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$263 WINE TOUR – FINGER LAKES Experience a weekend in Finger Lakes Wine Country, New York, destinations with breathtaking scenery, rich history, and world class wine Nov 2-3. Includes transportation, hotel on Lake Geneva, tour of four wineries...
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Latest Indiana news, sports, business and entertainment
INDIANA FLOODING-LOANS Feds OK loans for flood-damaged Indiana counties INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal agency has approved Gov. Mike Pence's request for low-interest loans for victims of April flooding that caused heavy damage in three central...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Haven (tv program), Home Improvement, Ronald Reagan, Auto Racing
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Indiana National Guard helping soldiers find jobs after planned deployment to Africa canceled
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — The Indiana National Guard is trying to help some soldiers who expected being deployed to Africa starting next month find jobs. The 293rd Infantry Regiment based in Fort Wayne planned a job fair Friday at its armory with...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Employment
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Power cuts, bureaucracy and borrowing costs shackle Kenyan economy
Reuters* Kenyatta pledges to cut red tape, help industry * Business leaders say this time he must follow through * Kenya yet to return to 2007 growth rate of 7 pct * Peaceful election raises hopes for change By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI, April 23 (Reuters) -...Tags: Finance, Casino and Gambling Industry, Corporate Officers, World Bank Group, Africa
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Go find your mountain
By the time you read this, I hope to have completed something as absurd as it is ambitious: climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. I have invested considerable time and expense to accomplish this goal, which will involve flying for almost a full day from my nearly...
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Zebras return to Disney's Animal Kingdom
Zebras are being reintroduced slowly to Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park, where they will be the new finale of the Kilimanjaro Safaris attraction that carries guests through an Africa-inspired savanna. Fifteen Plains zebras have been adjusting to their...
Tags: Wildlife, Conservation, Endangered Species, Zoology, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Saving lives one step at a time
For years people around the country have been climbing mountains for CureDuchenne. As they raise money and awareness, they also get younger. Most recently, 8-year-old Tyler Armstrong climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and helped raise about $40,000 for the Newport...
Tags: Research, Pharmaceuticals, Muscular Dystrophy, Charity, Symptoms
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Local 8-year-old Boy Climbs Kilimanjaro for Charity
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Tyler Armstrong, an 8-year-old boy from Yorba Linda, has achieved his goal of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. Tyler's family says he reached the top of the mountain at 12:30 a.m. Sunday, which was mid-morning in Africa. He's believed...Tags: Muscular Dystrophy, Charity, Diseases and Illnesses, Human Interest, Africa
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Tyler Armstrong: 8 Year Old Mountain Climber
Local 8 Year Old to Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro! Eight-year-old Tyler Armstrong’s goal is to become the second youngest person ever to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro. Tyler, of Yorba Linda, Calif., is climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise awareness and funds to...Tags: Muscular Dystrophy
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Climbing Kilimanjaro in the Name of Science
Physics is a natural science involving the study of matter and motion. So here’s a simple equation: with one man and one backpack, how much energy does it take to climb 19,500 feet? Douglas Alexander is solving that equation one step at a time. ...
Tags: Science, Human Accomplishments, Applied Physics, Charter Schools, Science and Technology
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64-year-old Stetson professor to climb Kilimanjaro
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelWhat a great way to bring in the New Year. Rick Copeland, a business professor at Stetson University in DeLand, will fly to Africa this weekend to begin a 19,000-foot climb up Mount Kilimanjaro. The group he's climbing with expects to start their trek... -
U.S. helicopter raid frees two aid workers from Somali pirates
World NowU.S. Navy Seals in dramatic hostage rescue in Somalia: In a dramatic overnight rescue, U.S. military helicopters with Navy Seals swooped into Somalia and safely rescued two Western aid workers....
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