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		<title>Changes considered for Upper Missouri dams in bid to boost recovery of sturgeon, cottonwood</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Brown</dc:creator>
		
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Changes on Upper Missouri could boost fish, trees
BILLINGS, Mont. — More than 90 years after dams started to choke off the Upper Missouri River, government officials are drafting a plan to restore the river&#8217;s natural flow to boost its endangered fish and ailing stands of cottonwood trees.
The river courses for almost 150 miles ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/changes-considered-for-upper-missouri-dams-in-bid-to-boost-recovery-of-sturgeon-cottonwood-237843/" title="Changes considered for Upper Missouri dams in bid to boost recovery of sturgeon, cottonwood">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Michelle Obama kicks off Xmas at White House, receives 18½-foot Douglas fir tree from W.Va</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darlene Superville</dc:creator>
		
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Tis the season: White House Christmas tree arrives

WASHINGTON — The White House is open for Christmas.
A day after celebrating Thanksgiving, first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha received the official White House Christmas tree: an 18½-foot Douglas fir delivered from a farm in Shepherdstown, W.Va., by traditional horse-drawn carriage.
Growers Eric and Gloria Sundback ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/michelle-obama-kicks-off-xmas-at-white-house-receives-18%c2%bd-foot-douglas-fir-tree-from-wva-236692/">Michelle Obama kicks off Xmas at White House, receives 18½-foot Douglas fir tree from W.Va</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Models of Obama homes in Chicago and White House in holiday train shows at botanical gardens</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth J. Harpaz</dc:creator>
		
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Model Obama homes in garden holiday train shows

NEW YORK — Models of the Obama White House, the Obama home in Chicago and the house Michelle Obama grew up in are on display at holiday train shows at the Chicago Botanic Garden and the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington.
Holiday train shows are also held in other .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/models-of-obama-homes-in-chicago-and-white-house-in-holiday-train-shows-at-botanical-gardens-235126/">Models of Obama homes in Chicago and White House in holiday train shows at botanical gardens</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>National team to help Forest Service manage bark beetle epidemic in Colo., Wyo.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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National team to help manage bark beetle problem

DENVER — A national team will help the U.S. Forest Service manage the attack against the beetle infestation that has swept through about 2.5 million acres of forests in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming.
Rocky Mountain Regional Forester Rick Cables says the team will help coordinate efforts to address .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/national-team-to-help-forest-service-manage-bark-beetle-epidemic-in-colo-wyo-227355/">National team to help Forest Service manage bark beetle epidemic in Colo., Wyo.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>NYC&#8217;s Rockefeller Center&#8217;s 2009 Christmas tree is 76-foot Norway spruce from Connecticut</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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NYC&#8217;s Rockefeller Center tree is spruce from Conn.

EASTON, Conn. — The star attraction at New York&#8217;s Rockefeller Center this Christmas will be a 76-foot Norway spruce from Connecticut.
Crews cut down the 10-ton tree Wednesday morning at the Easton home of schoolteacher Maria Corti.
The spruce will be hoisted by a crane onto a trailer and transported .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nycs-rockefeller-centers-2009-christmas-tree-is-76-foot-norway-spruce-from-connecticut-225799/">NYC&#8217;s Rockefeller Center&#8217;s 2009 Christmas tree is 76-foot Norway spruce from Connecticut</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Man who held upstate NY principal hostage was upset over treatment of US soldiers, police say</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carola</dc:creator>
		
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Police: NY school gunman upset over GI treatment

PINE PLAINS, N.Y. — Upset by the treatment of U.S. military personnel, a 42-year-old father of an Army veteran sneaked a disassembled shotgun into a middle school just after classes began Tuesday, put it together in a bathroom, then held the principal hostage for more than two hours .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-who-held-upstate-ny-principal-hostage-was-upset-over-treatment-of-us-soldiers-police-say-225190/">Man who held upstate NY principal hostage was upset over treatment of US soldiers, police say</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials: Former student held upstate NY principal hostage for more than 2 hours; no one hurt</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carola</dc:creator>
		
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Officials: Ex-student held NY principal hostage

