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For peat's sake, farmer opposes new pipeline  -  28 Aug 2007
Hutchinson Leader,Peat forms from decayed vegetation in bogs. It creates a fine, spongy soil that eventually turns into coal, over millions of years. When it’s dry,

Indonesian peatlands seen playing key climate role  -  28 Aug 2007
ReutersIn recent years, experts say peat bogs have been stoking global warming through increasing greenhouse gas emissions because of massive deforestation and

Connemara: Ireland's peaceful coast  -  28 Aug 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,You can spot an area of bog where brave folk have been harvesting peat - the surface is gouged and riven. Bars of turf are assembled into little pyramids to

Horse ban hits local workforce  -  28 Aug 2007
Bendigo Advertiser,Mick Peat works mornings on course maintenance at the Bendigo Jockey Club and runs a farrier business by afternoon. Mr Peat said he had not worked at the

Bog Snorkelling  -  28 Aug 2007
EURSOC,If you fancy a real extreme sporting experience, why not try swimming through sixty yards of chilly, muddy water in a Welsh peat bog?

Snorkellers set bog standard  -  28 Aug 2007
Glasgow Evening Times,Enthusiasts from as far away as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, America and Sweden dived into a stinking, filthy peat bog near Llanwrtyd Wells, in Wales,

GPG half-year profit up 185 per cent  -  28 Aug 2007
The Age,Guinness Peat Group is reporting a 185 per cent increase in half-year net profit to STG94 million ($A229.1 million). Chairman Sir Ron Brierley on Wednesday

Parkview pursues four in a row  -  28 Aug 2007
Atlanta Journal Constitution,By SETH COLEMAN After Parkview won its second consecutive Class AAAAA team championship last season, head coach James Tigue started thinking three-peat.

Deep girls golf team aims for AV-CTL three-peat  -  Aug 27, 2007
Arkansas City Traveler,And with five returning starters, there's no reason why the Bulldogs can't three-peat. Depth should undoubtedly be their strength this season.

Ireland in the mood for three-peat in ICC Intercontinental Cup  -  Aug 26, 2007
SFCPressPoint (press release),Ireland made an emphatic statement in the ICC Intercontinental Cup last week with an emphatic and clinical victory over Bermuda in Dublin.

Kahoks eyeing conference three-peat  -  Aug 26, 2007
Suburban Journals,By Jason Sibert The Collinsville Kahoks volleyball team established a track record of success in the last three seasons and coach Kim Lobb expects to stay

Peat Fires Cover Moscow in a Haze  -  Aug 21, 2007
The Moscow Times,By Kevin O'Flynn The city was under a hazy shroud generated by more than 20 peat and forest fires in nearby regions Tuesday, prompting city health officials

New-look NewCath seeks 3-peat  -  Aug 23, 2007
Cincinnati Post,By John Lachmann Last year, Newport Central Catholic Cath won just two of its first seven games. The Thoroughbreds then won their final eight,

Kluft on course for heptathlon three-peat  -  Aug 25, 2007
Gulf Times,OSAKA, Japan: Sweden's heptathlon golden girl Carolina Kluft took a solid lead in her quest for a record third straight title at the World Athletics

Four-peat in the cards?  -  Aug 25, 2007
The Express Times,By ED LAUBACH Conventional wisdom says the Lafayette Leopards, with an unproven, untested starting quarterback and last year's backup carrying the rushing

Matthijs van Boxsel, fascinated by stupidity  -  Aug 27, 2007
Radio Netherlands,...population to exploit the region's protective ring of peat cushions, to dig ditches to let the water flow out, the peat cushions rotted and imploded.

