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Yesterday | Cravenherald.co.uk

Ingleton set to host Overground Underground Festival

At Ribblehead Viaduct are Pam Hickin of Yorkshire Dales Guides Today in the fake cave, with organiser Debby Kuhlman and Mick Kenyon of Trailrail The Ingleton-based festival will start on Saturday and run until next Friday, May 31, offering family friendly activities as well as challenges for the more adventurous.

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Thu May 23, 2013

Talking Points Memo

McConnell Faces First Test In Reid - Nuclear Option' Push

Something unexpected and newsworthy happened on the Senate floor Thursday morning during an otherwise commonplace argument between Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell over confirmations and the "nuclear option." It had nothing to do with truly imperiled nominees like Rich Cordray over at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau or Tom Perez at the ... (more)

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Related Topix: District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals, US News, Life, Hobbies, Liberal Political News

Wed May 22, 2013

NOLA.com

Louisiana Senate committee approves sinkhole bills

Scientists have speculated that the 372-foot-wide and 422-foot-deep sinkhole might be related to structural problems within a brine cavern owned by United Brine Services, a subsidiary of Texas Brine Co., A Louisiana Senate panel backed two bills aimed at tightening regulations around the state's salt domes and solution-mined caverns.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Bobby Jindal, Republican, US House of Representatives, Life, Hobbies, US Governors, Pierre Part, LA, Napoleonville, LA

Tue May 21, 2013

KFYR-TV Bismarck

Sinkhole Special: Part 3

Imagine finding a 30 foot sinkhole in your yard. Would you know what caused it or who to call for help? Most of the sinkholes in North Dakota are caused by underground mines caving in, and the PSC has an entire division dedicated to abandoned mine lands.

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The New Zealand Herald

Cook Islands: Scenery from the deep sea

"Ah," said Marshall Humphreys, who was showing us through the Anatakitaki Cave on the island of Atiu, "they're getting ready to have breakfast." From the darkness of a cavern a small bird came swooping, followed by another, then another.

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Related Topix: Oceania, World News, Cook Islands, Life, Hobbies, Travel

Sun-Star

Two cave systems in EV declared protection...

TWO natural cave systems in the region have been placed under protection from treasure hunters, polluters and vandals, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources .

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Mon May 20, 2013

Surrey Advertiser

'Cave' found under restaurant building site

BUILDERS working on a new restaurant in Reigate had a shock when they discovered a cave-like hole underneath the site.

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Examiner.com

Stop at the Grand Canyon Caverns on Historic Route 66

If you're out getting your kicks on historic Route 66 in Arizona this summer, a cool stop for beating the heat is Grand Canyon Caverns.

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Sun May 19, 2013

KFYR-TV Bismarck

Sinkhole Special Part 1

North Dakota Coal Country has a history as rich as the black gold beneath it`s surface.

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Related Topix: Beulah, ND, Life, Hobbies

Sat May 18, 2013

The Winnipeg Free Press

Dynamic Duo

Boy walks into a bar. Boy meets girl. The rest of this narrative does not turn out the way you think.

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Wed May 15, 2013

Examiner.com

Top Family Friendly Wineries in Paso Robles

Travel should not come to a screeching halt when one becomes a parent, and, after one visit, you'll see why Paso Robles California clearly understands this concept.

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Mon May 13, 2013

Jackson Hole Radio

3 BYUI Students Found Stranded In Cave

Twenty-three members of the Teton County Search and Rescue team responded to a report Sunday morning of students from BYU-Idaho who had gone caving at the adjoining Wind & Ice Caves Saturday and had failed to return.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Brigham Young University-Idaho, Avalanche

WDRB-TV Louisville

SLIDESHOW: A Cave in the Basement

NOTE: Click on the "filmstrip" above to open the slideshow, then click on the right arrow to toggle through each of the individual slides.

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Daily Mail

Subterranean Victorian shopping street in Keighley set to reopen after lying abandoned for 120 years

A bargain in the basement? Subterranean Victorian shopping street discovered by builders is set to reopen after lying abandoned for 120 years Shoppers may soon be able to walk through a secret Victorian shopping street after it was revealed the maze could be reopened for business.

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Sun May 12, 2013

Globe and Mail

With pipelines on hold, oil storage services boom

A propane storage 'bullet' at Keyera Corp. The wait for proposed pipeline projects such as Keystone XL has resulted in growth of the storage industry, once considered a sideline.

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Lake Cowichan Gazette

Cody Caves to reopen mid-June

For the first time, ice formations in the Cody Caves like these will be shown to the public as part of a new operator's plans to offer tours year-round. More than three years after closing to the public, the Cody Caves are set to reopen next month with a new business model emphasizing what the new operator calls the "caving experience." Tours ... (more)

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Thu May 09, 2013

Concord Monitor

Concord Insider's Ben Conant and Keith Testa

If you've seen the painting of dogs playing poker in your buddy's man cave and couldn't help wondering what that dinner party was really like, now is your chance to score that elusive invite.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Merrimack County, NH

This Is Somerset

Ian_Mat published Cavers injured and trapped in giant Cheddar Gorge cavern

A group of five seasoned cavers were leaving Frozen Deep on Sunday at 3pm when a rock fall caught Naomi Sharp, 34, a glancing blow to the head and pinned Nick Chipchase's left hand.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Somerset County, England, United Kingdom, World News,

Wed May 08, 2013

North Country Now

Free speech not bullying at Potsdam Central School

To the author of "Caving to Pressure" : The PCS music department and friends are "bullies" for fighting to get a music position back, or so you say.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Martin Luther King, Jr.

OpEdNews

Bayou Corne Sinkhole: Micro-Earthquake Activity Halts Work

BACKGROUND: In Spring of 2012, Louisiana's Corne and Grand Bayou residents noticed strange bubbling in the bayou for many weeks, and they reported smelling burnt diesel fuel and sulfur.

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Related Topix: Earthquake, Natural Disasters, Life, Hobbies, Napoleonville, LA, US News, Liberal Political News

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