's research
Rapid City Journal
National Geographic photographer Anand Varma contacted BHSU graduate student Riston Haugen last month looking for details about an ongoing research project that Haugen is conducting with Dr. David Siemens, BHSU associate professor of biology.
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National Geographic Live in Toronto features magazine's only Canadian ...
Toronto Star
“It got the biggest response in the history of National Geographic,” she says. Donations flooded organizations and FBI agents asked to be trained. “People were moved to action, not just responding to photographs of trafficking, which is exactly what we ...
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National Geographic photog jailed
Salina.com
GARDEN CITY -- An early-morning photo shoot across a landscape of cattle landed a world-renowned freelance photographer for National Geographic in jail. At least briefly. George Steinmetz, 55, of Glenn Ridge, N.J., was flying in a paraglider as he ...
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National Geographic photographer charged with criminal trespass
The Garden City Telegram
A National Geographic photographer and a paragliding instructor have been charged with criminal trespass for allegedly entering a local feedyard without permission on June 28. According to a press release from Finney County Attorney Susan Richmeier, ...
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National Geographic to make film for Goa tourism
Times of India
PANAJI: For better advertising of Goa in the national and international markets, the Goa tourism development corporation (GTDC) intends on having a film made that will feature important events happening in the state. It has zeroed in on National ...
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National Geographic Photog Accused of Being Violent at Press Event
PetaPixel
National Geographic Photog Accused of Being Violent at Press Event bio 2012. Photojournalists in the Philippines are accusing a National Geographic photographer of pushing and kicking a newspaper photographer at a recent press event. Mike Alquinto ...
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National Geographic Photographer George Steinmetz Arrested For Aerial ...
Popular Photography Magazine
His assignment was a story for National Geographic about the food industry, an industry that has been notoriously secretive about their facilities. They claim it's to prevent bio-terrorism in which the food supply is attacked, but there are more than a ...
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Did you meet JFK in Houston? National Geographic needs you
Houston Chronicle
National Geographic Channel is looking for anyone who saw or interacted with President John F. Kennedy or first lady Jackie Kennedy during their visit to Houston on Nov. 21, 1963. The cable channel is making a special program that will be broadcast in ...
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National Geographic Photographer Arrested After Taking Photos of Kansas ...
Yahoo! News
A freelance photographer on assignment for National Geographic was arrested in Finney County, Kansas, on June 28, after snapping aerial photographs of a cattle feedlot as part of a series on food issues scheduled for next year. According to the ...
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National Geographic Photos Document Massive Bird Slaughter
Yahoo! News
The July issue of National Geographic covers the slaughter in detail with photos taken by David Guttenfelder, the chief Asia photographer for the Associated Press. I spoke with Guttenfelder, an experienced conflict photographer, about what he witnessed ...
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Glen Ridge photographer arrested after flying over Kansas feedlot
NorthJersey.com
A renowned freelance photographer working for National Geographic was briefly arrested after he took pictures of a Garden City-area feedlot while flying over it in a paraglider, Finney County officials said. George Steinmetz, of Glen Ridge, N.J., and ...
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County sites promoted for National Geographic map
Dailyleader
Kay Burton (right), chamber marketing director, and Quinn Jordan, who is leading a subcommittee of the chamber's Creative Economy Committee, take pictures early Wednesday morning as part of a geomapping project with National Geographic. The Coffee ...
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George Steinmetz, National Geographic Photographer, Arrested Taking Photos ...
Huffington Post
A freelance photographer working for National Geographic was arrested on a charge of misdemeanor criminal trespassing in Garden City, Kan., The Associated Press reports. George Steinmetz, a New Jersey-based aerial photographer, was taking pictures of ...
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Did you meet JFK in Houston? National Geographic Channel wants to meet you
Houston Chronicle
News photographs and video footage from that day show that many people got a close look at the Kennedys, shaking hands, waving or otherwise interacting with them, said Robert Erickson, a National Geographic producer. "They are some of the last people ...
