Early-bird optimists bought August 5 strike calls, which would require a 25% jump in the space of the coming two weeks.

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As of 5 September, just one bird had been brought in for weighing at the Saeheimar aquarium.

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There was an opening keynote that featured special guests Steve Ballmer, Guillermo del Toro, Big Bird, Bishop Desmond Tutu and Maroon 5.

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On January 5, a 19-year-old Beijing woman died of bird flu after handling poultry, officials said.

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"A single bird seen on a large open flat about half a mile west of town, " Loring scribbled on June 5, 1897, upon seeing a northern spotted owl in Donner Summit, California.

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