Valleau makes it a five-peat at Ladies Lobstick  -  Aug 25, 2007
Prince Albert Daily Herald,On Friday the Nipawin golfer, who at one time worked at the host Waskesiu Golf Course, added yet another trophy to her case in what is becoming a remarkable

Notebook: Three-peat?  -  Aug 23, 2007
NCAAsports.com,By Amy Farnum THREE-PEAT? Maryland will start the 2007 season at No. 1 in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Preseason Poll after winning

Daring to four-peat  -  Aug 22, 2007
Vail Daily News,Which brings us back to that four-peat thing. “Our expectation is to be a four-time champion of the league and go down to Denver,� midfielder Rudy Solis

THREE-PEAT?  -  Aug 23, 2007
SunHerald.com,George county coach Al Jones views the return of Hopkins, Lawrence and Johnson as crucial to the Rebels' three-peat hopes. "If we stay healthy,

Wilson outduels Kuntz to three-peat at FCC ladies stroke play ...  -  Aug 23, 2007
Northwest Arkansas Times,BY DAVID SHOWERS Northwest Arkansas Times Sharon Wilson reaffirmed her lofty status as the top female golfer at Fayetteville Country Club on Wednesday,

Westfield woman nearly makes triathlon a three-peat  -  Aug 13, 2007
Indianapolis Star,By Ted Schultz CICERO -- After winning three of the past four Cicero Triathlons, Anna Markus just wanted to have fun. She had plenty of fun Saturday morning

Jack Pine teams will try and stop Roscommon from three-peat  -  Aug 22, 2007
The Bay City Times - MLive.com,By LEE THOMPSON But seventh-year coach Don McKindles and his Bucks are eager to trade talk for action and get down to the business of winning a third

Match preview: Tough times for the Vics  -  Aug 27, 2007
York Press,In 2004-05, they went down 3-0, while last season they triumphed 2-1 with goals from Clayton Donaldson and Nathan Peat. The line-up on October 3, 2006,

Rugby: Waitemata out to dash Ponies' four-peat  -  Aug 10, 2007
New Zealand Herald,By Philip Knight In a repeat of last year's Gallaher Shield final, Waitemata are looking to stop Ponsonby winning four titles in a row.

NWO rolls past C&H, earns three-peat  -  Aug 20, 2007
Gloucester Daily Times,..."The hardest thing to do in sports is to three-peat, and we did it," NWO manager and first baseman Mike Favazza said. "Every team played us tough all season

Gas bar 3-peat?  -  Aug 20, 2007
AM900 CHML,HAMILTON (AM900 CHML) - Sounds like we may have somewhat of a serial gas bar robber on our hands. Over the weekend, police say there were 3 robberies in

Environmentalists ask Poland to freeze work on highway through ...  -  Jul 30, 2007
Kyiv Post,Officials broke ground on a section of the road near the peat bog earlier this year and have carried out preliminary work, but all outside of the protected

Three-peat of titles in Waitara Bears' sights  -  Aug 19, 2007
Manawatu Standard,It is also keen to claim a three- peat of titles after overcoming Linton and Levin in the previous two finals. Waitara was forced to reach this year's final

Peat that! Hardy snorkellers swim for glory in a bog  -  Jul 30, 2007
Belfast Telegraph,The plucky competitors donned flippers on Saturday to plunge into a water-filled trench cut from a peat bog at Peatlands Park near Dungannon,

Domination: Misfits enjoy four-peat crowning achievement  -  Aug 20, 2007
VillageSoup Belfast,By Ken Waltz CAMDEN (Aug 20): During the previous three seasons, Putters set the championship standard in the Camden Adult Coed Softball League and in

New septic systems may alleviate old problems  -  Aug 24, 2007
Allentown Examiner,He said the alternative septic system that his company uses is called a peat moss bio filter. "The septic effluent travels through the septic tank and into

Facts About Hydrogen Sulfide  -  Aug 26, 2007
Harrisonburg Daily News Record,It often can be found in wells drilled in shale or sandstone, or near coal or peat deposits or oil fields. The chemical compound can also result from the

