David Perlman, Chronicle Science Editor
A new spacecraft more powerful and sophisticated than any other is flying flawlessly toward Mars, and its date to begin orbiting the planet on March 10, NASA officials reported Thursday.
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Browsing Posts published by Afshin Afshar
2/22/2006
Reuters
San Francisco, a leader in urban recycling, is preparing to enlist its canine population for a first in the United States: converting dog poop into energy.
Norcal Waste Systems Inc., the city’s garbage company, plans to test collection carts and biodegradable bags in a city-center park popular with dog walkers.
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2/21/2006
Daily Times
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to ban the import of poultry and live birds from India, Iran and France where cases of bird flu have been reported.
The decision was taken at a joint meeting of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture chaired by Health Minister Mohammad Nasir Khan on Saturday.
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AFP
Iran has said that 135 wild swans found dead at the Caspian Sea coast have tested positive for the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of bird flu, the first cases of the virus to be confirmed in the Islamic republic.
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2/10/2006
Ali R. Forootan
I just came back from Iran. One hot, uncharacteristically humid, afternoon when I was there I sat on the balcony of our apartment to tea and look at the sites of the country that I adore. Tehran is a beautiful city, even with smog hanging in the air.
Anyway, as I drank my tea and read from the afternoon newspaper. I heard a whistle. A high tone note followed by yet a higher tone but different note. I looked down the street and there he stood, a teenage boy, about 12-13. He had dark long hair, bangs grown longer in front, about five feet tall. He was wearing a azure blue shirt, a pair of jeans, and sneakers. He held a plastic ball, with red and white stripes, firmly between his arm and body.
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2/8/2006
Ali R. Forootan, lastkick.com
Already, you are thinking this guy has a kinky side. He is into inter-racial stuff. He can’t see gray, everything to him is black and white. He is going to incite racial violence. He is a black lover. He is a white supremacist. I am non.
I like football, no not the game like you football nuts, but the ball. I like both whites and blacks, when it comes to football. While I adore Brazil’s style of play, I can’t name their current coach. So, I like the football, literally…. very literally.
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