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...that, these days, any of act of civil disobedience could attract the attention of the Department of Homeland Security, and adds, "Right now, I couldn't think of anything more patriotic than violating the Patriot Act." There's also an effective scene where the college radicals try liberating a herd of cows from their captivity, and the animals don't budge. It's a provocative metaphor for the complacent American consumer - but like nearly everything in the film, it's both overstated and underdramatized...
...south, near Fort Lauderdale, "we have cows walking over pavement and grazing outside hotels," says Broward County appraiser Lori Parrish. She points to a Courtyard by Marriott, where some 40 head of cattle had cut yearly taxes on the 18-acre plot to $618.94 before the hotel opened. The herd did not check out when the Courtyard started welcoming guests last year: in 2005 the cows chewed some $58,000 off the hotel's tax bill. And it's totally legal...
AFRICAN ELEPHANT Global warming might not only shrink the elephant's range within Africa but may also wreak havoc with the animal's love life. The relative abundance--or scarcity--of food affects the social hierarchy of the herd, which in turn can determine which animals get to breed...
...prepared from herbs picked along the way," says Geneva-based writer Paul Sochaczewski. He and a friend went with Zuppiroli on a seven-hour hike to La Tournette, a 2,300-m peak above Annecy, admired "views to die for," and saw meadows of Alpine flora and a herd of wild goats along the way. What a rocky-mountain high. www.a-different-view.com
...prepared from herbs picked along the way," says Geneva-based writer Paul Sochaczewski. He and a friend went with Zuppiroli on a seven-hour hike to La Tournette, a 2,300-m peak above Annecy, admired "views to die for," and saw meadows of Alpine flora and a herd of wild goats along the way. What a rocky-mountain high. www.a-different-view.com