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Exclusive look at Te Papa's new nature zone featuring 700-year-old moa egg

TVNZ 17 Feb 2019

The country's national museum is undergoing its biggest change since it opened 21 years ago ... After nearly one year of construction, it's been revealed the area will be called Te Taiao Nature, and will feature the world's largest intact moa egg ... ....

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This Week In History: World champs to contest on Dillon course

Summit Daily 17 Feb 2019

15, 1919. Through the efforts of E ... Prestroud, both ski enthusiasts and other officers and members of the Summit County Winter Sports club, a ski tournament has been arranged to take place on March 8 and 9 on a newly constructed course at which professional and amateur contestants of world fame will try for a short distance below Dillon ... Mr ... ....

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Historic hideaways: Five historic hotels with guided tours that bring the past to life

The Spokesman-Review 17 Feb 2019

Momentous events have happened here, such as the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference, at which the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank were established ... Palmer then rebuilt what was advertised as the world’s first fireproof hotel ... When Chicago hosted the 1893 World’s Fair, Bertha asked the hotel chefs to create something unique....

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RChain Cooperative’s cryptocurrency dreams dissolve into controversy – GeekWire

A Bit of News 17 Feb 2019

“I believe a lot of the deals constructed between the cooperative and entities like Pithia and Reflective had clauses that would never be acceptable in the real business world, but it appears Greg Meredith plays by his own moral compass,” the investor added....

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TSTC students build their way to success

Valley Morning Star 16 Feb 2019

Students in Building Construction Technology at Texas State Technical College in Harlingen are building sheds and gazebos as part of their class project ... Vargas said the idea behind this project is to give his students a real-world experience that will give them a hands-on approach to practice their skills from construction to management....

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Bacon says Trump declaration was wrong call; King supports decision, Fischer says she'll review it

Omaha World-Herald 16 Feb 2019

“I don’t like it,” Rep. Don Bacon told The World-Herald ... Bacon, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, also objected to Trump’s plan to shift billions from military construction to border security ... Sign up for World-Herald news alerts ... ....

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PVB to raise funds for Death March markers

The Manila Times 16 Feb 2019

The valor of 385,000 Filipino World War 2 veterans is certainly not forgotten in the hearts of succeeding generations nearly 80 years since the infamous Bataan Death March ... Funds generated from last year’s edition amounted to P400,000 to help construct Hospital 1 in Mariveles, Bataan....

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Ready or not, here they come: Central Nebraska preparing for Crane migration spectacle with events, speakers

Kearney Hub 16 Feb 2019

However, a trip to south-central Nebraska to see them is of growing interest for people from around the world ... Hosting world visitors ... March 22 at the World Theatre during Audubon’s Nebraska Crane Festival in Kearney ... join with people from all over the country, all over the world.”....

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‘Time Tries All Things’: magical physics and the nature of chronology

The Irish Times 16 Feb 2019

Until telescopes and calculus caught up, there was no reason not to believe the world was flat, or that the sun revolved around our planet ... It’s up to philosophy to construct, he said.” Speaking with Weir, after spending half an hour immersed in the world of her film, my mind fills with possibility and wild imaginings....

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Texas A&M students compete in 48-hour Invent for the Planet event

The Bryan Eagle 16 Feb 2019

More than 60 Texas A&M University students gathered Friday for the start of a 48-hour international event that would connect as many as 1,600 students from around the world....

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Nadler tweet and House Judiciary Committee press release with letter demanding answers from Trump

Democratic Underground 16 Feb 2019

Although you stated today that the projects for which these funds have been allocated didnt sound too important to me, your plan would strip billions of dollars from critical funds needed to construct and make improvements on military bases around the world....

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Masons bring George Washington’s Bible to Rapid City for national conference

Rapid City Journal 16 Feb 2019

George Washington, destined to become leader of a new nation emerging from the shot and shell of the American Revolution, was just 20 years old when he took his first oath as a Mason on Nov. 4, 1752 ... 4 ... Masons are the world’s oldest and largest fraternity, roughly based on the construction craft of stonemasonry of the middle centuries ... John Thune ... .......

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Here are the 5 biggest right-wing outrages of the week: Shutdowns out — National emergencies in

Alternet 16 Feb 2019

While it is true that Ciudad Juárez, El Paso’s sister city across the border, is among the 50 most dangerous cities in the world, El Paso’s crime rate had been decreasing for years before a border fence was constructed, and if anything, crime went up slightly after it was completed....