10/08/2008 -
Post-Ike skeeter spraying to start
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has announced that, weather permitting, targeted post-Hurricane Ike aerial spraying for mosquitoes may begin as early as Thursday night in parts of the following counties: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Newton and Orange.
Source:
Friendswood Journal
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2008/10/08/friendswood_journal/news/9-24_fj_sk
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10/04/2008 -
WEST NILE VIRUS: Va. bird tests positive
NORFOLK ? Norfolk health officials say a sentinel chicken has tested positive for the West Nile virus, which is transmitted by mosquitoes.
Source:
The Daily Times
http://www.delmarvanow.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081003/NEWS01/81003053
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10/08/2008 -
Hidden Pest Risks of Vacant Homes
(ARA) - That vacant, foreclosed home next door isn't just bringing down your neighborhood's property values. It may also be a haven for a myriad of pests that can threaten the health and safety of neighbors, children and pets.
Source:
Today's News-Herald
http://www.havasunews.com/articles/2008/10/08/ara/real_estate/7790.txt
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10/08/2008 -
Lindo Lake Mosquitoes Concern Nearby Residents
Residents near Lindo Lake in Lakeside say the county needs to do something about the growing number of mosquitoes at the lake.
Source:
KGTV San Diego
http://www.10news.com/news/17652146/detail.html?rss=sand&psp=news
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10/08/2008 -
Mosquito control plan begins
The State of Texas is planning to conduct aerial spraying over the next few days until all 12 counties in the target area have been covered.
Source:
Cleveland Advocate
http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2008/10/08/cleveland_advocate/news/4008mosquit
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10/04/2008 -
West Nile virus may have played a part in elderly woman's death
West Nile virus may have contributed to the recent death of an elderly woman who had been ill for several months and hospitalized for 13 days, health officials say.
Source:
The Idaho Statesman
http://www.idahostatesman.com/newsupdates/story/523165.html
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10/08/2008 -
Seattle?s Top Entrepreneurs Band Together To Invest In Local Startups
Seattle has has a heck of a tech scene , but isn't so big that the community breaks down into cliques and haters as Silicon Valley often does in the boom times. Maybe that's why I spend so much time up here. Like other tech hubs, successful Seattle entrepreneurs tend to become angel investors and help the next crop of companies come of age. An example: Pressplane , which recently announced ...
Source:
TechCrunch
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/07/seattles-top-entrepreneurs-band-together-to
-invest/
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10/07/2008 -
Ssebalinga surprise
Rwanda-based midfielder Michael Ssebalinga yesterday got a surprise call to the national fold ahead of Uganda?s decisive Sunday?s African/World Cup qualifier against Benin.
Source:
The Monitor
http://www.monitor.co.ug/artman/publish/sports/Ssebalinga_surprise_72793.shtml
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10/08/2008 -
Events Calendar
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Source:
Port Elgin Shoreline Beacon
http://www.shorelinebeacon.com/Calendar/Info.aspx?c=10269&calsel=10%2f8%2f20
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10/07/2008 -
EEE Found In Manchester Mosquitoes
Eastern equine encephalitis has been found in mosquitoes captured in Manchester, health officials say.
Source:
WMUR New Hampshire
http://www.wmur.com/health/17644643/detail.html?rss=man&psp=news
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10/05/2008 -
Counties search for stable funding for mosquito control
Finding money to deal with mosquitoes and West Nile virus in times of tight budgets can be as troublesome as the pests themselves.
Source:
The Fort Collins Coloradoan
http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081005/LOVELAND0102/31005
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10/08/2008 -
10/07/08 Death Notices
Robert C. Champie, 91, formerly of Ellensburg, died Sept. 17 at his home in Seattle. He was born in Thorp and raised and educated in the Ellensburg area. He moved to King County in 1952. He was employed at Todd Shipyards until he retired several years ago.
Source:
Yakima Herald-Republic
http://www.yakimaherald.com/stories/2008/10/07/10-07-08-death-notices
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10/07/2008 -
Professor Available to Discuss History of Economic Panics
Jessica Lepler, assistant professor of history at the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss the history and culture of economic panics, in particular, the Panic of 1837.
Source:
Newswise
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/545088/?sc=rsbn
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10/05/2008 -
3 Wash. dead birds have tested positive for West Nile virus
Associated Press - October 4, 2008 7:45 PM ET OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The state Department of Health reports three dead birds ... one from Lewis County and two from Pierce County ...
Source:
KPAX Missoula
http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/global/story.asp?s=9125093
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10/07/2008 -
McIntosh students help clean-up Morning Creek
Saturday mornings are a good time to catch up the all kinds of chores, or maybe to go on a family outing. For others, it is a time to help clean up what others mess up. A dozen kids and adults did just that Oct. 4, combing the brush and banks of Morning Creek at Ga. Highway 314 in Fayetteville for trash that litters the area.
Source:
The Fayette Citizen
http://www.thecitizen.com/~citizen0/node/32292
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