Health officials from all over the world, currently holding a SARS summit in Toronto are reporting some unusual findings.
Among them:

Canada’s 23rd death was a 39 year old man with no underlying medical condition

12 Hong Kong patients who recovered from the illness have had relapses

Health Canada Laboratories in Winnipeg found that 14% of 550 people tested didn’t meet current case definitions

Evidence of the virus in only about 40 per cent of samples from Canadians who were diagnosed as probable SARS cases and in about 30 per cent of suspect cases (asymptomatic)

CDC reports in 20 probable and 40 suspect cases, evidence of coronavirus was found in only six of the probable cases and none of the suspect ones.

The conference wraps up today.

John Campea has some interesting information on the travel package being offered by Toronto now that the WHO has lifted the travel advisory. (April 30th post)

Iraq Secret Files
Hussiens regime kept meticulous records of atrocities. The US army has truck loads of files that investigators are beginning to sift through. It is a record of mass murder.

Turkey
An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale in Eastern Turkey has trapped about 140 children under rubble, and approximately 150 people are dead and over 300 injured.

Online book Launching
You are cordially invited to attend the online book release party for
Saints Preserve Us, the first in the Ash Lake mystery series by
EPPIE-nominated author Kathryn Lively.

If you are a fan of cozy mystery stories, you are certain to enjoy Saints Preserve Us. Very few people can make the claim that their books were inspired by Mother Teresa, St. Maria Goretti, and Ted Nugent, but Kathryn Lively can. Curious? Now you have to read it!

Promoting your blog
The Volokh Conspiracy has some tips for new bloggers on how to promote your blog.

Janes Blogtrack
One of the better blog tracking tools I recommend is by Canadian David Janes.
It has undergone a major upgrade…take a look at BlogMatrix which has a spiffy and sharp new look done by cre8d-design.

Exam
Looking back…looking forward whipped off his D.Min thesis in record time and has his oral exam today. Head over and wish him well, we want him back blogging!