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Big fire in taiga near Baikal lake localized  -  20 Aug 2007
ITAR-TASS,The fire broke out in the taiga near the Baikal Lake a week ago as a result of a thunderbolt, a source in the main emergencies department in Buryatia told

Taiga Works Launches New E-Commerce Store for Outdoor Gear and ...  -  20 Aug 2007
PR.com (press release),Taiga Works, a Canadian manufacturer of outdoor gear and clothing, has finally entered the e-commerce market with its own online store.

Drilling Activity at Continental Precious Minerals’ Guorbavare ...  -  20 Aug 2007
Market Wire (press release)From(m) To(m) Interval U(ppm) U3O8(lbs/ton) Drilling operations and core sample sawing were contracted to Taiga Drilling of Mala, Sweden.

Uranium Star's Extends Extensive Exploration Program  -  20 Aug 2007
The Northern Miner (subscription),The last portion of the program will be supervised on site by Robin Chisholm, President of Taiga Consultants under the direction of F. William Nielsen,

Taiga on fire near Baikal lake in Russia’s Buryatia  -  Aug 17, 2007
ITAR-TASS,ULAN-UDE, August 17 (Itar-Tass) -- The taiga is on fire in the Russian Republic of Buryatia. A big fire is raging on the area of 800 hectares in the Baikal

Taiga Building Products Ltd. Announces August 2007 Common Share ...  -  Aug 15, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),Taiga Building Products Ltd. is Canada's largest independent distributor of building products by revenue. For further information: regarding Taiga please

Joys and hurdles of life in a Siberian forest  -  Aug 17, 2007
RussiaToday,Siberia's Krasnoyarsk region is the gateway to the Taiga forest, one of the most unspoilt environments on the planet. Despite having one of the harshest

Girls rescued after 8 days in taiga taken to Yekaterinburg  -  Aug 4, 2007
Kazinform,...“We went into the taiga and ended up walking on the wrong side of the ridge,�? Sorokina, 16, said. “So we went the wrong way and got lost.

Russian Old Believers follow ancient traditions  -  Aug 18, 2007
RussiaToday,It may have one of the harshest climates on the planet, but the Siberian Taiga forest still supports a number of thriving communities.

Krasnoyarsk region: the charm of extremes  -  Aug 15, 2007
RussiaToday,Siberia's Krasnoyarsk region is the gateway to the taiga forest, which is one of the most unspoilt and unpolluted landscapes on the planet.

Land-use policies protect Peru rainforest  -  Aug 10, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...full article Taiga -- Taiga is a biome characterized by coniferous forests. Covering most of inland Alaska, Canada, Sweden, Finland, inland Norway,

Siberian forest plays its part in tracking climate change  -  Aug 14, 2007
RussiaToday,Taiga forest in Siberia's Krasnoyarsk region is one of the most unspoilt and unpolluted landscapes on the planet. That's why it became the home to the

Ono Pharma buys rights to CeNes anaesthetic  -  Aug 6, 2007
Reuters.uk,...(Reporting by Taiga Uranaka, editing by Malcolm Whittaker; Reuters Messaging: taiga.uranaka.reuters.com@reuters.net; +81-3-3432-8587,

Russia to use satellites to defend vast forests  -  Jul 25, 2007
ReutersAncient taiga woodlands which cover much of Siberia are protected by Russian law, but since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union illegal loggers have cut

Over 15600 hectares of woodland on fire in Far East  -  Aug 8, 2007
ITAR-TASS,On Wednesday, 4200 hectares of taiga and other areas were on fire in the region. However, by Thursday morning their number grew to 15680 hectares,

Skilak recreation area not lacking in opportunities  -  Aug 19, 2007
Kenai Peninsula Online,Most of the area is taiga forest made up of a mix of white and black spruce, as well as birch, aspen and other hardwoods. The fauna of the Skilak area is as

Teenager killed by lightning in Khakassia  -  Aug 7, 2007
Siberian News Online,The accident happened 4 km away from the village of Malyy Monok, at Sos taiga tract. Another young man, 21, was injured during the thunderstorm in the same

Songbird journeys – A book review  -  Aug 19, 2007
Towanda Daily Review,...of Argentina to the open grasslands of North America, while thrushes from Central America wing their way toward the broad taiga of Alaska and Canada.

