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	<description>Tibetan Buddhist centers in the Nyingma tradition under the spiritual direction of Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo with locations in Poolesville, Maryland, USA and Sedona, Arizona, USA.</description>
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		<title>Caring for the Birds &#8211; Sanctuary for Hard-Luck Cases</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 23:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Garuda Aviary is one of a very short list of lifelong sanctuaries for parrots.   And of these, very few specialize&#8211;as Garuda does&#8211;in hard-luck-no-hope-left cases. Take Harry, a blue and gold macaw.  When he came to The Garuda Aviary he was in a state that in a human would be called insane, crying out constantly in distress. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PBJ Bliss</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>holly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those birds sure do love them some Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches. The Rainforest parrots love &#8216;em just as much, but for some reason weren&#8217;t feeling as photogenic yesterday.  When I&#8217;d try to get a pic of a macaw enjoying one, they&#8217;d put it down and stare at me as if to say &#8220;What!?! Do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Macho Kindness</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a story of Macho Kindness:  tough guys with tough machines and soft  hearts, who came to the aid of some helpless birds, the temple, and each other. It was a dark and stormy night—all over the East Coast on Friday, December 18, 2009. At KPC in Poolesville, MD, it was snowing up a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snowed In</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is what it looked like yesterday at KPC during the Great Blizzard of 2009. Beginning Friday evening, the snow was unrelenting until late Saturday night. It fell fine and fast, with a pretty good wind behind it at times. You can see in the picture below what the flags are doing! The stupa is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Holy Visit</title>
		<link>http://www.tara.org/2009/11/19/a-holy-visit/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=a-holy-visit</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KT</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Karma Kuchen Rinpoche]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having His Holiness Karma Kuchen Rinpoche on the throne at KPC reminded us all of his predecessor&#8211;and our mutual teacher&#8211;His Holiness Penor Rinpoche.  (Karma Kuchen Rinpoche was raised as his heart son.) That is Penor Rinpoche’s picture behind him, with the light beautifully reflecting as if from his heart.  In fact, seeing Karma Kuchen Rinpoche [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Konchog Birdy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>holly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I volunteered in the Garuda Aviary for awhile when it was located in Arizona. In 2004, we took in an Amazon parrot named Skipper. Everyone loved him. He and I became quite close—I think I probably resembled his former owner—and he stayed with me whenever I was working. Within a couple months he developed a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Parrot Man &#8211; Part IX</title>
		<link>http://www.tara.org/2009/08/17/the-parrot-man-part-ix/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-parrot-man-part-ix</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>holly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Baby Boomer Bird Bust Looming? Christopher is anticipating a tidal wave coming in the next 10 or 15 years. It is thought that many baby boomers, a huge demographic, will feel that they are incapable of taking care of their parrots. So perhaps thousands, maybe tens of thousands, of parrots will need new homes. Those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Parrot Man Part VIII</title>
		<link>http://www.tara.org/2009/08/16/the-parrot-man-part-viii/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-parrot-man-part-viii</link>
		<comments>http://www.tara.org/2009/08/16/the-parrot-man-part-viii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>holly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Private Parrot Whisperer When asked if he had a Facebook or My Space page, Christopher replied, “Absolutely not.” He is a pretty private person and is known as somewhat of a recluse. “I have an e-mail address, I’ve had it for about four months, and it’s the very first in my life. And I give [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rescue Me!</title>
		<link>http://www.tara.org/2009/08/15/rescue-me/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rescue-me</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>holly</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Garuda Aviary]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rescue Me:  An Animal Rescue Benefit Concert will take place at 2pm on Sunday, August 16  Cafe 611 in Frederick, MD.  The concert featuring nine local bands will benefit local animal rescues including the Frederick County Human Society, Days End Farm Horse Rescue, and the Garuda Aviary.  Admission is $5. Rescue Me was the inspiration of KPC&#8217;s own Nathaniel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Parrot Man Part VII</title>
		<link>http://www.tara.org/2009/08/15/the-parrot-man-part-vii/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-parrot-man-part-vii</link>
		<comments>http://www.tara.org/2009/08/15/the-parrot-man-part-vii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 22:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>holly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Itty Bitty Buddy Bird Christopher has a pet bird of his very own that he keeps at home. She is a small Sun Conure. Christopher says that is kind of funny, because the bird he is closest to at the Aviary is Demara, the Hyacinth Macaw, the largest bird in the flock. While the two [...]]]></description>
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