Sky News rural analysis: Behind the BSE decision (Queensland Country Life) In this week's Sky News video, Rural Press Canberra correspondent Lucy Knight discusses the intricacies of the Federal Government's controversial decision to radically overhaul the rules governing the treatment of Mad Cow disease. Also up for discussion are WoolPoll and the emissions trading scheme. [News Source]

Saturday nights have gone to the dogs (The Fayetteville Observer) So, I'm kinda changing my ways. Nowadays, I stay in on most Saturday nights, which is what I was doing recently when "Marley & Me" was being telecast on HBO. [News Source]

DFAT defends beef import changes (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) Trade officials say Australia was at risk of international legal action from other countries if it did not change its policy on beef imports from countries affected by mad cow disease. [News Source]

Gold Nanoparticles Could Detect Disease (Discovery Channel) Modified nanoparticles that can identify prostate cancer could track a wide variety of diseases. [News Source]

Swine flu deserves attention, not hysteria. The poorly named swine flu, or H1N1 influenza strain, is worth attention and prevention. But there’s a hysteria to the flu season this year that is, well, unhealthy. [News Source]

U.S., Taiwan to seek ‘gradual approach’ to beef issue: envoy. Taiwan is expected to reopen its market soon to imports of U.S. bone-in beef, according to recent statements by both President Ma Ying-jeou and Vice Premier Eric Liluan Chu. [News Source]

Gates’s fields of dreams. Gates's push for a second green revolution demonstrates much about his philanthropic method, which is non-ideological and results-driven. His faith in scientific progress is admirably old-fashioned. [News Source]

Taiwan to lift ban on importing US bone-in beef (EARTHtimes.org) Taipei - Taiwan will lift its ban on importing US bone-in beef in the next few days, despite protests from consumer groups citing risks of mad cow disease, an official said Thursday. The Department of Health (DOH) will make the announcement on import... [News Source]

Recent movie releases (Detroit Free Press) "Capitalism: A Love Story:" Michael Moore's latest documentary sets out to cover a lot: the unholy alliance between bankers and the Treasury Department, the politics of shifting the tax burden away from the rich, the loss of jobs and rights from individuals to corporations. [News Source]