"When I was a young boy, while my friends were playing with electric trains and teddy bears, I was out collecting decoys, " says Donal O'Brien, 71, former chairman of the National Audubon Society and part of the old guard, with shorebirds and waterfowl in his collection.

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This continued every day while I was with them, and every day the assembly of young artists grew in number.

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And while I was trying to work it out, I was drawn back to this young woman.

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While the Chancellor was delivering his budget yesterday, I was in a room near Cambridge full of young people who may be part of the answer to Britain's economic future.

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And while I was walking along the rope line -- it was a big crowd, about 3, 000 -- a young woman in uniform was shaking my hand and other people were grabbing and taking pictures.

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