Wild bird found dead with H5 in HK shopping district

HONG KONG, Jan 4 (Reuters) - A wild bird found dead in a shopping district in Hong Kong has tested positive for H5 avian influenza and government experts said on Thursday it might have been infected by migratory birds flocking south. "Preliminary tests show H5 but we will make further tests to confirm ... if it's H5N1," said a government spokesman. The munia was found dead along with five others in Causeway Bay district on New Year's Eve, but the others tested negative. "This is a local bird. It is possible that migratory birds, while stopping here, could have come into contact with our local birds and infected them," said Thomas Sit, assistant director of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department. The H5N1 virus made its first known jump to humans in Hong Kong in 1997, killing six people.

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1-stop shopping for tying the knot

More than 40 vendors will be on hand at Bridal Faire 2007 from 4 to 7:30 tonight, Jan. 4, at the Holiday Inn in Fond du Lac, 625 W. Rolling Meadows Drive. Guests will have the opportunity to view wedding gowns and tuxedos, interview DJs and photographers, view the past work of hairstylists, manicurists and makeup artists, gather information on top honeymoon spots, receive information on financial planning, browse through the portfolios of top florists and landscape artists and taste-test different wedding cakes. Bridal Faire 2007, co-sponsored by Sunny 97.7 and 96.1 WTCX, is a one-stop shopping event for anyone planning a wedding in 2007. Every couple that registers for any of the offered services will be entered into a drawing to win prizes. The event will culminate with a fashion show at 7 p.m.

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BPG buys Garner shopping center for $25.5M

A Pennsylvania real estate investment firm that already owns a dozens of Triangle properties has purchased a 310,811-square-foot retail center in Garner. Philadelphia-based BPG Properties Ltd. bought the North/South Station shopping center at the intersection of U.S. highways 401 and 70 from Dutch real estate investment group Dim Vasgoed Inc. for $25.5 million, according to Wake County real estate records. BPG announced the sale Wednesday. .

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