Dr. Geri Guidetti of The Ark Institute [1] recommended reading these transcriptions of interviews with subject matter experts on Asian Avian Flu [2]. The interviews were part of a program that was aired in Canada last year. Geri also recommended this recent article from The Guardian newspaper in England on the origins of the viruses [3]. It points finger of blame at intensive agriculture.
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Allstate is dropping most of its earthquake insurance policies, throughout the U.S. [4], as a part of a larger move to reduce exposure to catastrophic losses.
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Fred the Valmet-meister sent me a link for a web site devoted to cowboy dutch oven cooking and sourdough “start” as well as some sourdough recipes. [5]