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Old trees, new title - Chicago Tribune
CONGAREE NATIONAL PARK, S.C. — Somewhere up in the canopy of leaves, a barred owl hooted: hoo-hoo hoo-hoo hoo-awww. Park superintendent Martha Bogle hooted right back and sounded like an owl herself. No answer. The owl, evidently, was in no mood for

Pelican slams into swimmer in Fla. - Miami Herald
An Ohio woman is recovering after a pelican slammed into her face while she was swimming in the Gulf of Mexico. Debbie Shoemaker of Toledo, Ohio, was swimming Thursday around 1:45 p.m. near Treasure Island, a beach community west of St. Petersburg

Florida Gulf Swimmer Hit by Pelican, Gets 25 Stitches - FOX News
TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. An Ohio woman is recovering after a pelican slammed into her face while she was swimming in the Gulf of Mexico. Debbie Shoemaker of Toledo, Ohio, was swimming Thursday near Treasure Island, a beach community west of St

Swimmer Recovering After Diving Pelican Flies Into Her Face in Gulf of - The Ledger
TREASURE ISLAND | An Ohio woman is recovering after a pelican slammed into her face while she was swimming in the Gulf of Mexico. Debbie Shoemaker of Toledo, Ohio, was swimming Thursday near Treasure Island, a beach community west of St. Petersburg

Chevron and Gazprom May Become One of the World’s Largest Liquefied - Kommersant
// The President of Chevron Global Gas hopes for Stockman Kommersant has learned that the American Chevron sent Gazprom the final version of its proposal for participating in the development of the Stockman natural gas deposit on Monday. Just before

Web hopping - Everett Herald
Do you really want to spend your winter recreation time fishing through a hole in the ice on a frozen lake? Pack your bags and head to the Florida Keys, where the weather is warmer and the fish are bigger — and they don’t freeze as soon as you land

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After rough outing, Dodgers’ Penny cools off with day of fishing - Los Angeles Daily News
The day before, the Dodgers starter had been shelled by the New York Mets. Ten runs and 10 hits in 4& 2/3 innings. His location was off, his luck was non-existent. The only silver lining was Thursday was an off day for the Dodgers and he didn’t have

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THIS DATE IN HISTORY - Newsday
1521: Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed by natives in the Philippines. 1570: Pope Pius V excommunicated Queen Elizabeth I. 1805: During the First Barbary War, an American-led force of Marines and mercenaries captured the city of Derna

Energy Partners is refocusing on the central Gulf of Mexico - New Orleans Times-Picayune
Energy Partners Ltd. is refocusing on exploring in the central Gulf of Mexico, a region the company has had historic success in. Energy Partners began exploring in the central Gulf when it was founded 10 years ago, but the New Orleans energy firm

Do more to exploit energy resources - Baltimore Sun
In the column “Candidates’ ideas range from bad to bad” (Commentary, April 22), Steve Chapman takes the presidential candidates to task for not offering sound energy policy. I find it disturbing that nowhere in the column does Mr. Chapman suggest

Northwestern University School of Law Too good for Jerry Springer? - Seattle Times
Students at the Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago are up in arms over news that schlock TV-show host Jerry Springer will be the school’s commencement speaker. While students are circulating a petition, school administrators are busy

Oil reform debate stirs national pride in Mexico - Reuters
MEXICO CITY, April 25 (Reuters) - When Mexico expropriated its fledgling oil industry in 1938, Mexicans handed over family jewels, silverware and chickens to fund a new state oil company and pay off the foreign firms being booted out. Four decades

Mexico cartels post ‘help wanted’ ads - USA Today
We don’t feed you Maruchan soups,” said one banner in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, referring to a brand of ramen noodles. The recruiting by the Gulf Cartel reflects how Mexico’s fight against traffickers increasingly resembles a real war, nearly

Earth Day a reminder to visit wildlife refuges - Baton Rouge Advocate
The National Wildlife Refuge System is one of the world s most extensive networks of lands managed for wildlife. America s system is a great example of what Earth Day is about people celebrating our planet s natural environment and helping

Energy Sector Roundup: Oil Rises on Persian Gulf Encounter - Boston Globe
NEW YORK Following is a summary of top stories in the energy sector Friday afternoon. Iran Tension Send Oil Higher Oil prices rose sharply on news that a ship under contract to the Defense Department fired warning shots at two boats in the Persian

Cubans found on raft south of New Orleans - MSNBC
NEW ORLEANS - A dozen Cubans tried to cross the Gulf of Mexico in a raft but ran into trouble about 300 miles south of New Orleans, authorities said. Two died, two were missing Saturday, and six were hospitalized, including a mother and her 16-year

FAU researcher beat flying fears to survey birds
Palm Beach Interactive - He focused his research on the wading birds in Lake Okeechobee. Like his classmates, Akerman, 36, was an environmentalist to the core. He hated cars and recycled everything.

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BuRec turns folks into water gods for a day
Billings Gazette - Bureau of Reclamation, was a way for members of the Bighorn River System Issues Group to see how tricky it can be to balance the often competing needs of fishing, boating, farming, power generation and flood control.

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Local disabled sailing event draws top competitors
St. Petersburg Times - HIGH SCHOOL RACING: Youth sailing among high schools is one of the fastest-growing aspects of sailing. Florida schools have a South Points series during the school year. South Points No. 2, held at the St. Petersburg Sailing Center, was won by Tampa’s

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FISHING: Things not red-hot offshore, but some anglers are having luck
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - Kevin Hannah caught an 11.3-pound bass Saturday to propel him and Kevin Shults to a 21.9-pound stringer and first place in the FLPD Team Bass Tournament on Lake Okeechobee. Rob Howell and Paul Roberts were second at 16. Tony Wilson and Pete Gouveia

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Local disabled sailing event draws top competitors
St. Petersburg Times - HIGH SCHOOL RACING: Youth sailing among high schools is one of the fastest-growing aspects of sailing. Florida schools have a South Points series during the school year. South Points No. 2, held at the St. Petersburg Sailing Center, was won by Tampa’s

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EmpirBus grows with private equity money
International Boat Industry - The same change as in production and technology development in the car companies is coming also in the boating industry. By this change, we’ll getter possibilities to help our customers.

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