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BRUSSELS: The European Commission decided Wednesday to uphold a ban on the export of British beef to the 15-nation European Union and third countries. The decision followed a period of indecision and retraction earlier this week as Europe and Britain reeled under the weight of consumer panic over "mad cow disease", a bovine brain sickness which may be linked to a similar illness in humans. The prospect of a ban has already devastated the England's cattle industry, reports TIME's Helen Gibson: "As national hamburger chains like McDonald's and Burger King canceled their British beef orders, cattle...
...condition. As a precautionary measure, many British school systems have dropped beef from their school menus. "From a scientific point of view the whole issue is unsettled and will have to be studied further," adds Hillenbrand. "What remains to be seen is whether European countries will be able to uphold...
Although she said a specific agenda has not been set for the event, she said she is hopeful that individuals will return to their churches and communities after the event and uphold the importance of her mission...
This article makes a valid argument against slavery, facism and racism while in the process indicting ALL Southerners as espousing such views. For example, "Thus it is safe to assume that a majority of white Southerners continue to uphold some of Dixie's most persistent traditions--a stubborn rejection of rational thought and a rancorous veneration of the profane." If this were true of most people from the South, I hardly think that Harvard would allow such ignorance into its hallowed halls. It goes on to insult some of America's, not just the South's, senior politicians with...
...when Zell Miller, Georgia's Democratic Governor, proposed removing the disgraceful St. Andrew's cross from the state flag, only 25 percent of white Georgians favored this proposal. Thus, it is safe to assume that a majority of white Southerners continue to uphold some of Dixie's most persistent traditions--a stubborn rejection of rational thought and a rancorous veneration of the profane...