Swans
SWANS. Related to the elements of both air and water, the swan is a symbol of breath, spirit, transcendence, and freedom. In many religious traditions it is interchangeable with the goose or duc...
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The eight bonobos at the Great Ape Trust of Iowa howled Tuesday as they watched two trumpeter swans dip into a lake for the first time. Who can blame them? Not only will the apes get new neighbors,...
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Elizabeth Ellis first went to the Boston Public Garden out of frustration. She hadn't been able to sell her paintings and was seeking inspiration.
"I told myself, the Boston...
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Being ugly may be in fashion for TV viewers around the world, but not for those who experience its repercussions in real life, says Angelica Vale, star of the popular Mexican soap opera "The Pretti...
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THE BLACK SWAN: THE IMPACT OF THE HIGHLY IMPROBABLEBy Nassim Nicholas Taleb Random House, 366 pages, $26.95
Nassim Taleb knows the good life: weekends in Venice, excellent wine, helicopter-flying l...
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Prague (dpa) - A dead swan found by a lake in the south-eastern
Czech Republic has been confirmed to carry the H5N1 bird flu strain,
which is deadly to humans, Jaroslav Sala...
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Three swans found dead in a pond in eastern France have tested positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the Agriculture Ministry said Thursday.Officials have set up a control zone of about half a ...
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Brett Favre had his way. Rex Grossman looked lost, and the Chicago Bears bore little resemblance to a No. 1 playoff seed. Favre showed he still has some ammo left in that gunslinging right arm, pas...
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Peter Martins’ Swan Lake does its job—it gets people into the theater ( all Swan Lakes get people into the theater), and then it gets them out of the theater in only two and a half hour...
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London (dpa) - Tony Blair has left no doubt that he wants his
swansong performance on the international stage of the G8 summit in
Germany to become part of his political leg...
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Swans
Apes to name neighboring trumpeter swans
