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Avian influenza ( Latest terror threat )

Avian influenza, or bird flu, is a disease that usually infects only birds. The bird flu virus currently affecting poultry and some people in Asia is the H5N1 strain of the virus.This form spreads rapidly through poultry, and can kill entire flocks. It began in poultry in South KoreaHong Kong in mid-December February 2003, and has affected birds in Asia and Europe. The virus involved is a variant associated with the 1997 Hong Kong outbreak.

Is it safe to eat poultry and poultry products?

Yes, if properly handled during preparation and properly cooked. Avian influenza is not transmitted through cooked food. The H5N1 virus is sensitive to heat. Normal temperatures used for cooking (70 ºC) will kill the virus. Make sure all parts are fully cooked, with no pink parts. Make sure that eggs, too, are properly cooked with no runny yolks.

Not on top!!!

In my earlier posting (Indians Again!) i substituted the word Google for "Search engine" without knowing what would Google say if i search for "Search engine".

But today when i tried Googling the word "Search engine" it was a surprise as Google is not the top ranked site.

When everyone including me say that no one can topple Google, why Google doesn't say so?

May be they dont want to do the propaganda and instead they let us to talk for them.

Wow! Waugh

One guy who finds things to learn all over the place is Steve Waugh.

Once the Australian Cricket Academy wanted to send a B team to the Commonwealth Games of 1988, but Waugh and others persuaded the ACB to send the full team instead because they reckoned it could be a learning experience.

After the Commonwealth Games Waugh said:

I can honestly say that our Commonwealth Games cricket experience was as good a two weeks as I've ever had in sport. Why? Having the opportunity to mingle with top class sportspeople from across a broad range of disciplines was a real learning curve for all the guys. To see the dedication and application these athletes put into gaining that extra, split-second advantage over their rivals was inspirational. Things such as having the odd beer, being able to venture out at night time in cold weather, eating whatever you like... these are things international cricketers take for granted. However, if someone is trying to win a gold medal in a track and field or swimming event, getting a cold or not having enough carbohydrates in the body can ruin years of sweat and toil when another, fully-fit competitor prevails by a couple of hundredths of a second.The many sacrifices on display for us to observe and learn from were enough to make sure that we not only came away from Kuala Lumpur with a collection of fond memories, but also with a new-found meaning to the words 'dedication', 'commitment' and 'determination'.

Indians Again!

Many would have wondered is it possible to take on Google or atleast to start thinking in terms of Google (Alias: Search Engine).

But there are two Indian guys itching to take on Google with their Kosmix revolution. Interestingly both these guys went to Stanford with Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

Anand Rajaraman and Venky Harinarayan two of the co-founders at Junglee which was later sold out to Amazon, twice seriously considered acquiring Google in its early days, but decided their friend Brin was too bold, if not arrogant, to deal with. They'd wanted to approach Sergey Brin, who was in early days forming Google with Page, and considered talks to acquire Google. Rajaraman recalls how Google was still not very big, employing only around 50 people: "And we kind of asked, at that point, 'Sergey, if Amazon were to buy you guys, what sort of price would you sell for?" I remember Sergey telling me: 'The only kind of price we'd accept would be something with ten digits [billions].' If he'd said nine digits, we might have talked."

Interesting to hear isn't it? more....