PINE PLAINS, N.Y. — A 42-year-old man sneaked a disassembled shotgun into his old middle school just after classes began Tuesday, put it together in a bathroom then held the principal hostage for more than two hours before surrendering without firing a shot, police said.
Dutchess County Sheriff Adrian Anderson said ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-former-student-held-upstate-ny-principal-hostage-for-more-than-2-hours-no-one-hurt-224858/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Officials: Former student held upstate NY principal hostage for more than 2 hours; no one hurt</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Former student held upstate NY principal hostage for more than 2 hours; no one hurt</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Carola</dc:creator>
		
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Police: Former student held NY principal hostage

PINE PLAINS, N.Y. — Police say a former student sneaked a disassembled shotgun into an upstate New York middle school, put the gun together in a bathroom and held the principal hostage for more than two hours before surrendering without firing a shot.
No one was injured during the standoff  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-former-student-held-upstate-ny-principal-hostage-for-more-than-2-hours-no-one-hurt-224811/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Town official: Gunman at upstate NY high school takes principal hostage; students safe</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/town-official-gunman-at-upstate-ny-high-school-takes-principal-hostage-students-safe-224478/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Official: Gunman holding NY principal hostage

PINE PLAINS, N.Y. — A town official says a gunman at an upstate New York high school has taken the principal hostage.
Pine Plains Town Supervisor Gregg Pulver tells CNN that students at Stissing Mountain High School are safe. The school is about 90 miles north of New York City.
The school ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/town-official-gunman-at-upstate-ny-high-school-takes-principal-hostage-students-safe-224478/">Read more : Town official: Gunman at upstate NY high school takes principal hostage; students safe</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Capitol Christmas tree to begin journey from Arizona to Washington, D.C.</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/capitol-christmas-tree-to-begin-journey-from-arizona-to-washington-dc-221073/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Felicia Fonseca</dc:creator>
		
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Capitol Christmas tree to be cut from AZ forest

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — An 85-foot blue spruce soon will embark on a long journey from the mountains of northeastern Arizona to Washington, D.C., to stand as the Capitol Christmas tree.
The 7,000-pound tree that is taller than a seven-story building will be harvested Saturday. From Alpine, it will ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/capitol-christmas-tree-to-begin-journey-from-arizona-to-washington-dc-221073/" title="Capitol Christmas tree to begin journey from Arizona to Washington, D.C.">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cedar Fair: no cash distribution to amusement park company owners due to lower revenues</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Cedar Fair: no cash distribution to owners in 2010

SANDUSKY, Ohio — Cedar Fair Entertainment Co. says it will not make any cash distribution in 2010 to the owners who hold unit shares in the company as a result of lower revenues.
Cedar Fair officials said Tuesday that the struggling economy combined with bad weather led to .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cedar-fair-no-cash-distribution-to-amusement-park-company-owners-due-to-lower-revenues-217825/">Cedar Fair: no cash distribution to amusement park company owners due to lower revenues</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cedar Fair 3rd-qtr profit rises from year-ago period hurt by hefty write-downs but sales fall</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:58:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Cedar Fair shares tumble on 3Q profit, sales

SANDUSKY, Ohio — Amusement park operator Cedar Fair Entertainment Co. said Tuesday that profit rose in the third quarter from a year-ago period hurt by charges, but weaker-than-expected revenue sent the company&#8217;s shares tumbling 27 percent.
Cedar Fair, based in Sandusky, Ohio, said sales dropped as attendance fell, primarily .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cedar-fair-3rd-qtr-profit-rises-from-year-ago-period-hurt-by-hefty-write-downs-but-sales-fall-216659/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Cedar Fair 3rd-qtr profit rises from year-ago period hurt by hefty write-downs but sales fall</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Construction to begin on King memorial in DC; plans were delayed over terror security issues</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brett Zongker</dc:creator>
		
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Construction to begin on King memorial in DC

WASHINGTON — Construction can finally begin on the long-delayed Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial slated for the National Mall after the National Park Service issued building permits Thursday for the project.
The memorial was first authorized in 1996. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar joined King&#8217;s only surviving sibling, Christine King .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/construction-to-begin-on-king-memorial-in-dc-plans-were-delayed-over-terror-security-issues-211445/">Construction to begin on King memorial in DC; plans were delayed over terror security issues</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fla. investigators follow garbage trucks to a landfill and discover 7-year-old girl&#8217;s body</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Kallestad</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ORANGE PARK, Fla. — After 7-year-old Somer Thompson vanished on her way home from school, investigators tailed nine garbage trucks from her neighborhood to a Georgia landfill nearly 50 miles away, then picked through the trash as each rig spilled its load.

