A muddy lifestyle

Source: Bangkok Post

There are usually not too many varieties of shore-birds along the coastlines of Thailand during most of the year. But come winter, and we will see visitors in the tens and hundreds of thousands, adding life and colour to the shores, lakes ...
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Lucky Number Seven

Source: Travel Blog

Day 7. One week down, fifty-one to go. On this lucky-numbered day, we finished up the Big Sur coastline. The sun was coming through the clouds, and the water sparkled. We passed a beautiful cove: waves crashing against worn rocks, a little stream comi ...
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Energy development in the Arctic: the good and the bad

Source: Christian Science Monitor

One of the most contentious domestic political issues in the debate between energy development and environmental policy for over 20 years has been how to develop America’s energy resources in the Arctic. As Shell makes preparations to send offshore ...
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Brian Roberts to Play for Shorebirds Tuesday and Wednesday

Source: Our Sports Central

May 27, 2012 - South Atlantic League (SAL) Delmarva Shorebirds Salisbury, Md. - In conjunction with the Baltimore Orioles, the Delmarva Shorebirds are excited to announce that Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts is expected to continue h ...
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Australian Pratincoles

Source: 10,000 Birds

It has been cold and it has been windy! This may well seem an odd statement from the tropics, but it is true. When there is a high in the Great Australian Bight we get strong easterlies and the temperate falls. The winds have been betwee ...
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Just for summer: 51 great beaches

Source: USA Today

The fantasy is universal: Endless sun and sand, swimmming and surfing, boating and beachcombing. Chicago North Avenue Beach has Lake Michigan to the east, Chicago to the south. But people-watching offers the best views. Chicago North Avenue ...
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Cowan adjusts to new role as reliever for Shorebirds

Source: The Salisbury Daily Times

SALISBURY -- For almost all of his baseball life, Jake Cowan has been a starting pitcher. From little league to the minor leagues, the Georgia native has always started his games by staring down the batters from the top of the mound. But during spri ...
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Bundy throws a curve in Keys' debut

Source: Minor League Baseball News

Just under 10,000 people filed into Harry Grove Stadium on Saturday to watch Dylan Bundy pitch. They, like opposing hitters, left the ballpark shaking their heads. The Orioles' No. 2 prospect struck out six and allowed two runs on ...
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Source: Tampa Bay Online

Bill Blanchard is a lanky one-time Colorado whitewater guide and mountain climber who grew up in the woods and on the waters around Tampa. He's got "raccoon eyes" from wearing polarized sunglasses and watching for redfish on the flats here an ...
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