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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: “ Some in California Skirt a Ban on Foie Gras ” (news article, Aug. 13) might give readers the impression that California chefs are free to serve foie gras as a complimentary side dish and so evade the state ban on sales. PETA urges everyone to avoid this product of cruelty to animals.

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South Florida Specialties Birding

10,000 Birds

En route to our next stop we slowed down next to a park and spotted the now countable Egyptian Geese. Sure, I might have said that I had already seen those birds in California and didn’t care about getting good looks at them at all but Carlos didn’t even stop. If Carlos were as good as advertised we would have had several.

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