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- Scientist says feathers are future of Asia construction
- MANILA AFP — A Filipino scientist says he has created a new composite building board made of chicken feathers that could be a major breakthrough for the construction industry in Asia. The new material would be resistant to the region's armies of termites, and could also solve a major...
- Research articles 2008-08-03
- Gaultier snares his exotic birds in cages
- PARIS AFP — Jean-Paul Gaultier's exotic birds of paradise all came complete with their cages at his couture show for next autumn-winter on Wednesday. Whether in slinky second-skin satin sheaths slit tantalisingly to the thigh or shrugged into a luxurious fur jacket like a wolf pelt, the cage provided...
- Research articles 2008-07-02
- Iraqi Bird Study to Help Reduce Aircraft Mishaps
- One of the U.S. Air Force's greatest airpower adversaries doesn't wear the uniform of another country; it wears feathers. Both deadly and expensive, aircraft accidents and mishaps caused by collisions with birds have cost the service approximately $35 million each year since 1985, according to USAF...
- Research articles 2008-05-19
- How the hummingbird got his whistle
- PARIS AFP — American zoologists say they can settle a long-running debate about how male hummingbirds are able to whistle at females of the species to try to entice them into mating. The Anna's hummingbird Calypte anna, native to the US West Coast, makes the brief but loud chirp...
- Research articles 2008-01-29
- Real set to provoke Barca's ire with Iniesta bid: report
- MADRID AFP — Real Madrid are reported to be planning a dramatic 60 million euro bid to lure arch rival Barcelona's star midfielder Andres Iniesta to the Bernabeu. The move, which will ruffle more than a few feathers at the Nou Camp which last week had to stomach Argentine...
- Research articles 2007-07-19
- Himatsingka acquires Divatex for $53 mn.
- Jul. 4--MUMBAI, India -- Himatsingka Seide on Tuesday said it has acquired 80 per cent stake in Divatex Home Fashions of the US for $53 million. The acquisition was made by its wholly owned subsidiary, Himatsingka America. Himatsingka shares soared over 8 per cent...
- Research articles 2007-07-04
- Robben on red alert as Chelsea chase Malouda
- LONDON AFP — Chelsea are reportedly lining up a move for Lyon midfielder Florent Malouda and that news has ruffled the feathers of Dutch winger Arjen Robben, according to a report. The News of the World reported Sunday that Robben has threatened to quit Chelsea after hearing that Chelsea manager...
- Research articles 2006-11-19
- Cross country Coast Conference Women
- Team: Diablo Valley 73, Hartnell 74, Santa Rosa 79, American River 97, Modesto 120, Butte 147, Sacramento 163, Yuba 180, San Mateo 201, West Valley 239, De Anza 243. Individual: First place and CSM finishers 1, Costa, Sierra 18:35; 11, Leonoudakis, San Mateo 19:43; 44, Silva, San...
- Research articles 2006-11-05
- Feathers, beaks, feet and … "snarge?"
- OK, before we get started, I need to warn you that this may get just a little bit graphic. We're going to discuss mangling birds and other wildlife with our aircraft or other means, then we're going to talk about picking up the little bloody pieces of meat, feathers and...
- Research articles 2006-10-01
- A few of the many outstanding ARCS environmental advances
- An issue of Agricultural Research magazine that highlights contributions to the environment would not be complete without listing some notable accomplishments by ARS in this area. The agency has provided many research advances that help minimize the effects of agricultural practices on the environment. Other contributions benefit the environment overall....
- Research articles 2006-08-01
- German dino sets feathers flying
- PARIS AFP — A fossil found in Germany has clouded debate about the advent of feathers, the key event in the theorised evolution of birds from small dinosaurs 176-146 million years ago. The find shows a juvenile dinosaur that was a small meat-eating predator around 75 centimetres (30 inches)...
- Research articles 2006-03-15
- ANALYSIS: Hard Day's Night.
- Byline: Pallavi Rao Feb. 3--If investment banking is considered to be one of the world's most glamorous professions, it's with good reason. While they crack million-dollar deals in super-heated markets by day, investment bankers cool off at some of the city's most upmarket ...
- Research articles 2006-02-03
- Veggie bird flu rally has rival activists playing chicken
- WASHINGTON AFP — Bird flu is yet to reach US shores, but its dastardly potential already has feathers flying in Washington, a town stuffed with activists primed to twist any issue for political gain. In the first of a pair of poultry themed pranks, animal rights activists on Wednesday...
- Research articles 2005-11-09
- Maisie Dobbs Mysteries: Birds of a Feather
- BIRDS OF A FEATHER. (Maisie Dobbs Mysteries.) Jacqueline Winspear. 2004/2005. Read by Kim Hicks. 9 cds. 10.33 hrs. BBC Audiobooks America. 0-7927-3665-6. $89.95. Vinyl; plot, author, reader notes. SA This mystery is set in London a decade after WWI. Charlotte Waite reads something in the morning newspaper that causes...
- Research articles 2005-11-01
- Royal feathers in a fluster as queen's pigeon flies off
- LONDON AFP — A racing pigeon belonging to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has gone missing ahead of a big race, a spokesman said. Pigeon-fanciers feared the young bird may be flocking about with common pigeons or worse, have been eaten by a sparrowhawk. The bird was bred at...
- Research articles 2005-08-26
- University of Florida-Designed Eagle Aviary Allows Zuni Indians to Continue Heritage.
- Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., March 3 AScribe Newswire -- For centuries, the Zuni Pueblo Indian tribe of New Mexico has been caring for eagles and collecting their feathers for use in tribal ceremonies. An aviary designed by a University of Florida professor...
- Research articles 2005-03-03
- G is for gratitude.(Neighbor)(Batavia)
- Byline: Sammi King What does your Thanksgiving menu include? Will your bountiful table include delicacies from A to Z? For the kindergartners at Grace McWayne Elementary School, the ABC Feast held last Friday in honor of Thanksgiving featured food that the ...
- Research articles 2004-11-25
- Fossil feathers cast light on 'four-winged dino'
- PARIS AFP — Chinese palaeontologists reported they had found feathers on the fossilised legs of a primitive bird, which backs controversial theories that birds descended from four-limbed dinosaurs. The feathers were found from an extinct group of flying birds called the enantiornithines, Zhang Fucheng and Zhou Zhonghe of the...
- Research articles 2004-10-21
- Conquering "snarge": an update from the Feather Lab
- In 2003, the Feather Identification Laboratory at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History received a record number of bird strike cases for accurate species identification (2042 Air Force cases and 286 cases for civil aviation). Although most of these identifications were completed using whole feathers or feather parts,...
- Research articles 2004-09-01
- John Kerry blessed in Navajo country
- GALLUP, United States AFP ? Navajo and Zuni Indians showed their support for Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry in traditional fashion, blessing him with eagle feathers said to chase away evil spirits at a Native American pow-wow here. Under a blazing sun, at the foot of an immense red...
- Research articles 2004-08-09
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