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Jazz Town: KC celebrates Charlie Parker with a week of events

Kansas City Star - ‎9 hours ago‎
By night, saxophonist Brett Jackson and keyboardist Chris Hazelton perform at Chaz on the Plaza in the Raphael Hotel, 325 Ward Parkway, at 7 p.m. Singer Millie Edwards performs at the Phoenix, 302 W. Eighth St., at 7 p.m. And Bird prevails at the Blue ...
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Bird's Nest stands as an empty monument to China's magnificence

The Guardian (blog) - ‎6 hours ago‎
The so-called “IAAF Family” (as they are officially called on their lanyards) are almost as dysfunctional as their Fifa brethren.

Oroville area church services

Oroville Mercury Register - ‎18 hours ago‎
Oroville 3rd Ward, 2390 Monte Vista Ave. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m, Bishop Bryan Klingler, 589-1065. Table Mountain 1st Ward, 167 Table Mountain Blvd. 9 a.m.-noon. Table Mountain Hmong Branch, 167 Table Mountain Blvd. Bishop Drew Henry. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. ...

The Scribbler: Wild animals make mess around woodland house

LancasterOnline - ‎Aug 21, 2015‎
The Scribbler heard the bird pecking one afternoon and frightened it away. A disgusting-smelling spray designed to ward off all animals seems to have ended the assault. But then some other animal gnawed on the wood welcome mat at the front door.

Golf Roundup: Warriors Edge Elmwood; Knights Scramble To 1st

Journal & Topics Newspapers Online - ‎Aug 21, 2015‎
Competing at Elk Grove's unique Early Bird Scramble Invite, the Knights came in first place with a 275 score to best Rolling Meadows (289), Hersey (294), Elk Grove (298) and Buffalo Grove (304).

Pan-Asian restaurant Lucky Ginger opens (softly) in the Third Ward

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog) - ‎Aug 20, 2015‎
Cocktails by bar manager Marr'Lo Prada include strawberry-basil lemonade ($10) - it has a pronounced Thai basil presence and gin for botanical notes, he said - and the jungle bird ($10), rum with Campari, lime juice, sugar and pineapple juice.

There is plenty on tap this weekend at Delco's nightspots

The Delaware County Daily Times - ‎Aug 21, 2015‎
Delco rock 'n' roll pioneer Charlie Gracie, right, met with Sir Paul McCartney before McCartney's show at the Wells Fargo Center in June.

TOP PHOTOS: August 20, 2015

San Angelo Standard Times - ‎Aug 20, 2015‎
Army Sgt. 1st Class Krystle McGrath of Fort Bragg, N.C., stands in the distance at the grave of her friend Army Sgt. 1st Class Matthew I. Leggett, to acknowledged the burial service for World War II U.S.

Phillips Names Sam Hines As International Head of Watches

Forbes - ‎Aug 20, 2015‎
... previously unknown pocket watches from the third generation of James Ward Packard, achieving $2.7 million at auction in 2011, as well as curating the sale of Asia's most expensive horological object; a pair of Singing Bird Pistols which sold for $5 ...
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Radnor Lake gets resident bald eagle

The Tennessean - ‎Aug 19, 2015‎
"Birds of prey and snakes are some of the most popular, visual, tangible things we can communicate interpreting the ecosystem to the public," said Radnor Lake Natural Area Park Manager Steve Ward. Ward is hoping to make Radnor Lake home to two more ...

Thursday's Montana Scoreboard

Great Falls Tribune - ‎Aug 20, 2015‎
Tyson St. John, GFH …97. Zane Potratz, CMR …99. Blake Othiem, GFH …100. Cole Hendrickson, GFH …102. Zack Jensen, Fergus …106.

'The Crucible' opens at Hendersonville Little Theatre

Spartanburg Herald Journal - ‎Aug 21, 2015‎
... Bird, Mikeala Ferguson, Bruce Green, Martha Hogenboom, Rick Huhn, Kaitlin Rose Jencks, Jenny Lee, Jack McConnell, Tab Lyn Merkel Jr.

Inside Wimbledon...and its many animals

Wimbledon - ‎Aug 21, 2015‎
Since 2000, Avian Environmental Consultants have supplied hawks to patrol the skies for an hour each morning in order to ward off the local pigeon population. ... With the official title of 'Bird Scarer', Rufus has become an icon of The Championships ...
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What Is Killing America's Bees and What Does It Mean for Us?

RollingStone.com - ‎Aug 18, 2015‎
Genetically modified crops were meant to be less harmful than chemical applications, changing the plant itself to ward off predators.
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Several mosquito pools in eastern Madison County test positive for West Nile Virus

Belleville News-Democrat - ‎Aug 19, 2015‎
Positive birds and/or positive mosquitoes have been found in 44 Illinois counties this season. Due to the recent increased WNV activity in mosquitoes, health officials recommend citizens be pro-active in using insect repellent to ward off mosquitoes ...

Loon Ranger keeps watch on Silver Lake's birds

The Detroit News - ‎Aug 16, 2015‎
But that pleasure turns to panic on more occasions than McNamara and other fans of the Great Lakes diving bird care to see.
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Ann Arbor council votes 8-1 to approve controversial deer cull

MLive.com - ‎Aug 18, 2015‎
"I love all animals, but I also believe we have a responsibility to ensure that they live in a humane environment, and I think the approach we're taking will work," said Council Member Stephen Kunselman, D-3rd Ward. ... exceptions to the prohibition ...
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'Sea Monster' Figurehead Hauled from the Baltic Sea

Live Science - ‎Aug 17, 2015‎
A sea monster that lay hidden beneath the waves for five centuries has finally been recovered from the Baltic Sea. The "monster" - a ship figurehead that may show a scowling dog or perhaps a fantastical sea dragon with a helpless human clutched in its ...

Four Decades Later, 'Superfriends' Has a Lot to Answer For

GeekDad (blog) - ‎Aug 19, 2015‎
Jonny Quest and Space Ghost and Bird Man and the Herculoids. So how could those guys adapting The Justice League of America go so badly?
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Giroud leads Arsenal attack in 2-1 win over Crystal Palace

SI.com - ‎Aug 16, 2015‎
... flying left-foot volley which went into the bottom corner. Joel Ward equalized with a drilled shot inside the far post in the 28th, but the Palace right back was beaten in the air by Alexis Sanchez, whose header was turned into the net by the ...
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