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Geography, spelling bee champion (The Journal Times)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:52:19 GMT
Kansasville Grade School eighth-grade student Courtney Waters isthe Geography Bee and Spelling Bee winner.

Eastern Elementary holds geography bee (The Herald-Mail)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:07:04 GMT
Eastern Elementary School held its geography bee recently.

Student takes on state at geography contest (Marshfield News Herald)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:47:37 GMT
He might not have won the Marshfield Geography Bee, but Austin Matthews will represent the district when he goes to Madison in April to compete in the Wisconsin National Geography Bee.

Teacher of Geography (Times Education Supplement)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:50:42 GMT
Reading School is a selective state grammar school rated by Ofsted as an outstanding school. It is also a Humanities and Science specialism school.

Leominster geography whiz on her way to state competition (Sentinel & Enterprise)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:46:33 GMT
By Dan Magazu dmagazu@sentinelandenterprise.com LEOMINSTER -- Ask Jessica Costello where Reykjavik is and she'll quickly tell you it's the capital of Iceland.

Castleford school's 'outstanding' lessons now 'inadequate' (Yorkshire Evening Post)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:23:55 GMT
Geography lessons at a Castleford school judged "outstanding" by Ofsted last year have been labelled "inadequate" by inspectors.

Lecture at Thomas Cole speaks to the ‘geography of the ideal’ (The Daily Mail)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:31:17 GMT
CATSKILL — Dr. Linda Ferber presented, in Catskill’s Temple Israel on Sunday, a companion lecture to her new literary work “The Hudson River School: Nature and the American Vision.” Her talk took the audience up the Hudson River to sights reimagined by the painters of the Hudson River School.

Around Boonsboro (The Herald-Mail)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:23:25 GMT
Congratulations to Matthew Scalese, a seventh-grader at Boonsboro Middle School who qualified for the state finals for the National Geography Bee.

New Geography Named to Planetizen’s Best of 2010 List (PRWeb)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:02:20 GMT
A public policy news and information website published by Praxis Strategy Group of Grand Forks, N.D., has been named as a top site for 2010. (PRWeb Mar 16, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/NewGeography/Planetizen/prweb3730204.htm

Copan student qualifies for state competition (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:59:31 GMT
Reminder: Spring break is March 15-19. Congratulations to Josh Mackey, winner of the Copan Geography Bee! By scoring well on a national geography test, Josh also qualified for the State Geography Bee to be held April 9 at Oklahoma State University.

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US envoy cancels Mideast trip amid US-Israel feud (AP)
APworldTue, 16 Mar 2010 09:29:05 GMT
General view of the Hurva synagogue in Jerusalem's Old City, Monday, March 15, 2010. Adding to tensions Monday in Jerusalem was a ceremony in the Old City, where Jews rededicated an ancient synagogue destroyed after the war that followed Israel's creation in 1948. Israeli police sent in reinforcements to prevent riots. The synagogue is in the Jewish Quarter of the walled Old City, an area with a long history of Jewish presence, but Palestinians still saw the colorful celebration as an affront. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) AP - A U.S. envoy's postponement of his Mideast trip appeared Tuesday to deepen one of the worst U.S.-Israeli feuds in memory — even as Israel's foreign minister signaled his government had no intention of curtailing the contentious construction at the heart of the row.
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Officials: US missile attack kills 9 in Pakistan (AP)
APworldTue, 16 Mar 2010 09:28:58 GMT
File photo shows a US Air Force Predator drone. Missiles fired by unmanned US drone aircraft on Tuesday killed at least six militants in Pakistan's restive tribal belt bordering Afghanistan, Pakistani security officials said.(AFP/HO/US AIR FORCE/File) AP - An apparent U.S. missile attack destroyed a suspected militant compound in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least nine people, two intelligence officials said.
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China without Google: 'a lose-lose scenario' (AP)
APbusinessTue, 16 Mar 2010 09:50:53 GMT
AP - China without Google — a prospect that looks increasingly likely — could mean no more maps on mobile phones. A free music service that has helped to fight piracy might be in jeopardy. China's fledgling Web outfits would face less pressure to improve, eroding their ability to one day compete abroad.
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Juarez Killings: Mexico's Calderon Steps Up Drug War (Time.com)
Time.comworldTue, 16 Mar 2010 08:35:00 GMT
Time.com - The vicious attack on individuals connected to the U.S. consulate in the border city may be a reaction to improved coordination between Mexico City and Washington
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Iran plans reduce cultural relations with Britain (AP)
APworldTue, 16 Mar 2010 09:57:38 GMT
AP - Iran says the country plans to reduce its cultural relations with Britain, an indication of the deteriorating relations between the two countries.
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German hospital: Egypt's Mubarak recovering well (AP)
APworldTue, 16 Mar 2010 09:43:24 GMT
AP - The German hospital where Hosni Mubarak had surgery this month says Egypt's president is recovering well, but offered no details on when he would be released.
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Canada home resales cool for 2nd straight month (Reuters)
ReutersworldMon, 15 Mar 2010 19:20:53 GMT
Reuters - Sales of existing homes in Canada dipped for a second straight month in February, but remained high on a year-over-year basis, as the market may be moving into more balanced conditions, data showed on Monday.
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Australia says China ties 'back on track' (AFP)
AFPworldTue, 16 Mar 2010 10:15:22 GMT
Relations with China are "back on track", Australia has said, adding it is optimistic Beijing will behave as a "responsible stakeholder" in global harmony as its power grows.(AFP/File/Manpreet Romana) AFP - Relations with China are "back on track", Australia said Tuesday, adding it was optimistic Beijing would behave as a "responsible stakeholder" in global harmony as its power grew.
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Netanyahu affirms settlement project that U.S. considers 'affront' (McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy NewspapersworldMon, 15 Mar 2010 23:17:00 GMT
McClatchy Newspapers - RAMAT SHLOMO, Israel — From the window of her home in East Jerusalem, Chana-Rivka Leviv can see the valley where the Israeli government says it will soon begin to build 1,600 new apartment units — one of which is destined for her family.
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In Egypt, rumors of President Hosni Mubarak demise fuel uncertainty. Who will lead next? (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science MonitorworldMon, 15 Mar 2010 21:00:00 GMT
The Christian Science Monitor - More than a week after Egypt’s 81-year-old President Hosni Mubarak underwent surgery in Germany, the Arab world’s most populous country is churning again with speculation over his condition.
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An Unlikely Mideast Collision Takes Place (OneWorld.net)
OneWorld.networldMon, 15 Mar 2010 19:20:23 GMT
OneWorld.net - JERUSALEM, Mar 15 (IPS) - In the middle of last week, it seemed that the old cliche about the light at the end of the dark Middle East tunnel was being confirmed: the U.S. had successfully cajoled both Israel and the Palestinian Authority into beginning to talk again.
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