South’s Rebels Look to Three-Peat in Mountain Lakes Conference  -  Aug 19, 2007
TricitiesSports.com,By Steve “Parrothead Vol� Wilmoth Sullivan South head coach Stacy Carter knows that with the phenomenal success of his Rebels over the past two seasons come

One win from three-peat  -  Aug 19, 2007
Warrnambool Standard,THE Warrnambool Mermaids are one win away from winning their third consecutive Big V division one title. The Mermaids clinched victory in Saturday's first

Sinking street fix hits $4 million  -  Aug 24, 2007
Canada.com,For two decades, the curb edges of the intersection at Vancouver and View have been sinking into the peat bog on which the area was built.

Three-peat for St Ange at Pine Hill Walk  -  Aug 16, 2007
The Star,...“I came out here today in search of the three peat. I worked hard and as a result of that I reaped the benefits.� Working hard meant doing his grueling

'Simpsons' in three-peat overseas  -  Aug 17, 2007
VarietyBy PAMELA MCCLINTOCK, DAVE MCNARY 20th Century Fox's "The Simpsons Movie" out-laughed the competition overseas for the third straight weekend, continuing to

Peat burns brightly  -  Aug 14, 2007
York Press,It was a memorable day for Heworth's Tim Peat who gleaned a maiden century off Easingwold to help his relegation-threatened side gain an advantage draw in

Moscow Under Smog and Smoke Blanket  -  Aug 23, 2007
Moscow News,The Emergency Situations Ministry press-service blamed the situation on 19 peat fires covering 11.2 hectares in Moscow, Vladimir, and Ryazan Regions.

Diana memorial: Courtiers get it wrong again  -  Aug 26, 2007
Daily Mail,...the prince has installed in his household a team of men and women dedicated to his every whim with Sir Michael Peat, his principal private secretary,

Coaches pick Wesley for ACFC three-peat  -  Aug 15, 2007
The News Journal,NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Wesley College, the 2005 and 2006 Atlantic Central Football Conference champion, was picked to win the 2007 title in the ACFC preseason

American Legion Post No. 3: Three-Peat Coming Soon?  -  Aug 13, 2007
Jordan Independent,Is a three-peat nearing for the American Legion Post No. 3 baseball team, which goes to regionals this week? Blog fan? If you like to read blogs,

Sun Gro completes Quebec acquisition, strengthens long-term peat ...  -  Aug 7, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),This acquisition, which closed on August 6, 2007, has given Sun Gro a physical presence in Quebec while strengthening its long-term peat supply and

NCC COACHES SEE A VOLLEYBALL FOUR-PEAT IN THE CARDS FOR BULLDOGS  -  Aug 15, 2007
UMD Bulldogs,In its three years as members of the North Central Conference, the University of Minnesota Duluth has been nothing short of dominating on the volleyball

Three-peat for Schmidt at City Open  -  Aug 14, 2007
Albert Lea Tribune,By Jeff Budlong, sports editor Make it a three-peat for Phil Schmidt at the Albert Lea City Open as he walked away with a three-stroke victory over Chris

Toshiba does a 5-peat for Gold Status Laptops  -  Aug 14, 2007
Boot Daily,Toshiba’s Digital Products Division, a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today announced that five of the company’s premier business

What the Peat Bog People Can Tell Us About Beauty  -  Aug 2, 2007
أرابياOver the past centuries, remains of many hundreds of people-- men, women, and children--have come to light in peat bogs in northwestern Europe,

Townies one win away from three-peat  -  Aug 13, 2007
Gloucester Daily Times,By Nick Curcuru , Correspondent HAMILTON - Rockport Townies catcher Jeremy Spittle walked back to his team's dugout at games end and shouted one more game.

Foxes looking for three-peat in Class 1A  -  Aug 11, 2007
Clovis News Journal,...“We’re excited about this year because the boys have an opportunity to three-peat, which is something never done at Fort Sumner,� said McDaniel,




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