Word: madnesses
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...billion Estimated annual value of the Japanese market for U.S. beef, which has been banned since 2003 over fears of mad cow disease. Japan agreed to lift its ban on U.S. beef imports last week 3 Total confirmed cases of mad cow disease in the U.S., versus 27 in Japan...
...award the museum project to Nouvel, a Socialist voter who had been an outspoken critic of Chirac's urban policies. It was a felicitous choice: Stéphane Martin, the museum's president, who has worked closely with Nouvel since then, says, "We have never gotten mad at one another, which in the French tradition of such collaborations is remarkable." To some degree, that must be due to the immense role granted to Nouvel, not simply for the building, but for the museology itself. "This is the first time I've been able to work like this, around a collection...
...Stanford and on to Oracle in California's Silicon Valley. Then in 1991 Singh, at the time the country's Finance Minister, began to open up India, dismantling a creaking socialist command economy that had chained India to poverty and stagnation since independence. Samant returned home with a mad new plan: to make wine in a country where alcohol was taboo and the closest thing to sophisticated intoxication was hooch. Thirteen years later, Samant runs Sula, one of India's largest vintners, producing more than a million bottles a year. And he lives large, employing a chauffeur and a butler...
...Lempert says that given avian flu and mad cow concerns, many consumers are looking for new forms of protein this summer. Tofu, which has long been popular in Asia, is becoming more common in American supermarkets. Sold in the produce section, often in vacuum packs or rectangular tubs, tofu is healthy, easy to prepare and relatively inexpensive. Nasoya has introduced a line of nine organic tofu varieties, ranging in texture from soft to extra firm. The versatile soy product makes a great base for meatless stir-fries, and can also be used in anything from salads to smoothies...
...Mad-cow disease, which can jump to humans in the form of a fatal brain illness, is another concern. It's believed to be a product of serving cattle parts to cattle. The practice was banned in the U.S. in 1997, but beef tallow is still allowed in feed (along with other "supplements" like chicken feathers)--a source of continuing controversy...