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Justin Keating, son of the artist Sean Keating, attended UCD and
TCD. He was a Labour Party politician (Minister for Industry
1973-77), academic, journalist, veterinary surgeon, television
pioneer (as Head of Agricultural Broadcasting at RTE) and
award-winning documentary filmmaker. In later life he served as
Member of the European Parliament and became president of the
Humanist Association. President Michael D. Higgins called him ‘a
man who saw socialism as both essential and adaptable to change’.
Keating introduced the first substantial legislation for the
development of Ireland's oil and gas, set up the National Film
Studios of Ireland at Ardmore and gave impetus to Kilkenny Design.
He wrote extensively – and with opinions well ahead of his time
– on the natural world, including women’s health, animal
welfare, sustainable energy and ecology. ‘A well made, fit
thoroughbred really striding out seems to me one of the most
beautiful things on earth, on a par with an orchid or porpoise.’
Edited posthumously by his wife, Barbara Hussey, Justin Keating’s
notebooks offer an in-depth, often-impassioned account of the
interests, musings and opinions of one of Ireland’s most
wide-ranging intellectuals. His dealings with J.D Bernal, Noël
Browne, Sean McBride, Charles Haughey, Gerry Fitt and Conor
Cruise-O’Brien, form part of this absorbing chronicle, aside from
myriad friendships with writers and artists. Nothing Is Written in
Stone is a brilliant selfportrait of this multi-dimensional man,
who did so much to shape twenty-first century Ireland.
In their second guide to birding in New Mexico, Judy Liddell and
Barbara Hussey share their experiences and intimate knowledge of
the best places to find birds in and around Santa Fe and other
areas in northern New Mexico. Following the same format as their
book on the Albuquerque area, the authors describe 32 sites
organized by geographic regions. Along with a general description
of each area, the authors list target birds; explain where and when
to look for them; give driving directions; provide information
about public transportation, parking, fees, restrooms, food, and
lodging; and give tips on availability of water and picnic
facilities and on the presence of hazards such as poison ivy,
rattlesnakes, and bears. Maps and photographs provide trail
diagrams and images of some of the target birds and their
environments. A "helpful information" section covering weather,
altitude, safety, transportation, and other local birding resources
is included along with an annotated checklist of 276 bird species
seen with some regularity in and around Santa Fe.
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