From a lineout near halfway, centre Jonathan Bryant bolted clear, feeding inside to Sonny Parker who raced over.

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"Fortunately, the largest patch of open water is in front of the observation window where visitors can see the swans and ducks at feeding time, " a spokesperson for the centre said.

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Hundreds of visitors come to the centre in winter to see the swans and wildfowl feeding and to watch the activities of the birds from hides.

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Agriculture remains a bigger part of the mix here than in most provincial Bulgarian towns because Kazanlak, and its surrounding plain of the same name, is the centre of a major industry in rose oil extract, feeding the needs of perfumiers from around the world.

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As for Congress, Ralph Cossa, at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Honolulu, argues for restraint there, to avoid feeding anti-American sentiment in China and playing into the hands of hardliners.

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