No Tree Swallows, all Bluebirds

braw.org Gary Gaard, BRAW Board of Directors I’ve had a bluebird trail at Deer Valley Golf Course for several years. I monitor ten flyGuard houses on the course. Cavity nesters at this golf course have been victim of the black fly.* When I first placed bluebird houses on this golf course, 50% of nests were […]

Awareness camp on handicrafts

Greater Kashmir - Jan 19 9:48 AM Srinagar, Jan 19: To boost Kashmir handicrafts, which play a pivotal role in providing employment to a big chunk of population in the state, an awareness camp-cum seminar was organized by Induscos Co-operatives in collaboration with School of Designs, department of Handicraft in Madre Meharaban Complex Miskeen Bagh, Srinagar today. […]

Extremely rare bird has lit in southeastern Arkansas

Swallow-tail kites found nesting in the White River National Wildlife Refuge thenewsstar.com Arkansas Game and Fish Commission sports@thenewsstar.com A multi-year research project offers hope that an extremely rare bird may find a new home territory in Arkansas. And this is not the heralded ivory-billed woodpecker. It’s the swallow-tail kite. That’s a raptor, a bird of […]

Japanese handicraft

Chennai Online, India The Consulate-General of Japan at Chennai, ABK-AOTS Dosokai, Tamil Nadu Centre, Chennai, in association with Japan Foundation, Tokyo, organised the Japanese Handcrafted Form: Traditions and Techniques exhibition from January 9h to January 17 at Lalit Kala Akademi, Greams Road, Chennai. The exhibition introduced Japanese traditional arts and crafts, which have developed within the […]

Prime Minister promises help with Assam`s infrastructure

Business Standard Press Trust Of India / Guwahati/ Margherita (Assam) January 19, 2014 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said improvement of transport infrastructure in Assam would act as “a bridge” for import and export activities with neighbouring south asian countries of Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.   Speaking at a programme on augmentation and expansion of production […]

Tertiary sector bolsters Tibet economy

People’s Daily China’s Tibet Autonomous Region has been restructuring its industries in recent years. In 2005, the tertiary sector takes accounted for about 57 percent of Tibet’s GDP, according to local government. Agriculture and livestock husbandry was the backbone industry in Tibet before the 1990s, the second industry – handicraft – was underdeveloped, and tertiary […]

Cliff Swallows

sacto-ucc.org by Bruce Swinehart No story of Spring would be complete without mention of the return of the swallows. This romanticized event is familiar to almost everyone. The swallow most often referred to is the cliff swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota. This sparrow-sized bird has the characteristically pointed wings of the swallow but is the only swallow […]

Weigh-in begins Thursday for Karnes youth show

January 18, 2014 Victoria Advocate KARNES CITY – The 20th annual Karnes County Youth Show is set for a three-day run beginning Thursday at the show barn off U.S. Highway 181. More than 200 hogs are entered in this year’s show, along with 52 halter steers, 31 heifers, and 14 commercial steers. The show will […]

Himachal handicrafts, woollens to woo Lahore residents

New Kerala Shimla: Colourful Kullu shawls, angora sweaters, embroidered Chamba handkerchiefs and dolls from the hill state of Himachal Pradesh will be on display among other handicrafts at an exhibition in Lahore next week. Starting Jan 26, the 10-day “Made in India” exhibition organised by the Council of Handicrafts Development Corporation (COHAND) will showcase handlooms […]

India’s North East can become the cultural gateway to S.E.Asia: PM

New Kerala By Peter Alex Todd, Guwahati: Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said that the northeast region of India was a vast reservoir of colourful cultural tradition and it could become the cultural gateway to Southeast Asia if the traditional arts and crafts are promoted in an effective manner. While inaugurating the newly […]