They sorted through more than 225 tons of garbage before their worst fears were ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fla-investigators-follow-garbage-trucks-to-a-landfill-and-discover-7-year-old-girls-body-204179/" title="Fla. investigators follow garbage trucks to a landfill and discover 7-year-old girl&#8217;s body">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somer Thompson Cause of Death: Homicide; child vanished while walking home from school</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ORANGE PARK, Fla. — After 7-year-old Somer Thompson vanished on her way home from school, investigators tailed nine garbage trucks from her neighborhood to a Georgia landfill nearly 50 miles away, then methodically picked through the trash as each rig spilled its load.

They sorted through more than 200,000 tons of garbage before their worst fears ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/death-of-fla-girl-found-in-landfill-a-homicide-child-vanished-while-walking-home-from-school-203963/">Original article on  : Somer Thompson Cause of Death: Homicide; child vanished while walking home from school</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sheriff says body in Ga. landfill identified by clothes, birthmark as 7-year-old Fla. girl</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Kallestad</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ORANGE PARK, Fla. — Authorities believe a body found under trash in a landfill is that of 7-year-old Somer Thompson, a north Florida girl who vanished on her walk home from school, the sheriff in charge of the case said Thursday.

Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler said the tentative identification was based on clothing and on .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sheriff-says-body-in-ga-landfill-identified-by-clothes-birthmark-as-7-year-old-fla-girl-203652/">Sheriff says body in Ga. landfill identified by clothes, birthmark as 7-year-old Fla. girl</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexico struggles to save monarch reserve from bark-beetle infestation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Stevenson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — Authorities who have struggled to stop illegal logging in Mexico&#8217;s famed monarch butterfly reserve now are cutting down thousands of trees themselves to fight an unprecedented infestation of deadly bark beetles.

Biologists and park workers are racing to fell as many as 9,000 infected fir trees and bury or extract infested wood before .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexico-struggles-to-save-monarch-reserve-from-bark-beetle-infestation-200082/">Mexico struggles to save monarch reserve from bark-beetle infestation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Timber sale on Oregon national forest tests Obama pledge to protect roadless areas</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Barnard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DIAMOND LAKE, Ore. — When Sharon Karr&#8217;s cabin was built on the shores of this high mountain lake in 1928, there were few neighbors and little thought given to the prospects of wildfire.

There are now 102 cabins on this land on the Umpqua National Forest, and fears of a big fire have grown. Young trees .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/timber-sale-on-oregon-national-forest-tests-obama-pledge-to-protect-roadless-areas-193302/">Timber sale on Oregon national forest tests Obama pledge to protect roadless areas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Who smells?&#8217; Odor turns Iowa City, others against ginkgo, but some towns embrace hardy tree</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[IOWA CITY, Iowa — The ginkgo tree is renowned for its hardiness, surviving everything from road salt to an atomic bomb, but it may be undone by another trait — it reeks.

&#8220;It&#8217;s pretty disgusting,&#8221; said Jan Schneider, an office manager in downtown Iowa City whose business has a ginkgo out front.
Iowa City was one of .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/who-smells-odor-turns-iowa-city-others-against-ginkgo-but-some-towns-embrace-hardy-tree-187044/">&#8216;Who smells?&#8217; Odor turns Iowa City, others against ginkgo, but some towns embrace hardy tree</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Relic in Internet world? Bookmobiles still bringing libraries to eager rural NM residents</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Major Holmes</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RAMAH, N.M. — It&#8217;s the last stop of the day for Rural Bookmobile West, snugged up against a curb in a corner of the Ramah Post Office parking lot, where a few customers-to-be wait in their cars protected from looming dark clouds that smell of rain.

