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...slaughter of any downed animal—including pigs, sheep, and other livestock currently sold diseased into the food supply. Next, it should take on Rep. Chris Shays’ (R-Conn.) Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act, which would ensure basic humane standards on the farm, in transport, and in slaughter...
When India and China went to war in 1962, the Indian Army's supply routes in its remote northern valleys quickly became overstretched. Keen for closer ties with New Delhi, U.S. President John F. Kennedy loaned India a squadron of C-130 transport aircraft, which flew regular sorties to resupply Indian troops. The effectiveness of the American planes left a lasting impression on many in south Asia's largest military, as Lockheed Martin's International Director for Business Development Edward Arner learned during recent negotiations to sell an updated model of the C-130 to India. Retired officers "still talk...
...paintings are in perfect condition, still in their protective glass casing," says the museum's curator Lukas Gloor, who speculates that the thieves abandoned the two larger paintings because they were too cumbersome to transport...
...Alliance, 17 were captured by Liberal candidates and only six by Social Democrats, whose party was formed by disgruntled Laborites in 1981. Two of the S.D.P.'s principal founders, former Education Secretary Shirley Williams, 52, and onetime Transport Secretary William Rodgers, 54, lost their elections. If the Alliance won relatively few seats, however, it did claim 25% of the popular vote and could eventually become a formidable political force. The Alliance nearly outpolled Labor, which had 28% of the vote, while the Tories...
...United States, continuing work on his latest book, and teaching two film courses—one on government and film, the other on silent cinema. LG: I’ve really enjoyed it so far. Cambridge seems like the kind of place where you can walk around, the public transport is great, and it’s nice to be close to Boston. And I didn’t find it as cold as I was fearing. Growing up in Britain, Grieveson explains that he, like many Europeans, was continually influenced by American preeminence in cinema, rather than films from...