Rats on menu after bird flu crisis (Reuters)

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Rats on Menu as Bird Flu Leaves Fowl
Aftertaste (Reuters)

Rats on Menu as Bird Flu Leaves Fowl
Aftertaste (Reuters) 02/18/2004 10:52 AM
Reuters - Bird flu may have decimated poultry businesses across Asia, but rat dealers have never had it so good.

Thailand hosts crisis talks on bird flu

Thailand hosts crisis talks on bird flu 01/27/2004 11:00 PM
International delegates attend talks in Thailand on ways of stemming the spread of bird flu across Asia.

New contraceptive for Chinese rats
(Reuters)

New contraceptive for Chinese rats
(Reuters) 12/19/2004 03:22 PM
Reuters - China has patented a poison based on traditional Chinese medicine which makes male rats sterile, Xinhua news agency says.

Rats could sniff out quake victims
(Reuters)

Rats could sniff out quake victims
(Reuters) 09/22/2004 03:04 PM
Reuters - Sniffer rescue dogs trained to find explosives or earthquake survivors buried in rubble may soon have some competition -- rats.

Author turns love of rats into book
(Reuters)

Author turns love of rats into book
(Reuters) 05/06/2004 07:27 AM
Reuters - They push and shove their way through narrow subway entrances, they are creatures of habit and they love going out to eat at night in a big crowd. They are the other New Yorkers -- rats.

EXCLUSIVE: Wen Says US, N.Korea Want to
End Crisis (Reuters)

EXCLUSIVE: Wen Says US, N.Korea Want to
End Crisis (Reuters) 04/28/2004 08:39 AM
Reuters - Washington and Pyongyang have both told China they hope to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis peacefully with the ultimate goal of a nuclear-free Korean peninsula, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Wednesday.

Jockeys Injured in Bird Strike (Reuters)

Jockeys Injured in Bird Strike (Reuters) 03/31/2005 09:00 AM
Reuters - Australian racing officials were reviewing safety procedures Thursday after five jockeys were hurt when a flock of seagulls flew into the path of their horses in a bizarre mid-race mishap.

U.N. Issues Bird Flu Warning to Asia
(Reuters)

U.N. Issues Bird Flu Warning to Asia
(Reuters) 02/13/2004 10:30 AM
Reuters - The United Nations issued a sharp warning on Friday to Asian countries not to relax in the war on a bird flu virus that has killed 19 people in the region because the epidemic was still spreading.

UN Presses Leaders for More Aid for
Darfur Crisis (Reuters)

UN Presses Leaders for More Aid for
Darfur Crisis (Reuters) 07/28/2004 12:51 PM
Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan pressed governments on Wednesday for more aid for Sudan's troubled Darfur region as the Security Council weighed threatening the Khartoum government with sanctions over its role in the humanitarian crisis there.

SAP Sees Growth as Software Crisis Over
(Reuters)

SAP Sees Growth as Software Crisis Over
(Reuters) 01/22/2004 11:38 AM
Reuters - Europe's top software maker SAP AG said on Thursday 2004 would mark the end of two years of corporate thrift, predicting software sales would rise 10 percent as firms resume spending on information technology.

Iraq Hostage Crisis Spirals (Reuters)

Iraq Hostage Crisis Spirals (Reuters) 07/25/2004 02:43 AM
Reuters - Two Pakistanis working for a Kuwait-based company were missing and feared kidnapped in Iraq on Sunday, as the country's hostage crisis deepened with at least 22 countries so far affected.

'Solitary Salad' on Menu for Jailbirds
(Reuters)

'Solitary Salad' on Menu for Jailbirds
(Reuters) 05/07/2004 09:16 AM
Reuters - Fancy a "Solitary salad" or some "Jail-style apple pancakes?" French prisoners have published their own cookbook to teach other inmates how to produce low-budget meals with simple prison cooking equipment.

