Word: madnesses
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...discovery this week of a third case of mad cow disease in the U.S. is renewing worries that, contrary to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's claim last summer that mad cow "is on its way out," the fatal brain illness may actually be getting a foothold in America. The new case is also raising fresh concerns that should an outbreak occur, the Agriculture Department will be unable to contain it because it has no efficient way of tracking where sick cattle picked up the disease...
...Three cases is far from an epidemic, and there has yet to be a reported human case of the illness in the U.S., but steak and hamburger lovers worried about mad cow disease may not take comfort in the USDA's response to the Alabama case. At a press conference Monday, department chief veterinarian John Clifford announced that the USDA will go ahead with previously announced plans to scale down its mad cow testing program. "The incidence of BSE [Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathyin] this country remains extremely low and our interlocking safeguards are working to protect both human and animal health...
...gives.” What do you mean, really? CT: The tournament is just such an emotional whirlwind for me. I literally alternate between states of intense euphoria and profound depression multiple times a day. The dichotomous complexities of my moods are so intense that I will do something mad unpredictable like pick Duke to win it all even though I hate them more than I hate racism...and I hate racism. I guess this is what I mean, really. BL: We all know that “March Madness” is just an expression, but do you ever...
Likewise, the runaway success of niche films has been a source of consternation for major studios. “Madea’s Family Reunion”—Tyler Perry’s follow-up to his 2005 cult hit “Diary of a Mad Black Woman”—topped the box office for two weeks despite being targeted almost exclusively at African-Americans familiar with Perry’s stage productions...
Japan's otaku?the moniker given to its legions of nerdy pop-culture obsessives?are mad as hell and they're not going to take it anymore: the government is trying to outlaw some of their favorite vintage video games. On April 1, Japan's Product Safety of Electrical Appliances and Materials Law (PSE), designed to prevent electrical fires, will prohibit the resale of 259 types of electrical goods made before April 2001?including some of the most coveted video-game machines. "It's stupid," fumes retro gamer Hiroshi Yamano, while shopping at the Super Potato secondhand-game shop...