Bird flu has been detected in northern Cyprus, according to the European Commission. Tests on dead birds showed they were carrying the lethal H5N1 strain, the Brussels body said yesterday.

Source: Financial Times

According to a report by the scientific committee of the International Whaling Commission, one of the world’s leading bodies of whale biologists, the evidence linking sonar to a series of whale strandings in recent years is “very convincing and appears overwhelming.” Despite the broad scientific consensus that military active sonar kills whales, the use of this deadly sonar in the world’s oceans is spreading.

From the NRDC.org Website

–Not a direct prediction, but this is environment related. I wanted to hopefully bring some attention to NRDC, especially with the recent Whale lost in the Thames river.

whales, dolphins, nrdc, endangered

pingpong_fiasco is making this prediction:
“I call that Google will surpass Websters and the OED as the de facto standard for correct spelling.”

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-I agree with this. I already use Google for all my spelling and thesaurus needs. Good solid call.

Just received this spam in the morn.

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Is this a trend?

What’s ailing the movie industry? Did rising ticket prices and overpriced tubs of popcorn keep people away? Are moviegoers simply more interested in staying home and watching DVDs that they rented from Netflix on their home theater systems? Or maybe, consumers are just bored with the derivative fare that Hollywood has to offer? It’s probably a combination of all these factors.

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You’re not going to see this on realtor.com, realestate.yahoo.com, realestate.msn.com or any other sites that deal with real estate. Thats probably because of advertising spending.

The number of previously owned homes on the market rose last month to the highest level in more than 19 years, while sales fell for the second-consecutive month, raising concerns that a housing bubble might be about to burst.

But many economists said the increase in homes for sale was actually a sign that the housing market was gradually cooling rather than threatening to implode.

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