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In the News (Fri 10 Jul 09)

  
  The Wilderness Society: Conservation Community Mourns Mardy Murie
Mardy, as she was known to all of us, stood as the inspiration, the mentor, the steadfast reminder for several generations of American wilderness advocates.
Wilderness for Mardy was not avocation or abstraction.
Mardy was born in Seattle in 1902 and moved with her family to Fairbanks, Alaska, while still a youth.
www.wilderness.org /AboutUs/MurieObituary.cfm   (956 words)

  
  Margaret Murie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Margaret "Mardy" Thomas Murie (August 18, 1902 – October 19, 2003) was the enabling force behind the Wilderness Act in the United States, and the protection of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Mardy Murie was born in Seattle, Washington in 1902 and then moved to Fairbanks, Alaska in 1911.
Mardy Murie also hatched the idea of the Wilderness Act, which was passed by the United States Congress in 1964.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Margaret_Murie   (262 words)

  
 Wyoming Outdoor Council: News Alert: Mardy Murie: Grandmother of the Environmental Movement Passes Away
Wilderness for Mardy was not avocation or abstraction.
Mardy, in her warm welcoming way, was quietly recruiting an army of conservationists, many of whom are now actively involved in wilderness preservation.
Mardy's strong belief in the value of wild places and her steadfast defense of them will be carried on by many.
www.wyomingoutdoorcouncil.org /news/alerts/docs/2003-10-23.php   (1655 words)

  
 Wilderness.net- Olaus and Mardy Murie
Margaret (Mardy) Murie is fondly called the Grandmother of the Conservation Movement, but her love of the land began at a young age.
I often thought that Mardy's tenacity and long life was connected to her amazing perseverance and the fact that the status of the refuge as wilderness was never secure.
Mardy is gone but her energy and insistence on the value of wildness is present every day on the ranch.
www.wilderness.net /index.cfm?fuse=feature0704   (2453 words)

  
 Tidepool | Features
Mardy chronicles the trip in the later chapters of Two in the Far North, a book that has inspired countless people to travel to the Arctic and to fight for its protection.
Mardy Murie, senior woman of the wilderness movement, has helped generations of men and women understand and then articulate their devotion to the work of preserving wild landscapes.
Rather than a monument to the past, Mardy wished her home to live on as a meeting place for those who are dedicated to conservation and for those who want to learn.
www.tidepool.org /original_content.cfm?articleid=94945   (1565 words)

  
 JH Conservation Alliance: Mardy Murie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Mardy's approach to life was straightforward: live simply, respect the earth from which we all draw life, and work to protect this earth so that it will be able to sustain the many generations yet to come.
In the end, it is the nature of Mardy that must be remembered: a humble and honest person who lived her life respecting the interconnected life around her.
Mardy may have passed on, but her words and her legacy will live on in every protected landscape and with every wild creature finding a safe home in our remaining wild world.
www.jhalliance.org /murie.html   (496 words)

  
 Mardy Fish Online: News
Mardy and Andy defeated J.Thomas/B.Vahaly 7-5, 6-3 but sadly were defeated by M.Knowles/D.Nestor 6-3, 3-6, 2-6 in the semifinals.
Mardy was the champion in the San Antonio Challenger and also in the Bronx Challenger.
Mardy defeated Mario Recic in the semifinals 6-3, 6-0.
www.geocities.com /mardyfishonline/news.html   (1456 words)

  
 MensTennisForums.com - Mardy Fish - the Tennis Week Interview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Mardy Fish is growing as a person and a player and clearly has the ability to attain his goal of cracking the top 10 and qualifying for the year-end Tennis Masters Cup in 2004.
Mardy Fish: I've never played Andre, but I'm sure he would be a nightmare to play; fun as well, but on the other hand he'd probably kick your ass.
Mardy Fish: Being away from your friends and family is the toughest part of it.
www.menstennisforums.com /printthread.php?t=7033   (5838 words)

