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The calm after the storm

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Hurricane Nate looked set to disrupt my first visit to Louisiana. Hopes for a brand new list from a whole new state were dampened by the outlook, but the dodgy digit of Disruption (from fickle Fate’s other hand) decreed that the trip would have to be extended.

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Old Crow Distillery Company: Old Crow

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Old Crow is a bit harsher than your favorite top-shelf bourbon, but the flaws of this classic brand can be easily hidden in an Old Fashioned or a Manhattan. By my reckoning, 500 miles up the Mississippi River as the steamboat goes only gets you as far as the Mississippi-Louisiana-Arkansas tripoint.

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Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

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But meanwhile, let’s look at the four avian families that comprise the brand new order Suliformes. Immature Magnificent Frigatebird ( Fregata magnificens ), Grand Isle, Louisiana © David J. They are all primarily fish-eaters adapted for life in the water and the air.

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The Collaborative List 2017 – January.

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For 2017, in keeping with all the top businesses, the list will be refreshed and re-branded. Louisiana Waterthrush – Parkesia motacilla. Nevertheless, The Management has made it clear, in menacing tones and with a flourish on an executive order, that the list will continue. Robert Moses SP. 02 Jan 2017. Breezy Point Tip.

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