Why we need to improve geographic literacy
Year after year surveys reveal that only 37 percent of young Americans know where Iraq is and a large minority cannot locate the Pacific Ocean on a map. Like clockwork, commentators then wr...
The Kansas City Star,
Sat Nov 28 19:04:18 PST 2009
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Arunachal govt for more NE topics in NCERT textbooks
Itanagar, Nov 29 (PTI) The Arunachal Pradesh government has asked the NCERT to include the history, geography and rich culture of the Northeastern region, particularly of the state in their...
Press Trust of India,
Sun Nov 29 04:21:06 PST 2009
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Fit for queen: Seeing Scotland aboard Royal Scotsman
There are some places that, due to geography, history, literature or a combination of all three, develop a mythology all their own. Scotland is such a place. And seeing them by train adds a...
San Jose Mercury News,
Sun Nov 29 00:06:03 PST 2009
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Porter & Sons Funeral Home expands on the family legacy
More than 100 years after its founding in western Louisville, A.D. Porter & Sons Funeral Home has opened a second location, branching out to southeastern Jefferson County. The expansion to ...
Louisville Courier-Journal,
Sat Nov 28 17:43:44 PST 2009
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US soldiers: Afghan war more challenging than Iraq
Veterans of Iraq recall rolling to war along asphalted highways, sweltering in flat scrublands and chatting with city-wise university graduates connected to the wider world.
AP via Yahoo! News,
Sat Nov 28 19:05:38 PST 2009
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Phone stores still popping up in Volusia/Flagler
Most wireless-communication companies cover Volusia and Flagler counties mainly because of geography, tourism and a once-growing population.
Daytona Beach News-Journal,
Fri Nov 27 22:53:52 PST 2009
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Jason Reitman at the controls in 'Up in the Air'
Now in only his third feature, the son of filmmaker Ivan Reitman has created his own identity in the business, and 'Air's' star George Clooney, for one, is impressed. Now in only his third ...
Los Angeles Times,
Sat Nov 28 23:10:28 PST 2009
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Brain maps help guide us along, researchers find
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Richmond Times-Dispatch,
Fri Nov 27 21:17:10 PST 2009
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Online university of hope
This virtual, not-for-profit campus is democratising education.
The Age,
Sun Nov 29 05:22:29 PST 2009
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Woodland Hills hosts fair on geography
Tri-City Home Educator students traveled around the world at the TCHE first annual Geography Fair held Thursday, Nov. 12 at Woodland Hills Baptist Church.
The Tuttle Times,
Wed Nov 25 07:14:20 PST 2009
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Pilgrims of the Pacific
THE sixth Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art in Brisbane plumbs the rich artistic depths of our region.
The Australian,
Sun Nov 29 05:00:00 PST 2009
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Our panel plays, grades the board games of 2009
As books, newspapers and music become ever more virtual and relocate online - or at least onto handheld electronic devices - it warms the cockles of my semi-Luddite heart to know that there...
San Francisco Chronicle,
Sun Nov 29 00:28:19 PST 2009
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Brazilian smokers number 24.6 million
About 24.6 million Brazilians aged 15 and up are smokers, accounting for 17.2 percent of the population in this age group, according to a study released on Friday by the Brazilian Institute...
People's Daily,
Fri Nov 27 21:19:04 PST 2009
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Students say Rochester went with the flow
Genesee Community Charter School fifth-graders have explored the Genesee and the ways it made Rochester the city it is today.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle,
Sun Nov 29 02:06:26 PST 2009
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Q&A with Norm Stamper
Ten years after WTO, then-Seattle police Chief Norm Stamper reflects on what happened then and how it's affected his life.
Seattle Times,
Sun Nov 29 00:20:10 PST 2009
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Book Review: 'The Fourth Part of the World' and 'Strange Maps'
The Fourth Part of the World By Toby Lester Free Press, 462 pages, $30 hardcover
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
Sat Nov 28 23:28:45 PST 2009
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World update
TEHRAN, Iran A conservative Iranian legislator warned Saturday that his country may pull out of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty after a U.N. resolution censuring Tehran a move that coul...
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter,
Sun Nov 29 02:14:24 PST 2009
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Is Mexico safe for travelers?
It's the time of year when Americans like to flock south of the border -- but flu and violence fears may keep many at home. Here's what you need to know to stay safe on your vacation.
Chicago Tribune,
Sat Nov 28 21:47:18 PST 2009
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U.S. military putting higher priority on training Afghan police
KOLK, Afghanistan
McClatchy Washington Bureau,
Sat Nov 28 21:07:10 PST 2009
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