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Birding Lake Junaluska

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Elisa and I had been college roommates, meeting the very first day of classes back in 2008. We had stayed close since graduation, regularly visiting each other at her home-base in New York City and mine in Washington, DC, then North Carolina, and now Florida. View of a swimming Mute Swan.

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Masked Trogon as Inspiration: The Art of Luisa Elena Betencourt

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Luisa Elena Betencourt is an artist with a MFA from Washington State University which she got through the Fulbright program in 1992. Luisa is currently preparing a show that will open on 10 February 2011 at Agora Gallery in Chelsea, New York. The first time I saw him so close my heart stood still. … a.

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Evil Twin Brewing Falco India Pale Ale

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I like IPAs year-round, but with the fall hawkwatching season upon us in New York and elsewhere, it’s a good time to be on the lookout for falcons, maltose and otherwise. __. The blend itself has nothing to do with falcons, but was named in memory of Oregon brewer Glen Hay Falconer, who met an untimely death in 2002.

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Animal Ethics

Michael Radkowsky Washington, Nov. 9, 2008 Note from KBJ: Some reasons for vegetarianism apply to all animals, from cows, pigs, and sheep to turkeys, chickens, and fish. Yet Al Gore does not even mention the need for Americans to reduce meat consumption as we attempt to rescue ourselves from the climate crisis.

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Animal Ethics

Susan Levin Washington, Sept. 9, 2008 The writer is a staff dietitian at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in Washington. Some airports have already discovered that as they increase nutritious vegetarian meal options, their customers are thanking them—and coming back for more.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Hope Ferdowsian Director of Research Policy Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Washington, July 14, 2008 We need not wait for the resolution of the big-picture theoretical debates to come together to ensure that all animals receive more decent and humane treatment, as they deserve.

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Animal Ethics

Larry Rice Director, Chief of Naval Operations Environmental Readiness Division Washington, July 3, 2008 The lives of our sailors and marines, and our national security, depend on it.