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- 'Vallejo's Bird earns cheerleading trip to London (Vallejo Times-Herald)
An injury set back John Bird's football career in high school. It turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
'Germany detects H5N1 bird flu in two dead ducks (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters BERLIN, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Two ducks found dead near Munich in southern Germany tested positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus and a third was contaminated with a milder strain, a state laboratory ...
'Atlantic bird makes slow resurgence (AP via Yahoo! News)
The tiny Atlantic piping plover, a federally protected bird, has given beachgoers headaches for decades.
'Once bane of beachgoers, Atlantic bird makes steady resurgence (WPRI 12 Providence)
CHARLESTOWN, R.I. (AP) - The tiny Atlantic piping plover has given beachgoers headaches for decades. The federally protected bird breeds on East Coast beaches during warm weather, which means entire stretches of shoreline can be put off limits.
'Bird flu human cases stabilise, experts say (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The bird flu epidemic appears to have stabilised as far as humans go but several developing nations have not been able to stem its spread amongst poultry and domesticated birds, experts said Friday.
'Bird flu: Human samples test negative in Manipur (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News)
Four boys, who had been kept under surveillance since July 27 for possible bird flu infection, tested negative for the virus, senior health officials said on Friday. The four boys were found to have been suffering from high fever and suspicions were heightened by poultry deaths in the area. Meanwhile, Rapid Response Teams (RRT) from the Health Department continued intensive house-to-house ...
'Alston & Bird Raises First-Year Pay to $145K (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Alston & Bird is raising pay for its Atlanta associates, effective next January, with first-years getting a bump from $130,000 to $145,000. But not everyone's happy. Visitors to the Above the Law blog contended that associate pay in Atlanta lags behind that of comparable markets -- and others criticized Alston for pay compression, pointing out that the firm isn't increasing pay for more senior ...
'Atlantic Bird Makes Slow Resurgence (CBS News)
The tiny Atlantic piping plover, a federally protected bird, has given beachgoers headaches for decades. The species breeds on East Coast beaches during warm weather, which means entire stretches of shoreline can be put off limits just as people want to enjoy the coast. But today, two decades after the plover was declared a threatened species, biologists are crediting the beach closures, twine ...
'Piasa Bird to show flying colors (The Telegraph)
Artist Dave Stevens of Godfrey is making big progress on repainting the Piasa Bird along the Great River Road in spite of the temperatures soaring into the 90s this week. Stevens hopes to have the project wrapped up by today.
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