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2010-03-13 CIDRAP FAO claims progress in avian flu preparedness

The FAO statement comes as H5N1 continues to circulate in several countries, with Egypt and Vietnam as the most active places in recent months. Last week Egyptian livestock officials reported finding H5N1 at 69 locations since , and Vietnam reported seven outbreaks in four provinces.

As for human cases of H5N1, the official total listed so far this year by the World Health Organization is 18, including 5 deaths. Fourteen of those were in Egypt, 3 in Vietnam, and 1 in Indonesia. Worldwide, human cases peaked at 115 in 2006 and have generally declined since then, with 73 cases (and 32 deaths) last year.

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2010-03-11 At Passover, finding a kosher path out of Egypt JTA - Jewish and Israel News

It starts with no bread. What does it mean At the restaurant, coffee shop or party, you turn it down. And then you also forego other foodstuffs containing leaven. Even those who don and rsquo;t usually pay much attention to this can become obsessed for a week with the holiday search for substitution.

That and rsquo;s why after eight days, two seders and a book full of blessings, I was on the exodus road, leaving behind the world of unkosher steaks and BBQ and brochettes. Once on the road, I found these objects in the mirror do appear closer than they appear. Even in the Bible, the children of Israel recall longingly the leeks and onions and yes, the meat of Egypt.

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Going the kosher route for a year since last Passover has had its difficulties, but columnist Edmon Rodman says hes not going back.

2010-03-10 The Bailey Planet - Platte Canyon High School - In a Teachers Life

Seybert talks about her trips constantly. One of her good friends, Tiffany Ramsey, said, I love hearing about Tiffanys trips because you never know where in the world shes going next. Ramsey also said that her favorite trip to hear about was Peru because of the beauty of Machu Picchu and even eating guinea pig for dinner. Seybert also takes pictures of her food on trips. Seybert enjoys bringing pieces of the cultures home, and food is a fun part of the cultures, she said. Several people shes shown her pictures to have decided to begin taking pictures of their food as well.

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Platte Canyon High School Bailey, CO - Traveling around the world, reading about the history of the countries, and hanging out with friends are all the activities Tiffany Seybert does outside of school. Many students do not think teachers have lives, but Seybert most certainly does. Besides grading Well, I travel, over break I went to Egypt and Im hoping to go to China this summer - In a Teachers Life

2010-03-09 Egypts Ajwa to Raise usd. 182 mln in Rights Issue - Food Industry News

Cairo, March 7 - Egypts Ajwa Food Industries will begin a 999 million Egyptian pound ( usd. 182. 1 million) rights on issue to finance investments and expansion, the company said on Sunday.

The rights issue, which ends on , will increase its capital six-fold to 1. 2 billion Egyptian pounds, it said in advertisements placed in local newspapers.

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Cairo, March 7 - Egypts Ajwa Food Industries will begin a 999 million Egyptian pound ( usd. 182. 1 million) rights on issue to finance investments and expansion, the company said on Sunday. - Egypt Food food news food industry news food business news

2010-03-08 Egypt - Aboul Gheit chairs the meetings of the Fourteenth session of the Standing Committee of the Afro-Arab Cooperation

The Spokesman stated that Egypt hosted a joint meeting of Agriculture Ministers of African and Arab states in Sharm El-Sheikh during the period of 14 to , to discuss ways to deepen cooperation in agricultural development and food security and an ambitious plan for cooperation between the two sides was adopted.

The Minister of Foreign Ministers presented to the participants the Egyptian vision on how to boost the joint Arab African action and the promotion of Arab-African cooperation through the adoption of a common strategy and a detailed action plan with specific financial resources to implement the activities and programs agreed upon, especially with the availability of broad prospects to achieve and maximize the common interests of both sides, in sectors such as agriculture, tourism, livestock, trade and mineral wealth. The Spokesman outlined that the meeting decided to establish qualitative committees in such fields to crystallize detailed action plans to be presented to the afore-mentioned Summit.

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2010-03-07 We Must No Longer Ignore the Cruelty of Our Eating (Opinion)

NaturalNews) The more forcefully we ignore something, the more power it has over us and the more strongly it influences us. Taking a clear look at the foods produced by modern methods and what we have been conditioned to accept, we find misery, cruelty and exploitation. Therefore, we avoid looking deeply at our food, if of animal origin, and continue floating in that big river in Egypt (the Nile). This practice of avoidance and denial, applied to eating, carries over automatically into our entire private and public life. We know, deep down, that we cannot look deeply anywhere. If we do, we will have to look deeply into the enormous suffering our food choices directly cause.

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2010-03-06 How Will We Feed 9 Billion People in 2050 We Need Food Production Technology and. -- MANHATTAN, Kan. , March 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --

The evidence for how technology development can better feed the world is so dramatic that wed better make sure we find ways to support that research and that we dont create unfounded social and political impediments to research and development," Schroeder said. "If we create political and social barricades to food production technology development, well ultimately not only need a reduced global population growth rate, but well also need a reduced population, period. At some point well have exhausted our potential to produce given fixed resources, and food prices will be so high that people will rebel -- and not just in poor countries. "

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How Will We Feed 9 Billion People in 2050 We Need Food Production Technology and Support for Research to Develop it, Says K-State Ag Economist. - Kansas State University Kansas POL FOR AGR FOD EDU HED

2010-03-05 The cemeterys lesson in coexistence Commentary Minnesota Public Radio NewsQ

Before the Wahhabi-oil brand of Islam that is sweeping Egypt these days, there was more tolerance. Nowadays Egyptian Muslims and Copts alike are expressing their frustration with their lives by using religious symbols and formalities; even the Egyptian soccer team (all Muslims) are known for their trademark way of celebrating a goal: They kneel down for a group prayer, thankful for every score and victory.

But Egyptian Coptics have the same life expectancy as Egyptian Muslims, and the father suddenly died. The family was not prepared, and neither was the rest of the village. Although the cultural tradition of the Muslim villagers accommodated the Christian family while they were alive, the burial traditions were not flexible enough to accommodate the mixing of their dead in the cemetery.

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Whether in Egypt or America, theres a place where religious and cultural differences neednt matter so much.

2010-03-02 Best Middle Eastern/Eastern Mediterranean restaurant Best Of The Big A

Whether it comes from Turkey or Israel, Egypt or Iran, most of it is delicious, and we have many representative restaurants serving Middle Eastern and Eastern Mediterranean food in and around Atlanta. Which one is your favorite Where do you go for the perfect falafel, kebab, tabbouleh or baba ghanoush

I have a friend who lived in the mideast for a decade that took me to Rumis, saying that it was the best Persian food south of Washington DC. Havent tried any others, b/c after discovering Rumis I find no need to. I am almost reluctant to mention its location for fear that Marvin of Macon (see best of Vietnamese vote)might want to nuke it, simply based on the fact that it is of Mideastern origin. Hey Marv, hows the American cuisine scene in Macon, tried Wendys bacon-blue burger yet

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The Middle East and the eastern Mediterranean is home to a wide variety of cuisines, but many of them share quite a few characteristics. And in many Atlanta