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Sam Gordon and the Tsumeb Azurite
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Sam Gordon (1897-1952) was a prominent Philadelphia mineralogist, and the author of many works on descriptive mineralogy and crystallography, including The Mineralogy of Pennsylvania (1922) and the description of nine new mineral species. He was also the principal founder (at the age of 19) of The American Mineralogist and served as curator of minerals at the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences for 30 years.
Samuel George Gordon was born in Philadelphia on June 21, 1897, the son o...
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Is academy still teaching?
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; ... will have to do something with more "impact." She would not say what that action might be. In e-mails to the Deseret Morning News, Shane Helm and Jeff Bell talk about their wives being out a combined $31,000. Laurel Kielar said the academy took almost $28 ...
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Russia Seeks More Control At Academy Of Sciences
The Washington Post
; The historic autonomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, which has pioneered fundamental research in Russia since its founding by Peter the Great three centuries ago, is under threat from government proposals to bring the institution under much tighter state control and end its academic freedom,
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Cutting Corners at Police Academy; Training Was Reduced, Standards Eased in Rush to Expand D.C. Force Series: LAW AND DISORDER: THE DISTRICT'S TROUBLED POLICE Series Number: 2/4
The Washington Post
; Kenneth Rather completed the D.C. police academy in the summer of 1989. Then fear set in. During his stint there, officials cut back the time spent teaching recruits how to fire their 9mm handguns and how to maneuver a cruiser in a high-speed chase. As he approached his rookie assignment in the
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Academy likely to close soon
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; The Academy of Nursing in Salt Lake City appears to be headed toward closure with students being owed as much as a combined $2.5 million, according to state estimates. One big problem is that the academy only had to bond with the state for $187,000, which is money that would be used to pay students
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Academy of Excellence announces major changes.(Industry news)
Shooting Industry
; The Shooting Industry Academy of Excellence has announced major changes to its awards program as a way to take the best and make it better. Annually, the academy honors companies and individuals for exceptional design, innovation and service to the industry. The academy's voting process is highly
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Academy of Music sees summer start for project // Receives $6M grant from gov., preparing new designs
Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA
; Pennsylvania Academy of Music could begin construction on a new 350- to 370-seat recital hall and education building on North Prince Street by next summer. On Tuesday, Gov. Mark Schweiker visited the academy and presented its founders with a $6 million state grant to help pay for the estimated $15
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Kentucky's new contribution to the global community.(WHAT'S NEW IN ...)(Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky )
The Clearing House
; Keywords: academy, math, science, STEM initiative Throughout the country, legislators, business leaders, educators, and other stakeholders are debating the impending crisis of the shortage of mathematicians and scientists in the United States. Several books, such as Thomas Friedman's The World Is
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Navy Moves To Shore Up Its Academy; Applicants to Be Checked For a Checkered Past
The Washington Post
; ... collection of letters and memos from students, parents, alumni and faculty members describing various problems at the academy. In a news conference after the meeting, Montoya and Larson announced the plan to survey students when they arrive in August. "We will know ...
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 "Waco Tribune-Herald (Waco, TX)")
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Academy to open sporting goods store in Waco in 2006.
Waco Tribune-Herald (Waco, TX)
; ... Kandace Menning, manager of Waco's Richland Mall, upon hearing the news that Academy has taken space in the vacant Kmart. Academy runs ... Tribune-Herald, Texas Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. For information on republishing this content, contact us at ...
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Health sciences librarians' attitudes toward the Academy of Health Information Professionals
Journal of the Medical Library Association
; Objectives: The purpose of the study was to ascertain health sciences librarians' attitudes toward the Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP). Sample: Systematic sampling was used to select 210 names from the list of members of the Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association.
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