Tunguska Phenomenon Attracts More Scientists From Around The World  -  Jul 26, 2007
Russia-InfoCenter,The taiga now hosts researchers from various Russian scientific institutions and TV crew from Spain, who shoot a documentary film about one of most

UPDATE 3-Wal-Mart's Japan unit sees 6th straight annual loss  -  Aug 14, 2007
Reuters.uk,By Taiga Uranaka TOKYO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s (WMT.N: Quote, Profile , Research) Japanese retail unit Seiyu Ltd. (8268.

Wal-Mart's Japan unit sees 6th straight annual loss  -  Aug 14, 2007
Washington Post,By Taiga Uranaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s Japanese retail unit Seiyu Ltd. said on Tuesday it now expects to post its sixth straight annual

Canadian earnings, dividends and distributions declared Thursday  -  Aug 16, 2007
Canada East,Taiga Building Products Ltd. (TSX:TBL). $0.0213. Payable Aug. 31. Record Sept. 17. Arctic Glacier Income Fund (TSX:AG.UN): $0.0917. Payable Sept. 14.

TELEVIEWS / Will networks respond to ratings crisis?  -  Aug 10, 2007
The Daily Yomiuri,That same year all 10 top dramas had ratings more than 20 percent and the NHK morning serial and taiga drama were both at 39 percent.

Kirin, Sapporo cut forecasts as Japan drinks less beer  -  Aug 3, 2007
ReutersBy Taiga Uranaka TOKYO, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Kirin Holdings Co. (2503.T: Quote, Profile, Research) and Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (2501.T: Quote, Profile, Research)

Harry Pearson  -  Aug 2, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,The pale-skinned, red-eyed creature of the night left his native rocky outcrop under a dark cloud, pitched up in the Siberian Taiga, then returned two years

Komatsu lifts outlook, outdoes rival Caterpillar  -  Jul 30, 2007
ReutersBy Taiga Uranaka TOKYO, July 30 (Reuters) - Komatsu Ltd. (6301.T: Quote, Profile, Research), Japan's top construction machinery maker, lifted its full-year

Mitsukoshi, Isetan may seek merger: source  -  Jul 25, 2007
ReutersBy Taro Fuse and Taiga Uranaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese department stores Isetan Co. Ltd. (8238.T: Quote, Profile, Research) and Mitsukoshi Ltd. (2779.

Visitors frolic with beluga whales in Manitoba  -  Jul 23, 2007
Dallas Morning News (subscription),At this latitude, plains dissolve into tundra through a transition zone called taiga. The tree line ends at the edge of town.

Canadian Boreal Initiative applauds federal Government for ...  -  Aug 8, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),...is still largely ecologically intact, and with the Amazon Rainforest and Siberian Taiga is one of the largest intact natural regions remaining on earth.

Fire Area Reduces in Chita Region Forests Thanks to Waterbombers  -  Aug 8, 2007
Desastres.org,According to him, two waterbombers Il-76 made 14 flights for firefighting efforts over the past day and dumped on the burning taiga about 600 tonnes of

Peace and Harmony  -  Aug 1, 2007
Russia Profile,Gradually, the Kalmyks adapted to live in the Siberian taiga, but it was difficult. "The whole time at school, I remember that when my history teacher used

Anthrax outbreak confirmed  -  Jul 31, 2007
Northern News Services (subscription),Clayton Burke, the owner of Fort Smith's Taiga Tour Company and a licensed outfitter in the park, noted six to eight bus tours would come to the town and

Climate change may spur loss of mountain meadows, forest shifts  -  Jul 29, 2007
Aspen Daily News,...in some conifer forests, which wrap high mountain ranges and wreathe a large part of the Northern Hemisphere in an ecological zone called the Taiga.

