Now stock analysts are apparently encouraging the paper companies to uncouple their mills from their forest land, a trend that accounts for some of the recent offerings of land for sale.

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The Reverend Linda Le Vasseur, of the Forest Church, said the latest numbers showed a trend towards "alternative ways of being Church".

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Tom Worrell(ph), a wild land fire analysts for the Forest Service, says there does seem to be a trend.

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As I wrote several months ago, the media did the same thing with the hot summer, arguing frequently that this recent hot dry summer proved a trend for extreme temperatures, drought, and forest fires.

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The show earlier today continued on that trend of youthful, layered textures and interesting fabrics but darkened it slightly, giving us forest-colored wool peacoats, ivory shearling, black denim, motorcycle coats and black fur trimmed vests.

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