Inside the bookmobile, manager Wendy Roberts and assistant Toni-Lynn Hart .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/relic-in-internet-world-bookmobiles-still-bringing-libraries-to-eager-rural-nm-residents-186061/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>California&#8217;s Owens Valley shaken by 5.2 tremor as earthquake sequence regains strength</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONE PINE, Calif. — Earthquakes up to magnitude 5.2 struck Friday evening in a remote area of eastern California that was been shaken by a sequence of temblors a day earlier.

Inyo County sheriff&#8217;s dispatcher Carol Drew said no damage or injuries were reported, but the department received several calls about the quakes.
The quakes&#8217; epicenters were ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/californias-owens-valley-shaken-by-52-tremor-as-earthquake-sequence-regains-strength-185619/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : California&#8217;s Owens Valley shaken by 5.2 tremor as earthquake sequence regains strength</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>California&#8217;s eastern Sierra is rattled by magnitude-5.0 quake and aftershocks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:02:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONE PINE, Calif. — A moderate earthquake followed by dozens of aftershocks rattled the eastern Sierra Thursday but no damage or injuries were reported.

The magnitude-5.0 temblor struck at 3:01 a.m. with an epicenter about 18 miles southeast of the Owens Valley town of Lone Pine.
More than four dozen smaller aftershocks including at least five that ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/californias-eastern-sierra-is-rattled-by-magnitude-50-quake-and-aftershocks-184210/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : California&#8217;s eastern Sierra is rattled by magnitude-5.0 quake and aftershocks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>USGS reports flurry of quakes in eastern Sierra</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONE PINE, Calif. — A series of earthquakes — the largest a magnitude-5.1 — have rattled the Lone Pine area of the eastern Sierra.

The largest struck about 18 miles southeast of the town of Lone Pine at 3:01 a.m.
It was followed within the next three hours by about a half dozen smaller quakes between magnitude-3.0 .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/usgs-reports-flurry-of-quakes-in-eastern-sierra-184009/">USGS reports flurry of quakes in eastern Sierra</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>USGS reports magnitude-5.1 quake in Central California; other smaller quakes also hit area</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONE PINE, Calif. — A series of earthquakes — the largest a magnitude-5.1 — have rattled the Lone Pine area of the eastern Sierra in Central California.

The largest struck about 18 miles southeast of the town of Lone Pine along the east shore of the Owens River at 3:01 a.m.
It was followed within three hours ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/usgs-reports-magnitude-51-quake-in-central-california-other-smaller-quakes-also-hit-area-183998/">Read more : USGS reports magnitude-5.1 quake in Central California; other smaller quakes also hit area</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONE PINE, Calif. — A series of earthquakes — the largest a magnitude-5.1 — have rattled the Lone Pine area of the eastern Sierra.

The largest struck about 18 miles southeast of the town of Lone Pine along the east shore of the Owens River at 3:01 a.m.
It was followed within the next three hours by .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/usgs-reports-magnitude-51-quake-in-eastern-sierra-183991/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: USGS reports magnitude-5.1 quake in eastern Sierra</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cypress Gardens theme park in Fla. closes doors; looking for buyer, renter</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Cypress Gardens, which reigned as Florida&#8217;s grandest theme park in the days before Disney, has shut down while its owners try to sell the attraction.

The 73-year-old park, known for water-skiing shows, lush flower gardens and Southern belles in hoop dresses, was shuttered Wednesday after years of sagging attendance and ownership changes.
The ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cypress-gardens-theme-park-in-fla-closes-doors-looking-for-buyer-renter-177701/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Cypress Gardens theme park in Fla. closes doors; looking for buyer, renter</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Citing climate change, federal judge says grizzlies still threatened</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:39:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BILLINGS, Mont. — Facing the combined pressures of climate change, hunters and lax protections, 600 grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park are going back on the threatened species list under a federal court order issued Monday.

The ruling highlighted climate change&#8217;s devastation to whitebark pine forests, which produce nuts that some grizzlies rely upon ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/citing-climate-change-federal-judge-says-grizzlies-still-threatened-174434/">Citing climate change, federal judge says grizzlies still threatened</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Worst drought in decades hinders Texas marsh habitats&#8217; recovery from Hurricane Ike</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:14:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Duncan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PORT ARTHUR, Texas — First too much water, now not enough.

