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Freedom to soar Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:09PMThe rising sun warmed the Lookout Mountain brow with a rosy haze Monday when the first of two captive-bred, 6-week-old peregrine falcons flew the coop to freedom.
Auction Albuquerque - Bid Daddy Auctions Announces 400 Items are Available for Bidding for 07-12-2011 Auction Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:43PMFor Immediate ReleaseAlbuquerque,NM PITCH ENGINE July 11, 2011 Auctions In Albuquerque - Bid Daddy Auctions Announces 400 Items are Available for Bidding at this weeks auction at our Albuquerque auction house at 4814 Hardware Drive NE, Albuquerque, NM. States owner and general manager Mario G. Romero, "We are holding our 35th auction since we opened our doors and we could not be more excited ...
Gunshot-wounded bald eagle released back into wild Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 8:53PMNo one ever arrested for injuring the bird last winter The rebab is over and it's time for a bald eagle to stretch its wings again.
Gossiping Gourmet: New star enters Laguna dining scene Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 6:22PMKudos to Nancy Wilhelm! This consummate restauranteur has finally opened her dream establishment with a concept that she has been refining in her imagination for years. Starfish is a gorgeous transformation of the former Taz restaurant in the South Laguna's Albertson's shopping center. The décor and cuisine is Asian coastal, with street satays from Indonesia to Thai curries, Vietnamese spring ...
Big Egg Deal Gives America's Crowded Chickens More Space to Roam Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 4:54PMGood news for chickens: They may soon have their own federal protections. On Thursday, the Humane Society of the United States reached an agreement with the United Egg Producers, which represents farmers raising hens that lay four in every five of the nation's eggs. As William Neuman reports , both sides plan to urge Congress to pass new standards for the treatment of the birds; the rules would ...
Bert the budgie hands himself into the RSPCA Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 3:47PMBert the budgie flew away but obviously had second thoughts. Six days later, he handed himself in – at an RSPCA rescue centre a mile away from his home in York.
Replacement turkeys ready for the big show Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:13AMSchool may be out for the summer, but a group of Nipomo High School FFA students are still frequenting the campus two or three times a week to prepare their turkeys for the Santa Barbara County Fair.
Rescued parakeet finds temporary home Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 8:56AMA Regina family has taken a lost parakeet into their home.
Pam Grier, 'Gordon's War' DVD reviews Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 7:11AMIn watching "The Big Doll House" (1971) and its follow-ups, "Women in Cages" (1971) and "The Big Bird Cage" (1972), you can chart Pam Grier's emergence as an onscreen force.
Nicolas Cage settles 'Vampire cash' lawsuit Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 1:27PMWashington, July 3 : It has emerged that Nicolas Cage has resolved his 'Vampire cash' lawsuit with producer Paul Brooks.
Margaret Drabble: The original angry young woman Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 6:27PMMargaret Drabble is part way through writing her third short story in the space of six months. Considering she has previously written only 13 during her near 50-year career, that's quite an acceleration.
The Women in Cages Collection (Roger Corman's Cult Classics) DVD Review Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 6:54PMIn the early 70s, right in the middle of the women's liberation movement, there was a bastard exploitative offshoot women in cages. Even the term is kind of disgusting. Roger Corman mounted several misogynistic exploitation pictures disguised as female empowerment. And, admittedly, some of them work better than others. It wasn't until the '80s where the whole "women in prison/cages" thing turned ...
Megan Paska: Killing Your Meal for the First Time (PHOTOS) Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 5:18PMKilling a chicken was easy but hard. The act of plucking off her feathers, eviscerating her carcass and the moment when a living thing became food, in my hands, right before my eyes, were tremendously profound.
Noises of New York - City’s Racket Can Be Restorative Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 4:56PMNew York noise, from the dawn chorus of the garbage trucks to the basso continuo of the traffic, can be restorative.
Why's It So Hard To Find and Eat Locally Killed Chicken In Connecticut? Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 4:39PMLots of folks who like to eat chicken don't like thinking about how that bird got killed, plucked, gutted and "processed" on its way to their plates.