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Alexander Graham Bell auction halted; Smithsonian disputes 'gift'
Los Angeles Times
The Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic Society joined Bell's heirs in challenging the archive's sale. They raised questions about whether the telephone inventor's family had voluntarily transferred the archive to a Smithsonian curator in ...
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Live chat: National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen
New Zealand Herald
National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen is joining us at midday on Friday for a live chat about his internationally acclaimed work. Click here to see some of Paul Nicken's photos. Nicklen has specialised in photos depicting the effects of climate ...
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National Geographic Exposes Synthetic Drug Use in the US Military
US Navy SEALs Blog & Information (blog)
Just weeks after the US Military appeared on headlines for negative news on sexual assault and budget cuts, the executive arm is now facing a new controversy: abuse of synthetic drugs. National Geographic's investigative series “Inside: Secret America” ...
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NJ photographer working for National Geographic arrested after taking pictures ...
NJ.com
Finney County authorities say a freelance photographer working for National Geographic was arrested and briefly detained after he shot pictures of a feedlot near Garden City while on a paraglider. George Steinmetz, of Glen Ridge, N.J., and his ...
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Guests Across The Globe: Six Months of 2013 NG Weekend Interviews
National Geographic
With pins on every continent, there is a broad array of people to be featured on the show includingNational Geographic Explorers, grantees, photographers and writers, as well as non-NG affiliated authors, adventurers, conservationists … and the list ...
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National Geographic 125th Anniversary Photography Exhibition
The Jeju Weekly
What: National Geographic 125th Anniversary Photography Exhibition. Using the themes of Unknown World, Human Lifestyles, Wild Wildlife and Leading Figures, National Geographic have selected a series of images that represent changing traditions, ...
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The Moon's Mystery: Scientists Debate How it Formed
National Geographic
It has taken centuries for scientists to settle on a creation story for our moon, the most popular of which is depicted on the July cover of National Geographic magazine. But as I learned at a recent lunch with Erik Asphaug, a planetary scientist at ...
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'Bath Salts,' 'Spice' and US Military: Are Service Members Abusing Synthetic ...
ABC News
An undercover investigation for National Geographic explores the availability of powerful synthetic drugs, with names like "spice" and "bath salts," and its popularity among members of the U.S. military. For the next installment of National Geographic ...
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Google Doodle Marks Famous Roswell Anniversary
National Geographic
Photograph by Peter Essick, National Geographic. Whether you are a skeptic or a believer in the existence of aliens, you've got to love today's new Google doodle honoring what is arguably the prototype for all modern-day UFO and alien cover-up ...
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Rescued Bear Tales of Two of Hollywood's Most Acclaimed Sibling Actors ...
National Geographic
National Geographic science contributor Dr. Jordan Schaul shares some famous bear tales regarding the international travel of two of Hollywood's most acclaimed sibling actors. 220px-Eric_Roberts. Eric Roberts. Occasionally, I interview people in the ...
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American Dog Breeds Hail From Pre-Columbian Times
National Geographic
It's easier to compare genomes between individuals using mitochondrial DNA than using DNA from a cell's nucleus, explained Boyko, a National Geographic grantee. Nuclear DNA comes from both the mother and the father, and the copies can swap pieces ...
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“Wyoming's Cowboy Country” captured in National Geographic Expeditions ...
County 10
(Dubois, Wyo.) – Inside a historic log cabin, to strains of original western inspired acoustic music, twenty five students and five instructors sat, moved to tears while watching the culmination of a week's worth of images captured during National ...
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Visit the Moon Without Leaving Idaho
National Geographic
(Related: "National Geographic's Guide to National Parks.") But the proposed national park on the moon wouldn't actually be the first lunar-themed national preserve. That honor goes to the Craters of the Moon, a national monument and preserve that's ...
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Long Journey of Kobi the Chimpanzee Ends in Retirement
National Geographic
Kobi was born in 1972 in eastern Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo (see map). Readers of National Geographic magazine were first introduced to the young chimpanzee in a May 1985 "On Assignment" piece. Award-winning author and ...
