Chronic wasting disease likely spreading in northwest Kansas deer (The Pratt Tribune) PRATT — It’s likely that four more deer taken in northwest Kansas will be confirmed to have had chronic wasting disease (CWD). [News Source]

Winery scam; Martini Madness sold out and other food and wine events; Disappeared restaurants updates; nibs and sips (Sonoma Index-Tribune) Martini Madness sold out ... As some of you may have, I received an e-mail purportedly from one "Anna Maldonado" who identifies herself as "an American" and whose e-mail address appears to be an Italian hosting site called Katamail.com . She says she lives and works in Bangkok, Thailand, and that "when I was around last time I got a bottle of one of your wines from a friend as a gift and I love ... [News Source]

Human vCJD victims treated worst than farmers who lost herds (Daily Telegraph) Human victims of mad cow disease are being "less favourably" treated than farmers whose herds had to be slaughtered at the height of the outbreak, a court was told. [News Source]