Thailand Brings in Troops to Fight Bird
Flu (Reuters)

Thailand Brings in Troops to Fight Bird
Flu (Reuters) 01/25/2004 02:56 AM
Reuters - Thailand brought in troops and prisoners Sunday to kill millions of chickens in the hope of stopping the spread of highly contagious bird flu, which has jumped to humans in Vietnam and Thailand.

Australian jockeys injured in bird
strike (Reuters)

Australian jockeys injured in bird
strike (Reuters) 03/31/2005 06:36 AM
Reuters - Australian racing officials are reviewing safety procedures after five jockeys were hurt when a flock of seagulls flew into the path of their horses in a bizarre mid-race mishap.

PalmSource in License Talks with China's
Bird, TCL (Reuters)

PalmSource in License Talks with China's
Bird, TCL (Reuters) 06/02/2004 06:55 AM
Reuters - PalmSource Inc (PSRC.O) said on Wednesday it is talking with Chinese mobile phone maker Ningbo Bird (600130.SS) and an arm of TCL about licensing its Palm operating software for handheld devices.

Delaware Finds Second Farm with Bird Flu
Virus (Reuters)

Delaware Finds Second Farm with Bird Flu
Virus (Reuters) 02/10/2004 11:54 PM
Reuters - A bird flu virus has been discovered in a second chicken flock in Delaware, sparking concerns the outbreak could seriously threaten the mid-Atlantic region's poultry industry, state officials said on Tuesday.

Bird-lover's cat eats rare robin
(Reuters)

Bird-lover's cat eats rare robin
(Reuters) 01/06/2004 02:39 PM
Reuters - A rare feathered visitor to Britain survived a gruelling 15-hour journey from Norway, only to be eaten by a birdwatcher's cat on arrival.

Delaware Finds 2nd Farm with Bird Flu
Virus (Reuters)

Delaware Finds 2nd Farm with Bird Flu
Virus (Reuters) 02/11/2004 01:23 AM
Reuters - A bird flu virus has been discovered in a second chicken flock in Delaware, sparking concerns the outbreak could seriously threaten the mid-Atlantic region's poultry industry, state officials said on Tuesday.

Bird Flu Leaps Into Laos; Kills Another
Thai Boy (Reuters)

Bird Flu Leaps Into Laos; Kills Another
Thai Boy (Reuters) 01/27/2004 02:24 AM
Reuters - The bird flu rampaging through Asia made the dreaded leap into impoverished Laos as a second Thai boy died of the disease Tuesday and countries tightened defenses against a potential SARS-like epidemic.

N.Korea Crisis Talks End, Groups to Keep
Talking (Reuters)

N.Korea Crisis Talks End, Groups to Keep
Talking (Reuters) 05/14/2004 09:22 AM
Reuters - Six-way working group talks on Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions ended in Beijing on Friday, snagged on the stark differences between North Korea and the United States, but with the parties agreeing to keep up the dialogue.

Iraq Hostage Crisis Unites France Behind
Law (Reuters)

Iraq Hostage Crisis Unites France Behind
Law (Reuters) 08/30/2004 05:00 AM
Reuters - French critics and defenders of a ban on Muslim headscarves in schools united in support of the law on Monday, pledging to stand firm against militants holding two French journalists hostage in Iraq who want the law scrapped.

"Solitary salad" on French jail menu
(Reuters)

"Solitary salad" on French jail menu
(Reuters) 05/07/2004 09:16 AM
Reuters - Fancy a "Solitary salad" or some "Jail-style apple pancakes"? French prisoners have published their own cookbook to teach other inmates how to produce low-budget meals with simple prison cooking equipment.

Prisoners beef about "heart-healthy"
menu (Reuters)

Prisoners beef about "heart-healthy"
menu (Reuters) 01/07/2004 03:07 PM
Reuters - Prisoners at a northern Oklahoma prison were locked in their cells after they beefed about a new, low fat "heart-healthy" menu by boycotting the cafeteria, officials say.

