May 2013
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Conservationists to count breeding birds after... →
waldramings:
Nipped fingers and handfuls of guano will be the order of the day for wildlife rangers on the Farne Islands as they embark on an epic census on Friday to discover whether puffin numbers have plummeted after a year of extreme weather.
Plus watch a video of a puffin laying an egg
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Welcome to English to English
Our transatlantic cousins over at Guardian US have set up a tumblr to chart any potential cultural misunderstandings between our great peoples. Share your English/US cultural comparisons - or translations - their way.
english2english:
Right, then. Prince Harry’s visit to the USA is as good a time as any to point out that the mutual curiosity shared between British and American cultures is as...
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This week the hashtag “#Killallmen” started trending on Twitter – a rhetorical...
– Kira Cochrane, ‘Men are victims as well as perpetrators of sex crime. So why aren’t they talking?’ (via guardiancomment)
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His heroic actions cannot be overstated. When faced with a presumed incidence of...
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Reactions to Cleveland hero Charles Ramsey show America’s race problems
The neighbour who saved the kidnapped Ohio girls has been celebrated and laughed at for his speech and mannerisms
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Cleveland abductions: FBI remove chains and ropes... →
Cleveland police chief reveals that several hundred items were removed from 2207 Seymour Avenue
FBI agents have removed chains and ropes from the house in Cleveland, Ohio where three women were kept locked up for a decade, as charges were expected to be laid against the three suspects.
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Syria's internet in apparent blackout →
Monitoring companies say access to internet appears to have been cut off in country
Access to the internet in Syria appeared to have been cut off on Monday evening, according to a number of monitoring companies, prompting speculation that the apparent blackout was an attempt by the Syrian government to disrupt the online activities of opponents. Live blog here.
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