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In the News (Thu 16 Feb 12)

  
  Welsh Icons - Bangor
Bangor, in north Wales, is one of the smallest cities in the United Kingdom.
Bangor is largely contained to the south by Bangor Mountain although the large housing estate of Maesgeirchen, originally built as council housing, is to the east of the toe of the mountain near to Port Penrhyn.
Bangor has a pier, which is the second longest in Wales and also the 9th longest in the British Isles, being 1,500 feet (or 472 metres).
www.welshicons.org.uk /html/bangor.html   (648 words)

  
 ATSDR - PHA - Bangor Naval Submarine Base and Bangor Ordnance Disposal (USNAVY), Silverdale, Kitsap County, Washington
Naval Submarine Base, Bangor (Bangor) is located on the Kitsap Peninsula along the east shore of Hood Canal in Kitsap County, Washington.
Bangor was listed on the NPL in August 1990 and further investigation and cleanup of the remaining sites proceeded in accordance with the federal Superfund law.
Naval Submarine Base, Bangor (Bangor) is located on the Kitsap Peninsula along the east shore of Hood Canal in Kitsap County, Washington (Figure 1).
www.atsdr.cdc.gov /HAC/PHA/bangor/bnb_p1.html   (3950 words)

  
 The University of Wales, Bangor - Study Abroad - Towson University
Situated on the North coast of Wales against the backdrop of the Snowdonia mountain range, the University of Wales, Bangor is one of the most attractive study locations in the UK.
Bangor is an ancient, historic Cathedral city full of character with a wealth of activities and facilities.
Bangor offers a wide range of accommodation, allowing you to choose either standard or en-suite study bedrooms, in either catered or self-catered halls.
wwwnew.towson.edu /studyabroad/UKDirectBangor.asp   (362 words)

  
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Since 1970, Bangor has lost 60 percent of its shoe industry jobs, 61 percent of its textile industry jobs and 36 percent of its apparel industry jobs, Claeson said.
Franchise owner of Cadillac Mountain Sports, Ryder is one of 20 Bangor retailers working with the campaign.
In fact, the Bangor resolution is based on similar ones passed in Pittsburgh, Pa., and New Olmstead, Ohio.
www.berkshirepublishing.com /ans/HTMView.asp?parItem=S031000201A   (1196 words)

  
 mountain
Mountain ecosystems are isolated and scattered around the world, but their influence on the environment and the well-being of all people far exceeds their physical extent.
Research at Bangor focuses on the consequences of land-use in mountain environments by studying the natural ecology and how it is affected, and also from a practical standpoint by researching means of rehabilitation.
The staff at Bangor has considerable experience in monitoring weather and climate in mountain regions for use in ecological research.
www.bangor.ac.uk /safs-new/research/mountain.php   (345 words)

  
 Bangor, Maine: Recreation
Bangor Raceway is one of only two "full-time" tracks in the state, Scarborough Downs being the other.
Bangor West and Bangor East combine players from both leagues to play Junior and Senior League baseball at Mansfield Stadium, which features major-league distances to the outfield fences, minor-league-level lighting, a full-size scoreboard and a 1,500-seat grandstand replete with concession stands and rest rooms.
Bangor City Forest has more than 9 miles of trails, with chances to see deer, bears, moose, beavers and other wild animals in their natural habitats.
bangorinfo.com /recreation.html   (1971 words)

  
 Bangor Mountain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bangor Mountain is a scarp face of a hill below which the city of Bangor in Wales, UK, sits.
Though not a mountain in the true sense of the word it is so called because of the way it rears up behind Bangor and appears mountainous, especially from the Glan Adda, High Street and Hirael areas of the city.
Bangor Mountain has a diverse ecology with a variety of mixed woods, open grassland and extensive areas of gorse although biodiversity appears to be significantly reduced within the confines of the golf course.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bangor_Mountain   (481 words)

  
 ATSDR - PHA - Bangor Naval Submarine Base and Bangor Ordnance Disposal (USNAVY), Silverdale, Kitsap County, Washington
Bangor has addressed the off-base groundwater contaminant plume in the Mountain View Road area by first supplying residents with bottled water in April 1995 followed connections to the Silverdale public water supply in by the end of that same year.
Bangor should sample inactive public supply well SO6 to ensure that ordnance compounds from the shallow aquifer near Site F (OU-2) have not migrated into the sea-level aquifer.
Bangor should consult with DOH regarding additional sampling of shellfish at Floral Point prior to opening of the beach in this area for shellfishing.
www.atsdr.cdc.gov /HAC/PHA/bangor/bnb_p3.html   (1302 words)

