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John M. Wilson, geologist, dies
Baltimore Sun reporterJohn Mackenzie Wilson, who mapped the Eastern Shore for the Maryland Geological Survey, died of a lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, July 3 at the University of Maryland Medical Center. The Fells Point resident was 57. Born in Salisbury,...Tags: Human Interest, Towson, Colleges and Universities, Education, Anglicanism
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A desert hike through Joshua Tree with high tech
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterJoshua Tree National Park "Whoso walketh in solitude, and inhabiteth the wood . . . into that forester shall pass . . . power and grace." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson But what if I snap my ankle? Or blow a cardiac gasket? Or fall or get stuck on a mountain...Tags: Utah, Vehicles, Gardens and Parks, Apple iPod, Trips and Vacations
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Trio of teachers publish book about regional geology
chrisc@herald-mail.comDrive through Washington County and you're bound to see limestone boulders poking up in farm fields or tilted and folded rock layers in road cuts. Do you ever wonder what is under the blanket of soil and vegetation draped over everything? This question...Tags: Geography, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Plymouth, Delaware, Frederick County (Maryland)
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Hockey arena no sure thing
Of The Morning CallThe renewal of a center city Allentown lot into a minor league hockey arena for the Phantoms may well rest in the hands of surrounding property owners, a major development firm and the notorious rock formation that nixed a previous arena and felled a...Tags: Human Interest, Politics, Liberty Property Trust, Allentown, Super Bowl
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Stop At Stoppleworth's For A Hike
The Hartford CourantThere is a boulder within Stoppleworth Conservation Area - a 55-acre nature preserve in Tolland – that juts out into the surrounding ferns. You can climb to the top of the ledge, plop down and enjoy the peace and solitude or eat a picnic lunch....Tags: Human Interest, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Tolland (Tolland, Connecticut), Science and Technology, Science
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Regulation in Florida? Aw, you don’t need no stinkin’ license!
Taking Names the Blog - Orlando SentinelYou may have seen that de-regulation is the latest rage in Tallahassee. Apparently things like professional licenses are way over-rated. So say your legislators anyway. And yet there are a growing number of businesses and business people who are... -
Maryland side of Great Falls is a scenic wonder
Special To The SunThe Great Falls of the Potomac may not have the instant name recognition of, say, Niagara Falls. But each year, about 3 million people visit this series of rapids and cascades along the Potomac River, where the rushing water and varied topography make...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Conservation, Tourism and Leisure, National Parks, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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"The World in Half" by Cristina Henriquez
Special to Tribune Newspapers"The World in Half" By Cristina Henriquez Penguin Group, 2009, 305 pages Tales about lost fathers in literature often end in extremes, with the fathers turning out to be dramatic cads or pining, altruistic souls who believed their children were better...Tags: University of Chicago, Indiana, Panama, Pilsen, Science
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IU Professor: Earthquake was rare for north central Indiana
Fox59Seismologists are having a field day analyzing the data from the earthquake. "You can see where the ink was flying off on either side," said IU Professor Michael Hamburger, pointing to a graph. The needle started shaking at 7:55 a.m. It was recorded...Tags: Missouri, Indiana, Indiana University, Colleges and Universities, Education
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Gun dealer wants weapons on campus
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOnline gun dealer Eric Thompson can't recall exactly what he was doing when he learned that one of his customers had just killed five students in a college geology class. He knows what flashed through his mind, though: Not again. Ten months earlier,...Tags: John Wayne, Northern Illinois University, Utah, Colleges and Universities, Steven Kazmierczak
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Tragedy, time and again
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLITTLETON, COLO. -- I cried a long time on my hotel bed that night, thinking about their faces. So many children -- 14, 15, 16 years old -- drawn tight with grief and exhaustion. It was Tuesday, April 20, 1999, and two boys had just killed 12...Tags: Oregon, Colleges and Universities, Northern Illinois University, Health and Safety at School, Defense
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F. Clark Howell, 81; redefined anthropology
Times Staff WriterF. Clark Howell, the UC Berkeley anthropologist who altered the landscape of his discipline irrevocably by adding a broad spectrum of modern sciences to the traditional "stones and bones" approach of the past, died March 10 at his home in Berkeley....Tags: University of Chicago, Petroleum Industry, Dian Fossey, World War II (1939-1945), Anthropology
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