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...note that there was nothing clinically unusual about the Bali deaths - both victims apparently contracted the virus from infected poultry - the presence of human bird flu cases on a small island that hosts well over a million foreign tourists a year only adds to fears that H5N1 could eventually trigger a deadly flu pandemic that could spread around the world...
...That may be about to change. Around the middle of next year, Indian automobile manufacturer Tata Motors intends to launch a new model that will be so inexpensive, the company hopes it will trigger a revolution in car ownership, not just in India but throughout the developing world. The planned vehicle is called the "one-lakh car" because, Tata says, the rear-engine, 600-cc, four-door sedan will cost a lakh, or 100,000 rupees. At current exchange rates, the sticker price would be the equivalent of about $2,500. That's $3,000 less than India's current...
...Turkish military was roundly criticized at home and abroad for helping trigger the crisis in May: In what was later described as an "e-coup," the military had published a message on its website denouncing Gul's candidacy. The nomination of a candidate other than Gul would allow the generals a face-saving line of retreat. But if that does not happen, last month's victory at the ballot box for the AKP leaves the army facing a stark choice between its version of secularism and respect for Turkish democracy...
...During the days after Anna Nicole Smith's death on Feb. 8, searches for the departed buxom blonde outnumbered Oprah searches 25 to 1, making Anna Nicole the most searched for celebrity over the last two years. While a celebrity's death is certainly a trigger for an Internet search surge, there are other factors that give online life to the departed...
...communication. The medical community can share information more quickly. Accordingly, there's more pressure for better and faster detection of infection. "Early needs to be earlier because things move much more rapidly," says Cetron. "It means not waiting until that death curve doubles. We want the trigger to be the first outbreak or cluster of cases of the pandemic strain in a community or state...