The Check-In: Rick Ross' Grunt And Lil Twist's 'Do On The BET Awards Red Carpet Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 1:17PMIn the course of one interview series on the red carpet (more like green carpet) before the BET Awards this past weekend, Check-In hosts (and two parts of The Hype Men podcast) Eric and Jeff Rosenthal managed to elicit information about Rick Ross' favorite bird (an interesting choice), got Sean Garrett to impersonate Ross' grunt and [...]
Dear Abby Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 1:02PMI’m a 16-year-old gangbanger looking at spending the rest of my life isolated in a little bird cage. Every day I ask myself the same question. Was it really worth throwing my life away? All I did was help a “homeboy” from getting hurt. I got caught and was convicted on eight charges that led to more than four consecutive life sentences. That ain’t no joke! The sad part of it is that the so ...
Humming with the band Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 12:06PMTana Beasley passes out small plastic bags to everyone who has come to the Potlach Conservation Center at Cook’s Lake Saturday afternoon.
OWL visit is a real hoot Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 10:47AMI recently had the pleasure of entertaining my out-of-town five-year-old grandson for the afternoon.
Dear Abby: Homeboy in jail says gang is no substitute for family Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 6:17AMDEAR ABBY: I'm a 16-year-old gangbanger looking at spending the rest of my life isolated in a little bird cage. Every day I ask myself the same question. Was it really worth throwing my life away? All I did was help a "homeboy" from getting hurt
Gangbanger warns other homeboys Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 6:05AMDear Abby: I’m a 16-year-old gangbanger looking at spending the rest of my life isolated in a little bird cage. Every day I ask myself the same question. Was it really worth throwing my life away? All I did was help a “homeboy” from getting hurt.
Todd Fisher: Of caviar and corn dogs Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 4:39AMThe other day I was grilling some chicken for a few friends and family, and one of our guests commented on how delicious and juicy the chicken was. I took it as a compliment and moved on with no additional thought.
Woman kept malnourished monkeys, dogs in elderly mother’s home Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 2:47PMTwo small monkeys and five dogs have been seized from a south suburban home where they were being kept in cages in unsanitary conditions without food or water.The woman’s 46-year-old daughter, who told officers she kept the Capuchin monkeys and dogs at her mother’s home, has been charged with two counts of possession of a dangerous animal and four counts of neglect of owner’s duties, according ...
29 birds overwhelm Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter of Chambersburg Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 1:41AMCHAMBERSBURG -- Unable to care for her large collection of pets, a Letterkenny Township woman on Thursday surrendered 29 birds, 16 cats, five dogs and a horse to Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter.
One On 1: Gloria Vanderbilt Looks Ahead At 87 Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 7:01PMGloria Vanderbilt has lived a long, storied life and expects even more excitement in the years to come after 87.
Happy ending for injured swan, Sebastian Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 8:57PMToronto couple, who called animal rescue to save a swan with a hook through its mouth, released him back to the wild Friday.
Beaufort ready for tour Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 8:21PMTAYLOR MCCUNE BEAUFORT — Today marks day one of the 51st annual Beaufort Old Homes and Gardens Tour, when 12 private homes, 16 gardens and several historic sites are open to the public.
Pete Kendall: Press, T-R employees shared devotion to cause Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 2:11PMThe newspaper business has changed slightly since I entered the fray fulltime in 1970. Many of the people I looked up to at the time are dead.
Bald eagle found near refuge rehabbed in Shelby Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 12:21PM A bald eagle that was found injured last month on Blair Road in Shelby is being nursed back to health.
Pattaya Mail Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 8:39AMAccording to the Wild Animals Preservation and Protection Act of BE 2535, Red-whiskered Bulbuls are a protected species, meaning that hunting and possession are prohibited.
Conquering Vertigo Through Paramotoring Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 4:59AMIt is a widely-held belief that air sports are only for the bold and daring. Such activities are believed to carry a higher risk of injury and death. Moreover, those who suffer from vertigo (dizziness and a sensation of falling when at heights) tend to be even more averse to air sports. This common perception is a possible cause for why paramotoring is not as popular in Malaysia as in western ...
Aviary Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 8:19AMThe real draw at the 45-seat Aviary is the menu's abundance of refined selections that follow the fresh, local, seasonal mantra without beating diners over the head with it.