Prisoners Beef About 'Heart-Healthy'
Menu (Reuters)

Prisoners Beef About 'Heart-Healthy'
Menu (Reuters) 01/07/2004 03:05 PM
Reuters - Prisoners at a northern Oklahoma prison were locked in their cells after they beefed about a new, low fat "heart-healthy" menu by boycotting the cafeteria, officials said on Tuesday.

Bird-Lover's Cat Dines on Rare Flying
Visitor (Reuters)

Bird-Lover's Cat Dines on Rare Flying
Visitor (Reuters) 01/07/2004 03:04 PM
Reuters - A rare feathered visitor to Britain survived a grueling 15-hour journey from Norway, only to be eaten by a birdwatcher's cat on arrival.

Thai Boy Dies, Latest Victim of Asia's
Bird Flu (Reuters)

Thai Boy Dies, Latest Victim of Asia's
Bird Flu (Reuters) 02/14/2004 11:42 PM
Reuters - A 13-year-old boy has died of bird flu in Thailand, taking the death toll from the virus rampaging through Asia to at least 20, a health ministry official said on Sunday.

Bird Pays Price for Pecking Hole in
Masterpiece (Reuters)

Bird Pays Price for Pecking Hole in
Masterpiece (Reuters) 07/23/2004 09:50 AM
Reuters - A bird with a penchant for 17th century Dutch art has paid the ultimate price for flying into a museum gallery and pecking a hole in a masterpiece.

Parrot Refuge Squawks at Canada's Bird
Flu Cull (Reuters)

Parrot Refuge Squawks at Canada's Bird
Flu Cull (Reuters) 04/09/2004 09:07 PM
Reuters - Canada's largest parrot refuge wants to avoid being the victim of a plan to kill an estimated 19 million birds to stop an outbreak of avian influenza, its president said on Thursday.

Vietnam's first foie gras falls foul of
bird flu (Reuters)

Vietnam's first foie gras falls foul of
bird flu (Reuters) 02/12/2004 08:48 AM
Reuters - It would have been Vietnam's first homemade, commercial production of foie gras, but the deadly bird flu has forced the slaughter of Hugh Adam's entire flock of geese.

Love-Sick Bird Risks All to Fly Back to
His Mate (Reuters)

Love-Sick Bird Risks All to Fly Back to
His Mate (Reuters) 07/27/2004 09:06 AM
Reuters - Distance proved no obstacle for an intrepid New Zealand tomtit, which apparently dodged predators and braved open seas to fly more than 37 miles back to his lady-love.

Arafat Scrambles to Defuse Crisis Over
Gaza Chaos (Reuters)

Arafat Scrambles to Defuse Crisis Over
Gaza Chaos (Reuters) 07/19/2004 11:39 PM
Reuters - Scrambling to defuse a Palestinian leadership crisis, President Yasser Arafat named a new security chief on Monday over the head of a cousin whose appointment led to a weekend of violence by gunmen protesting at corruption.

Compromise Sought in Sharon's Gaza
Pullout Crisis (Reuters)

Compromise Sought in Sharon's Gaza
Pullout Crisis (Reuters) 06/05/2004 07:18 AM
Reuters - An Israeli cabinet member trying to save Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's government from collapse said Saturday she still hoped to reach a last-minute compromise with dissident ministers over his Gaza pullout plan.

Iraq Delegates Say Sadr Agrees to End
Najaf Crisis (Reuters)

Iraq Delegates Say Sadr Agrees to End
Najaf Crisis (Reuters) 08/18/2004 10:25 AM
Reuters - Iraqi delegates to a conference choosing a national assembly said Wednesday that radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr had agreed to demands to end an uprising in the holy city of Najaf.

