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...renewed interest in rare breeds is driven in part by the limited offerings of factory farms in the U.S. Agribusinesses, trying to maximize efficiency in a competitive market, pursue a ruthless genetic specialization, driving the industry toward what ecologists call monocultures--vast numbers of a single variety. According to the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy (ALBC), 15 different breeds of pigs were raised for market in the 1930s; today, six of them are extinct. Only three varieties--Hampshire, Yorkshire and Duroc--account for 75% of U.S. production. In the 1920s, some 60 breeds of chickens thrived on American farms; today...
...last, the current vision for the site as a memorial has been selected, after much heated debate in New York. Now, to transform that idea into reality requires vast technical knowledge and the collaboration of various experts in architecture...
Essayist Walter Kirn's "Stuck in the Orbit of Satellite Radio" lamented the inability to hear local programming along vast stretches of the American landscape [May 23]. The dearth of interesting local programs is a direct result of the consolidation of ownership of radio, television and print media. Locally owned radio stations cannot compete with those owned by big corporations...
...speak of the creation of secure stores of treatments and vaccines and vast networks of distribution,” said Frist, who—prior to being elected to the Senate in 1994—was a renowned heart- and lung-transplant surgeon...
Frist said that his plan would include “substantial increases” in funding to advance research and bolster the nation’s ability to respond to emergencies. “I speak of the creation of secure stores of treatments and vaccines and vast networks of distribution,” said Frist, who—prior to being elected to the Senate in 1994—was a renowned heart and lung transplant surgeon...