Minor Mutations Found in Bird Flu Virus
Changes Increase Chances of Human Infection
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute, the Centers for Disease Control, and the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology have identified what the researchers described as a possible pathway for a particularly virulent strain of the avian flu virus to "gain a foothold in the human population."
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/03/bird_flu_mutations.html
Unsafe Imports Slip Through Regulatory Net
{Includes info on TB/Mexico}
NEW YORK The poison arrived in a plastic bottle from India bearing a simple label in English and Hindi. "Useful in flu and bodyache," it read. "Two tabs twice a day or as per physician's advice."
What it didn't say was that the herbal medicine, on sale at a store in Queens, contained 2,190 times the amount of mercury considered safe by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
The tablets were among a variety of imported products seized by New York City health officials last year in immigrant-rich neighborhoods filled with exotic world goods — some of which make it onto shelves without being evaluated by safety agencies like the Food and Drug Administration.
Other products that have been the subject of recent warnings include two pesticides banned in the U.S. because they are dangerous to children: an Asian roach killer nicknamed "Chinese Chalk" and a Latin American rat poison called "Tres Pasitos," or "three little steps," referring to how far a rat can walk before succumbing to the poison.
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Last spring, authorities urged residents to stay away from unpasteurized Mexican cheese that had turned up at groceries in Brooklyn and Queens, saying it may contain a bacterium that causes tuberculosis.
http://cbs2chicago.com/business/finance_story_078173442.html
Chris Simcox Lectures at William and Mary College
Williamsburg, VA(03/20/2006): Chris Simcox, President of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corp, will be speaking at William and Mary about Illegal Immigration and the Secure Our Borders operation during April 2006.
When: Tuesday, March 21 at 8 P.M.
Where: The lecture will be held in the Great Hall of the historic 1695 Wren Building on the campus of the College of William and Mary.
The event is free and open to the public.
Chris Simcox founded the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps to observe and report illegal aliens crossing the US Border and "shame the government into doing its job" to secure and control the nation's border with Mexico and Canada.
In October 2002, Simcox issued a public call to arms calling on Americans to join a "Citizens Border Patrol Watch" whose function, Simcox said, would be to "shame the government into doing its job" of controlling the nation's border with Mexico. The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, which patrols the border, has assisted the United States Border Patrol in detaining more than 8000 illegal aliens, during the last 3 years. In April 2005, Simcox expanded the effort and Minutemen from across the nation organized a Minuteman Border Project which brought nationwide attention to the problem of illegal aliens crossing the border.
Mr. Simcox's lecture will be followed by a question and answer session. The event is being sponsored by the William and Mary College Republicans, the Christopher Newport University College Republicans, the Virginia Commonwealth University College Republicans, the Remnant, and the William and Mary Standard.
http://www.minutemanhq.com/