Cheney Urges More Aggressive China on
N.Korean Crisis (Reuters)

Cheney Urges More Aggressive China on
N.Korean Crisis (Reuters) 04/14/2004 03:48 AM
Reuters - Vice President Dick Cheney, armed with new evidence over North Korea's weapons capabilities, told China on Wednesday it was critical to move forward aggressively to end the North Korea nuclear programs.

N.Korea Crisis Talks Delegates Seek Way
Forward (Reuters)

N.Korea Crisis Talks Delegates Seek Way
Forward (Reuters) 06/21/2004 02:57 AM
Reuters - North and South Korea, the United States, Japan, Russia and China began working-level talks on Monday to lay the foundation for a third round of the complex discussions on the North Korean nuclear crisis.

N.Korea Crisis Talks Open with Scant
Progress Seen (Reuters)

N.Korea Crisis Talks Open with Scant
Progress Seen (Reuters) 06/23/2004 02:45 AM
Reuters - Negotiators from six countries opened talks on the North Korean nuclear crisis Wednesday but few expected progress in bridging the chasm between Washington and Pyongyang despite a report of U.S. plans to offer incentives.

BIRD BY
BIRD

BIRD BY
BIRD 08/02/2004 03:38 PM

The best thing about Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing & Life is, even when the thought of sitting down and writing is about as appealing to you as root canal work, she inspires you to want to write. That alone is worth the investment. The book is full of mostly well-established wisdom about the art of writing, but it's written intelligently and with great humour and passion. She really practices what she preaches. She takes you through the standard rules: Write every day at the same time, always write something each day, no matter how brief, or how hard it is; break the job into manageable tasks ("take it bird by bird"); start with short assignments and "shitty first drafts" that just get everything down, and edit later; avoid perfectionism; write about what you know; use your own authentic voice and style; use index cards as reminders, phone friends and experts to get background material you need quickly and authentically, and use writing groups and trusted readers to keep you going and honest. She explains how to deal with writer's block, agents, publishers, and jealousy of other (successful but clearly inferior) writers. What I liked best about the book were some of the humbler, lesser known rules of good writing: Stories tell themselves through you, so it's critical to find means to silence the noise in your head and let them come out Flawed, hopeful narrators are great voices, and points of view, from which to tell your story Plot need be nothing more than the discovery of what each of your characters cares about, revealed vividly and continuously Characters must show strength or courage to be sympathetic Dialogue must be authentic and individual, yet concise and fast-moving Good writers must be observant, reverent, and even startled by life and its lessons Great stories are about great truths, things the writer cares passionately about that come out in the writing: "To be a good writer you not only have to write a great deal, but you have to care." You must trust yourself and your intuition, especially with first drafts, not self-criticize and second guess every step You have to give the best you have always, not save it up for the next story Writers have a duty to the reader to be honest, to make things clearer, to help heal readers' "gaping wounds and dazed expressions", to soothe The book includes an extraordinary 2-page story by the author that illustrates these and other points: It is charming, heartbreaking, full of surprises, imbued with the author's great love for two very special characters, imbued as well with a bit of wonderful, spare, dialogue, some stunning imagery and an improbable analogy. But mostly, the story moves, and in so doing it takes the reader along for the ride. Until you can read Bird by Bird for yourself, here are two quotes by other accomplished writers about the art of writing: "The greatest writing is done on the edge of what you know and what you don't know." -- Beth Nielsen Chapman "The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think." -- Edwin Schlossberg

ATTRIBUTES CONTEXT MENU (free): Adds a
context menu to all files and folders to
quickly modify their system attributes

ATTRIBUTES CONTEXT MENU (free): Adds a
context menu to all files and folders to
quickly modify their system attributes 10/28/2003 11:06 PM

Fishing changes set bird on bird

Fishing changes set bird on bird 02/18/2004 01:31 PM
Drops in the number of fish thrown back by fisherman forces a scavenging seabird to prey on fellow birds, scientists say.
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Microsoft and Arizona Plaintiffs Settle
Arizona Class Action Lawsuit

Microsoft and Arizona Plaintiffs Settle
Arizona Class Action Lawsuit 06/28/2004 09:40 PM
Microsoft Corp. announced today that a settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit alleging that Microsoft Corp. violated Arizona’s antitrust and unfair competition laws.