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Crickets Act Differently When Others Are Watching
National Geographic
(See National Geographic's bug videos.) Found worldwide, crickets live in communities defined by conflicts between individuals, usually to gain access to territories, resources, and mates. But most previous research has focused on the fighters ...
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Joshua Trees in National Geographic
The Desert Sun
If you're thumbing through a copy of “National Geographic: World's Most Beautiful Places,” you may come across some familiar landscapes. The Mojave Desert in California comes in at No. 90 in the issue featuring 100 stunning landscapes. Joshua Trees ...
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What Breakthroughs Do Biofuels Need?
National Geographic (blog)
What inventions and technical innovations are needed for biofuels to become a true challenge and sustainable alternative to petroleum-based transportation? This is one of the questions we put before two dozen experts from industry, universities, and ...
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Iceland's Laugavegur Hike in National Geographic's Top 20
IcelandReview
The Laugavegur trail between Landmannalaugar and Þórsmörk in Iceland's southern highlands, including the addition of the Fimmvörðuháls pass, is among the best hikes in the world, the 20 “dream trails,” according to National Geographic.
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High Rise Threatens Integrity of Ninth Ward Community
National Geographic
No, not missing college — well maybe a little — but recording living memory of the Ninth Ward through aNational Geographic Young Explorers grant. I recorded the evolution of this historic neighborhood from its immigrant foundation through poverty ...
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First Killer Whale Reintroduced to Wild Has Baby
National Geographic
(See National Geographic's whale pictures.) Finding Springer with her baby is "the ultimate sign that this whole reintroduction was a success. It was very exciting," said Graeme Ellis, a research technician with Fisheries and Oceans Canada's Pacific ...
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Could Malcolm Gladwell's Theory of Cockpit Culture Apply to Asiana Crash?
National Geographic
Anthony Philbin, a spokesperson for the International Civil Aviation Organization, told National Geographic that such a training arrangement is common on commercial flights. "In a line-training scenario it is quite normal for the learning pilot to do ...
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Where are the Aliens? Interview With a SETI Researcher
National Geographic
National Geographic News caught up with SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) radio astronomer, Andrew Siemion, who is based at the University of California at Berkeley, to chat about how astronomers listen for aliens. What kind of alien ...
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The War on Tusks
National Geographic
National Geographic's 2012 cover story on “Blood Ivory” detailed a decade of poaching that hit a high in 2011, having the greatest impact in the central Africa region. According to experts at Columbia University, we have only 400,000 elephants left in ...
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5 Good News Stories About Grasslands
National Geographic
In an effort to increase awareness of grasslands issues, American Prairie Reserve compiles news items that encourage you to fall in love with our world's prairies. These stories introduce you to the organizations working to restore this endangered ...
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Ultimate Tutankhamun to air on National Geographic this July
Media Update
Broadcasting on Saturday, 13 July at 20:55 on National Geographic, channel 181 on DStv, Ultimate Tutankhamun follows a team of international experts led by renowned Egyptologist Dr. Chris Naunton as they tackle some of the most enduring questions ...
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Hangout With NG Channel “Brain Games” Host Jason Silva
National Geographic
He is also, of course, the host of “Brain Games” on the National Geographic Channel. With a million mind-bending ideas a minute coming at you in his videos, you may have thought it would be nice if you could just stop him for a second and find out what ...
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Robert Kennedy Jr. plans river rafting trip and speech in Yukon in August
Calgary Herald
In 1965, then-U.S. Sen. Robert Kennedy joined a National Geographic team as they scaled Mt. Kennedy in tribute to his older brother, president John F. Kennedy, who had been assassinated two years earlier. The senator was then assassinated himself in ...
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Oil Train Tragedy in Canada Spotlights Rising Crude Transport by Rail
By National Geographic News
Monday, July 8, 2013 | By National Geographic News | No Comments. The explosive train derailment that killed at least five people and left dozens missing in a Canadian lakeside town focused attention on North America's skyrocketing use of ...
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Pictures: Documenting Journeys of Undocumented Migrants (Story ...
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