For those of you who laid a little cash in Vegas on the results of Schmidt's imaginary game, I imagine the casino will just refund your original bet or allow you to put it on another simulated game down the road. Schmidt came down with a bug during the off-day- sweet way to relax, huh?- and was told to stay home during tonight's game, lest the whole team end up feverish and queasy. But just leave it on the doorstep and ring the bell, because he's all covered in flu germs. What are the...

Christian Catalano May 26, 2007 VICTORIAN health officials are working with egg and poultry farmers to identify the possible cause of a recent surge in the number of salmonella infections. But "the best way to avoid contracting a salmonella infection is to avoid eating raw eggs, undercooked meat and poultry products and avoid cross-contamination with other food", she said. More than 800 cases of illness from the bacteria have been reported in Victoria this year, up 21 per cent on the same...

WILLIAMS News staff writer Groups representing Alabama construction companies and the poultry industry are backing a coalition to promote legislation that will enable them to continue hiring Hispanics to fill jobs. Alabama Employers for Immigration Reform, formed in March under the leadership of Associated Builders and Contractors and Alabama Poultry & Egg Association, has hired Birmingham law firm Bradley Arant Rose & White to help it analyze legislation such as an immigration bill being...

Flipping burgers on the grill this Memorial Day weekend could cost you a little extra, and believe it or not, it all boils down to this: an ear of corn. Corn costs are also pushing up prices on other products, like ketchup, because it's made with corn syrup, and beef and poultry, because animals feed on corn grains. Would you believe your Memorial Day picnic could suffer? The push for alternative fuels, like ethanol, have driven corn prices to an all time high, meaning any byproducts of...

While sorting through his late father's possessions, Dave found three winning certificates for competitions such as the fourth annual show of poultry and ducks at Llay Miners' Welfare on November 24, 1945. David, 11, won his clubman of the year award jointly with his father, Paul Wright, and 10 year old Laura Green received hers for appearing in the under 10s girls' team. Garden plants, cakes, books and toys, together with the draw, brought in 1,100 that will go towards the purchase of new...