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taiga
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2009
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tai·ga
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n. (often the taiga)
the sometimes swampy coniferous forest of high northern latitudes, esp. that between the tundra and steppes of Siberia and North America.
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U.S. District Court, Md.: Tobacco Technology, Inc. v. Taiga International N.V., et al.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Record (Baltimore); 7/6/2009; 700+ words
; ...CASE: Tobacco Technology, Inc. v. Taiga International N.V., et al., USDMD...officer on TTI's behalf. Belgium-based Taiga International, N.V., manufactured...Voute was appointed general manager of Taiga. TTI and Taiga formed a commercial relationship...
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Taiga Forest Products Acquires California Distribution Business.
PR Newswire; 11/18/2002; 700+ words
; ...SYMBOL: The Toronto Stock Exchange - TFP Taiga Forest Products Ltd. announced today that...significant investment in the United States for Taiga, Canada's largest wholesale building...throughout North America and has been one of Taiga's key suppliers since 1998. "This acquisition...
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AMS-dated late Pleistocene taiga vole (Rodentia: Microtus xanthognathus) from northeast British Columbia, Canada: a cautionary lesson in chronology.(accelerator mass spectrometry)(Report)
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences; 5/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...skulls and mandibles, were dominated by taiga voles (Microtus xanthognathus). The...accelerator mass spectrometry directly on taiga vole bone collagen, is consistent with the ages of widespread taiga vole records peripheral to the Laurentide...
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Eye on the taiga: joint research between Japan and Russia aimed at controlling and preventing fires in the Siberian taiga could reverse the dramatic impact that forest loss is having on global warming. (New Technology).
Magazine article from: Look Japan; 9/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...boreal forests of Siberia, known as the taiga, account for about 30% of the world...the prevention of global warming. The taiga is the earth's lungs. In recent years...frequent forest fires have been lowering the taiga's capacity to absorb carbon dioxide from...
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DataMirror Clustering Technology Keeps Mission-Critical Systems Available at Taiga Forest Products.
Business Wire; 9/5/2001; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2001 Taiga Takes Advantage of Leading-edge iCluster...of DataMirror's iCluster software at Taiga Forest Products Ltd., Canada's largest...solution will ensure high availability for Taiga's IBM iSeries (AS/400) systems...
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`Lost in the Taiga': a family frozen in time
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 7/25/1994; ; 700+ words
; LOST IN THE TAIGA One Russian Family's 50-Year Struggle...geologists in an isolated part of the Siberian taiga, more than a hundred miles from the nearest...their religious beliefs. "Lost in the Taiga" is an account of their "discovery...
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Taiga Forest Products Ltd. Reports Earnings of $0.46 per share for the First Quarter.
PR Newswire; 8/8/2005; 700+ words
; ...BURNABY, BC, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Taiga Forest Products Ltd. ("Taiga" or the "Company") sales for the three months...million or $0.73 per share the previous year. Taiga Chairman, Dr. Kooi Ong Tong, stated that...
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Taiga Forest Products Ltd. announces increased earnings per share for the 15 month fiscal year.
Business Wire; 5/18/1995; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 1995-- Taiga Forest Products Ltd. has changed its fiscal...the three months ended March 31, 1995. Taiga's operating income for the same period...says Pat Hamill, President and CEO of Taiga. Subsequent to the agreement of the U...
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Taiga, terre de chamans.(Review)
Magazine article from: Asian Folklore Studies; 4/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...photographs); ROBERTE N. HAMAYON (text). Taiga, terre de chamans. Paris: Imprimerie...2-7433-0163-5. (In French) In Taiga, terre de chamans text and artwork felicitously...and their environment, especially the taiga. The word "encounter" is used on purpose...
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Taiga! Taiga! Burning bright.(preserving Russia's forests)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 6/27/1998; 700+ words
; ...number of familiar reasons. Though the taiga, as the endless vista of conifers is known...unconcerned with natural history, the taiga and its neighbouring broad-leafed forests...culprit in global warming, cutting down the taiga would significantly accelerate the process...
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taiga
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology
taiga A terrestrial biome consisting mainly of...and birch, are dominant. Over most of the taiga the ground is permanently frozen within about...lasting 3–5 months. The soil in taiga areas is acidic and infertile. Compare tundra...
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Shors
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...Chysh Kizhi" translates as "people of the taiga," a name by which many Shors sometimes...Kuznets Basin to the west, and the Siberian taiga to the north. The territory of the Shors...between the natural zone of the Siberian taiga and the natural zone of the Central Asian...
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Nenets
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...environments: the Tundra Samoyeds, the Taiga or Forest Samoyeds, and the Mountain Samoyeds...they are comprised of both tundra- and taiga-dwelling groups; these groups are referred...compact and is completely located within the taiga zone, extending over the region between...
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Starewicz, Ladislaw
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...Tvardovsky v Rimye (Mr. Tvardovsky in Rome ) (partanim); Malenkaya aktrisa (The Little Actress ); Pyesn Taiga (Song of the Taiga ); Sachka nayezdnik (Little Sacha, Jockey ); Leya Lifshits ; Eto tyebye prinadlezit (It's Fine for You...
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Buryats
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
...equal horizontal proportions, with the green representing the Siberian taiga (the largest forest in the world) and the white representing the snow of winter. This taiga shelters vast amounts of minerals, plants, and wildlife, some of which...
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