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World's Protected Areas Threatened By Climate Change, New Study Shows
"Climate change will affect national parks, forest reserves and other protected areas around the world, in some cases altering conditions so severely that the resulting environments will be virtually new to the...Four national parks in Jambi to be discussed in UNFCCC
"The four are the National Parks of Kerinci Seblat, Berbak, Bukit Dua Belas, and Bukit Tiga Puluh, Director of the Indonesian Community for Conservation (KKI-Warsi) Jambi Rakhmat Hidayat said on Sunday.He said the condition of the four national parks were relatively good and...FEMA to close LA Katrina trailer parks
"NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is planning to close by Friday as many as 13 trailer parks in Louisiana where victims of the 2005 hurricanes are currently living. The move is intended to help the hurricane victims move into more stable, permanent...
Nigerian Physics Undergraduate Mubarak Muhammad Abdullahi, Builds Helicopter
"Mubarak Muhammad Abdullahi, a 24-year-old physics undergraduate in northern Nigeria, takes old cars and motorbikes to pieces in the back yard at home and builds his own helicopters from the parts.
"It took me... Save Kananaskis, Wildlife and forest at risk, Create a Park
The destruction of the forests in the Eastern Kananaskis (Elbow, Sheep, Sibbald Districts) Wildlife and forest at risk, the playground of Calgary at riskWhat is the future of our children ?Stop Logging Create a ParkBobby Brown suffers heart attack
With his reported lifestyle, perhaps this will get him to chill. ------------------------------------------------------------------"R&B singer and former Alpharetta resident Bobby Brown is recovering today...
created by angryindian | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Parking wardens to become council 'spies'
"Parking attendants could soon be able to hand out on-the-spot fines if they catch anyone dropping litter. The attendants will be re-named "civil enforcement officers" and allowed to issue penalty notices for fly-posting and graffiti. They would also become council "spies",...Ex-bank was HQ for burglars
"Ex-bank was HQ for burglars By ANDREW WELLNER awellner@adn.com Published: September 20, 2007 Last Modified: September 20, 2007 at 05:05 PM WASILLA - When she came to work July 30 at Arctic Beauty Supply on the...Whew! Any Other Ideas for Kananaskis?
Creating a new park in Kananaskis might be one way to halt Ted Morton's plans to clear-cut 800,000 acres there. The rest of Kananaskis is already a park but the eastern section, the one in question,...Future Firefighters Train At Camp Parks
" June 17, 2007 California - The second-to-last lesson for 32 firefighter recruits nearing their graduation: In a wildfire, wind changes everything. That's why the recruits from the Alameda County Fire Department, Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department, San Ramon Valley Fire...Cutting back topiary in Heaton Park, Manchester
It is reported in the Manchester Evening News that the Horticultural Centre at Heaton Park, Manchester, is in a state of neglect because, a council spokesman is reported as saying: ‘… the greenhouse...
created by joseph_mcgarraghy | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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NYC Becomes Animal Kingdom
This week saw a rash of weird animal-related news in New York City -- two wounded birds of prey (there's actually a lot of them here -- they eat the pigeons and rats), and a young sheep running loose in The Bronx...
created by Brian A Kennedy | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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309 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
Disney opens weddings to gay couples
Disney's Fairy Tales Wedding program is now available for same sex couples. The program previously required a valid marriage license, but Disney officials say they made the amendment after a gay couple asked...
created by Victoria Revay | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago
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Today in history - Dec. 1
"Today is Friday, Dec. 1, the 335th day of 2006. There are 30 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a black seamstress, refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Ala., city bus. Mrs. Parks was arrested, sparking a...Toady Duel: Senator Allen Fires Last Shot, Webb Uses Starting Pistol in Curio...
"One might expect the nearly departed Senator George Allen (lately R- Virginia) to fire at least one shot in anger, and he has promised to do so by honoring one of his campaign promises to the Virginia Gun Ownersâ Coalition. His parting shot will be to introduce...
created by publicreader | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago
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