[NatureNS] House Sparrows

Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 10:15:05 -0300 (ADT)
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   He reminds me of a teacher we once had John.
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   A very learned scientist who always wore a bow tie but his
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   research are still in vogue today. He worked on the importance of
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   fiber in the diet.&#160; Much ahead of its time.
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   Have a nice summer day
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   Paul
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   <!-- <![endif] -->On August 8, 2015 at 9:41 AM John and Nhung &#60;nhung=
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    <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: &#39=
;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 11pt;">An excellent argument=
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    <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: &#39=
;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 11pt;">On the positive side,=
 the academic folks get it a lot better now than they did back in the =E2=
=80=9850=E2=80=99s and =E2=80=9860=E2=80=99s, when my father, a Port Techni=
cian for Fisheries Research Board, would come home furious from annual work=
shops. &#160;He would go in with loads of real world observations, which he=
 was eager to share.&#160; All too often, they got dismissed because they d=
id not fit in with conventional =E2=80=9Cwisdom.=E2=80=9D </span></p>=20
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;Calibri&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 11pt;">Some things DO improv=
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      <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><strong><span style=3D"color: windowtext; font=
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an></strong><span style=3D"color: windowtext; font-family: &#39;Tahoma&#39;=
,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; font-size: 10pt;"> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [ma=
ilto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] <strong>On Behalf Of </strong>rita.paul=
@ns.sympatico.ca<br/><strong>Sent:</strong> August 8, 2015 8:26 AM<br/><str=
ong>To:</strong> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br/><strong>Subject:</strong> RE: =
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     <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: windowtext;">The demise o=
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     <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: windowtext;">Them and swa=
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     <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: windowtext;">went to a wa=
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