The Texas Gulf Coast&#8217;s recovery from Hurricane Ike — which submerged the marshes in seawater, scouring away beaches, ruining thousands of acres of vegetation and wiping out much of the wildlife — is being stymied by the state&#8217;s worst drought in 50 years.
The drought has .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/worst-drought-in-decades-hinders-texas-marsh-habitats-recovery-from-hurricane-ike-166176/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Worst drought in decades hinders Texas marsh habitats&#8217; recovery from Hurricane Ike</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bears are breaking into homes, raiding fridges and attacking people in Aspen, Colo.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ASPEN, Colo. — It&#8217;s nearly 2 a.m. and authorities have found the suspect in a string of break-ins into multimillion-dollar homes. His nose led him right to their trap — a cage filled with barbecue-scented cantaloupe and peaches.

It&#8217;s a 550-pound black bear and it nearly fills the entire cage wildlife officers set for him in ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bears-are-breaking-into-homes-raiding-fridges-and-attacking-people-in-aspen-colo-162836/">Bears are breaking into homes, raiding fridges and attacking people in Aspen, Colo.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Leaf-peeping in Iowa: Mississippi River, bridges of Madison County</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES — Whether you&#8217;re on a river, in the woods or driving by the famed bridges of Madison County, autumn colors are easy to find in Iowa.

The foliage is pretty anywhere along the Mississippi River but particularly in Pikes Peak State Park in McGregor, about three hours from Des Moines on the state&#8217;s eastern .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/leaf-peeping-in-iowa-mississippi-river-bridges-of-madison-county-162788/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Foliage smackdown, East v. West: Can Western gold rush really stand up to New England crimson?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to autumn color, New England&#8217;s reputation is five-star. So are Westerners blowing it out their cowboy hats when they claim their golden aspens and cottonwoods can go head to head with Northeastern maples and oaks in October?

&#8220;I have never heard any New Englander say, ever, &#8216;I must go to the Rockies to .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/foliage-smackdown-east-v-west-can-western-gold-rush-really-stand-up-to-new-england-crimson-162779/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Doctoral program in aquaculture and fisheries approved for university at edge of Ark. Delta</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PINE BLUFF, Ark. — Studying fish once seemed so simple: find out where they were biting and keep it under your hat. Now the study of fish has evolved into Ph.D.-level programs that can make fish bigger, tastier and a larger part of the nation&#8217;s economy.

The University of Arkansas&#8217; board of trustees on Friday approved ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/doctoral-program-in-aquaculture-and-fisheries-approved-for-university-at-edge-of-ark-delta-160247/">Doctoral program in aquaculture and fisheries approved for university at edge of Ark. Delta</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Snoopy ousts SpongeBob as Cedar Fair replaces Nickelodeon with Peanuts in its theme parks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANDSUKY, Ohio — Move over, SpongeBob and Dora. Make way for Snoopy.

North America&#8217;s third-largest amusement parks chain says it&#8217;s putting Charlie Brown, Snoopy and other Peanuts characters into five more of its parks next year.
The Peanuts gang will replace the Nickelodeon characters and themed rides at Canada&#8217;s Wonderland near Toronto and Kings Island near Cincinnati. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/snoopy-ousts-spongebob-as-cedar-fair-replaces-nickelodeon-with-peanuts-in-its-theme-parks-159236/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Snoopy ousts SpongeBob as Cedar Fair replaces Nickelodeon with Peanuts in its theme parks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tree-sitting protest of mountaintop removal ends in W.Va. after 6 days; activists arrested</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A tree-sitting protest designed to halt blasting at a Massey Energy mountaintop removal mine in southern West Virginia ended Monday when the activists descended from the trees and were arrested.

State Police confirmed that Laura Steepleton and Nick Stocks were taken into custody after spending six days in a poplar at the Edwight ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tree-sitting-protest-of-mountaintop-removal-ends-in-wva-after-6-days-activists-arrested-155649/" title="Tree-sitting protest of mountaintop removal ends in W.Va. after 6 days; activists arrested">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fraser fir from West Virginia will be picked as this year&#8217;s White House Christmas tree</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Raby</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Fraser fir from West Virginia will be the Christmas tree displayed inside the White House this year.