  
 Outdoor pursuits at Bangor - Student Life at the University of Wales, Bangor
Snowdonia is the adventure capital of the UK with a high concentration of opportunities, from exceptional rock climbing to scrambling and hill walking to abundances of water sports including canoeing, kayaking, surfing, sailing and sea kayaking.
Bangor has numerous on-road and off-road cycle routes in the area.
The boathouse is situated on the shore of the Menai Strait on the mainland side, between Menai Bridge and Bangor Pier.
www.bangor.ac.uk /studentlife/outdoor_pursuits.php.en   (772 words)

  
 TourWales - Bangor (continued)
Bangor Museum is a gem - an interesting source of information and lively exhibitions covering the story of human habitation in the area from prehistory to the present day.
Because of its size and location Bangor is not only an ideal staging post to discover the delights of hiking, hill walking or climbing in Snowdonia it has itself some light and moderate walking paths around and above the city.
Bangor plays a pivotal role in terms of transport in north west Wales - it is the main train terminal for much of Gwynedd and a vital link for the Irish Ferry at Holyhead.
www.tourwales.com /towns_and_villages/bangor2.htm   (280 words)

  
 Hotels in Bangor (and vicinity)
Bangor, ME Located two miles from the Bangor airport, this hotel is one mile from downtown Bangor and Bangor Raceway.
Bangor, ME Located at the junction of I-95 and I-395, this hotel is two miles from downtown Bangor and four miles for the airport.
Bangor, ME This pet-friendly hotel is across the street from Bangor Auditorium and Bangor Civic Center, and one mile from the waterfront.
www.expedia.co.uk /daily/hotels/Maine/Bangor.asp   (515 words)

  
 City of Bangor | Visiting Bangor, Recreation
For people in Bangor, "quality of life" means having many ways to enjoy life, and so close at hand.
The Bangor region is surrounded by some of the most spectacular destinations in America for camping, hiking, recreational boating and more.
The Bangor Parks and Recreation Department provides 30 parks and specialized facilities throughout the community.
www.bangormaine.gov /vb_recreation.php   (412 words)

  
 Bangor
I have graduated in Computer Systems at Bangor in 2000, and for four years I lived in a hall called Neuadd Rathbone, where I am now a hall tutor.
Taken from Bangor Mountain, this shows the city of Bangor, with Top College in the middle.
This final section on Bangor shows the other things that go on either outside of the hall, or within the hall but not quite so organized (the Summer Ball is not included with that last comment!).
www.harbach.4ever.org.uk /bangor.htm   (384 words)

  
 Bangor Cathedral - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bangor Cathedral is a place of Christian worship situated in Bangor in North Wales in the United Kingdom.
The present building of Bangor Cathedral is not particularly old, but the site has been in use since the 6th century.
Visitors to Bangor often assume that the Gothic style building on the hill is the cathedral, but this is actually part of the University.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bangor_Cathedral   (678 words)

  
 BBC - North West Wales Bangor Life - History
I moved to Anglesey for 21 years to start my family and have moved back to Bangor since the last six years, there are still a lot of the old faces around but the old place has changed a lot, Hirael is full of students.
I remember well the fire station which is now a car park, Elias Garage which is now a restaurant, and Eirwyn Owen's the Chemist(who was the Mayor of Bangor at one time) he used to have a big basket weighing scale where new mums used to come along to weigh their babies.
Bangor was a wonderful place to be a child and even though I have lived away for over 30 years, as soon as I go "home" its like I've never been away.
www.bbc.co.uk /wales/northwest/sites/bangor_life/pages/glanadda2.shtml   (2420 words)

  
 Bangor Adventure Travel - Bangor Travel Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Bangor is Maine's third largest city (after Portland and Lewiston), the last major urban outpost with a full-fledged mall.
Bangor was once a thriving lumber port, shipping millions of board feet cut from the woods to the north and floated down the Penobscot River.
Bangor is a major transportation hub and the commercial center for much of eastern and northern Maine.
away.com /destination-overview/Bangor-5202-travel-guide.html   (413 words)

  
 Bangor station   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This is the station from the footpath which leads from the High Street, over the top of Bangor tunnel and onto Bangor mountain.
Bangor was the western terminus of the line for almost two years, before the Britannia bridge was completed.
Bangor motive power depot closed in 1965, the same year that the class 37 locomotive, itself now under threat, was built.
www.zen70752.zen.co.uk /bat/nwc/bang_stn/index.htm   (328 words)

  
 Penobscot Valley Mountain Biking - Mountain Bike Trails
From downtown Bangor, this multi-use trail meanders along the Kenduskeag Stream -- providing a quick escape from city...
This 8-mile loop for beginning- and intermediate-level riders is a scenic trip along old farm roads, not rutted grassy trails, in...
At the heart of the University of Maine in Orono lies the University Forest: a wooded green space that boasts miles of interconne...
www.trails.com /activity.asp?area=10449   (493 words)

  
 Bangor City Forest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
It is owned by the city of Bangor and open throughout the year.
Kittredge Road is at the intersection of Hogan Road and Stillwater Avenue, near the Bangor Mall.
Bangor ordinances prohibit hunting at the forest and unauthorized use of motor vehicles on the access roads and trails.
cityforest.bangorinfo.com   (249 words)

