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Galápagos: A Natural History, Second Edition–A Book Review

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Kricher is well-known in naturalist book circles as a scientist who can write about complex scientific topics in engaging smart prose touched with just the right amount of dry wit. I’m sure it must have been on my list of suggested reading for my tour (I just checked my files, and yes, it was).

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What’s Up with the ABA?

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T]he Association had suffered net losses and has a net deficiency in net assets that raise substantial doubt as its ability to continue as a going concern.”. Without a clear vision for the future, it seems difficult to search for, let alone hire, the right person. Nevertheless, some criteria will obviously be important.

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Smart and Getting Smarter

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This all happened as I was suffering from the photographic affliction known as “light denial,” where I’m convinced there is still some light but sadly the day has ended and darkness reigns. I was flabbergasted and reminded that we don’t have exclusive rights to imagining, planning, executing, and then forgetting.

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Spanish Tradition Under Threat by Activists

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Tree branches for the fires are collected for weeks ahead of the festival. The tradition is under threat from animal rights groups, who say the horses suffer as they leap over the flames. The flames are regularly doused with water to produce columns of smoke intended to purify the animals. We don't force them," Quique said.

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The Easiest Hard Bird

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But the minute you bring up your fantasy team, a collection of paper players with no relationship outside of your computer screen, you can see the shock register on your companion’s face as they rapidly seek out the nearest exit. Until this past weekend, you’d be right. It’s too much like fantasy football.

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Murder Most Wildfowl: A Review of “A Dance of Cranes” by Steve Burrows

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Each title in the series is the collective noun for a bird species, which becomes a central theme of the story. For one example, a dispute over the old rights to a Motown dance act (of all things) is the cause of the murder at the heart of the book.). In A Dance of Cranes, dancing, both avian and human, is a leitmotif. (For

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PETA's Orca Lawsuit Dismissed by Federal Judge

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Before the ruling, PETA’s attorney Jeffrey Kerr told HuffPost that the animal rights group’s argument was based on the belief that “slavery doesn’t depend upon the species of the slave, any more than it depends upon the race, gender or ethnicity of the slave. As such, Plaintiffs are held in slavery and involuntary servitude.”

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