Word: sheeps
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...week. To protect the food supply, the government ordered the slaughter of affected cattle and banned the sale of cow brains, intestines and other offal, thought to be the organs likeliest to harbor the disease. And in 1988 it halted the practice of feeding cattle the remains of diseased sheep, which is where the infection is believed to have started. But by that time the damage was done...
...barrier which will help prevent any possible transmission of the illness from the feeding trough to the dinner table. "If we don't take preventive action today, we may regret it three to four years down the road," explained FDA Commissioner David Kessler. "By saying that cattle and sheep cannot be fed any products that cause this disease, we are in essence erecting a fire wall that will reduce whatever risk humans have even further." Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, an often-fatal human condition similar to "mad cow disease," attacks brain tissue. Scientists believe cows become infected by consuming feed containing...
...count on it happening again when it comes to negotiations over Jerusalem. Polls show that on the subject of their capital, Israelis are united. Moreover, the Israelis are likely to be doubly cautious since the latest violence has revealed some of their peace partners to be wolves dressed in sheep's clothing. Israel was forced by the Clinton administration, with the rest of the world community in tow, to arm its enemy to the hilt. The rules of logic dictated that such a move would come back to haunt Israel. For the peace process, reality...
...being ranged, he looks out the window--"down to the pond that we share with our neighbors. Goats are there, and sheep, and there are guinea hens running around. I see the old farmhouse that dates from the late 18th century. I see the lovely white fences along our driveway. And beyond to the hills. I can look at the view for hours and never get tired of it. That's something I've learned to do since the injury--to look at things for long periods of time...
...When it comes to dealing with Israel's neighbors, better a hawk (Netanyahu) in sheep's clothing than a sheep (Peres) in hawk's clothing." JOSEPH MINKOWITZ Toronto...