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...original bad girls of rock, the Pretenders' lead singer and vegetarian Chrissie Hynde, was scheduled to make an appearance at a Bangkok outlet of KFC?accompanied by a protester in a giant chicken suit?to tell Thais that eating drumsticks is bad for both man and bird. Hynde, in town for a concert, is but the latest in a trail of glamorous activists...
...Bono for Aung San Suu Kyi The U2 frontman wrote the lyrics for the group's 2000 hit Walk On for the detained Burmese democracy activist. Sample: "You could have flown away/ A singing bird in an open cage/ Who will only fly for freedom... " Burma banned the album...
Deadly diseases that cross the species barrier and infect humans--like bird flu and SARS--make big headlines these days. But if you're really worried about getting an animal disease, you need look no farther than the fluffball curled up on your pillow. Cats, dogs, hamsters and snakes are breeding grounds for all sorts of microbes and swap molecules with us regularly. Our pets share our air, furniture and food dishes. We change their litter, enjoy their slobbery affection and endure their occasional bites...
...Bill Geist at a seniors stripper convention too sensational, the show closes with a cool-down: the Nature Endpiece, a minute of wildlife footage - whooping cranes or wild rabbits or the Yukon moose - with no music or narration, just the rush of wind or water and the occasional bird call or bleat. (If the National Geographic Channel had videos, these would be in the top 40.) Having mellowed us out, Osgood signs off with a subtle plug for his daily commentary: ?I?ll see you on the radio...
...Countries ... must learn from the SARS experience, and that is: fess up as soon as you find a case, as quickly as possible." ALEXANDER DOWNE, Australian Foreign Minister, on the deadly outbreak of bird flu in Southeast Asia...