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PASSINGS: Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, Elaine Stewart
Christiane Desroches Noblecourt
Pioneering Egyptologist saved antiquities from Aswan flooding
Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, 97, a pioneering French Egyptologist who helped salvage Nubia's vaunted antiquities from flooding caused by the construction...Tags: Movies, Television, Arts and Culture, Tourism and Leisure, Human Interest
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PASSINGS: Margaret Tyzack
Margaret Tyzack
British actress on stage, screen and television
Margaret Tyzack, 79, a British actress perhaps best known to American audiences for her roles in the acclaimed BBC television series "The Forsyte Saga" and "I, Claudius," died Saturday in...Tags: Movies, Woody Allen, Health, John Galsworthy, Stanley Kubrick
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Food "plate" replaces pyramid in US nutrition guidelines
The pyramid guide to healthy eating that many Americans grew up with has been scrapped, and in its place the Obama administration is serving up a dinner plate icon sliced up by food groups.
The Department of Agriculture unveiled its new icon, MyPlate, on...Tags: Obesity, Physical Conditions, Celebrities and Health Issues, Arts and Culture, Michelle Obama
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Archaeologists Uncovering Artifacts in York County
Staff ReporterA historical site in York County is getting a lot of attention. Archaeology work is being done at Dill's Tavern in Dillsburg. Archaeologist, Steve Warfel, is leading the project. He was hired by the Northern York County Historical and Preservation...Tags: Arts and Culture, Dining and Drinking, Bones and Joints, Lifestyle and Leisure, Bars and Clubs
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Virginia Fields dies at 58; scholar of early Mesoamerican art, archaeology at LACMA
![Virginia M. Fields, a leading scholar of early Mesoamerican art and archaeology who joined the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's curatorial staff in 1989 and devoted 22 years to making the museum a vital center of Latin American culture — partly by organizing major exhibitions such as last year's <a href="http://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/olmec-colossal-masterworks-ancient-mexico">"Olmec: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico"</a> — has died. She was 58.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-06/62579979-18110808-187105.jpg "Virginia M. Fields, a leading scholar of early Mesoamerican art and archaeology who joined the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's curatorial staff in 1989 and devoted 22 years to making the museum a vital center of Latin American culture — partly by organizing major exhibitions such as last year's <a href="http://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/olmec-colossal-masterworks-ancient-mexico\">\"Olmec: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico\"</a> — has died. She was 58.")
Virginia M. Fields, a leading scholar of early Mesoamerican art and archaeology who joined the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's curatorial staff in 1989 and devoted 22 years to making the museum a vital center of Latin American culture — partly by...Tags: Central America, Mexico City, Native Americans, Arts, Washington, DC
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Construction workers stumble on native American remains
Q13 FOX News Web ReporterAn Oak Harbor road construction project is stalled this week after construction workers found human bones in a main downtown street. The bones belonged to three different people and are believed to be of native American descent, according to the Oak...Tags: Native Americans, Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Career and Workplace, Health and Safety at Work
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Annapolis findings illuminate 19th-century African-American life
When James Holliday, an African-American who was born a slave but died an Annapolis homeowner, gathered for meals with his family in their brick home just off State Circle in the late 19th century, they dined on fine dishware — each plate with its...Tags: Social Issues, Arts and Culture, Rentals, Colleges and Universities, United States Naval Academy
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Former opera singer, son rescued after capsizing at Pyramid Lake
L.A. NOWA 60-year-old former Ukrainian opera singer was left singing “God Bless America” in a show of appreciation to sheriff’s deputies after they rescued the man and his son from a dam in Pyramid Lake on Wednesday night. The Agoura Hills...... -
Art review: 'Modern Antiquity: Picasso ...' at the Getty Villa
Culture MonsterChristopher Knight reviews "Modern Antiquity: Picasso, De Chirico, Leger, Picabia" at the Getty Villa for the Los Angeles Times.... -
Egypt closes Great Pyramid amid 11-11-11 rumors
World NowEgypt closed the Great Pyramid outside Cairo after rumors circulated that spiritual groups would try to hold ceremonies at the site Nov. 11, 2011, at 11:11 a.m. The rumors sparked a campaign on Facebook and Twitter to prevent ceremonies at the pyramid,... -
NGC’s “Knights of Mayhem” explores the world of full-contact jousting
Channel Guide MagazineBy Jeff Pfeiffer Follow @ChannelGuideJP You’re probably familiar with the medieval sport of jousting, either through watching movies or seeing Renaissance fair performances. But did you know that there are groups of people who are diehard, modern-...
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