March 13, 2006
So, how sharp are you at geography?
I always thought I was pretty good at it. I collected stamps as a kid and as I got stamps from different countries, I would use the map in the front of my Scott's catalog to locate them.
But I just discovered that when it comes to looking at actual cities from ... continue reading...
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u s geological survey August 31, 2005
When I was going to school, geography meant learning about far away countries, looking at maps, and memorizing capitols, landmarks, and mountain ranges. Things haven't changed all that much in the years since I was in school, but the tools used to teach them have. The advances in photography, mi... continue reading...
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Technology March 23, 2002
Tonight on television I saw a program that aroused my curiosity. So I turned to the Internet to find more information about it, and the result of what I found is the subject of today's FamSite.
The site is called The Search for Noah's Ark. It is an online collection of ongoing resea... continue reading...
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