11/21/2008 -
Wilderness: (k)no(w)here
Wilderness return from a two-year hiatus with a few incremental shifts, including slower tempos, starker arrangements, and more emphasis on the band's superb rhythm section. read more
Source:
Pitchfork
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/node/147435
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11/23/2008 -
THE GOP'S WILDERNESS YEARS
They won only two states in 1936, prompting the immortal aphorism that as Maine goes, so goes Vermont. They won only six states in 1964, suggesting to many analysts that a great political party was in eclipse. They saw a party warhorse defeated by an upstart governor in 1992, making them fear that their dream of a Republican era was imperiled. Things have been bleak for the Republicans before.
Source:
David Shribman via Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ucds/20081123/cm_ucds/thegopswildernessyears
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11/23/2008 -
Fall hikes in the Mountain Lakes Wilderness
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Source:
Herald and News
http://www.heraldandnews.com/articles/2008/11/23/news/diversions/doc48d2fbb74b93
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11/23/2008 -
'Australia' may be country's best advertisement
National tourism board launches campaign based on Nicole Kidman film, highlighting Western Australia state's wilderness The film camera sweeps across the landscape, taking in flat plains, gushing waterfalls and a dusty country town. The color is brilliant, the emptiness palpable, and the soundtrack soars dramatically as warplanes bomb a city.
Source:
Baltimore Sun
http://www.baltimoresun.com/travel/bal-tr.australia23nov23,0,4909514.story?track
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11/20/2008 -
Mountain in Cascades renamed for wilderness photographer Ira Spring
The State Board on Geographic Names has approved renaming a mountain near Darrington after the late Ira Spring, the dean of Northwest trails, who was a renowned wilderness photographer and author of numerous Northwest hiking guides.
Source:
Seattle Times
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008413375_iraspring20m.html?syn
dication=rss
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11/22/2008 -
Cha-cha voice lost in the wilderness
THE Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is unlikely to support Charter Change, a prominent bishop said yesterday despite assurances that the move will not be used to extend President Arroyos term.
Source:
Yehey!
http://www.yehey.com/news/Article.aspx?id=229459
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11/22/2008 -
Horse, found shot and wandering, gets new home near Bend
BEND -- A horse discovered wandering in the Three Sisters Wilderness area after being shot and wounded is getting a new home. Before it was shot in the head last month, the 6-year-old Arab gelding named Nikko was among about...
Source:
The Oregonian
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/11/horse_found_shot_and_wandering.
html
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11/22/2008 -
Heated atmosphere awaits teams
State College, Pa. ? To complete their wander out of the football wilderness, the Spartans have traveled to the middle of nowhere with a shot at becoming Big Ten co-champions.
Source:
The State News
http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/msu_football_blog/2008/11/heated_atmosph
ere_awaits_teams
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11/22/2008 -
Horse that survived shot in head gets a new home
Veterinarians at the Bend Equine Medical Center had to remove the left eye of the horse, nicknamed "Trooper," and treat a leg injury after the animal was found wandering in the Three Sisters Wilderness.
Source:
KVAL Eugene
http://www.kval.com/news/local/34932594.html
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11/21/2008 -
Once-dominant NPA sent packing to political wilderness
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Source:
The Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081121.wbcnotebook21/BNStor
y/National/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20081121.wbcnotebook21
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11/23/2008 -
French adventurer faces new feat as head of Antarctic station
Eight years after skiing across Antarctica alone, a French adventurer returns next month to the "white desert" as head of a scientific station with a mission to govern a team of 130 through the dark hours of winter.
Source:
AFP via Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081123/sc_afp/lifestylefranceantarcticasciencepeop
le_081123075948
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11/20/2008 -
Idaho lawmakers look to 2009 for wilderness bills
Associated Press - November 19, 2008 6:35 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Two Idaho lawmakers whose wilderness bills appear to have failed to gain traction say they will try again next year.
Source:
News On 6 Tulsa
http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=9381776
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11/19/2008 -
More non-wilderness areas needed
Regarding the article ?Environmentalists hope for ?sea change? under Obama administration? (ADN, Nov. 17): As a hunter, climber, snowboarder, and backpacker that uses Colorado?s wilderness areas more than the average person, I don?t believe we need more wilderness designations.
Source:
Aspen Daily News
http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/columnist/130609
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11/22/2008 -
Activists hail park logging ban
The bubbly was popping and suds flowing Friday as local environmentalists celebrated the Doer government's sudden announcement it will ban logging operations in all but one of Manitoba's 80 parks by April 1. Environmental and wilderness groups have been demanding an end to logging in parks for years, and had thought their protests were falling on deaf ears. What they didn't know was provincial ...
Source:
Winnipeg Free Press
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/story/4252754p-4896713c.html
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11/20/2008 -
Idaho lawmakers look to 2009 for wilderness bills
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Two Idaho lawmakers whose wilderness bills appear to have failed to gain traction say they will try again next year. U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo and U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson, both Republicans, say they'll pick up new allies on some aspects of their bills but see new pressures as well.
Source:
KFSM Ft. Smith-Fayetteville
http://www.kfsm.com/Global/story.asp?S=9381776
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