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Guinea Jubilee scholarship applications due May 1, other info
Here's some general Guinea Jubilee news updates. First off, applications for the annual Guinea Heritage Association scholarship, typically valued at $500, are due on May 1. Complete applications can be downloaded at www.guineajubilee.com. There are...Tags: Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Awards and Prizes
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Teacher's pet? Guinea pigs may help autistic kids in classroom
Kids with autism spectrum disorder could have a new ally in the classroom: animals. Autistic children who played with guinea pigs rather than toys were more talkative, made more eye contact and displayed a more positive attitude, according to a study in...
Tags: Autism, Purdue University, Toy Industry, Behavioral Conditions
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Impatiens for the garden face growing threat
Impatience for spring is growing, but impatiens are not. The nation's top-selling annual flower — favored for its last-frost-to-first-frost profusion of colorful blooms — has been struck by a killer mildew that can be carried by the wind and...
Tags: Walmart, Salvia, Symptoms, The Home Depot
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Foreign government offices
For tourist information about foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. Several no longer list phone numbers, so information is available only through their websites. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at...Tags: Cultural Development, France, Politics, Nigeria, Zambia
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Murder charges filed after woman burned alive in Papua New Guinea
Two people face murder charges in Papua New Guinea after a woman was burned alive, a gruesome killing that drew global attention to sorcery slayings in the Pacific nation. A mob of attackers killed Kepari Leniata earlier this month after she was accused...
Tags: Politics, Human Rights, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Murder
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New disease in the flower garden
There is a new disease that is showing up in flower gardens all over the country that is attacking impatiens. Impatiens Downy Mildew was first seen in a few areas of the country but now seems to be fairly wide spread, including here in the Dakotas. This...Tags: Gardening, Lifestyle and Leisure
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God Squad: Miracles and science can coexist without contradiction
Q: The Bible states that the Red Sea was parted by God and the Hebrews walked on dry land with a wall of water on each side. The History Channel claims this is a fantasy. In fact, they claim it wasn't even the Red Sea but the "Reed Sea," and it was...Tags: Human Interest, Animals, Liberty Bell, NPR, Crime, Law and Justice
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Cornish hen has traveled far
Frank Costanza was right after all. "Seinfeld" fans will recall the 1996 episode when the crusty Costanza, played by Jerry Stiller, pointed to the bird on his plate and asked, "What is this thing anyway?" Told it's a "Cornish game hen" by his son's snooty...Tags: Seinfeld (tv program), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Victor Borge, Jason Alexander, Southbury
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Jared Diamond's 'The World Until Yesterday' is as ambitious as it sounds
-------------------- The World Until Yesterday What Can We Learn From Traditional Societies? Jared Diamond Viking: 500 pp., $36 -------------------- A number of years ago, I found myself at a dinner party with Jared Diamond, the UCLA geography...
Tags: Cultural Development, Culture, Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Casey church mourns missionary member
kpeek@amnews.comA Casey County man, who moved out of the country with his family to work and live as missionaries, is being fondly remembered. John Lello, 46, was killed last month in Papua New Guinea. “It was kind of heartwrenching,”¿said Randall Morris,...Tags: Papua New Guinea
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Six decades later, sons seek answers on death of Detrick scientist
First, the Army told Frank Olson's sons that the Fort Detrick scientist's death in a fall from a 13th-floor window of a New York hotel had been an accident. Then a presidential commission revealed that the CIA had given an unwitting Olson LSD as part of...
Tags: Dick Cheney, White House, Armed Forces, Central Intelligence Agency, Politics
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Gentle Jacky a nice-sized pet for small hands
Name: Jacky Age: About 3 years old Color: Brown and white Breed: Rex guinea pig ID: A15385030 Jacky is believed to be a Rex guinea pig because of her short, wiry fur. All guinea pigs can be sensitive at first but with love, gentle handling and...
Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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