Countries in Africa deserve special attention.

Avian flu should not be considered a human health issue, but a human- and animal-health issue.

If it were to become rooted in the African countryside, the consequences for a continent already devastated by hunger and poverty could be truly catastrophic.

For this reason, the movements of animals, products and people from endemic areas to other regions should be strictly monitored.

We came in here unarmed. We've been in these situations before. I draw your attention back to those who are responsible for this violence and those who are responsible for controlling this violence, and they are not doing that.

You have only 30 seconds in a TV commercial. If you grab attention in the first frame with a visual surprise, you stand a better chance of holding the viewer. People screen out a lot of commercials because they open with something dull... When you advertise fire-extinguishers, open with the fire.