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The churning sector: no storms, at least from a weather perspective.(YEAR IN REVIEW)
If March goes in like a lion and out like a lamb, 2007 might well be remembered for all the commotion toward the middle of the year. The latest nonprofit scandal The Smithsonian hit the fan in the spring while the summer went out with a howl...
A CARRIKER TRILOGY: CHAPTERS IN A SAGA OF NEOTROPICAL ORNITHOLOGY
A CARRIKER TRILOGY: CHAPTERS IN A SAGA OF NEOTROPICAL ORNITHOLOGY Vista Nieve. The Remarkable, True Adventures of an Early Twentieth-century Naturalist and His Family in Colombia, South America.-M. R. Carriker. 2001. Blue Mantle Press, Rio Hondo, Texas, xiii + 313 pp., 56 figures, 3 maps. ISBN 0-9665485-2-3. Paperback, $18.95. Experiences...
Canada at a Glance: AM.
Byline: Resource News International WINNIPEG, MB, Jun 26, 2006 Resource News International via COMTEX -- The following is a quick glimpse of the news making the headlines in Canada. CANADIAN CAPTIVE FREED IN HAITI PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A Canadian missionary who...
D-Day Museum in New Orleans plans expansion
Step aside, Smithsonian Institution. By this time next year, construction on the new 70,000-square- foot, $280-million expansion of the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans will have begun. Once completed by 2011, the total space at the D-Day Museum will dwarf the Smithsonian's 20,000-square-foot National Museum...
A Martian haven for life?
Kevin Williams may have found one of the best places on Mars to look for past or present life. The region lies at the merger of two ancient riverbeds, the Samara and Parana-Loire Valles systems. But the past presence of water is only part of the reason why the area...
'Adventures of the mind' Paintings evoke questions about life's mysteries.(Neighbor)
Byline: P. S. Colbert Daily Herald Correspondent At first glance, all is calm: a lazy afternoon in a leafy hideaway surrounding a still pond. But look again. The sky around that bright, shining sun is a series of dark blue,...
Day or night, Washington beckons
WASHINGTON -- When the National Museum of the American Indian opened last month, visitors were greeted with a 23-foot-long electronic sign that flashed "welcome" in more than 100 native languages. It was the latest in a series of inviting changes in the nation's capital -- a city that...
In memoriam: Peter F. Cannell, 1954-2002
Peter Frederick Cannell, director of the Smithsonian Institution Press, died at his home in Bethesda, Maryland, on May 18, 2002, of a brain tumor. He had been an Elective Member of the AOU since 1988.Peter was born in New York City on 17 September 1954. He attended the Buckley School...
Wright brothers' plane to rest on ground once again
WASHINGTON -- The plane made famous 100 years ago by Orville and Wilbur Wright will make another historic landing later this year. For the first time, the Wright brothers' plane will be displayed for close-up public view on the ground. The plane currently hangs high above the giant...
Smithsonian Group invests in India
The New York-based venture capital outfit Smithsonian Group, has made its first investment in India. The company has invested in a Bangalore-based private label consultancy. According to the Financial Express, the venture will be led by Harish Bijoor, who till recently was the chief operating officer of...
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