Tree farmers Eric and Gloria Sundback were selected this month as grand champions of the National Christmas Tree contest.
It&#8217;s a record fourth win for the Sundbacks. Their trees were displayed at the White House twice ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fraser-fir-from-west-virginia-will-be-picked-as-this-years-white-house-christmas-tree-150328/" title="Fraser fir from West Virginia will be picked as this year&#8217;s White House Christmas tree">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Billions of beetles, wildfire spread imperil the northern forests of a warmer world</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles J. Hanley</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HAINES JUNCTION, Yukon Territory — A veil of smoke settled over the forest in the shadow of the St. Elias Mountains, in a wilderness whose spruce trees stood tall and gray, a deathly gray even in the greenest heart of a Yukon summer.

&#8220;As far as the eye can see, it&#8217;s all infested,&#8221; forester Rob Legare .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/billions-of-beetles-wildfire-spread-imperil-the-northern-forests-of-a-warmer-world-147615/">Billions of beetles, wildfire spread imperil the northern forests of a warmer world</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Analysis: Taliban code seen as bid to spruce image as a legitimate resistance group</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alfred De Montesquiou</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — A Taliban code of conduct that pledges to limit attacks on civilians and curb suicide bombings appears aimed at mustering support among the Afghan people and refurbishing the militants&#8217; international image ahead of peace talks widely expected after next month&#8217;s presidential elections.

The code, which NATO officials say was published in May and distributed ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/analysis-taliban-code-seen-as-bid-to-spruce-image-as-a-legitimate-resistance-group-126316/" title="Analysis: Taliban code seen as bid to spruce image as a legitimate resistance group">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Radical idea to uproot trees to adapt to global warming put to the test in western Canada, US</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alicia Chang</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — On naked patches of land in western Canada and United States, scientists are planting trees that don&#8217;t belong there. It&#8217;s a bold experiment to move trees threatened by global warming into places where they may thrive amid a changing climate.

Take the Western larch with its thick grooved bark and green needles. It ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/radical-idea-to-uproot-trees-to-adapt-to-global-warming-put-to-the-test-in-western-canada-us-114354/" title="Radical idea to uproot trees to adapt to global warming put to the test in western Canada, US">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Democratic Party strategist working on campaign of Afghan President Karzai&#8217;s rival</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fisnik Abrashi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — A Democratic Party strategist who helped Bill Clinton get into the White House is now assisting a former Afghan finance minister in his campaign to unseat President Hamid Karzai in upcoming elections.

James Carville said he joined the team of Ashraf Ghani, also a former World Bank official, so Afghans had a viable choice .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/democratic-party-strategist-working-on-campaign-of-afghan-president-karzais-rival-103206/">Source &nbsp;: Democratic Party strategist working on campaign of Afghan President Karzai&#8217;s rival</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Forest restoration project brings together old enemies in logging wars</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Barnard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TAKILMA, Ore. — On a steep slope of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, a crew of young men with chain saws and hardhats worked their way through an old neglected clearcut, cutting brush and young trees and piling the remains to be burned later.

Freshly trained and closely supervised, the crew took care to leave behind .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/forest-restoration-project-brings-together-old-enemies-in-logging-wars-88280/">Source article &nbsp;: Forest restoration project brings together old enemies in logging wars</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Local officials seek help dealing with threat of fires in beetle-ravaged forests</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan Lowy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Officials from Rocky Mountain states urged Congress on Tuesday help them avert a potential catastrophe this summer as they grapple with millions of acres of beetle-ravaged pines that are prone to fire.

Local government officials and forestry experts told the House Natural Resources Committee at a hearing Tuesday that small towns, ski resorts, water .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/local-officials-seek-help-dealing-with-threat-of-fires-in-beetle-ravaged-forests-82992/">Local officials seek help dealing with threat of fires in beetle-ravaged forests</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Local officials to seek help dealing with threat of fires in beetle-ravaged forests</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joan Lowy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Officials from Rocky Mountain states are urging Congress to help them avert a potential catastrophe this summer as they grapple with millions of acres of beetle-ravaged pines that are prone to fire.