  
 Points West Article - Margaret Murie: Sunlight Aura and Spine of Steel
Mardy joined the Governing Council of the Wilderness Society, wrote articles and letters, lectured, lobbied, testified…and made her home a rest stop for scientists and a think tank for environmentalists passing through Wyoming.
Mardy’s presence—and her ability to articulate her goals and values—made her an influential public spokesperson.
Mardy’s lifelong crusade on behalf of the environment has earned her an abundance of awards.
www.bbhc.org /pointsWest/PWArticle.cfm?ArticleID=135   (1762 words)

  
 An Interview with Mardy Fish
MARDY FISH: Third set, beginning of the third set, you know, realizing that I'm only a set away, realizing that, you know, if I can get one break, you know, I'm that much closer.
MARDY FISH: I have watched quite a few of them, you know, kind of dreaming to hopefully get on the podium one time.
MARDY FISH: He said at the last game, he said, "Go big," which is kind of something that I was trying to do the entire match, you know, trying to take away time from him.
www.usta.com /protennis/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=97547   (2280 words)

  
 NPR : Mardy Murie, Alaska's Passionate Protector
Mardy Murie, wrapped in furs on her return from her honeymoon in the Alaskan wilderness in winter, January 1925.
Mardy and Olaus by their home at the foot of the Grand Tetons in Wyoming, 1953.
Mardy Murie transitioned from supporting other activists to writing, speaking and lobbying on behalf of Alaska's wilderness herself.
www.npr.org /display_pages/features/feature_860015.html   (790 words)

  
 BBC - h2g2 - 'Mardy' - A Wonderful Word
'Mardy' is a word that, although extremely descriptive and very useful, is not widely known outside the Midlands region of the United Kingdom.
Because it is not widely used, 'mardy' is difficult to describe to non-users, its meaning being quite elusive.
Alternatively, 'mardy' may be derived from the word 'marred' as applied to spoilt, nasty kiddies.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A769250   (517 words)

  
 USAR ProCup - Where Racing's Past, Present, and Future Collide!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Mardy Lindley has been running very well all season finishing in the top ten in all the races held this year and was looking to gain the team’s first victory of the season.
Mardy spent most of the first 75 laps trying to improve his 11th-place starting position, but found it difficult to pass with the lapped traffic.
Mardy's Ford would take about four laps to get going and when it did, he was faster than the cars in front of him.
www.usarprocup.com /view_article.asp?id=1118   (718 words)

  
 Mardy's Obituary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Mardy Murie is certainly a mentor of mine.
In 1997, Mardy and Olaus’s beloved home, the Murie Ranch, was declared a National Historic District.
Following a private family ceremony, a public celebration of Mardy's life took place on November 15th, 2003 at the Snow King Resort in Jackson, WY. The Murie Center's 2004 Summer Symposium was dedicated to Mardy's life and work.
www.muriecenter.org /mardyobituary.htm   (1578 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Chat wrap: Mardy Fish   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Mardy Fish: I was aware that he was going to be on a chat and he told me to write him questions and he knew some of the questions were posted by me. But we get along fine on and off the court.
Mardy Fish: First off, I think Levar has a lot of talent and will to win he just needs to get a few breaks to go his way and things will start to turn around.
Mardy Fish: I was born in Minnesota but moved when I was 4 so I got to play outdoors year-round.
espn.go.com /community/s/2001/0711/1224960.html   (695 words)

  
 Arctic Dance, DVD and VHS available, the Mardy Murie Story by Charles Craighead & Bonnie Kreps
Hundreds of photographs from Mardy's years in Alaska were collected and catalogued, along with film footage from her years spent lobbying for wilderness conservation.
Arctic Dance is the story of Mardy Murie's life, from her childhood in Alaska to her life with Olaus studying the wildlife to her later years working to protect the land that she and Olaus loved.
Mardy and their children accompany Olaus on his trips into the Alaska wilderness to study the wildlife.
www.dickproenneke.com /mardy_murie.html   (827 words)

