Word: kestrel
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...lesser kestrel, a small red, black and gray bird of prey, is more hawk than dove. But in a symbolic sense it carries an olive branch in the Middle East. Confronted by devastating changes in its habitat, the bird is endangered in Israel and the Palestinian territories. Now dozens of Jewish and Arab schoolchildren, recruited by conservationists Dan Alon and Nader al Khateeb, have come together to help save the kestrel--and learn lessons in cooperation and friendship...
Alon, 31, is the Jewish director of the Israel Ornithological Center. Al Khateeb, 39, is a Palestinian engineer who runs the Water and Environment Development Organization in Bethlehem. Despite their very different backgrounds, Alon and al Khateeb share a passion for preserving beleaguered creatures like the kestrel. The bird, a native of the Mediterranean region that feeds on crickets and other insects, builds its nests in the gutters and ventilation ducts beneath the red-tiled roofs of the traditional stone houses that once dominated the Middle East. Over the years, though, many of the old-style homes have been knocked...
...Limeys have long had a soft spot for Ken Loach; a recent poll of their island's foremost film critics placed Loach's Kes, a tender story of a boy and his kestrel, way up at number four in Best Film of the Last 30 Or So Years. Although few of us perhaps could say what a kestrel is--even though it is totally the coolest, supposedly able to hover Harrier-like in the air--we would do well to follow the Brit crits' lead: though not the best example, My Name Is Joe is another acceptable slice of Loach...
1.Kudgel "Wow" 2. Shellac "Doris" 3. Soap-Jo-Henshi "USHi" 4. Mecca Normal "Waiting for Rudy" 5. Bastard Kestrel "Motofry" 6. The Beats "Beatnik Bounce" 7. Hugh Beauont Experience "Eric's on Thorazine" 8. Milk "Happy is the Eye that Sees" 9. Ampersands "Postcards" 10. Sparkalepsy "Friendly Fire" 11. Cockpit "P. J. Party" 12. Bugskull "All Members Please Rise" 13. Seeds "Evil Hoo Poo" 14. Gaunt "Good Bad Happy Seed" 15. The Smiles "Lions on the Prowl" 16. King Loser "Dick Dale" 17. Neutral Milk Hotel "Everything Is" 18. Fat Day "Pawn Shop" 19. Victims "TV Addicts" 20. Hammerhead "Anvil...
...strengthen frames while making them lighter. That task seemed impossible until manufacturers turned to materials used for jet fighters and missiles. Frames constructed of aluminum, titanium, carbon fiber and various metal combinations have proved to be stronger, stiffer, more shock absorbent and lighter than steel ones. The popular Kestrel frames from Cycle Composites, based in Watsonville, Calif., are made of molded carbon fiber. One-piece and aerodynamically designed, they are stronger and up to 1 kg lighter than premium steel frames...