Abhitist out of touch with the grassroots: Thida Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 1:26AMRed-shirt leader Thida Thawornseth has written a critique of Democrat Abhisit Vejjajiva, arguing he is bound to face the voter's wrath because he is out of touch with the grassroots people.
Summit Up 6-22-11: Now dipped in soapwort and cream o' tartar Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 1:10AMGood morning and welcome to Summit Up, the world's only daily column that's enjoying a big plate of Turkish Delight after we received this very cool photo from Scott Nixon of Frisco. Scott, thinking ahead, brought a copy of the Copyright 2011 Summit Daily News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Summit Daily ...
Montana Eagle Hunts a Deer, Causes Power Outage Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 11:42AMTalk about some angry birds.
A birds eye view Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 1:11AMLimon, a 21-year-old Senegal parrot, looks out of his backpack cage as owner Jennifer Craig lifts the bag’s screen Monday. “When he sees me get the backpack out, he comes running. I adopted him about three years ago, and he’s a very nice bird,” Craig said.
Mom finds meaning in dove rescue Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 12:00AMOn the eve of Memorial Day, Kay Gilbert received a sign of peace by way of a dove.
A hot and heavy devotion for this pair of parakeets Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 11:49PMAre they always this loving to one another or are they insecure because they know you're leaving them for a while?" I asked as Jim placed the parakeet cage on our table. "They'll be fine as long as they have each other," our friend assured.
Animal rehabilitators hope patients 'wild up' and take off Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 9:48PMWildlife Response helps injured animals.
New on DVD June 21: 'Unknown' and 'Adjustment Bureau' Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 8:40PMThis week's DVD releases includes four films about people on a mission to change their lives.
Injured Raptor Cam hawk returned to nest Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 6:37PMPORTLAND --An injured juvenile hawk rescued from a downtown Portland street by a Portland policeman has been returned to the Raptor Cam nest after being treated at the Portland Audubon Society. The hawk was carefully returned to the nest Friday afternoon after three days of care, and passing a 'flight test' at Audubon. PHOTOS: Hawk back in nest 6/17 On Tuesday, an alert Portland policeman ...
A 'Duck Daddy' looks after his flock at Arbor Acres Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 6:00PMA 'Duck Daddy' looks after his flock at Arbor Acres
Freaky Friday news: A wee bit of trouble at reservoir - Fri, 17 Jun 2011 PST Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 12:51PMThe city of Portland was forced to temporarily take a key water supply off line after a 21-year-old man caught on video admitted urinating in a city reservoir.
Balancing out the beavers Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 10:17AMThe perimeter of the pond smelled like low tide and earth. Mud, the color of dried seaweed and terra cotta, had begun to crack as moisture evaporated. It was clear water had ruled these banks only a day or two before. Here, on the outskirts of Norton Lake, one of the many trails of the Dredge Lakes Trail system disappeared beneath a swath of knee-deep standing water. The trail was still ...
Westworld article is for the birds Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 6:30PMA special article extolling the many tourist attractions and virtues of the Comox Valley would be a good way for BCAA's Westworld magazine to show it is sorry.
Cages, not cars, will fill Pit Straight Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 1:20PMTHE competitors will be flying down Pit Straight on Sunday, but there won’t be a race car in sight.
Homing pigeon's lucky landing after getting lost Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 8:18AMA homing pigeon which got lost ended up exhausted on James Fletcher’s driveway after a 200-mile flight from Exeter to Salford. The pigeon had been launched from the south west city in a race but never arrived back at his owner’s home in Birmingham.
May Bumps begin on River Cam - but Mr Asbo and Battleship Bob stay away Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 6:33AMRowing fans lined the River Cam for the opening day of the May Bumps – and there was no sign of aggressive swan Mr Asbo or his friend Battleship Bob. Just under 200 college teams took to the water yesterday for the four-day rowing festival, which runs until Saturday.
Offbeat BUT TRUE STORIES Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 3:43AMByrd rescues young hawk
oddly enough Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 11:24PModdly enough Oregon officer named Byrd rescues young hawk PORTLAND, Ore. It’s the kind of