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Nobody is claiming that the CDC has become another governmental basket case like FEMA--at least not yet. Indeed, the speed with which this past summer's outbreak of lethal food poisoning was traced to spinach tainted by runoff from a particular herd of cows in California is testimony to the CDC's continuing expertise. But the bad publicity comes at the worst possible time for the agency and its director. Congress is wrapping up its final budget for 2007, and the Administration is starting to draw up a preliminary budget for 2008. If lawmakers believe that Gerberding is floundering...
...reaction among the U.S. expatriates living in Nicaragua to the unlikely reelection of Washington's old Cold War nemesis. While some are cashing out and preparing to leave before Ortega takes office January 10, others are hoping the Sandinista return to power will drive away many of the growing herd of foreign profiteers here to make a quick buck on the country's post-war real estate market...
...shortened snouts, which theorists of animal behavior believe elicit the nurturing response in humans and other child-rearing species. In place of the familiar panoramas of flesh-ripping Godzillas, HORNER DESCRIBES THE MOST COMMON DINOSAURS AS 'THE COWS OF THE MESOZOIC.' He has found the remnants of one dinosaur herd?an estimated 10,000 waddling, plant-eating duckbills. Even Tyrannosaurus rex seems less terrible in his revisionist view. Horner believes it followed herds of triceratops, scavenging carcasses and occasionally preying on weak individuals, much as hyenas follow wildebeests in Africa." Read more at timearchive.com...
...spirit like the prospect of winding up underneath a 1,400-lb. palomino. The lesson in cowpoking is that the whole operation relies on getting an innately stupid animal--no, not your boss, wise guy--to execute a job that's critical to the process. To get an entire herd moving, cowboys need organizational and communications skills that are, the trainees hope, readily applicable when they're home from the range. The chief financial officer of a hospitality company, for example, said he needed to "get more done more efficiently and faster, always faster...
...third and fourth days are a cattle call. First we push around 20 or so longhorns as a herd, and then we cut one or two dogies from the group, just as they used to do in the old western movies. Akin to separating a school of fish with a rake, cutting takes patience, balance, hard focus and a strong rapport with the horse. Not everyone gets it. Some riders want to go too fast; others fumble with the reins. But those who understand what's happening? "Using these horses is a terrific way to drive home what seems...