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External links Environmental issues in China

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real-time air quality index map organizations chinadialogue bilingual source of high-quality news, analysis , discussion on environmental issues, special focus on china. ministry of environmental protection of people s republic of china chinese research academy of environmental sciences china environmental protection foundation china environmental protection union (the all-china environmental federation ) the global environmental institute (gei) chinese non-profit, non-governmental organization established in beijing, china in 2004 the beijing energy network (ben or 北京能源网络) grassroots organization based in beijing greenpeace china date information on china s environment articles china s environmental crisis - news collections on china s environment cleaner greener china - website on china s environmental issues, policies, ngos, , products 2005 interview pan yue, china deputy environment minister chinese environmental activist on climate change china green news - beijing-based ngo pro
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In popular culture Dog days

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harry clarke s 1917 illustration of synge s poem. it possible roch, legendary medieval patron saint of dogs celebrated catholic church on 16 august, owes of legacy dog days. period of self-proclaimed protectorate on island, danish adventurer jørgen jürgensen remembered in iceland jorgen dog-day king (icelandic: jörundur hundadagakonungur). in western literature, apart greek , roman works mentioned above, dog days appear in john webster s 1613 play duchess of malfi, charles dickens 1843 novella christmas carol, r.h. davis 1903 short story bar sinister , j.m. synge s 1909 poem queens , , richard adams s 1972 novel watership down. feature in children s novels tuck everlasting (1973). , dog days (2009). in film, titles of dog day afternoon (1975) , hundstage (german dog days ; 2001) evoke oppressive seasonal settings. in music, there head of david s dog day sunrise , covered fear factory in 1995; florence , machine s 2009 dog days on ; , within temptation s 2013 dog days . dog-day
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History Calangianus

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church of st.just the territory of calangianus has been inhabited since bronze age , during rule of rome. proved discovery of multitude of historical piece , archeological sites findings. in fact, situate in territory of calangianus tombs of giants pascaredda, fountain li paladini , 9 nuraghi , 5 of them destroyed. calangianus belonged judged of gallura, existed during spanish rule. in seventeenth century calangianus has important repopulation after several epidemics scourged sardinia, , became second city of gallura population. in 1771 became autonomous. nineteenth century entrepreneurs moved calangianus, , transforming cork forests of calangianus source of wealth. in time, entire population of calangianus devoted himself cork. twentieth century marks turning point calangianus economic. in second half of twentieth century lie @ calangianus 300 industries, while in 2012 has 677. calangianus in 1977 held first exhibition of cork, , in 1987 obtained title of 1 of hundred industrialize
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October 2005 Atlantic hurricane season

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hurricane stan shortly before landfall in veracruz hurricane stan first october storm, reaching tropical storm status on october 2 before crossing yucatán peninsula. in bay of campeche, stan briefly reached hurricane strength before making landfall south of veracruz, veracruz, on october 4. stan part of large system of rainstorms, dropped torrential rainfall caused catastrophic flooding , mudslides on southern mexico , central america. on 1,000 total deaths caused flooding, of 80–100 directly attributed stan. an unnoticed unnamed subtropical storm discovered nhc during postseason analysis. short-lived subtropical storm formed on october 4 south of azores , absorbed extratropical low next day, after passing on islands. tropical storm tammy led brief existence before making landfall in northeastern florida on october 5. tammy dropped heavy rains on portions of southeast united states before merging frontal system cause northeast u.s. flooding of october 2005. subtropical depression twent
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History Súmate

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súmate founded expressed goal of achieving high level of citizen participation in venezuelan elections. according washington post, machado , plaz had hurried encounter in hotel lobby in 2001, shared concern course being shaped venezuela. machado said, clicked. had unsettling feeling not stay @ home , watch country polarized , collapse.... had keep electoral process change course, give venezuelans chance count ourselves, dissipate tensions before built up. choice of ballots on bullets. according súmate, not concerned governs rather in power respect rule of law. súmate composed of group of professionals, has grown include 30,000 volunteers across venezuela , walks of life.
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Player stats 2009–10 Montreal Canadiens season

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goaltenders note: gp = games played; toi = time on ice (minutes); w = wins; l = losses; ot = overtime losses; ga = goals against; gaa= goals against average; sa= shots against; sv= saves; sv% = save percentage; so= shutouts denotes player spent time team before joining canadiens. stats reflect time canadiens only. traded mid-season. stats reflect time canadiens only.
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July 25, 2011 (Monday) July 2011 in sports

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1 july 25, 2011 (monday) 1.1 cricket 1.2 swimming 1.3 water polo july 25, 2011 (monday) cricket india in england: 1st test in london, day 5:  england 474/8d & 269/6d;  india 286 & 261 (96.3 overs; james anderson 5/65). england win 196 runs; lead 4-match series 1–0. icc intercontinental cup one-day, round 1: 3rd match in nairobi:  kenya 210 (49.3 overs; shoaib sarwar 5/23);  united arab emirates 119/8 (35/35 overs; rajesh bhudia 5/21). kenya win 66 runs (d/l). swimming world aquatics championships in shanghai, china: women s 100m butterfly: 01 ! dana vollmer (usa) 56.87 02 ! alicia coutts (aus) 56.94 03 ! lu ying (chn) 57.06 vollmer wins second world championship title. men s 50m butterfly: 01 ! césar cielo (bra) 23.10 02 ! matt targett (aus) 23.28 03 ! geoff huegill (aus) 23.35 cielo wins third world championship title. women s 200m individual medley: 01 ! ye shiwen (chn) 2:08.90 02 ! alicia coutts (aus) 2:09.00 03 ! ariana kukors (usa) 2:09.12 men s 100m breaststroke: 01 ! ale
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