  
 Area Attractions at the Bangor Best Inn - America's Best Inn in Bangor, Maine
Bangor Auditorium and Civic Center - across the street.
Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Information Center - across the street.
Bangor Convention and Visitors Bureau - 1 mile.
www.bangorbestinn.com /attractions.htm   (210 words)

  
 Bangor, Gwynedd - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is a university city which had a population of 13,725 at the 2001 census, with about 8,000 students at the University of Wales, Bangor.
Also, according to the census, 46.7% of the population speak Welsh.
Bangor • Cardiff • Newport • St David's • Swansea
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bangor,_Wales   (610 words)

  
 Outdoors in MaineToday.com | Mountain biking Bangor's trails: Mountain biking Bangor's trails
Well, I never did make it up to Bangor in time to watch the Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race on Saturday.
But I did manage to get up there in time to get out on the trails of the Bangor City Forest to do some terrific mountain biking.
As it turns out, Bangor has quite an extensive system of hiking and biking trails, much of which I haven't been on since I was a kid growing up there.
outdoors.mainetoday.com /trailhead/001378.shtml   (784 words)

  
 Symbolic Sculptures by John Robinson at Bangor
Four of John Robinson's works may be seen at the University of Wales, Bangor.
John Robinson was made an Honorary Fellow of the University of Wales, Bangor, in 1992.
This material may be used freely for educational, artistic and scientific purposes, but may not be used for commercial purposes, for profit or in texts without the permission of the publishers.
www.popmath.org.uk /sculpture/pages/bangor.html   (650 words)

  
 Bangor Community Chorus - Bangor, Maine
The Bangor Community Chorus has been an artistic presence for the greater Bangor community for over 35 years.
Founded in the early 1960s, it's first performance was held at the Ski Horse Lodge on Ski Horse Mountain in Dixmont.
In the beginning, the Bangor Community Chorus was a mixed chorus.
www.maineguide.com /bangor/chorus   (274 words)

  
 Holden, Maine
Residents (a large part of which are professionals form Bangor) choose this area to take advantage of breath-taking views provided by Mt. Katahdin to the north.
Bald Mountain to the east, and the rolling hills that shield Penobscot Bay to the south and toward Down East Maine.
Many of the town's first settlers were veterans of the revolutionary war, and their names are still associated with geographical locations around the town.
www.bangorregion.com /Website3/Relo/holden.htm   (244 words)

  
 Web3D Symposium 2005 - School of Informatics, University of Wales, Bangor, UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The area in and around Bangor is of outstanding natural beauty, with the mountains, lakes and forests of the Snowdonia National Park, and miles of dramatic coastline.
Views of Bangor and the surrounding area, taken from Bangor Mountain.
The sculptor John Robinson has a special relationship with University of Wales, Bangor, of which he is an Honorary Fellow, and in particular with the Centre for the Popularisation of Mathematics.
www.hpv.informatics.bangor.ac.uk /s2005/gallery.html   (434 words)

  
 Last Ditch Racing: News
Despite a broken spring in the car's suspension, the rally team moved up four places after the first stage, three more in the third stage, and held its own in the fourth stage of the Pro Rally.
Last Ditch Racing ran its nonturbo car in the Pennsylvania rally because its other car was still on the train returning from Calgary where the team raced it in the Rocky Mountain Rally.
The next event on the Bangor team's rally calendar is the Rallye Baie Des Chaleurs in New Richmond, Quebec, July 2-3.
www.lastditchracing.net /news/bangor_daily_news_2004.html   (604 words)

  
 bangor daily news graphic illustration by Jonathan Ferland
For the outdoorswoman who has everything (she bought the hot new North Face faux fur-trimmed parka months ago), this is one fuzzy, snazzy hoody.
The fl model is very chic, but we like "tomato." Looks aside, it's lightweight and warm enough for building snowmen, cross-country skiing or as a layer for winter camping.
She can lug it to the gym, to the office, to the mountains or to the couch, but no matter what her idea of a trek is, she'll still stay hydrated in style.
www.bangornews.com /news/t/lifestyle.aspx?articleid=104312&zoneid=14   (913 words)

  
 Trail results for North Bangor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Preview: This ride is located just north of the city of Bangor.
of downtown Bangor, this 8-mile loop includes some surprisingly fun...
Battlefield State Park; USGS Bangor, Salt Lick, Farmers, Colfax, Hillsboro...
www.trails.com /advancedfind.asp?Keyword=North+Bangor   (116 words)

  
 Bangor- Maine Travel Vacation Directory
Views of the mountains of Acadia National Park.Trails (brush) along
- Bangor- Greek Revival Residence of a lumber baron (restored).
- Bangor- History and culture of the Penobscot River Valley.
www.mainetravel.net /bangor.html   (154 words)

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