The House Natural Resources Committee has scheduled a hearing Tuesday to hear from government and forestry experts about the threat from the ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/local-officials-to-seek-help-dealing-with-threat-of-fires-in-beetle-ravaged-forests-82581/">Local officials to seek help dealing with threat of fires in beetle-ravaged forests</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New York City neighborhood cuts down tree plan; residents worry about sidewalk, home damage</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — What&#8217;s not to like about a tree?

Apparently plenty, if you live one New York City neighborhood.
The New York Daily News says some residents in the Bronx are fuming over the city&#8217;s plans to plant trees on their block.
They say the roots will eventually crack the sidewalks — and they&#8217;ll be stuck with ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-york-city-neighborhood-cuts-down-tree-plan-residents-worry-about-sidewalk-home-damage-76322/">New York City neighborhood cuts down tree plan; residents worry about sidewalk, home damage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Firefighters say southern California wildfire may have sparked during vegetation clearance</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 10:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Taxin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The wildfire that has scorched 13 square miles and destroyed dozens of homes in the hills above this scenic coastal city was apparently sparked by a power tool being used to clear brush, investigators said Sunday.

Fire officials said someone, or possibly a group of people, was clearing vegetation on what appeared .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/firefighters-say-southern-california-wildfire-may-have-sparked-during-vegetation-clearance-58806/">Firefighters say southern California wildfire may have sparked during vegetation clearance</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Investigators say Santa Barbara wildfire sparked by power tool used in brush clearance</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 08:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Investigators say the Santa Barbara County wildfire that has scorched 13 square miles and destroyed dozens of homes was apparently sparked by a power tool used to clear vegetation.

Officials are asking the public for help in identifying who was clearing brush in the area adjacent to the Jesusita Trail on Monday ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/investigators-say-santa-barbara-wildfire-sparked-by-power-tool-used-in-brush-clearance-58762/">Investigators say Santa Barbara wildfire sparked by power tool used in brush clearance</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fire crews and Santa Barbara residents trade compliments after both sides help stop the flames</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 05:06:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Taxin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Relieved to see their ash-covered houses still intact, grateful homeowners are paying tribute to firefighters by tooting car horns and posting large thank-you signs on their front lawns.

The firefighters, who began to get the upper hand this weekend on a fierce blaze that destroyed dozens of homes, were just as quick .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fire-crews-and-santa-barbara-residents-trade-compliments-after-both-sides-help-stop-the-flames-58676/">Fire crews and Santa Barbara residents trade compliments after both sides help stop the flames</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Socialist takes oath of office as Basque region&#8217;s first non-nationalist president</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alvaro Barrientos</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GUERNICA, Spain — A Socialist leader who has vowed to fight the armed separatist group ETA took the oath of office Thursday as the Basque region&#8217;s first non-nationalist president.

Patxi Lopez was sworn in as president in an ornate chamber in this Basque town, and later stepped outside for a brief ceremony beside an oak tree .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/socialist-takes-oath-of-office-as-basque-regions-first-non-nationalist-president-56710/">Socialist takes oath of office as Basque region&#8217;s first non-nationalist president</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Coast to coast: Sequoia tree is latest West Coast native to put down roots in New York</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Pyle</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — As such trees go it&#8217;s short and stocky — only 20 feet tall and 18 inches wide at the base, but come back in 200 years and it may be taller than most of the buildings on Manhattan&#8217;s upper west side.

It&#8217;s a giant sequoia tree, trucked all the way from Oregon by .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/coast-to-coast-sequoia-tree-is-latest-west-coast-native-to-put-down-roots-in-new-york-42988/">Coast to coast: Sequoia tree is latest West Coast native to put down roots in New York</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Big is beautiful as stylists transform tresses into sculpture at NH fantasy hair competition</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MANCHESTER, N.H. — Once the province of shopping mall mavens, gum-snappin&#8217; waitresses and Amy Winehouse, bouffant was in and big hair was beautiful, if only for one night.

The ladies — and one gent — of the International Fantasy Hair Competition proudly wore their hair hats high in the name of art and a good cause.
The .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/big-is-beautiful-as-stylists-transform-tresses-into-sculpture-at-nh-fantasy-hair-competition-42307/">Big is beautiful as stylists transform tresses into sculpture at NH fantasy hair competition</a>.]]></description>
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