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- 'NBA TV set to celebrate Bird's 50th birthday (Sports Illustrated)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird will turn 50 next week, and NBA TV will celebrate the occasion with daylong programming to honor the former Celtics star.
'Legislature mulling bird flu money (Sentinel & Enterprise)
BOSTON -- The state Senate will swiftly review a bill that would help the state stock up on supplies for potential bird flu pandemic. Ann Dufresne, a spokeswoman for Senate President Robert Travaglini, said the bill would be taken up during an informal legislative session.
'China Agrees to Share Bird Flu Samples Sooner - WHO Chief (RedNova)
Text of report by Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post website on 2 December World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan Fung Fu- chun says mainland leaders have agreed in principle to share bird flu samples more quickly.
'OCC to host bird flu forum (Birmingham Eccentric)
Oakland Community College's Student Life Committee will present a forum on a possible bird flu epidemic, Monday, Dec. 11, at the Orchard Ridge Campus in Farmington Hills.
'Teens shoot city man with bird shot (Trentonian)
TRENTON -- Two teenagers shot a city man in the leg with bird shot while the victim was sitting in Garfield Park.
'Midwinter Bird Count at Natural Bridge (Louisville Courier-Journal)
The 4th Annual Natural Bridge Midwinter Bird Count will be Dec. 16 at Natural Bridge State Resort Park, 2135 Natural Bridge Road, Slade, Ky.
'At 50, All Bird All Day on the N.B.A. TV Network (New York Times)
Larry Bird will turn 50 on Thursday, and the National Basketball Association?s television network will celebrate the occasion with daylong programming to honor him.
'PREVIEW - Bird flu summit to seek new funds (Reuters via Yahoo! India News)
DAKAR (Reuters) - With Africa seen as the weak link in global efforts to prevent a bird flu pandemic among humans, health experts and donors aim to secure more funding at a summit in Mali this week and thrash out how best to spend it.
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