The Smoking Section (Free subscription) | yesterday
Traditional Orioles mascot logo in Ravens colors = Officially flickin’ Black & purple is my color combo this year since I’ve got @ least three pairs of kicks that use the color scheme in some way. I’ve got other purple kicks as well & my purple rotation rivals that of Mr. Nelson Rodgers. Yes, I’ve [...]
RssDaily (Free subscription) | yesterday
Editorial The New York Times In Tuesday night's debate, Senator John McCain denounced Senator Barack Obama and his "cronies" for receiving campaign money from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. It was odd to hear him denounce lobbyists, whom he once called "birds of prey," particularly for those two mortgage companies. By that standard, Mr. McCain is living in a virtual aviary with, among others, his campaign...
Vox Verax (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
In Tuesday night’s debate, Senator John McCain denounced Senator Barack Obama and his “cronies” for receiving campaign money from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. It was odd to hear him denounce lobbyists, whom he once called “birds of prey,” particularly for those two mortgage companies. By that standard, Mr. McCain is living in a virtual aviary with, among others, his campaign manager and his White House...
billingsgazette.com top headlines (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Phoenix the falcon wants only one thing from Larry McMullen - fresh meat. "It's all about food with these birds," he said. "When he does well, he gets more food. When he doesn't do well, he doesn't get as much to eat and doesn't get to eat right away. ...
Nature (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Biol. Psychiatry doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.06.012 (2008)People with autism have incredibly keen eyesight, seeing almost as acutely as birds of prey.The surprise finding from Emma Ashwin and her colleagues at the University of Cambridge, UK, shows that the unusually keen senses that have
Express & Star » News Video: (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
An animal rescue charity entertained shoppers with its collection of birds of prey. Volunteers from Midlands Birds of Prey Rescue swooped by Dudley Street in Wolverhampton … [visit site to read more]
Yet Another Comics Blog (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
From Birds of Prey #112 (2008). Story by Tony Bedard. Art by David Cole & Doug Hazlewood. (click pic for larger) Ladies night? Hawkaaaa!!!
4thletter! (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Variety reports that because of the success of Smallville and, I’m thinking, the death of the last executive to okay the Birds of Prey series, the CW will be ‘prepping’ The Graysons, a story about a young acrobat in the years before he will become Batman’s sidekick. That’s right. You know him, you [...]
Environment Blog (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
A clash between the Royal Society for Protection of Birds (RSPB) and Federation for Hunting and Conservation (FKNK) has spewed up in Malta over illegal incidences of shooting several birds of prey, and researchers working in Malta have been caught up...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
One of two birds of prey is thought to have died during its migration from the Highlands to Africa.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
Conservation volunteer Gerry Keyworth kept a diary tracking the illegal hunting of birds of prey over Malta
Cracker Squire (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
From The New York Times : A lifelong gambler, Mr. McCain takes risks, both on and off the craps table. Mr. McCain portrays himself as a Washington maverick unswayed by special interests, referring recently to lobbyists as “birds of prey.” Yet in his current campaign, more than 40 fund-raisers and top advisers have lobbied or worked for an array of gambling interests — including tribal and Las Vegas...
Time (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
Sunday NY Times takes a long look at McCain’s ties to the gambling industry: “Mr. McCain portrays himself as a Washington maverick unswayed by special interests, referring recently to lobbyists as ‘birds of prey.’ Yet in his current campaign, more than 40 fund-raisers and top advisers have lobbied or worked for an array of gambling interests….” McCain [...]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
A grouse moor owner hit by the largest ever financial penalty for farming has denied involvement in wildlife crime
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
Eagle 515 has an attitude, and that may pull him through. "He's an interesting case," said Diana Flynt, rehabilitation supervisor with the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey in Orange County, where Eagle 515 is recuperating. "It helps to be so cute."
