Albania's ancient code of blood feud returns to the north
In Albania the Gjikmarrje code resurfaces amid unrest. Gun culture grows as old debts drive revenge while authorities warn against feuds. Vangjel Tafili recalls a 1941 killing and a 1989 quarrel, now armed with a submachine gun, fearing Kosmac villagers. Locals debate honor and safety as violence rises.
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Kosmac
Vangjel Tafili
Tafili
Albania
Gjkmarrje
Tafil
Enver Hoxha
Gikmarrje
Shkodra
Gikmarije
Kustim Osja
Arok Gjergji
Shiroka
Bushat
Vangiel
Tafik
Record of U S wildlife extinctions in the 1997 Nature Conservancy report
Ecoview discusses the 1997 Species Report Card by The Nature Conservancy and the National Heritage Network. It notes Hawaii leading in native flora and fauna losses with Alabama and California following, cites 236 possibly extinct species from 20 439 studied, and highlights freshwater species as most at risk. It also credits bald eagle recovery to protection efforts and public attitude shifts toward wildlife.
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Hawaii
Alabama
California
Nature Conservancy
TNC
National Heritage Network
North America
North Americans
United States
Storm brings rare rose-breasted grosbeak to CSRA feeders
Observers across Evans, Martinez, Augusta North Augusta, Aiken, Beech Island, Langley and other CSRA towns report a rose-breasted grosbeak sighting. The influx follows a storm on April 22, with birds lingering along feeders in warmer conditions before migrating northward to nesting grounds. The male bears a bright rose chest amid black and white plumage. the female is brown gray and lacks the red patch.
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Evans
Martinez
Augusta
Deep South
Central America
Grosbeak
Beau Brummell
North
Georgia
South Carolina
Toilet humor column sparks reader complaint and ad critique
A columnist confronts reader complaints about bathroom humor and discusses a Danish toilet cleaner ad featuring Pat Mayo of Hometown Illinois. The piece notes the involved controversy over inviting strangers to smell a toilet and recounts Mayo's TV campaign claim about a clean smelling bathroom.
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China
Asia
Pat Mayo
Ilinois
Lee Burtman
Pat Mayo in Vanish Toilet Cleaner Ad Sparks Mocked Fame
The column recounts Pat Mayo filming a Vanish commercial after praising the product. She wore a hot lights outfit and was asked to explain why she liked Vanish, finally inviting the world to smell her toilet. The anecdote pokes fun at TV advertising and paid endorsements.
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Pat Mayo
Chicago
Pat
Sylvester Stallone
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