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Charles Harper’s Birds & Words: A Review of a Classic Reborn

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First issued in a limited printing in 1972, then re-issued by Ammo Press in 2008 after Harper’s death in June 2007, it contains images that are iconic and familiar, striking and unique. As an independent illustrator, he regularly contributed art to Ford Times , a “lifestyle” magazine published by the Ford Motor Company.

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Hope for Hen Welfare

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About Farm Sanctuary Farm Sanctuary, the nation's leading farm animal protection organization, promotes legislative, policy, and individual lifestyle changes to help farm animals. Similar legislation, on hold as a result of today’s agreement, was planned in Washington State and Oregon.

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From Today's New York Times

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I don’t necessarily advocate vegetarianism, but those looking to improve the sustainability of their lifestyles should take a look at their diet. Nadia Eghbal Tübingen, Germany, May 26, 2008 Reducing meat consumption, particularly of beef, is one of the simplest and most rewarding things we can do.

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Here’s the new bird family tree. It’s amazing.

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It confirms many of the once-radical notions put forward or refined by Shannon Hackett and her colleagues in 2008, and several since, and it proposes solutions to some of the most deeply unresolved questions about how major bird groups are related to each other. ( In 2008, Nick Sly published a review of Hackett et al.

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Clare M’s 2013 Year List

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I will not be competing with Redgannet and his jetsetting lifestyle this year, though! Once again for my Australian birds I will use the “Christidis and Boles 2008 key to species names” and list them in the order that they come on that list. This will be a birding and camping holiday, so we should be adding to our list then!

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