Avian flu 'discovered in pigs'

Avian flu 'discovered in pigs' 08/20/2004 10:01 AM
Scientists in China say they have discovered the highly virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu in pigs.

Avian flu kills Cambodian child

Avian flu kills Cambodian child 04/10/2005 03:53 AM
An eight-year-old Cambodian girl dies from bird flu, raising the country's death toll to three.

Scientists develop avian flu test

Scientists develop avian flu test 09/14/2004 10:45 PM
UK scientists have developed two tests for avian flu to safeguard against an outbreak.

Lovebirds fall foul of avian flu
(Reuters)

Lovebirds fall foul of avian flu
(Reuters) 02/10/2004 02:56 AM
Reuters - Fears over the avian flu outbreak sweeping Asia have put a damper on Valentine's Day preparations in the Philippines as officials destroyed 350 lovebirds.

Avian Influenza Confirmed in North Korea

Avian Influenza Confirmed in North Korea 03/27/2005 03:48 PM
Technocrat.net Mar 27 2005 6:45PM GMT

CDC to make Genetic Cross of Avian Flu
to Test Pandemic Probabilities

CDC to make Genetic Cross of Avian Flu
to Test Pandemic Probabilities 12/30/2004 02:49 AM
Technocrat.net Dec 30 2004 6:30AM GMT

ONLINE EXTRA: Our readers on gun control
and Mayerthorpe, Avian flu and marijuana

ONLINE EXTRA: Our readers on gun control
and Mayerthorpe, Avian flu and marijuana 03/14/2005 04:49 PM
Canada.com - Mon Mar 14, 09:52 am GMT

Amersin Announces 30% Increase in
Ribavirin Production to Meet Market
Demand Following Recent Avian Flu
Outbreaks in Asia

Amersin Announces 30% Increase in
Ribavirin Production to Meet Market
Demand Following Recent Avian Flu
Outbreaks in Asia 02/01/2005 09:20 PM
Amersin is a public company listed on the US OTCBB under the trading symbol AMLS and in Germany on the Frankfurt Exchange under the trading symbol HUQ. Its subsidiary is increasing production of the antiviral Ribavirin in response to market demand created, in part, by recent human cases of avian influenza (H5N1). [PRWEB Jan 30, 2005]

Arizona

Arizona 12/25/2003 03:09 PM
Dean has a double digit lead in Arizona .. ARG also has a new AZ poll out, .. American Research Group poll .. results

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In Arizona

In Arizona 09/13/2004 04:24 PM

I'm in Scottsdale, Arizona today and tomorrow for the Open Source, Open Standards conference. Unfortunately I couldn't make Larry Rosen's talk this morning, but I hope to catch Bruce Perens's this afternoon. I'm speaking tomorrow, but as with Foo Camp, this is the sort of crowd and event where I do a lot more listening than talking.

Students in Arizona to Get $50 for
an 'A' (AP)

Students in Arizona to Get $50 for
an 'A' (AP) 04/16/2004 02:26 PM
AP - Students attending one Tucson school are going to be given the chance to earn college money for good grades.

Sedona, Arizona

Sedona, Arizona 04/09/2004 04:11 PM

The first piece of paper they hand out at the visitor's center is a publication from the Sedona Arizona Chamber of Commerce:

 

"The term vortex was first used in 1980 by psychic and writer Page Bryant to describe Sedona’s four popular meditation sites. …

 

"According to the scientific point of view, a vortex is an ‘area of enhanced linear energy flow’.  … The scientific perspective proposes that ‘upflow vortexes boost spiritual energy and expansion of consciousness’ while ‘inflow vortexes help one turn inward and enhance introspection.’

