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...influenza bridges from animal reservoirs to humans. And in Thailand scientists identified one case of what they fear was human-to-human transmission: a mother fell ill and died from the flu after caring for her infected daughter. In the U.S., health officials are conducting trials on a bird-flu vaccine, hoping to head off a pandemic before it occurs...
...strutting sage grouse, iconic bird of the Western steppe, an endangered species? No doubt about it, say environmentalists, who petitioned for federal protection for the "cock of the prairie," as Lewis and Clark fondly dubbed it. Millions once darkened the skies across 16 states, but development has decimated its sagebrush range. Today an estimated 140,000 are left--some 8% of its historic numbers. And given the breakneck pace of Western economic growth, some biologists fear the grouse could disappear within 50 years...
...Bush Administration officials told a gathering of Western Governors last week that the bird is not threatened with extinction and does not need protection under the Endangered Species Act. That was welcome news for the Partnership for the West, a coalition of ranching and energy interests that mounted a fierce yearlong lobbying campaign against federal involvement. "A sage grouse listing would be used by radical environmentalists to take control of vast public and private lands," says spokesman Jim Sims. "It would be the spotted owl on steroids...
...Everything changes when Bob receives a communiqué calling for Mr. Incredible’s help in a top-secret mission on a mysterious island. The mission eventually pulls the entire Incredibles family into a battle to save the world from their nemesis, Syndrome (Jason Lee). Writer-director Brad Bird (Iron Giant, The Simpsons), who serves triple duty as the voice of the temperamental superhero fashion designer Edna Mode, has created a film that skillfully blends the excitement of a superhero movie with a carefully-measured dose of family film sensitivity...