China reports bus driver died from bird flu; infection source unknown

A 39-year old bus driver died from bird flu complications in China, raising concerns among authorities that the virus could spread. The source of the man's infection remains unknown.

The man, whose surname was Chen, lived in Shenzhen, which is just across the border from Hong Kong.

According to reports from Guangdong's official newspaper, the Southern Daily, 120 people had been in contact with the man, but none have developed symptoms of bird flu.

Less than two weeks ago Hong Kong culled 17,000 chickens after one tested positive for H5N1. The poultry was being sold at a wholesale poultry market, but the man had not been in contact with poultry in the preceding month.

Officials are concerned about bird flu spreading because many in China will be traveling for the Lunar New Year; crowding buses and trains.

The virus is highly potent and kills 60 percent of those it infects.

The man was admitted to the hospital with severe pneumonia; and then died of multi-organ failure. He did test positive for the virus.

Recent concerns are that the virus could mutate and spread globally, though it usually is found in birds and transmission to humans is generally considered "inefficient". The last reported case of bird flu in Hong Kong was 18 months ago.

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), cases of the virus have been reported in humans since 1997, though the possibility of transmission from birds to humans is supposedly low.

Avian flu can be contracted from handling infected birds and from surfaces contaminated with excrement or other secretions.
There are several subtypes of Avian flu or bird flu, and H5N1 is the most pathogenic form. It is also known as the ?HPAI H5N1 virus". Other subtypes that have infected people include H7N7 and H9N2, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Most cases in humans come from direct handling of infected birds.

Another recent case of H5N1 human infection was reported by the WHO on December 21 in Egypt. The man, 29, had contact with backyard poultry and also died from complications. The recent culling of chickens in Hong Kong raised the virus alert to ?severe? in the area.

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Real Estate Brokers For Veterans of Fairfield County CT - A Facebook Group to Help Veterans - Join In!

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I have joined a Facebook group started by J Philip Faranda of Westchester County, NY for like-minded brokerages who feel that this

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would be a worthy endeavor. If you'd like to join us, please log into the? Real Estate Brokers For?Veterans group and add your name to the list of brokers- this way, we can have a list of colleagues in the different markets to whom we can refer veterans when the opportunity arises. As J Philip said, "the late Joe Ferrara often said that real estate licensees should have pro bono obligations just as attorneys. We don't, so this is strictly voluntary and so worthwhile. "

If you are a broker who is interested in giving back to the troops by helping a veteran family in need, please only do this if you are properly able.?? Only give if you can. ? But if you can, please do log on and join.?? If you are a broker and feel this is a worthy cause, please join us.

If you know of any veteran family in need of my help in the Fairfield County (CT) area, please email me.

J. Philip Faranda? started this Facebook Group to benefit the veterans everywhere, and I have opted to join in to help in my area. ?

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Letter airs harassment claims against HP's ex-CEO (AP)

SAN FRANCISCO ? Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd's efforts to impress an HP event hostess included showing her his checking-account balance holding over $1 million, according to a letter detailing the sexual harassment allegations that led to his ouster.

The letter was obtained late Thursday by The Associated Press after the Delaware Supreme Court ruled that Hurd's lawyers, who had attempted to keep it confidential, didn't show that disclosing it would violate California privacy rights. The ruling said information that is only "mildly embarrassing" is not protected from public disclosure.

The letter, it added, does not contain trade secrets about the Palo Alto-based technology company or non-public financial information. Some sentences concerning Hurd's family were ordered redacted.

Celebrity attorney Gloria Allred sent the letter last year on behalf of Jodie Fisher, who was hired as a contract employee to help with HP networking events and who later accused Hurd of sexual harassment.

Although an HP investigation did not find any evidence to support the harassment claim, it uncovered inaccurate expense reports for his outings with Fisher. Hurd was ultimately forced out in August 2010. He now works as co-president at rival Oracle Corp.

Allred alleged in the letter that, while Fisher was ostensibly hired an HP event hostess in late 2007, she was really brought on to accompany Hurd to HP events held out of town. Throughout 2008 and 2009, Hurd made it clear he expected to have a sexual relationship with Fisher, using his "status and authority as CEO of HP," Allred alleged.

Allred claimed that Hurd made several sexual advances toward Fisher, which Fisher rejected. In 2008, while walking with Fisher in Madrid, Hurd stopped at an ATM and showed her his checking-account balance "to impress her," according to the letter.

After Fisher rejected him a final time in October 2009, she was not hired for any future HP events, Allred alleged.

Aldred also alleged that in March 2008, Hurd told Fisher that HP was likely to purchase technology services vendor EDS. HP announced the $13 billion acquisition in May of that year.

HP shareholder Ernesto Espinoza had sued to have the letter unsealed. Hurd's attorney, Amy Wintersheimer, said his lawyers had requested that the letter be kept confidential because "it is filled with inaccuracies."

"The truth is, there never was any sexual harassment, which HP's investigation confirmed, and there never was any sexual relationship, which Ms. Fisher has confirmed," Wintersheimer said in a statement.

Both Allred and Hewlett-Packard Co. had no comment on the letter's contents.

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LG unveils 84-inch 'ultra definition' 4K TV it's bringing to CES 2012

LG let us know at CES 2011 that it had 4K LCD televisions in the pipeline, but unfortunately they didn't make it out this year. Expect for that to change in 2012, as the company just announced it's bringing an 84-inch "ultra definition" (3840x2160) TV to Las Vegas to go along with its 55-inch OLED. It has all of LG's Cinema 3D and Smart TV features built-in, including support for that upgraded Magic Motion remote and voice control. There's no official word yet on when we'll see these on shelves or at what price, but it certainly looks production ready compared to other prototypes that have been displayed over the years. While we don't have easy sources of 4K-res video content yet, one of the reasons LG is making the jump first is for 3D. Its Cinema 3D tech uses a Film Pattern Retarder (FPR) screen and passive glasses that result in lowered resolution, but with those extra pixels there's no question about whether viewers are still getting at least an HD picture. So far 4K at home is the domain of Sony and JVC's high-priced projectors, but we'll see if any other companies (we'll check off Toshiba right now) show off upgrades in size and resolution of their HDTVs this year. Check the press release after the break for a few more details.

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Singer Etta James breathing on her own again (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) ? Soul singer Etta James, who is terminally ill with leukemia, has been taken off a respirator and is breathing on her own again, her friend and manager said on Friday.

Lupe De Leon said the "At Last" singer, 73, is soon expected to leave the intensive care unit of a hospital near her home in Riverside, east of Los Angeles.

"The hospital is preparing Etta for release from ICU to a step down unit. She is stable and breathing on her own. Her blood pressure is normal," De Leon said.

James was admitted to the hospital last week because she was struggling to breathe. She has been in failing health for several years and suffers from leukemia, kidney disease and dementia but had previously been cared for at her Southern California home.

Her live-in doctor said earlier in December that James was considered terminally ill, and that she communicates mostly with nods and simple words. The three-time Grammy Award singer earlier battled obesity and was addicted to heroin for many years.

James was a key figure in the early days of R&B music with hit songs like "The Wallflower" and "Good Rockin' Daddy". But it was her 1961 recording of the ballad "At Last" that put her on the map.

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