Taste of Kiwi for Japanese  -  Jul 27, 2007
Waikato Times,From right, seated, grandfather Hiroshi Ito with grandsons Daichi and Taiga Sato, and Ren Kanemaru. Back, from right, Takiko Osawa, Keiko Tamura and Shino

Diadem Announces Franklin Diamond Project 2007-2008 Drilling Program  -  Jul 26, 2007
Earthtimes.orgThe administration of the permitting and drill program is being carried out on behalf of Diadem by Taiga Consultants Ltd of Calgary, Alberta.

:: The Daily Times ::  -  Jul 22, 2007
Maryville Daily Times,First-year swimmer Taiga Ikeguchi made the last day in the 25 freestyle and 8-and-under freestyle relay. Garrett Graumann, Mallory Gardner and Josh

Taiga Building Products Ltd. announces November 2006 common share ...  Nov 17, 2006
BURNABY, BC, Nov. 17 /CNW/ - Taiga Building Products Ltd. (TSX: TBL & TBL.NT ... December 15th, 2006. Taiga Building Products Ltd. is Canada's ... - Canada NewsWire (press release),

Civilization in Taiga  Nov 7, 2006
For a decade ago non-Russian people believed Siberia was a land of hoarfrosted faces, howling wolves, frozen mountains, salt mines, human chain gangs and exile ... - Cosmetics in Russia,

Operating income hits record $8.5m at Taiga Building  Nov 8, 2006
Despite low commodity prices and declining sales revenues, Burnaby-based Taiga Building Products turned in a record performance for the quarter ending Sept. ... - Vancouver Sun (subscription),

Taiga Building Products Ltd. appoints new director  Nov 7, 2006
BURNABY, BC, Nov. 7 /CNW/ - Taiga Building Products Ltd. (TSX: TBL & TBL ... services functions. Taiga Building Products Ltd. is Canada's ... - Canada NewsWire (press release),

Eloro Options Properties From Virginia Mines in the James Bay ...  Nov 23, 2006
...of Agreement with IAMGOLD Corporation (formerly Cambior Inc.) allowing Cambior to earn a 50% interest in the Lemoyne North, Sakami East and Taiga claim blocks ... - Market Wire (press release)

The beer that might make Amos famous  Nov 10, 2006
Brasserie Belgh taps glacial water. Belgian brewmaster gets his Taiga into the major supermarket chains. The Abitibi-Temiscamingue ... - Montreal Gazette,

Attention Business/Financial Editors:  Nov 7, 2006
Taiga Building Products Ltd. Announces another record period ... BURNABY, BC, Nov. 7 /CNW/ - Taiga Building Products Ltd. ("Taiga" or the "Company ... - Canada NewsWire (press release),

Ancillary Relief Update (Autumn 2006)  Oct 30, 2006
By way of recap, Thorpe and Dyson LJJ in Moses-Taiga v Taiga [2006] 1 FLR 1074, held that in exceptional cases where the applicant has no assets, no security ... - Family Law Week,

The First Art Newspaper on the Net  Nov 20, 2006
...east across North Asia from the Urals to the Pacific coast and south from the tundra regions along the Arctic Ocean margins, through the great Taiga forest zone ... - Art Daily

A New Release of the iTech Bridge Sourcing Portal is Launched  Nov 21, 2006
Ukraine and the United States. iTech Bridge Company is a member of the Silicon Taiga alliance (Russia). The president of the company ... - The Open Press (press release)

Bird Sightings  Nov 22, 2006
...year. The rough-legged is a hawk of the North, breeding in the Arctic tundra and taiga regions around the northern hemisphere. It ... - Salt Lake Tribune,