  
 Mardy Murie Turns 100 - Currents - Sierra Club
Known to friends as Mardy, and sometimes called the “Grandmother of the Conservation Movement,” she turned 100-years-old on August 18.
Mardy was born in Seattle, but moved to Alaska at a young age.
Mardy carried on, however, eventually testifying on behalf of the Alaska Lands Act of 1980, pleading with lawmakers to “allow Alaska to be different, to be herself, to nourish our souls.”
www.sierraclub.org /scoop/mardy_murie.asp   (447 words)

  
 Mardy
Mardy is a service dog that my wife and I are raising for L.A.D.S (Lonestar Assistance Dog Service).
Mardy visits school about one day a week to get used to kids of all ages.
Mardy is currently being bred so that she can have puppies for the program.
www.irvingisd.net /~schweers/mardy.htm   (173 words)

  
 Mardy Murie leaves legacy of wilderness
Mardy Murie and her legacy now belong to Wyoming history and to the history of the nation.
President Carter personally thanked Mardy Murie in 1980 for her work, when he signed the Alaska Lands Act into law.
In his presentation, Clinton reflected: "We owe much to the life's work of Mardy Murie, a pioneer of the environmental movement, who, with her husband, Olaus, helped set the course of American conservation more than 70 years ago.
www.casperstartribune.net /articles/2003/10/23/editorial/editorial/f6ca39c0939ce13fa6b845479108fa5a.txt   (486 words)

  
 Arctic Dance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
It is the only in-depth definitive film biography of the life of Margaret (Mardy) E. Murie, now approaching her 100th birthday and known affectionately as "The Mother of the American Conservation Movement." The film is both an intimate portrait of a well-loved national figure and a poignant historical document.
Mardy Murie's life story is the story of a deep and enduring love, both with her husband, Olaus, and with wild nature.
Mardy's 'magic,' as many people call it, has the power to appeal to large audiences as well as to her many admirers in conservation.
www.muriecenter.org /film.htm   (726 words)

  
 USAR ProCup - Where Racing's Past, Present, and Future Collide!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Mardy ran third most of the time and was running second by lap 100 when a caution flag waved again.
Mardy brought the Hooters Air Ford down pit lane with the leaders for there only planed pit stop of the evening.
Mardy carefully worked his way through traffic and was back up to third place again.
www.usarprocup.com /view_article.asp?id=975   (496 words)

  
 Friend of the Arctic: 'Mardy' Murie Fought for Land Now in Jeopardy
Olaus and Mardy told the world of the wonders of the place: the wandering Porcupine caribou herd, wolves, muskoxen, wolverines, snow geese and scores of other species.
In her twilight years, Murie was a living testament to the fact that the refuge is not, as the oil lobby says, a barren and ugly wasteland.
They called Mardy Murie the "grandmother of the conservation movement." She didn't live to see the day her progeny, the wilderness, was opened to business.
www.commondreams.org /views03/1022-04.htm   (750 words)

  
 SIERRA CLUB REMEMBERS MARDY MURIE, GRANDMOTHER OF CONSERVATION
A passionate advocate for wild places and a prolific writer, "Mardy" played a critical role in protecting America’s most cherished wilderness lands and inspired generations of conservationists.
Mardy recalled that one of the only times she saw her husband cry was years later when word arrived that the Arctic Wildlife Range of their honeymoon would be made the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Mardy's life is the subject of a highly acclaimed documentary, "Arctic Dance: The Mardy Murie Story," a Sierra Club presentation by Wyoming filmmaker Bonnie Kreps, co-produced with Charlie Craighead.
www.sierraclub.org /pressroom/releases/pr2003-10-20.asp   (496 words)

