Taiwan’s DPP back in the fight (Asia News Network) Defeat was written on Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou's lined, haggard and grim face on election night last Saturday. "The results were not ideal...We have been sent an alarm signal, and we will tho ..... [News Source]

Taiwan’s DPP back in the fight (Asia News Network) Defeat was written on Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou's lined, haggard and grim face on election night last Saturday. "The results were not ideal...We have been sent an alarm signal, and we will thoroughly reflect on our policies," he said late that evening at a press conference. [News Source]

Hernando County night life (St. Petersburg Times) Bar Envy : 11060 Spring Hill Drive, Spring Hill. DJ Reiter and Starz (Top 40 and hip-hop), Texas Hold 'em poker, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. today. DJ Trauma from Wild 98.7, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday. Teen Night (ages 15-18), 8 p.m.-midnight Sunday. Bike Night and Texas Hold 'em poker, 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Monday. Wii bowling league and free pool, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Tuesday. "Rock the Mic Night" open rock jam (no fee to ... [News Source]

Don Quixote gets punked (The Japan Times) The contemporary Japanese dance scene has recently drifted to a more fragmented situation where groups delve deeper into their own particular take on performance, but one exception to this is Pappa Tarahumara. Founded by Hiroshi Koike (freshly back from a discussion presentation with Laurie Anderson at New York's Japan Society), the troupe is the definition of eclectic, using butoh, song ... [News Source]

Struggling ranchers want beef price inquiry (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) The National Farmers Union is asking Ottawa to look into beef pricing, saying ranchers are selling cows and cattle at record low rates even as hamburger prices rise in grocery stores. [News Source]

Hemi Weingarten: Guess What’s In The Picture [Foodlike Substance] (The Huffington Post) Is it strawberry ice cream? Pre-processed plastic foam? Is it possible that it's chicken? For the squeamish among us, avoid this all too enlightening exploration of enigma edibles. [News Source]

Group wants beef day to boost ailing cattle industry (CTV British Columbia) To help raise beef's local profile, a report suggests holding a B.C. beef day, including a barbecue for MLAs at the legislature and promoting B.C.'s beef at butcher shops and restaurants. [News Source]

Hardeman: Act omits ‘vital component’ (Woodstock Sentinel-Review) Oxford MPP and Conservative agricultural critic Ernie Hardeman is voicing his opposition to new animal health legislation passed on Tuesday. Hardeman said the new Animal Health Act leaves out a vital component -- the traceability of the meat product to the factory and the originating farm.[...] [News Source]

Hardeman: Act omits ‘vital component’ (Woodstock Sentinel-Review) Oxford MPP and Conservative agricultural critic Ernie Hardeman is voicing his opposition to new animal health legislation passed on Tuesday. Hardeman said the new Animal Health Act leaves out a vital component -- the traceability of the meat product to the factory and the originating farm.[...] [News Source]

Hardeman: Act omits ‘vital component.’ Oxford MPP and Conservative agricultural critic Ernie Hardeman said the new Animal Health Act leaves out a vital component - the traceability of the meat product to the factory and the originating farm. [News Source]