$7 billion mad cow disease lawsuit can proceed: Canada’s top court (CBC) Canada's top court has cleared the way for a multibillion-dollar class action lawsuit by cattle ranchers who say negligent regulatory practices by the federal government made them lose huge sums of money during the 2003 mad cow disease scare. [News Source]

$7 billion mad cow disease lawsuit can proceed: Canada’s top court (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) The Supreme Court of Canada cleared the way Thursday for a proposed multibillion-dollar class action lawsuit on behalf of some 100,000 cattle farmers hurt by the 2003 mad cow disease scare. [News Source]

Supreme Court clears way for mad cow suit against Ottawa to proceed (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News) OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada won't stand in the way of a proposed multi-billion-dollar class action lawsuit on behalf of some 100,000 cattle farmers hurt by the 2003 mad cow scare. [News Source]

KOREA: President set against broadcasters (AsiaMedia) The Lee Myung-bak government has been bruised and battered by public anger over its decision to resume U.S. beef imports, and major television stations, MBC, and even state-run KBS, were happy to guide the assault. [News Source]

BEST OF ORLANDO 2008 - ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT (Orlando Weekly) Here’s one method for re-establishing Orlando as a house music mecca: Recruit buzz-heavy NYC upstart DJ Sleazy McQueen to work for local label Eight-Tracks, then slap him with a bunch of O-town travel stamps and send him right back out. [News Source]

Donate your computer’s idle time to help solve problems (Honolulu Advertiser) Most of us have been touched in some way by diseases such as cancer, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Seemingly daily, there's more grim news about food shortages and climate change. [News Source]

South Korean Parliament To Probe US Beef Deal (CBS News) South Korea's new parliament agreed Thursday to launch a probe into government negotiations with Washington on resumed American beef imports, as it convened for the first time following an opposition boycott over the beef dispute. [News Source]