Tid-bits of News

Avian Flu Hits Nigeria,
-Maybe you've read but the bird flu has been spotted in Nigeria. Many here are nervous and scared...Chicken is a HUGE source of meat (protien) here. "We have AIDS, Malaria and Poverty ...I dont think we can handle the Bird Flu" said my co-worker Mr. Kalino

Hammas Govnt wins in Palestine
-I thought it was bad that Harper was voted in, in Canada. But the new Palestinian winning party leader makes Harper and the conservatives look like eels in a tank of crocks! Basically, Isreal and Palastine were nearing peace talks and had a cease fire but now this radical Hammas group, who doesnt recognize Isreal as a state has been voted in. Isreal has been fighting for a long time for thier rights, to little avail.

Leech Guide being made and conservation at hand!
- As some of you know I fancy leeches and think they are quite interesting little creatures. In recent news it looks like a Canadian working at a US museum has been conducting research on them and will soon put together their natural history as well as a linneage chart and species identification manual! Exciting! check out :
SCIENCE February 7, 2006 Scientist at Work Mark Siddall: His Subject: Highly Evolved and Exquisitely Thirsty