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　　Middle East Nest

　　A look at U．S．military deaths in Iraq AP-23 minutes ago

　　As of Sunday, Aug．20, 2006, at least 2,606 members of the U．S．military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count．The figure includes seven military civilians．At least 2,069 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military’s numbers．

　　20 Shiite pilgrims shot to death in Iraq AP-24 minutes ago

　　BAGHDAD,Iraq-Gunmen were seen shooting into Shiite Muslim religious meetings in the capital Sunday, killing at least 20 people in another bloody attack that many Iraqis fear is pushing them toward civil war．

　　Israel seizes senior West Bank lawmaker AP-33 minutes ago

　　RAMALLAH,West Bank-Israeli forces seized a senior Palestinian legislator Sunday in the latest move in a 7-week-old crackdown on the ruling Hamas movement, drawing angry accusations(指责)from Palestinian leaders that Israel is ruining their efforts to form a unity government．

　　Israel puts conditions on peacekeepers AP-2 hours, 42 minutes ago

　　JERUSALEM-Israel Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday that countries that don’t have diplomatic relations with the Jewish state should not join in the international peacekeeping force that will police a truce(停战期)along the Lebanese border, his office said．

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Reports on Bird Flu(有关禽流感的报道)

　　BEIJING, Nov．25, 2005(Reuters)－China's home-grown human bird flu vaccine is at least a year away from hitting the market but tests on humans have been approved by the government, head of the research drug company said on Friday．

　　Development of the vaccine started last year after bird flu outbreaks in Thailand and Vietnam and animal trials have already been completed, said Yin Wei-dong, managing director of Sinovac Biotech．

　　“It is not a virus that is spreading from human to human, so we are very optimistic,” Yin told Reuters in an interview．

　　The deadly H5N1 made its first known jump to humans in Hong Kong in 1997, killing six people．The virus appeared again in late 2003 and is known to have infected 130 people in several parts of Asia, killing 68 of them．

　　“It is not decided yet when the human trials will begin．We just got approval on November 22 by the State Food and Drug Administration, ”Yin said．

　　Oregon, Nov．26,2005(AP)－The deadly strain of bird flu that appeared in Asia and has already spread to other parts of the world has not affected the Oregon poultry industry or consumers, according to Oregon State University researchers．

　　There are many strains of bird flu that do not usually infect humans．But one strain, called H5N1, has jumped from chickens to humans and is blamed for more than 60 deaths in Asia．

　　International disease control experts are worried about a worldwide outbreak of bird flu, raising concerns such as whether it is safe to eat poultry．

　　But Oregon State University researchers say there is no proof that the virus can jump to humans by eating cooked poultry products．

　　“Consumers needn't be overly concerned about bird flu, ”said Jim Hermes, OSU Extension Service poultry specialist．But he urged consumers to follow standard food safety practices in preparing poultry－including washing hands while preparing food, and proper cooking of poultry meat and eggs．

　　He noted that a 2003 outbreak of bird virus caused much damage to commercial poultry operations in California but did not get into Oregon because of industry safeguards．

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What's On

　　■Oscar Film Themes Symphony Concert

　　Film highlights accompanied by live performances of movie theme music by the China Opera and Dance Drama Theatre Symphony Orchestra, which has recorded the music for many films．Familiar tunes will come from such films as Titanic, Jurassic Park and Waterloo Bridge．

　　Where：Nationality Cultural Palace Theatre When：March 8, 7∶30 pm Admission：80－380 yuan Tel：65287674 ext, 508

　　■Fantastic View All the Way

　　The mountains in this area are not very high, but the views are excellent．This walk is gentle and very interesting, going through valleys, over passes, along a ridge and through a few little peaceful villages that are located in amazing places．Many sites along the walk offer the most heautiful view of the surrounding mountains．

　　Where：Pinggu, northeast of Beijing When：March 9, meet 8∶20 am outside Starbueks at Lido Hotel, or 9 am at Capital Paradise front gate, return 5∶00 pm．Admission：adults 150 yuan．Children 100 yuan Tel：13701003649 Email：fjhikers @yahoo．com．cn

　　■Spring Greetings

　　Paintings in bold colors in a traditional Chinese style by the young artist Tian Xifeng are displayed to welcome the spring．Tian is a student of famous bird-and-flower painting artist Wang Qing．He has won several prizes at various national painting exhibitions and developed a style emphasizing vivid close ups of natural scenes．

　　Where：Melodic Gallery, 14 Jianwai Dajie, opposite Friendship Store When：till March 31,9 am–5 pm Admission：free Tel：65188123

　　■Cala, My Dog

　　Directed by Lu Xuechang, starring Ge You．The story is about a middle-aged working man known as Lao Er, whose chief source of stability and comfort in life is his dog, Cala．One day, when his wife is out walking Cala, a policeman confiscates(没收)the unregistered dog．As Lao Er tries to recover his dog, the difficult circumstances of his life are revealed．Chinese with English subtitle(字幕)．

　　Where：Dongchuang Theatre, 4 Xinzhongjie, Dong Menwai When：March 13 and 20,

8∶30pm Admission：20 yuan Tel：64169253

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