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Swan Gives a Lesson in Flying and Life

Christine Negroni | Posted 04.04.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Australia, Swan, Golf, Innis Arden, Canada Geese, Golf Course, Wildlife Lessons, Wildlife Walk, Nature, Nature Walk, Wildlife, Healthy Living News
Christine Negroni

For all the time I've spent walking golf courses, I've never actually played a round. I can assure you, however, that among the wildlife the events are dramatic as nature plays out its deadly serious game.

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Spotlight on Photographer Derrick Santini (VIDEO)

Crane.tv | Posted 02.04.2013 | Arts
Read More: Hologram, London, Photography, Derrick Santini, Swan, Art, Young Masters, Mythology, Iggy Pop, Lady GaGa, Jay Z, Lenticular, Video, Arts News
Crane.tv

Photographer Derrick Santini boasts an impressive repertoire that includes the likes of Lady Gaga, Jay Z and Iggy Pop. This year saw him nominated for...

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Molly O'Toole

Defense Department Sued Over Rules Restricting Women In Combat

HuffingtonPost.com | Molly O'Toole | Posted 11.27.2012 | World
Read More: Aclu, Pentagon, Swan, Department of Defense, Anu Bhagwati, Women in the Military, Women in Combat, Servicewomen, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Leon Panetta, Tammy Duckworth, Defense Department, Combat Exclusion, Military Sexual Assault, World News

A first lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps, a captain in the Marine Corps Reserves, a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserves and a major in the U.S...

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Six Ways to Honor Our Veterans

Joshua Kors | Posted 01.14.2013 | Politics
Read More: Swan, Sara Nesson, The Nation, Veterans Administration, Veterans Day, Herold Noel, Happy New Year, K. Lorrel Manning, Veterans, James Dao, Veterans for Common Sense, Iava, Video, Wounded Warrior Project, Dan Lohaus, Joshua Kors, Sergeant Robynn Murray, Restrepo, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Wwp, Va, Poster Girl, Afghanistan, Diveheart, Vcs, Department of Veterans' Affairs, Soldiers, Service Women's Action Network, Wounded Warriors, When I Came Home, New York Times, NY Times, Iraq, Politics News
Joshua Kors

Forget wearing a flag pin. Or slapping a "We Support the Troops" bumper sticker on your Prius. This Veterans Day push yourself to do something that's actually meaningful. Here are six ways to honor our soldiers.

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The Invisible War -- Documentary Spotlighting Rape in the Military Aims to Create National Awareness

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 09.04.2012 | Impact
Read More: Rep. Louise Slaughter, Susan Burke, Anu Bhagwati, Leon Panetta, Rep. Jackie Spier, Sen. Claire McCaskill, Impact, Rape in the Military, Women Veterans, Ptsd, Dr. Kaye Whitley, Swan, Veterans, Rep. Ted Poe, Kirby Dick, Rep. Loretta Sanchez, Human Rights Watch Film Festival, Maj. Gen. Mary Kay Hertog, Sapro, Helen Benedict, Amy Ziering, Maj. Gen. Gary S. Patton, Mst, Video, Impact News
Marcia G. Yerman

The Invisible War interweaves devastating statistics with the personal stories of a group of women and one man. Their lives have been forever altered by "soul-shattering" violations from those they had believed to be a trusted family -- the military.

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Hotel Bel Air: The Swans Stay in the Picture

David Dixon | Posted 01.29.2012 | Los Angeles
Read More: Swan, Bel Air, Hotel Bel Air, Swans, La Prairie Spa, Los Angeles, Hotel Renovations, Sultan of Brunei, Five Star Hotel, Rockwell Group, Phillipe Starck, Robert Evans, Wolgang Puck, Luxury Hotels, Champalimaud, Los Angeles News
David Dixon

If Robert Evans, the infamous Hollywood producer, were to have opined on the Sultan of Brunei's renovation of the Hotel Bel Air, I imagine that his first demand would be that "the swans stay in the picture."

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WATCH: SF Restaurant's Secret Stew Scooped Up By The Cooking Channel

Robin Wilkey | Posted 09.12.2011 | San Francisco
Read More: Cooking Channel, Swan, Video, Hook Line and Dinner, Ben Sargent, Swan Oyster Depot Cooking Channel, Food, San Francisco Restaurants, San Francisco Around Town, Chowder, Swan Oyster Depot, Oyster, Seafood, San Francisco News

Everyone lined up on Polk Street knows it's worth the wait at Swan Oyster Depot, and now the rest of the nation knows, too. On Tuesday night, our belo...

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The F Word: Time to Stop Making Nice to Military

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Swan, Queer, Lgbt, F Word, Lesbian, Don\?T Ask Don\?T Tell, Obama, Veterans Day, Navy, Gay, Service Women\?S Action Network, The F Word, Armistice Day, Army, Military, Dadt, Politics News
Laura Flanders

President Obama's go-slow approach to ending "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" discrimination in the military has left repeal on life support in a lame-duck ses...

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Responding to Military Sexual Trauma - Still A Long Way to Go

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: The Defense STRONG Act, Sen. John Kerry, Restricted Reporting, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Kay Whitley, Iraq, Anuradha K. Bhagwati, Veteran?S Administration, Swan, Ptsd, Politics, Vetwow, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, Homeless Veterans, John Hall, SAPRO, Service Women?S Action Network, Joy J. Ilem, Military Sexual Trauma, Memorial Day, Victim Reporting Preference Statement DD From 2910, StopMilitaryRape.Org, H.R. 5136, Michael Michaud, Rape, Women Veterans, MilitarySexualTrauma.Org, Veteran?S Issues, Disabled American Veterans, Unrestricted Reporting, Rainn, Afghanistan, Helen Benedict, Phyllis E. Greenberger, Rep. Nicki Tsongas, Politics News
Marcia G. Yerman

May 30th is Military Sexual Trauma Awareness Day. The issue is starting to get more traction in terms of visibility, Congressional hearings, and ackn...

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Astoria Characters: The Iconic Artist

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Chintzware, Icon, Swan, Astoria, Flat-Screen TV, Dollhouse, Brooklyn, Thessaloniki, St. Irene Chrysovalantou, Queens, Athens, Greek Orthodox Church, Reuben, Nancy Ruhling, Rembrandt, Tea Set, Mikele Arapi, Albania, Greece, New York News, Korce, Violin, Triana, Albania Art Institute, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Mikele Arapi is sitting on the contemporary black leather sofa sipping coffee out of a china cup in his unexpected gallery, the elaborate valances of the window drapery framing his head like a halo.

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Adorable Animal Families (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Lindsay Armstrong | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Deer, Rhino, Slidepoll, Elephant, Swan, Hedgehog, Chimpanzee, Lemurs, Horse, Hippo, Sea Lion, Baby Animals, Animals, Monkey, Green News

Since many people will be spending time with families this weekend, we thought we highlight some photos of amazing animal families. Check out how fami...

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Memorial Day 2009 - A Look at Women in the Military

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Pentagon, Department of Veterans Affairs, Military Sexual Trauma, US Soldiers, Memorial Day, Ann Wright, Timothy J. Walz, Women in Afghanistan, Women in Iraq, Women in the Military, Women Veterans, Veterans, Gays in the Military, Iraq Veterans, Military, Service Women's Action Network, Homeless Veterans, Military Sexual Assaults, Helen Benedict, Swan, Mst, Politics News
Marcia G. Yerman

Hopefully, in between the barbecues and the parades, our citizens will reflect on both the physical and emotional challenges that our service women have -- and continue -- to face.

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