Huge queues as must-have Sony PlayStation 3 arrives  Nov 10, 2006
AT 7am today, the shutters of Asobit City game shop in the Akihabara district of Tokyo opened and Taiga Ishikawa (20), was at the front of the queue to become ... - Unison.ie,

Shadow of the Silk Road, by Colin Thubron  Nov 19, 2006
...at a disadvantage in his last travel book, In Siberia, where I felt he neglected the region's huge physical environment, evading the bitter taiga and tundra ... - Independent,

Drilling Activity at Continental Precious Minerals Properties in ...  Nov 20, 2006
...exploration programs. Drilling operations and core sample sawing are contracted to Taiga Drilling of Mala (Skelefte), Sweden. Program ... - Market Wire (press release)

Game on: Sony’'s new PlayStation is snapped up by black ...  Nov 10, 2006
BY THE time his moment of joy arrives, Taiga Ishikawa will have been roughing it for 28 hours, but no one could be better equipped for a night on the streets ... - The Sunday Times,

Climate change will hurt efforts to fight fires: Scientists  Nov 13, 2006
...rising temperatures. Fire seasons have grown longer or more severe in parts of the US West, Siberian taiga and Canadian Rockies. If ... - Hindu,

Scientists fear climate change will hurt efforts to fight fires  Nov 13, 2006
...temperatures. Fire seasons have grown longer or more severe in parts of the Western US, Siberian taiga and Canadian Rockies. If ... - San Jose Mercury News,

EXCLUSIVE: Man behind the BBC's Planet Earth reveals the ...  Nov 4, 2006
...reefs. EVERY third tree on the planet is in the Taiga Forest, a belt of woodland that goes around the entire Northern Hemisphere. ... - Sunday Mirror,

The insider  Nov 11, 2006
Well, maybe how it feels, as a denizen of the easy West, to walk where tigers walk, from thorn-forest to snowy taiga and mangrove swamp: Nepal, Bangladesh ... - Telegraph.co.uk,

ROYAL ROADS REPORTS 1.69 MILLION TONNES INFERRED RESOURCE GRADING ...  Nov 7, 2006
The technical report was completed by Michael D. Jamieson, B.Sc, P.Geol., Taiga Consultants Ltd., Calgary, Alberta on October 23, 2006, and was prepared in ... - Free Market News Network,

Can balmy Churchill live with new climate?  Nov 7, 2006
Second, it was the last week of October. The winter winds that keep the taiga's pine trees stunted and bald should have been in full force. ... - Globe and Mail,

Bigfoot Buzz   Nov 2, 2006
...supernatural, or physical, your responses are welcome here. Please email: bigfootbuzz@taiga-communications.com Meegwetch! Ekosi! - Canada First Perspective,

THE BORDER BETWEEN THE WORLD OF PEOPLE AND THE REALM OF SPIRITS  Oct 27, 2006
...near rivers. “A small taiga river or brook ran in the nearest vicinity of a shaman’s tent or at a small distance from it. In ... - Изве�?ти�? �?ауки,

Krasnoyarsk soldier sentenced to 3 years' imprisonment for ...  Oct 29, 2006
...deceived. He was taken to the taiga, where he was kept by force for two years and made cut timber, Abakan TV Channel "TV-7" reported. ... - Siberian News Online,

Skiing in Siberia  Oct 25, 2006
Now get a few figures: the population density there is 5 men per square kilometer. Nine tenth of the area is covered with impassible taiga forests. ... - Russia-InfoCenter,

Eloro Announces $1,000,000 Financing with MineralFields Group  Nov 7, 2006
...allowing Cambior to earn a 50% interest in the Lemoyne North, Sakami East and Taiga claim blocks, by spending C$ 2 million in exploration work on or before ... - CCNMatthews (press release),

Walking the talk?  Oct 30, 2006
...of the entire Polish middle class living in the Soviet sector was rounded up and sent to forced labour camps in the Gulag, mainly working timber in the Taiga. ... - BBC News, [an error occurred while processing this directive]

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