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Bringing A Children's Book To Life
Over the last nine years of motherhood, I have had so many important moments with my boys thanks to books. When they were little, we would snuggle together and read board books until the pages were worn. In fact, I recently put a bin of these in the...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Museums, Mark Twain, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Where else to get Jurassic
Where else to see dinosaurs if you can't make it to "Erth's Dinosaur Petting Zoo": "Dinosaurs Alive!" at Brookfield Zoo: Life-size animatronic reptiles mix with the animal exhibits through Oct. 27. Including dinosaur newcomers (Styracosaurus and...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Paleontology, Museums, Brookfield Zoo, Navy Pier
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READER SUBMITTED: Connecticut State Museum Of Natural History Offers A Day Trip To Bronx Zoo
MansfieldThe Connecticut State Museum of Natural History's day trip to the Bronx Zoo will take place on Saturday, June 15. The bus will leave Storrs at 8 a.m. and have a second pick-up in Cromwell at 8:45 a.m. The bus will depart the Bronx Zoo for Connecticut at 5...Tags: Arts and Culture, Museums, Storrs, Science and Technology, Trips and Vacations
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Questions and answers for Jamestown cannibalism case
Few archaeological finds have been as sensational as the first physical evidence of cannibalism unearthed at Historic Jamestowne in 2012 and announced in a riveting press conference at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History on...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Colonial Williamsburg, Cannibalism, Smithsonian Institution, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia)
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Rosenthal: Jamie Dimon survives a scare
Back when Jamie Dimon still lived in Chicago, before he had ascended to the top of New York-based JPMorgan Chase, his Gold Coast home earned a reputation each Halloween as a must-visit destination, drawing trick-or-treaters from well beyond the...
Tags: Business Institutions, Halloween, JPMorgan Chase & Co., AFSCME, Politics
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It's a snap
Times-News, Burlington, N.C.When you see a snapping turtle -- usually hissing and snarling in a fashion that isn't likely to win him many friends -- don't think he's just out for a stroll. "There's usually a reason why they're moving," said Jeff Hall, a biologist with the N.C....Tags: Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Natural Resources, Wildlife, Conservation
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Dimon clings to JPMorgan chairman title, after fight
ReutersTAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Jamie Dimon, chairman and chief executive of JPMorgan Chase & Co took an unusual step to fight off investors seeking more oversight of his activities - he hinted he might quit. And it worked. At the bank's annual meeting on...Tags: Financial Markets, JPMorgan Chase & Co., AFSCME, The New York Times, Florida Gators
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INSIGHT-Dimon has big say over who serves on JPMorgan board
ReutersBy Nadia Damouni, David Henry and Ross Kerber May 16 (Reuters) - For years, JPMorgan Chase & Co Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon and other executives have hand-picked new directors, in a practice that is now unusual for a major U.S. bank. The JPMorgan...Tags: Federal Reserve, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Incorporated, Politics, Board of Directors
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Expo designed to educate, aid seniors
The Eagle, Bryan, TexasArea seniors can take advantage of free health screenings and win a trip to Memphis, Tenn., at the 12th annual Senior Expo on Wednesday. Sponsored by The Eagle, along with H-E-B, KBTX and OLDIES 107.3, the expo will feature more than 100 vendor booths...Tags: Arts and Culture, Museums, Body Mass Index, Osteoporosis, Entertainment
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Law in Jim Thorpe dispute aims to prevent Native American plunder
It was a sweat lodge ceremony in Texas where Jim Thorpe reached out to his grandson through a medicine man. The shaman told John Thorpe his grandfather's spirit was content in the Pennsylvania town where his body has lain for six decades. "Grandpa...
Tags: Laws, U.S. Congress, Museums, Trials, Human Interest
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Norman doctor preparing for Winter Gala for Parkinson's Research on Dec. 12
The Norman Transcript, Okla.Nov. 1, 2011, is a day that Nicole Jarvis, M.D., will never forget. It was on this day that Jarvis, who was only 38, was officially given the diagnosis of Young Onset Parkinson's Disease. Now, at 40, Jarvis juggles her illness, her obstetrics and...Tags: Entertainment Events, Research, Obstetrics, Parkinson's Disease, Diseases and Illnesses
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Touring 'Birds in Art' exhibit at McClung Museum for summer
Knoxville News SentinelSnowy egrets to screech owls are the topics of the works in the "Birds in Art" exhibit opening Saturday, May 25, at the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture. The University of Tennessee museum at 1327 Circle Park Drive on campus will show the...Tags: Arts and Culture, Museums, Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Arts
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