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Bird flu threat not so grave, CDC chief says M. ALEXANDER OTTO; The News Tribune Published: April 15th, 2006 01:00 AM Federal health officials at a meeting Friday in Tacoma downplayed the risk bird flu poses to humans, contrasting earlier warnings from the federal government. “There is no evidence it will be the next pandemic,” Dr. Julie Gerberding, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, said of avian flu. There is “no evidence it is evolving in a direction that is becoming more transmissible to people.” Gerberding spoke at the Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center...

All, as noted in the thread Prayer requested for Sionnsar's family, I have a new, quite significant, and high priority pull on my time that will continue for an indefinite period of time. I will do what I can, and newheart and Huber long ago volunteered to help out with posting and pinging the Traditional Anglican ping list during my times away (traveling). Unfortunately I think these two are even busier than your truly --- but we'll do what we can to keep the Traditional Anglican ping list going. For the Washington State ping list I have mostly been pinging...

Hate to bug you all, but hopefully I can get some help from a Mod or Admin or someone else. I'm writing a paper about the Kelo case and am trying to capture the essence of the conservative reaction. I wanted to include a reference to the thread that was started when the decision was released. Unfortunately, it would seem as though the thread only exists in the barest of senses. The thread I'm referring to is here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1428902/replies?c=1The only way I was able to find it was through a google search. Has the thread been pulled? Am I looking...

HERE ARE SOME IMPORTANT EXCERPTS FROM THE STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH ON 1-28-03. President Bush made a great case. Unfortunately, he backed down in the face of the screaming leftists. I heard Swimmer Ted Kennedy say that the President promised we would find nuclear weapons. The Swimmer got away with it. Bush should be holding fireside chats, not news conferences where the insane David Gregory and not so lovely Helen Thomas are in attendance, in which he continues to lay out the case. Our military deserves it. The info from General Sadr and the Saddam tapes may well eviscerate...

Guess who's hosting this edition of the singles thread!?! Scary, ain't it folks. Anyhow, in the process of cleaning out boxes, it came to me....the questions that we all ask ourselves as we uncover chunks of our long lost past..... What WAS I thinking!?! So, my questions to all of you are: What hobby or interest did you have when you were younger that you still have a passion for? Ok, now....is there something you used to do that you now think "I can't believe I used to like that!" Same with music--- What was your favorite band/song in highschool,...

Ok, come out of the woodwork. We know you are out there, doing needlework at your computer terminal. Knitters, cross stitchers, crocheters and others. What's your craft? Wanna share? Want to form an online knitting circle or whatever?

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have ZERO days until the preseason. The NFL season officially kicked off on Saturday with the American Bowl game in Japan between the Atlanta Falcons and the Indianapolis Colts. Despite Peyton Manning leading a touchdown drive on the first series of the game, the Colts didn't have what it took and Matt Schaub led the Falcons to a victory.(Note: Manning, Vick, and other stars didn't play much of the game. If you are a Falcons fan, don't get too excited, if you are a Colts fan, don't get upset)Today the Bears play the Dolphins in the...

The Venona decodes, their meaning and interpretation, are too large a subject for this thread.

From C-Span.org - IN WASHINGTON Dean To Be DNC Chairman The final day of the DNC Winter Meeting takes place Saturday, first with remarks by outgoing chairman Terry McAuliffe, followed by the vote for the new chairman, expected to be former Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean. Afterwards, McAuliffe formally transfers the chairman's gavel to Dean.

Hi folks, I thought it would be a good idea to have a live Rush thread on the eve of the election. :)

Where is the thread? I know it was published in the Washington Times. Does anyone know what happened?

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. A little after 10 am Thursday morning police were called to the Republican Party headquarters in Lake Havasu in response to a bomb threat phoned. Volunteer coordinator Patti Silvestri took the call from a person she described as a male voice of indeterminate age. “I answered ‘good-morning Republican Headquarters this is Patti may I help you,’ and he said I just want you to know that place will be blown-up,” said Silvestri. According to District 3 party chairman Noreen Thomas the threat will not deter her or her staff and volunteers from doing their work. “I...

I recently had a thread locked :) I consider that a medal, like one of JFK's. What exactly are the ramifications? Many thanx.

NAIROBI, Kenya - Scientists will begin investigating environmental "hot spots" in Iraq (news - web sites) as part of a long-term strategy to clean up the country after ten years of war and instability, the U.N. Environment Program said Tuesday. The U.N. agency has coordinated the training of Iraqi scientists in the latest laboratory and field testing techniques to collect information on suspected hazardous sites, officials said. The work will begin soon, a spokesman said. "We estimate that there are more than 300 sites in Iraq considered to be contaminated to various levels with a range of pollutants," said Klaus...

If Jim pulls a thread, or closes it down; why is it still visible at sign on to FR? I spent about ten minutes refuting a DUmmy, and when transmitting the response, the response was, "Thread has been pulled." Oh well.....

Music Seize the Green Day - Grab hold of their 'American Idiot' video Want Free Downloads? - Score Lil' Jon, The Killers and Nelly on us Make a Stink over Hoobastank - You don't need a reason to catch videos, ringtones, more Album Preview: Papa Roach - See if Jacoby & co. are Getting Away with Murder Movies We're The Puppet Masters - Lots of exclusive material from Matt & Trey's "Team America" Jet Li Can Kick Your Ass - But the star of "Hero" isn't sure he'll ever be a bad guy again Get Those Clothes Off - Josh...

Anyone less interested than I?

<p>Los Angeles — Some microscopic images of martian soil taken by NASA's Opportunity rover show puzzling threadlike features, but the shapes could be torn fabric from the air bags that cushioned the spacecraft during its rough landing, the mission's top scientist said Thursday.</p>

The Universal Democratic Underground Thread I don't think there is a single blog out there I read that hasn't at least once linked to Democratic Underground's Forum. The place is like a train wreck of human thought; you just can't help but gawk at their twisted logic and wild-eyed conspiracy theories. I've even ended up becoming addicted to the site; anytime there is breaking news, I think, "I wonder what the nuts are saying about this," and head straight for DU. It’s like a daily freak show. Yet, I've begun to tire of it, and I realized why. In the...

Cannabis poses a greater threat to health than tobacco, lung experts have warned. The warning comes on the day that Home Secretary David Blunkett is due to make a Commons statement about the future of government drug policy. Many young people are simply not aware that smoking cannabis may put them at increased risk of respiratory cancers and infections . Dame Helena Shovelton: The Home Affairs Select Committee has recommended that cannabis is downgraded from a class B drug to class C. This would mean that possession would lead to a caution, rather than arrest. The British Lung Foundation is...