 

"Vortexes are also believed to be one of the reasons those seeking growth and renewal find a welcome home in Sedona."

There seems to be some truth to this because most of the thousands of tourists who throng Sedona every day congregate around the energy sources of the strip malls, linearly arrayed along Highway 89A.  Nonetheless after meeting a large number of Sedonans who profess belief in crystal energy and vortexes it occurred to me to "Thank God these people don’t build cars or airplanes."

 

It would be nice to send white supremacists on a field trip to Sedona.  New Mexico offers scenery similar to Arizona with a cultural mix of Anglo, Hispanic, and Indian.  Modern-day Sedona seems to have been constructed as a demonstration project for what a city would look like if built and occupied exclusively by Anglo refugees from Los Angeles.

 

[Oh yes, as suggested by some of the readers here Jerome, AZ was a great place to hang out for a day.]

"Arizona Republic"

"Arizona Republic" 02/19/2004 03:22 PM

LSU Trounces Arizona, 76-43 (AP)

LSU Trounces Arizona, 76-43 (AP) 03/22/2005 10:10 PM
AP - LSU's Temeka Johnson is making the most of her last chance for a national championship. The Lady Tigers' senior point guard scored all 14 of her points in the first half and had 10 assists to help LSU rout Arizona 76-43 on Tuesday night in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

"www.lpl.arizona.edu/impacteffects"

"www.lpl.arizona.edu/impacteffects" 04/14/2004 03:45 AM

Arizona is for Criminals

Arizona is for Criminals 11/15/2003 01:04 AM
Carnage, Arizona, is the one-stop Internet portal for people "tired of having to hunt down all the news and information related to the dark side of Arizona." Daily deaths, death row inmates, and deadbeat dads! (11-15)

hotel arizona

hotel arizona 03/14/2005 05:43 PM
Just A Geek has gotten a couple of nice reviews recently, and I wanted to share them with WWdN readers,...

Arizona Land's Ups and Downs

Arizona Land's Ups and Downs 12/28/2004 05:27 PM
The company talks down a recent inexplicable stock run-up.

MS squares Arizona with rebate

MS squares Arizona with rebate 06/29/2004 05:37 AM
Vouchers all round...

A busy weekend in Arizona

A busy weekend in Arizona 02/17/2004 10:29 PM
We've spent the extended weekend in Arizona demoing moblogging and Typepad. The DEMO moblog that we created to document the trip turned out well. I did the bulk of the posting using a Treo 600 and as you can...

Who's NOT So Hot Today? Tempe, Arizona

Who's NOT So Hot Today? Tempe, Arizona 06/05/2005 10:56 PM
Some pushback in the fine city of Tempe in the blisteringly hot Southwest: The state agency responsible for registering contractors asserts that Tempe's private contractor doesn't have the right licenses to do what it's doing with stoplights and street lamps to build the citywide Wi-Fi network....

FBI Raids Arizona Schools

FBI Raids Arizona Schools 04/22/2004 02:55 PM

Arizona Cardinals Football

Arizona Cardinals Football 04/24/2004 05:00 PM
The Arizona Cardinals website .. Cardinals

azcardinals.com
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"Arizona Daily Star"

"Arizona Daily Star" 03/27/2005 04:50 AM

Weather helps firefighters in Arizona

Weather helps firefighters in Arizona 07/09/2004 08:24 PM

One Hostage Released From Arizona Prison
(AP)

One Hostage Released From Arizona Prison
(AP) 01/24/2004 06:10 PM
AP - One of two correctional officers held hostage by two inmates for nearly a week climbed down from a prison guard tower to safety Saturday.

Microsoft settles suit in Arizona

Microsoft settles suit in Arizona 06/29/2004 03:56 AM
Philadelphia Inquirer Jun 29 2004 8:07AM GMT

Rats on menu after bird flu crisis (Reuters)

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