  
 Mardy Fish | The Official Web Site | Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Mardy rallied from a set down and saved two match points to defeat fellow Floridian Vince Spadea, 2-6, 7-5, 7-5, in the opening round of the Indianapolis Tennis Championships, Tuesday afternoon.
Despite discomfort in his knee, Mardy picked his game up and won 20 of 21 points in the last five games to close it at 7-5.
In the second round, Mardy is up against Russia's Igor Kunitsyn, who conquered fourth seed David Nalbandian at last week's tournament in Los Angeles, CA.
www.mardytennis.com /home   (200 words)

  
 U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Throughout her long and storied life, Mardy was at the forefront of the effort to protect and preserve our nation's wild places.
Mardy's accomplishments are a testament to what one committed person can achieve.
Mardy led a life of dignity and grace.
cantwell.senate.gov / - !http://cantwell.senate.gov/news/releases/2003_10_21_murie.html   (213 words)

  
 WireImage: Listings
Mardy Fish hits a backhand against Tomas Zib in their first round match on March 24, 2005, at...
Mardy Fish hits a forehand against Tomas Zib in their first round match on March 24,2005, at...
Mardy Fish serves against Tomas Zib in their first round match on March 24, 2005, at the...
www.wireimage.com /GalleryListing.asp?navtyp=gls====108069&nbc1=1   (332 words)

  
 United States Olympic Committee - TENNIS: Mardy Fish Gold Medal Match Preview
GOING FOR GOLD - Mardy Fish is seeking to become the first American man to win Olympic gold in men’s tennis since Andre Agassi at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta when he takes on Nicolas Massu of Chile in Sunday’s gold medal match to be played Sunday at the Athens Olympic Tennis Center.
It was at that age when young Mardy was the subject of a local newscast on WCCO in Minneapolis, Minn., for being the “best two-year-old tennis player in the world” as young Mardy was able to hit the ball over the net from the baseline — a rare feat for any two-year-old.
Mardy is a huge fan of country music and is friends with country music stars Kenny Chesney and Trace Atkins.
www.olympic-usa.org /73_25097.htm   (1033 words)

  
 Mardy Lemmons - Free Artist Portfolio at absolutearts.com
Mardy Lemmons - Free Artist Portfolio at absolutearts.com
Browse Lemmons's body of work: Mardy Lemmons: As an artist I try to evoke some type of emotion in the viewer by the way that I paint the nude, rather than by subject matter.
I also try to hold the viewer in my paintings for a length of time looking at the painting as a whole....
www.absolutearts.com /portfolios/m/mardy   (131 words)

  
 Mardy Fish, Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, Tennis, Interviews, ASAPSports FastScripts, Quotes, Transcript   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
MARDY FISH: I mean, I've had two injuries in my entire career, in three years, three and a half years, something like that.
MARDY FISH: Well, I mean, at the beginning -- I mean, once I went down a break, it was gonna be tough just because I was, I mean -- it was hurting bad and I didn't want to show it at all.
MARDY FISH: I mean, he hit that forehand up the line, the backhand up the line.
www.asapsports.com /tennis/2004cincy/080204MF.html   (946 words)

  
 Mardy Fish, US Open, Tennis, Interviews, ASAPSports FastScripts, Quotes, Transcript   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
MARDY FISH: As far as Pete, I mean, I grew up watching him play, winning all those Wimbledons and US Opens and Australian Opens.
MARDY FISH: I'm under the assumption that James and I are going to play off for it.
A lot has to do with not very many returns are going to come back at his feet the way he serves.
www.asapsports.com /tennis/2003usopen/082503MF.html   (1514 words)

  
 mardy zombies - home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Hello there, and a very still warm welcome to the dank and colourful world of mardy zombies.
A world in which its denizens shuffle and moan about town to unfashionable beats and leave only trails of thankless stench.
Please feel free to browse and listen to our wares and form an opinion for a lark…
www.mardyzombies.com   (55 words)

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