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This Map Will Help You Figure Out If The Euro Is Going To Blow Up - The Business Insider
Yosemite nonprofit groups merge - Fresno Bee
Reporter's guide to hikes is free to all - Arizona Daily Star

This Map Will Help You Figure Out If The Euro Is Going To Blow Up - The Business Insider

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 08:21 PM PDT

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Right now, there's no clear way to calculate the likelihood of a euro collapse, but Independent Strategy claim to have some sort of idea. They rate the risk of the euro's demise at 20%.

Here's there map of the possible solutions to the euro crisis, via FT Alphaville.

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See how the eurozone got into this mess with ING's breakdown of what's really wrong with Europe >

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Yosemite nonprofit groups merge - Fresno Bee

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 11:41 PM PDT

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It brings together the National Park Service's oldest support association and one of the most successful park fundraisers in the nation. The association filled both roles for many years until the 1980s, when the fundraising function split off. Officials at the time felt they needed separate organizations to focus on the differing functions.

The fund, which chipped in $55 million for 300 park projects over the last two decades, built a following of more than 75,000 donors. The association, with 10,000 members, continued offering nature programs, selling books at the visitor centers and presenting outdoor classes that government funding could not cover.

The creation of the association was encouraged in 1923 by Stephen Mather, first National Park Service director. Now there are hundreds of similar nonprofit friends for national parks all over the country. For instance, Yellowstone National Park has the Yellowstone Association and the fundraising arm Yellowstone Park Foundation.

Organizers of the Yosemite Conservancy found inspiration from the Golden Gate National Park Conservancy, which succeeded in blending fundraising, education and conservation programs since 1981.

Yosemite Superintendent Don Neubacher said such nonprofit partners have changed the face of national parks.

In the last several years, notable improvements have been built at Yosemite Falls for $13.5 million, Glacier Point for $4 million and Happy Isles for $2 million. The money came from the Yosemite Fund.

The conservancy's fundraising goal this year is $6.4 million for 34 projects. The group will be emphasizing young people in Yosemite, hoping to provide $1 million to educate young people from disadvantaged backgrounds about the outdoors.

At the same time, the conservancy will continue the work of the association. Aside from the visitor center, the work includes volunteers who help at the museum in Yosemite Valley, guided backpack trips, junior ranger programs to teach children about the outdoors and many other activities.

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Reporter's guide to hikes is free to all - Arizona Daily Star

Posted: 30 May 2010 12:02 AM PDT

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We have the perfect companion for your hiking adventures.

"Hikes Close to Tucson," by the Star's Doug Kreutz, is a free guide that includes a map of Tucson's surrounding mountains with details about outdoor opportunities in each. The brochure also describes four hikes.

The map and mountain descriptions were originally printed in ¡Vamos! Now the presentation is in a convenient format to carry along or to give to visiting friends and family.

Kreutz, whose hiking stories appear twice a month in Saturday's Out & About, spends practically every weekend trekking trails in the mountains, canyons and deserts of Southern Arizona.

The pocket guide is free at Summit Hut, 5045 E. Speedway and 605 E. Wetmore Road, and at the Arizona Daily Star, 4850 S. Park Ave. For additional information e-mail dmeredith2@tucson.com and include hiking guide in the subject line.

You can also find Kreutz's outdoors stories at azstarnet.com/hiking

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