A world that is not of our making

Source: Arkansas Online

LITTLE ROCK ALONG THE BUFFALO RIVER, NEAR TYLER BEND “Nature sucks.” This is one of our household idioms—a phrase we occasionally imagine emanating from one of our innocent dogs, upon whom we have projected fictive personalities. “Nature sucks” when the ...
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Rediscover Kentucky: Open your eyes to its many charms

Source: Louisville Courier-Journal

Kentuckys tourism industry is gearing up again for the summer travel season. As someone who has worked in the industry for more than 30 years, I believe we have many good reasons to be optimistic about 2012. Recently, during National Travel a ...
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Big whoop! Festival celebrates Maine’s official state treat

Source: Sun Journal

Break out those stretchy pants you packed away after Thanksgiving, and get to work building up that appetite; it’s almost time for the fourth annual Maine Whoopie Pie Festival! Make a short detour on your way to or from the festival to see this piece of ...
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Mayer summer camps for girls 12-15 coming in June

Source: The Daily Courier

The Daily Courier Girls between the ages of 12 and 15 are invited to one of two summer girls' camps in June at the YMCA Chauncey Ranch along the Agua Fria River in Mayer. The camp features a pool, horsebac ...
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Summer ocean salmon fishing could be memorable

Source: The Seattle Times

Early signs indicate schools of chinook are now cruising off the coast in fairly good numbers as the nontribal commercial troll fishery — which opened May 1 — has been catching fish when the weather allows them to get out of port. "They started o ...
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Summer 2012: Active family adventures

Source: The Independent

Ride the rapids of the spectacular Tara Canyon in Montenegro on an adventure holiday that also features hiking along the Bay of Kotor. Explore Montenegro (020-7118 1002; montenegroholidays.com ), which launched this spring, is offering seven nights ...
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Canadian Adam van Koeverden wins World Cup kayak silver

Source: Toronto Star

Adam van Koeverden, shown racing in 2011 file photo, finished second in Saturday's K-1 1,000-metre final in Duisburg, Germany. Star file photo DUISBURG, GERMANY— Canadian Olympian Adam van Koeverden earned a medal for the second consec ...
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Boost for towns as Olympic parking hours extended

Source: The Royal Borough Observer

OLYMPIC chiefs have given in to business and council demands to allow ticket-holders to park in Windsor and Maidenhead for longer. Up to 30,000 people are expected to descend on the towns each day from July 29 to August 11 ...
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Second body found in Indian river

Source: BBC News

26 May 2012 Last updated at 08:22 ET Michael Easton did not turn up for work for Shell on Monday A second body has been found by Indian police investigating the disappearance of two British men on a canoeing trip. Ian Turton, 42, and Michael Easton, 57, ...
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