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- 'Bird 'shocked and stunned' by Hair offer (AFP via Yahoo! News)
English umpiring great Dickie Bird said revelations that Darrell Hair had requested 500,000 dollars in return for standing down as a Test official had left him feeling "shocked and stunned."
'Campo Bird Tests Positive For West Nile (KGTV TheSanDiegoChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
A dead bird in Campo that tested positive for West Nile virus brings the number of infected birds to five this season, San Diego County health officials said.
'Conference to help businesses prepare for bird flu (The Plain Dealer)
Washing your hands or staying out of the office may sound like simple ways to combat deadly bird flu. But if the H5N1 strain ever develops legs, as many health experts fear, common-sense measures could prove to be the most useful short-term strategy in controlling the spread of the disease.
'Inzamam should be acquitted: Bird (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Former Test umpire Dickie Bird believes Pakistan captain Inzamam ul-Haq should be acquitted of the charges levelled against him following the controversial fourth Test against England.
'Dickie Bird calls for ?Hair-splitting? scrutiny of umpire?s role (New Kerala)
New Delhi, Aug 27: Former international umpire Dickie Bird feels that umpires? role in the controversial Oval Test should be the main issue of discussion rather than that of Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul Haq.
'Bird from Merrimack tests positive for West Nile virus (Boston Globe)
A bird found in Merrimack has tested positive for the West Nile virus, health officials said Thursday.
'Bird Causes Power Outage in SW Cedar Rapids (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)
CEDAR RAPIDS - A bird put out power Saturday night for nearly 1800 people on the southwest side of Cedar Rapids. It happened just after 6 p.m. Alliant Energy said the bird got into a piece of electrical equipment on Edgewood Rd. near 16th Ave.
'Bird flu: Who?s next? Bangladesh!The Role of Public Administration (News From Bangladesh)
In comparison to malaria and diarroeal diseases, which together kill over 3 million people every year, bird flu has killed very few people. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the H5N1 virus may mutate into a new human flu virus against, which humans have no immunity.
'Vietnam Finds Bird Flu In Poultry; 2nd Time In Month (CattleNetwork.com)
HANOI (AP)--Bird flu has been detected in Vietnamese poultry for the second time this month, igniting fears of a possible resurgence of the H5N1 virus in the country that has been touted for beating it back, officials said Saturday.
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