Army Veteran Saves America's National Bird (Video)

Edit Opposing Views 05 Jul 2016
A Minnesota Army veteran warmed the hearts of many after he saved the life of one of America's national birds, an eagle, tied to a tree. Despite the fact neighbors called the police after seeing the helpless eagle, nobody would help, LittleThings.com reports ... Safety measures were compromised. It was a liability issue.” ... “I was very nervous. I didn’t want to hit that bird.” ... Authorities say the bird is now expected to survive. ....

Garbage comes home to Wisconsin with acclaimed 'Strange Little Birds'

Edit Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 05 Jul 2016
Incredibly enough, 21-year-old alternative rock act Garbage — one of the most commercially and critically accomplished bands born in Wisconsin — is playing Summerfest for the first time Wednesday. The band is in great form, fresh off its self-released sixth studio album “Strange Little Birds” in June ... ....

Pilot rescued after small plane crashes off Narragansett

Edit The Providence Journal 05 Jul 2016
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. — The pilot of a single-engine propeller plane that plunged into the waters off Bonnet Shores, Narragansett, shortly before 1 p.m ... Coholan, 26, of North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, was flying a 1953 L19 Bird Dog from Westerly airport to the coastline of Newport with an AT&T; banner when the plane lost power and crashed into the water, the state police said in a statement. [...]> ... ....

Screwed

Edit Skiddle 05 Jul 2016
Theatre 503 in London. Tuesday 28th - Tuesday 12th July 2016. 7.45pm til 8.15pm. No age restrictions ... Venue ... This powerful play is a debut drama from Kathryn O’Reilly and is directed by award-winning Sarah Meadows (Where Do Little Birds Go?, VAULT Festival and Edinburgh) ... ....

Selective Hearing Presents: Palms Trax & friends tickets

Edit Skiddle 05 Jul 2016
The Wire Club in Leeds. Friday 8th July 2016. 11.00pm til 6.00am (last entry 1.00am). Minimum Age. 18. We bring our good friend Palms Trax back to Leeds. Event Info. Venue.   Buy tickets securely. Type of Ticket Price QuantityQty. Early Bird - £8.00 ... Accepted ... ....

Rhode Island State Police, Narragansett Police, Department of Environmental Management, U.S. Coast Guard, and the Rhode Island Airport Corporation Investigate a Plane Crash That Occurred In The Waters Off Bonnet Shores Narragansett, RI. (State of Rhode Island)

Edit Public Technologies 05 Jul 2016
(Source. State of Rhode Island). On Monday, July 4, 2016 members of the Uniform Division at the Wickford Barracks, along with the Narragansett Police, Department of Environmental Management, U.S ... The aircraft was identified as a small single engine L19 Bird Dog (1953). The pilot Jeremiah R ... The plane then crashed into the water and the pilot exited the aircraft before it sank ... (noodl....

Vodka Wednesdays tickets

Edit Skiddle 05 Jul 2016
Fifth Nightclub Manchester in Manchester. Wednesday 6th July 2016. 10.30pm til 3.00am (last entry 2.00am). Minimum Age. 18. Vodka Wednesdays host the biggest and best student mash up event of the week! Wednesday nights at Fifth Nightclub are the one!. Event Info. Venue.   Buy tickets securely. Type of Ticket Price QuantityQty. FREE Q-Jump Tickets - £0.00. £0.00 Face Value. Entry & Q-Jump ...Early Bird tickets available....

Soap and Toothpaste Help Biggest Fund Bypass India’s Growth Math

Edit Bloomberg 05 Jul 2016
For India’s biggest fund manager, S. Naren, there are better ways to gauge economic growth than the nation’s much-reviled official estimate of gross domestic product ... These areas can see huge growth, leave aside the GDP numbers.” ... Fund Inflows ... He’s not alone ... “If you take a bird eye’s view from 20,000 feet and start worrying too much about macro drivers of economy, the chances of getting it wrong are more," Sharma said ... LEARN MORE. ....

State readies to host first-ever bird festival

Edit The Times of India 04 Jul 2016
Preparations are on to hold the 'first-of-its-kind' bird festival in Goa. "We are consulting experts to be able to host the bird festival in Goa by October or November 2016," minister for forest and environment, Rajendra Arlekar said ... He said that the government would do whatever is necessary to promote Goa as a birding destination....

100 million-year-old Prehistoric bird wings found well preserved in amber

Edit DNA India 04 Jul 2016
Prehistoric birds wings trapped in amber 100 million ago were found in northeastern Myanmar preserved in remarkable detail. In a first, scientists have discovered specimens of complete wings of tiny, prehistoric birds that were trapped in amber 100 million years ago and preserved in exquisite detail. Thousands of fossil birds from the time of the dinosaurs have been uncovered in China....

BIRD STICKS HIS PADDLE IN UNCHARTERED WATERS AND DECLARES HIMSELF READY (Australian Canoeing)

Edit Public Technologies 04 Jul 2016
It's been a baptism of fire for Steve Bird in 2016, as the canoe slalom sprinter prepares to compete at his second Olympic Games ... Which means Bird will be paddling without Phillips for the first time in a long, long time. 'It does feel a little strange but our partnership is built on a solid friendship,' Bird said ... Bird has been competing in the K1 200 events at World Cups throughout Europe....

Tiny East Coast island offers amazing up-close visit with Atlantic Puffins

Edit Toronto Sun 04 Jul 2016
There are more than 5,500 breeding pairs of the comical birds on the tiny island, accessible by only one tour operator in New Brunswick and one in Maine. Taya, her sister Josie, 7, and parents Eric and Holly Robillard of Cape Cod, Mass., had just emerged from wooden blinds constructed to allow tourists to get a close-up look at the various breeds of birds that inhabit the sanctuary....

United Airlines plane returns to Sydney after 'bird strike' during take-off

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 04 Jul 2016
A United Airlines passenger plane was forced to return to Sydney Airport on Monday morning after apparently striking a number of birds when taking off ... "Unbeknownst to me, we apparently hit birds during takeoff and flight crew spotted bird strike damage to the plane," a passenger wrote on Instagram....
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