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...especially the close proximity of birds, pigs and humans?promote the mixing of viruses, which mutate and leap between species. New strains are constantly evolving as viral genes are swapped between host bird species. 'The 1997 strain was a reassortment from three viruses from goose and, we think, the quail,' says Kennedy Shortridge, a University of Hong Kong microbiologist who has studied influenza since 1975 ... The so-called Asian flu, first identified in China in 1957, and the Hong Kong flu of 1968 together killed more than 1.5 million people worldwide ... the concern is that another fatal combination could leap...
Game--it's what's for dinner. More and more two-legged carnivores who find themselves either bored with beef or concerned about healthy eating are turning to a herd of exotic meats. How about a medaillon of elk leg? Zebra steak? Or some rabbit saddles and quail satay...
...version of the traditional Afternoon Tea. The standard tea is nothing to scoff at, however, garnering much-deserved accolades from Zagat Survey 2002, among others. The Power Tea substitutes martinis for Earl Grey and shrimp tempura for scones. Other haute cuisine delights included foie gras, steak tartare and deviled quail eggs. Executive Chef Edward Gannon explains that he wanted to do something different when he designed...
...Though they played as a foursome from 1942 to 1951, minus a few years for World War II, they never won a World Series, and in 1949 they lost the pennant to the New York Yankees on the last day of the regular season on a dying-quail blooper. ("I can still see it with my eyes closed," Williams would remember, five decades later. "It's funny how you can remember something so painful so clearly.") Halberstam captures the full Housmanian drama as time catches up with them one by one. "Growing old in America, the country of the young...
Fried dishes are marvelous too. Red-lacquered quail, with legs no bigger than a pinky, were succulent dipped in lime juice and plain fried fish was of the utmost freshness, accompanied by a bracing salad of green mango...