 Mapping nature's heartlands
(Guardian Unlimited: Sat, 25 Aug) As WG Sebald's reputation took shape in the years after his tragic death, his writing was much praised for its originality. But in truth what felt new in his work had as much to do with subtle adaptations of tradition as it did with pioneering a brand new kind of non-fiction.
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 Ireland's Population Growth
(About.com: Wed, 22 Aug) Ireland has seen a recent rapid increase in their population. According to the New York Times the country grew by 8% or 322,645 in four years, split between new...
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 Wild Horse Auction
(KBCI Boise: Sun, 26 Aug) About 200 wild horses are up for adoption this weekend and you can take one home.
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 WL police go around the clock
(Northwest Herald: Sat, 25 Aug) WONDER LAKE – Although it will look the same, the Wonder Lake Police Department will be a different facility next month.
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 Trying to fathom farming's origins
(The Columbus Dispatch: Fri, 24 Aug) Tom Dillehay, an archaeologist with Vanderbilt University, and several colleagues announced last month in the journal Science that they had recovered remarkably early evidence for agriculture in South America.
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 UNFPA proposes global campaign to push abortion
(Catholic News: Fri, 24 Aug) The proposed Trinidad and Tobago Gender Policy will call for compliance with international agreements, made through the United Nations, and cooperation with the UN’s CEDAW (Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women), the infamous anti-family, anti-motherhood monitoring committee that seeks to compel governments to legalise abortion, prostitution and sodomy.
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 Today, Andrew would do twice the damage
(Miami Herald: Fri, 24 Aug) The 15th anniversary of Hurricane Andrew's disastrous strike on South Florida arrives Friday with the tropics relatively quiet, welcome news for several reasons.
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Review: The Wild Places by Robert Macfarlane
