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Ostrich relative lived in North America 50 million years ago
2016-07-05 12:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] IMAGE:Â This is a nearly complete skeleton of Calciavis grandei, a close relative of ostriches, kiwis, and emus. Credit: Rick Edwards/American Museum of Natural History Exceedingly well-preserved bird fossil sp…
Case for Overcoming the Ostrich Syndrome
2016-06-20 19:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: The final week of May 2016 was a grisly one. More than 700 asylum seekers and migrants died as three boats attempting to carry them to Italy sunk in the Mediterranean, and the death toll for the year crossed 2000. A week ago, Unicef reported a doubling of the number of unaccompanied children arriving as asylum seekers this year. The report also highlighted that these children are subjected to sexual violence, forced prostitution and other forms of abuse. UN refugee agency, the UNHCR, informs that,...
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Probe exposes violations at ostrich leather farms
2016-03-01 15:28:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Luxury retailers including Herms and Prada are being urged to stop selling handbags, shoes and belts made from ostrich and other exotic skins after an investigation exposed violations at two farms and slaughterhouses in South Africa.
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Corsets, ostrich feather hats and 1890s brothels: A style maven spins stories of classic L.A. vice
2015-11-13 20:52:20| Apparel - Topix.net
"I always used to think from the time I was very young what my choices would be if I were born in a different century," author Liz Goldwyn says of her interest in the female characters of her new book, "Sporting Guide: Los Angeles, 1897." "I always used to think from the time I was very young what my choices would be if I were born in a different century," author Liz Goldwyn says of her interest in the female characters of her new book, "Sporting Guide: Los Angeles, 1897."
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Climate change: Tackling the Ostrich Syndrome
2015-11-12 02:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Idaho Statesman: You frequently hear people say, We need to wake up to climate change. I think most of us have awakened but have opted to remain in bed rather than take on the most daunting challenge civilization has ever faced. Using another metaphor were we ostriches, we have chosen to keep our heads in the sand. If you went to the Flicks on a Tuesday night a few weeks ago to see Naomi Kleins book- inspired documentary, This Changes Everything you had to have been moved by the message, which was, for me,...
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