Combating vCJD In The US And The UK (Medical News Today) A study of the differences between the approaches adopted by the authorities in the US and UK to combat variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) has found that scientific evidence is not the only the factor determining how governments react to health crises. The research was conducted by Dr Maya Ponte of the University of California, San Francisco. [click link for full article] [News Source]

Oprah Winfrey: The cult of Oprah (Independent) Here's a heretical view of Oprah Winfrey. She is, in fact, a remarkably bland television host whose daily output is the pop-culture equivalent of baby food, designed to soothe everyone and offend nobody; a schmaltzy psychobabble queen with nothing much to say to her frequently troubled guests beyond the clichéd obvious; an arbiter of cultural values whose taste in books favours the reassuringly [News Source]

US Working To Resume Beef Exports To S. Korea (CattleNetwork.com) SEOGWIPO, South Korea (AP)--Officials are working to get American beef back on tables in South Korea, a top U.S. trade diplomat said Friday. [News Source]

The Prairie Star (Prairie Star) GREAT FALLS, Mont. - Democrat Jon Tester and Liberitarian Stan Jones are challenging Republican Sen. Conrad Burns for his seat and job to serve Montana in the U.S. Senate. [News Source]

BSE likely came from feed (Iowa Farmer) OTTAWA (AP) -- An Alberta, Canada, dairy cow that was diagnosed last month with BSE (mad-cow disease) probably contracted the disease from contaminated feed, federal regulators said. [News Source]

Current Issue: (California Aggie) TODAY ASUCD Entertainment Council volunteer meeting 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Third floor, Memorial Union Learn more about becoming a volunteer for the ASUCD Entertainment Council. Help us plan live events and shows on campus. Fridays @ 4! 4 p. [News Source]